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Article Arbitrage: A Hybrid Method To Make Money Online

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Hybrid Methods

Being a student in college, you probably have your mind set on a few things: partying, girls/guys, sleeping in and how you’re going to pay off your student loans.

Although you’re busy with a full work load, you still have plenty of opportunities to pull in a little side money that could help with your expenses.

In this post, I will tell you a unique hybrid method college students can make money online.

What is a hybrid method?

For many students, making money comes down to two methods:

  • Offline
  • Online

But what if you combined the real world with the net? Now you’re thinking!

A hybrid method of making money online involves using your online skills in conjunction with offline opportunities – think: ordering pizza online and then delivering it to friends for a small fee.

Hybrid methods can be powerful. With the right knowledge, you can easily make up for all that beer you bought last weekend by utilizing just one of the following methods.

Selling essays, term & research papers

The teacher gives you a big essay that’s due in a few days, how boring, right? You get it done (only after a lot of procrastination) but after it’s all said and done, you’re left with pages upon pages of work which either goes into the trash or gets deleted from your hard drive.

But what if you wanted to make a little money off each writing you do?

As long as you didn’t plagiarize (shame on you!), your essay is your work. Your essay can be sold online instead of going to the waste bin.

A few great places to sell your online papers are:

But you’re probably saying “I already know I can sell my paper online!”. Fair enough, I agree these are merely the tip of the iceberg. What we want is a way to make some big bucks!

Introducing: Article Arbitrage

You didn’t think I was going to just leave you with what everyone knows, right? If you’re ready to really step up and make money online, keep reading.

In a nutshell, I call this the “article arbitrage”. You will be buying papers for a small amount, flipping them and selling them for a profit online.

You’re taking a real world item (that’s always in demand) and using your tech skills to make money online!

So here’s article arbitrage in a nutshell:

  1. You create accounts for websites as mentioned above.
  2. You research the highest paying articles (usually tech, medical, training related).
  3. Let everyone know in class that you’re offering a small payout for any papers they wish to sell. Hint: remind them that they’ll just be throwing them away.
  4. Pay each person then turn around and list these papers online at the above websites.
  5. Profit!

Bonus tip #1: You don’t have to stick with your classes – seek out other classrooms at your college. If it’s a particularly large school, there could be hundreds of classes going on each semester.

Bonus tip #2: If you really want to keep your costs down. Offer to sell these articles online for people – not only will you not have to pay up front but only if the article actually sells.

Bonus tip #3: In your author byline or within the body content try promoting your affiliate links – extra money!

Bonus tip #4: You could even tell your friends or teach other students this method for a small percentage or direct payment. (I call dibs on the ebook!)

A article arbitrage scenario

I want to take you through a simple scenario under the best conditions (everyone selling you their papers) – use this as a quick example to help you understand the possibilities.

Let’s say your class has 200 students each having to write 2 major papers throughout the semester.

  • 200 x 2 = 400 papers

Now, let’s say you offered each of them $2 for their paper (which would otherwise be thrown away). Believe me, if someone could simply give you a file in exchange for $2 – they’ll take it.

  • 400 papers @ $2 each = $800

Yeah, it’s a bit of a hit to your wallet but now you can turn around and sell these articles online for $5, $10, $20, $30 a pop!

  • 400 papers @ $5 each = $2000

Grand total?

  • $2000 – $800 = $1200!

The best part about running this article arbitrage method are these papers have college level material written (hopefully) without grammar mistakes. Additionally, if you were to go many other classrooms and follow suit, you could be looking at an even larger profit.

Do you see the power of a hybrid method now?

Keeping it all safe

The one drawback to running this kind of article arbitrage is that you’ll need to ensure that you actually own the rights to the works; this can be done by creating a small release of copyright that essentially says that you become the owner of said work.

Additionally there is a moral aspect: you could be helping others cheat on their papers.

My tip: keep to websites like AssociatedContent, Helium and the other paid article websites. Always, if possible, sign a legal waiver in the event someone decides to back out at a later time. You could even be transparent and tell them up front you intentions are.

Final thoughts and suggestions

This post was meant to introduce you to the idea of using hybrid methods to make money online. As you can see from this article, it’s very possible to utilize your online skills to bridge the gap between the offline world.

If you truly want to benefit from hybrid methods simply find a demand for a product or service, learn how to bridge the two elements and get in while it’s good.

So, what do you think about article arbitrage. Would you consider trying it?

About

Hi, I'm Murray. I am a freelance writer with a mission to share the possibilities of Business Beyond Blogging. I have multiple niche & authority projects, and I'm the lead editor at AffiliatePrograms.com which offers great advice about Affiliate Marketing and more!

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  1. Karan Labra says:
    The numbers seem to be pretty impressive. Would give article marketing a try.
  2. Marlene says:
    Great Ideas! I am currently in college and I am in desperate need to find ways to make extra money. I have been working with paid survey sites for a couple of months. I have been able to make close to $200. However, I am always eager to learn more ways to make extra money. If anyone would like to see my reviews of the surveys sites that I have worked with and my payment proofs, you can check out my blog.
  3. marissa says:
    I have heard of article marketing and bum marketing but this must be the first time to hear article arbitrage to make money online. Good call but seems like a lot of work to do.
  4. Sachin says:
    very interesting post I remember my Old days in my graduation when I post my first Post in article directory and after receiving positive response i start writing press release, white papers, tutorials, presentations Online :)
  5. Laura Davis says:
    Wow... thats something I definitely never thought about doing with my college papers. I don't know that all of them would be interesting enough, but it might be worth it to try. So, do you make money just by putting them up, or do people have to actually buy the article for you to get a profit?
    • Murlu says:
      Hey Laura, You can either add your own throughout school - sure enough you'll do them quite often if you keep taking English classes and other classes which require reports. Or, you can buy them from others since they're probably just gonna go to waste by sitting on the computer until they're deleted.
  6. digiknowzone says:
    Very interesting thought. Although, people would like a way which is less complicated and less time consuming. But still, nice!
    • Murlu says:
      It could take some time but then thing again about this: What if you hired someone to collect all these articles and posted them for you :P Or, what if you put up flyers at school, created a small website and accepted submissions from there. Many ways to think outside the box :)
  7. Steve Scott Site says:
    The idea that so many people are out there buying and selling articles almost makes me feel dumb for writing all my own in school. Think of all the beer i missed. What a waste. Anyway, very interesting idea. Steve
    • Murlu says:
      I like your motif Steve :) I wonder how long it will take before "web writing" to become standard in most English classes. The standard "3 lines per paragraph, blah blah blah" just doesn't cut it these days as we've all evolved and adapted to the web.
  8. Milind says:
    Hey Murlu, I am new to your blog and read first post of your blog,it is quite interesting and useful for me. You are doing a very nice work, i like the way of your blogging.Thanks for sharing it and I will be a regular visitor for a long time.
  9. Julius Kuhn-Regnier says:
    Nice article Murray. I never really thought about doing something like that but it seems to be a good idea. How is your making money online trip going? Already earning enough? I have just started building a website and it seems promising so far as it is ranking extremely well in Google.
    • Murlu says:
      Hey Julius, glad you enjoyed the article. I hope it helped you think outside the box. Hybrid methods can be amazing once you realize the variable level of knowledge people have. You may think 'oh, setting up a blog is a piece of cake, no one would pay for that' but in actuality there are literally hundreds of thousands that could use this service! Likewise, article arbitrage would work well because you're using your current resources and pushing them in a new direction. On my side, I've been quite busy with a few major projects. I do web design and just launched a new website for a small business (I love working with small businesses hehe). Hope all is well with you and thanks for leaving a comment :)
  10. Robert says:
    It sounds absolutely genius! If this works it would be great! However I'm not experienced in selling online articles, do many actually get sold? Is there a large demand for them? If so then this is a very good idea indeed!
    • Murlu says:
      The market is certainly always in demand Robert. Instead of trying to sell PLR articles which get passed around often you can leverage these unique (and well written) articles for a very hefty price if you went for it. Give it a shot and see how it goes. Start small and work your way up :)