Temporary Jobs to Make Money

Photo by Kelleys-Creations. Take a temp job to make money.

If you have been laid off or just need to earn some extra cash, you can do so by working at a temporary job.

There are many temporary jobs available. You can check your local newspaper or online to find the temporary job that is right for you. Most temporary jobs are listed in categories. You can go under “office temporary jobs“, “skilled temporary jobs“, “engineer temporary jobs“, etc.

Depending on the company doing the advertising, you can immediately read how long the temp job is for or when you call and/or have an interview you can find out the detailed information on the length of time you would be working at each particular temp job.

By working at a temporary job, you will not get bored. You may work for four months at one job, five months at an entirely different job, one month at another company, etc. Change your driving scenery with each job.

Another benefit to working temporary jobs to make money is some companies may find they need you and hire you on the spot. If you enjoy the temporary job and think this job is for you, you are in luck and have yourself a part-time or full-time job. If you do not like the job you are currently working at, you can decline and maybe the next temp job will be right for you and you may be offered a stable job.

Enjoy learning new ideas, making new friends with your co-workers, getting out of the house, earning more money, having a variety of work to do and more with temporary jobs to make money.

By taking on temporary jobs to make money you will be adding many beneficial learned duties, responsibilities, references, etc., to your applications and resume.

For more information on how to grow from a temporary job to diversifying your income with a home based business to make money, 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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Have Fun Making Money

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You can have fun making money by drawing on small tiles. The tiles look hand painted.

First you will need to buy either tiles at a craft store such as Hobby Lobby or buy a Scrabble game. It is less expensive to purchase the Scrabble game as you get over eighty tiles for under $15.00. The wood tiles come in packages of five for a few dollars. You will need thin magic markers that your kids use for school. You will also need Mod Podge to seal your drawings. You can purchase paint for wood in small bottles at Wal-Mart or Hobby Lobby. Don’t forget the small paint brushes, too. You will need one paint brush for the Mod Podge and one to paint with.

You can draw holiday scenes and characters, popular items such as skulls, wine, martini glasses, glue on sparkly gems, paint modern miniature designs, etc. Let your mind wander and have fun.

Once you draw or paint the picture on the tile, let it dry overnight. The following day you can seal the tile with Mod Podge. Do not seal it the same day you paint and/or draw it as the marker and/or paint will smear.

Next you can choose to make the tiles into a necklace, pin or magnet. You will need to pick up bails for the necklace tiles, small pins and magnets to be glued onto the small tiles. You may want to invest in craft glue for wood to make sure the backings stay secure. Easily glue your backing choice and let dry.

I would sell the necklaces for $6.00 each and the pins and magnets for $2.50 or $3.00. (The bails are a little pricier and look fancier than the pins or magnets.)

Sell your tiles online on Etsy.com and/or your own website, craft fairs or you can even have fun at your own jewelry party for family and friends to purchase.

Your kids can help you design the tiles. My eight year old helped me and his tiles look just as good as mine. Just about all of them look whimsical which a lot of people like. Enjoy being creative and have fun making money selling your own mini artwork drawings and paintings. For more information please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Make Money Housecleaning

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Become your own boss and make money housecleaning. If you are thorough and fast you can make fantastic money. The first thing you will want to do is know how to clean. Sure, most people know the basics, but can you clean well enough for a client?

I used to have a small housecleaning business. I trained for three months at a cleaning company but was not making much money. I decided to go out on my own so I could keep all of the money I made. I ended up with more than enough clients that I cleaned for weekly, bi-weekly, three times per month and monthly. I helped other people start their own housecleaning business by giving them the information on how I started my own business and information on cleaning.

The first rule of thumb is to clean from the top of the room to the bottom. You will want to invest in a cobweb tool. You can find a cobweb tool at a discount store such as Wal-Mart. Take the cobweb tool and gently dust around the ceilings. Even if you do not see any cobwebs, take the tool and dust over it, as they may appear in a few days and the client will think you did not do your job very well. Next use Windex for all mirrors, glass, TV screen, etc. Do not forget light switches. You will want to do this before using wood cleaner so you do not leave smear marks.

Bring out the clients vacuum and vacuum lampshades and any furniture. Be sure to lift any cushions and vacuum underneath. Many people eat while watching television and they will know if you skipped this step. Once finished, take the cobweb tool and dust off the baseboards and doors in the room.

Lastly, take a dab of lemon oil or rose oil and put on a very small piece of paper towel. Vacuum up the paper towel and vacuum the room. You will have an extra fresh and clean smelling room.
Clean bathrooms well. Added tip: Once glass shower doors are clean and rinsed off well, take a clean and dry cloth and put lemon oil on it. Evenly put the lemon oil on the glass shower door. This will leave the door extra sparkly especially if there is soap scum you cannot get off of the door.

In the kitchen an added tip is to use Murphy’s Oil mixed in water to clean wooden kitchen cabinets. Floors in all rooms look best when washed on your hands and knees.

To advertise your new business put an ad in the local newspaper. Tell your friends and family. Hang business cards in all local businesses. Once you get one or two clients, word of mouth will spread how good you are at cleaning and how nice it is to come home from a long day’s work to a clean house.

With the economy as it is I would recommend advertising in wealthier areas. Once the economy and jobs have improved you could advertise in all areas.

To find out how much people are paying to have their house cleaned, call a large cleaning business and have them give your home a free estimate. Or ask people who have cleaning people what the current rate is.

When a client calls you, offer a free estimate. Go over each room with the client. Ask what they want. Write it down in a notebook so you will remember and look very professional. Let the client choose which day during the week he/she wants you to clean their home. First come, first served basis. Friday fills up fast!

Added tip: Let the client know if you accidentally missed something to please tell you. You would rather know than having the client upset. This will build an excellent relationship between you and the client. You may want to include a form that you are not responsible for anything broken. Tell the client to put anything of extreme value that cannot be replaced away when you come to clean in case an unfortunate accident happens.

For more information on making money housecleaning please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Make Money as a Piano Teacher

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Use your musical talent to make money. If you know how to play the piano you can become a piano teacher. Even if you are limited on the piano, you can still teach beginning piano.

In order to make money teaching the piano you should also have patience. You will be teaching your students repetitive songs and steps. Your students may be young or even curious adults who have always wanted to learn the piano.

To teach piano lessons, first show your student where to place his or her hands on the piano. Show your student the note C. Make sure his or her hands are properly held in position on the piano.

Most piano lessons will be thirty minutes long. At first thirty minutes is a good idea as your students are learning a lot at once. You do not want to overwhelm your students. You want them to come back for their second and third lessons!

To charge for piano lessons check around your community and surrounding communities what your competition is charging. (In my area piano teachers are charging $10.00 to $18.00 for thirty minutes of teaching.) Make sure you are comparable to their rates. You may want to charge a little less, but it is not necessary. Do not charge too low or people will think you are not qualified.

To advertise you should use your computer to make an ad. Choose an interesting picture to capture people’s attention. Bright paper is a good idea to stand out from other advertisements. Hang your signs at the local and surrounding grocery stores, gas stations, Laundromats, etc. Also, send out e-mails to family and friends announcing your new endeavor. Ask them to please pass the e-mail to their friends and family in your area. Make sure you include your phone number and/or e-mail address at the bottom of the e-mail.

Prepare to work evenings and Saturdays as most children are at school and adults are at work. If you work second shift, you could always teach piano lessons in the summer when children are out of school.

Enjoy making money teaching piano lessons while brushing up your piano playing. You may teach other instruments such as the guitar, flute, drums, etc., in place of the piano to make money. For more information please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Make Money Tutoring

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These days so many children need extra help with their homework. Gone are the days we adults went to school. Things are learned much earlier and quicker. In kindergarten children already learn how to write sentences. Granted, not all of the words will be spelled correctly as some words are spelled phonetically.

If you are competent in school classes you could become a tutor for children. You could become a tutor for any age. Parents are charged $20.00 to $40.00 an hour for a tutor. Parents do pay this amount of money as they want their child or children to pass.

I work in the school system and much of the schoolwork you can do. As long as the child brings the book, all of the directions are in the book. I have found a lot of the answers for children’s homework are bolded in the textbook. This starts to occur in fourth and fifth grade especially in science and social studies. You can easily find answers in the back of the book. The main keywords used in each chapter are in the back of the book like a dictionary. You can find the definition to the word and the page number the word is used. This is extremely helpful to find out your answers.

I would expect the students you would have would be fifth grade and up. Fourth grade starts to get pretty tough with a lot of homework. Most parents are still able to help their children at this level. Fifth grade starts to get pretty hard. A lot of parents do not have time, due to careers, to help their children with homework so a tutor would be perfect.

Flash cards work well to learn. Write the word on the student’s side to read and the answer on the back of the flashcard.

Advertise at local schools and grocery stores in your neighborhood that you are available for hire.

You can make money tutoring children by helping them with their homework, spelling words and tests. For more information please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Easy Money from Babysitting

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If you love children than earning easy money from babysitting is perfect for you. It is not easy watching children all day. The “easy” part of babysitting comes from the amount of time you will be babysitting.

A lot of parents work and need to get to work before their children have to go to school. You would be the answer to parent’s prayers. Your babysitting would consist of before school and after school.

Parents could drop their child or children off at your home before they head to work. You would just have to let parents know what time your babysitting business opens. Some people need to get to work by 5:00 a.m. so they may ask if 4:15 a.m. is okay to drop the kids off. This may or may not be okay with you. Most before school babysitters open their home up at 6:00 a.m.
If you are home all day you may want to baby-sit after school, too. If you live close to the elementary school you can pick up the children and walk home. Otherwise, you can pick up some of the children and parents would have to work it out to have someone drop their child or children off at your house.

Before and after school you will want to offer healthy snacks. After school you may want to offer help with homework depending on the ages and how many children you are watching. You can organize a dedicated area for homework for the older children that have to get work done.

You will want to figure out ahead of time the amount to charge per child based on snack cost and homework services. Since you will be watching children for only a limited amount of time during the day, most parents really need someone they can depend on so you can charge a higher fee.
You will need to check your state laws to find out how many children you are able to baby-sit for at a time. If there are two adults you can add more children to your babysitting business.

If you have never babysat, use friends and/or previous employers as references.

Enjoy making easy money babysitting for a few hours a day and have the majority of your day free to do things you want to do. For more information please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Rent-a-Husband to Prosper in the Current Economy

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Do you have a handy husband? Or are you a husband that is mechanically inclined? You may even be a single man looking to earn extra cash. Rent-a-Husband or Rent-a-Handyman is the perfect opportunity for you. You can make extra money doing things that you are experienced in and enjoy.

A lot of people are busy with their careers and families and do not have time or the knowledge to fix things around their house. Here is where you come in. You can fix garage doors, washing machines, change oil on vehicles to simple things for the elderly such as change light bulbs, paint the walls, shampoo carpeting, install safety railings in bathtubs and showers, etc.

Outdoor work you could do is landscaping, raking, and snow shoveling, building and/or staining decks and mowing the lawn. Get some fresh air and exercise while making money.

To advertise your newfound way of supplementing your income in the current economy is to hang signs up around the town you live in. Hang signs up in the surrounding towns you are willing to travel to, to do business. You can also put an ad in your town and the neighboring town’s small newspaper.

Remember to save your receipts for anything you invest in. Keep track of your gas mileage to and from homes and stores if you have to purchase items to fix things for your clients. Save all of this information for your income taxes so you can write them off.

Enjoy the freedom of working for yourself. Some of your clients may become regularly scheduled business.

Keep prices reasonable yet profitable so people can afford you. Once people see how wonderful it is to hire you, slowly raise prices if you need to.

Rent-a-Husband is a fantastic opportunity for you to earn extra money. Who knows, you may do so well at this you may want to quit your day job! For more information please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Artwork T-shirts for Sale to Make Money

* Skulls are popular at this time.

If you are fairly artistic you can make money selling your own t-shirts. All you have to do is invest in fabric markers. You can find a pack of six different colored fabric markers for $9.99 at Wal-Mart. The fabric markers come in primary colors and fluorescent. I would advise you to purchase both packages of fabric markers.

Next you will want to invest in good quality t-shirts. I decided to specialize in children’s artwork t-shirts. You can find children size t-shirts online for a great price. I bought the brand name Hanes t-shirts for a mere $2.00 a t-shirt. I ordered over $60.00 in small, medium and large, so that made me qualify for free shipping.

When your t-shirts arrive you will want to wash and dry them. Next I take a book and place it inside the t-shirt for a smooth surface. The book in between the t-shirt will help from keeping the markers from accidentally bleeding through to the back of the t-shirt.

Have fun drawing whatever your heart desires! Think of designs that will appeal to children, teenagers or adults if you choose to design t-shirts for all age groups.

You can freehand draw or if you want to, take a coloring book and trace the pages through the t-shirt. You may not be able to see the coloring book picture very well, so take a black marker and trace the picture. You will see the picture really good once you accomplish this step. Let the picture you traced onto the t-shirt dry overnight. The following day you can color in the picture. You do not want to color it right away as sometimes the colors will bleed together making your artwork look unprofessional.

Next you will want to take pictures of each t-shirt. You can easily open up your own online website. One site you can use for free is freewebs.com. The template is already set up so you can set up your site with no problem. Another site you can sell your t-shirts on is Etsy.com. You will have a small fee to advertise your items but a lot of people belong to Etsy. Etsy has many creative people with a variety of items for sale.

Tell your friends, family and look for craft shows you can sell your artwork t-shirts at. Be sure to put a tag on the t-shirt to let people know to wash the t-shirt inside out to help make the design last a long time.

You can give your children, nieces and nephews your special t-shirts for gifts. If you have children who are invited to classmate birthday parties, you can save money on gifts by giving your t-shirts as unique gifts.

Have fun making extra money using your own talent. For more information please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Make Money Writing

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If you are looking for extra cash or a new job you can easily make money writing. To make money writing, you will need a computer, basic computer knowledge, and a PayPal account.

To make money writing it helps if you love to write. You will need to know punctuation and grammar. Your computer will help you with spelling. It is wonderful that you can use the Thesaurus to help your writing skills.

To get started, Google on the Internet "make money writing", "make money writing articles" and/or "freelance writing." You should see a number of websites pop-up that you can join.

You will make anywhere between $1.00 per article up to even $20.00+ an article. You can choose one article to write and projects of articles that can have as many as fifty+ at a time. Most sites will give you a time frame to complete the articles. The average time to get your articles written is three days. You must stay focused on writing as it is a job so you can meet the deadline. If you constantly are late with your articles, you will either be penalized or dropped from the company.

Writing the articles some sites let you write your own work. You can choose your own subjects and ask for upfront money. Or the company may pay per click meaning every time someone reads your article, you get paid. Other websites ask for particular articles. You may have to review their website and write using keywords they want you to use. Most online companies want you to write articles using search engine optimization. Search engine optimization means you use the keywords computer users will be searching for.

Example: "Chocolate chip cookie recipes." The computer user types that in to find recipes. In order for your article to be on the first page of Google you will want to use the keywords "chocolate chip cookie recipes" and "chocolate chip cookies" 5% of the time. Depending on how long your article has to be, will determine how many times you must type the keyword phrases. Most articles are 400 words. You will use the keywords and keyword phrases five to ten times in the article.

Each website has their way of having you send the completed work. Some have a template and you type in it, save it and send it. Other websites want you to write your articles and send them via Word Document. You may even have to put the Word Documents in a zip file.

You will need a PayPal account so you can get paid. Usually companies pay you weekly, biweekly or monthly.

Start making money writing online today for quick cash. You can write part-time or make a living writing for online companies. For more information, please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/

Prospering in Tough Times: Internet Entrepreneur

In economic tough times you may have lost your job and need to find another one. If you are not having success in your field of business you may want to try your hand at becoming an Internet Entrepreneur. Or you may need to supplement your income with the high cost of living. Even if you do not have a lot of experience with online business you can easily learn.

First think about what interests you. This will make your job much more fun to do. To become an Internet Entrepreneur you need a few basic needs. You will need:

A computer.
A telephone.
A printer.
A scanner and 35-millimeter camera or just a digital camera.

Some Internet Entrepreneur examples are:
1) If you are creative you can make your items such as jewelry, framed original poetry, drawings, paintings, making curtains, mending clothes or designing clothes, etc. Take a photo of each item. You can use your digital camera and download the photos to your computer; if you have a 35-millimeter camera make sure you have a scanner to transfer the photos to your computer.

You can create your own website to display your items. Search the Internet as there are free websites or low cost websites you can join that are simple to set up. On a scale of 1 to 5 setting up your website on how easy it is, I would rate a 4.8 as the template is already there and you do not have to design any of the hard part. Leave that part to the professionals.

2) Do you love to write? There are many online businesses you can write for. Most likely you will be a ghostwriter. (Write the articles without using your real name.)

You will be paid for your services through an online business and the client has all rights to the articles you create. On some websites you can use your real name or a pen name.

Some website businesses will offer you an up front amount of money per article. Some websites even offer pay-per-click. Pay-per-click is when you earn money by readers clicking on your article. This usually is a slow process but if you keep your site fresh and add a lot of articles you can make pretty good money doing it.

Make money doing something you actually love. After all, the ideal job we all want is to do what we love to do while making money.

For more information please see: www.preparednessmentor.com.