7 Creative Ways I Made Money Online

 

I’ve always been a stay-at-home and make money kind of guy. For a long time, I really hated the idea of going out of my comfort zone to make a buck. Turns out, I always had a little buy cheapest Viagra entrepreneurial hustle in me since I have been young.

 

 

In fact, I’ve done numerous different things online to make some money. My first attempt, which was very pathetic, started at the age of 9. I made a website around basketball, but never made a dollar on it.

 

 

However, that was my first spark of innovation. Ever since then, I’ve had to make money quick and have came up with many creative ideas. I’m going to share with you 7 creative ways I have made money online.

 

 

1. Flipping Domain Names

 

Around the age of 14, I heard about the story of Cars.com from someone I knew. I don’t remember what the exact amount was, but I know the original owner made a ton of money flipping that domain. I took $115 I had saved up from my birthday and began purchasing all kinds of domains.

 

 

I strategically bought various domains and ended up purchasing 12 domains in all. From there, I began contacting everyone possible letting them know of the domains I had for sale. After a few months, 11 of my domains were left unsold.

 

 

Fortunately, I was able to find someone to buy 1 of my 12 domains and he paid me a whopping $1,500 for it! Even though my other 11 domains essentially failed, I did find 1 great niche domain. Making money flipping domains is difficult, but all you need is a good name and some luck to be successful.

 

 

2. Playing Computer Games

 

Ever since I turned 12, I’ve been playing video games on my computer. I’ve been obsessed with games like Counterstrike, Puzzle Pirates, Team Fortress, and many others. While most of these games cost me a lot of time, one of these games actually made me some money.

 

 

I was really good at different things on Puzzle Pirates and there was a high demand for the currency used in that game. While everyone else used their currency to buy fancy houses, clothes, and boats……I actually sold the currency to others on the game for real money.

 

 

The game charged about $100 for 1 Million Poe (currency in the game) and I sold the same thing for only $50. Can you imagine how many customers I had knocking on my door? I did this for a few years and made some good money before the game shut me down and banned my accounts.

 

 

3. Online Poker

 

Yes, I’ve played a lot of online poker. There was even a time I wanted to become a professional online poker because I loved the game so much. While it’s definitely a challenge to win at the higher stakes, the small tables are fairly easy.

 

 

I learned the game of Poker at an early age and have relied on it often to make a quick buck. I’ve played online Poker on many different occasions and it has helped me make some fast cash.

 

 

I read tons of articles online and watched YouTube videos before I was able to dominate the smaller tables. The blinds were only 2 cents to 5 cents, but I played on 7-10 different tables. This was a quick, fun, and easy way for me to make some cash sitting in my pajamas.

 

 

4. Write Articles/Blog Posts

 

When I was 16 years old, I actually found numerous gigs on Craigslist where people paid me to write articles. They didn’t know I was 16, but they did appreciate my writing. I wrote about all kinds of different things because other people didn’t have time for it.

 

 

You have to create a portfolio of your best pieces of writing to get started. Once you have that, you contact the many different gigs available on Craigslist and begin pitching yourself. I only pitched myself on topics that I felt well-versed in such as sports, internet marketing, etc.

 

 

While it wasn’t a lot of money, I got paid anywhere from $25-$50 for each article/blog post I wrote. It took me anywhere from 1-2 hours to craft a strong article, but it was good money considering I never left the comfort of my home.

 

 

5. Post Ads For Other People

 

One of the guys I had written an article for loved me a lot. I don’t know why, but he thought I was amazing and wanted to work with me in every way possible. He opened up a computer service company, where he would virtually remove viruses, speed up computers, and fix them up on TeamViewer.

 

 

He wanted to go big and decided to hire me for an online gig. At this time, I was also working at my Dad’s software development company so I was doing this as a side job. He would have me post ads promoting his business on Craigslist throughout all the cities in the United States.

 

 

I spent less than 1 hour a day doing this, but was compensated very well. He paid me $50 a day and gave me 10% commission on every client that came his way. I did this gig for about 4 months and ended up making around $3,200 out of it. It’s not always a bad idea to rely on commission!

 

 

6. Type For Other People

 

For some reason, I’m really good at typing. I don’t know why but everyone I meet is immediately surprised by how quickly I can type. I decided to turn my skills into some quick cash when I was 15.

 

 

I happened to find gigs online where people were looking to turn clips, videos, and recordings into text. Many people came to me saying they struggled to type it all up because they just could not keep up with the voice and had to pause and go back.

 

 

Lucky for me, I was fast enough to keep up with the recording and it didn’t take me very long. I literally would finish a 1 hour recording in 1 hour and have it ready for my clients. My clients thought these tasks were an impossible challenge and they ended up paying me really well.

 

 

7. Flip Things Online

 

Another way I made some quick cash was by flipping various things online. I would look for things people were selling on Craigslist (mainly electronics) and tried to hustle for the best deal. Once I got a deal I loved, I bought that item.

 

 

After buying that item, I would go and repost that same item for a higher amount. I have bought iPhones in the past for $100 and been able to resell them hours later for $250-$300. It was all about finding a deal quickly and jumping on it right away.

 

 

Unfortunately, this gig did cause some problems for me. People on Craigslist did end up ripping me off and even though I made good money, a lot of it was lost from the bad deals I made. Nevertheless, if you know what you’re doing, this is another great way to make a quick buck online.

 

 

Conclusion

 

As you can see, I’ve always had that hustle and drive in me to make a quick buck. However, I attribute this skill to my parents. They were cheap and made me earn everything I wanted.

 

 

I hated them for it then, but now I love them for it. If they hadn’t pushed me to go get what I want, who knows when I would have got started. Have you made money online in any creative ways? Feel free to share below!