| Welcome To The Help Section |
| This section will give you some useful tips and advice with the various earning methods covered by this site. Listed below are the subjects covered in this section and they are all displayed in alphabetical order. For quick access just click the link to the section you need help with, they are; |
| Advertising Your Site |
There are four main ways you can advertise your
site, they are, by email, by banner, by text and by signature. All
four, if done right, can be very effective. You can gain valuable
knowledge that will help with running effective and successful
advertising as you surf the web, if you take notice of what you see.
The key to being successful in this aspect of Internet-Earning is to
look at everything you come across and think "Is there any aspects in
use that I am looking at, I could use myself, either now or in the
future". If you see something that catches your attention then it is a
success for the person that created it. If it is a success for them,
could it be a success for you? Could you change certain aspects of it
to adapt it into something you could use? If you are looking at
something that you feel is of a very poor quality, examine why its poor
quality, remember the reasons and make sure you don't use those aspects
your self. There is a saying that knowledge is power, so start to
build/increase your power/knowledge base as soon as you can. A good
advertising campaign will be something that is attention catching,
pleasant on the eye - nothing messy or complicated, and enticing.
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| Affiliate Marketing |
This can be a very lucrative source of income but not many people
actually achieve real success with this. You have two options to earn
from this, you can either set up a dedicated website and invest money
into marketing that site, or you can use it as an additional source of
income. The later is the most popular method by the majority of people
who come across this particular earning method early in their
Internet-Earning career. You can use these sites to place ads and
products on your site. You can also take it to the next step which is
to set up your own PTSU website but you need to build up a large
financial reserve fund, because you will be paying your members on
commission that you wont necessarily have received yourself yet. The
next level is to concentrate on one particular product or service and
build a dedicated site to market that product or service from. Again
you will need a reserve fund to cover hosting and domain names etc.
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| Banners |
| If you want to advertise your site, blog or even
your PTP links, then banner advertising is one of the most effective
ways of doing so. It is indeed, many peoples preferred method of
advertising. Make sure your banners are, short, to the point and
attention grabbing. My banners are custom made and start from as little
as $2.50 each. You can get make your own with some of the free banner
making sites that are out there, but, a lot of people use these sites
and there's only a certain number of templates available. So have a
look around and make sure the template you use isn't already widely
used by others. This is important because once people see a particular
banner, after a certain number of times, they mentally 'block out' that
particular image and, do not always notice the different message that
you would have placed on it. So give it some careful consideration and
make sure your ad is different and attracts as much attention as
possible. |
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| Beginners Guide To GPT |
| The Get Paid To.. Industry contains many different methods of earning. It is a way or earning money with no start-up costs involved, but you must keep in mind that you will never generate a full-time income with this earning method alone. The best way to look at this industry is that it's a hobby that will help you earn an extra bit of income along the way. It is one that can also open up other streams of income. It's fun, you'll make a few new friends along the way, and you'll get a bit of pocket money if you approach it with the right attitude. |
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Business Services
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In this section you will find a comprehensive list of
services and products for all business owners and/or Internet-Earners.
I have listed the products and services in two ways to help you
find what you need quickly and easily. There is a full alphabetical
listing if you need a particular product or service and there are
classified listings to search by product type. Just click the links
below to get to the section you need.
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| Cash Back Shopping |
This is a very simple
concept, you shop on the web and receive a percentage of what you spend
as cash back. Different sites will have different retailers / stores
listed. Percentages will also differ between each site as well. I cant
recommend one site over another just on the rates they offer, because
the stores or sites that one site have to offer may suit one person
better than another. It really is just a case of trial and error to
find one that's better suited to your needs. You can of course join
more than one and use some retailers from site 1 and some from site 2
etc. Each one will have a different payout threshold and not all of
them have the same terms an conditions either, so it's important to
check those out before joining.
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| Competitions |
This can be a fun way to pass any spare on-line time you have. There
are serious competition takers out there though, I should know there's
one in my household! The ones I list, are all free to enter sites and
the prizes available cover a wide range of products, anything from a
free download to a car or house. Some professional competition takers
have an impressive list of prizes won, but I think its best to take
them as they're intended, just a bit of fun. But again that's just my
opinion and if you decide to 'go for it' then I wish you good luck.
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| Conditions Of Use |
Whilst I make every effort to maintain the
quality of the information held within this site, I cannot accept
responsibility or liability for any actions or circumstances which may
arise from your use of this site. All links are checked when published
& rechecked every eight weeks to ensure that they do not lead to
harmful or malicious content. Every effort is made to maintain this
site as useful work at home resource available to all, however any
actions you take are voluntary. By using this site you are agreeing to
the conditions stated above.
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| Forums |
These are an invaluable source of knowledge.
Each forum will have its own agenda, that is to say the topics covered
that will have the most posts and discussions about. Some will
specialize in the GPT industry, others will specialize in HYIP sites or
FOREX. There are a few things to keep in mind when using forums tough,
especially those that are about earning money. The number of posts a
member has made is not necessarily a sign that they can be trusted.
Some people are just looking for another person in their downline and
may not be as careful as perhaps they should be, about what they
recommend and to who they recommend it. Always have the presence of
mind to question each piece of information given to you. You will soon
be able to tell who is being helpful, and, who has maybe just their own
best interest at heart. Always research any site or program before you
join no matter who recommends it - even me. That said there is a lot
more positives than negatives about joining forums and they can save
you a lot of time and money if you use them right.
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| Franchising |
| This is another method of creating your own business. You buy the right to trade and operate under a parent company and use their name. There are many many things to take into account before purchasing a franchise. I advise you strongly to carry out your own detailed research before deciding to purchase. |
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Freelancing
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| This is one area that I am not involved in yet
or had time available to review in-depth. Many people use freelancing
as a full time occupation and others use it to supplement their main
source of income. There are many types of freelancers, script writers,
article writers, web designers to name just a few. If you are
considering this option, please make sure your research your source of
projects. Check to see how many users are registered and if there's a
history of complaints listed against that particular site / forum. |
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The Get Paid To.. Industry
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GPT = Get Paid To....
Get Paid To Read, this is abbreviated to PTR, meaning
Paid To Read. This method of earning entails you being sent emails,
which you will receive a small payment to read the content of, and then
click a link. This link will take you to the site of the product or
service being advertised in the paid email. Then a timer will start and
after a pre-determined number of seconds, your account will be credited.
Get Paid To Click, this is abbreviated to PTC, meaning
Paid To Click. It is not necessary to understand this aspect of the
industry at the moment because you will just drown in a sea of useless
information!! I will cover this aspect of the industry once you have
begun to earn some money.
Get Paid To Post, this does not have an abbreviation as such and is known simply as Paid To Post. Again we will cover this area later.
Get Paid To Promote, this is abbreviated to PTP, meaning Paid To Promote. Again we will cover this area later.
Get Paid To Sign Up, this is abbreviated to PTSU, meaning Paid To Sign Up. Again we will cover this are later.
Those are the names and abbreviations that you will see a lot of,
once you have started receiving your first paid mails. The adverts you
will see will be for a range of topics, subjects, products and
services, but most of them will be advertising different sites
belonging to different aspects of the GPT industry.
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Getting Your Own Site
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| It's to start of with a free website. You may decide to upgrade,
and get a hosting package and domain name at a later date, but that is
your choice to do so. You may also decide that you wish to stick with
the free site as it meets all of your needs. Only you will be able to
make that choice, but to start with, a free site is perfec. I suggest you get your site from
Freewebs, they are easy to build and they do not require any coding or
script writing knowledge to be able to build it. |
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Hosting
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| This section is for your information and to
help you compare the many different services and providers that are out
there. This section is under constant research as I list the companies
as and when I find them. Again, this is where forums can prove very
useful as a lot of them have sub-sections for site owners, and you can
gain some very useful knowledge from them. |
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Investments & Trading
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| This can be very risky as well as being
profitable. I suggest only investing what you can afford to loose, if
you can't afford to loose then maybe you are not ready to start
investing just yet. Although the gains can be higher than say, a
savings account at your local bank or government funded investments or
schemes, they are not nearly as secure. You must research this in full
before investing or you could loose everything, and loose it quickly as
well. I suggest joining a few forums and studying the various posts
made in those forums before making a decision . You also need to now
how to recognize Ponzi's and Pyramid schemes. In basic terms, these
rely on new investors / members to invest money to pay those higher up
the chain. At some point in time that stream of new 'investors' will
dry up and when it does, nobody up the ladder will have any new funds
and some wont even have recouped their initial outlay. This is only a
brief explanation intended for those who are just starting out on their
Internet-Earning journey and I strongly advise that you take the time
to research it thoroughly before acting. Do what you can to maximize
the odds in your favour. |
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Mystery Shopping
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This is very similar to surveys. You can
mystery shop in two main ways, In person and / or, on the internet
which is also known as E-mystery shopping. This section on the site is
still under ongoing research and, because my sites visitors are from
all over the world I am concentrating on E-mystery shopping. I am
coming across the sites one by one and as yet, not found a
comprehensive free to access database. |
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PC Care
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It is very important that you get into a
regular routine of cleaning and scanning your PC/Laptop to keep it
optimized. Below is a list of free products that if used daily, will
keep your PC optimized and working at its full potential. It is very
important that also include a subscription security package as well as
the products listed below.
AdAware
This is excellent at tracking and removing cookies and other forms of Adware placed on your PC/Laptop.
SpyBot Search And Destroy
The main purpose of this one, as the name suggests, is to detect and remove spyware.
Spyware Doctor
This one is much the same as SpyBot but it also has an
extensive database of known "bad sites" and the ability to identify and
remove any infection caused by them.
Key Scrambler
This will scramble all keystrokes made on your PC/Laptop when
entering personal data such as passwords etc. This is protection
against Key Loggers which are pieces of software that, when infected,
will track, record and transmit all data sensitive information from
your PC to a third party, giving them access to your on-line accounts
etc.
Noscript
This is an excellent tool that stops hidden scripts from
running on your PC. At best these will slow your PC/Laptop down and at
worst will stop applications being used to infect your PC via Flash,
Java etc.
After you have installed Noscript, you will need to give each site
permission to interact with your computer when you first visit it, by
doing the following, ONLY ALLOW SITES THAT YOU CAN TRUST, never allow
anything permission, if it is not what you expected to see, and in some
instances you will see more than one script wanting to interact with
your computer. Even with trusted sites there may also be other scripts
being prevented, these are normally advertising scripts run by
companies like Google for example. Click the Noscript logo, Its
displayed at the bottom of your browser and in a blue "S" with a red
circle around it, find the name of the site/program from the pop-up
menu and click allow XXX, (XXX will be substituted by the name of the
site/program). This will then allow this site to run the necessary
scripts, to allow it to interact with your computer and browser.
Adblock Plus
This an excellent tool that allows you to block adverts and
harmful content on your PC/Laptop. I find it particularly useful in
blocking annoying audio adverts that will suddenly blare out your
speakers nearly giving you a heart attack. You can also enter URL's of
sites and images block them, permanently, from loading in your browser.Ccleaner
This is an excellent tool that automatically cleans all your PC/Laptop
of data that is no longer needed. This will also delete any threats
hiding in your temporary Internet files, this is a growing occurrence
unfortunately. It also has a feature that will repair registry issues
on your computer as well. I advise using it at the very end of your
work session, just before you shut down your computer, you will be
amazed at the amount of disk space this tool will free up. |
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PC Security
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Make no mistakes, if your on-line then your
PC is at risk. The dangers are elevated even more in the GPT world. I
have seen many Trojans and Viruses come and go. They are an ever
present danger. There are people that take issue with certain sites,
forums and programs and then try and in many cases - succeed, infecting
them with Trojans, Viruses and Spyware. Another threat is key loggers,
these are programs that monitor your PC in order to obtain user names
and passwords. I am not an expert in PC security but you need to have
protection.
There are two plug ins for FireFox that
will help, the first is Noscript, this stops hidden scripts running on
your PC. These will at best, slow your PC down and at worst, threaten
your PC security. The second is KeyScrambler, this alters the keys you
use when entering a password and other sensitive log in data. It also
randomizes the pattern as well. So for example you type a word in that
has two letters the same next to each other- password, the first s will
be scrambled to a random key on your keyboard, for example; #, the
second s will be scrambled into a different character, for example, k.
This means that patterns in the scrambling process can not be detected
either.
You also need a firewall and an
anti-spyware program. There are many available and I use a total of 6,
three purchased subscription packages and 3 free programs that I choose
to make a donation to. The products I list, both free and subscription
packages, are just some of those available, aiming to give those that
haven't got any protection the means to find out about the different
types of products available. You should also, always use extreme care
when logging into your Banks and payment processors. Never click any
link in any mail that they send. It doesn't matter if it says "You have
received a new payment, click here to see details of this transaction"
or even "There is an issue with you account, click here to go to the
resolution department to see details of this matter or your account and
funds will be suspended". Always open a new window or tab and login
manually. No matter how genuine that mail looks, even with all the
logo's, it could still be fraudulent and that link will monitor your
login and then they have access to your account and will be able to
withdraw your funds. It takes a few seconds longer but could save you a
lot money and heartache. Please do what you can to protect your PC and
you when you are on line. |
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Recommended
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| In this section you will find a comprehensive list of
services
and products that are setting standards for all Internet-Earners. They
are among the very best in their sector of the work at home industry.
I have listed the products and services below in two ways to help you
find what you need quickly and easily. There is a full alphabetical
listing if you need a particular product or service and there are
classified listings to search by product type. |
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Sponsored Charities
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| In this section you will find a list of charities and good
causes that everybody can help to support. Along with the name of the
charity or good cause you will find how to show your support. On behalf
of the charities listed I thank you for your time and support. |
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Surveys
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| This is a good way to boost your earning
potential. It does however, depend on your own personal demographics.
These are things like which country you reside in, your position and
responsibilities at work, what purchasing power you have at home and
work, as well as a lot of other factors to be taken in to
consideration. You will not earn a full time income doing surveys and
never pay to join a survey data base, as these are the people that make
such claims as earn $xxx per hour etc. You can find all the survey
sites your self through one the many free to access database sites such
as this site and many others. There are hundreds of survey sites out
there and I am in the process of adding them to this site as well. If you are going to
register with a lot of survey sites I suggest using form filling
software as the registration process can be quite lengthy. Roboform is
one of the best available and it offers a free trial so you can become
accustomed to using it before you decide to purchase it. |
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Traffic Exchanges
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| These can be a good source of free advertising.
It can also be used to keep up or raise your sites traffic rankings.
This will be important to you for things like Adsense and Affiliate
Marketing as both these types of earning methods can rely on your sites
traffic ranking. That said most people in the GPT industry use them for
advertising. When using it this way it is important to remember that
you don't want the same person surfing at a traffic exchange to see
your site 6 times in one day. It is a known marketing fact that people
will often purchase a product after seeing it advertised more than
once, ie, it could be the fourth time someone sees an ad before they
sign up or purchase. But that is not normally after watching the same
ad ten times in an hour, they will just 'block' that ad mentally. The
best way is try and space out those ads over a longer period of time.
The way you do this with traffic exchanges is to set a lower percentage
rate of hits and then allocate them manually on days when you don't
have time to surf the exchange your self. By doing it this way you get
a better 'quality view' as its more likely to space out the times that
somebody sees your ad. Its better for somebody to see it once a day
than ten times a day, those nine views are then wasted when they could
have been used the next day when you didn't have the time to surf. You
will have to play around with the hit rate yourself, and, after a while
you'll know if you need to increase or decrease it to better suit your
needs. When looking around for traffic exchanges the most important
factor will be the surf ratio. If it is quoted as a hit ratio of 1:1
that means for every site you view somebody will view yours. I would
advise against using exchanges with a poor ratio such as 1:5 - you surf
5 sites in order for one person to surf yours. |
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The Watch List
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| The Watch List is a collection of sites and
programs I have had issues with. This is not intended to replace the
kind of data that the various forums collate about such sites. My hope
is that you use this in conjunction with those lists and not instead
of. The more information you have access to, the better it is for you. |
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Tools Of The Trade
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| These are just some of the many products
available and I list them as I come across them. These types of
products will help you in one way or another. They range range from
browsers to form filling software. After all if it saves you time then
your productivity increases and that means more money in the bank for
the same amount of time worked. Some are free products as well. |
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Site Policy
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As honesty is my number one priority, part
of that involves explaining how my site operates. Some of the links on
my site will be links that will allow me to earn from them and others
will not. The information and links that I publish and list, are done
so regardless of whether I make money from them are not. The site costs
money to run with hosting, dedicated email address, keeping it ad-free
etc and the above methods help to contribute to those costs. |
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The Forum
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My site is a living creature. By that I
mean it's constantly evolving, developing and expanding every week.
Plus the information I publish is reviewed in detail again every eight
weeks. To make sure you stay up to date with the site plus, industry
announcements, new program announcements, the tip of the week plus many
more features, pop along to the forum, you join or visit HERE |
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Linking To This Site
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| I believe that any information that could benefit someone should be widely available. You are more than welcome to link to any section of the site. If you wish to use any of the articles/listings/information in this site, please ask and state the site and section and what content you wish to publish there. This is purely an effort to preserve the helpful nature of all information published. |
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