Nov 28, 2011

Swagbucks - The Power Of Points

   An new-old website I recently joined is Swagbucks.  It is a reward points website, which I tend to stay away from, however they have ALOT to offer.  It is very easy to earn and win points, a.k.a. "swagbucks", and they offer killer prizes to redeem with your points earned.

   There are a couple of ways to earn points once you're a member of the site.  The most popular, easiest, and fastest way to win "swagbucks" is by searching the internet.  You can win anywhere from 1 to 50 swagbucks when you search the internet through their site or downloadable toolbar.  How much and how often you when seem to be random, however I have noticed that when I wait two to three hours between searching, I normally win.

   You can also take surveys and daily polls to earn swagbucks.  The surveys vary in amount of swagbucks rewarded, but the daily polls offer one point only.  That may sound like a waste of time, but it takes a total of 30 seconds and you can do it every day.

  There are also games you can play, videos you can watch, and many other things you can do to earn swagbucks.  And of course they offer referral rewards by matching the amount of swagbucks your referrals win from searching the internet and giving the same amount to you.

   Now the prizes, which is no doubt the most important part of this article!  There are TONS of prizes you can redeem with you swagbucks.  There is the swagstore, which displays all the different types of products you can choose from including things like a PS3, XBOX 360, iPad nano, and many many more!  Of course, the more expensive the product, the more swagbucks you have to spend.

   Overall, Swagbucks is an awesome website.  You can earn points for doing easy tasks such as searching the internet, playing fun games, and answering daily polls and redeem those points for great prizes!  What are you waiting for?  Join and start earning!

Sep 13, 2011

Drop Shipping - Things You Should Know

    Drop shipping is a great way to make money from home using the internet. Drop shipping, in a nut shell, is selling products to consumers online without the risk of spending your own money upfront. When you drop ship, you list products of your choice on your website/ebay/amazon and do not purchase those products until you are paid beforehand by a customer. This eliminates you fronting your money and taking up all of your space in your garage to store your inventory. However, in order to drop ship, you must first create drop shipping accounts with suppliers.  You can do this by directly applying to companies (which requires you to apply for and have an EIN number) or you can use a third party company.

   The site I personally used was Doba. They charged me around $200.00 for a little over a year of service from their company. I am sure you are thinking about how I just said you don't have to spend money up front, but it was well worth it. Doba has thousands of suppliers with millions of products to list on my website and ebay. Instead of working directly with thousands of suppliers, Doba did it for me. For a fee of $200.00.

   The next step is to sell the products online.  You can use eBay or create your own site.  I have done both, and eBay isn't recommended.  There is so much competition it's unreal.  In order to even sell anything on eBay you have to mark the price so low, you make a dollar or two off of each item you sell (of course it also depends on what you're trying to sell).  Then there is also the slight setback of your rankings.  When you're new on eBay, people will tend to buy from someone who has already been on the site for a long period of time and who also has very good ratings.  I have had much better success using a website storefront.  There are numerous web hosting companies that offer eCommerce websites, however, I recommend GoDaddy.com.  Get your own online store -- in minutes! GoDaddy.com Quick Shopping Cart®

   Now before you get too exited and think you're going to make over $1,000 the first month you sign up, calm down. Although it sounds easy enough, there are numerous things which determine how profitable, if profitable at all, this can be. You must first create a site (or you can use eBay mentioned beforehand). Then, you must generate traffic to your site by creating a whole lot of back links, as well as other means of SEO (search engine optimization). Then you have to get your site indexed and crawled by search engines, which isn't as hard as it sounds. Then you must get your ranking up on those search engines, which includes the back linking and a long list of other things mentioned beforehand, in order to even begin to see a little sliver of profit. So, don't expect to make any money for the first few months, unless you already have an established site with a lot of traffic and incorporate drop shipping on it.  I'm not trying to discourage you, but I've been there and done that.  It's always better to expect less and get more, then to expect more and get less.

   So in closing, drop shipping can be very profitable if you know what you're doing and you are determine to do so.  You must have time and money to invest.  It is a great legitimate work from home opportunity however, it may take some time to actually see some profit.  You must also keep your expectations reasonable.  Once up and running though, it can be a very lucrative business.


   

Sep 10, 2011

Backlinking - The SEO Workhorse

   Building backlinks to your pages is an essential part of SEO (short for Search Engine Optimization) for two reasons. The first reason is that it helps your pages get indexed faster, which is very important because you want the search engines to find them as soon as possible and crawl them regularly. The second reason is that it helps your pages get higher search engine rankings for the keywords of your choice. The more backlinks you have, the better. Period.

   However, building backlinks can be a time-consuming, boring process. You can outsource the process to an agency and pay a lot of money... Or you can do it yourself with SocialMonkee! SocialMonkee is an instant backlink builder allowing you to build 25 unique backlinks, every day, FREE! All links are on unique C-Class IP addresses and domains. Imagine being able to create 25 unique backlinks every day, with the click of a button, FREE! Well, you can stop imagining...

   So, 25 unique backlinks every day... That's a total of 175 backlinks every week, 750 every month. If you upgrade, you will be able to build 100 uniques backlinks, 3 times a day! That's a total of 2,100 backlinks every week, 9,000 every month! The good news is... you can get a Premium Account, FREE! All you need to do is to refer 12 members, and your account will automatically be upgraded. If you're not really into referral marketing, you may upgrade right now for a low one-time fee.

   Submitting a page to SocialMonkee via the members area takes under two minutes, but there's an even faster way! They created a Firefox plugin that allows you to submit your page to up to 100 sites in just a few clicks, using nothing else than Firefox! If you have a Premium Account you will also get access to link reports and RSS feeds, which are great to keep track of your backlinks and get them indexed fast. Submitting your RSS feeds to RSS submitters is actually a very important step in link building.

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Sep 9, 2011

Blogging - For The Bucks

   Another great way to earn money from home is blogging.  Yes, another great work from home opportunity is simply writing one or two short posts a week.  But before you start to thing that you can just throw some random words up and expect to make some cash, you're wrong.

   Step one, write about something people care about or would be interested in.  Such as working from home.  Or if you have a funny family, a funny life, great recipes, ect.  The key is to connect with your readers.  You want to keep them coming back each week to your blog.  It's not an easy task, but if you are a decent writer and have something somewhat interesting, you should do okay.  Do count on quitting your day job in the first month or two, but if you stick with it, you may be able to in a couple of years.

   Step two is SEO (search engine optimization).  I could write a 2,000 word post on just how to get your site on Google, so it's not easy.  I have been researching website SEO for the past year or so, and have just touched the tip of the iceburge.  To understand SEO, it takes years of experience and knowledge, however, by doing a little online research, you can learn the basics in a couple weeks.

   Step three, Google Adsense.  Wrtitting a blog and SEO along will not make you much money.  In fact, it won't make you any money at all.  That's where Google Adsense comes in.  Google Adsense is very simple for those who are somewhat familiar with a computer and the internet.  Essentially, all Adsense boils down to is advertising.  Your blog becomes the billboard.  When visitors to your blog click on the links posted on your blog, you earn money.  Depending on the ads, you may only make five or ten cents per click, but if you get 1,000 clicks per day, you can go on vacation once a month.

   So, in conclusion, another great opportunity to work from home is create and run a blog.  By incorporating SEO (search engine optimization) and Google Adsense, you can begin to earn in a few months.  The only downside to blogging is one, you have to be a somewhat decent writer, have an interesting topic, and get traffic.  However, if successful, blogging is one of the easiest ways to earn cash from home by use of the internet.

Sep 2, 2011

Make A Noticable Amount Of Money Off Of Survey Sites

   I am sure some of you who have read my reviews have probably visited the sites such as Cash Crate, Vindale Research, Panda Research, and Inbox Dollars. And perhaps even joined them.  But once in the site, you feel it is a waste of time because there is no money to be made off of them.  I mean really, .02 cents per email and .50 cents per survey?  It would take years to make any money from these sites right?  Incorrect.  The key to making noticeable money off of these sites is volume.

   The more paid survey/paid email websites you join, the better.  This increases not only your chances to qualify for surveys, but you will also receive more paid emails.  So yes, you will still make .02 per email (some site actually offer more per email) you open, but if you open 50 emails a day, it adds up pretty quickly.

   Another great way to make extra money from home off of these survey websites is by way of referrals.  Tell all of your friends and family about the site.  Email them, post on Facebook, tweet, there are numerous ways to go about it.  Almost all of the sites I have reviewed so far have referral programs.  Some sites offer five dollars for every person you refer, whereas others might offer ten percent of all of your referrals earnings.  It just depends on the site.

   So in order to actually notice a decent amount of money from these sites you need volume.  The more sites you join, the more chances you have to earn.  Also, referring friends and family will perk up your earnings.  Following these simple guidelines will make paid survey/email sites well worth your time.

Questions, comments, or concerns?

Aug 28, 2011

Cash Crate - Money in the Making

   Cash Crate is an excellent work from home survey website. It has a very friendly user interface and dashboard as well as a number of ways to not only earn cash, but also earn points which you can use to purchase iPod's, digital cameras, gaming consoles, gift cards and much more.  Cash Crate offers surveys, sponsor offers, rewards shopping, videos, and games in order to earn the beforehand mentioned points and cash.  The only thing Cash Crate is lacking is paid emails.

   The sponsor offers are very similar to those offered on other survey sites, and much of the "paid to watch" videos are the same as well. However the one of the things that sets Cash Crate apart from it's competitors are the simple tasks you complete which you earn money for such as downloading toolbars and games.  There is a vast array of games to download, which are not only fun to play, but you get paid for downloading them.  There are also a few apps in which you are paid to download as well.  Cash Crate also pays up to .80 cents per survey, which is .30 cents more than most other sites.  (The surveys are also easier to qualify for)

   You can also join game tournaments each day on Cash Crate.  The tournaments include games such as Solitaire, Snake, Crates, Mahjog, and others. Depending on the number of entries and players, as well as the cost(number of points required to enter) to play, you can win anywhere from one to one hundred points and more.  The only stipulation of course is you must have points to join the tournaments, which can easily be obtained by taking one or two surveys in a mater of five minutes.

   Over all, Cash Crate is another great survey site offers things other similar sites do not such as game tournaments to earn more points and unique paid tasks upon completion.  However, with the good comes the bad, being that Cash Crate does not offer paid emails.  They do offset this setback with higher paid surveys as well as higher paid videos.  Cash Crate also offers two ways to earn, cash and points, which puts the site in a "league of it's own".

Aug 25, 2011

Panda Research - Earn Cash By Clicking

   Panda Research is another survey site similar to Vindale Research.  It doesn't offer as many ways to earn money such as Inbox Dollars and Send Earnings does, but just like Vindale Research, the payout it greater.  Once again though, the work load and information required is greater as well.  The cash out minimum is also higher being $50.

   When you sign up for Panda Research, you automatically get a $3.00 sign up bonus.  Once signed up, there are numerous surveys to take, depending on you and your lifestyle.  Each day, anywhere from 3-5 surveys are emailed to you (this is my personal experience, numbers many vary from case to case).  The surveys generally pay $1 or more once it is completed.

   As well as receiving surveys, you also receive paid emails similar to Inbox Dollars and Send Earnings.  However, you get paid anywhere from .03 cents to .15 cents for the emails Panda Research sends you.  "Panda Mail", which is the paid emails from Panda Research, work just the same as other paid emails.  You simply open the email and click the link "Confirm This Cash Mail Message".  Once clicked, you will receive your payment.

   In conclusion, Panda Research is more similar to Vindale Research, but still offering paid emails very much like Inbox Dollars and Send Earnings does.  Once again, if you have the time and energy to devote to Panda Research, it can be very rewarding and profitable.  You won't get rich in a week or two, but it is a very easy way to bring in a second or third income.



Aug 23, 2011

Vindale Research - It Pays To Care

   Another survey website to try is Vindale Research.  Similar to Inbox Dollars and Send Earnings, it also pays you to complete surveys, participate in product evaluation, and receive cash back by shopping online.  One of the biggest differences I have found in comparison to other survey sites is the amount received per survey at Vindale Research.  On average, you receive anywhere from $1.00 up to $10.00 and perhaps more per survey on Vindale Research.

   On the other hand, with more pay comes more work.  A lot of the surveys at Vindale Research require more time and more information than those of it's cousin sites.  The information also has to be verifiable, which means you have to use your REAL telephone number.

   The last quirk about Vindale Research is the cash out ammount.  On Inbox Dollars and Send Earnings you can request a check once you have $30 or more in your account.  On Vindale Research, you can not request a check until your total funds reach $50.

   All in all, Vindale Research is another great survey site if you have the time and energy.  The amount per survey is significantly greater than those of other sites, however the surveys themselves require more work and more information.  Also, don't expect a check until you have reached the minimum $50 account balance.  With those few things in mind, you could be on your way to making money from your living room!

 

Aug 20, 2011

Send Earnings - Inbox Dollars Cousin

   Another great site for making money online from the comfort of you home is Send Earnings. It is the same concept, pay structure, etc as Inbox Dollars. The main difference is Send Earnings does NOT offer pay for viewing videos, which is a bit of a downer, since that would be an extra .10 a day to watch five 30 second videos.

   Although both Inbox Dollars and Send Earnings appear to be the same site, you CAN sign up for both. So, you can make double the money for completing the same tasks (although you have to do each task separately for each individual site).

   Once again, Send Earnings allow you to earn money by taking surveys, reading emails, playing games, complete sponsor ads, shopping, along with a few other things. Both sites, Inbox Dollars and Send Earnings, also offer a $5.00 sign-up bonus. Once you register and activate your account (which consists of clicking a confirmation email)you are instantly credited $5.00.

   Also just like Inbox Dollars, once you reach $30.00 you can request your check. After the initial $30.00 payment, you then become a "Gold Member" just like you would on Inbox Dollars and you begin to receive more emails, surveys, and other offers that allow you to make more money faster. You also can request payment EACH WEEK once you become a "Gold Member".

   Essentially, Send Earnings is exactly the same as Inbox Dollars. It offers the same sponsor ads, surveys, and emails. So, basically you can "double dip" if you register for both sites. Both sites are FREE to join and both offer great ways to begin making money from home using the internet.


Inbox Dollars - Money Making Emails

   One very popular way to make money from home is taking surveys and completing tasks. One of the leading websites in this avenue is Inbox Dollars. It is very easy to join, and offers money for taking surveys, reading emails, completing sponsor ads, and other things such as watching videos and more.

   The amount of money you can make is completely up to you. Depending on the number of surveys, emails read, and so on, the payout can be very attractive. Below is the list of typical payouts:

.02 cents per email read
.50 per survey
.02 per video you watch

   There is also a long list of offers, which are sponsored by various companies. If you complete these offers, you get compensated a certain amount of money which is told to you before signing up for the offer. The amount usually depends on how long the offer takes to complete, as well as the type of offer (whether it be a 100% free offer or a trial).

   After you reach $30.00, you can request a check. The first time you cash out, it takes up to 30 days to receive payment. After you have received your first $30.00 from Inbox Dollars, you become a "Gold Member". Once you've achieved this status, you begin to receive more offers and emails, as well as the added bonus of getting paid weekly.

   All in all, Inbox Dollars is a great way to start making money from home by simply reading emails, taking surveys, playing games, and doing other things that you already do online. After you reach $30.00 and receive your payment, they you can really start to earn a substantial amount of money on Inbox Dollars.