34 posts tagged “alternative income streams”

A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.

Jason Sadler, 26, a former marketing professional from Florida, founded his own company, www.iwearyourshirt.com, in 2008 with the idea to wear a T-shirt supplied by any company and then use social media tools to promote the firm.

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Mary A. D is doing a great job at Swagbucks and shriza is doing a great job with Youdata. Supporting the little guy over the multinational corporation will bring prosperity to us all. Thank you so very much!

For those who signed up but are not participating in these programs, I have some info that may clear up any confusion. For Swagbucks, you need to read my strategies. Many sign up thinking that every search will bring a Swagbuck, but this isn't the case. For Youdata, you must create a MeFile Id after you sign up. If you don't, advertisers will not be able to serve up ads! These ads are based on your demographic profile and your interests. You can fudge things to get more ads, but w/o the MeFile Id, no money!

For those unfamiliar with this program, you search the Internet and get "swagbucks". Those swagbucks are redeemable for Amazon gift cards, Pay Pal cash, and lots of other prizes.

Like everything else, your success will depend on learning the best strategies. So here is what I've learned:

1. Start searching on Swagbucks at the beginning of the day. Search until you win one Swagbuck.
2. I don't search again on Swagbucks for another 12 hours. (less searches the better).
3. Between your searches, check the toolbar, the swidget, and EADFL for swagcodes. These are extra swagbucks.
4. Refer lots of friends to Swagbucks, this helps you get to your desired level quickly.

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 44 percent of new establishments were still in existence 4 years after their birth. Dun and Bradstreet surveys show that 60 percent of businesses fail in their first five years.

So how do you guarantee success? Start a business with built in downside controls. This is what practical entrepreneurship is all about. Diversify your revenue streams, spend the most time on marketing, get paid in cash where you can, and set realistic goals!

Corporate downsizing is here to stay. When large corporations total up the health care costs, retirement plan, vacation pay, life insurance, and disability insurance, a $35,000 college graduate really costs $50,000.

Outsourcing takes care of the downsizing problem. Consider the trends: IT outsourcing topped $100 billion in 2005, 80 percent of companies expect to increase their investment in outsourcing., companies love India because English is a second language

Résumés are confetti paper: Every graduate uses the same MS Word and WordPerfect templates, so all resumes look the same. When a company asks for a scannable (keyword) resume, candidates become even more indistinguishable!

Job skills change every few years. The average undergraduate student takes 5 years to get a B.S. degree. In that period of time, the entire world has changed. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, the careers showing the most promise through 2012 are service related, health care related and homeland security related. Of those, only highly skilled health care jobs – doctors, nurses, and specialists – are paying a livable wage.

Human Resource departments are there to keep you out, not grant you an interview. They are not the hiring decision makers, you future boss is. Did you know that most jobs are never advertised? The jobs are filled before there is any need for an advertisement.

What I'm about to say may not seem very practical because most people drive to a casino or go there on a bus. In other words, you are stuck there for some length of time. However I walk over to mine, collect aluminum cans along the way, and always get a free beverage at the casino.

1. Choose either Game King® 6.2 Multi-Game or Game King® 6.0 Multi-Game. (It must be the stand up model with larger buttons, not the one with the smaller buttons)
2. I always feel the seat, if it is warm, I move to another machine. I also check the cash out to see if it just paid off big. You want a machine no one has played in a while
3. I play deuces wild and have not tested this on other games
4. It really doesn't matter if you use your casino rewards card or not
5. I put in $2 and play the nickel level with 2 bets (10 cents)
6. What you will begin to notice is that your first 5 to 15 hands are pretty good, tempting you to continue your play
7. When I get enough good hands to put me 20 cents to a $1 over my initial $2 investment, I cash out and leave. This is somewhat subjective, but you'll get an intuitive feel for it after a while

The takeaway is this, it is better to win a little bit every time. Bat for the average and stop trying to hit home runs! You see this strategy in everything I do here at Cheapo Groovo. A little here, a little there, adds up to big.