Buy and Sell Gift Cards on Ebay to Earn Extra Cash

Last month I received some Apple Store gift cards as a gift from a friend.  Now, some may hate me for admitting this…but I’m not a Mac person.  I used to be about 10 years ago but then switched jobs and platforms to the PC.  Anyways, I had no use for these Mac cards personally or professionally.  As nice as the gift was ($400 in Mac Store Bucks) I simply did not have a use for it…ENTER EBAY.

I took a gander on EBAY to see what Mac Cards were selling for and in general they go for about 10% less than their face value.  So, I listed the cards for a buy it now price of $359.99 and they sold within an hour.  Now, some of you may be scoffing right now because I gave away about $40 of the $400 value.  But, I needed the money way more than I needed the Mac cards.  Needless to say, I started to peruse EBAY and found gift cards for sale for about every retail chain on the planet:  The Home Depot, Best Buy, Red Lobster, J. Crew, etc.  In general they were all selling at about 10-12% less than their face value.  It occurred to me that this is a great way to earn extra cash whether you’re a buyer or a seller.

If you’re a buyer and you’ve got a few days before you need to buy something at Home Depot or Best Buy…buy a gift card on EBAY and save 10% automatically.  As I said there are cards for sale for about every national retail outlet.  If you’re a seller and cold hard cash is more important to you than the gift card you possess which locks you in to a certain store:  then sell it on EBAY and ring the register.

I’ll keep digging if you need extra cash!

Using Google Adsense When You Need Extra Cash

Unless you’ve been living in a hole for the past 10 years you probably know who Google is…duh!  You also probably know that Google makes a good chunk of their billions by farming out targeted, clickable advertisements to millions of sites.  When someone clicks on one of those ads Google gets paid and so does the person who owns the site that served the advertisement.   So the math is simple:  the more traffic you attract to your site the better chance you have of someone clicking on an ad.  Then, you ring the register!  There’s plenty of true stories out there about people who make an incredible living off Google Adsense.   The problem now is much like the problem California had during the Gold Rush:   Everyone in the world is putting up sites, adding Google Adsense and trying like mad to attract traffic–in the hopes of striking it rich.

Let’s be realistic though.  Most of us will not be able to quit our jobs on the income from Google Adsense.  But, if you set your sites small, remain patient and work hard to build up traffic you can easily make $3-$5 a day on Adsense.  The key is building a site or blog that is a “niche” that people search for.  Don’t fool yourself, you are not going to start a social networking site and take out Facebook.  If that’s your ambition you’re probably not reading this blog anyways.  However, you can make some bucks on Adsense by picking a niche that will be easy for you to rank in the top 10 for.  This will get you on the first page of the Google rankings for your keywords and you’ll see the traffic come automatically.

There’s plenty of bloggers out there like Courtney Tuttle who can tell you how to pick a profitable, realistic niche and build up traffic.  That’s not my deal here.  I’m just letting you know that with a small amount of effort, some patience and a bit of luck you can easily earn extra cash with Google Adsense.

I’ll keep digging if you keep reading!

“Bux To” is a SCAM!!!

Just a warning for some of you out there who may be tempted to work with the “pay per click” company known as Bux.To trying to earn extra cash.  They promise great returns on a small investment of your time and money.  However, they don’t pay.  A friend of mine signed up, paid his $44.95 and couldn’t cash out.  In other words, he never got paid.  He’s tried to contact them but has not got any response.  Stay away from them.  Bux To is a scam site.

I’ll keep digging if you keep reading

Make Money off Gas and Electric!!

Can it be?  Can you really make money off gas and electric?  Unless, you’ve been living in a hole for past year you know that gas prices in the U.S. are outrageous.  But, what if you, as a consumer, can profit from the rising prices of gas and thus, electric.  Well, this is real.  You can actually make money free online from the commodity that everyone is already buying.  How?  Well, thanks to the deregulation of the energy market in certain states, there is now an opportunity for individuals to profit from growing energy prices.  There’s one company, Stream Gas and Electric, that has made it possible for individuals to profit from everyone they get to sign up for Stream.  Here’s the URL to a website that explains it all:  www.aboutignite.com.

Go there, check it out and see if it’s for you.  This seems like an incredible opportunity as you’re not trying to sell people vitamins or detergent which they may or may not need.  Everyone needs and buys energy and here’s a way to personally profit from the energy industry.

I’ll keep digging if you keep reading.

Good Luck!