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Selling Your Old Books? How To Get The Most Money

sell your old books to make extra moneyAll of us have times in our lives when we need to make some quick cash, but we’re not really sure how to do it. Interestingly enough, the one option that many of us overlook is selling some of the items in our house (or office or dorm room) that we no longer use; items like our old books, for instance.

Although thanks to the progression of technology (which brought us things like e-books, Kindles and Nooks), hardback and paperback books are not as much in high demand as they used to be. However, as long as there are people around who love to read, there will always be individuals who still enjoy reading (dare we say it?) the old-fashioned way. So, if you have some old books and you’d like to earn some money from them, we have five tips on how you can get the most money for them below:

Examine your books thoroughly. Like most used things that are put on the market, people don’t want a book that is extremely worn. When it comes to books specifically, this would mean ones that are marked up, highlighted or with pages that are crumpled, ripped or torn out. So, make sure that whatever books you want to sell that you inspect them to make sure they are as “like new” as possible.

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5 Great Jobs For College Students That Do Not Involve Waiting Tables

Frankly, there’s a reason why so many college students turn to the food service industry when it comes to seeking a part- or full-time job. Although campus jobs for students are plentiful, they don’t pay very well and they limit hours (for good reason). However, starving students may need more, and waiting tables often comes with bonuses like a flexible schedule to work with classes, plenty of coworkers to trade shifts with, and of course, tips to supplement an otherwise meager hourly wage. But let’s just be honest here: nobody wants to wait tables. So if you’re looking for some other opportunities that will help to pay tuition and keep you in chips and cola for the duration of your stint on campus, and perhaps even add something useful to your résumé, here are just a few great jobs that you might want to look into.

Barkeep. Okay, so pouring shots and mixing drinks is not much different from waiting tables – with one major exception. The tips are a lot better! You will likely have to go through some type of training course in order to work behind the bar, but you stand to bring in a lot more dough for potentially less work, especially if you get good enough to pick up the weekend shifts. Many a student has paved the way to a brighter future by serving libations to their peers.

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Can I Make Money As A Virtual Assistant?

Did you know that you can make money as a virtual assistant? Most people don’t realize what a virtual assistant does and that is why they don’t believe that one can make enough money to pay their bills. What you need to understand is that a virtual assistant doesn’t just get paid by one person for sitting at home and waiting around for them to send work, they have multiple clients.

Think about this, if you are getting paid only $5 per hour but you have four different clients that pay you that, then you are making $20 an hour? This is the reason why more and more people are turning to virtual assistant jobs in order to make the money that they need.

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Tips On Making Money With YouTube

I am sure everyone reading this has heard about YouTube.  YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world and the largest video sharing website. YouTube gets millions of video views each day and you can take advantage of that and cash in on it. Most people think they can’t make money with videos because they don’t know how. Trust me; if you have time to create a short video and post it on the site, then you can make money.

The trick to making money with YouTube is to get as many videos published as you can. I am not talking about long drawn out videos, even a 2-3 minute long video will work just fine. The reason you need to keep your videos short is so that you can produce more of them and target a larger audience. Also, don’t worry about your camera; as long as it is good enough to see what you are doing, then it will be fine.

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Ways To Make Money As A Travel Writer

Did you know that you can make money by actually traveling around the world? With all the technology out there, you are able to go from place to place, get paid for your time, and get free vacations. This is something that you won’t get if you had to work at a regular 9-5 day job. It is because of this that I highly recommend this to people who like to travel and want free vacations.

So, how do you go about making money as a travel writer? Well, there are a couple of ways that you can do this but for most people they like to get paid prior to traveling. If that is how you want to proceed, then that is fine but you will have to find somebody that is willing to pay for your vacation and that is the tough part. What you will see below are some of the best ways to make money as a travel writer.

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