I just want to shout out a warm Seasons Greetings to all my readers and others who earn a living working from home! Cpalead paid everyone early this month, so we all have money for Christmas! My check was over $500 this time, so I'm going out to buy some presents for my family (yes, I'm cutting it a bit late! lol)
I'll be away visiting my friends for a few days, so I wish everyone all the best for a happy holiday and I'll write again in the new year!
Take care!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Looking For Website Promoters
You'll notice that my blogpost title today looks like a classified ad copy. That's because I'm currently looking for website promoters to help ease my workload during this busy season. My online "empire" is expanding at a rate far exceeding what I can possibly do myself and I'm hiring a few outsource workers to lighten the load.
I will provide all training, but you must be competent and reliable. I tried outsourcing my work before, but it was a disaster due to unreliable workers who just didn't complete the tasks assigned to them and it took more time for me to fix their mistakes than what I saved from them doing it for me in the first place!
Long term placement will be given to anyone who excels at what they do and there is potential to earn as much as $300 a DAY, if you are willing to work at it. This does NOT involve signing up for anything, as I'm not looking for referrals or affiliates. You will be working for me directly.
If interested, contact me at: "info(at)adegreeofsuccess(dot)com" and let me know your strong points. Thanks!
I will provide all training, but you must be competent and reliable. I tried outsourcing my work before, but it was a disaster due to unreliable workers who just didn't complete the tasks assigned to them and it took more time for me to fix their mistakes than what I saved from them doing it for me in the first place!
Long term placement will be given to anyone who excels at what they do and there is potential to earn as much as $300 a DAY, if you are willing to work at it. This does NOT involve signing up for anything, as I'm not looking for referrals or affiliates. You will be working for me directly.
If interested, contact me at: "info(at)adegreeofsuccess(dot)com" and let me know your strong points. Thanks!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Affiliate Degree Earnings Proof
It occured to me that I used to post a lot about the Instant Degrees affiliate program back when I started with them over 2 years ago, but I've never posted any of their payment proof. I remember that my best month with them was around $800-1000 in commissions earned (over $3000 in sales), but this month is a much smaller $184.50. Still, almost $200 ain't too shabby for 1 month on just one network, right?
This affiliate degree earnings check posted here was received a few days ago for what I made last month (they pay monthly) and these kinds of online degree programs work best if you have sites with traffic in the late teens to early 30's age demographic, although it can work for anyone looking for a career boost.
Have a great week earning money online everyone!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
WorkFor3Dollars Payment Proof
Well, it's Tuesday and that's payday for the WorkFor3Dollars (WF3D) list builder program, so I thought I'd continue with my earnings posts and show theirs for today. They don't pay by paper check, so I had to show my Alertpay screenshot for this one.
My WorkFor3Dollars payment proof is only $3.12 USD because the cashout is at only 3 bucks, so it never gets very high, and this is from an account under my main one. Still, it's an easy way to make a few dollars and they do payout on time, like clockwork. Even when the admin was away on vacation in the summer a few months ago he still made sure everyone got paid!
Since this program works best by members helping to promote each other, here are a few affiliate links to join under, and rather than ask you to join me, I simply ask you to pick someone else from my team and we can all help each other to succeed!
Links to learn more:
http://workfor3dollars.com/earn
http://workfor3dollars.com/readmore
As always, to your success!!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
If At First You Don't Succeed...
The old saying "If at first you don't succeed, then try again" is even more true when trying to earn a living online. There are literally so many opportunities to make money on the internet that it can sometimes feel quite overwhelming! I know when I first started years ago that it felt like my head was spinning just figuring it all out.
Much of the learning process involves simple trial and error. However, that can get expensive if you start investing a lot of time and money into things that just don't seem to be working out for you. My general rule is that if I don't see a positive return within 3-4 months, then I abandon that project. I know some people will get on my case about that one, saying that it can take YEARS for something to pay off, and while thats true, there is also a saying along the lines of "you can always get more money, but you can't buy more time".
In other words, my time on Earth is limited, and there ARE ways to get more income that don't involve the long wait. So, keep trying, but don't waste too much precious time on something that clearly isn't working for you. Everyone is good at something, so it's a matter of finding out what works for YOU personally. Just because someone else claims to make $1000 a month selling affiliate products does not mean that it will come easy for you. Perhaps your strength is in promoting an idea, or writing content, or running a forum online, or any one of a number of things...try and you'll succeed at SOMETHING eventually!!
As a final note, this all applies to anyone trying to get accepted into a prestigious CPA network like CPALead as well, since they reject more applications than they accept, now that so many people are trying to get in. I can't stress this enough: It IS worth the effort!! I'm making more with them every month and the latest affiliate who joined under me is already up to $37 earned so far today, which is awesome for a newbie!
Even I got rejected the first time I applied, but that was because my site was down at the time they checked it (bad hosting and I moved the site right after that). Almost always when someone gets denied it's simply due to lack of information on the form. Put down as much as you can about your internet marketing experience and qualifications (like a job application), and make sure there are no mistakes (Jacqueline, if you're reading this: you put your email addy where your website url is supposed to go, so there was no site to see!). Everyone can simply apply again...there's no shame in making mistakes, but don't give up!
If at first you don't succeed...you know what to do!! :)
Much of the learning process involves simple trial and error. However, that can get expensive if you start investing a lot of time and money into things that just don't seem to be working out for you. My general rule is that if I don't see a positive return within 3-4 months, then I abandon that project. I know some people will get on my case about that one, saying that it can take YEARS for something to pay off, and while thats true, there is also a saying along the lines of "you can always get more money, but you can't buy more time".
In other words, my time on Earth is limited, and there ARE ways to get more income that don't involve the long wait. So, keep trying, but don't waste too much precious time on something that clearly isn't working for you. Everyone is good at something, so it's a matter of finding out what works for YOU personally. Just because someone else claims to make $1000 a month selling affiliate products does not mean that it will come easy for you. Perhaps your strength is in promoting an idea, or writing content, or running a forum online, or any one of a number of things...try and you'll succeed at SOMETHING eventually!!
As a final note, this all applies to anyone trying to get accepted into a prestigious CPA network like CPALead as well, since they reject more applications than they accept, now that so many people are trying to get in. I can't stress this enough: It IS worth the effort!! I'm making more with them every month and the latest affiliate who joined under me is already up to $37 earned so far today, which is awesome for a newbie!
Even I got rejected the first time I applied, but that was because my site was down at the time they checked it (bad hosting and I moved the site right after that). Almost always when someone gets denied it's simply due to lack of information on the form. Put down as much as you can about your internet marketing experience and qualifications (like a job application), and make sure there are no mistakes (Jacqueline, if you're reading this: you put your email addy where your website url is supposed to go, so there was no site to see!). Everyone can simply apply again...there's no shame in making mistakes, but don't give up!
If at first you don't succeed...you know what to do!! :)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Cpalead Payment Proof
As promised, here is my Cpalead payment proof in the form of a scan of my latest check for $441.72 USD (as referenced in my monthy online earnings post). The vast majority of this comes from just a couple of main sites that I have their survey offers on right now, but I'm launching a few new ones, so I expect to hit $1k a month early in the new year.
UPDATE: See a newer earnings check from them here!
Cpalead is an easy way to make money online without selling anything because it's CPA lead (cost per action) based and not through any sales commissions payout structure. Therefore, you don't have the usual concerns about sale ratios and conversion rates. All you have to do is give your website visitors something for free and you get paid! If you don't have a product to offer as a freebie already, then simply get a cheap PLR item or anything with reseller or giveaway rights and use that.
It's really easy to do and, as always, anyone who signs up under my own Cpalead affiliate page can email me at any time to get mentoring at no charge until you are earning on your own each month. You can't lose with that deal!
You WILL succeed if you try!!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Cpalead Help
There seems to be a lot of people looking for Cpalead help lately, so I thought I'd offer my assistance to anyone with specific questions, such as "How do I add the Cpalead gateway to Blogger or Wordpress posts?", "What kind of sites work best with Cpalead?", how do payments work, etc.
If you are completely new to this way to monetize a site then read my Cpalead network post first to get an idea of what you're missing. I'll be posting my payment proof in a few days when the latest checks are issued, but it's fair to say that the average person online can make an extra $XXX amount of money on top of what they already do and there are MANY affiliates making well over $1000 a month (some even per DAY).
I'm not to that point yet, but my earnings have increased with them every single month since I started and it's now my biggest earner online! If you need any cpalead help then feel free to leave your inquiry in a comment here or email me directly through the address listed in the sidebar if you'd like a personal response, and I'll try to answer as soon as possible.
Here's to your success!!
If you are completely new to this way to monetize a site then read my Cpalead network post first to get an idea of what you're missing. I'll be posting my payment proof in a few days when the latest checks are issued, but it's fair to say that the average person online can make an extra $XXX amount of money on top of what they already do and there are MANY affiliates making well over $1000 a month (some even per DAY).
I'm not to that point yet, but my earnings have increased with them every single month since I started and it's now my biggest earner online! If you need any cpalead help then feel free to leave your inquiry in a comment here or email me directly through the address listed in the sidebar if you'd like a personal response, and I'll try to answer as soon as possible.
Here's to your success!!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Yottacash Affiliate Earnings Proof
I thought I'd post my Yottacash Affiliate earnings proof today because I've noticed that there isn't a whole lot of information about this program on the net yet, so I wanted to do my part to assure my readers that they DO pay on time.
Payouts are made every 2 weeks, once you have made at least $100 in commissions, but you should be aware that they deduct and hold back 10% of your earned amount in case of any future chargebacks or refunds issued from your sales made. The held percentage is then released and paid to you after 6 months. It's no big deal to me, but just something you should know in case your total seems a bit less than expected.
The $148.50 check shows the money I earned in September, which was issued in mid October (a few days ago) and I received it in the mail today. You only need 3-4 sales (up to $40 commission!) to reach payout, so it really didn't take very long at all. The bank numbers and my address have been cut off for legal reasons (I'm not allowed to show it in Canada, where I live, due to our privacy act laws).
The Yottacash affiliate program is perfect if you have any sort of entertainment website traffic, as they sell games, music, and movie content that appeals to that sort of audience. Just put their ads on your site and watch the money add up...simple as that!
Payouts are made every 2 weeks, once you have made at least $100 in commissions, but you should be aware that they deduct and hold back 10% of your earned amount in case of any future chargebacks or refunds issued from your sales made. The held percentage is then released and paid to you after 6 months. It's no big deal to me, but just something you should know in case your total seems a bit less than expected.
The $148.50 check shows the money I earned in September, which was issued in mid October (a few days ago) and I received it in the mail today. You only need 3-4 sales (up to $40 commission!) to reach payout, so it really didn't take very long at all. The bank numbers and my address have been cut off for legal reasons (I'm not allowed to show it in Canada, where I live, due to our privacy act laws).
The Yottacash affiliate program is perfect if you have any sort of entertainment website traffic, as they sell games, music, and movie content that appeals to that sort of audience. Just put their ads on your site and watch the money add up...simple as that!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Unlimited Bandwidth Hosting
Today's post goes back to the basics because sometimes it seems so obvious that people actually miss it. You NEED a web site host if you are truly going to succeed online. Yes, there are lots of free hosts out there, but they can only take you so far. These services are great for "testing the waters" or trying out an idea before investing any money, but you're going to need unlimited bandwidth hosting if you ever want to make it big on the internet!
Why? Because to earn money online you want to be taken seriously, and that comes from having your own domain on paid hosting. There is only so much you can do by going the freebie route and there are many drawbacks, such as not being able to control your own advertising space, limited design potential with "cookie cutter" templates and, most importantly, being on a subdomain (ie. yourusername.weebly.com) limits your ability to do well in the search engine results, since you are not on your own top level domain (TLD).
I learned this myself the hard way. I had a few websites when I started years ago that were hosted free and they were not doing well in the SE's (Google buried them), so after 4 or 5 months of going nowhere I decided to take the plunge and ordered Hostgator unlimited bandwidth hosting for just 10 bucks and to this day it was the best decision I've ever made online.
Their hosting packages include easy installation of many scripts to give you a professional design and presentation, such as full blown site layouts, Wordpress and other blog software and forums, plus informative webstats and your very own email address (which is miles better sounding than a Hotmail one!). It simply elevates you to the next level of success at a very low cost.
Literally, within 2-4 weeks all my sites then started moving up the search results page and I was rewarded with many page one top 10 listings! I was now being taken seriously as an online business (because that's what a website is!) and I've been successfully creating profitable sites ever since that time. You can too, really!!
Why? Because to earn money online you want to be taken seriously, and that comes from having your own domain on paid hosting. There is only so much you can do by going the freebie route and there are many drawbacks, such as not being able to control your own advertising space, limited design potential with "cookie cutter" templates and, most importantly, being on a subdomain (ie. yourusername.weebly.com) limits your ability to do well in the search engine results, since you are not on your own top level domain (TLD).
I learned this myself the hard way. I had a few websites when I started years ago that were hosted free and they were not doing well in the SE's (Google buried them), so after 4 or 5 months of going nowhere I decided to take the plunge and ordered Hostgator unlimited bandwidth hosting for just 10 bucks and to this day it was the best decision I've ever made online.
Their hosting packages include easy installation of many scripts to give you a professional design and presentation, such as full blown site layouts, Wordpress and other blog software and forums, plus informative webstats and your very own email address (which is miles better sounding than a Hotmail one!). It simply elevates you to the next level of success at a very low cost.
Literally, within 2-4 weeks all my sites then started moving up the search results page and I was rewarded with many page one top 10 listings! I was now being taken seriously as an online business (because that's what a website is!) and I've been successfully creating profitable sites ever since that time. You can too, really!!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Monthly Online Earnings
Another month has just ended, so I thought I'd give a breakdown of my monthly online earnings for September to show you that anyone CAN earn money online, if you do it the right way and are willing to work for it. So, here it is...
- $845.51 in affiliate sales (includes Yottacash and others)
- $441.72 from CPALead survey gateways
- $128 in payloadz site scripts and websites sold
- $126 through selling adspace (includes ppc like Adsense)
- $201 from mystery shopping (internet based)
- $300 of misc stuff (many small things like a buck or two here and there from the odd ptc and other networks)
- $2042.23 Total ($68.07 daily average earning)
You can have the same results, if you only set your mind to achieving it and STOP promoting all those nonsense affiliate programs with a generic gateway page! Nobody buys into that stuff anymore and the net is so full of scams that everything has become too much of a hard sell these days.
It's almost 2010...time to think outside the box for a change!!
- $845.51 in affiliate sales (includes Yottacash and others)
- $441.72 from CPALead survey gateways
- $128 in payloadz site scripts and websites sold
- $126 through selling adspace (includes ppc like Adsense)
- $201 from mystery shopping (internet based)
- $300 of misc stuff (many small things like a buck or two here and there from the odd ptc and other networks)
- $2042.23 Total ($68.07 daily average earning)
You can have the same results, if you only set your mind to achieving it and STOP promoting all those nonsense affiliate programs with a generic gateway page! Nobody buys into that stuff anymore and the net is so full of scams that everything has become too much of a hard sell these days.
It's almost 2010...time to think outside the box for a change!!
Monday, September 7, 2009
Linkbait - A Cat With Two Heads!!!
Did that title get your attention?? Were you actually expecting to see a picture of a cat with two heads???? Great!! My linkbait worked!!
Linkbait is simply the name given to posts with sensational titles created for the purpose of getting people to read it. It's based on an old method, as newspaper editors and magazine publishers have been using headlines like that for many years. It's kinda like the circus barker calling people to come inside to see the bearded lady. It makes you WANT to click that link, just out of curiousity.
Some linkbait titles are outright lies just to get surfers to click, while others are merely sensationalistic rewording of the truth. For example, if you have an online jewelry store and wanted to announce a sale, then instead of the usual "We Now Offer 30% Off All Diamonds", you could say something like "Internet Thief Stole Our Jewels!!", and then explain that your new sale is so great that it's almost like stealing!
It's about doing what you can to grab a surfers attention as they bounce from one site to another. You want them to STOP at your site and take notice of what you have to offer. Think of those endless commercials you've seen on TV and which ones piqued your interest. Now it's your turn to write the commercial!! You can do it!!!
SEO Joke: What do you call Zelda (from Legend Of...) wearing lingerie? Link Bait!! yuk-yuk...
Linkbait is simply the name given to posts with sensational titles created for the purpose of getting people to read it. It's based on an old method, as newspaper editors and magazine publishers have been using headlines like that for many years. It's kinda like the circus barker calling people to come inside to see the bearded lady. It makes you WANT to click that link, just out of curiousity.
Some linkbait titles are outright lies just to get surfers to click, while others are merely sensationalistic rewording of the truth. For example, if you have an online jewelry store and wanted to announce a sale, then instead of the usual "We Now Offer 30% Off All Diamonds", you could say something like "Internet Thief Stole Our Jewels!!", and then explain that your new sale is so great that it's almost like stealing!
It's about doing what you can to grab a surfers attention as they bounce from one site to another. You want them to STOP at your site and take notice of what you have to offer. Think of those endless commercials you've seen on TV and which ones piqued your interest. Now it's your turn to write the commercial!! You can do it!!!
SEO Joke: What do you call Zelda (from Legend Of...) wearing lingerie? Link Bait!! yuk-yuk...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Adsense Proof Of Earnings
I'm showing a pic of my adsense proof of earnings today for a few reasons. One, because a member of the LR forum seems to think that Google is running an adsense scam and that they don't actually pay anyone ever. I thought this was a bit silly and I told him so, but he wants to see proof, so here you go...
This is the check I received yesterday for money earned up to the end of July. They issue checks at the end of every month for the amount made up to the month before, as long as you reach the $100 minimum payout. I just made it this time with $110 earned!
I blocked out any identification numbers and I put a piece of paper with my site url written on it instead of my name so you would know it was posted on this blog first, in case someone tries to steal the pic for their own site "proof". I think that's better than a photo of some smiling guy holding a check for 40k in his hand...you know the one I'm talking about. I'm too homely to pull that off! lol
If you noticed, there are NO Adsense ads at all on this blog though. That's because of all the cheaters and scammers going around committing click fraud by asking people to click on their ads if you click on theirs. I prefer to earn money online the honest way, so I don't want any part of those schemes and I've removed Adsense from this blog to prevent anyone from trying that here.
I'm an Adwords user as well, and these cheating idiots can affect your campaigns with inflated clicks that have no value to you as an advertiser. If you cheat the system you WILL get caught and your account will be banned, so just don't do it! There are far too many legitimate ways to earn money online than to resort to cheating.
The other reason for posting the adsense proof picture is to give more transparency to my readers who follow my rantings. I know it's not always easy to believe what someone says if it's just typing and so this is my response to the "show me the money" request.
In the future I will be posting more pics and screenshots to prove more of what I have been saying all along...you CAN earn money online!!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Neobux PTC
Generally speaking, I hate those "paid to click" sites that you see all over the net. Most of them either turn out to be a scam or you have to wait months to get paid. I don't know about you, but I'm here to earn money online, and when I've EARNED it through spending my valuable time working, then I expect to be paid within a reasonable amount of time.
Like many others, I've been burned by these sites as well, even recently (see the nomincashout scam), so now I'm down to a VERY short list of ones that I know will pay me and that I trust with my money and time. They are listed in my sidebar here, but the one I'm giving special mention to in this post is the Neobux PTC.
Why them? Because they've been around for a LONG time and have very active members who actually care about the site. You also get INSTANT payments when requesting a cashout, so no waiting! The forum has lots of payment proof and the admin even gives tips for maximizing your earnings there. The owner is not going to close up and run away next week, like so many of the "fly by night" websites.
Earning money with these types of sites has a strategy, and not everyone gets it. People often get discouraged and give up before reaching payout. UPDATE 2012: Since writing this post years ago Neobux has change their terms and structure so that you really can't earn what was possibly before and many of the senior members, including myself, have left. Therefore I can no longer endorse them and have removed my ref link from this post.
Like many others, I've been burned by these sites as well, even recently (see the nomincashout scam), so now I'm down to a VERY short list of ones that I know will pay me and that I trust with my money and time. They are listed in my sidebar here, but the one I'm giving special mention to in this post is the Neobux PTC.
Why them? Because they've been around for a LONG time and have very active members who actually care about the site. You also get INSTANT payments when requesting a cashout, so no waiting! The forum has lots of payment proof and the admin even gives tips for maximizing your earnings there. The owner is not going to close up and run away next week, like so many of the "fly by night" websites.
Earning money with these types of sites has a strategy, and not everyone gets it. People often get discouraged and give up before reaching payout. UPDATE 2012: Since writing this post years ago Neobux has change their terms and structure so that you really can't earn what was possibly before and many of the senior members, including myself, have left. Therefore I can no longer endorse them and have removed my ref link from this post.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Yottacash Affiliate Program
The Yottacash Affiliate Program is one of those sponsor networks that work better on entertainment sites. They have several movie, music, tv, sports and game sites that you can promote on your own website and make up to $40 per sale. Sites with movies are especially hot right now, so it's an easy way to monetize that genre.
They have a member backend that features great stats reports and campaigns to keep track of all your ad placements. You can also use them with PPC, or simpy put their link or banner on your site to one of theirs and make money from your traffic whenever someone makes a purchase. It's the perfect alternative for people who were making good coin promoting those Clickbank download sites and are now looking for suitable replacement ads to put up instead.
If you sign up at Yottacash under my ref link, then just email me anytime you need help and I will give you all the free mentoring you need. That goes for ANY program I promote. I will help you to succeed as much as I can! All the best to your success!
They have a member backend that features great stats reports and campaigns to keep track of all your ad placements. You can also use them with PPC, or simpy put their link or banner on your site to one of theirs and make money from your traffic whenever someone makes a purchase. It's the perfect alternative for people who were making good coin promoting those Clickbank download sites and are now looking for suitable replacement ads to put up instead.
If you sign up at Yottacash under my ref link, then just email me anytime you need help and I will give you all the free mentoring you need. That goes for ANY program I promote. I will help you to succeed as much as I can! All the best to your success!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Schedule Twitter Tweets
I can't stress enough the importance of automation and using the tools available to you in order to ease the burden of the sometimes overwhelming amount of tasks that need to be done to succeed online. To make money online you need to work hard, and I've established that as a fact a long time ago, but you also need to work SMART as well! Take advantage of whatever software and programs you can find that will make your job that much easier.
I've already written a post about how to schedule a blogpost in advance, so now I'm going to tell you about using a Twitter scheduler to post ahead there as well. Many of you already know of the advantages to marketing to your followers, but I see a lot of people are still getting it WRONG!!
You do NOT want to come across as a spammer, or members will simply unfollow you, so don't make every status update just a link to some product you hope your followers will click and buy. Write most of your tweets about everyday, normal stuff that anyone else would write about and then just recommend a site or item for users to check out every few posts. Spamming does not work!!
To help you market to your fellow twits I suggest using this website where you can schedule Twitter Tweets ahead of time. This helps enormously when trying to market to a demographic from a different time zone, when you would normally be sleeping, or if you are away and want to still keep connected to your followers. You can also simply post tweets in advance to go on vacation or even if you don't own a computer, as I know many readers use a cyber cafe to connect to the internet.
Use these tools to your advantage! That's what they are there for...to help you!
I've already written a post about how to schedule a blogpost in advance, so now I'm going to tell you about using a Twitter scheduler to post ahead there as well. Many of you already know of the advantages to marketing to your followers, but I see a lot of people are still getting it WRONG!!
You do NOT want to come across as a spammer, or members will simply unfollow you, so don't make every status update just a link to some product you hope your followers will click and buy. Write most of your tweets about everyday, normal stuff that anyone else would write about and then just recommend a site or item for users to check out every few posts. Spamming does not work!!
To help you market to your fellow twits I suggest using this website where you can schedule Twitter Tweets ahead of time. This helps enormously when trying to market to a demographic from a different time zone, when you would normally be sleeping, or if you are away and want to still keep connected to your followers. You can also simply post tweets in advance to go on vacation or even if you don't own a computer, as I know many readers use a cyber cafe to connect to the internet.
Use these tools to your advantage! That's what they are there for...to help you!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Blog Warrior Freebie
I'm going to start offering freebies of software and ebooks to help people to earn online and put them all together in a section on my sidebar, so that you have access to them whenever you need it. I've wanted to do this for awhile, as I have many useful tools to giveaway, but the problem was a matter of how to offer these downloads. This site is not hosted on my server, so I have to link to the files on an uploading service.
Unfortunately, most of the remote file upload services are crap and full of pop ups and installers and I care about my readers enough to not want them to get bombarded with that when getting something free from me. I tried a test file and uploaded it to several of these remote hosts and then downloaded it as a user to see what I ran into and there was only one that was ok with me. So, I can now offer some cool freebies that should dramatically help you ease the work load of earning money online!
The first one is the Blog Warrior freebie to find blogs and comment on them. I've mentioned in several places how important it is for getting free backlinks that you comment on blogs within your niche, but it can be quite time consuming to find these sites. With this free program you simply start it up, input the keywords you are targeting and it will produce a list of urls where you can leave your comments, including the site's PR and Alexa rank! It's simple to use and quite helpful.
Other webmasters are offering this program in exchange for you joining their mailing list so they can spam you every day, but I'm not like that. I would like you to follow my blog, if you want to learn more about earning online, but there is never any obligation for you to do so. I never ask for anything in return...your success is my reward!!
Download Blog Warrior Here!
Unfortunately, most of the remote file upload services are crap and full of pop ups and installers and I care about my readers enough to not want them to get bombarded with that when getting something free from me. I tried a test file and uploaded it to several of these remote hosts and then downloaded it as a user to see what I ran into and there was only one that was ok with me. So, I can now offer some cool freebies that should dramatically help you ease the work load of earning money online!
The first one is the Blog Warrior freebie to find blogs and comment on them. I've mentioned in several places how important it is for getting free backlinks that you comment on blogs within your niche, but it can be quite time consuming to find these sites. With this free program you simply start it up, input the keywords you are targeting and it will produce a list of urls where you can leave your comments, including the site's PR and Alexa rank! It's simple to use and quite helpful.
Other webmasters are offering this program in exchange for you joining their mailing list so they can spam you every day, but I'm not like that. I would like you to follow my blog, if you want to learn more about earning online, but there is never any obligation for you to do so. I never ask for anything in return...your success is my reward!!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Think Like A Webmaster!
It has come to my attention that many of you struggling to make money online do not realize you must start to think like a webmaster, because that is what you are now! Anytime you start a new job, whether on the internet or offline, there is a learning process in which you are trained for that position. Doctor, lawyer, pilot, webmaster...these are all jobs that you can do for living, but you must study and learn to become one first!
Recently, I've noticed people making mistakes online simply because they aren't thinking like a webmaster. If you were surgeon about to perform surgery, would you think like a bartender??? NO!! Well, it's the same on the web...you must change your thought process!
I've used the term "thinking outside the box" often, but now I'd like you to think INSIDE the box, but in the CORRECT box...the "webmaster" box!
Being a webmaster involves knowing your audience and building your site accordingly. Don't put beer ads on a health site or don't buy PTC traffic to a website selling tractors! Look at more effective ways to utilize your resources.
Another thing is that you shouldn't become easily impressed by anything too flashy. Quite often on webmaster forums I read sales threads for really plain looking sites or ones using common templates that are earning for the owner, but potential buyers will pass because the website doesn't look "pretty" enough for them. A beginner webmaster will be easily impressed by flash intros and colorful graphics and will usually get caught up in that, even if the site for sale is making ZERO revenue.
You must realize that just because you've seen a template before doesn't mean that your visitor will have ever seen it. I have arcade sites using default skins that get FAR more traffic than anything with a custom look. That is because surfers care about website CONTENT, and not looks, and that should be your concern as well. An impressive looking site with no content is going to lose traffic quickly and gain no return visitors.
An experienced, REAL webmaster will see the potential in even the ugliest of sites and will be more interested in it's earning stats, regardless of what it looks like. One of my most ugly, plain and totally boring looking sites just made over $700 in sales last week. Why? Because it's full of CONTENT. No fluff, no filler, no blinking gifs or buttons...just information about an "in demand" product and where to purchase it. That's it!
Content should be your focus and not how cool your new website looks! Which brings me to this blog you are reading right now. It's jam packed with information on making money online with no filler or anything fancy. It gets right to the point. Some members of LR have left reviews saying the look is very boring. Yes, it is and yes, I could change it to something fancier, but I won't because that's not the focus of this blog.
The focus here is to provide info on how to earn online and, if you follow my posts, you WILL make money, so I don't feel I need to impress anyone with a video slideshow or lightning bolts flashing across the page. Read, learn and concentrate your efforts on your new job as a webmaster and you will eventually be earning a living from that career in the future! To your success!!
Recently, I've noticed people making mistakes online simply because they aren't thinking like a webmaster. If you were surgeon about to perform surgery, would you think like a bartender??? NO!! Well, it's the same on the web...you must change your thought process!
I've used the term "thinking outside the box" often, but now I'd like you to think INSIDE the box, but in the CORRECT box...the "webmaster" box!
Being a webmaster involves knowing your audience and building your site accordingly. Don't put beer ads on a health site or don't buy PTC traffic to a website selling tractors! Look at more effective ways to utilize your resources.
Another thing is that you shouldn't become easily impressed by anything too flashy. Quite often on webmaster forums I read sales threads for really plain looking sites or ones using common templates that are earning for the owner, but potential buyers will pass because the website doesn't look "pretty" enough for them. A beginner webmaster will be easily impressed by flash intros and colorful graphics and will usually get caught up in that, even if the site for sale is making ZERO revenue.
You must realize that just because you've seen a template before doesn't mean that your visitor will have ever seen it. I have arcade sites using default skins that get FAR more traffic than anything with a custom look. That is because surfers care about website CONTENT, and not looks, and that should be your concern as well. An impressive looking site with no content is going to lose traffic quickly and gain no return visitors.
An experienced, REAL webmaster will see the potential in even the ugliest of sites and will be more interested in it's earning stats, regardless of what it looks like. One of my most ugly, plain and totally boring looking sites just made over $700 in sales last week. Why? Because it's full of CONTENT. No fluff, no filler, no blinking gifs or buttons...just information about an "in demand" product and where to purchase it. That's it!
Content should be your focus and not how cool your new website looks! Which brings me to this blog you are reading right now. It's jam packed with information on making money online with no filler or anything fancy. It gets right to the point. Some members of LR have left reviews saying the look is very boring. Yes, it is and yes, I could change it to something fancier, but I won't because that's not the focus of this blog.
The focus here is to provide info on how to earn online and, if you follow my posts, you WILL make money, so I don't feel I need to impress anyone with a video slideshow or lightning bolts flashing across the page. Read, learn and concentrate your efforts on your new job as a webmaster and you will eventually be earning a living from that career in the future! To your success!!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Work At Home Freedom
I'm going to take a break from the usual "make money online" post and, instead of telling you HOW to earn, I'm going to tell you WHY you should be making money online working from home. It's quite simple: when you work at home you earn more than just money...you earn your FREEDOM.
I know that sounds rather dramatic, but it's very true, and it should be important to you. The economy is being flushed down the drain. Workers are being laid off everywhere. Even big car companies that have been around for more than a century, are now faced with financial disaster. There is no longer any such thing as job security. Your employment could be taken away tomorrow or next week...at ANY time!
When you work from home you are your own boss, so you can't get fired! Plus, you can take a break whenever you want to. No more early mornings scraping ice off the car in the middle of a storm to go to work. No more traffic jams when commuting back and forth. Never have to deal with an annoying co-worker or supervisor. You never have to eat a quick "bag lunch" in 15 minutes because of a limited breaktime, or rush to get errands done during your lunchbreak.
Perhaps most importantly is the fact that you never have to go to work again when you feel sick or have the flu and your whole body aches in pain. Yesterday I felt exactly like that. I had a headache and I was tired and I thought I was catching a cold, so what did I do? I dropped EVERYTHING I was doing and went to the beach...and slept. All afternoon just laying in the sand. Then in the evening I stopped at the canteen and had a nice plate of fish n' chips. It was good! By the time I got home again I felt much better.
You don't have to live near the ocean like I do to take advantage of this work at home freedom. You can go anywhere you want to, whenever you want to. When you don't feel well, you can just stay in bed all day watching TV, if you want to.
But this freedom to be your own boss working from home does have a cost. No, it's not money. It's discipline. You have to know when NOT to be lazy, and to be willing to work like a driven donkey most of the time. It's ironic because most people drawn toward the lure of working online do it because they ARE lazy and have bought into the myth that it's easy money when, in actual fact, it's probably about the hardest way to earn a living there is. It's NOT suitable for lazy people at all!
That's why most people fail online. It's not because they CAN'T make money, or they think it's impossible, but because they aren't willing to work at it. I work my ass off online, sometimes 16 hour days, building sites, placing links, promoting for traffic, working on new ideas, etc, etc...and sometimes I'm exhausted, but I do it because it affords me the freedom NOT to do it on days when I just don't feel like it.
I earn a living doing this from home, and it's worth it to me to not have to be part of the daily grind that everyone else has to deal with at work. I choose to work hard now, so that I don't have to later. You can as well. You can do anything you set your mind to do, if you want it badly enough. Think about it, for your own freedom from the rat race....
I know that sounds rather dramatic, but it's very true, and it should be important to you. The economy is being flushed down the drain. Workers are being laid off everywhere. Even big car companies that have been around for more than a century, are now faced with financial disaster. There is no longer any such thing as job security. Your employment could be taken away tomorrow or next week...at ANY time!
When you work from home you are your own boss, so you can't get fired! Plus, you can take a break whenever you want to. No more early mornings scraping ice off the car in the middle of a storm to go to work. No more traffic jams when commuting back and forth. Never have to deal with an annoying co-worker or supervisor. You never have to eat a quick "bag lunch" in 15 minutes because of a limited breaktime, or rush to get errands done during your lunchbreak.
Perhaps most importantly is the fact that you never have to go to work again when you feel sick or have the flu and your whole body aches in pain. Yesterday I felt exactly like that. I had a headache and I was tired and I thought I was catching a cold, so what did I do? I dropped EVERYTHING I was doing and went to the beach...and slept. All afternoon just laying in the sand. Then in the evening I stopped at the canteen and had a nice plate of fish n' chips. It was good! By the time I got home again I felt much better.
You don't have to live near the ocean like I do to take advantage of this work at home freedom. You can go anywhere you want to, whenever you want to. When you don't feel well, you can just stay in bed all day watching TV, if you want to.
But this freedom to be your own boss working from home does have a cost. No, it's not money. It's discipline. You have to know when NOT to be lazy, and to be willing to work like a driven donkey most of the time. It's ironic because most people drawn toward the lure of working online do it because they ARE lazy and have bought into the myth that it's easy money when, in actual fact, it's probably about the hardest way to earn a living there is. It's NOT suitable for lazy people at all!
That's why most people fail online. It's not because they CAN'T make money, or they think it's impossible, but because they aren't willing to work at it. I work my ass off online, sometimes 16 hour days, building sites, placing links, promoting for traffic, working on new ideas, etc, etc...and sometimes I'm exhausted, but I do it because it affords me the freedom NOT to do it on days when I just don't feel like it.
I earn a living doing this from home, and it's worth it to me to not have to be part of the daily grind that everyone else has to deal with at work. I choose to work hard now, so that I don't have to later. You can as well. You can do anything you set your mind to do, if you want it badly enough. Think about it, for your own freedom from the rat race....
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Multiple Revenue Streams
The key to long term success online is to fully utilize multiple revenue streams. This is due to the fact that earning income on the internet is not consistant. Some days I make $100+, while on others I may only make $10 total. My goal is always to make at least $50 per day, and usually around $100, but there is no guarantee of earnings and you must be prepared for that.
When working at a regular 9-5 job offline you know exactly how much you will make. If your pay is $10 an hour, and you work an 8 hour day, then you have earned $80, minus any expenses related to that, such as dues, gas/travelling, etc. Working from home online for 8 hours, however, is different as you are not being paid hourly by someone else, so you can't expect that same consistency, but you CAN still average the same amount daily over time. You just have to be patient and persistant and combine all your mulitple revenue streams together.
The other benefit to having more than one earning stream is that you are helping to stabilize factors and variables that are usually beyond your control. A good example of this is when a site gets banished to the Google sandbox, which happens quite often now. I've seen forum threads by panicked webmasters who had their traffic cut off overnight after their site gets dropped from the search results and their income from that website is suddenly GONE! They are now in financial trouble because they relied too heavily on one income source.
Then there are things like the "summer slowdown" period which makes work at home income almost a seasonal job. Plus affiliate products that are hot one month and not the next. You need to weigh all these variables into your overall strategy for success.
Even if you only have 10 revenue streams and each one averages only $5 a day, then that's $50 a day. Again, I must stress on AVERAGE, since some earners will make $0 some days and over $100 on others. I've reached over $700 in a day and mere pennies on others.
Here is a breakdown of my earnings from last month, so you can see the real results of how it works...
- $821.23 (combined affiliate sales from several networks)
- $143.46 (selling adspace, includes all PPC programs - slow month!)
- $187.99 (websites/script sales)
- $90.39 (referral sales)
- $104 (ptc earnings)
- $200 (working from home as a mystery shopper)
- $55 (odd small jobs that don't fit other categories)
- $1602.58 total (average was $51.69 daily earning)
This does NOT include my highest day of over $700 because that is not a typical day and, therefore, it would throw off the overall average. Plus, as the weather gets warmer, less people are online, so a few numbers, such as ad selling were lower than normal. These numbers include ALL my multiple online revenue streams and it is how I earn a living working from home.
Even though I just barely made my $50/day minimum goal last month, it is still a fairly decent wage, considering it happens EVERY day, including on weekends when most people aren't making any money. I also take days off when I go out of town frequently or just goof off at the beach...lol
There is no reason why you can't acheive this same goal. Just try several things, then drop what doesn't work and strengthen what does. Then try a few more things and repeat your success until you have several streams of earning programs that DO work and, if some things stop working later on, there is no need to panic because you now have multiple revenue streams at your command all working for YOU. To your success!!
When working at a regular 9-5 job offline you know exactly how much you will make. If your pay is $10 an hour, and you work an 8 hour day, then you have earned $80, minus any expenses related to that, such as dues, gas/travelling, etc. Working from home online for 8 hours, however, is different as you are not being paid hourly by someone else, so you can't expect that same consistency, but you CAN still average the same amount daily over time. You just have to be patient and persistant and combine all your mulitple revenue streams together.
The other benefit to having more than one earning stream is that you are helping to stabilize factors and variables that are usually beyond your control. A good example of this is when a site gets banished to the Google sandbox, which happens quite often now. I've seen forum threads by panicked webmasters who had their traffic cut off overnight after their site gets dropped from the search results and their income from that website is suddenly GONE! They are now in financial trouble because they relied too heavily on one income source.
Then there are things like the "summer slowdown" period which makes work at home income almost a seasonal job. Plus affiliate products that are hot one month and not the next. You need to weigh all these variables into your overall strategy for success.
Even if you only have 10 revenue streams and each one averages only $5 a day, then that's $50 a day. Again, I must stress on AVERAGE, since some earners will make $0 some days and over $100 on others. I've reached over $700 in a day and mere pennies on others.
Here is a breakdown of my earnings from last month, so you can see the real results of how it works...
- $821.23 (combined affiliate sales from several networks)
- $143.46 (selling adspace, includes all PPC programs - slow month!)
- $187.99 (websites/script sales)
- $90.39 (referral sales)
- $104 (ptc earnings)
- $200 (working from home as a mystery shopper)
- $55 (odd small jobs that don't fit other categories)
- $1602.58 total (average was $51.69 daily earning)
This does NOT include my highest day of over $700 because that is not a typical day and, therefore, it would throw off the overall average. Plus, as the weather gets warmer, less people are online, so a few numbers, such as ad selling were lower than normal. These numbers include ALL my multiple online revenue streams and it is how I earn a living working from home.
Even though I just barely made my $50/day minimum goal last month, it is still a fairly decent wage, considering it happens EVERY day, including on weekends when most people aren't making any money. I also take days off when I go out of town frequently or just goof off at the beach...lol
There is no reason why you can't acheive this same goal. Just try several things, then drop what doesn't work and strengthen what does. Then try a few more things and repeat your success until you have several streams of earning programs that DO work and, if some things stop working later on, there is no need to panic because you now have multiple revenue streams at your command all working for YOU. To your success!!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
My Online Money Making Secret
I've decided to reveal my online money making secret out of sheer frustration at seeing so many people fail to make money online. Are you ready for it? It's a combination of these 3 elements: Honesty, hard work and enjoying what you do. Yeah, I know, it sounds kinda boring and isn't really very "sexy", is it?
I have no cool sounding "system" like the "reverse funnel", "spiderweb", "arbitrage conspiracy", "GDI", "People Search" or any of the other multitude of affiliate schemes that are meant to sound impressive, but are really just full of hype and shattered dreams. All those scams are well thought out by the "guru" who invented each one to get others to pay their $67 (or whatever the cost) to make THEM money, irregardless of whether you make anything at all.
And don't say "but it's FREE to join!", so it won't cost me anything, because that's BS. There's ALWAYS a cost. It just may not be obvious at first, but money MUST be spent somewhere for money to be earned somewhere else. That's simple economics. Remember that.
Any program you join that is based on getting you to sign up others to earn anything is going to leave you disappointed. That's because people are poor, the economy is bad and no one can afford to invest in anything. That's why so many people join these so-called "free" programs, but then no one is buying into it, so you aren't making what the original guru claimed you should be making.
Sure, THEY are making money, but you aren't. The gurus get rich because they suckered you, and then you have to sucker others to earn anything in return. Think about it. I mean, REALLY think about it. If you are currently promoting any sort of affiliate scheme, how much have you made? Was it as much as you expected? Do you actually ENJOY promoting this to others? Seriously?
So, what is it that I do differently? Well, first, and most importantly, my income does not depend on trying to push some system onto others to get them to join in order for me to make money. Yes, I have joined MANY affiliate programs, but mostly to test their claims, and I'm never pushy about them. I'm honest about it and I present the facts, which are that 95% of them are crap and only a couple really work, and only then if you put some effort into it. That's the cold, hard truth.
Keep in mind that I work from home and this is what I do. I make my entire living at home, with no boss or daily grind. No traffic jams either! I do what I enjoy. I like to write and blog. I like playing video games, so I run an arcade network of sites. I love to watch movies, so I have movie and TV sites. I have a series of fun, entertainment sites including joke sites, funny videos and pictures, music, webmaster advice and more. This is what I enjoy doing and I make money from it.
I earn from this network of sites specifically by NOT being pushy, or desperate to make a sale of some crappy product that no one wants or can afford. Surfers play games on my sites or have fun interacting by submitting their own fun stuff and, if they click an ad, that's ok, but if they don't, then that's ok too. I also have CPA surveys on some of my sites. These are the fun entertainment type and, if a visitor wants to fill one out, great! If not, I'm ok with that too. NONE of those things costs my visitors anything!
The point here is that I have multiple streams of income and I don't depend on any one thing to pay my bills. They all combine to create a sustainable, living wage working from home. So many people fail online because most of them are just doing it wrong. Trying to promote some affiliate gateway page to some program that 1000's of others are also promoting and you don't even really like using yourself is NOT going to make you rich!!! It amazes me that 97% of newbie marketers miss that very basic logical reasoning.
If you are not making at LEAST an extra $100 per month with anything you try after 3-4 months, then it's time to drop that and move on to something else. Try something FUN, that you enjoy doing, and STOP wasting your valuable time trying to make some guru rich!!! I mean it!!
I have no cool sounding "system" like the "reverse funnel", "spiderweb", "arbitrage conspiracy", "GDI", "People Search" or any of the other multitude of affiliate schemes that are meant to sound impressive, but are really just full of hype and shattered dreams. All those scams are well thought out by the "guru" who invented each one to get others to pay their $67 (or whatever the cost) to make THEM money, irregardless of whether you make anything at all.
And don't say "but it's FREE to join!", so it won't cost me anything, because that's BS. There's ALWAYS a cost. It just may not be obvious at first, but money MUST be spent somewhere for money to be earned somewhere else. That's simple economics. Remember that.
Any program you join that is based on getting you to sign up others to earn anything is going to leave you disappointed. That's because people are poor, the economy is bad and no one can afford to invest in anything. That's why so many people join these so-called "free" programs, but then no one is buying into it, so you aren't making what the original guru claimed you should be making.
Sure, THEY are making money, but you aren't. The gurus get rich because they suckered you, and then you have to sucker others to earn anything in return. Think about it. I mean, REALLY think about it. If you are currently promoting any sort of affiliate scheme, how much have you made? Was it as much as you expected? Do you actually ENJOY promoting this to others? Seriously?
So, what is it that I do differently? Well, first, and most importantly, my income does not depend on trying to push some system onto others to get them to join in order for me to make money. Yes, I have joined MANY affiliate programs, but mostly to test their claims, and I'm never pushy about them. I'm honest about it and I present the facts, which are that 95% of them are crap and only a couple really work, and only then if you put some effort into it. That's the cold, hard truth.
Keep in mind that I work from home and this is what I do. I make my entire living at home, with no boss or daily grind. No traffic jams either! I do what I enjoy. I like to write and blog. I like playing video games, so I run an arcade network of sites. I love to watch movies, so I have movie and TV sites. I have a series of fun, entertainment sites including joke sites, funny videos and pictures, music, webmaster advice and more. This is what I enjoy doing and I make money from it.
I earn from this network of sites specifically by NOT being pushy, or desperate to make a sale of some crappy product that no one wants or can afford. Surfers play games on my sites or have fun interacting by submitting their own fun stuff and, if they click an ad, that's ok, but if they don't, then that's ok too. I also have CPA surveys on some of my sites. These are the fun entertainment type and, if a visitor wants to fill one out, great! If not, I'm ok with that too. NONE of those things costs my visitors anything!
The point here is that I have multiple streams of income and I don't depend on any one thing to pay my bills. They all combine to create a sustainable, living wage working from home. So many people fail online because most of them are just doing it wrong. Trying to promote some affiliate gateway page to some program that 1000's of others are also promoting and you don't even really like using yourself is NOT going to make you rich!!! It amazes me that 97% of newbie marketers miss that very basic logical reasoning.
If you are not making at LEAST an extra $100 per month with anything you try after 3-4 months, then it's time to drop that and move on to something else. Try something FUN, that you enjoy doing, and STOP wasting your valuable time trying to make some guru rich!!! I mean it!!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Free Website Script Contest
I'm running a contest on one of my webmaster sites where you can win a free website script just for referring people to the site! All you have to do is sign up through the contest widget at http://www.webmastertechs.com/?uid=1 and then post the referral link you are given during registration.
You can post your unique ref link on your site, blogpost or anywhere else that people visit. It does not work through email, so you must post it on a website where surfers will click it to go to my site. You get credit for every click you send and the registered username with the highest number at the end of the month will win the website script of their choice from my "buy website scripts" page (retail value up to $18).
When signing up, when it asks for your real name, just type in a username instead for your first name, as that is what will show up in the widget. If you have any questions you can email me through the address on the sidebar or just post a comment here.
Good luck!
You can post your unique ref link on your site, blogpost or anywhere else that people visit. It does not work through email, so you must post it on a website where surfers will click it to go to my site. You get credit for every click you send and the registered username with the highest number at the end of the month will win the website script of their choice from my "buy website scripts" page (retail value up to $18).
When signing up, when it asks for your real name, just type in a username instead for your first name, as that is what will show up in the widget. If you have any questions you can email me through the address on the sidebar or just post a comment here.
Good luck!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
How To Schedule A Blogpost
Someone asked me how to schedule a blogpost yesterday so I thought I'd post the instructions here to let everyone know how easy it is and that you should use it often. Many bloggers complain that it's time consuming to update their blogs, so here is a useful tip! When you find yourself with any extra time, then simply write a few blog posts in advance and just schedule your blogposts to publish at various times over the next few days, weeks or even months! That way you always appear to have fresh content, even when you're not around! It's a great idea to use during the hectic summer vacation period as well.
Here's how to do it with the 2 most popular blogging platforms:
Blogspot: After you are done writing your blogpost just click on the bottom left corner where it says "Post Options" and then manually type in the date and time you would like it to be published, according to the format shown in that box. That's the only change to make!
Wordpress: When you are done writing then you go to the right side where it says publish immediately and you click to edit that section. There is a drop down and field boxes to fill in with the date/time you want changed and then you click "schedule". You're done!
...and that is how you schedule a blogpost. Now you can finally leave your computer and go on that trip you always dreamed about! lol
Here's how to do it with the 2 most popular blogging platforms:
Blogspot: After you are done writing your blogpost just click on the bottom left corner where it says "Post Options" and then manually type in the date and time you would like it to be published, according to the format shown in that box. That's the only change to make!
Wordpress: When you are done writing then you go to the right side where it says publish immediately and you click to edit that section. There is a drop down and field boxes to fill in with the date/time you want changed and then you click "schedule". You're done!
...and that is how you schedule a blogpost. Now you can finally leave your computer and go on that trip you always dreamed about! lol
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Comment Posting
Comment posting on blogs is a simple and effective way to get lots of easy, free backlinks to your site. Just click to leave your comments and fill out the form. It's very easy to do and you should get used to doing it as often as you can.
The trick when leaving comments on Wordpress blogs is to make sure the "name" field is filled in as your website anchor text and NOT your actual name! So, don't put "John", but instead type in "make money online", or whatever keywords fit your site. That will give a direct backlink to your site.
This is a form of off-site SEO and helps get your site a higher PR (page rank) in Google.
But what if you are the blog owner? Spamming by comment posters is by far the biggest problem when it comes to comment posting. Many webmasters simply copy and paste their info on a high volume of blogs that don't even have anything to do with their own site niche. Some of these posters use bots and programs to do this to mass effect and, as the webmaster who owns the blog being commented on, it can be a headache deleting all the crap you get posted to your site every day. Fortunately, you can enable comment moderation so it has to be approved by the administrator (you) before it is published.
Wordpress (WP) has a plugin called Akismet that, when activated, will catch most spam and hold anything else to be moderated by the blog's owner so it can "learn" what is a bad comment and what isn't. If you are an honest webmaster just looking to get some good backlinks, then be sure to only leave a comment on sites that are relevent to your niche and write something related to the blogpost you have just read. DON'T be spammy!! Join in on the post discussion, but Do NOT drop a spam comment like "hey! check out my site at www....", as that won't work and it will be thrown in the cyber dumpster.
Personally, as the owner of several blogs, I can be quite generous when allowing people to comment on my sites, as I know how important it can be, but I'm also a tyrant when it comes to deleting spam. If you leave a comment, then make sure what you write is related to the topic of the blogpost or else it WILL be deleted by me.
Today someone left a comment on my CPA post that was about getting readers to check out their dating site. That is a perfect example of what NOT to do, and it is now gone, but if you do comment posting the right way, then it's a great method for getting free, permanent one way links to your site. Good luck!
The trick when leaving comments on Wordpress blogs is to make sure the "name" field is filled in as your website anchor text and NOT your actual name! So, don't put "John", but instead type in "make money online", or whatever keywords fit your site. That will give a direct backlink to your site.
This is a form of off-site SEO and helps get your site a higher PR (page rank) in Google.
But what if you are the blog owner? Spamming by comment posters is by far the biggest problem when it comes to comment posting. Many webmasters simply copy and paste their info on a high volume of blogs that don't even have anything to do with their own site niche. Some of these posters use bots and programs to do this to mass effect and, as the webmaster who owns the blog being commented on, it can be a headache deleting all the crap you get posted to your site every day. Fortunately, you can enable comment moderation so it has to be approved by the administrator (you) before it is published.
Wordpress (WP) has a plugin called Akismet that, when activated, will catch most spam and hold anything else to be moderated by the blog's owner so it can "learn" what is a bad comment and what isn't. If you are an honest webmaster just looking to get some good backlinks, then be sure to only leave a comment on sites that are relevent to your niche and write something related to the blogpost you have just read. DON'T be spammy!! Join in on the post discussion, but Do NOT drop a spam comment like "hey! check out my site at www....", as that won't work and it will be thrown in the cyber dumpster.
Personally, as the owner of several blogs, I can be quite generous when allowing people to comment on my sites, as I know how important it can be, but I'm also a tyrant when it comes to deleting spam. If you leave a comment, then make sure what you write is related to the topic of the blogpost or else it WILL be deleted by me.
Today someone left a comment on my CPA post that was about getting readers to check out their dating site. That is a perfect example of what NOT to do, and it is now gone, but if you do comment posting the right way, then it's a great method for getting free, permanent one way links to your site. Good luck!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Lazy Affiliate Referrals
Today I'm going to rant a bit about lazy affiliates, and no, I'm not talking about the "bum marketing" method! To succeed in making money online takes a LOT of work, and I'm not even remotely kidding here. You have to learn website building, html, promotion, stats, link management, marketing and signing up to so many sites it would make your head spin!
The amount of effort it requires can be overwhelming, and that's the problem. MOST people just don't have that drive to succeed. They've been mislead into believing it's easy, so they sign up to a program and expect the riches to flow. WRONG!!!!
I'm sure anyone reading this has at least one sponsor program they are promoting right now by trying to get people to sign under them. Everyone is in some sort of affiliate program in an attempt to make some money at some point. So, how's that working out for you? Ready to retire yet? No??
I'm going to give specific examples of the problem here to give you some perspective. One of the affiliate programs I promote is Eye Earn and I've personally recruited 156 people through my efforts. Now, from those 156 referrals they have recruited themselves a COMBINED total of 187 referrals. Think about the math for a minute...156 people TOGETHER only referred slightly more than I did by myself! That's horrible! It's an average of only a bit more than 1 ref per person! If you can't get at LEAST a few referrals from your own efforts then it's time to pack it in and find a new line of work!
Oh, and if you think I did exceptionally well myself because I'm some brilliant marketer, then think again. I actually HATE internet marketing and promotion. I don't want to jam anything down someone's throat that they have no interest in. All my efforts were from passive methods like making a couple of blog posts, posting a few ads and popping my affiliate site in a few ptc's. That's it. I'm not pushy at all and I'd rather someone sign up because they WANT to and not because I'm twisting their arm.
Here's another example: I also promote the instant degrees affiliate program and so far have made well over $5000 in sales. A total of 16 referrals have signed under me, but only 2 sales have been generated from ALL of them combined! Is it really that difficult for them to make sales? No, it's not. They are just lazy affiliates. I always look over the websites of anyone in my downline and most of them don't even have ads up! One guy has the link so buried in a link farm that no one will ever see it! See where MY link is for the program?? At the TOP of my site in a very visible location!
One last recent example: CPALead is the EASIEST way to make money online right now and if you can't start off by making at LEAST $1 a day then you need to get a McJob and stop working online. Someone signed under my referral link with a perfect website for this niche (anything entertainment related), but yet hasn't made a dime. So, I checked his site and he doesn't have even ONE cpa offer added to the website yet! Not one! Yet this is the perfect site for it. The guy could be rolling in dough by now, but he's too lazy to take 30 seconds to post the affiliate code to his site. Amazing!
Conclusion. STOP trying to make money online if you're just going to sign up to something and forget about it. It's a waste of your time that could be better spent practicing how to say "Would you like fries with that?". Look, I'm a very laid back kinda guy and I always offer my personal, free mentoring to anyone who signs under me for ANYTHING I promote and is struggling to make it work for them. I'll help you all I can, but you really have to WANT to succeed. I have no time to deal with the lazy affiliate referrals.
Anyone left reading this who is ready, willing and able to succeed...step right up!!!
The amount of effort it requires can be overwhelming, and that's the problem. MOST people just don't have that drive to succeed. They've been mislead into believing it's easy, so they sign up to a program and expect the riches to flow. WRONG!!!!
I'm sure anyone reading this has at least one sponsor program they are promoting right now by trying to get people to sign under them. Everyone is in some sort of affiliate program in an attempt to make some money at some point. So, how's that working out for you? Ready to retire yet? No??
I'm going to give specific examples of the problem here to give you some perspective. One of the affiliate programs I promote is Eye Earn and I've personally recruited 156 people through my efforts. Now, from those 156 referrals they have recruited themselves a COMBINED total of 187 referrals. Think about the math for a minute...156 people TOGETHER only referred slightly more than I did by myself! That's horrible! It's an average of only a bit more than 1 ref per person! If you can't get at LEAST a few referrals from your own efforts then it's time to pack it in and find a new line of work!
Oh, and if you think I did exceptionally well myself because I'm some brilliant marketer, then think again. I actually HATE internet marketing and promotion. I don't want to jam anything down someone's throat that they have no interest in. All my efforts were from passive methods like making a couple of blog posts, posting a few ads and popping my affiliate site in a few ptc's. That's it. I'm not pushy at all and I'd rather someone sign up because they WANT to and not because I'm twisting their arm.
Here's another example: I also promote the instant degrees affiliate program and so far have made well over $5000 in sales. A total of 16 referrals have signed under me, but only 2 sales have been generated from ALL of them combined! Is it really that difficult for them to make sales? No, it's not. They are just lazy affiliates. I always look over the websites of anyone in my downline and most of them don't even have ads up! One guy has the link so buried in a link farm that no one will ever see it! See where MY link is for the program?? At the TOP of my site in a very visible location!
One last recent example: CPALead is the EASIEST way to make money online right now and if you can't start off by making at LEAST $1 a day then you need to get a McJob and stop working online. Someone signed under my referral link with a perfect website for this niche (anything entertainment related), but yet hasn't made a dime. So, I checked his site and he doesn't have even ONE cpa offer added to the website yet! Not one! Yet this is the perfect site for it. The guy could be rolling in dough by now, but he's too lazy to take 30 seconds to post the affiliate code to his site. Amazing!
Conclusion. STOP trying to make money online if you're just going to sign up to something and forget about it. It's a waste of your time that could be better spent practicing how to say "Would you like fries with that?". Look, I'm a very laid back kinda guy and I always offer my personal, free mentoring to anyone who signs under me for ANYTHING I promote and is struggling to make it work for them. I'll help you all I can, but you really have to WANT to succeed. I have no time to deal with the lazy affiliate referrals.
Anyone left reading this who is ready, willing and able to succeed...step right up!!!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
CPA Lead Network Program
For those of you living under a rock and completely out of the loop, I'm about to tell you THE hottest way to monetize a website and it's content that there is on the internet right now! The method is called CPA offers, which means "Cost Per Action", and it usually comes in the form of a survey or simple email submit that visitors fill out on your site.
The huge advantage to these offers is that they don't involve any selling at all. You are simply providing leads to well known companies who pay for each lead you provide to them. That's it. No worrying about sales ratios or conversions and, best of all, it's recession proof!
To get started in this lucrative field, you need to join a good cpa lead network program that will provide you with offer surveys that are fun and your visitors will actually WANT to fill out. They will use a gateway to your site content that has the survey in it, so this works best if you have content that surfers can't easily find somewhere else. The type of sites that do well are movie and tv show sites, wallpapers, music, ebook and script downloads and really any type of unique content that you can offer them.
The CPA Lead incentive program works perfect because you can use your content as incentives for visitors to fill out your surveys to get to it. Most other networks won't allow incentivized offers, but they do, and it works great! You can easily make 10 times more per day than you ever would with a standard PPC monetization! Plus, you don't need loads of traffic to make money, like you do with CPM and the like.
I'll leave you with a "real world" example for you to think about. Let's say you have a website with a great ebook that you have been giving away free with your own email submit form to capture emails for your own use. Now, try just changing it to a direct download link, but with a cpa gateway to it instead. Your surfer is then presented with a quick and fun quiz to fill out about their favorite drink (or similar question), which they fill out in only a few seconds and are then rewarded with your ebook. They get the download for free, so they're still happy, and you get an average of $1 per submit, so you've made money!
Even with only a few visitors a day it's pretty much impossible NOT to make money everyday! The only "catch" is that, since these programs are so lucrative, everyone and his grandma is trying to get in, but they only accept certain quality sites, so the approval rate is low. If you do get rejected when you first apply then just try offering more content and apply again. It's worth the effort, believe me! Good luck!
UPDATED: They now instantly approve everyone, so JOIN CPALEAD and start making money today!!
The huge advantage to these offers is that they don't involve any selling at all. You are simply providing leads to well known companies who pay for each lead you provide to them. That's it. No worrying about sales ratios or conversions and, best of all, it's recession proof!
To get started in this lucrative field, you need to join a good cpa lead network program that will provide you with offer surveys that are fun and your visitors will actually WANT to fill out. They will use a gateway to your site content that has the survey in it, so this works best if you have content that surfers can't easily find somewhere else. The type of sites that do well are movie and tv show sites, wallpapers, music, ebook and script downloads and really any type of unique content that you can offer them.
The CPA Lead incentive program works perfect because you can use your content as incentives for visitors to fill out your surveys to get to it. Most other networks won't allow incentivized offers, but they do, and it works great! You can easily make 10 times more per day than you ever would with a standard PPC monetization! Plus, you don't need loads of traffic to make money, like you do with CPM and the like.
I'll leave you with a "real world" example for you to think about. Let's say you have a website with a great ebook that you have been giving away free with your own email submit form to capture emails for your own use. Now, try just changing it to a direct download link, but with a cpa gateway to it instead. Your surfer is then presented with a quick and fun quiz to fill out about their favorite drink (or similar question), which they fill out in only a few seconds and are then rewarded with your ebook. They get the download for free, so they're still happy, and you get an average of $1 per submit, so you've made money!
Even with only a few visitors a day it's pretty much impossible NOT to make money everyday! The only "catch" is that, since these programs are so lucrative, everyone and his grandma is trying to get in, but they only accept certain quality sites, so the approval rate is low. If you do get rejected when you first apply then just try offering more content and apply again. It's worth the effort, believe me! Good luck!
UPDATED: They now instantly approve everyone, so JOIN CPALEAD and start making money today!!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Easy SEO Technique To Get To Number One!
Hey! I know SEO can be overwhelming sometimes. There are so many factors and meta tags and optimization techniques and various other things to learn, that it can sometimes seem pretty dense and complicated.
So, today I thought I'd help by giving you a VERY simple and easy technique for getting your site in the #1 position in the search engines for ANY keyword you want!!
It's a new, super secret metatag that only a few gurus and myself know about. All you have to do is add the tag to the html head section of your site, so it's really easy to do. Here's how it works...
The tag looks like any normal one and you form it like so:
meta name="serp position" number="1"
and then your keyword tag would look like it already does with your chosen keywords in it. You can change the serp position number to whatever you want, but I recommend "1" if you want to be in the top spot. This works in ALL search engines within 24 hours!! Your site can be #1 for ANY keywords today!!
That's it! Really simple and easy, right??
Oh, I almost forgot...HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY!!! ;)
So, today I thought I'd help by giving you a VERY simple and easy technique for getting your site in the #1 position in the search engines for ANY keyword you want!!
It's a new, super secret metatag that only a few gurus and myself know about. All you have to do is add the tag to the html head section of your site, so it's really easy to do. Here's how it works...
The tag looks like any normal one and you form it like so:
meta name="serp position" number="1"
and then your keyword tag would look like it already does with your chosen keywords in it. You can change the serp position number to whatever you want, but I recommend "1" if you want to be in the top spot. This works in ALL search engines within 24 hours!! Your site can be #1 for ANY keywords today!!
That's it! Really simple and easy, right??
Oh, I almost forgot...HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY!!! ;)
Monday, March 23, 2009
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
No Minimum Cashout PTC!!
***READ THIS FIRST!! Since writing this post a few months ago, the nomincashout site has stopped paying its members! They did pay me in the past but now they owe me over $20, so I'm no longer recommending them. Instead, try the most trusted, established PTC site on the net, Neobux, where you get instant cashout payments as soon as you request them, with no waiting at all to get paid!
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Yes, you read the title right! There is a new PTC that just launched that has NO MINIMUM CASHOUT!! This, of course, effectively eliminates the biggest negative about any "paid to click" site, and that is having to wait for months to make the payout threshold before getting any money for your efforts.
With this one you can cash out and be paid within 24 hours. That way, if you have any doubts about a potential nomincashout scam then you can just try it yourself and find out in a day! That's certainly a much better plan than clicking ads for 6 months, only to find out you've been scammed and there is no money.
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Yes, you read the title right! There is a new PTC that just launched that has NO MINIMUM CASHOUT!! This, of course, effectively eliminates the biggest negative about any "paid to click" site, and that is having to wait for months to make the payout threshold before getting any money for your efforts.
With this one you can cash out and be paid within 24 hours. That way, if you have any doubts about a potential nomincashout scam then you can just try it yourself and find out in a day! That's certainly a much better plan than clicking ads for 6 months, only to find out you've been scammed and there is no money.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Work For 3 Dollars Community
I want to make a quick update about the Work For 3 Dollars program. One of the differences I've noticed with them is the community feel and how everyone pitches in to help each other. Most other affiliate programs that you join tend to leave you to sink or swim on your own without much help from other people. That's because you're basically each others competition to get referrals, so why would you help your competitor?
With the WF3D plan, you succeed more if others do as well, so it actually makes sense to help promote your downline because you are also helping yourself! You only need 3 referrals to start making money, and I already have that and have also been paid, so now I want to help others get paid as well.
So, here is what I propose to do. ANYONE who has or will sign up in my downline from here on in will get FREE promotion from me for their own referral link! I have quite a few sites, so that means a lot of exposure to your own affiliate link. Simply email me at the address on the sidebar of this blog to let me know your personal WorkFor3Dollars link and I will add it on my sites for free to help promote you.
The only thing I ask is that you are also actively promoting it as well, as I dont want to waste my promotion space on anyone who isn't willing to also put the time into it themselves. Always remember that you CAN make money online! It's the lazy ones who sign up and do nothing who get nowhere and then they complain about it later. If you got hired to do ANY job and then refused to show up for work, then you wouldn't be paid, and online work is no different.
I'm going to start today's promotion by putting the links of 2 of the people in my downline to help get them started, as they have no downline of their own yet. I encourage anyone reading this to please sign up under one of these links, and then we'll all help YOU to succeed as well!
http://workfor3dollars.com/splash.php?r=payments
http://www.workfor3dollars.com/?r=168andresng
With the WF3D plan, you succeed more if others do as well, so it actually makes sense to help promote your downline because you are also helping yourself! You only need 3 referrals to start making money, and I already have that and have also been paid, so now I want to help others get paid as well.
So, here is what I propose to do. ANYONE who has or will sign up in my downline from here on in will get FREE promotion from me for their own referral link! I have quite a few sites, so that means a lot of exposure to your own affiliate link. Simply email me at the address on the sidebar of this blog to let me know your personal WorkFor3Dollars link and I will add it on my sites for free to help promote you.
The only thing I ask is that you are also actively promoting it as well, as I dont want to waste my promotion space on anyone who isn't willing to also put the time into it themselves. Always remember that you CAN make money online! It's the lazy ones who sign up and do nothing who get nowhere and then they complain about it later. If you got hired to do ANY job and then refused to show up for work, then you wouldn't be paid, and online work is no different.
I'm going to start today's promotion by putting the links of 2 of the people in my downline to help get them started, as they have no downline of their own yet. I encourage anyone reading this to please sign up under one of these links, and then we'll all help YOU to succeed as well!
http://workfor3dollars.com/splash.php?r=payments
http://www.workfor3dollars.com/?r=168andresng
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Guru Scammers
The internet has become a sort of playground for scammers and their scams to the point where it's really sometimes quite difficult to determine if something is legit or not. After many years of being online, I consider myself to be quite net savvy, but I still get suckered in by a great line now and then. This lead me to making a post here about some good tips and things to look out for when surfing around for a good online money making opportunity.
The biggest target of my disdain are those guru scammers who pull you into their web by spinning a cloud of hype so thick that you can't see straight. I've said before that anyone who calls themselves a "guru" isn't one and it's just a term that scammers use to impress newbies out of their money. Most people with REAL knowledge of how to make money online won't share their "secret" with you for $29.95, or else it would no longer be a secret and half the work at home entrepreneurs would suddenly be rich. The internet is a viral force and anything useful would get passed around to the point where it would no longer work at all.
You should always trust your gut instinct and, if it seems to good to be true, then chances are at least 99% that it is. Gurus love to show you pictures of their fancy cars and big mansions with a pool in the back and wads of cash to impress you into parting with your own money, but try to see beyond the smoke and mirrors the next time you read one of their offers.
For example, I often see "rich guys" bragging in forums of how they are making $50,000 a month with their "guaranteed" methods and how "you can do what I do to make money and for today only my ebook is just $9.99!". They always stress a sense of urgency as if you don't buy it RIGHT NOW, then you must be an idiot and, therefore, deserve to be poor.
Sure, they do find a few suckers and make a few dollars, but only maybe $200 worth of sales. Is it really worth it? Well, yes, if you're NOT actually making $50,000 a month and you need a way to make around $200 a month instead. Think about it. If you were making 50 large each MONTH online, would you bother trying to push something that's a hard sell like an ebook for 10 bucks a pop?? That would be like a doctor moonlighting at McDonald's!
Don't get scammed by the gurus! Just say NO!! I know it's tempting to believe their sales letters full of hype and yellow highlighted BOLD letters, but be strong, my friend, and you WILL survive their attack on your intelligence. Be smart and show them who's boss...YOU!!!
The biggest target of my disdain are those guru scammers who pull you into their web by spinning a cloud of hype so thick that you can't see straight. I've said before that anyone who calls themselves a "guru" isn't one and it's just a term that scammers use to impress newbies out of their money. Most people with REAL knowledge of how to make money online won't share their "secret" with you for $29.95, or else it would no longer be a secret and half the work at home entrepreneurs would suddenly be rich. The internet is a viral force and anything useful would get passed around to the point where it would no longer work at all.
You should always trust your gut instinct and, if it seems to good to be true, then chances are at least 99% that it is. Gurus love to show you pictures of their fancy cars and big mansions with a pool in the back and wads of cash to impress you into parting with your own money, but try to see beyond the smoke and mirrors the next time you read one of their offers.
For example, I often see "rich guys" bragging in forums of how they are making $50,000 a month with their "guaranteed" methods and how "you can do what I do to make money and for today only my ebook is just $9.99!". They always stress a sense of urgency as if you don't buy it RIGHT NOW, then you must be an idiot and, therefore, deserve to be poor.
Sure, they do find a few suckers and make a few dollars, but only maybe $200 worth of sales. Is it really worth it? Well, yes, if you're NOT actually making $50,000 a month and you need a way to make around $200 a month instead. Think about it. If you were making 50 large each MONTH online, would you bother trying to push something that's a hard sell like an ebook for 10 bucks a pop?? That would be like a doctor moonlighting at McDonald's!
Don't get scammed by the gurus! Just say NO!! I know it's tempting to believe their sales letters full of hype and yellow highlighted BOLD letters, but be strong, my friend, and you WILL survive their attack on your intelligence. Be smart and show them who's boss...YOU!!!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Work For 3 Dollars Tuesdays
As stated in an earlier post, I will be updating everyone on a regular basis about the progress of the "Work For 3 Dollars" program that I recently joined. Well, Tuesday is payday there and, sure enough, I got paid!
It was only a $3 payout, but it proves to me 2 things. One is that they actually DO pay and, two, that I didn't have to wait 6 months to gain proof for number one. There are WAY too many online programs that, even when you reach the minimum payout, you STILL have to wait for several weeks or months to get paid!
With the WorkFor3Dollars (WF3D) program you get paid like clockwork every Tuesday, once a week, and for only a one time $3 membership fee. Of course, I'm not rich yet, but it's not a bad start!
It was only a $3 payout, but it proves to me 2 things. One is that they actually DO pay and, two, that I didn't have to wait 6 months to gain proof for number one. There are WAY too many online programs that, even when you reach the minimum payout, you STILL have to wait for several weeks or months to get paid!
With the WorkFor3Dollars (WF3D) program you get paid like clockwork every Tuesday, once a week, and for only a one time $3 membership fee. Of course, I'm not rich yet, but it's not a bad start!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Affiliate Link Cloaking
I'm adding a bit more information on affiliate link cloaking to add to what I've already explained in earlier posts. To bring you up to speed, the concept of cloaking your links is to make them NOT look like affiliate links. Why? Because these links can sometimes be very long and look like spam to a prospective buyer, who may not click on something if he/she feels they are going to be hit with a pitch to buy something.
Most people use those short link cloaker url services, like tinyurl (the most popular one), but I NEVER do, and I'll tell you why. When you put anything important in the hands of someone else and their site, there is always that chance of losing your hard work. When you create a site, it becomes your "baby" and is important to YOU, but not really to anyone else.
Think about it. You register the name somewhere, then you host it somewhere else (ALWAYS host your site separate from the registrar!) and it's already basically in the hands of other companies. Not much you can do about that, except to ALWAYS make regular database backups, or get your own server. However, your links, which are the lifeblood of your site, are things you CAN control.
Here's the problem: shorter url hosting sites, like image hosts, are NOT owned by you and, therefore, can fold at any time. They don't care about your links, or information and, when they go, so do all those links you have up all over the internet using their affiliate cloaking service. Just imagine how many broken links there would be all over the web if the tiny url site owner decided to get out of the online biz!
Is it likely to happen? Maybe. It happens all the time with other services, image hosts, proxies etc. It's happened to me, and let me tell you that fixing dozens or even 100's of broken links is NOT my idea of a good time! NEVER leave it up to another site to keep your revenue streams intact, and that's what your important affiliate links are: your online revenue streams!
The solution? Simple. Use a subdomain! Both your registrar AND your hosting provider can set you up quickly with a subdomain redirection service (just like what those other cloak sites do) and then it's one less thing you have to worry about going down. You should have your own main domain name for your website anyway, and then just create as many subdomains as you need for each affiliate link.
For example, my domain here is www.adegreeofsuccess.com and for my degree affiliates program I use http://instant.adegreeofsuccess.com , which redirects to the sponsor site. Not only is it very easy to do in less than a minute, but it's also easier to remember your own links when you go posting them everywhere! It's MUCH easier for anyone to remember your new sub link than something like www.someurlsite.com/875ghy59l , which is how those things end up looking.
Oh, and one last bonus tip. When creating a clickbank username (or any other similar program), try to use a name that won't look odd in your new affiliate hop link, in case you decide NOT to cloak it. I made that mistake very early on. So many people use a "cutesy" nickname, like "babygurl" or "makemoneyguru" or whatever, and your link ends up with a "ref=makemoneyguru" at the end, which can look unprofessional and have privacy issues if you use your real name as your user login. Be careful! Try to use a series of generic letters and numbers instead.
That concludes today's lesson on cloaking your affiliate links. Now go forth and make some money! You CAN succeed online!!
Most people use those short link cloaker url services, like tinyurl (the most popular one), but I NEVER do, and I'll tell you why. When you put anything important in the hands of someone else and their site, there is always that chance of losing your hard work. When you create a site, it becomes your "baby" and is important to YOU, but not really to anyone else.
Think about it. You register the name somewhere, then you host it somewhere else (ALWAYS host your site separate from the registrar!) and it's already basically in the hands of other companies. Not much you can do about that, except to ALWAYS make regular database backups, or get your own server. However, your links, which are the lifeblood of your site, are things you CAN control.
Here's the problem: shorter url hosting sites, like image hosts, are NOT owned by you and, therefore, can fold at any time. They don't care about your links, or information and, when they go, so do all those links you have up all over the internet using their affiliate cloaking service. Just imagine how many broken links there would be all over the web if the tiny url site owner decided to get out of the online biz!
Is it likely to happen? Maybe. It happens all the time with other services, image hosts, proxies etc. It's happened to me, and let me tell you that fixing dozens or even 100's of broken links is NOT my idea of a good time! NEVER leave it up to another site to keep your revenue streams intact, and that's what your important affiliate links are: your online revenue streams!
The solution? Simple. Use a subdomain! Both your registrar AND your hosting provider can set you up quickly with a subdomain redirection service (just like what those other cloak sites do) and then it's one less thing you have to worry about going down. You should have your own main domain name for your website anyway, and then just create as many subdomains as you need for each affiliate link.
For example, my domain here is www.adegreeofsuccess.com and for my degree affiliates program I use http://instant.adegreeofsuccess.com , which redirects to the sponsor site. Not only is it very easy to do in less than a minute, but it's also easier to remember your own links when you go posting them everywhere! It's MUCH easier for anyone to remember your new sub link than something like www.someurlsite.com/875ghy59l , which is how those things end up looking.
Oh, and one last bonus tip. When creating a clickbank username (or any other similar program), try to use a name that won't look odd in your new affiliate hop link, in case you decide NOT to cloak it. I made that mistake very early on. So many people use a "cutesy" nickname, like "babygurl" or "makemoneyguru" or whatever, and your link ends up with a "ref=makemoneyguru" at the end, which can look unprofessional and have privacy issues if you use your real name as your user login. Be careful! Try to use a series of generic letters and numbers instead.
That concludes today's lesson on cloaking your affiliate links. Now go forth and make some money! You CAN succeed online!!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Workfor3dollars Scam?
Ok, I admit that I am highly selective about what programs I associate with, to the point where there's only really a small handful that I recommend. Simply put, most of these programs are scams. So, I've decided, more as an experiment than anything, to "test drive" a new program and actually report the results here for all my readers to see. Is there a workfor3dollars scam? Well, let's find out!
I pride myself on being objective. I don't gush on about anything or say something is easy when it's not. Truth is, most of these programs are hard work and a long road to riches and, in all fairness, some people will call them a scam just because they didn't do well in them, but that doesn't mean YOU can't do well!
I do well myself because I work my ass off. There is no magic answer. I'm sick to death of people who sign up to something, then forget about it 5 minutes later, and complain that they aren't succeeding online. STOP complaining!! If you can't put a little effort into something then online work is NOT for you!! There, now that I have that out of the way, let's move on to the "work for 3 dollars" topic, shall we?
Before joining anything, I thoroughly research every aspect of it (I used to be a researcher in university, so it's in my blood! lol) and I picked this online matrix program for it's ease of implementation and very low cost start up. Oh, and if you don't know that it costs at least SOMETHING to make money online, then you're in the wrong business. Success ALWAYS has a price!
The workfor3dollars program is a simple forced matrix that claims you can make over 2 MILLION dollars in ONE year simply by referring only 3 people! Sounds like a rather lofty goal, doesn't it? Could be a lot of BS, but that's why I thought it would be a perfect one to follow. $3 to make 2 million? I'm in!!
Now, I'm not gonna tell you whether it works or it doesn't, because I honestly don't know yet, but for the first time EVER I will be updating my progress and posting payment screenshots for everyone to see whether I made the $2,000,000 goal by the end of this year.
I urge you to read all about it yourself at the workfor3dollars.com info site. It's cheap enough to join at only a ONE TIME $3.00 fee and the goal is only 3 referrals. How hard can that be?? Everyone wants to be a millionaire, right???
Wish me luck!!
Update: I got paid!! It works!! They paid me on Tuesday, just like they said they would!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Triple Clicks Is Here!!
Those of you familiar with the Eye Earn program will be amazed at the new enhancements made to everything at the parent company, SFI. They've combined everything into something they call Triple Clicks which will SIGNIFICANTLY increase your income!
Previously, if you wanted to become an EyeEarn EA (Executive Affiliate) to make more money, it involved either buying a share or selling something to gain your share for free, which was not always easy to do with the limited amount of products they had available for your online store. My method was to buy magazine subscriptions from my own store to give as gifts for birthdays and holidays to people I would normally buy something for anyway, so I wasn't actually out any money.
Now, with the new SFI Triple Clicks store, you can actually list and sell YOUR OWN STUFF for FREE online!! No kidding! It's now set up so that you can have an online store to sell your own used items or handmade goods, or even digital products you want to sell! Get started with a free credit through me and try it out now!
I know many of you are already using many different websites for selling your goods, but imagine one where you not only make the money for selling your goods online, but you get an EA bonus on TOP of that! I get a check from them on the 10th of every month already without selling anything, but now I can make even MORE by selling my own stuff that I have listed already on other websites.
TripleClicks is going to make 2009 a VERY good year for everyone at SFI which, as some of you already know, is one of the few affiliate programs I actually endorse, as I truly believe most of them are just a waste of your time. The above link gives you 3 FREE selling credits from me. Here's to your success in the new year!
Previously, if you wanted to become an EyeEarn EA (Executive Affiliate) to make more money, it involved either buying a share or selling something to gain your share for free, which was not always easy to do with the limited amount of products they had available for your online store. My method was to buy magazine subscriptions from my own store to give as gifts for birthdays and holidays to people I would normally buy something for anyway, so I wasn't actually out any money.
Now, with the new SFI Triple Clicks store, you can actually list and sell YOUR OWN STUFF for FREE online!! No kidding! It's now set up so that you can have an online store to sell your own used items or handmade goods, or even digital products you want to sell! Get started with a free credit through me and try it out now!
I know many of you are already using many different websites for selling your goods, but imagine one where you not only make the money for selling your goods online, but you get an EA bonus on TOP of that! I get a check from them on the 10th of every month already without selling anything, but now I can make even MORE by selling my own stuff that I have listed already on other websites.
TripleClicks is going to make 2009 a VERY good year for everyone at SFI which, as some of you already know, is one of the few affiliate programs I actually endorse, as I truly believe most of them are just a waste of your time. The above link gives you 3 FREE selling credits from me. Here's to your success in the new year!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Prosperous New Year
Well, here it is, another new year and I survived it! lol
I always start off a new year by reflecting on the success and failure of the one that just past. It's important that I include failures on my list because, without them, it is much more difficult to succeed. The road to success is a long, difficult journey that will include many obstacles along the way and many failed ideas. Much of working online is trial and error, hit or miss type plans that can go wrong at any time.
I'm mentioning this not to be negative, but to prepare you for the long road ahead. The so-called "gurus" who claim overnight riches are just lying to you to get you to buy their ebook or whatever scheme they are spinning to you. I don't have an ebook and I don't have an overnight success story to dazzle you with. It took a LOT of hard work and many failed ideas to get to where I am today.
I've been scammed. I've been lied to and I've been promised things by people who just didn't deliver, but I'm not bitter or upset. Why? Because learning from my mistakes is how I succeed, and you will too. There is no magic formula to be found in some guru ebook.
Yes, the gurus do annoy me sometimes with their pictures of fancy cars and big, luxurious houses, which are often faked, to impress people. Screenshots of earnings can now easily be faked as well. Hell, with the new Photoshop program pretty much ANYTHING can be faked online these days, but that's not what bothers me the most.
What REALLY gets me is all the legions of followers that hang on to every word a guru says, as if it was some kind of golden key of knowledge. If a pro blogger like John Chow posts something, there are people waiting to lap it up like it was diamonds, yet I've been using some of the same techniques that he uses for years and I learned it ON MY OWN with no help from anyone else. I've refined my techniques through my own trial and error over the years as well.
If you were to look behind the scenes you would see that people like him are only successful because of people like you who follow his every word. He's made the same mistakes I have in the past and he's also learned to refine his techniques. You can too. Don't get discouraged and don't get lazy. There is much to be done on your journey!
If you follow my blog I promise you will learn many useful things in the knowledge that I have learned to pass on to you, and it won't cost you ANYTHING! I have no expensive ebook to sell and I have no fancy pictures of my mansion to impress you. Oh, but I DO have a picture on the bottom of my blog that shows the view from my house. I live on top of a big hill overlooking the ocean and beaches with deer frollicking in my backyard in the summer and great scenery. But still no million dollar sportscar. Hmmm, perhaps I SHOULD write an ebook! lol
Have a safe and prosperous new year everyone!!
I always start off a new year by reflecting on the success and failure of the one that just past. It's important that I include failures on my list because, without them, it is much more difficult to succeed. The road to success is a long, difficult journey that will include many obstacles along the way and many failed ideas. Much of working online is trial and error, hit or miss type plans that can go wrong at any time.
I'm mentioning this not to be negative, but to prepare you for the long road ahead. The so-called "gurus" who claim overnight riches are just lying to you to get you to buy their ebook or whatever scheme they are spinning to you. I don't have an ebook and I don't have an overnight success story to dazzle you with. It took a LOT of hard work and many failed ideas to get to where I am today.
I've been scammed. I've been lied to and I've been promised things by people who just didn't deliver, but I'm not bitter or upset. Why? Because learning from my mistakes is how I succeed, and you will too. There is no magic formula to be found in some guru ebook.
Yes, the gurus do annoy me sometimes with their pictures of fancy cars and big, luxurious houses, which are often faked, to impress people. Screenshots of earnings can now easily be faked as well. Hell, with the new Photoshop program pretty much ANYTHING can be faked online these days, but that's not what bothers me the most.
What REALLY gets me is all the legions of followers that hang on to every word a guru says, as if it was some kind of golden key of knowledge. If a pro blogger like John Chow posts something, there are people waiting to lap it up like it was diamonds, yet I've been using some of the same techniques that he uses for years and I learned it ON MY OWN with no help from anyone else. I've refined my techniques through my own trial and error over the years as well.
If you were to look behind the scenes you would see that people like him are only successful because of people like you who follow his every word. He's made the same mistakes I have in the past and he's also learned to refine his techniques. You can too. Don't get discouraged and don't get lazy. There is much to be done on your journey!
If you follow my blog I promise you will learn many useful things in the knowledge that I have learned to pass on to you, and it won't cost you ANYTHING! I have no expensive ebook to sell and I have no fancy pictures of my mansion to impress you. Oh, but I DO have a picture on the bottom of my blog that shows the view from my house. I live on top of a big hill overlooking the ocean and beaches with deer frollicking in my backyard in the summer and great scenery. But still no million dollar sportscar. Hmmm, perhaps I SHOULD write an ebook! lol
Have a safe and prosperous new year everyone!!
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