Plasma Donations

Hi there again,

So the cleaning fell through so I am donating plasma the first week of November, so I will definitely let you know if it is painful or not. First time donation pays $60 and if I donate a second time in the week I get another $40. After that it is $30 per time so I can make $60 per week.

Not too bad. I am also couponing since two of my friends from www.valleydealseekers.com were on TLC's extreme couponing and although I am not to 80% yet I am getting lots of free stuff and way less spending on groceries and toiletries. I am working on my own couponing and money saving blog here www.charsdeals.blogspot.com so I figure if I cant make extra then I need to save money too!

Another site I found is Guru.com - it pays you to bid on projects like elance.com - check it out.

Finally Vault Denim...well I didnt have any parties this month but I still got a check based on my recruits. I love this company so far. Feel free to email or post if you want to learn more about it!

Tastefully Simple - Direct selling series

Ok I sold Tastefully Simple so I am biased, but I love their food. And that really is the biggest key to home parties and direct sales. You need to love the product so you can get excited about it and sell it!.

www.tastefullysimple.com

This company sells gourmet food products and home taste testing parties. Really who doesn't like to eat and it fairly reasonable for the items. Plus if you order enough it can be shipped right to your door and not the hostess.

There are other gourmet food sales company's out there so I think I should mention the Direct Sales Association www.dsa.org - they list reputable companies to think about joining in all venues.

Working from Home - Direct Sales Series Part one

Working from home in direct sales? Uggg most people say, but you can make money if you treat it as your job. I recently joined Vault Denim an at home jean party concept and I love it! No inventory, you check it out from a regional coordinator...sell jeans that day and then return what you dont sell. It is so fun! And easy, I already have a recruit in the first month and she has three!

So I will look at a few worthwhile companies if the home party system interests you. The best thing you can do is get in on the ground floor. There are only 5000 Vault Denim consultants right now so I knew it was a good time to get in. Also sell something consumable or something people will keep buying. Jeans are so common and the company is adding kids and men. Its hard to go wrong with this concept and they are designer jeans at low prices.

http://www.vaultdenim.com/charking - this is my website if you are interested in learning more about the company.

Depending on sales you earn 24% of your sales and more from your recruits and it only costs $159 to join. Check it out.

Blogging for Money

Hey all,

Ok many people ask about blogging for money and let me just tell you, I don't make a lot of money blogging, but it does take 6-12 months to build up followers and get your blog going. Some times to start making money with your blog:

1. Post often and be informative, people are looking for information
2. Monetize your blog using google, amazon, ebay and link affiliate programs
3. Be patient - it takes awhile to build a reader base
4. Read other people blogs and post comments or better yet ask them to link to you
5. Once you blog has a base of followers you may want to consider advertising.

Will post more tips as I come across them and be sure to send me a link to your blog and I will try and start a list.

Selling your homemade crafts and stuff

So I hear that people are making great money selling homemade crafts, paintings and other items using Etsy.com - Whether it is crafts, woodworks, painting, jewelry Etsy is great for selling it. Another site I just hear of is Ruby Lane - which is another site to sell handmade items.

While crafts aren't for everyone those looking can find more information at HubPages - this one is not written by me, but does contain some good information for those looking.

Thanks for reading more about making money at home online coming soon.

Blogging to make money Part 1

Blogging to make money can be tough...ok it is tough. So far I have not monetize my four blogs yet, but it depends on who you are so people put those ads up right away. So how do you make money with your blog. A few things you will need

1. Traffic - if no one reads your blog, why even have advertising on it. This why in some cases it is better to build your up your traffic before adding the ads.

2. Advertisers - this is not to hard to get through affiliate marketing programs - which will discuss in more detail later

3. Niche - You can have a blog on being a mom - but if you are a work at home mom, or a homeschooling mom, you have a more specialized topic leading to more viewers.

Next time we will discuss some affliate marketing programs.