Background to Paid Content
How to Get Paid to Write on the Web
If you have the ability, talent and skills to write
well, you can use these personal assets as a
source of income.
Here are some examples to types of web content that you can produce and get paid for:
ArrowArticles
ArrowReviews
ArrowLetters
ArrowPoetry
ArrowShort Stories ArrowBlog Posts
ArrowEbooks
ArrowNewsletters
ArrowFiction
ArrowTutorials & Guides
In recent years the Internet grew and evolved into a real information monster.
Web publishers began to better understand what the surfer wanted, how to deliver it and how to transform successful sites into money.
And here's what the surfer wants: high quality content.
That's what makes him like certain sites, remain loyal to them and come back for more again and again in an endless loop.
This content consumption by readers generates high profits for these sites – especially from advertising sales (banners, text ads, sponsorships, etc).
The more user traffic they get, the more money they make - very similar to the TV ratings concept.
In order to keep generating their revenues, these sites need more and more fresh web content – and that's where you may get into the picture: you can make money writing for these sites.
What Qualifies as 'Content'?
Here are a few samples of things that you can write for money:
Things You Can Write AboutArrowWriting Articles
You can write articles about anything: your professional expertise, hobbies, things that
interest you (and may interest your audience), politics, life, news commentaries & analysis, business, art, food, lifestyle issues and the list just goes on and on.
There are practically no boundaries to the topics that you can cover.
ArrowWriting Reviews
You can write movie reviews about films that you saw and really liked (or hated).
If you enjoy playing video games, you can write reviews about them too.
Same thing goes for book and restaurant reviews.
ArrowWriting Poetry & Short Stories
If you write poems or fiction, you can enjoy two benefits: having your work published online (while receiving public feedback and recognition) and getting paid for it.
Sounds like a winning combo.
ArrowTutorials & Guides
You can write “how to” style guides that include instructional help, tips and advice on practically any subject: computers, dating, law, gardening, creative writing, home improvement and many others.
These are just some basic, elementary ideas about which you can write for money.
How Much Can I Really Earn?
It depends on two major factors:
ArrowHow much content you're able to produce on a continual basis.
ArrowHow well you write: the more your content is read, the more money you'll make.
Below average writers who don't write much, will probably not make more than $50 - $100 per month.
Good writers who write a lot (and well) can make up to $1,000 per month.
The top 5% of online writers can make more.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
For 95% of the people - probably not.
Writing online for money can lead to a nice extra income.
However, in order to earn as much as in an average full-time job, you'll have to be a superb writer and create a lot of content on a daily basis.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
Usually, you're getting paid either by check or through Paypal.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
Pros and Cons
Pros
Making money from you talent, doing creative, fun work.
Working online at your cozy home with your computer.
A relatively fast way to earn money online.
Flexible working hours: you can do it part time and even on a spare-time basis.
An effective way to get extra cash for doing something you're good at.
Great time killer when you're bored (which makes you money, on the side).
Cons
In most cases, can't replace the income of a full-time job.
If you wish to reach meaningful sums, it requires you to write a lot of articles, reviews, stories, etc.
If you dream about doing it full time, you must have the talent and the skills to write well.
Poor writers can't succeed in this field.
How To Get Started?
Here are a few large, reputable content sites that offer to you to make money for writing and publishing your content.
ArrowHelium - A huge content site that includes twenty-four topical channels.
ArrowAssociated Content- Another Internet landmark, where you get paid for your writing.
ArrowmyLot
ArrowTriond
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Making Money by Promoting
What This Free Guide Will Teach You
Learn the ABC of Affiliate Marketing
You're about to learn how to start making
money by joining Internet-based affiliate
programs.
This guide takes a few minutes to read, but after you finish it, you'll have basic knowledge about affiliate programs, how they work and the required “secret ingredients” for becoming a successful affiliate.
Let's start!
What are Affiliate Programs ?
An affiliate program is an online advertising mechanism that enables advertisers (mostly commercial site owners) to offer monetary rewards to their affiliates (that's you) for driving traffic to their sites.
Sound like a complicated definition?
Well, it's not.
Let's try to define it with even simpler words:
ArrowYou put a link on your site to an advertiser's site.
ArrowA surfer on your site clicks on that link and buys something or signs up for a free offer on the site you linked to.
ArrowYou're getting paid for the successful referral and receive a commission.
Sound clearer?
The next step is to understand the popular types of programs that you can join.
PPS (Pay Per Sale) Affiliate Programs
How PPS Programs Work?
line
How Affiliate Programs WorkWhen you work with pay-per-sale affiliate programs, you're being paid whenever a visitor
on your site clicks on an affiliate link, goes to the advertiser's site and buys something there.
These types of programs are typically being run by shopping sites or by Internet retailers who sell various products or services on the web.
When “your” surfer is buying something on the vendor's site, you're earning a commission.
An Example
line
Let's say you're running an art-related site.
You join a poster shop affiliate program and place links to this shop on your website.
Whenever a visitor from your site clicks on an affiliate link, he's being forwarded to the poster shop website.
If he buys nothing, you're not being paid.
If he buys anything (like art posters), you're getting a commission for the sale, for referring that paying customer.
Leading PPS Affiliate Networks
line
Here are a few credible affiliate networks, with good history and a positive track record, where you can join “Pay Per Sale” programs in many niches:
ArrowCJ – Commission Junction
ArrowShareasale
ArrowLinkshare
PPA (Pay Per Action) Affiliate Programs
How PPA Programs Work?
line
When you work with pay-per-action affiliate programs, you're being paid whenever a visitor on your site clicks on an affiliate link, goes to the advertiser's site and performs "an action" there.
What's an action?
An action can be various activities such as filling out a form with his contact details (a lead), signing up to a website, joining a free trial, filling out a free quote request, etc.
This model is also called Pay-Per-Lead, because that's what the advertiser is basically getting from you as an affiliate: leads that he can later convert to sales and from which he can profit.
These types of programs are being run by lots of types of sites, like insurance companies, online game sites, dating services, free sample providers and so many others (almost in any market niche).
An Example
line
Let's say you're running a car-related site.
You join a car insurance affiliate program and put links to this company's offer.
Whenever a visitor from your site clicks on the affiliate link on your website, he's being forwarded to the car insurance site – where he sees a form that he needs to fill out in order to receive his free quote by email.
He needs to enter various personal details, like his name, age, address, car model etc – so the company can send him a personalized quote, tailored to his specific car and his individual profile.
If he doesn't fill out the request form, you're not getting paid.
If he does fill out this form, you're earning a commission for the lead.
As far as you're concerned, it doesn't matter whether he buys insurance or not, at the end of the cycle.
You're being paid strictly for successful leads that you generate.
Leading PPA Affiliate Networks
line
Here are a few established and reliable affiliate networks, with good history and a positive track record, where you can join “Pay Per Action” (Pay Per Lead) programs in almost any niche or business sector:
ArrowNeverblueAds
ArrowAzoogle Ads
ArrowCopeac
ArrowMax Bounty
PPC (Pay Per Click) Affiliate Programs
When you work with PPC affiliate programs, you're being paid whenever a visitor on your site clicks on an affiliate link.
Basically, you're being paid for nothing but sending users to the advertiser's site.
In the past, there were a lot of affiliate programs that worked with this model; however, after Google launched its “Google Adsense” program, it became the main player in this field.
If you're interested in working with this model, read our in-depth guide: How to advertise Pay-Per-Click ads on your site.
Affiliate Networks vs. Independent Programs
As an affiliate, you have the freedom to partner with any program that you wish to join and that suits your needs.
You can work with affiliate networks and you can choose to work with independent in-house programs too.
Let's try to understand the meaning of working with each type.
What are Affiliate Networks?
line
How Affiliate Networks WorkAffiliate networks are large online advertising companies that provide aggregation and tracking services to both affiliates and merchants.
From an affiliate point of view, a network is a huge marketplace or directory, where he can easily find a large number of opportunities under any possible topic (like business, travel, education, finance, entertainment and countless of other topical categories).
The networks provide three major advantages to affiliates:
ArrowEasy access to a huge number of affiliate programs in your desired niche (no need to spend a lot of time searching for them).
ArrowSince everything is tracked and monitored by a reputable third party company (the affiliate network), the odds for not receiving your commission are extremely low.
ArrowYou can promote several programs from one network and get paid for the revenues of all of them by one unified payment source, through one check.
Fewer payment sources – less hassle.
What Are Independent Affiliate Programs?
line
Independent programs are being managed and operated in-house, by the merchants themselves, with no third party company administering, monitoring or tracking everything.
This may discourage a lot of affiliates, due to fraud and non-payment concerns, but it's worth saying that there are many reputable companies that run programs independently and have a very positive reputation
Suggested Strategy
line
Naturally, there are a lot of advantages in partnering to affiliate networks and that's a safe strategy for any affiliate marketing beginner.
However, after gaining some experience, you shouldn't rule out working with in-house managed programs.
Sometimes, you may encounter an independently run affiliate program that is an ideal match to your site's content and audience and it shouldn't be disqualified just on the merit of not having third party monitoring.
If the company is known to be honest, if it has a good reputation and no significant complaints from fellow Internet marketers, there's no reason not to test it.
How to Choose Affiliate Programs
Choosing an Offer in Your Niche
line
Many beginners who are new to affiliate marketing, often pick programs for the wrong reasons, encounter hardships, see little revenue and have second thoughts about the whole affiliate business.
When you're choosing an affiliate program to work with, here's the #1 factor you should look at: the relevancy of the offer to your site's content and how well it matches your audience's profile.
If you have a gardening-related site, you should always prefer promoting gardening related affiliate programs (or at least something close to this niche that will compliment it).
For example: if you refer your gardening site visitors to travel or health-related offers, you'll see a very low success rate.
On the other hand, if you refer visitors to gardening-related offers, you'll have a much higher rate of success.
Many newbies are tempted to work with high paying programs, which have zero relevancy to their site's theme.
The high commission that is offered often blinds their good judgment.
This leads to poor conversions (no sales, leads, etc) – and consequently, no or very little income from these non-related programs.
What to Start With: PPS or PPA?
line
Many webmasters are asking themselves which type of affiliate programs they should work with: per sale or per action (per lead) ones.
There's no easy answer for that and it depends on each individual site and sometimes, on each individual page upon which you plan to place affiliate links.
However, as an affiliate, it's much easier to generate leads than sales.
When it comes to a lead, the surfer doesn't need to pull his credit card out of his wallet and use it.
All he has to do is fill out a simple form with some basic details.
It generates much higher conversions and can lead, in many cases, to higher profits.
For example, many insurance sites pay $8, $10 and even $12 for a single lead.
You send a visitor to fill out a free insurance quote request and you're receiving a pretty fat commission in return.
Here are some more stats: a good shopping site has a conversion rate of 1%-1.5%, meaning that out of every 100 visitors, one visitor (or slightly more) actually makes a purchase and by that – entitles you to a commission.
When it comes to leads, it's very common to see conversion rates of 10%, 15% and even 30%.
If you find good “per lead” programs that correspond well with your site's niche – it's a safe bet.
If you don't, it's better to use “per sale” programs that are related to your site than using totally non-related offers.
Dos & Don’ts – Tips for Beginners
Here are some basic affiliate tips that will help you make more money with affiliate programs.
Affiliate Tips for NewbiesArrow Try various affiliate opportunities: where
one program can fail, others can make you tons of money.
Arrow Choose programs with products or services that will really benefit your users (and not just your bank account).
Being useful to your audience is a key ingredient for achieving success.
ArrowTry various promotional ad copy alternatives to motivate and encourage your users to click on your affiliate links.
Test different approaches and “tones” (hard sale, soft sale, humorous, informative, mysterious, etc).
ArrowPut affiliate links in a visible place – preferably, within the content itself.
You will not earn money if no one sees your affiliate links or clicks on them.
ArrowMany affiliate networks, especially the CPA ones, run the same offers as their competitors.
Join ALL the leading networks and compare which one offers the highest commission for the offer that you're interested in promoting on your site.
ArrowDon't have unrealistic expectations of making thousands, or even hundreds of dollars on day one; that will lead you to bitter disappointments.
Target your initial efforts to make your first $5 and the rest will follow naturally and gradually, after gathering more experience and sharpening your affiliate marketing skills.
ArrowDon't bombard each of your website's pages with 3,478 affiliate links.
It will irritate your site audience and generate unnecessary antagonism.
Start with 1-5 links per page, analyze the results and move on from there.
"How Do I Start?" – Step by Step
Let's walk you through the process – it's pretty simple:
ArrowGo to the affiliate network homepage and look for the affiliate signup button or link.
Pay per Lead Networks: Azoogle Ads, NeverblueAds, Copeac, Max Bounty.
Pay per Sale Networks: CJ – Commission Junction, Shareasale , Linkshare.
ArrowRegister yourself and receive an email confirmation that you've been accepted to the network.
ArrowGo to the merchant directory and look for affiliate programs related to your site's theme.
ArrowRead each offer's description, terms and offered commission rate.
ArrowChoose the offers that you wish to promote and place the special affiliate links that you'll be given on your site (that's how your visitors will be tracked).
ArrowCheck the results: visit the affiliate network's statistics panel from time to time to see how much you've earned.
"How Much Can I Really Earn?"
It depends on a few factors, like your site's theme, how much traffic your website brings, how many affiliate programs are there for your site's niche, etc.
It's very common for people in the affiliate business to make between a few hundred to a few thousand dollars per month.
Naturally, the top 5%, who are called “Super Affiliates”, make much more and some of them make as much as millions per year
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
Many successful affiliates did, but it depends on each individual affiliate's success.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
It depends on each individual program (or affiliate network) that you're using; but the most common ways are checks and through Paypal.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
Pros and Cons
Pros
A very effective way to make money online with your website.
Your site already exists – why not use its space to generate income without spending a dime?
Flexibility: if one program doesn't deliver, you can try a hundred others, pretty easily.
One of the most proven ways to make great money on the Internet.
Lots of affiliates live well from their work.
You're making money all the time: even when you're away from you PC or when you're sleeping.
Cons
If your site has no real traffic, you'll have a hard time generating substantial profits.
If an advertiser decides to lower the commission, you have no real say about this (unless you're a real super affiliate).
Good Affiliate Business Resources
The following e-books were written by eBay experts and can give you a lot of
practical tips, guidance and shorten the learning curve for any beginner.
ArrowSuper Affiliate Handbook - Probably the best A-Z guide ever written for beginners on how to do well with affiliate programs.
Arrow"Affiliate Marketing" defined by Wikipedia
Arrow"Affiliate Program" defined by Webopedia
Arrow A Best Web – An affiliate marketing forum.
Learn the ABC of Affiliate Marketing
You're about to learn how to start making
money by joining Internet-based affiliate
programs.
This guide takes a few minutes to read, but after you finish it, you'll have basic knowledge about affiliate programs, how they work and the required “secret ingredients” for becoming a successful affiliate.
Let's start!
What are Affiliate Programs ?
An affiliate program is an online advertising mechanism that enables advertisers (mostly commercial site owners) to offer monetary rewards to their affiliates (that's you) for driving traffic to their sites.
Sound like a complicated definition?
Well, it's not.
Let's try to define it with even simpler words:
ArrowYou put a link on your site to an advertiser's site.
ArrowA surfer on your site clicks on that link and buys something or signs up for a free offer on the site you linked to.
ArrowYou're getting paid for the successful referral and receive a commission.
Sound clearer?
The next step is to understand the popular types of programs that you can join.
PPS (Pay Per Sale) Affiliate Programs
How PPS Programs Work?
line
How Affiliate Programs WorkWhen you work with pay-per-sale affiliate programs, you're being paid whenever a visitor
on your site clicks on an affiliate link, goes to the advertiser's site and buys something there.
These types of programs are typically being run by shopping sites or by Internet retailers who sell various products or services on the web.
When “your” surfer is buying something on the vendor's site, you're earning a commission.
An Example
line
Let's say you're running an art-related site.
You join a poster shop affiliate program and place links to this shop on your website.
Whenever a visitor from your site clicks on an affiliate link, he's being forwarded to the poster shop website.
If he buys nothing, you're not being paid.
If he buys anything (like art posters), you're getting a commission for the sale, for referring that paying customer.
Leading PPS Affiliate Networks
line
Here are a few credible affiliate networks, with good history and a positive track record, where you can join “Pay Per Sale” programs in many niches:
ArrowCJ – Commission Junction
ArrowShareasale
ArrowLinkshare
PPA (Pay Per Action) Affiliate Programs
How PPA Programs Work?
line
When you work with pay-per-action affiliate programs, you're being paid whenever a visitor on your site clicks on an affiliate link, goes to the advertiser's site and performs "an action" there.
What's an action?
An action can be various activities such as filling out a form with his contact details (a lead), signing up to a website, joining a free trial, filling out a free quote request, etc.
This model is also called Pay-Per-Lead, because that's what the advertiser is basically getting from you as an affiliate: leads that he can later convert to sales and from which he can profit.
These types of programs are being run by lots of types of sites, like insurance companies, online game sites, dating services, free sample providers and so many others (almost in any market niche).
An Example
line
Let's say you're running a car-related site.
You join a car insurance affiliate program and put links to this company's offer.
Whenever a visitor from your site clicks on the affiliate link on your website, he's being forwarded to the car insurance site – where he sees a form that he needs to fill out in order to receive his free quote by email.
He needs to enter various personal details, like his name, age, address, car model etc – so the company can send him a personalized quote, tailored to his specific car and his individual profile.
If he doesn't fill out the request form, you're not getting paid.
If he does fill out this form, you're earning a commission for the lead.
As far as you're concerned, it doesn't matter whether he buys insurance or not, at the end of the cycle.
You're being paid strictly for successful leads that you generate.
Leading PPA Affiliate Networks
line
Here are a few established and reliable affiliate networks, with good history and a positive track record, where you can join “Pay Per Action” (Pay Per Lead) programs in almost any niche or business sector:
ArrowNeverblueAds
ArrowAzoogle Ads
ArrowCopeac
ArrowMax Bounty
PPC (Pay Per Click) Affiliate Programs
When you work with PPC affiliate programs, you're being paid whenever a visitor on your site clicks on an affiliate link.
Basically, you're being paid for nothing but sending users to the advertiser's site.
In the past, there were a lot of affiliate programs that worked with this model; however, after Google launched its “Google Adsense” program, it became the main player in this field.
If you're interested in working with this model, read our in-depth guide: How to advertise Pay-Per-Click ads on your site.
Affiliate Networks vs. Independent Programs
As an affiliate, you have the freedom to partner with any program that you wish to join and that suits your needs.
You can work with affiliate networks and you can choose to work with independent in-house programs too.
Let's try to understand the meaning of working with each type.
What are Affiliate Networks?
line
How Affiliate Networks WorkAffiliate networks are large online advertising companies that provide aggregation and tracking services to both affiliates and merchants.
From an affiliate point of view, a network is a huge marketplace or directory, where he can easily find a large number of opportunities under any possible topic (like business, travel, education, finance, entertainment and countless of other topical categories).
The networks provide three major advantages to affiliates:
ArrowEasy access to a huge number of affiliate programs in your desired niche (no need to spend a lot of time searching for them).
ArrowSince everything is tracked and monitored by a reputable third party company (the affiliate network), the odds for not receiving your commission are extremely low.
ArrowYou can promote several programs from one network and get paid for the revenues of all of them by one unified payment source, through one check.
Fewer payment sources – less hassle.
What Are Independent Affiliate Programs?
line
Independent programs are being managed and operated in-house, by the merchants themselves, with no third party company administering, monitoring or tracking everything.
This may discourage a lot of affiliates, due to fraud and non-payment concerns, but it's worth saying that there are many reputable companies that run programs independently and have a very positive reputation
Suggested Strategy
line
Naturally, there are a lot of advantages in partnering to affiliate networks and that's a safe strategy for any affiliate marketing beginner.
However, after gaining some experience, you shouldn't rule out working with in-house managed programs.
Sometimes, you may encounter an independently run affiliate program that is an ideal match to your site's content and audience and it shouldn't be disqualified just on the merit of not having third party monitoring.
If the company is known to be honest, if it has a good reputation and no significant complaints from fellow Internet marketers, there's no reason not to test it.
How to Choose Affiliate Programs
Choosing an Offer in Your Niche
line
Many beginners who are new to affiliate marketing, often pick programs for the wrong reasons, encounter hardships, see little revenue and have second thoughts about the whole affiliate business.
When you're choosing an affiliate program to work with, here's the #1 factor you should look at: the relevancy of the offer to your site's content and how well it matches your audience's profile.
If you have a gardening-related site, you should always prefer promoting gardening related affiliate programs (or at least something close to this niche that will compliment it).
For example: if you refer your gardening site visitors to travel or health-related offers, you'll see a very low success rate.
On the other hand, if you refer visitors to gardening-related offers, you'll have a much higher rate of success.
Many newbies are tempted to work with high paying programs, which have zero relevancy to their site's theme.
The high commission that is offered often blinds their good judgment.
This leads to poor conversions (no sales, leads, etc) – and consequently, no or very little income from these non-related programs.
What to Start With: PPS or PPA?
line
Many webmasters are asking themselves which type of affiliate programs they should work with: per sale or per action (per lead) ones.
There's no easy answer for that and it depends on each individual site and sometimes, on each individual page upon which you plan to place affiliate links.
However, as an affiliate, it's much easier to generate leads than sales.
When it comes to a lead, the surfer doesn't need to pull his credit card out of his wallet and use it.
All he has to do is fill out a simple form with some basic details.
It generates much higher conversions and can lead, in many cases, to higher profits.
For example, many insurance sites pay $8, $10 and even $12 for a single lead.
You send a visitor to fill out a free insurance quote request and you're receiving a pretty fat commission in return.
Here are some more stats: a good shopping site has a conversion rate of 1%-1.5%, meaning that out of every 100 visitors, one visitor (or slightly more) actually makes a purchase and by that – entitles you to a commission.
When it comes to leads, it's very common to see conversion rates of 10%, 15% and even 30%.
If you find good “per lead” programs that correspond well with your site's niche – it's a safe bet.
If you don't, it's better to use “per sale” programs that are related to your site than using totally non-related offers.
Dos & Don’ts – Tips for Beginners
Here are some basic affiliate tips that will help you make more money with affiliate programs.
Affiliate Tips for NewbiesArrow Try various affiliate opportunities: where
one program can fail, others can make you tons of money.
Arrow Choose programs with products or services that will really benefit your users (and not just your bank account).
Being useful to your audience is a key ingredient for achieving success.
ArrowTry various promotional ad copy alternatives to motivate and encourage your users to click on your affiliate links.
Test different approaches and “tones” (hard sale, soft sale, humorous, informative, mysterious, etc).
ArrowPut affiliate links in a visible place – preferably, within the content itself.
You will not earn money if no one sees your affiliate links or clicks on them.
ArrowMany affiliate networks, especially the CPA ones, run the same offers as their competitors.
Join ALL the leading networks and compare which one offers the highest commission for the offer that you're interested in promoting on your site.
ArrowDon't have unrealistic expectations of making thousands, or even hundreds of dollars on day one; that will lead you to bitter disappointments.
Target your initial efforts to make your first $5 and the rest will follow naturally and gradually, after gathering more experience and sharpening your affiliate marketing skills.
ArrowDon't bombard each of your website's pages with 3,478 affiliate links.
It will irritate your site audience and generate unnecessary antagonism.
Start with 1-5 links per page, analyze the results and move on from there.
"How Do I Start?" – Step by Step
Let's walk you through the process – it's pretty simple:
ArrowGo to the affiliate network homepage and look for the affiliate signup button or link.
Pay per Lead Networks: Azoogle Ads, NeverblueAds, Copeac, Max Bounty.
Pay per Sale Networks: CJ – Commission Junction, Shareasale , Linkshare.
ArrowRegister yourself and receive an email confirmation that you've been accepted to the network.
ArrowGo to the merchant directory and look for affiliate programs related to your site's theme.
ArrowRead each offer's description, terms and offered commission rate.
ArrowChoose the offers that you wish to promote and place the special affiliate links that you'll be given on your site (that's how your visitors will be tracked).
ArrowCheck the results: visit the affiliate network's statistics panel from time to time to see how much you've earned.
"How Much Can I Really Earn?"
It depends on a few factors, like your site's theme, how much traffic your website brings, how many affiliate programs are there for your site's niche, etc.
It's very common for people in the affiliate business to make between a few hundred to a few thousand dollars per month.
Naturally, the top 5%, who are called “Super Affiliates”, make much more and some of them make as much as millions per year
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
Many successful affiliates did, but it depends on each individual affiliate's success.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
It depends on each individual program (or affiliate network) that you're using; but the most common ways are checks and through Paypal.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
Pros and Cons
Pros
A very effective way to make money online with your website.
Your site already exists – why not use its space to generate income without spending a dime?
Flexibility: if one program doesn't deliver, you can try a hundred others, pretty easily.
One of the most proven ways to make great money on the Internet.
Lots of affiliates live well from their work.
You're making money all the time: even when you're away from you PC or when you're sleeping.
Cons
If your site has no real traffic, you'll have a hard time generating substantial profits.
If an advertiser decides to lower the commission, you have no real say about this (unless you're a real super affiliate).
Good Affiliate Business Resources
The following e-books were written by eBay experts and can give you a lot of
practical tips, guidance and shorten the learning curve for any beginner.
ArrowSuper Affiliate Handbook - Probably the best A-Z guide ever written for beginners on how to do well with affiliate programs.
Arrow"Affiliate Marketing" defined by Wikipedia
Arrow"Affiliate Program" defined by Webopedia
Arrow A Best Web – An affiliate marketing forum.
Making Money from Putting Advertising on Your Site
What This Free Guide Will Teach You
Learn How to Advertise on Your Website
You're about to learn how to start making money
from placing advertisements on your website –
without even doing actual ad selling.
Sounds strange or complicated?
Well, it's not!
Millions of site owners are already earning money month after month by putting advertising on their sites; after reading the following tutorial, you'll know how the whole system works, what you need to do, and how to do it.
Let's get started!
How Websites Sold Their Ad Space in the Past
A few years back, webmasters had a really difficult time selling advertising on their sites.
An average site owner had to sit and wait until potential advertisers would find his site, like it, contact him for details, negotiate for a deal and then, if the negotiation was fruitful – sell an actual ad and finally get paid for it.
It was a very lengthy, frustrating and difficult process for most webmasters.
Small and medium sized sites had almost zero options to see meaningful earnings from their hard work.
Then, Banner Ad Networks Started to Pop Up…
These banner networks were large Internet advertising companies that paid webmasters for publishing graphic banner ads on their sites.
This was a major improvement, compared to the options in the past.
Instead of dealing with each individual advertiser separately (a huge headache), now, a webmaster could work with one ad network, which represented lots of advertisers.
However, this still didn't produce good profits for website owners.
The business model was very problematic.
The networks paid their partner websites according to a CPM model (CPM = cost per 1,000 banner views).
That meant that if a webmaster wanted to make real money from his site, he had to have tons of page views, or he'd see no significant ad income.
This model was reasonable enough for huge websites, which had hundreds of thousands of visitors per day (or more).
However, sites that had smaller traffic volumes (like tens, hundreds or just a few thousand site visitors per day) made very little money – if any.
How Google Changed the Picture
The Google RevolutionA few years ago, Google revolutionized the entire online advertising industry.
First, they introduced a new Internet advertising program called Google Adwords.
The program offered any advertiser who wanted to increase his website traffic, a good way to promote his site on Google through contextual text ads.
Advertisers could choose various search terms, related to their site's topic and buy them.
For example: a real estate agency could buy terms like "real estate" and any user who searched for this term on Google, could see a text ad from that company, alongside the “natural” search engine results.
The program works on a “pay per click” model (aka PPC), which means that the advertiser doesn't pay for ad views – but only for actual user clicks (website visits).
Advertisers immediately fell in love with this new Internet marketing concept.
It enabled them to pay reasonable ad rates, but only for proven results (high quality targeted traffic).
Google became the leading web advertising player and today, tons of companies that wish to advertise their products or services on the Internet and bring more traffic to their site, use it regularly.
The Birth of Google Adsense
After the huge success generated from its PPC (pay per click) ads, Google took the concept and brought it to a new level.
It wanted to increase its profits even further from its search engine advertising program.
The solution? Collaborating with millions of site owners (aka web publishers), who would install and display relevant Google ads on their sites and in return would share the ad revenue with Google.
This program is called Google Adsense.
Placing Google Ads on Your Site
Almost any webmaster can put ads on his website simply by going to the Google Adsense sign up page and by registering his site with them.
How does it work?
After joining the program, you'll receive a short piece of code, which you'll need to put into your site's HTML source code (it's easy and they give specific instructions on how to do it).
This code will generate the text or image ads (you get to choose which) that will appear on your site.
The greatness of this program is that most ads that your visitor will see will be related to your website content.
Google's algorithm matches the advertisements that it delivers to your site with the topic of your pages.
If your page is about music, the visitor will see music related advertisements; if it's about web design, he'll see web design related ads and so on.
That's what contextual advertising is all about: showing sponsored ads that relate to the same subject of your site and getting high click through rates (aka CTR) – due to the ads' usefulness for the site's users.
How You Actually Make Money from the Ads
How to Display Ads for CashWhenever a visitor on your site clicks on one of your Google delivered ads, you're being paid.
The user doesn't have to buy anything on the advertiser's site, doesn't have to fill out a form or even do anything – the actual click is all that matters here.
The more people click on your ads – the more money you make.
Here's how the advertising cycle works:
ArrowAn advertiser buys a campaign from Google.
ArrowThe campaign is delivered through the Google search engine and/or through Google's partner content sites (yep, that's you – Google's partner).
ArrowThe advertiser pays per each user click, meaning, per each visitor sent to his site from yours.
ArrowYou, as a member of Google's content network, receive a meaningful share of that paid click cost.
"How Much Can I Really Earn?"
It depends on various factors, like how much traffic your site generates, what's your CTR (click through rate), what's your site topic, etc.
Millions of websites (including small and medium sized ones) are using Adsense as their primary income source and it's the popular choice of webmasters who wish to advertise on their site – probably, for a good reason.
"Will I Make Enough To Leave My Day Job?"
Many successful site owners did, but it depends on each individual site's success.
"How Do I Get The Money?"
Usually, you get paid by check, once per month.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
Pros and Cons
Pros
A very effective way to make money online using your site – with very little work.
You don't need to sell your advertising space.
The advertisers come to your site “automatically.”
You just plant a small piece of code in your site's HTML and money making ads start running on your site.
If you have a high quality site with good content and traffic, you can enjoy constant revenues, which keep coming in.
You make money all the time, even when you're away from you computer or when you sleep.
A long positive track record shared by many happy site owners who work with Adsense (or similar programs).
Can millions of happy webmasters be wrong?
Cons
If your site is involved in click fraud, your account can be terminated immediately by Google, with no explanations – even if it's not your fault.
No website traffic? No income!
It's that simple.
Google is not legally committed to give you a defined commission rate.
In principle, if they wish, they can decrease your share at any given time.
Your ad revenue may fluctuate and change from month to month.
You're getting paid only when your visitors leave your website – to your advertiser's site.
"How Do I Join?"
Get full details about the program on Google Adsense homepage.
But Google is Not Alone... – Adsense Alternatives
Although Google provides the most popular program on the web for placing ads on your website, there are quite a few alternatives.
Let's quickly review some of them:
ArrowYPN (Yahoo Publisher Network) - One of Google's strongest rivals in the market. Offers its own version for PPC contextual ads for your site
ArrowAdbrite - An Internet ad marketplace where publishers can buy and sell ad space.
ArrowBidvertiser - Another PPC advertising provider.
ArrowClicksor - An alternative network for contextual ads.
Interesting Online Advertising Resources
ArrowClickz - Internet advertising news, statistics and trends.
ArrowContextual Advertising from Webopedia
ArrowContextual Advertising from Wikipedia
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Learn How to Advertise on Your Website
You're about to learn how to start making money
from placing advertisements on your website –
without even doing actual ad selling.
Sounds strange or complicated?
Well, it's not!
Millions of site owners are already earning money month after month by putting advertising on their sites; after reading the following tutorial, you'll know how the whole system works, what you need to do, and how to do it.
Let's get started!
How Websites Sold Their Ad Space in the Past
A few years back, webmasters had a really difficult time selling advertising on their sites.
An average site owner had to sit and wait until potential advertisers would find his site, like it, contact him for details, negotiate for a deal and then, if the negotiation was fruitful – sell an actual ad and finally get paid for it.
It was a very lengthy, frustrating and difficult process for most webmasters.
Small and medium sized sites had almost zero options to see meaningful earnings from their hard work.
Then, Banner Ad Networks Started to Pop Up…
These banner networks were large Internet advertising companies that paid webmasters for publishing graphic banner ads on their sites.
This was a major improvement, compared to the options in the past.
Instead of dealing with each individual advertiser separately (a huge headache), now, a webmaster could work with one ad network, which represented lots of advertisers.
However, this still didn't produce good profits for website owners.
The business model was very problematic.
The networks paid their partner websites according to a CPM model (CPM = cost per 1,000 banner views).
That meant that if a webmaster wanted to make real money from his site, he had to have tons of page views, or he'd see no significant ad income.
This model was reasonable enough for huge websites, which had hundreds of thousands of visitors per day (or more).
However, sites that had smaller traffic volumes (like tens, hundreds or just a few thousand site visitors per day) made very little money – if any.
How Google Changed the Picture
The Google RevolutionA few years ago, Google revolutionized the entire online advertising industry.
First, they introduced a new Internet advertising program called Google Adwords.
The program offered any advertiser who wanted to increase his website traffic, a good way to promote his site on Google through contextual text ads.
Advertisers could choose various search terms, related to their site's topic and buy them.
For example: a real estate agency could buy terms like "real estate" and any user who searched for this term on Google, could see a text ad from that company, alongside the “natural” search engine results.
The program works on a “pay per click” model (aka PPC), which means that the advertiser doesn't pay for ad views – but only for actual user clicks (website visits).
Advertisers immediately fell in love with this new Internet marketing concept.
It enabled them to pay reasonable ad rates, but only for proven results (high quality targeted traffic).
Google became the leading web advertising player and today, tons of companies that wish to advertise their products or services on the Internet and bring more traffic to their site, use it regularly.
The Birth of Google Adsense
After the huge success generated from its PPC (pay per click) ads, Google took the concept and brought it to a new level.
It wanted to increase its profits even further from its search engine advertising program.
The solution? Collaborating with millions of site owners (aka web publishers), who would install and display relevant Google ads on their sites and in return would share the ad revenue with Google.
This program is called Google Adsense.
Placing Google Ads on Your Site
Almost any webmaster can put ads on his website simply by going to the Google Adsense sign up page and by registering his site with them.
How does it work?
After joining the program, you'll receive a short piece of code, which you'll need to put into your site's HTML source code (it's easy and they give specific instructions on how to do it).
This code will generate the text or image ads (you get to choose which) that will appear on your site.
The greatness of this program is that most ads that your visitor will see will be related to your website content.
Google's algorithm matches the advertisements that it delivers to your site with the topic of your pages.
If your page is about music, the visitor will see music related advertisements; if it's about web design, he'll see web design related ads and so on.
That's what contextual advertising is all about: showing sponsored ads that relate to the same subject of your site and getting high click through rates (aka CTR) – due to the ads' usefulness for the site's users.
How You Actually Make Money from the Ads
How to Display Ads for CashWhenever a visitor on your site clicks on one of your Google delivered ads, you're being paid.
The user doesn't have to buy anything on the advertiser's site, doesn't have to fill out a form or even do anything – the actual click is all that matters here.
The more people click on your ads – the more money you make.
Here's how the advertising cycle works:
ArrowAn advertiser buys a campaign from Google.
ArrowThe campaign is delivered through the Google search engine and/or through Google's partner content sites (yep, that's you – Google's partner).
ArrowThe advertiser pays per each user click, meaning, per each visitor sent to his site from yours.
ArrowYou, as a member of Google's content network, receive a meaningful share of that paid click cost.
"How Much Can I Really Earn?"
It depends on various factors, like how much traffic your site generates, what's your CTR (click through rate), what's your site topic, etc.
Millions of websites (including small and medium sized ones) are using Adsense as their primary income source and it's the popular choice of webmasters who wish to advertise on their site – probably, for a good reason.
"Will I Make Enough To Leave My Day Job?"
Many successful site owners did, but it depends on each individual site's success.
"How Do I Get The Money?"
Usually, you get paid by check, once per month.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
Pros and Cons
Pros
A very effective way to make money online using your site – with very little work.
You don't need to sell your advertising space.
The advertisers come to your site “automatically.”
You just plant a small piece of code in your site's HTML and money making ads start running on your site.
If you have a high quality site with good content and traffic, you can enjoy constant revenues, which keep coming in.
You make money all the time, even when you're away from you computer or when you sleep.
A long positive track record shared by many happy site owners who work with Adsense (or similar programs).
Can millions of happy webmasters be wrong?
Cons
If your site is involved in click fraud, your account can be terminated immediately by Google, with no explanations – even if it's not your fault.
No website traffic? No income!
It's that simple.
Google is not legally committed to give you a defined commission rate.
In principle, if they wish, they can decrease your share at any given time.
Your ad revenue may fluctuate and change from month to month.
You're getting paid only when your visitors leave your website – to your advertiser's site.
"How Do I Join?"
Get full details about the program on Google Adsense homepage.
But Google is Not Alone... – Adsense Alternatives
Although Google provides the most popular program on the web for placing ads on your website, there are quite a few alternatives.
Let's quickly review some of them:
ArrowYPN (Yahoo Publisher Network) - One of Google's strongest rivals in the market. Offers its own version for PPC contextual ads for your site
ArrowAdbrite - An Internet ad marketplace where publishers can buy and sell ad space.
ArrowBidvertiser - Another PPC advertising provider.
ArrowClicksor - An alternative network for contextual ads.
Interesting Online Advertising Resources
ArrowClickz - Internet advertising news, statistics and trends.
ArrowContextual Advertising from Webopedia
ArrowContextual Advertising from Wikipedia
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Making Money By Playing
Background to Paid Games
Playing Games for Cash
It sounds like the best offer of all: you sit in front
of your computer, playing addictive computer games that you really enjoy and you're also
making money from this time online.
Is it possible? After all, it sounds too good to be true – right?
It's time to better understand how the legal, mainstream online gaming industry makes money and how you can get a piece of the pie.
Many game sites live on advertising.
If they have no advertisers, they'll go broke and close their business.
The single most important factor for Internet advertisers is traffic: the number of web visitors that a gaming site gets.
The more traffic it has – the more it appeals to advertisers and sponsors.
In order to pull as much traffic as possible, game sites are willing to share their ad revenue with their audience: the online gamers.
It's a win-win situation: the sites get more traffic and the gamers get a chance to make money, while playing their favorite video games.
How Do "Paid to Play" Sites Work?
How Paid Game Sites Work
Different sites work in different ways. However, with most sites, you first need to register yourself and go through a signup process, in order to be able to play.
After all, they need to know where to send the check, in case you win (or notify you by email).
Some sites give you free credits to start your participation in multiplayer tournaments and competitions.
After finishing your credits and your free trial period, you need to deposit money if you wish to continue competing against other players for cash prizes.
Other websites are totally free and do not require any payment at any stage.
These sites include any type of game you can imagine: card games, puzzles, shooters, word games, trivia quizzes, strategy games, Scrabble, Solitaire, Big Money, pool, Chess and so many others.
Almost anybody can find a game that he likes and in which he can achieve good results.
How Much Can I Really Earn?
It depends on a few factors:
ArrowHow much time you actually spend online, playing the various games.
ArrowHow good you are: skilled players can win lots of games and tournaments and win a lot of cash.
Poor players will probably not make more than $0 - $50 per month.
High quality gamers can make a lot of money (the best players can even make thousands, but they're in the minority).
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
For 99% of the people - probably not.
Playing online games for money can generate some extra income.
However, in order to earn as much as in an average full-time job, you'll have to be a hell of a player and spend hours each day, playing.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
Usually, you're getting paid either by check or through Paypal
"Does It Cost Anything?"
Some sites are 100% free, others require a fee if you wish to participate in paid tournaments (but many offer some free credits to new members).
Pros and Cons
Pros
The coolest, most fun way to make money on the web.
If you're a really skillful player, you can generate a lot of money and win great cash prizes.
Really flexible "working" hours: you can play for money online whenever you want.
Great time killer when you're bored or in your spare time (which makes you some money, on the way).
Cons
In most cases, can't replace the income of an average full-time job.
For most people, it can work only for the short term and not as a long run approach for online income.
How to Get Started?
Here are a few large, reputable gaming sites that offer you to get paid for playing online.
ArrowGamesville
ArrowDr.Quiz
ArrowWorld Winner
ArrowGamevance
Links to Free Online Games – For Fun Only
The following game sites are just for fun.
You will not be paid for playing
ArrowNet Games
ArrowMiniclip
ArrowPlayed Online
Playing Games for Cash
It sounds like the best offer of all: you sit in front
of your computer, playing addictive computer games that you really enjoy and you're also
making money from this time online.
Is it possible? After all, it sounds too good to be true – right?
It's time to better understand how the legal, mainstream online gaming industry makes money and how you can get a piece of the pie.
Many game sites live on advertising.
If they have no advertisers, they'll go broke and close their business.
The single most important factor for Internet advertisers is traffic: the number of web visitors that a gaming site gets.
The more traffic it has – the more it appeals to advertisers and sponsors.
In order to pull as much traffic as possible, game sites are willing to share their ad revenue with their audience: the online gamers.
It's a win-win situation: the sites get more traffic and the gamers get a chance to make money, while playing their favorite video games.
How Do "Paid to Play" Sites Work?
How Paid Game Sites Work
Different sites work in different ways. However, with most sites, you first need to register yourself and go through a signup process, in order to be able to play.
After all, they need to know where to send the check, in case you win (or notify you by email).
Some sites give you free credits to start your participation in multiplayer tournaments and competitions.
After finishing your credits and your free trial period, you need to deposit money if you wish to continue competing against other players for cash prizes.
Other websites are totally free and do not require any payment at any stage.
These sites include any type of game you can imagine: card games, puzzles, shooters, word games, trivia quizzes, strategy games, Scrabble, Solitaire, Big Money, pool, Chess and so many others.
Almost anybody can find a game that he likes and in which he can achieve good results.
How Much Can I Really Earn?
It depends on a few factors:
ArrowHow much time you actually spend online, playing the various games.
ArrowHow good you are: skilled players can win lots of games and tournaments and win a lot of cash.
Poor players will probably not make more than $0 - $50 per month.
High quality gamers can make a lot of money (the best players can even make thousands, but they're in the minority).
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
For 99% of the people - probably not.
Playing online games for money can generate some extra income.
However, in order to earn as much as in an average full-time job, you'll have to be a hell of a player and spend hours each day, playing.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
Usually, you're getting paid either by check or through Paypal
"Does It Cost Anything?"
Some sites are 100% free, others require a fee if you wish to participate in paid tournaments (but many offer some free credits to new members).
Pros and Cons
Pros
The coolest, most fun way to make money on the web.
If you're a really skillful player, you can generate a lot of money and win great cash prizes.
Really flexible "working" hours: you can play for money online whenever you want.
Great time killer when you're bored or in your spare time (which makes you some money, on the way).
Cons
In most cases, can't replace the income of an average full-time job.
For most people, it can work only for the short term and not as a long run approach for online income.
How to Get Started?
Here are a few large, reputable gaming sites that offer you to get paid for playing online.
ArrowGamesville
ArrowDr.Quiz
ArrowWorld Winner
ArrowGamevance
Links to Free Online Games – For Fun Only
The following game sites are just for fun.
You will not be paid for playing
ArrowNet Games
ArrowMiniclip
ArrowPlayed Online
Making Money from Reading
What are "Paid Emails"?
Reading Email Messages for Money
“Paid to Read Email” programs offer their
members the opportunity to earn money by receiving and reading email messages.
These email messages include commercially-oriented information and ads about various products and services.
The user needs to read them and then do various short tasks like replying to the message, clicking on a confirmation link, visiting a site or filling out a short feedback form.
How Does it Work?
“Paid to Read” services are connecting two types of audiences: advertisers and web users who want to make some extra income using their PC.
The advertisers are willing to pay money in order to get quick exposure to their commercial messages and get feedback from real surfers.
The users are being compensated and rewarded for this exposure and for their reading time.
Basically, this system is more or less a “permission-based spam”', where the surfer agrees to be spammed for monetary rewards.
That's why it's advised to open a new fresh mailbox through free web mail services, like Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo – where all the junk mail will go, instead of to your existing personal inbox.
How Many Emails Will I Get Each Day?
No simple answer.
It's different from company to company and it also depends on your personal interests that you include in your user profile (which you fill out when you join such a service).
How Much Can I Really Earn?
It depends on various factors:
Your Earning PotentialArrowThe more “paid to read email” websites
that you join, (the more services you'll sign up with) the more money you'll be able to earn.
ArrowThe time you'll spend each day on your PC,
reading sponsored emails from advertisers.
ArrowHow much money you're being offered by the advertiser for each email that you get to your inbox and complete.
ArrowHow many friends you're referring to the service that you're using.
If you can refer a lot of people, you can definitely improve your earning level.
On average, you're getting $0.01 - $0.05 for each email that you read, but some offer even a higher rate.
95% of the users do not make more than $75 - $150 per month.
The top 5% (the hardest working members) earn much more.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
For 95% of the people who use this method - probably not.
Participating in paid email programs can generate some extra money, but it can't replace a full-time job income.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
Usually, you're getting paid either by check or through Paypal.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
Pros and Cons
Pros
Doesn't require any specific knowledge, professional background, training, skills or experience.
Practically anybody can do it – even real beginners.
Working online from your cozy home environment with your PC.
One of very few ways, kids (above the age of 13) and teenagers can use to make money online.
Flexible working hours: you can do it part time and even on a spare-time basis.
Great time killer when you're bored (which makes you some cash, on the way).
Cons
Can't replace the income generated by a real day job.
Can be quite boring and tiring after some time.
Sample “Get Paid To Read Email” Websites
Here are a few examples of “paid to read” companies, to get you started.
They will enable you to “test the waters” and see if this can work for you.
All the offers below are 100% totally free to join.
ArrowSend Earnings
ArrowCash 4 Offers
ArrowInbox Dollars
ArrowSearch Cactus
ArrowSunshine Rewards
Free Web Based Mail Services
Here are some popular free email services that you can use with your paid emails (instead of getting them to your personal email account):
ArrowYahoo Mail
ArrowGmail
ArrowMSN
Reading Email Messages for Money
“Paid to Read Email” programs offer their
members the opportunity to earn money by receiving and reading email messages.
These email messages include commercially-oriented information and ads about various products and services.
The user needs to read them and then do various short tasks like replying to the message, clicking on a confirmation link, visiting a site or filling out a short feedback form.
How Does it Work?
“Paid to Read” services are connecting two types of audiences: advertisers and web users who want to make some extra income using their PC.
The advertisers are willing to pay money in order to get quick exposure to their commercial messages and get feedback from real surfers.
The users are being compensated and rewarded for this exposure and for their reading time.
Basically, this system is more or less a “permission-based spam”', where the surfer agrees to be spammed for monetary rewards.
That's why it's advised to open a new fresh mailbox through free web mail services, like Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo – where all the junk mail will go, instead of to your existing personal inbox.
How Many Emails Will I Get Each Day?
No simple answer.
It's different from company to company and it also depends on your personal interests that you include in your user profile (which you fill out when you join such a service).
How Much Can I Really Earn?
It depends on various factors:
Your Earning PotentialArrowThe more “paid to read email” websites
that you join, (the more services you'll sign up with) the more money you'll be able to earn.
ArrowThe time you'll spend each day on your PC,
reading sponsored emails from advertisers.
ArrowHow much money you're being offered by the advertiser for each email that you get to your inbox and complete.
ArrowHow many friends you're referring to the service that you're using.
If you can refer a lot of people, you can definitely improve your earning level.
On average, you're getting $0.01 - $0.05 for each email that you read, but some offer even a higher rate.
95% of the users do not make more than $75 - $150 per month.
The top 5% (the hardest working members) earn much more.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
For 95% of the people who use this method - probably not.
Participating in paid email programs can generate some extra money, but it can't replace a full-time job income.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
Usually, you're getting paid either by check or through Paypal.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
Pros and Cons
Pros
Doesn't require any specific knowledge, professional background, training, skills or experience.
Practically anybody can do it – even real beginners.
Working online from your cozy home environment with your PC.
One of very few ways, kids (above the age of 13) and teenagers can use to make money online.
Flexible working hours: you can do it part time and even on a spare-time basis.
Great time killer when you're bored (which makes you some cash, on the way).
Cons
Can't replace the income generated by a real day job.
Can be quite boring and tiring after some time.
Sample “Get Paid To Read Email” Websites
Here are a few examples of “paid to read” companies, to get you started.
They will enable you to “test the waters” and see if this can work for you.
All the offers below are 100% totally free to join.
ArrowSend Earnings
ArrowCash 4 Offers
ArrowInbox Dollars
ArrowSearch Cactus
ArrowSunshine Rewards
Free Web Based Mail Services
Here are some popular free email services that you can use with your paid emails (instead of getting them to your personal email account):
ArrowYahoo Mail
ArrowGmail
ArrowMSN
Making Money by Surfing
What are “Paid to Surf” Sites?
“Paid to Surf” programs offer their members the ability to earn money for doing various activities online.
Here are a few examples of such tasks that users are asked to complete:
How to Get Paid for Surfing the Web ArrowBrowsing Advertisements
The surfer is required to view and click text or graphic ads (banners) and then read the commercial content behind that ad.
ArrowVisiting Sponsors' Sites
Surfing to advertiser's websites, doing various activities there (like filling out forms, questionnaires, testing new website features, watching video ads etc).
ArrowCompleting Offers
Members are required to complete all kinds of online offers, like signing up for free trials of various web services, subscribing to newsletters, etc.
ArrowParticipating in Sweepstakes
Users are asked to enter sweepstakes, drawings and all sorts of promotional campaigns (which can also bring them some nice prizes, if they win).
ArrowSearching The Web
Members are required to use specific search engines and participate in various online search tasks.
ArrowReferring Friends
Some “Surf for Money” sites pay extra bonuses when you refer your friends to join their service.
How Does It Work?
How You Can Earn from Being Online
“Surfing for Money” services are those that
connect two types of audiences: advertisers and ordinary Internet surfers.
We'll explain how things work using the following example:
The first thing a totally new dating site needs is members.
If it does not have its database full of user profiles fast, no one will even consider joining it.
After all, who wants to join an empty dating site? Not many.
That's where paid surfing companies get into the picture: they can help dating sites (and lots of other web-based services) getting members extremely fast.
It's a win-win situation.
The advertisers (such as the dating site from the example above) are willing to pay good money in order to get very fast results.
The surfers are the providers of these “fast results” and they're being compensated and rewarded for their time on the net.
How Much Can I Really Earn?
It depends on various factors:
ArrowThe number of “paid to surf” websites that you join (the more you sign up with, the more money you'll be able to make).
ArrowThe time you spend each day online, completing offers, surfing, signing up on various websites, etc.
ArrowHow much money you're being offered by the advertiser for each completed task.
ArrowHow many friends you refer to the service you're using.
If you can refer a lot of people, you can improve your earnings considerably.
95% of the users do not make more than $100 - $200 per month.
The top 5% (most active, dedicated surfers) make much more.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
For 95% of the people - probably not.
Participating in “Surfing for Cash” programs can generate some extra money on the side, but it can rarely replace a full-time job income.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
Usually, you're getting paid either by check or through Paypal.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
Pros and Cons
Pros
Doesn't require any specific knowledge, professional background, training, skills or experience.
Practically anybody can stay online and do stuff – even total beginners.
Working online from your cozy home environment with your PC.
One of very few ways, kids (above 13 y/o) and teens can use to make money online.
Flexible working hours: you can do it part time and even on a spare-time basis.
Great time killer when you have nothing to do (which makes you money, on the side).
Cons
Can't replace the income of a full-time job.
Can be quite boring after a while.
How To Get Started?
Here are a few examples of paid surfing companies, to get you started.
They will enable you to “test the waters” and see if this can work for you.
All the offers below are 100% free to join.
ArrowSend Earnings
ArrowCash 4 Offers
ArrowInbox Dollars
ArrowUniqPaid
ArrowSearch Cactus
Interesting Internet Facts & Numbers
Arrow"Internet" defined by Webopedia
ArrowHistory of the Internet by Wikipedia
ArrowInternet Usage World Stats
“Paid to Surf” programs offer their members the ability to earn money for doing various activities online.
Here are a few examples of such tasks that users are asked to complete:
How to Get Paid for Surfing the Web ArrowBrowsing Advertisements
The surfer is required to view and click text or graphic ads (banners) and then read the commercial content behind that ad.
ArrowVisiting Sponsors' Sites
Surfing to advertiser's websites, doing various activities there (like filling out forms, questionnaires, testing new website features, watching video ads etc).
ArrowCompleting Offers
Members are required to complete all kinds of online offers, like signing up for free trials of various web services, subscribing to newsletters, etc.
ArrowParticipating in Sweepstakes
Users are asked to enter sweepstakes, drawings and all sorts of promotional campaigns (which can also bring them some nice prizes, if they win).
ArrowSearching The Web
Members are required to use specific search engines and participate in various online search tasks.
ArrowReferring Friends
Some “Surf for Money” sites pay extra bonuses when you refer your friends to join their service.
How Does It Work?
How You Can Earn from Being Online
“Surfing for Money” services are those that
connect two types of audiences: advertisers and ordinary Internet surfers.
We'll explain how things work using the following example:
The first thing a totally new dating site needs is members.
If it does not have its database full of user profiles fast, no one will even consider joining it.
After all, who wants to join an empty dating site? Not many.
That's where paid surfing companies get into the picture: they can help dating sites (and lots of other web-based services) getting members extremely fast.
It's a win-win situation.
The advertisers (such as the dating site from the example above) are willing to pay good money in order to get very fast results.
The surfers are the providers of these “fast results” and they're being compensated and rewarded for their time on the net.
How Much Can I Really Earn?
It depends on various factors:
ArrowThe number of “paid to surf” websites that you join (the more you sign up with, the more money you'll be able to make).
ArrowThe time you spend each day online, completing offers, surfing, signing up on various websites, etc.
ArrowHow much money you're being offered by the advertiser for each completed task.
ArrowHow many friends you refer to the service you're using.
If you can refer a lot of people, you can improve your earnings considerably.
95% of the users do not make more than $100 - $200 per month.
The top 5% (most active, dedicated surfers) make much more.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
For 95% of the people - probably not.
Participating in “Surfing for Cash” programs can generate some extra money on the side, but it can rarely replace a full-time job income.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
Usually, you're getting paid either by check or through Paypal.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
Pros and Cons
Pros
Doesn't require any specific knowledge, professional background, training, skills or experience.
Practically anybody can stay online and do stuff – even total beginners.
Working online from your cozy home environment with your PC.
One of very few ways, kids (above 13 y/o) and teens can use to make money online.
Flexible working hours: you can do it part time and even on a spare-time basis.
Great time killer when you have nothing to do (which makes you money, on the side).
Cons
Can't replace the income of a full-time job.
Can be quite boring after a while.
How To Get Started?
Here are a few examples of paid surfing companies, to get you started.
They will enable you to “test the waters” and see if this can work for you.
All the offers below are 100% free to join.
ArrowSend Earnings
ArrowCash 4 Offers
ArrowInbox Dollars
ArrowUniqPaid
ArrowSearch Cactus
Interesting Internet Facts & Numbers
Arrow"Internet" defined by Webopedia
ArrowHistory of the Internet by Wikipedia
ArrowInternet Usage World Stats
Making Money by Writing and Publishing an Ebook
What This Free Guide Will Teach You
How to Write and Publish an eBook SuccessfullyYou're about to learn how to make money from
writing an ebook, publishing and selling it on the Internet.
This guide takes a few minutes to read, but after
you finish it, you'll have the basic knowledge of how to
write an ebook, how to publish your work effectively and how all this translates into an ongoing income.
Let's start!
What is an Ebook?
An ebook is a downloadable book in an electronic format (such as PDF, EXE and others).
Unlike hardcopy books, which are tangible items, ebooks are simply computer files that you can download to your PC in real time, read their content on your screen and even print in many cases.
Many of the ebooks, which are sold online these days, are in PDF format.
When you order a standard paper book online (like from Amazon), you have to wait a few days to a few weeks, until the book finally arrives at your home.
When it comes to ebooks, the consumer can download them instantly and start reading them right away without waiting for the book to arrive by mail or by visiting a physical bookstore.
Why Do People Buy Ebooks?
The online ebook industry has been booming in recent years.
Sales of electronic books have been growing year after year since 2002. You may ask yourself what brings the average person to buy an ebook.
The three main reasons for purchasing an ebook online are:
ArrowConsumers can put their hands on specific, high quality, useful information that is not published anywhere else – online or offline.
The only way to reach that information is by buying that ebook.
ArrowEbook buyers can get the information that is in the ebook instantly, immediately after downloading it and can use it right away.
ArrowIt's comfortable! Instead of researching a certain topic for hours, days or weeks, people can save a lot of time by purchasing an ebook, for a reasonable price, with all the info they need.
What Types of Ebooks Do People Buy?
Popular Types of eBooksToday, any type of ebook can be sold on the Internet; however, here are the most popular
types with the highest levels of public demand.
Arrow“How To” ebooks
Guides and manuals that explain how to do various things and how to solve different problems, like how to quit smoking, how to lose weight, etc.
These information products usually provide solutions, useful information and practical step-by-step formulas on many subjects.
ArrowBusiness ebooks
They explain how to start, finance, manage or promote your online or offline business and provide tips, advice, strategies and blueprints for success.
ArrowHome / Family
These ebooks provide information about issues such as cooking, recipes, children and parenting, gardening, crafts, pets, marriage, home improvement and real estate.
ArrowComputer-related
These ebooks provide tutorials and guidance on subjects like programming languages, website authoring, graphics and more.
ArrowMoney / Jobs
Ebooks in this niche provide guides on topics like debt, management, resume writing, education, self-employment, investments, entrepreneurship, home-based businesses, finance and jobs.
ArrowSociety / Culture
Ebooks in this category cover topics like foreign languages, politics, government, art, love life, travel, philosophy, religion, science and more.
ArrowTechnical ebooks
Focus on technical topics like electronics, engineering, etc.
ArrowFiction ebooks
Novels, short stories, poetry, romance, erotic literature, fantasy, etc.
ArrowSkill / Talent ebooks
Teach you the basics and advanced strategies of skill-related games, hobbies or sports, like chess, magic, poker, photography, golf, etc.
ArrowHealth ebooks
Explain how to cure various diseases, illnesses or conditions and provide medical information and advice.
Some of the sub-niches include ebooks about addiction solutions, fitness, alternative medicine, beauty, nutrition, mental health, diet and remedy information.
Publishing Ebooks vs. Standard Paper Books
ArrowNo expensive book inventory is needed – It's just a computer file.
ArrowExtremely low production cost.
ArrowNo expensive book printing and binding expenses.
ArrowIt's much easier and cheaper to distribute ebooks than conventional hardcopy books.
ArrowEbooks can be published totally independently, keeping the lion’s share of the revenue in the author's pocket.
No need to settle for pennies and / or sign unfair book contracts with publishing companies or work with greedy middlemen and agents.
ArrowNo need to beg or grovel to publishers to distribute your book.
ArrowTotal editorial freedom – nobody tells you what or how to write, how to design your work and how to promote it.
ArrowYour work can reach the market much faster than through traditional book publishing channels.
ArrowNo shipping costs, no complicated logistics, no warehouses or storage facilities.
Everything is being handled electronically on the Internet.
ArrowText mistakes can be instantly corrected and the whole ebook can be easily
changed or updated whenever needed.
ArrowEbooks are much easier and significantly less expensive to promote over standard books.
The Internet offers endless ebook advertising channels: Affiliate programs, PPC, paid ads, newsletters, cooperation with other sites and more.
ArrowYou're the one who holds the exclusive rights to your work and not your publisher.
ArrowVery low startup investment: if the ebook doesn't sell well, your monetary losses are minimal and insignificant.
ArrowHigh profit margins - if the ebook sells well, you can make a lot of money –month after month.
Benefits of Publishing an Ebook
Advantages of Online eBook PublishingArrowProfits
You can earn substantial continuous income from publishing an ebook.
Unlike the traditional print book industry, the profit margins in the ebook business are overwhelming.
ArrowRecognition & Prestige
You're earning credibility, prestige and recognition as a successful author and as an expert in your field.
ArrowMake a Difference
Touch and affect people's lives with your ebook.
Your work can help and influence so many people.
ArrowGreat PR Tool
An ebook can bring you new clientele that couldn't have found you otherwise.
Is there a better 'business card' or a better proof for your value, expertise and professionalism?
ArrowPersonal Satisfaction
Nothing can beat the feeling of seeing people paying money to put their hands on a copy of your ebook.
What Should You Write About?
Whatever you choose to write about, it must be a subject you are really knowledgeable and passionate about.
After all, in order to become a best-selling author, your ebook should contain information that satisfies your readers’ needs and expectations.
Go with topics that you really know well or that you can research professionally and come out with a great high quality result in the end
How Does it Work?
ArrowA person finds your minisite (that's the small website that promotes and sells your ebook online), either by using a relevant search term on Google or by a link from another site.
ArrowThe user reads your ebook description, what it includes and how it can help or benefit him (usually, through a sales letter on your minisite).
ArrowIf the person decides to buy the ebook, he clicks on the "Order" button and is transferred to a secured order page.
ArrowThe user enters his credit card details and completes his order.
ArrowThe user receives an email confirmation and a link to a download page where he can get his copy.
ArrowThe person downloads the ebook and reads it.
ArrowYou, the ebook author, receive the ebook revenue (usually, once or twice a month).
"How do I Start?" – Step by Step
Key steps in the general process:
ArrowDecide on your ebook topic (after conducting the necessary research).
ArrowDesign the table of contents for your ebook.
ArrowCreate a first, “quick & dirty” raw draft for the ebook.
ArrowFine tune your first draft, polish it and create a finished text.
ArrowBuild a minisite that will sell your ebook (or hire someone to do it).
ArrowJoin a service like Clickbank, that will enable you to bill your clients, process credit cards and get the payments from your sales.
"How Much Can I Really Earn?"
It depends on a few factors, like your ebook's topic and the demand for that topic, how much traffic your minisite brings, your minisite's quality and effectiveness, how many affiliates are promoting your ebook, your ebook's price, etc.
It's very common for successful ebook authors to make between a few hundred to a few thousand dollars per month.
Naturally, the top 5% make much more and some authors make millions per year – just from selling their ebook on the net.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
A lot of people who wrote a successful ebook did, but it depends on each individual author's success.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
With payment processors like Clickbank, it's usually through checks (or in some cases, direct transfers to your bank account).
"Does It Cost Anything?"
Creating an account with Clickbank involves an initial one-time activation cost plus a small fee for every sale (see Clickbank site for details).
How to Write and Publish an eBook SuccessfullyYou're about to learn how to make money from
writing an ebook, publishing and selling it on the Internet.
This guide takes a few minutes to read, but after
you finish it, you'll have the basic knowledge of how to
write an ebook, how to publish your work effectively and how all this translates into an ongoing income.
Let's start!
What is an Ebook?
An ebook is a downloadable book in an electronic format (such as PDF, EXE and others).
Unlike hardcopy books, which are tangible items, ebooks are simply computer files that you can download to your PC in real time, read their content on your screen and even print in many cases.
Many of the ebooks, which are sold online these days, are in PDF format.
When you order a standard paper book online (like from Amazon), you have to wait a few days to a few weeks, until the book finally arrives at your home.
When it comes to ebooks, the consumer can download them instantly and start reading them right away without waiting for the book to arrive by mail or by visiting a physical bookstore.
Why Do People Buy Ebooks?
The online ebook industry has been booming in recent years.
Sales of electronic books have been growing year after year since 2002. You may ask yourself what brings the average person to buy an ebook.
The three main reasons for purchasing an ebook online are:
ArrowConsumers can put their hands on specific, high quality, useful information that is not published anywhere else – online or offline.
The only way to reach that information is by buying that ebook.
ArrowEbook buyers can get the information that is in the ebook instantly, immediately after downloading it and can use it right away.
ArrowIt's comfortable! Instead of researching a certain topic for hours, days or weeks, people can save a lot of time by purchasing an ebook, for a reasonable price, with all the info they need.
What Types of Ebooks Do People Buy?
Popular Types of eBooksToday, any type of ebook can be sold on the Internet; however, here are the most popular
types with the highest levels of public demand.
Arrow“How To” ebooks
Guides and manuals that explain how to do various things and how to solve different problems, like how to quit smoking, how to lose weight, etc.
These information products usually provide solutions, useful information and practical step-by-step formulas on many subjects.
ArrowBusiness ebooks
They explain how to start, finance, manage or promote your online or offline business and provide tips, advice, strategies and blueprints for success.
ArrowHome / Family
These ebooks provide information about issues such as cooking, recipes, children and parenting, gardening, crafts, pets, marriage, home improvement and real estate.
ArrowComputer-related
These ebooks provide tutorials and guidance on subjects like programming languages, website authoring, graphics and more.
ArrowMoney / Jobs
Ebooks in this niche provide guides on topics like debt, management, resume writing, education, self-employment, investments, entrepreneurship, home-based businesses, finance and jobs.
ArrowSociety / Culture
Ebooks in this category cover topics like foreign languages, politics, government, art, love life, travel, philosophy, religion, science and more.
ArrowTechnical ebooks
Focus on technical topics like electronics, engineering, etc.
ArrowFiction ebooks
Novels, short stories, poetry, romance, erotic literature, fantasy, etc.
ArrowSkill / Talent ebooks
Teach you the basics and advanced strategies of skill-related games, hobbies or sports, like chess, magic, poker, photography, golf, etc.
ArrowHealth ebooks
Explain how to cure various diseases, illnesses or conditions and provide medical information and advice.
Some of the sub-niches include ebooks about addiction solutions, fitness, alternative medicine, beauty, nutrition, mental health, diet and remedy information.
Publishing Ebooks vs. Standard Paper Books
ArrowNo expensive book inventory is needed – It's just a computer file.
ArrowExtremely low production cost.
ArrowNo expensive book printing and binding expenses.
ArrowIt's much easier and cheaper to distribute ebooks than conventional hardcopy books.
ArrowEbooks can be published totally independently, keeping the lion’s share of the revenue in the author's pocket.
No need to settle for pennies and / or sign unfair book contracts with publishing companies or work with greedy middlemen and agents.
ArrowNo need to beg or grovel to publishers to distribute your book.
ArrowTotal editorial freedom – nobody tells you what or how to write, how to design your work and how to promote it.
ArrowYour work can reach the market much faster than through traditional book publishing channels.
ArrowNo shipping costs, no complicated logistics, no warehouses or storage facilities.
Everything is being handled electronically on the Internet.
ArrowText mistakes can be instantly corrected and the whole ebook can be easily
changed or updated whenever needed.
ArrowEbooks are much easier and significantly less expensive to promote over standard books.
The Internet offers endless ebook advertising channels: Affiliate programs, PPC, paid ads, newsletters, cooperation with other sites and more.
ArrowYou're the one who holds the exclusive rights to your work and not your publisher.
ArrowVery low startup investment: if the ebook doesn't sell well, your monetary losses are minimal and insignificant.
ArrowHigh profit margins - if the ebook sells well, you can make a lot of money –month after month.
Benefits of Publishing an Ebook
Advantages of Online eBook PublishingArrowProfits
You can earn substantial continuous income from publishing an ebook.
Unlike the traditional print book industry, the profit margins in the ebook business are overwhelming.
ArrowRecognition & Prestige
You're earning credibility, prestige and recognition as a successful author and as an expert in your field.
ArrowMake a Difference
Touch and affect people's lives with your ebook.
Your work can help and influence so many people.
ArrowGreat PR Tool
An ebook can bring you new clientele that couldn't have found you otherwise.
Is there a better 'business card' or a better proof for your value, expertise and professionalism?
ArrowPersonal Satisfaction
Nothing can beat the feeling of seeing people paying money to put their hands on a copy of your ebook.
What Should You Write About?
Whatever you choose to write about, it must be a subject you are really knowledgeable and passionate about.
After all, in order to become a best-selling author, your ebook should contain information that satisfies your readers’ needs and expectations.
Go with topics that you really know well or that you can research professionally and come out with a great high quality result in the end
How Does it Work?
ArrowA person finds your minisite (that's the small website that promotes and sells your ebook online), either by using a relevant search term on Google or by a link from another site.
ArrowThe user reads your ebook description, what it includes and how it can help or benefit him (usually, through a sales letter on your minisite).
ArrowIf the person decides to buy the ebook, he clicks on the "Order" button and is transferred to a secured order page.
ArrowThe user enters his credit card details and completes his order.
ArrowThe user receives an email confirmation and a link to a download page where he can get his copy.
ArrowThe person downloads the ebook and reads it.
ArrowYou, the ebook author, receive the ebook revenue (usually, once or twice a month).
"How do I Start?" – Step by Step
Key steps in the general process:
ArrowDecide on your ebook topic (after conducting the necessary research).
ArrowDesign the table of contents for your ebook.
ArrowCreate a first, “quick & dirty” raw draft for the ebook.
ArrowFine tune your first draft, polish it and create a finished text.
ArrowBuild a minisite that will sell your ebook (or hire someone to do it).
ArrowJoin a service like Clickbank, that will enable you to bill your clients, process credit cards and get the payments from your sales.
"How Much Can I Really Earn?"
It depends on a few factors, like your ebook's topic and the demand for that topic, how much traffic your minisite brings, your minisite's quality and effectiveness, how many affiliates are promoting your ebook, your ebook's price, etc.
It's very common for successful ebook authors to make between a few hundred to a few thousand dollars per month.
Naturally, the top 5% make much more and some authors make millions per year – just from selling their ebook on the net.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
A lot of people who wrote a successful ebook did, but it depends on each individual author's success.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
With payment processors like Clickbank, it's usually through checks (or in some cases, direct transfers to your bank account).
"Does It Cost Anything?"
Creating an account with Clickbank involves an initial one-time activation cost plus a small fee for every sale (see Clickbank site for details).
Making Money by Selling Stuff on eBay Auctions
eBay – The Cold Facts
Introduction to eBay SellingArrow Established in 1995, eBay is a huge global
marketplace where practically anyone can
buy and sell anything online (through
auctions or fixed-price sales).
Arrow It's the 7th most visited site in the US
(after Yahoo,Google,Myspace,YouTube & MSN).
Arrow eBay has 233,000,000 registered members (buyers and sellers) worldwide.
Arrow Approximately 1.3 million people from all over the world use eBay as their
primary or secondary source of income (ACNielsen International Research,
June 2006).
ArrowIn 2006, the total value of all successfully sold items on eBay was more than
52 billion US dollars.
Arrow At any given time, there are about 100 million product listings on eBay
(in over 50,000 categories) and about 6.4 million new listings are added
every day.
What People Buy & Sell on eBay?
Here are the most popular types of new or second-hand goods that people buy
and sell on eBay: new listings are added every day.
Books
Electronics
Toys & Hobbies
Collectibles
Business & Industrial
Supply & Equipment
Coins & Stamps
Health & Beauty
Musical Instruments
Travel
Clothing, Shoes &
Fashion Accessories
Furniture
Antiques
Art
Digital Cameras &
Accessories
Movies
Home & Garden
Pottery & Glass
Video Games
Computers
Music
Cell Phones
Baby Products
Cars,
Vehicles & Parts
Memorabilia
Jewelry & Watches
Real Estate
Anything else you
can think of:
there are 50,000
different product
categories
Here's the bottom line: eBay is the #1 online shopping site for one simple reason:
you can find anything there.
When people want to buy something, for themselves, for their home or for their
business, new or used, they know that they'll be able to find it on eBay and
probably for a very good price (especially, via online auctions)..
How to Make Money Using eBay?
This guide reviews the most practical ways and strategies to make good money
on eBay auctions and gives you all the basics plus some good tips and essential
help on the way
Strategy #1: Selling Unneeded Items from Your Home
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Earning Money from Selling JunkThis strategy is great for private individuals,
beginners and for people who have zero
experience in selling or marketing over the
Internet. It lets inexperienced individuals start
small with no risks or serious expenses.
Then, as they grow their sales volume gradually, they gain more and more
experience, confidence and… yes, money and have the tools to turn it into a
full-time income source (if they wish).
How Does it Work?
Search your home for items that you no longer need and will probably never
use again. Some good places to start your hunt for these hidden treasures are:
your attic, storage unit, closets, basement, garage, back yard, etc.
"What 'Home Items' can I Sell Online?"
Pretty simple: do you have clothes that you never used or will never use again?
Sure you do.
Do you have common items like books, music, sports gear, toys, baby items or
other usable stuff that you hardly touch any more and just collect dust in your
cellar? Absolutely!
Everybody has at least tens of such items in his/her home.
Some people have hundreds of such items, without even realizing that they can
turn what they see as “useless junk” to cash.
Take a few minutes and browse eBay's categories.
It will give you lots of ideas of what you can sell and for how much.
How to Get Started
ArrowJoin eBay as a member.
The actual joining is free; you pay eBay a fee only when you list actual
items for sale.
ArrowRead eBay's basic tutorials on how their site works, how to open a listing,
how to sell, etc.
These tutorials are free and they'll give you all the basics that you need in order to get started.
ArrowSell something from your home – anything.
List a couple of items for sale for "training" purposes.
ArrowGain some experience on the technical side, learn to better understand
the process, make a few small sales and reach a point where you feel
comfortable with the system.
ArrowAfter you feel that you and eBay live in peace and harmony and after you
have gained some experience, start listing your more valuable items.
Strategy #2: Making Money from Collectibles
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Selling Collectibles OnlineThe term "collectibles" may sound to some pretty scary and intimidating. You immediately visualize a Picasso original or a really rare antique coin and the chance that you may own one of these is almost non-existent.
However, this common notion comes from one major reason: people's ignorance.
Read this carefully: you probably have at least some valuable collectible items,
without even knowing it.
Regardless of your age, your parents probably have tons of collectibles that can
sell for big bucks - and they're probably not aware of it either. The reason?
They don't see these items as “collectables”.
After finishing this guide, take a good hard look at eBay's collectibles category.
It includes all the sub-categories and the sub-sub categories of things that
people buy on eBay for their personal collections.
Some of the items (and the categories in which they're listed there) may
surprise you; and the prices that these items sell for may even shock you.
However, it's a positive shock, since it will open new money-making
opportunities for you.
"What Types of Collectibles can I Sell on eBay?"
Such collectible items may include old records and books, clothes from your
past, memorabilia from your childhood, stamps, coins, dolls, Pez dispensers,
comics, autographed items and so many other hard-to-find items.
Vintage items can sell pretty fast and for premium dollars.
Things like vintage clothing, posters, jewelry, watches, toys, advertising items,
pens, military-related items, old radios, postcards, religious items, ashtrays,
old tools – and so much more.
Actually, any old item will probably sell online (and for a very good price).
Why? Very simple: because people collect everything and they're willing to
pay top dollar for a nice addition to their collection, especially if they've been
looking for such an item for a very long time.
What Qualifies as an “Old” Item?
Well, “old” is pretty hard to define; however, if you have items from the 80s,
not to mention from the 70s, 60s, 50s or older – you're at a fantastic
starting point.
"How do I Know if my Items Will Sell and for how Much?"
You can't know for sure before you actually list them; however, here's
something that can give you a pretty good idea.
Let's say you have an old radio and you want to know what the odds are
that it will sell on eBay and how much you may get for it.
All you have to do is go to eBay's Radios category and start sniffing around
(go ahead – take a look!).
When you browse the category, ask yourself the following questions:
ArrowHow many items have actual buyer's bids on them?
It will give you a sense if this type of item has real demand.
ArrowDo such items generate a high number of bids?
More bids = more interest = more demand = higher profits.
ArrowWhat's the price range of the bidded items?
Again, it will give you a good direction regarding what to expect when
you list a similar item.
ArrowWhat's the potential highest price you can get for such an item?
Go to the top of the category page. You'll see an option to sort the
listings by various parameters.
Choose the "Sort by: Price: Highest first" option and you'll see the items that are being offered from the highest price to the lowest.
Now you have a better understanding of what to expect.
"What do I do When I Run Out of Old Items?"
After you finish selling anything you can put your hands on, from your own
home, then comes the more tricky part.
After all, the “home well” will eventually dry up and your money-making
eBay activities must keep going – right?
Here are a few sources where you can get more valuable items.
ArrowGarage Sales – A great source to get valuable collectible items at bargain
prices.
ArrowFlea Markets – Another fantastic arena to get hard-to-find items cheaply.
ArrowSecond Hand Shops – Some second hand shops offer great items for a
very low price.
ArrowFriends & Family – Why not chip in with your friends and family members?
You can offer them a 50/50 revenue split and easily recruit them as your
partners.
You'll do all the selling; they get easy money.
Who can say no to such a sweet offer?
ArrowSeniors / Retirees – Most senior citizens eagerly look for good ways to
make some extra money after retirement – and it's not surprising.
The problem? There aren't too many opportunities with good earning
potential and low risk for them.
You, with your eBay activity, can offer them a real risk-free opportunity to
make real money.
They can offer you rare old items that they usually have, from DECADES
ago – a real fortune!
You can offer them the same 50/50 revenue split discussed in the previous
point and easily recruit them as your loyal partners.
Isn't it a wonderful, mutually beneficial partnership?
Places to Stay Away From
• Antique shops
• Professional vintage dealers
• Specialty stores
Why should you stay away from these places?
Your eBay success relies on the old (but true) motto "buy low, sell high"
(assuming you need to pay to put your hands on good items that will sell easily).
Shop owners and antique dealers are professional sharks.
They will happily sell you whatever you wish to buy from them, but for its true
market value (or higher, if possible).
Great deal for them – bad deal for you.
Stick to sources where you can get items either free or for a very cheap price.
Don't be tempted to buy great pricy items, hoping that they will sell for a much
higher price online.
Strategy #3: Selling Things That you Create
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Selling Homemade Arts and CraftsLots of people create art or have an artistic hobby or craft. eBay can be an ideal place to sell their creations and for good money too.
Here's a partial list of things that people
create and can sell on eBay.
ArrowArt: paintings, posters, prints, digital art, drawings, photography,
sculptures, etc.
ArrowCrafts: Basketry, bead art, cards, candle & soap making,
ceramics/pottery, crocheting, cross-stitch, dolls, embroidery, fabric,
floral crafts, glass, gourds, any handcrafted items, hand-painted items,
knitting, lace making/tatting, rug making, leather, macramé,
metalworking, mosaic, needlepoint, paper crafts, quilting, scrapbooking,
sewing, weaving, woodworking, yarn and many more…
ArrowJewelry: Body jewelry, bracelets, children's jewelry, earrings,
ethnic designs, hair jewelry, any handcrafted items, jewelry boxes, beads,
pins, brooches, rings and many more…
ArrowClothing & accessories: Handmade fashion accessories, handbags,
purses and more.
ArrowHome & Garden related: Home and garden décor, wall hangings,
bedding, linens, pillows, rugs, furniture, tiles and more.
This is a very limited list.
If you do any of the above, why not use eBay as your own craft shop?
"How Much Can I Really Earn?"
An ACNielsen report states that about 1,300,000 people worldwide use eBay
as a source of regular income.
This figure probably doesn't include the people who sell on a “part-time” basis
and their number is much higher.
Bottom line: a lot of people make nice profits from their eBay business.
How much you can make depends solely on your ability to get sellable items.
If you have access to good items on a continuous basis you definitely can
make a lot of money – anything between three to five figures per month.
Some professional power sellers make six and even seven figures per month,
every month, but these are the top 1% - not the 99% mainstream.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
Hundreds of thousands of people, who sell on eBay from their home, left their
day job and live happily only from their eBay business.
Many others do it only as a secondary source of income while maintaining their
main jobs.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
The most common way to be paid for your sales is through Paypal.
However, you can also get your money from buyers via credit cards, bank
transfers, postal orders or good old-fashioned cash.
Actually, you decide on which payment methods to use and which not.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
Listing items on eBay requires paying a fee:
• Insertion fee - for posting an item for sale (starts from $0.10 per item).
• Final Value fee – which you pay only if the item that you advertised has
been sold (starts from 8.75% of the closing value).
Pros and Cons
Pros
Doesn't require any specific
knowledge, professional background, training, skills or experience.
Practically anybody can do it.
Working online from your
comfortable home environment with your computer.
You see the money pretty fast.
When you sell something on eBay, you get the money immediately after the auction is over – usually by Paypal, from the buyer.
Flexible working hours:
you can do it full time, part time
or on a spare-time basis.
You can advance slowly and
gradually, on a step-by-step basis.
You set your own pace.
It can turn pretty quickly from a
part-time / extra money source –
to a full-time / major income source
Anybody has items at home that are no longer needed or used and can be sold for good money on eBay.
The success rate of people who go via the eBay route is overwhelming. It's hard to fail if you have good items.
Cons
You must have items to sell in order to make money through eBay.
No items? No eBay option!
Taking pictures of the items, listing them online & packing and shipping them will consume a lot of your time.
How Do I Start?
Simply go to eBay, register yourself and list an item for sale.
Good eBay E-books, Guides & Resources
The following e-books were written by eBay experts and can give you a lot of
practical tips, guidance and shorten the learning curve for any beginner.
ArrowAuction Training Course - A fantastic e-book for newbies who want to learn the essentials (and more) fast. Written by John Gardner, a well-known eBay expert and a Powerseller himself.
ArrowThe Silent Sales Machine Hiding on eBay - There's a good reason why this beginner's guide sold almost 100,000 copies. It helped a lot of beginners
making the transformation from a frustrated wannabe to a successful
eBay seller.
Arrow eBay by Wikipedia
Arrow eBay stock info
Arrow Auction Bytes – A magazine for internet auction users.
Introduction to eBay SellingArrow Established in 1995, eBay is a huge global
marketplace where practically anyone can
buy and sell anything online (through
auctions or fixed-price sales).
Arrow It's the 7th most visited site in the US
(after Yahoo,Google,Myspace,YouTube & MSN).
Arrow eBay has 233,000,000 registered members (buyers and sellers) worldwide.
Arrow Approximately 1.3 million people from all over the world use eBay as their
primary or secondary source of income (ACNielsen International Research,
June 2006).
ArrowIn 2006, the total value of all successfully sold items on eBay was more than
52 billion US dollars.
Arrow At any given time, there are about 100 million product listings on eBay
(in over 50,000 categories) and about 6.4 million new listings are added
every day.
What People Buy & Sell on eBay?
Here are the most popular types of new or second-hand goods that people buy
and sell on eBay: new listings are added every day.
Books
Electronics
Toys & Hobbies
Collectibles
Business & Industrial
Supply & Equipment
Coins & Stamps
Health & Beauty
Musical Instruments
Travel
Clothing, Shoes &
Fashion Accessories
Furniture
Antiques
Art
Digital Cameras &
Accessories
Movies
Home & Garden
Pottery & Glass
Video Games
Computers
Music
Cell Phones
Baby Products
Cars,
Vehicles & Parts
Memorabilia
Jewelry & Watches
Real Estate
Anything else you
can think of:
there are 50,000
different product
categories
Here's the bottom line: eBay is the #1 online shopping site for one simple reason:
you can find anything there.
When people want to buy something, for themselves, for their home or for their
business, new or used, they know that they'll be able to find it on eBay and
probably for a very good price (especially, via online auctions)..
How to Make Money Using eBay?
This guide reviews the most practical ways and strategies to make good money
on eBay auctions and gives you all the basics plus some good tips and essential
help on the way
Strategy #1: Selling Unneeded Items from Your Home
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Earning Money from Selling JunkThis strategy is great for private individuals,
beginners and for people who have zero
experience in selling or marketing over the
Internet. It lets inexperienced individuals start
small with no risks or serious expenses.
Then, as they grow their sales volume gradually, they gain more and more
experience, confidence and… yes, money and have the tools to turn it into a
full-time income source (if they wish).
How Does it Work?
Search your home for items that you no longer need and will probably never
use again. Some good places to start your hunt for these hidden treasures are:
your attic, storage unit, closets, basement, garage, back yard, etc.
"What 'Home Items' can I Sell Online?"
Pretty simple: do you have clothes that you never used or will never use again?
Sure you do.
Do you have common items like books, music, sports gear, toys, baby items or
other usable stuff that you hardly touch any more and just collect dust in your
cellar? Absolutely!
Everybody has at least tens of such items in his/her home.
Some people have hundreds of such items, without even realizing that they can
turn what they see as “useless junk” to cash.
Take a few minutes and browse eBay's categories.
It will give you lots of ideas of what you can sell and for how much.
How to Get Started
ArrowJoin eBay as a member.
The actual joining is free; you pay eBay a fee only when you list actual
items for sale.
ArrowRead eBay's basic tutorials on how their site works, how to open a listing,
how to sell, etc.
These tutorials are free and they'll give you all the basics that you need in order to get started.
ArrowSell something from your home – anything.
List a couple of items for sale for "training" purposes.
ArrowGain some experience on the technical side, learn to better understand
the process, make a few small sales and reach a point where you feel
comfortable with the system.
ArrowAfter you feel that you and eBay live in peace and harmony and after you
have gained some experience, start listing your more valuable items.
Strategy #2: Making Money from Collectibles
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Selling Collectibles OnlineThe term "collectibles" may sound to some pretty scary and intimidating. You immediately visualize a Picasso original or a really rare antique coin and the chance that you may own one of these is almost non-existent.
However, this common notion comes from one major reason: people's ignorance.
Read this carefully: you probably have at least some valuable collectible items,
without even knowing it.
Regardless of your age, your parents probably have tons of collectibles that can
sell for big bucks - and they're probably not aware of it either. The reason?
They don't see these items as “collectables”.
After finishing this guide, take a good hard look at eBay's collectibles category.
It includes all the sub-categories and the sub-sub categories of things that
people buy on eBay for their personal collections.
Some of the items (and the categories in which they're listed there) may
surprise you; and the prices that these items sell for may even shock you.
However, it's a positive shock, since it will open new money-making
opportunities for you.
"What Types of Collectibles can I Sell on eBay?"
Such collectible items may include old records and books, clothes from your
past, memorabilia from your childhood, stamps, coins, dolls, Pez dispensers,
comics, autographed items and so many other hard-to-find items.
Vintage items can sell pretty fast and for premium dollars.
Things like vintage clothing, posters, jewelry, watches, toys, advertising items,
pens, military-related items, old radios, postcards, religious items, ashtrays,
old tools – and so much more.
Actually, any old item will probably sell online (and for a very good price).
Why? Very simple: because people collect everything and they're willing to
pay top dollar for a nice addition to their collection, especially if they've been
looking for such an item for a very long time.
What Qualifies as an “Old” Item?
Well, “old” is pretty hard to define; however, if you have items from the 80s,
not to mention from the 70s, 60s, 50s or older – you're at a fantastic
starting point.
"How do I Know if my Items Will Sell and for how Much?"
You can't know for sure before you actually list them; however, here's
something that can give you a pretty good idea.
Let's say you have an old radio and you want to know what the odds are
that it will sell on eBay and how much you may get for it.
All you have to do is go to eBay's Radios category and start sniffing around
(go ahead – take a look!).
When you browse the category, ask yourself the following questions:
ArrowHow many items have actual buyer's bids on them?
It will give you a sense if this type of item has real demand.
ArrowDo such items generate a high number of bids?
More bids = more interest = more demand = higher profits.
ArrowWhat's the price range of the bidded items?
Again, it will give you a good direction regarding what to expect when
you list a similar item.
ArrowWhat's the potential highest price you can get for such an item?
Go to the top of the category page. You'll see an option to sort the
listings by various parameters.
Choose the "Sort by: Price: Highest first" option and you'll see the items that are being offered from the highest price to the lowest.
Now you have a better understanding of what to expect.
"What do I do When I Run Out of Old Items?"
After you finish selling anything you can put your hands on, from your own
home, then comes the more tricky part.
After all, the “home well” will eventually dry up and your money-making
eBay activities must keep going – right?
Here are a few sources where you can get more valuable items.
ArrowGarage Sales – A great source to get valuable collectible items at bargain
prices.
ArrowFlea Markets – Another fantastic arena to get hard-to-find items cheaply.
ArrowSecond Hand Shops – Some second hand shops offer great items for a
very low price.
ArrowFriends & Family – Why not chip in with your friends and family members?
You can offer them a 50/50 revenue split and easily recruit them as your
partners.
You'll do all the selling; they get easy money.
Who can say no to such a sweet offer?
ArrowSeniors / Retirees – Most senior citizens eagerly look for good ways to
make some extra money after retirement – and it's not surprising.
The problem? There aren't too many opportunities with good earning
potential and low risk for them.
You, with your eBay activity, can offer them a real risk-free opportunity to
make real money.
They can offer you rare old items that they usually have, from DECADES
ago – a real fortune!
You can offer them the same 50/50 revenue split discussed in the previous
point and easily recruit them as your loyal partners.
Isn't it a wonderful, mutually beneficial partnership?
Places to Stay Away From
• Antique shops
• Professional vintage dealers
• Specialty stores
Why should you stay away from these places?
Your eBay success relies on the old (but true) motto "buy low, sell high"
(assuming you need to pay to put your hands on good items that will sell easily).
Shop owners and antique dealers are professional sharks.
They will happily sell you whatever you wish to buy from them, but for its true
market value (or higher, if possible).
Great deal for them – bad deal for you.
Stick to sources where you can get items either free or for a very cheap price.
Don't be tempted to buy great pricy items, hoping that they will sell for a much
higher price online.
Strategy #3: Selling Things That you Create
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Selling Homemade Arts and CraftsLots of people create art or have an artistic hobby or craft. eBay can be an ideal place to sell their creations and for good money too.
Here's a partial list of things that people
create and can sell on eBay.
ArrowArt: paintings, posters, prints, digital art, drawings, photography,
sculptures, etc.
ArrowCrafts: Basketry, bead art, cards, candle & soap making,
ceramics/pottery, crocheting, cross-stitch, dolls, embroidery, fabric,
floral crafts, glass, gourds, any handcrafted items, hand-painted items,
knitting, lace making/tatting, rug making, leather, macramé,
metalworking, mosaic, needlepoint, paper crafts, quilting, scrapbooking,
sewing, weaving, woodworking, yarn and many more…
ArrowJewelry: Body jewelry, bracelets, children's jewelry, earrings,
ethnic designs, hair jewelry, any handcrafted items, jewelry boxes, beads,
pins, brooches, rings and many more…
ArrowClothing & accessories: Handmade fashion accessories, handbags,
purses and more.
ArrowHome & Garden related: Home and garden décor, wall hangings,
bedding, linens, pillows, rugs, furniture, tiles and more.
This is a very limited list.
If you do any of the above, why not use eBay as your own craft shop?
"How Much Can I Really Earn?"
An ACNielsen report states that about 1,300,000 people worldwide use eBay
as a source of regular income.
This figure probably doesn't include the people who sell on a “part-time” basis
and their number is much higher.
Bottom line: a lot of people make nice profits from their eBay business.
How much you can make depends solely on your ability to get sellable items.
If you have access to good items on a continuous basis you definitely can
make a lot of money – anything between three to five figures per month.
Some professional power sellers make six and even seven figures per month,
every month, but these are the top 1% - not the 99% mainstream.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
Hundreds of thousands of people, who sell on eBay from their home, left their
day job and live happily only from their eBay business.
Many others do it only as a secondary source of income while maintaining their
main jobs.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
The most common way to be paid for your sales is through Paypal.
However, you can also get your money from buyers via credit cards, bank
transfers, postal orders or good old-fashioned cash.
Actually, you decide on which payment methods to use and which not.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
Listing items on eBay requires paying a fee:
• Insertion fee - for posting an item for sale (starts from $0.10 per item).
• Final Value fee – which you pay only if the item that you advertised has
been sold (starts from 8.75% of the closing value).
Pros and Cons
Pros
Doesn't require any specific
knowledge, professional background, training, skills or experience.
Practically anybody can do it.
Working online from your
comfortable home environment with your computer.
You see the money pretty fast.
When you sell something on eBay, you get the money immediately after the auction is over – usually by Paypal, from the buyer.
Flexible working hours:
you can do it full time, part time
or on a spare-time basis.
You can advance slowly and
gradually, on a step-by-step basis.
You set your own pace.
It can turn pretty quickly from a
part-time / extra money source –
to a full-time / major income source
Anybody has items at home that are no longer needed or used and can be sold for good money on eBay.
The success rate of people who go via the eBay route is overwhelming. It's hard to fail if you have good items.
Cons
You must have items to sell in order to make money through eBay.
No items? No eBay option!
Taking pictures of the items, listing them online & packing and shipping them will consume a lot of your time.
How Do I Start?
Simply go to eBay, register yourself and list an item for sale.
Good eBay E-books, Guides & Resources
The following e-books were written by eBay experts and can give you a lot of
practical tips, guidance and shorten the learning curve for any beginner.
ArrowAuction Training Course - A fantastic e-book for newbies who want to learn the essentials (and more) fast. Written by John Gardner, a well-known eBay expert and a Powerseller himself.
ArrowThe Silent Sales Machine Hiding on eBay - There's a good reason why this beginner's guide sold almost 100,000 copies. It helped a lot of beginners
making the transformation from a frustrated wannabe to a successful
eBay seller.
Arrow eBay by Wikipedia
Arrow eBay stock info
Arrow Auction Bytes – A magazine for internet auction users.
Making Money from Taking Paid Surveys On the Net
What are Paid Surveys?
Introduction to Online Surveys
Paid surveys are a part of a broader field called “Market Research”.
When a certain corporation wants to get their target market's opinions, shopping preferences, views and ideas, they order a consumer survey
(or a focus group) from a marketing research company.
In most cases, such surveys are being conducted when a company is planning to launch a new product or interested in improving an existing one.
They need to know what their potential customers think, feel, love or hate about their product or about their brand and this customer feedback is essential to them.
How Does It Work?
Generally, the process goes like this:
ArrowYou apply to be a participant via the marketing research company's website (by filling out a screening questionnaire with your demographic
data).
ArrowAfter they examine your questionnaire, you will receive a confirmation
email, telling you if you've been accepted or not.
ArrowIf you qualified, you'll start accepting survey participation invitations via email with a link to the relevant survey (some companies require installing a special survey-taking software).
ArrowYou take market surveys, answering questions about products and services.
ArrowYou are paid for the surveys you completed the previous month.
"How Much can I Really Earn?"
How Much Can Be Earned from Taking Surveys
It depends on the length of the survey and the
time it takes to complete it.
Sometimes, it may also depend on the requested target audience profile.
Companies can order research surveys based on demographic parameters such as gender, age, marital status, geographic location, education level, housing type, native language, ethnic background, income level and employment status.
When you join a survey service, you will be required to give the above details, so they can send you surveys that match your individual profile as well as the ordering company's needs.
Typically, short basic surveys, that don't take more than a couple of minutes to fill out, can pay $3-$10 per survey.
The longer they get and the more time it takes to fill out the entire questionnaire (some may require up to 30 minutes), the payout increases and can reach $50-$75 per survey.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
For 95% of the people - probably not.
Answering Internet surveys can generate a nice extra income on the side. However, in order to earn as much as in an average full-time job, you'll have to join a lot of survey sites and take as many surveys as possible.
This can easily consume several hours of your time each day.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
Usually, you're getting paid either by check or through Paypal.
Most companies send the payments once or twice per month
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
Legitimate research companies don't charge you anything.
After all, they're paying you for your time and your opinion.
Some Internet sites ask for a membership or a one-time fee in return for access to their database, directory or current list of reputable paid survey firms.
Introduction to Online Surveys
Paid surveys are a part of a broader field called “Market Research”.
When a certain corporation wants to get their target market's opinions, shopping preferences, views and ideas, they order a consumer survey
(or a focus group) from a marketing research company.
In most cases, such surveys are being conducted when a company is planning to launch a new product or interested in improving an existing one.
They need to know what their potential customers think, feel, love or hate about their product or about their brand and this customer feedback is essential to them.
How Does It Work?
Generally, the process goes like this:
ArrowYou apply to be a participant via the marketing research company's website (by filling out a screening questionnaire with your demographic
data).
ArrowAfter they examine your questionnaire, you will receive a confirmation
email, telling you if you've been accepted or not.
ArrowIf you qualified, you'll start accepting survey participation invitations via email with a link to the relevant survey (some companies require installing a special survey-taking software).
ArrowYou take market surveys, answering questions about products and services.
ArrowYou are paid for the surveys you completed the previous month.
"How Much can I Really Earn?"
How Much Can Be Earned from Taking Surveys
It depends on the length of the survey and the
time it takes to complete it.
Sometimes, it may also depend on the requested target audience profile.
Companies can order research surveys based on demographic parameters such as gender, age, marital status, geographic location, education level, housing type, native language, ethnic background, income level and employment status.
When you join a survey service, you will be required to give the above details, so they can send you surveys that match your individual profile as well as the ordering company's needs.
Typically, short basic surveys, that don't take more than a couple of minutes to fill out, can pay $3-$10 per survey.
The longer they get and the more time it takes to fill out the entire questionnaire (some may require up to 30 minutes), the payout increases and can reach $50-$75 per survey.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
For 95% of the people - probably not.
Answering Internet surveys can generate a nice extra income on the side. However, in order to earn as much as in an average full-time job, you'll have to join a lot of survey sites and take as many surveys as possible.
This can easily consume several hours of your time each day.
"How Do I Get the Money?"
Usually, you're getting paid either by check or through Paypal.
Most companies send the payments once or twice per month
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
Legitimate research companies don't charge you anything.
After all, they're paying you for your time and your opinion.
Some Internet sites ask for a membership or a one-time fee in return for access to their database, directory or current list of reputable paid survey firms.
Making Money from Blogging
What This Free Guide Will Teach You
Learn How to Blog for Cash
You're about to learn how to start making money from your blog.
Hundreds of thousands of bloggers already discovered the so-called “secrets” of blog monetizing.
The truth is that there are no mysterious secrets, no voodoo spells and no, there's no magic either, only some basic strategies that you need to understand and implement.
Let's start!
The #1 Basic Rule
The most fundamental thing you need to understand is that a blog is basically a website, but with a very specific layout format / interface.
What it means is that if you know how to make money from an "ordinary website", you automatically know how to do the very same thing with your blog (in general terms).
Yes, there are some differences here and there, but the basic methods and strategies of site monetization apply to both equally
The "Ugly" Truth
Either way you look at it, your money will come from putting advertising on your blog.
Yes, advertising is a big word and there are various ways to implement it; but that's the bottom line. The road to money in your pocket goes through using your blog's ad space.
No blogger has invented a different system yet.
How to Monetize Your Blog
There are numerous ways to make money from your blog's advertising space.
Let's review the most popular and effective ones:
Good Ways to Monetize Your BlogArrow Displaying “Pay-per-Click” Ads
This is a very common way for bloggers to earn from their work.
It's extremely easy to deploy content-related ads (like Google Adsense) on your blog and getting paid whenever someone clicks on an ad.
For an in-depth explanation of how it works, read our guide about how to put ads on your site.
Arrow Independent Advertising Sales
If your blog attracts a lot of user traffic and / or it covers an “in demand” topic or niche (in commercial terms), you can sell banners, buttons, links and sponsorships to advertisers.
All you have to do is start an “Advertising” page on your blog, where you explain what types of ads you're offering and their rates.
ArrowAsking for Donations
It may sound strange, but many bloggers make good money by receiving donations from their audience.
A lot of permanent readers, who enjoy your posts, would like to show their appreciation and contribute.
What can be more simple than placing a Paypal “Donate” button on your blog?
It's worth the one-time small effort.
ArrowSelling Text Links
If your blog is about a very specific subject, it will probably be pretty easy for you to sell links to advertisers who wish to be linked from blogs with related content.
ArrowAffiliate Programs
Blogs with specific themes (and even general ones) can refer readers to other sites and receive commissions for various “actions” on the linked site.
These actions can include signing up for a free trial, joining a certain web-based service, filling out a form with contact details or buying something online.
For an in-depth explanation of how it works, read our guide about how to make money with affiliate programs.
ArrowPaid Reviews
You can get paid for reviewing various websites and online services – especially if their content is related to your blog's topic.
General vs. Niche Blogs
Any type of blog can generate income, no matter what its topic.
However, there's no doubt that blogs that concentrate on a specific topic can earn much more money – and more easily.
For example, a dating-related blog can be very successful at earning money from any monetization method:
ArrowIt can generate income from Adsense (which will naturally display dating- related ads on the blog).
ArrowIt can sell advertising directly to online matchmaking sites.
ArrowIt can earn from user donations.
ArrowIt can sell text links to dating-related sites.
ArrowIt can use affiliate programs of dating services.
ArrowIt can post paid reviews of various dating websites.
A general blog can make money from all of the above too, but it's much harder.
Its audience is not targeted enough, so it's not as attractive and as appealing to advertisers and sponsors as a blog in a well-defined niche.
Choosing the Winning Strategy
Picking a Good Strategy
At this point, you're probably asking yourself what to start with: Adsense? Reviews? Link sales? Affiliate programs? Other alternatives?
The answer to this dilemma is pretty simple: use
as many money makers as possible.
Some of your blog visitors will click your Adsense ads but will never even consider donating a cent.
Others will never click any Adsense advertisement but will follow your affiliate links.
And what if nobody clicks on anything, ever?
You still generate revenues from sponsored reviews and text links that you sold to advertisers and do not depend on your blog's click rate.
Don't put all the eggs in one single basket.
Use multiple income generators that will maximize your blog profits.
"How Much Can I Really Earn?"
It depends on a few parameters, like your blog's niche, how much traffic your blog pulls, how many income generation methods you're using, etc.
It's very common for successful blogs to make between a few hundred to a few thousand dollars per month.
Naturally, the top 5% bloggers make much more.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
Many successful bloggers did, but it depends on each individual blogger's success
"How Do I Get the Money?"
It depends on each individual income stream that you're using, but the most common ways are checks and Paypal.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
Learn How to Blog for Cash
You're about to learn how to start making money from your blog.
Hundreds of thousands of bloggers already discovered the so-called “secrets” of blog monetizing.
The truth is that there are no mysterious secrets, no voodoo spells and no, there's no magic either, only some basic strategies that you need to understand and implement.
Let's start!
The #1 Basic Rule
The most fundamental thing you need to understand is that a blog is basically a website, but with a very specific layout format / interface.
What it means is that if you know how to make money from an "ordinary website", you automatically know how to do the very same thing with your blog (in general terms).
Yes, there are some differences here and there, but the basic methods and strategies of site monetization apply to both equally
The "Ugly" Truth
Either way you look at it, your money will come from putting advertising on your blog.
Yes, advertising is a big word and there are various ways to implement it; but that's the bottom line. The road to money in your pocket goes through using your blog's ad space.
No blogger has invented a different system yet.
How to Monetize Your Blog
There are numerous ways to make money from your blog's advertising space.
Let's review the most popular and effective ones:
Good Ways to Monetize Your BlogArrow Displaying “Pay-per-Click” Ads
This is a very common way for bloggers to earn from their work.
It's extremely easy to deploy content-related ads (like Google Adsense) on your blog and getting paid whenever someone clicks on an ad.
For an in-depth explanation of how it works, read our guide about how to put ads on your site.
Arrow Independent Advertising Sales
If your blog attracts a lot of user traffic and / or it covers an “in demand” topic or niche (in commercial terms), you can sell banners, buttons, links and sponsorships to advertisers.
All you have to do is start an “Advertising” page on your blog, where you explain what types of ads you're offering and their rates.
ArrowAsking for Donations
It may sound strange, but many bloggers make good money by receiving donations from their audience.
A lot of permanent readers, who enjoy your posts, would like to show their appreciation and contribute.
What can be more simple than placing a Paypal “Donate” button on your blog?
It's worth the one-time small effort.
ArrowSelling Text Links
If your blog is about a very specific subject, it will probably be pretty easy for you to sell links to advertisers who wish to be linked from blogs with related content.
ArrowAffiliate Programs
Blogs with specific themes (and even general ones) can refer readers to other sites and receive commissions for various “actions” on the linked site.
These actions can include signing up for a free trial, joining a certain web-based service, filling out a form with contact details or buying something online.
For an in-depth explanation of how it works, read our guide about how to make money with affiliate programs.
ArrowPaid Reviews
You can get paid for reviewing various websites and online services – especially if their content is related to your blog's topic.
General vs. Niche Blogs
Any type of blog can generate income, no matter what its topic.
However, there's no doubt that blogs that concentrate on a specific topic can earn much more money – and more easily.
For example, a dating-related blog can be very successful at earning money from any monetization method:
ArrowIt can generate income from Adsense (which will naturally display dating- related ads on the blog).
ArrowIt can sell advertising directly to online matchmaking sites.
ArrowIt can earn from user donations.
ArrowIt can sell text links to dating-related sites.
ArrowIt can use affiliate programs of dating services.
ArrowIt can post paid reviews of various dating websites.
A general blog can make money from all of the above too, but it's much harder.
Its audience is not targeted enough, so it's not as attractive and as appealing to advertisers and sponsors as a blog in a well-defined niche.
Choosing the Winning Strategy
Picking a Good Strategy
At this point, you're probably asking yourself what to start with: Adsense? Reviews? Link sales? Affiliate programs? Other alternatives?
The answer to this dilemma is pretty simple: use
as many money makers as possible.
Some of your blog visitors will click your Adsense ads but will never even consider donating a cent.
Others will never click any Adsense advertisement but will follow your affiliate links.
And what if nobody clicks on anything, ever?
You still generate revenues from sponsored reviews and text links that you sold to advertisers and do not depend on your blog's click rate.
Don't put all the eggs in one single basket.
Use multiple income generators that will maximize your blog profits.
"How Much Can I Really Earn?"
It depends on a few parameters, like your blog's niche, how much traffic your blog pulls, how many income generation methods you're using, etc.
It's very common for successful blogs to make between a few hundred to a few thousand dollars per month.
Naturally, the top 5% bloggers make much more.
"Will I Make Enough to Leave my Day Job?"
Many successful bloggers did, but it depends on each individual blogger's success
"How Do I Get the Money?"
It depends on each individual income stream that you're using, but the most common ways are checks and Paypal.
"Does It Cost Anything?"
No, it doesn't.
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