5 Ways How to Make $1,000 by Christmas
Hey there,
I’m starting a series on Medium about ways to make $1,000 by Christmas! I’ll be slowly releasing these stories over the next month or so but, since you’re on my email list, I’m going to share with you early!
Christmas is right around the corner.
Whether you celebrate Christmas or another holiday or not, it’s a super busy time of year in general.
Holiday parties, increased spending on gifts, food, etc. Back in the day I used to sell stuff around my house to raise money for holiday gifts (arbitrage).
I have some new ideas for raising holiday cash that can work just as well!
Some of these can even be turned into a business idea that you do long-term after holiday season ends!
Here we go…
5 Holiday Cash Ideas to Reach $1,000 Fast
Ok, rapid fire style, here they are…
Digital marketing + TikTok
Drive for a delivery app
Online arbitrage
Quora affiliate marketing
UGC
Digital marketing + TikTok
You’ll share affiliate offers and make money on affiliate commissions, from TikTok traffic.
First, choose a niche then pick affiliate offers to promote. Set up an email list and automated email sequence. Then, get on TikTok, create TikTok videos and drive traffic to your email list.
Once you have people on your email list, you can share your affiliate offers. The auto email sequence is the gold here, making this entire process go on autopilot.
For a better understanding of how digital marketing (affiliate marketing) works, grab my free ebook.
My Medium post on this comes out soon with the detailed strategy so, make sure you’re following me on Medium when it drops so you can get all the details if you need more info.
Drive for delivery apps
If you have a car, this is a no-brainer. The delivery apps…
UberEATS
Doordash (How to apply for Doordash)
Grub Hub
Postmates
Sign up to drive and delivery orders to customers in your area. This a great on-demand job that you can pick up whenever you want. Take shifts in your spare time and stop driving when you want.
I have not done this myself but, my brother-in-law did and he loved it. My sis-in-law does this too.
A similar idea is grocery delivery with Instacart or Shipt. I think these tips tend to be better myself and I heard of drivers making $1,000 to $2,000 a week with this.
Online arbitrage
This is what I have always done to raise holiday cash. If you’re a good researcher and you want a 100% online opportunity that’s like a business, this is for you.
First, find a product to flip. Small appliances, electronics, books, whatever. Once you choose a product, search the web to find it online. Then, see what retailers are offering the product at, what price. Buy from the cheaper retailer and sell to the more expensive one.
For example, source a KitchenAid stand mixer from eBay for $60 and sell on Amazon for $120.
You can even do dropshipping with this so, it’s totally online.
Find a sale happening, identify a product and post it to eBay during the sale timeframe. When your eBay sale happens and you’re paid, use the money to buy from the online retailer and ship to your eBay customer.
Quora affiliate marketing
Get on Quora, set up an account, start answering questions in your field of expertise and insert affiliate links.
One and done.
Some tips:
Provide value-driven answers and really seek to help the person asking the question
Insert relevant affiliate links and do it naturally
Be consistent
UGC
Create UGC content for brands and make money per piece of content you create.
I’ve made TiKToks for $200 to $750 per video with this.
Go on Twitter and search for UGC creators. Twitter will start sharing more related conversations, tweets, and Twitter creators with you in that space. Learn from what they are doing, tweet questions, and partake in discussion.
There are opportunities posted on Twitter for UGC all the time, too so it’s a good way to get hired.
You can also go to UGC networks to apply to opportunities. Many of the sponsored post networks have UGC opportunities.
Here are some sponsored networks to check out to see if they offer any relevant opportunities: Skeepers, Cohley, #Paid, Aspire, Massive Sway
Onto you!
There you go! Hope these help.
Have a great week!
Cheers,
Jenn
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