Archive for April, 2009
Work at Home Typing Job Info
If you’re interested in finding a work at home job doing typing or data entry, you’ll see a lot of advertisements for this.
Here at the work at home blog, we aim to provide helpful info. We display potential money making opportunities as well but believe people need to be aware of exactly what they’re getting into before they buy into a program to help them work from their home.
Be very careful about many of the typing jobs listed as a real work at home opportunity. Many of them are in fact opportunities but can be a bit misleading as they are not what they seem. This doesn’t mean that they’re not legitimate work at home opportunities but in order to decide if they’re worth pursuing you should learn more about what they entail.
What you ‘think’ a work at home typing job may be:
You might expect a company to be willing to pay you to do typing for them. Data entry jobs and other work at home admin jobs are out there. What you might notice in the ads is that some of these advertisements say that you can make a small fortune typing short ads. What this is, is called pay-per-click advertising.
Sure, you type ads but generally, no one is paying you to do it. In fact, you’re paying to post those ads. This type of job is a commission based affiliate marketing job that requires you to pay for sponsored Google advertisements advertising a product or service. If people click the ad and buy something, you make a commission. Sounds pretty good, right? Well it definitely can be and there are a lot of people making a great income at this but there’s a definite risk here. You’re going to have to pay for the advertisements and there is no guarantee of income because you only make money if people buy from you. Pay-per-click advertising is competitive and expensive.
Are there real typing jobs?
Of course there are companies looking for virtual assistants and administrative help. More companies than ever are utilising remote workforces. Some call center jobs and data entry jobs do pay an hourly wage for people to work from home doing mostly typing but you have to be very careful to read the fine print and know precisely what you are signing up for.
Affiliate marketing definitely offers a great opportunity to make money online and develop passive income streams but it is something that is pure commission-based instead of being salary- based and by doing it, you’re working for yourself instead of working for a company.
Sure, there are books and programs you can buy that can teach you how to turn typing ads into a potential income but for those looking for data entry jobs from home, they need to realise that affiliate marketing and pay per click advertising is not the same thing as a typical online data entry job.
If you’re interested in learning more about work at home job opportunities such as data entry and call center jobs, dig through our archives as we list many real wah leads. If you’re interested in your own home- based business through something like affiliate marketing, my friend Matt Bredel has recently launched his new Tru-Guru program which is a money-back guarantee membership-based program that can teach you everything you want to know about earning money at home with your computer step by step through video tutorials, cheat sheets, and more so that you can become a true guru at making money on the net.
Whether you want to work for someone else or work for yourself, the work at home lifestyle definitely has some perks!
Make Passive Income With Flixya
Flixya is a site that allows you to
- upload videos,
- write blog posts,
- and share photos
These actions can enable you to earn Google Adsense revenue from the site. It’s free to join and you need to use your own Google Adsense account in order to get paid.
Signing Up For Adsense
Apply to sign up for Adsense by visiting http://www.google.com/adsense and filling out the application. If you want to increase your chances of being approved, start a blog somewhere and write several quality posts over a few week period first. Google won’t accept all applications, particularly if they don’t know why you want an account.
If You’ve Got An Adsense Account Already
If you already have a Google Adsense account, your Flixya profile will enable you to link it. Many sites offer revenue sharing services for those who submit content but Flixya offers 100% of your revenue on your articles. My guess is that there are enough public areas of the site earning decent Google revenue to make this profitable enough that Flixya doens’t have to claw back any of your earnings.
How Often Can You Get Paid for Flixya Participation?
The great thing about this revenue model is that Google pays you directly so you can add several Google Adsense blogs and sites and revenue sharing sites together to meet your minimum payout level of $100.00. When your Google account reaches $100 you’ll receive payment the following month via bank transfer to your account or via paper cheque sent through the mail. So you don’t have to wait until Flixya earns you $100 on its own because it combines with the Adsense revenue you earn from other sites like Blogger, your self-hosted WordPress blogs, and HubPages.
How Much Will You Earn?
Those who put together their content with optimised SEO writing way as well as those who work hard to ensure their content gets plenty of social marketing can find that this could be a great passive income opportunity. You could earn pennies to start with but that money could keep coming long after you’ve published something on the site.
How Much Can You Make With Google Adsense?
There are no set rates for making money with Google Adsense. It literally has unlimited earning potential. Varying factors determine how much ads are worth and your earnings can vary and build momentum over time depending on various things such as search engine optimization of your articles, the quantity of articles, and the subjects you’ve written about. Videos are particularly popular today too so you could earn a very decent income if your Flixya video goes viral.
Learning all you can about what ranks well and pays well is going to help you make a decent amount of passive income with Flixya.
Caution!
Do be careful that your content and actions don’t go against Google Adsense TOS (terms of service) otherwise your account could be terminated and your earnings forfeited. Google has very smart security checks in place that enable them to discover click fraud in a heartbeat so it’s very wise to familiarise yourself with how to manage your account properly so that you don’t risk being banned.
Work at Home Payments: Setting Up PayPal
When you earn money online, PayPal is one of the easiest ways to get paid. It is the defacto standard for those who make money online in terms of getting paid quickly and easily.
Setting it up is easy and getting paid is as easy as someone using your designated PayPal e-mail address. When someone pays you, the system walks them through a process and there isn’t a PayPal account number to be concerned with. They simply allocate the payment to the address you provided PayPal with when you set up your account. When someone pays you, you’ll get an e-mail notification at the same address.
There are things you should know about a PayPal account and here are some basic tips and PayPal FAQ’s for beginners:
Personal PayPal Accounts
Basic / personal accounts are free. You don’t have to pay any fees from amounts you are paid. As soon as you exceed a dollar value received per month and / or someone attempts to pay you with a credit card, your account needs to be upgraded to a Premier account. When that happens, you’ll pay a % of every payment.
Everyone is allowed (per PayPal Terms of Service) to have two accounts so it is advantageous to keep a basic account and sign up for a premium account as well. A lot of people start off with a Personal account and upgrade (or start a second account) later on.
Premier PayPal Accounts
The premier account will require you to pay a fee. This ranges depending on several factors including:
- What type of payment is made to you (cash payment or credit card)
- The amount of the transaction
- Where the payment is coming from (Some countries have surcharges on payments)
When you receive your payment, you’ll get a notice via email either that:
- You have new funds
- Funds are on the way
When you have new funds, the money is in your account (minus any fees) and you can use it to spend online, transfer to your bank account, or you can request that a cheque be sent to you.
How long does it take for PayPal payments to transfer to your bank?
When you transfer it to your bank account, the transaction typically takes 2-3 days (although PayPal stipulates up to 10 business days). You’ll probably notice a pattern after a few transfers that tell you how long your bank takes to receive the money and what time the funds usually arrive.
If you receive a notice that tells you funds are on the way, someone has sent you an e-check. E-checks can take up to a few weeks to clear and all you can do is wait for a notification from PayPal that says the funds cleared.
Setting up your bank account on PayPal
You can set up a bank account easily. You provide PayPal with your bank information and then wait a few days. You’ll see two amounts (below $1.00 each) deposited into your bank account. When those amounts arrive, you simply log in to PayPal and confirm the amounts received. PayPal does this so they can determine they have your correct banking information for future deposits.
PayPal Bank Withdrawals
If you attempt to pay an invoice that you don’t have the funds for, it will initiate an e-check from your primary bank account in the PayPal system so it’s important to be careful when making payments. If you live in Canada or the UK and you have an available balance in your US funds account, you’ll need to move money between currencies to purchase something online or make a payment in another currency otherwise, it will initiate an e-check.
If you live in the U.S, PayPal will give you a debit card that allows you to make purchases or withdrawals from an ATM bank machine. You can also make withdrawals to your own bank account.
Beyond the fees you pay when you receive your money, if you transfer a small amount of money to your bank account (under $150.00) you’ll also be charged a transaction fee of $0.50. This is removed from your transfer fee.
PayPal Payments
If you try to make a payment in a currency for which you have a zero balance, an e-check can be initiated and this can take weeks to clear and your bank may have service charges if the e-check cannot be processed due to insufficient funds.
While PayPal does have fees, this service is definitely a must-have for anyone who wants to work at home and make money with their computer. It’s a fast and safe way to make and receive payments.
You can run plenty of reports from PayPal to help you with your records and they have other tools such as invoicing tools as well. Once you do get a lot of money happening in your account, they also offer PayPal merchant services and you can benefit from a lot of tools to help your online business run smoothly.
