Tips & Advice to Earn Online

A note of thanks to Docstoc as it decides to pull out

2015-09-09T08:44:00.000-07:00

Docstoc, a cloud storage service for businesses, has announced that it is pulling out. With yet another online shop closing down the face of online earning is never the same. A few days ago, I received an email from Docstoc stating that the site is closing down permanently and that we need to pull all our documents before December, 1, 2015, which is when it has decided to be offline completely

“Please make sure to visit the site no later than November 30th, 2015 to retrieve copies of any documents you previously uploaded to your account.” The company says any questions can be asked through email at support@docstoc.com.

What is Docstoc

Docstoc, founded in 2007 by Jason Nazar and Alon Shwartz, stores and a large selection millions of documents which could be exported/ downloaded. The site was a storehouse of resources such as videos, articles, slides etc. and was competing with likes of slideshare, scribd etc. In 2013, the company was taken over by software giant Intuit. Now that Intuit has decided “to discontinue the products”. Docstoc but has to shutdown.

What it means to me

I have been using Docstoc since 2008. Non-commercial and personal, it was a different platform then. I was uploading funny, light, health related, personal slides and was elated embedding them in my website and blog. I was non conversant with html and short codes and Docstoc allowed easy embedding app which became extremely popular. I had it clipped with Google Adsense and was earning a few cents from it as well. A few years back when it became mostly a business portal I still stuck to the site. If you ask me, Docstoc was more of an emotional episode that I found hard to let go just as all other pages (Helium, myLot, Associated Content, Bukisa, SharedReviews etc) in my life.

I do not quite understand the business issues but I do hope that Docstoc comes back with another merger in a bigger and better way. So for the hiatus period - thank you docstoc.

Why myLot will be missed

2013-05-03T03:21:00.002-07:00

myLot was the one of the very few discussion forums that really paid and in time. Unlike most websites that promise but fail to pay, myLot has lived upto our expectations every time and each time for 7 long years.

Besides the discussions, image uploading and continuing dialogues, myLot had rendered a wonderful earning opportunity through web page browsing. Recently and the times when I was inundated and couldnot visit the forum often, I used to do my research work through myLot web browser. I have (now history) earned around 3 dollars in no time!

Most importantly, the long association from various cross-sections of the world is a lifetime incentive. Today, I am connected to most of them. These are the same people who stayed beside me in times of extreme emotional needs. The survival times, the do-not-wana-exist-kinda states - I attribute to them. They are simply 'heavensent'.

So, why myLot will be missed? You still have the same friends hanging around?

I will stay in touch with my friends anyway, and myLot's been my first love and 'seldom shall it be forgotten'. However, the webpage will be missed, the beautiful several times face lifted forum with beautiful learned and novice people will be missed. myLot will be missed for all that we did - the hanging arounds, the pokes and pullings, the fun, the candid heart talks, the panda spankings, the togetherness, and not to forget the groups that we had created ( most crazy of all was panda spanking (C) James Hales) etc.

The present myLot theme reminds me of one those novice web page designers who was experimenting in his early days. The whole thing looks shallow, amateurish and not eye pleasing. Technically speaking, lot of space's been wasted and it has a camouflaged old twitter appeal which I do not approve of personally. However, having said this, myLot has a lot of perks (according to the admin) in the cards and I know it will not fail the users in the long run.

Lastly, I appreciate the integrity of the forum to have come up with the whole revamp issue however shocking, so candidly. Not everyone can do that!

And now, with a heavy heart,

RIP dear myLot.

The power of reading shapes the art of writing

2013-01-21T12:13:00.000-08:00

Hiatus from internet is only a phase, an interval, time away. Even when you are in one you should not under estimate its power. Besides the endeavor it provides us with to catch up wth our guilt trips and procrastination, it does help us achieve considerable amount of me-time, which, the addictive internet time was not sparing us.

I've been going through a long hiatus. During the period (Shared Reviews being still under work, blogging being little fun, mturk's monotony and my laptop's irritable erratic functioning - the final nail on the coffin), I conveniently dealt with the reality checks. The first one being connecting with family and friends. Let me tell you, I did do a good job. I caught up with my friends, some after 20 long years (incredible emotions). I did enroll mself with the much procrastinated management course (finally) and I did update my bank jobs (became little more knowledgeable in money matters in due course).

And while doing all of this, I was particularly hooked to the book, I was long wanting to finish. The journey was a beautiful one. Not only did I cherish an amazing feeling but also I am, most certainly, a better reader now. I realized that I was regaining the ability of the power to read. The much talked about 'Focus' is just a matter of practice and the more you read the more you become a fast and good reader. The fact that I was intimidated by the hard bound 500 page book, had made me a lousy first page flipper. Halfway through the book though , my level of understanding and the speed of reading excelled magically.

The point is, knowledge begins with reading, reading more and reading good stuffs. But the habit of reading is a mere practice that just needs to be decided on. How and what we read decide on what are we going to write. If you are blogger or have decided a career in writing, read - just read and then understand and think for yourself. Reading, understanding, free thinking are great warriors. They hand in hand help us conquer amazing contents. The art of writing isn't that unapproachable after all.

Amazon Mechanical Turk (mturk): HIT forever

2012-08-31T09:14:00.000-07:00

It's been a very unproductive phase this season. SharedReviews - still in hiatus, myLot - not that pulling with less friends around, the PTP, PTR and the PTP sites monotonous and not quite revenue generating - this has been one of the most unproductive and passive phases. Given the circumstances, I could only concentrate on mturk.com. mturk is a secure and genuine online earning site powered by Amazon Web Services.

"Amazon Mechanical Turk is a marketplace for work that requires human intelligence. The Mechanical Turk service gives businesses access to a diverse, on-demand, scalable workforce and gives Workers a selection of thousands of tasks to complete whenever it's convenient.

Amazon Mechanical Turk is based on the idea that there are still many things that human beings can do much more effectively than computers, such as identifying objects in a photo or video, performing data de-duplication, transcribing audio recordings, or researching data details. Traditionally, tasks like this have been accomplished by hiring a large temporary workforce (which is time consuming, expensive, and difficult to scale) or have gone undone."

Here, we can enroll ourselves as 'Workers' or 'Requesters' or both. As a worker we get plentiful number of HITs ( Human Intelligence Task). We can accept, complete and submit tasks ( posted by the requesters) and collect rewards for completing them.

The fact that we can get to select from innumerable HITs makes it easier and fun oriented. You are never short of tasks, never short of rewards thus. mTurk has been an oasis in this dry season. I have earned more than $100 in a short span. You can enroll yourself too and see them coming.

Payment procedure is clean and has been streamlined recently. If you are a non-US resident, you need to upload your ID proof. The authentication takes a few days. Once the documents are validated you can request for withdrawal. They charge a shipment fee of $4 for non-US countries. The check reaches you within 15 days.

mturk doesn't want you to bring in referrals or page views- something I like best about the website. It has a definitive structure that works on productivity and knowledge. What you give is what you get back.

The only thing, that mturk can upgrade on is the method of payment. Introducing Paypal - the safest online bank - things would have been easier and faster. However, having said that, I am happy with the current payment procedure. The brand Amazon never fails, I guess.

The New Sharedreviews: Professional, plush and a lot of fun!

2011-09-27T08:51:00.000-07:00

I started writing on SharedReviews from January 2008 (if I a not wrong) and since it has been an incredible affair. In between, I have been slow, I have gone into hiatus and some other time SR had. But that was incredibly low a deterrent to keep me off the site. I have seen SR getting a facelift several times in between and every time it was a new development, beautifully done to keep up with the pace of the internet and its increasing number of proactive users, and most importantly the integrity and credibility of the writing site. It would be unfair not to mention Peter the founder member and editor of the site. He is the most decent and most approachable CEO I have ever come across. He goes out of his way to make you at ease, and I salute his endeavor and undying enthusiasm that motivate the users greatly.

SR is going through a major face and organ lift recently. The new SR looks plush, professional and grand. The users just can't login as yet. We are awaiting the day we can dive into the site and discover new things and resolve the issues that bound to come up as a part and parcel of any big metamorphosis.

My SR page here

The new SR , "the publishing game for the writers" promises to be a lot of fun! The homepage has the message loud and clear.

Create your contributor profile, develop your writing and feedback skills, and strategize your way through 50 different levels to unlock new abilities, collect fun rewards, and earn real cash each month.

It's challenging, fun, and like no other publishing platform you've ever seen.

A guide to earn cents online

2011-09-15T09:21:00.000-07:00

When I started off my activities on the internet ten years back, it was more of fun and time pass and an endeavor to catch up with the fast changing world. The virtual world was an avenue that gave me an opportunity to let go and do my mind. I was proactively participating on various networking sites when I got to learn about another aspect that the virtual world has to offer. It was an avenue that opened my eyes. I never believed that we could actually earn online until I got paid for micro blogging. It was a few cents but overpowering.

How to earn online

Soon, I realized that we get to earn here through multiple tasks, micro blogging, writing articles, networking and through clicking on the adverts, some of which I liked immensely and some I didn't quite enjoy. I prioritized on the kind of tasks I would be doing here on internet. I guess, people have different priorities and different fascinations and getting to know them and sticking to those help them excel here. It worked great for me.

How to earn online

So, I decided to set up a website that would hopefully answer the queries of newbies and for people who want to earn online. This website is essentially for the aspirants who want to earn online in their free time. I will guide you through the websites and the dos and donots of online addiction.

How to earn online

Here, have a look and feel free to ask me anything that you want to know. Thanks for your readership.

Are you using the same password for different account? Then consider this.

2011-08-02T08:07:00.000-07:00

Are you the one finds it easier to keep the same passwords for all your online accounts? Do you have the same password for your bank and important accounts? If so, its time you gotten wiser than sorry. It's not unknown now that the weak passwords can be deciphered quite easily and so are the same/ similar passwords that you tend to use for many accounts.

Hackers are trained professionals whose credibility is more than you can think of. If a hacker manages to guess or steal one of your passwords, he could get access to many of your accounts. He could test your password at different sites, hoping that you use the same password for many or all of the different accounts you have set up. This is much easier to do than you might think.

You are probably much more careful with your PayPal and bank passwords than you are with say your email and social networking passwords. But, even if you are equally careful with all passwords, a site that suffers a data breach might accidentally leak one of your passwords. So if you use the same password across many sites, you are putting yourself at unnecessary risk.

Hackers test minor variations of stolen passwords, too. Don’t forget that most hackers are good programmers, and they can easily write computer programs that try large numbers of minor variations of a password – automatically. So just adding different digits to a core password is not enough.

Courtesy: Amazon

Sharedreviews: Getting to edit the amateurish reviews is a great way to upgrade the site's credibility

2011-07-17T11:53:00.000-07:00

I am writing in SharedReviews for more than 3 years now and there have been a lot of changes since. SR is a beautiful place for the aspiring writers. You not only get to write on a variety of topics/ topics of your choice but also can earn from it. The best part - you continue to earn revenue from the one time effort that you put in. I have even got paid during the hiatuses.

The revenue system is intricately designed and initially you might have difficulty in understanding. However, continue to do what you do the best. Keep writing and keep writing more. Add tags and get the articles SEO friendly title to generate traffic. Trust me, you would end having a decent amount transferred to your Paypal account every month.

Recently, Peter, the founder editor, has implemented another thing that I have been awaiting for long. Three years ago, I was a novice, amateur and was not skilled in the language as I am now. Obviously, I had wanted to edit the old reviews ( articles came much later when I metamorphosed into a better writer - technically and content wise). Those sounded so silly, some were way too short conveying very little about the product reviewed.

Peter has flagged the old reviews, which are short and did not manage to get much traffic due to variety of reasons. I am so glad that he did that. Right now, I am workng on the old reviews fixing, adding, correcting and making them sound better and useful.However, the fact that those were written years back, I will have to sharpen my memories while fixing some reviews. But that's OK. As long as it helps me improve the old amateurish writings, I am fine with it.

Develop business networking to drive more traffic to your blog/ website

2011-06-13T09:28:00.000-07:00

A lot of online earning opportunities involve networking. The more successful you are in online networking the more you likely to succeed in your earning endeavor. The fact that we need more traffic to our web pages to earn more makes this even more important.

Now how to get going with networking?

If you are already part of a social networking site, make as many new friends who are active online as you can.Visit their blogs/sites/articles, leave comments and votes.

When you join a particular site which involves interaction with other members, make as many friends you can and comment/rate their articles.

There are sites which are ideal for promotion or drawing traffic to your articles/content. Being an active member of Twitter is one I strongly recommend. You can also consider sites like Digg, and Stumbleupon.

Have a Youtube account. The videos you upload there can be embedded into your blog/site.

Facebook is a very important business tool as well. You can either open a personal page or a business page and create auto feed through RSS to auto post the article links.

While networking, remember to create an interesting profile wherever required and keep your introduction simple.

Make sure to open a verified account with Paypal if you are serious about online earning

2011-06-06T07:46:00.000-07:00

Paypal is the fastest and safest mode of ebanking and if have decided to make a living out of internet no way you can shove off its importance. Almost all online paying sites transact through Paypal. A few others have additional privilege of Alertpay and Moneybookers. However Paypal has been consistently very good.

I had little idea about the electronic fund transfer in the first place and Paypal was a wonder banking instrument for me. After a few months on my journey on myLot, I had opened an account with Paypal. it was an unverified account to start with and I hadn't had any problem transferring dollars. However, later I upgraded my account to a verified once, since it validated my account and I was told that it made my account safer.

There have been issues with Indian account holders in between. The Reserve Bank of India has laid down some regulatory measures for tracking unsolicited money. It is something that not really made the online workers happy.

Paypal and RBI have been in the news for a few years for their internal policy matters. This year, they have yet another bomb. According to the new pact, any balance into our PayPal account must be transferred to our bank account in India within 7 days from the receipt of confirmation.

According to RBI sources, if Paypal keeps our money more than 7 days, they have to pay us interests and apply for a banking permit, hence the 7 day time to transfer our money.

Amidst such scenario, what remains of 2-5 dollars after the deduction of 50 INR, is lot of unhappiness. More than 1/3rd of my online earning is now volatile and I was hoping to devote my whole time online to make living easier!

Inspite of this, Paypal still remains the safest mode of ebanking in India and worldwide

Open your account by clicking here.

Read article on Paypal by clicking here.

Google Adsense: Be careful to abide by the TOS or else you will lose the best marketing tool forever!

2011-05-28T11:06:00.000-07:00

Internet marketeers know how important it is to retain the Google Adsense account for once you lose it, you will have nothing more to regret. Even though, there are several other money making marketing tools available, the Yahoo publisher, Bidvetiser, Chikita, Adbrite to name a few, Google offers most authentic mode of earning and payment. Google Adsense has been, particularly, austere with their accounts these days, especially with the Asian countries. Several accounts been banned stating reasons like invalid clicks or impressions. Nothing could be more disheartening than that. However, having said this, the key lies in our hands and we can actually safeguard our accounts by adopting simple measures.

First and foremost: NO CLICKS from your IP address. False clicks to increase your earning will be caught immediately. Do not encourage others to click from your computer also. Adsense would not understand your alibi.

Plagiarism or duplicating from other sources is a cyber crime and recently Adsense is terminating accounts that consistently post plagiarized stuffs. Be original and be creative.

Generate more traffic. Content is the king so try to write good stuffs and promote your articles and write in installments so that the readers are bound to come back to visit your page. Showcase your visitors and commentators and keep reading their blogs as well. Cross traffic exchanges generate more traffic to your site - it's proven.

Things to keep in mind

Keep a note of your Adsense publisher ID. In case, google terminates your account, you will need it to fill in the request form.

Do not place more than 3 ads on your blog or website
Do not click randomly or encourage clicks on your website
Be creative, original
Read the rules and FAQs often
Do not lose hope. Keep trying with honest information.

Want to open a new account? Click here.

Had an account but now banned? Click here to appeal.

Before having one, read the terms and conditions thoroughly here.

12 tips for Newbies to start earning cents online

2011-05-24T21:15:00.000-07:00

Earning on the internet involves a lot on activity. You need to do a lot of networking, sharing, interacting in a way that benefits each other. A major earning logarithm works on down line building and gathering referrals, while others require you to write proactively, consistently and voraciously. Having spent days researching on the right kind of approach on right kind of sites and to earn from them, I have learned a few basic things on which the virtual world works on. I would like to share those with you here.

1. Don’t expect to become rich overnight. Online earnings happen slowly and take a lot of time and effort.

2. A few cents from several sites add up to a decent amount. So, invest in lot of genuine sites instead of just one or two. Your effort and time would build up a network that’s very important in converting the cents to dollars.

3. Your profile speaks volumes about you and your work. Invest time to build an enhancing profile. Be honest and modest. It pays off.

4. Stay away from scam sites. Most of the sites which ask you to pay first invariably are scam sites. The best opportunities are free sites unless you know someone who has got paid from the sites requiring upfront payment. If you are not sure, ask questions in the forums or amongst online friends.

5. Spend some time learning while you earn. Join forums which talk about your interests and your skills. There is always an opportunity out there with your specific skill set and interests.

6. Start with a few activities and gradually expand as time permits you. Be prepared to devote your time and effort.

7. Open a Paypal account, if you do not have one already. Some sites pay you directly by cheque, while most use payment gateways like Paypal. Another important account that you must have is Google Adsense. It helps you earn from your blog or other sites.

8. A lot of online earning opportunities involve networking. The more successful you are in online networking the more you likely to succeed in your earning endeavor.

9. If you are already part of a social networking site, make as many new friends who are active online as you can. Visit their blogs/sites/articles, leave comments and votes.

10. When you join a particular site which involves interaction with other members, make as many friends you can and comment/rate their articles.

11. There are sites which are ideal for promotion or drawing traffic to your articles/content. I strongly recommend Twitter which gets traffic to your websites. You can also consider sites like Digg, Mixx, stumbleupon, Youtube and Facebook.

12. Lastly, do not lose heart if you are not successful. Keep trying. It took me almost ten years to earn a modest amount from the internet. Perseverance does pay off.

Newbies should invest in Yahoo Answers for long term returns

2011-05-23T07:18:00.000-07:00

Almost ten years back and a month after my employment, as I was browsing through the fun stuffs on the internet when I was directed to Yahoo Answers. What appeared to be a diversion soon became a habit. I was not finding anymore fun in the 'time waste' internet sessions and before I had abandoned everything else but Yahoo Answers. Soon, I realized that I had become an addict, but then that didn't bother me much since I got to imbibe a whole lot of information from the whole world in no time. I got to realize that the internet was beyond the chat rooms and the networking sites.

Ten years back, I started an affair and it has given me more returns than investment. A whole avenue of internet employment, that would not have been possible otherwise, is due to the time and love that I had devoted to Yahoo Answers.

So, if you are someone who is looking for a new avenue on the internet and who have no idea where to start from, this is just it. Open an account with yahoo and start playing with Yahoo Answers. It's simple, fun and trust me the time you would spend there would pay you back in the long run. Even though, there isn't any direct returns, invest your time on it and you will reach to various legitimate online earning opportunities.

Work Exchange Sites: Be a virtual assistant and earn from your personal skills

2011-05-19T23:48:00.000-07:00

If you are someone who has time and inclination, you can offer yourself for various posts, read opportunities, on the internet. Just as you apply for real jobs, you can offer yourself for Virtual Assistants. There are many online emplyers who are desperately looking for dedicated workers online. Not only do they pay you good, bit also they bookmark your profile for future reference.

First and foremost, dentify your skills and continuously develop them. There are lots of people who require assistance with projects and work in the areas of programming, content writing reviewing, graphical design, accounting skills, email answering, data entry and more.

Genuine work exchange sites like odesk (www.odesk.com) are a great place to find such work. You can bid for projects in the areas you are experienced in. The more the feedback and positive rating you get from the requesters, the more you are likely to succeed in getting new projects.

Other sites are:

Virtual-assistants.outsourcing-services-india

Virtualassistants

An important thing here to remember is to create a good and concise profile, giving your experience while highlighting your strengths.

How to Use the Internet to Advertise, Promote and Market Your Business or Website with Little or No Money

Newbies: Be organized, be consistent and know what you are doing

2011-05-17T22:57:00.000-07:00

The internet seems to provide a host of opportunities for those like us who are keen on earning online. However, it is only the hard way that we come across the genuine sites that really pay for our efforts.

This website is essentially a quick guide to beginners who want to earn online without having to spend hours of research and trial and error. An important point that you must remember though.

Do not have the aspirations of trying to make it big overnight. Take the opportunities step by step and work on them.

If you have the time, then I would recommend a combination of sites, which involve clicking, interacting and writing. Another golden rule that you must keep in mind is - increase your network of people. Get people to join under your referrals and increase your interaction. Join where others recommend and they will join under you.

To start off with, I would recommend the combination of

1.PTC/ PTR sites

2. Networking with interaction from which you earn

3. Writing online, be it articles or creative writing.

4. Microtasking

Once you get the needed exposure and experience, you move on to

1. Writing Reviews

2. Blogging- Promoting your content and earning through advertising.

With this experience you will come across freelancing opportunities. There are various exchanges and sites, where you get to do assignments based on your expertise and experience.I'll cover these at a later point of time.

While doing all this, you can still do the things that you like be it netoking on social media sites and forums. The idea is to keep yourself active, for you never know where you will come across an idea for something new. It could even be a new business opportunity for you.

Wishing you all success.

PTC/ PTR programs: Monotonous but little creativity can earn you a few cents

2011-05-16T07:13:00.000-07:00

PTC/PTR sites are free sites that pay people to read emails, to click, complete offers and to do other online activities. Almost all PTC/PTR sites are free to join and many of these sites offer members a paid account upgrade. PTC/PTR sites are growing fast and it is not hard to find them and to start getting paid by them. I personally know that you can get paid for free by PTC/PTR sites because I have been paid from them.

Having said that, you could not make a living by only doing PTC/PTR sites but I know you can earn some extra money with the PTC/PTR sites. Doing PTC/PTR sites get monotonous since they involve little creativity. However, stay put with a few legitimate sites.

My first recommendation will be Neobux. You get paid for browsing advertisers sites. They have a great referral program, which enables you to earn more as you get people to join under you.They have a payout of $2 to start with, which increases for the next payout. Payment is through Paypal.

My second preference is Wordlinx. Advertisers pay members to visit their websites for at least 30 seconds. Members earn $0.01 USD per click for visiting websites. The more sites visited, the more money will be earned. Members can withdraw earnings, or exchange them for services (visitors, products, etc). Minimum payment is 10$ which payable through Paypal.

Tips and Advice for newbies

2011-05-16T07:06:00.001-07:00

Open a paypal account. Its free
Ask questions amongst friends when unsure.
There is a lot to learn on the internet. Join forums which are of your interest
Encourage others and guide them with your knowledge as you earn
Network as much as you can. Importantly leave comments or interact with people. Ask for feedback on articles you may have written. Use Twitter as much as you can to promote your content.
Create an interesting profile of yours on all the sites that you are a member of.
Be original. Don't copy material of the internet.

Blogging: Your creativity channelized and few cents earned - what else do you want!

2011-05-16T07:05:00.000-07:00

As you get more active on the internet, one of the activities that is sure to get you interested in blogging. It's a virtual diary. While may choose to express themselves, there are those who concentrate on interests. Blogging can earn you a lot of money by placing advertisements on your sites. Programs like Adsense offer to place adverts on your site and you earn as the traffic to your blog increases.

Blogging not only does help us brush up our language skills but also helps us earn cents.Getting to earn cents depends on how we market and advertise our blogs. You can very well do it yourself and keep hanging on the placements of the Adverts and banners. Best thing - you get to learn a lot while working on your blog. A constant learning process, a creativity shun and few cents from it - what else do you want!

Start with opening you blog on blogger or wordpress. Ideally limit the content to a specific interest or a hobby that you have some knowledge about. It can be about music, the arts, travel, cooking or even a technical subject in your area of expertise. Once you open the blog, get others to join it and interact. As the traffic increases, open your account with Adsense and start earning.

Blogging for Pleasure and Money - Discover Easy Ways to a Successful Blog and Attracting Traffic

MyLot: Constant learning process, engaging networking and consistent cents!!

2011-05-16T07:02:00.000-07:00

Mylot has been one of my favorite sites ever since I got to know about it, way back when I started my career online. I have consistently been there not only because of the incentives but also because of the friends I have made there.

Mylot gives you a wonderful opportunity to make new friends, interact through discussions and blogs and now even get about doing tasks. And for all this you get to earn!

The site has a huge community, and though some may not be active for short period of times, they always find time to drop in. Most interesting of all, you get to know so many things all over the world that it keeps you amazed all the time. Being there is a learning process - the reason sufficient enough for being there.

Signup for myLot here and engage yourself in fun and incentives.

Content Writing

2011-05-14T18:46:00.000-07:00

A relatively good command is all that you require. Give it a start and you are sure to enjoy it. The best thing - Signing up is free.Start by reading the articles of a few, make a few friends, comment on their articles and then publish your own.These are some of the sites that I have been writing on for some time and are a great place to start off with.

1. Triond : - They publish your articles, poems and other submissions on different sites that enable you to reach a wider audience, gain more recognition. As you get more page views, you earn more revenue.

2. Associated Content : - Although this site has of recent has restricted its earnings for non-US sites, its a fabulous place to start off with. The have a huge database of articles and a very encouraging set of members.

3. Bukisa :- is an online publishing site, which encourages you to share your knowledge and experience online through your articles. You earn from page views as people and as well as from referrals .

Microtasking with mturk or Microworker is the best way to earn decent money online

2011-05-14T18:41:00.000-07:00

Mturk is a site run by Amazon, which provides thousands of assignments which can be done in few minutes to a few hours, depending upon the nature of the task.

The payout for each site varies upon the time spent along with the difficulty levels. Some tasks require a qualification to be done, based on which you can take up the activities.

You join as a worker and start with tasks which do not require a qualification. For each task you accept there is a rating system, which determines how you progress on the site. The earning opportunity is fantastic depending on the time available to you.

Mturk gives you an opportunity to earn good money in comparison to other sites. Here you need to work on various kinds of tasks with objectivity. Start with sure shot and easy HITs ( Human Intelligence Task) so that you can maintain a good percentage of acceptance from the requesters. Gradually go for the bigger HITs.

Microworker is a similar site that helps you choose among a variety on micro tasks and complete those within the stipulated time frame. The minimum payout is 10$ and if you are dedicated you get to earn more. The workers, sign up and...

— Browse micro jobs
— Select jobs you like
— Finish tasks & submit proof
— Earn money
— $1.00 Sign up bonus

You can also be an employer and host your jobs for the workers.

Both the websites are free to join and promise a whole avenue of opportunity. Stay put for long tern goals.

Writing Reviews

2011-05-13T21:13:00.000-07:00

Sharedreviews is a social network that allows you to share your experience with products by writing reviews. They have 400 categories and are growing. The site is going through some major upgradations, which allow you to improve on your abilities. You also get to learn so much more about new products that are written about.

The more reviews your write and the more views you get for them, the more you earn.

I've been a member of this site for over 3 years and have cherished every moment.

SharedReviews.com