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earn on the internet - 7/31/2010 9:14:52 AM
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samorex
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i need information on how to increase my monthly income through net marketing
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RE: earn on the internet - 7/31/2010 10:03:31 AM
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Everybody would!
but seriously, I know of only 2 people personally who make REAL money on the internet.
One writes articles for EHOW.com
Another young man started one of the banner advertising that you see on the top of web pages, or search engines.
He made a lot of money. My nephew, wish I had that idea!
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RE: earn on the internet - 7/31/2010 8:45:35 PM
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If you write on Demand Studios (if you are accepted) you generally make more money, short term, than if you write directly for eHow. It is a great paycheck, steady income, and 100% legit.
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RE: earn on the internet - 8/24/2010 6:28:40 PM
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Since you mention Demand Studios, rgod, can you share any tips for topic selection? That's the biggest obstacle I'm running into. I have the hardest trouble finding things I'm interested in writing.
Or maybe I just need to suck it up.
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RE: earn on the internet - 8/25/2010 10:19:08 PM
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Hi writerchik,
Pretty much, I wrote about either things that I knew about, things that I knew I could research very quickly, or things that I had an interest in. When you think about areas of expertise, think about stuff like where you lived, what you do for a living, what you've done in the past, hobbies, your own life style (marital status etc), stuff you enjoyed in school, what you like to read and watch, places you've visited and so forth.
Writing about what you know (or about what you can quickly research) is good because Demand Studios can be a way to earn quick cash if you don't spend too much time researching the article. I'm not saying that you don't use research - you definitely need to be able to back up your facts or editors might reject it, but if you are writing about something that you know something about - then you'll know where to look to get good statistics and good data. If you need to spend an hour doing that - then another hour writing an article, you won't make very much.
If you don't have an area of expertise, pick something that you like or need to learn how to do anyway and a format that you think you can write pretty quickly (like list). Then focus on that area for a while. You'll develop expertise, know where to find research, and in time will be able to knock out articles pretty quickly. I remember once I wrote about painting rooms. I did research on color theory, types of paint etc. then cranked out 6 or 7 articles. Now I know how to paint a room in my own house and I got paid for learning how to do it - which is cool.
I wish you the best! This can be good work, depending on your interests. Here are some other tips:
http://forums.crosswalk.com/m_4987262/mpage_1/key_demand%2cstudios/tm.htm#4988006
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RE: earn on the internet - 8/26/2010 1:39:31 PM
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writerchick
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Thanks for the tips....
The research is what's killing me. I guess I just need to figure out what can be researched quickly and what can't. I had to abandon my first article because the editor didn't like my resources. The resources that are "approved" don't give rankings the way the article called for.
For the next 3 articles, I made sure that they were closely related so I could use the same resources and those went okay. It still took forever to research, though.
I've searched all my areas of expertise and pretty much come up empty every time so that's out. For instance, if I search swimming/swim/pool or some other variation, I always get topics related to pool maintenance or building. I can't write those kinds of articles with any kind of expertise without spending days on research.
I'm not ready to throw in the towel, yet, but it sure is frustrating.
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RE: earn on the internet - 8/26/2010 4:02:05 PM
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Hint: To limit your internet research, subtract the words that you are not interested in.
For example: Pool vacation -maintenance
Using the minus sign in front should eliminate the terms that you don't want.
If that doesn't work on your search engine, try either using BING or Advanced Google. To find Advanced Google, go to Google.com and click on the small advanced to the right of the search box.
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RE: earn on the internet - 8/26/2010 7:28:19 PM
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Thanks for the tip. I had no idea that could be done, but it makes sense.
I probably should have been more specific with my problem. I've searched through Demand Studios for topics to write, but keep getting technical stuff. I tried a topic search today and several of my keywords didn't return any hits at all. That's what's discouraging.
Apparently everyone already knows everything that I know.....
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RE: earn on the internet - 8/26/2010 10:13:23 PM
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writerchick -
Don't be discouraged. Your speed will increase as you continue. Also, the key to Demand Studios, in my experience at least, was in knowing where to look for information. That is half of the battle. Here's what you can do.
For now, don't worry too much about the keywords. Instead, find an area that you know a little about or are really interested in learning about. Then target one or two formats that pay what you want - and that you think that you can write quickly. The list format was simple for me - if I remember correctly, it consists of 6 parts - an introduction and five sections that you could choose. Length is 400 to 500 words.
You might want to read through the different formats and choose one or two that you think would be easy for you to write. Then, instead of searching for a keyword, browse through the topics that you are interested in or know a lot about and that fit that format.
Here's an example. Lets say you are interested in careers. You might not know a whole lot about different careers, but you have an idea of basically where to look to get the information. First, pick a few topics that are similar to one another that might use the same resources. Lets say I've found 3 topics for $15 each.
Careers for Nurses
Differences between an LPN and RN
What does an RN do?
1. First, look for references. I try to find at least 5 or 6. I try to choose primarily government sources, professional associations, some sort of reputable magazine or news source, and a book and/or journal. In this instance the Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook, American Nurses Assocation, National Nurses United, National Federation of Practical Nurses, 101 Careers in Nursing and the Vault Career Guide to Nursing are good references. (Tip: to find a book or journal article, try looking on Google Books or Google Scholar). I might also google "differences between an LPN and RN" and see what I get. If the sources are reputable I make note of the information, skim a few other sites, then double check my information from the list of reputable sources I compiled. Skim the research and read the sections of most interest to you. If you try to find references and it takes you more than 5 or 10 minutes to get good references, you might have a bad title - throw it back and choose another one. If you are really stumped about where to find references, go to wikipedia then go to the references section - and select a couple of the reputable looking references that are there and use that as a starting point. (This is a great trick if you are researching anything - go to a well written book, article, journal - find their bibliography - then use that as a starting place.) Do not reference wikipedia though and definitely don't use their stats (you might verify them though and quote a reputable source).
2. Next, do a very quick outline for the first article. I created templates to guide me for the different article types - it reminds me of word count and the number of sections as well as the goal of the type of article. For example, the list article should be 400 - 500 words long and should consist of 6 sections (including an introduction). I'm looking at approximately 75 words per section. (If the intro is supposed to be longer or shorter I take that into account). Then I put headings in for each section. For example if I'm writing about careers in nursing, I might put: Introduction, Nurse Anesthetist, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Practioner, Nurse Educator, and Midwife as headings. In the intro I might put general stats about the healthcare field or nursing as a whole that I've gathered from the Occupational Outlook Handbook on the Department of Labor's site - and some interesting bit of information from one of the association sites. I'll also put something about nursing careers and a preview/transition sentence that states what the article is about. For each career field, I'll put information that I can easily find based on the research. The sources I listed will probably have information about the numbers of people in the specialty field, what they do, educational background needed, salary, and career outlook. I then make sure to put the references at the end of the article.
3. I then write without editing. When I quote an obscure fact, I put brackets next to it and the source for the copy editor. I don't try to be perfect, I just try to get it out. I usually use MS Word or something similar.
4. Then I use some sort of word counting tool and use that to edit my document. So I have the correct word count as I edit and refine. I insert keywords as necessary. I double check the intro word count as well. I edit my references last (leave them out of the word count) and try to make sure that they are edited well since I'll be reusing them.
5. Finally, I copy and paste the information in the demand studios webform. I add a picture, take a final quick look, then hit send.
6. I repeat the process with the other two articles - but reuse some of the factual information (edited and rewritten of course) and add different facts from the same research. Subsequent articles are usually a lot easier because now I'm familiar with that aspect of the topic.
7. After I've written those articles, then I select a fresh batch that are related in some way (this is where keywords searches can come in handy). For example, I could write about another aspect of nursing that is closely related (like the education of nurses or about a specific nursing occupation) or now that I know how to write articles about careers, I might choose to write about other careers in the healthcare field or other fields. This is how you build a niche over time - you keep writing little articles about different aspects of an area until you learn the area thoroughly.
As you write more, you'll continue to build speed and research skills. I'm not very fast, but I was able to complete maybe 6 articles in a day at my peak - and that was after a couple of months of writing. You might be faster than me though. If I'd continued, I'd probably be faster than that now. A bonus is that if you work this way, you can often rattle off those little $3 and $5 articles really quickly because you've already done the research or you'll know how to get the answer to the question within a minute or two. It is a good change of pace. I once did that - answered 10 of those that I knew and made a quick $30 bucks in between other articles.
Demand Studios is hard work. But if you work hard at it you can make some money at it. I hope this has been helpful to you. Let me know how things go for you writerchick. If you have other questions, just pm me.
< Message edited by rgod -- 8/27/2010 4:17:27 AM >
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