Are Online Paid Surveys a Scam?

The short answer would be: NO!

But are they a reliable source of income that can make you quit your job? NO!

There are a lot of websites online that claim that you can make hundreds of dollar per week just filling out simple surveys. That is not true.

What can you expect is to be able to get that couple of dollars you want/need, once you find a good company that has regular surveys paying well. Surveys are a way of making quick, easy cash, just by giving your honest opinions. Many say it doesn't pay off, I say otherwise. I find myself in front of my computer, looking at it and doing nothing usefull.

Many have argued paid surveys, but did any of those survey takers do ANY effort into winning money? Have they signed up on several companies? No!

Why is that? Simple: The ones who put effort got more that what they were looking for: make money.

As they say, the hardest part is to start, as after you get paid for the first time, you'll enjoy it so much you won't stop. You'll then expand and register in some more sites. Then you'll start wanting to make more money. And you can. Internet is the business of the future

The key with online survey websites is to register in as many as possible, as most will get you just a couple per month. Some sites also have the possibility to participate in online and offline focus groups. These are groups of people who discuss a product or service. These are usual much better paid, but require some more work.

If you want to make some extra money: Try it.

Crewbux pays!!!

Crewbux is one of the best PTC there is.

They pay you 1 cent per click and 0,5 cents per referral's click.

While this may not sound good, the min. payout is just $2,99 and they pay fast!

I've already been paid in less than a week!

Join HERE!

Payment proof:

Bux.to

Considered by many as a SCAM, Bux.to is going through some dificulties.

Payments are delayed, as they're still paying April and such.

They have a nice number of ads daily, each worth 1 cent. Min. Payout is $10 and you get 1 cent per referral's click.

There is a website that estimates the date you'll get paid, so you should try.

You can sign up HERE!

Neobux

Arguably the best PTC that exists today, NeoBux has a particular feature that atracts many: Instant Payments.

What does that mean? It means that you get paid as soon as you reach the min. payout (just $2!).

You get 1 cent per website and 1 cent per website your referrals view.

Sign-up today HERE!

PTC we've signed up with

PTC's are irregular. They come and go everyday. Finding one that keeps honest is hard.

But they still exist!

In the next few posts, I'll show you some I'm signed up on.

Be sure to check by.

We're Back!

The website is back and a lot of changes will happen!

Expect new stuff coming as early as tomorrow!

Thanks.

Get More Money from Less Ads

There are several factors that affect the price of the Ads.

In general, Google tries to manage your ads in a way you'll get the maximum ROI (Return of Investment).

Also, in general, the highest paying ads will appear on the bottom of the list. But how can you actually get more money from fewer ads?

Well, it's quite simple. Imagine there are 4 high paying ads on a certain keyword. Now imagine you have 2 blocks of ads, with 4 each. The highest paying ads will be divided in the 2 blocks, on the bottom positions. However, people tend to click on the first ads on the list. This means you'll receive less from each click. Now imagine you have just one block of ads. The 4 high paying ads will be displayed, so you'll likely receive more money.

But why does Google place the highest paying ads on the bottom of the list? It's quite simple: Advertisers pay-per-click, they don't pay-per-impression. Ads on the bottom of the lists are less clicked, but that shows interest on the website. The people who click on those ads are more interested in the product.

So remember: Quantity is not always Quality.

Getting the Best Results on Search Engines - Part 2

As I promised, I’m back with more ways of promoting your website.

As I’ve told you earlier, another way of getting these backlinks, is by just posting on forums articles you write with your website in the end. Alternatively, you can post on non-related forums and use your sig do publicize your website.

Another way of doing it is commenting. Do you want to know how? First, find forums that are related to yours. Then find a post and comment. In that comment, post the link to your website somehow. Luckily, you’ll get good links. If you search for blogs that are rated the highest, it means that a backlink from them is also worth more. Get a lot of these and you’ll eventually surpass them.

Another method is a kind of cheating way. Use software to create hundreds of blogs. Submit these blogs to search engines. Then, post a link on them to your website, the one you want to promote. You’ll have hundreds if not thousands of backlinks and you’ll soon get #1 on MSN and soon enough, you’ll get other good spots on Yahoo and Google.

If you even want to optimize this even more, post a comment on every one of your blogs. You’ll be able to get even more links!

After all this, you’ll also be able to do something else: create more blogs. If your blog is rated high, if you create another blog/website and link from the high blog to that website, you’ll easily get nice spots.

After all this, you should be able to get some nice spots. Good luck.


NOTE: I'm NOT going to tell you the solftware you can use to do this. You can search on google, but be sure to find some credible reviews on websites so that you don't get scammed.

Getting the Best Results on Search Engines - Part 1

As many of you may know, it’s not easy to get quality traffic to your website. The easiest way of getting real traffic that you want is by search engines. But, it’s not easy to be the first website on most keywords, due to the amount of websites there are in the world today.

Google is the best search engine in terms of traffic, period. But it’s also one of the hardest and most complicated engines to dominate, as they have a great amount of websites and it’s not easy to beat the competition.

From the main ones: Google, Yahoo and MSN, you should first try to dominate this last one, which is, by far, the easiest one to get listed, up and running.

First of all, you need to know how these search engines work. Basically, they have ‘robots’ that surf the web in look for new websites to list. They then have to “read” the website and list it on the search engine according to some keywords. One of the first things you have got to do is get your website optimized for these ‘robots’, so that they know exactly what your website is about.
Another thing you need, is having other websites that link to yours. This is very important for all these ‘robots’, and it’s good if you can get well rated websites linking to you.

But how exactly can you get them? One way of doing it is submitting your articles to directories. One automatic way of doing it is using http://www.articlemarketer.com/, which submits your articles to a lot of directories and gets you a lot of backlinks, which is great. Unfortunately, not everyone is willing and able to pay for this kind of service which leaves us to the alternatives such as http://www.goarticles.com/. You can find them on Google (just search for “Article Directory”), so you can try to find them yourself.

Tomorrow, I’ll show you even more ways to promote your website, including a rocket method of getting the best results.

Top 3 Alternatives to AdSense

AdSense might be the best advertising program on the web, but it also has some problems, such as their strict policy.

Here I've compiled the top 3 best alternatives to Google's AdSense:

1 - Clicksor - It's hard to tell if this is the best, but I like it. They pay well, they have content sensitive ads. They pay a surprisingly big amount of money on clicks and the minimum payout is at just $20,00 if you use Paypal. The catch is that you can only have one ad per page, but it's nice anyways. You can join HERE.

2 - Yahoo Publisher Network - This is an almost exacly copy of Google's AdSense. It's still gaining popularity, but it's something you should consider.

3 - Bidvertiser - Although they don't pay as much as AdSense (duh!), Clicksor or even Yahoo Publisher Network, this is a valuable alternative because of the low minimum payouts, at only $10 by PayPal. Join them HERE.


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Like to post on forums? Try revenue sharing forums

What are they?

Well, they are completely normal blogs with one catch: when you create a topic, your AdSense ads will show up on 50% of the visits it gets.
Get more interesting topics, and your revenue will increase.


Is this allowed by Google?

Yes, of at least, at the time of this post, there isn't anything on Google's terms that state otherwise.


Can I get a lot of money from this?

This is the problem. I wouldn't say to. The problem is that when people are on forums, they are only there to read the post, not the ads themselves. It's much less likely they'll click on them through these methods.


Do you have any example forum?

This method was created a few years ago, so there are a bunch of forums that support it. One of them is THIS.

Free ways of promoting your website

As I've told you earlier, to really profit online, you have to promote your website. One of the easiest ways of doing this is AdWords. But the problem, it's not free and not many people can actually afford it.

Here I'll talk about some other ways of promoting your website: for FREE!!!

1 - Forums - Find forums related to your website's topic. Register and post on the apropriate seccion. People will likely visit it and if they like, they might become "fans" and bookmark it.

2 - Submit to directories - There are several directories online. You should put your website on as many as possible, and that'll gather you some nice visits.

3 - Find other websites on related topics. Speak to the owner. Get your link on his website and his on yours. It works.

4 - Use a word to word promotion. Talk to your friends and family. If they like it, they'll talk to their and so on. That way, you'll be able to get a nice amount of money.

5 - Submit to search engines. This is the most important steps, as 99% of people use them all the time. I know it's not easy to get good results, but you should try and if your website is really good, you'll eventually get nice top spots.

Go Big or Go Home

That's right, that what you have to do: Go Big. Many people try to make online selling a single product and having only one website.

That won't work; I can tell you right now. You have to create a lot of websites, about lots of things, selling a lot of products (and choose quality products to sell, or your clients will stop visiting your website AND recommending people not go visit it).

Only that way you'll manage to have a good amount of income. And you can always study what works and what doesn't, so that you can stop a website that's giving you too much trouble and focus on others that profit. In this online world, you've got to manage your time and be able to actually increase your profits as much as you can.

Adsense - More clicks doesn't (always) mean more money

This is a strange fact I didn't know, but after studying the results I was getting with AdSense, I came to the conclusion that having a lot of clicks on links with almost no visits will not give you as much money as a lot of visits and fewer clicks.

Of course, this is not always true, but you should always try to get more visitors instead of getting them to click the ads (although you should do it).

I just thought I'd be nice to share this with you.

Affiliates Programs

This is another interesting way of making money online. You probably already know EBay or Amazon, don't you? And how about selling their products and receiving an amount of money?

That's exactly what you can do: you set up a store online and when someone pays you, you receive a part from the sale. Great, right? Well, but it's that easy to make money. If people know it's an EBay item why would they buy it from you? Well, it's simple: they don't. They don't by from you: you just point them to the item in question.

But how can you make money out of it? Well, it's quite simple. First you need a specialized website with a good amount of visits. Then, you must review some products. At the end of the review, you put a link to the item in question on EBay. Simple, right? Oh, and EBay is just an example, as you can have a lot more websites paying you for different products.

It's worth trying...

Xpango

As I promissed yesterday, here is a website where you get paid for offers. Well, you don't actually get paid, but you'll get nice gifts.

What's so good about this website is that unlike others, they ship for free to every country in the world.

On most offers, you'll have to pay a small fee, and you'll probably have to get some friends to join the website to be able to get the prize.

All in all, the offers are cheap and simple to get and the fact that the website sends the prizes to every country makes it a valuable website.

Try it, join HERE.

AdSense - Pre-made templates

The other day, as I was searching for some money making online oportunities, I faced a website which was selling pre-made templates. Don't buy them. Yes, they say they have hundreds of pages of content and all that, but do you know why it doesn't work?

It's simple: You make money according to how many people visit your page and click the ads. BUT, you'll NEVER be on first place on search engines. Care to know why? It's actually logical, because search engines automaticaly delete repeated articles.

I know some people who have been fooled by these offers, so I'm warning you. Don't be fooled by these scammers.

Offers - An Easy Way Of Getting Stuff

This, for once, is not actually a way of getting money. Of course that this deppends on the website your using, but you can get some pretty crazy stuff: From Playstations, to X-Boxes, Mobile Phones and several others.

To get them, all you have to do is complete some offers. Most require a Credit Card, but there are also some free ones.

Then, you'll have to get some friends to do the same. Easy, right? Well, it can be, but it might take you a wile to be able to get all the referrals you get.

I'll later post some good websites where you get things for completing offers.

AdWords tips - How to get more clicks

Ok, now your ad is on hundreds of website ready to be clicked. But it isn't? Why? I'll tell you some tips to improve the click %:

1 - Use capital letters on the beginning of every word. It's Strange, But If You Write Your Ads Like This, You'll Probably Have A Lot More Visits.

2 - Stick with a weekly budget. Don't rush and pay a lot for a keyword. Keywords that are good one day may not be the next, so don't get too extravagant.

3 - Include the words FREE or TRIAL in the link. It helps, as users are attracted by good offers.

4 - Be careful with your keywords. If you want to sell Golf Tennis be careful not to write it as a keyword, as a website that sells tennis (non Golf) will also have your ad.

5 - Test. Study the results. Change. Test. You'll have to do this over and over again, as only testing and re-testing you'll find what gives you the best results.

AdWords

Ok, so you got a website with some nice content and AdSense is installed but... it's not profiting?

The explanation is really simple: you have no visits. Nowadays, due to a great amount of people online writing about the same things, it's really hard to get regular visitors to your website. How can you get them? Well, the first and most important thing is to get visitors to your website.

There are several ways of making that: adding your website to directories, search engine, forums, etc., but the easiest one is probably using Google's AdWords. The advance of this service is that you'll probably pay for what you want. Let me rephrase: you won't be paying for getting your ad shown, but for every person that clicks the ad and actually goes to your website.

This will improve your revenue, because the more visits you get, the more likely it'll be that people click your ads and that'll make you money. Easy.

But how should you use AdWords? Well, you'll find out soon.

I know AdSense but... how to I use it?

Of course you can't use AdSense on the Internet without something supporting it behind, like a blog or any other kind of website.

As with Google AdSense you get ads that are keyword specific, you'll probably get ads that are related to your website content, so you won't have to worry about it.

What you'll have to worry about is having a nice, visited website, as the more people you get daily on the blog, the more money you will probably make.

One question that's usually asked is about buying a domain or using a free one. Well, if you want to go fancy and professional, you should get your own domain. This is specially important if you're selling something, as you'll be much more likely to be taken seriously if you have your own domain. About buying a server of using a free service, this is up to you, but of course paid servers are more reliable...

If you want to go with a blog, there are several reliable services that are free, like this blog, running on blogger.com.

For making a website, you have 2 options: you either learn HTML and use it; or try one of the many services online. Remember, your website must look appealing to the user, it should never be confusing and the user must at all times know where he must click to go where he wants. These are rather simple tips and tricks of making a good website, but I haven't mentioned one thing: content.

"Go big or go home" - Ever heard this? Well, it's true. You either write a lot and update your website a lot or you won't be able to run a real big business online.

"Ok, now I have a website... so what?". I know it's never easy to start a new website from scratch and gain reliable users. That's why you must submit your website into search engines; that's why you must talk about it in forums; that's why you could use AdWords. Don't know what AdWords is? Well, it's a service provided by Google, where you pay monthly to get your ads on hundreds of pages, the ones that have AdSense. And the best is that you only pay for the persons who actually enter your website, you won't actually pay for showing the ads. I'll probably talk about AdWords soon, so be sure to check back sometime soon (you can subscribe to my post on the right).

3 Tips to improve AdSense's revenue

AdSense is a great tool, but you need to know how to use it and how to make the best out of it. Here I'll show you 3 techniques to improve your Google Adsense income:

1 - Make your ads not look like ads. Although they can't be completely mixed with the rest of the content, you should blend them as much as you can, because nowadays people are used to skip ads and they won't read them. Play by the rules, but increase the interest as much as you can.

2 - Use proper sizes. Different sizes of ads result in different clicks. Banners are usually bad for business, because they were the first forms of advertizing online. Square ones usually perform better and I like to see the cascade one I have on this side. It's a matter of trying, because the same type of ads perform differently on various websites.

3 - Try. This is really important. You must try all different types of ads. Find the one that suit your website and you'll be garanteed to win more money.

For as much I'd like to help you, I can't do more than this. You must keep trying. Also, you'll only really start to profit after you have a greater amount of traffic on your website, but the techniques to get it will only be discussed on future posts.

Why Paid to Click websites disappeared

Unfortunately, due to the strict Google AdSense policies, I was forced to remove all the PTC related content from the website.

I hope you understand.

AdSense – The Money Making Pot of Gold

Google AdSense is an ad serving program run by Google and what a great deal it is.

Webmasters all over the world started using it and winning huge amounts of money with it.

With AdSense, you can generate revenue on pay per click ads. There are several options of ads available, and I’ll discuss the ways of increasing your profit really soon.

Sure, there are limitations, and you’ll only be paid when you reach 100$, but it’s a great service and the simply the best program out there. Having your own ads, adapted to content, is only a matter of minutes, so you’ll soon be able to profit with it.

There are even cases of success where the only income some people have is Google AdSense, so yes, it’s that good.

Sweepstakes - Why you should avoid them

I've found many Pay Per Survey websites that have a sweepstakes reward system, where you get a ticket for a monthly/weekly contest. But don't even try them. Why not?

Well, it's time consuming. You'll be spending hours completing surveys for sweepstakes tickets and then you probably won't recieve anything.

That's why I always reccomend people to only fill in surveys where you get paid real money.

You should avoid these at all cost, so be warned!

MySurvey

Another great check only website.

You can earn $10.00 to $0.50 per market research survey completed.

MySurvey uses a point system. You earn points for each survey you take, and you can exchange them for cash by requesting a check (minimum of $10.00 or 1,000 points). If you order a check you will receive it within three to four weeks of requesting it.

Check it HERE

SurveySavvy

A great PPS website. They usualy only offer 1 survey per week, but they pay promptly.

They have a great referral system and you should try it.

They only pay by check, which is a bad thing, but if you don't mind, you won't be sorry.

Join HERE.

Greenfield Online

Greenfield Online is a great Pay per Survey website.

But what makes it so great? Well, it's the fact that they send you paid surveys daily and there are always a bunch more to do at their website.

Although they're web design is a bit bad, don't get scared about it, because this is a trustworthy website.

Unfortunatly, the only way of referring people is by e-mail (and you only recieve 1$).

You should try and join Here. They pay by PayPal and their minimum cashout is at just 1$, so you'll soon be cashing out!

Opinion Outpost

This is another Check only PPS website.

It offers a great amount of surveys daily, making it one of the best ones out there.

And don't let the points system scare you: 10 points = 1$, so by completing all those 50 and 75 points surveys you are getting from 5$ to 7,5$!

Join the website HERE

SurveySpot

This is one of the best websites out there as far as PPS' are concerned.

I recieved several Survey Requests a day, most worth 2$

The only downside is that you can only recieve payments by check.

Other than that, I completely reccomend you to join this website.

Check it HERE

Surveys.com

This is a great PPS website. They have already paid me twice so this is a trustworthy site.

Although their referral system is individualized (you can only send invites by e-mail), they pay well per survey (I've recieved a couple 5$ surveys).

Although they don't send survey invites as often as other sites, this is a great way of making money with almost no effort.

Check it HERE

Pay per Survey

Pay per Survey is another way of making money online.

There are a lot of PPS based sites and with them, you'll be able to get a great amount of money.

Most of them support payment by PayPal, although some of them only allow to have payments by check.

This is a poppular method of making money thanks to the amount you can get in a short period of time, with surveys that pay you from mere cents to an outstanding amout of 10 dolars. Yes, 10$ for one simple survey that might take you 10 minutes.

If you're really thinking about making money out of this, I reccomend you to join several websites as only that way you'll get a lot of money from this type of websites.

There are both free and paid PPS sites, with some of them being scams. I'll alert you of them as I find them.

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