I have recently discovered a couple of cool new websites which I plan on making more use of when I have more time.
The first is called Infobarrel. It is another site where it is possible to submit articles, with the potential of earning money from it. As with Hubpages, it works on revenue sharing using Adsense. There appears to be more freedom to experiment with different formats on Infobarrel, and so this leads to more possibilities. I believe links from Infobarrel are Do-Follow, and so it is a good resource for getting backlinks. Also, revenue sharing is 75% for the author and 25% for the company, but if enough articles are written in May then this becomes 90% for the author and 10% for the company. This website definately seems very promising, and I would appreciate feedback on it. Sign up here.
The second webiste is one which I have slightly more experience with. This is called Tagfoot and is similar to Digg and other social bookmarking sites, with the only difference it is possible to earn money using Adsense. Practically anything can be tagged, from videos and pictures to articles. Revenue sharing is 50/50 between the tagger and the company, but in the case of the referrals the company's share is split. I also believe they give backlinks, and so it is a relatively easy way of getting backlinks, and possibly more traffic and revenue. This is definately something I would recommend using. See the tag of this page, and sign up here. Once again I would appreciate your feedback on Tagfoot, and why not add me as a friend and start sharing the articles you tag with me!
Thanks for reading and I wish you luck if you sign up with either of these schemes.
Wolfram Alpha
Recently a new website has launched, called Wolfram Alpha. Wolfram Alpha is a search engine like no other, you type in a query and it gives you an answer in the results page, without the need to click through to another website. As such it is possible to loads of cool things, such as find out the weather in a particular location on a particular date (in this example the weather in London on Sunday 8th June 1997). However, the page does have some limitations. More detaisl on this new search engine can be found on a hub I wrote called simply Wolfram Alpha.
The feeling I have though is sites like this cause problems for internet businesses and those who rely on the internet to make some extra money. The reason being they get a lot of traffic from conventional search engines, and sites like Wolfram Alpha negate the need to direct traffic to particular sites to get their information. Even if Wolfram Alpha doesn't take off, it is worth noting that this is a factor which is starting to spread more and more into Google etc, and one can only expect such answers directly provided by Google to continue.
The feeling I have though is sites like this cause problems for internet businesses and those who rely on the internet to make some extra money. The reason being they get a lot of traffic from conventional search engines, and sites like Wolfram Alpha negate the need to direct traffic to particular sites to get their information. Even if Wolfram Alpha doesn't take off, it is worth noting that this is a factor which is starting to spread more and more into Google etc, and one can only expect such answers directly provided by Google to continue.
Hubpages increase Adsense ads
In the last week there has been good news for those people like myself who publish on Hubpages. Generally with Google Adsense there are limits to the number of adverts which can be displayed per page. However, recently Hubpages have been given permission to increase the number of adverts on each page. This will hopefully result in more income per page, especially when coupled with the update to the page layouts which was announced by Hubpages a few weeks ago. It will be interesting to see whether this is the case. It is only a shame it didn't happen when I had my massive traffic spike!
Surprise surge in Hubpages earnings
I was checking my Adsense account on Friday night and noticed that I had an abnormally large amount of traffic and clicks. At first I thought that this may have been to one of my two new hubs at Hubpages which i had written in the previous few of days (one was on great dance party songs and one was an opinionworld review). However, through the use of Channels I was able to see where the money was coming in and it was all to one particular hub, and all from one particular search term on Yahoo!. I was unsure as to what this was, but quickly discovered that it was due to the search term appearing on the Yahoo! homepage.
By Saturday night I was about $80 better off mainly due to this one hub, and so I was a very happy chap!
By Saturday night I was about $80 better off mainly due to this one hub, and so I was a very happy chap!
Monthly Update - April 2009
Over the last few weeks I have been out of the country, and unable to get internet access, and it is this which accounts for my lack of activity, including weekly updates. I apologise for this. However, I am now back in the country and will hopefully be able to update this blog more regularly.
During this time I have been unable to complete many online surveys, or many paid searches through Homepages-Friends. In addition, I have only been able to find the time to write one new article on Hubpages.
From now on I also intend to include percentage changes in income from all of the various sources, to see how they change from one months earnings report to the next, an idea I got from The Brainy Money blog.
April 2009 earnings:
Hubpages (Adsense): $13.49 (420% increase)
Home-pages Friends: £0.67 (75% decrease)
OpinionWorld surveys: £8 (400% increase)
Obviously the payments from OpinionWorld lag slightly, and so I would expect that it will take a while before I see the decrease in earnings from this due to lack of activity in April. My lack of activity on Home-pages Friends is very apparent, although hopefully my searches will once again start to increase now that I am back using my computer more. I am most pleased with my earnings from Hubpages though, since I have had a massive organic increase in earnings despite spending relatively little time on the site, and hopefully this is something that will continue.
During this time I have been unable to complete many online surveys, or many paid searches through Homepages-Friends. In addition, I have only been able to find the time to write one new article on Hubpages.
From now on I also intend to include percentage changes in income from all of the various sources, to see how they change from one months earnings report to the next, an idea I got from The Brainy Money blog.
April 2009 earnings:
Hubpages (Adsense): $13.49 (420% increase)
Home-pages Friends: £0.67 (75% decrease)
OpinionWorld surveys: £8 (400% increase)
Obviously the payments from OpinionWorld lag slightly, and so I would expect that it will take a while before I see the decrease in earnings from this due to lack of activity in April. My lack of activity on Home-pages Friends is very apparent, although hopefully my searches will once again start to increase now that I am back using my computer more. I am most pleased with my earnings from Hubpages though, since I have had a massive organic increase in earnings despite spending relatively little time on the site, and hopefully this is something that will continue.
Weekly Earnings Update - 6th April 2009
Over the last week I have carried out a few surveys. I have also been paid into my PayPal account for two OpinionWorld surveys. I have continued to use Homepages-Friends where I get paid for searching the internet. I am most pleased with my Hubpages Adsense earnings which have grown considerably. This is most impressive considering that I have not submitted any new articles, and such I am getting an increase in income despite writing no new hub.
OpinionWorld: £2
My Homepages-Friends: £0.53
Hubpages: $3.05
OpinionWorld: £2
My Homepages-Friends: £0.53
Hubpages: $3.05
Earn money from selling
An additional way of making money is through selling items to family and friends and earning commission on the items sold. There are a number of home based selling options available. These generally rely on brochures, which are also known as catalogues.
Possibly the most famous of these is the Avon company. It is possible to earn commission of about 25% on everything which is sold, to family, friends and anyone else. After becoming an Avon representative in America, it is possible to not only make money from sells generated through the brochure, but also through a website. This is a useful hub on how to become an Avon representative in the US. This gives an outline of the benefits of being an Avon representative, as well as a brief outline of how to become an Avon representative.
Possibly the most famous of these is the Avon company. It is possible to earn commission of about 25% on everything which is sold, to family, friends and anyone else. After becoming an Avon representative in America, it is possible to not only make money from sells generated through the brochure, but also through a website. This is a useful hub on how to become an Avon representative in the US. This gives an outline of the benefits of being an Avon representative, as well as a brief outline of how to become an Avon representative.
Monthly Update - March 2009
This is my first monthly update for the additional money which I have made this month. The only online earnings which I have actually recieved are those associated with OpinionWorld. In total I receieved deposits into my PayPal account for doing two OpinionWorld surveys. I also earnt a small amount for the paid searches I did through Homepages-Friends. Finally I earnt some money from Adsense adverts which are displayed on my articles which I have submitted to Hubpages. Whilst at the present time these are very small, I hope that is will increase in the future.
OpinionWorld surveys: £2
Hubpages (adsense): $3.21
Homepages-Friends: £2.68
OpinionWorld surveys: £2
Hubpages (adsense): $3.21
Homepages-Friends: £2.68
OpinionWorld Payment Update
Yesterday I recieved an extra £2 into my PayPal account for carrying out two OpinionWorld surveys, and I believe I also have more money to come in the future from surveys which I have completed.
Weekly Earnings Update - 30th March 2009
Over the last week since my last weekly update I have been unable to spend as much time on my online money making activities as I would have liked. I have however signed up for a new service called Tagfoot, and this seems to be a social bookmarking site a bit like Digg or Delicious, only Tagfoot has the added advantage of teh possibility from earning from the bookmarking. I intend to create a post explaining this in the near future when I have a better knowledge of the site.
Apart from this I have taken part in a couple of surveys, and have also published a new hub on hubpages on Falmouth beaches. I have also carried out a number of searches using Homepages-Friends, where I get paid for searching the internet. Whilst my earnings continue to be low, there is some increase on last week, and this is particularly encouraging considering I haven't really spent a lot of time on hubpages, and yet my earnings have more than doubled over the previous week. I am also getting very close to earning a total of £10 from Homepages-Friends, which is half way to pay out.
Hubpages adsense weekly earnings: $1.00
Homepages-Friends weekly earnings: £1.63
Apart from this I have taken part in a couple of surveys, and have also published a new hub on hubpages on Falmouth beaches. I have also carried out a number of searches using Homepages-Friends, where I get paid for searching the internet. Whilst my earnings continue to be low, there is some increase on last week, and this is particularly encouraging considering I haven't really spent a lot of time on hubpages, and yet my earnings have more than doubled over the previous week. I am also getting very close to earning a total of £10 from Homepages-Friends, which is half way to pay out.
Hubpages adsense weekly earnings: $1.00
Homepages-Friends weekly earnings: £1.63
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