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Skills for Future Jobs. Five ways to make money ... with your body | Money | The Guardian. 1. Sell your hair Banbury Postiche (also known as purelywigs.co.uk) is the main UK buyer of real hair for wigs, extensions and so on. It buys hair by the ounce but it needs to be at least six inches long. You're not going to get rich – it pays £3 to £5 per ounce depending on length. Your hair needs to be clean and must have had no chemical treatments – no colouring, perming or tinting. 2. If you don't mind a bunch of strangers staring at your naked body for hours, then life modelling is one way of making money by sitting still.

Pay varies depending on where you work, but averages at between £8 an hour (outside London) to £12 (inside London). Art colleges and adult education centres are always looking for life models. 3. Anyone can be an extra in films, ads or TV programmes. Extras agencies work like temping agencies, and you can join as many as you like. If you get a good agency, though, you can make money. 4. 5. Yes, seriously. Yes, it's just a PR stunt, but they're prepared to pay. Moneymagpie | Make Money, Save Money and more. Would you consider yourself to be a bit bonkers? A bit out of the ordinary? Not your usual Joe? Then these are just the money making ideas for you. At Moneymagpie we’ve got loads of articles on ways to make money, but these are the ones which are just plain weird…and frankly, we like ’em!

1. Let’s kick off this bonkers list with a money making opportunity you probably haven’t heard of – being a friend. Yes, there are people out there who will pay you a fee to be their ‘friend.’ What does it involve? Whatever the person wants – whether it be someone to show them around the area, to go the cinema with, a workout buddy, an instructor or even a wingman! If this sounds like an interesting way of making money you should sign yourself up to Rent a Friend. It’s absolutely free to join and you keep 100% of everything you earn, only people looking for a friend pay. People tend to charge anything from £5 – £30 an hour for their time, so there is good money to be made. Free money-making email 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Job Search. Facebook asks job applicants this million-dollar question. Interviewing.

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HOW TO: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile. With more than 85 million members in more than 200 countries, LinkedIn is a professional social network worth using, understanding and optimizing. After you've covered the basics of setting up your LinkedIn presence, features including recommendations, applications, LinkedIn Answers, and the Resume Builder can add value to your profile. Many of these highly useful features, though, are often overlooked or underused by newcomers. We spoke with four LinkedIn aficionados to get their top advice on making the best use of these tools.

Read on for their thoughts and let us know which tips you'd add for optimizing LinkedIn profiles in the comments below. Cover the Basics The first step to spiffing up your LinkedIn profile is to fill in as much information about your work experience as possible. It's your online resume; pay as much attention to it as you would your cover letter or paper resume. Ask for Meaningful Recommendations Use Value-Added Applications Here are a few of my personal favorites: Web Recruit Blog. ComputerWeekly.com | Information Technology News & UK IT Jobs. Digital Art Served :: Gallery.