Thursday, March 19, 2009

5 Ways to Make Money Online

5. CashCrate - This site is a GPT site, that means Get Paid to. Basically you get paid to fill out surveys, sign up for free stuff, and complete free offers. This is definitely good for any person trying to make money online.

4. Google Adsense- Allows you to make money by hosting relevant ads on your site. Best profit if your site generates over 1,000 views a day. Can be really picky with certain sites though, and are known to ban lots of accounts, just make sure to follow their rules though.

3. Amazon Associates - Earn a commission of sales by by displaying Amazon products and banners on your site. Can get up to 15% commission rate!

2. Commission Junction - Commission Junction is easy and free to join. Commission Junction has a list of over 1000 companies to choose from. Once enrolled from a Company you get paid commission from sales through your referral link.

1. ChaCha Guide -Best real job on the internet. To enroll you have to be over 18 and you need to pass there test. Once enrolled you can start answering questions for people.

These are my favorites, but there are many more out there that you can explore and test out. Cya!

Sunday, March 8, 2009

How do I become a ChaCha Guide?

If you got to this page from a search engine or from somewhere else you are probably wondering how to sign up for ChaCha...Well... It's easier than you think... The first step is to visit this link to start the registration process: http://guideregistration.chacha.com/

Next you will have to fill out all your information, and then they will have you watch a video. Make sure to pay attention to the video because they will ask you questions later on to see if you qualify or not.

You will also have to fill out your W-9. That means you will have to put your personal information like Taxpayer ID number, or your SS number. This is to make sure that you are a citizen of the US and that you are over 18 years of age.

After that they will check over your information, and if they they approve it you will have to take a series of tests. Be careful on these and take your time! If you end up passing you will become a ChaCha Guide.

Some more information on ChaCha:

Requirements:

* Must be 18+ years old.
* Must be fluent in English.
* Must have a U.S. mailing address.
* Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
* Must love researching online.
* Must have excellent writing skills.
* Must have Broadband Internet Connection.

How do I get paid?

You can either get paid through direct deposit, or you can set up a ChaCha debit card where you can withdraw your funds whenever you want.

Why you should become a Guide?

The hours are flexible, you can work whenever you want and for however long you want. For example you can answer questions for 10 hours one day and for another 30 minutes.

The Pay

The pay is pretty good, you can make anywhere from 8-12 U.s. dollars an hour. Here are the current pay rates:
http://knowledgebase.chacha.com/images/CategoryPayRates1.0.pdf


If you want to learn more visit the ChaCha knowledge base:
http://knowledgebase.chacha.com/

Please take note that you do not have to be a ChaCha Guide to reap the benefits of ChaCha, you can also text 242-242 and receive answers from real ChaCha Guides!

If you think this article helped you, you can use my referral email: nbako2@yahoo.com It doesn't harm you a bit, thanks!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

ChaCha's New Payment Plan - no need to meet top guide anymore.

ChaCha just recently on February 17, implemented their new category payment plan. This means that you won't need to have a certain amount of searches a week to make $.20 each question.... but now "The amount you earn for answering a query will now be determined by the type of question it is." This mean's that if you miss a week of ChaCha-ing you won't be penalized and lose your top guide spot. They said,

"We’ve noticed that Top Guide changes on Thursdays cause anxiety and disappointment for some of our Guides. For those who fall just short, like a 4th place Olympian, it can be more than a little demoralizing."

The categories each pay a different amount per question, the highest being .22 and the lowest being .10.

You are probably wondering, what about quality, does it still matter? Yes it does. There is a now a tab where you can see your quality rating. From ChaCha,

"Your quality rating will affect how likely you are to receive queries compared to another Guide. Whether traffic is high or low, the best Guides will get first dibs on incoming questions for their categories and interests. That means the most chances to earn."

My personal thoughts, I think their new update is excellent, there is no anxiety of trying to meet top guide each week, and personally I think the questions are coming in much smoother, I have got back to back questions all last night.

To read more on their new category pay update you can click here:
http://guideblog.chacha.com/2009/02/11/new-compensation-plan-category-pay/