And,

Believe, some of you too…….

The truth is, you can’t play big hits at the beginning.

But,

You can’t continue with small hits all the time as well,

Because, if you'll,

One day, you would be crashed by yourself.

Keep it in the mind.

OK,

Whenever, whatever, wherever…….. You need a start.

So,

This is the perfect time to do it.

Though, unfortunately, over 98% of newbie are expecting.

1.Quick money.
2.Easy money.
3.Big money.

Super idiot mentions but noting have to do because if it doesn’t happen, they quit.

However, I’ll help them on “Quick” and “Easy”,

But “Big”, Never and Ever…….. Sorry!

So, until the truth would be realized by themselves (Like both you and me), move here…

I’m not a Referrer or Affiliate for following GTP (Get Paid to) websites. But, I have used them occasionally and also have recommended to hundreds of free cash seekers. All the following three GPT sites are legitimate and do payments accurately.

1. Imagetwist

Imagetwist allows you to upload images into their website and pays you when the people visit your images and view them. So, you’ll need to send viewers to your images.

• Payment s= Upto $6.00 per 1000 views
• Payment methods = Payza, Webmoney, Bank wire, Amazon Gigt voucher.
• Minimum payment = $5.00

I know, 1000 visits are challenging number for a newbie money maker.

Honestly, 3 years ago, I made big money with Imagetwist by spamming image links on several high traffic sites.

Unfortunately,

They’re very stick on today with new rules. So, I can’t help you on the way. But, you still can start simply with forum signatures, watermarked viral images on social networks (FB), Twitter……….

Warning

Don’t move to pornographic contents for money, your parents won’t be proud of you.

2. ShareCash

A file sharing platform allows uploading files for free and file owner get paid when the people download his files. The download link is locked and the file seeker must complete a survey or pay some small bucks to unlock the download link. Then, the program shares the revenue with you.

• Payment s= $1.00 - $20.00 per  download
• Payment methods = PayPal, Paxum, Payoneer, Wire Transfer/ACH and Checks.
• Minimum payment = $20.00

People use different methods to make money with ShareCash but I don’t have an idea that how beneficial are them because I’ve used none of them except,

Information guides (How to eBooks) with hidden contents.

Yes, that was my way………

If the information you’ve shared for free would be really useful for relevant information seekers, they don’t think twice to do some little payment on ShareCash for the complete eBook.

Even if I’ve been totally given up this income stream, I still earn few bucks in most days through links I had promoted long time ago.

3. LinkBucks

URL shortner websites which is running upon the interstitial advertising model (mainly), Popup and Pop Under advertising models. You can shorten any long link with LinkBucks and get paid per people who click on the link and visit the destination through the advertising page.

• Payment s= Varies on different factors. See here
• Payment methods = PayPal, Payoneer
• Minimum payment = $5.00

“Watch the full video” was my traffic plan with LinkBucks.

I got hundreds of funny videos form YouTube and screen shot their hot moments.

What would be happened next?

That was the question.

I put the link for full video at the right bottom of the image and made them viral through Facebook and photo sharing platforms such as Flicker, Imgur, Photobucket………..

Results were fantastic!

Ok,

I know there are too much GPT programs like these sites. But, these are where I got the success and made decent money.

So,

I recommended them for you too.

Where to invest your startup money?

AWAIT………..

Posted in Labels: earn, GPT, imagetwist, linkbucks, money, Newbie, sharecash, startup 0 comments Posted by Mark at 11:01 PM  

A great social media manager is, as Ron Burgundy would say: "The balls".

It's an undisputed fact that every business needs to be active in social media. The ever-changing demands of the modern day consumer requires brands to think fast and adapt quickly in order to stay one step ahead.

The role of a social media manager has appealed to the mass generation of socially-active internet users. It's hard not to. Especially when some might think that you can earn big bucks from posting Facebook updates. Hardly.

Being a social media manager is kind of like being a stand-up comedian. You have to quickly understand your audience and your engagement with them is vital. In order to accomplish this, you need to know if the audience is laughing at your jokes and you need to know this in real-time. If you can do this, then you have already won the crowd.

So, how do you become a social manager? More to the point, how do you become a great social manager?

The answer will be surprising to some. Firstly, you have to want it. Second, you have to love it. Third, you have to learn it. And even if you tick all these boxes, you should ask yourself: "Am I a social person?" If the answer is no, then becoming a social media manager is probably not for you...

So let's take a look at the stats.

    LinkedIn shows 57,910 results for "social media manager"
    Social media has now overtaken porn as the number 1 activity on the web
    97% of all consumers search for local businesses online
    71% of consumers receiving a quick brand response on social media say they would likely recommend that brand to others
    93% of marketers use social media for business
    In terms of difficulty of execution, nearly half (49%) of B2B marketers put social media marketing at the top, followed by content marketing (39%), SEO (26%) and mobile (25%)
    77% of B2B marketers use a blog as part of their content marketing mix
    On average, 25% of marketing budgets are now spent on content development, delivery and promotion
    78% of small businesses attract new customers through social sites
    When asked to rank their company's social business maturity on a scale of 1 to 10, more than half of global business executives gave their company a score of 3 or below

But the statistic that is most relevant to this article is:

    Just 12% of those using social marketing feel they actually use it effectively.

Being a social media manager brings with it some key benefits within a freelance setting. The most recognisable being the fact that you are your own boss. You make the decisions and answer to no one. You send the invoices and you set the policies. Heck, you could sit in your underpants all day on the computer if you wanted to.

The other is money. It is an in-demand role, but one that companies are still struggling to come to terms with. Some companies realise and understand the value social media could bring to their enterprise and are willing to invest heavily in robust social media campaigns. Being your own boss, you can decide how to set your costs and price accordingly.

Another attractive reason is the low barriers to entry. With low start-up costs and plenty of online resources (like this one!) to rapidly decrease the learning cure, anyone can launch a freelance social management business within a short space of time.

I'll tell you my story shortly but first, let's explore the essential skills you'll need to become a great social media manager..

Fundamental Skills:

Marketing Knowledge

You should have a good grasp of the basic marketing principles. Some education in marketing would be beneficial, but otherwise you can find many quality resources online.

Experience

Your experience doesn't necessarily have to be limited to life experiences. Have you managed your own social media profiles for a while? Do you know how to effectively maintain your own social accounts and understand what clients expect?

Sociable

I touched on this at the beginning of the article. If you are not a sociable person - someone who doesn't like communicating much and isn't very outgoing, then becoming a social media manager just isn't for you. Sure, you can hide behind a keyword and monitor for a while, but clients will usually want to meet, speak on the phone, or have Skype sessions at some point.

Project Management

You don't have to have a Prince2 certificate, but you do need to be able to manage projects and your time well. It's typical for social media manager's to work with multiple clients at any one time. Keeping tabs on everything is important so that it doesn't get overwhelming.

Technological

Social media exists online. Therefore, you need to have a certain degree of computer literacy. Having good knowledge of social technology will enhance your services and ensure you are keeping up to date with the latest social trends and developments.

Interpersonal Skills:

Communication

It kind of goes without saying that if you're going to be representing a company and engaging with their customers, then you will need to have strong communication skills.

Personality

Companies tend not to want to hire people with no personality to act on behalf of their brand. It doesn't resonate well with them, or their audiences.

Responsiveness

I've touched on this a few times - social media is very fast-paced. Imagine if one of your social assignments was largely focused on customer service and you didn't respond to customer complaints or queries for weeks. People online want rapid responses. Being able to fulfill these needs can stand your client (and you!) in good stead.

Entrepreneurial

To become a social media manager in a freelance capacity, you have to be a self-starter. You should be willing to go the extra mile and take a few financial risks along the way. If you don't land a job that pays enough in one month, how will this affect you?

Multitasking

A great social media manager must be able to effectively carry out a wide range of tasks.

Organization

You should always be very well organized when delivering social media management services. I use all kinds of traditional tools like calendars, white boards and task lists to keep myself organized. I also use many online organisational tools, such as: Thunderbird for accessing all my email accounts in one place, Dropbox to easily share documents with clients and bookmarks to keep track of all the websites I frequently visit.

Strategic Thinking

Being able to think campaigns through before they happen and sometimes thinking outside the box when needed, are great asset to have as a social media manager. Clients tend to want to know how you will do something before letting you do it, so being able to present a clear and concise strategy is essential.

Flexible (with travel)

Contrary to popular belief, a freelance social media manager has to leave his office sometimes! If this is a problem for you, then you should think about starting another profession. Nearly every sizable project I undertake involves multiple meetings with the client. You should have reasonable pitching skills, as you may be required to sell your services face to face too, before being hired. You may even opt to take on in-house work.

Wider Skills:

Copywriting

Every good social media manager is a great writer. Writing forms the foundations of many aspects of online marketing, be it creating ads, writing blogs, engaging with customers, scripting sales copy or writing press releases.

Graphic Design

Pretty much all social media platforms provide the functionality to customize the interface and incorporate your own branding. If you are sharp with Photoshop (or similar design software), then you are in a good position to offer these services as part of your social media package. Similarly, creating content such as infographics, banners or images is standard practice for a social media manager.

Advertising

Every social media manager should have sound knowledge of advertising. Be it Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising or banner advertising, you should know the ins and outs of each discipline and understand how to optimise each format.

PR

Public relations is closely tied to social media marketing, in the sense that both involve managing the spread of information between a business and the public. You may start out not needing to have a deep knowledge of PR, as it is typically managed by larger brands who have an interest in persuading stakeholders, investors or the public to maintain a certain point of view.

Statistical

Everything in marketing should be measured. You should periodically measure and analyses your social marketing performance and produce reports to your clients to demonstrate your value.

SEO

Understanding how social media affects search engine optimization will ultimately improve campaign performance. In 2012, there was an average of 5,134,000,000 searches on Google every day. If you think SEO doesn't matter to your social activities, think again.

Traditional Marketing

Even though you generally won't be involved in traditional marketing practices while undertaking a social media management role, you should understand how both forms of marketing affect each other and how each can be best leveraged to complement the other.

Video Editing

This will probably be the least used of your wider skills, but nevertheless it can assist you in your social marketing positions. I've had a few clients that required presentations or demonstration videos to be edited before being used within their social media campaigns. I'm for sure no expert, but having a reasonable level of knowledge in using Windows Movie Maker (or similar video editing software) can turn that video file straight from the camera into a beautiful, YouTube-ready video.

Even if you possess all the necessary skills to become a social media manager, there is still scope to improve your services by using different social tools and software. I'll quickly recap on two different pieces of software I use that may help you in becoming a great social media manager:

    *Hootsuite: I wrote an in-depth review of Hootsuite on my blog that also includes a video tutorial which should provide all the information you will need to know about Hootsuite.
    *BuzzBundle: This is my favorite and most valued piece of software I've ever used. I use it mainly to find keywords around my content subject from across a huge range of blogs, forums and social sites and stream all this information back to me in one interface. I can then see who is discussing my topic and jump straight into the conversations to add my two cents.

What You'll Be Expected To Do...

So, what does a social media manager actually do? As you can probably tell by now, the role of a social media manager is diverse. It's not a case of "Well, I post updates to Facebook." Here are a few general activities that social media managers will be expected to execute:

Strategy

You will be required to formulate campaign and platform specific strategies that meet the business objectives. You will create actions plans, content calendars, set metrics and KPIs, undertake various research activities and perform different types of analysis.

Content Creation

Content creates the foundations of any marketing campaign. How you decide to execute your campaigns will depend on the different forms of content you produce. As you would have no doubt already heard from someone, content is king. Believe them.

Community Management

Managing accounts also means managing communities. You should be the go-to person when representing brands in social domains and continually reach out and engage with your audiences. You will need to constantly strengthen social relationships in order to develop long-lasting followers.

Audience Building

Marketing to the same people over and over will not widen your scope and social reach. You should be increasing readership and your level of influence within your target audiences.

Customer Service

Many companies use social media as an instant channel for customer service. You will have to be responsive and helpful in your social activities, regularly being the first point of contact. You will be representing the brand and managing their customer perceptions.

Measurement

Every effort that consumes investment will need to be measured and analyzed. I've previously written tutorials that demonstrate how you can set up your Google Analytic account on my blog.

Reporting

Once your efforts have been measured and analyzed, your clients will want to understand how their investment has performed. This can take the form of visual aids for meetings or digital reports. Reporting is a key ingredient of any social media manager in order to prove your worth and demonstrate the value you have added to the business.

How I Became A Social Media Manager

I've been active in social media since July 2007. This was before the time of all the latest social marketing tools and software that nowadays are ingrained into all social marketers everyday life. Resources or tutorials weren't as widely available that could help speed up the learning curve.

I did find an online course that looked pretty good in teaching me how to turn my social skills that I had been practising on my own accounts into a fully fledged business. I invested £600 on this online course to learn the basics and now that some years have passed, I can look back and say the value wasn't all that great, but the ideas were there. It pushed me to think outside the box and motivated me to start my trajectory towards becoming a social media manager.

So before I had decided to turn my love for social media and networking into a freelance opportunity, I attended Brunel University where I completed my BSc and MSc in Business Management. It was at this time when I jumped on board with the poker boom and started playing online cash games and tournaments. Poker really helped me to develop my own time management, money management and analysis skills. I always knew I wanted to start my own business so this was a good platform to get my feet wet. Throughout my time playing poker, I was always engaged in online social discussions and even wrote a few guest posts for poker sites.

Before I knew it, I was a fully-fledged freelance social media manager...

So to kick-start my freelance social media work, I joined a bunch of freelance sites like Elance, oDesk and Freelancer. I still use some of them today.

After a few years of freelancing on small one-off projects and developing my social marketing acumen, I was hired by an online business services company to run their social media campaigns, as well as handle all their own clients social marketing campaigns. I still work with them today, which just shows the power of forging good working relationships.

I managed to attract clients in most months for the next few years and each project ended up being pretty diverse from the next. This allowed me to develop wider skills that I have since found almost a necessity in order to provide a well-rounded social media marketing service. I mentioned some of these wider skills required to become a great social media manager towards the middle of this article.

I also kept maintaining and building my own social media profiles. It's important to practice what you preach and showcase your expertise on your own domains. My social profiles have regularly attracted clients, which keeps work coming in and builds up my networking potential.

I have been writing on my blog for a few years, but only recently updated my site. My own social activities also serve to build traffic to my sites, where I generate passive income. I like to "listen" to the social environment and engage with people who are already looking for my content. This serves well in building and strengthening connections, as well as attracting targeted traffic.

I have also been a keen guest blogger. I believe that writing articles for other relevant blogs only serves to increase your scope and exposure. Once or twice, I have had my articles featured by online magazines and publications, which was always nice.

Keeping my ears to the ground and getting myself 'out there' was one of the things I promised myself I would do, even though I knew the vast majority of my time would be spent in my home office. I tried to regularly meet up with business connections and clients to make sure they could match an online persona to a real life face. The vast majority of the time, I even managed to remember my business cards!

A strategy I've always tried to employ while freelancing is to try and turn one client into three. What I mean by that is word of mouth is the most powerful advertising there is. People do act on solid recommendations that their friends make. I found that taking as basic an approach as asking clients at the end of projects if they knew anyone who could benefit from social media marketing, worked out surprisingly well.

As social media is such a dynamic environment with start-ups booming and busting every few months, I knew that it was essential to keep up to date with social developments. Every so often, a client would ask me to set up profiles or campaigns on sites that some social media managers would have never heard of. Keeping tuned in enabled me to have at least some knowledge and experience in using these platforms, which dramatically lowered my learning curve and ultimately lead to better performing campaigns.

Around a year and a half ago, I decided to broaden by service offerings and set up a web design company with my business partner. "Thinking Forwards" was born in the summer of 2012. Websites and social media go hand-in-hand, so this enabled me to up-sell my services both ways.

So that brings me loosely to where I am now. Just to be clear; I have never used paid advertising or SEO for my own benefit while being a social media manager. My progression came solely through content marketing and guerrilla marketing tactics.

To Summaries On How I Became A Social Media Manager:

    *Joined freelance sites
    *Practiced what I preached and actively maintained my own social media profiles and blogs
    *Kept consistently networking and building my contact lists
    *Continually created my own content on my own sites
    *Took my content straight to prospects
    *Proactively kept asking if people needed my assistance
    *Guest blogging and featured articles
    *Attended networking events and met up with clients and business contacts
    *Tried to turn one client into three
    *Kept up to date with new social networks and developments
    *Started other initiatives where social media services were complementary
    *Never turned down any work or networking opportunities
    *Worked long hours, sometimes for small rewards, to build reputation, authority and presence

I thought I would leave you with some final advice from things I have learnt from my own experiences being a social media manager.

Remember that...

    *Sometimes you won't be right for a project, even if you think you are
    *It's OK to work for less than your desired amount, if the benefits warrant it
    *You won't win every contract, so don't beat yourself up if you get turned down
    *Things change really quickly in social media, so you will have to continually adapt
    *You never know as much as you think you do!

Starting a career in anything takes time and effort. If you think it's easy to become a great social media manager, then think again...

I wish you all the best in your future endeavours!

Blog: http://www.stuartjdavidson.com

Free eBook: "How To Win In Social Media" -> http://stuartjdavidson.com/how-to-win-in-social-media/

I'm a freelance digital marketer and web designer based in London, UK. I make my living online and I will teach you how you can too...

Posted in Labels: Social Media, Traffic 0 comments Posted by Mark at 6:28 AM  

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Alexa.com, A web based program existing in today’s internet which ranks website due to their traffic volumes, as well as several other factors.

For internet marketing, how to use Alexa properly?

This post will expose you one of the important truths existing behind the Alexa.

Only activities of the people who have installed Alexa toolbar on their internet browsers would be tracked by Alexa.

So, the question is,

Who’re using the Alexa toolbar?

It doesn’t need for ordinary internet users.

So, most majorities of them are the people who are using the internet for marketing purposes. Simply says, people like us, internet marketers.

The point gives you another tip as well…….

Assume a website in “gardening” niche with good Alexa rank.

Means, you still can promote internet marketing related products and services on the specific site.

What's the benefit?

When it consider along people with IM niche,

Sometimes, You'll get their vast attention than promoting the same advertisement on IM niche related site because it’s a noticeable weird action.

Promoting “How to make money online” type product on a “gardening” site?????

The ultimate point is "Optimization".

Posted in Labels: Alexa Rank, Marketing 2 comments Posted by Mark at 1:49 AM  

The more RESPONSIVE subscribers you have, the more money you can make. Here are seven ways to make money using nothing more than your list.

1) Place advertisements.

There are many corporations who will be willing to pay to put their banners and ads on a list with many subscribers. Selling or renting out lists is not a good idea so rather than doing that, many companies would just rather place ads with lists that have a huge subscriber base. Your newsletter could be placed with many ads and each one spells money.

2) Have affiliations with other companies that have at least a semblance or relation to what your site is about.

Here other companies will provide links and brief descriptions of what they offer, products and services. With every click made on the link that directs or leads a subscriber from your list to their site, the company will pay you. This P4P or pay for performance.

3) Make deals with other companies by asking for a small percentage of sales done through your list.

With every sale done by customers that have come from your list and have gone there because of your newsletter, the other company will pay you a small percentage of your sales. The more people who buys from them, the more earnings you get.

4) You may also get products from other sites on a consignment basis and sell them to your list via your newsletter.

Place descriptions, articles and photos of the product in your newsletter. There will be those who will buy from you and when that happens, you can order the product from the other site and sell it to your buyer.

5) Sell e-books or a compilation of your articles on your list.

Manuals and how-to articles are in great demand. Many people will be willing to shell out money to gain knowledge about a certain topic and subject. With your existing list trusting your expertise in that area, an e-book could be offered and sold or used as an incentive.

6) Create a network out of your list.

Get people to invite more people to view your site and subscribe to your list. The larger your list is, the more people will be able to click on your links and affiliate links as well as make your advertisement rates higher.

7) Subscribers are willing to pay for information if they know that it can be trusted and relied upon.

Use your list to get more and more people to subscribe to you as well as browse your site. Lastly, you can use your list to earn money by making them your partners. Your list will be the bloodline of your growth and increase.

Posted in 1 comments Posted by Mark at 11:28 PM  

The methods employed to increase your Search Engine rankings may seem like rocket science to you, so you have probably avoided dealing with this issue. I am here to tell you - the time has come to face your website! A high Search Engine ranking for your website is so essential that if you have the slightest desire to actually succeed in your business, there is no way you can continue to avoid this issue.

At least 85% of people looking for goods and services on the Internet find websites through Search Engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN. The idea of optimizing your pages for high Search Engine rankings is to attract targeted customers to your site who will be more than likely to make a purchase.

The higher your page comes up in Search Engine results, the greater the traffic that is directed to your website. That's what Search Engine optimization is about.

You can immerse yourself in all the technical information available online to figure out how to optimize your web pages to achieve higher rankings. Or you can look at a few simple items on your pages, make some small adjustments, and most likely see improved rankings quite rapidly. The first item you should examine is the title bar on your homepage.

The title bar is the colored bar at the top of the page. Look at the words that appear there when you access your home page. To increase Search Engine rankings, the words on your homepage's title bar should include the most important keywords or phrases, one of which would include your company name.

Then click on all your links and examine the title bars on the pages you access. Each title bar on every single page of your site should contain the most important keywords and phrases taken from the page itself. However, avoid very long strings of keywords, keeping them to six words or less. Avoid repeating keywords more than once in the title bars, and make sure that identical words are not next to each other.

The next item to put under your microscope is your website content. Search Engines generally list sites that contain quality content rather than scintillating graphics. The text on your site must contain the most important keywords - the words that potential customers will be typing into Search Engines to find your site.

Aim to have around 250 words on each page, but if this is not desirable due to your design, aim for at least 100 carefully chosen words. If you want to achieve a high ranking on Search Engines, this text is essential. However, the Search Engines must be able to read the text, meaning that the text must be in HTML and not graphic format.

To find out if your text is in HTML format, take your cursor and try to highlight a word or two. If you are able to do this, the text is HTML. If the text will not highlight, it is probably in graphic form. In this case, ask your webmaster to change the text into HTML format in order to increase your Search Engine rankings.

Next we come to what is called META tags. I know this sounds like something out of science fiction, but it is really just simple code. Many people believe that META tags are the key to high Search Engine rankings, but in reality, they only have a limited effect. Still, it's worth adding them in the event that a Search Engine will use META tags in their ranking formula.

To find out if your page is set up with META tags, you must access the code. To do this, click the "view" button on the browser menu bar, and select "source." This will pull up a window revealing the underlying code that created the page. If there are META tags, they usually appear near the top of the window. For example, a META tag would read: META name="keywords" content=. If you do not find code that reads like this, ask your webmaster to put them in. This may not do much for your Search Engine rankings, but any little boost helps.

Lastly, we come to the issue of link popularity. This is a factor that is extremely important in terms of Search Engine rankings. Almost all Search Engines use link popularity to rank your website. Link popularity is based on the quality of the sites you have linked to from your links page.

If you type in "free link popularity check" in a popular Search Engine, the Search Engine will then show you what sites are linked to your site. In the case that there aren't many sites linked up to yours, or that the sites that are linked up have low Search Engine rankings, consider launching a link popularity campaign.

Essentially, this entails contacting quality sites and requesting that they exchange links with your site. Of course, this requires checking out the rankings of the websites you want to link up with. Linking to popular, quality sites not only boosts your Search Engine ranking, but it also directs more quality traffic to your website.

Search Engine rankings are extremely important for a successful Internet marketing campaign. Before you go out and hire a Search Engine optimization company, try taking some of the simple steps listed above, and see if you can't boost your rankings yourself. Don't ever ignore this all-important factor in Internet marketing. Remember, the higher your Search Engine ranking, the more quality customers will be directed your way.

Posted in 4 comments Posted by Mark at 11:25 PM