1. Mystery Shopping: Shop till you drop and get paid for doing it. As strange as that sounds, it is in fact true. There are companies that will pay you to shop at specific stores at your local mall or shopping center. All you need to do is visit the store and then fill out (online) a feedback form about the products and services. Then they send you a check for the new shirt you bought--and you keep the shirt!

With the revolution in the retail business, customer satisfaction has become the primary goal of most organizations. Contracting regular people like you to visit their stores and restaurants and provide feedback on how to improve their products is the only way these organizations can improve their customer satisfaction levels. It is a win-win situation for all so start mystery shopping today! Check out Shop Until You Drop or Secret Mystery Shopping to get started.

2. eBay Auctions: You may have never fancied yourself as an online seller of products, but the eBay opportunity is really too good to miss. There are many people who have hit the six-figure mark by selling on eBay. These are not sales people or business owners--they are normal everyday people who have taken advantage of the eBay phenomenon--and there is still plenty of room for new sellers. This type of work requires dedication and determination but once you learn the right tricks things become much easier. Perhaps not as much fun as mystery shopping, but the pay-offs are much larger. There is even a free website (the eBay Cash Machine) that will show you everything you need to know about eBay auctions. Or for a completely new slant on the business, see how a former dental hygeinist started making $11,000 per month selling on eBay.

3. Pay-Per-Click Programs: If you haven't heard of this, you'll be surprised how you can set up a system on the Internet that works for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, making money while you're off doing whatever you want to do. You don't even have to have a website to do this. The best part about Pay-Per-Click programs is that they gain momentum. So when you start you may earn just a few dollars a day but the more time you let it run, the greater the returns. There is a small learning curve involved so get started with Google Profits immediately.

4. Online Surveys: And you thought your opinion wasn't worth anything! Large corporations are always wanting to know what people think about various products, events and services. In effect, they are looking to get the opinion and feedback of the general public. All you need to do is sign up with a survey company like Survey Scout or Survey Pass, take surveys regularly and get paid for every survey you take. The more responsive, proactive and punctual you are the more you get paid per survey. So go ahead and voice your opinions.

5. Paid to Drive: No, you are not hiring on as a chauffeur. Companies have realized that putting marketing messages on cars is a great way to make their products more visible. So you can choose to contract with a company that actually lets you drive their car for free. The car is decorated with marketing messages and you get to use it as your very own car – without paying a single penny! Or, you could choose to carry marketing messages on your car and get paid for it. Some people get a large enough reimbursement to completely pay their new car payment. Check out the Free Car Guru or the Free Car Index for the best information on how to do this.