Making Money Online

 Just like I do freebies - I do not post anything that I haven't already tried.  So, having said that,  take a look at some ways/sites where you can earn a little extra cash.  Tried and tested by Bug ;)

Know of another avenue?  Let us ALL know!! Leave a comment in the comment section!

NEWLY ADDED -
Sponsored Tweets - Basically, advertisers send you offers and you get to pick what gets tweeted.  The larger your audience and specific targeted genre the better.  You decide the starting price for your tweets and you get to approve or deny offers to tweet.  So, ultimately you are in total control of what's being tweeted out.  In addition, every tweet has an ethical 100% disclosure policy.  Sponsored Tweets pays via PayPal or check.  The better you twitter stats are, the more $$ you could make tweeting.  Also, they have a referral program - When a tweeter signs up using one of your links or badges you will receive 10% of SponsoredTweets portion of revenue for each successful transaction that Tweeter makes.
The minimum payout is $50.00. 
Other Guidelines
Your twitter account must be at least 60 days old and at least 50 followers and 100 status updates.

Visit Sponsored Tweets to get started.


Pinecone Research -
By far, this is one of my favorite sites. They aren't always accepting applications, but if you have ever have a chance to join them - do so!   Pinecone Research pays via pay pal or check and promptly!  At times you may even be given product samples to try.  The only downfall is it's hard to get in.  They have openings every now and then.  Right this very moment they do not.  But again if you ever see a website saying that Pinecone Research is taking new applications, jump on it!

HCD Surveys -
The way this one works is with surveys.  You get points as you complete surveys that come to your email box.  Once you reach 1000 Points you get a pay out - which is equivalent to $10.00.  Checks are the form of payment.  Surveys range in points from 50 pts. on up.  In order to do well with HCD you should do the surveys promptly!  I find that the quicker you get a survey done with HCD the better.  I sometimes procrastinate around and then when I finally go to do one it says "Sorry, due to overwhelming response the survey you were trying to participate in has closed. Thank you very much."  What's nice is if you do not qualify for a survey you still get credited 10 points.

Opinion Outpost -
Opinion Outpost has 2 options for getting paid.  You can redeem points you earn from surveys for an Amazon Gift Card or you can opt to receive a check.  You must accrue 50 points to get paid which is equivalent to $5.00.  Survey points vary from 10 points on up.  The only downfall I find with this company is that I often times don't qualify for their surveys.  Other than that Opinion Outpost is a decent site to earn a little cash.

Send Earnings -
Read emails and more to earn a little extra.  Send Earnings has a $5.00 sign up bonus.  Payout is at $30.00 by check.  This is not one of my favorites since reading the basic email only amounts to some change.  But, over time the "chump" change adds up and doesn't take much of your time to do.  I probally get 3 or more emails to read daily. There are other ways to earn money through this site but I stick to just reading emails.  I do not sign up for anything extra they may try to offer, but that's up to you - be smart!

Hits 4 Pay -
These guys have a $10.00 sign up bonus which is nice.  Again with this one you get paid to read ads - totally easy.  And like Send Earnings, you earn some change for each ad you view on their site which adds up.  You receive emails when one is ready for you to be viewed.   What's nice is if I can't get to it that day, it's waiting for me the next day!  While I'm not ecstatic about this site, it is easy!

Associated Content -
This site pays you to write articles.  You can write about anything you like or you can opt to pick a topic from their assignment desk to write about for an upfront payment. Every time your article generates 1000 page views you get paid.  If you enjoy/love writing then this may be a terrific avenue for you to go down.  I find that the more you write on AC, the more money you will make.  However, writing an article once or twice a year probably won't get the revenue you may be looking for.  Associated Content pays via pay pal.

Other beneficial sites

Ebates -
In a nut shell Ebates gives you cash back on purchaes you make online to lower your final out of pocket expense.  There is a sign up bonus of $5.00 when you join.  How it works is when you are ready to make an online purchase, go to the Ebates website after you've signed up and click on the store you want to shop at. There are a ton of stores - most you probably already shop at! After your purchase is complete and confirmed (within 48 hrs) your cash back will show up in your ebates account.  Ebates pays out your cash via pay pal quarterly.  I go through ebates all the time and they do pay out!

Expo -
This site does not pay cash.  However, it does offer rewards compensation for free items.  You earn points for doing reviews for particular products EX. Herbal Essence, Gain Detergent etc.  Sometimes they even send out items for free sometimes before they hit store shelves in return for a  review.  They have an online store for you to redeem your points at.  You will even get points for signing up and completing your profile.