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   Boost Your Income

There are numerous legitimate ways to boost your income. It is possible to increase your earnings by £1000s a year.

Here you'll find a selection of some of the best ideas and resources to boost your income.

Winzy the search engine with a difference. Earn points or the chance to win prizes with every search you do.

Are you getting the tax-credits and benefits you are entitled to?

Visit entitledto.co.uk to check your entitlement. The site is free to use and they don't require any personal information.

Browsing the magazine shelves will give you an idea of how many publications pay for their reader interaction, with magazines on every subject imaginable - parenting, fishing, relationships, health and nutrition, the list goes on. Women's magazines pay especially well, with many devoting several sections to their reader contributions.

An online survey usually takes from 2 to 30 minutes to complete, and pays anything from 10p to £5 per survey. Doing just a few surveys a week can add up to a reasonable income.

Surveys are sent by email and you choose which surveys you want to accept, and which you don't. A typical survey consists of a number of multiple choice questions which could be on any subject imaginable, from the soap you use and why, to your opinion on the economy.

Simply register free with a selection of market research companies to begin receiving paid surveys.

If you are willing to participate in a market research focus group, you could earn £30 - £100 for a few hours of your time. Basically, you would be invited to a local venue to sit around with others giving your opinion on various products and adverts. Register your interest at Saros.

A fun and interesting way to earn a little extra. A mystery shopper will visit a particular shop, restaurant or other customer facing establishment to assess cleanliness, customer service, sales techniques and so on, posing as an everyday customer.

As a mystery shopper you can expect to earn around £10 per shop, along with additional perks such as free meals and free cinema tickets. If you are asked to make a purchase to assess queuing times etc, you usually get to keep the goods, with the full cost reimbursed. 

Online Auctions

Online auctions are a great way to earn some extra cash. If you are new to online auctions, begin by off loading unwanted items, gaining experience of the online auction process and which items sell well and which don't. Thousands of people earn a full time income from online auctions alone.

A domain is simply the www.example.com

Over the years their has been some serious money made from buying and selling domain names, with domains such as millenium.com selling for millions. Nowadays it is a much tougher business with domain name trading attracting big investors, though there are still opportunities for the small trader. It's all about predicting the next big thing. The right domain names can make £100s, even £1000s profit. 

Domain names can be purchased for as little as £2.99 for a .co.uk domain and £9.99 for .com.

Search for available domain names at 1and1.co.uk. Sell for a profit at specialist sites such as sedo.co.uk

Get paid for clicking on ads, visiting websites or reading emails. Payment is minimal, from 2p to 20p per click through, though these pennies can add up to a sizeable amount if you are performing a number of clicks a day and registered with several different companies.

If you have a quality camera, can take a good shot, and have good image editing software, then their are numerous ways to earn from your photographs.

Upload your photographs to stock photography websites such as Fotolia and istockphoto, and earn each time one of your photographs is purchased.

Photrade is another stock photography website giving photographers at all levels a place to sell their work. Registration is free for the first year. Simply upload your images to their website and set prices.

Sell your camera and phone shots of news events and celebrities at Snapperty.

You could also sell your work at a market or craft fair, on online auction sites such as eBay, or from your own website showcasing your work.

Make money reviewing music. Listen to and rate music from new artists. You'll only earn pennies for your ratings, though if you enjoy listening to fresh new music, it's a fun way to boost your income. slicethepie and SongCritic are popular sites.

Turn your unwanted household and garden items into cash for a few hours work. Renting a car boot sale pitch will cost around £5 - £10 and the car boot sale would normally run for 4 - 6 hours. With a reasonable amount of goods you can expect to earn in to the hundreds. The biggest and best car boot sales are usually at weekends and on Bank Holiday Mondays. Find car boot sales in your area at carbootjunction.com.

Sell products direct to customers, either by distributing catalogues around friends, family and neighbours etc, usually on a monthly basis, or by organising an informal get together where guests can see and ask questions about your range of products. Earn commission on all orders you take. Avon, Betterware, Kleeneze and Ann Summers are well known companies that work in this way.

For a comprehensive list of direct selling companies visit the Direct Selling Association where you'll also find information and advice on direct selling in the UK.

If you're willing to have your car transformed into a mobile advertisement then you could boost your income by up to £200 per month, depending on your car, the type of ad, and your driving distances etc. Visit adsoncars.com for more information.

UK women's magazines are always on the lookout for real life stories. If you have a story to tell you could earn £100s, even £1000s. Feature World is an online media agency that aims to get people the best possible deal for their real life stories by working with many of the UK's most popular women's magazines.

Many manufacturing companies employ assembly workers to work from home, though very few advertise as they would already have a waiting list. If you are interested in finding work as an assembler, use the Yellow Pages and start phoning or emailing local companies to find out if they have opportunities or a waiting list. This type of work is not always easy to find.

Delivering Directories

Once a year, directories such as the Yellow Pages need to be delivered to every home and business in the UK. This is done by employing delivery contractors to collect the directories in their own car from a local pick-up point and deliver them to a specified route. Payment varies depending on the amount of directories, the size, and the route you are given, though you should expect to earn around £50 to £80 per 500 directories delivered. Visit Deya to find work in your area. Deya also have other opportunities available, such as loading and organising.

Leaflet Distribution

Take-aways and restaurants regulary need leaflets delivered locally. Contact the businesses to see if there are opportunities available.

Mailbox regularly need distributors to cover distributions across the UK.

Rent Out Your Garden

If you have unused garden space, consider renting it out for someone to use as a vegetable garden. Ideally, you would have enough extra space for a greenhouse. Place an ad in local supermarkets for someone in your local area.

Rent Out Your Services

Whether as a cleaner, a gardener, an odd job man, a piano tuner or something else. Placing ads and posting flyers are ways of finding work. The internet is another way of advertising your services.  Gumtree is a website similar to the classified section of a newspaper.

Though the work is irregular, if you are available to staff polling stations you could earn around £8 - £12 per hour. Also required on an annual basis are Register of Electors Canvassers to help compile the annual register of electors. Contact your local council if you are interested in this type of temporary work.

If you have the patience and confidence to be a life model, you could earn around £6 - £10 per hour. Contact local colleges to see if they have opportunities available.

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