OK I spent some more time on the blog this evening, and I came up with the beginning of a "products" page, where I will have all my products listed in one place. I also got my code together for the buttons needed to make a shopping cart and easily checkout with that cart.
It's nice because it allows you to update the qty and things like that right there in real time, and the cart itself is actually handled by paypal, which is where my account is anyway.
The most important thing to understand about this whole process is that now, with the site, I am completely free of "eBay" and any sales I do here, will not be subject to that 10% fee (+2.5% for payPal). This is a wonderful thing. I can use my distributors, etc.. just like I always would. Also because it's not processed by eBay, paypal will not hold any of the funds. Which allows the money to be free to place orders with the distributors, etc.. I plan to REALLY get a bunch of products into this product page. Using my main dropshipper he has an abundance of "overstocked" items, like harvesters, cultivators, lawn mowers, etc..
the problem is his inventory is constantly changing, and he doesn't have an inventory feed. So this is going to be a lot of baby sitting, but seeing that it is my first venture into this, and I will have the time to devote. I might as well give this a shot. I am going to next do some research on my "ocean solution" affiliation which I picked up a few days ago, so I can get that product up on the webpage too.
That product differs because it's not a "dropship" item. They handle the fullfillment, but it's independent of my site. That site will handle there own cc processing, so i better keep it seperate so it's not confusing. I get a 30% comission on anything I refer to them, so it's a win-win situation for both of us.
This is what I keep trying to teach everyone that reads this. Dropshippers and affiliate programs exist out there, however you have to do the research and contact people on your own.
Anyone charging you to "dropship" is a huge red flag. Also buying premade lists can be beneficial for brainstorming and such, however if you already know what products you want to carry, then don't bother, get out the phone book and google and start looking for the places. Call them, explain to them what you are doing, and see what they say. If they say "yes we DropShip" or "Bond Ship" then your in there and you can start building your page. If they don't then you have to move on and find someone else who does.
They are out there, remember I told you that this isn't easy! Everyone is trying to do it!
Here is the site as it stands right now http://fertilizernumbers.net
Showing posts with label work at home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work at home. Show all posts
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
is Microworkers.com a legit site or a big fat scam?
by Robert Leavitt.
I promised to share with you some of my successes and failures and this is going to be the first tried and true method of earning money that I ever discovered. I have been asked on several occasions if microworkers.com is legit or not. I asked if it was legit myself, and did a lot of research before getting involved. I want you to know upfront that I get NO AFFILIATE or REFERRAL BONUSES for sharing this information with you. Microworkers doesn't work that way. You simply go there and sign up and then you can either start earning or start hiring people. Maybe I am getting a little bit ahead of myself, let's start with the basics:
According to www.wikipedia.com the definition of microwork is:
Microwork is a series of small tasks which together comprise a large unified project, and are completed by many people over the Internet. Microwork is considered the smallest unit of work in a virtual assembly line. It is most often used to describe tasks for which no efficient algorithm has been devised, and require human intelligence to complete reliably. The term was developed in 2008 by Leila Chirayath Janah of Samasource.
For all intents and purposes microwork is synonymous with microlabor, crowdsourcing, crowd labor, click labor, etc.. there are so many terms being used to describe this activity that it's hard to keep up with them all, but they are all basically the same thing. Doing little tasks for a small pay. Sometimes the pay is so small that it's not worth the time, but that's why I am reviewing www.microworkers.com first! This is the one that I have used since the very beginning and the reason is, you can do this with very little to no skill whatsoever.
There are several other places to this kind of work. However, I have found that microworkers pays better than the others for trivial tasks (like google searches). There are other sites that will pay you more, but I am here to tell you that unless you are a writer, or an editor, or someone that is skilled in other specific areas, it's very hard to earn any money doing microwork. I still use this site to this day, and I would guess that when I am really trying I earn somewhere between 30-40 dollars a week doing the tasks. I would say I probably spend about 3.5 hours a week doing the tasks. As you can see, that turns out to be around 10 dollars an hour, HOWEVER.. I only do a limited range of tasks, and if I wanted to to do 40 hours a week, it probably wouldn't be possible. there are only so many tasks available at any given time.
Microworkers is a haven for scam artists. You will find as you spend time doing tasks there that there are going to be both tasks and employers that are scandalous. If you are not comfortable with the task or information they are asking for, DON'T DO IT! You are not required to complete every task. For example I NEVER do any of the Download and Install tasks. This is just an invitation for a hacker to get your information.
I am going to add a few more parts to this blog, but I wanted to show you a picture of my withdrawal screen so you can see that I am not lying about getting paid from this site. It's true, you really can earn money here. You have to be patient. The PIN comes from overseas, and it took me 6 weeks (2 tries) to get mine, but it did come, and I did start earning money released into my paypal account. It's slow and it takes forever for them to release it, but you get used to it, and you can get it going on a schedule. They also charge every time you withdraw a percentage but that's the way it goes when it comes to earning from home. It can be called the "poor" tax!
You can learn more about Robert Leavitt on his Google Plus page.
I promised to share with you some of my successes and failures and this is going to be the first tried and true method of earning money that I ever discovered. I have been asked on several occasions if microworkers.com is legit or not. I asked if it was legit myself, and did a lot of research before getting involved. I want you to know upfront that I get NO AFFILIATE or REFERRAL BONUSES for sharing this information with you. Microworkers doesn't work that way. You simply go there and sign up and then you can either start earning or start hiring people. Maybe I am getting a little bit ahead of myself, let's start with the basics:
According to www.wikipedia.com the definition of microwork is:
Microwork is a series of small tasks which together comprise a large unified project, and are completed by many people over the Internet. Microwork is considered the smallest unit of work in a virtual assembly line. It is most often used to describe tasks for which no efficient algorithm has been devised, and require human intelligence to complete reliably. The term was developed in 2008 by Leila Chirayath Janah of Samasource.
For all intents and purposes microwork is synonymous with microlabor, crowdsourcing, crowd labor, click labor, etc.. there are so many terms being used to describe this activity that it's hard to keep up with them all, but they are all basically the same thing. Doing little tasks for a small pay. Sometimes the pay is so small that it's not worth the time, but that's why I am reviewing www.microworkers.com first! This is the one that I have used since the very beginning and the reason is, you can do this with very little to no skill whatsoever.
There are several other places to this kind of work. However, I have found that microworkers pays better than the others for trivial tasks (like google searches). There are other sites that will pay you more, but I am here to tell you that unless you are a writer, or an editor, or someone that is skilled in other specific areas, it's very hard to earn any money doing microwork. I still use this site to this day, and I would guess that when I am really trying I earn somewhere between 30-40 dollars a week doing the tasks. I would say I probably spend about 3.5 hours a week doing the tasks. As you can see, that turns out to be around 10 dollars an hour, HOWEVER.. I only do a limited range of tasks, and if I wanted to to do 40 hours a week, it probably wouldn't be possible. there are only so many tasks available at any given time.
Microworkers is a haven for scam artists. You will find as you spend time doing tasks there that there are going to be both tasks and employers that are scandalous. If you are not comfortable with the task or information they are asking for, DON'T DO IT! You are not required to complete every task. For example I NEVER do any of the Download and Install tasks. This is just an invitation for a hacker to get your information.
I am going to add a few more parts to this blog, but I wanted to show you a picture of my withdrawal screen so you can see that I am not lying about getting paid from this site. It's true, you really can earn money here. You have to be patient. The PIN comes from overseas, and it took me 6 weeks (2 tries) to get mine, but it did come, and I did start earning money released into my paypal account. It's slow and it takes forever for them to release it, but you get used to it, and you can get it going on a schedule. They also charge every time you withdraw a percentage but that's the way it goes when it comes to earning from home. It can be called the "poor" tax!
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| mircoworkers.com is legit! |
You can learn more about Robert Leavitt on his Google Plus page.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
The Information Age
by Robert Leavitt.
The World Wide Web is a real revolution isn't it? It's absolutely amazing how much can be done online these days. Some of you may remember the day when you had to make sure you phone line was free if you wanted to log on to the Internet, on one of those old fashioned "dial up" modems? I swear sometimes I can still hear that sound in my sleep.
We have entered the information age. Just about anything in the world you can imagine or think of, can be found on the Internet. Both good and bad. Better or Worse...probably until death due us part. Some of the information is relative and great. Some not so much. So what does this means for us as a society and as a whole?
It can be viewed in a number of ways. Some people say it's bad and that it's stolen our individuality or some other nonsense. Others say it's the best thing since sliced bread. I think I fall in the middle. I love the fact that you can google anything and find out about it. But I also hate the insane amount of time I spend sifting through horrible non-relative content and "going in circles". It is so easy to get side tracked on the Internet it's absolutely incredible.
I also think it's a fantastic opportunity. Never before in the the history of man-kind has it been possible to effectively communicate with such a huge number of people at any given time. This is marketers dream! So I started looking at marketing options many years ago and what I found was very disheartening.
Do you hate spam in your inbox? I do... do you hate pop-ups? I do... Do you have countless and endless offers to "do a survey for cash" or something similar that never pans out? Or pays you such a small amount of money it was hardly worth the time? I DO TOO!!!!
I hate marketing and I hate the way the Internet is a non-stop advertising mess. I remember the good old days when you would have to watch a show at the time it came on...and sit through the commercials. That is no longer the case. Now it's gotten far more ridiculous, more corrupt and scandalous than ever! There are probably 20 new scams in your inbox since you started reading this post!
But I wanted to make money on the Internet. I mean that's the goal and probably the dream of most people. To quit there job and work at home doing a 10 hour work week and make .. I dunno how about 10k a month?
Well I'm here to tell you that anyone selling you that program is FULL OF IT. That doesn't exist. I will tell you what does work though. Hard work, and determination. There is NO get rich plan, there is no MAKE MONEY WITH NO MONEY plan.. (there is but it's in no way, shape or form a NO WORK plan). If you really want to make money online from home it is 100% possible, but it is also just like any other business that you run yourself. You are going to work an insane amount of hours, for a long time before anything like actual "cash" comes in, and that's the bottom line.
I hope to share with you some of my experiences in the "get rich quick" in the next few months and see if I can't steer some people in the right path. There is no blueprint, or "road paved with gold" in this story. Many people are successful on the Internet in many different areas. I can share with you some of the things that have worked for me, and some that have not.
Have a great work week! I will be working too. Granted I will be wearing something comfortable, but I can assure you, it will be work.
You can learn more about Robert Leavitt on his Google Plus page.
The World Wide Web is a real revolution isn't it? It's absolutely amazing how much can be done online these days. Some of you may remember the day when you had to make sure you phone line was free if you wanted to log on to the Internet, on one of those old fashioned "dial up" modems? I swear sometimes I can still hear that sound in my sleep.
We have entered the information age. Just about anything in the world you can imagine or think of, can be found on the Internet. Both good and bad. Better or Worse...probably until death due us part. Some of the information is relative and great. Some not so much. So what does this means for us as a society and as a whole?
It can be viewed in a number of ways. Some people say it's bad and that it's stolen our individuality or some other nonsense. Others say it's the best thing since sliced bread. I think I fall in the middle. I love the fact that you can google anything and find out about it. But I also hate the insane amount of time I spend sifting through horrible non-relative content and "going in circles". It is so easy to get side tracked on the Internet it's absolutely incredible.
I also think it's a fantastic opportunity. Never before in the the history of man-kind has it been possible to effectively communicate with such a huge number of people at any given time. This is marketers dream! So I started looking at marketing options many years ago and what I found was very disheartening.
Do you hate spam in your inbox? I do... do you hate pop-ups? I do... Do you have countless and endless offers to "do a survey for cash" or something similar that never pans out? Or pays you such a small amount of money it was hardly worth the time? I DO TOO!!!!
I hate marketing and I hate the way the Internet is a non-stop advertising mess. I remember the good old days when you would have to watch a show at the time it came on...and sit through the commercials. That is no longer the case. Now it's gotten far more ridiculous, more corrupt and scandalous than ever! There are probably 20 new scams in your inbox since you started reading this post!
But I wanted to make money on the Internet. I mean that's the goal and probably the dream of most people. To quit there job and work at home doing a 10 hour work week and make .. I dunno how about 10k a month?
Well I'm here to tell you that anyone selling you that program is FULL OF IT. That doesn't exist. I will tell you what does work though. Hard work, and determination. There is NO get rich plan, there is no MAKE MONEY WITH NO MONEY plan.. (there is but it's in no way, shape or form a NO WORK plan). If you really want to make money online from home it is 100% possible, but it is also just like any other business that you run yourself. You are going to work an insane amount of hours, for a long time before anything like actual "cash" comes in, and that's the bottom line.
I hope to share with you some of my experiences in the "get rich quick" in the next few months and see if I can't steer some people in the right path. There is no blueprint, or "road paved with gold" in this story. Many people are successful on the Internet in many different areas. I can share with you some of the things that have worked for me, and some that have not.
Have a great work week! I will be working too. Granted I will be wearing something comfortable, but I can assure you, it will be work.
You can learn more about Robert Leavitt on his Google Plus page.
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