This is my personal review of Moola.com, a program that pays you to play games with a potential to win up to $10 million by risking it all – SJ

Get paid to play?

Is that really possible? well if it was any other gambling site then i won’t write about it, but ‘get paid to play’ is turning out to be a very hot concept currently with many sites turning up, inspired by the ‘get paid to industry’ i think you guessed it already you are basically getting paid to do something which you already do. The concept is a mix of casinos and get paid to, but unlike casinos you don’t have to risk money form your pockets in order to climb up the ladder to earn big.

Well yes, but with a twist, Moola is one such ‘get paid to play site’ with a twist, Moola gives you 1 penny when you first join it and it gives you the ability to bet that penny against other users of your level on a game, their are many games you can chose from, the winner doubles the amount since he gets to keep his own penny and the losers penny, while the loser starts all over again with 1 penny, but according to Moola if you win 30 consecutive times then the amount you make is $10,737,418.24!!

WoW, that’s what you must be thinking but i don’t think anyone has reached that goal their yet, even tho their are some members who have successfully cashed out, the lowest amount with which you can cash out is $10.

Moola is not a gambling site but it is very very close to being one, since you don’t risk any money from your pocket its fun playing on the site, currently it features 4 games and has many features including lots of exciting competitions and games, if you want to see an entire list of moola’s services then search for moola on wikipedia.

What else is new?

Moola along with its exciting features and service also has ‘paid to shop’ offers, where you get good amounts of discounts based on the merchants affiliated with moola.

Moola was invitational based only, means only current users could invite you to join moola but recently moola started sending invitations from the site itself so that everyone can join. Moola also has the ability to invite your facebook friends to play moola from facebook.

The best part about moola is that even if you don’t really make anything out their you will definitely have fun or pass your time, maybe that’s why it was featured as no.11 on pc-worlds ‘15 best websites to waste your time‘.

What the people are saying?

Moola is great but it is limited, mostly because moola is a Canadian based company allowing only American and Canadians to register on the site, so others from around the world cannot participate on moola.Why am i reviewing it? because of the feedback i got from my friends who have used moola so i think its worth a mention.

secondly moola will show you advertisements from anywhere between 10-30 seconds each time you play a game, this means that you will have to let the video finish in order to proceed, this gives the advertisers benefits of making sure their videos are seen but it gets very annoying at times.

So that’s it for moola, if your from the US or Canada make sure you check out moola! Moola can make your ‘make money online‘ dream come true.

Update: Moola now accepts international members? I haven’t checked this personally but read a review on another site. So try it if and do leave a comment or your own review.

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SJ

However remember that i don’t recommend all these sites nor do i promise they can earn you a fortune, but you can definitely earn by the efforts you put in them, the idea is they pay you for stuffs you do basically everyday and most sites turn out to be scams in the end since the word ‘free’ is too good to be true, the following sites are some that i have tested and i currently even use so theirs no harm in trying.

I will keep updating as i find out more and will remove current ones if their are any issues, please contact me if you know of any good paying freebie sites that you would want to see added here.

Selling physical products online or making your own Fan stores

Selling information or digital products is immensely popular but if you think you can promote and sell your own physical products then these are the sites for you:

1. Lulu Self Publishing – lulu is a marketing leader among self publishing sites, if you got a ebook or any book which you would like to sell around the world as a physical product then lulu is the place for you, from creating to customizing and promoting all at one place.

a must try for budding online authors that needs recognition as well as a way to publish and market their works.

2. CafePress – Do you have a site? or a fan site? An upcoming event? A club? A social group?

Did you always wanted to create and sell your own fan products to your visitors? are you very artistic? Well put it to use at cafe press, easily create fantastic fan items from tshirts to caps to mugs to anything that you want to and start your own storefront absolutely free! and you keep the money after you sell them also, i recommend it if you are really looking forward to selling physical fan items or if you have a excellent site that is not meant for business, then this perhaps is the way for you to monetize it, also don’t worry cafepress handles everything from creating to delivering, you just make the designs and set the prices

3. Zazzle: Zazzle is growing fast and is the leading competitor for cafepress, they got the same services, same platform and same purpose but zazzle got better looks and faster service [as far as i have tested], the rivalry between these 2 makes it a good outcome for the middleman like us, take advantage of it, but it will be hard on which one you choose. There are many creative people using zazzle.

Get Paid to Programs [GPT]

These sites pay you to click advertisements, read mails or surf the net, basically for those who are new to the Internet ‘make money online’ world, but won’t earn you much

many of my visitors have asked me why i promote these sites, well my answer is since not everyone who wants to earn online is ready to spend something, they can start small with such sites like i used to once, and as they get more knowledge about how things work they will find their way around, most of the free money seekers can earn 100-200$ a month or year from such sites which they could invest in other programs or get their own websites by paying their hosting bills, its a way to start things off and since i feel like helping everyone i don’t mind promoting such sites.

1. NeoBux

2. ClixSense

be careful of scam sites that they might promote and please don’t spam me regarding anything related to these sites, kindly use their forums or support.

Update May 2011: As of now i do not use any of these sites, but 6 out of 8 of these sites vanished so i had to recheck at the ones that are still active & paying. So far Neobux & clixsense are the only 2 such sites, they have been around for over 3 years now so i assume they are here to stay.

Social Network & Reward Sites that pay

Yes you heard it right, have you been using facebook? or myspace? do you know they earn millions of $$ every month by selling advertising’s to you, but what do you get? if you ask me, most people spend their time on social sites [which is not always is bad thing tho] and they end up in  some sort of addiction, specially among young teens who even see low scores in their exams and most of the time get misguided, but that’s the way the life goes on.

However if your looking for some social networking sites that actually share their profit with you, then you must take a look at the following sites.

What i found as a good thing about these sites are, that not only can you earn, have fun but at the same time you can promote your products or sites using these social medias which can be rewarding.

1. Mylot – Pays you for your participation, by the number of postings you do, and you can cash out later via paypal when you reach payout

2. Yuwie – Yuwie is another popular social network which shares its revenue among its members, i don’t recommend it for making money but its a great source for promoting products

3. Swagbucks – You earn swagpoints for pretty much everything, such as searching, taking polls, playing games, etc. You can cash out these points for many things including paypal money & amazon vouchers.

Paid to Write & Web 2.0 Content Networks.

Sometimes making money by blogging isn’t enough. Content is king & if you don’t have a budget to build your own blog then building content for other sites is the best way to go. If you love writing, making videos or sharing exciting bookmarks then these sites are for you. There are various ways you can earn from these sites by direct revenue share, google adsense revenue share, amazon, ebay, infolinks, etc. Imagine the power of these networks, if you were to write 1 article that makes you 1$ on average per month per site. [Which isn't hard with proper keyword research & quality content] Write 100 articles in a year on each of these sites & you could potentially end up with $1000 per month passive income. The best part? The income keeps coming for as long as the site is alive or your article is ranking in the search engines.

1.  Squidoo : Squidoo can’t exactly be called a social network, but its basically one since it has some features that lets you socialize, the main thing about squidoo is that you can create lens which you can promote, inside the lens there are many things you can do to monetize it that’s why its made it to this list here, i recommend squidoo for promoting your affiliate products, but it seems to be declining recently. You can make money via amazon affiliates, ebay, google adsense & other ways. Check them out, if you love writing.

2.  Hubpages : Serving the same purpose as squidoo has been, but hubpages has a more faster growing community, the best advantages of hubs is the traffic that it could generate for you. Just as squidoo, you can make money using google adsense, amazon, ebay, etc.

3. Xomba : Not exactly a community site, as its a article directory like any other in terms of purpose but it has a twist, xomba lets you earn revenue via AdSense which are displayed on your articles, half of those goes to xomba btw, but still a unique platform for someone without any knowledge to make money online, i bet my little brother can make money here if he was creative with what he write, since xoma allows you to write about anything and everything!

4. Helium : Helium is a article directory where authors can publish their contents for free and at the same time get paid for creating unique content based on the revenue that your site generates, its a good platform for anyone to test their skills and create a reader base at the same time make some cash.

5. Bukisa : Bukisa also servers the same purpose as helium and other paid to write sites that earns you on going royalties on your articles

6. Triond : Yet another site with the same purpose but triond has its own set of sites that will display your articles on, and you can get paid based on number of article views

7. Associated Content by Yahoo : AC is the perhaps the most famous Site that serves the same purpose with millions of active users and readers, it can’t be better then this to explore yourself. AC was recently acquired by yahoo & is now known as yahoo contributor network. You can get upfront payments at AC, but only US residents & citizens can use AC, unless of course you sign up as a featured writer.

8. Infobarrel: After ehow which recently abandoned its writers program, infobarrel is a successful content network & pretty much servers the same purpose as all the content sites.

Freelancing

Freelancing isn’t free money, its hard earned money and requires skills and technical know how, but still their are areas in free lancing where you can earn, basically those like doing surveys, data entries, article writing, etc which don’t require technical know-how, but in case your a techie [am not by the way] then freelancing can earn you a living, i won’t go into details on each of the sites below as all serves the same purpose and their are many others out their, but i am listing just the top ones which i prefer and recommend

1. ODesk : I use them personally, excellent tracking features.

2. Freelancer.com : Quite an old site, previously known as getafreelancer.com

3. ScriptLance : Good Site for Programmers.

4. Elance: elance is one of the oldest & most trusted freelance websites out there.

5. 99Designs: Great source for designers & web developers.

6. vWorker: An amazing site for virtual workers, previously known as rentacoder.com

7. GetACoder: Another great site for programmers.

8. Amazon Mturk : Read my amazon mturk review for more information.

9. Microworkers : Get paid for small tasks such as writing articles, bookmarking something, watching youtube videos, etc.

10. Fiverr: Got great ideas? or something unique? Sell your gigs for $5 fixed price, with lots of potential workers.

Other freelance site & sources are guru, freelanceswitch, ifreelance, crowdspring, etc.

You can also find freelance jobs at famous forums like digitalpoint, warriors forums, blackhat world. Some sites also run their own job boards like problogger, etc.

Don’t forget to share this post, subscribe to my RSS Feeds & follow me on twitter @sameerjoad till then have a good day,

SJ

Mostly people copy the content of others who are in the same niche,doing so they lose the power to express themselves, lose their search engine rankings [Note: There is no duplicate content penalty, but there is a duplicate content filter], lose customers and at the same time lose everything including the fun of running a website or blog. If you wish to Make money blogging then it is easy when the content is yours, is unique & informative.

That is the reason why you must NEVER copy other peoples work, use your writing skills instead, if your run a blog, then your writing skills is all that matters alongside your passion for blogging & genuinely helping People in your niche. Now lets take a look at what you can get or expect if you use your own writing skills.

You get the opportunity to express yourself which is the topmost purpose of blogging, something that most bloggers these days don’t understand, you can create a loyal readership and spread the word about you, your website or blog, your products and gain exposure in your own style. But you might be thinking how is that useful to everyone else?

There is no doubt that not everyone has a blog or site, some people in fact make money online by just promoting  products and doing other miscellaneous things that don’t require a site or a blog, so whats the point of writing online?

How to take Advantage of your Writing Skills:

1. Article Directories: Use your Writing skills to write articles and submit to as many article directories as possible, add your affiliate links and site links to your articles resource box & you can get traffic and sales as well as your search engine rankings.

2. Review Writing: Writing reviews about a product you sell can empower your prospects into buying that product, and of course you can review sites and products for the sake of creating a satisfaction factor among your future prospects.

3. Paid Review Writing: Writing paid reviews on your blog or site can make you money from the advertiser who pays you to do so, this in return creates a opportunity for you to expand your knowledge base and create newer JV partnerships with advertisers.

4. Build a Community: Writing on discussion forums and community sites can open your product to million of eyes and creates back links which generates traffic and builds your list.

5. Write for Content Networks: Writing on get content networks can make you money, there is also a window of oppertunity to introduce your product or blogs to others and grows your traffic and readership base.

6. Freelance Writing: There are tonnes of freelance websites on the internet with hundreds of writing projects posted every day. Freelance writing WILL make you instant money but at the same time get you contacts to work with in the future without having to go job hunting. If you are really good you can earn a living of freelance writing & can even get high paying tasks such as copy writing, ebook creation, etc.

7. Write for other web sites: Similar to freelancing but with a twist, you can write guest posts or articles for other sites, this gives you the opportunity to expand your readers base, traffic, twitter followers, etc by leveraging other successful blogs or websites traffic.

To sum it all, writing Unique & Quality content always wins over duplicate content. Let me ask you something, will you read the same article which you have read on another site? of course not, why would someone waste their time reading the same thing over and over again, that is why you must use your own ideas and create unique content. Be passionate & write in an engaging way.

Below are Some great content sites where you can use your writing skills to generate traffic, money and sales or just make new friends and grow your readership, don’t worry you don’t need a blog or site,  in fact you can make money just by writing on these sites as most of them have an Adsense Revenue sharing program, while some of them will pay you based on the amount of views your articles generate.

Get Paid to Write Content Networks.

1. Helium – Helium is a article directory where authors can publish their contents for free and at the same time get paid for creating unique content based on the revenue that your article generates, its a good platform for anyone to test their skills and create a reader base at the same time make some cash.

2. Bukisa – Bukisa also servers the same purpose as helium and other paid to write sites that earns you on going royalties on your articles.

3. Triond – Yet another site with the same purpose but triond has its own set of sites that will display your articles on, and you can get paid based on number of article views.

4. Associated Content – AC is the perhaps the most famous Site that serves the same purpose with millions of active users and readers, it can’t be better then this to explore yourself.  Update: AC was acquired by Yahoo recently, so now its part of the Yahoo Contributor Network, They pay upfront payments ranging from $2 to $20 but only to US authors. If you are Non – US resident then you can join as a featured writer.

5. Xomba – Xomba has been around for a while now. They allow you to create articles, bookmarks & share other type of content. You don’t get upfront payments or payment for views, however you share the revenue from your articles via Google Adsense. This site is a good way to build a strong adsense residual income.

Make sure you make the most of these services, their are more but it will take me time to review and experiment with them. There are a lot of other popular sites that you can take advantage of by writing articles, revenue sharing or promoting your products via affiliate marketing.

Before i sign off, i will like to tell you that in my next post i will be showing you ‘how to write sales letters, articles, emails, reviews and posts’ that could increase your sales, traffic and create yourself a name. Update: The post is now live : Creating Killer Sales letter, articles and reviews!

anyways good luck with your internet marketing, make sure you keep checking the ‘Free Income Sites‘ category where i will add more information, tools and services as i find them. If you liked my post then please do share, subscribe to my RSS Feed & follow me on twitter @sameerjoad.

SJ

While i was recently searching the web for some legit method to making money online, i came across one of amazon’s products, called Mturk.

at first i didn’t believe it had anything to do with amazon.com but after i signed up and tested it for few weeks, i think its perhaps the most easiest method to earn something online by doing work and best of all its FREE!

what we do on mturk is basically accept hits which are questions or data entry type and sometimes even surveys, once you fill them up and submit, they will be evaluated by the advertiser and you will be payed the stated amount, i tried it and it worked for me, and its not a scam since its a amazon.com product, even tho i didn’t actually get payed by them yet, but i didn’t put in any effort to make a lot since time is precious, but i hope i will sooner

here is a screen shot of the dashboard

Amazons mturk program

also mturk is available to international members aswell, and the amount of HITS you accept and work on has a time limit so make sure you work faster but no need to worry since you can accept infinite hits during any day provided their are many hits available to you, when i last checked the available hits never went below 800 for me, which is too much if you ask me and each of them paying random amount based on the work required, with some even paying around 5$ per hit, if you got the skill and time you can make good amount their

you can join them for free and test your skills, its fun and rewarding, if you want to try them out then go here: Amazon Mturk.

good luck and have fun,

p.s making money online sometimes can be time consuming and tiresome, so i recommend you to have fun in whatever you do;)

UPDATE 2011: I would not recommend Mturk anymore since more HITS pay quite low for a lot of work, i left it a long time ago & now they only pay Indian & American users, everyone else can transfer the money to their amazon gift certificate balance.

If you are looking for other ways to make money then take a look at my list here : Importance of Multiple Income Streams