If you haven't heard of Joel Comm, it's time to become familiar. Joel is one of the leading internet entrepeneurs of our time with a New York Times bestseller The Adsense Code
Joel is already a millionaire but hasn't let this stop him from finding new things to create. His latest project is "The Next Internet Millionaire", a reality/internet show which seems to be a combination of Trump's "The Apprentice" and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". Joel is host and producer of the show which he created in conjunction with his real-life joint venture partner, Eric Holmlund, who writes and directs the show. Each episode the contestants compete in various internet marketing style competitions, with the winner getting immunity (provided by Hackersafe) and a prize or two.
"The Next Internet Millionaire"'s first episode is 51 minutes long and worth a watch . You'll see similarities to "The Apprentice", but may learn a thing or two about ways to succeed online.
Visit "The Next Internet Millionaire" site here.
8/20/07
Who's the Next Internet Millionaire?
8/18/07
5 Online Moneymakers
In order to make money online you have to be committed and you have to constantly do research. There's a ton of great Moneymaking programs already in existence and there's also alot of scams out there with fine print. Most moneymaking opportunities require having your own website usually, but some don't require it (such as Agloco and survey programs).
Here's 5 popular and legitimate moneymaking sites that many use:
1) Google Adsense - This is by far the most popular of online moneymakers, as Google is a well-trusted and well-established company. After you are approved, Google allows you to log-in to your account and then grab code to display ads on your site. The ads will be tailored to your site content, and you get paid based on impressions or clicks of the ads. It's the most popular and as far as the Monetizer knows, the most successful ad program going on sites these days. It requires signing up for a Google account (G-Mail) and then filling out an application. You'll need some sort of website, but may get accepted if you have a freewebs site or Wordpress or blogger blog, etc.
Head over to Google Adsense to sign up.
2) AuctionAds - AuctionAds is basically an advertising program that places applicable Ebay ads on your site. You can set the keywords AuctionAds uses to finds the right ads for your site. For example, if you were doing a blog about photography techniques and tips, you may choose to use the keyword "camera" or "digital cameras". AuctionAds would then display ads for auctions involving those sorts of items. You place the ad code in a good spot on your site and if anyone signs up for Ebay or wins the auction advertised on your site, you receive a nice commission. AuctionAds allows you to choose the color scheme for ads, minimum and maximum bid prices, the keywords for your ads displayed and more.
Learn more and sign up for AuctionAds here.
3)Cafepress.com - This one is not one the Monetizer has explored much, but it too has some great moneymaking potential. Cafepress is an online shop where you can upload your own Photoshop/art program designs onto T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, calendars, mousepads and more. You can then set selling prices for your own store and have them displayed for sale to anyone who stops by. You make money based on the difference in the item price and the price you are selling for. (Example: You sell a T-shirt for 17.99 and it costs 12.99 for Cafepress to supply the shirt, you will make $5 commission per shirt sold). This is a great one for the innovative graphic designers to possibly break into the world of fashion design.
Head over to Cafepress.com to sign up!
4)Agloco - Agloco is a website that is building a big community and plans to pay all of its members to surf the net. It is still in development at the moment, but has already released a Viewbar which members can install so they can get credit for surfing (5 hours per month). The Viewbar rests at the bottom of your web browser and is far from distracting. The Viewbar shows rotating ads, but nothing that will install spyware or ever spam you. While the Agloco site isn't paying just yet, the company vows that once it has built up its success and goes public, it will begin distributing dividend money to those who surf. You'll receive your share based on your own surfing, as well as those who you refer who surf, and those who they refer and so on. Not a pyramid scheme, Agloco is free to sign up for an participate in! Once signed up, you can download the Viewbar and start racking up your hours for surfing!
Sign up for Agloco and read more here.
5)Amazon Associates - The Monetizer hasn't heard too much buzz or talk of this as a successful moneymaker, but it is one that exists and shouldn't be ignored. Amazon Associates is a program that allows you to place code for various Amazon products on your blog or site. You then earn commissions if a site viewer goes through your link and makes an Amazon purchase. The commission rate typically starts at 4% but has the potential to increase.
Find out more and sign-up at Amazon Associates!
So there's just 5 of the moneymakers that exist online today. Feel free to check those out and investigate each fully to decide if any are right for you!
8/11/07
Agloco - Paid Surfing & Referrals
On its face many people might look at Agloco thinking it's one of those internet scams, or a pyramid scheme. However, a closer look at the Agloco system shows that it could actually provide you a nice extra bit of cash.
Agloco works on a simple premise. You sign yourself up and then download/install a Viewbar. You are then credited for every 5 hours a month you surf the web (at a rate determined by Agloco's pay scale). You also can refer friends to Agloco and then they can refer their friends. You get credit for everyone who signs up through you and surfs the web (as long as they have downloaded and are using the Viewbar from Agloco). So the more the merrier, and the more people who you have signed up with Agloco, the more money you and they can make. It's a win win situation for all involved with no fees to pay. You won't receive Spam either.
After you've signed up for Agloco, you download and install a free "viewbar" which rests at the bottom of your screen. You can choose to sign in and have the view bar running under your web browser, or you can close it and exit it so its not there (the Viewbar must be open and running for you to get credit for surfing the web 5 hours). It's a rather simple and non-intrusive addition. It also features a built in Google search box so you can search the web from your desktop, something that can come in handy. The beauty of Agloco is you are credited for 5 hours of internet use each month, so once you've reached your 5 hours, if you choose to, you don't have to have the Viewbar open any more. You also receive credit for any of the friends who have signed up through you, when they surf using the Viewbar on their computer. A pretty cool idea, why not get paid just to surf the internet? Not tough work at all.
So what's the catch? There is none. Agloco is a free service to sign up for and use. Agloco makes its money from advertising, and then they are able to pay their members. They dont spam you or pester you with pop-up ads either. So sign up and refer some friends and you're on your way to a relatively simple way of making money. (Make sure to check out their FAQ's and other info, as it is always good to be educated on a site's policies and money making specifics).
Sign up for Agloco today and get paid to surf the web!
- The Monetizer
8/9/07
The Million Dollar Wiki
The Millon Dollar Wiki is a recently unveiled website, done by a University of Connecticut student. The student cites his basis for starting the site as needing a way to pay for student loans and also wanting to open a bar up in Boston, Mass someday. So he started up the Million Dollar Wiki to reach his goals. So far so good.
The basis of the Million Dollar Wiki is that people/businesses can pay $100 to own their own page on the site. The page is guaranteed for 15 years minimum. The page can be done about any topic you choose and can serve as a way to promote your own business or cause. Makes sense for its promotional "buzz" value. Things like this can get media attention and actually great Search engine rankings, which in turn could help your business do very well, especially if the creator of the site starts to appear on web and TV interviews. Of course, paying the $100 bill to do this, isn't the best plan for everyone. This one could be a good idea for someone who makes some extra cash online and then wants to re-invest it into further promotion/publicity for their business or site. Worth checking out, to give an idea how some creative minds on the internet find ways to make that money.
Here's the top 5 most popular pages on the Wikipedia, as of this entry:
# 1 Main Page (29,048 views)
# 2 Business (28,483 views)
# 3 Music (11,772 views)
# 4 Campus Cuties (11,044 views)
# 5 Monsters (10,832 views)
The student who dreamed this up has already sold 220 or so pages, giving him over $22,000. Not a bad start, he's aiming for 1,000 pages sold, or $1 million. While this isn't an example of a free way to make money, it shows the notion of "Virtual Real Estate" which is one way people cash in online. They build a site/page which then sells advertising space of some sort to people at a cheap cost, $100 or less. There's been sites which have sold small "pixels" of space to promote at $1 or so, totaling 1 million in sales. The sites tend to get media coverage and buzz and hit their goal thanks to all the attention as the site builds in momentum.
Head over to Million Dollar Wiki for more info.
