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This week I want to start off by giving a shout out to the World Champion Yankees on their win over Philly. In honor of the occassion, I've swapped out the usual help wanted pic with that of my little princess "repping" her team & New York roots. lol

As someone raised in "Da Bronx" this victory was bitter sweet for me. As if that wasn't enough, my wife is back home from her trip to Costa Rica. So now I can finally get some work done around here. I still don't see the fascination of risking one's life and calling it adventure. It just sounds like foolishness to me. Here are some pics of her so called "adventure" trip aka stuff you'll never catch Eddy doing: Zip line ride high in the air, Snake zip lining (Yikes!), View of an active volcano near her hotel. At the end of the day, I'm happy her and my sister are back in one piece. They seemed to have a great time. Without the support of my wife who holds down the fort, I wouldn't be able to do the work I perform here on my sites. So shout out to her as well. Okay enough of the mushy stuff. Even I'm starting to get a little queasy.

In any event, I've found some new work at home jobs. But before we get to them, let's get some housekeeping items out the way to prevent any confusion, hateful comments, threats, demands, etc… You know who you are.

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Lately I've been hearing a lot of talk on the "streets" about the Blastoff Network. Truth be told, I visited the page and was immediately turned off by the whole personalized portal concept. I thought to myself why do I need to join this company to create a personalized page of my favorite sites? Isn't this why I have my bookmarks and other start pages from companies like Google and Yahoo? Needless to say, I just left the page and kept it moving. But then I kept getting random emails from strangers and my buddies like Phil. The company seemed to be mentioned everywhere. As a marketer, I appreciate good viral marketing when I see it. So I figured there must be something to all this. You already know how I do, I got on top of my research and I'm here to share my findings with you. So let's get cracking into this review like a thong.

How The Blastoff Network Works:

The Blastoff Network is basically a gateway site that has an affiliate relationship with merchants such as Walmart, Avis, Best Buy, Target, and so on. As you know affiliate marketers get paid when you purchase something or take some type of action on their affiliate links. I won't even get into the other aspect of the Blastoff Network which is the whole personalized homepage thing. It's pointless and doesn't make you any money so there is no need to discuss it. As previously stated, the Blastoff Network is an affiliate of various merchants.

1. So the Blastoff Network has set up their website where they list all the companies they're affiliated with.

2. You create a free account with the Blastoff Network. They use this information so they can track and pay you.

3. Then you can browse through the Blastoff Network online mall which consist of links to various online stores ( Over 300 at the time of this article) such as iTunes, Target, Starbucks, Walmart,  Barnes & Nobles, etc. Each of them are labeled with a certain cash back % which you are entitled to.

4. When you want to purchase something from a Blastoff Merchant, you just click on their link in the Blastoff Mall and you will be taken to their official site (i.e. Amazon.com, Ebay.com, etc).

5. By using that link, the Merchant can track that the Blastoff Network is entitled to a commission which it will then give you a portion of. This is vital, if you want to save cash shopping online, you have to visit the merchants site through the link in the Blastoff Mall rather than go directly to the website.

6. In a about a month you are then paid a portion of the commission (1% and 15% of the item excluding shipping, handling, and taxes) that BlastOff Network has earned as an affiliate.

In essence it's sort of like a rebate program but without all the song and dance that most companies put you through to get that cash back.

Blastoff Network Referral / Affiliate Program:

In addition to getting these cash rebates, you're also paid for your referrals purchases which is probably where you'll make the most money. So even if you don't really do a lot of shopping online, referring people that do on occasion or often can really ad up. This is assuming you have the proper training as an affiliate marketer.

Getting Paid:

Blastoff mails out reward checks on the 15th of the month after your account reaches $20 or more in approved funds. As long as they have your correct name and mailing address, there’s nothing you need to do to receive it.

The Cons / Negatives of the BlastOff Network:

1. Blastoff Network is an unnecessary middleman.

So I know some of my smart affiliate marketers are thinking to themselves, "Why do I even need the Blastoff Network?" Couldn't I just cut the middle man out and become a direct affiliate of all these companies I use? After all, then I'll get the full commissions on my own purchase instead of the small portion that the BlastOff Network provides me.  Under normal circumstances this would be a huge savings or discount for you.

Honestly that was my first thought as well. But there are quite a few holes in this thought process.

- Most of companies are managed by big affiliate networks which doesn't allow "self-purchasing" by affiliates. Well how would they know Eddy?

Well when you sign up as an affiliate you register your name and address. They can cross reference this information with sales made via your affiliate link. If this information matches, you won't be eligible to earn a commission from any product shipped to your name and address. Obviously there are ways to get around this but I won't get into it. lol

- The other problem is that it may be very time consuming to try to sign up for all the company's affiliate programs.

-  Furthermore some companies only want to sign affiliates with proven records or established sites that are related to their subject matter.

So that's several reasons why the "self-purchasing" affiliate route isn't practical and why you may consider a company like BlastOff Network. I think most people would argue that receiving some of the money you earn back from online purchases is better than not receiving it all which is the case for most of us. As someone that preaches that every cent counts, I can't really argue against this logic.

2. Blastoff Network is limited to the U.S. at this time.

As stated on their site: "Currently, we only mail checks to US addresses, including PO Boxes, APO’s, and FPO’s. Only US citizens 18 years old or older are eligible to earn cash-back rewards."

3. Payments are only made via check.

This always burns me. I don't do well with delayed gratification. I prefer PayPal or Direct Deposit. Waiting for a check and then trekking to a bank just seems so prehistoric to me. It's like using a pay phone or wearing a members only jacket. Who still does that? But I guess money is money.

4. Blastoff Network's is in bed with Prepaid Legal.

During their pre-launch the Blastoff Network had entered into a relationship with Prepaid Legal Services which would allow their associates to recruit members for BlastoffNetwork.com. The benefit for you and I was that we would be able to start building our referral base before the doors officially opened on the Blastoff Network in October. But this came at a cost. Naturally you were required to become a Prepaid Legal Associate. This would end up costing you about $100 ($72 for the associates fee and $27 for a membership fee, and then $17 per month after that). That being said, it was never a requirement to join Blastoff Network. It was purely optional. But of course people fail to read information and made assumptions instead of performing their due diligence. Either case, this is no longer an issue since Blastoff Network is no longer in pre-launch.

5. Blastoff Network is a pyramid scheme.

According to Wikipedia, a pyramid scheme is a non-sustainable business model that involves the exchange of money primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme, often without any product or service being delivered. Based on this, I don't see the correlation with the Blastoff Network since there is no fee to join and you're not required to enroll other people to make money.

6. Earning Commissions is difficult.

Let's face it, most of us don't shop all that much and consistently online. So in order to really make some decent money, you'll really have to focus on the Blastoff Network referral program. If I could buy my groceries online and paying bills counted, I would make a killing with this by my own efforts. But the fact of the matter is my personal online purchases wouldn't make me much. I think since most of you aren't trained affiliates and probably don't want to harass your family and friends, your income will be very limited for most of the year. But if you're anything like me, come Christmas time I shop online like crazy. So that's probably when you can make a lot of money on your own efforts.
 

Conclusion:

Honestly the opportunity seems sound. But I've tried programs like this in the past ( BigCrumbs.com ) and never really made a lot of money with it. Maybe it's my audience who doesn't do a lot of online shopping. Or perhaps I just suck. Who knows? I guess like anything if I put enough energy and time into working it, I can make more money with it. With that said, I would love to find evidence of people who have joined the Blastoff Network and have actually made money with it. I've read a lot of hype from people to join, but I haven't read a lot of folks discussing that they actually made money with it. This may be a matter of circumstances since the Blastoff Network just came out of beta. 

Either way, if you do have any experience with the company, I want to hear from you. However please avoid the fluff, hype or self promotion comments. I've had enough unsolicited emails from people encouraging me to join the Blastoff Network. This immediately draw my suspicions. So most of those emails were filed away in a special place on my computer called the trash bin. In any event, I'll continue to monitor this opportunity to see how it pans out. For the fun of it, I've become a member. Christmas is coming soon and I plan to do most of my shopping online as usual. I've never seen the fascination in crowded malls and paying more for items. So I'll be giving the Blastoff Network a try. At the very least I can save myself some more money. I love opportunities like this because I really lose nothing if it doesn't work. So with that said, you may want to give Blastoff Network a shot as well if it's of interest to you. If not you can always try many of my other non-traditional work at home recommendations here and the work at home companies page for traditional work at home jobs. As always I have you covered whatever your preference may be.

In any event, let me know what your thoughts are on the Blastoff Network and their opportunity. Considering all the yammering going on about this opportunity, I'm sure I'll be hearing a mouthful from the fans and skeptics. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. Don't leave me hanging. lol

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So this week my wife and sister left on an "adventure" vacation to Costa Rica. Personally my view of a vacation involves nothing but relaxing on the beach, "sight seeing" and sipping on a cold one. If I want adventure I'll go to the movies but that's just me. In either case, because of this trip I've had to turn into my alter ego Super Dad!

That being said, I'm getting a taste of what it's like to be a single parent. God bless all you single parents out there doing this everyday! Don't get me wrong, my daughter and I are managing fine as you can see here:  PIC 1, PIC 2. But Lord this is a lot tougher without the help of my lovely patient wife. So shout out to all the single parents out there doing their best all by their "bad self" raising these kids so they turn out to be productive citizens. I appreciate your efforts even more now!

In any event I've found some new work at home jobs. But before we get to them, let's get some housekeeping items out the way to prevent any confusion, hateful comments, threats, demands, etc… You know who you are.

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If you've read my review regarding Amazon.com Mechanical Turk work at home program the following review will seem like deja vu.

What is CloudCrowd.com?
 
It's very much like a freelance site except without the bidding. An employer or company hires CloudCrowd.com to complete a project. CloudCrowd.com breaks this project down into smaller easier tasks. They post these tasks on their site and assign a fee to them. Work at home seekers can log in to their cloudcrowd account to see what projects are available and select the ones of interest to them and get started on them. Once they're completed the tasks they're paid instantly the following day. Pretty cool, huh?

What type of work is on CloudCrowd?

The projects vary. You can get paid for tagging images or videos with descriptive keywords. You can get paid for finding information online. You can get paid for writing or editing paragraphs, articles, etc.  Basically whatever someone is willing to pay you for that involves online work, it will probably show up on CloudCrowd.com provided it's not illegal or gross.

What are the requirements to work with CloudCrowd.com?

1. Paypal account – It's free and used to pay you.
2. Facebook account – It's free. Cloudcrowd.com uses a facebook application to post new jobs and manage their workers.
3. Internet Access – All your work is done online, so web access is sort of important.

How much can you get paid?

This all varies on the complexity of the tasks. It can range anywhere from .01 cents and up. Yeah yeah, I know what you're thinking. I'm not doing anything for .01 cent. Like I said it varies.  But at the end of the day like Mturk it all adds up when you're doing multiple projects. There are many of you that can attest to this that have tried MTurk.

And besides you'll probably get paid more than you do now for your online activities. I'm guessing if you calculate all the hours you spend online searching for jobs, goofing off on facebook or surfing porn you'll discover you've earned nothing for the trouble.  So earning a few cents or dollars should be welcomed instead of looked down on.

How do you get paid?

CloudCrowd pays via paypal.  You can transfer the money from your paypal account to your bank account or you can use their paypal debit card to have access to your money.

When do you get paid?

After you complete a project, you get paid the next day via PayPal.

Is this opportunity available to people outside the US?

Yes it is. As long as your country is supported by paypal then you're eligible to work with CloudCrowd.com

Is there a referral program?

Of course there is. Haven't I told you most companies have an affiliate / referral program? In any event, here's what I know about their program:

- It's obviously free to join and participate.
- "When you invite someone to join CloudCrowd and they join, they become part of your Personal Crowd, and you get a commission on all the work they do. The people they invite also become part of your Personal Crowd, at the 2nd level. The invitees of your 2nd level Personal Crowd become your 3rd level Personal Crowd. Each time any of these individuals does work that is paid for, you get a commission.

Referral rates are currently:

- Rates are subject to change on a quarterly basis.

- Best of all, Commissions are paid daily! Joy!!!

So is CloudCrowd.com A Scam?

My initial research hasn't shown a lot of evidence to suggest that CloudCrowd.com is a scam. They don't charge you a fee which is always a good look. There are reports of people getting paid. So at the time of this review, it seems safe to say that CloudCrowd.com is legitimate

Now with that said, they're still in beta so things can change drastically for better or worst either way. But for now you might as well test it out and make some money. Add this opportunity to your arsenal of non traditional work at home opportunities that can make you money now.

The Cons

Although I do recommend trying CloudCrowd.com, please keep the following negatives in mind:

1. You can't support your family with this type of opportunity. It's not a "real" work at home job. But you already know I'm all for multiple streams of income regardless of how small it may be. In this industry making some money is always better than making none. If you don't feel that way yet, it means you haven't been at this long enough and your attitude will change soon enough.

2. Some folks hate paypal with a passion. I've heard the horror stories but I've been using them for years and have never had an issue. But since CloudCrowd.com doesn't offer a check option, this may turn off some people.

3. You need to have a Facebook account. Personally I found this to be annoying. Let's assume you're an anti-social bastard like myself that doesn't want to be found or contacted. lol This requirement sort of puts you in a tough position. Hopefully in time they'll have more of a traditional account process that doesn't require Facebook.

4. There aren't a lot of projects right now. But I suspect it's one of those things where you need to check in several times a day to see if anything new popped up. Furthermore the company is in beta so I imagine as they get more publicity and are out of that phase, it will grow like Amazon MTurk program did.

Conclusion:

In any event, that pretty much sums it up. If you've tried this company, I would love to hear your feedback. I'll probably do a follow up post with a video if I've made some money with the company.  You know I'm big on talking the talk and walking the walk. But I figured that I should get this out here as soon as possible to help you folks out. Lord knows my schedule can be wacky which may delay the creation of a video or post. Furthermore the referral money would be nice, so help a brother out. lol

Enjoy either way and let me know what you think.

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Hey Guys, Sorry for the late job leads and infrequent posts of late. I've been fighting a little cold. In addition to that, I'm working on a project that is almost ready to go live. There is a lot of time and money being spent so it works just right for you. So If you're in the market for a work at home job, you'll love what I have planned. Best of all it's going to be FREE, just the way you like it. I'm successful because of your support so I always try to re-invest my profits into the site to help my loyal user base.

So bear with me for the next couple of weeks. I have a great team of people that is working as fast as they can to get this up and running. But I don't want to half ass it. That being said, I'm being more anal than usual to ensure everything is just right.  So now you know what's going on. Any other rumor you may have heard is just gossip. lol

In any event I've found some new work at home jobs. But before we get to them, let's get some housekeeping items out the way to prevent any confusion, hateful comments, threats, demands, etc… You know who you are.

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TGIF Folks! The weekend is nearly upon us. So leave any of the negative crap that may have happened to you this week behind. Enjoy the next couple of days by doing what makes you happy, whether that’s spending time with your kids or cuddling with a new shiny toy like I plan to do.  But seriously, we only get one life so let’s try to make the best of it, regardless what it may be throwing at you.

End positive affirmation here.

In any event I’ve found some new work at home jobs. But before we get to them, let’s get some housekeeping items out the way to prevent any confusion, hateful comments, threats, demands, etc… You know who you are.

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