1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (63 page)

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387 WRITE FOR A VIDEO GAME.
Let's face it: you've probably wasted enough of your life playing video games. Now it's time to put all of that (seemingly) worthless knowledge to good use by writing for video game companies. A lot of the time, developers will have the story set, but need someone to write the dialogue.

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388 WRITE COVER LETTERS.
Everyone is applying for jobs nowadays, and writing the cover letter is often the hardest part of the process. Avoid having to write your own cover letter by writing them for other people. It'll be pretty easy if you create a template and plug in the info that you're given. Check out cover letter templates at
www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/coversamples.htm
.

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389 CRITIQUE RESUMES.
There are tons of resume books on the market today, but why not cut out the middleman and tell your clients what you think. Set up a website and have job seekers send in their resumes and a copy of the job they're looking to apply to. Give them your opinion on their resumes and let them know what they should change. They get the job and you the cash. A win-win situation.

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390 WRITE RESUMES.
Let's face it, resume writing is hard. There are so many ways to create a resume. Should you use bullet points? Is it better to write a job-based resume or a skill-based resume? If you know the answers to these questions, you're well on your way to having another job to put on your own resume. Have clients send you their job descriptions along with their employment dates. Talk to them to find out what their responsibilities were and create a resume tailored specifically for them. Just be careful. You may take the heat if they don't get the job.

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391 SELL YOUR POETRY.
If you're a gifted poet, consider selling your original poetry to magazines, websites, or even to people looking to give a gift to a loved one. It can be tricky to be successful at selling your poems, but it's much easier than landing a book deal. Visit
NetPoets.com
to find out how to market your innermost feelings.

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392 ENTER WRITING CONTESTS.
Do your friends tell you that you're the best storyteller they've ever listened to? Turn that admiration into profit. Write something, anything and enter it into a competition. Check out
Writer's Digest
(
www.writersdigest.com
) or the Global Short Story Competition (
www.globalshortstories.net
) for details.