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11 Week Free Internet Marketing Course

Aqeel Syed — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:54:23 +0000

Are you looking for a perfect internet marketing course? Well, as you might have realized, internet marketing

become very famous lately. You can easily find internet marketing courses provided by lots of institutions. Though the course is said to be internet marketing course, some of them are considered scam. They offer ways to make money online but the ways they offer are not applicable. Therefore, if is very important for you to consider thoroughly the marketing course you are going to enroll.

For you who want to enroll into an internet marketing course, you have to understand that it is much better for you to learn from the experts who have practiced the skills they compiled in the course materials. This means you need to consider Shoemoney Xtreme 11 Week Course provided by Shoemoney.com. Shoemoney.com founded by Jeremy Schoemaker, a famous and most recognizable internet marketer and affiliate master.

Shoemoney is one of the best internet marketing people we know. He is master of this trade, with years of experience and doing every trick in the book, he is up with a free internet marketing course.

Which I believe every one should join in, Shoemoney is giving it for free. So go ahead and join it, all you need a valid email address. Don’t forget to verify your email address by clicking on the welcome email by ShoeMoneyX.

5 Sites Where You Can Sell Your Writing

Aqeel Syed — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:43:51 +0000

Content is influential online, and since a writer creates content, he is very powerful in online world. SEO experts all agree that unique website content is the number 1 way to get to the top of the search engines. Quality website content gets linked to by other websites. Copy on a page is number 1 factor in sales or visitor conversion. We discussed earlier about freelance writing for newbie freelancers. Pointing out how a new freelancer can start his writing career online and profit from it.

The freelance sites we discussed in earlier post are great sites and they work. But their is a trouble with these sites, you have no way to assure yourself of an income on your terms and schedule. You may or may not win the bid, and there are people out there willing to write for next to nothing on those sites, ready to underbid you. If you don’t want to waste your time bidding, if you have articles already written and you want to sell them, then these are the 5 sites for you.

Associated Content allows users to both submit articles for them to make an offer on and puts out calls for specific articles for writers to claim. From their site:

AC’s platform enables anyone to participate in the new content economy by publishing content on any topic, in any format (text, video, audio and images), and connects that content to consumers, partners and advertisers.

Downsides: The pay is very low. Upsides: You get traffic payoffs from them, so if your articles do well you will get ongoing payments. This site is perfect for the beginning writer who just needs to get some credits under their belt.

It seems that Associated Content doesn’t pay out to non-U.S. residents. You just get traffic residuals.

Who is eligible to be paid?

You must be at least 18 years old to be paid by Associated Content. If you are also citizen or legal resident of the United States, you are eligible for both Upfront and Performance Payments. If you are not a citizen of legal resident of the United States, you are only eligible for Performance Payments due to U.S. tax regulations.

Constant Content allows people to purchase and sell online content among themselves. Writers can sell different rights to their work to content publishers hungry for fresh content. From their site:

Constant-Content is a consignment shop for articles and pictures. Publishers can peruse the archive of articles, find the articles that they are looking for or use our system to reach out to authors and publish a request for new articles on your topic. Keeping content fresh on any site can be a lot of work, especially if you’re aiming to post new content very regularly. Constant-Content has a massive archive of articles and a community of writers who are keen to fulfill your content needs.

Constant-Content is unique in that we do not allow search engines to index our articles. As a consequence, when you purchase a unique or full rights license for one of our articles you can be certain that you will be the first on the Internet to post this article and you will receive the benefits of having unique, interesting and link-worthy content.

Upsides: You can get paid much more, sell work you already have sitting around, and get your work published all over the web. Downsides: Your work might not sell at all.

Demand Studios is a subsidiary of Demand Media, and is a bit of a cross between Associated Content and Bright Hub. You apply for a position and once you get your contract you are able to claim or suggest articles from their internal menu. Each kind of article has a set price, and you claim and write what you want. There is a limit to how many you can claim at a time, but that limit increases as you write for them regularly. From their site:

Demand Studios enables talented freelancers to create valuable content, reach an audience of millions and earn money. Qualified content specialists can take part in the process, from making high-quality titles to editing finished content. We currently employ writers, filmmakers, copy editors, transcribers and title proofers, and we offer unique promotional opportunities for experts in all disciplines.

Downsides: Sometimes articles take a long time to get approved, meaning you can’t accept more assignments; this can really mess up your working timetable. Upsides: Demand is another low paying but dependable writing gig. You know you can make money there whenever you need to, and you can, once you can claim enough articles at a time, make a living from them.

Bright Hub focuses on tech and science articles and has a set payment per article. You apply for a contract with them and then join a team of writers working within a specific channel. From their site:

With an expert writer network and an active community of life-long enthusiasts Bright Hub provides a level of technology transparency rarely seen in high tech. The team of writers and managing editors utilize deep domain expertise to focus on creating valuable information for both novice and advanced consumers. With a content inventory of thousands of science and technology articles, software and hardware reviews, buyer’s guides, blog entries and forum discussions, Bright Hub is able to provide readers with a dependable resource to make informative technology decisions.

Downsides: You have quotas to meet and the editors can be demanding. Upsides: Bright Hub is solid, dependable work, you can work in multiple channels (though you end up having multiple editors, each with their own expectations and personality), and you are able to set your timetable by their schedule. While it is not going to make you rich, writers can make a full-time living from Bright Hub if they are motivated.

Daily Article allows you to sell your articles from their site. After joining DailyArticle.com you submit your pre written article, excerpts from these articles are post at DailyArticle.com for publich viewing. From their site:

Unlike article selling websites that overcharge for articles, spin articles, and offer various “ownership” options, DailyArticle.com provides buyers with an affordable way to own their articles 100%. No need to track your rights to the articles and no worries about duplicate content penalties. DailyArticle.com – the new way to buy articles.

Downside: Your articles may not sell at all.

Interesting and Easy Ways To Earn Money Online

Aqeel Syed — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:34:00 +0000

We previously discussed earning money online by building your blog/website or by freelancing. But you can also earn money online without building your own website. Internet has developed so much that you can earn your living working online and that work is fun to do.

Get Paid For Writing Reviews

Its surprising to see how many people write reviews of books, movies, useful software at their blogs and forums. Most people don’t realize that there are websites which actually pay people to write their opinions on thousands of products which get listed on their own website. The product review websites are free to join with no obligations.

One such site is Software Judge dot com. Its the most popular site that allows to be paid (up to $50 per review) for software reviews. The rules are as follows:

Review it as it is: the review shouldn’t be positive; it should be constructive and honest;
Pick the software listed on the site;
No more than 3 reviews per day.

You get paid the following ways:

Digital freebies (e.g. free reg keys and free games);
Cash via Western Union (if you have at least $200 in your account);
Software exchange (if you have at least $20 you can exchange your money for any downloadable software listed on site).

Get Paid For Completing Offers and Reviewing Products

Getting paid for reviews has double benefit: cash and the product itself you are reviewing. Here are some well-trusted sites that allow you to earn money by reviewing products (there are more of course, so if you personally tried and liked another one, please share):

Cash Crate: Make sure to also check their Contests page for more fun;
Gangster Greed pays money for completing (free trial) offers. Payout threshold is $10; Payouts on demand;
Treasure Trooper: monthly payouts with $20 threshold;
Instant Profitz.

Get Paid For Bargain Hunting

Bargain hunting is fun and can save you a bunch of money. The key is to know how and when to track. It’s nice that active bargain hunters can now be rewarded with cash (because many people can be grateful to them for a timely spotted deal).

Buxr is a user-generated coupon code and deal directory that rewards most active and active users with daily and monthly cash.

The rules are pretty simple: the deal that gets most votes from other users wins the contest. The daily prize is $10 and monthly prizes vary from $100 to $200. If you refer friends to join the site, you’ll also get a prize:

The top 3 members who refer at least 5 ‘Good Members’ will be awarded. The first, the second and the the third place prize is $50.

Please remember internet is full of scams, like what we have discussed here. If you come across a site that pays you in cash please check scam.com, ripoffreport.com or just Google it.

Freelance Writing For New Freelancers

Aqeel Syed — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:48:23 +0000

People often asks me different questions about online freelance work, Yashwant Senha from New Delhi has asked a few questions through email. They are very commonly asked questions, I’d answered these questions in this post. This post also provides good basic information for freelancing newbies.

Yashwant asked, “Can I really make money as freelance writer?”

Yes off course, it is possible to earn a decent amount of money from freelance writing. Some may even make a full time income as a writer. There are many successful freelance writers, many of those I know are from India and Pakistan. They are making their living by freelance writing.

Yashwant also asked, “How much I get paid for an article?”

There are many variables to it like quality of article, its length, to whom you are selling it, location of your client (region), place of contact etc.

Article Size: Rule of thumb for freelance writing is pay per word, on average people who get work from freelance sites get paid 1 – 5 cents/word. So if you write a 500 word article for a client, you can earn $5 – $25 USD per article depending on its quality.
Quality: Clients can pay you 1 – 5 cents or even more depending on quality of article. If you have good copyrighting skills you can do very well in freelance writing.
Location: For example clients from Western Europe and North America pay higher then clients from China or India.
Place of contact: This is a very important factor but mostly ignored by freelancers. If you got contacted through DigitalPoint Forums chances are you will be paid peanuts like $1 USD per 500 word article versus ProBlogger Job board or SmashingMagazine Job board. Point is that you’re marketing directly to end customers or your clients are resellers. There is a new breed of contractors growing with econom crises. They are resellers, they get work from small & mid size businesses & individuals from USA/Canada/EU and then get it completed through freelancers in Asia. These middleman earn from you, they keep 70 – 80% of fee. They pay you peanuts for working with them. So beware of them. However if they pay peanuts, they get monkeys Quality writers always prefer quality job boards & sites.

3rd question from Yashwant, “How I will get paid?”

There are many international payment methods like PayPal, MoneyBookers, Escrow, Bank/wire Transfer or even you can have your own MasterCard through Payoneer.

I hope it help you Yashwant and our readers, wish you best of luck with your freelance writing endeavors

Freelancing For Newbies

Aqeel Syed — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:57:35 +0000

Its quite a time since I learned about freelancing, about 5 years! But I started working as a freelance blogger/blog designer 3 years ago. I love freelancing and recommend it to others. Before starting freelancing I had a clear concept of what I’m going to do but many people struggle to understand freelancing. This guide is specifically written for freelancing newbies.

So What is a Freelancer?

A freelancer is a person who is self employed. Freelance work is used in many different professions, but most commonly a freelancer works in the fields of writing and editing, photography, web design, graphic arts, or computer programming. In any given profession, freelancers sell or contract their work to a client rather than being employed by a business. You had listened about “Work from Home”, freelancing is working from home.

Who Can Freelance?

I was not able to find a job for myself in IT sector as I was a student, wherever I went I was asked for 3 – 5 years of experience. I’d enough experience of building blogs & web design but no one was interested in my skills in Pakistan.

Ah! I guess I was very lucky to stumble into freelancing and it worked great for me (Hope for you also).

Things You Should Know!

If you have decided to work as a freelancer, you need to know following things.

You need to have good English Writing & Reading Skills (its a must, as you have to do all sort of things yourself, contacting potential customers, marketing your skills, providing customer service on projects acquired, creating reports, if you can communicate well, you have a good chance to be a successful freelancer.
As a freelancer you can find many jobs of different categories like Writing, PHP coding, ASP and .NET coding, C++ related jobs, Web Design, Graphics Design or even Research or Data Entry jobs. Bottom line is that you can find a job in your field of interest but you must need to have some sort of specialty.

Where to Freelance?

You can find freelance jobs from a freelance website like GetAFreelance.com, there are dozens of freelance job sites. Some are free to join, some require membership fee but beware of scam sites. GetAFreelance.com is free to join freelance site, so its good for you to start.

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