How to make money online and with your blog

Blogging…computer time.  We all spend time doing it.  And, believe it or not, it’s possible to make a little money doing it, too.

Now, (at least for me), I’m not talking about paying a salary, but, a dinner out every once and a while sure is nice.  And, if you are on the Dave Ramsey plan like us, you can help speed up your debt snowball.

Ebates

Do you shop online?  Okay, silly question, right?

I think we all shop online.  Personally, I like to be rewarded for it.  So, I signed up for Ebates. If you haven’t set up an account yet, you get a $5-$10 gift card bonus after you make your first purchase.

Whenever I have online shopping, I log into my Ebates account.  Then, I search for the store I want to shop at (Old Navy, Sephora, and more) click on it, and it takes me to the store’s site directly.  Basically, you are rewarded for going through Ebates.  And usually, it’s at least 2% of the amount you spend.  Sometimes I’ve seen as high at 10%.

What’s even better, is not only do they give you money back for your shopping, they also provide you with the current coupon codes, too (like free shipping, discounts and more).

Izea

Izea is a really cool idea.  If you are interested in helping get a word out and making a little money doing it, Izea/Social Spark is for you.

You sign up as a publisher. Advertisers approach Izea with their campaigns. Izea then contacts you to see if you’re interested.  If you think it’s a good fit, you accept the lead and set the price.

So basically, I get to set the price and decide if I want to work with a publisher.  Once the post goes live, you will receive your credit in 30 days via paypal.

Swagbucks

Now, I thought I was the last one on the Swagbucks bandwagon, but I was wrong.

Basically, if you ever search for anything on the internet (like google), you should be using Swagbucks.

Your Swagbucks easily convert to many different things, including Amazon and Starbucks giftcards.  In less than a month, I have a $5 Amazon giftcard (and I can’t even install the toolbar at work).

All you have to do is install the search bar, and start searching as you normally would.  You are rewarded for your searches.  The more searches you do, the more Swagbucks you make.  And, the search results will be just as good as google, so you don’t have to worry about getting bad results.

It is easy and FREE to join.

Young Living Essential Oils

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Linqia

Linqia is a really cool idea for bloggers. Linqia has you apply to their program. Once accepted, your “community” will be emailed with offers. If you are interested, you reply to the email and they send a formal invitation to join the campaign. Linqia pays promptly and has some fun campaigns.

If you don’t have an account yet.  Sign thee up on SwagBucks!

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Do you have any tricks?  Any ways you make a little extra money while doing what you love?  Please share.