Women of Vision

 IS YOUR JOB FUN???

It should be. I wasted so many years of my life as a shopgirl, working for a low wage to earn managers and a corporation big money, working the hours they wanted me to work, putting up with bad moods, bullying supervisors, poorly trained and mentally ill managers, and unfair, discriminatory office politics.

Now I am my own boss, working the hours I choose, working from my home, car, the park, the pool-- in fact, I can take my office with me wherever I go! Ask me for details on how you can work with other professional women who want to help you succeed. Email skin_and_health@yahoo.com or join me on Facebook!

 Find out more: Rodan Fields Skincare: Kathryn Darden Exec. Consultant

A Great Opportunity to Own Your Own Turn-Key Business

Hard at work over wine and appetizers

The link below goes to a photo of me hard at work... on a yacht. I went from being a shop girl standing all night behind the counter of the Macy's cosmetics department to cruising on a yacht or sitting with my friends over wine and appetizers to work in the lucrative anti-aging skin care industry.

I don't carry any product, I don't spend long hours on my feet, I don't carry a sample case, and I don't have to fool with orders and returns. All I have to do is tell my story to friends and acquaintances over cocktails, appetizers or at other fun events.

If you want to see more photos of me hard at work setting my own hours and running my own business, check out the photos at: Rodan + Fields Skincare News

And if you would like to talk more about a business opportunity in the lucrative anti-aging skin care business contact me.

Make Money Writing Online: Where to Write

Power_of_Words_by_Antonio_Litterio

For many years, I wrote for magazines and newspapers and was a shop girl part time in the evenings. As more and more newspapers and magazines closed, I discovered I was running out of places to write. I was forced to learn how to write for the web, which pays far, far less than writing for print. However, with time and practice, I have learned how to make a humble living as a self-employed internet writer.

One thing I have learned is it is wise to write for more than one website, and it is good to write for both websites that pay based upon page views as well as revenue sharing sites. The internet is constantly changing, and a site where you do well today may not be the site where you do the best next year. Diversify.

Unless you have your own website where you sell ads and engage in affiliate marketing, writing for the web typically involves two forms of payment: page views and revenue sharing. The following are a few of my favorite websites in both categories. I will be adding more websites, so check back for more ideas!

Earn for Writing Based Upon Page Views

Examiner is by far my favorite website to write for. I have made more money consistently every month on Examiner than any other platform. Articles only have to be 150 words in length and only one article is required per month to maintain commission. Examiner does not have a set pennies-per-view figure, but I average about 80¢ for every hundred (100) page views which is on the high end of what most sites pay.

Examiner also has a very generous referral incentive, usually $50 per approved referral. I make much more money writing for Examiner than referring people, but those occasional referral bonuses are very nice. If this article is helpful and you decide to try Examiner, please allow me to refer you! Sign up for Examiner here.

Yahoo Contributor Network (YCN) is the first site I ever wrote for starting back when it was Associated Content. Yahoo prefers articles of 350 to 500 words. Although at times I wrote every single day, and I promoted my content, I averaged $16 a month for my first 3 years and am now averaging $30-ish a month on Yahoo. YCN starts payments at $1.50 per thousand (1,000) page views and maxes out at $2 per 1,000 page views.

Some articles may qualify for an upfront payment on YCN. Advertised at $2 - $20, the usual upfront payment is more like $2 - $6 for articles that qualify. There is usually a one-two-week delay in getting articles approved. There is no referral bonus for Yahoo. Register to write for Yahoo.

Revenue Sharing Websites

Seekyt is my favorite revenue sharing site. I have been surprised at how well some of my articles have done on Seekyt, and as I am learning which articles generate more income, I am producing better income-producing content. Articles must be at least 2,000 characters (350-450 words).

Seekyt referrals also generate income. You earn a 25% of the revenue generated by people you refer. Register for Seekyt here.

TopicSpotter is fairly new and it doesn't have a lot of clout yet because it doesn't have a huge amount of content. Still, it is growing and it does pay similar to what Seekyt pays. As with Seekyt, articles must be at least 2,000 characters (350-450 words).

You can also earn through referrals as you can earn a percentage of the revenue generated by anyone you refer to TopicSpotter. Sign up for TopicSpotter here.

Best Reviewer is one of the easiest and most fun sites to write for. The publishing platform is set up in a numbered list format. You simply pick a topic you can make a list of 3 - 20 items out of. The basic platform is free.

For $5 a month the owner will put more Adsense ads on your articles. Your AdSense ID will also be displayed on pages of anyone you refer. Sign up for Best Reviewer.

Squidoo Squidoo is a fun place to create content, share photos and post some of your best links from other sites. Squidoo is a module-based, income sharing platform where you select the modules you want to use as well as most of the ads. Create lenses on Squidoo.

Squidoo does have a referral program, too, but with Squidoo you only earn a one-time $5 bonus when someone you refer earns more than $15 on a lens, and the one time I referred someone, the referral did not get applied to my account.


I will be adding more websites so check back for more ways to earn writing for the web!

More ideas:
Make Money Online with CashCrate

Leave me a comment below if you have any questions!

Make Money Selling Aluminum Cans & Recycling Drink Cans

How to Sell Aluminum Cans & Get Paid to Recycle Drink Cans

Here is another opportunity to make money while you are between jobs or needing a 2nd income.

Aluminum cans are great for recycling. The scrap aluminum from beverage cans can be reused in products by simply re-melting the metal. Not only can you make a little money recycling your beverage cans, but recycling is good for the environment since the recycling process is much less expensive and less energy intensive than creating new aluminum.

If you are laid off, unemployed, or simply on a tight budget and looking for creative ways to supplement your income, this article has 10 tips that will help you sell your aluminum cans and recycle your drink cans for cash.

Find out more about how to recycle beverage cans for cash at: How to Sell Aluminum Cans & Get Paid to Recycle Drink Cans « Seekyt

If you live in Tennessee, also see: Sell Aluminum Cans & Recycle Soda Cans for Cash in Tennessee - Yahoo! Voices 

More ways to make money: Make Money Online with CashCrate
  Leave me a comment below if you have any questions!

Squidoo to Retire Upmarket Business Magazine

Squidoo is retiring their Upmarket magazine. Launched about 8 months ago, the content and feel of Upmarket was geared towards business owners and entrepreneurs. With its niche following, Upmarket has focused on insider business tips and techniques through targeted articles.

 

In mid August, Upmarket will be retired from the regular Squidoo magazine line up (which includes GoodVeg, SoCrafty and a new home decor magazine called  'Cozy.') The existing business pages (known as "lenses" on Squidoo) will still be live, but no longer promoted in magazine form, and the Upmarket theme will no longer appear on the lenses.

 Squidoo is a community of writers and web pages where self-employed writers and photographers can earn a little money creating web pages about various topics.

You can find my 4 Upmarket pages at:

 

Unemployment Resources in Tennessee

According to the Tennessee State Department of Labor & Workforce Development, the total number of unemployed in Tennessee rose by 66,600 in January of 2009...

Surviving Job Loss: Unemployment, Layoffs, and Firings

According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, 508,859 workers were laid off from work during the fourth quarter of 2008, and unemployment...

 

Pyramid Schemes: How to Identify & Avoid Them

There really is something called a pyramid scheme, which we will look at in a minute. First it is important to clarify that the term "pyramid scheme" has fr...

 

Direct Selling Tips

More and more people are turning to various forms of entrepreneurship as the economy has caused traditional 9 - 5 jobs to not only become less available, but...

 If you would like you to join me on Squidoo and make a little money writing, CLICK HERE.

Corporate Censorship of Independent Blogs & Websites

At a time when the possibility of increased internet censorship and policing through SOPA and PIPA caused huge national outcries, protests, and a partial shutdown of the internet through voluntary website "blackouts," it is perhaps no surprise to learn that censorship still continues to rear its ugly head in corporate America.

One respected direct-selling company which formerly encouraged its independent consultants to blog and utilize social networks to promote their business, recently published its new policies.

Among the changes was a new policy that demands that all self-employed consultants hire an attorney from a hand-full of attorneys picked by the corporation to look at all "independent personal websites" and sign off on them by the end of the year to make sure the websites comply with the new policies.

The company may now require the passwords to the blogs and websites it approves.

Definition of Website

• web site: a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; -- wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
• A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a set of related web pages content such as text, images, video, audio, etc. -- Wikipedia
•  A set of interconnected webpages, usually including a homepage, generally located on the same server, and prepared and maintained as a collection of information by a person, group, or organization. -- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/website

While the definition of a website clearly involves multiple interconnected pages, not only are all consultants being required to pay expensive legal fees to make sure their independent websites now meet the new policies, but the term "independent personal website" might be applied at the company's discretion to Facebook and any other pages, articles, social networks and/or other websites where the company was ever mentioned.

In 1997 Mattel, Inc. tried something comparable. The "Pink Anger" outrage over certain publications and websites being sued and forced out of business, ensured that sales of the Barbie doll never again saw dramatic increases like they did in the 1990s.

Censorship and heavy-handed legal maneuverings are never popular with the American public. Creating a new policy that punishes small business owners for following the previous policies is also frowned upon. But creating a legal scenario where only representatives who can afford attorneys can survive is not only bad business, it is un-American.

Also see: Barbie Collectors vs. Mattel: 1997's 'Pink Anger' - National Barbie Collecting Examiner

Direct Selling Tips

Direct Selling Tips

More and more people are turning to various forms of entrepreneurship as the economy has caused traditional 9 - 5 jobs to not only become less available, but less dependable. Franchises, self employment, and direct marketing jobs have been gaining in popularity in recent years.

Find some helpful info on direct marketing at: Direct Selling Tips--Squidoo

If you would like you to join me on Squidoo and make a little money writing, CLICK HERE

What to Look for in a Successful Network Marketing Company « Seekyt

What to Look for in a Successful Network Marketing Company

Part II of a 2-Part Series 
Network marketing companies have come into their own in the 21st century as savvy network marketing companies have learned from the mistakes of the past. As more and more Americans look for extra income in today's bad economy or look for job opportunities due to business closures, downsizing and outsourcing, they are considering alternatives to traditional salaried and hourly wage jobs. Network marketing is one of the most viable income earning options out there. It can also be risky.

Find out more at: What to Look for in a Successful Network Marketing Company « Seekyt

An Independent Shop Girl Opens Shop

So... it has been a while since I have written here. When I started this blog I was working in the cosmetics and men's departments of a major retail department store chain, selling makeup, skin care, fragrances and clothes and dealing with the frustrations of working with erratic managers and political correctness run amok.

I wrote about disgruntled employees in 2009 as I watched one after another good employee overworked, underpaid, abused and even assaulted on the job.

A few years later they closed my store, and I lost my shop girl job. It was for the best.

Now I have started a new business in skin care as an independent skin care consultant. I plan to record some of my trials and triumphs as a self-employed shop girl here so you can join me on my new adventure.

Sell Aluminum Cans & Recycle Soda Cans for Cash in Tennessee - Yahoo! Voices

Sell Aluminum Cans & Recycle Soda Cans for Cash in Tennessee

After losing my shop girl job in the terrible economy and high unemployment rate of March 2009, I needed to find some quick ways to earn income while I looked for a job. Recycling soft drink cans for cash is one of the ways I have paid for small bills or purchases:

In an effort to bolster my sagging finances since being laid off, I have had to get creative about ways to supplement my income while looking for employment. I always recycle my cans, plastics, and glass at recycling bins. However, it occurred to me that I might be able to make some money out of some of my trash if I did a little research. While I am still researching glass, plastic, and tin, the following tips should help you make money recycling and selling aluminum cans in Tennessee!

Read more at: Sell Aluminum Cans & Recycle Soda Cans for Cash in Tennessee - Yahoo! Voices