I have been using Fiverr for a few things and decided to try out some services out there to promote some of my business dealings. For the most part, I have had some great results. Then, the following happened: I saw what seemed like a good opportunity. So, I signed up. It seemed honest and
[Continue Reading...]How Sure Can A Freelancer Be Paid?
The title paraphrases what I was asked by another freelancer to touch base on my blog. How sure can a freelancer be paid when they accept jobs? The majority of my friends who are freelancers have adopted a 50/50 policy. Fifty percent of the project amount is paid at the beginning to secure the fact
[Continue Reading...]Using Fiverr For Sponsored Tweets
Fiverr has been a good place for people seeking to pay little for a service or goods. It works well for those willing to do those jobs for little money. One of the worthwhile jobs is using Fiverr for monetizing your Twitter social network stream. In other words – create your own version of Sponsored
[Continue Reading...]Vox Closing – Where Will Bloggers Go?
Vox, a blogging community that is owned by Six Apart, the same people who use to own LiveJournal decided to close Vox in what is a quick closing, versus Yahoo!’s gradual close of GeoCities in 2009. Vox plans to phase out their services on September 30, 2010. Vox was known for their free service that
[Continue Reading...]Digging Digg’s Version 4 Upgrade?
Digg has been a wonderful place to social bookmark articles and share with others, but after the Digg version 4 upgrade announced by Kevin Rose on August 25th, there has been an enormous amount of negative responses. The social bookmarking site now allows more emphasis on followers, rather than the merit of articles. Some users
[Continue Reading...]Watch out! Facebook Might Sue You For Having ‘Book’ In The Name of Your Business
Yep, you heard it! The Los Angeles Times published the article Facebook sues start-up for using ‘book’ in its name. The small site Teachbook.com is the target of being sued. This site helps give teachers a leg up with their job by providing valuable resources to manage classes. Personally I think Facebook just picked the
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