Make Money Creating Scrapbook Pages

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Do you love to scrapbook? If you would like to make some extra money and you love scrapbooking, you can make money doing it.

Of course you can do the obvious and join a scrapbooking company and host scrapbooking parties for customers. You will share ideas and sell the product line to the people who attend the scrapbooking parties.

If you do not want to get out and sell scrapbooking products you could design your own scrapbook pages and scrapbooks.

For instance, you can choose a theme and design the page. You can create:
Blue baby pages for boys, pink baby pages for girls, twin baby scrapbook pages, primary colors for toddler boys, princess pink pages for toddler girls, sporting themes such as football, baseball, soccer, basketball, etc., teen birthday party pages with popular teen heartthrobs, game system scrapbook pages such as the Wii, PlayStation, Nintendo DS, X-Box, etc.

High school and college graduation pages may be needed by customers.

Adult scrapbook pages can consist of golf addict pages, bridal shower, bachelor and bachelorette pages, anniversary pages, birthday, fishing, hunting, etc.

You may want to make up some vacation scrapbook pages. Popular places such as Hawaii, California, New York, Paris and Chicago or anywhere you think would sell to customers.
You may also want to offer pre-made scrapbooks. Make up your own unique pages and put them inside of a scrapbook to sell. Another item to offer is a custom made scrapbook. The customer can give you the style of book he or she wants and you can create it.

You can sell your works of art on Etsy.com, eBay, your own website and other crafty websites. You may also want to give your scrapbook pages as gifts to family and friends. People love

receiving handmade items as gifts. Many people do not have time in this busy world and a handmade gift is very thoughtful. Also, others do like the looks of scrapbook pages but feel they are not creative enough to do their own and will purchase your artistic pages.

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Housesit and Earn Money with a Mini Vacation

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A great way to earn extra money is to housesit. You will make money and take pleasure in a free getaway.

Enjoy staying at someone else’s house. People that will want house sitters would mainly be those that are wealthy. For instance, doctors who may travel a lot due to work and/or family vacations. Your getaway to housesit will most likely be a very beautiful home.

While house sitting the customer may want you to water their plants; feed, water, walk and be a companion to their pet(s). You may want to add housecleaning to your service for an extra charge. You may choose what types of housecleaning you want to offer such as washing windows, basic housecleaning, laundry, wash floors, change bedding in all or some of the bedrooms, wash kitchen cabinets and baseboards for deep spring cleaning. This is a magnificent way to get even more customers interested in hiring you. Customers will have peace of mind knowing someone is in their home to keep it safe, water their plants, watch their pets, in addition to coming home to a sparkling clean home.

To get started ask friends and family members if you can housesit for them when they go on vacation. You will probably want to offer to housesit for free in exchange for excellent references.

Once you have acquired at least three references you can start to advertise. Make house sitting brochures on your computer with a catchy business name, your name and phone number. Make sure you advertise that you have excellent references.

Hand out brochures in wealthy neighborhoods. Put the brochure in people’s newspaper box, not mailbox. Ask to hang your brochure or business card in businesses of the affluent neighborhoods. You can send a personalized business e-mail to all of your friends and family. Ask your friends and family to please spread the word about your new house sitting business.

Enjoy making money house sitting while taking a mini trip away from home. For more information please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Start Up Your Own Business--Wine of the Month

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If you are looking for a prosperous business from home than "Wine of the Month" is a fantastic business to get into. Not only will you have a prosperous business, but a fun business at that.

You can start out by getting involved in wine tasting events. Have fun sampling wines that you think others will enjoy. You will need twelve bottles per year to ship one bottle out each month. Save all receipts from any wine events you attend to help out your new business.

You may also want to go to the liquor store and purchase wines to taste. Make sure you save your receipt so you can deduct it off of your taxes for your business. Keep track of any vehicle mileage you accrue when traveling for your wine business.

You may want to offer dry wines for one group of customers and sweet wines for the other group of customers. If you choose to go with this idea, than you will need to have twenty four types of wines in stock per year.

You will want to create a stunning website for your Wine of the Month business. Make your website easy to navigate and order. You will want to make each Wine of the Month available for order in case someone absolutely loves the wine and wants another bottle or two.

You may want to add wine charms, different styles of wine glasses, cork screw openers, fancy wine corks to easily re-seal the wine bottle, wine photographs, framed wine paintings, wine note cards, wine towels and dish cloths for the kitchen, a few different sizes of fixed up wine gift baskets, etc., for customers to purchase.

Purchase sturdy boxes, shipping labels, packing tape and packing material for inside of the box to keep the wine safe. Again, remember to save all receipts for tax time on your business.

When you do get customers ordering from you make sure you save their name and address in your computer and have shipping labels for twelve months ready ahead of time to make it easier for you.

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Make Money Cake Decorating

Cake decorated as a pizza designed by Tracy at Sweet Sensations. Photo by Mellody.

If you enjoy baking and creating you may make extra money in this economy cake decorating. Many people are very busy working and do not have time to bake and decorate a cute, fun or beautiful cake.

You can decorate themed cakes for children. Draw the faces of characters on the cake with the frosting or you can turn the entire cake into a character’s face and head. For instance, for the Sesame Street character make the cake the shape of Elmo’s head. To make Elmo’s fur take your cake pastry bag and put the frosting on the cake and pull up. The frosting will have a 3-D effect as if it is fur.

For toddlers you may want to make a train cake. You will need a very large cookie sheet to put the train on. Use small loaf baking pans to create the train cars. Decorate each train car with candy such as M & M’s, gummy bears, licorice, jelly beans, etc. You can use black licorice to make a train track on the cookie sheet. Or form the licorice train track inside a very large cake box for your customer.

Make a personalized cake for the lucky person. For example, if a man absolutely loves pizza and practically lives on it, his girlfriend may order a cake that looks like a pizza. Other sports and hobbies make great cakes such as a football, soccer ball, fish, bowling ball, scrapbook page, etc.

You can make money cake decorating by making a guitar cake for teenagers since the Guitar Hero video game is very popular.

Anniversary cakes you can make into beautiful masterpieces with tasty frosting flowers. For something unique you can bake two cakes and use the number of years the couple has been married as their anniversary cake. For instance, if a couple has been married for forty years, bake a four and a five. Decorate white with two colors for the flowers the customer chooses.

Once you feel very comfortable making cakes, you can offer to make wedding cakes for couples.

Make your own business cards on the computer, advertise with brochures and/or flyers, send out e-mails to family and friends to get the word out you are in the cake decorating business.

You can make money cake decorating by selling holiday cakes, picnic and party cakes, etc.
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Earn Money Pet Sitting

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People go out of town on vacations or have business meetings out of town. Many folks are looking for someone to take care of their beloved pet(s). Dog kennels are not for everyone. Keeping a person’s pet for the majority of the time locked in a cage and not much interaction with people while the owner is gone, is not a very good thought to most people who love their pets dearly.

You can start up your own pet sitting business. You can earn money pet sitting. You can offer to pet sit in your home or overnight in the pet owner’s home.

First you will want to create a pet sitting name for your company. Use pet sitting in the title for people to remember easily.

Next you will want to advertise locally. Advertise where you will want to drive to or the mileage you think people are willing to travel to, to use your services. Advertise by hanging signs in local grocery stories, Laundromats, restaurants, small local newspapers and possibly city newspapers if you are in the vicinity. Make your ad look fun like you will play with the pet owner’s animal(s).

If you are going to pet sit in your home make sure it is pet friendly. You will want to set your house up just as if you are having a toddler enter your home. The last thing you want to happen is a little dog choking on a toy or item from your floor.

If you are going to pet sit in the owner’s home you can raise your price. You will be staying overnight and taking care of the owner’s pet in their surroundings. The owner will have a peace of mind knowing his or her dog, cat, rabbits, etc., have a companion. You will still be working feeding and watering the pets, taking care of their bathroom needs and most likely taking the pet for a few walks.

You may offer to pet sit and go to work during the day. You will return to the pet owner’s home after work to stay the night.

If you enjoy animals than pet sitting is a perfect way for you to earn extra money. For more information please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/ .

Make Money with Woodworking

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If you enjoy creating with your hands and working with wood you can have a successful business. You can start woodworking by making different styles of shelves to hang on the wall, eye appealing wooden garbage cans, jewelry boxes and anything small. Once you feel confident you can expand to making tables, chairs, shelving units, hutches and any other wooden household items.

In the summertime you could go to outdoor flea markets and sell your handmade wood products to the public. Most cities have winter indoor flea markets you can book yourself at also. Make sure you have a business card with your phone number and website address on it.

You may want to upgrade your creativity to designing wooden kitchen cabinets. You could charge more by using your own custom design. Also, let customers know that you will upgrade their kitchen cabinets to traditional popular styles, too. You may want to offer complete cabinetry upgrade and/or just the face of the cabinet door.

You can advertise in the small newspapers in your area. You may want to make a visual ad instead of just words about your business. This will capture more potential customer’s eyes. When advertising, you need to make your business stand out ahead of all of the others.

To get started you may want to offer ten percent off of a customer’s bill if he or she refers a friend and the friend uses your service. This will help to keep your business thriving.

Before you get started in your woodworking business you may want to do some updates around your own home or condominium. You can go to free classes at Home Depot. Learn how to do all sorts of home repairs and installations. Take a before and after picture of your projects so you can share them with potential customers as a reference.

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Make Money Blogging

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If you enjoy blogging you can make money while doing it. First you will want to think of an informative blog to help people out and gain readership.

Several examples on items you can blog on include:
Tips on children. If you are an experienced mother or babysitter with children of your own, you can offer an array of valuable information to new mothers. Feeding tips, potty training tips, discipline tips, etc. The information is limitless.

If you give out medical tips please make sure you note that you are not a physician and this is your opinion. Plus, note that your tip may have worked well for you and you are just sharing it to help others.

If you are a teacher you can give out helpful information to parents on getting children to do their homework, small examples of different types of subjects such as math. If a child is learning algebra you can give a few examples to help a parent out.

Maybe you know how to save money very well without feeling neglected. In this economy people could use money saving tips. You may want to post this article on a website that will pay you upfront or pay-per-click.

If you take fantastic photos you may want to share tips with your readers. You may want to post your photos so that others can purchase them from you. You may choose to set up PayPal for a simple way for customers to purchase your photographs.

You do not have to stick with one subject to gain readership; you can mix it up to make it even more interesting.

Other ways you can make money blogging is to have your own blog and let other people advertise on your blog. You will most likely be paid-per-click with this method. This means that every time a reader clicks on the link, you will get paid.

Have fun blogging and making money while blogging. You will not only teach people your knowledge, you may learn from comments that your readers leave.

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Gift Giving in a Difficult Economy

Photo by Nik. Gift giving for special occasions.

If you are invited to birthday parties, celebrate anniversaries, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, etc., you probably want to give a card and a gift. People will understand if you do not want to spend a lot. There are plenty of heartfelt gifts you can give for $5.00 and under. People do not expect you to spend a fortune on their special day, they are happy that you remembered. The old saying is true, "It is the thought that counts."

Gift Giving Ideas:
Make a coupon book for a friend or spouse to use. For example, get some construction paper and cut it with a fancy scrapbook scissors if you have one. Staple it together or use a hole punch and then tie the coupon book together with a pretty ribbon. On each piece of construction paper write a gift ticket. Some examples:

I will baby-sit one Friday or Saturday night so you and your spouse can go out for dinner and drinks.
Good for one dog walk (if you live close by).
Good for one car wash-- hand washed by me.
Good for one day of shopping at the mall together.
Good for one shoulder to cry on.

Coupons can be redeemed anytime needed.

Another idea is to use a jar at home and fill with pieces of cut paper (the amount of years you have been married) on reasons you love your spouse. If you were married thirty years, than you will write up thirty reasons on a separate piece of paper on why you love your spouse. Your spouse will love the thought and reading the little pieces of notepaper created by you.

Anniversary Gift
A caring anniversary gift to be enjoyed by your spouse, significant other or another couple is a homemade spaghetti dinner. Use a clean gift basket you have in storage at home. Buy an inexpensive red and white checkered towel or other design and line the bottom of the basket. Buy two long candles and a single long-stemmed rose. Purchase spaghetti noodles. Make some homemade spaghetti sauce. If you can afford it, buy a nice bottle of red wine that is not too expensive. The gift recipients will love this idea and enjoy a romantic candle lit dinner courtesy of your thoughtfulness.

There are many ways you can give gifts in a difficult economy. For more information please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Write a Book, Make a Dream Come True & Prosper

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Have you always wanted to write a book? I know I have but I just keep putting it off. It seems like there is always something else to do or something else that has to get done around the house or kid‘s homework.

If you are laid off or have time…now is the time to get started! Do not put your unique book idea on hold any longer. If writing a book has been your life long dream, conquer that dream and make it a reality.

To get started plan on set a time each day when you can write. Write down the directions on how much time you must write every day. Find a place to write that is quiet and suits your needs. Then follow your own instructions.

Outline your book. Start with your book idea and then you can make lines along the side of your idea and write other thoughts you have next to it. Write what you want the plot to be and how you think you want the book to end. This will help you when you actually start to write your book.

When you do start to write your book do not edit as you write it. This will stop your train of thought. Keep on writing without making corrections as your brain is in its creative mode. You can edit when you are done writing or better yet another day. Usually if you look at your writing another day, you will find more errors to correct such as punctuation. You will be able to catch bad sentence format another day when it is not so fresh in your mind.

Once you finish your book, which should not take as long as you think if you listen to your directions and set aside writing time each day, you should ask someone else to read your book. Ask a person that has good editing skills. Get the person’s opinion on what they truly think about your book. If the person did not like it, don’t fret, not everyone will like your book. People like different genres.

You will need to get a publisher if you want your book in print. Do your research and look at book publishers online that fit the type of book you have written. You can even pay to publish your own book online. There are package deals on how many books you want to buy, if you want the book listed on popular websites such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble, etc.

Summary
If you have always wanted to write a book, stop making excuses and just do it. For more information on how to make money, please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Read Books and Make Spare Money

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If you need a little extra spending money and love to read there is the perfect job for you right online. There are websites that will pay you to read books. Usually the books are written by new authors. You may run across authors who have written a few books and want reviews on their book.

By leaving multiple reviews, this helps the new author to sell his or her book more easily.
You will not get rich by reading books, but if you enjoy reading you can make some money for fun.

How it Works
You join a group online that offers this service. You will have to give out your mailing address and a PayPal account. Books will be posted on the website that need to be read and reviewed. You choose a book that interests you. Make sure that another review is needed. (Usually you can still read the book online if it is an e-Book, but you will not get paid if enough reviews are posted.)

If a hardcopy of the book will be sent out you leave a comment that you will do the book review and give your mailing address so the book can be sent to you. If an e-Book is used you just need to open up the file and start reading on your computer!

Once you have completed reading the book, you will write at least five sentences to describe the book. Let the reader know if you enjoyed the book or did not really like it. Do not offend the author but give your honest opinion.

Next you will post a comment under the book you read project post and give your name and PayPal address with the amount to be paid to your account.

A cool website is ReaderSpoils.com to read, review and get paid. You will find other websites that people do reading for by checking out Amazon book reviews.

For more information to make money reading and reviewing books, please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Prosper Painting

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People are always looking for someone to paint the inside and outside of their home. Now with spring here you may get more and more jobs.

Most people are busy at work and with their children so they do not have the time to paint besides get all of their household chores completed.

Some people may want you to add a texture to their walls in a room. There are textures such as sponge painting, feather painting, and more. Nowadays you can even find paint rollers that create these effects for you. Talk about making your job simple. Discount stores such as Wal-Mart and hardware stores carry these paint rollers. I used a two tone paint roller and the results were fantastic. It was super easy to do and people complimented my walls. They thought I hired someone to do the effect.

Businesses may need to hire you to paint their walls in the evening and/or on the weekends. You may have to bid on a contract against other people who paint.

Advertising
It would be wise to create a website and/or blog online to promote your painting business. Use keywords on your website and/or blog to bring your page rankings higher on search engines. You need to be on page one of Google, Yahoo, etc., to get business through your website online, i.e., you will get more traffic to your website by being on page one.

It would be wise to type in the keyword of where you live so you will get business from people who live in your area.

Add your name to fund raisers in your neighborhood as your name will be posted on signs, brochures, t-shirts, etc.

Of course you can advertise in the newspapers in your area. Once you paint a few houses or businesses word of mouth will spread your name around, too.

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Make Money at Home Doing Laundry and Ironing

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Are you looking for a job working at home? You can advertise that you will do other peoples’ laundry and ironing.

First look at your neighborhood. What would be a fair price to charge your customers? Make sure to consider in the bill if you have to pay for your own city water, laundry soap and your time.

If you do decide to make money at home doing laundry and ironing make sure that you know how to fold clothes and iron properly. If you are not sure you can always ask someone or use a search engine such as Google to see information. Some websites even have photographs to show you how.

Advertising
Make fliers and get out there and exercise and put the ad in people’s newspaper box. (Do not put your ad in other people’s mailboxes as it is a federal offense. If someone were to complain you can get a huge fine.) Or put your ad in people’s doors if they do not have a newspaper box.
You may want to include a 10% discount on customer’s first order. (This will help people try your service and feel how nice it is to have someone else do a monotonous job that they may not have time for.)

Hang fliers at businesses in your area and surrounding areas that are not too far for customers to drop their laundry off at.

Make a Deal with Your Laundromat
You may want to speak to the owner of the Laundromat in town. If they do not offer the service of ironing, you can ask if you may advertise to do it. Customers may call you ahead of time that they will be washing and drying their clothes and you may have to pick up the laundry from the Laundromat. Bring the laundry home and you can make money folding and ironing their clothes.

To make your job more interesting you can listen to music while folding and ironing or watch television such as a movie you have always wanted to watch but never had the time to do. Books on tape work well, too.

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