Keep Blog Readers Engaged Thru LinkWithin

I'm very fond of reading blogs and some of them keep me clicking and clicking to their other posts. It is like a chain reaction. Reading a blog post that interests me and then checking out the "Related Posts" at the end of that post makes me want to read some more. Now, I became curious on how to put those related stories after each blog post. I then noticed that it is an installed widget called LinkWithin.

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Scam Alert #1

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I want get as much gigs as a want. As long as I can still handle them and squeeze them on my free time. So, seeing VERY easy gigs in oDesk is like a trap and I fell for the first time.

How easy was this gig? It was a commenting job on Sulit, a buy and sell online classified ads here in the Philippines. So even if the employer is under a Peter Parker (Spiderman's name when he's not in his tight hero outfit) name, I immediately knew that he/she is a fellow countrymen. The gig was to comment on one of her products that she's selling in Sulit. Interested contractor must write a good feedback pretending to have bought the item (an Iphone 4) as a satisfied buyer. Easy right? And it's for a fixed-price of $2. I applied for it and got accepted. She (yes she's a a girl her Sulit account profile pic shows a woman who is named Margie Cristobal) explained at once on her first message what she wanted me to do. I did it without realizing that the contract was not started yet.I sent the link of my work to her and waited for her reply.

How to Make An Online Form Using Google Docs

Shopping Spells order form

I started an online shop three (3) years ago in Multiply. There were still few merchants and online shopping was not that in demand as compared now. In order to automate my ordering system a bit, I decided to make an order form using Freedback, an online form builder. It was very easy to make since you just have to input your questions, mark if they're required, save it then you'll be able to get the code to embed it in your online shop or any website. Once a buyer orders by filling-up the form, it automatically goes to my email inbox. Very organized, right? 

Years passed and I've made some profit so I got my very own line of products now (I started from reselling). And some merchants are interested to resell my products. Yipee! Inquiry messages were sent every once in a while. I need to keep track of these inquiries and note who are my authorized resellers. I need another form, a reseller inquiry form. But unfortunately, I can't make another online form in Freedback since I only signed up for a free account. So the search for another online form maker started.

BestBuds VAs' Virtual Assistant Online Lessons (VAOL)

Ron Salvador of BestBuds VAs

My virtual assistant (VA) gig, under my 1st Filipino employer named Ron Salvador of BestBuds VAs, was just finished. That was a month-long task of social media marketing, email marketing and blog commenting. It was an easy task since I'm online almost the whole day and it only took me 30 minutes to 1 hour to squeeze in this gig. That's the advantage of being a VA. You can still have a full-time work and at the same time earn additional income.

Now who is Ron Salvador? He was an attendee of Jomar Hilario's VA Seminar and started his own team of VAs. His main advocacy is to teach CHANGE. He believes that we all need to be informed, especially the ones with lesser incomes, that there can be a career in becoming a VA. Not only it saves you money and time going to and from an office but it will allow you to spend more time with your family and do more things that are you think are more interesting than being in a 9am-5pm work. Being a VA allows you to work at the comforts of your home and lets you have control of your time.

Now, I want to tell you about what I was marketing since it will be a great help for those who want to be a VA. It pays off knowing first in-depth about this career before diving into the ocean of VAs where competition is around the corner.