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Home based work needed
Hi, Can anyone help? Looking for some work to earn extra money that i can do at home. Can't be party based as my wife already does Jamie at Home so i need to stay at home. I have sold all my old phones, CD's, DVD's extra and have joined survey sites but haven't made much. Would like to do something like data entry but it…
To goog to be true???
The wife saw this today..... http://webnewsweekly.com/uk/cp.htm I am sure this is too good to be true, but would welcome some opinions. Thanks, Ian
'Forever Products' _work from home?
Forever Products. foreverliving-dot-com and qlsgroupweb-dot-net are the website links. Is anybody familiar with this company? There was an advert on TotalJobs about this, which sounded promising. The TotalJobs ad said something along the lines of 'Work from home, helping local small businesses, work with 20 clients'. I've…
15k-18k in London. Is it good enough?
Hi all! I am a recent graduate and just came across a job opportunity in London that I am quite eager about. Unfortunately it just costs 15 to 18k. I have never lived in London and would like to know if its decent enough? Thanks!
Inboxpounds - Anyone know if they are any good?
I have had an invite to join inboxpounds - has anyone any experience of what they are like? I have googled them but not really found much out about them. Thanks
2nd Job
In order to increase my income I'm looking at getting a second job. I'm lookong for something where I can work from home on a couple of evenings and over the weekend. I've notice a few companies advertising on line but I don't know how legitimate they are. Does anyone have any experience of any such companies? Can anyone…
Hiving - online survey site - anyone used it?
Just noticed an email from this lot (went into my junk) Looks like a 20 min survey could net you £1 Anyone a member?? Any feedback?
Vivatic Writing test now live
I know there's a seperate thread but thought this might be slightly more obvious! Deadline 5:30pm tonight apparently
TopCashBack - Grrrrrrrrr.
Couldn't find a 'pulling-out hair in frustration' smiley, hence the 'Grrrrr'. Car insurance is up for renewal so went through TCB and found a company with a good cashback offer. Clicked-through, spent 10 minutes box-filling, clicked 'submit' and up popped the message 'Sorry, we could not give you a quote online. Please…
Neals Yard Remedies
Hi, I'm seriously thinking about becoming a consultant for Neals Yard & was wondering if anyone could tell me more about it? There doesn't seem to be a thread on here with much going on for this company. I've done The Body Shop at Home in the past and it wasn't for me. Thanks in advance!:)
Has anyone been to Stafford car boot sale?
Hi all, just wondering if anyone has been to, or sold at Stafford car boot sale? I'm thinking of selling there in the next few weeks as desperately need to get rid of some stuff and make some money! Thanks! :beer:
Jewellery Franchise
I read a few months ago in The Mirror or Sun about a jewellery franchise where you can start off with about £75 to buy stock. Unfortunately I didn't keep a note of it and I haven't found it on searches. can anyone help with this or similar suggestions? I have found that jewellery sells very well at car boot sales and craft…
those of you with nectar
just thought id post letting people know that there is a nectar tool bar you can download form the website and you get 100 points for doing so but on top of that every time you use it search the net you get 1 point for every 2 times you search and up to 50 points a month. not much but every little helps :D x
Naming a business
Hi Guys, I hope this is the right forum section. I've decided to become a freelance graphic designer in my spare time (mainly to see how good business would be before taking the plunge full time and leaving my current full time job). My main idea would be to become a mobile designer i.e. I will come to visit the clients as…
United Casting
Hello has anyone ever dealt with united casting? what was your experience like and did you get paid ok ? I have an upcoming job with them.
GetCashAndRewards.com
Just found this blog:getcashandrewards.com which shows you how to set up a website/blog and make money from it. Ben
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Business start up Advice
Hi, I am hoping that I have posted in the correct forum... I was after some advice please and am hoping someone can help me out. I would like to set up a business which buys items, both non food and food, from a wholesalers and then sell on at a market stall/Ebay. At the moment, I live with my parter in his student house…
Home based Opp - Telesales
There's a new home based opportunity over at sureboom by an energy company. It is sales work, but I suppose its great for anyone wanting to supplement their income. You can read more here: http://talk.sureboom.com/showthread.php?t=1016
Rewarded opinions
I am just wondering if its not just me who experiencing problems with getting points for the surveys with Rewarded opinions. Completed survey, checked the balance, points not appeared in my account, the survey is not in the survey history. Contacted them straight away, which was 7 days ago, no reply so far... Do they have…

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