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Cruise & Earn The Ultimate Guide To Making Money

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Contents Foreword..........................................................................................................................6

PARTONE:.........................................................................................................................7

Makemoneyonlinewhilstcruising...................................................................................7

FREELANCEWRITING.........................................................................................................8

INFLUENCING..................................................................................................................10

SOCIALMEDIAMANAGING.............................................................................................12

MAKINGTHEMOSTOFREFERRALSYSTEMS....................................................................13

BLOGGING.......................................................................................................................14

COMPLETINGSURVEYSONLINE.......................................................................................16

REVIEWINGWEBSITES.....................................................................................................17

TRANSLATINGONLINE.....................................................................................................18

ONLINETUTORING..........................................................................................................19

ARTICLEEDITING.............................................................................................................20

SMARTSEARCHING.........................................................................................................21

TESTINGWEBSITES..........................................................................................................22

BECOMINGAVIRTUALASSISTANT...................................................................................23

MAKINGEASYMONEYWITHINBOXDOLLARS..................................................................24

WRITINGREVIEWS..........................................................................................................25

AFFILIATEMARKETING....................................................................................................26

VLOGGING.......................................................................................................................27

PARTTWO:......................................................................................................................28

Createyourownproductstosell.....................................................................................28

GETTINGPAIDFORYOURPHOTOS..................................................................................29

SELLINGYOURVIDEOS....................................................................................................31

CREATINGCOMPANYNAMESANDLOGOS......................................................................33

MAKINGANDSELLINGJEWELLERY..................................................................................34

WRITEANEBOOK............................................................................................................35

CREATINGANONLINECOURSE........................................................................................36

SELLINGYOURART..........................................................................................................38

SELLINGT-SHIRTSONLINE...............................................................................................39

CREATINGANDSELLINGANAPP......................................................................................40

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PARTTHREE:...................................................................................................................42

Getpaidtoworkwhilstcruising......................................................................................42

RUNNINGERRANDS........................................................................................................43

BEINGATOURGUIDE......................................................................................................44

PERFORMINGATPORTS..................................................................................................45

GETTINGPAIDFORTRANSCRIBING..................................................................................46

PARTICIPATINGINRESEARCHPANELSANDFOCUSGROUPS............................................47

OFFERINGMASSAGES......................................................................................................48

HAIRSTYLING..................................................................................................................49

MODELLING....................................................................................................................50

DJ-ING.............................................................................................................................51

VOICEOVERS...................................................................................................................52

HELPINGOTHERSWITHTHEIRRESUMES.........................................................................54

TEACHINGASKILLTOOTHERS.........................................................................................55

GIVINGGUESTLECTURES.................................................................................................56

ACTINGASACRUISETRAVELAGENT...............................................................................57

BABYSITTINGFORFELLOWPASSENGERS.........................................................................59

OFFERINGFINANCIALCONSULTATION.............................................................................60

PARTFOUR:.....................................................................................................................61

Getyourselfapassiveincome.........................................................................................61

INVESTINSTOCKSTHATPAYDIVIDENDS.........................................................................62

LENDANDEARNINTEREST..............................................................................................63

RENTOUTYOURHOME...................................................................................................64

RENTOUTYOURPARKINGSPACE....................................................................................65

RENTOUTYOURCAR......................................................................................................66

INDEXFUNDS..................................................................................................................67

BECOMEASILENTBUSINESSPARTNER............................................................................68

PARTFIVE:.......................................................................................................................69

Buyingandselling...........................................................................................................69

RECEIVEREWARDSFORUSINGCREDITCARDS.................................................................70

BECOMEAMYSTERYSHOPPER........................................................................................71

DROPSHIPPING...............................................................................................................72

SELLINGGOODSONLINE..................................................................................................73

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SELLYOUROLDCLOTHES/BAGSFORCASH......................................................................74

GETAUTOMATICREFUNDSFORTHINGSYOUALREADYBOUGHT....................................75

Conclusion.......................................................................................................................76

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Foreword Ifyou’rearegularcruiser,orevenifyou’vejustbeenononeortwocruisessofar,youmighthavenoticedhoweverycruiseseemstohaveitsownversionofRichardBranson.Thatis,someonewhoseemstotravelalotwithouteverhavingtoreturnhometowork.Okay,somaybethey’renotquiteonthesamescaleasRichardBranson,butyougetthepicture.Travellingisexpensive,especiallywhenyourmethodoftravellingisonacruise,butsomehowtherearepeoplewhoseemtobeabletodoitnon-stop.Ifyouhaven’tyetrunintoanyoneofthesort,lookaroundforthosewithdifferentcruisecardstoyours.Mostcruiseshavealoyaltyrewardsysteminplace,wherebythosethathavebeenonacertainamountofcruisesreceivedifferentcruisecardsthatgivethemcertainadvantages.Thosewith‘platinum’or‘elite’cruisecardshavebeenonover15orsocruisesjustwiththatcruisecompany!Thereareofcoursethosewhohavespenttheirretirementfundsonafewyears’worthofcruises,andthat’sdefinitelyonewaytofundyourtravels,butwe’retalkingaboutpeoplewhoarealongwayoffretiring.Peoplewhohavemanagedtomaketheirfinancesworktotheirtravellingschedule,ratherthantheotherwayaround.They’llbragaboutalltheplacesthey’veseen,andhowthetimestheydoreturnhomewillbemoreofapitstopbetweencruises.Allthewhileyou’renoddingalong,hidingyourjealousywiththeoccasional‘wow’or‘soundsamazing’andprobablywonderinghowtheymanageit.Ifthat’sthecaseandyou’rehopingforatasteofthesamelifestyle,you’llneedtoknowhowyoucanmakemoneywhilstcruising.Luckilyforyou,thisbookwillrevealnolessthan55waystodothat.Whetheryouchoosetotrythemall,orjusttestthewaterwithoneortwo,you’llsoonbeonyourwaytolivingasustainablecruiselifestyle.

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PART ONE: Make money online whilst cruising

Beforerecently,accessingtheinternetwhilstonacruisewasnearimpossible,butnowcruiseshipshaveWi-Fithatyoucanpaytoaccess.Orifyou’vebeen

onanumberofcruisesbefore,youmightevenbeentitledtosomefreeminutes–it’sworthasking.

Butnowthatcruiserscaneasilyaccesstheinternet,they’vealsogotaccesstoawholeloadofmoney-makingopportunities.Inthissectionyou’llfinddetails

ofdifferentwaysthatyoucanmakemoneyonlinewhilstcruising.

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Evenifyou’vehadnofreelanceexperiencebefore,thisisaneasywaytomakemoneyonline.Mostfreelanceworkinvolvesproducingcontentforwebsitesandblogs,soifyou’regoodatwritingthiscouldbeaneasywaytomakemoneybywritingarticlesforotherpeople.Settingyourselfupasafreelancercouldn’tbeeasier,youjustneedtocreateanaccountonafreelancerplatform.ThemostpopularfreelancesitesareUpwork(formerlyknownasElance-oDesk)andFreelancer,whichI’llputlinkstoatthebottomofthissection.Tocreateyouraccount,you’lljustneedaprofilepicture(chooseonethatlooksprofessional),asummaryaboutyourselfandyourexperience,andifyouhaveanypastworktodisplayyoucanaddittotheportfoliosectionofyourprofile.Rememberthateverypotentialclientwillseeyourprofile,souseittosellyourself.Ifyoudon’thaveanypastexperience,tryandsellyourselfinyoursummary.Then,onceyou’vejoinedoneoftheseplatforms,allthat’slefttodoisapplyforthejobsthatinterestyouandstartbuildingupyourreputation.Thisisagreatwaytomakemoneyonlineifyoucanconfidentlywriteondifferenttopics.Therewillalwaysbeworkopportunitiesasthemajorityofclientsarebusinessesandstart-ups,sotheyconstantlyneedcontentanddon’thavemuchtimetowritearticlesforthemselves.Youcanalsochoosehowmuchworkyoutakeon,whichworksperfectlywhen

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cruising.Ifyouknowyou’vegotafewseadayscomingup,withoutmanyportsofcall,youcouldtakeonmoreworkthatweekanduseyoursparetimetoearnsomespendingmoney.Theonlydownsidewithfreelancewritingisthatobviouslyifyoustrugglewithgrammarorwritingingeneral,itmightbealittletricky,andyoumaynotgetallthatmanyclients.Itcanalsobetimeconsumingapplyingforindividualjobsonthefreelanceplatforms,especiallyifyouhaven’tyetperfectedyourcoverletters.Butbothoftheseareobstaclesthatcanbeovercomewithpracticeandalittlework.Then,onceyou’vegotsomeexperienceunderyourbelt,youcansetanhourlyratethatsuitsyou.Alotoffreelancerschargetheirclientsbetween$20and$30anhour,whichisn’tbadforcasualwork.Youmighthavetostartoffwithslightlylowerrateswhilstyoubuildyourreputation,butassoonasyoucanshowthatyouknowwhatyou’redoing,thesky’sthelimit.Somelinkstothebestfreelancersites:https://www.upwork.comhttps://www.freelancer.com

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Instagramhasbecomeoneoftheworld’sfastestgrowingsocialmediaplatforms,andhasbecomeknownforhelpingitsusersearnmoney,justbypostingpictures.Ifyou’renotalreadyauserofInstagram,it’sdefinitelyworthcreatingyourselfanaccount.It’ssimpleandeasytouse,sothere’snoneedtoworryaboutdifficultyusingit,anditcanhelpyoumakesomemoneyonyourtravels.InstagramInfluencersarethosethatarepaidbybrandstopromotetheirproductsintheirphotos.Itmightsoundlikesomethingthatonlycelebritiesandroyaltycantakepartin,butbrandsspecificallylookforordinarypeople–peoplethataregenuineandhaveaninfluenceovertheirfollowers.Instagramisthemostvisualsocialmediaplatform,soyourjourneyswhilstcruisingaretheexactsortofthingthattheInstagramcommunitywantstosee.ButbecominganInstagramInfluencerismorethanjustusingtheplatform,youneedtogeneratearelativelylargegroupoffollowersthataregenuinelyinterestedinyourpostsandengagewithyourphotos.Onceyouhaveover10,000followers,whichismoreachievablethanyoumightthink,youcanapproachbrandsandoffertofeaturetheirproductsinyourpostsforaprice.Theymightevenapproachyouifyou’reattractingenoughattention.Itmightnotseemrealistic,buttherearethousandsofordinarypeopleturnedinfluencersthankstoInstagram.

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Instagramalsohastheabilitytoincludeoneclickablelinkinyourbio,soifyou’drathernotpromoteproductsinyourpictures,youcanchargepeopletohavetheirwebsitelinkinyourbioforacertainamountoftime.Thisissomethingyoucanchargedailyfor.Theamountyoucouldchargeperdaywoulddependontheamountoffollowersyouhavebutmostpopularaccountschargeover$50aday.

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Oneofthemainbenefitsofcruisingisallthesparetimeyouhaveonseadays.Wealllovetheextrarelaxingorreadingtime,butnotallofusthinktospendthattimemakingmoney.Managingotherpeople’ssocialmediaaccountsisperhapsoneofthebestwaystoearnmoneywhilstcruising,andisoneofthemoreenjoyableideas.Socialmediahasbecomeavitalpartofbusiness,it’sthebestwaytoreachouttopotentialcustomersandgatherleads,somostbusinessesnowadaysknowbetterthantooverlookthepowerofsocialmedia.Thetroubletheyhavethoughisthatmanagingsocialmediaaccountsandpostingregularlycanbetimeconsuming,soluckilyforuscruisers,theytendtodelegatethattasktoothers.Consideringalotofusspendafairamountofourtimeonsocialmediaanyway,thismightjustbeyourideaoftheperfectwaytoearnmoneywhilstcruising.Ifyoualreadyuseandunderstandsocialmedia,itshouldn’tevenbetoochallenging.Yourmainresponsibilitieswillincludesharingcontent,postingregularstatusesorpictures,respondingtocommentsandengagingwithfollowersonsocialmediaplatformslikeFacebook,Twitter,InstagramandLinkedIn.Youcanadvertiseyourselfasasocialmediamanageronline,onsocialmediaitselfandonotherjobboardsandplatforms,includingfreelancesites.Asforhowmuchsocialmediamanagingpays,itcanbeaslucrativeasafulltimejob,despiteitonlyneedingtotakeupafractionofyourday.Workedoutonayearlybasis,thosethatmanagesocialmediaaccountsearnanaverageof$25,000–whichisafairamountoftravelmoney.

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGING

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Businessesarealwayslookingfornewwaystogetmorevisitorstotheirsite,andreferralsystemsareontherise,andaresomethingthatuscruiserscantakeadvantageof.Thewayreferralsystemsworkis,yousendafriendtotheirsite,andyou’llbepaidforit.It’sfairlysimilartoaffiliatemarketing,butonamuchmorepersonalscale.Youcansendpeopletocertainwebsitesandencouragethemtobuyproductsandservices,andyou’llreceiveacommissionofthesale,seeingasyou’llbetheonewhoinitiatedthesale.Whenyouthinkaboutit,you’llbedoingverylittleworkandearningmoneyjustbysuggestingproductsorservicesyou’veenjoyed,whichyoumighthavedoneanyway.Itmakessensethatbothyouandthepersonyou’rereferringshouldbenefitfromthereferral–theyfindagreatserviceproviderandyoureceiveabonus.Somesitestohelpyoumakemoneythroughreferralsystems:https://www.aol.com/article/2015/06/03/earn-money-company-referral-programs/21188436/https://www.transfergo.com/en/refer-a-friend

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Ifyoulikekeepingarecordofyourtravelswithadiaryorajournal,ablogmightbethebestwayforwardforyou.Travelblogsareoneofthemostpopulargenresofblogs.Peoplelovereadingandbecominginspiredbyothers’travelstories,soifyou’respendingsometimecruising,itwouldbeamissedopportunitynottoshareyourexperiencewiththeworld.Bloggingcanevenbringinafairamountofmoney–thinkoftheincreasingamountofpeoplethathavebecome‘professionalbloggers’.Ifenoughpeopletakealikingtoyourblog,youcanearnmoneythroughGoogleAdSense,whichbasicallyinvolvesyouplacingadvertisementsonyourblogandbeingpaideachtimesomeoneclicksonone.Themainreasonpeoplehesitatewhenstartingablogisbecauseatfirstitcanseemdaunting,andtechnicallydifficult.Butblogginghasliterallyneverbeeneasier.NowyoucanstartablogforfreewithdifferentblogplatformslikeWordpressandBlogspotandgetstartedinamatterofminutes,andwithouthavingtolearnanycoding.Forblogsthatyoucanprofitfromthoughyou’llneedtopayforyourownhosting.Don’tpanic,it’snotexpensive,itcancostaslittleasaround$3amonth,andwhenyouthinkofhowmuchyou’llhavethepotentialtoearn,that’snottoobad.Linkstosomebloggingplatformstogetyoustarted:https://wordpress.com

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http://bloginstructions.blogspot.co.ukLinkstohostingsites:https://www.bluehost.comhttps://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting

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Youmighthaveheardofpeoplecompletingsurveysonlineformoney,andthat’sbecausetherearesomanydifferentsitesthatofferpaymentforcompletingsurveysnow.Youcansignuptothesesitesandyou’llbesentsurveysthatareappropriateforyoubasedonthedetailsyouenteredwhencreatingyouraccount.Eachsurveywilltakeyouaround20minutestocomplete,butobviouslytheyalldifferinlengths.Allyou’llhavetodoisansweraseriesof(usuallymultiplechoice)questions,andthenmoneywillbecreditedtoyouronlineaccount.It’seasymoney.Theonlytroubleis,it’snotverymuchmoney.Asyoucanimagine,thesesitesaren’twillingtopartwithtoomuchmoney,andsothesurveysaren’tparticularlywellpaid.You’llbeearningusuallyaround$0.20persurvey,withtheoccasionalsiteofferingupto$3.Andoften,thesesiteshaveaminimumamountthatyouhavetoearn,around$10or$20,beforeyoucanwithdrawwhatyou’veearned.Butifyou’vegotsparetimewhilstcruising,andyoudon’tmindfillingoutsurveys,it’saneasywaytomakeafewdollars.Somelinkstosurveysites:https://www.mysurvey.com/index.cfm?utm_source=mysurvey&utm_medium=mysurvey_portal&utm_campaign=mainportalhttp://www.surveybee.nethttp://www.vivatic.com/?r

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Nowadays,wewantreviewsofeverythingweuse.We’refedupoflisteningtosalespages,andcompanypromises,wewanttohearwhatregularpeoplehavetosayabouttheirexperiencewithproducts,businesses,servicesandevenwebsites.It’sagreatsystemforusasbuyers,butstartupbusinessesandwebsitesneedtogettheirfootinthedoor,andsoratherthanwaitingforcustomerstofindthem,theypaypeopletoreviewtheirwebsitesandhelpbuildtheirreputation.Thisiswhatyoucouldbedoingwithallthosedaysatsea.Youcouldearnaround$10oreven$15justforhalfanhour’swork.You’lljustneedtoreviewhoweasythewebsiteistouse,andansweranyquestionstheyhaveaboutthesite.Youmightbeaskedtojustsendthisinformationbacktothewebsiteowners,andallowthemtouseyourwordsasatestimonial,oryoumightbeaskedtowriteanactualreviewarticleforthemortopublishonyourownsite.Thisisaneasyjobforthosewhoaretech-savvy,andthosewhospeakfluentEnglish.Itshouldn’teventaketoomuchtime.Butifthewebsiteispayingyou,they’lloftenexpectareviewthatismorefocusedonthepositives,evenifyouhaveimprovementpoints.Somewebsitesthatpayforotherwebsitereviews:http://www.surveydownline.com/rg/lp2.aspx?fn=http://gen.videohttps://www.matomyseo.com

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Thisistheperfectwaytomakemoneywhilstcruisingifyouspeakafewdifferentlanguages.Thedevelopmentoftheinternethasmeantthatpeopleallovertheworldcanaccessthesamecontentandpublications,andsobusinessesaremakingmoreofanefforttomakesurethattheircontentisavailableinseveraldifferentlanguages.Moreoftenthannotthough,businessespayotherstotranslatetheircontentratherthandoingitthemselves.Soifyouknowanotherlanguageortwo,thiscouldbeeasymoney.Youcanfindtranslatingjobsonlineonjobboards,oragainonfreelancingsites.Thebestpartaboutthismoneymakingideaisthatbusinesseswillalwaysneedtranslators,sothere’llalwaysbeworkifyouneedit.Muchlikewithfreelancewriting,youcanalsotakeonasmuchoraslittleworkasyou’dlike,sothatyoucanhaveasmuchtimeasyouneedtorelaxandenjoyyourself.Translatingjobsaren’tforeveryone,asmanywon’thavemasteredmorethanonelanguage,butifyouaremultilingualitcanpayquitewell.Mosttranslatingjobspay$50andupperarticletranslated.Somelinkstoplacestofindtranslatingjobs:https://www.upwork.com/o/jobs/browse/c/translation/sc/general-translation/https://gengo.com/translators/

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Knowledgeissomethingthatpeoplewillneverstoppayingfor,soifyouhaveaparticularskillorareaofexpertise,beinganonlinetutormightjustbetheperfectwayforyoutomakemoneywhilstcruising.Thereareplentyofwebsitesthatofferonlinetutoringservices,butthey’reallconstantlylookingfornewtutorstoworkforthem–themoretutorstheyhave,themorestudentstheycantakeon.It’salsoreallyeasytoapplytobecomeanonlinetutor.Yousimplycreateanaccountonatutoringsite,enteryourdetailsandyourareaofexpertiseandwithinafewdaysthesiteownerswillgetbacktoyouandhelpyoufindstudentsifyou’resuccessful.Thisisagreatwaytoearnsomemoneyifthereareonlycertainhoursyoucansetaside,asonlinetutoringcaneasilyfitaroundwhateverelseyouhaveplanned(andlet’sfaceit,therearesomecruiseactivitiesthatwewouldn’tmissfortheworld).Mostlessonsalsoonlylastanhouroreven45minutesinsomecases,soit’snotparticularlytimeconsumingeither,andyoucouldearnupto$50anhourdependingonyourexperience.Ifthere’snosubjectthatyou’dfeelconfidentteachingothersaboutthough,thismightnotbethebestoptionforyou.

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Thisoneisfairlysimilartobeingafreelancer,onlyratherthanproducingyourownwork,youcaneditotherpeople’sandbringituptoscratch.Youcanusethesamewebsitesmentionedinthe‘becomeafreelancewritersection’tofindeditingwork,asclientsusethesesitestofindeditorsandproof-readersaswellaswriters.Anadvantageofeditingarticlesoverfreelancewritingisthatit’salotlesstimeconsuming,andoftenthere’snotthatmuchdifferenceinthepayperhour.Clientsneedasecondopiniononarticles,eBooks,guides,essaysandallsorts,especiallyiftheyhopetoprofessionallypublishtheirwork,orifEnglishisonlytheirsecondlanguage.AsanativeorfluentEnglishspeaker,youwouldeasilybeabletoeditandproofreadotherpeople’swork.Howmuchyoucanearndependsonthelengthofthearticlesyouedit,youcouldearnupto$25anhour,dependingonhowyousetyourrate,butthelongerthepiecesyou’rewillingtoedit,themoreyou’llearn.Somelinkstositeswhereyou’llfindeditingwork:https://www.upwork.comhttps://www.freelancer.com

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Weallbrowsetheinternetprettymuchconstantly,welookupthemostbasicofquestionsjustbecausewecan,butwhatifItoldyou,youcouldearnmoneyjustbycarryingoutyournormalsearches?It’sanopportunityyouwouldn’tturndown.ImentionedSwagbucksearlierinthesectionaboutcompletingsurveysformoney,butanotherwaytheyallowtheiruserstomakemoneyissimplybysearchingtheinternet.Ifyoualreadyhaveanaccountforcompletingsurveys,yoursurveyfundswillgohandinhandwiththefundsyoucanearnbysearching.Again,thisisonethatwon’tgiveyoumegabucks,butyoucan’tcomplainwhenyou’reearningmoneybydoingwhatyouwouldbedoinganyway.You’llonlyreceive1swagbuckaday,butwhenyoucombinethiswithanysurveymoney,youmightfindthatyourswagbucksstarttobuildup,andprettysoonyou’llbeabletoconvertthemtoavoucherthatyoucanspendonyourtravels.AlinktoSwagbucks:https://www.swagbucks.com

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Testingwebsitesisalittledifferentfromreviewingthem,asitrequiresyoutogoabitmoreintodetail,andhelpthewebdeveloperswiththewebsite,ratherthanjustencouragingpeopletovisitthewebsite.You’llneedtocheckthatyou(andotherusers)caneasilyuseandnavigatearoundthesite,findeverythingyouneed,andthatallofthedifferentpagesworkondifferentbrowsers.Youmightbeaskedtoinstallsoftwaresothatthecompanycantrackyourmovementaroundthesite.Thisisfairlyeasytodo,andcanpaywell–upto$20anhour.Butit’sworthcheckingthatyourconnectiontothecruiseWi-Fiisstrongenoughandthatpageloadspeedisgoodenoughthatitwontaffecthowyouviewthewebsites.You’llalsoneedanuptodatelaptopofyourown,ratherthanjustaccesstoapublicone,incaseyouneedtodownloadspecificsoftware.Somelinkstowebsitesthatwillpayyoutotestwebsites:https://www.usertesting.com/be-a-user-tester?aid=1070&aff_sub=&transaction_id=10265a32a51f77935decc589b92369https://www.utest.com/projects?tab=allhttp://www.enrollapp.com

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Becomingavirtualassistantistheperfectonlinejobforthosewhoareusedtousingtheinternetandtechnology.You’llalsoneedtobeorganised,asvirtualassistantresponsibilitiesaremainlyadministrative,soyou’llbeinchargeofthingsfromcompanycalendars,toemails,toarrangingemailsremotelyandmakingsurecommunicationsrunsmoothly.Itcanbeafunjob,andit’sonethatyoucankeepgoingwhilstyoucruisetheworld.AslongasyoucanaccessthecruiseWi-Fiwithoutfault,andcompletedailytasks,youcouldbeearningupto$30anhour.Rememberthoughthatthemoreyoubuildyourreputationandyouremployer’strustinyou,themoreyou’llbeabletochargeperhour.Theonlythingtobearinmindwiththiswaytomakemoneyisthatitcanbealotofwork,andifthecruiseWi-Fiisn’tparticularlyreliableyoumightfindyouremployerreluctanttokeepyouon.Youcanfindvirtualassistantjobsonjobboardsandonfreelancingsites,anditmightbeworthapplyingforpositionsbeforeyoustartcruising,sothatyouknowwhatyou’retakingonandhowmuchyou’llbeearning.Herearesomesiteswhereyou’llfindclientsinneedofvirtualassistants:https://www.upwork.com/homehttps://www.freelancer.comhttps://www.taskrabbit.com

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InboxDollarsistheperfectsitetohelpyoumakemoneywhilsthavingtheultimatecruiselazyday.Whilstit’sknownforbeingasitethatwillpaymoneyforyoutocompletesurveys,itactuallyoffersyoumoneyforseveralthings,includingshoppingandwatchingTV.SoInboxDollarsmightbeyourgo-tositeformakingmoneyonline,asthereareafewdifferentwaysitletsyougoaboutearning,meaningifyougetboredofone,youcantakeabreakfromitandtrysomethingnew.Therearethousandsofsurveysavailableforyoutocomplete,butalsogamesforyoutoplayandvideostowatch,notjustforfunbutinreturnformoney!LikeSwagbucks,youcanalsoearnmoneyforjustbrowsingtheinternet.ThedownsideofInboxDollarsisthatyoumighthavetospendafairamountoftimeonthesitebeforeyouearnanyrealmoney,astheactivitiesaren’tparticularlywellpaid.Forsomeofthevideosyouwatchyoumightonlyearn$0.01,andthemostyou’llearnperactivitywillbeafewdollars.Yourbestbetformakingmoresubstantialamountsistoplaythefreegameswhichoffercashprizes.Now,that’snotmeencouraginggambling,asthat’scertainlynowaytotryandmakemoney,butplentyoftheInboxDollargamesallowyoutoplayforfree,withoutputtinganydepositdown,soit’sworthtakingadvantageofthese.Ifyou’renotputtinganymoneydown,you’vegotnothingtolose.Justbecarefultosteerclearfromthegamesthataskforyourcreditcarddetails–theseonesaren’tfree!AlinktoInboxDollars:http://www.inboxdollars.com

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Everybusinessandnewproductsneedsreviews,andthey’llpayforit.Forexample,sometimesthosereviewsyouseeonAmazonarefakereviews,thatpeoplehavepaidfor.Orifyou’relookingforasimpleandeasysitewhereyoucanwritereviewsforcash,you’reinluck,becausethere’sloadsofthem.Sponsoredreviews.comwillsponsoryoutowritereviewsonyourownblog,andsoevenifyoudon’tmakemanysales,you’llstillreceivethesponsormoney.Usuallytheypay$50andupwards,somereviewsevenreceivingupto$500ofsponsorshipmoney(butthiswillbeforthebiggerproducts,andprobablyonbiggersites).Thenthere’sReviewstream.comwhichwillpayyoutowritereviewsonitswebsite,andonawholerangeofdifferentthingssoyoucanchoosethetopicyoureview.Theratesthattheypayoftenchange,butatthemomentyou’relookingataround$2perreview.Itmightnotsoundlikealot,butyoualsogetsomeextrapennieseachtimesomeoneexpressesanopinioninresponsetoyourreview.Themaindownsidethoughisthatyouhavetoreach$50beforeyoucanwithdrawwhatyou’veearned,butwhenyoureachthatmilestone,you’llfeellikeyou’vehitthejackpot.Ifyou’reanavidreviewwriteranyway,that’sevenbetter,yousimplygetpaidfordoingwhatyoualreadywould.Somesitesthatwillpayyouforreviews:https://www.reviewstream.com/writereview.phphttp://www.sponsoredreviews.com

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Thisisanotheronethatcanfocusaroundreviewingthings,butthisoneyou’llneedyourownblogfor.Basicallyaffiliatemarketingiswhereyouwriteaboutaproductorserviceonyourownsite,reviewingitorpromotingit,andinyourarticleyoucanincludealinktothatproductorserviceandreceiveacommissionifanyofyouraudiencebuythroughyourlink.You’llneedtocreateanaffiliateaccountwithwhicheverbusinesswhoseproductyou’llbelinkingto;asthelinkyou’llneedtoincludeneedstobeonespecifictoyou–sothattheyknowwherethesalehascomefrom.Ifyouincludejustanordinarylink,youwon’tgetpaid.Amazonoffersanaffiliatescheme,andit’sfairlyeasytosetup,butifyouwereaftersomethingalittlemorespecific,mostotherbusinesseshaveaffiliateschemes.Afterall,they’renotgoingtoturndowntheopportunityformoresalesandmorepublicity.Theamountyou’llreceivefromaffiliatemarketingwillusuallybearound10%,or20%ifyou’reluckyoftheproductsold.Sothemoreexpensivetheproduct,themoreyou’llmake.Theonlydownsidetoaffiliatemarketingisthatifnooneseesyourarticles,youmightnotactuallymakeanymoney.Butifyou’repassionateaboutsomething,peoplewillpickuponit,andsowritingaboutsomethingyou’repassionateaboutcouldbethekeytogettingsalesthroughyoursite,evenifwhatyou’repassionateaboutisn’tthemostexpensiveproduct.Somelinkstogetyoustartedwithaffiliatemarketing:https://affiliate-program.amazon.comhttps://uk.godaddy.com/affiliates/affiliate-program.aspx

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Soweknowthatbloggingcanbearealmoneyearner,butsocanvlogging–bloggingthroughvideos.Vlogscanactuallyattractmorepeoplethanblogs,aspeoplefinditeasiertowatchsomethingratherthanreadsomething.Weallprefervisualcontent,whichisthereasonbehindbothYouTubeandInstagram’ssuccess.Ourlivesarebusy,andwepreferafewsecondsofwatchingorseeing,tominutesofreading.Cruisesareagreatplacetovlog,asthere’llbenewsitesandsceneryeveryday,andprobablycruisegossiptoshareaswell.Youcouldliterallyjustdocumentyourcruiseexperience.Buttherearealsoendlesspossibilitiesforvideoideas,ifyouhadsomethingelseinmind.Thekeytosuccesswithvideosispassion.Showyourpersonalityandyourpassionwhenyou’retalkingandyou’llcomeacrossasmoregenuineandlikeable.Youcanmakemoneyvloggingagainthroughplacingadvertisements.Themorepeoplethatwatchyourvideos,themoreyou’relikelytoearn.Anotheradvantageofvideobloggingoverbloggingisthatit’smucheasiertorankfurtherupinsearchengineswithvideos,astherejustaren’tasmanyvideosasthereareblogs.Soyou’remorelikelytobeseen,andmorelikelytomakemoney.Ifyoubecomeapopularvlogger,withalotofsubscribersandviews,youmightfindthattherearethesamemoneymakingopportunitieswithYouTubeastherearewithInstagram,asbrandsmayapproachyouandpayforyoutofeaturetheirproducts,orevenlinktothem.

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PART TWO: Create your own products to sell

Withcruisesoftencomesalotafreetimeasyoutravelbetweenports-freetimethatyoucanspendgettingcreative.Ifthisis

somethingyouenjoy,you’llbepleasedtohearthatthere’sneverbeenabettertimethannowtomakeaprofitfromyourcreativity.

Mostpeopletakephotos,createart,orwriteasahobby,butwhynotuseyourcreationstofuelyourtravels?Peoplearealwayslookingforart,oragoodread,soyoumightjustbeabletomakealivingforyourselfbysellingyourphotography,art,booksandthelikes.

Ifyoulikespendingyourtimegettingcraftyandcreativeanyway,

there’sreallynodownside,youjustgetpaidfordoingwhatyoulove!Youalsodon’tneedtousetheinternettoomuch,notasmuchasyouwouldwiththeonlinemoneymakingideasanyway,andsoyouwon’t

havetopaytoomuchforinternetaccessonthecruise.Fortheproductsthatyouwanttosellonline,youcouldevenusetheWi-Fiatcoffeeshopswhenyoustopatports,sothatyoureallydon’thaveto

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Thequalityofcamerashasimprovedmassivelyoverthelastfewyears,evenourphonesarecapableoftakingtopnotchphotos,andnowadayseveryonehasaphone.Photographyisnolongerasexclusiveasitoncewas,everysmartphoneusercouldeasilyconsiderthemselvesphotographersiftheytakeenoughdecentphotos.Ifyouplanoncruisingalot,thechancesareyou’llcomeacrossplentyofperfectphotoopportunities.Eachportwilloffernewsights,andmomentsworthcapturing.Andifyou’regoingtobetakingphotosanyway,itmakessensetosharethemwithothersandgetpaidforthem.Theeasiestwaytosellyourphotosisonline,asthere’sawholerangeofdifferentstockphotosites.Stockphotositesarejustwebsitesthathavehundredsofthousandsofphotosthatpeoplecanuse–butforapriceofcourse.Youcanjointhesesitesasacontributor,andreceiveasmallamountofmoneyeachtimesomeonedownloadsyourpicture,orslightlymoreifyousellyourphotounderanexclusiverightslicense.Youshouldnotethough,thatsellingyourphotosasstockphotosisn’tthemostwellpayingpasttime,andyoucouldfindthatyouonlyearn$0.30perdownload.Butfordifferentlicensingoptions,thereisthepotentialtoearnmore,upto$30even.Sotheamountyoucanearnalldependsonthequalityofyourphotos,thelicensingoptionsyouoffer,andhowmanypeopledownloadthem.

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Sosellingyourphotosmightnotbringinareliableincome,butconsideringyou’llprobablybetakingphotosanyway,there’snosenseinturningdowntheopportunityforabitofextracash.It’salsoagoodwaytodevelopyourphotographyskills,asyou’llbemoreselfconsciousoftheaestheticsofyourphotosifyou’resharingthemwithothers.Someusefullinkstowhereyoucansellyourphotos:https://submit.shutterstock.comhttps://www.bigstockphoto.com/sell-your-images.html

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Muchlikephotos,youcanalsosellyourvideos.It’saslightlymorecomplicatedprocess,butthere’salsomorewaysthatyoucanaboutit.Itcanbedifficulttotakeaqualityvideo,youneedasteadyhand,orextraequipmentlikeatripod,headorchestmountsothatthevideorunssmoothly.Butcruisingistheperfecttimetotakeinterestingvideos,andonceyou’vegotthetechnicalitiesdown,therearemanydifferentpathsyoucantakewithyourvideos–theoptionsareendless(well,almost).Likesellingstockphotos,youcanmakeyourvideosavailablefordownload,ifpeoplepayasmallprice.WebsiteslikeSmugMugandUscreenallowyoutousetheirwebsitestoselldownloadsofyourvideostopeople.WithUscreenyoucanevensetyourownprice,sounlikesellingyourphotosasstockphotosandonlyearningasmallamountthatyouhavenosayin,youcansetapriceforyourvideosthatworksforyou.Rememberthoughthatifyouwantpeopletobuyyourvideos,youneedthemtobeworthbuying.Agoodroutetotakewithyourcruisevideosistocreateatravelvideo,documentingyourjourneyandthesightsyou’veseen.Youcouldthentryandsellthistofellowcruisepassengers,asamemoiroftheirtrip.Thiswouldbecheaperthantheonboardsouvenirsthatmostcruiseshipsoffer,andmightappealasamorepersonalsouvenir.Tosellthevideoyoucouldsimplydirectpeopletothewebsiteyou’resellingyourvideoson.Ifyoufeelyourvideosaremoreontheprofessionalside,youcouldevenuseAmazon’sCreateSpace,afreepublishingtoolwhereyoucanconvertyourfootageintoDVDformatandevengoontosellitonAmazon.AgainwithAmazonyoucansetyourownpriceforyourvideos,butremembertherearesellingfeeswiththisoption.

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Whilstyoucansetyourownpricewithsomevideosellingoptions,mostpeopleselltheirvideosforbetween$0.99and$10.Bearinmindthatwhilstahigherpricemightbemoreappealingtoyou,itwon’tbetobuyers,andyou’llprobablyfindthatyousellmoreatalowerrate.Somelinkstothebestplacestosellyourvideos:https://www.smugmug.comhttps://www.uscreen.tvhttps://www.createspace.com

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Everyupandcomingbrandorbusinessneedsacatchyandmemorablefront,andsotheygotootherstohelpthemcreatetheirnamesandlogos.Ifyou’rethecreativetype,thisiswhereyoucancomein,andmakeaprofit.Ifyou’refamiliarwithgraphicdesign,andfeelyou’dbeabletocreateacompanylogowithoutanydifficultiesthenit’sdefinitelyworthdoing.Youcanfindclientsonfreelancesites,orifyou’dratherclientsfoundyou,youcouldevenjoinsiteslikeFiverrorplaceadvertisementsoncertainwebsites.Dependingonthesizeandsuccessofthecompanyyoucreatefor,youcouldearnanythingfrom$5to$500.Aslongasyoucansellyourselfandpositionyourselfasanexpert,thepotentialearningsareveryworthwhile.Ifyou’renotsosurehowtocreatealogo,thatdoesn’tevenmeanthatthismoneymakingideaisoutofthequestionforyou.Plentyofpeopleapplyforjobs,andthenoutsourcethemtoothersforalesserrate,andmakeaprofitthatway.Ifyoucancommunicatewellwithpotentialclients,you’llgaintheirtrust,andcanthenpaysomeoneelsetocreatealogoforthem.It’suptoyouwhetheryoutellthemyou’reoutsourcingtheworkornot,butiftheyfindoutandyouhaven’ttoldthemyoumightlosethatclient’strustinyou.Somelinkstositeswhereyoucaneasilyfindclientswhoneedlogos:https://www.upwork.com/o/jobs/browse/skill/logo-design/https://www.fiverr.comhttps://www.freelancer.com/?utm_expid=294858-532.E5RZMEvfSN6HeeucbC_Zjg.0

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Thisistheperfectideaforthosewholiketogetcreative,asyou’lltrulyhavefunwiththis,regardlessofhowmuchmoneyyoumake.Youcanbuyjewellerymakingkitsfornexttonothing,andthenallyouneedtodoisdesignandcreatejewellerythatyouthinkcustomersmightlike.Onceyou’vemadeyourjewellery,youcanuseyourfellowcruisepassengersaspotentialcustomers,andselltothem.Peoplelovetospendoncruises,there’sareasonthere’ssomanyshopsonboard!Butyourhandmadejewellerymightbemoreappealingtothosewhoaren’tlookingtospendmegabucksintheonboardjewellers,andithasamuchmorepersonalfeel,especiallyifyouknowthepeopleyou’resellingto.YoucouldalsosellthejewelleryonlineonsiteslikeEtsy,asyou’llreachamuchwideraudienceonline,andyoucanalwaysshipthejewellerywhenyoureachthenextport.Itmightbehardertomakejewellerythanyouthinkthough,asitcanbequitefiddly,andyouneedtomakesureyouhaveallthenecessarypartsofthekit.Butifyouwanttogiveitago,it’sdefinitelysomethingyoucanhavefunwith,andyoucanpriceeachpieceofjewelleryyoumakeanyhowyoulike!AlinktoEtsy:https://www.etsy.com

MAKING AND SELLING

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Thethoughtofwritingabookissomethingthatdauntsmostpeople.It’sascaryprocessoflongtermcommitment,andtryingtogetyourthoughtsdowncoherently.Butwiththisnewdigitalage,writingabookhasneverbeeneasier.Therearenolongeranypublicationrestrictionsonlengthorcontent,youcanwritehoweveryoumuchyoufeelnecessary,andaboutwhateveryoufancywritingabout.Onceyou’vewrittenaneBook,thereareplentyofplacesyoucanpublishitonline.Ifyouhaveyourownwebsite,youcansellitasadownloadablePDF,whichisincrediblyeasiertodo.Orifnot,youcanuseAmazon’sKDPService(KindleDirectPublishing)topublishyoureBookonAmazon.KDPisapublishingtoolthatwillhelpyouformatyourworkcorrectlyandthenpublishitonKindleandAmazon.Youcanevenpublishitasapaperbackwithoutspendingapenny.Withbothoftheseoptionsyoucansetthepriceforyourbook,butifyou’resellingitthroughAmazon,theywilltakeafairlylargecutofyourtakings,especiallyifyou’resellingyourbookasapaperback.Eitherwaythough,youcanmakeadecentprofitfromsellingeBooks.Yourfamilyandfriendswillprobablyinstantlybuycopiestoshowtheirsupport,andyoucanpromoteittopeopleonboard,andonline.LinktoKDPtogetyoustarted:https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

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Atthemoment,everyoneisallaboutbetteringthemselves,it’salltherage.Andthebestpartisthattherearesomanydifferentareasoflifethatpeoplewanttoimprovein,fromfitness,tomindfulness,totheworldofbusiness,theseareallareasthatposepotentialformoneymakingcourses.Coursesareoneoftheonlythingsthatpeoplewillpayridiculousamountsforwithoutasecondthought–becausemoneymeansnothingincomparisontoextraknowledgeoranimprovedlifestyle.Soifthere’sanareaofimprovementthatyoufeelyoucouldcoachpeopleon,it’sworthcreatinganonlinecourse.Itmighttakeabitofworktobeginwith,butonceit’soutthere,thepossibilityforearningsisendless.Youcanuseyoursparetimeonthecruisetopenwhatinformationtoinclude,howtopresentthatinformation,plananyinteractiveactivitiesorshootanyvideos.Onceyou’veplannedeverythingyouwanttoinclude,thereareseveralsitesyoucanusetostartcreatingyouronlinecourse.Orifyou’drathernotdotheworkyourself,youcaneasilyinvestingettingsomeoneelsetodoitfor,thismightevenbethebestbetifyouwantyourcoursetolookprofessionalbuthavenoexperienceindesigningcourses.

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Onceyourcourseisupandrunning,youcouldbeearninganythingfrom$50to$4000dependingonhowyoupriceyourcourseandhowvaluableyoudeemtheinformationtobe.Ifyou’rechargingahugeamountforyourcoursethough,rememberpeoplewillwanttoknowwhatthey’repayingfor,you’llneedtopersuadethemthatit’sworthitwithagoodsalespage.Somelinkstohelpyouworkonyourcourseyourself:https://www.goconqr.com/en/https://www.openlearning.com/courses/create/https://teachable.comSomelinkstowhereyoucanfindotherstohelpyoudesignyourcourse:https://www.upwork.com/hire/graphic-designers/https://www.fiverr.com/categories/graphics-designhttps://dribbble.com/designers

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Ifyouthinkofyourselfasanartist,thenit’stimetostartsellingyourart.Whatmighthavestartedoutasahobbycouldturnintoanicelittleincomeifpeoplelikewhatyou’vecreated.Whateverformofartyoucreate,paintings,drawings,sculptures,thereareplentyofplaceswhereyoucanstarttoprofitfromyourart.Manyonlineartgalleriesallowyoutojoinandsellyourartthroughtheirsiteforfree.You’llbegivenaprofilepagethatresemblesyourownwebsite,whereyoucanbuildaprofilethatreflectswhoyouareasanartist,andwhatyourworkrepresents.They’lltakeacutofyourtakings,butyouwon’tmindtoomuchwhenyou’vejustsoldyourfirstpieceofart.Youwouldn’tbelievehowgooditcanfeeltohavesomeonewanttobuyyourart.Youcouldalsocontactartgalleriesandseeifthey’dbeinterestedindisplayingyourart,evenifit’sonlyforashortamountoftime,youmightmakesomesales.Ifanyofyourartisatakeonsomethingyou’veseenonyourcruise,it’sworthcontactinggalleriesattheportsyou’llbestoppingat,asartisalwaysmorepopularwhenit’srelevant.Theymightseetheappealofhavingartbyacruiser,aboutacruise.Ifyou’renotsureyourreadyforsuchaprofessionalapproachtosellingyourart,there’salwaysEtsy,whereyoucaneasilyandcasuallysellyourartonline.TheonlytroublewithEtsyisthatincanbedifficultpostingartwhilstyou’recruising,atleastwiththeothertwomethods,theysellonyourbehalf.Somelinkstowhereyoucansellyourart:https://www.artweb.com/sellhttps://www.etsy.com

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Weallprobablyreckonwecouldmakefairlydecentt-shirts,andit’sdefinitelyaworthwhilebusinessidea.Sellingt-shirtscanbemorepopularthanyoumightthink.Togetstartedchooseanicheanddesignt-shirtsthatbothlookgoodandcaterwelltoyourchosenniche.Thiswillhelpyoutargetaspecificaudienceandmakesalesmorelikely.Mostsiteswon’tchargeyoutogetstartedyoucansimplydesignyourt-shirtsandthey’lljusttakeacutforprintingandproductionwitheverysale.Youcanmakesureyourt-shirtsgetseenandboughtbypromotingthemoversocialmedia,emails,andwordofmouth.Ifyouhaveyourownwebsitethisisalsoagreatplacetoadvertiseyournewbusinessventure,oryoucouldevensellt-shirtsthroughthatusingShopify.Mostpeoplesellt-shirtsforanythingfrom$7to$30,butthemorepopularyourdesignsthemoreyoucancharge.Mostsiteswillonlytakearound10%forproduction.Somesitestogetyoustartedwithyourt-shirtbusiness:https://teespring.com/signuphttps://www.zazzle.com/sellhttps://www.shopify.com

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Therearemillionsofappsoutthereavailabletodownload,andthat’sbecauseappscanbehugelysuccessful–evenfreeones.Tocreateanappcanbecomplicated,andmanypeopleoutsourcethemakingittoothers,butifyou’rewillingtoputinsometimeandeffort,youcancreateanappwithoutanypreviousprogrammingknowledge.You’llneedtoregisterasanAppleDeveloper,andthenstartdevelopingyourapp.Forthosethatdon’thaveanyprogrammingknowledgethereareplentyofsitesandsoftwarethatsimplifytheprocess,sothatyoucanjustfollowtheinstructions.Onceyou’vedevelopedyourappusingthetoolsprovidedbythesesitesorsoftware,you’llneedtosubmityourapptotheappstore.Itcanbeacomplicatedprocessbutagaintherewillbestepbystepinstructionsthatyou’llbeabletofollow.Ifitgetstootrickythereareplentyofdevelopersthatyoucanpaytohelpyou.Onethingtonotethoughisthathavingyourappontheappstoreisn’tfree–you’llneedtopayyearly.Thismightputyouoff,butyou’vegottorememberthatthere’sthepotentialtoearnmuchmorethanyouspend.

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Tomakemoneywithyourappyoucanofferin-apppurchases,orevensetapurchasepricefordownloadingyourapp.It’sworthnotingthoughthatfreeappstendtobealotmorepopular,andyoucanstillmakealotofmoneythroughin-apppurchasesandadvertisements.Someusefullinks:https://developer.apple.comhttps://sparrow-devs.jimdo.comhttps://searchads.apple.com

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PART THREE: Get paid to work whilst cruising

Thechancesarethattogocruisingyou’vetakenabreakfromyourdayjob,orevensteppeddownfromitalltogetherifyou’replanningoncruisingforalongtime.Butdidyouknowthatitdoesn’thavetobeachoicebetweentravellingandworking?Youcandoboth,evenona

cruiseship!

Youmightnotbeabletostayinoneplacefortoolong,buttherearealwaystemporaryjobsandworkopportunitiesthatyoucanmakethemostofateachport.There’seventhechancethatsomeofyourfellow

cruisepassengersmayhaveworkforyou.

Workingwhilstcruisingmightnotsoundideal,butifitaddstoyourspendingmoney,youmightfinditevenmakesyourcruisemore

enjoyable–youcertainlywon’tbeworriedaboutmoney.Remember,theseworkopportunitiesaren’tnecessarilycareers,they’remoreforyou

togainafewpaydays,orbroadenyourexperience.

Takealookatthewaystomakemoneywhilstworkingbelow,andyoumightfindsomethatyoucanfitperfectlyaroundalloftheactivities

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Runningerrandsmightseemlikeathrowbacktoyourteenageyears,whenyoucarriedouttasksforyourneighbourstoearnabitofextrapocketmoney,butwhilstyoumighthaveearned$2or$3foranhourofworkinyouryouth,businessesandseniorsactuallypaypeople(adults)upto$25anhourtorunerrandsforthem.Youcouldseeifthere’sanyoneonboardthatneedsassistancewithanything,perhapspeoplewhoareillorelderlyandneedhelpwiththingsthatrequiretoomuchwalkingaroundtheshipforthem.Ifyoudon’tfeelcomfortableaskingpeopledirectly,youcouldalwaysbringsomeleafletswithyoutoleaveaboutthecruiseship,oradvertiseyourservicestocruisepassengersbeforeyoudepart.Anotherwayofgoingaboutthismethodofmakingmoneyistotalktophysicalbusinesseswhenyoustopoffatports,orevencontactthembeforeyouarrive.Theycanbeswampedwithpeoplewhencruiseshipscomein,andsoyouofferingtolendahand(forapriceofcourse)mightactuallybeawelcomeoffer.Setarateperhourforyourservicesandyou’llhaveyourselfsomewages.Theonlyrealdisadvantageofthisisyoumightgetweigheddownbyalltheerrandsandriskforgettingtoenjoyyourself.Justremembertokeepagoodworklifebalance,andrememberthatyou’recruisingprimarilytohavefun.

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Ifyoucruisealot,youlikelyknowalotoftheportsyou’regoingtoquitewell,andthatknowledgeissomethingpeoplewillpayfor.Excursions,evenwhenthey’rejustastrollaroundthetowncancostridiculousamounts,soifyouweretoofferyourservicesasatourguidetofellowpassengers,foralesserpriceperpersonthantheorganisedcruisetours,youmightfindyougetquitealotofinterest.Ifyou’vebeentotheseplacesbefore,andyouwanttolookaroundthemagain,there’snodownsidetothisidea.Youstillgettovisitalltheports,andseeallthebestsites,onlyyoucangetpaidtotakefellowpassengerswithyou,andshowthemwhatyouknow.Asforhowtoadvertiseyourservices,talktoasmanypeopleonboardasyoucan,that’sthebestwaytogoaboutit.You’llnaturallytalktopeopleatdinnerandduringactivities,soifyoudropitintoconversation,itwon’tcomeacrosslikeyou’resellingtothem,butmorelikeyou’reofferingthemafavour.

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Ifyou’reatalentedmusicianorsinger,thisistheperfectmoneymakingidea.Ifyou’vetravelledalot,you’llnoticethatthereareoftenafairfewbuskersabouttogreetyouwhenyoustepoffthecruiseship.That’sbecauseitcanbetrulyprofitableforonlyanhourorsoofwork.Thechancesarethatifyou’reamusicianorsinger,youactuallyenjoymakingandperformingmusic,sotherearenodownsides!Yougettodowhatyouloveandgetpaidforit,andtrustme,youwillgetpaid.Peoplelovelisteningtotalentedmusic,they’dstandandlistentoitalldayiftheycould,buttheetiquetteofbuskingisthatinorderforthemtolisten,theyneedtoputdownsomemoney.Soaslongasyouareasgoodasyouthinkyouare,andyouknowyoucanperformmusicpeoplewillenjoy,you’lldefinitelybringinafairamountateachport.Theonlypossibledisadvantagewiththismethodofmakingmoneywhilstcruisingisthatyoumightnotgettoseeasmuchoftheportasyou’dhoped.

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Audiorecordingsoftenneedtobenoteddown,sothattheycanhaveaphysicalrecord,inwriting,oftheeventthatwasrecorded.Ifyouhavesparetime(whichyouundoubtedlywillonseadays),youcaneasilytranscribeaudiorecordings,andthisissomethingpeoplewillpayyoufor.Youcanfindclientswhoneedaudiorecordingstranscribedonfreelancesites,andyoucannegotiateapriceeitherperhourorperproject.Youcouldearnupto$30anhourforyourtranscriptionservices,butrememberthatyourclientswillbepayingyou,ratherthanusingasoftwarethattranscribesitautomatically,togetanaccurateandprecisetranscription,soyou’llneedtomakesureyoupaycloseattentionandtranscribewordforword.

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Ifyouflickthroughthepaper,youmightnoticesomeadvertisementsseekingpeopletoparticipateinresearchpanelsandfocusgroups.Youmightalsonoticethatsometimestheycanpayquitewell.Ifyoulookonline,there’sboundtobemoreofthesameintheareasyou’llbestoppingoffat,andyoucanapplytoparticipatebeforeyouarrive.Thatway,ifthereareanythatcoincidewithyourarrivalatcertainports,you’llalreadyhaveanhour(ormaybeevenless)ofworklinedup.Generally,researchpanelspayquitewell,youcouldearnaround$50forjusthalfanhourofparticipation.Theonlytroublewithitisthatitcanbequitedifficulttofindresearchpanelslookingforparticipantsontheexactdatesthatwillfitaroundyourcruise.Thelocationmayalsobeafairwayfromports,soyoumightneedtolookintopublictransport.

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Everycruiseoffersspatreatmentsandmassages,buteverycruisealsohasextortionatepricesforthosetreatments,whichleavesagapinthemarketforreasonablypricedmassages.Ifyouknowhowtogiveamassage,andhaveallthemassageessentialslikeoils,towelsandmaybesomebackgroundmusic,youcanofferanalternativemassageparlourinthecomfortofyourowncruiseroom.Youcandecidehowmuchtochargebasedonwhattypeofmassageyourcustomersareafter,andhowlongthemassagewillbe.Usually,youcanchargeupto$50forhalfanhouror45minutemassages,andaround$100forlonger(90minute)massages.Youcanpromoteyourmasseuseservicesbytalkingtopeopleonboard.Tryaskingifthey’veconsideredanyspatreatments,andtheymentionthepriceofthem,offeryourservicesatacheaperrate.Thisisalsoagreatwaytomeetmorepeople.

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Dinnersoncruisesareabigdeal,everyonelovestodressup,andoftenhavetheirhairdone.Oftenpeopleprefermorepersonalhairstylingexperiences,soifyouknowhowtocutandstylehair,cruisingcouldbetheperfectopportunitytoofferyourservices.Youcanbringyourownstylingequipment,orevenseeiftheyhavethethingsyouneedintheonboardshop.Youcanadvertiseyourservicesbeforeboardingthecruisethroughsocialmedia,byjoiningthingslikeFacebookgroupsforyourcruise.Orifyou’veleftitabitlastminute,youcanalwaysjustpromoteyourhairstylingbusinessbywordofmouth.Dependingonwhatyouoffertoyourcustomers,youcouldearnaminimumof$25justforstylinghairwithoutmanyproducts.Ifyouwantedtooffermoreserviceslikecolouring,andknowhowtodoit,youcanobviouslychargealotmore.$100andupeven.

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Modellingcanbetrickytogetinto,butifyou’vegotthelooksandagoodsenseoffashion,youmightfindthatsmalltimemodellingcanpayabitofextracashtohelpfundyourcruisinglifestyle.Ifyouhaven’tmodelledbefore,youprobablydon’thavemuchofaportfolio,sothisissomethingthatyoucouldtrytobuildonyourown,takingyourownpicturesofyourself.Youcouldthenapproachsmallbusinessesandfashioncompanies,whoneedmodelsbutdon’thavethebudgetfortopmodels.Youcouldalsobecomeafreelancemodel.Youwouldthenmodelforavarietyofdifferentclientsandbuildupyourportfoliowhilstdoingso.Thereareafewdifferentonlinesitesthatcanhelpyoufindmodellinggigs,andthisisgreatforwhilstyou’recruisingtheworld.Youcansecurejobs,jobswhichwillusuallyonlylastadayorso,anddotheminbetweencruisestogainsomeextramoney,orevenonportdays,ifyoufindjobsintheareasyou’llbestoppingoffat.Bearinmindthoughthatmodellingisn’talwaysasglamourousasitmightseem.Therearealotofdifferenttypesofmodels,andyoumayhavetomodelthemostunflatteringitemsoffashion.It’salsonotastraighttickettowealth,butthereisthepotentialtoearnseveralhundreddollarsaday.Someusefullinkstogetyouintomodelling:https://www.modelsdirect.com/become-a-model/make-money/https://freelancerclub.net/modeling-jobshttps://www.upwork.com/o/jobs/browse/skill/fashion-modeling/

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LotsofusmighthaveoncehadyouthfuldreamsofworkingasaDJ,andit'sadreamthatyoucanrevisitwhilstcruising,andmightevenearnyoumoney.Beforeyoutryandgetagigthough,determinewhoyouareasaDJ.Decidewhetheryou'reananalogordigitalDJ,prepareyourmusicandbepreparedtodemonstrateyourskills.Rememberifyourcollectionofmusicdoesn'tblendwelltogetherorifsongchangessounddisjointedpeoplegenerallywon'tbeinterestedinlettingyouDJforthem.Butifyoufeelpreparedandconfident,youcanapproachdifferentbarsandclubsonboardandseeiftheywouldallowyoutoDJforabitononeortwonights,orevenifthere'sanyclubsatportsyou'restoppingatovernight.However,itisimportanttonotethatDJ-ingisn'tforeveryone,sothisisn'treallyoneforthosewho'venothadanyDJexperience.Ifyoudomanagetolandagigthough,youcouldearnaround$100forthenight,dependingonthelengthofyoursetandhowmuchpeopleenjoyyourmusic.

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Ifyoulikeentertainingpeople,andyoufancyyourselfthenextRobinWilliams,doingvoiceoversmightbetheperfectwayforyoutomakemoneywhilstcruising.It’snotacareerchoicepeopleoftenthinkof,butitcanpayquitewell,anditcanbefuntodoaswell!You’llbeonthemovealotwhilstcruisingsoyouwon’tbeabletoenterafulltimeposition,orreceiveanannualsalary(unlessyouremployerhasagreedtoitbeforehand),sothemostlikelypathintothissectionoftheentertainmentindustryisthroughfreelancing.Muchliketherearefreelancewritersandphotographers,therearealsopeoplewhodovoiceoversonafreelancebasis.Tofindvoiceoverjobsthereareafewwebsitesthatallowfreelancerstoapplytojobsthatclientshaveposted.Theyalsooftenallowyoutocreateaprofiledisplayingyourexperienceandaddanyclipsofentertainmentjobsyou’vesuccessfullycompletedinthepast.Youmightalsobeabletofindjobsadvertisedinnewspapers.Thebestpartaboutdoingvoiceoversisthegenerouspay.Theentertainmentindustryisknownforofferinglucrativesalaries,butyoucouldearnupto$350justfora60secondcommercial.Iwouldn’tgoexpectingtolandavoiceoverforamovie,asthosevoiceoversaremainlyreservedforestablishedactors,butcommercialsandshortervideosareeasilyachievable.

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Theonlythingtonoteistobeawarethatyoumighthavetoworkwithsomepickyproducers.Rememberthatyou’llbevoicingsomethingthattheyalreadyhaveanideaofintheirmind,soyou’llneedtobereadytochopandchangeyourstyleifneedbe.Somesitestogetyoustartedwithyourvoiceovercareer:https://www.voices.comhttps://www.thevoicerealm.comhttps://voicebunny.com

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Inorderforanyonetomakeanymoney,theyfirstneedaresume.Gonearethedayswhenwecouldjustwalkintoastoreandaskforajob,withnothingtoshowforourselvesbutconfidence.Everyemployerwantstoseearesume.Thetroubleisthoughthatnoteveryoneknowshowtheyshouldbeshowcasingtheirskills,eveniftheytrulyarethebestpersonforthejob.Thisiswhereyoucanstepinandearnalittlecash.Thejobmarketissocompetitivethatpeoplearewillingtopayotherstohelpthemwiththeirresume.Ifyouthinkyouknowwhatemployersarelookingfor,youcanchargepeopleacertainamountinreturnforyourassistancewithenhancingtheirresume.Youcanadvertiseyourresume-improvingserviceonjobboards,orinthepaper,orevenmentionittopeopleonthecruise,andthengetanycustomerstoemailtheirresumetoyou,sothatit’seasyforyoutodoonthego.Don’texpecttoearnmegabuckswiththisideathough,asmostpeoplewhoneedhelpwiththeirresumeswillbethoseoutofajob,andsotheirbudgetwon’tbeparticularlyhigh.Youcanprobablyexpecttoearn$10anhourorso.

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Thisoneisalotlikebecominganonlinetutor,onlyyoucanteachyourstudentsinperson.Thisoftenmakestheexperiencemuchmoreenjoyableandrewarding,andyoureallywillmeetalotofnewpeople.Ifyouhaveaparticularskill,beitcrafts,photography,dance,anythingyou’repassionateabout,youcanofferlessonstofellowcruisepassengersinexchangeforasmallfeeperperson.Youcouldholdtheseclassesinthecommunalareasoftheship,andarrangeforpeopletomeetthere.Youcouldevenaskyourcruisecompanyiftheywouldrecommendanywhereinparticularforyourclass,theymightevenhelpyouspreadtheword.Howmuchyoucanearndependsentirelyonhowmanypeopleareinterested,andhowmanyactuallycometoyourclass,butyoucouldchargearound$5aheadtokeepitcheapandcheerful.Justmakesureyouknowwhatyou’retalkingaboutbeforeyoubegin,otherwiseyou’llbequicklycalledout!

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Thisisonefortheacademiccruisers,orthosewhohavepositionedthemselvesasanexpertintheirarea.Soifyouthinkyoucomeunderoneofthosecategories,it’sworthsellingyourselftoeventsandlectures.Contactuniversitiesatportsyoumightbecallingat,orifyourstopscoincidewithanyevents,callaheadandoffertospeakasamotivationalorexpertspeaker.Eventsneedfillingwithinterestingandnewcontent,andyourexpertisemightbejustwhatpeoplearelookingfor.Whilstthisisamoneymakingideathat’squiteheavilyweightedintermsofitrelyingonluck(luckthattherewillbecoincidingeventsforyoutotakeadvantageof),thereisalotofpotentialforseriousmoney,anditwillboostyourresumetoo.Youcouldalsothinkaheadbeforethecruisedeparturedate,contactthecruisecompanyandoffertospeakononeoftheevenings,orevenduringanafternoonslot.Howmuchpeoplewillpayforyourappearanceandspeechwilldependalotonwhoyouactuallyare.Ifyourspeechesareinquitehighdemand,youcouldearnthousandsjustforanight’swork,butifyou’remoreofalowkeyexpert,youcouldhopetoearnaround$100forthenight,whichisn’tbadconsideringitwillboostyourpublicity.

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Thismightsoundsimilartobeingatourguideduringtravels,butthereisquiteasignificantdifference.Cruisetravelagentsdon’tjustgivetoursatports,theyhelpfellowpassengersorganisetheircruiseexperiencefromstarttofinish.Asacruisetravelagentyourjobwillbetointerestpeopleinupcomingcruises,andfindpassengerstobooktheirfuturecruisesthroughyou.Butinorderforthemtocometoyouratherthantheofficialcruisewebsite,you’llneedtooffersomethingmorethanjustabookingservice.Peopleusecruisetravelagentstomaketheirholidayfeellikeit’sbeenplannedonamorepersonallevel.Whenyoubookthroughthecruisewebsite,you’llgetyourroomandyourplaceonthecruise,andaccesstoanexcursionlist,butwhenyoubookthroughacruisetravelagentyoushouldbefacedwiththepromiseofmeetingmorepeoplewhoalsousedthesameagent,regularupdatesandhelpwithorganisingyourcruiseexactlyhowyouwant.Soifyou’regoingtoactasacruisetravelagent,you’llneedtomakesureyou’repreparedtogivealittlemore.Itcanbehardwork,butyou’llbepaidforgoingonacruise,andminglingwithyourcustomers.Thinkofitascruisingatareducedrate.Cruisesarealsoundoubtedlymorefunwithmorepeople,sothere’snoharmingettingasmanypeopleaspossibleonboard(literally)withyourtravelagentservices.

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You’llneedtosetupyourownwebsite,sothatcustomerscanbooktheircruisesthroughyoueasily,andyou’llalsoneedtobepreparedtopromoteyourservices.Thewayyou’llmakemoneyfrombeingacruisetravelagentisthroughearningacommissionofthepricetheypayfortheircruise,likeathankyoufromthecruisecompanyforbringingthemanotherpassenger.Sotomakemoneylikethisyou’llneedtomakesureyou’rebringingpassengersonboard.Howmuchyou’llmakewillvarydependingonthepriceofthecruisepackageyou’vesold,butgenerallyyou’llmakebetween10%and15%oftheirbooking(excludingtax).Soifyousoldsomeoneacruiseholidaythatcostthem$1000,youmightearn$100justforthatperson.

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Parentsthattaketheirchildrenoncruiseswiththemoftenfindthattheywantanightortwoofffromparenting,sothattheycanenjoytheonboardeveningactivities.Thisiswhereyoucanswoopinandofferahelpinghand,inexchangeforalittleextracash.Offertolookaftertheirchildrenwhilsttheparentshaveanighttothemselves.Youcanofferinperson,ifyouoverhearanytiredparentswantinganighttothemselves,createleafletstosharearoundtheship,orevenpostonFacebookbeforethecruisedepartssothatfellowpassengersarewellawareofyourbabysittingservices.Often,parentsarereluctanttoallowanyoneotherthanthosetheytrusttobabysitfortheirchildren,butthegreatthingaboutcruisesisthatyoucometoknowpeoplequitequickly,andcanquicklybuildupagoodrapportwithotherpassengers.Usuallyparentsarewillingtopaybetween$10and$20anhour,soyourearningscouldbearound$50fortheevening,basedonaneveningspanningfrom6pm-11pm,butofcourseifanyonewantsyoutobabysitforlonger,yourpotentialearningswillbemore.Theonlytroubleisthatyou’llhavetogiveupafewofyourevenings.

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Financialadvisorsarewellknownforbeingoverpaidandunderworked,andifyou’realreadyqualified,there’snoreasonwhythatlifestylecan’tcontinuewhilstyoucruise.Evenifyou’renotafinancialadvisor,youcouldoffersimilarservicestofellowpassengersifyouunderstandacertainareaofthefinancialworld.Everyoneyoumeet,andyouwillmeetalotofpeople,isapotentialclient,andwouldprobablybeinterestedinreceivingfinancialadvice.Takeafewbusinesscardswithyouonyourcruise,andifyouhearanyonetalkingaboutbusiness,internationaltrade,orinvestments,jumpstraightinandtellthemwhatyoudo.Ifthey’reinterestedtheycanbookanappointmentwithyouandyoucanusecommunalareasoftheshiptohostyourappointments.Ifyoudon’tknowanythingaboutfinances,thisisn’treallythemoneymakingopportunityforyou,asyou’llquicklybecalledout,anddefinitelywon’tbepaid.Butifit’ssomethingyou’dliketogetinto(andwhowouldn’t,consideringfinancialadvisorscanearnaround$250anhour?!),thenyoucouldusethesparetimeyouhaveonthecruisetostudyandpracticeyourfinancialknowledge,andonfuturecruisesthismightbethepathforyou.

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PART FOUR: Get yourself a passive income

Passiveincomeissomethingeveryonewouldlove,especiallyuscruisers.Passiveincomemeansyoucanliterallymakemoneywhilstyousleep,no

sanepersonwouldturnthatdown.

Thisisthemostdesirablecategoryofwaystomakemoneywhilstcruising,asonceyou’vesetupamethodthatwillbringinapassive

income,you’llbefreetoenjoyyourcruise,worryfree,withaconstantflowofmoneycomingintoyourbankaccount.

Themainthingtorememberwithpassiveincomethoughisthatitisn’t

aneasyoptionatfirst.Unlikegettingajob,it’snotsomethingyoucangetovernight,you’llneedtoputintime,moneyorbothtogetyourpassive

incomeunderway.

Inthissectionyou’llfindsomeideasthatcangenerateapassiveincomethroughtheformofinvestment,lendingorrenting.

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Thestockmarkethasareputationforit’schangeabilityandunpredictablenature,butstocksthatpaydividendsaregenerallyconsideredstablefinancialinvestments.Manyinvestorschoosetoinvestinstocksthatpaydividendsbecauseoftheregularpaymentsthatyoureceiveandtheflexibilityofthem.They’reperfectforcruisersasyou’llreceiveregularsumsofmoneytokeepyougoing,muchlikeapaycheck,onlyyouwon’thavehadtodoanywork.They’relowrisk,theyofferregularpayments,andthere’salwaystheopportunitytoearnmore–they’reeverynewinvestor’sdreamcometrue.Theymaynothaveasmuchpotentialtoearnbigmoneyasotherinvestingopportunities,butthey’remuchmorestableandeasiertogetalongwith,especiallyifyou’veneverdealtwiththeinvestingworldbefore.Howmuchyoucanearnwithstocksthatpaydividendsdependsentirelyonhowmanysharesyoubuytobeginwith.Obviouslythemoresharesyouhavethemoreyou’llmake.Andifyoureinvestyourdividends,yourrateofreturnwillincrease.Sowhenyoufirststartoutyou’llreceivedividendsthatequateto2.5%ofwhatyouinvested.Itmightnotseemlikealot,asatfirstyou’llbeataloss,butthenextyearyourrateofreturnwillgoupto5%.Yourshareswillalsogoupinvalueovertheyears.

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Personalloansarealltherageatthemoment,everyonegetsalittleshortofcashsometimesandtheyturntoloancompanies,bankloansandpeertopeerloans.Butdidyouknowyoucanbecomealender,andbetheonetoearninterestonmoneythatpeoplehaveborrowedfromyou?Ifyouhavesomesparemoneylayingaround,thisisworthdoing,asyou’llgetbackwhatyoulentandmore!Thereareplentyofloansitesthatarelookingfor‘investors’tolendmoneytotheircustomers,andpromiseinterestratesofbetween4%and7%.Themoreyoulend,themoretheinterestwillequateto,andtheyouwillhaveearned,butevenifyoustartoffsmall,you’llearnmoremoneythanifyoujustleftitinyourbankaccount.Ifyoudecidetogodownthisroutethough,checkthecredibilityofthesiteyouchoosetouse,andmakesuretheydocreditchecksontheirborrowers,asthiswilllessentheriskofmissedpayments.Somesitestogetyoustartedasalender:https://www.thincats.com/peer-to-peer-lending/https://www.lendingworks.co.uk/peer-to-peer-lending

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Thisisagreatoneifyouplanoncruisingforalongtime,goingfromonecruisetothenextwithoutreturninghomemuch.There'snosenseinyourhomebeingleftempty,especiallywhenyoucanmakemoneyfromrentingitout.Rentingcanbesoprofitablethatbeingalandlordcanbringinafulltimeincome.

You’llneedtotalktoyourmortgagelendertocheckthatrentingisanoptionforyourpropertyandthenfindanagentwhocanhelpyoufindtenantsandgothroughwhatisexpectedofyouasalandlord.You'llalsoneedtosortoutsomeinsurancethatcoversyourpropertyduringrentalperiods.

Onceyou'reallsettorentoutyourhome,it'sjustacaseofsettingyourprice,andhowmuchyoucanearnwhilstyou'reaway.Howmuchyoucanrentoutyourpropertyforwilldependonthesizeandqualityofyourhome,aswellasitslocation.Forexample,homesincentrallocationsaregenerallymoreexpensivetorent,andsobringinmoreprofitforlandlords.Ifyouhaveapropertythat'scentrallylocatedandspaciousyoucouldberakinginmanythousandsamonth.

Theonlydownsidetorentingoutyourhomeisthatifyouwerehopingtoreturnhomeforabitinbetweencruises,itwouldn'tbeanoptionunlessyouhadapropertyotherthantheoneyou'rerentingout.

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It'snotjustyourhomeyoucanrentoutthough,youcanalsorentoutyourparkingspace.Ifyou'vegotadriveway,garage,orspaceinaparkinglot,youcanrentthemoutwhilstyou’reaway,andagainyoucouldearnthousands,especiallyifyou'reclosetothecity.

Parkingcancostridiculousamountsperday,andsomanycommuterswouldratherpayforalongtermspottoleavetheircarin.Believeitornotitevenworksoutquickerandcheaperforthem,astheydon'tgetcaughtoutbyextortionateparkingfeesorhavetospendtimesearchingforaplacetopark.

Thereareplentyofsitesonlinethatyoucanusetoadvertiseyourparkingspace,sothatyoudon'thavetodoanyofthework.Somesitesthatcanhelpyourentoutyourparkingspace:https://www.justpark.com/rent-out-a-parking-spacehttp://www.parkonmydrive.com/faq.php

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You’venodoubtheardofhiringacar,butyouprobablyhadn’trealisedthatyoucanalsorentoutyourcar.Youhavenoneedforyourwheelswhilstyouraway,soratherthanyourcarsittingonthedrivewaygatheringdust,youcanearnupto$3000ayearjustbylettingotherpeopleuseitwhenyou’reaway.Youcanuseonlinesitesthatwillprovideinsurancecover,securityandsafepayments.Makesureyouuseatrustworthybusinesstoworkwithwhenrentingoutyourcarthough,asthelastthingyouwantistocomehometoanydamage,orevenalackofacar.Readothercustomersreviewsandexperienceswiththecompanybeforechoosingthemtohelpyoufindcustomerstohireyourcar.Thisisthemotoringworld’sequivalentofAirbnb,anditmakessensetoseizetheopportunityifyouknowyou’renotgoingtobeusingyourcar.Somesiteswhereyoucanstartrentingoutyourcar:https://carclub.easycar.com/home/carownershttps://www.rentecarlo.com

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Indexfundsareamorecomplexformofinvestmentthatcanbringyouanincomewhilstcruising.Beforeyoucommittoinvestingyou’llneedtounderstandbearandbullmarkets,andhowtheycanaffectthemoneyyoucanmakethroughindexfunds.Butbasically,youcanexpecttomakemoneyinabullmarket.Peopletendtofavourindexfundsasaformofinvestmentduetothelowfeesassociatedwithit,incomparisontosomeinvestmentfeeswhichcanstretchalothigherthanthe0.2%offeredwithindexfunds.Thankstothelowfeesassociatedwiththem,indexfundsareoftenusedasamethodofretirement,soyoucanbesurethey’llserveyouwellonyourcruisingtravels.Toinvestinindexfunds,youcancontactabrokeroranadvisor,andthey’llhelpyouplaceyourmoneyinthebestplacepossible.Rememberthoughthatwhilsttherewillalwaysberisk,therearewaysyoucangreatlylowerthatrisk.Don’ttreatinvestinglikegambling,it’snotrandom,andifyoustudytheindexesandpasttrendsyou’llbebetteroff.Blindinvesting,whenyoudon’treallyknowwhatyou’redoing,iswheretheriskcomesin,sospendalittletimeresearchingifyouhaven’talready,andgetincontactwithafinancialadvisor.

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Becomingasilentbusinesspartneristheperfectlongterminvestmentthatdoesn’trequireyoutoliftafinger.Mostbusinessesthataskforaninvestmentdosoonthebasisthattheywillonedaypayyoubackyourinvestmentwithinterest,butbecomingasilentbusinesspartnermeansthatyou’llhaveashareofthebusinessyou’veinvestedin.Itwillbeyours,withoutyoudoinganyofthework.You’lljustneedtoputmoneyintothebusiness,andthenotherswilltakecareofthemanagementandgrowthforyou.Youcanjustsitbackandrelax,andreapthebenefits,yourinvestmentbeingtheextentofyourresponsibility.Theonlytroubleisthattobeabletobecomeasilentpartner,you’llneedtoalreadyhaveafairamountofsparemoneytoinvest.Thebusinesswillprobablyhaveapproachedyoubecauseofyourfinancialresources.Sothisisn’tforeveryone,asnotallofushavethemoneytoinvest.Butifyoudo,thereareveryfewdisadvantages.Youdon’tevenneedtohavemuchknowledgeoftheinvestingworld.Theonlythingtobearinmindthoughisthatnobusiness’successissetinstone,nomatterhowwellanybusinessappearstobedoing,themarketisfrequentlychangingandunforeseenobstaclesoftenarise,sothere’snoguaranteethatthebusinessyoubecomeasilentpartnerofwillremainsuccessful.Whenyoubecomeasilentpartneryou’llbehopingthatthebusinessmakesmoreandmoremoneyeachyear,butthisisn’talwaysthecase.

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PART FIVE: Buying and selling

Alotofentrepreneursstartoutbybuyingandsellingproducts,andyoucandothesame.It’seasytofindbargainswhenyouknowwheretolook,and

youcanoftensellproductsonforamuchhigherpricethanyoufirstputintothem.

Youcanalsosellbelongingsthatyounolongerhaveausefor,forexample

clothesthatyou’vegrownoutof,oroldgadgetsthatyoudon’tuseanymore.Ifyounolongerneedcertainthings,there’snosenseinlettingthemclutterupyourhouse,orevenyoursuitcase,especiallynotwhen

gettingridofthemmightbringyoualittlecash.

Therearealsoalotofdealsandrewardsthatareofferedtobuyersasanincentivetobuyproducts,whichcanbetakenadvantageoftomakethe

mostofyourmoney.Creditcardrewards,andmysteryshoppingopportunitiesmeanthatyoucandotheshoppingyounormallywould

anywaywhilstonholiday,butwhilstearningsomeofitback.

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Weallknowthatputtingthingsonourcreditcardsisultimatelynogood.It’saslipperyslope,andtheonlybenefitnormallyisthatyoucanbuildyourcreditratingifyoumakesuretomeetpayments.Butbankswantyoutousecreditcards,andthey’llofferincentives,soifyoukeepalevelheadandmakesureyoupayoffyourdebt,youcanreapthebenefitsoftheincentivesoffered.Severalcreditcardsoffershoppingvouchers,extrapoints,anddiscountsasincentivesfornewsignups.Usingyourcreditcardforeverydaypurchasescanthenbecomeworthwhile,asratherthanjustspendingmoneyandwatchingyourbankaccountdeplete,you’llearnsomethingbackforthespendingyouwouldbedoinganyway.Itmightnotberealcash,butshoppingvoucherscanequatetothesamething,andratherthansimplylosingmoney,you’llhavethechancetogainsomethingbackinreturnforyoureverydayexpenses.Itmightnotseemlikealot,butovertimediscountswillsaveyouahugeamountofmoney,andshoppingvoucherswillallowyoutosaveyourbankbalanceforwhenyouneedit.Themostimportantthingtorememberwiththisideathoughisthatyoumustpayoffyourcreditcardintime.Otherwiseyou’lldamageyourcreditscore,whichcanaffectthingslikeyourabilitytogetamortgageorrent,orevenbuythingsonfinance.Thebestwaytomakesureyoudon’tforgetistosetupadirectdebittopayeithertheminimumpaymentoffeachmonth,orthewholeamount.

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Beingamysteryshopperisperhapstheclosestmostofuswillevercometobeingaspy.You’llgoundercover,onlyasashopper,andyou’llbepaidtoreportbackaboutyourexperienceincertainshops.Itsoundslikefun,right?Andyou’llgettovisitsomeofyourfavouritestoresasapartofyourworkingday.Thisisperfectforwhilstcruising,asmostmysteryshoppersaregivenaccesstoanappthatmapstheshopsthatneedreportingon.Sowhereveryouare,youcanseeifthere’sanywayyoucanassumeyourmysteryshopperresponsibilities.Togetstartedasamysteryshopper,you’llneedtosignuponline,andyou’llthenbebriefedonwhatthey’relookingforandhowtheprocessworks.Thereareafewdifferentsitesthatarelookingformysteryshoppers,soyou’resuretofindanemployerthatsuitsyou.Themaindownsidetobeingamysteryshopperisthatyoudon’tnormallygetpaidallthatmuch.You’llbereimbursedforwhatyouspend(withinreason)duringyourshoppingexperience,butpaidasetamountofusually$5-$10pershoppingtrip.Sowhilstthisisn’tgivingyoumuchadditionalmoney,you’llbereimbursedforyourshoppingtrips,whichlet’sfaceit,wealldoalotofshoppingwhenwe’reonholidaysoitisn’tabaddeal.You’llalsocomeawaywith$10orsoofextraspendingmoney,justfordoingwhatsomanyofuslovebest!Somelinkstohelpyougetstartedasamysteryshopper:http://www.marketforce.com/en-gb/become-a-mystery-shopperhttp://www.gfk.com/solutions/mystery-shopping/become-a-mystery-shopper/

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Dropshippingisfastbecomingthemostpopularandeasywaytomakemoneyintheretailindustry,andthebestpartisthatit’sperfectforcruisersasonceyou’vesetitupthere’sverylittleworkyouneedtodo,soyoucanforgetallaboutitandjustenjoytheextramoney.Dropshippingjustmeansthatyouuseawholesalertostoreanddeliveryourproducts.Ratherthanyouhavingtoorderproducts,andthenhavingtoshipthem,it’salldoneforyou.Amazonisagreatexampleofdropshipping,asmostoftheirstockisalreadyintheirwarehouses,hencewhyalotofproductsareavailablefornextdaydelivery–becausecustomersdealonlywithoneperson–thewholesaler(Amazon).TostartdropshippingyoucanfindtheproductyouwanttosellonsiteslikeAlibaba.com,andbuyawholeloadinbulk,whichwillworkoutmuchcheaperperpiece.Thenyouneedtochoosewheretostoreyourproductandwhowillbedropshippingthem.ThemostpopularoptionisobviouslyAmazonasit’sreliableandrelativelyeasytodo.ButsiteslikeeBayarealsopopularwithdropshippers.You’llneedtohaveyourproductsdeliveredtothewholesaleryouchoose,andyou’llneedtopaysellerfeesandanyotherchargesthatyourwholesalermayhave,butoncethat’sallsetupandrunning,youcansitbackandrelax.Howmuchyoucanmakedropshippingalldependsonthepopularityofyourproductsandhowthatcompareswiththeexpenses,butmanydropshippersaremakingthousandsamonthforordinaryproducts.Usefulsitesifyouwanttodropship:https://www.alibaba.comhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=201808430

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Thisseemslikeanobviousonebutit’sonethatpeopleoftendon’tthinkaboutwhenthey’retravelling.Ifyouspotsomebargainsandreckonyoucansellthemonforabetterprice,it’sworthdoing,andcanbringinafairamountofmoney.Whilstcruisingyou’llbeseeingsomanydifferentportswithsomanydifferentshops,andthechancesareyou’llseesomeprettyuniqueproductsthatmightgodownwellwiththeonlineworld.Thewaysyoucangoaboutsellinggoodsonlineincludeusingyourownwebsite,orsellingoneBayorAmazon,whichmightattractafewmorecustomers.Youcaneasilysetupaselleraccountwiththesetwosites,andwitheBayyou’llonlybechargedsellerfeesifyouseta‘buynow’optionforyourproduct,andyouwon’tbechargedunlessyousellyourproducts.Ifyoumanagetofindrealbargainstosellon,youcouldchargedoublewhatyoupaid,andmakeafairlydecentprofitfromtheidea.

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Weallhavewaytoomanyoldclothesorbagslyingaround,takingupspaceandcollectingdust,sothisistheperfectideaforthosethatwanttode-clutteraswellasmakemoney.Clothesmightgooutoffashion,butjustbecauseyoudon’twearthemanymoredoesn’tmeantheycan’tbeofusetootherpeople.There’sawholerangeofwebsitesthatoffercashinexchangeforclothes.Dependingonthecompanyyouchoosetoexchangeyourclotheswith,youcandeliveryourclothestothemfreeofcharge,orsometimestheyoffertopickupclothesfromyou,ifthey’relocal.Admittedlythepayisn’tbrilliant,somecompaniesonlyoffersmallamountslikeadollarortwoperkilogramofclothes,whichisn’tmuchbutmightbeworthdoingifyou’vegotalotofclothes.Butthenothercompanieswillsellonyourclothesandgiveyoualargepercentageofthetakings.Somesitesthatwillexchangecashforclothes:https://www.genierecycling.com/where-to-get-cash-for-your-old-clothes.htmlhttps://www.thredup.comhttps://poshmark.com/what_is_poshmark

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Ifyou’veeverboughtsomethingatfullpriceandthenbeenreallyfrustratedwhenaweeklateritgoesonsale,thisideamightjustbeyourdreamcometrue.Paribusisanappthatcheckstoseeifyou’reentitledtoanyrefunds.Ifyoumissedoutonasale,oranycoupons,Paribuswillchecktoseeifthat’sthecaseandthengetyoutherefundyoudeserve.Thisisagreatwaytosavemoney,andwhilstitwon’tdirectlymakeyoumoney,itwillfeellikeitwhenyouseemoneyfloodingbackintoyourbankaccountafterabigspend.It’sfreetojoinandeasytouse,itjusttakes25%ofyourrefundtocovertheircosts.YouwillalsoneedtocheckthoughwhatstoresParibusiscompatiblewith–theirlistisaquicklygrowingone.AlinktoParibus:https://paribus.co/

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Conclusion Sonowyou’veseenthattherearemorewaysthanyoueverimaginedtomakemoneywhilstcruising.Whateveryourskillsetorpreviousexperience,therewillalwaysbeawayforyoutomakeenoughmoneytofuelyourtravels,youjusthavetolookforawaythatsuitsyou.Hopefullyyou’renowfeelingmotivatedtogetoutthere,getcruising,andgetearning.It’sneverbeeneasierthannow.Theinternetcanputyouincontactwithemployers,customersandclients,andhascreatedanageofdigitalnomads,sowhynotjointhem?Youknowallthesecretsnow,andyourmindisprobablyswimmingwithsomanyideasthatyoudon’tknowwheretostart.Wellletmegiveyouahand,startwithsomethingyouenjoy.Therearealotofideashereandnotallofthemwillbeforyou.Don’tjustgofortheideasthathavethemostpotentialformakingmoney,startwithanideathatyouknowyou’llgenuinelyenjoy,asthiswillenhanceyourcruiseexperience,giveyouagreatersenseofselfachievementandmostimportantly,you’llprobablymoresuccessfulwithit.Passionmakesusthrive.Gettalkingtootherpeopleonyourcruise,seeifanyoneelseisdoingthesame,planningtomakemoneywhilstcruisingthesevenseas,andtradetips.Theremightbeideasherethatyou’renottoofamiliarwith,thosethatyoudon’tfeelconfidentenoughtotackle,buttheremightbesomeoneonboardwhohasmasteredsomethingyou’rehopingtolearn.Getnetworkingandyou’llgrowyourskills,andbuildyoursociallife.Makingmoneywhilstcruisingcanbequitesolitary,astherearen’tmanyideasthatinvolveotherpeople,sofindingotherswithsimilaraspirationstoyourowncanmaketheworkinghoursfeelalittlelesslonelyandcanevenmotivateyoutodoevenbetter.There’snothingwrongwithalittlehealthycompetition.Evenifyouonlytryafewoftheseideas,you’llboostyourconfidenceinyourselfasyoustartmakingyourownmoney,andyou’llbegintoseethattherearemoreoptionsinlifethana9to5job.Seizetheday,beyourownboss,andworkfromliterallyanywhere!