Fiverr offers employment for the unemployed

by | Aug 13, 2010 | Off Topic

With the current economy, people across the nation are looking for ways to generate an income or supplement what they have. Many people are turning to sites such as Fiverr, a website that has been getting a lot of attention lately as the place to go for extra money.The Fiverr website builds on the growing trend of micro-entrepreneurship's. Fiverr provides a marketplace platform where people with skills can go to post services they?re willing to sell. Buyers who need a specific task completed can search the list of offerings for those with the needed skills. All jobs, called gigs, are priced at $5. Sellers on Fiverr keep $4 of each gig performed.Fiverr provides a complete platform for doing business. It provides communications, detailed work flows and automatically monitors your transactions and available earnings. An integral component of the Fiverr experience is the ability to leave feedback on completed projects. It provides a handy way for employers to find the best possible match when searching for workers.Fiverr is a global marketplace with members worldwide. Thousands of jobs have been commissioned and completed. Fiverr members come from all backgrounds and professions. There are retirees, stay-at-home mothers and professionals from a variety of fields that offer their services. Some Fiverr sellers are supplementing their available income, while others are looking to generate income while they?re unemployed. Still others are looking to build a portfolio or a name for themselves. Some simply want to keep their skills honed, or do it for the love of their work.For buyers, Fiverr offers a cost effective way to have one-time tasks, services or projects completed without the hassle and expense of advertising for a local source, then waiting for someone to respond to the ad. Fiver is immediately accessible 24/7, 365 days a year.There?s a variety of categories from which to choose on Fiverr. New categories are added as the need arises. There are categories for graphics, videos, social marketing and travel, as well as writing, postcards and advertising. Other categories include music and audio, tips and advice, business, technology and programming. There?s also categories for gifts, silly stuff, and the fun and bizarre. Like the website says, it?s amazing what people will do for $5.Fiverr members offer services ranging from writing stories and creating videos to tricking out websites. You can have postcards sent on request, or have a custom graphic or logo created. For the more adventurous, you can have your face or palm read, have your handwriting analyzed or have a custom caricature created.Despite reports to the contrary, people are still losing their jobs. They?re not finding work as quickly as they might have a few years ago. There?s a need for a site like Fiverr, as evidenced by the sheer number of gigs that are completed each day. You won?t get rich, but you can easily make enough to pay the electric bill.For more information, visit http://www.fiverr.com.

Why Didn't I Think Of That?

by | Aug 10, 2010 | Guest Post

Inevitably, at some point in your life you've had a head-slapping, stop in your tracks moment where you say to yourself, "Why didn't I think of that???". Every year thousands of creative entrepreneurs come up with a new product, or service, or website idea that makes it big, earning the creator either a giant paycheck or boatload of publicity, or both.So why isn't that person you? It can be.Now is the time to act! Still not ready? Maybe you just need to hear about some people who have done it in order to get your juices flowing. Here's a run down of some of those people who took their ideas (crazy as they may seem) and turned them into gold.Jason Sadler is another one of those Web-entrepreneurs that have taken a silly or creative idea and turned it into Web gold! Jason created IwearYourShirt.com, a site that features him wearing a new shirt every day, each one sponsored by a new advertiser. In 2009 Jason successfully sold 365-days of sponsored shirt wearing, earning him just under $70,000.Yes, you read that right. Jason made almost $70,000 for wearing a different t-shirt every day. Doesn't sound so silly now, does it? Kyle MacDonald bartered his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of online trades over the course of a year. That's right, he used the power of the Internet and a creative idea to trade something of almost zero value, for something (a house) of actual real value. Alex Tew is the guy who came up with The Million Dollar Home Page.A student at the time, Tew needed to find a way to pay for his education, so he took a chance and created a web page that sold 1,000,000 pixels for $1 each. Hence, 'The Million Dollar Homepage". In fact, Tew did sell all 1 million pixels and earned himself a nice paycheck, and tons of publicity in the process. These projects illustrate that even the simplest or craziest or weirdest or unusual idea can be turned into reality, and Web gold. It should also be pointed out that for every one of these types of projects that succeed, ninety-nine other similar projects never get off the ground. Personally, I've taken two stabs at viral glory with two sites that never did catch on.If you want to see them in action visit AwesomeMillion.com and BigBrownBox.com. But just because success doesn't come doesn't mean you shouldn't stop trying. As all-time great Wayne Gretzky so famously quoted once, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take". It's time to take your shot. What's the worst that could happen? It becomes a hit and all your dreams come true? For inspiration, here's a quick list of some risk-takers you probably know about that turned an idea into reality and into a huge success.Red Bull energy drink ? The idea was to create a super-caffeinated carbonated beverage and market it to athletes and the party crowd. Through some creative and unusual advertising, Red Bull now has $3.4 billion in sales.Amazon.com ? Who wants to have to go to a bookstore to buy a book? Jeff Bezos created Amazon because he realized that driving to the bookstore was an enourmous hassle and there could be a better way.Polo ? Ralph Lauren thought to himself, "What if we take a regular polo shirt, and add a little horse decal on it and price it at $50?" In 1994, he sold 28% of the company to Goldman Sachs for $138 million.Jim KukralFor over 15-years, Jim Kukral has helped small businesses and large companies like Fedex, Sherwin Williams, Ernst & Young and Progressive Auto Insurance understand how find success on the Web. Jim is the author of the book, "Attention! This Book Will Make You Money", as well as a professional speaker, blogger and Web business consultant. Find out more by visiting www.JimKukral.com. You can also follow Jim on Twitter @JimKukral.

Scientific Approach To Split Testing

by | Aug 5, 2010 | Off Topic

There?s an easier way to split test your landing pages and LP Jumper can show you how. LP Jumper is based on a scientific approach that will save hours of time and result in better conversion.LP Jumper is an easy to use program that utilizes a WordPress plugin. It allows you to discover to what elements of your page visitors are reacting. Split testing is crucial for landing page design. You need to determine which pages are working and which aren?t, and you need to do it as quickly as possible. The plugin allows you to test multiple pages with a single mouse click. The simple user interface ensures you?ll be up and running in five minutes. No programming is required ? just upload and activate.LP Jumper utilizes the power of WordPress as a content management system platform. It can create blog style landing pages, which are becoming more popular with affiliate marketers. You can split test multiple themes and landing pages with a single traffic source and discover how traffic is reacting to each page style. You can prioritize which landing page is performing best, eliminating hours or even days worth of time and effort.The plugin in LP Jumper provides a variety of information on how any given page is performing, and gives you the ability to prioritize according to information you establish. Creating and testing multiple landing pages can cost you a fortune in lost time and real time dollars if you have to hire a programmer to create a system for you. The WordPress plugin in LP Jumper can do all that and more.When you order LP Jumper, you?ll also receive LP Tracking, a powerful tutorial that teaches you how to track landing pages with free tools and services. You?ll learn about the best free click analytics system, how to read and understand LP dynamics and properly prioritize LP?s base on conversion.If you order now, you?ll receive a number of valuable bonus materials including Affiliate Basics Videos that will walk you through every step of affiliate marketing. You?ll also receive the eBook, ?7 Ways to Hidden Affiliate Profits.? The eBook will show you how affiliate marketing can provide your business with a reliable, recurring income.The CPA Wealth Blueprint video series will also be included. The 12-video course will demonstrate how you can profit from CPA networks. Last but not least, you?ll receive ?Affiliate Rescue,? a complete eBook course that will show you how to start a successful affiliate program no matter what your financial situation.For a limited time only, you can purchase LP Jumper for just $27. You?ll be able to instantly download the WordPress plugin and immediately begin using it for your affiliate marketing strategies. With LP Jumper, you won?t have to spend countless hours glued to your PC creating and testing small changes on multiple pages. You don?t need any special knowledge to utilize LP Jumper. Just install, activate and start split testing your landing pages. It?s that simple.For more information, visit .

Using Flippa.com To Sell Websites

by | Jul 31, 2010 | Off Topic, Web Design

I use Flippa.com to sell my websites because flippa stands out from the rest. Flippa provides simple navigation ease to find type of site your looking to buy. un-like godaddy auctions & sedo. You cant beat the reasonable $19 listing fee. Flippa is doing it right & will continue to grow. I recommend you buy stite off flippa & or sell an unwanted site test it out & let me know what you think about there market place.Right now I have lots of my sites up for sale. The reason why is they are distracting me from my personal blog & main projects. I really need to focus on these more & less on these side silly sites. So its time to just get rid of them!PS: If You Have a Flippa Account follow me :

Subscribers Magnet Plugin Exposed

by | Jul 27, 2010 | WordPress

Last week I had the great pleasure to download, and test-drive a brand-new plugin from MaxBlogPress creators; it is called 'Subscribers Magnet'... perhaps you have already heard or read reviews about it!Here's my opinion about it and why I think you should or NOT buy it!First of all, 'Subscribers Magnet' is a wordpress plugin which will rapidly build your email list by using the technology in some unconventional and unique way. It?s unobtrusive and highly impactful. Watch this video ?to see it in action.You have the option to add your opt-in form all over your blog, and actually 'seduce' your visitors to join your list, in a very friendly manner.You can add your form in your blog sidebar, in the footer bar, within the post itself and even in the comments.The most exciting part about this little plugin is that you have full control over the look, feel, location and functionality of your forms; the plugin works with AWeber, GetResponse, and all the other major autoresponders out there.What I don?t like about this plugin is that it's too EASY to use. You don't need any html coding or programming skills. And I think with the ease of use, it'll attract people who will wrongly utilise it and with just like any software or method, it'll decrease its value and effectiveness overtime.Yet, in the hands of potent and smart bloggers, this is so powerful, it could triple your sign-up rate almost overnight, without you having to get more blog visitors than you're already getting. For example, if you actually get 100 unique visitors to your blog on a daily basis [on average] and you get a 5% conversion rate, meaning 5 subscribers, then using this plugin, you could get 15 subscribers instead, from the same amount of traffic.

If you're all about optimization, you're going to love the plugin -- that's for sure!For example, imagine your visitors landing on your blog. This plugin will automatically fill the visitors' name/email in the opt-in form on your blog. They won't have to type in their email and name anymore. It's all done for them, on auto-pilot!Now, please listen closely. You should NOT buy 'Subscribers Magnet'...1. If, once you finish reading this plugin review, still don't see its real value 2. If you receive less than 10 visitors a day to your blog 3. If you don't plan to actually test-drive it on your blog.On the other hand, you should BUY 'Subscribers Magnet'... 1. If you want to double, triple and even quadruple your subscription rate 'overnight' - and do it over and over again, day and night, week after week, month after month!2. If you are sick and tired of not getting optimum list conversion and want to get the maximum from your blog's real estate by placing your opt-in form in strategic, non-intrusive locations, where anybody can see it.P.S. Here are some other mind-blowing features , perhaps not found elsewhere:A. You can show footer bar which is highly visible but not obnoxious. Very good for turning first time visitors into subscribers.B. You can SEND "automatic" and highly-personalized 'thank you messages' by email, on the first occasion someone comments on your blog? Think of the possibilities! In that message you can invite them to join your newsletter or rss feed. It's another "friendly" reason to bond trust with your readers and get them on your list, in a non intrusive way!C. You have unique tracking available for each subscription method - you will know for sure which forms perform better than others; with this new found knowledge, you'll be able to boost your sign-up rate like never before!P.P.S. Download your copy of 'Subscribers Magnet' PLUGIN ?and receive a free copy of "Multiple Hit Strategy" with your purchase. This bonus item is actually a step-by-step manual detailing the multiple hit strategy for rapid list building.