SEO

In this day and age there is hardly anyone that does not know that SEO stands for Search Engine Optimizers. So why are there so many successful new books, E-books and articles being written about them? The reason? Because people are fascinated that just a few wisely placed words will kick the search engines into gear and locate their website. Working from home in this day and age is very appealing. Not only to the younger set, but the older set as well. It gives us a freedom that we never had working for someone else. It gives us a choice about our lives. By learning some great SEO's and placing them in the best places we are getting more and more hits to our sites and creating another multiple stream of income for ourselves. Working from home has many great benefits. The first of course being the shortest commute possible to our employment. Seeking these opportunities has become an obsession with some while for others it is a necessity. Making the most of your blog, website or whatever else you are using SEO's or keywords on is a wise choice in your time and efforts for that multiple stream income.

Do You Google?

Are you a "gray googler"? I recently read an article about those over 40 that are starting to use google and google adsense. Perhaps they just suddenly have more time on their hands, the kids have left home. Some have started a blog for fun and found a profit. Hobbies turn into some great work from home opportunities. Adding adsense to their blogs just becomes rote and suddenly they are turning a new profit and have found a new niche in business and a new life for themselves. Don't let these opportunities pass you up. Read up on this subject and start googling your way to financial freedom today. Here is the link to the article I read on "gray googling". http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2007-10-25-retirees-google-adsense_N.htm
educate yourself and see where your niche is.

Opinion Outpost

Some of my regular visitors will notice that I have added a button for Opinion Outpost. I love this site. If you want some quick and easy cash, then this is the survey site for you. The surveys pay anywhere from $3 and up and they are quick and fun. These are not the surveys that you will find on some of the other sites that you have to page through endless yes/no answers for pages and pages in order to earn a measly .50 cents! I mean these are REAL cash surveys from real companies that are truly interested in your opinion. Its well worth it to join. It is free to join and did I mention that as soon as you have $5 you can request payout? Payout was really quick. They do pay by check but I received mine within a very short time. What more could one want than working from the ease and comfort of your own home and making a real income! Easy and quick cash I have found the way!

November Review

I had a great month in November with my working online businesses. I cashed out in Clix Sense, Cash Crate, Fairytale Treasure, Deal Barbie Pays and of course I earned over $100 on Associated Content. I also love going to Mylot and joining in on the discussions. Its great to earn money for talking. :) I'm so glad that I found these great sites. It is really helping our income and helping us to become debt free. I am constantly finding things to write about on Associated Content and Helium. I have really found some great niche site marketing out there too. To anyone who is struggling, I urge you to read back through my posts and glean all that I have written. This can work for you with minimal effort and its a great side income or if you need it to be a full time income you can make it work for you too.

Clix Sense is my favorite advertising site (see two previous posts for more details) and I will be introducing some other favorites in the next several postings.

For those of you that read my blog frequently I have added a few more blogs. If you go to my profile and click "View My Complete Profile" at the lower right of the profile it lists more blogs I have. I added one about my family's diseases and why I am home with them. I also added one on Psalm 121. I have found such comfort in that Chapter of the Bible. I wanted to share it with all of my readers. Please take a moment to check them out. I also have a few more online business related and one on debt listed on that section.

As always, if you have any questions about any of the sites please don't hesitate to write them in comments. It sends them directly to my e-mail so I will respond to your questions as soon as possible. Usually within the same day.

To another great month for all of us!

More on Clix Sense

Wow...it seems like just yesterday that I posted about Clix Sense on here. My visits to this site have tripled since I have added Clix Sense to my advertisers. Not only that, I have referrals coming in and actually being interested in what they are doing. Clix Sense is a great boost to my advertising budget and I am very glad that I made that first click and signed up with them. Since starting with them I have enhanced this site and my other blogs as well as increased my revenue. You can do this too. Join Clix Sense, upgrade to the premium status (again this is a $10 fee and you will get over 500 ads in return so you will recoup $5 of your fee off the top that makes the site only a $5 subscription price....now where can you pay a $5 subscription price and still get great free advertising?). Now spend a day or say sorting through all of your new ads. Watch your money grow. Then flip that money to your advertising. You can choose all one page to advertise, or divide your advertising money up into segments and show several different referral sites or blog sites or your website or what have you. The more you advertise, the faster your business increases. Isn't that what you're here for is to find ways to increase your own business? If anyone has any questions please leave them in comments and I will address them in one of my next postings. Happy advertising!

Clix Sense

One of my favorite things is free advertising! In getting my home business off of the ground I have tried many different ways to advertise. But I found a secret. Yup. Since I found my secret I have tripled my referral's and am well on my way to financial freedom! I signed up with Clix Sense. Things moved along slowly. I clicked on paid to click ads and earned a few cents. I exchanged my earnings for ADVERTISING and suddenly I had a huge audience! When a GPT site was having a referral contest, I now had a way to find new referrals! In reading the fine print I learned something else, if I paid for a $10 upgrade for a full membership, I would instantly have over 500 paid to click ads (hm....that is $5 which is half of my membership fee!!). I took the plunge! I now had well over 500 ads to click. And click I did. I clicked and I read and I clicked. I converted these clicks to advertising and I was starting to get some great referrals! I was definitely on to something. I joined a few forums and answered a few questions on referrals. Suddenly I had more referrals! Since joining Clix Sense I have had a surge of new referrals and a few have even joined me on clix sense to get referral's of their own. You have nothing to loose by giving it a try. You can join free and you will still get plenty of ads to click on and convert to advertising. Or you can upgrade for just $10 and get even more ads and make over half of your money back and have even more money to convert to advertising. Or if you choose, you can cash out at $10 and have an extra $10 in your bank account next month. Its all up to you. What will you do for advertising today?

To join me on Clix Sense click here: http://www.clixsense.com/?2112349

For More Info

For more information on any of the sites you see please click on the link and take a look around. If you have any questions please let me know and I will try to help you. Thanks

Opportunity

Working from home has given me so much more opportunity than I had working in an office. I get to spend more time with my family, I get to set my own hours and priorities and If I want to take a day off, I can do it without penalty. What better deal than that? How many of you can say that? I pick and choose the companies that I work with and if I don't like them I don't have to do business with them. Ever had a bad day at work? The boss is grouchy, the co workers are on edge and you can just feel the tension and slice it with a knife? I never have that problem working from home. I have so much more freedom and joy working from home. My family is well cared for and I am right here if there is an emergency. I can take a break any time I like and if I only want to work a few hours I can do that too. I have to keep close track of my budget and make sure I stay on task when I am working so that I am making money and saving it for the bills. But the rewards I get are far more incredible than doing the 9 to 5 thing and having to answer to someone else. Check out some of the companies I work for and read about them in my blog. Try a few of them on for size and see if you too might enjoy being your own boss and setting your own hours and becoming financially free. Not to mention boss free! I have included many great opportunities on this site for making good money easily. Check out one or check them all out. All you need is the ambition and a computer to make a living from your own home.

Why I Work From Home

My family is very important to me and I need to be available for them. My family has many unusual health issues and consequently lots of medical appointments and requirements. I have a daughter in remission from cancer with no adrenal glands. She has to have specific dosages of medications every 8 hours. If she is under any stress I have to "stress" dose her. If she is vomiting or has diarrhea I have an injection she must have. It can become very complicated as to when she needs what or stressed dosed. She also has another condition requiring injections. Its not always easy to give your own child an injection! She is in public school and I have to work very closely with the school nurse to keep her there. I wrote the following article about my daughter and her disease here: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/403781/neuroblastoma_our_daughters_rare_disease.html

My older son, now age 26, has a rare nerve disorder called RSD and is in constant pain. His disease is very mysterious and can cause twitching and other medical anomalies that require him to frequently have help in accomplishing even the simplest tasks. He has good days and bad days. His symptoms often mimic those of MS and at times he has to walk with a cane. I have written more about his disease here:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/403555/reflex_sympathetic_dystrophy_rsd.html

The rest of the family medical issues are relatively minor in comparison. Two with asthma and a few other minor issues.

Its worth it for me as a parent to be available to help my children. Society often looks upon at home moms as an ailment. They seem to forget that in the days of yesteryear this was the norm. As women we can be at home moms and still make a decent income with the dawn of the Internet and telecommuters this becomes more and more possible everyday!

My Lot

I have discovered this fantastic site. Its loads of fun and you earn money while answering discussion questions, starting your own discussions and sharing your opinion. I have only been on it for a few days and I am already earning money on this site. Oh, did I mention that? They pay you. Yup...you don't pay them. A great opportunity to earn extra cash while you are surfing and making new friends. Share your blog, your site or just your opinion. Join in a discussion about your favorite topic or television program. Share photos with your friends or family. Read up on the news or just catch up on something you have been meaning to catch up on. Whatever your interest, its there. Whatever your passion, its there. Be rewarded for what you do know and for your participation. Hey, we can all use some extra cash, why not earn it here at my lot and have fun at the same time?

Click the link to join in on the fun. Be sure to request me as a friend!


http://www.mylot.com/?ref=Countrymom

CASH CRATE

Cash Crate is on of my favorite GPT sites!! They have great offers and the best referral program of any of the GPT sites I am on! They give you 20% of what your referral's make plus a $3 bonus when your referral's reach the low and easy to achieve $10 monthly payout. You don't even have to go in and mark withdraw! They automatically send out your check if you make $10 or more in any given month! I have earned consistently with them and love their offers and incentives! Here is what is directly on their website about their program:

You currently earn 20% of what your referrals make and 10% of what their referrals make.
You'll also receive a $3.00 bonus for each referral who meets the $10 minimum payout.

Do you know that companies are paying top-dollar to have users like you try their products and services for free? At CashCrate, we pass that money on to you. Simply complete free offers and get paid without spending a dime!

Here are some examples of my checks:

48088	2007-05-14	$18.70	$2.40	$0.00	$0.00	$21.10
49566	2007-06-15	$30.75	$10.40	$0.00	$0.00	$41.15
51969	2007-07-17	$44.00	$6.40	$0.00	$0.00	$50.40
55821	2007-08-20	$22.05	$2.40	$2.08	$3.00	$29.53

I copied the above directly off of their site. It shows what I earned from Offers, survey's and referrals. The last column is what my check was. This month I am even earning more! Its so easy and they have 2 daily survey's that pay .80 each!

Below is the link to sign up with them. Remember....ONLY $10 payout and you will have a check on the way! Its super easy to reach the $10 for payout!!

http://www.cashcrate.com/213974

Sign up and give them a try. You have nothing to loose and with an easy $10 payout you can still reach payout by the end of the month with minimal effort on your part!

Helium

Okay friends, I have found another great site that I have just added in the left hand column. You have to check out Helium! You get to write to your hearts content and share your thoughts or point of view on anything and everything! Check out the site and tell me what you think! Its a great opportunity for a budding writer or just a blogger that wants to get paid for some great information. Check out the marketplace for even more money making opportunities! Have fun and let me know your screen name so I can look for your great new articles!

Made Big

Made Big is the coolest site ever! You earn coins for answering questions, posting "vibes" (which are a fancier form of blogs) selling items in the market place and rating businesses. More ways to come to earn coins. I love the market place. I haven't bought a gift in over a year. I have however earned coins and spent them on the market place and thus purchased (with absolutely no cash layout whatsoever on my part) ALL of our families Christmas and Birthday gifts! Which says a lot because between us my husband and I have 8 kids and one grandchild! You really have to check this site out! If you are on a tight budget and trying to figure out what to do for the upcoming holiday's and gifts, this is the place for you! I even got my car on there! Now I ask you, how many of you paid $0 for a car and bartered it? Hm? Check out the site below!

I'm so excited!

I have been working hard on referrals and its really paying off. I have several people signing up daily on 3 of my GPT sites! Wooo hooo! I have also been very very busy on Associated Content getting lots of material published and qued to publish! My cash flow is growing and my bills are being paid off and its a really good feeling!

Getting Referrals

The most famous of the questions I am asked is, "How do I get referrals?". I have compiled a few great tips.

Your network list:
Make a list of everyone you know. Family, friends, neighbours, co-workers, the guy or gal at the coffee stand, the grocery store clerk that you always say hi to etc. Okay, now how many people are on your list? Only a few? Then you left someone out. Repeat the process until you have at least 150 people on your list. Now, I want you to learn to make conversation with each and everyone of the people on your list. You just went for coffee, did you ask the guy or gal "how is business going?" or perhaps you could say you really needed this break as business has been booming. Find a way to make them ask you what you do for a living. Tell them how swamped you are and you are looking for competent people to help you and make a few extra dollars without quitting their other job. You get the idea. Ask them if they know anyone that might want to make a few extra dollars each day. Chances are that they know more than one person! Have a business card handy and get them to your website. Speaking of websites, you DO have one, DON'T YOU?....If not, there are some great free sites out there. I use Freewebs.com and love it! Don't forget to add to your list on a daily basis. Surely you meet at least one new person per day.

Forums:
Join a forum, better yet, join 2 or 3. At the bottom of each of your posting in the signature line make sure to reference your website or business. Or add hyperlinks to your favorite GPT sites from your referral information you can access in each of your GPT sites. Talk about how much money you are making on your posts. If there is a special promotion going on talk it up!

Add your website or a referral link to your e-mail signature line also!

Flyers:
Make up some flyers, you know the kind with the tear off strips at the bottom of the page. Use a banner from your GPT site at the top and put your referral link on the bottom tear off strips. Make lots of them and post them on every bulletin board you can find in your town and other towns you might frequent or even just visit on rare occasion.

Business cards:
Go to Vista Print (offer available on many GPT sites) and get some business cards made up. Hand them out to everyone you know. Tell them you have a great business opportunity. Leave them on the table at the diner after you have lunch, leave them on the bathroom counters in public restrooms, leave them everywhere you go.

Paid to click:
Paid to click ads are available on many different sites. (See the left side of this page for Clix Sense and Fairy Tale Treasures to access 2 sites that offer these). Basically you pay them to show your ad for 30 seconds. The people clicking the ad get paid anywhere from .01 to .05 cents per click. Your ad is viewed and frequently you will get some great referrals this way. In the case of Clix Sense, you can view other ads and get paid then convert that money into advertising for your own ad. A great way to save on advertising dollars.

Newspaper ads:
Now I suppose if one is really looking for referrals and desperate they can go to this extreme, advertising their website in the classified section of the paper. You would get a lot of views in the paper and hopefully they would be curious enough to go online to your website. Just remember you will have to pay for the ad whether its viewed or not. Costs will vary on this one.

Associated Content

I discovered this great site that pays me to write articles, poetry and other short stories or items of interest. I recently published the following:

LIVING WITH A CHILD WITH CANCER
Living with a child with cancer can present many challenges to a family. If there are siblings involved they may not be getting as much attention as previously and may feel jealous or slighted by all of the attention the cancer child is receiving. Working with the child to understand that the cancer child is very ill and needs more attention right now can help, as well as making sure to set aside time on a daily basis to spend with the sibling. to read this article in its entirety please click on the link below:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/370962/living_with_a_child_with_cancer.html

I was amazed at how fast Associated Content had this published. The cool thing is that I have stacks of writings that I want to get published so I will have even more money coming in in no time. Check out the link to the left for more details on Associated Content.

Get Paid to Try sites

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Get Paiid to try sites...

I just completed a vibe on get paid to try sites. In it I included 4 links to well known companies that pay well. I have consistently been making at least $50 per month on each of these sites. It takes a few minutes of my time and it is nice to have that extra cash coming in. For those of you who don't know what a "vibe" is I have included the link: http://mbnation.madebig.com/vibe_user_vibe.asp?Vibe_ID=58432 Please take a look at it and check out my other vibes also (accessed via same link). In reading the recent question on survey sites I have noticed (and heard from people messaging me) that a lot of people are not making money on these sites. I have a website set up with some tricks for making the offers credit as well as the vibe I wrote that has 4 sites that pay well and consistently. I urge you to check those sites out. There are some "fly by night" sites that I won’t even consider and there are a few that it does take me about 2 months to get a pay check from which basically means I get paid every other month from them, but that is still 6 checks per year. Every penny helps. I am not on these sites all day long! I average by popping on and off of the computer throughout the day about 3 to 4 hours total on these sites. Referral’s are also a great way to boost your income through these sites as you get a percentage of their earnings (you do not take it from them, rather the company give’s you a part of what the referral brings to the company.) This is also a great way to boost the earnings. I am happy to answer anyone’s questions regarding these sites. My website is: freewebs.com/countrymom1 It has a tips and tricks section that is very helpful and also some other sections as well as links to the top 4 sites (also listed in my vibe). If anyone has a great gpt site they are getting paid from, I would love to hear from you and perhaps sign up under you. Thanks!