Making Extra Cash

How to Find Freelance Clients: Part Two

Posted May 13, 2009 - 06:20 by Debbie Dragon

Making Extra Cash, Entrepreneurship

finding where clients are

Last time, "How to Find Freelance Clients: Part One" discussed some of the things you would need to do to prepare for freelancing. In Part Two of this article, we'll cover where to find the actual clients who pay freelancers.

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How to Find Freelance Clients - Part One

Posted May 12, 2009 - 03:31 by Debbie Dragon

Making Extra Cash, Career Building

outdoor freelance office

Once you hang your “open for business” sign, the hard part begins! Finding clients to pay you for your products or services can be the most challenging aspect of starting and running a business. After all, without clients buying what you have to offer, you certainly can't remain in business for long.

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10 Tips for Landing an Gig Online

Posted May 1, 2009 - 14:10 by Andrea Dickson

Making Extra Cash

Getting hired online is easier now than it ever was. If times are tight for you, you may find yourself looking for ways to make extra cash. The bad news is that everyone else is doing the same thing. The good news is that you can do a few simple things to make yourself stand out from the crowd when looking for odd jobs online.

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Buying Shiny New Things Without The Guilt

Posted April 15, 2009 - 04:24 by WC Porter

Personal Finance, Making Extra Cash, Budgeting

Buying a new computer can be a pretty scary expense to shell out for. But by saving beforehand without dipping into your savings or into your weekly paycheck takes all the guilt out of the buying process. The best part? You can use this to buy just about anything...

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Easy weekend business: sell used books

Posted April 10, 2009 - 12:19 by Xin Lu

Making Extra Cash

Used Books Sale

When I started blogging I wrote an article about saving money in college. In this article I wrote that I made money by selling used books. Some people were curious as to how I could make money doing this, so here is a quick guide to how you can start your own used book business from the comfort of your home.

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iStopOver: Earn Extra Income or Travel on the Cheap, and a Special Promotion for Wise Bread Readers

Posted April 9, 2009 - 18:37 by Nora Dunn

Making Extra Cash, Art and Leisure, Real Estate and Housing, Consumer Affairs

iStopOver

Many people have put their vacation on hold with the current economic downturn, or are searching for alternative ways to travel on the cheap. Other people yet are looking to earn some extra income on the side to help pay the bills. iStopOver is a solution for both of these groups. And they are offering a special promotion just for Wise Bread readers.

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Money making hobby: panning for gold

Posted April 9, 2009 - 12:49 by Xin Lu

Making Extra Cash, Lifestyle

Gold flakes

Lately many Californians have been heading to the rivers and streams to prospect for gold. The increase in people taking up this activity has some newspapers writing about "the new gold rush". Although very few people can make a living off of finding gold, it is a decent money making hobby since gold is worth around $900 an ounce currently. Here is how you can get in on the action.

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Obama Eases Treasury Costs with At-Home Money Printing Stimulus

Posted April 1, 2009 - 12:57 by Paul Michael

Personal Finance, Making Extra Cash, Green Living, Consumer Affairs

Treasury

Everyone is feeling the economic crunch these days, and that includes the Treasury department. It’s no news to anyone here that there has been increasing unhappiness with President Obama’s latest rounds of bailouts, but today could be a turning point for his recent negative PR. And it’s going to save the government a fortune.

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Cash Is King: Now What Should I Do With It?

Posted March 25, 2009 - 16:10 by WC Porter

Personal Finance, Making Extra Cash

When the going gets tough, the tough accumulate huge piles of cash. Great. But what do you do with it once you've piled it all up. There are lots of options out there, but which one is the "right" one? Buying a home? Traveling? Saving up for an upcoming baby? Keeping it as a cushion? Putting it all in a stock and doubling it? Help a cash king out...

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101 Tax deductions for bloggers and freelancers

Posted February 22, 2009 - 21:27 by Paul Michael

Entrepreneurship, Taxes, Making Extra Cash, Small Business Resource Center

taxes

Anyone here like doing taxes? Didn’t think so. We all have to do them; we all have to pay money to Uncle Sam (although some get away with paying much less than others). But as a freelancer and/or a blogger, are you overlooking dozens of legitimate deductions that could save you a whole lot of money?

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