Top ways to make money online and offline

Here are the best ways to make money in your spare time.

Top ways to make money online and offline.

1. No-risk matched betting free bets from matched betting

Hands down the quickest way to make a lot of money (well, without breaking the law). Do it only if it's completely legal, risk free, tax free, and anyone can do it in your country.

It works by taking advantage of free bets regularly offered by betting sites through 'matching' them at a betting exchange. Matched betting eliminates the risk (you are betting both for and against a certain outcome).

This leaves you being able to squeeze out the free bet, which can be as much as INR 20000/- Multiply this by how many betting sites there are and you can quite easily come away with a profit of a few lakhs rupees.


2. Online surveys - paid surveys

An increasingly popular way for students to make money is to fill out online surveys in their spare time. Research companies are always recruiting new members worldwide to answer surveys and test new products.

For a few minutes of form filling, you can make a couple of quid which is paid as cash or rewards. You can bag up to INR 350/- for some surveys!

A few good ones to try are: Toluna, i-Say, InboxPounds, Panel Opinion, LifePoints, Onepoll, The Opinion Panel, YouGov, Opinion Outpost, New Vista, Pinecone, SurveyBods, Hiving, Panel Base, Prolific, Valued Opinions, Survey Junkie.

Also sign up for Swagbucks which rewards you for surveys as well as simply surfing the web, watching videos and playing games.

3. Paid for searching the web

Interested in earning cash for doing what you already do online? This has to be one of the easiest methods of making money online without really any effort or change in your behaviour.

This innovative idea by Qmee.com rewards you for searching in Google, Bing or Yahoo.

You need to install a simple add-on to your browser and when you conduct a search there may be a few sponsored results alongside your normal search.

Each Qmee result has a cash reward attached - if you are interested in it simply click on it and collect your reward.

The best thing is there is no minimum to cashout. You also have the option to donate it to charity.

Sign up now for free and start earning from your own searches!

4. Online market trading

The historically hard-to-break world of trading or investing in stock markets and currencies has been made very easy. Today there is no need to be super rich or have loads of money or employ expensive stock brokers. You can do it all yourself with the help of online market trading platforms.

Having spent many hours researching this new opportunity, I've been experimenting with the two big platforms: Zerodha and Upstox. Both offer practice accounts for trading in BSE, NSE, MCX and FOREX. Learning the tricks of trading from Zerodha Varsity.

Please be aware that trading involves risk and 76%-80.6% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading in market. I you jump into market and you will lose all your money, unless you study first you are bound to fail here too just like in any subject. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. To not lose your hard earned money, you must first very seriously learn stock market trading at least for 6 months and learn it very well from good reliable well known sources or well known books before entering this field of business. Patience can pay you back very well here, so can your swiftnesss. Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and is not investment advice.

5. Start your own website

Interested in generating passive income? You need a website. It's THE way to make money while you sleep.

Starting a website with Go-daddy takes less than 30 minutes, costs hardly anything and can be done by an 12 year-old. It only takes a bit of plugging on social media to get your first visitors, and there are plenty of ways to monetize your site.


6. Review websites & apps for cash

Well it seems like you're pretty nifty with a web browser, so perhaps it's time to turn pro and browse websites as a paid and fun job!

Introducing UserTesting.com - a new platform that pays everyday people to review all kinds of websites. Each review takes around 20 minutes and bags you INR 350/- via Paypal.

Simply sign up here, complete a test review and look forward to receiving websites in your inbox.

7. 'Get Paid To' sites

Search and find out  'Get Paid To' sites and research on them on a weekend.

Similar to making money from online surveys, GPT sites reward you in cash and vouchers for completing various offers or activities online.

8. Google Opinion Rewards

If you have a android phone you should join google opinion rewards. It rewards you points which you can use to but apps, books, movies, songs, etc available on google play store.

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