How to Make Money with a Good Registry Cleaner

Once you've started using a good registry cleaner (like Registry Smart) on your own PC, you might want to try your hand at using it to earn you a little extra money. With a little computer knowledge, a registry cleaner and an Ebay account, it's pretty easy to turn computers other people are replacing into cash. Here's the same method I've used to make a quick few hundred bucks here and there.

First, start browsing local online classifieds like Craigslist.org or even the classifieds in your local paper for people looking to get rid of an old computer. Find out the manufacturer, model and any technical specs you can before going to see it or making an offer to purchase. Take that information and do a little research online for what the computer would actually sell for if it were in perfect working order. If the asking price is well below the price it would sell for if it were new, make an offer. If not, offer the seller an amount well below the price you think you could sell it for.

Once you have the old clunker back at your place, load it up with your registry cleaner of choice and let it do its thing. "17865 Errors Found"? Big surprise! No wonder they wanted to get rid of it! The only thing really wrong with the computer is that its previous owner didn't know how to take care of it. You do however, and that's what's going to make you money.

Now it's time to sell your little investment. You can sell it right in the classifieds from which you found it, if you'd like, but I prefer to sell on Ebay. The benefit of Ebay is the ease of listing, the amount of detail you can include and the huge audience. Either way you choose, just be sure to charge the price you found in your research and point out that it runs like it's brand new. Complete your sale, pocket the profits and go buy yourself something nice- you deserve it!

If you do decided to go the Ebay route, here are a few quick tips to avoid the headaches I came across the first few times I did this. There are settings when setting up your listing that allow you to restrict who gets to see your listing- use this to make sure that only people in your country can see the listing. This will eliminate any international shipping hassles and dramatically slashes the potential for fraud. You might also want to limit the computers you work on to notebooks. A notebook is easier and costs much less to ship, and your local UPS Store even has special, fancy notebook shipping boxes. Lastly, get yourself a PayPal account so you can avoid the risk and hassle of checks and money orders.

As I mentioned, I've personally used this system to get my copy of Registry Smart to make me a couple thousand dollars for a total of 2 hours work. Give it a try, your registry cleaner could suddenly turn out to be your own ATM!