The best things in life are free! at Monday, August 25, 2008

While I am busy making money through several online money-making schemes, my good friend Iwene is busy helping others through her blogsite. It's called For Free.. or close to it! where people can find out how to get some stuff for free! Yes, it's true. You can still get some freebies despite this time of the decade.


A lot of people are thanking her for putting up such site. In a small amount of time, she was able to increase the number of members in her MyBlogLog community! Talk about finding your niche in the blogosphere.

There are a lot of offers to choose from. All you need to do is find time to participate because it doesn't mean that the free stuff will just be handed over to you just like that. Some would require you to answer surveys or take part in some online activity. It won't take much of your time and if you are serious about getting the stuff for free, you'll do whatever it takes to get them.

SnapBomb just remembered to pay me =) at Sunday, August 24, 2008

This is pretty exciting. Two months ago, I took the risk and signed up for SnapBomb even though the terms and conditions clearly state I will get paid after 60 days. Yes, no kidding. While most programs would pay twice a week or after 30 days, Snapbomb paid me after two freaking months. I almost did not work on the opportunities they sent me but I said what the heck. And here it is:

PayPal Earnings Report #2 at Sunday, August 17, 2008

I've been lazy and that's because I have limited internet access now. However, I still earned some bucks since my last earnings report. I hope to surpass this next month. As you can see, Blogvertise remains as my top money-making machine. Social Spark is slowly becoming a top source too. I just have to keep an eye on those opportunities. One thing I regret is not blogging for a day and missing a deadline.

Bloggerwave FINALLY sent the payment at Sunday, August 17, 2008

I took a lot of crap from Bloggerwave. First, they only gave me three opportunities. Then they did not pay me on time. The blog posts were true after all! I read some posts wherein some bloggers were given opportunities and when it was time to get paid, they got an email from Bloggerwave stating that their post did not qualify.

Luckily, that did not happen. They sent the first two payments to me more than a month after I wrote the post. Then when I asked about the last payment, they told me they were having trouble asking the advertiser for payment. So what I did was I went to my PayPal account and checked the notes attached to the two payments I got. Then I found out that the final post I haven't been paid for was about their site! They are THE advertiser!

So yesterday I was shocked --yes, shocked! -- to see that they've finally sent the final payment. But this doesn't change the way I think about their company. I DON'T recommend this to anyone. Read my other blog posts for the genuine money making sites.

Matched.co.uk FIRST payment! at Sunday, August 17, 2008

They delivered as promised! Shortly after I received a notice that I will get my first payment of 11GBP in 7 working days, they sent me the actual payment through PayPal. I love Matched.co.uk!

Matched.co.uk Payment Notification at Friday, August 15, 2008

When trying to make money online, all you gotta do is BELIEVE! That's what I did when I first heard about Matched.co.uk. There were some rumors that this site is a hoax but then I still gave it a shot since I saw a couple of payment proofs online. And now here is my own proof -- well half a proof that is. They sent me a payment notification today saying I will receive my 11GBP (roughly 22 USD) in 7 working days!

Lessons from Getting Banned at Thursday, August 14, 2008

Like I said in my previous entry, I was banned from the Social Spark community for 2 weeks. Customer Love emailed me saying that I was soliciting props and have added a considerable large number of members in just a short period of time which may have been a result of having some sort of an automatic script.

My apologized and told them I am just a regular blogger who doesn't even know what an automatic script is let alone make one for my benefit. As a result of my account's suspension, I did not have access to the funds that were already ready to be cashed out. I earned nothing from Social Spark for two weeks and on top of that, I missed all the opportunities that were reserved for me. Oh, how painful it was to get emails saying 'Reservation has been created!' for an opportunity which I've been waiting to have for weeks now.

Fortunately, I am now able to log into my Social Spark account. Customer Love said my account will still be monitored so I will need to stop whatever it is that I am doing. This should also be a lesson for all bloggers:

1. When using social networking sites, DO NOT use the tab option of your browser to add friends simultaneously. I think this is the reason why they thought I was employing an automatic script.

2. When leaving a comment, DO NOT solicit for props. Comments should be personal and should not be any form of solicitation, be it props or opportunities.

There's an eBook for utilizing Social Networking sites as marketing tools. Shoot me an email or leave a comment if you want a coy to be sent through email!

Another round of payments - Life is Good! at Sunday, August 10, 2008

I got another round of payments in just 4 days! Life is definitely good! Blogging is a great way to earn money - I know I have been saying that since day 1. Don't believe me? See the proof below.

(Lang Tech - Blogvertise / IZEA Inc - PayPerPost and SocialSpark)

This is the main reason why you should never waste a single day. If you keep accepting opportunities to earn more money every single day, then you won't run out of earnings.

First SocialSpark Payment - Success! at Sunday, August 10, 2008

I got my first payment from Social Spark last week! Finally, I can show you a payment proof from this IZEA baby. I ran into some problems with SocialSpark when my account was suspended. I will write a different post about that. Unfortunately, I was not able to access the payments for any of my approved posts. However, I think it was also a good thing because they piled up and I had quite a bigger payout from them.

Social Spark payments are not automatically transferred to your PayPal account unlike its sister company PayPerPost. You will need to 'cash out' the funds after 30 days from the approval date of the post. I prepared some screenshots for those who have not done it yet:


The funds appeared on my PayPal account in less than 2 minutes. It's that easy! The money should appear as from IZEA Inc and PayPerPost. I'm still wondering why it didn't say Social Spark.

*Note: The screenshots I provided were from my first attempt to cash out. Hence, the amount displayed is smaller. In reality, SocialSpark allows you to cash out a minimum of $20.

Make Friends, Date Online and Get Paid at Wednesday, August 06, 2008

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Make Money with dNeero at Sunday, August 03, 2008

Don't you just love those sites which make you earn by just giving your opinions? There are tons of survey sites out there. I've written about one of them. As I was looking for more ways to make money online, I found a few blogs which have dNeero surveys.

Here's how it works. When you sign up, you'll be given a few conversations to join. You will answer a few questions - some are required and some are not. The good thing about this is you also get to ask a question. So the next person who answers the survey will have an option to answer your question. You'll earn a few cents by answering but you'll earn more if you paste the code onto your website or blog. It's that easy.

There's a minimum payout amount of $10 and they pay through PayPal. To date, my earnings are still small but I'm getting there. The survey codes have to be posted for 10 days I think. It's better to have it as an individual post though -- that's what I do! I will post the payment proof once I reach $10.