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Add new site to AdSense

I wanted to add a new site to my AdSense account but I can't see to find a way around it. There are numerous video tutorials but it doesn't seem to work. I tried inserting the code between the tags, it didn't work. I tried the add URL channels and it shows my URLs as active and yet I when i click on the Earnings tab of Blogger, there is still that signup for AdSense link. The AdSense link offer a solution but I couldn't get it to work either. 

4 Reasons Why You Can't Quit Your Day Job

If your current work keeps you from doing productive work then it must be time to quit. But still you are in that job you do not like. If you feel that the company you are working for is only concern with profit and give little importance to value then it must be the time to quit. Still you continue to work for this company. If your feel the boss is stealing your ideas and sucking every last drop of creative juice you have then it must be time to fire your boss. But still you see your boss every working day.  If the workplace is so terrible what has prevented you from quitting?  Corporate work provides an illusion of security.  The certainty of paycheck at the end of the month versus the uncertainty of income if you are to start on your own has kept most of creative individuals to keep their day job. Well it is not true anymore that corporate work is secure. Your company can easily lay-off workers and have some of the jobs outsourced. Corporate work provides ...

Talk Business Talk Art

Steve Jobs is noted for his creativity and transforming Apple to its giant status now. How do such creative and innovate people like Jobs put their ideas and vision into success? As Rachel Elnaugh said “people who succeed will be those with the boldness to do something in a totally different way. To do this, you should master the skills of creativity, collaboration and entrepreneurship. Creativity is about generating ideas and entrepreneurship is creating opportunities for these ideas. While creativity creates produces, entrepreneurship generates profits from these products. Collaboration is vital for the success of the business. In one way or another, networking allows connection between creators and buyers. Also collaboration with other great creative people brings huge amazing results than when you sweat it out alone. Today’s work landscape is different. Job security is becoming a thing of the past. With the ease of outsourcing, being creative hold a competitive advanta...

Why You Should Pursue Your Creative Side

The times have changed. Job security is slowly becoming a thing of the past. Creativity is now valued more than ever.  That means your talent opens up the possibility of a huge commercial success. The starving artist is an image of the middle ages, not in this century. This new era embraces the creative spirit as the way to both personal and financial success. A few years ago you have heard of the massive layoffs of workers. And of how outsourcing is the trend of companies nowadays. Unless you are creative, your job would easily be outsourced. You may doubt that you do not have the creative spirit talked about here; you do not draw, sculpt, dance, or do photography. Creativity does not steam only from the creation of drawings, paintings, sculptures. Creativity is like finding innovate ways of doing something. Creativity means good design in products being offered. Creativity is finding cool and fun solutions to business problems. Creativity is so broad.. Everyda...

Cool Part of Job Dependence

Job dependence means that your sole source of income is your job. If you love your job, it is making good money and your job is secure, this is a good thing. Working on something you love can be personally fulfilling and not only give you income but positive social interactions. Jobs you like allow you to grow personally and widen your horizon. The problem arises when you do not like the rigid 9-to-5 schedule of your work. You fell work has restricted you from making your most brilliant creations yet. Things have to change. Another issue with giving most of your creativity and productive time to a job is that the work economy has changed: ·          top management have way better salary over the workers ·          basic expenses have risen and the paycheck has not increased ·          millions of jobs are lost or outsourced Ho...

How Social Media Makes Money

SilkCharm made a wonderful presentation on how social media makes money--on how they go with their monetization and revenue. She includes case studies and examples. And so the ways that social media makes money are numerous donations: Wikipedia survives on donations advertising: this is the most common; you offer advertising space for a fee membership fee: World of Warcraft charges a this type of fee for players to continue playing expansion fee: World of Warcraft's Burning Crusades has a fee to refreshing gaming experience merchandising: Cafepress and Zazzle provides with on-demand customisable items related or linked to your site or blog paid online events: You could have a conference that have an admission fee virtual goods: in Habbo or Cyworld, you can purchase pixel/ virtual goods to enhance your account Rather than stick solely to Google Adsense, you can try out these other ways to make money out of your site.

Start Earning While You Sleep

It is good if you have a job or that you are hired. That means a steady flow money every month; You assured that all those work you did will be paid. The problem with being a employee is that even if you increase your effort in working it could be that your salary won't increase unlike when you are an entrepreneur or a into business. Aside from that being an employee means that when you sleep, go on a vacation or on weekends, you are not earning as you spend the day away. Well, if you concentrate on business, you are not sure of your income in a month; you will have an estimate. Still, going into business is risky and the returns are not sure. But you could say that your day job is too tiring and make you feel trapped. How you wished you could stop the tedious work but not the flow of money. Now, what are you going to do about it: earn money while you sleep. You could do it by investing in stocks or bonds. But before that you have to be knowledge...

Resume for the Newly Grad: Transfering Related Experiences

Fresh out of college you are very eager for a job. The first thing to landing a job is to look for one. And so you spend days job hunting; you can read the papers to check any job openings and you can also search online. When you find the job that suits you, you then make your resume. What if the available entry-level job is not connected to your course in college—like you got a degree in medical technology and you are applying for a job as a computer store attendant? Go over your college days and see which activities or what skills can be transferred in the job you are applying. Had you been laboratory assistant? Did you serve as circulation manager of your school paper? Were you committee chair of your college’s Christmas party? Certainly those things have built your skills in customer service—how you treat people—or even your organizational skills—how you manage things. Everyday actions will have its use as you work. If you have been part president in a club that would show t...

But Why Promote?

It is necessary that your promote your product or service. Why? Here are a few reasons why you should. Promotions serves to inform potential customers what your are selling or offering. You will never know that a new type of shampoo is now in the shelves of the supermarket if you haven't heard about it on TV. You wouldn't know either that your favorite drink now comes in packets in boxes of ten. You wouldn't know a certain product or service existed in the first place if it wasn't promoted. Promotions accelerates your business to the next level. As more people know about your product or service the more are there likely to purchase or avail of it. As people who use your product or service multiply, there will be an increase in sales and in profits. Promoting is one means people do what they ordinarily would not do. Some people may not be your direct target consumers but through promotions they might jump on the bandwagon and that would be good news f...

Start Having Afternoon Naps Now

Do you take afternoon naps? Is it helpful or not? Studies say that there should be some afternoon naps. Well, that is one reason you shouldn't be called a lazy bum when you nap after lunch before going to work. Taking afternoon is a tradition of the Romans that is carried on by the Spaniards. Afternoon nap is also called siesta. It is a centuries-old practice that you shouldn't be bothered to follow--you can explain to them the benefits of an afternoon nap if they are not convince: it is crucial to close your eyes for awhile before proceeding with the afternoon's work. Afternoon nap or siesta will rejuvenate your energy to get you going for the rest of the day. Studies show that those who take a nap in the afternoon feel having more energy to continue the day's work plus in a glad mode than those you do not take afternoon naps. The best time to take an afternoon nap is around one to two-thirty in the afternoon. High perfomance related to napping is found...

Be Cautious about Data Entry Jobs

Everybody is looking at routine easy jobs they can do at home during their free time to supplement their income. And so it seems there is a high demand for data entry jobs. Most people have typed ‘data entry’ more than a hundred thousand times a day all over the world into major search engines. Why wouldn’t there be? The job is easy and you can do it without using too much brainpower. You must have probably have heard that most of them are scam. Either they are scam or than they are misleading. But of course, it cannot be ruled out there are genuine data entry jobs out there. For scam data entry jobs, they will require you to pay a fee before you can get working. There are several names for these fees: consultancy fee, membership fee, and maintenance fee. There may be more names. They would reason out that these fees are used for the training materials that will be sent to you. Why would you be needing these training materials when you are knowledgeable on typing letters to words ...