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		<title>Fiverr&#8217;s New Leveling System!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On November 8th, 2017, Fiverr revamped its seller leveling system by making a bunch of changes. The leveling system on Fiverr provides badges and designations to differentiate more trustworthy and respectable sellers from one another. A seller with a higher rank is more attractive to buyers and also benefits from some added perks HRIS. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On November 8th, 2017, Fiverr revamped its seller leveling system by <a href="http://blog.fiverr.com/level-systems-update-what-fiverr-sellers-need-to-know/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">making a bunch of changes</a>.</p>
<p>The leveling system on Fiverr provides badges and designations to differentiate more trustworthy and respectable sellers from one another. A seller with a higher rank is more attractive to buyers and also benefits from some added perks <a href="https://antiguanewsroom.com/what-is-hr-digital-transformation/">HRIS</a>. The new changes should have a noticeable effect once the first evaluation takes place early next year.</p>
<p>Overall I like the new system, although they could&#8217;ve done a better job if they had thought about things a little more.</p>
<p>Here is my breakdown of changes to the new system:</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5217" src="http://www.tylercruz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/42.jpg" alt="" width="635" height="191" srcset="https://www.tylercruz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/42.jpg 635w, https://www.tylercruz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/42-300x90.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px" /></p>
<h2>Seller Evaluations</h2>
<p>Previously, once you were promoted a level (1, 2, or Top Seller), you would remain there unless something drastic happened to your account&#8217;s performance.<span id="more-5576"></span></p>
<p>Now, all users will be evaluated on the 15th of each month, starting on January 15th, 2018. Each level has specific criteria that must be met in order to maintain the level, otherwise you will (assumedly) be demoted. Getting promoted to levels 1 and 2 appears that it will be automatic, but getting promoted from rank 2 to Top Seller will need to be done by manual approval.</p>
<p>Some sellers have voiced their opinion that more levels should be added. I think I agree. Right now, there are <strong>4 seller levels</strong>: <em>New Seller</em>, <em>1</em>, <em>2</em>, and <em>Top Rated Seller</em>. You become a New Seller automatically, level 1 is pretty easy to achieve, level 2 is not that much harder and can be achieved after about 6 months or so (need 50 completed orders and have made $2,000+), and then suddenly it&#8217;s a <strong><em>massive</em> jump</strong> from level 2 to Top Rated Seller.</p>
<p>Here are the requirements to become a Top Rated Seller:</p>
<ul>
<li>Complete at least 180 days as an active Seller on Fiverr</li>
<li>Complete at least 100 individual orders</li>
<li><strong>Earn at least $20,000</strong></li>
<li>Maintain a 4.8 star rating over the course of 60 days</li>
<li>90% Response rate over the course of 60 days</li>
<li>90% Order completion over the course of 60 days</li>
<li>90% On-time delivery over the course of 60 days</li>
<li>Avoiding receiving warnings over the course of 6 months</li>
</ul>
<p>That is not easy to achieve!</p>
<p>In fact, I&#8217;m only barely halfway eligible for the Earnings requirement:</p>
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<p>It might make sense for Fiverr to add a level 3 between 2 and Top Rated Seller.</p>
<p>I predict there will be a LOT of demotions overtime, which isn&#8217;t necessarily a bad thing as it will give greater meaning to higher levels again.</p>
<p>You can view the <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/levels" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">full list of levels and their benefits and requirements here</a>.</p>
<h2>Seller Seniority<strong><br />
</strong></h2>
<p>There is now something called &#8220;seller seniority&#8221; which I&#8217;m not clear I know what it is exactly, but unless Fiverr has a limited amount of automated promotions they give each month, I would then assume that seniority is limited to the Top Rated Seller promotions, where they are decided manually.</p>
<p>Seller seniority is calculated from the date that a seller first published a gig, so basically older Fiverr seller accounts are given preference for promotions over new ones. This is kind of unfair to new users, but I do understand it as longer sellers have been proven to be loyal to the system and probably know it better.</p>
<h2>Mutual Cancellations Count Against You</h2>
<p>I can&#8217;t believe that Fiverr still isn&#8217;t listening to sellers on this one, and this is one of my biggest pet peeves on Fiverr &#8211; mutual cancellations count against you.</p>
<p>If you have a dispute with a buyer, you can <strong>mutually agree</strong> to cancel the order. The only reason I&#8217;ve ever had to open a dispute is for this reason.</p>
<p>Despite <strong>clearly</strong> instructing and warning potential buyers to contact me before placing an order (which I do to both make sure I can do it and that the price is fair), some buyers still place an order without messaging me first anyways. And then they&#8217;ll expect me to do $500 worth of work for $5, or want me to do a job way outside of my scope of skills, or they simply won&#8217;t reply to any of my questions. And so I have to resort to mutually agreeing to cancel the order. The buyer gets a full refund and the order is cancelled. No harm, no foul, right?</p>
<p>Wrong.</p>
<p>Despite it being completely the fault of the buyer who didn&#8217;t follow instructions and still receives a full refund and wastes my time, Fiverr deems mutual cancellations against the seller! Basically they deem a mutual cancellation to be the same as a normal cancellation, and therefore it affects a seller&#8217;s cancellation rate, which is one of the criteria for maintaining a level and getting promoted. It also affects how well your gig ranks on the Fiverr platform, so the higher your cancellation rate, the lower your gig will appear in searches and results.</p>
<p>Here is what their new policy says about this:</p>
<blockquote><p><em><strong>Sometimes a buyer and I cannot resolve an issue, so an order is mutually canceled. Will that affect my order completion and my level?</strong></em></p>
<p><em>The order completion rate calculation is based on the number of orders you have completed over the last 60 days. If you consistently provide a quality service—and you only sell a service that you’re able to provide—one canceled order shouldn’t hurt your level status. In general, to keep your current level, you should aim to keep your completion rate above 90% in the past 60 days.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>So<strong> if you had 17 completed orders and then had to mutually cancel 2 of them </strong>because the buyer never provided any details about their gig, too bad for you!<strong> You only have a 89.4% completion rate and are not eligible for a promotion!</strong></p>
<p>This is so backwards and unfair for sellers, and I cannot understand why Fiverr doesn&#8217;t change this policy.</p>
<h2>$10,000 to Go</h2>
<p>As mentioned earlier, I have about <strong>$10,500 more to go before</strong> I am eligible to be a Top Rated Seller on Fiverr.</p>
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<p>It took me a couple of years to get here but I&#8217;m hoping I can complete it in under 1 more year. Then we can see how much benefit (if any) being a Top Rated Seller is and how much more money I can make.</p>
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		<title>My Adventures In Twitch Streaming</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Twitch, the popular video game streaming website, has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years. It&#8217;s now one of the biggest websites on the Internet and is responsible for creating an entire new industry: video game streaming. Twitch streamers will stream themselves playing video games, and viewers will tune in to watch [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Twitch, the popular video game streaming website, has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years. It&#8217;s now one of the biggest websites on the Internet and is responsible for creating an entire new industry: video game streaming.</p>
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<p>You don&#8217;t even need to be <em>good</em> at video games, either. If you&#8217;re funny, entertaining, or a good looking female, you can build up a big following as well.</p>
<p>As you may know, I love video games, and I love making money from doing things I love, so naturally I had to give Twitch a try&#8230;</p>
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<p>Now, I knew going in that my chances of succeeding on Twitch were extremely low. I&#8217;m not a girl (although my arms say otherwise), I&#8217;m not exceptionally good at any video game, nor am I entertaining. I truly believe that you need to meet at least one of these 3 criteria if you want to succeed on Twitch, specially if you play in websites like <a href="https://k-oddsportal.com/dafabet/">DAFABET</a>.</p>
<p>I created two different channels. My first was a language learning channel where I streamed myself learning Vietnamese online. I used the free open-source recording and streaming software <a href="https://obsproject.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OBS</a>, which is one (if not the most) popular options out there and customized my video feed with various overlays, dynamic live data from <a href="https://streamlabs.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Streamlabs</a>, and various scenes.</p>
<p>I also had a great setup with a good webcam and high quality microphone and mic studio arm. I was all set and ready to go.</p>
<p>At the time, I was studying Vietnamese since I had 3 Vietnamese <a href="https://www.tylercruz.com/so-what-the-hell-happened-part-3-of-5-homestay/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">homestay</a> students with a 4th one coming to learn <a href="https://www.buxvertise.com/how-can-i-choose-business-accounting-software-that-i-can-trust/">business accounting softwares</a>, and thought I might as well try streaming since I was studying it online anyway. I knew that the channel likely wouldn&#8217;t take off, as just how interesting is it to watch somebody else try to learn a language? But I was curious what would happen, and so gave it a shot.</p>
<p>I streamed 2-3 times a day for a week with not much to show for it. Most of the time, I&#8217;d have 0-1 people watching me. At the peak, I had maybe 4-5. It&#8217;s simply just not interesting enough of a channel.</p>
<h2>Gaming Channel</h2>
<p>A few months after abandoning the language learning channel (I also gave up learning Vietnamese), I decided to try making a gaming channel. After all, that&#8217;s what Twitch is really for &#8211; video game streaming. Dive into the world of thrilling <a href="https://wvpumpkinpark.com/">slot</a> games at our casino. You may also check out <a href="https://lawnmowershopinc.com/">Slot88</a> for amazing games and prizes. Or, look into <a href="https://www.helahisingen.se/hur-fungerar-paypal-casinon-utan-licens-for-svenska-spelare/">PayPal casinon för svenska spelare</a>.</p>
<p>My channel was focused around the Blizzard FPS Overwatch and my documented attempt to improve my skill and rank. I was only a mediocre player (my high was around 2,800, but usually in Gold), but I was constantly analyzing my play and trying to discover my mistakes and bad plays and learn from them and improve. I thought some others may find the constant reflective analysis interesting, as well as to spot my progress over time.</p>
<p>I would also stream <a href="https://oncapan.com/">먹튀</a> in the evening for an average of 2-3 hours a day.</p>
<p>This proved to be a more effective channel from my first one, but only marginally. I had only around 9 followers, with an average of 1-2 viewers per stream.</p>
<p>At one point, I switched from Overwatch to Starcraft (Broodwar), and immediately had about 8 people watching me live. But I felt far too nervous streaming Broodwar and having people watch me (since I&#8217;m a far better Broodwar player than I am Overwatch, but not good enough to justify watching), so I only streamed for a couple of games.</p>
<p>I think I streamed my gaming channel for about 2 weeks, possibly 3, with not anything to show for it.</p>
<h2>My Gambling Idea</h2>
<p>Before I even started my first language learning channel, I had an idea for one that I really wanted to try, but felt that it might be against Twitch&#8217;s terms of service.</p>
<p>I read through their terms and couldn&#8217;t find anything that said my idea <em>wouldn&#8217;t</em> be allowed, but my instinct was that it would get shut down and I didn&#8217;t want to invest a lot of time and money into it if it would just be closed down the road.</p>
<p>I contacted their support to ask if it was allowed to play some of the games I found at <a href="https://www.bitcoinlister.com/australia/">https://www.bitcoinlister.com/australia/</a>, and about 3-4 weeks later I finally got a reply saying that it was a gray area and they weren&#8217;t sure, but that if I felt unsure about it to err on the side of caution.</p>
<p>My idea was to buy a TON of scratch and win lottery tickets and then scratch them all off on camera. That&#8217;s it.</p>
<p>I could then even agree to give donators a portion of the ticket&#8217;s winnings&#8230; as an added incentive for them to donate and cheer me on. Any half-decent win on a ticket would be exciting, and any big win would likely go viral and bring in a lot of viewers.</p>
<p>I still believe that this is a great idea for a channel, I&#8217;m still just scared that it&#8217;d be shut down. The math would be interesting to work out too. For example, let&#8217;s say I run a -50% ROI on the tickets, so for every $200 I spend on tickets, I make $100 back, losing $100. Obviously you will lose in the long run &#8211; I expect that, but stick with me&#8230;</p>
<p>$200 in tickets would give me 10 $20 tickets. If I chose the real slow tickets, such as bingo or crossword puzzles, they can take 30-minutes to scratch&#8230; which  could be stretched out to 45-minutes when streaming. At 10 tickets, that works out to 7.5 hours of content&#8230; okay, so let&#8217;s be more conservative and say we buy 6 $30 tickets for $180. That works out to 4.5 hours of content, which would be enough for 1 day of streaming. And with our -50% ROI, we can expect to lose $90 for the day.</p>
<p>So, as long as I can make back more than $90 a day from the stream, I&#8217;ll be in the black. And this is with $30 tickets&#8230; if I did it with $10 tickets I&#8217;d need to make just over $30 per stream to be in the black. And this is with a -50% ROI. I&#8217;m not sure what the actual numbers are for scratch and win tickets&#8230;</p>
<p>And I think it&#8217;d just be an interesting channel&#8230; like I start the stream saying that I cleaned out the gas station and they have no more tickets left&#8230; or I play at an <a href="https://casinochile.net/">online casino chile</a> and see what happens.</p>
<p>If I knew that Twitch would give me the green light on this and allow it, I&#8217;d definitely try this out!</p>
<h2>Summary</h2>
<p>My foray into Twitch streaming was an unsuccessful, but not unexpected one.</p>
<p>I simply do not have the skill, entertainment value, or gender to grow a successful channel.</p>
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		<title>Building a Business Around Electric Bikes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 12:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Building and selling ebikes. Rebound is the best website for <a href="https://reboundeu.com/">sourcing quality electronics components</a>. Having trouble selling my existing bikes, otherwise I would love to build and sell some on the side. In case you get injured in an accident while riding a bike, be sure to protect your rights by hiring a <a href="https://www.martin-law-office.com/areas-of-practice/bike-accident/">Milwaukee bicycle accident attorney</a>. If your e-bike malfunctioned and cause you physical injuries, you may consult with a <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/accidentinjurylawyer/product-liability-lawyer">product liability attorney</a> and file a lawsuit.</p>
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<p>If my target audience isn’t on Pinterest then I’m not going to use it. If it isn’t on Facebook, then I’m not going to use it. There’s no point in being where your time is wasted. However, if you have an audience on Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, or other platforms, you want to spend some time working on them. If you have a <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/contributor-content/article271400752.html">new invention idea</a> that you want to turn into reality, consider choosing InventHelp to help make everything easy for you, from the start of your idea to its completion.</p>
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		<title>Some Guys are Making Millions on Fiverr</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2021 19:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When I first heard of Fiverr years ago, I used to feel bad for the sellers there. After all, after Fiverr&#8217;s cut, they only made $4 for every $5 they earned. But what Fiverr sellers lack in price per project, they often make up for in sheer volume. What if I told you that some [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I first heard of Fiverr years ago, I used to feel bad for the sellers there. After all, after Fiverr&#8217;s cut, they only made $4 for every $5 they earned.</p>
<p>But what Fiverr sellers lack in price per project, they often make up for in sheer volume.</p>
<p>What if I told you that <strong>some Fiverr sellers are making <em>millions</em> of dollars</strong> (most of the time from just 1 gig)? And a fair bit more (I&#8217;d guess at <em>least</em> several hundred), have made $50,000 &#8211; $150,000. They&#8217;re not really doing anything different&#8230; they just have a high-demand gig and a good reputation. Fiverr gets so much volume in buyers that some sellers have more than they know what to do with. In fact, <strong>I&#8217;ve seen gigs with over 100 orders waiting in the queue</strong>!</p>
<p>Now obviously I&#8217;m not saying that you can just sign up to Fiverr and expect to make a million bucks, but the point of this post is to share the fact that there <em>are</em> guys making an absolute killing on Fiverr. According to experts like <a href="https://www.marketscreener.com/business-leaders/Andrew-Anthony-DeFrancesco-07D1G2-E/biography/">Andy Defrancesco</a>, in most cases they have no expenses. Sure, some may outsource some of the work, but in most cases these guys are working with virtually no overhead and no expenses.</p>
<p>I went through the more high-demand categories and quickly picked out some of the more prominent high-demand sellers. I am most likely missing many, so the following is just a quick list I came up with (I only spent about 1-2 minutes in each category looking).</p>
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<p>Also, to calculate the amount earned, note that this was as of December 15th, 2017 (the time I wrote this post), and I added 10% to the number of reviews as the order number. I did this since not every buyer leaves reviews, and from my own statistics I saw that 88% left reviews, so adding 10% should give a closer reflection on how many orders were actually sold. In addition, I took the middle package price (if there were 3 packages available). Fiverr does take a 20% cut, but I didn&#8217;t factor this in since sellers will also regularly earn tips as well as other upsells to their gig, which should more or less balance Fiverr&#8217;s commission out.</p>
<p>With that being said, here&#8217;s the list I came up with:</p>
<h2>SEO</h2>
<p>There are countless SEO-based gigs on Fiverr, and demand doesn&#8217;t seem to be slowing down at all. Many sellers have over 5,000 sales (I found one with over 34,000 sales), and some even have queues of over 100 on the waiting list! For top-notch SEO expertise, consider specialists such as <a href="https://tested.media/detroit-seo">Detroit SEO Services</a> to navigate this bustling marketplace effectively.</p>
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<table class="tylergreenstripped" border="1" width="93%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="10">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th style="font-size: 16px; padding: 10px;"><b>Gig</b></th>
<th style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Orders/Sales</b></th>
<th style="font-size: 16px;"><b>$ Earned</b></th>
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<td style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/youngceaser/manually-do-20-pr-10-seo-high-pr-backlinks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will rank you first in google with SEO backlinks</a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">34,318</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$3,260,210</td>
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<td style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/volarex/do-seo-linkwheel-pyramid-backlink-to-website-blog-or-youtube-to-rank-on-google" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will do 4000 VIP seo backlinks from 7 top platforms to youtube videos or your website</a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">22,612</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$1,130,635</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/markp/write-an-seo-action-plan-for-your-site-on-how-to-optimize-it-and-get-it-ranking" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will create an SEO action plan and implement it</a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">7,733</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$347,985</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/woofy31/create-an-actionable-30-or-100-page-complete-seo-analysis-report-of-your-website" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will create an actionable SEO report plan to rank high on google </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">5,435</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$271,755</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/ozzieuk/create-10-pandapenguin-and-hummingbird-safe-backlinks-from-pr9-authority-sites" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will catapult your rankings with my high pr seo authority links</a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">18,023</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$90,117</td>
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<h2>Graphic Design</h2>
<p>The first thing I think about when I hear &#8220;freelancer&#8221; is graphic design. In particular, logos. There is no shortage of graphic design gigs to choose from, and I couldn&#8217;t even begin to guess how many of them are out there. Truth be told, due to the demand of such gigs (every company needs a logo), I thought that this category would have earned more amongst the top sellers.</p>
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<table class="tylergreenstripped" border="1" width="93%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="10">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th style="font-size: 16px; padding: 10px;"><b>Gig</b></th>
<th style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Orders/Sales</b></th>
<th style="font-size: 16px;"><b>$ Earned</b></th>
</tr>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/bossdesigners/do-2-logo-design" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will design 3 premium logo with vector files</a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">24,326</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$851,427</td>
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<tr>
<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/volunteer/fulfill-your-graphic-design-needs-within-48-hours" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will fulfill your graphic design needs within 48 hours </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">4,471</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$223,550</td>
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<td style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/samina99/make-stylish-and-professional-business-card" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will make stylish and professional business card </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">5,280</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$158,400</td>
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<td style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/design2thrive/design-an-attractive-and-professional-website-banner-or-header-only" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will design an attractive and professional website banner </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">12,053</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$180,795</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/sufiyann/create-business-logo-in-just-3-hrs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will create your business logo </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">4,814</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$144,441</td>
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</table>
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<h2>Writing Services</h2>
<p>Who would have thought that writing and editing resumes could bring in upwards of a quarter million bucks?</p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<th style="font-size: 16px; padding: 10px;"><b>Gig</b></th>
<th style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Orders/Sales</b></th>
<th style="font-size: 16px;"><b>$ Earned</b></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/harvardcv/create-edit-and-design-your-cv-cover-letter-and-linkedin-profile" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will design and edit your cv, cover letter, and linkedin profile</a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">3,363</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$252,285</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/thebackpacker/proofread-your-resume-for-any-job" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will provide a professional resume writing service </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">2,326</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$197,752</td>
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<td style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/solutions_00/write-standard-resumes-and-cover-letter-for-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will write or edit resume,cv and cover letter fast</a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">2,698</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$175,389</td>
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<td style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/photosexpert/design-awesome-custom-resume-in-24-hours" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will edit and design a resume, curriculum vitae, cover letter </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">5,227</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$156,816</td>
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<h2>Whiteboard and Explainer Videos</h2>
<p>You&#8217;ve definitely seen these videos around before. In fact, I even had one done for <a href="http://www.votesy.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Votesy</a> before. They are actually a really good deal, considering going outside of Fiverr and to a design studio that is only marginally better quality will cost between $5,000 &#8211; $25,000.</p>
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<th><b>Gig</b></th>
<th style="font-size: 20px;"><b>Orders/Sales</b></th>
<th style="font-size: 20px;"><b>$ Earned</b></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/bnn_marketing/create-an-eye-catching-whiteboard-animation-digital-hand-drawn-video-scribe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will create an eye catching whiteboard animation digital hand drawn </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">6,070</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$364,254</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/rahulkajla1/create-professional-whiteboard-video-in-24-hours" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will create an amazing whiteboard animation </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">4,617</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$346,335</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/ricky8001/create-inbound-explainer-video-or-sale-video" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will create inbound explainer video or sale video </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">1,245</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$149,424</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/customdrumloops/create-a-professional-explainer-video-for-your-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will create you an animated sales or explainer video </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">1,801</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$135,135</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/megdmwick/create-a-beautiful-fiverr-video" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will create a 2d animation or cartoon explainer video </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">1,428</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$107,167</td>
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<h2>Voiceovers</h2>
<p>Here are gigs that are just about natural talent and nothing else. The amount earned here is likely far more (I&#8217;d estimate at least double) since most buyers will extend the length of words needed from the base price which only includes around 50-100 words:</p>
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<th><b>Gig</b></th>
<th><b>Orders/Sales</b></th>
<th><b>$ Earned</b></th>
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<tr>
<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/linneas88/record-any-voice-over-today" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will record any female voice over, today </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">29,078</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$145,392</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/customdrumloops/create-a-professional-explainer-video-for-your-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will create you an animated sales or explainer video </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">1,801</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$135,135</td>
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<tr>
<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/reddhorrocks/record-a-professional-voiceover-in-a-british-or-american-accent" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will record a pro voiceover in a british or american female accent </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">20,114</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$100,573</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/paulskye/record-a-professional-voice-over" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will record a male voice over, young american voiceover </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">12,548</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$62,744</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/jeffreymsmith/record-any-voice-over-today-within-24hrs-or-less" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will record any voice over, today </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">10,963</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$54,818</td>
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<h2>WordPress</h2>
<p>It seems everybody and their mom uses WordPress these days. Hell, I&#8217;m writing this very sentence in WordPress right now. There&#8217;s no shortage of buyers in this niche:</p>
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<tr>
<th><b>Gig</b></th>
<th><b>Orders/Sales</b></th>
<th><b>$ Earned</b></th>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/alinam1/create-a-wordpress-website-business-or-personal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will create a wordpress website or wordpress design</a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">1,930</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$1,148,647</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/aaliyaan/fix-your-wordpress-css-bug-any-wp-issue-and-fix-themes" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will design and develop a complete responsive wordpress website </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">1,262</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$694,540</td>
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<td><a href="https://www.fiverr.com/aaliyaan/customize-wordpress-fix-wp-error-edit-themetemplate-or-css" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I will fix wordpress and woocommerce errors, bugs and issues </a></td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">10,875</td>
<td style="font-size: 20px;">$435,028</td>
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</table>
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<p>Remember, I only spent about 1-2 minutes in each category grabbing these example. I could erase the lists above and come up with more big earners easily. It just goes to show that it really is possible to make a lot of money on Fiverr.</p>
<p>Now, does that mean you can expect to create an account on Fiverr after reading this post and start raking in the dough? <strong><em>No.</em></strong> Good luck. It takes a lot of effort to build a successful gig, as well as a lot of patience and even luck. And for each big earner such as you see in the lists above, there are probably hundreds of other gigs making close to nothing.</p>
<p>I am simply trying to point out that <strong>Fiverr can most definitely be a source of great income</strong> and shouldn&#8217;t immediately be scoffed at.</p>
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		<title>My Affiliate Marketing Landing Page Tip: Decompile Flash Files</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2021 13:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It has been around 3 years since I last actively did any affiliate marketing (holy crap, has it been that long already?), but I decided to share this little trick I came up with that I used to use when creating landing pages for offers. While I used it for my affiliate marketing campaigns along [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It has been around <a href="http://www.tylercruz.com/affiliate-marketing-income-report-september-2014/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">3 years since I last actively did any affiliate marketing</a> (holy crap, has it been that long already?), but I decided to share this little trick I came up with that I used to use when creating landing pages for offers.</p>
<p>While I used it for my affiliate marketing campaigns along <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sponsoredlinx-sees-exponential-growth-no-062000563.html">Sponsoredlinx Digital Marketing</a>, this little trick can be used for many other uses as well where you need creative, so I thought it&#8217;d be useful to blog about. Keep in mind, though, that when I used it, the companies I was taking the media assets from were already giving me access to use their creative, so it wasn&#8217;t like I was stealing anything. Check out the <a href="https://www.melbournevaluers.net.au/stamp-duty-property-valuation/">stamp valuations from Melbourne Property Valuers Metro</a>. I just recently discovered this Fuse animation that gave me more creative ideas, and it was a great one. Having animation on my landing page really helps my business grow. If you&#8217;re planning to have a 3D animation on your page, just <a href="https://www.fuseanimation.com/why-3d-animation-is-the-alternative/">contact</a> Fuse Animation.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.andrewdefrancesco.com/">Andrew Defrancesco</a> using a custom landing page (that you build yourself) before sending a client off to an affiliate offer is one of the best ways to improve conversion rates and will usually have a dramatic effect on your campaign&#8217;s performance. It is useful to try to incorporate the ultimate destination landing page&#8217;s look and feel as much as possible into your intermediary landing page to make the funnel and path as fluid and seamless as possible. Businesses that use QuickBooks desktop canada manage their accountings and finances better and faster, if you are in the social media world then you should get a tiktok account and learn how to bring up your get <a href="https://www.socialboosting.com/buy-tiktok-likes/">TikTok likes</a>.<span id="more-5590"></span></p>
<p>But this can be difficult when you don&#8217;t have all the creative sources. For example, maybe you want to make a new button that looks the same as the others on their landing page, but don&#8217;t have the source PSD for the button&#8217;s background and can&#8217;t change the text. Or maybe you want to use the same font it uses but don&#8217;t know what it is because they&#8217;re in images. Or maybe you want to use some sound elements from the product or service but don&#8217;t have access to any of those either. Well this little trick can help you with all of those things<em><strong> if you have a .FLA or .SWF Flash file to work off </strong>of that contains any of these elements</em>.</p>
<p>You <strong>can retrieve images, movie clips, fonts, mp3&#8217;s, even the ActionScript itself of a Flash file</strong> if the offer has one by decompiling it with a Flash decompiler. It&#8217;s <strong><em>really easy</em></strong>. If you need help using them in your marketing adds, you can hire experts in <a href="https://www.edgeonline.com.au/">digital marketing that gets results</a>. Contact <a href="https://www.miramarketing.co.uk/pay-per-click">PPC Agency Newcastle</a> to get an idea.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a short screencast video I recorded showing how to use it (you will probably want to watch in HD full screen to be able to view it properly):</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CDyA1B--0Fw?vq=hd1080&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0" width="635" height="357" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" data-mce-type="bookmark" class="mce_SELRES_start">﻿</span></iframe></p>
<p align="center"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Note: You may need to visit the post directly at TylerCruz.com if you’re reading this via e-mail or RSS in order to see the video.)</span></em></p>
<p>In my video above I used <a href="https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">JPEXS Free Flash Decompiler</a>, which as its name suggests, is completely free and is a small simple download and application.</p>
<p>Anyhow, it&#8217;s just a little trick I would sometimes use when building out landing pages (or banner creative) for affiliate offers that I think can be useful in other applications as well. I hope it can come in handy one day for you.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 10:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a recent post, I blogged about how I&#8217;ve owned 4 electric bikes in the past couple of years and have spent over $9,000 CAD on them (yikes!). In this blog post, I&#8217;m going to explain why I love them so much. I am not a bike rider. I don&#8217;t own any spandex, I hadn&#8217;t [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>In a recent post, I blogged about how I&#8217;ve owned 4 electric bikes in the past couple of years and have spent over $9,000 CAD on them (yikes!). In this blog post, I&#8217;m going to explain why I love them so much.</p>



<p>I am not a bike rider. I don&#8217;t own any spandex, I hadn&#8217;t ridden a bike since I was a kid, and if remember correctly choosing a kids bike is actually quite fun, until recently and I live in a part of the world that rains 7-8 months of the year and isn&#8217;t bike-friendly. So why then do I still love electric bikes?</p>



<h2>Freedom</h2>



<p>One of the things that sucks when going for a ride on a normal bicycle is that you always have to worry about getting back home. Going for a bike ride is nice and all, until you get really tired and it just becomes a chore. Choosing a new <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bikeroo-Oversized-Comfort-Comfortable-Replacement/dp/B07B646ZZY/">bike seat amazon</a> can be a daunting task, there are lots of options and comfort. I can give a solution, visiting https://www.amazon.com/Bikeroo-Oversized-Comfort-Comfortable-Replacement/dp/B07B646ZZY/, you will find a range of reasons why you need a Bikeroo bike seat.</p>



<p>With an electric bike, <strong>you never have to worry about the return trip</strong>. As long as you leave the battery at least 50% full, you can go as far as you want and know that your trip back will be just as easy or easier than your trip out. The popularity of cycling during summer months has seen a large increase in the demand for folding ladies bike and traditional ladies bike (with basket for shopping) models like this example <a href="https://ecosmobike.com/shop/step-through-ladies-bikes/ecosmo-26-wheel-ladies-city-shopper-folding-bicycle-white/">here</a>.</p>



<p>And hills are never a concern anymore. I live in British Columbia and we have a lot of hills. I&#8217;m not as young as I used to be, and with a weak heart, tackling all those hills on a normal bike would completely knock the wind out of me. But with a good electric bike, I can go up the steepest of hills with ease. Got injured in an accident? An <a href="https://www.goingslawfirm.com/">injury lawyer</a> can help you claim the compensation you&#8217;re entitled to. And if you get involved in motorcycle accident cases, make sure to consult this <a href="https://jonnaspilbor.com/new-york-motorcycle-accident-lawyers/">New York City motorcycle accident lawyer</a> for legal advice.</p>



<p>In addition to the practical uses, there is also a sense of freedom from simply riding the act of riding an electric bike itself. When you have pedal assist on high or use the throttle, the extra power you get makes you feel kind of like a superhero. I know, I know, I sound ridiculous&#8230; but really, this is how I often feel when riding. I guess I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s similar to the first time you drive a car and press the accelerator for the very first time &#8211; the power you get is a lot more than you imagined, and you feel so powerful. The feeling is similar to this, only it doesn&#8217;t completely go away like it does in a car.</p>



<p>There is something in the e-bike community called the &#8220;e-grin&#8221;. It&#8217;s the smile on the face everyone gets the first time they try an <a href="https://www.mrpowerequipment.com/--xpss#/categories/Aventon_Electric_Bikes">electric bike</a>. All my friends who have tried the bike have had the e-grin, and I actually enjoy demoing the bike out to people who have responded to my used bikes, as they are <em>always </em>surprised how powerful and fun they are to ride.</p>



<h2>Exercise</h2>



<p>I know that a lot, perhaps even the majority, of people tend to scoff at the mere mention of e-bikes. They&#8217;ll often say things such as <em>&#8220;you&#8217;re so lazy&#8221;</em> or <em>&#8220;why don&#8217;t you just ride a motorbike then?&#8221;</em>.</p>



<p>An electric bike is <em>not</em> a scooter. It is basically a normal bike with a battery and motor. With pedal assist, you can control how much added power you want. At level 0 you will be pedaling completely by yourself (which is actually harder than a normal bike due to the added weight of the battery and motor). At mid-level you will only have to put about 40% the same effort you would on a normal bike. Even on the highest pedal assist level you will still be pedaling &#8211; you may only be exerting 10% of the normal amount required to pedal a bike, but you&#8217;re still balancing yourself on the bike and moving your legs. It&#8217;s a lot more exercise than driving a car.</p>



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<p>While the throttle provides a lot less exercise than pedal assist since you don&#8217;t need to pedal to activate the motor, you can still use it in conjunction to pedaling, and twist the throttle as little or as much as you desire.</p>



<p>Personally, I tend to mostly stay on a low assist of around 2 or 3 most of the time, then temporarily going to the highest assist when I hit a big hill, or I want to go really fast for some reason. If you are thinking you need more exercise then I would suggest that you buy yourself an e-bike which you can <a href="https://awesomephysiotherapy.com/richmond-hill-physiotherapy/">check it out</a> here.&nbsp;What I&#8217;ve heard is that<strong> e-bike users actually tend to ride their e-bikes a lot more often and for longer intervals than regular bike users because they&#8217;re simply so much more fun to ride</strong>.</p>



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<h2>The Tech</h2>



<p>I&#8217;m not a huge tech spec geek, but after owning 4 electric bikes, each one an upgrade over the previous one, I&#8217;ve come to enjoy experiencing the differences and improvements of e-bike technology.</p>



<p>Overall, electric bikes are evolving very rapidly: batteries are getting lighter, more powerful, and more capacity, motors are improving by leaps and bounds, displays are getting a lot more advanced, and relatively newer technologies such as gear-sensing and torque sensing are coming out all the time.</p>



<p>A higher-end e-bike in 10-year&#8217;s time will be amazing to see.</p>



<h2>The Accessibility</h2>



<p>E-bikes like those from <a href="https://www.aventon.com/pages/electric-bike-shop-dealer-locator"><strong>Aventon</strong></a> are perfect for people like me who have health problems and aren&#8217;t in the best of shape, but still want to get out and ride a bike for some added exercise and enjoyment. I wouldn&#8217;t ride a bike otherwise.</p>



<p>A lot of older people ride e-bikes. As do younger people who have been injured and need some added assistance. I&#8217;ve seen mothers use them to tow along their kids in the back. The police have increasingly been using them to cut down on the price of gas (it only takes a few cents to charge the battery). But accidents on the road are inevitable. Make sure you have a contact to a reliable legal firm whom you can call anytime you get involved to any kind of road accident. So when that happens, <span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;auto accident lawyers&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:4225,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;}">auto accident lawyers</span> can be of great help. A professional <span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;automobile accident lawyer&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:4227,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:11982760},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;}"><a href="https://philadelphiainjurylaw.com/auto-accidents/">automobile accident lawyer</a> can help you defend your rights and help you get the proper compensation you deserve.</span> Injured in a car crash in Southfield, MI? An experienced <a href="https://www.855mikewins.com/">personal injury attorney</a> from Mike Morse Injury Law Firm can help.</p>



<h2>The Power</h2>



<p>There are a <em>lot</em> of cheap e-bikes out there. In fact, most e-bikes are 36V or lower with rear-hub motors and even super heavy ancient SLA batteries. They basically give you a minor added &#8216;push&#8217;.</p>



<p>But get your hands on a 48V+ mid-drive (or high quality rear hub) bike, and you will feel a lot of power at your fingertips.</p>



<p>I mentioned this in my previous e-bike blog post, but one of my favourite things to do when I find myself at a stop sign or red light (I try to avoid riding with traffic when possible though), is to see the expression of the driver when they see me keeping up with them for the first 7-8 seconds after acceleration. My bikes can go 55+ KM/H &#8211; although the fastest you&#8217;ll see me go is around 40KM/H as that is already super fast for a bike &#8211; typically I&#8217;ll go around 30KM/H.</p>



<p>Last summer I was riding my bike, fairly slow with a pedal assist of about 1 so that I could get more exercise, when I saw a young guy (mid or early 20s), very far behind me on a bike. When he saw me look back at him, I saw him start to pedal really fast in an obvious attempt to pass me and show off. I went to the highest pedal assist and full throttle and left him completely in the dust. He probably wonder where the hell I went, lol.I&#8217;ve seen a few other e-bikes in my city, but I <em>know</em> that my bikes are more powerful than 99% of them (I know one guy in my city custom builds his own and they are super illegal and super powerful). Unfortunately, I&#8217;ve never been riding my bike when seeing another e-bike &#8211; I can&#8217;t tell you how much I want to race another e-biker here :)Technically and according to las vegas dui lawyer, my bikes are illegal &#8211; they surpass the 500W motor limit here for an e-bike, but really the law is ridiculous for a number of reasons. I ride safely and slowly when not alone on a trail. As long as you don&#8217;t ride like an idiot around people, cops will usually admire your bike. As long as you are familiar with the <a href="https://www.cellinolaw.com/manhattan/bicycle-accident-lawyer/">common situations that can cause a bicycle accident</a> and how to avoid it, you can always give an E-Bike a Try!</p>



<p>It&#8217;s winter now, but come spring why not give an electric bike a try? Try to find a good mid-drive if possible. They are a bit pricey of a hobby to get into though, and I&#8217;d recommend avoiding getting any of the cheaper-end of the market bikes. A lot of ebikes are also really overpriced, such as Pedego &#8211; so don&#8217;t just think that more expensive is better.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hey, remember me? I had some free time this morning and thought I&#8217;d give an update on where I&#8217;ve been for the past 1.5 years. Enjoy (or don&#8217;t) the video below which explains what I&#8217;ve been up to all this time. If you want to keep up-to-date with any future posts or videos, the best [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Hey, remember me? I had some free time this morning and thought I&#8217;d give an update on where I&#8217;ve been for the past 1.5 years. </p>

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Enjoy (or don&#8217;t) the video below which explains what I&#8217;ve been up to all this time.
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If you want to keep up-to-date with any future posts or videos, the best way would be to subscribe on YouTube, as I&#8217;m now done with RSS, AWeber, Twitter, etc.).</p>

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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So <a href="http://www.tylercruz.com/reflections-on-my-30-post-challenge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">my 30 posts have all been completed</a> and I haven&#8217;t posted in 2 weeks.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;Ah shit, not again. Is he going to abandon us for another 1.5 years again?&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Well, I thought about it, and despite my blog not resurrecting like I had hoped it would, it <em>did</em> show some growth, and so I decided to do exactly what I did before and write <em>another </em>30 drafts and then schedule them all.</p>
<p>I recorded a very short video to talk about this, and also reveal an interesting piece of news. You&#8217;ll have to watch the video to find out what this is:</p>
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