1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (132 page)

821 CLEAN UP WEBSITES.
Notice a bug on a company's site? Know how to fix it? See if they're willing to supplement your income by buying your online knowledge. Beware: If you screw up the site even more, you'll be liable to pay for a real professional to pick up where you left off.

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822 FASHION SECOND LIFE AVATARS.
Those tiny tweaks you have to give an avatar for it to become your virtual doppelganger are enough to drive anyone nuts (not to mention the carpal tunnel you'll soon be suffering). If you have an artistic mouse hand though, you could lend some help to those with a lead clicker finger. Have them send you a photo of what they'd like to look like and then drop some cash in your PayPal account — or transfer over some Linden dollars if that's what you're into.

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823 OPEN A SECOND LIFE NIGHT CLUB.
You'll need to shell out some real-life dough to put up the virtual velvet rope, but as long as your club is poppin' you should make your investment back in cover charges. Look into booking some entertainment and see if any former reality TV stars would be willing to a host a night at your club.

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824 START A SECOND LIFE STRIP CLUB.
Avatars need love too. All you need to do is to hire some lovely ladies to shake it on your virtual stage, put “Pour Some Sugar on Me” in heavy rotation, and set your rate for the Champagne Room. Before you know it, your e-Bada Bing will be where all the guys want to go to watch the ballet.

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825 SELL USER-CREATED VIDEO GAME LEVELS.
As more gaming systems allow for user-generated content, the opportunities to cash in on your creativity grow. Think you have a level that can stump even the most nimble gamer? Put it up for purchase on sites that host such sales. Just be sure what you've developed is actually challenging. No one can bitch louder than a gamer scorned.

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826 INSTALL A NEW OPERATING SYSTEM.
Every few years Windows and Macintosh come out with an updated OS. Most people ditch their whole computer in favor of updating their current one with the new system. You can help save those people a few bucks, while making some for yourself. Offer your services and update their existing towers and cubes with the company's latest creation.

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