Archive for August, 2008
Written on August 30, 2008 by ChiQ
Filed Under: Contest
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Been away from this blog for too long, you know something is up.. indeed, something is up! Can’t wait for September to start! Ugh, I owe you the disneyland post and It will be up tomorrow!! Yey.
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Written on August 23, 2008 by ChiQ
Filed Under: Contest
Here are the winners of the Flip Mino Contest sponsored by Market Leverage.
You all know I did not pick the winners, so don’t blame me! Screw random.org for producing the list.. lol! If you have 10 entries then I pasted your name 10 times etc.. The list was too long so I only took a partial screenshot of it..
First Prize: Candace Robinson (Flip Mino Video Camera)
Second Prize: bm ($100 ML Reward)
Third Prize: BlogTipsforBeginners ($50 ML Reward)
*please email me, asap.
4-10, you can claim 1000 EC Credits from me, if you want. I would like to thank Market Leverage for this wonderful opportunity. Indeed, they know how to pamper us (their affiliates), also to Dina and Debby for helping me out in making this contest a success. Lastly, Thank you to all my loyal readers and contest participants.. don’t worry, I’m sure Market Leverage will sponsor another contest here at WPTD soon, so we’ll be rockin’ again (let’s go start beggin’ Dina and Debby for another cool gadget give-away, just kidding)! 
Oh and do watch out for my Affiliate Blog, I will be using only Market Leverage for it. I’ll post about my trip later..
Congratulations! 
Written on August 16, 2008 by ChiQ
Filed Under: News
Hey guys! I’m going to Hongkong Disneyland! I’m taking a break because I have been working really hard this year. I have also doubled my earnings since last year, so this is my way of Rewarding myself for a job well done. Other than that, I will be embarking on new challenges as an Online Entrepreneur. I have shared this to all of you that I am about to Launch my Online Business, I’m way behind my target time frame but I didn’t want to produce anything I can’t be proud of.
Also, I wanted to prepare a full-week content here on WPTD but I am worried because I won’t be around screening comments. I don’t like the thought of just posting and not being able to interact with all of you. Sadly, I don’t have anyone who can take over the blog for me while I’m away. Thus, there will be no updates until Saturday, August 23, 2008.
Market Leverage Contest Winner
I am sincerely sorry that I won’t be able to announce the winner on the 17th but I just want to make it clear that entries posted after that date won’t be accepted anymore. Winners will be posted on 8/23/08. It’ll be the very first thing that I will do when I get back, I promise
What to Look forward to on WPTD when I get back
Other than the opportunity of hosting a contest sponsored by Market Leverage, I actually joined their program because I want to take this chance to finally learn and explore the world of Affiliate Marketing. I will open a new blog (subdomain) here on WPTD, documenting each and every step that I will take on this new and exciting journey being an Affiliate Marketer. I’ll also continue on the Make Money Online Series I have been doing and *drumroll* I will be releasing new (free) WordPress Themes you’ll definitely love!!
So do not ever unsubscribe from WPTD, why?? (really, you’re even thinking of unsubscribing??)
Reason1: It’s just few days of no fresh content
Reason2: I’ll be back on SATURDAY!!
Reason3: I’ll share pictures from my trip (you like that? hehe!)
Reason4: I will be running a new contest before the month ends (it’s a B-I-G one)
Reason5: I will be releasing New (Free) WordPress Themes
Reason6: There will be new and exciting sections here in WPTD
Reason7: If you unsubscribe, it’ll make me sad
Take care of WPTD for me, will ya? See ya!!
Written on August 14, 2008 by ChiQ
Filed Under: Make Money Online
When I started making money online it wasn’t from blogging at all but rather from Freelancing. You see, blogging takes time and it might take a while before you can start profiting from your site. If you do take the freelancing route, it pays the bills right away.
There are lots of jobs available online for you to take on a per project basis. You only have to look at the right places. Here are my recommendations:
Online Forums
DigitalPoint - Specifically go to the Buy, Sell & Trade Section. You can write articles, design templates, create websites, post to forums, sell links.. and a lot more! On the dp forum, members rely heavily on iTrader ratings (positive and negative feedbacks) therefore, you must make sure that you provide what you promised to deliver or else you get a negative feedback and no one will bother hiring you.
SitePoint & TalkFreelance - Usually the kind of projects you get from these forum will give you a higher rate. Projects aren’t as abundant compared to DP but usually they fall into the bigger project scope.
Recommended Freelance Sites
Rentacoder.com - This freelance site caters primarily to the technical side such as programmers, coders, software engineers and IT professionals in general. Some projects could even last for several months.
Guru.com - This is a very large site with a million of registered users. Businesses who are looking to outsource their work to a global audience with minimal costs rely on this site. Opportunities are categorized on the Main Page of the site so it’s quite easy to look for projects you can take on.
Elance.com - Elance is another site you should definitely check out especially when you want to provide content services. Usually, the projects offered here are for writing articles, ghostwriting and copywriters.
Those sites I have listed above are enough to keep you busy and earn you a steady income. I’d like to share a few tips though from my personal experience:
1. Launch a site where you can showcase your Portfolio
- Ask permission from your clients, first.
2. Take Care of your Reputation
- Recommendation and Feedback Ratings matter
3. Overdeliver if Possible
- You easily get repeat clients this way
4. Do not give your work unless Clients Pay,
50/50 method usually works, they pay you 50% of your total payment, you give them the projects you have worked on. They pay the remaining 50%.
5. Be Honest and Reliable
Written on August 13, 2008 by ChiQ
Filed Under: Plugs
When it comes to our website, one of the very essential investments we need to make is finding a reliable web host. I’ve heard horrible stories, one after another, about how their website content was stolen or how their customer support sucks.
Good thing I have stumbled across Web Hosting Reviews where they have gathered a Comprehensive Web Hosting Review and Comparison to the different Hosting companies you can choose from. I highly recommend this website if you are still tying to weigh your options. I checked on their BlueHost Review and found this company highly recommended by their users. Same goes for their HostMonster Review which I can vouch for myself as I have been hosted with their company for a while now.
You also have to understand that every website have different needs, mostly depends on the kind of website you want to run. For example, WPTD is so much better with using a Virtual Private Server because of the amount of traffic and download it gets. As for my content niche websites wherein I would eventually sell, I’d rather go for Reseller Hosting where I could simply transfer ownership.
I suggest you check out their article on What Kind of Web Hosting is best for you. They have presented Advantages, Disadvantages and Recommendations for the kind of hosting your site would require.
Written on August 12, 2008 by ChiQ
Filed Under: Make Money Online
Note: This is the first article to the Make Money Online series that I will be doing.
If you really want to make money online, you need to create and sell your own product. The internet is a perfect medium to distribute useful information. Thus, creating info-products to sell can highly be profitable.
Creating Info-Product
First, ask yourself what info-product you would want to create. Are you a parent who would want to share insights on good parenting? Do you have a pet dog and would want to share a great way on how you instill discipline to your pet? Anything you can do well that could benefit others can definitely be a great product.
Info Product Set-Up
When you have that all figured out, you need to make your product electronically deliverable. This is the easiest option to take. I highly suggest that you use e-junkie.com, they are reliable and their payment options are reasonable. Why is this? Because all you have to do is produce the product and advertise it. All the collection of payment, delivery, thank you letters and receipts and so on are carried out automatically.
Marketing Techniques
The marketing techniques available which will help in selling your information products, include writing blog entries, creating online campaigns (banner advertisements, plugs, sponsored reviews) and creating a targeted email opt-in list.
Affiliate Program
Offer an affiliate program where your affiliates can sign up, start marketing your product, run promotional campaigns in exchange for a decent commission when a sale is made.
Discussion: Do you have your own info product? Have you considered this option? Why or Why Not?
