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Some suggestions for some quick cash: http://fiverr.com/ http://fiverr.com/ https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome What kind of

Some suggestions for some quick cash: http://fiverr.com/ http://fiverr.com/ https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome What kind of freelance work do you do? If you do design or coding, there's elance, guru.com and many others. There's day work if you're desperate for money and homeless shelters for food and a roof. I don't know much about the US financial system but it seems like bankruptcy might be an option? Regardless, I would suggest that your best bet does not lie in trying to make money from some low traffic, low revenue (you said it) web sites.

Mz 15y ago
I was doing freelance writing under difficult circumstances which caused a lot of typos. I did well over a hundred pieces before the site rated my articles all at once, causing my rating to drop and putting me in a position where I cannot earn enough that way, in part because there just isn't enough work at the lower levels. I have a form of cystic fibrosis and have gotten myself well relatively cheaply when that is supposed to be impossible. About $3 billion gets spent on medical care for CF patients annually in the US without getting them well and a lot of what I do generalizes to other conditions. There has to be a way to promote and monetize the information. I just do not know what it is. Being good at getting myself well does not automatically translate to being good at marketing. I would like to declare bankruptcy but I currently do not know how I will survive the week. Thanks for replying.
- dholowiski 15y ago
  I'm happy to reply - it's about the only way I can help right now. If you don't think you can make the week, it seems like you should seek a homeless shelter. Monetizing a web site is an option I guess, but it's not easy and not something you do in a matter of days. I would highly recommend http://www.warriorforum.com/ http://www.warriorforum.com/ if you want to learn how to create and market an 'information product' but beware of scams, and again this is not a get rich quick kind of thing. It sounds like you need quick, immediate help, and every community has local resources for that kind of thing.
  - Mz 15y ago
    Not every community has resources for that kind of thing. I am in a small town in Texas and was delivered here by people in even smaller towns, towns too small to have such services. That is just where I happened to be when things suddenly fell apart. I will check out the forum. Thanks.
    - dholowiski 15y ago
      No offence intended but you don't seem like you're in a desperate 'won't survive the week' life threatening situation. Presumably you have a computer, electricity, and some kind of internet connection right now. I'm not trying to pry, but I'm trying to understand... are you so desperate that you might die by the end of the week without help? Speak up if you are. To be honest, and again I'm trying to help, not trying to offend or criticize you, it sounds more like you are 'merely' in a desperate situation, trying to find out how to market and sell your knowledge. Nothing wrong with that, it's just miles away from 'i might die tomorrow'. I hope others are reading this. I looked at your history and you seem to be a long-time HN'er, with many comments/submissions over your 954 days of membership.
      - Mz 15y ago
        I have maybe a hundred dollars to my name. I am in a hotel room for tonight paid for by a local church. I am apparently being cut loose in the morning with nothing lined up. I had a tent and it broke which is part of why I turned to a minister for help. The same day it broke I also got downgraded in my rating on the freelance site. I and my oldest son both have a life threatening and expensive medical condition. Yes, I could potentially die of hypothermia this week as I do not even have the means to camp for free anymore. I have been telling my tale of woe on HN and elsewhere for quite a long time and have been unable to get substantive help of the sort that would end my crisis. I am genuinely desperate in a survival kind of way at this point. I have been desperate for money for quite a long time but I honestly am concerned about actual survival at the moment. Thanks.
      - dholowiski 15y ago
        Hm, I can't reply to your last comment, must have gone too deep in the thread. I'll try to say this without sounding like a dick. You need to forget about your web site for now and get to a bigger city where you can get some assistance. I'm not sure where you went from Port Aransas, but Corpus Christi seems to be the biggest city in that area, and I'm sure you can get there for $100 on the greyhound.

Mz 15y ago

I was doing freelance writing under difficult circumstances which caused a lot of typos. I did well over a hundred pieces before the site rated my articles all at once, causing my rating to drop and putting me in a position where I cannot earn enough that way, in part because there just isn't enough work at the lower levels. I have a form of cystic fibrosis and have gotten myself well relatively cheaply when that is supposed to be impossible. About $3 billion gets spent on medical care for CF patients annually in the US without getting them well and a lot of what I do generalizes to other conditions. There has to be a way to promote and monetize the information. I just do not know what it is. Being good at getting myself well does not automatically translate to being good at marketing. I would like to declare bankruptcy but I currently do not know how I will survive the week. Thanks for replying.

dholowiski 15y ago
I'm happy to reply - it's about the only way I can help right now. If you don't think you can make the week, it seems like you should seek a homeless shelter. Monetizing a web site is an option I guess, but it's not easy and not something you do in a matter of days. I would highly recommend http://www.warriorforum.com/ http://www.warriorforum.com/ if you want to learn how to create and market an 'information product' but beware of scams, and again this is not a get rich quick kind of thing. It sounds like you need quick, immediate help, and every community has local resources for that kind of thing.
- Mz 15y ago
  Not every community has resources for that kind of thing. I am in a small town in Texas and was delivered here by people in even smaller towns, towns too small to have such services. That is just where I happened to be when things suddenly fell apart. I will check out the forum. Thanks.
  - dholowiski 15y ago
    No offence intended but you don't seem like you're in a desperate 'won't survive the week' life threatening situation. Presumably you have a computer, electricity, and some kind of internet connection right now. I'm not trying to pry, but I'm trying to understand... are you so desperate that you might die by the end of the week without help? Speak up if you are. To be honest, and again I'm trying to help, not trying to offend or criticize you, it sounds more like you are 'merely' in a desperate situation, trying to find out how to market and sell your knowledge. Nothing wrong with that, it's just miles away from 'i might die tomorrow'. I hope others are reading this. I looked at your history and you seem to be a long-time HN'er, with many comments/submissions over your 954 days of membership.
    - Mz 15y ago
      I have maybe a hundred dollars to my name. I am in a hotel room for tonight paid for by a local church. I am apparently being cut loose in the morning with nothing lined up. I had a tent and it broke which is part of why I turned to a minister for help. The same day it broke I also got downgraded in my rating on the freelance site. I and my oldest son both have a life threatening and expensive medical condition. Yes, I could potentially die of hypothermia this week as I do not even have the means to camp for free anymore. I have been telling my tale of woe on HN and elsewhere for quite a long time and have been unable to get substantive help of the sort that would end my crisis. I am genuinely desperate in a survival kind of way at this point. I have been desperate for money for quite a long time but I honestly am concerned about actual survival at the moment. Thanks.
    - dholowiski 15y ago
      Hm, I can't reply to your last comment, must have gone too deep in the thread. I'll try to say this without sounding like a dick. You need to forget about your web site for now and get to a bigger city where you can get some assistance. I'm not sure where you went from Port Aransas, but Corpus Christi seems to be the biggest city in that area, and I'm sure you can get there for $100 on the greyhound.