Earning money on the internet

It is possible to earn money on the internet through affiliate and Pay per Click contextual advertising, that's for sure and plenty are doing it. The problem is the time it takes to find the affiliate programs that work for you. So here's the complaint. So many affiliate programs are just a way of generating free traffic to providers sites, meanwhile you foot the bill for advertising and find that it isn't possible to get a reasonable return for efforts. As Joe Marconi ststed in a previous article, we all should be building sites with content - sites for the user. Now, let's say that you have done that, your site is legitimate, your traffic is repeat visitors and search engine generated. Your site is worth something, it and it's traffic is an asset. Realizing profits from your site through the use of advertising programs shouldn't be too difficult but it is. Some people spend countless days trying various affiliate and ad delivery systems to find that although you have an asset, affiliate programs etc. aren't even returning your invested time to find them. So, I have built a site that will help you out. It is based on the programs that have been found by friends and myself that actually earn money. Designed like an e-book it will guide you through some fundamental steps to be successful and will save you time finding the right affiliate programs. So, have a look at the ideas and submissions for earning money on the internet through affiliate programs and Pay per Click Advertising on top-affiliate-cash.com

Write4Fun - scam?

What is seemingly a great opportunity for teachers and students to get involved in a competition based writing experience turns out to be a bit of a scam. What the 'Australasian Publishing Group Pty Ltd'. Here's the story. Teachers have encouraged students to write short stories, these are then submitted to Write4Fun for inclusion in a writing competition. Before the prize is announced students receive a letter from the business saying that their work has been lucky enough to be chosen for inclusion in a book. The catch is you have to pre-purchase an insanely overpriced book to secure your spot in the publication. The letter is worded in such a way that the child (and the parents) believe that their work is something special. What then happen is that all the students with submitted work receives the letter. I was concerned at first that they wanted to use my child's work without payment and we were required to purchase the book to make sure she had a place in it. I read the letter carefully then cam to some addition realizations. One was that this Write4Fun business had a website that was a .net - Australian businesses are eligible for .com.au etc. and most will register a local domain like that as it shows some integrity. Another problem I had was that there was only a PO box for an address, then you notice that all the pomp advertising to the student of the book only contains mock set-up image of what the book may look like. The clincher is the $70+ price tag and the addition charges to add a dedication or photo.
Concerning is that our teachers have included this story writing project as a part of the curriculum and have required primary school students to write their personal details including home address, phone number, email address and full name on a form and have submitted this information to the Write4Fun scammers without parental consent. This company has then sent a letter directly to the children circumventing any contact with the school or the parents. Teachers have done this without checking the credentials of this business at all. Do a Google Search and on the first page you will find that this business has been going about this for almost a decade and statements have been released advising teachers to stay away from Write4Fun, but not in Australia.
Here are some places to visit:
http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32001
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/notices.php/?id=600190
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20010920039
http://ninetypercentperspiration.blogspot.com/2007/03/warning.html

Yarraville Stench - STINKY!

I grew up in Altona East with the stench of Pridhams in the air. Now, I live in Yarraville - the area still stinks. The local paper goes on and on about the smell in the air and they keep citing Cargill, Sita and Tasman Abattoir. Firstly, the slaughter of stock is not allowed in suburban areas here so forget the last place. Anyone travelling along the Western Ring Road in Melbourne will tell you that you need to wind your windows up when you pass Pridhams otherwise you may vomit on your dash board. What are Pridhams? - they are organic recyclers. By organic I mean they recycle the carcasses of all the animals we consume as food. They turn smelly stuff into not smelly stuff and logic will dictate that the smell has to go somewhere. Here's the big thing: I spoke to someone who works for Pridhams, he's a friend of mine. I said 'hey when are you guys going to stop stinking up the western suburbs?' His reply was this 'you'll need to get over it, oh won't everyone get over it, we've been there for a hundred years, we were there before there was anyone around to care about the smell.'

So, activists and clean air specialists listen up! The smell is coming from Pridhams! Walk down the street where they are, it's them. Don't move the blame to another company or say 'we're not sure which of the factories are creating the smell' - it's Pridhams! Always has been and will always be until you shut them down. - my question is this - "HOW MUCH DID PRIDHAMS PAY AND TO WHO FOR THE LOCAL ACTION GROUPS, EPA, AND THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS TO IGNORE THE REAL SOURCE OF THE STINK?

The Internet Is Falling Apart - Joe Marconi

On the surface it seems the internet is falling apart. More junk pages are created everyday and why? I'm guilty of creating sites and pages in an effort to earn revenue, I have nearly one hundred domains with some form of content or mission all in an effort to earn affiliate income. It really is a load of crap. I have 5 sites that are real. I mean really real, with prime content and great functionality. They are community and service based. I got out of e-commerce a while ago when I got sick of eBay earning more money on my sales then I was, so I trashed my e-commerce sites (that were supported mostly by eBay sales) and started building what I call 'Domain Billboards'. I build sites that have some content (but not too much) and fill the gaps with advertising. Why do I complain? My sites are surfer friendly - no pop-ups, no junk, no spyware etc. Other sites out there are making life hell, go on an advertising click spree on any ad delivery program (other then major ad companies like Google) and try and find a real site, it really is just all crap. If you go searching for porn you'll find that at a point you may need to reboot your computer to stop the pop-ups. I don't build sites like that and never would, there isn't any integrity in it. I'll give you something for time, and it'll be something you want, something you expect, if a few people in a hundred click on my advertising units on those sites I may be able to cover the cost of hosting them and occasionally a bit more. My sites would be a lot more successful if the idiots buying china traffic and selling pop-up traffic would just get a real job or build real sites. All the crap around here drives me crazy and others as well. BUILD SITES WITH CONTENT!

This whine was Written by Joe Marconi of Joe Marconi Web Design and was reproduced here with written authority.