Thursday, September 18, 2008

Review of Amazon's Mechanical Turk

MTurk as most know it is a program from amazon where individuals get paid to do hits. With technology taking over alot of the work force today, there are still many task that humans do more effectively than computers, so instead of hiring a large workforce to perform these task, this is an opportunity for business's to have access to a very diverse workforce and have these task completed.

What Is A Hit?

A HIT is a Human Intelligence Task.
As an MTurk worker you simply log in and search through the thousands of hit's available and choose the ones that you want to do. When reviewing a hit make sure that you read all of the qualifications and that you understand the task that is being asked of you. Most hit's will give you an allotted time to finish them in so be sure that you will be able to comply with all of the guidelines.

These tasks range from extremely easy to more time consuming and advanced, thus the pay for each hit ranges according to the complexity of each individual hit. For some of the higher paying hits you may have to take a qualifications test before being allowed to accept the hit.

What is a Qualification?

Some HITs are available only to Amazon Mechanical Turk users with certain Qualifications. Requesters can use Qualifications to make sure their HITs are completed by users that have demonstrated their ability to give high quality answers. You can obtain a Qualification by browsing or searching through the available Qualifications and requesting ones that appeal to you. Qualifications related to your performance completing HITs are assigned automatically and cannot be requested. Some Qualifications may require you to complete a test before they are granted. Qualifications requiring you to complete a test must be completed within the specified time.

Once your work has been submitted and the requester approves your work your money will be deposited into your Amazon Payments Account. You can choose to be paid with Amazon Gift Certificates or you can have the money transferred into a bank account.

Many of these task are very enjoyable to do and this is yet another very easy way to earn some extra income in your spare time.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Mammoth List - What's All The Hype??

So you have heard all the talk going around the internet about some "Mammoth List" but still aren't sure exactly what it is, well let's see if I can make things a little more clear for ya.

I'm sure the first thing that you are going to ask, just like I did I may add, is how much is this going to cost. $12.00 That's it, $12.00 dollars and you can build your own opt-in list and make money while doing it.

How, you might ask???
Here's how the program works.

Mammoth List was created for people that want to build their own Monster list, you know those opt-in list that everyone has but you.

Everyone knows that in order to make any amount of serious money online you must have a list and most people have no clue as to how to get a list of their own.
Mammoth list is a 5 level matrix and once you join and pay the $12.00 there are no recurring fees.

The steps to get started are very easy,

1. Go to Mammoth List and register.

2. Go to Alert Pay and set up an account with them. This is how you pay your $12.00. Registering is very simple and if you know anything about Paypal then it will be a snap. There a a few options that you can use to fund your account, just choose the one that you are the most comfortable with. Personally I registered my credit card with them since it was the fastest way to get started.

3. Once you have funded your AlertPay account, go back and log in to your Mammoth List account and pay the 5 people on your list $2 each and there is a $2 site maintenance fee.

3. Now you have your own Mammoth List affiliate link. Tell everyone that you know. Check out the tools that are provided to you in your members area for promoting your list, they have plenty of ideas for you to take advantage ofand don't forget to check out the earnings calculator.

Everyone has seen a chain letter at least once in their lives, this program resembles the same structure as a chain letter. It is 5 levels and you start at the bottom and move up through each level.

This is a very simple program to promote and with little effort at all you will soon have your very own list and $2 payments flooding your account.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Paid Online Surveys - Are They Legit?

Everyone has an opinion, even you, so why not get paid for sharing yours.
There are lots of different individuals needed to give their opinion, ranging from stay-at-home moms to doctors. Online paid market research panels need input from the likes of:
Gamers
Movie Buffs
Citizens with political views
Moms with small children
Skilled Professionals
College Students
Sports Enthusiast
And Many More!!!!

Online surveys have been around for years, it's just that over the recent years and the influence of the internet, that they have become more popular and easier for the Marketing companies to get in touch with the consumers. Major corporations spend billions of dollars a year on advertising, through commercials, etc, but by finding out through surveys what consumers are thinking and what they want, then they can in turn cut down on their advertising budget and return a more profitable product line.

Can you make enough money to quit your J-O-B?? No! However, paid surveys are a great way to earn extra money to help pay off small bills, gas money, and maybe that one special thing that you have been trying to save for.

Many of the sites out there that charge a fee, are considered the "middleman". They charge a membership fee to access their list of research firms that conduct paid online surveys. There is no need to pay a fee for taking online surveys, there are plenty of paid online survey sites out there that are willing to pay you for your opinion without having to pay a fee.

Here are some of the more reputable paid survey sites where you can take online surveys without having to pay for anything.

1. Clearvoice Surveys.Com
2. Esearch.Com
3. GlobalTestMarket
4. PineCone
5. Opinion Outpost
6. Your2Cents
7. SurveySavvy.Com
8. SurveySpree
9. MySurvey.Com
10. American Consumer Opinion
11. LightSpeed Research
12. Ipsos
13. Survey Spot

Over the next few days I will post others for you to try out. Go ahead, get out there and sign up with as many of these as you can, and start voicing your opinion.

Friday, August 22, 2008

What is Profit Lance?

Profit Lance is a high quality learning center that provides you with video tutorials, pre-made web sites and a wealth of other resources. This is by no means another ebook, yet a complete internet marketing course.

The Profit Lance course provides you with step-by-step training in four main online money making methods. These methods are, affiliate marketing, traffic generation, Google Adsense, and SEO (search engine optimization). To guide you along these methods you are given projects to perform, blueprints, and you are even equipped with a niche research center.

Within the affiliate marketing section it is broken down into 7 different topics:
1. Definition
2. Clickbank Marketplace
3. Choosing a Product
4. Quick way to make money
5. Using Pay per click
6. Advance pay per click
7. Advanced techniques

The google adsense section is delivered to you in 8 different topics:
1. Adsense and advertising
2. What is adsense
3. Creating adsense account
4. Adsense strategies
5. Implementing Adsense
6. Adsense Tips
7. Tracking Performance
8. Getting Paid

By just breaking down these two methods you can see for yourself that this course is just a wealth of information. The Profit Lance course provides you with over 50 video tutorials, over 20 ebooks, a vast amount of adsense packages, and 15 websites that are already hosted for you.

Michael tells you in the introduction to this course that the main focus is on making you:
1. understand
2. acquire skills
3. practically implement techniques

His goal is to give you long term skills that will enable you to be a success at your own on-line business and be able to repeat these skills over and over again.

Your success with this program is the same with any other, what you put into it is what you will get out of it. I truly believe in this course and I think that you will too.

If you are tired of chasing your dreams to only come up empty handed then you should give Profit Lance a try.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Project Payday!

Earning money with Project Payday does not involve having a website, blog, or anything, but time and some patience.
If you are looking for a get-rich-quick program then this is not the program for you. Project Payday makes it very clear upfront that this is not something that you can get rich doing, but you can make a decent income with it. They even tell you that after joining their program, of which is free if you complete an offer, if you do not make any money in the first 24 hours that they will pay you $100.00. Many of their members are doing this full time and make a pretty decent income from it.
I'm sure amongst your travels of the internet you have run across some of the websites that offer "free items" or incentives for you joining or completing offers. These sites are referred to as "IFW'S", which means incentive free offer sites. Well, Project Payday has taken this to the next level and teaches you how to complete these offers and capitalize on it.

Once you join the program there are various articles and videos that will walk you right through the process to help you get started. The entire program is based on three methods:

1.) Get paid to complete offers at various "IFW'S" so that your referrer their free item or cash.

2.) Pay referrals to complete offers so that you get your free item or cash.

3.) Taking your free item and selling it on Ebay.

Once you have read all of the tutorials and watched all of the videos you are ready to register at the forums and get started. The forums themselves are packed full of information with lots of members ready to help you get started earning. Read through the rules there and read lots of the post before just diving in. Find someone with a good trader ranking that you feel you can trust and start completing offers. In no time at all you will be on your way to making money and can progress to the next level, where the good earnings are.

Project Payday definitely takes some patience and a lot of organizational skills, but if you get with the right trader they will walk you through your first offer very smoothly.

If you are in need of some quick cash and don't mind spending a little time getting the feel for it Project Payday just may be the path to go.

I hope my information helps!