by Chris Allen

Created on: March 25, 2010

With times being as hard as they are when it comes to money and being able to get new things we are all looking at ways of getting a hold of more money and possibly even finding free things, most of which can be found online.  There are a number of trustworthy websites that can help you in that regard.

To find free things online you can do your usual Google, or whatever search engine you use, methods to find them.  Just remember that you should always read reviews on the site to make sure that they are legit.  Websites like Swagbucks and MySurvey are safe sites.

Swagbucks all you do is search, which can take a while but you’re not spending money in the process for things, and you slowly accumulate points.  The number of points that you need depends on what prize exactly it is that you desire to obtain, usually people go for things like Amazon gift cards.  You can also obtain points by shopping through Swagbucks connected seller websites, or those that just have some understanding with Swagbucks.

MySurvey’s name pretty much says it all.  It’s a website dedicated to surveys.  For you time taking surveys you gain points that can go either to prizes or to cash payouts, payouts arrive in check form.  Each survey is of different lengths and have different point payouts.  Occasionally the site will mail you new products to try out at home for research purposes, from bigger companies.  Say Tide has a new detergent they want tested out, they will create a tryout base and survey send out the materials have you use it for about a month and then give you the survey.  They ask you if you wish to partake in this offer first though, so be sure to give them your actual mailing address if you want to receive anything from this site.

Making money online is much easier as there are a number of sites that are known to be trustworthy out there for helping you to get a little cash, though most are set up for you to sell some things you already own and wish to get rid of.  Options that you have are to sell artwork, photos, and write articles, like many of us do here on Helium.  The work may not be glorious and may not pay out a lot of money, but all the extra cash does help you out in the end.  Always make sure that the site that you decide to write or sell items on is legitimate, read some reviews, if you know someone on the website ask them about it and get their opinion, and make sure that the money they allow you to make per-item is something that you think is worthy your time and effort.

Finding free stuff and making some money online is really a lot simpler than one might think.  Usually it is just a matter of signing up on the site and starting your searches, taking your surveys, or writing or selling things on the web.  So you might want to get out there today and start getting some of this stuff for yourself, there is certainly plenty of it to go around.

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