I've been doing things wrong. I know that. And I know what I've been doing wrong. One of the things I've been doing wrong I just remedied. I watched as sites all around me changed to nice magazine-esque themes with "sliders" and pictures and etc. while I did nothing. I stuck to the "simple and cl
Read Full StoryHave you heard about SOPA? If not, you need to educate yourself about it right now; because if you use the internet, SOPA affects you. If you have a site, take part in the SOPA blackout tomorrow (January 18th). There's even an easy Wordpress plugin to make it simple!
Read Full StoryI posted this in response to someone spamming this page on reddit... If you want to make money blogging, here's some tips. 1. Don't put up some crap in the user's way that they have to close to read what you blogged. All it does is make users so frustrated that they leave your blog entire
Read Full StoryI hesitate to call Swagbucks a work at home job, because there isn't really any work involved. Swagbucks pays you to do things like search the web, view videos, play flash games, etc. If you're like me, these are all things you were already doing, so why not use it to make money? Swagbucks has
Read Full StoryNo updates since February 14. Get your butt in gear, me! I have been making a few bucks through Amazon, through the affiliate program, selling books I wrote, and the "Mechanical Turk" thing. The affiliate program is pretty good, and has a high turn over rate if you manage to make relevant referra
Read Full StoryIt has been really hard for me to want to "work" for the past few months. Some offline stuff has got me all depressed. I've mostly been finding ways to save money rather than make money (although that is no excuse since I have a site where I should be posting about that) and wasting time doing thing
Read Full StoryThey are now $3.95 for the first year. That's still a great deal, though!
Read Full StoryI have been wasting a lot of time deleting spam, and I don't know why I didn't think to look for a way to deal with it until a site I host asked for help. I found ways to deal with spam and spammers that are not only free, they are surprisingly easy. The first is Akismet, a plugin that usually
Read Full StoryI just signed up for this site, but I hear from a reliable source that they are legit and do pay. PeopleString is a social networking site that, unlike other social networking sites, pays you. It is free to join and get paid to do things you're already doing; playing games, looking at facebook pages
Read Full StoryDo you have a facebook page yet? It's a great way to get free advertising. I have never had any success with facebook ads, but due to free "viral" advertising, the WorkAtHomeNerd facebook page now has over 200 fans. What is viral advertising, you ask? When someone becomes a fan of a page, their f
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The SITS Girls 31DBBB challenge is drawing to a close, so I think it’s time for me to review 31 Days to Build a Better Blog by Darren Rowse. To get me to put money into work-at-home related things such as ebooks, two things have to happen; I have to have earned the amount I’m [...]
08.17.10 | ebooks | s0nicfreak
What is the most important thing that you look at when looking for work at home jobs? Is the amount you can make most important? Is the ability to do the job in versatile situations (such as while the kids are running around you making noise) a major deciding factor? Or is it something else [...]
08.13.10 | Uncategorized | s0nicfreak
Day 19′s challenge is to make an opinion post. I tend to try to not make my posts very opinionated, but there is something that has really been bothering me lately on many blogs I have read… so this post is both an opinion and something to help professional bloggers. Bad spelling and grammar on [...]
08.6.10 | How To | s0nicfreak
I have been asked about TryMyUI several times. Since they list some of the highest paying jobs on the Amazon Mechanical Turk site, it’s no surprise that people are asking if they’re legit. [...]
08.3.10 | WAH job reviews | s0nicfreak
I didn’t go to the mall, but I did go shopping – a rarity for me – on day 13. I went to Walmart, which is almost like a mall in itself, right? The theme updates I did the other day take care of day 14. Day 15 is going to be difficult for me. [...]
08.2.10 | How do/did | s0nicfreak
Day 9′s task was to join a forum and participate. There are already two forums I read quite often – www.work-at-home-forum.com and www.whydowork.com/forums. They will both help you find legitimate work at home jobs, and avoid scams. 10 – 12 was all behind the scenes stuff. I haven’t exactly been keeping up, to be honest. [...]
07.31.10 | How do/did | s0nicfreak
Wow, I just realized I haven’t posted in nearly a week. There were a few non-posting challenges in the challenge I’m participating in, and then the weekend came, and I don’t “work” on weekends… in fact I try to take a bit of a break on weekends, and not do as much house and school [...]
07.26.10 | How do/did | s0nicfreak
Today’s task is to make a list, and last week I thought up a list of my goals to post today… now I have achieved most of them. However I will still post it, and tell you how I achieved them. Get an adsense payment Get an iphone Get someone a birthday present 1. GiveiPhone [...]
07.20.10 | How do/did | s0nicfreak
Tagline: Work at home for real Short Elevator Pitch: How I work from home while homeschooling and raising kids, and how you can too Long Elevator Pitch: I got tired of hearing people say it isn’t possible to work from home or learn new things one needs to know to work from home when you [...]
07.19.10 | ebooks, How do/did | s0nicfreak
I just started using Google Analytics and the Google Analytics for WordPress plugin. I’ll let you know if it helps out!
07.17.10 | How do/did | s0nicfreak
