What images comes to mind when you hear the phrase “strength in numbers”?
Maybe a school of bait fish trying to play the numbers game and avoid being eaten by a predator? Or how about a battle between two sides, hoping for the advantage over their adversary? A “power play” in hockey?
Generally speaking, when there are two sides involved with something, there is definitely a “strength in numbers”, but I’m going to pull a fast one on you and ask you this:
How does the phrase “strength in numbers” come into play when there’s only one side involved? How can it help you? Click to continue…
As you know, I’ve been doing a lot of research lately trying to find the “next eHow” – I guess you could say. I’ve analyzed what makes a good revenue sharing site and also went into detail about some of the top choices available to you, looking closely at each of the sites’ traffic stats and trends.
Well, I think I’ve found the site I’m looking for. It’s not the top ranked site, and may not be the most popular right now, but to me it seems like there is a lot of potential here. Which site am I talking about?
InfoBarrel.
InfoBarrel has caught my attention for a number of reasons: Click to continue…
In my last post, I highlighted 13 different revenue sharing websites that one could possibly write content for and earn passive income from. The post actually turned quite a few heads, as threads in the forums of many of these sites started talking about it, including the communities at Squidoo, Helium, Bukisa, Infobarrel and even eHow. All of the chatter was positive, and I thank you all for your support as I try to rediscover the best place to write content for and earn a passive income.
Before I go on, I’ve received a lot of emails and comments asking me the same question: why write for these other sites, when you can write for yourself – like on your own blog where you don’t have to share any of the revenue? Click to continue…
Back in 2008 when I first started experimenting with generating passive income online, I was introduced to eHow.com and it’s writer’s compensation program. It seemed very intriguing, especially after hearing that some people were making over $1000 a month on residuals from ad clicks on their articles, so I decided to give it a shot myself.
In November of 2008, I wrote a total of 150 articles for eHow just to see what would happen. In November of 2008, I netted a total of $18.99. That’s a whopping 13 cents per article, and considering that each one took me about 30 minutes to complete, we can say that I was making 26 cents per hour.
But, as with all passive income generation, it’s not about the immediate payoff. We can’t expect to see results right away, which is why I think a lot of people think that generating a passive income is difficult and they just give up. It’s tough when we live in a generation where we’re used to things to happening immediately.
That being said, my work finally paid off because in each consecutive month after November 0f 2008, I earned an average of about $165.00 per month from the same batch of articles without doing any additional work. To date, that’s about $3000 total which turns that 26 cents per hour into about $40 per hour. If only I continued to write for eHow, I could have joined the $1000+ per month club. Click to continue…
This is a guest post from Jonathan Beebe from MMO Work.
You’ve learned the benefits of starting an email newsletter and how to get started in “The Beginner’s Guide to Staring a Newsletter“, so today I’m going to share with you even more strategies to literally supercharge your subscriber opt-in rate, as well as some techniques—or “best practices”—on what to do after you’ve gotten their email address—because getting them to subscribe is only the first step.
Why Focus on Retaining Your Subscribers?
No matter what your goal is for your website, repeat traffic (those who have been to your website before) will always be more valuable than your first-time visitors—especially the “one-hit-wonders” who are bouncing around.
And here’s why… Click to continue…
A week ago, I had asked you to spend a couple of minutes filling out a survey regarding the upcoming Smart Passive Income Podcast. A huge thank you to those of you who did, because the survey ended up grabbing over 300 responses, which is really amazing. It’s amazing not just because that’s a lot of responses (and I know just how precious your time is these days), but it’s also amazing because I now have some awesome data to help shape the podcast, to make it a better and more enjoyable experience for you.
It just goes to show that when you want to figure out the best way to do something, sometimes all you have to do is ask.
Because I’m apparently known for being a super transparent dude (that’s just who I am!), I’m happy to share the results of the survey with you. I figured you might be interested in knowing how the podcast will be and also how other people responded too.
Before I share the results, let me first say that however I end up doing my podcast, I know that I won’t be able to please everyone. That’s impossible, and no one should ever try to please everyone.
“When you try to please everyone, you will please no one.”
That phrase can easily be expanded into an entire blog post, but I’ll save that for a future date.
These survey results will shape how I do my podcast, but in the end what matters is that I’m happy and comfortable with what I’m doing. If I am happy, the show will be better and more people will enjoy it.
Here are the questions and results: Click to continue…
Have you ever come across a blog whose latest, most recent post was published 1 month ago? 6 months ago? A year ago?
I have, several times, and it’s sad.
It’s sad because I know (like I’m sure most of you know too), just how much work it takes to get a blog up and running. And, once it’s up and running, how much work, time and dedication it takes to maintain it. I’m almost 100% sure that all of you who have blogs now or are planning to start a blog soon do not have “stop blogging” marked at any point on your calendars.
So the question is: why do bloggers stop blogging? Click to continue…
I was eating lunch with a friend the other day, and he sneezed.
“Ah-choo!”
Instead of replying with “Bless You!” like I normally do, I was only able to reply with “Bless…”, because I was interrupted when something sharp pierced my gums. It was a bone.
My friend gave me a weird look, and then I finished by saying, “You.”
This all happened in about 3 seconds, but I realized something. It’s about that “weird look” he gave me.
What I realized is that people HATE when things are unfinished. We’re so used to some things happening a certain way that when it’s incomplete, it drives us nuts.
As bloggers and internet marketers, we can take advantage of this innate desire to complete things.
How? Click to continue…
I’ve very excited to announce that the Smart Passive Income Podcast, the podcast that I’ve always wanted to start ever since 2008 when I first mentioned it on the blog, will go live very soon! I’m actually testing out a brand new mic and the sound quality is frikin’ awesome! I can’t wait to get on the mic for you.
Before I can begin crunching out killer shows and getting my podcast into iTunes, I need your help.
I would be so appreciative if you took less than 2 minutes to fill out an anonymous 3 question survey about the upcoming podcast. It will really help me fine-tune exactly what the show will be like, because really what matters most is what you want, not what I want.
Again, please help me out by clicking here and taking this very brief survey.
Thanks so much for your undying support, and just to give you a little bit of inspiration, here’s my desk setup with the mic stand up:
…and yes, that is a floating bookshelf.
Cheers everyone! Thanks again!
Link to Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6NDSMHQ
I’m a big believer of creating your own products to sell online. Whether it’s something like an eBook, a membership website, or software of some kind, building your own products can yield the highest profits, as well give you a fantastic foundation to live a passive income lifestyle.
However, I know that not everyone is cut out to create their own products. Some people simply don’t have the time, while others don’t think they have information to make a worthwhile product. Sadly, some people know they have the information, but are just lazy.
Whatever the reason may be for not wanting to create your own product, I’m sure most of you know that you have the option of simply skipping that step and selling other people’s products as an affiliate instead, earning a commission for each sale that you drive. Heck – sometimes you don’t even have to create a sales page or worry about closing the deal, you just have to drive traffic to a certain page, and it takes care of the rest.
On top of that, there’s no need to worry about customer service, which is the one thing that can take some time away from an entirely passive income lifestyle if you’re earning money with your own products. I speak from experience.
Although I do sell products of my own online, I’m also an affiliate for various products in multiple niches as well. I’m actually seeing quite a lot of success too, as you can read in my latest income report.
I use multiple strategies to build up my affiliate income. Here is a majority of them, which I’m happy to share with you in case you were looking at some new and creative ways to boost your affiliate income. Click to continue…
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