Adobe sells the flash development software but then does not
charge users for the software to play flash on PCs.
What are your marketable skills? You can use them to take on
home-based work. If you enjoy writing, for example, you can become a freelance
blogger or writer; typical blogging jobs pay you to post regularly but on your
own schedule. ProBlogger and Freelance Writing Jobs are great resources for
writers or would-be ones.
Find temporary or recurring project opportunities for all
sorts of online skills (programming, web design, photography, and more) on job
boards like Freelance Switch or freelance marketplaces such as oDesk and Elance
With the marketplaces, you can set your own rate and reply to employers'
requests for project help. The only issue with these types of marketplaces is
there's a lot of competition, and you can easily be underbid way beyond what
your time is worth. So be careful. But if you're just starting out, these are
good places to look for contract work.
It's also possible to make money with your own blog or
passive-income-producing website JetSetCitizen highlights fourteen travel
bloggers and how they generate enough income from their blogs to fund their
travel. Some of these include using affiliate links/ads or offering information
products for sale. You'd need a good amount of traffic before your blog lets
you quit your day job, but if you can offer something no one else does in a
particular niche and are willing to do some marketing, you have a better
chance.
Austerity measures from the coalition government has meant
many people have had to tighten their belts. While sticking to a budget and
finding ways to cut back are advisable, with a little imagination and effort
you could find there are ways you can actually make money.
The good news is that tracing lost funds has become easier
with - a free online service that covers all UK bank and building society
accounts. All you need to do is to go to the website and type in your details.
It's always worth checking that you are receiving all the
tax credits you are eligible for. Research by found that people across the UK
are collectively missing out on benefits and tax credits worth more than £8
billion a year. So while you're tracing lost funds, why not visit the website
too and work out how much you could claim.
