Thursday, March 24, 2011

Make Money Blogging

More and more people are realizing that blogging is one of the best ways to start your own online business. It requires minimal start up costs, you can build an impressive and loyal readership over time and once you know how to monetize your blog it can also bring in a decent income that will keep on coming even on the days when you don’t update your blog.

If you want to make serious money from blogging, you must have complete control over your blog – and that’s something the free blogging accounts won’t give you.

Many people who write blogs today simply want to share their opinion on something. But then there are many, who have found a way to use blogs to bring in a little extra cash.

The most important question is what you are going to blog about. But whatever you choose to blog about it needs to be something you are passionate about. After deciding on the theme or topic, and maintaining the blog, it becomes essential that you expose it to maximum traffic. Do some marketing, post links on social networking sites, ezine articles, stumble it.

It's always possible to sell ad space. Services such as Google's AdSense or BlogAds, bloggers can establish ad programs. Affiliate programs enable your blog to fetch some extra bucks. One popular choice is Amazon.com. Sometimes, blogs bring in new clients or customers or business partners and bring in revenue. Blogs can be used to deepen your existing customer relations, spreading a word on your new venture, etc. Sponsorship is also happening on a post by post basis with some bloggers being paid to write on certain topics by companies. Selling e-books, courses and tele-seminars, blog networking, merchandising, are others means of earning through blogs. There are also a handful of websites which give you the opportunity to get paid for each blog post you make on a specific subject. Pay Per Post and Review Me are two such examples, and they will pay you a certain amount of money to review a product or website for the owner. Once it is established and has plenty of revenue and traffic, you can even sell it off.

Don’t worry about making money immediately as it will take months if not years before you can draw enough traffic to monetize your work. If you have the passion for your work, money will follow when you have decent traffic.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Ways to Earn

There are thousands of ways to earn by working online. It will take you days or even months to keep looking out for a home based job which really works for you and in the process you might get frustrated halfway and give up the whole process. I too have gone through the same phase but never loosen my heart, which finally paid up. I have spent lots of money in that process, read lots of articles and tried out all the ways I came to know about. I have spent lots of sleepless and frustrated nights and almost gave up. But, once it started working, I never looked back.
A home based work has no FAST and EASY money for sure. You need to have patience. Without the correct knowledge you will waste precious time and money. If you are on the right track, you reach faster to your goal. Approaching any available programs on home based business or earning online is not the right way to start with. You might land up into something which won’t motive you. And, beware of scams.
What you would like to do is a very important factor of success. If you work on something you are passionate about, you will have fun and the motivation to do it. Look for business where your passion is. The key to earning online is knowing how and where to start. Earning online or a home based business is not as easy as it sounds. It is again not as difficult as you believe.
If you really want to generate true earning online and looking for financial freedom working from home, you have to do something different, something which you are capable of, something in which you have already proved your mettle, something in which you are knowledgeable. Earlier you start, faster you reach to your goal.

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Work-at-Home Jobs

Work-at-Home Jobs for Stay- at- Home moms….. 
Last couple of years, I have been looking for a legitimate home based job and during my hunt for one, came across lot of job opportunities, job offerings, scams and so on. I also came across friends looking for similar work. This is an attempt to help all those who would like to take up a home based job.
Who don’t want to earn a little? And how about working from home and choosing the timings and work that you like….
Well, the great news is that thanks to the Internet, you can. Internet has really revolutionized the way that people work. Internet has opened a huge world of possibilities. There are hundreds of people who earn their living online, working at home, and having full control over their work and their income. 
Today, there is no reason why you should be chained to a desk in some stuffy office, or be forced to commute hours every day. Better still, there is no reason why your income should be limited to what the employer is willing to pay you.
My aim is to show you some of the many genuine opportunities which you can use to advantage. And you don’t have to spend a fortune to get started.
Here are some work-at-home recommendations:
  1. Online Tutoring
The EPO boom has created a demand for skilled online tutors. Lot of opportunities exist from US and UK based firms who outsource tuitions. Working from home as a teacher or online tutor will require certain skills or previous experience.
  1. Editing
Editing online includes editing/rewriting application essays, recommendation letters, research papers, etc. Experienced editors can become proofreaders.  
  1. Blogging
A number of businesses are hiring people to write blogs, otherwise known as Web logs, or frequently updated online journals. Companies are looking for candidates who can write in a conversational style about timely topics that would appeal to customers, clients and potential recruits. Basically it takes a whole lot of hard work, knowledge and passion about the topic you're blogging about.
  1. Writing Content on the internet
Online businesses need sales copy, creative writing, press releases, copy writing, newsletters, e- book, articles, reviews, resumes, speeches, proposals, blog content, user guides & manuals and much more in order to attract website visitors, attract sales, and grow their revenue. Online writing is a stress-free business that you can do full or part-time – earning as much as you want or as little as you need.
  1. Medical and Legal Transcription
Some employers hire home based medical transcriptionists. Description of the requirements varies for each company. These jobs require specific skills or experience. A strong grasp of English grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary is also essential.
  1. Web Design and Development
Web designing, web hosting, e-commerce, search engine optimisation, programming, animation are some of the areas where home based jobs are available. This job type involves fixed fee projects as well as hourly jobs.
  1. Design and Multimedia
Jobs are available in designing 3D graphics, business cards, letterhead, presentations, logos, page and book layout, banner ads, brochures, photography, illustration, etc.
  1. Accounting and Finance
Opportunities exist in the areas of accounting systems, financial planning, bookkeeping, invoicing and billing, tax planning, budgeting and forecasting, auditing, payroll, and much more.
  1. Legal
Home based projects are available in dispute resolution, paralegal, research, contracts, incorporation, patents, copyright, trademarks, wills, etc.
  1. Administrative Support

Data entry, word processing, order processing, web research, personal assistant, mailing list development, event planning, etc are the works available. There is lot of competition for these kinds of jobs, especially data entry.

  1. Translation jobs
Job involves translating matter/speech content to all languages.
  1. Simple copy paste jobs
Simple copy paste works are available that can be done from home in your free time. No deposit or investment of any kind is required. No special skills are required for this work but they look for a disciplined person who can work everyday. The income will be meagre for these jobs.


Some Freelance Work Sites :

  • Freelance Mom - eSource for Professional Moms
  • Freelance Work Exchange - Freelance Jobs and Resources
  • Elance - Various Freelance Projects available
  • Freelancer - Programmers, designers, interpreters, copywriters
  • Guru.com - Online Marketplace for freelance talent
  • Contracted Work - Internet Freelance Market
  • Project Posting - Variety of projects available
  • All Freelance Work - Freelance Project Listings
  • Freelance - International Freelance Network