Friday, August 24, 2012

How to Review Products and Make Money with a Blog




From where to shop and eat, to where the best places to live or work are, most people will freely share their ideas about these things with others. This can also translate to what the best products and services are out there and people talk about them with their friends and families via word-of-mouth. It’s what drives the market in many cases. This is called “reviewing” and it’s a popular way that many are cashing in via online blogs.

Blogging, which actually had its start in 1995 but has gained more popularity in recent years, is a way for people to spread the word about their opinions and first-hand reviews on things. Blogs are everywhere, thanks to the free services like Google’s blogger.com that allow anyone to build a blog in a matter of minutes from any computer. A blog is essentially an online journal where you can share a lot of opinions and reviews of things daily and this Just Add Sweat Guide will show you exactly how to get yours set up.

If you love sharing your opinions and reviews about different things, then you have the skills needed to build a review blog and start earning money for your reviews. How? Companies know that consumer reviews are a powerful marketing tool to get the word out about their products and services.

Many are willing to pay big bucks to people who are willing to review their offerings. There are paid surveys that companies send out to carefully targeted consumers. They can offer anywhere from $1 to $10 or more per review and are mostly sent out via email to people who sign up to do them. Combine this with posting the questions and answers on your blog for more earnings.

There are also research studies and product reviews that may include trying an actual product for a period of time and then writing an honest review. Those can pay between $15-75 for each review and you get to keep the product afterwards.

You can also earn from reviews by selling advertising on your blog and earning commissions from companies who sell the products you review.
The potential to earn a good income from writing about products and services on your blog are endless. Just do a quick search online and you will find hundreds of ideas what to write about and where. Chances are something you just tried recently is available for you to write about on your blog.

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To learn the step-by-step details of how to set up your up your review blog, pick up your copy of the Just Add Sweat Guide to Start a Review Blog. You’ll not only learn the nuts and bolts of how to get started, but how to make money and enjoy your new business.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Methods To Make Money Online

Methods To Make Money Online - By: Addison Bell

The biggest advantage of working online or getting engaged in work from home jobs is that you will not require any past working experience, added educational qualification or any other types of special skills. You just need to know basic working knowledge of computer and internet and you can easily follow rest of the guidelines quite adequately. Although, there may be fierce competition with respect to these jobs but there are always open positions in the field. Teenagers, stay-at-home moms, retired persons and old people actually prefer these types of jobs as it involves less time and effort as well. Teenagers are very excited about this concept as they get a golden chance to earn additional pocket money every week and month. Some of the most frequent and pollard work from home job options are data entry, data mining, data collection, online surveys, affiliate marketing, content writing, online blogging, virtual assistant jobs, mystery shopper jobs and several other categories through which you can gain enormously. One of the most profitable work from home option is content writing or freelance writing. If you posses good writing skills, then you can easily earn decent dollars every week.

However, if anyone has a good practical experience in journalism or one who is having a degree in English language may be preferred for this job but if you have good typing speed and strong writing skills, then this lucrative option can be very advantageous for you. While, writing content for websites and blogs, you need to be careful about keywords and other related details. Most online content writing jobs will pay you per 100 words or per word. As a freelance writer, you can easily work for several content generation sites where you give up rights to your writing work in lieu of cash. With income sharing sites, you are remunerated an up-front payment for your deference and carry on receiving outstanding earnings for the existence of the article’s perceptibility on the net. As a content writer, you have to write as per your client’s requirements without any mistakes. On the other hand, your article should be 100% genuine without any copied content or else it will be rejected straightaway. The onus is to write high-quality articles that could enhance the web traffic and could augment the overall ranking of a particular website on numerous search engines on the net. Some freelance writers also write for big online publication houses where they usually write 4000-5000 words daily.

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Friday, August 26, 2011

Article Writing Tips from SpongeBob SquarePants

Wisdom can be found in the most unexpected places. Today, wisdom bubbled up from a pineapple under the sea. I suddenly realized that everything you’d want to know about writing articles for your website can be taught by SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends.


When you write for your newsletter, blog, or website, which character are you most like?

Mr. Krabs: This crustacean is focused on one thing and one thing only, making more and more and more money. Only a cartoon could actually have dollar signs drawn in his eyes. He thinks of no one, only how he can benefit. Are your articles focused on you or on the reader? Are you providing information or do you have blinders on, thinking only about how you can make money from the article you are writing? If your article reads like an ad or is self-serving or full of affiliate links, you might write like Mr. Krabs.

Plankton: The smallest creature in the sea is also the sneakiest. He’ll do anything and hurt anyone to steal someone else’s work (the Krabby Pattie secret formula). Write your own material. Don’t be Plankton. Don’t copy and paste someone else’s work, edit it, and try to pass it off as your own. You will be caught, and it just isn’t worth it. Take the same amount of effort and work on your own thoughts and ideas. Plankton never gets away with his schemes, either. He’s on Plan “Z” and is still pathetically failing at his attempts to steal the secret formula.

Patrick: SpongeBob’s best friend, the starfish, has a good heart, but isn’t the brightest creature in the sea. Do your articles make you sound like an expert? Are you providing valuable content or just pushing out sloppy articles as fast as you can? Always double check for typos and grammatical errors. If you’re challenged by spelling and grammar, hire a Virtual Assistant or Copywriter to proofread and submit your article for you. Or slow down, set your article aside for a day and then reread it before you click the “submit” button.

Squidward: Squidward is B-O-R-I-N-G. When writing articles, are you a Squidward? Do you just get the words down on paper or are you finding a fun twist to entertain your audience and keep them coming back for more? Take time to make your articles stand out from the thousands of other dull articles out there by including personal stories or just having fun while writing. For instance, this article could be entitled “How to Write a Good Article”, but would it stand out from the hundreds of other articles about article writing? Probably not.

SpongeBob: This little guy always tries to do the right thing, and is a hard worker. He may not always end up getting the results he hoped for, but he bounces back and tackles his work with a renewed vigor. SpongeBob works very hard, he’s a good friend, he always thinks of others, and tries to have fun no matter what he is faced with. Hardworking, friendly SpongeBob is the guy to be when writing articles.

Although this is a silly lesson in article writing, I hope you’ll remember the important messages our underwater friends have taught us.

1. Write articles to help others, not with dollar signs in your eyes.

2. Write your own material. Don’t copy others.

3. Proofread your articles carefully, and provide valuable information.

4. Be entertaining. Not boring.

5. Be a SpongeBob! Hard work and persistence pay off.

Before you know it, you’ll develop a following for having informative and entertaining articles and you’ll be King or Queen of the sea.

Author Resource – Nicole Dean is published all over the web, under numerous pen names. She welcomes you to visit Easy Article Marketingto get started using article marketing to boost your business today.

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Friday, August 5, 2011

The Virtual Assistant Transcriptionist/Translator

The Virtual Assistant Transcriptionist/Translator

Audio and video media are becoming commonplace in online business. It is easier to record this way for later use. Businesses will need the services of a virtual assistant to turn the recorded media into print.

Medical professionals have used Dictaphone and dictating services for a long time. Doctors later have their notes transcribed for patient and hospital records. The same goes for legal proceedings. It is more convenient to use a recording device and later create a written copy.

The Market

Online businesses have found ways to market their products with audio and video. Tutorials, how-to's and interviews are uploaded to websites for viewing and hearing. But, we all know that sometimes you can’t always understand what is being said. That requires the need for a transcribed record of the recording.

Just like movies, audio and video can be translated into other languages to increase your marketing efforts. Many business owners would like to do that but they don’t know how to transcribe or translate. They need the help of a professional like a virtual assistant well versed in transcription and translation.

Transcribing recordings is not as easy as you might think. As a virtual assistant transcriptionist your clients will not have to struggle with this issue. Using your transcription software you will be able to handle all sorts of recordings for them using the format that they choose for the written copy.

Some of your services can include:

• Medical Transcription
• Legal Transcription
• Video Transcription
• Podcast Transcription
• Transcription Translation
• Audio transcription for business meetings

Clients can email their work to you as audio or video files according to what file extensions you accept. They may even want to mail CDs or tapes for non-rush jobs. Depending on their needs, you can provide verbatim transcription or cleaned-up transcription that is grammatically correct.

For the virtual assistant transcriptionist who is also fluent in another language, you can offer translation services to your clients. This gives them the opportunity to expand their customer base with products for non-English speaking customers. Each area of transcription can become a sub-niche if you want to specialize further. Medical or legal transcription alone can turn into a lucrative business.

Transcription services are one area that a virtual assistant can specialize in as a business idea. As more and more online businesses use other media as marketing tools, they will need the skill of a transcriptionist and even a translator for their work.

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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Getting Paid for Writing Articles on Associated Content



Write for Pay


Sometimes things happen that you didn't plan, no matter how well organized you are and how hard you work. You may need a quick infusion of cash to pay for an unexpected expense or for something fun . Writing a few extra article for others is one very popular option to generate some quick cash.

Not getting paid up front for writing content for your website or blog that you already write? You hope that your sensational turns of phrase will inspire people to buy your products or recommendations, but sometimes there are not enough nibbles or even no bites at all.

That is when all of that talent you have can be put to further good use. Yes, you can write articles for Associated Content and get paid for it.

Getting Started

You may know a lot of this information already if you are an online business owner. You may already write and submit articles to article directories as a way of marketing your web business. Guess what? There are sites out there that will pay for similar content that's original.

Let’s take a site like Associated Content for instance. When you sign up (for free) and set up your account, you become a content producer. Content producers write articles and are paid depending on how popular those articles become. We'll use Associated Content as an example, but there are many other sites similar.

So, first, you start to gather article ideas. Take a look around their site. See what types of articles are published on the site that readers like and what subjects have been overdone. Avoid those subjects that fall into the last category as your pay won’t be as high for them.

To create a steady stream of income, create a mix of evergreen and popular content. Evergreen content includes articles that appeal to just about anyone at any time: “How to Clean Your Oven” or “Choosing a Plumber.”

One thing that this site also offers is cash for page views. Even after you have been paid for your article upfront, you can also get paid over and over again depending on the number of times people click and view your article. If you are socially connected on sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and others, you can post links and inform friends about what you are doing to increase your numbers.

Getting Higher Pay

As a business owner, you know that there are always ways to improve a plan. When you include little “extras” in your article, it appeals to more people. One idea for extras is to add pictures. Illustrations, especially a picture of a product you are reviewing gains people’s attention. They will come back for a second look and click on the link.

Optimizing your articles with one or two keywords can help to rank that article higher in the search engines. Not only can friends and fellow content producers read your work, but other web surfers will find your information in Google, thereby increasing your articles’ page views – and therefore, your pay.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Like Samsung and see Photos - ad

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon
Check out this old classic book very good reading.