Tips For Your Home Career

Homebased Freelance Transcription Work

2011-11-20T08:50:00.001-08:00

Transcriptionists are independent workers who work from home transcribing recordings of interviews, telephone conferences, seminars etc.

If you enjoy doing transcription work, here is a great opportunity for you to earn the extra cash while working at home as a transcriptionist.

This site works well for those who are new to transcription work. It is free to sign up and once you have signed up, you will be invited to take a transcription test to be considered for work.

You will be paid $1 for each 6 minutes of audio transcribed. Payments are made through Paypal on a daily basis, and you will normally get your payment within 24 hours upon requesting it. Oh, and if you get accepted, you will be paid for the test file you transcribed as well.

So, if you are interested to become a home based freelance transcriptionist, just sign up here.

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Are You Contented With Your Present Job?

2011-07-16T03:45:00.000-07:00

Are you contented with your present job? Was it a job of your own free judgment? Wouldn’t it be nice when everybody does what they like doing? The amount of zeal and passion put into our work would be phenomenal.

Mistakes were often made in choosing the right career. Let's face it, most of us are not happy with our jobs. It might not be that we made the wrong choice. At some stage, we come to realize that things were not what we had expected. We would have very mixed feelings about our jobs when so much effort and dreams had been put into our pursuits.

Work does sometimes make life miserable for us, even unbearable! Honestly, I say the most important thing is to do what we like to do and to do it with enthusiasm. No work could be said to be bad but if you hate your job, you are definitely not enjoying it. Never take a job because someone talks you into it. Take it only because you want to do it. If not, it is more likely that you would end up resenting it for a long while, at least long enough for you to take the plunge to quit and start all over again.

Most of us would have done different jobs in our lives. Our life experience enriched, our knowledge expanded, our skills in handling tasks and people became more sophisticated, and all the training, perseverance and frustration made us stronger, better people. Look at it this way, any job you had or have, you reaped personal benefit from it. You did not just give, you took a lot from it too, sometimes without realizing it. Before you stamp your foot and say you hated it, turn another angle and look at it from the positive side. There must be something there that you had learned. Nothing is all negative. Don't get me wrong. I am not against people changing course. I am just saying all is not lost.

Before starting any job, it is best to consider all things, good and bad, that this job would bring. Even a minor factor like its location would affect your well being in the long run. Time is precious. You move to accommodate the job or you settle for another "less suitable" choice. They choose you and you choose them too. Make a wise choice.

Time is hard and time is precious too. The longer you procrastinate in a job that you consider is bad for you, the more you pay in terms of your happiness and loss of time. If you stick to a bad choice, the chances are you will prolong your daily misery. A lesser choice often brings you great relief and with a lighter or light burden on your heart and mind, the world would suddenly appear so much more beautiful and people are so much nicer. If you have boarded the wrong boat right from the start, what do you say is the best thing for you to do?!

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How To Set Up A Craft Consignment Shop

2011-06-15T09:34:00.000-07:00

If you’re looking to start a home based business, why not consider a consignment business by selling arts and craft items to the public on a commission basis.

There are many people who enjoy making crafts but do not know how to make money out of it. They either do not know how to sell or are too embarrassed to market their own creations. So these crafters would welcome any service to help them market their creations. And with you taking care of the promotion, they can devote more of their time and talents in creating more products.

How to start your business?

1. Do the paperwork

Get a license for your consignment business. Any consignment business is subject to sales tax. Make sure that you gather all necessary legal paperwork required to start your business.

2. Set up your consignment shop

There are many places where you can sell your consigned crafts. You can either rent a small building space or set up a booth at a craft fair, or maybe sell them online or on eBay. Setting up an online consignment store helps you save on monthly rent. You can set up a free online store within minutes with Weebly.

3. Determine your commission

You need to agree on your commission for each sale of the product with your consignors, which is usually between 20% - 40% based on the actual selling price. The consignors do not get paid until a product is sold.

4. Draw up a contract

Once you and your potential consignors have agreed on the figures that both of you are comfortable with, draw up a contract that both you and each of the consignors will sign. You may want to list down the following terms and conditions in your contract:-

- the consignment commission percentage (x% to you and x% to the consignor)

- the length of time to sell the product (like 30 days)

- whether products can be returned if they are not selling or donated to charity at the end of the consignment period

- how and when to pay the consignor

5. Market your consignment business

Start advertising your business. Let people know about your new consignment business. Prepare flyers and distribute them to neighbours and friends. You may also want to consider starting a blog and write articles about the products that you are selling, Show pictures of products available for sale and post regular offers to highlight products within your shop. Direct them to your shop or online store.

Besides helping to sell other people’s crafts, you can at the same time create your own craft during your spare time. Don’t think that crafts are the only thing that you can sell when doing this type of business. In fact, you can sell whatever products that are available and which are in demand in your area. Other product possibilities that can be included in your consignment business are antiques, stationeries and food products such as cookies, candies, chocolate, homemade jams etc.

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Why Should You Start A Home Based Business

2011-06-04T09:41:00.000-07:00

If you are one of the many who have the interest of starting a home based business, then read on to find out what are the benefits of starting a home based business.

Benefits of starting a home based business:

1. Gaining Personal Freedom

Having a home based business gives you personal freedom to do whatever you like. You can set your own deadlines and your own schedule of work and able to move around freely at your own time. You will also gain those extra hours for your own personal life. Besides that, there are no bosses to boss you around and no one to answer to. You have complete control of your own work and you can even take a day off whenever you want to.

2. Convenience

You get to work in the comfort of your own home which is very convenient. You don’t have to leave the house very early in the morning and get caught in a traffic jam to and from work. You determine the amount of hours you want to work and at any time of the day.

3 More Time To Spend With Your Family And Friends

With your home based business, you can now have more time to spend with your family and friends. This is probably the reason why so many people are now seeking a home based business opportunity. You can be very close to your loved ones and still get your work done. For a woman, she can stay home to raise her children and still earn an income.

4. Save Costs and Expenses

It doesn’t cost much to start a home based business and some can even start with no initial capital at all. One great advantage is that you don’t have to pay for an office space when you can work from home for free. With that, you get to save on monthly rent. Moreover, with less traveling every day, you get to save on petrol and car maintenance. And with less money involved, you are able to drive your business to greater success.

5. Keeping What You Earn

Running your own home based business lets you set your own fees/prices to keep up with the cost of living. Whatever you earn from your home based business, you get to keep 100% of the profit from all your hard work. The more hard work you put in, the more you will earn.

6. Tax Benefits

Many of the expenses incurred which involved running of your home based business are tax deductible. So in a way, you are able to save thousands of dollars a year on your tax bill which means more money in your pocket.

There are many more reasons to start a home based business but I hope I have given you some food for thought. All that is left now is for you to decide on what is the right business for you.

I wish you the best in your journey towards the perfect home based business for you.

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How To Add A PayPal Donation Button To Your Blog

2011-05-30T10:03:00.000-07:00

In order to add a PayPal donation button to your blog, first you need to have a PayPal account. If you don’t already have a PayPal account, you can sign up for a free PayPal account here.

Follow this step by step guide to add your PayPal donation button:-

1. Login into your PayPal account with your PayPal email address and password.

2. Click on Merchant Services tab on the Top Menu.

3. Scroll down to the “PayPal Website Payments Standard” section. You will see a Donations link under the “Key Features”.

4. Click on the Donations link and you will be directed to a page where you will be asked to fill in some information.

5. You can customize your button’s appearance by clicking on the Customize text or appearance link.

6. Once done, click on the Create Button link.

7. You will then be directed to a page that says “You’ve created your button” with some HTML code. Copy the HTML code.

8. Next, sign in to your Blogger account. Click on the Design link on your Dashboard.

9. Click on the Add a Gadget link and select the HTML/JavaScript gadget.

10. Paste the HTML code that you have copied from your PayPal account and click SAVE.

You can now check to see if the PayPal Donation Button appears on your blog. You can display the button wherever you want on your blog.

Scam Alert

2011-05-28T09:06:00.000-07:00

To some who has been working on freelance sites, here is a project which I believe was posted by a scammer on Freelancer.com.

“Hi,

I want someone to convert a pack of PDF files to word document. I want serious bidder. First you have to buy the pack. It is very confidential so I cannot give it to any one who is not serious.

The package cost is $10 (refundable).

You will get exactly 100 PDF files. The word count for each file is around 400. You have to manually type the contents of the PDF files in to word document and save the file name with exactly the same name used for the PDF files.

All the files are password protected. So you cannot use any software to complete the job (sorry for that). You have to manually do this.

You know well the maximum amount that I can pay. The time limit is 25 days.

After you buy the pack you have complete the job in 25 days. Don’t worry I will pay back $10 that you have used to buy the pack.

Happy bidding.”

By just reading the description of the work, it sounds as if the scammer is trying to trick the bidders to pay him $10, which I doubt is refundable and I don’t even think the bidders would get the package of 100 PDF files after paying the $10.

Of course there is a way to remove password protection from PDF files, even if the password has been lost. And even if anyone who really needs something typed out, then he should deliver the material free to the successful bidder. Asking bidders to buy the package, even with the promise of refunding it definitely sounds like a scam to me.

Please be advised not to bid for any job that requires payment. The project creator should be paying the freelancers and not taking money from them. You can get jobs online without spending any money.

So, the next time you look for work on freelance sites, please be more alert as I’m sure you do not want to be a victim of scams.

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How To Start A Home Tutoring Business

2011-05-26T08:26:00.000-07:00

Many parents want their children to be successful in school. They want their children to excel in the subjects that they study. Some students need coaching with various subjects that they are struggling with and parents often face difficulty in finding time to teach their own children. This is when parents will start looking for tutors who are skilled in those subjects and who can provide specialized training and guidance to their children.

Before starting a private home tutoring business, you need to ask yourself these questions:-

1. Do you consider yourself to be a good teacher?

2. Do you have the interest to teach?

3. Do you have patience and willingness to help students improve their studies?

If you answer “Yes” to all of those questions, then starting this business is the right thing for you.

How to start your business?

1. Choose the subjects that you are comfortable with teaching. If you are not sure about which subjects to teach, then you should pick the subjects that are popular in demand.

2. Determine the age group that you want to teach.

3. Determine the rate that you are going to charge your students. It could be depending on per subject or per hour basis. The rate will vary in accordance with the level of education of the students.

4. Start promoting your business. Spread the word around to family, friends and neighbours of your new home tutoring business.

5. Start distributing flyers or post an ad in your local schools’ notice board.

6. Always keep yourself updated with the latest development in the subject you are teaching. It is advisable to use or refer to the textbooks that students use in their schools.

What are the benefits?

Setting up a home tutoring business is easy and the costs to set up are relatively low. Starting a home tutoring business does not only boost your income but gives you flexible working hours. Besides, you only need to work just a few hours each day and with that you get to spend more quality time with your family and friends. Even just the few hours of work each day, you can earn almost what others are earning working full day in an office. And the best thing is that you don’t need a teaching degree to become a tutor.

What To Name Your Blog

2011-05-24T10:12:00.000-07:00

Naming your blog is always not easy and selecting the right name for it is important as this will determine how successful your blog will be.

Here are some things to consider when choosing a name for your blog:-

1. Choose a blog name that is easy to remember

Avoid using abbreviations or alpha numeric words as this will usually confuse visitors. Try using short and easy to spell words for your blog name. People will not be able to find your blog if they cannot recall your blog name.

2. Choose a name that is related to what you are going to blog about

By just looking at the name of your blog, people will know what your blog is about, and they will more likely visit your blog if it is of interest to them. Besides, it will be easier for visitors to remember the name of your blog if the content is similar to the name of your blog.

3. Choose a name that would attract readers

Your blog name should not be boring, or else people might just skip your blog. Instead, choose a name that would draw readers to want to visit your blog.

4. Your blog name must match your domain name

When people visit your blog for the first time through a link, they will only remember the name of your blog. So, it is important that your domain name matches your blog name as they need to type your domain name in order to locate your blog.

5. Put your main keyword in your blog name

No one will visit your blog if they do not know that your blog exists. So using keywords in the name of your blog is important as it will help increase traffic to your blog.

I hope these tips will help you in choosing the right name for your blog as to make your blog successful, it is important that your blog is search engine friendly.

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10 Hobbies That Could Make Money

2011-05-19T09:37:00.000-07:00

If you are planning on starting a business and don't have a lot of money to invest in a full-time business, no need to worry. Just use your favorite hobby as the base of your business and grow from there!

A hobby is an activity or an interest that you enjoy doing in your leisure time and you can turn that hobby into a profitable business. Any business that you decide to do should involve the things that you love doing the most and that you are passionate about.

Here is a list of hobbies that can easily be turned into a money making business.

1. Photographing

If you love taking pictures, then why not start your own photography business? Set up a small studio in your home or take photos at weddings or special events.

2. Jewelry making

Most women are passionate about making jewelries. If you are one of them, then why not start a jewelry business? Etsy is a great site to sell all your handmade jewelries. Or perhaps you can create your own online jewelry store. Just add some good photos to your site and don’t forget to include the shipping charges in your pricing.

3. Crafting

Start selling your craft to earn an income. Or maybe hold a craft class to teach children or adult age groups who are interested in making crafts.

4. Cross-stitching

Sell your cross-stitch. There are people who don’t know how to cross-stitch but likes buying the finished work.

5. Knitting

If you enjoy knitting very much, why not start a home-based knitting business? You can sell the items that you knit or even teach your skills to others who don’t know how to knit for a minimal fee.

6. Cooking

Love cooking? You can:-

- start a home-cooked meal delivery service for offices;

- start a catering business for special events such as weddings, birthdays, conferences and anniversaries; or

- sell your recipes in a simple booklet or ebook form.

7. Baking

If you love baking cakes and cookies, you can:-

- start a home bakery business;

- hold a baking class at your own home; or

- sell your recipes in a simple booklet or ebook form

8. Playing musical instrument

So you like playing the piano or the violin or maybe the guitar during your free time. Why not give music lessons?

9. Exercising

If you have been going for aerobics classes every week, why not become an instructor/instructress? Get yourself certified and become a qualified trainer.

10. Sports

If you are good in sports or games such as badminton/tennis or like to work out at the gym, you can become a coach or you may even become a personal trainer.

So, if you think you are an expert at some of the things mentioned above and that you enjoy doing at home or outdoors, it’s time to make them pay off for you!

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How To Build An Online Store With Weebly

2011-05-16T07:38:00.000-07:00

Looking for ways to sell your products online? Don’t know how to go about it? Try Weebly!

With Weebly, you don’t need to have any HTML knowledge. And the great thing about Weebly is that creating an online store is so easy and it is absolutely FREE!

To start off, you will need a Weebly account and a PayPal or Google Checkout account. You can click here to sign up for those accounts:-

1. Weebly

2. PayPal

3. Google Checkout

Now here’s a step by step guide to create your online store with Weebly:-

1. Once you have created your account with Weebly, log into your Weebly website. You will be able to see 4 tabs below the Weebly editor. Click on the Revenue tab.

2. You can decide among the four product elements to display your products. Drag the element you like onto your page and see how your products will be displayed. If you don’t like what you see, simply delete it and start over again until you are contented with what you see.

3. Once you drag the element onto your page, Weebly will prompt you to select your method of payment – either Paypal or Google Checkout. You will need to fill in certain information like your PayPal email address or your Google Checkout Merchant ID. So, be sure that you already have either one of those payment method accounts set up before proceeding with the setting up of your online store.

4. Next, upload a picture by clicking on the blue “sample image” box. You can resize your image by clicking on the red mini box at the corner of the image and dragging it to the size that you want. You can also position your image whether on the right, left or centre.

5. Type in your product name and the description of your product by clicking in the product area. The default price listed is $100, so you can enter the price of your product by typing over it.

Now all you need to do is to publish your site and you’re all set. A notification will be sent to you by your payment processor when someone makes a purchase.

Good luck with your sale!

How To Bring Traffic To Your Blog

2011-05-11T04:35:00.000-07:00

So, you have a blog. But are many people visiting your blog? Many new bloggers get discouraged easily because they have no readers reading their blogs.

Here are a few of the things that you can do to bring in traffic to your blogs:-

1. Give your readers something that they want to read

If your blogs contain something that people find that is of interest to them and that they enjoy reading, chances are that they might come back again to visit. Your readers are real people, so make your post conversational. Use one topic for each post and be sure to include rich keywords in your title. Be sure to keep the contents of your blog fresh.

2. Use images

Google has a feature called “Image Search” which is very popular these days. So using images inside your pages will help increase traffic to your blog. You can use relevant keywords for the name of your image.

3. Optimizing with search engines

Search Engine Optimization is one of the best methods for bringing more traffic to your blog. It is an essential part for getting views to your blog as it allows people to find you on search engines. Posting daily is a great recommendation for search engine purposes as your blogs will be indexed by search engines more frequently. Search engines will visit your post each time you update.

4. Placement of Keywords

Next, you need to focus on some keywords as these are the words that search engines are going to look for. You might want to throw in some keywords into your content. The placement of keywords in your content also plays an important role to bringing traffic to your blog. You can follow these three steps to have a better chance of your posts being indexed by search engines:
(1) Use primary keywords in the title of your post;
(2) Use secondary keywords in the body of your post; and
(3) Use keywords in your anchor text of links in the body of your posts.

5. Creating Backlinks

Backlinks are hyperlinks that are found in other blogs that will direct traffic to your blog when it is clicked. If you have other blogs or websites, you can create backlinks to your blog. Backlinks can also be created in a number of places like forums, comments on blogs and articles which allows you to place a backlink in your signature line.

6. Interlink your pages

Interlinking you pages within your blog will allow your readers to explore your blogs more easily, thus increasing the number of page views per visit. This will also help improve your search rankings.

7. Promote your blog

Another way to drive traffic to your blog is to promote your blog. Make sure that your blog has a RSS feeds. Submit your blog to as many directories as possible. Another way to boost your audience is to promote your blog on social networking sites and social bookmarking sites.

8. Offer email subscription

You can also invite your readers to subscribe to your blog by adding a subscription box to your blog. If the user thinks that your blog is worth reading, he’ll subscribe to your blog and this will help you generate a steady traffic. Your readers will receive an email in their inbox whenever you make a new post on your blog.

Happy blogging!

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Scams - Never Pay For Doing A Job

2011-05-08T19:29:00.000-07:00

So you’re looking for an online job and you came across one that says you can earn $500 a month by just doing a simple data entry job. But in order to qualify for that job, you need to buy a starter kit which costs you only $50 in order to start the job. If you buy now, it will cost you only $19.95 which means you get to save $30.05. Wow, isn’t that a good offer? So, are you prepared to buy the starter kit and start work immediately?

Okay, let’s just think about this for a moment.

First of all, why should you need a starter kit for just doing a simple data entry job?
Secondly, if you’re looking for a job, which means that you want to earn some money, why should you be paying a company to work for that company? Obviously they should be the one paying you instead.

Isn’t it obvious that they want to make some money out of you first? How well do you know the company? What’s the guarantee that you would get the job after buying the kit?

So my point is, in order to stay safe while earning an online income from home:-

Do a research first to check out whether the site/company is legitimate;
Never disclose your personal information;
Do not pay any fees for doing a job.

The easiest way to spot a scam is when the website asks you to make some payment to get a starter kit in order to start working for them. Many desperate-for-money people fall victims to scams these days. I hope that you will not be one of them!

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10 Homebased Business Ideas (Part 1)

2011-04-24T04:31:00.000-07:00

If you’re thinking of starting your own homebased business, here’s a list of ideas to consider.

1. Tutoring

You can start this business by tutoring students who need some coaching with their school work. This can be conducted at any child care centre or at the comfort of your own home or at the students’ home and you only need to spend a few hours each day. Besides, you don’t need a teaching degree to become a tutor.

2. Sell your arts and crafts

If you are creative and don’t know what to do with your crafts, start selling them online. You can create an online store and be sure to add some good photos of your crafts. You can also sell your crafts on sites like eBay or Etsy.

3. Photography

If you think you have excellent skills in taking good pictures, why not start your own photography business? You can visit clients at their homes or, if you have space, set up a small studio in your home. People are looking for photographers for taking photos at weddings or special events. All you really need is a good camera.

4. Catering Services

There is a big demand for catering these days especially for events such as weddings, birthdays, conferences and anniversaries. Being a great cook, you might want to consider starting your own catering services.

5. Give cooking/baking lessons

If you are a food lover and have a hobby of experimenting new dishes, why not turn your hobby into a business? You can hold your cooking or baking classes at your own home. You can remodel your kitchen to accommodate a class of 5 to 10 students or maybe hold your class at the home of your students.

6. Organizing programs/activities for children

You can organize activities for children around your neighbourhood, such as Arts and Crafts, Colouring Contest, Story-Telling, Sewing, Sports etc. Team up with a few stay-at-home moms for added adult supervision for this activity. You may want to prepare in advance in order to send out invitations or brochures to neighbouring children.

7. Transport Provider

Some working parents may have trouble juggling with their work schedule and a need of such services to send their children to and from daycare centres, school, after-school activities or to other destination is required. This is a good business if who enjoy being around children.

8. Provide Child Day Care Services

This is good especially for those stay-at-home-moms and for someone who loves children. As most parents are out working during the day, they have a need for someone to look after their child.

9. Provide Accounting or Book-keeping Services

Every business must do accounting. If you are comfortable with figures and have a degree or certificate in accounts, this will be a good opportunity for you. Some companies may allow you to take home their books to work on while some may require you to go in to their offices.

10. Write and sell your own e-book

Most people believe they do not have the ability to develop a topic and write an ebook. You have that ability if you can think, speak and read. The best thing about this business is that:-

- you don’t need any capital investment

- no inventory to stock

- no production cost

- no shipping cost

- you deliver your ebooks via downloads

There you have it! Good luck in finding the right business!

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Making Money With Google Adsense

2011-04-20T03:22:00.000-07:00

What is Google Adsense?

Google AdSense is a contextual advertising program run by Google Inc. Google earns its revenue by allowing other website owners to advertise text, image and video advertisements on their search result pages. This program is called Google Adwords.

You will be able to earn a share of the advertising revenue that Google earns from Adwords by displaying these ads on your site, with some investment of your time. So in a way, you are helping Google advertise and getting paid a percentage of what they earn.

How Adsense work?

The ads that Google delivers to your site are relevant to your site’s content. For example, if you have a website or a page that talks about your pet dog, Google will place ads about pet stores, dog food, dog grooming etc on your site. Hopefully your visitors will be interested in those ads and will click on them, which will earn you a few cents and sometimes a few dollars for each click.

How To Apply For An Adsense Account?

Before applying for a Google Adsense account, you have to make sure that your website or blog is qualified enough to apply for an Adsense account. If you don’t already have a website, you can register a blogspot account with Blogger.com. In case you didn’t know, Blogger.com is owned by Google. Think of a name for your blog which is relevant to the topics that you are going to write about.

The next thing to do is to start posting your blogs. Building a blog with useful contents in order to attract general visitors will have a good chance of approval from Google Adsense. Make your post every few days but you may want to post daily should you want your Adsense approved instantaneously. Make sure that you have at least 15 posts before applying for Google Adsense. When you are ready to apply, simply go to http://adsense.google.com and fill in the required information.

Once your application is approved, you can add the Adsense code to your blogspot as well as your other websites.

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Earning An Income On Microworkers

2011-04-17T10:21:00.000-07:00

Mircroworkers is one of the many legitimate websites that you can earn an income online. It is a website that pays you to perform online tasks called micro jobs. Microworkers’ unique approach guarantee Employers that a task paid is a task successfully done, while at the same time guaranteeing Workers that a job completed is a job paid.

Examples of Micro Jobs on Microworkers

The tasks are very simple and quick to work on, and are mostly completed within a few minutes. Some of these tasks include:

simple sign-ups on websites;
simple sign-ups for email accounts;
social bookmarking tasks;
forum participation;
website visits;
rating videos or articles;
voting up contest entries;
adding comments;
creating backlinks;
writing short articles;
writing reviews on products;
downloading applications;

and many more.

To search for micro jobs, simply click on the Available Jobs link and browse through the many listed tasks. Each task will display a set of instructions, the time to complete it and the amount you will earn for finishing the job. If you believe that you can finish the task, just click on I accept this job and the page will display a form where you can enter the proof required by the Employer. Otherwise, click on Not interested in this job. You should only accept jobs that you are capable of finishing. If not, you will not be given a satisfied rating and this will pull your success rate down.

Some examples of the paying rates for micro jobs are:

California Psychic: Sign up - $0.10
Forum Post 1X + Link to Make Money Blogging - $0.15
Post an Ad on Gumtree - $0.75
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Besides being a Worker, at the same time, you can be an Employer when you have a job campaign that you wish to run and you may use your earnings you get from being a Worker to fund your campaign.

Getting Paid

Once your task has been reviewed and approved by the Employer, the amount assigned for that particular job is automatically credited into your account balance. Assuming that an Employer forgets to review a task done by you, the task will be automatically closed by the system in 168 hours (7 days) and it will be rated as "Satisfied". And likewise, the money will be deposited into your account.

You will be allowed to place a withdrawal request once your earnings reach $9. Payments are made through Paypal, Moneybookers and Alertpay.

Signing up for Microworkers

Signing up for Microworkers is free, and as an international site, anyone from any country can be a member. Upon signing up for Microworkers, you automatically receive a $1 sign-up bonus into your account. As a worker on Microworkers, you are not employed by the site but instead, you will be working as a freelancer.

So, if you're looking for some extra income, why not sign up with Microworkers and start earning now.

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Why You Should Avoid CAPTCHA-Entry-Jobs?

2011-04-14T10:14:00.000-07:00

Working and landing on a job as a freelancer is always not easy for new service providers. That is why many new freelancers who are looking for online data-entry-jobs tend to fall into the trap of doing CAPTCHA-entry-jobs.

Here are 5 reasons why you should avoid doing CAPTCHA-entry-jobs:

1. All CAPTCHA-entry-jobs involve spamming work and spamming is a crime and we should all condone to this act.

2. Since CAPTCHA is an anti-spam device, if you carry out CAPTCHA-entry-jobs, you are indirectly abetting spammers. You probably might not even realize that you are helping in promoting scams and frauds.

3. The remuneration for CAPTCHA-entry-jobs is way too low. You will only make a few cents for doing this kind of work for several hours. Most employers will only pay close to $1 for 1,000 entries. It’s almost like working for free.

4. Since the buyers who posted the CAPTCHA-entry-projects are likely to be scammers, it is more likely that they may not even pay you for the data entry services you provide.

5. Many service providers who have done CAPTCHA-entry-jobs have been cheated by the buyers. The buyers will just vanish after the spam work is complete and the service providers in the end get no money and no rating.

So, if you are a new service provider in any freelance sites looking for opportunities to work from home, I would suggest not to waste time and energy in doing such a low-pay and unethical work-at-home jobs like CAPTCHA-entry-jobs.

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What Is CAPTCHA?

2011-04-14T10:07:00.000-07:00

The word CAPTCHA stands for” Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers And Humans Apart”. It is a program used to verify that a human is entering the data and not a computer. You probably have seen such tests when signing up for an account on any websites. It has a distorted image which contains an alphanumeric code that can normally be read and interpreted by a human and it’s a test whereby most people can easily pass which a computer program cannot.

The idea of such code is to prevent spammers from using web bots to automatically create email accounts or sign up for websites or submit comments or guestbook entries on blogs or forums with spam messages.

What are CAPTCHA jobs?

Assuming that someone wants to create 1000 Gmail accounts. This will be an abuse as Gmail does not allow its users to create such a huge number of Gmail accounts which they can then sell online to other spammers who will then use them to send out spam emails to different people.

The spammers have a tool designed to automatically fill up random information on the email account form/fields. But with the CAPTCHA protection ON, their tools cannot go through the registration process unless someone manually enters the distorted alphanumeric CAPTCHA image.

This is when these spammers need the help of an individual person to perform the job for them. So they will post projects under the data-entry category and target on the new service providers to work for them.

The users are then given a software/tool which they need to run on their PC whereby this tool runs its spam work in the background and then asks the users to enter the required CAPTCHA code into a box, which is then returned to the spammers.

Conclusion

Working on CAPTCHA-entry-jobs is more like engaging in a criminal activity on behalf of a CAPTCHA breaking sites. All these sites that pay you to enter a large number of CAPTCHA codes are usually run by hackers. And by doing this kind of work you could be hacking your own email or social networking account.

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How To Create EBooks Using Google Docs

2011-04-13T20:42:00.000-07:00

Did you know that you can create your Ebooks using Google Docs? Google Docs is a great product. It is kind of like Microsoft Office and is made by Google and it has most of the basic tools that is similar to Microsoft Office. It is web based, so you can access it from any computer that is connected to the internet.

You can access Google Docs by logging into your gmail account and you can easily use Google Docs to write your eBooks for free. All you have to do is to simply create your documents using a document, a spreadsheet or even a presentation format, it is up to you.

Always remember to save your documents as often as you can just like you would in any Microsoft Office program. Of course, your documents will be auto-saved by Google Docs but it’s still good to regularly save it yourself.

Once your document is complete, simply go to the File menu and select Download as PDF and Google Docs will convert your eBook into a PDF format for you. Or if you already have your documents written in a Microsoft Office documents, you can always upload them into Google Docs and have them converted into PDF. That simple.

So, you don’t need to have to spend the extra cash on getting some fancy software to create your eBook. You can do it for free using Google Docs. Try it!

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How To Write An EBook

2011-04-12T08:33:00.000-07:00

EBook is an electronic book. Many people saw the possibility for earning an income online by creating and selling eBooks. Writing and selling an eBook is truly one of the best ways to make money on the internet today.

The steps to writing an eBook are really simple.

1. Choosing a subject

Firstly, you need to choose a subject for your eBook. There are many subjects that you can write about. It is wise to choose something that you are passionate about and one that you have knowledge of. Writing something that you have knowledge of is much easier than writing something that you don’t know about.

2. Choosing a title

Next, you will need a title for your eBook. Try writing down a few titles that you can think of and then you can decide later on which one you will use as the title for your eBook. The title would have to relate to the content of your eBook.

3. Choosing your audience

What you write about should be targeted to your desired audience. Once you have decided on your targeted audience, it will be easier for you to write your eBook directed to them. Some of the facts to consider about your targeted audience are the age (whether they are teens or adults, parents or children), gender (for the men or women), social groups, culture, lifestyle and education (their reading ability).

4. Do your research

Don't start typing until you've done your research. No matter how much you think you know about your subject, it is still important to do tons of research. The reason for this is that you want to give your readers useful and accurate information.

5. Creating your document

Now that you have done all your research, you can begin writing. Don't try to get it perfect for now. Just put your thoughts down on paper. You can edit and rearrange and correct mistakes later.

6. Proofreading your eBook

Ask someone to edit or proofread your work to check for spelling, grammar and punctuation marks. This is to ensure that everything flows well and that you have not left anything out.

7. Creating your eBook

You can now convert you eBook into PDF. The most common format for eBooks is a PDF file. This is the most popular format for online publishing.

There you have it. Your eBook is now ready to sell. Congratulations, you are now an author. So start sharing your information and knowledge by writing an eBook and selling it for profit today.

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Be Safe When Making Money Online

2011-04-11T11:34:00.000-07:00

It is wise to be safe online when looking for a job. There are many online programs that let you earn an income online and there are some that takes your income away from you.

Here are some of the common ways that may cause you to lose money while working online:

1. Scam sites

“Home typing jobs”, “Home typing opportunity” or “Legitimate work-at-home opportunity” … you will see these advertisements many times while surfing the internet claiming that you can earn up to $500 a day doing home typing jobs. They will ask you to fill up a form and send it to them along with a registration fee. In a few days time, you will receive a starter pack with information containing a long list of companies that may be looking for a work-at-home typist. A job that promises to provide you with a steady and stable income with easy-to-do jobs that only requires a few hours of your time is most likely a scam.

2. Not getting paid for work done

Your employer doesn’t pay you after you have submitted your completed project to him. This will be a great disappointment to you as you have already poured out all your effort and time in completing the project and waiting to get paid. So, the next time you work on a freelancer site, make sure that your employer pays you in escrow before you start on a project.

3. Big promises

Some sites will make big promises to you but these sites are the ones which are likely to make you lose a lot of money. Even if you did not lose your money, you have already lost so much of your time because it did not return what is promised to you after completion of your work. Never believe sites that make big promises. Most of these sites will usually ask you to pay a certain amount of money in order to start work.

You should try your best to avoid such sites and avoid getting scammed by others. If you are able to avoid these scam sites, then you will likely save a great deal of money and probably use your precious time to make money elsewhere.

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Tips On How to Make Money From Your Blog

2011-04-07T08:16:00.000-07:00

Some people write blogs simply because they want to share their opinion on something. And there are also some who are business-minded people, who have found ways to use their blog to bring in a little extra cash. Whether it’s a personal blog or a business blog, many viewers come to blogs expecting to find something that is of interest to them or something that they are passionate about.

In order to make money from your blog, first of all you would have to monetize your blog. One of the many ways to do that is to add Google Adsense to your blog. Google Adsense is a program that lets you sell advertising space to advertisers to place ads on your blog. The ads that are placed on your blog are ads that are relevant to your blog's content. You earn money each time someone clicks on the ads which are placed on your blog.

I fully recommend that you read Before you apply to AdSense before applying for Google Adsense.

Once your application is approved by Adsense, you can start placing ads on your blog. You can specify where you want the ads to appear on your blog, either displaying them vertically alongside the page like Google does or horizontally across your page like a banner. The placement of the ads is up to you. It is best to avoid placing the ads at the very bottom of your page as most viewers tend to not notice them. You can even customize the colors to match your blog’s theme.

In order to make money with your blog, you need to have traffic, and your blog’s quality content is the best traffic generator. Always keep the contents of your blog fresh. By adding new contents continuously, chances are that viewers will come to visit your blogs again and again. No viewers would want to come visit your blog and reading the same thing over and over again. The more traffic you have, the more chances you have to earn with AdSense.

How much you earn will usually depend on:-

1. the amount of clicks you get;

2. the type of contents of your blog;

3. how much the advertisers are willing to pay; and

4. the keywords that are used – using the right keywords for your articles will attract more readers to read your articles.

So now you know that by monetizing your blog with Google Adsense you can earn some extra cash online. But bear in mind the most important rule about Adsense is not to click on your own ads as this will result in termination of your Google Adsense account.

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How A Stay-At-Home-Mom Can Make Money During School Break

2011-04-03T09:03:00.000-07:00

If you are a stay-at-home-mom and have lots of time on your hands and are great with children, there is an opportunity for you to earn some extra cash during the school holidays just by entertaining the children in your neighbourhood. Use your imagination to churn up child-friendly projects that are both fun and educational for those children.

You probably may not know much about organizing such activities, so why not consider teaming up with a few other stay-at-home-moms for support and added adult supervision.

You may want to do some promotion at least a few weeks before the school holidays. Prepare and send out flyers or personal invitation letters to the children’s parents that you know in your neighbourhood. Include in your flyers or letters the list of things that you will provide and another list for items that the participants must bring.

Decide on the maximum number of children you and your team can manage comfortably and stick to that. Make a list of who is coming. A week before the activity, contact the parents either by phone or email to confirm the attendances of the participants.

Below is a list of activities you can consider organizing:-

1. Arts and crafts

2. Storytelling

3. Colouring contest

4. Sports/Games

5. Board games

6. Nature/Treasure hunt

7. Reading competition

8. General quiz competition

9. Sewing (Cross-stitch, long stitch, patchwork and quilting)

10. Learning Science/Maths

The amount to charge each participant depends on the expenses you incur on materials and the length of time the children would be under your care. Find out how much you need to break-even and then calculate your profit margin. It is best to keep your rates reasonable as you are dealing with children but don’t sell yourself short either.

The success of the activity depends mostly on your preparations. Most importantly is to have fun and to ensure that your young clients have a memorable school break!

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Why Work At Home?

2011-04-02T10:37:00.000-07:00

You probably have been asking yourself these questions many times:-

- Can I work at home and make money online?

- How can I make money online?

- How do I start making money online?

Many people are dreaming of being able to earn money at home. If you are one of the many people who are interested in working at home and making money from the Internet, please read on.

- Can I work At Home And Make Money Online?

The answer is “Yes”. You can make money on the internet without ever investing a single cent from your pocket and you can do this at the comfort of your own home. Working online also gives you flexible time.

- How Can I Make Money Online?

One of the ways you can make money online is to be a freelancer. A freelancer is a person or a professional who is not an employee of a company but does work for them on their own time and in their own locality.

You will be able to make money online by doing different kinds of online jobs such as simple typing, data-entry, copywriting, article writing, data-processing, web-designing and so on.

- How Do I Start Making Money Online?

There are many different kinds of free online jobs available on websites. You have to register at these sites and start to look for any job that you can do.

The smart way to look for online jobs is to join only the freelance sites where you do not have to pay any membership fee.

So now that you know how to make money online as a freelancer, please remember that earning online is also like working at any office. There are Rules and Regulations on the websites that involve our work that we have to follow. Avoid doing any job that will violate the Terms of Service of any website.

How To Create A Blog

2011-04-02T10:30:00.000-07:00

If you’re looking to create a blog and don’t know where to start, Blogger.com allows you to create a blog platform for free. Creating a blog in Blogger is easy.

First of all, you need to create a gmail account at Google. In order to create a blog with Blogger, you will need to sign into Blogger with your gmail account.

Here is what you need to do next:-

1. After signing up your gmail account, go back to Blogger and click on the “Create a blog” button. It will direct you to a page where you will have to create your blogger account. Enter your gmail address and create a password and a display name.

Please do not forget to read the “Terms of Service” as it is very important that you know the terms. After reading, check the box to accept the terms. Once done, click on the “Continue” button.

2. Next, you will need to name your blog. Think of a title that is relevant to the topics that you are writing about. You can also use the same name for the url address subject to availability. Once you are done, click the “Continue” button.

3. The next step is to choose a template for your blog platform. There are a few designs for you to choose from. This is where you determine the look and style of your blog. Now all you have to do is click “Continue” and then click on “Start Blogging”.

Congratulations, you have just learned how to set up a blog with Blogger. You are now ready to add content to your blog. Start getting creative and fill it with great content.

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Blogging

2011-04-02T08:05:00.000-07:00

What is a blog?

The word “blog” is the most popular word on the internet today. Simply put … a blog, which is a short term for web log, is:-

a place where one can put one’s thoughts on
a place where one can share one’s opinion about something
a place for people to read and gather as much information as they need.

Blogs can be categorized as:-

1. Personal Blogs:

A blog can be used as an online public diary or journal where people can post entries about their personal experiences and hobbies or activities for others to read. It gives everyone the ability to share information and opinions widely.

2. Business Blogs:

Blogs are also used for various purposes such as online marketing tools, media publishing, commercial productivity tools and mass collaboration.

Blogs are easy for people to use and update and it allow social exchange and communication between individuals or organizations. Some people use blogs as a research link. Blogs can be added to and updated from time to time from virtually anywhere.

Why Blog?

There are many reasons why people have blogs.

1. To have an online journal. By having a blog, one can express just how one feels on his/her blog.

2. To express an opinion about something. Just like an editor or a columnist, anyone can have a blog to express his/her opinion on a certain matter.

3. To earn an income online. Blogging is a great way to earn some extra income online.

The best thing about blogging is that you do not need to have good writing skills or a diploma or a degree.