| Making money online.. Adsense, Moola, Gomez - Oh My! |
[07 Mar 2008|09:26am] |
Google Adsense
Make money off your websites
As far as making money online goes, Google Adsense has been nice to me (but I've also been using it the most/longest). It's not a HUGE money maker, but I have a little over $100 in there now. Basically, I put the google ads on websites I run, and when people click the ads (or use the search bar and click a link from their search), I get paid. The payment isn't alot, only a few cents usually, but if the website gets alot of visitors, that's more chances that people will click. Google also looks at your page and gets the best ads to go with it, so people will be more interested to click (like, if you had a paranormal/ghost site, the ads might be ghost or tour related, etc).
It's taken a little over a couple months to get the $100.. so that's roughly $40 a month I made. Still not bad for setting up ads and letting it do the rest. I mean, it's not THAT easy, you have to have a website that people like to come back to, that gets decent traffic, and you have to experiment with ad placement to get the best results, etc. My sites are okay traffic wise, but not major. I'd make alot more money if I had high traffic websites.
The downside is, Google only sends the money out when you reach at least $100. So if your website doesn't get alot of traffic, it may take awhile to get there.
But if this is something you'd be interested in trying on your website, check it out:
https://www.google.com/adsense/
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Moola
Make money playing games and google searching
Today I came across a website called Moola. It's based around playing games and getting money, but there's other ways to get money as well.
You start off with 1 cent. Then if you decide to play the games, you bet that 1 cent on the game (there's currently 3 games to choose from, card game, gold rush game, and rock paper scissors). You go one on one with another user/player. If you win, you get their 1 cent. So then you'd have 2 cents. If you play again and bet the 2 cents and win, you get 4. Again, you'd get 8. Again, 16, etc. You don't have to bet all your money though. You can bet only 1 cent, or 4 cents, etc. If you lose though, of course, you lose what you bet. It's addicting.
When you reach $10, they'll allow you to redeem the money (check or PayPal).
There's also a "search and win" way to win money. You use their search engine to do your web searches (it uses google), and at random parts during the day a wheel will pop up you can spin and you can get money, whatever amount it lands on. The smart thing to do would be to only use the web search, that way you get money and don't end up losing it on bets (but the games are so addicting! hehe). You're bound to get at least $10 a month or close to it just by using the search often. I went ahead and made it my default search engine (since I use google anyway).
You can also fill out some surveys and get money, or buy things and get cash back through it.
Playing the games, I'm up to 8 cents. Which is okay considering I started with 1 cent and and learning the ins and outs of the games better. Most of it is luck, but with some knowledge behind you of how the games work, what the odds are and how to make the best choices, I'm winning more times then not then when I first started. If I can turn the 8 cents into 16, then into 32, then 64, then over a dollar in just a few wins, that'd be nice. We'll see!
While writing this I was doing some searches and the money wheel popped up. I got a few cents spinning it. So I'm up to 11 cents now. yay!
Now should I just not play any more games and only spin the wheel and get money I won't lose (smart), or play some games and risk losing some of it? hmm. Gah, I think I'll play some more games. =P
Interested in signing up for it? It's free. You've got nothing to lose (except getting addicted. hehe). If so, click here to sign up. It's in beta, so it's invite only. I have invites I can send out though. Clicking that link and entering your email address, I will send you one.
Moola.com
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Gomez PEER
Make money just by leaving your internet connected computer on
Do you leave your computer on and connected to the internet alot? Maybe you've heard of SETI@Home. It's a project using Internet-connected computers. You download a program and it uses your computer to search for possible evidence of radio transmissions from extraterrestrial intelligence using observational data from the Arecibo radio telescope. Basically it uses your internet connected computer to look through signals trying to find life out there. LOADS of computers are a part of this. All connected, and all helping do the same goal.
Taking this same idea of internet connected computers, you can use the Gomez PEER client to make money while your computer is connected to the internet. Instead of looking for life out there though, you'd be running web site monitoring tests. You just run their program, and it does the rest. You make money while it does its stuff. I usually have my computer on and connected to the internet 24/7, so this is nice.
Their website states:
"Since we have a limited number of slots available in the PEER Community, Gomez cannot activate everyone. However, users with the most system activity are much more likely to be activated. So, be sure to apply and start running the Gomez PEER today!"
So there's a chance you may not be able to be a part of it, but it's worth a try. Just click the banner below to get started.
It's also always nice to see proof of payments from people.. so here's a site where the person posts their proof (checks, paypal payments, etc) of what they've received. It includes Moola and lots of other sites you can look up if interested
http://mypaymentproof.blogspot.com/
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