subject: How to make money online with Social Networking Sites [print this page] How to make money online with Social Networking Sites
Websites that pay you for socializing
Social networking now-days has become a trend. Right from students to housewives, businessmen to professionals or any one who is online is using at least one social networking site like Orkut, Facebook, Twitter, Myspace. But have ever anyone paid for using these sites?
These popular sites make millions per year from their users but they are not sharing any revenue with them. Many people spend hours over these sites. These members do different activities on these sites like interacting with friends, finding new friends, sharing common interests, uploading and sharing pictures & videos, connect online
But the good news is that now it is possible to earn money socializing. Some of the sites have started now to share their revenue with members. You have to do whatever you've been doing on other networking sites and get paid for your activities. However the amount you earn from these sites may not be sufficient to earn a living, but what is bad if you can get some pocket money or earn some extra to pay your college fees.
Almost all websites mentioned below are FREE! to join.
Here are some website here you get paid for your activities :
APSense : This is a wonderful site and also one of my favorites. Actually this is a business social networking site which facilitates you to promote your business, with all other features of social networking sites.
Here you can share your personal and business profile with other members, participate in group discussions, build your own network, make friends, create your own content, link your blog/website, build other links, refer your friends to join APsesnse etc. etc.
The most special feature here is, (which make it different from other sites) you can use its advanced web application to create your own business website within a few minutes. You can use this website to promote your products, services, resources, affiliates programs or share any other information about your business. Website such created is called Business Centre Website'
If you don't have any business or your own products, you may join APsense's Affiliate program (coming soon).
APsensne has following main Reward Programs-
# 1. When any one from your own network accumulate their first $25 in their APSense account, you are rewarded with you can earn up to 50% commission on referrals that upgrade their membership.
# 2. You can earn by Affiliate Program Service (coming soon) where you can earn unlimited income as when a user directly referred by you buys affiliate marketing package you can earn from $50 to $200 commission per sale! Isn't it handsome money?
# 3. You also share revenue with "Ads by Google" shown on your content.
# 4. You can post your business ads on your content pages.
Indirect Benefits
# 1. The more content you create, more traffic you will, and more you earn.
# 2. You may link your content pages to StumbleUpon and also add to Del.icio.us and digg.com.
Want to make money socializing ? Don't worry, joining is totally free!!
To join APSense right now, click here!
YouSayToo : With all other features of common social networking sites, this site is a fast blogging community. Here you can share yore profile, add articles, pictures, upload or play online games, videos, write your blog, etc.
You can add your blog here. The benefit here is, SEO (search Engine Optimization) is done by professionals so your content on YouSayToo blog will rank higher in search engines giving you an additional advantage to for your blog to found and read. You get additional traffic here.
It has two Special Features:
# 1. If you add your blog here, all new posts on your blog will automatically be imported into your YouSayToo blog.
# 2. You may donate your revenue earned here for charity, if you wish to.
How do you earn?
# 1. Here you earn by revenue sharing with YouSayToo. You can earn here from Google AdSense and Amazon.
# 2. You earn from your referrals.
Like It? To join YouSayToo Click here now!
Gather : It is a unique social networking site in the sense that you can create your own social site for free like making online presence for a blog, interest group, photo sharing and much more.
Here you may make new friends, share your interests with other members; keep in touch with old friends etc.
How do you earn?
Gather rewards you for your activities on it. Create great experience, and earn points. All earned points can be redeemed for cash through PaypPal or exchange for gift cards to places like Dunkin Donuts.
However your earnings here may not be sufficient, but it's not a bad idea earning something while enjoying socializing!
MyLot: If you join and contribute to MyLot community, you get paid for various activities.
1. You are paid for posting, responding or commenting on a current discussion or generating a discussion.
2. You are getting paid for referring to your friends, family new acquaintances, forum buddies or whomever you wish. For each person you send to MyLot, you will earn a bonus of 25% of their earnings.
3. You can submit your blog(s) to generate additional traffic to your blog/website. However to qualify, your blog/web should not be less than 4 months old, and should have original content. An indirect income.
You are paid according to level of you activity on a day to day basis. Minimum pay out $10. You just need an account with PaypPal.
