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Now it's getting warmer, how about getting out and about in the sunshine, doing some exercise with (or without!) the kids and getting paid for it?

There are all kinds of leaflets and forms that need to be delivered to homes in your area. It’s an easy way to get your hands on some extra cash often without you having to spend anything, and better still, it doesn’t even need to take up much of your time.

Delivering leaflets is a temporary job, and will probably only be for a short period. A paper round or similar is more permanent, and involves you giving up a bit more of your time. You don’t really need any qualifications, though sometimes having a car is a plus.

• For deliveries in your area you should check the job pages of your local papers as well as websites like Gumtree and Craigslist and your job centre to find out what’s available.
• Pick up some free local newspapers and contact them directly. They might be able to put you in touch with the distribution agent.
• Try asking local takeaways and taxi firms if they need any help.
• Hunt out demand from smaller businesses in your local area; you’ll be surprised how many use leaflets to advertise.
• For a paper round, get in touch with your local newsagent directly, or with the paper itself.
• Check out some national companies who produce the leaflets, chances are they'll need people to distribute them in your local area. For London and the Home Counties, try Letterbox Distribution. Have a look on Mailbox Nationwide for jobs all over the country and for nationwide leafleting and promotional opportunities check out Powergirls.
• For deliveries of nationwide publications such as the Yellow Pages, have a look on the Deya website. They list the dates and areas in which work is available on the site, and they’re a big company so can provide you with a wide variety of opportunities.
• Check out The Network for jobs distributing the London Lite and the Metro (which is distributed nationwide).

You need to be realistic about this; you’re not going to make a fortune by any stretch. You can be paid by how many items you deliver, or how many rounds you undertake.

• Clearly delivering bigger catalogues will make you more money, but you have to have a car in order to deliver them.
• Some companies will pay you for your time rather than how many you deliver, so you can expect to be on, or just above the minimum wage (currently £5.73 per hour) in these instances.
• Distributing free papers (not the same as a round) can earn you a tidy sum. For distributing the London Lite or The Metro you can expect £8 per hour.
• Paper rounds will probably earn you less for your time; you can expect about £15 a week for approximately three or four hours of work. Be aware though that this does vary depending on who you deliver for.

Be clever

• Try to avoid leafleting schemes where you are paid by commission only. This relies on the company making money from something you delivered and could leave you dishearteningly - having done hours of work - without recompense.
• Some leafleting schemes are scams, so be careful. Just make sure whoever you are working for is a reputable company, and if anything seems dodgy stay well away from it. • Be sneaky and double your earnings! If you manage to get two rounds in the same area at once you can do all the delivering at the same time, but be paid twice from two separate companies.
• If you’re a new mum why not bring your baby along (you can also use the buggy to stash those heavy leaflets so you don’t have to carry them!)
• If your kids want to be all grown up and have a job of their own, why not suggest they do a round as well, that way they’ll earn themselves a bit of money and you can still keep an eye on them!
• If you choose a paper round, you can usually expect a bit more money if the paper also contains separate advertising leaflets, so try to find papers that you know use these (usually the freebies).

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