Join KGB Now

The Application process is up on KgbKgb.com

Go to the main page and follow the links or go directly to the application here the site is hosted at beginkgb.com

Good luck and you can take it as many times as you need to.

You need to be legally allowed to work in the US and must have a US Bank account, these details are given once you complete the test successfully.

KgbKgb Starts Hiring

New Posting on the kgbkgb.com blog says that the recruiting site opens today, December 26th.

I am very excited to tell you that we are finally ready to open up our Work @ Home kgb Special Agents recruitment process. This Friday, December 26th, we’ll be sending you an email with links to our Recruitment Center.

If you have not yet sent us your email address, do so now so you can receive notification from us about the application process.

Submit your email at kgbkgb.com now to get the email invitation to their recruiting site.

Bukisa Update - Freelance Article Pay

In one week on Bukisa, I've managed to earn half of the required amount for payout.

Payout can be reached at 50 dollars and all that's needed are articles, slideshows, or videos.

The site seems to be well run and the editing options are easy to use. If they do turn out to be legitimate then now would be a good time for you to get some articles on the site to get some long-tail and pasive income.

The Bukisa Index is still showing $3.95 per 1000 views.

Visit Bukisa.com for more information.

Work for UserTesting

The most recent site mentioned to join was Bukisa.com and today I bring you a new site that pays you $10 per site.

The idea is to visit a site given to you by UserTesting and watch how you browse the site. It will record, through their own software, how you browse the site with your mouse while recording your verbal opinions of the site as you visit it.

It takes about 10 minutes of browsing and commenting to complete the requirements per site and then answering 4 standard question. If you fit the target demographics then you should get about 5 sites per week equaling $50 per week.

Visit Usertesting.com for more details and a signup link.

This is an easy opportunity to do at home and has been recognized by Amazon as a finalist in their Start-Up Challenge.

A great reference site for working at home

The creators of Work At Home Moms (Wahm) have a great reference site for those looking at doing some work in their spare time.

The forums have many great job leads and frank discussions about companies that pay and those that do not.

No membership is required to do basic functions including searching the forum.

Check out wahm.com for lots of great references and leads.

KgbKgb Updates

Many users who have followed the links in past and have applied for kgb kgb have started to receive their promotional T-Shirts for the site.

If they're sending out promotional materials then it would seem plans are still going forward.

KgbKgb will start their launch in a week. At least that's what I hope.

Bukisa - Bukisa Index : Views needed to get paid

I mentioned Bukisa the other day as an alternative to eHow. It allows you to post your content (Articles, Videos, Slides, Audio, and soon Photos) and get paid their daily impression rate. Also, you are allowed to promote your own websites if you have any. (Make you own website now to get some residual income from ads!!)

The article submission process is easy and you are allowed to submit your own content that has already been published again to their site.

The Bukisa index is currently $3.95 per 1000 page views.

With no referrals it would only take 12,658 page impression to get paid. You are allowed to promote your articles on MySpace, Facebook, Digg, and others.

Get started writing for Bukisa now and get paid while the rate is so high.

Beware of Vindale

First off, Vindale is not a scam.

Vindale is an online survey site that requires you to pay for a service (often a monthly recurring fee) and then evaluate the service. Your first month or trial period for the service being evaluated is paid for along with a few dollars for your time. Make sure you cancel your trial membership that you had to join or you will face these recurring charges.

Vindale has a generally bad reputation noted by many users and forums discussing surveys. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. If you are looking for something free to do, you can try legitimate paid surveys that have already been outlined on the site and don't require you pay anything to get rewarded.

Why should you have to pay to give your opinion?

HowHub

As promised, here is the secon part of look at some global alternatives to eHow.

HowHub link

Similar to eHow in writing style as you are again writing how-to articles. If you want to get paid then you should have your own Adsense account. I am not sure how they do this but they claim to pay you  %50 percent of the ad revenue that your page generates and you are allowed to insert your own Adsense ads. I think that having your own code on the post would guarantee that you get all the Adsense revenue. Regardless, supplement your Adsense revenue with the site and promote your main blog or website as you are allowed to link to your site from your article.

The links to your own website will likely be just as valuable as the revenue you generate on HowHub.

Bukisa - Bukisa Index

Part 1 of Global eHow alternatives.

Bukisa.com - Referral Link, Bukisa.com otherwise.

Bukisa is a revenue sharing website where you can write articles, add pictures, videos, slideshows and audio and receive an amount per thousand views in line with the "Bukisa Index".

You can publish new articles or old content on the site and get paid for your page impressions. The impressions pay based on the Bukina Index which is set monthly. The Bukisa Index is updated at least once per month based upon the overall performance of our websites revenue streams - this involves the following: Contextual advertising, Banner advertising, email marketing, joint ventures and more. It would seem that it's a collective effort; if the site succeeds then every one will benefit.

What is the Bukisa Index rate? The Bukisa Index is currently - $3.95

Pay is via PayPal with a $50 threshold with payments promised 30 days after the end of the month.

It also appears that you do not retain control of any material that you post on the site, a dealbreaker for many.

Disclaimer: I have not yet been paid by Bukisa and only seen a few testimonials that they have paid. The site is only 2-3 months old.

eHow Global Alternatives

Schan Ezan brought up a great point in the post on writing for eHow and how to make money. eHow does not pay users outside of the USA and Schan Ezan posted some alternatives. I will look into these alternatives, post payment rates, how to join, and other relevant details in the coming days. In the mean time here is what he submitted:

Other similar site for those who are not in the United States are such as
HowHub, HubPages, Helium and Bukisa.

HowHub and HubPages income are through adsense. I don't know much about
Helium. Bukisa should be similar to eHow, only its domain PR is not as
strong.

Thanks for the information, I'll add to it shortly.

If anyone else has tips, please post a comment and I'll be sure to add it the main page along with a link to your site.

Active Pinecone USA Reasearch join / signup link

Here is an active Pinecone Reasearch Signup link for the USA only. Join this site while you can. Regular surveys and surveys that pay relatively high rates.

Click HERE for the active Pinecone Research link.

This link will only be active as long as Pinecone Research is accepting. I will update  this post once the link is no longer active or when someone notifies me that the link is no active anymore.

Write for eHow and get paid

Here's an easy way to make some money with the knowledge you've already got.

Write 'How To' articles for eHow, a very reputable site, and get them published. You will earn money for how unique your article is, how helpful, how much it's viewed, etc. You get paid each month that your balance is over $10 to your paypal account.

Publish the content that's on your blog. Write articles about your city or cities you've visited. Write How To articles about the job you already do. Share your holiday tips. Earn Passive Income for your content and get paid regularly in the future for what you publish now.

Go to the eHow site and join with the link in the upper right. Once registered, participate in the Writer Compensation Program and publish your articles.

eHow has a very high google page ranking that results in a lot of traffic to your article and can lead to a lot of traffic to your personal website.

Remember, you don't have to have a website to join. Start writing your articles now for eHow by clicking here.

Quicktate Transcribing - Legitimate Opportunity

What is Quicktate?

Quicktate is a legit online transcribing employer, no scam here. Work when you want to by signing into the website. It may take a month or two to get off of the waiting list that you'll be placed on once joining. You are typically transcribing phone messages or other short items. After signing up, you should hear back from them 1 week later. You may be hired on to iDictate as well. iDictate is the same company but has longer assignments and therefore larger pay. Quicktate's pay rate is ¼ cents per word transcribed; iDictate is ½ cents per word transcribed.

Join Quicktate Here: quicktate.com Jobs

Legit Paying Surveys that have paid recently.

What an awful time it is for the economy. Who can't use a few more dollars every month.

These are legit paying survey sites that are active and currently sending out surveys. I have earned just short of $450 over the last 2 and a half months from the following sites. The Brand Institute site is quite interesting and is not one you see mentioned on most forums or compiled lists. 

Enjoy the leads and post the sites that you're a member of and have paid you recently. No Referrals links please.

Globaltestmarket.com
Opinionoutpost.com
Brandinstitute.com
Opinionplace.com
Surveyspot.com
Greenfieldonline.com
Globalopinionpanels.com
Pineconeresearch.com

All are good for the US and most are good for Canada and other parts.

mTruk - What is it and how do I make moolah?

mTurk = Amazon's system known as Mechanical Turk, an online worker and employer marketplace. All work is done through mturk.

Turk? = The definition of turk as found on pcmag.com is "The name comes from Wolfgang von Kempelen's mechanical "Turk" in the mid-1700s, which was an expert chess player dressed up as a wooden mannequin. Defeating challengers throughout Europe, including Napoleon, the Turk sat inside a wooden cabinet wearing a robe and turban. Opening the door to reveal gears and springs inside, Kempelen fooled people into believing this was a mechanical device with artificial intelligence. "

MTurk lists small tasks that need to be accomplished and allows users to take those task, complete them, and pay them the rate advertised. All of these jobs are listed as HIT or Human Intelligence Tasks.

Tasks can include; finding light posts in a photo, transcribing, translating, rating search results, finding item numbers, contact numbers, and much more.

Pay is not a huge amount but tasks are small and quick to finish allowing you to accomplish many. There are also incentives for quantity and quality of work. Pay can be deposited into your bank account or into an amazon.com gift certificate.

Interested? Visit www.mturk.com for more information and FAQs on the site.

Do you use mturk, leave your tips and feedback in the comments.

Do you have a sultry voice?

This job (and post) is not for everyone. These are tips and leads for finding Phone Sex Operator jobs (Try a Search for PSO to see all the options).

Adult industry jobs do not appeal to many people as they associate them with creating porn or acting for a webcam. PSO's work from home, set their own hours, and collect a decent portion of the per minute charge that the 'customers' have to pay. It is also possible to converse with people through text messages. You do not have your information or phone number exposed as a third party (the employer) so there are safety measures in place to protect you.

If you have an open mind and would like to make some money from one the World's largest industries then give this lead a serious thought.

I will not post specific companies. Visit Textilicious for great resources, frank discussions, and active job leads.

Common Scams that you may encounter.

For some, working at home is a last chance. They may be easily taken advantage of by smooth talking con artists who will do anything to make a buck. Here are some of the types of scams that you must watch out for when trying to find something else to succeed at.

Nigerian Check Cashing Scam

The Nigerian check cashing scam usually involves transferring funds internationally. The scam artist attempts to reassure the victim by offering apparently legal contracts, forged or false documents bearing company letterhead, false letters of credit, payment schedules and bank drafts.

Once the scammer has obtained the victim's trust, checks, money orders or wire deposits are sent to the victim for "processing." The victim is asked to cash the check or money order (wire deposits will send the money directly to the victim's account) and send a percentage of the funds back to its origination. The need for the "middle man" is often explained as being a way around international fees or taxes. Once the funds are sent back to the scammers (usually the victim is told to keep a percentage for themselves, as payment for their services), the victim's bank or financial institution learns that the check/money order/wire transfer was fraudulent. The funds are then subtracted from the victim's account and he or she is made liable for the lost money.

Reshipping

Reshipping scams often begin with an employment offer, usually via e-mail. As with the Nigerian scam, these "employers" offer bogus contracts and other documentation to make them appear legitimate. Once the victim's trust has been obtained, packages are shipped to the victim's residence with instructions to reship the packages to another address. Once the package has been reshipped, the victim is "guilty" of receiving and shipping stolen property. This often leads to a visit from police, as the return address or shipping receipts lead back to the victim.

Work-at-Home Job Lists

These scams claim to sell lists of companies that are hiring for work-at-home positions. These lists are rarely updated and often yield a list of worthless leads.

Google Quality Rater Leads and Information

Google is hiring temporary staff, who can work from home, to help Google improve the quality of Web search results and the relevance of Google Ads.

These Quality Raters can be geographically located anywhere in the US or Canada but must have at least a bachelor's degree and a high-speed Internet connection to telecommute. Familiarity in the culture of the language you will be working in is also important to make sure that the results are relevant.

Their primary job responsibility will be to rate the quality of web search results in different languages supplementing the existing Googlebot algorithms.

Google Telecommuting Job Openings are always being updated with the languages required. English, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Chinese are some of the languages being hired for today.

The pay is roughly $15 per hour, the work is easy, hours are flexible (normally 10-20 per week), and it can be interesting. If you are only working 3 or 4 days a week now then this would be a perfect supplement to your regular job. It would be a great first job as well.

You will be employed by WorkforceLogic, a temporary staffing firm but report directly to Google staff. Why not work for one of the best and largest companies in the world? Visit telecommuting jobs here link and look at what departments are hiring for this type of job as well as many other jobs on Google that are more typical office jobs.

Ticket Puller Information

Is Ticket Puller legitimate?

I personally haven't earned any money with them but I do have friends who earn a couple of hundred a year from the company.

The hours are very limited as the job entails buying tickets for concerts or sporting events when they go on sale. 

The company gets orders for tickets, notifies it's members that there will be a 'pull', gets those selected to log in 10 minutes before tickets go on sale, and buy the tickets resulting in a commission for you.

You are not required to use your own credit card information or money to buy the tickets. All the financials are handled by Ticket Puller and they use you to allow them to buy more tickets then they otherwise would be able to. It is not scalping as you are not reselling the tickets.

Visit Ticket Puller for information on how to apply.