Google +Plus 1

I've been aware of this for a few weeks now, but today I'll tell you about it. Google has just release their +1 (plus one) service.

This is a fantastic little feature that you can easily integrate into your website or blog.

It allows your viewers to click a small +1 icon, so that their friends will know they recommend your site, and, in all likelihood will skew Search Engine rankings.

I suppose I should have mentioned this a few weeks ago, when I first became aware of it, I just didn't find the time.

As you have probably guessed, this feature is VERY similar to the Facebook LIKE button. The difference is, Not everyone uses Facebook, (only about 700 million).... But you can rest assured that many more people use Google. So, you can reach many more people that just your fellow Facebookers. Although, keep in mind that Facebook is still one of the best ways to market your website/blog and the goods you're peddling.

Misleading Work-From-Home Jobs

I keep hearing ads on the radio for a company that allows you to 'work from home'. How you can even quit your day job doing this. A few years ago I looked into it, (yes the same company). After getting all their booklets and DVD's in the mail, I was quite interested.

Hell, All I had to do was pay $9.95 in shipping, (they don't tell you that til they've already hooked your interest), for their material.

So, I receive all this stuff in the mail a couple weeks later. I looked through it, I watched the DVD's.... I was impressed.

WOW! With this company, people were making some serious coin! One couple even showed the cheques they kept getting from the company... Most over $12,000.00 per month! I was floored! I couldn't wait til I received the phone call I knew was coming, to ask me if I was interested. HELL YES!

So, a couple days later I received the much awaited phone call, (yes, it was sort of an MLM deal).

Notice, that so far no one has told me if there is any further investment required by me...? After several conversations on the phone with my 'Mentor' from this company, I started to become suspicious: How much was this going to cost me? She hadn't told me yet. Was I only going to be out the $9.95 I'd paid for the shipping and handling?

After about a week of playing phone tag, she finally drops the bomb. To become involved with this company, I needed to invest a minimum of $450.00. $450? Really? I'm trying to do this sort of thing because I DON'T have any money!

Then she drops an even bigger bomb: To make some serious money with this company, you should probably invest around $4.200.00. Yeah, because I can just pull that out of my ass!

Needless to say, I hung up the phone. I was only out $9.95, so it wasn't too bad.

Now that I'm hearing ads for this company on the radio again, I just wanted to warn you all. The ads are for a site called Income At Home. Their ads tell you that they're linked to a multi-billion dollar company. They are. The sell Herbalife. They sell herbal stuff, like food, and medications, and crap like that.

They'll even set up a website for you, (a retarded 10 year old could make a better one). And they ship you all the product you want. Yes, you hold the product in your house, and sell it through your website, or word of mouth. True, you'll be working from home, but, you won't have anywhere to site down, because there are boxes of product everywhere.

Yes, it is possible to make a ridiculous amount of money with these companies. It's also just as easy to make a ridiculous amount of money without investing a dime. That's what this site is all about. ZERO investment for the highest return!

Automated Money Making Scams

  It became clear to me a number of years ago that there are more SCAMS out there, then you can shake a stick at. The SCAMS I'm going to focus on for this article are the so-called 'Automated Money Makers'.

You've all heard about them. The software that magically makes money for you, and deposits it into your PayPal account, or bank account. Well guess what? They DON'T work! The only people who are making any sort of income of those programs are the guys or girls who are smart enough to resell it. You've all seen it. You Google some specific terms for making money, and you get linked to a site that promises that their software will make you thousands of dollars in a matter of days.

So, you spend your $47 or $100 to purchase, and download the software. You install it. Then you find out the truth.... What the promoter of that website forgot to mention: Yes, it CAN make you an ass load of money. BUT you have to spend a few hundred, to a few thousand dollars first. Sure, not a bad investment. You fork over $1000, and it starts to make money. Pretty good. However, I'm going to assume that since you're looking for 'get-rich-quick' programs, you don't have an extra $1000 to invest on something you're still not certain will work.

That extra $1000 your investing is for domain names, websites, and advertising. The software you downloaded does the hard work. Linking other sites to your site, you linking to them, building your sites, placing ads on other peoples sites, and so on. The HARD work.

Everyone has the potential to make a killing on the Internet. Programs like that just take the hard work out of it. I've tried them. Yes, they do in fact work. But, they very quickly STOP working because 'the system' can't keep up with changing technology, and your $47 software, and thousands you invested are useless. So, you have to pick up the pieces, and do the work yourself.

So, why not just skip that step, and begin from scratch yourself? That's what this blog is all about. Showing you the ins and the outs of making money online.

So, as you read above, the people who make the real money with those automated software programs are the resellers. Which, brings me to a point that I made in a previous post: The real money is in affiliate marketing.

You've noticed that this site has a few ads on it. You may have click on some of them. THAT is where I make some of my money.

All it takes is a little passion, and not to be afraid of hard work. You don't need those automated systems. Chances are, they'll just bleed you dry anyway. What you need to do is roll up your sleeves, and find a niche market you're passionate about. Start writing, and before you know it, you'll start making some money. Some of you may get lucky, and make some SERIOUS money. Enough to quit your day job, (like me), and sit back, and relax.

If you keep up the writing, and posting, you'll continue to make money. That I can assure you of.

My Quick Story

So it seems Canadians aren't saving as much as we did ten years ago. Guess why? No one seems to be making any real money. That's because too many of you are stuck in the 9-to-5 day-to-day grind of office, or factory work.

Your solution is HERE! Yes, you can work from home, (and still keep your day job if you want), and make much more money than you ever thought possible.

When I first started doing the 'work from home' thing, I didn't see any results, well, at least not good ones. Then, after a few months of hard work on my computer, the results started to show. To be honest, I almost felt guilty; I was making all this money, and I wasn't really doing all that much.... Well, compared to what I used to do: Working in a kitchen, slaving over two hot, greasy deep-fryers in a local chain restaurant. For being a line cook, I was making pretty good money: $14.30 an hour. Yeah, that was good pay. But, I wanted MORE.

After I had paid my bills, (rent, car insurance, car payments, and groceries), I didn't have a great deal left. I couldn't really afford to go out drinking with my friends, or go on vacations with my girlfriend. I wanted MORE!

So, I started looking at the countless online businesses that constantly showed up in my SPAM folder. After just a small amount of research, I found that the majority of them were shit. So, I decided to start out on my own. I started working on a few websites, worked to get sponsors for those sites, and finally some money started rolling in.

After a year and a half, I started this blog. Yes, I know it's on a free site, but Google, (the company that owns www.blogger.com and www.blogspot.com) does great FREE advertising.

So now, apart from the few other sites I have, plus this one, I'm sitting pretty. I make more money in a month, than I used to make in an entire year slaving in that fucking hot kitchen.

The best part is, I invested next to NOTHING. I read a few books that I purchased online, and the rest is money-making history.

The books that I did read, I have posted links to them on this site, (at the top left). Feel free to take a look at them. Believe me, it's well worth the small amount of money!

Get Rich Quick?

I apologize for not posting anything of substance for the last few days. I've been busier than normal. No, not really 'work' related, but helping someone with some 'hands-on' assistance.

She fell into the trap that many of you have likely fallen into. That being the 'get rich quick' trap. I fell for it, and chances are you did too.

There are many ways to get rich quick: The first one that comes to mind is: Winning the lottery. Been there, done that. You could always invest an insane amount of money in a very high-risk stock, or buy boatloads of gold, or silver, or some other precious metal.

Getting rich online takes time. As I've already said, it took me about a year to feel comfortable enough to quit my day job. It takes time. Don't be fooled into thinking it'll happen overnight.

What helped me the most was writing. I may not be the BEST at writing, but I am very passionate about what I write about. That's what you need: PASSION. If you're passionate about something, it seems much less like work, and a lot more like fun, or a hobby. That's what you want to look for. What are you passionate about? What do you enjoy talking about with your friends and family? Is it politics? Clothing? Shoes? Television? Sex? Anything really.

If there's something your very passionate about, chances are, there are many other people just as passionate about that topic as well. Because they are so passionate about that subject, they're likely to Google it. And, the more postings you have about that topic, you'll inevitably have other sites linking to your site, ergo; a higher Google rank ranking. That's the real goal. To rank higher in a Google search.

Now, talking about Google.... Don't get disheartened if you search for yourself, with your specific key words, and you don't find your site. You can never expect to rank on the first page of a Google search, unless you put a crazy amount of money into your site, and spend all day everyday working on SEO. It just won't happen.

Here's a little trick that may help you determine how well you're ranking in the Google Search Engine: Go to Google. In the Search Bar type: “site:http://youresite.com” without the “”.

This will return a search on your site, and the sites that link to you. It took me 8 months to get over 100 on the return. Anything over 100 is pretty darn good. Many of my other sites come in with returns anywhere between 170 and 300. It's not impossible, but it is hard.

This is why 'get rich quick' no longer exists on the Internet.

My Adf.ly Secret!

I'm watching the news as I'm writing this, and the same thing has been on all day: U.S. Jobless numbers are up. I would imagine that is only counting the people who are actually out in the workforce. Doing the nine-to-give grind five or six days a week., Those jobless numbers obviously don't count us. The smart people. The people who work from home, and at their own hours. As most of you, I do the majority of my writing and posting at night. I find it much more calming that way. You will, I'm sure, find your own hours. You may be a little too used to working Banker's Hours, (9-to-5). That's entirely up to you.

Let me give you a little insight into how I've been so successful with online marketing, and information sharing.

A few years ago I was approached by someone I'd met on the Internet. He spoke to me about Oil Futures. Not know what the Hell he was talking about, he quickly explained to me in VERY basic terms: You buy oil right now at it's current price, and resell it later for a different, (hopefully higher) price. That's what I did. I invested $10,000.00 with him, and in less than a year I sold, and received a cheque for $97,327.76. Not too bad for only spending $10,000, 'eh?

After that, I just went crazy! I started investing everywhere I could. Some I made a good return, others not so much. Then I discovered the world of online marketing. That's where the REAL money is at!

After making, (and continuing to make) boat loads of money, I've wanted to share my ideas with you. Some for a VERY cheap price, but most for free. One of the easiest, and cheapest was to make money from your website is with a ADF.LY If you're unfamiliar with Adf.ly, I'd suggest you click this LINK, to find out just what it does. Don't worry, that LINK will bring you back here in 5 seconds.... You'll see.

I'll give you little tips and tricks to making money online a few times a week. Keep coming back, and I'll keep letting you in on my secrets.

The Econmic Downward Spiral Is Your Upswing

            Guess what?  The economic forecast worldwide is about to take a downward swing.  But that doesn’t affect you!  Nope.  You’re on the leading edge of the economy.  You know where the real money is at:  It’s online.  As many people around the world are losing their money, it’s obviously going somewhere, right?  It’s going into credit.  Toward credit cards, mortgages, and other things of that sort.  So, with more people having access to credit, and credit cards, that usually means it’s burning a whole right through their wallets.  That’s where YOU come in.  

The people who are losing their jobs are looking for something that will supplement their income.  They are looking for jobs online.  All you need to do is provide that service to them.  Not too hard, is it? 

I’ve provided many services outlined in my previous articles, and I’ve also provided direct links to step-by-step programs that are guaranteed to increase YOUR income, along with everyone who purchases those programs from you, (also see the left hand frame). 

It’s just that simple folks.  Follow the step-by-step outlines I have provided here, and in the links I’ve posted for you, and you’re on your way to getting out of the Welfare line,  off your Food Stamps, and back on your feet. 

I wish you continuing success, and please come back for more updates on how to make, and save your money!

Best wishes.