CaffinePhil - An attempt at making money online.

Time to get paid

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:56:00 +0000

Find ways to Monetize your website is hard enough in this tough market but imagine working in a smaller more specialist niche. Find advertiseres must be almost impossible and the actualy demand is a low lower.

So how can you get paid if you find your self in one of these niches or if you cannot keep your head above water in a much larger niche?

The answer could be Speak-ToMe.com who offer a new method of earning via the comfort of your own web site and expertise. Imagine you are a remote control car enthusiast who tunes engines on the small race cars, you know what you're doing and you blog about it. You struggle to get paid as the niche is fairly small and advertisers want a larger audience than the handful of visitors to your blog or twitter feed. This is where Speak-ToMe comes in - it gives your handful of visitors the chance to speak one on one with you. How many times have you had a problem that would have paid anything to fix at that moment rather than wait the hours/days or even weeks to get it fixed or sorted.

By adding a simple widget to your site you will enable your readership to have the opportunity to connect with the people they really want to.

To find out more check out the web site..... http://www.speak-tome.com

Portfolio Growth

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:47:00 +0000

I have recently been adding sites to my portfolio and now have around 10 blogs that are up and running. I have started to monetize these blogs using both adsense and other means.

Although I have not had great success to date with affiliate marketing I am currently at break even or in profit with most sites. The next step it to make these sites earn a small sum on a regular basis, an auto pilot if at all possible. With them being blogs it looks like there will always be the content generation side of things that needs to be taken care of but that is fine with me.

The next step for me it to look at possibly flipping some of these sites to make a profit.

Find out whose calling

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:03:00 +0000

If you have ever rushed to answer the phone and missed that call, then you know the frustration of wondering whether it was important, maybe a missed golden opportunity or maybe just an annoying prank call. Well now you can do a Reverse Phone Search, over at usaphonelookups.com

This site will let you search any number in the whole US. Maybe its time you took your own time getting to the phone knowing that you can find out exactly who did call ;)

TNX vs Text Link Ads

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:47:00 +0000

These 2 services are both about selling links on your sites.

Basically with Text Link Ads you sign up, submit your site, the review it and accept of decline your site and then crawl your content for keywords and phrases that advertisers are looking for. If they find one the will offer you the chance of this ad and pay you a % of the monthly price (50% i think).

TNX works slightly different, you sign up and add your sites, but you ad some code to your site where you would like the links to appear. Once sold you will see a line of text appear in that section of the site. TNX pays you for these links in tnx-points.

So how do they compare for making money?

Well I've had them on the same sites for a couple of months now and have just cashed in my tnx points for $19, in the same time frame text link ads has paid me just over $10 with another $11 due. This basically puts them neck and neck.

The advantage of text link ads though is that for slightly more money, they place a lot less links on your site. Have you used either service? What is your verdict?

Ruth Parasol

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:01:00 +0000

Ruth Parasol is best known for being the founding member ofthe largest online gaming community, PartyGaming Plc. The parent
company of partypoker.net. I'm sure everybody has seen either the TV or online ads for partypoker.net. They hold one of the largest televised poker games on tv with some incredible payouts.

Ruth is also the chair of The Bonita Trust, an independent philanthropic trust founded in 2004. The trust aims to enrich the Gibraltar community through a programme of endowments to educational, cultural, health and community projects.

As you can probably tell Ruth is a hard working entrepreneur who has shown that determination and hard work do pay off in the end.

Any goths out there?

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:21:00 +0000

There are not many places on the web where you see groups of people hang out with the same interest. Sure myspace and facebook have everyone there but what it you want to talk to people like you, with your interests?

Well for Goth Women there is now such a place, gothscene.com les you get online and talk to other people with your interests and lifestyles.

To Catch a Preditor

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:33:00 +0000

The "to catch a preditor" show really makes me think about the safety of my kids and this worry is often reassured when the news reports some more bad news. Its s shame that these criminals seem to have more rights than the rest of us so I do not hesitate to tell my readers about the Sexual Predator Search.

Check out your area and search fir sexual preditors, check your neighbourhood and make full use of slight ability that Megan's Law" has given us.

Blogging Issues Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:24:00 +0000

One of the main issues that people who blog for money run into is the constant need to generate original content. Not only do they have to review web pages and products but they also have to create posts for inbetween sponsored opportunities for sites such as pay per post.

ALthoug for some this is fairly easy it does take up time and can seriously dig into your daily work day especially if you are blogging or running multiple blogs.

My advise, that I rearly follow myself is to keep a few timeless posts in the bank just in case you are in a rush and really need one quickly, remember be sure to replace these once used.

Get that number

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:21:00 +0000

If you've ever lost contact with a childhood friend or maybe work colleague then why not try and get back in touch using the Reverse Phone Registry, a fantastic site that will allow you to look up phone numbers nationwide.

This service is ideal for getting in contact with people you meet on business trips or even on vacation. Why not call up an old school friend to see what they are doing. It is a great example of how the web and practicality can work together.

Money Earnt Through Host Gator

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:18:00 +0000

Weel today I recieved notification that one of my hostgator banners had turned into a sale. This is great news as it will mean a further $50 to add to the total.

I'm not sure when this will be paid as I think the systems works something similar to adsense where you wait til the end of the month (so Sept), then wait a month for processing (Oct) and recieve mid way through the month after (Mid Nov). Just in time for Christmas eh.

Has anyone had success with this program?

SWAT Time

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:54:00 +0000

If you've ever seen those guys walking the streets that all most look like they are SWAT and wondered where the hell do you buy tactical pants like those, then this is the post for you.

A brief search on the net turned up this web site, lapolicegear.com, this is the one stop shop for everything from police to SWAT, desert storm to who knows what else. The products range from cool gadgets like the flashlights to combat gear. There is even a closeouts section so you can definitely pick up a bargain.

Its time to start making that list for Santa Claus.

Slow Goings

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:50:00 +0000

After a busy start to the month things have slowed down. I haven't seen many opps on either social spark or pay per post and despite putting in around 10 offers at sponsored reviews I have had no take up. To top that off Adsense is slow and the down time at my main site has meant traffic has dropped substantially.

I guess these are the times that makes you think about taking a different route to online riches. Do I use some of the money I have made as an investment in a new program that has been launched or use it to try and buy a site that is earning a monthly income. To be honest I don't think I have enough as yet in the kitty to be able to buy a site making 100$ per month.

Its time to get the thinking cap on and to come up with another income stream.

Sorting your hosting

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:27:00 +0000

Sorting out your web hosting is one of the first things you will have to do when trying to make an impact online. This will be one of the major decisions you make as moving isn't always as straight forward as it should be, it has thrown up one or two issues that made me wish i'd spent more time deciding on a good one rather than going for the first good deal I saw.

Help is at hand and its a good job because there are so many out there. Webhostingrating.com offers you a comparison site for web hosting of all kinds from cheap web hosting to dedicated servers it has everything that you will need. To top that off they have an awesome articles section so you can usually find help on anything from ruby on rails to this cpanel tutorial I found. This is great for newbie and intermediate users wanting to move to the next step with their site or blog, whether thats move to running a dedicated server and learning the ropes or picking up a few tips with a development language, you will probably find what you need in this library of articles.

If you are looking to set up a site, mabe move away from blogger or another free host make sure to check out what is out there. It might even help you spot something that you need in a host taht you didn't realise you needed.

Earn more at Digital Point

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:56:00 +0000

As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, I was rather fed up with being just under my target for the year so I decided to transfer some money across and beat that target. Before doing that I posted an add over at digital point in the link sales section offering links on my PR3 blog. Having not heard anything straight away I forgot about it until the following day.

After checking my email and private messages in the forum I managed to generate over $200 in link sales. I'll be adding this amount to the total shortly but it just goies to show. A little work on a blog can pay off big time with a little work and the right audience.

Records Search

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:52:00 +0000

If you ever feel the need to do a public records search, then localpublicrecords.org might be the place for you.

They offer a fantastic web site that lets you search a huge database of US & State public records. Whether is birth or death information or even business information you will be able to find it here.

Posting Opportunities

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:50:00 +0000

It looks as though there are a few more opportunities on the likes of pay per post that are willing to accept posts on free domains like this one. Recently I have done 2 last week with another 2 available. This is getting promising and will take my total income for this free blog to $30. Not bad for a blog that is 100% free.

Find the divorcee

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:46:00 +0000

If you live in Missouri and want to search for the latest divorces then look no further as localdivorcerecords.org have just released: Missouri Divorce Records.

This online database will let you search the records using either state, county or zip code and look at all the online information that is available to them. A great way to see if that marriage you heard about actually worked out.

Homepage Friends

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:43:00 +0000

The homepage-friends story has taken another twist. Although everyone I know was ready to giv eup on the system as a scam now a member posted an emaikl he received form their customer support dept. The email basically said they are slowly working through a backlog. How true this is I don't know. For the number of users and email enquireies they must have been getting a simple message on the members area would have gone a long way to putting some minds at rest.

I'm still in a wait ans see situation. I'll keep you all posted.

Internet Access to anything

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:38:00 +0000

I have recently been lurking around the net and remembered a piece of software I used to ahve a few years back. The software was a bit like a phone book only digital and in the days where computers were new it was great to be able to enter a name and find an address and/or phone number.

It looks as this has moved forward and is the reason why USmarriagerecords.org appealed to me, they have a wide range of records in their data base such as, Texas Marriage Records. It is a very easy service to use and navigate. You can basically search by name, zip or state and find the information you are looking for, it really is a great service.

Its time for the target to go!

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:30:00 +0000

I'm still pending a lot of payments form different sources but its time for the target of $500 to be passed. Today I transferred out $57.80 from my Social Spark account into my paypal account. This puts my new total at $523.67, I have also taken off the $15 I was due from bux.to as I haven't heard from them and 3 months has passed since I requested a payout. I will make another post about that though shortly.

SO the target has been passed. Can I earn $500 in my first year of blogging. For sure. Can I earn $1000, who knows. What I need to do it set myself a new target for year 2. How much do you guys think I should aim for?

Blogspot Paid Posts

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:42:00 +0000

In the last week or 2 I have made my first money from this very blog. I took two opportunities over at payperpost and though that I'd be posting them to my other blogs. When I checked to see where I was able to post about it I was surprised when this very blog popped up.

So can you make money from a blogspot blog - yes.

Do I recommend it - No.

So much more can be made from a PR0 blog on its own domain and paid hosting than a PR2/3 blogspot blog that it isn't worth the hassle for the little extra saving.

Cost - the realistic cost of a domain name is $10 per year. Call it $1 per month. Hosting can be purchased at $10 per year, again $1 per month. $2 per month and all you have to do is take 1 $5 opp per month to be making money.

For me its a no brainier. I will keep this blog running, to track my overall blogging earnings but I'll not be trying to push ad sales on here as it just doesn't seem worth the effort.

Homepage Friends - Scam or Not?

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:12:00 +0000

Is homepage friends a scam?

I'd like to say no. I have been paid out by them once and was due another payment in the middle of August. This however never came. I currently have owed to me over £70 in my account and there are more people than me in this situation.

Now of course I hope this system isn't a scam but they are not doing themselves any favors my not communicating with their users. If by not communicating it is allowing them to process things fast then that is fine but after a month of barely no payment things should be looked at and a few minutes taken to issue a bulk email to let the users know what is happening.

Are you using homepage friends? (formerly mysearchfunds) Are you still waiting for payment, if so let us know.

Spy stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:43:00 +0000

Ok it seems like the stuff from spy shows, something the CIA would use. Reverse Phone Lookup gives you the ability to check any number in any state and receive information on it. Whether that be the owners name, address or even sat image. It gives a great idea of how technology has progressed over the years.

Sneaky Smorty

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:40:00 +0000

Last week I received my first payment from Smorty for a blog post I wrote. Today I logged in and tried to take 2 opportunities that were still listed but when I tried to accept them they changed to no longer available.

Anyway I was checking the comments on another blog and there was this guy saying how I could earn between $6 and $300 dollars per post. I wasn obviously interested to checked out the link only for it to be an affiliate link for smorty. Looke like they're planning on growing big so I might try that affiliate program out myself.

Private Investigator Heaven

noreply@blogger.com (Phil) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:05:00 +0000

Ever wondered what is kept in all those Court Records?

Now you can find out, simply pop over to courtrecordsearch.net and do a simple search on first and last name and get access to the report you need. There is a small fee of course if you would like the record but it can be priceless information, depending on your line of work of course!

PI heaven if you ask me.