Money-Making ideas for UK Consumers

This page offers some advice on making money online, including daily lottery competitions, Internet reward schemes, surveys and giveaways

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Surveys	Make money by completing questionnaires. Try some of the following: PickThem - Entries into prize draws for answering questions Email Inform - Rewards for receiving special offers. Pure Profile - ipoints or CD vouchers for completing surveys NOP Surveys.com - Yet to see any results Opinionate - Cash or gift vouchers for taking part Consumerlink and Lightspeed - Entry into prize draws (does anyone ever win?) KNOTs - Online consumer surveys You Gov political polls (paid per survey) MyVoice - Log in for new polls. Slow earner
Affiliates	If you have a website, make money from it - this does actually work! Cash for clickthroughs or referrals. Use companies like Commission Junction, Tradedoubler and Affiliate Window to put some big names and big earners on your site. Check out details of UK affiliate schemes. Not got a website? Do your own! (30 day free trial!) or see a guide to starting a site here
Bonus schemes	Earn money by collecting points, or tokens as you go. This seems to be a popular and easy way of earning, and is done by clicking through websites or completing online questionnaires. GreasyPalm - Cashback when you shop online. £2.50 to get started. ipoints (Please quote 'psipple' as the referrer) (details)
Other online schemes	Amazon's Refer-a-friend. If you shop withAmazon for your books and DVDs, use their refer-a-friend scheme. They'll send your friends a £5 voucher of their first purchase, and in return, you get £5 per recommendation!
Lottery competitions	As well as the UK Lotto National Lottery, you can increase your chances of winning some cash by trying one of the many online lotteries. The online UK schemes are free to try with your favourite lucky numbers - and your chance to win happens in return for clicking on an advertising link, so there's nothing to lose! Daily Draw, at Fair Exchange - Free to play, and the chance of a cash prize Scratch and Match - A free online scratchcard
Review sites	Get paid for writing reviews, and for when they're read. Ciao DooYoo Mouthshut *(Please quote 'psipple' as the referrer)*
Other competitions	Sites that offer links to other site with cash prizes. Loquax - List of cash prize sites My Offers - Multiple competitions
Online betting	Feeling lucky? Try having a flutter online. Many of these operations have "free bet" offers: sportingbet.com - Constantly offering special bets and offers Coral - A sleek site, with lots of categories including horseracing, football, cricket, rugby, TV specials, music and one-offs.
Other stuff	Turn clutter into cash at Ebay.co.uk GOOD MagicFreebies - Another site in the same vein as this one... AceOffers - Great site for free stuff, cheap stuff and bargains. Unclaimed Assets Register - There's £15 billion in unclaimed pensions, lottery tickets and policies. For £15, see if you're due any!!