7 Real Methods to Get Paid for Your Ideas (Fast and Easy)

You can actually earn money by pitching ideas to trustworthy platforms. Either pitch the idea or create your own unique start-up and run your idea yourself. Its not easy, and it takes time to create a believable pitch that sells your idea. But if you follow any of these methods, you are well on your way to pitching a million-dollar idea.

Sell Online Products Ideas ($10-$150 per sale)

Creating a digital product sounds intimidating, but it's really rather simple and can be a great earning opportunity. The motivation here will be your idea coming to life and sharing it with others licensed only under your name. 

Digital products can be anything you think of that is beneficial or advantageous for others. For example, you could create a free e-book, a PDF full of company logo ideas, guides, lists, etc.

Here are some places you could get started selling your ideas online (as digital products):

 

A few other digital products you could explore that are a bit more complicated to start with are music, videos, video games, and even apps.

However, if you don't want to get too complicated, you can use platforms like Freecash and review products based on someone elses ideas. You can share your opinion and provide ideas by signing up and earning daily rewards. 

Pitch Your Ideas to Companies ($5-$2k per royalty)

Companies are always seeking new ideas and literally pay you to provide the ideas for them. There are tons of famous brands that seek client creativity and make sure you earn your end of the bargain.

Just keep in mind that usually, they just offer you a set amount per idea, from $5 to $2,000, or a small commission of 1% or even less from the revenue of your said idea. But who is to say it's not worth at least trying?

Writing a good pitch does not usually take long, maybe a couple of hours. After sending it in, it's just a matter of hearing back and waiting for a positive response.

 

I found a few companies that openly accept your ideas, just simply submit your email or pitch, and they usually do the rest. 

If you find this all way too complicated or maybe its just too time consuming, I would suggest maybe trying out ways to provide your opinions through surveys or testing mobile apps. Freecash offers over 16.710 offers that you can easily complete. The best part, you can sign up and get up to $100 just by creating an account. 

Print and Sell Ideas Online ($5-$25 per Product)

Maybe you don't like the idea of digitalizing all of your ideas. Which is completly valid. There are many people who create their own ideas and sell them online. These ideas can be anything like an ideas notebook, note cards with brainstorming questions or ideas, etc. 

Your ideas don't have to be put into someone elses hand, either. If you have an idea to create something, and you know how to do it, go for it. There are plenty of ideas that others come up with that they act on, like building armor, journals, braclets, personalized calenders, etc. 

 

Selling your ideas is easy, and you can do it by using free platforms such as:

I would personally recommend Etsy as its more user friendly toward new sellers, especially if you are creating your one crafts or projects based on your ideas.

Join Startup or Idea Marketplaces ($10-$50 per idea)

If you want to have a data base where you can easily and freely send well thought ideas into a pool, there are many start ups and idea marketplaces that encourage idea builders to submit and get their ideas noticed. 

How it works is you send you idea, and a start up entity will pay you if they use your idea. Depending on how good your idea is will determine how quickly you get paid. usually you get paid for your ideas once or twice a month. 

 

Here are some popular idea marketplaces that are freely taking in ideas that you can get paid for:

Make sure to create a profile and enter your ideas as thoroughly as possible to get the best results! Its super easy too, and both Quirky and IdeaBuyer both have great user friendly websites. 

Share Your Ideas on Social Media ($5-$100 per idea)

Social media platforms are widely used and a great way to express your ideas, get feedback, or even get sponsered for viral ideas/posts. Usually, the most viral type of ideas that end up making profit would be:

While this could take time to develop, you can easily pump your ideas and influence creators, making you a voice for entrepreneurs and a go to resource for product and business ideas.

 

For businesses to use your ideas, you can charge them for brainstorm sessions, consultations, or even offering them a course on business idea iterations.

I know this is a bit more rogue compared to other way to earn money from ideas,. However, this way is much more liberating and generalized to help you create your own business without a third party involved. 

Review Ideas on Product Review Sites ($5-$25 an Hour)

Maybe you don't want to just get paid for your ideas, but you also want to get paid reviewing other people's ideas as well. You can easily review products online through platforms such as Freecash.

On Freecash you can find newly published products like On That Ass, Amazon Prime, or even Chime. Simply sign up and use these products for free, and you get rewarded for it. 

 

Product reviewers help those who created the idea to better understand the audience they have and how to better iterate their idea based on your reviews. In a way, your ideas of how to make the product better are what pay you the reward. 

To get started, you will just need to do the following:

The process is simple, and its a great fast way to earn $50 or more a day by simply reviewing ideas. 

Share Ideas as an NFT Artist ($5-$15 per NFT)

NFTs are a great way to share your artistic talent and get paid for your ideas and creativity. NFTs are all about artists sharing their work and easily creating a shareable license that can earn you up to 5% of royalties per NFT purchase. Usually, NFTs come in a collection of more or less 800 unique art pieces. Being limited makes them more valuable. 

To get started, you just need to come up with an idea of a collection theme, draw, and finally mint. Minting is the Web3 term for publishing your artwork as an official non-fungible token (NFT). 

To create successful NFTs that will stand out from the bad ones, a few tips I would recommend would be:

Here is an example of having a theme, vs not having a theme. This can truly define if you have good NFT collections, or not. 

Before minting your very first collection, you must first get an idea of what you may like to create. It can be an object, a person, or even a place. To begin creating, you can use simple digital e-pads and connect to platforms like Procreate, Photoshop, or Krita. 

Once it's finalized, your next steps are vital to ensure a smooth and fast monetization:

Each collection can earn you from literally pennies to hundreds of thousands of dollars. If you can spread the word and get the NFT collection into the minds of large investors, the possibilities here are endless.