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Hello All, Hope you had a great week. The last couple of weeks have been pretty hectic for me. I spent a week or two in cabin fever mode. We locked ourselves in the condo as we put my princess through potty training. Truth be told, I think it took more of a toll on us than it did her. But I think she's finally mastered that skill. Not bad for a girl that isn't 2 yet. lol

If that wasn't enough, we've been doing some home shopping. My little condo feels like the walls are finally closing in on me. Ever since my little girl has learned how to walk there is no place to hide. So the past couple of weeks we've visited some homes in the hope of finding our vision of the "Salomon Compound". Here are some things I've learned about house shopping. 

1. What you think you might need and what you really do need are two different things. I initially thought I would pretty much be happy with a home that was double the size of our current condo and a little land. This way my daughter and the dog had some place to roam and I wouldn't be responsible for too much yard work.

However after seeing a few homes. I realize that I probably need triple the space for family entertaining. The need for a small yard has been replaced with the desire of an acre or two so I can have an ATV and private paintball field in my my backyard. It's not a neccessity like large living space, bedrooms, office and a "man cave".  But it's become more of a priority now that I can see what I can get out there. lol 

2. Homeowners aren't the best marketers. I've visited several homes. Some of the ones that stand out in my mind for the wrong reasons include a home where a dirty bra was left hanging on a bathroom door and some dudes draws were plastered on the bathroom floor. 

Fortunately I've watched enough HGTV where I've learned to ignore things that may not be to my liking. But usually that would mean paint, carpets, wall paper, etc. I wasn't prepared to see folks personal garments out and about. I don't know about you but when I know company is coming over, I tidy up. I'll keep it real, I'm a neat freak. So I tidy up constantly. But if I'm trying to sell my home, you better believe I'm really going to clean it up so buyers see themselves in it. So if you're trying to sell your house, you might want to keep that in mind. 

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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So it looks like the scammers have woken up a sleeping giant. or shall I say THE sleeping giant Months ago I reported how you should pretty much avoid ANY of these nonsensical Google Work At Home products or so called opportunities. But Google's finally said, enough is enough and has started suing these shady work at home companies. Yeah!!!

But for awhile Google was pretty quiet about these scams and let them advertise on their search engines & partner sites. But eventually the "poopy" hit the fan & the FTC went all medieval on one of the best known scammers Google Money Tree. At that point, Google made a smart decision and banned these type of Google work at home products from all their web properties. 

However just like roaches scatter when the lights come on, most of these con artists just started advertising on Google's competitors and other sites that would have them. Some were smart enough and flipped up the scam a bit by changing the name or the shady product being pushed. But most kept to business as usual.

As a result of this, the damage to Google's reputation continued to forge on. I did my best to try to enlighten folks with my articles like the one that discussed Fake News Sites promoting these Google scams. But not everyone is as fortunate as you to read this blog. Consequently a lot of folks presumed that Google was in cahoots with these companies. Naturally, they concluded if Google wasn't down with the company, they would just sue the pants off these con artists and be done with them. But to our collective shock, they failed to do so initially. I've argued the biggest reason for this was because most of the con artists did include tiny itty bitty terms of conditions or disclaimers. They basically read as follows: "We're not down with Google even though we use their name in our product and their logo."

However I think what Google failed to see at the time was that these scammy sites were sending mixed signals. It's like a woman wearing a low cut top, with a push bra and "the girls" spilling out of them and then giving you a "stank" look because you can't keep your eyes on her face.  Most guys would think, why wear the shirt? And most job seekers felt sort of the same way with the Google work at home scams. So the damage was already done and now Google has realized the error in their ways and trying to make it right by going to town with lawsuits against these con artists. Look, I know some folks are moaning that it's a bit late and after the fact. But I'm a big believer in better late than never. 

Fighting scammy advertisers is always going to be an uphill battle for Google or any website for that matter in terms of resources and potential loss of revenue. Some folks seems to want to gang up on Google right now for their late action. But have any of you ever watched TV, read a magazine or newspaper? There are tons of questionable ads listed in all these mediums and have been for years. It's not a new phenomenon. 

This begs the question, when do we as "grown ass" adults take responsibilities for our actions? When I got scammed a few times, I quickly learned that I should always do my research when considering any work at home option. I wasn't mad at the website that I found this ad on. I was mad at myself for not knowing better. We all learned this lesson early on as children usually with a painful experience such as touching a hot stove or iron. You pretty much learned never to do that again. So why as adults aren't we applying the same logic?

Getting scammed was a powerful lesson for me. It taught me the importance of research and taking responsibility for one's actions. It's a lesson I still practice to this very day and the advice I constantly share with all of you. I take the advice to heart so much that most of the time I won't answer questions like "Is company x a scam?". Instead I will direct you to visit my work at home scams page and watch my little scam video. Why? Because I feel it's a skill that you need to learn that will help you throughout your work at home career and other situations. If I fish for you, you'll never learn how to fend for yourself.  What would happen if I died or the site disappears? By learning the researching skill you'll always be able to know the real. But more importantly you will probably share this skill with others. Eventually you make it very hard for these con-artists to make a living.  And besides I'm all about empowering folks to make their own decisions not to be a flock of sheep that follow everything that Eddy the shepard says. 

So that's my two cents about Google suing these work at home scammers. I applaud them and think it's a good thing. Because honestly their lack of action was really hurting them in terms of a brand perspective. Truth be told, I don't think lawsuits or even FTC regulations will stop scam artists. It will definitely hurt them and make them think twice. However in my humble opinion, the best way to stop scams is to empower us the users with knowledge and sharing of information. Because there are billions more of us as a collective internet community than there will ever be at the FTC, BBB or any law firm. For that matter we probably out number all the con-artists too.  

With that said, do you part. Stop skimming through helpful articles from credible sources especially when they deal with scams. Were you just doing it? Ultimately your impatience can lead to a really bad situation and who will be to blame at that point? So do yourself a favor and visit my work at home scams page, watch the video, read the articles and comments. Then start doing your own research. Share your experiences there and other sites when it makes sense.  

At the end of the day, save yourself, don't wait for others to save you. We already know that bailouts don't really work out all that well. So that's just my two cents. It's a philosphy that has kept me scam free for a number of years now. You do what you feel is best for you. But be prepared to live with the consequences. 

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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Well the holiday season is pretty much upon us. We all know what that means. It's about spending quality time with loved ones, reflecting on all your blessings, eating home cooked meals and just spreading good will to men, right?. Not quite! That's what holidays were suppose to be about. But now it's more about what folks are getting each other, drinking too much, "transgressions" at holiday parties, trying to stop your drunk uncle from embarrassing himself and a whole bunch of other stuff.

I don't know exactly when the holidays became a hot mess but sadly it has. Holidays seem to be relegated to buying stuff instead of the warm feelings of being with loved ones (yea, including that drunk uncle). Look, I'm not casting blame on anyone. Ultimately we're all accomplices to this phenomenon, your friendly neighborhood blogger included. Honestly I'm not that deep. This sudden realization came to me as I was watching the history of Christmas on TLC. This is what happens when my wife & daughter leave me home all day & head to one of their women only family bonding sessions. But I digress.

It's just amazing how much the holidays have all changed from it's true purpose and origins. So I just wanted to throw it out there because I'm sure some of you feel the same way. In any event, this is the holiday beast we created and must be fed. So I decided to create this little article to help you stack them Benjamins. This way we can demonstrate our love to our close ones by buying them "stuff". Lol So here are 7 ways to money with the holidays. Enjoy!

1. Sell Holiday Photos!

I'm going to be real. I hate going through long ass online photo albums. I don't even care if I'm in most of the pictures, what the event is, etc. When my wife and I send pictures I have a limit of about 10-20. Some times less is more. Yeah i know that sounds hypocritical coming from some one that babbles on in his blog. But I draw the line when it comes to pictures and you should too. So this holiday season, instead of torturing people like me with a link to your photo album that takes away an hour of my life that I'll never get back, consider selling your darling pictures online. Some of the most popular websites are www.istockphoto.com and www.shutterstock.com. There are a whole mess of other sites out there that will pay you for your photos. Just do a Google search for the keywords "stock photography" and should find a few sites to choose from.

2. Shovel Snow

This is my least favorite because of my ongoing lower back issues and I'm lazy. But it's definitely a no brainer if you live in an area with a lot of snow. When I was a younger lad and lived in the Bronx I had an elderly neighbor that would pay me about $20 to shovel his drive way. It was guaranteed money all winter long. That was in the good old days when NY actually had consistent winters. For instance, prior to this past weekend, we were still getting weather in the 60's. Go figure! But if global warming hasn't affected your neck of the woods, definitely get into the snow removal business. It may pay for a few holiday gifts this season.

3. Gift Wrapper

I'm probably one of the worst gift wrappers in the world. I don't have the patience to measure how much paper I need. I either cut too much or cut too little. And Lord don't let me wrap a gift that's not a rectangle or a square. Until gift bags became in vogue, I actually would wrap these weird shaped gifts as is. Trust me when I say it wasn't a pretty sight under the tree. That being said there are probably a lot of other dudes in the same boat. Their pain is your cash cow. Advertise your gift wrapping service by setting up some fliers in your neighborhood supermarket, video shop or anywhere that allows it. You may also want to post some local free ads in Craigslist. Why not give some family members or friends a phone call or email.  They will probably be an easy sell and can refer you to their friends. By the way, If any of you offer this service in White Plains, NY, holler at your boy. I have a stack of gifts that are waiting for your services.

4. Write about the holidays.

I've been on this earth for many moons and I've picked up a few tricks along the way, especially when it comes to shopping. For instance, any time I shop online on a site like Amazon.com or Overstock.com there is usually an option for coupons or promotion code at the end of the check out process. Most people ignore this. But not me. I head straight to Google.com and do a search for "Amazon.com coupons" or whatever the store name happens to be. Then I look at the search results, visit the sites and find some codes to use. Once I find a few, I head back to Amazon.com or the store I'm shopping at and enter the code or codes I find to see what type of discount I get. Most of the time I do and save myself some cash or get free shipping. That's a little secret my wife takes to the bank regularly. So what does this have to do with holiday money making? Well one it saves you some money. (You're welcome.) But more importantly you could also head to a site like Examiner.com, AssociatedContent.com or any writing site that pays and write an article about your holiday tips, recipes, secrets, traditions or whatever related to the holidays. Depending on the site you choose, you can make some decent pocket change by doing this. So give that a shot. I'm pretty sure you all have some holiday tips you can share with the world.

5. Holiday Shopper

In my inner circle I'm known for a lot of things, work at home, sarcasm, being anti-social, tech savvy, wittiness, good humor, husband extraordinaire, super dad, amazing humility and the list goes on and on. lol But seriously one of my best assets is my internet research skill. I can pretty much find anything I want on the internet if I work hard enough at it. But one of my best skills is finding online shopping deals. My family and friends know they shouldn't buy anything substantial related to technology without consulting me. If they fail to heed this warning, they will have to suffer my sarcastic wrath all day long. This usually consists of a barrage of "I could have found that for you a lot cheaper had you emailed a brother". "Wow, I didn't know you liked flushing money down the toilet, maybe next time you can throw it my way". Needless to say you get the point and so do they. So If you're pretty savvy at finding deals online, you may want to offer your services to family, friends, co-workers, or strangers. You could charge a flat rate such as a percentage of the total amount spent as you shop for your client. Or if you're smart, you don't charge them a dime. Instead head to a site like BigCrumbs.com that pays you a percentage of money for shopping online at brand name online stores.  This way you can shop for your clients and get paid to shop by BigCrumbs.com instead of charging your client. Who wouldn't accept that offer? Or just shop for yourself. Either way you make money holiday shopping. It's not a lot but its something. I've made some money doing it and it definitely works.

6. Holiday Babysitter

I've learned a few things as a parent. One, taking my daughter to dinner in public is an exercise in patience. I've managed to fail that class a few times and don't plan on doing it over. Two, shopping with your kids during the holiday is as fun as prostate exam performed by a doctor with the hand steadiness of a wash machine on it's last leg of life. It's something else I think most people should pass on. That being said it's an opportunity for you to make some money. Why not give your family members, friends a call or email? Let them know you'll be happy to babysit at a reasonable rate as they go shopping. Everyone wins in this situation. The mystery of Santa is preserved for the kiddies and your pockets gain a little weight for the holidays. Isn't that better than on your tummy or butt?

7. Surf the Web!

Recently I've been using this search engine called Swagbucks.com for all my web surfing needs. Imagine if Google paid you every once in a while when searching their site. After all they make a gazillion dollars a year. Why couldn't they throw a few stacks your way? Unfortunately they don't but Swagbucks.com does. It's not rocket science. You basically just visit SwagBucks.com. Sign up for a free account. Then start using their search engine instead of Google or whatever one you currently use. (Honestly, why would you be using any other engine besides Google? They're the best for a reason.) Every once in a while as you search on Swagbucks.com you win some swag bucks. It's basically some reward system that can be redeemed for prizes or more importantly cash! I've been using them for a month now and have made some easy money! You already know I rarely use those words in a given sentence. I have a review coming up about this company. But knowing my habits on the holidays, I figured i should mention it now. Chances are you're going to be doing a lot more surfing in the last couple of weeks for gifts, recipes, holiday events, and your usual surfing habits. You might as well get paid while you're doing that stuff. After all you've been doing it for free all this time. Why not make some money with it? By the way, did I mention Swagbucks.com is partially powered by Google's search results so you wouldn't be missing out on relevant websites by replacing Google with it. So what are you waiting for? Get your swag on!

That's all folks! I hope you enjoy my tips on how to make money this holiday season. My bad about the rant earlier. But I do want you to give this holiday season a little more consideration for its true meaning. It's been a rough year for everyone. So this year I really want you to focus on all your blessings and NOT the stuff you don't have or can't buy your loved ones. If you're here to celebrate another holiday with them, then you've already given them the best gift they'll ever have. So let that marinate in your mind and rid yourself of any negative feelings for not being able to buy your family as much "stuff" this year! If you can't do that, then at least I've given you the gift of some ways to help you through that.

Take care.

P.S. If you're looking for more traditional work at home jobs, you can always visit my work at home companies page or my weekly work from home job leads. I know someone is bound to ask the question so I might as well beat you to the punch.

Let me know what you guys think about this little list of mine. Find any of these particularly useful? Have you tried any of these and made money? Chime in below.

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Yeah, about last week….My bad. As you may or may have not noticed, there weren't any posts last week. In the midst of Thanksgiving, spending time with family and celebrating my 2nd year of being jobless ( by choice ), I totally forgot my responsibilities here. So I want to express my deepest apologies and belated Happy Thanksgiving or any other holiday I missed. To be on the safe side let me wish you a "Happy Holidays" now just in case there is another relapse. I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday.

This Thanksgiving was very special to me because on 11.22.09 it made two years since I told "The Man" they're fired and pursued this blogging / affiliate marketing thing full time. So aside for being thankful for the usual things in my life such as waking up in the morning, a roof over my head, my wonderful wife, my little princess, my family, friends and all of you good folks, I'm very thankful to God.

Please understand I'm not a super religious dude. I don't want to come off as some holy man because I'm so far from that.  I cuss, drink and probably do a whole bunch of other things that "super religious" types would frown upon. But I do consider myself a spiritual person that believes that if you send out good energy, surround yourself with positive people and actually try to help people, you will be rewarded.

In fact, I want to share a little story with you. Hope you don't mind. Don't worry the leads will still be at the bottom of this story. lol

About 3 years ago, I ran into a little tax issue with Uncle Sam (about 30,000 of them to be exact). I failed to save properly to pay him back for the money I earned as an affiliate for that given year. Yeah it was a dumb mistake on my end. But in my defense I had a crappy CPA. But I digress. As a result of my stupidity, I was forced to take a home equity loan to pay this massive debt. It broke my spirit and I no longer wanted to pursue this business.

So like many of you suffering hardship, I went looking for a work at home job. Naturally this would be easy for me because of my experience running my sites. So I found a listing on craigslist for a html coder. This was perfect for me. The person was located in NYC. We exchanged emails and I headed to meet her after work. She was a nice young woman and we discussed the details of the job and how my experience was a perfect fit. I was confident I would get the job. I had all the skills she desired, I dressed the part and interviewed well. She said she would email me later in the week because she had to interview a few more people. I sent her a follow up email to thank her for meeting me. I waited and waited and never heard back from her. (Sounds familiar?) So I decided to follow up. To my dismay, she basically gave me a song and dance. I was crushed as emotional as that sounds. Why? I've never been turned down after an interview. I wasn't accustomed to that type of rejection.

I tried looking for other work at home jobs but nothing ever panned out. (I know I'm singing to the choir here.) For several months I was down and out. I even considered selling my sites. I moped around the house being very negative. My wife let it ride for a month or two. But then she had enough! She basically kicked me in my ass and told me to brush this nonsense off and get back to building our dreams. It didn't click in at first. But she's a persistent one and kept "dropping seeds" of encouragements as she likes to call them. Finally one day something deep inside of me started stirring. At first I thought it was gas but it turned out to be the other g, God.

I thought about that missed job opportunity and became so enraged that I was turned down by this employer. I basically said, oh hell nah! Why was I looking for a work at home job in the first place? My goal was always to work for myself. Why was I going to let a "little" trouble from Uncle Sam and some idiot employer bring me down?

So I dusted my shoulders off and went full force with my affiliate marketing / blogging career. I spent a whole year investing thousands of dollars in tons of courses, further mastering my craft. I immersed myself in information, books & videos (The Secret, Joel Osteen, etc.) that helped improve my mindset which was weak up to this point. But more importantly, I took action consistently! If something didn't work, I didn't moan and complain about it. I took it as a lesson learned and moved on. Sometimes it was an expensive lesson but nonetheless I always tried to walk away with some piece of knowledge from it. Prior to my mindset change I always harped on those negative experiences which would lead to further inaction. But that was the old me.

Next thing I know I'm introduced to a great CPA, My wife was pregnant, My site is climbing the search engines, I'm being featured in AOL, reporters are calling me and my income triples all within a matter of 2-3 years. But keep in mind that I've been doing this for over 10 years. However it was those last 2-3 years that were pivotal and catapulted me into another level. 

So how did I get here? Part of it was a great support system, good training, a positive mindset and a lot of hard work. But I think a big part of it was that God put a seed in my heart and wouldn't allow me to kill it. He put me in situations that would make it flourish. At first these situations seemed like closed doors. But the reality was that certain doors were being closed in my face so I could kick open some other ones that were meant for me.

Some folks call it coincidence, I call it God's favor. The label is meaningless, but the results aren't. So that's what I'm thankful for this past Thanksgiving. Because of that little seed, not only have I changed the life of my own family and friends, I'm able to reach thousands of people and help them change their lives. And to me that's something I'll always be thankful for. 

I hope you enjoyed this story. It's not one I share with people outside my immediate circle. But I've been feeling compelled to write about it since last week. But for some reason I was having a mental block. Maybe God thought that it might be more helpful today. Either way, I hope it's inspired you in whatever you want to do with life. I just ask that as you embark on your journey, be thankful along the way and try to help others. Okay now that's out of my system, let's get into what most of you are here for the money. lol

By the way, feel free to chime in and let me know what you think about my little story there.

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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Hope everyone had a great week. If not I would like to end it with the following quote:

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
       – Anatole France "

If you follow this simple quote you'll be surprised how far it can take you in terms of work at home and all other areas of your life. It's not enough to want to achieve your goals but you really have to act on the opportunities presented to you whether small or not. Then you must actually believe in your mind that these goals are attainable and that you are dedicated to achieving them. Don't talk just talk the talk, walk the walk. Don't blame others for your lack of success, take responsibility for your actions because ultimately your success falls on your shoulders. It's easy to blame everyone and everything around you. However a true measure of a man or woman is their ability to look in the mirror, acknowledge their weaknesses and work towards beating them. You have a lot more power than the world and you give yourself credit for. If no one has told you that, I'm telling you this is the case. Take it for what it's worth and run with it.

End pep talk here. 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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As promised I'm here to announce the winner of my Birthday "Extravaganza" contest.  But before I do, I just want to thank all of you again for chiming in with your comments. As I said last week, this should really serve as an inspiration to any of you lurking in the shadows that are still on the fence about the possibilities of making money at home. I would hope that hearing from your counterparts will give you more of an incentive to take action.

There are a lot of options out there and sometimes they may be things outside your normal consideration. But if you have an open mind, trust me it can lead to bigger and better things. I'm a testament to this and apparently so are the other folks that frequent this site. So what do you have to lose?

Alright it's time to get on to the winners. Drum roll please…….. The winners are:

1. Wendy
2. Sue Fegan
3. James

Please congratulate the winners by posting your comment below. Show them as much love as you did for me. Thanks again to everyone that participated.  You guys are the best!

P.S. I had a great birthday week. My wife & baby girl spoiled me with some pretty sweet gifts. Click here to see them.