Passive Income is defined by Wikipedia as “Repeated regular income, earned by a sales person, generated from the payment of a product or service that must be renewed on a regular basis, in order to continue receiving its benefits – also called residual income.” In compiling this list of passive income resources, I did it with my best effort to avoid any scams, giving mostly practical ideas that work for me and many others. While I have used a few of them I have to admit that I’ve not tried all of them. As in all new home business startups, you should therefore find out as much as you can before you join. But this is a start….
Your Start to Passive Income:
- Start a home business
- 123 Cash Surveys
- Passive Profit Package
- Earn money selling cool products
- Angela Edwards Backlink Builder’s program
- Launch 6 Automated Income Streams
- Maximum Paid Surveys – take online surveys and make from $5 to $75 each
- SeoSeductionSecrets – Simple Search Engine Techniques that multiplied Income by 567%
- PotPieGirl’s One WeekMarketing – Follow detailed step-by-step, day-by-day instructions that earned Jennifer Ledbetter $154,000 a year.
- Discover How To Make $500 Per Week With Affiliate Marketing!
- Join Ewen Chia’s Work From Home Income Program
- Start a blog and make money with it
- Join SFI Marketing Group, in business since 1998 and has the greatest growth potential.
- Sign-up with the 7-Dollar Mall and start to get a complete commission earning Mall 100% FREE.
- Earn cash by Selling Your Stuff at Amazon.
- Learn to write and Create Ebooks That Sell.
- Be a Ghostwriter.and get paid to write books, articles, stories, reports, or other content which are officially credited to another person
- Join IAHBE – International Association of Home Business Entrepreneus
- The Top 25 Home Based Business Ideas
- The Passive Affiliate Marketing System-on Complete Auto Pilot
- Get Paid For Your Opinion
Passive Income Resources:
- 3 Easy Steps To Get Started With Investing at My Two Dollars
- 3Multiple Income Streams: 10 Ways to Earn Extra Income at The Dough Roller
- Spend less than you earn – the wrong way to think at Brip Blap
- How To Make Passive Income and Create Successful Small Businesses at Lamgy
- Create Passive Income with Real Estates, Stocks, Bonds, Businesses at Passive Income Info
- Passive Income: How to Earn More and Work Less at About.com
- 8 Ways To Earn Passive Income Online at iSiteBuild.com
- Living Off Dividends and Passive Income at Living Off Dividends
- 20+ Free Passive Income Resources at Liftoptimizer
- 11 Great Ways to Earn More Money at Free Money Finance
- Defining Alternative Income at Lazy Man and Money
- Ten Ways to Translate Your Passion Into Additional Income at The Simple Dollar
- 50+ Resources to Legitimately Raise Your Income at My Super-Charged Life
- 40 Ways to Make Money on the Internet at Dumb Little Man
- A New Goal: $300 Monthly Passive Income by Year End at Saving To Invest
Well I hope I’ve given you enough passive income resources to start a worthwhile pursuit for financial freedom, extra income and something to call your very own home business.
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November 13, 2008 at 11:47 am
Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road.
Allen Taylor
November 13, 2008 at 6:27 pm
@Allen Taylor: Thanks for dropping in and for subscribing. Hope to see you around here again.
-Internet Home Business
November 14, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Nice resources! do you have more recommended program that is not IM related…?
November 14, 2008 at 12:30 pm
@Kok Choon: Hi Kok Choon, not at the moment but definitely will work on it soon.
-Peter
Legitimate Home Internet Business
November 13, 2008 at 5:05 pm
woow great Resources, thanks
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November 13, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Peter,
An interesting list. I am familiar with some of them, and any of those you mention that I know of are very worthwhile. I guess I will have to do more research to find out about the others, so thanks for the kick-start.
Alan
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November 13, 2008 at 6:30 pm
@MoneyBlog: Hi, thanks for dropping in and hope you like at least a few of the resources.
-Peter
Online Business Ideas
November 13, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Great post Peter. Some cool ways and profitable ones too. Passive is always nice. I see you use Performancing Ads yourself too.
November 13, 2008 at 6:51 pm
@Kenney @ Work From Home Blog: Hi Kenney, thanks for dropping in. Yes I’m using Performancing Ads although I find that they take too big a cut in the revenue. The OIO Publisher I’m using gives you 100% earnings so it helps to even out things a little.
-Peter
Internet Home Business
November 14, 2008 at 1:33 am
Good post again Mr. Lee. You always have something nice. People really need extra income in this days. Thanks for posting your tips. Keep it up.
Thank you
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November 14, 2008 at 1:53 am
@Diana Rupert: Hi Diana, good to see you here again and thanks. Yup! we can do with some extra income for all the sweat and toil that we go through our businss everyday.
-Peter
Online Business Ideas
November 14, 2008 at 9:22 am
Peter – You have a great looking site here! I have subscribed and Stumbled this article.
This is a fantastic list of resources! Your readers should definitely get plenty of ideas on how to generate some additional income. I really appreciate you including my article.
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November 14, 2008 at 10:06 am
@Jeff@MySuperChargedLife: Hi Jeff, thanks for dropping by and for subscribing. Well you have such a great list of resources too so I thought it would be a swell idea to include it here.
-Peter
Internet Home Business Ideas
November 14, 2008 at 11:56 am
Good list Peter…
I set up a few accounts in MPS and between my wife and I, with our limited time, have managed $200 – $300 in about 3 months. That is only about 2 hour/5 days….I could see a couple making decent extra money if that is all they did all day long.
Great post Peter
Leon
November 14, 2008 at 12:13 pm
@Leon Bowes: Hi Leon, that’s good to know and just shows what they say is not just lip service. That’s good testimony. Thanks!
-Peter
Online Business Ideas
November 14, 2008 at 5:45 pm
I thought I was the only one who knew about the Seven Dollar Mall…L.O.L!
btw: There’s another resource that pays you 100% commissions inside the free Ultimate SuperTips ebook.
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November 14, 2008 at 6:43 pm
@Caleb: Sounds great. I’ll be checking it up soon. Thanks for sharing.
-Peter
Legitimate Home Internet Business
November 14, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Peter man, a most excellent list!
I’ve saved the email to go over it much finer when I get a chance.
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November 14, 2008 at 10:10 pm
@Dennis Edell: Hey Dennis, good to see you here. Glad you like it.
-Peter
Simple Business Ideas
November 14, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Hi Peter,
I love the new look! Sorry I have not been around in a bit, I have been busy with the new blog!
A large portion of my monthly income is from passive income streams!
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November 15, 2008 at 12:38 am
@Tara @ Affiliate Marketing Prodigy: Hi Tara, thanks for the visit. I just came from your new blog. It looks real nice, but I kinda miss the old one. Hope to see you again here.
-Peter
Simple Business Ideas
November 15, 2008 at 2:19 am
Another great way to make money is to shop around, as any money saved is money gained. Don’t be afraid to ask for discount as on many occasions you may well find out that ‘ask and you shall receive’ actually works.
Also I’ve found that when requiring a service it also pays to shop around. I saved a couple of thousand of dollars, and got a better product, by shopping around for a truck refit.
Sorry Peter, you covered almost everything else and this is all that I could come up with
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November 15, 2008 at 2:31 am
@Sire: Thanks Sire for the good tip…‘ask and you shall receive’ actually works’..I’ve heard of this before. Could this be why bloggers put a ‘Donation’ button on their blogs. Wonder if it’s true here too.
-Peter
Best Home Business Ideas
November 15, 2008 at 4:39 am
Why not, I’ve actually had a couple of people who have bought me a beer via that plugin. If I didn’t have that plugin, I would be that much thirstier.
November 18, 2008 at 4:59 am
‘ask and you shall receive’
Hmm, where did I hear this before?…
November 15, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Okay, this list hurts my head! You’re done a yeoman’s job here, Peter, and it’s way too much to try to consume in one sitting; not that I haven’t been trying. Way to go; supreme stuff.
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November 16, 2008 at 2:04 am
@Mitch: Thanks for the compliment. Yea there’s plenty of good stuff here…the thing is you have to savor it slowly, not gulp it. Some of them need an acquired taste so take your time to enjoy it.
-Peter
legitimate Home Internet Business
November 15, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Thanks Peter for such good resources, especially the one “create Ebooks that sell.” Offering my own Ebooks on my website will give me so many advantages over selling other people’s Ebooks. I just have to put mind mind to it and put in the work to do it.
Dave
November 16, 2008 at 5:36 am
Hi Dave, Thanks for dropping by. I guess writing an ebook is perhaps one of things most bloggers would do one day so this resource should come in handy when that happens.
-Peter
Legitimate Home Internet Buisiness
November 16, 2008 at 2:31 am
Great list Peter, must have taken a lot of time. Passive income is the best way to make a living, and it is supporting me and my son! It is also a great venue for those struggling right now in economic hard times
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November 16, 2008 at 5:08 am
@JR @ Internet Marketing Do-Follow Blog: Hi JR, welcome! and thanks for dropping in. Yes I do hope that this would in some small ways help a few people. BTW I just came from your blog and left a comment.
-Peter
Legitimate Home Internet Business
November 17, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Peter: Having multiple streams of income is paramount to building any long term wealth. One rule/regulation change can put many IMs out of business overnight if they’re not careful.
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November 17, 2008 at 6:28 pm
@Ed Hardy: Hi Ed, thanks for dropping by and your comment.
-Peter
Home Internet Business
November 18, 2008 at 4:58 am
This is one heck of a list, Peter. Passive income is indeed a smart way of earnings as “it takes lees time to earn more”. Great stuff really.
Yan
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November 18, 2008 at 10:54 am
@Blog for Beginners: Hey Yan, who knows perhaps one day we may be working on a few of these programs together. Good to see you here.
-Peter
Online Business Ideas
November 18, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I would point out that passive income programs could be described as items that continue to provide value to those that find them. Making an item of value, and leaving it in a location where people can end up seeing it, is a way to contribute to one’s community in a way that doesn’t add pressure to the release of the product. One might say that passive income earners provide as much, if not more, to the general populace.
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November 18, 2008 at 7:08 pm
@Armen Shirvanian: Thanks Armen for the visit and welcome to this community. Thanks for your thoughts, I can’t say any better. Hope to see you around.
-Peter
Internet Home Business
November 21, 2008 at 3:00 am
I’m happy that I found your blog. I have to say it’s a goldmine here. Every bit of information you give is so valuable. Thanks!
December 14, 2008 at 6:59 pm
This is an awesome list of links about passive income. I write about passive income myself, so it’s really cool to hear other people talk about the same subject!
Next time you write about passive income, Peter, keep me in mind =)
All the best and Happy Holidays!
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January 10, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Hi, Peter:
What a great list of passive income sources! Good job providing such a wide selection for your readers to research and choose from. Truly, something for everyone. With this list, your readers have no excuse fo not making more money in 2009!
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January 11, 2009 at 9:08 am
@Web Biz Opportunities: Hi GT, good to see you here. Yes I’ve had quite good review on this post. I really think the concept of passive income interests lots of people and will continue to do so. I just visited your blog and left a comment.
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Peter
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February 4, 2009 at 12:27 am
Hi Peter,
That is a real Huge list, I better StumbleUpon it, I need to read it all. You are very resourceful with so many great ideas.
Luis
February 4, 2009 at 8:27 am
@Marketing Business Review: Hi Luis, thanks for the stumble. That’s a good idea. Read it at your leisure. You may find some of them useful or helpful to you.
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Peter
Online Business Opportunities
February 14, 2009 at 6:15 am
good resources peter.btw allow me to add you in my rss.thank you
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February 14, 2009 at 6:59 am
@joe comp:Sure and thanks for adding me in your rss.
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Peter
February 28, 2009 at 10:01 am
Big list and loads I have never considered before – going to take a look at the PIP site stuff – thanks
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March 6, 2009 at 7:02 am
Thanks for always proving valuable content like this one. I think network marketing is also one of the very lucrative ways to build passive incomes.
BTW, be aware of those passive investment schemes out there like ad surfs, I’ve seen some people who’ve lost a substantial amount of money in it.
Eric
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March 17, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Passive income is a lot of work. I know a few people out there that make it sound so easy. Passive income does take a lot of time and effort.
With a blog, you need to continuously work on new content, otherwise people won’t use your blog.
March 17, 2009 at 1:42 pm
One thing to remember that passive income is not an overnight success. Blogging times a great deal of time, start on generating content first.
Build and audience then sell.
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March 23, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Excellent tips and highly informative. Thanks for sharing.
April 4, 2009 at 12:19 pm
I almost wish I didn't read this post because you give so many links to checkout that it will take me all day to research and then decide how these resources can impact my monthly bottomline. I will let you know later how and if I implemented any of the resources and the results of me doing so. Thanks for the post.
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May 17, 2009 at 10:26 am
You're so resourceful. And yes, this list is interesting. Got to check each. Pls. add prelaunchinsider.com in your list. Huge launches that will soon happen may help those who are into home based business.
May 17, 2009 at 10:53 am
@ The Medical Billing Trainer: Thanks for the compliment. Glad that you liked it.
May 17, 2009 at 11:00 am
@mlm prelaunch: Thanks!
November 20, 2009 at 3:19 am
Nice list of resources. I almost dropping by everyday and picking up new knowledge from your blog. Thanks Peter.
January 13, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Good indeed. I don't want to miss this opportunity. Thanks for such information.
January 15, 2010 at 10:17 am
Thanks!
June 12, 2010 at 12:54 am
i look this Once or twice a month, I get paid anywhere from $75 to $200 in cash for an hour or … If you don't mind, I'm going to link to this on my blog for all my stay-home!
June 17, 2010 at 2:56 am
i think there are so good idea which is help people!
July 13, 2010 at 5:16 am
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July 13, 2010 at 10:16 am
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September 14, 2010 at 7:20 am
O yes all is very nice and also very important all is share again by again.
September 20, 2010 at 3:39 am
Thanks for sharing such a great information , I will read then comeback with my views
September 20, 2010 at 8:53 am
@Tej Kohli: You're taking action, I like that. Let us know what you think.
September 23, 2010 at 11:44 am
I know some of these have to work. I really want to believe that there really is a way to make money from home. I just don't have the money to waste on trying them.
October 7, 2010 at 3:58 am
@trip to India: It's good to be cautious..perhaps just venture with a few when you are ready.
October 11, 2010 at 8:30 am
But Peter, do you agree with someone who said that passive income can be got with only a smart action at beginning?
Because I think what you have written in this post require continual effort to get the “income”.
October 11, 2010 at 10:02 am
@lukman nulhakiem: Some affiliate programs require some marketing effort while others like membership programs require you to do nothing. Take the example of a an autorresponder program as a good example.
October 14, 2010 at 11:13 am
this has been a great read,many thanks!
October 16, 2010 at 5:01 am
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November 10, 2010 at 4:38 am
That's indeed a very comprehensive list!! great resources…though m familiar with some of them…i would also live to give others a try!
November 10, 2010 at 4:46 am
@Tej Kohli: Great. Do let us know how it goes for you.
November 10, 2010 at 4:46 am
@Tej Kohli: Great. Do let us know how it goes for you.
February 12, 2011 at 4:21 pm
I recently read a great post about earning good money as a ghost writer somewhere. I think that might really be something for me…
Oh and you could also add stock photography as a way of making money. You basically take pictures, put them on special platforms online and they sell the rights for those pictures. You will typically get 10-20% of the price they sold it for.
IStockphoto would be a good point to start. But be aware: They don't want another picture of a nice river
But if you are able to take nice pictures of people interacting or of cultural motives, you might be able to make some nice money
February 13, 2011 at 9:32 am
Some good links in there – although as the post is nearly 2.5 years old it may be worth creating a new list as some are out of date, some dont work and some others have been updated with better quality articles.
April 27, 2011 at 6:54 am
I hate your reference to wikipedia – other than that good job
May 4, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Great ideas here peter. thank you
May 28, 2011 at 4:45 am
Interesting article…. Nice tips given about passive income….
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June 3, 2011 at 10:21 am
post thank you much, very good article I need it Thanks for the post. I appreciate the info on blog comments and will surely start looking out for people who are using automated programmes for making blog comment posts.
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August 2, 2011 at 4:44 am
Peter, my definition of passive income is income that keeps on coming whether or not you work. The only true passive income is income from investments, or a leveraged business model, not necessarily MLM, but where you derive your income from the work of others.
When people are assessing a home business, they need to consider whether they really want a passive income, or whether in fact they want a job they can do at home. There's a big difference.
If it's really a passive income that is desired, then the issue of due diligence becomes crucial, especially in terms of product or service differentiation, proof of market, pricing, etc etc etc.
I wonder if you and I could collaborate on some great articles to help people choose businesses which are low entry cost, but which do meet due diligence and therefore have a solid potential to produce true passive income?
August 3, 2011 at 8:46 am
Nice and interesting collection of ideas, Peter. I will surely try them out for my own benefit.
August 20, 2011 at 7:37 pm
I love your posts and resources, thanks for sharing
August 26, 2011 at 8:09 am
There are so many great ways to have a passive income today that most people
don’t know about, be it by writing articles, doing product reviews or
any other niche that you may be able to fill using your own personal
interests or knowledge that you have. For sure, some amount of
initial investment is involved both financially and of yourself, in starting up a
passive income source but once it starts to click, it’s much easier to run.
August 31, 2011 at 6:13 am
Thanks
for posting nice article. its really nice for those who are interested
to work from home and want to income some more extra bucks. I want to
add something: Start your own blog, optimized it, bring visitors to
your niche and add adsence to it, hopefully you will also be able to
income a few bucks. Keep it up. Good Luck Team
October 4, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Hi Michelle,
Thanks for telling me. I just upgraded my theme and have yet to activate all my plugins. Sent you an email.
October 13, 2011 at 5:12 am
Thanks
for posting nice article. its really nice for those who are interested
to work from home and want to income some more extra bucks. I want to
add something: Start your own blog, optimized it, bring visitors to
your niche and add adsence to it, hopefully you will also be able to
income a few bucks. Keep it up. Good Luck Team
October 16, 2011 at 1:05 am
Wow. This list is really comprehensive. Thanks for taking the time to compile them all. This is very helpful to all people who want to earn passive income.
October 19, 2011 at 7:02 am
Many thanks peter. I’m not familiar with many of them. I’ll check them one by one
November 1, 2011 at 1:12 pm
The avenues of earning passive income keeps growing with each day. There is something for virtually anyone with some level of education today. I see everyone from little kids to retired people earning money online. It is definitely a great thing for the future of employment for the masses.
-Jean
November 17, 2011 at 11:49 pm
I’m glad that you mentioned SFI. It’s a great program, I made a little bit of cash when in my first month so it does work. It takes a while to build the income, but once it’s there it usually only tends to grow. Anyway, nice list.
November 18, 2011 at 3:18 am
Hi Lee…you have shared all effective and important ways to earn real sense passive income by working at home.
As I have tried many from this like -Affiliate, Ghostwriting, and many more and it really works for me.
We are blessed that due to WEB WORLD we can able earn well just from home only.
Thanks a lot LEE.
November 18, 2011 at 10:14 am
Thanks Peter! This is a great list and will be useful to us.
November 21, 2011 at 6:31 am
This is a great list of resources!! I love doing the SEO/keyword method.
December 7, 2011 at 5:12 am
nice list. But i think out of 200 resources, few are very hard to obtain in real life.
December 14, 2011 at 12:39 am
Quite informative and useful list. It is really helpful for the people looking for passive income or want to earn while work at home. Great work Peter. You are doing well, please keep it up.
December 15, 2011 at 9:29 am
Good list of recources.
I hope its not too obsolete
December 16, 2011 at 6:16 am
This list provides the best ways to earn through home, though some are very difficult but not impossible. Great post.
December 21, 2011 at 3:10 am
nice tips for newbies like me who are trying to make residual income online…keep up the good work…cheers!!!
December 28, 2011 at 10:50 am
Thanks so much Peter for putting so much time and effort into finding all of these passive income streams! I always appreciate learning from people like you! Thanks you
January 2, 2012 at 1:46 am
I know some of these have to function. I really want to believe that there really is a way to generate income from house. I just don’t have the cash to spend on trying them.Looking for sum more…Thank You..
January 2, 2012 at 6:15 am
Great, i’ve added to my RSS. Some interesting topics to look into, i especially like the ‘Passive Income Tips And Tricks’. I think the IM lifestyle gets trickier each year.
January 9, 2012 at 5:17 pm
Great tips and resources. I will certainly be using this post as a reference. Thank you!
January 13, 2012 at 1:06 pm
There are definitely a couple of great ideas here that I haven’t seen much of elsewhere…setting a blog for example for writing work, or typing work. For those of us here, a good part of our day is already spent writing and typing…might as well put it to work in a way that earns more.
I’ll definitely be checking some of this stuff out.
January 20, 2012 at 10:55 am
nice list, few of them so useful for me, learning how to make money interesting one, thanks for such a great post.
February 1, 2012 at 6:57 pm
Awesome blog post. This thing is freakin packed with tons of great info. I’m glad I found your blog. I’ve been building passive income streams for a little over a year now and I gotta say it’s awesome to get money for doing nothing( not really but you get the idea). I picked a couple more passive income streams from this post which I am going to start working on. Thanks for the post.
February 3, 2012 at 1:17 am
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