make money from magazines http://www.writinghood.com/tags/make money from magazines New posts about make money from magazines Make Money From Magazines http://www.writinghood.com/Writing-Business/Opportunities/Make-Money-From-Magazines.127855 So you want to make a bit of extra spending money, but not sure how? If you are a stay at home parent then this idea is perfect for you. It seems these days that making money is all revolved around the internet and making money online, but here's a simple idea that, although the cash is not guaranteed, you can earn a few extra pounds here and there and it doesn't take up much time or effort.

I buy weekly women's magazines, you know the sort, with real women's stories, photos, jokes and puzzles, fashion and beauty items and tips. It dawned on me that the majority of the features in these magazines are all sent in by the readers and the magazine pays it's readers for supplying the content.

You can earn money by sending in letters, photos, funny stories, real life stories, fiction, tips and jokes, you can earn anything from £10 upwards for a letter or a tip, up to a few hundred pounds for a two page story.

Everyone knows at least one joke, or has a few household tips up their sleeve, probably things you just automatically do to save yourself money or time - why not share it with others and earn some cash.

If you have an unusual story to tell, it could be one of love, heartbreak, sadness, happy times, funny situations or anything as long as it will draw readers in, you could be paid up to £500.

So, you've submitted a tip, or a joke or letter, photos etc, just sit and wait. I've had a few rejection letters, but also some success, and it is a nice feeling when a cheque for £20 comes through your letterbox for a letter you sent them a few months ago, as it's totally unexpected and a nice surprise.

Why not have a go at the puzzles, they only take a few minutes each and you can enter them all or just the ones you like. They are usually simple puzzles such as wordsearches, easy crosswords and sudokus. The prizes are great, anything from £50 up to a holiday or a car or £5000 for example. Surely that's got to be worth a few minutes, having a go at these while you sit in front of the telly, after all as they say, you've got to be in it to win it, and believe it or not, some people actually make a living from doing competitions - Ok, on a much larger scale than a few crosswords and wordsearches a week, but that's a good way to start.

So, it's not going to make you a millionaire, but a few extra pounds here and there for sharing your stories and photos with other readers has got to be worth it, and the competitions are an extra bit of fun, that you could be lucky with too.

]]> Wed, 21 May 2008 10:14:52 PST Unusual Ways to Make Money From Magazines http://www.writinghood.com/Writing-Business/Opportunities/Unusual-Ways-to-Make-Money-From-Magazines.80478 Do you have a stash of magazines lying around your house that you can't bear to throw away? Why not put them to good use and make money at the same time? Believe it or not, there are lots of ways to put those magazines to good use and get paid for it. Here are some ideas:

Use them as ideas for articles

Get out your stash of magazines and cut out any articles that you might be able to use as an idea generator for an article of your own. Of course, you never want to copy or plagiarize another article, but magazine material can serve as a great stimulus for new ideas. For example, an article on how to choose a good doctor might motivate you to write an article about choosing a good chiropractor. Once you've removed these articles, create a filing cabinet of inspiring articles you can use when you want to create online articles of your own to post on your blog or submit to article sites for pay.

Study the ads

If you sell any type of product online or through online classified ads, you'll want to flip to the back of your magazines and study the way successful ads are structured. You can glean an enormous amount of information about how to sell through classifieds using this method. Which ads catch your eye and motivate you to want to take action? Cut those ads out and create an ad idea older you can refer to when you're ready to write a classified ad of your own. If you have consecutive copies of a magazine, see how long an ad has been running to get some idea of its level of success. Generally, if an ad is running in consecutive issues, it's probably a profitable ad.

Start a back issue service

There are people out there desperately looking for a particular issue of magazine that contains an article they need for instructional or research purposes. If you have the room, you can collect back issues of magazines from yard and estate sales as inventory for a back issue magazine service. You could then set up a website offering back issues of hard to find magazine issues. Some people will pay dearly for a particular issue that has the specific information they're looking for. To make this business successful, you would want to concentrate on high quality niche publications that have instructional information that's in high demand. Avoid buying common magazines such as Ladies Home Journal or People unless they're very old. You could also offer hard-to-find back issues on auction sites such as Ebay.

Reselling magazines can bring in a tidy profit while recycling good reading material. Why not give these ideas a try?

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