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Make Money Online for Beginners

noreply@blogger.com (dday) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:10:00 +0000

If you’re new to the concept of making money via the Internet then I’ve listed below the 4 steps to get you started. Otherwise, please checkout my other posts in the right sidebar for other legitimate tips on making money online. There are many ways to make money online but for this article, I’ll focus on the one that I think is the most profitable.

Here are the 4 steps to making money online:

Create a blog; it’s easy to create a blog with today’s technology. I recommend either Blogger (owned by Google) or Wordpress. If you choose Wordpress then you will need to find a reliable Wordpress web hosting provider. I recommend BlueHost because they are very reliable and highly reviewed. Blogger is free. However, if you decide to go with Wordpress then there will be a small monthly fee for the hosting service.
Write good content; Give your readers a reason to comeback to your blog. Write about your passions, hobbies, or your work. Write about controversial issues or juicy topics. Topics on politics, sports, humor, or sexuality are the best. Fresh content is very important so post an article at least every other day.
Get Traffic to your blog; what’s the point if no one visits your blog. You can be the greatest writer and have the best content in the world but it doesn’t matter if people don’t visit your blog. Here are three ways to get traffic to your blog:

Sign-up for Google AdWords; this will cost you some money but it may be worth it if you’re new to blogging and you want to get immediate traffic.
Sign-up for Digg and StumbleUpon; after you sign-up then Digg and Stumble your own posts. This will send a little traffic to your blog. A little traffic is better than no traffic. All you want to do is get the word out about your blog. Digg and StumbleUpon are social networks that allow you to do just that. I also recommend that you include your blog link on your MySpace and Facebook profile.
Comment on other blogs; find other blogs that are similar to your blog, find an article that you like then provide a meaningful comment. When you leave a comment, ensure that you also leave your blog URL. This will provide a link-in to your blog. Links to your blog will increase your Google Page Rank over time. Traffic will increase to your blog as your Page Rank increases.

Monetize your blog; if you’re new to making money online then the best way to monetize your blog is by signing up for Google AdSense. Google AdSense is a fast and easy way for publishers of all sizes to display relevant Google ads on their blog’s content pages and earn money. All you do is copy and paste some provided HTML code into your pages and the ads will show up. Every time an ad is clicked on your site, you will receive a certain percentage of what Google receives from the advertiser. Once your account reaches $100, you'll receive a check in the mail.

In summary, blogging is one of the best ways to make money online. Remember, you need to have juicy content that’s always fresh.

How to make money online with Chitika!

noreply@blogger.com (dday) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:41:00 +0000

Another way to make money online is with Chitika. Chitika is a leading blog advertising company with a network of thousands of blogs/websites and hundreds of name brand advertisers and merchants. Chitika provides bloggers the opportunity to monetize their blog or website with Chitika ads.

Chitika offers many ways to monetize your blog. However, I will only focus on eMiniMalls as that is the most popular ad unit. eMiniMalls provides your visitors with relevant content and comparative shopping information without leaving your blog or website. Every time a visitor clicks on an eMiniMalls ad, you make money.

Here’s an example of an eMiniMalls ad unit:

The ad unit above is 468x180 when viewed in its natural form. However, you can choose other sizes that are more appropriate for your blog or site. The ad sizes range from 180x150 all the way up to 728x90. You’ll be able to easily configure the right size for your site.

Here are some additional features and benefits of eMiniMalls:

Choose from millions of products, offers, promotions and deals, ranging from iPods to baby strollers, from thousands of name brand merchants and advertisers.
A convenient, non-intrusive and interactive shopping experience for your audience.
Geo-targeting in U.S., Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia allows you to display localized merchants, products and prices.
Intelligent coding learns and adapts to emphasize products your viewers are interested in buying.
As users interact with eMiniMalls you earn PPC revenue.

You can also use eMiniMalls on the same page as AdSense as long as you switch off the contextual part in the setup of your eMiniMalls ad units. By default, the contextual parameter is set to off.

Payments are sent out monthly via PayPal when your balance crosses $10. However, if you choose the check option, you will not get paid until your balance reaches $50.

Chitika also offers a referral program. You'll earn 10% of what your referrals earn - the more friends you refer, the more money you’ll make. You're eligible to earn commissions for each referral for 15 months following each referral's approval date.

In summary, the Chitika eMiniMalls is a great way to monetize your site. However, I would recommend only using Chitika ads on product based blogs or websites. This will make you the most money.

Click on the banner below to sign up for Chitika and begin making money.

How to make money online with WidgetBucks!

noreply@blogger.com (dday) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:23:00 +0000

What is WidgetBucks? WidgetBucks is an advertising network that displays shopping ads on your blog or site via a widget. You get paid for each click made on your ad by a legitimate website visitor. WidgetBucks is an alternative to Google AdSense. However, you can include both WidgetBucks and AdSense on your site.

The difference between WidgetBucks and AdSense is that WidgetBucks dynamically cycles through a list of products, rather than showing a static ad that only changes with a page refresh. WidgetBucks ad code uses JavaScript, which is provided to you once you sign-up.

You get paid via a check or PayPal. However, your account balance has to be at least $50 to trigger payment.

Here’s an example of a WidgetBucks ad:

You can choose from various ad format sizes, including Skyscraper 160×600, Rectangle 300×250, Leaderboard 728×90, Full Banner 468×60, or Custom 660×330.

Here are the three ways to make money online with WidgetBucks:

PPC, or Pay-Per-Click ads. Each time a user from the U.S. or Canada clicks on a WidgetBucks ad widget on your site, you get paid.
CPM, or Cost-Per-Thousand Impressions. When a user from outside the U.S. and Canada views one of your pages that contains a CPM ad from one of WidgetBucks' ad partners, you earn revenue.
Referrals. When you refer a new WidgetBucks user, you will receive a 5 percent referral fee based on the commissions earned by the people you refer. You'll receive this 5 percent for the full 12 months after the new member joins.

In summary, the WidgetBucks advertising network offers another great way to monetize your blog or website. Please keep in mind that WidgetBucks works best on blogs or websites that are product related.

Click here to sign up for WidgetBucks and begin making money.

Make Money Online Reading Emails and Completing Surveys!

noreply@blogger.com (dday) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:58:00 +0000

InboxDollars reward you for your online activities. InboxDollars.com allows you to make money online by reading emails and completing surveys, to just name a few. You get $5 just for signing up. InboxDollars is FREE to join!

Once your account balance reaches $30, you can make a request for payment. All payments will be in US dollars and made via a check.

Here are the TOP 4 ways to make money online with InboxDollars:

Paid Emails - About 3 - 5 times a week, you will receive a Paid Email from InboxDollars. When you open that email, click the link inside. That will automatically send you to a page on InboxDollars' site that displays an advertiser's message. By viewing the advertiser’s message, you will have earned your money for that Paid Email. It's that easy. You’ll earn 1 to 10 cents per email.
Cash Surveys - You can be rewarded from $0.35 to $4 for every survey you complete. New surveys are available almost very day.
Cash Offers - A CASH Offer can be a Free Trial, a Product Sale or even Free Information. When you click on a Cash Offer, you will be taken to the Advertiser's site. You will then have the opportunity to earn CASH for completing their offer! This may be a membership you were thinking of joining anyway, or it may be a totally free trial, where they are willing to pay you just for trying their product. Cash offers are always available.
Refer Friends - Refer your Friends to InboxDollars and you’ll automatically be credited 10% of the qualified earnings received by your referrals. Every time they receive credit for trying a new product, taking a survey, playing a game or shopping online, you’ll earn cash.

In summary, InboxDollars allows you to earn money for being active online.

Click here to sign-up for an InboxDollars account and begin making money.

How to make money online with myLot!

noreply@blogger.com (dday) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:21:00 +0000

What is myLot? myLot.com is another social networking site that pays its members for socializing on the site. myLot’s goal is to provide internet users a place to earn money online on a daily basis, for FREE!

Get paid monthly with a minimum account balance of $10. The balance is carried forward if unpaid. You have the option to increase your minimum payment to $25, $50 or $100. All payments will be in US dollars and made via PayPal or Moneybookers.

Once you’ve signed up for a myLot account, you can customize your profile, upload pictures, start discussions, post responses or comments to current discussions, news or blogs. You can also refer friends, which allows you to earn passive income.

Here's how to make money online with myLot:

Select your interests. When you setup your profile, select your interests too. There are a lot of interests to select from so take some time to select all that apply. This will become important when you start discussions.
Start discussions. When you start a discussion and someone responds to your discussion, you get paid. You get paid more if someone responds to your question posted via one of your interests. I suggest you pick popular categories then ask controversial questions within those categories. You will generate a lot of responses if you do this. Start at least 5 discussions each day. It's easier than you think. If someone responds to your discussion, provide a comment to their response. This will keep things going.
Contribute to discussions. When you respond to other member's discussions, you get paid. Your response should include at least two full sentences. Only respond to discussions you're truly interested in. Respond to as many discussions as possible.
Include images. If relevant, always attach images to your discussions and responses. You get paid more when someone comments on your images.
Refer friends. Earn passive income by referring your friends and others to myLot. For each person you send to myLot, you will receive a bonus equal to 25% of their discussion and image earnings.

In summary, myLot is another free social networking site that can be used to make some extra money online. Again, it’s not going to make you rich, but it’s a great way to earn a little extra money by doing the things you already do on the internet.

Click here to sign up for a myLot account and begin making money.

How to make money online with Yuwie!

noreply@blogger.com (dday) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:41:00 +0000

Yuwie.com invite friends. hang out. get paid. What is Yuwie? Yuwie.com is a social networking site similar to Facebook.com and MySpace.com. However, the big difference is that Yuwie pays you for socializing with your friends as well as other Yuwie users, for FREE! Yuwie actually pays you and your friends for using the site. The other big social networking sites make millions of dollars in advertising revenue but their users don’t get a dime.

So how do you get paid? You get paid based on the total number of page views for a given month.

When ANY logged in member (including friends as well as other Yuwie users) views any of these pages, it counts as 1 page view for you:

Your profile page
Your Yuwie blog pages
View all your friends
View all your comments
Your picture pages
If someone views one of your shared profile layouts

When YOU view any of these pages, it counts as 1 page view:

Any of your Control pages, incuding but not limited to: settings, messaging, friends, referrals, favorites, etc.

Here's how to make money with Yuwie:

Update your profile with interesting information about you. Be creative to capture people’s attention. Upload a profile picture that’s provocative. Your profile picture should make people want to find out more about you. Sexy pictures are always the best.
Change your profile layout to something that’s eye-catching. Again, you want to grab people’s attention to generate page views.
Write good content in your Yuwie blog. Good content will get you lots of page views. Also, include creative blog titles to get user’s attention.
Make lots of friends in Yuwie. This is easier than you think. Once you’re logged in, go to the Yuwie home page that lists the “Newest Members”. Browse members’ profiles that look interesting then select the “Add Friend” button to send a “Friend” request to the member. When they accept, voila, you now have a new Yuwie friend. Repeat as much as possible. By the way, other Yuwie members will send you “Friend” requests too. So be prepared. Checkout their profile then accept their request.
Here’s the most important tip. Refer at least three active people to Yuwie then have them refer at least three active people and finally have them refer at least three active people. You get credit for your referrals’ page views as well as their referrals’ page views. This is the fastest and best way to build page views each month to get paid.

In summary, Yuwie.com is a FREE social networking site that can be used to make some extra money by interacting with other Yuwie members. It’s not going to make you rich overnight, but the potential is there for you to earn income as you add content and build your referrals.

Click on the banner below to get more information and/or to sign-up, it’s FREE.

How to get traffic to your Blog with Entrecard

noreply@blogger.com (dday) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:46:00 +0000

What is Entrecard? Entrecard is a free exchange network for 125x125 ads. By using the Entrecard platform, you can advertise your own 125x125 Entrecard ad on any blog in the network, for free.

You can see an example of an Entrecard ad by looking at the ad with the gold bar on the bottom in the right side-bar of this blog. This ad belongs to another blogger that chose to advertise on my site. For this privilege, the blogger had to pay me a certain amount of Entrecard credit to advertise. In turn, I can use the credit to place my ad on another person’s blog in the Entrecard network. You can also earn Entrecard credit in others ways, which I’ll explain later. When a person clicks on your ad that sits on another person’s blog, the Entrecard system will re-direct them to your blog. This is how you get traffic.

Entrecard makes it easy to drive traffic to your blog by advertising on other blogger’s site. The best part about Entrecard system is that it’s free to use.

Here are 7 tips on how to successfully use the Entrecard network:

Sign-up and create a custom logo: When you first sign-up for Entrecard, they will ask you to either use a pre-built logo or upload your own. I recommend that you create a customized logo to set yourself apart from the rest of the crowd. If you create an eye-catching logo, you will get people’s attention and subsequent clicks to your website. You can use MS Paint or free resources on the Internet to create a custom logo.

Place the Entrecard Widget near the top of your blog page: The Entrecard widget should be easy to find on your page. Therefore, the best location is near the top of your page. Remember, you’re selling advertising space and you want your fellow bloggers to “drop” their cards on your site. Therefore, your widget should be easy to find. More on “card dropping” below.

Accumulate credits by becoming a “card dropper”: You will receive 1 credit every time you drop your card on sites that have the Entrecard widget. To drop your card, simply click on the “Drop yours” link located at the bottom of the Entrecard widget. This will automatically update your Entrecard account will 1 credit. The best place to find blogs to drop your card is in the Entrecard system. So login, navigate to blogs, then start “dropping” cards. You can start with blogs that interest you but it doesn’t really matter. The point is to accumulate credits so that you can advertise on blogs and get traffic to your site. Try to accumulate about 50 credits before purchasing advertising.

Initially, don’t pay a lot to advertise: So now that you’ve accumulated a lot credits, let’s spend it on advertising. Go to the Campaign page in the Entrecard system then select the “Most Recent” link near the top. Look for sites that are priced between 2 to 5 credits/day that are not full. You want to go cheap to get the most “bang” for your credits. It will be hard to find sites that meet your criteria because other bloggers are looking for them too. Dedicate any where from 30 to 60 minutes of your day to proactively monitor this page. You need to be “Johnny on the spot” to buy ad space from these sites before others. Once you see an eligible site, check it out to make sure that it is suitable for you to advertise. If the site passes, “drop” your card then go back to the Entrecard system to purchase advertising space via the “advertise” link. Repeat these steps until your credits are gone then start the accumulation process again. Monitor your email or Dashboard at Entrecard.com to determine if your purchase as been accepted or rejected. Don’t be offended if a blogger rejects your ad. It happens all the time and the system will automatically refund your credit back to your account. Just spend it on another site.

Monitor your Entrecard Inbox: You will earn 1 credit when another Entrecard user “drops” their card on your site. When this happens, you’ll be notified via your Inbox in the Entrecard system. When you see that someone has “drop” their card on your site, return the favor and “drop” a card on their site. The Entrecard network is also a social-network. This is a good way to make friends with your fellow bloggers.

Reject ads that don’t fit your site: As I mentioned above, you earn credits when someone advertises on your site. However, you can afford to be picky because there is a lot of demand in the network. If an ad is not suitable to be on your site, reject it. Don’t worry about offending the other person. They understand how the system works. You don’t want your blog readers to be offended by an ad on your site.

Write recommendations: Every Entrecard user’s detail page in the system includes a link to write a recommendation about them. Find several blogs you like then write a recommendation. The majority of the time they will return the favor. Again, the Entrecard system is a social network. Its great way to make friends and increase your exposure.

In summary, the Entrecard network is a good way to increase traffic to your blog or website for free. The “quality” of the traffic may be debatable at times. But, in the end, traffic is traffic.

Here’s a link to the Entrecard User Guide if you need more information about how to get started with the Entrecard network. You can also watch the video on their home page.

Please try these tips then come back and leave a comment about what worked and what did not work. You’ll probably modify the tips above as you gain experience with using the network. All comments are welcome.

How to make money with Squidoo!

noreply@blogger.com (dday) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:58:00 +0000

Squidoo.com was founded in October 2005 by Seth Godin. Squidoo is a website designed to make it easy for anyone to create a lens (single web page) on any single topic. Squidoo is a cross between a blog and a static web page. You create a lens once then go back periodically to update the content with fresh information. However, the topic always stays the same and the lens is always on a single page. Basically, Squidoo is a network of user-generated content on a single topic that a person wants to share with the Squidoo community as well as the rest of the world.

You can use the Squidoo website for free to create an unlimited number of lenses. People that create lenses are called Lensmasters.

Here are the top 5 ways to make money with Squidoo:

Create several lenses on Squidoo: Squidoo allows you to create a lens for free. So create more than one. In return, Squidoo will run ads on all of your lenses. The ads on your lens are relavant to your content. Therefore, your lens visitors are more likely to click on the ads. Squidoo splits its revenue with its "co-op" of lensmasters. The first 5% goes straight to charity then 50% goes to the lensmasters and 45% goes to Squidoo. Simply put, Squidoo pays you royalties for written content on your lens. Google loves Squidoo.com because it's viewed as an "Authority" site. Many lenses get top rankings in search results shortly after being published. The more traffic you get the more potential for royalties. The Squidoo website uses Web 2.0 technology to allow you to build highly interactive lenses without any programming or HTML knowledge. Click here for an example of a Squidoo lens. Ready to make some money? Click here to get started via my referral link. Or, you can go straight to Squidoo.com to begin creating your lens.

Generate affiliate income with your Squidoo lens: Earn royalties by adding affiliate products to your lens. Sell an affiliate product via your lens and Squidoo will share the revenue with you. Squidoo makes it easy with the built-in affiliate modules for popular brands. The popular brands include Amazon, eBay, Netfix, Orbitz, CafePress, and others. All you have to do is pick and choose which products you want to sell. What's important is that the affiliate product should be relevant to the topic of the lens. In general, this will lead to more sales. Click here for an example of a Squidoo lens that include links to Amazon books and CafePress t-shirts. The topic of the lens is Texas hold'em poker then later in the lens you can buy books about poker or buy t-shirts with funny poker slogans.

Squidoo referral program: Refer a friend to be a Squidoo Lensmaster. When your friend's lens earns its first $15, you AND your friend will each get $5, free. All you have to do is create an account then start referring your friends. I recommend that you create a lens first before you begin referring your friends. Show them how easy it is to create a lens on any topic in Squidoo. When they sign-up then tell them to sign-up their friends. So if you sign-up via my referral link, we both will get $5 dollars when your lens earns $15. By the way, it only takes about 10 to 15 minutes to create a lens and publish it to the world.

Promote your products via your Squidoo lens: If you sell products on eBay, Amazon, or CafePress, you can promote and link to your products using the built-in affiliate modules. All you have to do is create your lens, add the applicable modules then link to your products from within the modules. It just takes a few minutes to setup. Traffic to your products should increase since Google loves Squidoo.

Promote your blog or website via your Squidoo lens: If you have a blog or website, you can drive traffic to your site using your Squidoo lens. Create a lens that's relevant to your blog or website then link to your blog or website from your lens. Traffic to your blog or website should increase since Squidoo pages rank high in web search engines. People that find your site may subscribed to your RSS feed or simply share it with others on the web via social networking. The additional traffic may lead to more sales and/or AdSense revenue.

Squidoo sends you your royalty payments via PayPal. The default payment threshold is $10. However, you can easily change the threshold to be between $1 and a $1 million. You can also contribute all or a portion of your royalties to charity. It's very easy to configure.

Squidoo is very easy to use and there are many opportunities to make money with it. The best part about Squidoo is that it's free.

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