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Income boost tips

In everyone's opinion what's the best ideas for boosting income?

Referrals etc!

I already use panelbase for surveys!

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  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,108 Forumite
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    Check the boost your income article on the main site

    https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/boost-your-income/
  • dcfc67
    dcfc67 Posts: 399 Forumite
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    use referrals
    some are low cost or free.
    Freetrade for a free share (currently use) also trading 212.
    Do you have Sky or Virgin, does your energy company offer a referral scheme.
    What about your mobile provider.

    Are you level headed enough to do the matched betting
  • gavinaw
    gavinaw Posts: 25 Forumite
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    affiliate marketing is an excellent option, but it takes a little time and effort to set up.
  • The matched betting forum is pretty dead, I was under the impression that bookies had got wise to it and stopped anything that matched betters could utilise. 
  • mikep22
    mikep22 Posts: 1,540 Forumite
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    The matched betting forum is pretty dead, I was under the impression that bookies had got wise to it and stopped anything that matched betters could utilise. 

    TBF its certainly not the place I would discuss it personally. Not because I have anything against matched betting (I have benefitted from it down the years) - but because there are dedicated sites like ProfitAccumulator which are much better for working towards it.

    You are right that bookies are smarter about it now and Ive no doubt that unless you're quite fortunate you probably cant earn as much now as what you could previously. However its also worth noting that its highly likely you can still make more in a relatively short time period without doing anything risky - when I say more, I mean dwarf things like surveys. But you need an initial "bank" to really maximise it and lets be honest we probably wouldnt be here if we all had such things to draw on :D 

    However the post I quoted didnt actually mention MB'ing and just seemed to suggest "getting rich" from gambling, which like I said is a fools game. 
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  • droopsnoot
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    The matched betting forum is pretty dead, I was under the impression that bookies had got wise to it and stopped anything that matched betters could utilise. 
    If you read the massive banner across the top of the Matched Betting section of this forum, it does say that's been temporarily suspended because of Coronavirus. So it's not dead, just resting.
  • Browntoa
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    And matched betting discussion is not allowed anywhere apart from on the closed part of the forum
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  • mikep22 said:
    The matched betting forum is pretty dead, I was under the impression that bookies had got wise to it and stopped anything that matched betters could utilise. 

    TBF its certainly not the place I would discuss it personally. Not because I have anything against matched betting (I have benefitted from it down the years) - but because there are dedicated sites like ProfitAccumulator which are much better for working towards it.

    You are right that bookies are smarter about it now and Ive no doubt that unless you're quite fortunate you probably cant earn as much now as what you could previously. However its also worth noting that its highly likely you can still make more in a relatively short time period without doing anything risky - when I say more, I mean dwarf things like surveys. But you need an initial "bank" to really maximise it and lets be honest we probably wouldnt be here if we all had such things to draw on :D 

    However the post I quoted didnt actually mention MB'ing and just seemed to suggest "getting rich" from gambling, which like I said is a fools game. 
    Oh I automatically assumed they couldn't have meant actual gambling - I thought they must mean something else because surely everyone knows the general consensus on here!

    Glad to hear matched betting's not entirely dead! I'm still interested in starting. 
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