Making Money Online

Making Money Online is a buzz especially among those people who have requisite skills to turn their efforts into dollars. I had interesting discussion with one of my blog reader where I gave him tips and directions on where and from which places he can make money and how quickly opportunities can be earned and translated. While things were good till this time but when I met him yesterday I came to know that he is currently not blogging mainly because he got bored with whole stuff.

This is predictable end of more than 90% of people who think they can do big but lacks discipline and patience. To earn money, to get famous is a long journey you need hard work and patience......dont expect miracles to happen in few months. Its always good to read about success stories but the effort hidden behind it gets ignored all together.

Blog or joining services on making money online........everything requires commitment. If you have that factor then give it years to mature otherwise you would be one of untold failure story. Make big plans running into years and then work on it. You need to be slow and steady here because success is Sweet and hidden in years to come.                                                              

How to get millions of backlinks

One of important aspect of making money online is to establish authenticity and Page Rank is one of such parameter which can make you create waves. Not only it opens door of opportunities but in front of advertisers it gives you a commanding power.

So this Sunday i studied everything related to backlinks and stuff. Yes there are easy and difficult ways to create lot of backlinks. There are scores of things which people can do and I promise to write about it someday here. But this posting is about something else. This posting is about the lesson I have got after doing all the hard work.

The lesson is "If you capability to write good content then backlinks would come on its own. Spend sometime doing quality posts and you don't have to do all those stupid things which just seemed to be very superficial to me". I have list of 50+ Dofollow forums but to post on each for backlinks is so painful that somehow I would prefer to write a post with much less pain. Posting there seemed to me as if I am portraying myself as someone which in reality I am not. Yes backlinks are important but I want to enjoy success when it will come. I don't want situation where internally I know that I don't deserve it coz of content but because of my tips and tricks. There is one more posting which influenced me a lot and that will change your mind too.......all for right reasons and it is very interesting too. Here it is webmasterworld or FreeopenBook.

Millions of backlinks is not far off but then you need to be a Horse of long race. Short term tricks wont get you millions for sure.


                                                             

15 things to keep in mind before you start a Blog

There are things which you learn easily and then there are things which you learn the hard way. Even though I knew that a my own domain name with paid hosting would be right choice, I opted for blogger because I wanted to test if it is even worth. I think the message is clear- Internet has got huge potential but you got to be patient with it. So after one year and more than 200 postings I have learnt and made mistakes which I would like to rectify in my new blog (chilli flakes would become more interesting though). The points below would answer many of your questions and can clear your doubts too.


1) Start with your own domain name even if you are experimenting. It would cost a max of $70 for a year.
2) with domain name and hosting you would use CMS tools like wordpress and hence get knowledge at early stage.
3) There would not be loss of any posting because almost all of your posting would be available.
4) As the site gets old, with age it earns up a page rank. Though there are many techniques involved but it helps to start early. The site rank cannot be transferred.
5) Adsense is great pull but it is worthless if you have low traffic.
6) Refreshing your site continuously wont help in traffic. At most it will distort numbers.
7) Content is always the key. Its nice to see your postings running up the charts.
8) Quantity of blogs is also as Important as quality. Its like giving many doors or options to visitors so that they can reach your site.
9) Building traffic is not easy. Its a hard work all the way.
10) you need to work hard and learn techniques to increase traffic. Sitting in isolation wont help.
11) Page Rank is very important. It is a door which will open many earning opportunities.
12) Finding niche is very important but it is not only thing (so dont get upset). You can make your posts interesting to bypass this law.
13) If possible try some pictures, videos etc to give lively look to your blog.
14) Making money is fun and your own domain name with good rank will give it real boost.
15) Set target for your site and money would come as a by product.


Internet is huge opportunity and many people are making tons of money from it. If money is not your motivation then also keep blogging because the hobby would turn profitable and meaningful at time when you would need it most. Its a big project which will run for years and you need to be patient and diligent with it.



                                                             

What you need to know before starting your own Blog for Money

It all starts from people searching internet in order to make money. They start with simple things like make money to read emails, to click etc. and eventually gets dropped off even before they have reached a threshold of payment set by various sites. Then the round two starts where you get to know different stuff from different people on how they are making money from their blog, affiliates etc. At this point you feel that there is a hope and plan to start again. Considering you are at this stage with given set of dreams, let me clear some perceptions which will set right expectations when you start your blog

1) Blog is all about writing good and original content. Copying will not take you anywhere
2) It is about discipline and maintaining constant frequency of posts. Blogging in scattered parts will slow down the growth
3) There is no point in clicking your own webpage to increase the page views as it really don’t count
4) Adsense is first choice to make money but it can be more than one year before you would get your first cheque. The only reason is traffic and it is traffic only that gets translated into clicks
5) Not only content in blog is important but it is equally important that how you market it. Its important that you learn that part of publicity too.
6) Journey of getting good traffic is long and boring. At times blogs cannot achieve even 50 clicks after they are more than year old.
7) If possible start with your own domain name.
8) Point 7 is important if you have joined Get paid to blog websites, directory listing etc. Here domain name gets preference if they are hosted on their own. Also many get paid to websites puts region as their main criteria.
9) Try to link with people and build contacts over net. An isolation won’t help your blog.
10) Trying different tricks on paid programs won’t help you. Its always better to earn money rather than get frustrated by using various ways and means.
11) Affiliate marketing is very famous but it takes time when you would see your first sale. So don’t be disappointed


In brief then you need to work hard and make short to long term plans for you blog. I encourage you to be patient and diligent because it can turnout to be your money making machine when it gets old with time. There are many opportunities which you cannot crack in a day but certainly can over the period of time.

Content and traffic is the key. Rest everything rotates around this…………..at same time many cosmetic changes are required too.




                                                             

How much you can make by "Getting Paid for Blogging"

Many of my fellow blogger who have just entered this market with their nice ideas have this question in mind. The market is very competitive and good blogger are already earning good amount of money that getting opportunity is hard. Yes it is hard but it is not impossible at all.

I have started very recently and have tried to maintain the post content and originality of my blog. The reward, more than $100 in one month. Yes I am disclosing my figure because this is not only for money but something which interests me too. The amount may not amaze you but then its just the start point. It takes time for business to get build and I am happy with my first step.

Chilli Flakes is a platform of my expression and many things which keeps revolving in my mind. I have big plans and I dont mind sponsors or people who can pay for my abilities . The dream has started with the free domain name and hosting site but soon I will be looking for a new launch of site with my own domain name and hosting which will help people with blogging tips and tricks. Even though I have mixed some of the postings in Chilli Flakes but you can always browse through by clicking on " Making Money Online"

My first income from my blog will be reinvested for more profits. In future I am determined to reinvest everytime till the moment I have achieved good ranking and earning. I would really cherish all above only if my readers would like my content and would benefit from it. Till that time its hard work for me.

In coming posts I would try to break some of your misconceptions about this but the main point is that "There is a lot of potential in this" and only thing is that you have to play your cards right.                                                              

Want regular Income on Internet- Try Mylot

MyLot is one of renowned sites over Internet which works on the concept of paying the users for their participation. The participation can be in any form..........you can respond to people by answering their queries or you can start new discussions .....just anything you do be sure that you will be paid for it.

While what i said above is something which may prompt you to straightaway jump and sign up for this site, but keep the below factors in mind before taking any step


-- the payout may not be much and you need to judge whether it suits your appetite or not. It can be 10 to 20 cents for 20 discussion or question
-- In order to make more money (this is in Dollars) make sure you write clear and good responses with nice words. This will increase the chances of high payout.
-- If you are non consistent and their is every probability that you would quit it after making 200 postings than don't join (if you joining for money). Their minimum payout is $10 and many of their members earn $2 to $3 and quit. This is sheer waste of time.
-- Join if certain group interest you and you would be part of it forever. Make Money Online is one of forum which interests me and I generally answer and ask questions there. Well this is not nly one but about from list of 20 I have shortlisted for my self.
-- Put your hands in many groups as this will keep you involved and provide you new food for thought everytime you login.
-- Do tag your blog and rate oter people too.
-- Last but not least, make your profile trendy and give name of your blog to in profile page.

I got to chat with people who made more than $1 a day. It may be Rs. 40 but some youngsters are pretty happy with it. Also in my other posts I will talk about such opportunities. Good Luck and be consistent. (Slow and Steady wins the race)                                                              

SocialSpark- An Effective Medium To Socialize On Web

While my earlier post featured on how to launch your blog, in the interim I would like to talk about SocialSpark which is a social marketing network site that would help you to generate revenue by connecting you to advertisers and sponsors through the web. This essentially means is that apart from normal revenue streams you can find the advertisers and sponsors who are ready to shell an extra amount for some publicity from your blog. You must have watched the cricket match and the billboards that are displayed around the ground, well this is not different because you are making you stadium available to advertisers to show their product in exchange of some revenue which you can possible use to enhance your blog. Social spark is medium which makes this whole process happen in an effective way.


There is a plenty of stuff which you can do at this site, But first of all its very important that you create a very effective profile of your own and your blog. Yes this is very important because the advertiser would be the first person interested in this. While your blog would definitely help you to get the best of deals but this step is something which needs an investment of your time.

Next important step is to get your account approved. SocialSpark follows some steps to approve your blog. Obviously don’t expect to write some posts and think it will be approved, no it will not be, you need to show some real good content over a period of time to create an impression. Mouse over on account, click on manage blogger account, and then click on Blogs. You will get the blog status on your right.





All the three steps in the blog status need to be approved before you can think of generating revenue from this site. If you blog is not approved at first go, don’t lose heart because more your work on your blog, more are the chances it will get approved as and when you submit it again.


Next you can go to marketplace and browse through opportunities. There are two types of opportunities- One that pays you for writing a post about them and second is the one which uses your blog to advertise their product. The profile of advertisers is good too and in most cases its fun to write about them. You will see several opportunities and hence it is always advisable to browse for your own opportunities by using the tool provided on your right




Another feature which distinct this site from other is the networking platform it provides to meet other bloggers. Featured blog is my favorite where it’s an opportunity for me to see some blogs shortlisted by SocialSpark. They have sections like highlighted post and other important blogs which again is a must read. Apart from above I have made new friends here by giving or taking props from them (Props is basically vote of confidence). Also its always nice to talk to them and share your opinion about things you would like to talk about.


Lastly I would like to emphasize on stringent code of ethics which this site follows

-100% Audit-able In-Post Disclosure
-100% Transparency
-100% Real Opinions
-100% Search Engine Friendly

This makes it more transparent in its act and an opportunity for you to be part of social network which with time will help you to be more effective.



                                                             

Creating and Launching your first Blog in blogger.com (A free web hosting service)

Blogger is an excellent platform where you can host your blog. I would suggest that you should start up by creating an email id in gmail different from your personal id. For purpose of this exercise I have created new id for myself too

--> Go to site http://www.gmail.com/
--> Create an id for yourself from “sign up as a new user”. I have created chillihunter@gmail.com for myself

Now here are the steps to set your first blog
Step 1
-->Go to http://www.blogger.com/
-->In Username put your gmail id username (In my case it is chillihunter)
-->In password put your gmail password



After Signing you would go to Step 2

--> You will get the page “Sign Up for Blogger”. Here your gmail id and password is good enough to take care of all information that Blogger might need.
-->In Display Name add the name which you would like your readers to see on your blogs. In my case I have put Chilli Hunter
-->It is advisable to read their terms of service to avoid conflict in future


Step 3- This is the step where you would give Title of your blog and the url.

-->Give the title of your blog. It is important that you title should reflect the true nature of your blog. Sometime you can keep the name general in order to highlight your identity as an individual which is ok. In this case I will keep Chilli Hunter because I would be looking for spicy things over the web.
--> Url is an Important part. Jut like you write http://www.google.com/ or http://www.yahoo.com/. It is important that people should write the url for your blog easily or should be able to remember it without any difficulty. Again I want it as chillihunter. Please note that though you can change it later on but it is not advisable because the posts that you have written would be from the old url only and hence you can loose some value of your site.

Step 4- Choose the template

This is a basic step. Preview and select the template which you like. I have selected Thisaway rose for my blog.

CONGRATS- Your blog is launched and it will take you to your first post. Just write something on your first post about the topic which interests you a lot. Give a tag and there you go.

Hold ON- This is not over yet
I would like you to set up different template (the outlay of your blog) than this one and also how you can set up adsense to make that extramoney.

                                                             

You need that extra money- Internet is your best bet

There is always a first step when you start anything. If you have started reading this article then the prime reason is that you want those extra bucks for which no qualification is required and no one is going to reject you. You don’t need to go through a job interview or those lengthy courses which promise you a job. Even if you are in a job you would like to make extra money to supplement your income in order to fulfill your wishes or create assets for safe future.


Blogging is certainly one field where if you become successful there is no stopping. People from remote areas of our country have left there job and have started active blogging only when they realized the potential it hold. Wait …… wait…………I am not saying that you leave your job immediately but I would certainly vouch you to take this seriously so that in coming years and far ahead you should have something to fall upon. Its like a journey with low success rate but like any profession hard work do pays off. Don’t expect thing to be fine from moment you write your first blog but be confident that market is out there which is hungry for information kept in your head.

So let’s take first step in this direction.

There are three important things before you start your blog

1) Presentation of your blog – It is platform which would be your launch pad and face in ever expanding internet.
2) Content and its effective marketing- Content is key. You need to have your niche and expertise for visitors to rely on you completely (More on this in my coming posts). It also covers the tricks which would help you promote your blog.
3) Other streams- there are other streams which would complement your earning. You need to set your foot here and with time it would be like the ATM machine for you.

I am keeping this post simple and informative because I have tons of friend who have capability to make big but don’t know from where they should start. Internet is expanding worldwide which means the sooner you ride the wagon; the higher you can go with each passing day.

This sums up where we are and what we need to do. As always start writing down about the vision. Vision is only step which provides direction. If there is no vision there are chances that you will fail much sooner than tasting the signs of victory in earlier phase which is important as a fuel.

In my next post I will talk about Setting up your first blog with all basic widgets.                                                              

Make Money Online- A Primer of things to come

Like Every other business you would like to do and don't know from where to start, making money online is no different. You must have been swamped by large emails promising to give you large number of dollars for your small time but its all fake and just crap. The reality is that in order to make money online you need to invest time and work hard. Its not difficult but then its not that easy that you will fill a form and dollars would start to pour. Like any other profession perseverance is the key.

I used to be novice just like many of you who are reading this blog are. But in order to make everyone aware of huge opportunity on Internet and to be prepared for revolution I would dedicate the postings which will tell how you can "Make Money Online" in style and effectively. Through series of postings my effort would be to start how a layman would like to work and then give you pointers which will help you succeed.

Just like you cannot learn swimming by reading, same way you cannot make huge bucks by reading. You need to work hard and earn it.

Good Luck and keep looking for this space.............





                                                             

Gather Success

Alvin Phang a fellow blogger is has a site called Gather Success. Main focus of site is to Make Money Online and this site has an all important information. Do visit this site to get some nice tips for your blog




                                                             

Making Money Online in India

How many methods you have tried and in how many you have did it with good luck. I gues not much especially if you are from India. Its not that chances to make money os not here but then online option is still not open. Folks things are catching up and one should be geared for it. Let me tell you few ways
1) www.mturk.com is one place to make money and infact they cater to India too. But to mee it seems to be pure exploitation
2) Blogs- People are making money by blogging. But to reach to the level you need to graduate in this feild. Again needs lot of luck and time.
3) New concepts like iBIBO are coming to India. They are trying a Business Model. I am not surely if this is an idea whose time has come but then I would be eager to see how it spans out.
4) Other methids like reading emails, visiting sites etc. which is complete waste of time.

Illl keep you guys updated if I get more. There are people making money online but the path is not tht easy. sometimes you will start and will lose interest in few weeks.

Let me know what you think and I will keep you folks updated with such ideas.