Acting vs. Blogging

This guest post was written by Michael-John Wolfe. Michael is an actor. In the past few years, he has completed supporting roles opposite Tom Cruise (Collateral), Brad Pitt (Mr. and Mrs. Smith) and Tim Allen (The Shaggy Dog). When Michael is free, he will blog. He blog about topics like residuals income and make money online.

For the past five years I have been in Hollywood trying to make a living as a working actor. At first, I had dreams and aspirations of being the next Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise or George Clooney. I set the bar high, yet I started at the lowest point possible – I was doing non-union background work for $54 for eight hours of work. I hardly cracked $15,000 my first year in L.A. and times were lean, I was living in a small 500 square foot apartment and I barely had enough money for meals. I slowly climbed the ladder and got into SAG and AFTRA – the two main actor’s unions. My earnings began to rise and I was fortunate to get some small one line roles in movies like Collateral with Tom Cruise and Mr. and Mrs. Smith with. (you can find my name in the credits of both of these films.) After that, I started booking principal roles in commercials and the last few years my earnings have climbed over $80,000 per year. (I am not boasting – just letting you know that it was a tough climb and the fact that I stuck with acting, rewarded me in the end.) I may never reach Brad Pitt status (or even Howie Mandell status!) but acting has been very good to me.

The funny thing is, I just started my Residuals and Royalties blog a month ago and I realized that the blogging world is very similar to the acting world. My blog is just starting to get some traffic, but I feel like I did when I was starting out in acting and living in that 500 square foot apartment. You might say that Alan Liew, Carl Ocab and Grizzly are the Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and George Clooneys of the blogging world. (maybe slightly less handsome however) Of course, I would love to be on page one for “make money online” – but the task seems as tough as becoming a famous actor. So my intentions are to work diligently at my blog and post quality content each day in hopes that my blog can create a nice source of supplemental income for me and my family.

While you may never see me at the Oscars on the red carpet, maybe someday I will share page one with Alan, Carl and Griz!

Michael-John Wolfe
Residuals & Royalties Blog
Acting Website

How To Survive The Recession In A Fierce Economy

Guest post by Carael Knight

The way to survive the recession is to simply have multiple streams of income. There is no other way around this. The reason behind why I say this is the job market is terrible. A lot of the Fortune 500 companies are laying people off left and right. So where is the stability? Where is the security? Nowadays, there is no such thing as "job security" or "job stability". But there is a such thing as "financial freedom". Most people do not believe there is a such thing as financial freedom because they either don't have it or they are too busy looking for job security.

What is the alternative?

This is the main reason why a lot of people are deeply in need of starting there own business. The American society is looking for multiple ways of making money or supplementing their income. We all know that working a nine to five job, Monday through Friday does not pay the bills sufficiently. Even if it does pay the bills, what money do you have left over??? We are starting to live in a fierce financial world where the economy is terrible. But even though the economy may be at an all time low, are we suppose to "throw in the towel"? Do we give up? No, it simply means that we must work harder towards finding other means of making money and generating income.

Rich People And The Online Economy

If you noticed, some of the most richest people in the world are the ones that actually have multiple streams of income online. They are quietly raking in a six to seven figure income a month. It seems like they are making money hand over fist, like it "grows on trees", right? So, what are they doing that is constantly keeping money flowing for them while others seem to stay broke and are steady struggling? Well, all they do is have multiple streams of income. It is really not that hard as people proclaim it to be or seem.

The multiple streams of income program that helped me to survive the recession. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking to supplement there income and generate multiple streams of income.

Author Bio:
My name is Carael Knight, (a.k.a) "The Internet CEO". Carael Knight is a very aggressive independent internet marketing expert. I started Major Enterprise about ten years ago with a vision and a plan. I assist companies from all over the world in marketing their products and services online for substantial high sales conversions. MajorEnterprise is an Independent Internet Marketing And Advertising Company That Specializes In Boosting Website Sales.

Uncovering Untapped Niches

Being a successful internet marketer requires that you find and sell to markets that are not been saturated. Many people that do business online, especially when they are just starting out, attempt to break into markets that are too competitive. Some common ones include internet marketing, financial niches (insurance, loans, credit cards, etc.) and/or computer software (anti-virus, anti-spam, etc.). These markets pay well and the amount of people looking to purchase them is huge. However, it is not until after they have wasted time, effort and money, do most people realize that unless you have a lot of money to advertise or have fantastic SEO skills, then these niches are best left to more experienced marketers. To avoid this scenario, it is much easier and simpler to go after niches that aren’t ultra competitive.

You may be thinking that yeah, this sounds great, but how do I find these little known niches? Well, I’m going to tell you. Don’t worry you won’t have to spend any money to uncover them. However, you will need to invest some time, effort and use the right tools. Below, is exactly how I find those niches that aren’t overly competitive but still have people looking to spend money.

1. Sign up for an account at AffilateAlert.com. There are two editions. The standard edition is free. The Professional one is not. Both will alert you every time a new product is added to the Clickbank Marketplace. You will be alerted two weeks after a product has been introduced with the Standard edition, while you will be notified immediately with the Professional edition.

Knowing what new products are added to Clickbank will give you a jump start on other affiliates. A lot of times you will find some fantastic products before anyone else does. You will also discover some products that are not necessarily main stream but which can still make you a lot of money. In most cases, authors spend a lot of time figuring if they have a market for the product. They won’t waste their time and/or money on developing a product that no one wants. To make sure, do some additional research to ensure that a particular niche is profitable.

2. Take 30 minutes everyday and look through the Clickbank marketplace. Now, this will require some grunt work. However, it can pay off big. Look through the categories and sub-categories that aren’t incredibly popular with affiliate marketers. Remember, when I told you that most people start off trying to promote the same products. It’s true. They will go after the most popular markets and leave the lesser known ones alone. If you can figure out what these untapped but still lucrative niches are, you can make some good money pretty quickly.

3. Go to Wordtracker or your favorite keyword research tool and type in the following phrases (not all at once of course), “How to,” “Buy,” and “Natural Remedies.” You will find that you get a robust list of potential products. Now, the only thing that you need to do is go to the Clickbank marketplace and see if there is a good product to promote.

Here are three simple ways to discover untapped niches. Remember, the most difficult way to try to make money online is to jump into competitive niches. In most cases, you will end up disappointed and your pockets a little lighter due to unsuccessful advertising campaigns. This is a common mistake that many new internet marketers. Don’t let this be you. Instead, find markets that not too many people have entered. This will give you the best opportunity to have some success. While there is no guarantee that a certain product will be a winner. There are number of factors that will determine whether or not a product sells. However, you have a far greater chance of success, especially if you don’t have to worry about high pay-per-click costs, with smaller more obscure niches.

32 Days to Success - A Proven Strategy For Reaching Success?

Earlier I told you about a new online money making program called 32 Days To Success. And with the official program launch only a couple days away (March 1st) there is a flood of new free stuff being given away at the http://32daystosuccess.com website.

And this stuff isn't the typical things you see people giving away, but hours of great content packed videos that give detailed information on several ways to make money online.
Currently, James has just release a "secret video area" with 3 videos that show you some easy ways to start making money online.

Video 1 - This is all about a cool way to make money online by just playing games. Definitely great if you're one of those type of people that play online games.

Video 2 - This goes over a whole bunch of effective ways to get quality traffic to your site and how you can make money by driving free traffic to sites online. Really worth checking out if you're looking for ways to make money online or if you're looking for some great ways to promote your own website.

Video 3 - Shows you how to set up a cash generating online business with minimum effort (in fact 99% of the work has already been done for you with this).

You can get insider access to these videos by just going to the http://32daystosuccess.com website and signing up. You'll get access to these videos and a whole pile of other cool videos and content like a 33-page report that tells the story of how a high school dropout made $122,672.24 in just 32 days.

James has put in a lot of time and effort into creating the 32 Days to Success program - and it really shows. Simply put, this program will teach you how to make money online.

The techniques he teaches are proven, time tested “money-getting” strategies that have been making people money online for years. And because of this fact, you can be sure they'll make you money online too - despite the current economy situation

There are even people making money with the free info he’s been giving away all month. So if you’re looking for ways to make money online I’d recommend you check out http://32daystosuccess.com.

Bidvertiser: A Smart Alternative to Google Adsense

Guest post by Joe Soderlund

We all know that placing ads on your blog can make you a substantial amount of money. When it comes to choosing the company most people choose Google Adsense because of its popularity and consistency. However, I have found that Bidvertiser is also a good alternative to Google Adsense.

Reasons I like Bidvertiser

1. Bidvertiser's payout is only $10 which is a lot better than Adsense's $100. This allows people to receive payment more frequently. Many blogs take a while to generate $100 dollars in earnings so $10 looks more friendly is easier to achieve.
2. Bidvertiser pays by check. For some people who don't have Paypal like me, this is a huge advantage because it allows me to monetize my blog.
3. For people who have blogs or websites that pertain to making money online, Bidvertiser is for you. I have learned that for these kinds of sites, Bidvertiser outperforms Google Adsense by a fair amount.
   

Bidvertisers pay per click is around 10-15 cents for me. There are both text ads and banner ads of all sizes. Another cool thing about Bidvertiser is the ability to accept and decline ads that you want on your site. If you see an ad you don't particularly want on your blog, then you can just decline it.

Using Adsense and Bidvertiser

There are a number of people who use Bidvertiser along with Google Adsense. This is a great idea because it diversifies the ads and gives you two places to make money from. From what I have heard and read, the results are pretty good for this.

Referral Program

• When a user signs as an advertiser and first spends $10, we'll credit your account with $5. When that same advertiser spends $50, you will be credited with an additional $20.

• When a user signs as a publisher and first earns $10, we'll credit your account with $10. When that same publisher earns $50, you will be credited with an additional $40.

Bidvertiser's referral program is great, but so far I haven't had much luck with it.

If you have had problems with Adsense you might want to consider Bidvertiser. It's reliable and can really help your blog make money.

My Blog: http://www.myonlinesurveys.blogspot.com.