Archive for the ‘Make Money’ Category
What’s Been Going On Lately
My last couple posts since I talked about the importance of consistent blogging haven’t really been of quality or of interest. Even as I write this now, I can’t guarantee that it’ll be of interest to you, but:
- It’s not just pictures or some twitter-like post
- It’s not a sponsored post
I haven’t really gotten back to replying to all your comments still and I haven’t been commenting on your sites either (though I do still browse through every now and then) even though I’ve been back for almost 2 weeks now. A lot has happened, and I’m going to try and condense everything and save you all from boredom.
Basically, I found out my boyfriend of a year cheated on me all the way back when we just started going out. The hurt and emotional distress I went through isn’t something I can describe, and it really isn’t something I’d like to disclose any further either. All I can say is that I thank God for the amazing friends that have been on my side and supporting me throughout this whole ordeal, despite my cutting off connections with them this past year. I also realized the importance of God in my life and just how much I need Him, so I’m probably going to be spending a lot less time on my blog now, just because I would much rather be spending time catching up with Him. I know I haven’t posted anything lately in the Quiet Time category, but expect them more often from now on 
On the other hand, I’ve made well over hundreds of dollars through sponsored posts now, and I’m definitely going to continue, as it’s a really convenient and good way for me to make some extra cash on the side. Trust me, I’d love to get a normal job with a set salary, but the US government is an idiot and they are taking their precious time approving my renewal for my work authorization card. Morons.
When I get the chance, I will definitely put up some proofs and individual reviews of each service. Meanwhile, please check out the Get Paid To section.
No Comments » | Monday, June 30th, 2008
Experiencing With Different Advertisements
I’ve been experimenting with advertisements on my site, starting from Google adsense to Project Wonderful and soon to self-hosted ads. Google adsense, contrary to what people say, didn’t work at all for me. I had it for about a month and I got 0 clicks. I’m not saying that it’s hence ineffective, because many people still consider it their main source of advertisement income, but it simply didn’t cut it. The fact that ads are ugly and I don’t like Google is besides the point 
I tried advertisements similar to Google like Bidvertiser and Adbrite, but they produced similar results. It’s not like I actually tried them out for more than a week, but since the system is more or less the same, I figured there wasn’t the need to. If the grand daddy of CPC advertisements wasn’t going to get me anywhere, I doubt the other would either. I guess my visitors just don’t like ads, or they have the AdBlock Plus for Firefox so they don’t even see the ads. Eh, I’m not too fond of them either.
I also tried some other programs like Chitika and Text Link Ads, and though TLA seemed to be working well at first, fear of being rank slapped by Google persuaded me to stop using them. Now that I’m thinking about it, since I’ve already been slapped into Google hell, I might as well try them again. There are a couple other programs similar to TLA like Linksworth and TNX. I will try them out and let you know the results.
I’m currently trying out Project Wonderful, which allows me to sell advertisement spaces through their auction system. I’m not too sure how this will work out as I have only had it up for a day, but from what I’ve seen, selling the ads by yourself seemed to work quite well, especially for the blogs I usually visit and associate myself with. I might add that soon, depending on how Project Wonderful works out for me.
This concludes my 1 month experience with ads, which really isn’t much if you think about the short time period. However, I will keep updating as I find new methods to generate $$$. If any of you use any sort of ads on your blogs, please share with me your experiences! Look forward to hearing them 
8 Comments » | Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Socialspark Approved Me
After writing an angry ticket and an angry email to the customer “love” at SocialSpark, they finally realized their mistake and approved my blog. Well good riddance I say, because I’ve been dying to start!
SocialSpark is the brainchild of Izea, the creator of PayPerPost, and offers similar services to bloggers. However, I noticed several different things about SocialSpark that makes it about 10 times more attractive than PayPerPost:
- Allowing the use of “nofollow”. Of all the paid-to-blog sites I’ve seen and worked with, SocialSpark is the first that allows the use of “nofollow” in advertiser’s links. This means that for once, us paid bloggers don’t have to be torn between god-stomping Google and moolah moolah.
- Plugging other bloggers. You can now do a non-paid post reviewing another member’s blog or a nonprofit organization. Sometimes the people will offer to blog back about you in response to your free review.
- Connect with advertisers. Now you can communicate directly with the advertisers. Say your blog doesn’t qualify for an offer, well now you have the choice to appeal to the advertisers and maybe you’ll get lucky.
- In-post disclosure for every opportunity. This means that every time you write for SocialSpark, people will know it’s a sponsored post. This isn’t always a bad thing, especially since the links are “nofollow”, so Google couldn’t give more crap. They just don’t want you selling links to interfere with the rankings and quality of their search engine results.
- It’s a community. You can now have a profile with the ability to friend other members, leave them comments, give them props, and much more. It’s not all about you anymore.
The only thing I have to complain about SocialSpark is how long it took them to approve my blog. First they require 20 posts within the past 90 days, which I was fine with. But after I reached it, they accused my blog of being made solely for payment. Later they explained that it was because I had links on my posts, so they assumed that I was doing nothing but paid posts. Again boys and girls, do not assume because it makes an ass out of me and you.
But all in all, SocialSpark seems to be heading off on a great start, and I look forward to their continued growth and expansion. If you haven’t done so, please check out SocialSpark now!
3 Comments » | Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Look of The Year
In 2006, I attended IPOP New York and got discovered by my agency. It was a fun experience and living at the Marriot Marquis in Manhattan for free was absolute luxury. There is a similar event going on called Look of the Year. It’s a bit different from IPOP in that it focuses purely on modeling as opposed to acting/modeling/singing/dancing. So yes, it’s kind of like a beauty contest. All you need to do is submit your photos and you might get a chance to win $10,000 or land a contract with an agency. Are the chances big? I don’t know, but if you’ve always wanted to model, agencies are always looking for beautiful young girls to be a part of their roster. For more information, check out http://www.lookoftheyear.com
I signed up because I was curious and bored. Please vote for me! Thank you
A quick update on the site. I’ve added a Making Money Online section, which is just my old making money blog transfered over. I decided I didn’t like the idea of having an extra blog when I wasn’t even going to post that often. Speaking of which, I got paid a second time from Smorty, and from some private advertisers I wrote reviews for. If my calculations are correct, I will make $100+ by the end of this month simply by blogging. Will update with a more in depth entry soon.
P.S. My philosophy 140 exam was ass. This is the 4th time I’ve had to talk about euthanasia. Please don’t bring up the subject, because I might have to kill someone if I heard the topic again.
6 Comments » | Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Revolution Money Exchange
Ok, so that’s two posts in one day, but I just really had to plug this site. Revolution Money Exchange is a service a lot like Paypal. Right now they’re doing a promotion where you get $25 just for signing up with them. Before you think this is a scam, take a look at the screenshot to your left (sorry for the bad quality, my desktop only has MS Paint) . All I need to do now is verify my bank account (using the same process as Paypal) and I can deposit my $25!
For the paranoid and pessimistic ones who think that anything is too good to be true, Wachovia had a similar promotion during the summer of 2007 where they gave you $100 for opening a checking account. Bank of America has a similar one going on right now with their Hello Kitty account promotion, which I participated in and got a free $100 in my new account (not to mention a really cute Hello Kitty debit card). So no, this isn’t a scam, and yes, sometimes they do give away money when you open accounts. It’s free, and you have nothing to lose, so why not?
P.S. I forgot to mention that Revolution Money Exchange is backed up by First Bank & Trust, Brookings, South Dakota. It is a 100% legitimate US bank and is FDIC insured, hence all their transactions are conducted with the ACH. Both my mom and I have its card and have used it to make purchases before.
