Table of contents for 5 Great ways to make money with Video Games
When I was building out Arcade Cow and looking for advertisers with the best ROI, I would stumble across many ebooks, tips, and ideas for how someone could become a video game tester. I have to admit, with all this marketing surrounding it, I almost bit and was tempted to purchase one of the ebooks I found floating around the web. But I wanted to investigate further. The allure seemed too good to be true, and as it turns out, it was! I managed to find many interesting stories detailing the plight of the video game tester. The long hours expected, the competition that helps to feed the high turnover rates, and the miniscule amount of pay offered for a hard days’ work.
Here is a look at just two of the articles I uncovered detailing this scenario:
SFGate – Not All Fun and Games
Seattle Weekly- Testing Video Games Can’t Possibly Be Harder Than an Afternoon With Xbox, Right?
So then how else can you make money by playing video games? Well with no other way than the internet itself. You see, in my travels to find out how to make some cash in the world of video games, I would constantly come across websites, mainly flash games websites, that would offer their users cash to play their games. This is offered in the form of prize money, but if you stick around and beat the odds, then you can rest assure that a little luck will fall on your side.
Upside: The learning curve is virtually non existent. You may have to learn the rules of each game you play, but then again, you enjoy playing video games right. So go get your game on!
Downside: You have to play to win. You may lose constantly if you’re not lucky.
Check out some of these websites for a head start in the cash for play world.
GamesVille – Flash Games can be prosperous and get you some cash
Moola – I love the tutorial found on this site.
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I wonder how truthful some games of chance sites are as far as prize money and such. I think flash games are good because you clearly win or lose without chance being involved like bingo.