I have been doing Zazzle for a few months now and I have to say that it is really paying off. I made payout in my first month! I believe payout is $25, but I earned $45.
So what is Zazzle? Zazzle is a print on demand website. You upload designs or photos and you cna put them on TONS of products like shirts, bags, bumper stickers, keychains, buttons, and tons more! I don't do pictures, but I design things in Photoshop and upload them onto the designs.
If you want to checkout my Zazzle store here is the link: http://www.zazzle.com/lifeisahighway*
I think that Zazzle is way fun! It doesn't seem like work at all. I love sitting down to do new designs. You don't have to worry about printing or shipping a product, Zazzle does all of that. I don't advertise at all and I make about a sale a day. Other people advertise like crazy and earn like thousands a month! If I had time to do more, I would. But keep in mind that once you make the design and load it onto the site, you don't have to do anything else! It could sell for years!
You can also set your royalty amount anywhere from 10% to 99%! You could earn tons with Zazzle! Try it out!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Associated Content
Associated Content is another site that I write for. I really enjoy it. It is different from eHow because you can write in other formats other than How To, which is a nice change. You can write about anything- product reviews, travel guides, How Tos- anything! The cool thing about Associated Content is that you can choose to get paid upfront. The offers for an article are usually around $4. You can choose to accept or decline the offer. You can also choose to sell the article for non exclusive rights which gives you the option to publish your article elsewhere on the web.
So if you wrote 5 articles a day and sold them for upfront payments, you could easily make $20. Articles must follow the guidelines and they need to be at least 400 words to qualify for upfront payment. In addition to upfront payments, you will also get paid every time your articles are viewed. The rate for just starting out is $1.50 for every thousand views.
If you are a writer, you should definitely check out Associated Content at www.associatedcontent.com because it could be a great option for you.
So if you wrote 5 articles a day and sold them for upfront payments, you could easily make $20. Articles must follow the guidelines and they need to be at least 400 words to qualify for upfront payment. In addition to upfront payments, you will also get paid every time your articles are viewed. The rate for just starting out is $1.50 for every thousand views.
If you are a writer, you should definitely check out Associated Content at www.associatedcontent.com because it could be a great option for you.
Monday, October 26, 2009
How to Avoid Work at Home Scams
You have probably seen work at home jobs online that sound too good to be true, and you know what, they probably are! If it sounds too easy- it's most likely a scam. But how can you find the real work at home jobs with so many scams out there? You have to know what to look out for!
You should never have to pay any money to get started at your job. Remember- if it is a JOB, they should pay YOU- not the other way around. Now if it is an online business then that is another story completely. You can expect to put out a bit of money for a business. But for an opportunity that claims to be a job, do not hand out money ever. They will probably take your money and laugh as they run away.
If they promise that you will not have to do any work or hardly any work, run away. Just run. If they tell you that you will make $5,000 your first week- turn around. Walk the other way. Those are BIG SIGNS for scams! Like I said- if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Making money is never easy so don't fall for it.
Do some investigating. After you found something that you would like to do, ask around. Google it. Google is your friend. Also try asking a question about it on Yahoo! Answers. You will get lots of great feedback there. Remember to read the answers carefully though because even some of THOSE replies are spam.
Check with the Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.org Look the company up on that website. If it isn't even listed on the BBB website then you probably shouldn't sign up for it. If the company has a bad rating with the BBB then you also probably shouldn't sign up for it.
Another thing that lots of people are apprehensive about work at home jobs is giving out their Social Security Number. Think about it. If you were getting a traditional job where you live, you would be required to give your SSN, right? You would. Legitimate companies are required to get your SSN for tax purposes if they are going to be paying you. So don't just throw your SSN around online, but if you have found a legitimate company that you want to work for and have researched it thoroughly, don't be afraid to give them your SSN.
Bottom line is, research it, check with the BBB, ask questions to people who have worked that job, then do some more research. If it doesn't sound too good to be true, the job is probably legitimate. Just do your homework so you don't kick yourself later.
You should never have to pay any money to get started at your job. Remember- if it is a JOB, they should pay YOU- not the other way around. Now if it is an online business then that is another story completely. You can expect to put out a bit of money for a business. But for an opportunity that claims to be a job, do not hand out money ever. They will probably take your money and laugh as they run away.
If they promise that you will not have to do any work or hardly any work, run away. Just run. If they tell you that you will make $5,000 your first week- turn around. Walk the other way. Those are BIG SIGNS for scams! Like I said- if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Making money is never easy so don't fall for it.
Do some investigating. After you found something that you would like to do, ask around. Google it. Google is your friend. Also try asking a question about it on Yahoo! Answers. You will get lots of great feedback there. Remember to read the answers carefully though because even some of THOSE replies are spam.
Check with the Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.org Look the company up on that website. If it isn't even listed on the BBB website then you probably shouldn't sign up for it. If the company has a bad rating with the BBB then you also probably shouldn't sign up for it.
Another thing that lots of people are apprehensive about work at home jobs is giving out their Social Security Number. Think about it. If you were getting a traditional job where you live, you would be required to give your SSN, right? You would. Legitimate companies are required to get your SSN for tax purposes if they are going to be paying you. So don't just throw your SSN around online, but if you have found a legitimate company that you want to work for and have researched it thoroughly, don't be afraid to give them your SSN.
Bottom line is, research it, check with the BBB, ask questions to people who have worked that job, then do some more research. If it doesn't sound too good to be true, the job is probably legitimate. Just do your homework so you don't kick yourself later.
eHow
I found out about eHow from a blog, much like this one. It was after I had decided to call it quits with ChaCha. I was intrigued by eHow because you don't have to be a professional writer to write for them and earn money! The only thing you have to do is to be able to give directions to someone in a How-To article.
It's free to open an account with eHow! No special knowledge is required! You can write about anything you want, but it must be in the How-To format. You may be thinking that you don't know anything that you can write about. That is not true though! Think about things you do on a daily basis! Almost everything can be turnned into a How-To article! "How to Wake Up Without An Alarm Clock" "How to Brush Your Teeth Effectively" "How to Fry An Egg" Keep thinking and you'll be able to come up with hundreds more!
eHow pays through PayPal once a month. The exact way you earn money is a secret so that no one tries to cheat the system. But you WILL EARN if you try. You do not earn money by views, like so many people believe. So if you do sign up, you may notice your articles might be getting views, but no earnings. That's normal. Some articles will get lots of views but no earnings. Some articles will have only a few views but lots of earnings! Just be patient and you will see earnings.
How much have I earned? Well the first month I was on eHow I earned $2.46 but I had signed up on the 26th of that month. The second month (my first FULL month) I earned $35.98. The next month I earned $49.71. The next month, $59.03. And last month I earned $65.06. As you can see, my earnings have steadily gone up each month.
But you may be saying to yourself, "That doesn't seem like much money!" And you are right. It's really NOT that much money. But think about this: The money you earn from eHow is PASSIVE income. That means once you write the articles they will continue to earn for you practically forever. I only wrote articles my first two months, yet I continued to earn the following months without doing any work! That got your attention didn't it? It should. And here is the thing. There are people on eHow that make THOUSANDS of dollars a month. Thousands. I am nowhere near that type of money yet, but I hope to be one day.
So you should definitely give eHow a try. Once you have signed up, head over to the forums to talk with other people who write on eHow and you will learn so much! Ask all the questions that you can think of. The people there are extremely helpful. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Give it a shot!
It's free to open an account with eHow! No special knowledge is required! You can write about anything you want, but it must be in the How-To format. You may be thinking that you don't know anything that you can write about. That is not true though! Think about things you do on a daily basis! Almost everything can be turnned into a How-To article! "How to Wake Up Without An Alarm Clock" "How to Brush Your Teeth Effectively" "How to Fry An Egg" Keep thinking and you'll be able to come up with hundreds more!
eHow pays through PayPal once a month. The exact way you earn money is a secret so that no one tries to cheat the system. But you WILL EARN if you try. You do not earn money by views, like so many people believe. So if you do sign up, you may notice your articles might be getting views, but no earnings. That's normal. Some articles will get lots of views but no earnings. Some articles will have only a few views but lots of earnings! Just be patient and you will see earnings.
How much have I earned? Well the first month I was on eHow I earned $2.46 but I had signed up on the 26th of that month. The second month (my first FULL month) I earned $35.98. The next month I earned $49.71. The next month, $59.03. And last month I earned $65.06. As you can see, my earnings have steadily gone up each month.
But you may be saying to yourself, "That doesn't seem like much money!" And you are right. It's really NOT that much money. But think about this: The money you earn from eHow is PASSIVE income. That means once you write the articles they will continue to earn for you practically forever. I only wrote articles my first two months, yet I continued to earn the following months without doing any work! That got your attention didn't it? It should. And here is the thing. There are people on eHow that make THOUSANDS of dollars a month. Thousands. I am nowhere near that type of money yet, but I hope to be one day.
So you should definitely give eHow a try. Once you have signed up, head over to the forums to talk with other people who write on eHow and you will learn so much! Ask all the questions that you can think of. The people there are extremely helpful. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Give it a shot!
How did I get started working from home?
It all started for me back in the summer of 2008. My family needed more money but I didn't want to find a traditional job. Why? Because I'm painfully shy in real life, and searching for a job is torture to me. I would much rather prefer to work at home from the computer and I was determined to find a way to make that dream a reality. So I searched.
I found so many options. Some of them sounded too good to be true! They promised that I could work from home doing barely nothing and make a few thousand dollars a day! Well obviously those jobs were too good to be true. They were scams. You have to be so careful when looking for a work at home job because you will find many, many scams out there. More on that later, though.
I came across a website called ChaCha where people can call or text questions they have and then workers (from home) will search the internet for the answer and then send it back to the person who asked the question. That sounded easy enough. I made my dad check it out first to make sure it wasn't a scam. He said it was not, and so I signed up. I started working immediately.
I loved it. I got to help people out with their questions and I got to give them my opinions. I got 20 cents for every question that I answered and I averaged about $50 a day. Not too shabby for just searching around on the internet.
Sadly, they lowered their pay this year. I am still signed up with ChaCha, but I don't do work for them. It simply is not worth it anymore. I could work for an hour and make about $2. Yes. $2. That is not worth anyone's time. So the bottom line for ChaCha is this: If you are willing to work for basically nothing or you are absolutely desperate, go ahead and sign up with them. If not, stay away from them. You'll work hard for nothing.
So after I realized ChaCha wasn't working out I had to find something else to do. Which led me to what I do now, which is more exciting than ever. Now I do freelance writing for eHow and Associated Content, I design and sell things on Zazzle, I am a Title Editor for Demand Studios, and I blog. I am earning more money than ever, and more money than I could ever dreamed that I could make working from home!
Look for future blog posts from me where I will show you how to get started with these jobs, how to avoid scams, and what other work from home options are available to you! You can make money! You can work from home! You can be successful!
I found so many options. Some of them sounded too good to be true! They promised that I could work from home doing barely nothing and make a few thousand dollars a day! Well obviously those jobs were too good to be true. They were scams. You have to be so careful when looking for a work at home job because you will find many, many scams out there. More on that later, though.
I came across a website called ChaCha where people can call or text questions they have and then workers (from home) will search the internet for the answer and then send it back to the person who asked the question. That sounded easy enough. I made my dad check it out first to make sure it wasn't a scam. He said it was not, and so I signed up. I started working immediately.
I loved it. I got to help people out with their questions and I got to give them my opinions. I got 20 cents for every question that I answered and I averaged about $50 a day. Not too shabby for just searching around on the internet.
Sadly, they lowered their pay this year. I am still signed up with ChaCha, but I don't do work for them. It simply is not worth it anymore. I could work for an hour and make about $2. Yes. $2. That is not worth anyone's time. So the bottom line for ChaCha is this: If you are willing to work for basically nothing or you are absolutely desperate, go ahead and sign up with them. If not, stay away from them. You'll work hard for nothing.
So after I realized ChaCha wasn't working out I had to find something else to do. Which led me to what I do now, which is more exciting than ever. Now I do freelance writing for eHow and Associated Content, I design and sell things on Zazzle, I am a Title Editor for Demand Studios, and I blog. I am earning more money than ever, and more money than I could ever dreamed that I could make working from home!
Look for future blog posts from me where I will show you how to get started with these jobs, how to avoid scams, and what other work from home options are available to you! You can make money! You can work from home! You can be successful!
So you wanna work from home?
Doesn't everyone these days? Working from home is such a blessing. Many people wish that they could work from home so that they can be with their children during the day and not have to pay for daycare. Others just don't want to have a traditional job. Some people are even looking for work at home jobs because they believe that they can get rich quick. Well I am here to tell you that you most likely will not get rich quick, but you certainly can work from home!
Yes, it's true. You can work from home! However, it does take time and patience to find the right work at home job for you. There are many different options for you and some may not work out as well for you as others will. Your first step will be to figure out exactly what you would like to do from home. If you have a desire to do something, the chances are that you probably can do that from home. So start brainstorming and come up with several ideas that you might have.
Yes, it's true. You can work from home! However, it does take time and patience to find the right work at home job for you. There are many different options for you and some may not work out as well for you as others will. Your first step will be to figure out exactly what you would like to do from home. If you have a desire to do something, the chances are that you probably can do that from home. So start brainstorming and come up with several ideas that you might have.
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