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My Two Favorite Play to Earn NFT Games for 2022 (Free Bonus for Joining)

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:25:00 +0000

Rising Star

Start as a lowly busker and work your way up to a global mega star! Earn STARBITS by completing missions and trade or use them to purchase cards to progress. Build a band, listen to music, and great funny sound effects. It is a fun grind, and the journey is quite humorous. This game runs on the HIVE engine, so you will need an account there.

Sign up using my referral and I will send you a card to help get started: https://www.risingstargame.com?referrer=williamhessian

Splinterlands

Collectible Card Game on BlockChain Technology

If you love physical collectible card games like Magic the Gathering, YuGiOh, Pokemon or online games like Hearthstone, Urban Rivals, and AFK Arena: (I have played a lot of them) I think you should try Splinterlands. I even invented and pubished my own card game in 2015 called PBL Robots. Splinterlands is extremely collectible, fun to play, and thanks to the blockchain the assets truly feel fluid across different internet market places. I purchased cards on the atomic market place before ever joining the game just because they were inexpensive and interesting and those purchases eventually led me to buy the spellbook (costs $10) and try the game. Almost 8 months later, I enjoy the game today more than ever and so many more game modes are on their way this year. I currently make between $2-5/day based on my staked assets and collection power (with a few hundred dollars investment) and my collection is currently valued at 3k usd.

If you use my referral code to join I will send you a free NFT to help your bronze grind and I will invite you to my Guild, which gives you a community and extra perks and bonuses. https://splinterlands.com?ref=williamhessian

IRL Gold Foil Superfractor Kron the Undying

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 02:58:00 +0000

Splinterlands: Top 3 Rares for New Players

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:14:00 +0000

Important Notes:

1.Card values, power and importance change frequently day by day as players, meta and prices fluctuate. Prices change by the hour, so these reflect lowest market price as of 8/4/2021.

2. I do not give financial advice, only gameplay advice.

3. I am still new myself, and most of my information I get from reading and listening to better players on the Splinterlands Discord.

4. The cards on this list are geared for brand new players and as you play and move to rank silver, the important card list changes.

5. If you have never played Splinterlands check out my previous post on how you can earn money while playing, and consider joining Splinterlands (it costs $10 to start).

New players in Splinterlands start with one copy of every common and rares from the beta set, and this is more than enough to get rolling in the bronze 3 ranked play. I think some of the best commons/rares are in those free cards, but because everyone has them I am not including them in this top 3 list. Also, Epic and Legendary cards can be very expensive (although you can rent them, which is what I recommend as you move towards Silver), so that is why I stuck to Commons and Rares in the two posts. These three cards can be rented for less than one cent (>$0.05) per day!

Furious Chicken ($15)

I would argue that this zero mana feisty looking chicken's is one of the best cards in the game (at least early on). It is free to play and fits in almost all low mana decks, and usually gives at least one free turn of protection somewhere in your line up. Saving a good range or magic character for one extra turn can easily win or lose you the battle. I also love how many places you can put the chicken to maximize different decks; sometimes I put Furious Chicken first, or last, or somewhere in the middle. It all depends on the rules of the match and the cards abilities I am using. Sadly, this chicken is no secret as the alarming $15 price tag indicates. When I first started playing I recognized it was very powerful, but was hesitant to spend the $1, and now it was skyrocketed in price, especially due to all the new players. Luckily, you can still rent one for $0.03 per day, but even rental fees are skyrocketing on this guy.

Fire Elemental ($1.69)

With the blast ability, Fire Elemental shines in Bronze league. As long as you can protect her to get a few shots off the blast damage can really eat up opponents decks. Fire Elemental is a little low in health and can be picked off if not well defended, but the 4 speed usually means she is attacking first and if the opponent puts any low health creatures in slot 2 they melt quickly, which is especially good against the water magic decks. I found that many of my win in the first few weeks included her in my line up. Renting her will cost less than a penny a day.

Haunted Spirit ($20.00)

When I start a match and see Haunted Spirit (which I thought was a Hippo for the longest time) I just shake my head. This card, with healing powers, often wins the game on its own. The healing ability is arguable the most overpowered ability in Bronze level games and even really excellent line ups can often just not be able to outpace a good healer like Haunted Spirit. I am personally shocked that a rare is going for $20 per card, considering there are almost 14k circulation (considering both Beta and Untamed versions). But, if you are putting $ value on a card that can win games, Haunted Spirit does that very well. The card also just keeps getting better as you find more death splinter cards to support it, so it continues to be great long past Bronze level play. Luckily you can still rent one for under a penny a day and get to win games with this guy just like everyone else.

Unline the commons which you could pick up all three for under $5 dollars, the rares will cost you almost $37 for just these three cards, YIKES. Thank the rental market, as you can rent all three cards for less than five cents (>$0.05) per day. See if you can combo up Furious Chicken with either Fire Elemntal or Haunted Spirit, and let me know how it goes. I would love to hear what your top 3 rare cards in Splinterlands are, and which ones you have found the most success with.

If you Join Splinterlands using my link, please leave me a comment and let me know!

Splinterlands: Top 3 Commons for new players

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:29:00 +0000

Important Notes:

1.Card values, power and importance change frequently day by day as players, meta and prices fluctuate. Prices change by the hour, so these reflect lowest market price as of 8/4/2021.

2. I do not give financial advice, only gameplay advice.

3. I am still new myself, and most of my information I get from reading and listening to better players on the Splinterlands Discord.

4. The cards on this list are geared for brand new players and as you play and move to rank silver, the important card list changes.

5. If you have never played Splinterlands check out my previous post on how you can earn money while playing, and consider joining Splinterlands (it costs $10 to start).

New players in Splinterlands start with one copy of every common and uncommon from the beta set, and this is more than enough to get rolling in the bronze 3 ranked play. I think some of the best commons/uncommons are in those free cards, but because everyone has them I am not including them in this top 3 list. Also, Epic and Legendary cards can be very expensive (although you can rent them, which is what I recommend as you move towards Silver), so that is why I stuck to Commons and Uncommons in the two posts. These three cards can be rented for less than one cent (>$0.01) per day!

Goblin Mech ($2.40)

Certainly one of the most powerful commons available. Due to its neutral shard color it can go in most decks. The cost is high (10) which can make it hard to play in low mana cap games. However, the 5 shield and 6 power can give all of your cheap mana range and magic characters a lot of time to shoot. 4 attack damage is also nothing to sneeze at as Goblin Mech can pound entire squads on his own at times. This is a common card that pairs up with most strategies and serves as the very best tank in Bronze. Goblin Mech is a known powerhouse and currently fetches $2.40 a card! The price is high, but hard not to have at least one in your collection.

Nectar Queen ($0.53)

In bronze my favorite shard to play is Water, using Magic (a discussion for a different post), but my second favorite is Earth using sneak and snipe abilities (Earth and Neutral). While Goblin Mech is pretty much a strict upgrade over Nectar Queen, the Nectar Queen is 1/5th the cost and plays really well with certain rule sets (especially Earthquake). The flying ability can cause 1-3 misses per match, which can be the difference in a game. I consider Nectar Queen to be another great tank and a valuable common, especially if you are enjoying the Earth shard. Nectar Queen costs $0.53 to buy, and only 0.1DEC to rent daily, so no harm in renting one for a day and giving the Nectar Queen a whirl.

Sand Worm ($0.69)

Smashing the last character in your opponents' line up for 5 melee damage feels pretty good. In bronze level often players leave their good characters unprotected in the back of the line (don't do that) and Sand Worm can eat up an entire team. Sand Worm is: slow; high mana; and not a good tank so you need protection on both sides of him: but if you do you can win plenty of Bronze level games with the worm. Sand Worm is Neutral shard so even in Silver league Sand Worm sees a lot of play in high mana cap games. Sand Worm is $0.69 currently, and it will see enough play in your first few levels of play that make it worth picking up or renting.

For under $5 dollars you can add all three of these cards to your collection and remember these three cards can be rented for less than one cent (>$0.01) per day. Then you can start hammering away at those bronze players. I would love to hear what your top 3 common cards in Splinterlands are, and which ones you have found the most success with.

Above by @TroyG

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Splinterlands: Earn Crypto for playing this Collectible Card Game

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 05:11:00 +0000

For anyone that reads this blog, you will see that I have not posted much in years. The reason: there has not been many games or offers that were worth posting about. My last post was about joining Robinhood in 2018, to get free stocks. Prior to that it was 2017, with a post about my favorite free collectible card game you can play on your browser called Urban Rivals (feel free to go back and read those articles as they still hold up).

Blockchain Technology

2019 happened. The pandemic happened, NFTs and Defi Crypto games sprouted up, and while I tried my best to find something worth spending my time and money on I finally stumbled upon Splinterlands. Splinterlands is my favorite game using the Blockchain Technology. You can actually play this game and earn crypto and rewards worth real money.

Make Money playing Splinterlands?

I cannot give you an accurate account of how much you can make per week, because the factors and numbers are always changing. Essentially it costs $10 to start (you need to buy the spellbook) but then you get one copy of commons and rares from the two most recent sets to start battling. Each day you can earn daily rewards if you complete the challenge. You also win DEC for each battle you win.

Here is my daily rewards lot from today 8/3/2021 which is worth around nearly $15 if I sold the DEC and the Legendary card (this was admittedly a pretty decent reward pool):

You can rent characters for small amounts of the in-game currency DEC, and use those characters to boost your squad and try to climb to the next level which in turn gets you more and more rewards and DEC. You also earn daily SPS, which is a governance token, which can either by staked or sold on the crypto market. I am a pretty new player, less than 4 months in, and I get about 9 sps per day, which I could sell for 2.25 (each SPS is worth $0.25 at the time of writing).

Gameplay

One of the main reasons (the community, the markets and the devs were right up there too) I felt confident to go ahead and start putting some resources into this game was that the gameplay was fun, challenging and diverse. The game plays a little like the Rise of Mythos or a tactical RPG, where you secretly select your team of warriors and place them in a particular order as your opponent does the same. There are certain rules in each battle that limit your choices, or give special positive or negative effect to that battle, which help guide you to select different configuration of characters. After you submit, the gameplay is done and you get to sit back and see how it all plays out.

I personally only play my daily challenges (20 mins approx) and then maybe a weekly tournament or play an extra hour here or there to test decks and test cards or play with people I meet in discord.

The Community, the Market and the Devs

I could write a bunch about all these additional topics as to why I felt Splinterlands was a worthwhile project but for the sake of brevity I will be brief (although if you want to hear more please leave a comment). Splinterlands has one of the best discord channel I have seen; it is supportive, helpful and an extremely valuable resource to get on your feet in the game. The market in game, on Atomichub, NFThive (among many others) is a huge part of the game that is really fun. You can make money find cheap or undervalued cards to buy and then rent, or sell over priced cards and then rent out the same one for a fraction when needed. I cannot forget to mention www.peakmonsters.com which is an amazing database that helps you sort, search for deals, watch the market, and analyze all of the assets in the game. The final thing that really sold me on Splinterlands was that the devs have done an excellent job laying the groundwork of a game that is fun to play, fun to collect, fun to trade and fun to watch grow. The dev have been responsive, transparent and seem to make really good decisions (a rare feat in the crypto gaming world from my experience).

Give Splinterlands a try

If you have $10 and a little time each day, and you have interesting in crypto games that earn you money, or enjoy collectible card games I strongly recommend checking this out. Also, if you are new to crypto in general, because the discord community is so supportive and helpful, this might be the best place for you to start learning about the blockchain and defi projects.

If you decide to try Splinterlands please use my referral code and send me a message on discord: https://splinterlands.com?ref=williamhessian

Free Stock Start Today: Easy Investing App

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:19:00 +0000

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Fun Free Online Card Game! CCG MMO with no downloads!

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 03:27:00 +0000

You do not need to spend a dime, and you dont need a credit card to ride this train. Urban Rivals is an amazingly fun, challenging and addicting massive multi-player collectible card game......and its completely free to play! Yes, it is a free collectible card game, massive multi player game, with no downloads!

Easy to Join
Its easy to join Urban Rivals and you can get started within the next half hour and be battling other new players right away. You get a free pack of cards and you can build decks right from the start. When you battle, your cards gain experience and can level up (or evolve) into more powerful cards.

No Downloads
When I was looking for awesome games to play, I hated games that looked and sounded cool, but then took hours to download and then took hours to erase from my computer after I realized the game wasn't even fun. Urban Rivals is the best free massive multi player online (MMO) collectible card game (CCG) I have ever found. Plus, you do not need to download anything to play! You can play from work, from school, from a friends house, all you need is the internet to jump into your account! The entire game is played in flash.

Gameplay
The way the game is set up, there is a lot of skill involved in the game. It is always fun to beat a player who is a much higher level than you, and make them feel shame. You get to pick your deck, and during the game you assign power pills to each character which is hidden from your opponent. Those pills multiply the characters attack damage and can win or lose you the game.

Pay if you want
It is free to play. You can spend money to buy extra packs, however I spent months playing on the free account and leveling up my guys and selling them in the shop. It was great. Eventually I spent 5 dollars to buy a few extra packs and with those cards I managed to trade and play my way up to a huge collection of cards.

Earning Packs
If you are like me, and want to play online games that are FREE, but also really fun, then urban rivals is for you. The other neat thing is that you can earn credits to buy packs simply by playing in free tournaments. These tournaments happen every two hours! You can join a ton of tournaments every day and earn packs of new cards for doing it. It is really fun.

Friends Friends Cards
Don't also forget about the sponsor program, because if you sign up with my link here , then you can get your friends to sign up under you and then you earn credits from them. It's another great way to earn free cards, plus then you can play with your friends.

Invest with as little as $25 and make money

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 15:00:00 +0000

I have recently been turned on to Lending Club as a way to invest small amounts of money and in order to receive 10% interest on the money loaned. Like many people, I have been pretty disappointed in CD's (certificate of deposits) and other IRA accounts. Even my works retirement plan is performing so poorly that it is almost not worth doing.

Those needing money can consolidate debts and borrow money to help with credit cards and mortgage rates. Here is an example:

Lending Club allows you to put small amounts of money up to lend, spread across multiple notes in order to receive small monthly payments. You can also do it as an IRA Investment options. There is also the option to lend to riskier notes, or safer notes with the riskier notes earning a higher percentage. There is always a chance that the loans could default and you could lose money on that note. Although Lending Club has a pretty good system for approving those asking for a loan.

There is also a pretty sweet referral program at Lending Club which can net you some pretty sweet bonuses for getting other people to try it out. So if you have a little extra money that you plan to save you should check it out.

Online card game (CCG) to play at work

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:32:00 +0000

If you enjoy fun, quick, online card games that can easily be played at work or on your phone, you should check out Urban Rivals. I have been a big fan of this Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) Collectible Card Game (CCG) called Urban Rivals for 5 years. I had written about this game on my other blog Zombie Robot Frosting and got a great response.

Urban Rivals pits a number of street gangs against others. You collect your own street thugs and match them up against opponents street gang. The characters are usually parodies of pop culture figures and are quite hilarious in their own right. The game is downright fun, the collecting and experience system is very addicting and the best thing is that this game is FREE (unless you want to buy tons of extra cards which is not necessary to the enjoyment of the game).

Not only is Urban-Rivals free, but unlike most other free games, there is NO download. You collect cards, level them up in battles or tournaments hosted every other hour, and sell and trade them in the market. Building a good deck takes time. You earn packs of cards by playing in the tournaments or buying credits or the best way inviting your friends to come play. Join up and try the game here.

While this game website cannot earn you any money blogging, it is a very fun way to spend some free time. Especially if you like new and strategic card games. Plus, the referral program is not only fun to bring in friends but also to earn extra credits to buy new cards.

Since their is no downloads and the fact that the game is free, I often open a new window and play this game while doing any number of other things online. It is the best game I have found online since Kingdom of Loathing.

On a side note, if you would like to make MONEY referring people, you should think about blogging with PayPerPost, because you can earn 15 dollars per referral that write one blog post.

PBL ROBOTS: Gallery and FAQ

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 09:52:00 +0000

PBL ROBOTS card and dice game has just published the full gallery for all of the cards in the base set (the game will is released Summer 2015). You can find a gallery of Crew Members, Action cards, Armor Upgrades, Expert Pilots and Hangars. Some of the popular cards will be getting bios where you can learn about the characters and the back story. You can order PBL ROBOTS on the website.

Another excellent feature on the website is the extensive Frequently Asked Questions section which covers the questions that many first time players have when playing the game, and other interesting interactions that certain cards have with each other. If you enjoy card drafting games, PBL ROBOTS is perfect for you and the game comes with everything you need for 2-3 players to play over and over. The website is completely prepared to assist new players getting into the game, and will be adding new questions weekly as players submit them.

24 hours left on Kickstarter for the Robot Card Game

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:40:00 +0000

PBL ROBOTS the card and dice game is down to its last 24 hours on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotcardgame/pbl-robots-dice-and-card-game

William Hessian and John "Sighless" Supinski have spent the last two months playing demo nights in every game store in greater Portland area, calling game stores across the country, e-mailing friends and family and posting everything on social media. Their goal was to raise $22,000 to print their brand new card and dice game PBL ROBOTS! This last week they had to turn up the volume on their effort and make a trip with 3 friends to New York City on a mission to play PBL ROBOTS with as many people as possible, in as many places as possible. The mission was a success as the trip generated over 6 thousand dollars in new donations on Kickstarter.

William and John started Hidden Ladder Games in Portland, Maine a year ago after deciding to develop the game and turn it into a real thing. William and John both belong to the Hidden Ladder Collective, a group of artists and musicians in Portland. This artist collective helped develop the game from the ground up, inventing characters, play testing and editing. Other local companies like Walker Film Productions helped create the game play video for the company. R Choice 2 Gaming in Portland, and Weekend Anime in Westbrook has hosted weekly demo events during the last two months and have been extremely supportive.

"The card game itself is a blend of Magic the Gathering, Risk and Settlers of Catan: only with giant Robots!" says William when explaining PBL ROBOTS. Each player own a giant robot and builds cards on top of the robot to upgrade armor and increase the power. Other cards like crew members, hangars and action cards help develop a strategy. The game typically begins with a draft, where each player selects which card will be in their deck and not long after battles begin and the dice start rolling. Blow off all 4 limbs of the opponent robot and you win the game. The game itself is traditionally a 2 player head to head game, but has over 12 different variations, some for younger players and faster games and others for multi-player, tournament modes and puzzle modes. "The game can be played so many diverse ways that it appeals to wide range of people and a wide range of play styles."

Each game has 113 cards and comes with a variety of dice, a rule book and two control panel cheat sheet are also in the game box. This gives you everything you need to learn and play the game. With only 48 Hours left on the Kickstarter the pair of game developers are gearing up to place a giant order of 5 thousand games and will start to ship and sell them as soon as they arrive! You can find their Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotcardgame/pbl-robots-dice-and-card-game

PBL ROBOT card & dice game on Kickstarter

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:14:00 +0000

Hidden Ladder Games launched PBL ROBOTS a collectible card game on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotcardgame/pbl-robots-dice-and-card-game

Funding this project gets you a copy of the game and all kind of extra and bonuses at different levels. This robot card game has a neat stacking mechanic that is really fun and you even get to slide your pilot into your robot. You get to play fun cards like Distraction Teddy, Plasma Knife, and Soda Fats.

Hopefully the campaign for PBL ROBOTS will hit the stretch goals so they can add extra dice and include some foil cards. The game company already has 5 expansions in the works that will continue development if the Kickstarter succeeds. Back this one today! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotcardgame/pbl-robots-dice-and-card-game Especially if you like Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, YuGiOh, Gundam Wing, Risk, Munchkin, Poker, Killer Bunnies, Ascension or any other collectible card game.

ROBOT CARD & DICE GAME coming soon!

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 07:23:00 +0000

In August 2014 the KICKSTARTER will launch for PBL ROBOTS the card & dice strategy game for 2 players (alternate rules and expansions for multi-player is available.) Visit: Robot Card Game to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.

We are very excited to be launching this game soon!

ROBOT CARD GAME

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Tue, 20 May 2014 08:11:00 +0000

ROBOT CARD GAME called PBL ROBOTS. This table top dice and card game is like a mixture of Magic the Gathering and Risk. It is one of the best games I have ever played. You can play it a hundred times and still feel like there are better strategies and new ways to win. The characters are great!

Currently it is a two player game with rule variants for multi-player and different variations. If you get a chance check it out!

$745 Blogging Online

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:07:00 +0000

It is against the agreement with the company I use to make this money, but I wanted to report earning with my blogging ventures. I will report that I use different products on different blogs (6 in total) and I have been earning slowly over the last three months to equal quarter earnings of $745 for 2014. It has been a long road of exploration and hard work to get all of the blogs firing on all levels and making me some money.

In the end, I am happy to say that this was my biggest earnings over a three month period and different blogs earned different amounts (which i cannot disclose). I have now been blogging for nearly 8 years and started with one blog. It spawned into 6 and now finally it is paying off.

My best advice for new bloggers are these:

Consistency
Blog about things you love
Tips & Tricks
Experiment with forms, content, and products
Patience

I wish you luck with your blogs, and please post your earnings below! I would love to know how I stack up.

Blogging Tips: Staying ahead of the Curve

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:59:00 +0000

Stay Ahead of the Curve
I google search bloggers all the time. I soak up all the ideas and strategies that each blogger uses to attract readers, attract advertisers, and ultimately make money. Once I started trying to think ahead, everything was a lot easier for me. It is true that simply copying others is the best way to start, but once you do the math you quickly see why you need to stay ahead of the curve.

For instance, those that embraced Twitter right away (something I failed to do) and use it to its full potential can make paychecks upwards of $400 funneling readers into their blogs. Twitter is still useful for this reason, but those that grasped the concept first are the ones really being rewarded. Every new opportunity in social media should be learned, mastered, considered if you are going to stay ahead of the curve.

As a blogger, you will learn and embrace many things that fail, like Entrecard for one example, which I use specifically because I was constantly updating about entrecard during its rise and fall of success. News flash: Entrecard failed! The last thing you want to do is miss out on a Twitter, because 90% of new social media ideas fail withing 6 months. Embrace them all, learn from them, benefit, and let them go when they are gone. As a blogger we must be fluid, if we want to make money. Take each chance as a chance to grow.

When it comes to new flash in the pan concepts, I always try to embrace all new things and try them out. I may see the writing on the wall as a company dwindles, or see it taking off, and being one of the first bloggers to be involved can jump start your earnings like nothing else. These tips and tricks are all tools we need to take advantage of one of the most competitive free markets out there.

Internet blogging!

Make Money on Craiglist

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:45:00 +0000

The first warning here is that to truly make the big money on craigslist you need to work at it non-stop and you need transportation (preferably your own vehicle with lots of space) and be able to lift and walk without much effort. To be the most effective you need a sidewalk or lawn to put things on.

Craigslist Vulture
http://craigslist.com
I have a friend who simply scours craigslist constantly simply finding good deals and then selling them to someone else. You can sometimes actually sell things being shown on the free section of craigslist in another place, like ebay, consignments stores and antique stores or back on craigslist. My friend will pick up things from the free section and drop them off in front of his yard with a $20 sign on it, and make a new post on craigslist's for sale portion. Amazing how if you have the space and the patience you can sell just about anything. It only takes a few cash-ins per months to be swimming in it. If you are willing to go outside, or have a car you can amplify your earnings by picking up junk and reselling it to consignment shops or antique stores.

Hoarding Issues
The biggest downfall of this strategy to make money is that it is very easy to fill your living space or yard with junk and become a massive hoarder. You need to be detached from these things and if they do not sell after a set amount of time (two weeks?) then you need to get rid of it. The amount of stuff you can collect is endless on craigslist especially if you can drive long distances and live in or close to a city. A rural part of the country it may be much harder to make this profitable.

Dink and Dunk
You might spend 4 hours a day collecting things, and a few hours a day selling things and only make a few dollars here and there. But once you get into a routine it is quite easy to make between 20-60 per day consistently, and some days you might make $200. The key thing is to be a good communicator and have a good eye for what people will buy and for how much they might spend. After enough experience you can spot diamonds in the rough and also be able to spot which things are not worth picking up.

Top 5 Work at Home Jobs and Strategies for 2014

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:59:00 +0000

Searching for ways to make real money by working at home I ran across some great comments:

"I am a former college professor and have been working from home for 12 years and love it. This is an excellent article. As you can see, contrary to popular belief, there really are free, no scam work from home jobs out there. First, never ever pay for a job. If you are ever asked for a dime, it is either a scam or a "business opportunity"" by kosovohp

"Great article. I am a former college professor and have been working from home now for 12 years. When you are looking for a home based job, I following 2 rules. First, never pay for a job, they should pay you. Next, if it sounds too good to be true, unfortuantely, it is. Very few people are going to earn $50 an hour doing data entry. It just doesn't happen. If you are looking for legitimate, free, no scam, no mlm work from home jobs, I highly recommend the Legitimate Online Job Directory at http://www.LegitimateOnlineJobDirectory.com. They have everything from entry level to executive work from home jobs and they are all legit. I hope this helps." by coloradoprof

"Another great way to make money online is to take paid surveys.There are a lot of companies that pay you to share your opinion.You simply answer questions about their products and services, and they pay you.A lot of people think that all paid surveys are scams.Actually that is not right.If you want to find quality and legitimate survey sites and start making money today, follow my tips.1)Join ONLY legitimate and free survey sites.You can find them on Google, but DON'T type broad keywords like "surveys", or "paid surveys".Instead, try something more specific, like "paid surveys with free registration" or "how to find legitimate surveys for money".That way you will find better results.2)NEVER share your credit card information or your SSN.3)Try to find more information about the survey companies you plan to join by typing "YourSurveyCompanyName" + scams, forums, review.That way you will find more information about every site, you are interested in.4)Join several free survey companies.That way you will make more money.Hope that helps." by LeilaTorresa

Reading such awesome comments from people who know what they are talking about led me to make my own list of 5 work at Home Oppertunites. All of these work at home oppertunities are currently active and relatively new.

Craigslist Vulture
http://craigslist.com
I have a friend who simply scours craigslist constantly simply finding good deals and then selling them to someone else. You can sometimes actually sell things being shown on the free section of craigslist on another site like ebay or etsy and then have the original owner ship it. You can pay the owner the shipping from the money you made from the sale. This is hard work and a huge headache, but for the right person it only takes a few cash-ins per months to be swimming in it. If you are willing to go outside, or have a car you can amplify your earnings by picking up junk and reselling it to consignment shops or antique stores. Also, simply watching the job opportunities on craigslist can land you with pretty awesome work at home jobs right in your neighborhood. Keep your eye out for local companies needing simple services. Keep in mind the bigger the city you live in, and/or the closer proximity to cities the better chance you have for craigslist to pay off.

Fiverr
http://fiverr.com/
The world's largest marketplace for small services, starting at $5. Buy. Sell. Have fun. Fiverr is a fun marketplace of neat ideas and little jobs people are doing all around the world. Often times people are overwhelmed with coming up with an idea, but all you need to do at Fiverr is browse the marketplace and find an idea you think you could do, and replicate it (with your own little spin). You will be making money $5 at a time afterwards. A great work at home website, and you can offer a handful of services at a time!

I Free Lance
http://www.ifreelance.com/
Hire freelance experts without the middleman. To make money at home on this site you do need to be good at something. If you think about all of your skills, you should be able to make a few lists of things you are good at. List your services and let the offers come rolling in.

Blogging
http://blogblogcherry.blogspot.com/2013/10/make-thousand-dollars-month-blogging.html
Please do not steal my job. Actually, go right ahead. The goal here is to create content and have people buy ad space on your blog. Starting out is very slow going, but hard work and consistency can get you there.

Skip the Drive
http://www.skipthedrive.com/
Specialized career site for telecommuting jobs. Free job postings for employers and no charge to job seekers. Dedicated customer service for assistance. It’s a career site for professionals who want to telecommute.

Here are a few work at home options below from last years list:

Odesk
https://www.odesk.com/
If you have skills in Web Development, Software Development, Networking & Information Systems, Writing & Translation, Administrative Support, Design & Multimedia, Customer Service, Sales; Marketing, Business Services. You can get work at home jobs doing contract work for all of these categories.

Talk 2 Rep
http://talk2rep.com/
Talk2Rep Call Centers are nationally recognized as one of the leading customer contact organizations for superior quality, professionalism and results. Our US based facilities and "At Home Agent" workforce throughout the US helps to service a variety of industries with multiple contact management solutions. If some of the above options are a little too outside-of-the-box for your work at home option, then Talk 2 Rep might be more up your alley.

Good luck working from home in 2014!

Brand new awesome ROBOT card game: PBL ROBOTS!

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 08:45:00 +0000

The robot card game that lets you build the ultimate robot and destroy your opponent. Pro Bionics League Robots is the culmination of all competition. In the future technology has surpassed athletics and sports are a test of the mind. This dice/card game forces starts you and your opponent(s) with a base robot that you upgrade with new armor during the battle, you hire crew, build hangers, you contact new pilots and play action cards and then make attacks to blow off limbs of the challenging robots.

http://www.pblrobots.com

https://twitter.com/pbl_robots

https://www.facebook.com/pages/PBL-Robots/1424908744390609

The beginning of the game involves a simple draft circuit where you begin to pool your resources and then begin to make moves and actions to put yourself in the best position to make attacks and defenses by rolling dice. Above you can see a buff hanger which gives your robot an attack boost during the game and allows two crew members to enter the game.

Action cards have various instant effects that can change the outcome of the game. The art seen above is for the card, "COMMABACK" which allows you to draw three cards after one of your Robot's limb is blown off.

Maxine Trinidad, Trace Law, Shero, and Pelpe Derdae make up some of the games most popular characters. In the background you can see one version of a robot you can build during a typical game of PBL ROBOTS.

Each body part has upgrades of different levels and powers. The AracnaClaws are a level 3 head armor designed by crew member Tormax, fusing spider DNA with robot parts. His designs are a controversial addition to the league, but such popular and powerful designs have slowly made acceptance into the league over the years. Tormax may be one of the most bizarre characters on the PBL ROBOTS roster, but it is no doubt his ideas may be the future of the sport.

Artwork of a PBL ROBOT in the middle of the game with many level one and level two upgrades making an attack. The Yahtzee Bazooka is the current shoulder weapon, which provides an additional attack after each combat. You can also see the pilot pit in the center of the robot. The real question is, what will this attack be? What did they roll?

The game itself was invented by William Hessian in 2001 and spent 10 years being developed and play-tested until William play-tested the game in 2013 with another Hidden Ladder Collective artist John Supinski. Directly after the game John made a comical bet that he gain control of the game with a role of a 7. A seven was rolled. The fate of die roll was meant to be, and William Hessian began a partnership with John Supinski in a deal that resurrected PBL ROBOTS into full gear. The die roll was like an epico beam that has blasted the game towards completion. William and John have also played each other 100 times and keep a running tally of their current score against each other.

The final artwork for this introduction to PBL ROBOTS: the ultimate robot card game is crew member Soda Fats! He gives you a larger card size and the ability to boost your attack and he constantly yells, "HOT DOGS FOR LIFE!"

Follow PBL ROBOTS as we work towards a North America release and kickstarter campaign:

http://www.pblrobots.com

https://twitter.com/pbl_robots

https://www.facebook.com/pages/PBL-Robots/1424908744390609

Make a Thousand Dollars a Month Blogging

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 10:29:00 +0000

No joking here. With full time, balls to the wall blogging effort, you can build your audience and make over a thousand dollars per month blogging. The catch is, you usually have to invest money, time and energy into it. First of all, you need to advertise your blog. You may groan to learn (yet again) that you need to spend money to make money, but in blogging it is no different. I will admit that I was against this principle at first too, and I spent countless hours joining message boards, groups, and chat rooms inviting people to check out my 6 different blogs just hoping to gain a following. After months of hard work I put a little money aside and tested out buying some advertising space on other websites. Next thing you know I am making more money with my advertisements. A considerable amount of money each month coming in.

Having and keeping up with all the blogs at once was a real issue for me, and even if I was writing 3 greats blogs, there were 3 being neglected. I had one glorious month were I regularily updated all my blogs weekly or daily (depending on the blog) and combined with months of prep work and advertisements funneling people to me, I finally had hit the 4 figures profit on my blogs. However, I looked like a mess threw up a bigger mess. Sleeping was nearly impossible and I was writing 6 under quality blogs, and writing nearly 40 posts per month spanning all 6 blogs. Needless to say I could not keep up the pace. If I seriously did nothing but blog, I know I could make a thousand dollars per month, in fact I know you could too if you wanted to do it full time. But let me tell you, the job is extremely hard, brutal and in the end too much work for me with not enough reward. Shucks though, I had tried.

Scaling back my blogging was a good idea, and in the end I was pretty happy simply to do it more casually and stop focusing on making so much money all the time. I still run adds on my blogs and I still update you guys when I find a new strategy or idea for making big bucks writing blogs. But right now, it is not for me. I am happy to say I did hit the 4 digits one month, and probably will never do it again.

I would love to hear your stories of successes and failures.

The Best FREE Online MMO CCG with no downloads

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:54:00 +0000

I am a big fan of this Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) Collectible Card Game (CCG) called Urban Rivals. I had written about this game on my other blog Zombie Robot Frosting and got a great response.

Urban Rivals pits a number of street gangs against others. You collect your own street thugs and match them up against opponents street gang. The characters are usually parodies of pop culture figures and are quite hilarious in their own right. The game is downright fun, the collecting and experience system is very addicting and the best thing is that this game is FREE (unless you want to buy tons of extra cards which is not necessary to the enjoyment of the game).

Not only is Urban-Rivals free, but unlike most other free games, there is NO download. You collect cards, level them up in battles or tournaments hosted every other hour, and sell and trade them in the market. Building a good deck takes time. You earn packs of cards by playing in the tournaments or buying credits or the best way inviting your friends to come play. Join up and try the game here.

CPA Trend Review: Legit or a Scam?

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:54:00 +0000

I was recently recommended to check out CPA Trend. Right off the bat I saw these payouts:

At CPATrend, we pride ourselves in the manner in which we deal with payments. Each publisher starts on standard monthly NET-15 payment terms. However, we like to pay our publishers early every single month!

If you'd like to receive on time or early payments with CPATrend, sign up today!

Below are some key thresholds for payments.

Minimum Payment Threshold: $50 for any given month.
Bi-weekly Payment Threshold: $500+ per week.
Weekly Payment Threshold: $1,000+ per week.
International Bank Wire Threshold (free): $2,000.
International Bank Wire Fee (if less than $2,000): $40.00.

Right off the bat it passed three important internet scam smell tests:

1. You do not need to pay money to start

2. There is contact information that actually connects you with a real person

3. It has good reviews from customers

Rarely do internet companies look this good. Check out all these reviews for CPA Trend:

CPA Trend Legit or a Scam?

http://www.warriorforum.com/ad-networks-cpa-cpm-cpl-millionaire-makers/784542-cpa-trend-they-legit.html

anyone worked with them before or know if they r a trustworthy company? any payment issues?

CPA Trend: Best Customer Support

http://www.networkpaying.com/cpa-trend/

CPATrend is a highly reputable, quality-first CPA affiliate network. We pride ourselves in providing the industries best customer support

AFF Paying

http://www.affpaying.com/cpatrend

Solid network with great DIRECT offers and awesome AM (Alex). Payouts are sent on time (or earlier) and Phil always finds a solution to any problems one might have. Highly recommended. I'm yet to find a better converting network.

CPA Trend Reviews

http://affiliatenetworkscout.com/cpa-trend-reviews/

CPA Trend is a network that prides itself in its 5% referral commission deal. They have superb support and self proclaimed highest payouts around. You can earn 5% commission on any of your referrals earnings at CPA Trend. They pride themselves in their human touch and are extremely focused on Dating, Gaming, Bizopps, Health, EDU niches.

Blog for Cash: Top Posts this Week

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:56:00 +0000

A few blog I have been researching today:

Hustle Money Blog
Finding the best bank bonus, top credit cards, freebies, hot deals, and free money on the net.

Blogging for Money- How to Turn Your Passion into Profit

If you have ever wanted to start blogging for money then you need to read this, because inside I share with you a simple strategy you can start

Blogging for Cash
I am a big fan of blogging for businesses and blogging for cash! You are reading this because it is a blog post that some how made it in front of you. I talk about blogging in my Website & Email Marketing class, but I wanted to give you all a Top 5 ideas you can blog about. These can serve as a reference so that you can blog about something even when you run out of ideas. I cover the blogging basics in my class, so I am going to stick to the Top 5 idea for this post. Then I am going to quickly talk about how you can tie them into other websites you own.

Blog for Money Reviews
"Wagering itself is very complicated including different cards, devices as well as stand game titles. The the conversion process of money in order to casino chips, ..."

Paid to Blog: Staying ahead of the Curve

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:43:00 +0000

Yes this is a real check from Google. I earned this from blogging.

How to make money blogging!

It is true that you can make real money blogging. Write good useful blogs (doesnt matter if its funny, informative, entertaining, techinical, sad, romantic, etc. as long as its useful to people) and convince people to read it, and sell ads on your blogs. Enough hard work and consistency you will get checks in the mail.

If you browse my blog long enough you can read about all of my successes and failures (mostly failures), so that you can avoid some of the mistakes I have made. I have gone down many dead ends (see also: survey sites, pyramid schemes, link pirates, fake promotion software, etc) but settled into some very consistent truths. Find the tried and true way to make money, and then try to stay ahead of the curve!

Stay Ahead of the Curve
I google search bloggers all the time. I soak up all the ideas and strategies that each blogger uses to attract readers, attract advertisers, and ultimately make money. Once I started trying to think ahead, everything was a lot easier for me. It is true that simply copying others is the best way to start, but once you do the math you quickly see why you need to stay ahead of the curve.

For instance, those that imbraced Twitter right away (something I failed to do) and use it to its full potential can make paychecks upwards of $400 funneling readers into their blogs. Twitter is still useful for this reason, but those that grasped the concept first are the ones really being rewarded. Every new opportunity in social media should be learned, mastered, considered if you are going to stay ahead of the curve.

As a blogger, you will learn and embrace many things that fail, like Entrecard for one example, which I use specifically because I was constantly updating about entrecard during its rise and fall of success. News flash: Entrecard failed! The last thing you want to do is miss out on a Twitter, because 90% of new social media ideas fail withing 6 months. Embrace them all, learn from them, benefit, and let them go when they are gone. As a blogger we must be fluid, if we want to make money. Take each chance as a chance to grow.

Growth and Dollars
One key advice I can give you is.....start now! Even if you arent sure if you can keep up. The sooner you start a free blog, the sooner your site with get readers and links etc. Even if you quit for a year, it still lends credibility when you come back. It's like investments in a bank. Even you are only dropping pennies in now (pennies equals infrequent blogs) it will still pay dividends in the long run.

My blog focuses on finding ways to stay ahead of the curve and new ways to blog, advertise, and strategize to make the most out of your time. I would love to hear more from my readers about what works for you!

Can You Really Make Money Doing Surveys Online?

noreply@blogger.com (William Hessian) — Thu, 09 May 2013 08:32:00 +0000

I read all the time that one good way to make money at home is to do surveys. I really wanted to know if people can really make good money doing surveys. Here is what I learned:

MLS says:

"You can, but not much. I've tried that several times over the years, and the most I've ever made is about $40 a month, and not every month.

It's okay for extra cash, but not as a way to make a living, even any real supplemental income. And most of the time, the survey will screen you out. It can get frustrating.

If you try this, only join survey sites that are free. The ones that make you pay to join aren't worth it. There's a site called Opinion Outpost that both connects you with free survey taking sites and sometimes gives you surveys of its own. That's where I'd go first.

Most survey taking sites are US based, and many of them are open only to US residents, sometimes US and Canada residents. A very few have a broader range than that. Minimum ages to join range from 13 to 18, and you have to be at least 18 or 21 to qualify for most of the surveys."

Guest 0012 says:

"I generally fill out surveys when I'm watching TV or during downtime at work. (Or when I'm bored.) Mostly, I use the money I earn as gifts for friends or family. I've probably earned around 100 dollars worth of gift cards through three different sites in the last couple years, plus a lot of magazine subscriptions (usually cheaper to cash in than actual cash prizes.)"

SAHM says:

"I've done online surveys for a couple of years now. It's not been bad at all. Yeah, I'm not going to get rich doing it, but I like to trade the points in on things I wouldn't normally get. We purchase extra airline miles and hotel points that get us free stays and trips. Most take just a little bit of time. I don't do the ones that require lots of time or going somewhere."

MSC says:

"Go to mysurvey123.com, and you will get survey site ratings.

I did this for a while and made about $100 a month. If you are temporarily unemployed, or have a lot of free time on your hand, then go for it. It can be frustrating when you don't qualify for the surveys after having spent more than ten minutes answering questions. It's like they get your input on most of the questions without paying you when you can't complete the rest of them.

You're better off taking online college courses and improving your education and future earning power.

People with moderate income get rich "saving" money at the rate of a few hundred dollars a month. So it's indicative of what people value for a hundred dollars a month, not the amount added to your income. If you enjoy taking surveys, we already know the benefit of compounding small amounts over time."