Money Making Online

Some interesting links on my preferred sites and other stumbled webs:

* Fueling creativity in online video - with AdSense for video beta: AdSense for Video is now available for more publishers. If you serve at least one million video streams per month and have an English language site (based on US), then you can apply now.

* On The Pod - Jeremy Schoemaker: The famous blogger was interviewed by Duncan Riley. He talked about his background, the fame, online marketing and his new project about martial arts.

* Agentgenius.com: For those of us who want to know more about real estate, this is an excellent online magazine. It looks like a blog and it is updated frequently with a great content.

* Create E-books For People Who Actually Want to Buy Them: Making money online by selling ebooks is a great option if you know how to sell and when to sell. “Desperate Buyers Only” is a guide for people who want to sell information products online to make money.

* How to Get Started as an Affiliate: Amit of Superaffiliatemindset.com wrote about how to become an affiliate marketer with direct linking campaigns. It is a great way to get started and learn a lot on the go.

* An Open Approach to Search: Yahoo announced they will be integrating third party data into the search results. That is to say, Yahoo will take some data from other databases with additional information in order to display that information on the search results.

* MiniSiteGallery.com: Are you looking for an affordable and nice website template to sell your digital product? You must take a look at this: MiniSiteGallery.com. These templates are freely available for download and they are appropriate for selling eBooks, online CDs, podcasts, etc.

Amazon Associates still being a good option for those who want to make money by using affiliate programs on the Internet. Of course, you can make money from this program if you have an appropriate strategy just like other affiliate programs. But another way to make money is by selling your stuff.

One thing you must keep in mind, when selling there, is the different ways to optimize your listings. For example, if you choose the wrong words, then you could be wasting your time or at least leaving money on the table.

Jay Abraham shares (in the video below) a secret about how to write good ads on Amazon. The video is about 10 minutes long and I think it is a simple thing but very valuable.

Jay Abraham is the founder and CEO of Abraham Group, Inc. in Los Angeles, California. He’s been featured twice in Investors Business Daily ­ both on the front page and in the Leaders & Success Section - saying Jay, “Knows how to maximize results with minimum effort”.

Video:

Based on Kiyosaki’s work

If you have a job and someone asks you why you work, what would be your answer? The more fortunate people would answer the job makes them happy. However, in some cases it would be a lie that people want to be true. If it is true, then the life can be really enjoyable for those people who love their jobs.

Other people would answer they have a job to learn some skills. That is a great answer and an excellent way of thinking. The jobs are a great opportunity to learn a lot of types of skills: from interpersonal relationships to managerial abilities. In fact, from a good financial point of view, it should be the only reason to get a job unless it really makes us very happy.

Finally, most people would have to answer (and some people lie) that the reason to have a job is because they need to pay their bills. And that includes to sustain their families and afford their living.

I would say that the proportion between people, who work because they really enjoy their job, and those who work to pay bills is almost the same proportion that exists between the rich people and the poor people. Perhaps, a lot less than 10% of employees are really happy in their jobs. And when one person is really happy in a job, then the work becomes like a hobby.

But the hard reality is that approximately 90% of the employees are working in order to pay their bills. Fear takes control. They have fear about not having enough money. They only think about paying the monthly bills, and they cannot see the whole picture that would show them another way of life. Basically, the fear is the most destructive emotion we can have in our financial life.

But fear is not the only destructive emotion. The extreme greed is also destructive. Employees also feel it. Every time they get their check, the greed (or desire) comes in. They go out to spend their money on things that they think might make them happy, but at the end of the day, the “happiness” is only temporary. And again, they need more money to pay for a bigger house, a better car, more beautiful clothes, more expensive vacations, new jewels, high technology gadgets, and so on. Fear always comes back to them at the end of the month, and some people take a “risk” by asking for a pay rise. If they get it, then they are happy for a while, only to realize later that more money doesn’t solve the problems of living with fear. Most of the time, more money means more debt. Many middle class people feel this way.

On the other hand, if you think like rich people think, you will realize many of them learned how to control those emotions: the fear and the greed, although these emotions are always present. Fear and greed are the two main emotions that people need to overcome in order to improve their financial situation.

Rich people don’t work for money. On the contrary, they find ways to put the money to work for them, even while they sleep. To achieve it, they almost always use two resources: either the time of other people (people who work for them) or the money of other people (for example, from the bank). They either own businesses or they invest money to receive residual income. Usually, they take calculated risks. That is because they have knowledge and experience.

Creating a part-time business and learning investment strategies are two things you should try if you are not happy in your job. Also, keep in mind that other people’s time and money are powerful tools if you are able to use them efficiently and legally. They can be much more profitable than any salary increase.

Metacafe, a website that pays thousands of British pounds to people who upload popular videos by sharing advertising revenue, want to expand its presence in UK in 2008.

Unlike its rival that is owned by eBay, Metacafe filters the site content meticulously to avoid pirated or bad quality material being shown.

The website has about 30 million users every month in the world and two millions in UK, but the company want to have more local content owners and, at the same time, it allows to make money through its website.

So far, Metacafe is the only video company that shares its advertising revenue with the people who upload videos onto its website, although YouTube is considering doing the same thing.

Take a look, click here

Chitika just announced its new ad type that includes video. It is called “Viral Branding Unit” (VBU) and maybe it could be (so far) the most interactive advertising type on Internet. Even it will have the ability for readers to leave comments, rating the ad and telling a friend about it.

Nowadays, many web users can ignore the traditional banner advertising methods and it is important to test with additional methods to catch the attention. These ads will be actually a conversation with the user, not only ones with an image or a text where the user is only a passive spectator. Besides that, it is another way to make money on the Internet if you have a blog or website with decent traffic. (There is a difference with the traditional Chitika advertising: these ads will be CPM, not CPC).

Currently, these ads are in beta test with selected publishers (on an invitation-only basis) and they were presented at eTail 2008 in Palm Desert, California (USA). They will be opened to the public soon.

See an example: click here.