by: Avril Harper
Can You Tell Good Service From Bad; Recognise Value For Money; Compare Prices, Staff Efficiency, Product Range, Customer Service Between Rival Firms?
If so you might easily find work as a ‘Mystery Shopper’ and be paid to comment on service in shops, banks and building societies, hotels, cinemas, veterinary surgeries, restaurants, even on long distance flights and holidays.
Poor service is the number one reason customers turn their back on a business and start shopping elsewhere. Worse still, one dissatisfied customer tells on average sixteen more people about their experience, meaning even greater loss of customers and profits for business owners.
Even taking too long to answer the telephone or replenish the shelves, inadequate parking facilities, crowded toilets and poor staff-customer relations can alienate customers quickly.
No company can afford to be complacent or fail to check its own operating standards for long.
Companies need to know how they are perceived by customers and if rival firms are setting higher standards and attracting custom from them. Hence the need for regular checks to be made on all aspects of the business from product range and quality of choice, to staff attitudes, customer care, after sales service, and so on.
But there’s no easy way for firms to investigate themselves.
Staff who know they are being watched work harder, giving a false impression or, worse still, they consider their employers are spying on them, intent on catching them out and threatening dismissal.
So, mystery shoppers go undetected into a business, seeing things as they really are, through the eyes of people who really matter - customers! What they see and the service they receive will not be affected by who they are and what influence they have over staff!
As one leading mystery shopping agency puts it:
"Mystery shoppers serve as the eyes and ears of clients in retail and service outlets."
As competition grows, especially in a recession, and pressure increases on companies to maintain or better still improve their own market share, more and more openings will appear for mystery shoppers in all areas of commerce, including banks and building societies, shops and supermarkets, hotels and garages, and more.
So a cinema wanting to improve attendance figures might hire regular cinema-goers to view the same film at all local outlets to investigate prices, noise levels, staff efficiency, car parking, toilets and amenities, and so on.
People of all ages can apply to become mystery shoppers, even children with their parents' consent. Special opportunities exist for representatives of particular groups, such as the elderly, disabled, housebound, or of specific ethnic or religious persuasion. You can even be a mystery shopper working entirely by telephone or on the Internet, without ever leaving home and still claim a handsome fee and valuable freebie incentives.
Not All 'Shopping' Involves Buying Something
For example, you might be asked to telephone a company service hotline, posing as a customer with a problem to see how well your case is handled and how long it takes.
The manager of a high street supermarket might commission you to stand outside another firm's store to count the number of customers entering the premises and determine which are the busiest times, what complimentary transport is offered, how many packages are carried out, whether staff help customers to their vehicles, and so on.
Most tasks are simple and quick and involve little more than shopping, making a mental note of the event, and later submitting a written or telephone report to the employing company.
Marguerite Hegley who was instrumental in writing Get Paid to Shop has several years experience as a mystery shopper.
She says:
"I first mystery shopped a supermarket. It was a lot of fun being asked to spend a specific sum of money on goods which I kept, and I also received expenses and a tidy fee for my work.
The pubs were fun too and I was asked to order a meal and a drink in some and just a drink in others. The eight pubs I had to visit over a ten day period were in a twelve mile radius of my home.
I particularly liked working with a chemist chain, checking their photo service and make-up counters. The girl on the make-up counter gave me some good advice about my skin type and a useful range of freebies testers which I am still using three months later. And I got paid of course!"
No Better Time to Become a Mystery Shopper ….. No Better Time to Start Your Own Mystery Shopping Business
The business is pretty new in most countries but catching on fast, and as talk of recession grows opportunities will grow for people to work as mystery shoppers for established hiring companies or even start their own business in this fascinating field.
Avril Harper is the author of Get Paid to Shop and The Ultimate Guide to Starting Your Own Mystery Shopping Business www.castleedenbooks.com
About The Author
Avril Harper is a UK writer specialising in business opportunities. This article may be freely distributed or used on and off the Internet as long as no changes are made. More articles and free-to-distribute books and reports are available at: www.articlefactory.com
avril@publishingcircles.com
Friday, June 15, 2007
Getting Paid for the Gig
by: Peter Drew
You’ve launched your voice-over business. You market your demo. You network. You audition. You get gigs. Now all you have to do is get paid.
Union or Non-Union?
For AFTRA and/or SAG union talent, getting paid in a timely fashion is a benefit of union membership. It’s built into the union contract. Union talents fill out a form at the session and then submit it to a paymaster (someone contracted with the union to handle talent payroll). The paymaster ensures that the talent is paid within a time period specified by the union contract.
Non-union talent and financial core talent doing non-union work are totally responsible for collecting what’s owed to them. Financial core, if you aren’t familiar with the term, refers to less than full union membership. Financial core union members have paid the portion of dues and fees dedicated strictly to collective bargaining, excluding any activity not directly related to collective bargaining. You might call it “union lite.” Financial core members do not have voting rights and cannot hold elective office in the union, but they also do not have to abide by union rules and regulations.
Types of Clients
So, what payment policy should you, the non-union talent, adopt? Just as the Internet has changed the voice-over business by making the home voiceover studio possible, the Internet has changed collection by making it possible to take payment electronically. PayPal is just one of a number of the online options that make requesting immediate payment possible, instead of sending a paper invoice through the postal system and then waiting for a paper check to be sent to you. But before discussing methods of accepting payment, let’s look at the various types of clients out there and the payment policy that may best apply to each one.
Most businesses base their payment policies on assessment of risk. Assessing the risk you take with a client usually is a matter of simple common sense. If an individual contacts you through your web site and asks you to narrate a wedding video or tribute to a deceased relative, then probably it would be wise to request payment up front before delivering the voice over. If the individual balks at paying up front, then you can agree to voice the script, play the voice-over down the phone line to prove you did it, get paid, and then deliver the voiceover.
Working with ad agencies and production houses usually means giving up a little control of payment terms. You can request payment up front, but most ad agencies and production houses expect to be invoiced. You can put “due on receipt” on the invoice, but that is often interpreted as “30 days net.” There are some excellent ad agencies and production houses out there that pay promptly, but very often you will have to wait 30 days or more for payment. Be aware: many smaller ad agencies and production houses have adopted a policy of not paying you until they get paid. In the ad biz, this means you can wait a long time for payment.
(On a personal note, after waiting a year for payment from a small agency for a VO I’d done for a local electronics and appliance retailer, I finally reached an agreement to accept a color television in lieu of cash. A couple of months later, the retailer went out of business, a victim of serious negative cash flow! Did the ad agency ever get paid? Good question.)
Doing voice work directly for mid-sized to large corporations usually means having to bill on a 30-day net basis. This means, in essence, that you end up offering 30 days credit interest-free. The good thing is the risk of not getting paid is usually low. Will some companies push payment out 60 days and even further? Yes, but again you’ll eventually get paid.
Payment Options
So, let’s go through the individual types of clients and your payment options.
For individuals, request immediate payment. As described above, play the completed voiceover down the phone to prove it was done and then ask for payment. Once payment is made, deliver the voice over.
For direct work with larger companies, ad agencies, and production houses, request immediate payment upon receipt of invoice. If they say their policy is 30 days, try for 15. For long-form voiceovers involving many pages and a large talent fee, try requesting 50 percent up front and 50 percent upon delivery of the project.
Remember everything is negotiable. You can even barter for part of your fee. Remember how I received a TV in lieu of cash? Of course, keep track of your receivables (what’s owed you). When a client does not pay by the due date, send a statement. Make a polite but firm phone call requesting payment. Be proactive. Most people pay their bills. But for many clients your invoice will not be top of the pile, so to speak.
Payment via the ‘Net
Now, back to collecting via the ‘Net. PayPal is a very popular site for collecting or sending payments. Just visit www.paypal.com and sign up. Clients can pay by credit card or through electronic transfer from a checking account. You’ll receive an email telling you when the transfer of funds has occurred. This makes it perfect for collecting an up front payment. As soon as you receive the email, you can deliver the voiceover. www.worldpay.com and www.verisign.com are two other online payment processors you can check out, too.
Want to take credit cards? You’ll have to open a merchant account in order to accept them. It will cost you a fee to open the account, a monthly fee, a fee for each transaction, and a percentage of each sale. Do an online search for credit card merchant accounts and compare costs and services to get the best deal.
Direct wire transfer is a third electronic payment option. Set up a checking account used exclusively for wire transfers. You supply the client with your checking account number and the banks routing number, and the client transfers funds directly from his account to yours. It works well and can cost virtually nothing depending on the deal on the account you get from your bank. One of my TV imaging clients pays by wire transfer. I email an invoice out of my QuickBooks and usually the next day the money is in my account!
With a payment policy in place, you’ll gain greater control over how and when you get paid. Hey, it might be a really fun business, but it’s no fun not getting paid.
Happy collecting!
© Peter Drew
About The Author
Peter Drew, a freelance voice-over talent and copywriter/producer with 28 years of experience, is heard on radio and television stations, corporate presentations, web sites, and messages-on-hold across America and countries around the world. To send an email regarding this article, please visit Peter Drew Voiceovers at http://www.peterdrewvo.com.
You’ve launched your voice-over business. You market your demo. You network. You audition. You get gigs. Now all you have to do is get paid.
Union or Non-Union?
For AFTRA and/or SAG union talent, getting paid in a timely fashion is a benefit of union membership. It’s built into the union contract. Union talents fill out a form at the session and then submit it to a paymaster (someone contracted with the union to handle talent payroll). The paymaster ensures that the talent is paid within a time period specified by the union contract.
Non-union talent and financial core talent doing non-union work are totally responsible for collecting what’s owed to them. Financial core, if you aren’t familiar with the term, refers to less than full union membership. Financial core union members have paid the portion of dues and fees dedicated strictly to collective bargaining, excluding any activity not directly related to collective bargaining. You might call it “union lite.” Financial core members do not have voting rights and cannot hold elective office in the union, but they also do not have to abide by union rules and regulations.
Types of Clients
So, what payment policy should you, the non-union talent, adopt? Just as the Internet has changed the voice-over business by making the home voiceover studio possible, the Internet has changed collection by making it possible to take payment electronically. PayPal is just one of a number of the online options that make requesting immediate payment possible, instead of sending a paper invoice through the postal system and then waiting for a paper check to be sent to you. But before discussing methods of accepting payment, let’s look at the various types of clients out there and the payment policy that may best apply to each one.
Most businesses base their payment policies on assessment of risk. Assessing the risk you take with a client usually is a matter of simple common sense. If an individual contacts you through your web site and asks you to narrate a wedding video or tribute to a deceased relative, then probably it would be wise to request payment up front before delivering the voice over. If the individual balks at paying up front, then you can agree to voice the script, play the voice-over down the phone line to prove you did it, get paid, and then deliver the voiceover.
Working with ad agencies and production houses usually means giving up a little control of payment terms. You can request payment up front, but most ad agencies and production houses expect to be invoiced. You can put “due on receipt” on the invoice, but that is often interpreted as “30 days net.” There are some excellent ad agencies and production houses out there that pay promptly, but very often you will have to wait 30 days or more for payment. Be aware: many smaller ad agencies and production houses have adopted a policy of not paying you until they get paid. In the ad biz, this means you can wait a long time for payment.
(On a personal note, after waiting a year for payment from a small agency for a VO I’d done for a local electronics and appliance retailer, I finally reached an agreement to accept a color television in lieu of cash. A couple of months later, the retailer went out of business, a victim of serious negative cash flow! Did the ad agency ever get paid? Good question.)
Doing voice work directly for mid-sized to large corporations usually means having to bill on a 30-day net basis. This means, in essence, that you end up offering 30 days credit interest-free. The good thing is the risk of not getting paid is usually low. Will some companies push payment out 60 days and even further? Yes, but again you’ll eventually get paid.
Payment Options
So, let’s go through the individual types of clients and your payment options.
For individuals, request immediate payment. As described above, play the completed voiceover down the phone to prove it was done and then ask for payment. Once payment is made, deliver the voice over.
For direct work with larger companies, ad agencies, and production houses, request immediate payment upon receipt of invoice. If they say their policy is 30 days, try for 15. For long-form voiceovers involving many pages and a large talent fee, try requesting 50 percent up front and 50 percent upon delivery of the project.
Remember everything is negotiable. You can even barter for part of your fee. Remember how I received a TV in lieu of cash? Of course, keep track of your receivables (what’s owed you). When a client does not pay by the due date, send a statement. Make a polite but firm phone call requesting payment. Be proactive. Most people pay their bills. But for many clients your invoice will not be top of the pile, so to speak.
Payment via the ‘Net
Now, back to collecting via the ‘Net. PayPal is a very popular site for collecting or sending payments. Just visit www.paypal.com and sign up. Clients can pay by credit card or through electronic transfer from a checking account. You’ll receive an email telling you when the transfer of funds has occurred. This makes it perfect for collecting an up front payment. As soon as you receive the email, you can deliver the voiceover. www.worldpay.com and www.verisign.com are two other online payment processors you can check out, too.
Want to take credit cards? You’ll have to open a merchant account in order to accept them. It will cost you a fee to open the account, a monthly fee, a fee for each transaction, and a percentage of each sale. Do an online search for credit card merchant accounts and compare costs and services to get the best deal.
Direct wire transfer is a third electronic payment option. Set up a checking account used exclusively for wire transfers. You supply the client with your checking account number and the banks routing number, and the client transfers funds directly from his account to yours. It works well and can cost virtually nothing depending on the deal on the account you get from your bank. One of my TV imaging clients pays by wire transfer. I email an invoice out of my QuickBooks and usually the next day the money is in my account!
With a payment policy in place, you’ll gain greater control over how and when you get paid. Hey, it might be a really fun business, but it’s no fun not getting paid.
Happy collecting!
© Peter Drew
About The Author
Peter Drew, a freelance voice-over talent and copywriter/producer with 28 years of experience, is heard on radio and television stations, corporate presentations, web sites, and messages-on-hold across America and countries around the world. To send an email regarding this article, please visit Peter Drew Voiceovers at http://www.peterdrewvo.com.
10 Steps to Getting Paid for Your Marketing Materials
by: Paulette Ensign
How many times have you heard the same sound bites come out of your mouth to your clients, prospects, and audiences, almost boring yourself to tears in the process? Imagine generating money directly from those sound bites, from those pearls of wisdom that effortlessly trip off your tongue. Yes, it is completely possible, and here’s how to do it.
Capture those tidbits of information as soon as they come to mind. Jot them down in a notebook or get them into a Word document. They can be in a raw format, with just enough information to jog your thinking about what you mean. There will be time to refine them later.
Let a couple weeks go by, allowing most of the information to surface in your thoughts. It rarely happens by declaring two hours on a Thursday afternoon to sit at your computer to think of it all.
Refine and organize the tips. Divide them into categories and edit the text. Use a writing style similar to what you are reading here.
Be sure to include your contact details so readers can easily reach you. Add a brief section about your background so people will know your qualifications for presenting the information.
Hire a graphic designer to make the words look good on the page. Your completed product will be a tips booklet measuring about 3 ½ inches by 8 ½ inches when printed. The designer will create their part of the finished product as a PDF file.
Send the PDF file from your graphic designer to a printing company. Do an initial print run of 1,000 copies.
Think about who can benefit from using your booklet to promote their own product, service, or cause. Send them a sample of your booklet and a cover letter describing some of the ways they can increase their sales or further their cause by using your booklet as a promotional tool.
Consider corporations, associations, publications, and any other group that seems appropriate for the topic of your booklet. Reach out to as many of them as you can, on whatever budget of time and money you have available to you.
Realize that every time one of the large-quantity buyers sends out your booklet to promote their own product, service, or cause, they are also marketing your business. Your contact information in the booklet allows the reader to reach you directly.
Enjoy the expansion of your customer base and your checking account. You are now reaching a larger audience than you are likely to do single-handedly, thanks to the large-quantity buyers of your booklet. And you have been paid by your buyers to reach those new people.
Those sound bites you have been saying for years are now reaching far beyond your current clients, helping your buyers, their clients, and your own business. It doesn’t get a lot better than getting paid for your marketing materials.
Copyright 2005 Paulette Ensign
About The Author
Paulette Ensign has sold almost a million copies of her own tips booklet without spending a penny on advertising. For information on creating your own tips booklet and leveraging a booklet manuscript into other products, contact Paulette Ensign, Tips Products International 858-481-0890, San Diego, CA http://www.tipsbooklets.com.
Paulette@tipsbooklets.com
How many times have you heard the same sound bites come out of your mouth to your clients, prospects, and audiences, almost boring yourself to tears in the process? Imagine generating money directly from those sound bites, from those pearls of wisdom that effortlessly trip off your tongue. Yes, it is completely possible, and here’s how to do it.
Capture those tidbits of information as soon as they come to mind. Jot them down in a notebook or get them into a Word document. They can be in a raw format, with just enough information to jog your thinking about what you mean. There will be time to refine them later.
Let a couple weeks go by, allowing most of the information to surface in your thoughts. It rarely happens by declaring two hours on a Thursday afternoon to sit at your computer to think of it all.
Refine and organize the tips. Divide them into categories and edit the text. Use a writing style similar to what you are reading here.
Be sure to include your contact details so readers can easily reach you. Add a brief section about your background so people will know your qualifications for presenting the information.
Hire a graphic designer to make the words look good on the page. Your completed product will be a tips booklet measuring about 3 ½ inches by 8 ½ inches when printed. The designer will create their part of the finished product as a PDF file.
Send the PDF file from your graphic designer to a printing company. Do an initial print run of 1,000 copies.
Think about who can benefit from using your booklet to promote their own product, service, or cause. Send them a sample of your booklet and a cover letter describing some of the ways they can increase their sales or further their cause by using your booklet as a promotional tool.
Consider corporations, associations, publications, and any other group that seems appropriate for the topic of your booklet. Reach out to as many of them as you can, on whatever budget of time and money you have available to you.
Realize that every time one of the large-quantity buyers sends out your booklet to promote their own product, service, or cause, they are also marketing your business. Your contact information in the booklet allows the reader to reach you directly.
Enjoy the expansion of your customer base and your checking account. You are now reaching a larger audience than you are likely to do single-handedly, thanks to the large-quantity buyers of your booklet. And you have been paid by your buyers to reach those new people.
Those sound bites you have been saying for years are now reaching far beyond your current clients, helping your buyers, their clients, and your own business. It doesn’t get a lot better than getting paid for your marketing materials.
Copyright 2005 Paulette Ensign
About The Author
Paulette Ensign has sold almost a million copies of her own tips booklet without spending a penny on advertising. For information on creating your own tips booklet and leveraging a booklet manuscript into other products, contact Paulette Ensign, Tips Products International 858-481-0890, San Diego, CA http://www.tipsbooklets.com.
Paulette@tipsbooklets.com
Get Paid to Complete Offers and Shop
by: Gerardas Norkus
I think everyone knows about PTRE (Paid To Read Email) opportunities today.
For those who don't know how PTRE companies work here's a short explanation:
1. You sign up with a PTRE company, e.g. http://www.wowearnings.com (plus you usually receive a free sign-up bonus).
2. Advertisers send you emails according to your selected interests. If you click on paid links you get paid about $0.01 - $0.10.
3. You can also refer your friends and make referral commissions when they read paid emails from the PTRE company.
4. You get paid when you reach PTRE company's payout minimum.
The problem is with PTRE sites you are paid only $0.01 - $0.10 for each email, and it could take years for you to reach the payout minimum, unless you refer hundreds of your friends and earn good referral commissions.
If you would like to earn cash fast I highly recommend to join companies that pay you to complete offers and shop.
You can earn several hundred dollars, reach your payout minimum and request your payment the same day with these companies.
No kidding!
These companies have all kinds of products and services (offers) from their advertisers - books, credit cards, CDs, DVDs, health products etc.
When you sign up for any of their offers you get paid not $0.01 - $0.10 like it is with paid email, but you can earn up to $30 for completing a single offer!
Note that usually only a few of the offers are free. Majority of their offers are trial and a credit card might be required to complete them.
And from the companies that pay you for shopping, you earn cash back for any purchase made at their stores directories.
The problem is the offers and shops are available to the US members only. However, wowearnings.com has offers section for international members too.
Bottom line? If you think of earning some extra free cash online, drop your paid email or survey companies and join get paid to complete offers sites like wowearnings.com or cash4offers.com.
You will earn much more cash quickly, and if you have a web site and can promote and refer, this might even be a good affiliate program for you.
Good luck!
About The Author
Gerardas Norkus is the owner of rewards programs:
http://www.wowearnings.com
http://www.cash4offers.com
Want Cool Offers And Free Cash?
ACT NOW and request your payment TODAY.
articles@cash4offers.com
I think everyone knows about PTRE (Paid To Read Email) opportunities today.
For those who don't know how PTRE companies work here's a short explanation:
1. You sign up with a PTRE company, e.g. http://www.wowearnings.com (plus you usually receive a free sign-up bonus).
2. Advertisers send you emails according to your selected interests. If you click on paid links you get paid about $0.01 - $0.10.
3. You can also refer your friends and make referral commissions when they read paid emails from the PTRE company.
4. You get paid when you reach PTRE company's payout minimum.
The problem is with PTRE sites you are paid only $0.01 - $0.10 for each email, and it could take years for you to reach the payout minimum, unless you refer hundreds of your friends and earn good referral commissions.
If you would like to earn cash fast I highly recommend to join companies that pay you to complete offers and shop.
You can earn several hundred dollars, reach your payout minimum and request your payment the same day with these companies.
No kidding!
These companies have all kinds of products and services (offers) from their advertisers - books, credit cards, CDs, DVDs, health products etc.
When you sign up for any of their offers you get paid not $0.01 - $0.10 like it is with paid email, but you can earn up to $30 for completing a single offer!
Note that usually only a few of the offers are free. Majority of their offers are trial and a credit card might be required to complete them.
And from the companies that pay you for shopping, you earn cash back for any purchase made at their stores directories.
The problem is the offers and shops are available to the US members only. However, wowearnings.com has offers section for international members too.
Bottom line? If you think of earning some extra free cash online, drop your paid email or survey companies and join get paid to complete offers sites like wowearnings.com or cash4offers.com.
You will earn much more cash quickly, and if you have a web site and can promote and refer, this might even be a good affiliate program for you.
Good luck!
About The Author
Gerardas Norkus is the owner of rewards programs:
http://www.wowearnings.com
http://www.cash4offers.com
Want Cool Offers And Free Cash?
ACT NOW and request your payment TODAY.
articles@cash4offers.com
How To Get Paid Instantly Via Stormpay?
by: Gerardas Norkus
E-currency is very popular on the internet today. People use such electronic money as Stormpay, E-gold, Paypal, Moneybookers and so on...
It helps us to pay for online products and services, it also saves our time.
The problem is -- how to get paid instantly via stormpay, e-gold or any other e-cash?
Online companies that trade real money for e-currency usually charge quite big commission, and as there are more and more web sites where e-money is accepted people seek places to get paid through stormpay daily or even immediately.
There are couple of reward programs on the internet that let you get paid instantly via stormpay or egold. However, you must dedicate some of your time selecting offers that pay instantly to your reward program's account. When you complete instant offers some of them may also require your credit card. Most of the offers are great trial deals. After you have earned a payout minimum, you can request your payment by stormpay, e-gold or check. Before processing the payments the rewards companies usually verify member accounts by phone in order to avoid fraudulent activities.
So, if you would like to get paid instantly via stormpay, paypal or e-gold always check out reward companies first before using e-currency traders' services.
About The Author
Gerardas Norkus is a successful author and publisher of http://www.1st-in-rewards.com. Great tips on receiving free stuff and money from the best online reward programs.
E-currency is very popular on the internet today. People use such electronic money as Stormpay, E-gold, Paypal, Moneybookers and so on...
It helps us to pay for online products and services, it also saves our time.
The problem is -- how to get paid instantly via stormpay, e-gold or any other e-cash?
Online companies that trade real money for e-currency usually charge quite big commission, and as there are more and more web sites where e-money is accepted people seek places to get paid through stormpay daily or even immediately.
There are couple of reward programs on the internet that let you get paid instantly via stormpay or egold. However, you must dedicate some of your time selecting offers that pay instantly to your reward program's account. When you complete instant offers some of them may also require your credit card. Most of the offers are great trial deals. After you have earned a payout minimum, you can request your payment by stormpay, e-gold or check. Before processing the payments the rewards companies usually verify member accounts by phone in order to avoid fraudulent activities.
So, if you would like to get paid instantly via stormpay, paypal or e-gold always check out reward companies first before using e-currency traders' services.
About The Author
Gerardas Norkus is a successful author and publisher of http://www.1st-in-rewards.com. Great tips on receiving free stuff and money from the best online reward programs.
Get Paid to Read Email Tips & Tricks - 9 Simple Steps
by: Mohd Irwan
As we know get paid to read email is one way to develop income stream and perhaps to start your own business on the net with a little hard work. If you're really serious in this arena, it can return you good bucks. Sex sites are not the only ones that can pull in $5000 a week using the power of instant access! I mean not sex sites can make money. Here 9 steps article about Get Paid to Read Email tips & tricks from me who not a “guru”, but I'll show you ideas and efficiency way that will rock your Get Paid to Read Email world.
1. Studies, Preparations are 90% of any job:
I've been there before, wasting my time with those entire scams PTR program for nothing. All this because I'm so electrifying to begin in this PTR world without doing any studies, I mess up and caution, do not repeat my mistakes. But no regrets, learning is key to success, rite?
You have to be willing to make the effort by study all over the Internet such as in forum like GetPaidForum, articles, newsletter and some websites such as http://www.GetPaidRocks.com, http://www.dinheiropelanet.web.pt/ , http://www.apennyearned.co.uk/ and http://users.pandora.be/eric.bremeesch1/geld/perpayout.htm.
Maybe you can study some books such as Free Stuff for Everyone, Special Edition by Barbara Bectrer, Work-at-Home Directory by Barbara Becker and The Work-At-Home Sourcebook (Work-at-Home Sourcebook) by Lynie Arden. You can get those books with good price at Alibiris.com or Halfvalue.com.
2. Set a dedicated email:
Set one special dedicated email account. There are free emails that offer huge mailbox size e.g. Zwallet Mail where can earn cash with it, Yahoo Mail, Fastmail and Gmail if you have been invited . Huge mailbox can store your emails for couple days. Owner of PTR programs will delete you if your email bounced back to them. But be careful with email filtering setting that may block the email arrive.
3. Join payment programs:
Most PTR programs use these parties to pay their members, PayPal and E-Gold. Just click the link and register if you don't have one.
4. Starts join PTR programs and choose wisely, don't waste your time:
For a starter, any webmaster worth a pinch of salt starting any PTR site wouldn't be starting any site that pays more than 5c to read an email. In fact, I don't even join sites that pay more than 1 per cent click. Why? Because not many could afford to buy an ad on your site if it was sustainable above 1c clicks.
Join several established low or no minimum payout PTR programs with good review and reputations, such as:
Getptr.com: No minimum payout, 6 reference levels.
Worldwidecash.net: No minimum payout, 5 reference levels.
CashSpirit.com: No minimum payout, 5 reference levels.
QuickerClickers.com: No minimum payout, 3 reference levels.
Then join a few higher earning PTR programs that will make more, such as:
CockneyMails.com: $3 dollars payout, 5 reference levels.
Live-from-ny-mails.com: $5 dollars payout, 6 reference levels.
Haulingcash.com: $5 dollars payout, 9 reference levels.
ElectricBlueClicks.com: $5 dollars, 5 reference levels.
MistyAndSamsCash.com: $10 dollars, 5 reference levels.
DolphinCents.com: $10 dollars, 6 reference levels.
GoneFishinEmails.com: $30 dollars, 5 reference levels.
You can get more details at http://www.GetPaidRocks.com DinHeiroPlanet and The Belgian GPTR.
I know you'll not be a member for only one PTR program trust me. Create a special folder in your browser “Favorites or Bookmark”, bookmark all your PTR programs, its impossible you can remember all of URLs or website address. Use Roboform or Auto-complete form to save time entering your personal particulars when subscribes PTR programs.
Check carefully when select categories of interest and read their terms & conditions and FAQ. Read carefully when registering, some tricky checkboxes use to test some users such as “I don't understand English”.
Why muck around with smoke and mirrors offering $1 up to some silly amounts I've seen now $100 for each email read. I mean really, a blind man could see that you aren't going to pay that. Then in your TOS you fiddle the words saying something like - On the 5th of every month, on a full moon, on every visit from Hailey comet, all honest members will be paid 000000.5% of their earnings. (How would you even know what an honest member was, if you're not exactly that yourself?)
And there are many PTR programs that you need to avoid and I want to repeat, avoid them. You can see this with their ad rates. If the rates are too low they may not be around for very long. It is all a risk, don't wasting your valuable time, so try to avoid the PTR programs that promises with higher payout (read their terms & conditions). The lists you can get it at:
http://www.GetPaidRocks.com/get-paid-to-avoid.html lists to avoid
GPTBoycott
PTR Police
5. Document the program:
Summarized the log of your programs on paper or spreadsheet include the program name, date joined, minimum payout, payment method, no. Of referrals, earn cash; earn points and minimum to redeem an advertisement. Update it weekly to see your earnings. Many members do a smart way by take screen shot of their programs, it also useful to be as proof in case of owner crash or lost their database.
You also can use third party software, ThePaidHelp to help you manage you get paid programs statistic. Click here to download the free The Paid Help trial version.
6. Read your emails:
Please check and read your emails every day, this is the only way how does this PTR programs work (Don't read, don't get cash). Some emails expire quickly; some are for limited clickers. Don't leave unread emails so long, owner will assume that you are inactive members and you'll remove or in most PTR programs if you are not a certain % as active as your down line you will not get the referral bonuses.
If you are from Search Country, do all paid searches. Hauling Cash is the good PTR programs if you are from search country. There are many countries which are prohibited from making searches. Beware if you are from unsearched country, don't do it because your account will be deleted.
Please read your email because some of the emails purposely to catch the cheat-bot that by cheater (don't be one).
If you have time, I know you'll not have one, please read the non-paid emails as well. Its support advertisers, and without them there is no income.
7. Visit PTR programs website:
Since you have added the program website as favorites, just do a simple visit every day if you have time. Sometimes the owner has updates; great promotions, get paid to play games, quizzes, contests and you can click at Paid to Click (PTC) section. This will help speed up your earnings a bit.
8. Uprade membership:
If you have extra earnings, please consider upgrading your membership to gold, silver or platinum. When you upgrade your free membership to an Upgraded Membership, you will receive the a lot of benefits including random referrals, bigger referral commission, unlimited banner impression, $0 dollar payout, discount advertising fees and be included in Email Sponsor. All the benefits are depending on program, different program different benefits.
9. The winning formula & no magic formula:
Most important in PTR is to build down lines and spend more time to build your empire.
Start design a simple website as a first step, if you don't know learn it because it's worth it. Some HTML gurus such as WebMonkey will assist you. Otherwise you can ask experts to do it for you (Some expert or email me sisaiko@getpaidrocks.com). Put all your get paid referral flashy banners in it. There so many FREE website hosting that provide with great tools such as Bravenet, FreeWebs and if you have Yahoo mail account, you automatically have a Geocities account. You also can try this great web hosting package by HostingMetro, HostSave, WinSave, ValueWeb or OnSmartNetwork. Website is like a foundation strategy for your business and you can start making money with it like join the affiliates program.
If you have join getpaidforum.com, you can ask ` thereseh` to help you create a great get paid banner (he's portfolio, http://x3no.com/portfolio/ ) for your website. Or use Mighty Banners - Create professional banners in minutes - Free to try. Then start promoting your websites. Some tips to promote website can get it at http://www.free-marketing-help.com or try this one How To Get 1 Million Visitors Without Paying A Dime In Advertising? or The Traffic Jam Formula. Get it today, its FREE. Here some tips to design a banner. Build a websites is not a must but I advise you to build one.
Join manual or auto surf programs and click till you can get your site seen. You also can join advertising only sites to earn money or points for ads like butterflyads.com and ParadiseAds.net.
If you already making money with get paid programs, instead claim your earnings for cash; redeem it for ads as much as you possibly can. Some programs have points email, read it and redeem it for ads.
Create a signature for your email or any posting about your get paid programs; it's really helped you promoting your campaign and its work. Start sends email to friends and family and asks them to join. Start promote in e-groups, e-zines, newsletters, articles, bulletin boards or reports.
Advertise everywhere you can without spamming; advertise at FREE advertisement(click here to view some of Free Ads programs), billboards and check out the auction site like ebay and PTBid for great deals on paid ads, Paid To Click and banner impressions. Exchange your banners with others. Referral Exchange also a good idea, where you signup under me and I signup under you. If you a skills person, provide a service e.g. if you signup more than 3 under me, I'll create a FREE banner for you. You also can join the Downline Builder in GetPaidForum.com. Be creative with your ads to attract people.
The great ways to build a down line is to use down line builder such as GMR Down line Builder. Just put your member's link and ready to go.
Maybe you have your own way to promote your links. I hope you've found this article beneficial and reference for collection strategy. I wish you all the very best in Get Paid business. Remember it can be a good profitable thing, so treat it like a business.
You also can view this tips at http://www.getpaidrocks.com/get-paid-tactics.html
About The Author
Mohd Irwan has home based business and website design experience. He is currently the Managing Director of GetPaidRocks., and holds a Degree in Multimedia Design from Multimedia University.
Visit: http://www.getpaidrocks.com
sisaiko@getpaidrocks.com
As we know get paid to read email is one way to develop income stream and perhaps to start your own business on the net with a little hard work. If you're really serious in this arena, it can return you good bucks. Sex sites are not the only ones that can pull in $5000 a week using the power of instant access! I mean not sex sites can make money. Here 9 steps article about Get Paid to Read Email tips & tricks from me who not a “guru”, but I'll show you ideas and efficiency way that will rock your Get Paid to Read Email world.
1. Studies, Preparations are 90% of any job:
I've been there before, wasting my time with those entire scams PTR program for nothing. All this because I'm so electrifying to begin in this PTR world without doing any studies, I mess up and caution, do not repeat my mistakes. But no regrets, learning is key to success, rite?
You have to be willing to make the effort by study all over the Internet such as in forum like GetPaidForum, articles, newsletter and some websites such as http://www.GetPaidRocks.com, http://www.dinheiropelanet.web.pt/ , http://www.apennyearned.co.uk/ and http://users.pandora.be/eric.bremeesch1/geld/perpayout.htm.
Maybe you can study some books such as Free Stuff for Everyone, Special Edition by Barbara Bectrer, Work-at-Home Directory by Barbara Becker and The Work-At-Home Sourcebook (Work-at-Home Sourcebook) by Lynie Arden. You can get those books with good price at Alibiris.com or Halfvalue.com.
2. Set a dedicated email:
Set one special dedicated email account. There are free emails that offer huge mailbox size e.g. Zwallet Mail where can earn cash with it, Yahoo Mail, Fastmail and Gmail if you have been invited . Huge mailbox can store your emails for couple days. Owner of PTR programs will delete you if your email bounced back to them. But be careful with email filtering setting that may block the email arrive.
3. Join payment programs:
Most PTR programs use these parties to pay their members, PayPal and E-Gold. Just click the link and register if you don't have one.
4. Starts join PTR programs and choose wisely, don't waste your time:
For a starter, any webmaster worth a pinch of salt starting any PTR site wouldn't be starting any site that pays more than 5c to read an email. In fact, I don't even join sites that pay more than 1 per cent click. Why? Because not many could afford to buy an ad on your site if it was sustainable above 1c clicks.
Join several established low or no minimum payout PTR programs with good review and reputations, such as:
Getptr.com: No minimum payout, 6 reference levels.
Worldwidecash.net: No minimum payout, 5 reference levels.
CashSpirit.com: No minimum payout, 5 reference levels.
QuickerClickers.com: No minimum payout, 3 reference levels.
Then join a few higher earning PTR programs that will make more, such as:
CockneyMails.com: $3 dollars payout, 5 reference levels.
Live-from-ny-mails.com: $5 dollars payout, 6 reference levels.
Haulingcash.com: $5 dollars payout, 9 reference levels.
ElectricBlueClicks.com: $5 dollars, 5 reference levels.
MistyAndSamsCash.com: $10 dollars, 5 reference levels.
DolphinCents.com: $10 dollars, 6 reference levels.
GoneFishinEmails.com: $30 dollars, 5 reference levels.
You can get more details at http://www.GetPaidRocks.com DinHeiroPlanet and The Belgian GPTR.
I know you'll not be a member for only one PTR program trust me. Create a special folder in your browser “Favorites or Bookmark”, bookmark all your PTR programs, its impossible you can remember all of URLs or website address. Use Roboform or Auto-complete form to save time entering your personal particulars when subscribes PTR programs.
Check carefully when select categories of interest and read their terms & conditions and FAQ. Read carefully when registering, some tricky checkboxes use to test some users such as “I don't understand English”.
Why muck around with smoke and mirrors offering $1 up to some silly amounts I've seen now $100 for each email read. I mean really, a blind man could see that you aren't going to pay that. Then in your TOS you fiddle the words saying something like - On the 5th of every month, on a full moon, on every visit from Hailey comet, all honest members will be paid 000000.5% of their earnings. (How would you even know what an honest member was, if you're not exactly that yourself?)
And there are many PTR programs that you need to avoid and I want to repeat, avoid them. You can see this with their ad rates. If the rates are too low they may not be around for very long. It is all a risk, don't wasting your valuable time, so try to avoid the PTR programs that promises with higher payout (read their terms & conditions). The lists you can get it at:
http://www.GetPaidRocks.com/get-paid-to-avoid.html lists to avoid
GPTBoycott
PTR Police
5. Document the program:
Summarized the log of your programs on paper or spreadsheet include the program name, date joined, minimum payout, payment method, no. Of referrals, earn cash; earn points and minimum to redeem an advertisement. Update it weekly to see your earnings. Many members do a smart way by take screen shot of their programs, it also useful to be as proof in case of owner crash or lost their database.
You also can use third party software, ThePaidHelp to help you manage you get paid programs statistic. Click here to download the free The Paid Help trial version.
6. Read your emails:
Please check and read your emails every day, this is the only way how does this PTR programs work (Don't read, don't get cash). Some emails expire quickly; some are for limited clickers. Don't leave unread emails so long, owner will assume that you are inactive members and you'll remove or in most PTR programs if you are not a certain % as active as your down line you will not get the referral bonuses.
If you are from Search Country, do all paid searches. Hauling Cash is the good PTR programs if you are from search country. There are many countries which are prohibited from making searches. Beware if you are from unsearched country, don't do it because your account will be deleted.
Please read your email because some of the emails purposely to catch the cheat-bot that by cheater (don't be one).
If you have time, I know you'll not have one, please read the non-paid emails as well. Its support advertisers, and without them there is no income.
7. Visit PTR programs website:
Since you have added the program website as favorites, just do a simple visit every day if you have time. Sometimes the owner has updates; great promotions, get paid to play games, quizzes, contests and you can click at Paid to Click (PTC) section. This will help speed up your earnings a bit.
8. Uprade membership:
If you have extra earnings, please consider upgrading your membership to gold, silver or platinum. When you upgrade your free membership to an Upgraded Membership, you will receive the a lot of benefits including random referrals, bigger referral commission, unlimited banner impression, $0 dollar payout, discount advertising fees and be included in Email Sponsor. All the benefits are depending on program, different program different benefits.
9. The winning formula & no magic formula:
Most important in PTR is to build down lines and spend more time to build your empire.
Start design a simple website as a first step, if you don't know learn it because it's worth it. Some HTML gurus such as WebMonkey will assist you. Otherwise you can ask experts to do it for you (Some expert or email me sisaiko@getpaidrocks.com). Put all your get paid referral flashy banners in it. There so many FREE website hosting that provide with great tools such as Bravenet, FreeWebs and if you have Yahoo mail account, you automatically have a Geocities account. You also can try this great web hosting package by HostingMetro, HostSave, WinSave, ValueWeb or OnSmartNetwork. Website is like a foundation strategy for your business and you can start making money with it like join the affiliates program.
If you have join getpaidforum.com, you can ask ` thereseh` to help you create a great get paid banner (he's portfolio, http://x3no.com/portfolio/ ) for your website. Or use Mighty Banners - Create professional banners in minutes - Free to try. Then start promoting your websites. Some tips to promote website can get it at http://www.free-marketing-help.com or try this one How To Get 1 Million Visitors Without Paying A Dime In Advertising? or The Traffic Jam Formula. Get it today, its FREE. Here some tips to design a banner. Build a websites is not a must but I advise you to build one.
Join manual or auto surf programs and click till you can get your site seen. You also can join advertising only sites to earn money or points for ads like butterflyads.com and ParadiseAds.net.
If you already making money with get paid programs, instead claim your earnings for cash; redeem it for ads as much as you possibly can. Some programs have points email, read it and redeem it for ads.
Create a signature for your email or any posting about your get paid programs; it's really helped you promoting your campaign and its work. Start sends email to friends and family and asks them to join. Start promote in e-groups, e-zines, newsletters, articles, bulletin boards or reports.
Advertise everywhere you can without spamming; advertise at FREE advertisement(click here to view some of Free Ads programs), billboards and check out the auction site like ebay and PTBid for great deals on paid ads, Paid To Click and banner impressions. Exchange your banners with others. Referral Exchange also a good idea, where you signup under me and I signup under you. If you a skills person, provide a service e.g. if you signup more than 3 under me, I'll create a FREE banner for you. You also can join the Downline Builder in GetPaidForum.com. Be creative with your ads to attract people.
The great ways to build a down line is to use down line builder such as GMR Down line Builder. Just put your member's link and ready to go.
Maybe you have your own way to promote your links. I hope you've found this article beneficial and reference for collection strategy. I wish you all the very best in Get Paid business. Remember it can be a good profitable thing, so treat it like a business.
You also can view this tips at http://www.getpaidrocks.com/get-paid-tactics.html
About The Author
Mohd Irwan has home based business and website design experience. He is currently the Managing Director of GetPaidRocks., and holds a Degree in Multimedia Design from Multimedia University.
Visit: http://www.getpaidrocks.com
sisaiko@getpaidrocks.com
10 Steps to Getting Paid for Your Marketing Materials
by: Paulette Ensign
How many times have you heard the same sound bites come out of your mouth to your clients, prospects, and audiences, almost boring yourself to tears in the process? Imagine generating money directly from those sound bites, from those pearls of wisdom that effortlessly trip off your tongue. Yes, it is completely possible, and here’s how to do it.
Capture those tidbits of information as soon as they come to mind. Jot them down in a notebook or get them into a Word document. They can be in a raw format, with just enough information to jog your thinking about what you mean. There will be time to refine them later.
Let a couple weeks go by, allowing most of the information to surface in your thoughts. It rarely happens by declaring two hours on a Thursday afternoon to sit at your computer to think of it all.
Refine and organize the tips. Divide them into categories and edit the text. Use a writing style similar to what you are reading here.
Be sure to include your contact details so readers can easily reach you. Add a brief section about your background so people will know your qualifications for presenting the information.
Hire a graphic designer to make the words look good on the page. Your completed product will be a tips booklet measuring about 3 ½ inches by 8 ½ inches when printed. The designer will create their part of the finished product as a PDF file.
Send the PDF file from your graphic designer to a printing company. Do an initial print run of 1,000 copies.
Think about who can benefit from using your booklet to promote their own product, service, or cause. Send them a sample of your booklet and a cover letter describing some of the ways they can increase their sales or further their cause by using your booklet as a promotional tool.
Consider corporations, associations, publications, and any other group that seems appropriate for the topic of your booklet. Reach out to as many of them as you can, on whatever budget of time and money you have available to you.
Realize that every time one of the large-quantity buyers sends out your booklet to promote their own product, service, or cause, they are also marketing your business. Your contact information in the booklet allows the reader to reach you directly.
Enjoy the expansion of your customer base and your checking account. You are now reaching a larger audience than you are likely to do single-handedly, thanks to the large-quantity buyers of your booklet. And you have been paid by your buyers to reach those new people.
Those sound bites you have been saying for years are now reaching far beyond your current clients, helping your buyers, their clients, and your own business. It doesn’t get a lot better than getting paid for your marketing materials.
Copyright 2005 Paulette Ensign
About The Author
Paulette Ensign has sold almost a million copies of her own tips booklet without spending a penny on advertising. For information on creating your own tips booklet and leveraging a booklet manuscript into other products, contact Paulette Ensign, Tips Products International 858-481-0890, San Diego, CA http://www.tipsbooklets.com.
Paulette@tipsbooklets.com
How many times have you heard the same sound bites come out of your mouth to your clients, prospects, and audiences, almost boring yourself to tears in the process? Imagine generating money directly from those sound bites, from those pearls of wisdom that effortlessly trip off your tongue. Yes, it is completely possible, and here’s how to do it.
Capture those tidbits of information as soon as they come to mind. Jot them down in a notebook or get them into a Word document. They can be in a raw format, with just enough information to jog your thinking about what you mean. There will be time to refine them later.
Let a couple weeks go by, allowing most of the information to surface in your thoughts. It rarely happens by declaring two hours on a Thursday afternoon to sit at your computer to think of it all.
Refine and organize the tips. Divide them into categories and edit the text. Use a writing style similar to what you are reading here.
Be sure to include your contact details so readers can easily reach you. Add a brief section about your background so people will know your qualifications for presenting the information.
Hire a graphic designer to make the words look good on the page. Your completed product will be a tips booklet measuring about 3 ½ inches by 8 ½ inches when printed. The designer will create their part of the finished product as a PDF file.
Send the PDF file from your graphic designer to a printing company. Do an initial print run of 1,000 copies.
Think about who can benefit from using your booklet to promote their own product, service, or cause. Send them a sample of your booklet and a cover letter describing some of the ways they can increase their sales or further their cause by using your booklet as a promotional tool.
Consider corporations, associations, publications, and any other group that seems appropriate for the topic of your booklet. Reach out to as many of them as you can, on whatever budget of time and money you have available to you.
Realize that every time one of the large-quantity buyers sends out your booklet to promote their own product, service, or cause, they are also marketing your business. Your contact information in the booklet allows the reader to reach you directly.
Enjoy the expansion of your customer base and your checking account. You are now reaching a larger audience than you are likely to do single-handedly, thanks to the large-quantity buyers of your booklet. And you have been paid by your buyers to reach those new people.
Those sound bites you have been saying for years are now reaching far beyond your current clients, helping your buyers, their clients, and your own business. It doesn’t get a lot better than getting paid for your marketing materials.
Copyright 2005 Paulette Ensign
About The Author
Paulette Ensign has sold almost a million copies of her own tips booklet without spending a penny on advertising. For information on creating your own tips booklet and leveraging a booklet manuscript into other products, contact Paulette Ensign, Tips Products International 858-481-0890, San Diego, CA http://www.tipsbooklets.com.
Paulette@tipsbooklets.com
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