March 7th, 2010 by dingdans
span style=”font-style: italic;”Guest Post by Michael-John Wolfe/spanbr /br /The internet is full of websites that claim to help you make money online or earn residual income. The problem is, 95% of these websites are simply scams or MLM schemes that want to take your money. I have spent the last two years scouring the web in search of legitimate ways to make money online. Only a select few websites actually back up their claims and really do provide results and I have listed these websites on my blog – Residuals and Royalties.br /br /There are three ways that I prove to my readers that I am actually earning a profit from these websites and I will list each one for you. These three forms of “proof” help my readers have a little faith that if they put some effort into these websites, they WILL get paid. The three ways that I prove my earnings are: screen shots, check proof videos and auto-calculating banners.br /br /Proof of Earnings Screen Shots: Every time I get a payout from a website, I usually like to take a screen shot of my earnings to post on my blog for the world to see. The only downside to screenshots is the fact that they can easily be photoshopped or changed, which causes some people to be skeptical of my earnings. I can tell you that I don’t have the time or interest in trying to photoshop my screenshots.br /br /Check Proof Videos: To further prove my earnings to others, I like to take videos of the checks that I receive in the mail from various sources. Not all of the websites that I work with provide actual paper checks, but when they do – I always record a video of the check. If you do the same, be sure and cover the personal information like you address, the check number and anything else you don’t want visible to the public. There are two primary checks that I have been video taping every month – my CashCrate check and my Google Adsense check.br /br /Auto-Calculating Banners: I have a CashCrate banner atop my Residuals and Royalties blog that automatically updates when my earnings change. This banner shows the exact number of referrals I have made and how much money I have earned for the month as well as my total earnings overall. This banner is an excellent way to prove my earnings, since I have no way of altering the figures.br /br /If you have another way that you use to prove the legitimacy of your online earnings, please let us know by commenting below.br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”Resource Box:/spanbr /You can see all three forms of earnings proof on one webpage by clicking here: a href=”http://www.residualsandroyalties.com/paid-online-surveys/”Make Money Online/a.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31431603-3110842191272330477?l=moneymakerinfo.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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If You are Really Making Money Online – PROVE IT!
March 3rd, 2010 by dingdans
span style=”font-style: italic;”Guest Post by Bruce/spanbr /br /The oldest of the Baby Boomer generation are now starting to retire and many are finding they can’t. This is because they haven’t saved enough money as they thought Social Security would be enough to get them though to the end. It turns out that inflation and longer life spans have made it so more money is needed to retire than they ever thought.br /br /There are options for many of these newly retired people and they come in the form of finding income sources online. Alan’s blog does a good job of outlining many of them and the Internet means that a supplemental income can be generated by almost anyone. All it takes is a time commitment and a willingness to learn.br /br /Unfortunately, while this opportunity is available to everyone, this older generation is the least likely to take advantage of it. Not having grown up on computers, the online world is still a mystery to many people who are 60 years and older. This is a shame because that is the very age group that could benefit the most from the opportunities it affords.br /br /Most seniors don’t need a full time income to get by. All they need is an extra $100 to $500 a month and amounts like that are very doable online. Whether it be an additional income from freelance writing jobs, creating Hubpages and adding Adsense to them, or filling out surveys, seniors could be earning that additional money they need right from the comfort of their homes.br /br /Blogging and knowing how to get search engine traffic is another example of something anyone can learn if they put their mind to it. This blog is an example of that and it makes good money in the process. If they don’t want to have to rely on the search engines, pay per click marketing is an alternative that many people have made a lot of money doing. Although it does come with some risk, the nice thing is all that is needed is a computer and Internet connection. It seems the possible ways to make money online are vast indeed.br /br /Baby boomers have all the creative and writing abilities to succeed online and yet many of them shy away because of their unfamiliarity and unwillingness to learn anything new. This lack of technical knowledge means they aren’t taking part in one of the biggest advances in our lifetimes. This Internet does have its detractors but as a means to do business and make money, it has been a lifesaver for many. It’s just too bad that more seniors don’t take advantage of it!br /br /strongAuthor Bio/strongbr /Please visit Bruce’s website strong style=”font-weight: normal;”a href=”http://dayjobnuker.com/” target=”_blank”Make Money From Home/a/strong for some great money making ideas. He will show you strong style=”font-weight: normal;”a href=”http://dayjobnuker.com/ways-to-make-money/” target=”_blank”how to make money from home/a/strong as he has been doing for 3 years.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31431603-6458181619595329238?l=moneymakerinfo.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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February 28th, 2010 by dingdans
span style=”font-style: italic;”Guest post by Paul/spanbr /br /You’re probably reading this because you want to know how to make a full-time income working from home – if so allow me to introduce you to internet marketing.br /br /You can make a substantial amount of money simply selling other people’s products online. In some instances you don’t even need your own web site.br /br /In fact, the process of making money through internet marketing is actually very easy, but like most things it’s a skill that needs to be learnt. It’s like a musical instrument – the more you practice, the better you’ll become.br /br /That’s not to say that there aren’t any shortcuts you can take to fast track your progress. Here’s five of my top tips for making a full time living from home through affiliate marketing:-br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”1) Build a List/spanbr /This is absolutely fundamental if you’re planning on creating a long term, stable business. You’ve probably heard it before but “the money is in the list”. Why? Because in effect your subscribers are assets that you can use to generate income at time you like – essentially it’s traffic on demand!br /br /The top internet marketers out there with over a million people on their list can pretty much generate cash on demand. They just need to send a single promotional email out and a percentage of users are sure to buy the product. I recently met a guy at the World Internet Summit – each time he sent an email he’d expect to receive around $3,000 in sales.br /How would you like earn $3,000 for sending one email?!br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”2) Market Research/spanbr /This is hugely important – you can’t pitch to a crowd of people if you don’t understand them. I’d go as far to say that you can have the strongest sales pitch in the world, but if you are targeting the wrong audience then you’ll have little to no success.br /br /The easiest way to get to know your audience is to hang out with them. Go into forums and speak to them, ask them questions, find out what their worries are and what problems they face. People purchase primarily on emotions even though they like to think they are purchasing through logic – so as a marketer you need to get under their skin!br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”3) Steady on Cowboy – One Niche At A Time!/spanbr /Multiple revenue streams, yes. Multiple income streams, no. There is a big difference. If you’re in a niche and you’re making money from that niche then you should milk that niche for all it’s worth!br /br /Where’s the sense in trading the benefits of a proven money-making niche and risking your time on other niches? Apart from anything else, when you’re marketing to one niche properly you shouldn’t have time for other niches.br /br /If I threw 10 cricket balls at you then you’d probably catch none of them. If I threw one, however, you’d be more than likely to catch it!br /br /That’s not to say that it’s not a good idea to diversify further down the line, but generally you should be at the point where you can outsource all the work in your original niche before setting up new campaigns.br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”4) People Are Starting To See Through Hype/spanbr /Studies show that an overwhelming majority of the population are still very cautious when it comes to purchasing online for fear of being ripped off. By using ridiculous sales pitches with false promises you are putting yourself in grave danger of losing any credibility in the eyes of your prospects.br /br /Take this example I just made up:br /br /span style=”font-style: italic;”“I simply had to tell you something before I absolutely EXPLOAD. If you implement everything in this new product then you’ll literally have thousands of dollars flowing into your wallet EVERY SINGLE DAY. What’s even better…It’s on complete auto-pilot – you don’t have to do a THING! You simply need to spend 5 minutes setting the system up and you’ll never have to worry about money again.”/spanbr /br /Would you buy from someone who’s promising that?br /Your time is much better spent providing your visitors with real value, building a relationship with them and earning their trust. If you can do this well then you’ll have super high conversion rates.br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”5) Work Cleverly Not Hard/spanbr /This is such an important part of the equation. I often hear about internet marketers who are spending hours and hours on their online business when the work can be outsourced for peanuts or when there is a path of least resistance staring right at them.br /br /A certain friend of mine is building a free e-book giveaway to encourage people to sign up to his list. He has literally spent the last 5 weeks putting this giveaway together and it’s still not finished. Here’s what he should have done:-br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”1) /spanOutsource the whole thing – it’s a free giveaway, not a paid for product, there’s no shame in having someone else write you an ebook for $50.br /br /2) Find PLR articles on the web and mash together a useful e-book in a couple of hours. PLR articles are free for you to use and giveaway (always check the licensing rights first).br /br /3) I may decide to create the e-book myself, but you can rest assured I wouldn’t be typing it for 5 weeks. I’d invest in Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 (voice to text conversion software), speak into my microphone and have my words transcribed at 120 words per minute. The book would be done in a couple of days max.br /br /Learning to internet market correctly is about problem solving, intelligent action and getting things done quickly and to high quality.br /br /Like any business if you don’t spend the money, then you need to spend the time. It’s important to manage your resources – weigh up the cost – benefit ratio of each and every piece of work you undertake so that you are not guilty of wasting 5 weeks of your life like my friend.br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”Author Bio:/spanbr /My name is Paul and I’m a full time internet marketer.br /br /If you’re truly serious about a href=”http://www.amshortcuts.com/cfs”internet marketing/a and working from home then I want to show you exactly how you can achieve your goals. You can earn a full-time income in as little as 8 weeks. If that’s the lifestyle you would like then you mustn’t miss what I have for you here: a href=”http://www.amshortcuts.com/cfs”http://www.amshortcuts.com/cfs/a.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31431603-8632241480171958970?l=moneymakerinfo.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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The 5 Shortcuts To Internet Marketing Success
February 20th, 2010 by dingdans
span style=”font-style: italic;”Guest post by Shane /spanbr /br /While it’s true that eBay is the world’s biggest marketplace with millions of sellers from all over the world, there are still some easy steps you can follow to get buyers to notice your listings. Although the steps are critical since it’s very important to bring your listings to soar above the competition, they are few in number. Implementing these tips and tricks can be done by anyone with the end result being more buyers and eyes drawn to your auctions.br /br /To attract buyers you must think like one. This means that you must ask yourself; would you buy something without seeing it, or would an auction with a few pictures be easier for you to bid on? It is a fact that most buyers stay away from sellers with several negative feedback, whether they received it for items shipping late or not as described. For that same reason why would you expect buyers to buy from you if the same could be said of your listings and/or reputation?br /br /This means that in order to get eBay shoppers not only to shop from you, but to trust your listings integrity, you need to include detailed pictures of your item(s). Any spot, blemish or damage on an item should be photograph as well. Always try and upload your pictures at about 400 by 300 pixels jpegs of high quality and take advantage of eBay’s free photo hosting service. It is best to resize them to 400 by 300 since eBay will do so anyway and you will end up losing picture details after uploading if you don’t.br /br /Nothing is more annoying and distracting than listings which force the user to have to decipher them. Why would a buyer spend his or her hard earned money in your hard to read listings when there are so many more user-friendly listings available out there? The best way to keep your buyers from leaving your page and reading your auctions is by using a HTML template which helps make the reading easier on the eyes. If you’re not too familiar with HTML tags then eBay offers you a low cost listing designer for you to use. Just remember that you don’t need fancy code to make your listings readable and simple; and that’s what buyers want!br /br /Another thing to be on the lookout for is grammatical errors. Readers hate that as well so make sure your description is not full of typos. There are also many sellers who at times keep their description too short or sometimes give none at all. Too much correct information is never enough information so be sure to add many details when describing your item. If by any chance the product is scratched or damaged in any way, be sure to describe it in detail with a picture to help better describe the damage.br /br /When it comes to the payment options you give to your buyers; the more the merrier. PayPal is the most used on eBay as it gives the buyer the option of paying with their PayPal account, debit card or bank account. However you can and should add money order and check options as well.br /br /So keep in mind that while there may be millions of different sellers hawking the same items ultimately, when your listings are easier to read and well organized they will buy from you. If your auctions contain good quality photos and informative description you will leave others wondering why your listings attract more customers; and you will already know why!br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”Author Bio:/spanbr /To learn the true art on how tospan style=”text-decoration: underline;” /spana href=”http://www.dropshippingplanet.com”make money on ebay/a and how to get $2000 days by simply selling people what they are searching for CLICK HEREspan style=”text-decoration: underline;” /spana href=”http://www.dropshippingplanet.com”www.dropshippingplanet.com/a.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31431603-606251252659351629?l=moneymakerinfo.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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Make Money By Getting Your Listings Seen on Ebay
February 12th, 2010 by dingdans
span style=”font-style: italic;”Guest Post by Paul/spanbr /br /How do you fancy earning money online without having your own product? Or even having your own web site?br /br /Allow me to introduce you to affiliate marketing. It’s one of the more popular ways of making money online is how I have managed to make a full time income online over just the last 8 weeks.br /br /The really great thing about affiliate marketing is that once you get everything in place, it runs automatically. Essentially, you can potentially earn money whilst you’re on holiday – it’s an auto pilot system. That’s what attracted me to this industry.br /br /What’s even more attractive is the earning potential. There are more millionaire affiliate marketers than any other sector online – you can’t say you’re not intrigued now, can you!br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”But how does it work?/spanbr /br /Well, you are an online salesman. It all comes down to this: You find people with a problem and you solve their problems by introducing them to a product. If somebody lands on a sales page having clicked one of your hyperlinks and then buys the product, you are entitled to a commission.br /br /I know what you’re thinking – how do I get people to click on my link? Well, that’s the skill involved. You have to find hungry markets of people and somehow put your articles or advertisements in front of them.br /br /There are a huge variety of ways of doing this. One of my favorite ways is called article marketing – largely because it’s the easiest! As an article marketer you write for audiences of people, find places to distribute your article, recommend products and make sales.br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”Here’s The Clever Bit Though…/spanbr /br /A lot of people fail at affiliate marketing. Want to know why? They don’t understand their target audience. It’s as simple as that.br /br /Let me give you an example. If you’re the best looking guy in the world, with bucket loads of personality and a huge wallet full of cash, do you think you’d be able to attract a girl? OK, what about if you hang out in a gay bar?br /br /You catch my drift? You can have the best product and sales pitch in the world but if you don’t advertise to the right crowd of people then you’ll never make any money!br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”So How Do You Get To Know Your Target Market?/spanbr /br /You hang out where they do…I’m talking about forums. Forums are the greatest weapon in an internet marketer’s arsenal. It’s one place where you can really understand that mindset of your target market. What concerns are they having? What makes them tick? What problems are they trying to solve.br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”Where Can You Find Products To Promote?/spanbr /br /Personally, I like selling digital products because the profit margin is so great. For instance, if I lead someone to buy a $37 e-book, then I can expect to take home over $20. $29 for one quick sale! You can clearly see how this adds up over time.br /br /The best digital product retailer is called Clickbank. They have a plethora of products in all sorts of niches that you can sell – just have a look in the marketplace and find one that takes your fancy.br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”Affiliate Marketing Is Not Easy…/spanbr /br /This is not a get rich quick scheme that many people are trying to tell you. It’s a skill that needs to be learned just like playing golf or a musical instrument. But let me assure you, when you learn the skill, you’re set for a life of financial freedom.br /br /span style=”font-weight: bold;”Resource Box:/spanbr /There are five shortcuts to a href=”http://www.amshortcuts.com/”affiliate marketing/a success that 95% of people miss out. To find out what they are and to triple your affiliate marketing revenue then don’t miss what I have here: a href=”http://www.amshortcuts.com/”http://www.amshortcuts.com/a.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31431603-6357731107217759544?l=moneymakerinfo.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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Affiliate Marketing – Unlimited Earning Potential
February 6th, 2010 by dingdans
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vpPcP9xSdVE/S2zQCoRLTAI/AAAAAAAACyc/GvT6Q-EsNJE/s1600-h/Squidoo_logo.gif”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 44px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vpPcP9xSdVE/S2zQCoRLTAI/AAAAAAAACyc/GvT6Q-EsNJE/s200/Squidoo_logo.gif” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434947593917123586″ border=”0″ //aThe Squidoo lenses are a great way to get traffic and recognition as a niche expert. You can create a Squidoo lens about the products or your business and then market it on Squidoo. This way, Squidoo can be your steady traffic source for your website.br /br /Squidoo marketing is not very difficult. The only major problem is the common mistakes which are repeated over and over again by the beginners. You should avoid them and there is no need to worry about the traffic then. You will surely get a lot of traffic from Squidoo.br /br /Here are some of the classical mistakes which you should avoid at all costs.br /br /• Most of the people are unaware of the importance of the tags at the beginning. They do not use them properly and then at a later stage they realize that they have missed out on a golden opportunity. If your profile tags are proper, you would surely get more attention from the other Squidoo users as well as from the search engines. Use the proper spellings while tagging and make sure that you are putting the relevant tags. Also make sure that your tags do match with your keywords so that you can attract the interested people to your Squidoo lens.br /br /• You should use your keywords everywhere on Squidoo. Make sure that you have a good keyword density as well in your articles and the text based content. You should use your keywords in other places on the Squidoo lens as well. These may include polls etc. Also make sure that you are using the keywords in the titles. If you are not using the keywords in the titles and the URL, you are missing a great deal.br /br /• Another major mistake that the beginners make is to ignore the opportunities which come your way in the form of putting hyperlinks on the Squidoo lens. The people think that putting the banner ads at the bottom of the lens is sufficient and they do not realize that they do have a lot of other places as well where they can put their links. If you are new to Squidoo, make sure you have not missed any such place and you your hyperlinks at all the possible places.br /br /• Another mistake which is commonly made by all the new comers is to only emphasis on the Squidoo lens and forget the community of Squidoo. You should never do that. The community will help you to get more clicks and more visits. In fact they are the people whom you are trying to attract to your Squidoo lens. You should communicate with the community by joining the groups. The groups will help you to talk to the people and market your lens and the business there.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31431603-512549171775996715?l=moneymakerinfo.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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The Mistakes which can Let You Down as a Squidoo Marketer
