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NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
JUNE 2004
1. News
Welcome to the latest issue of the Homeworking Ideas newsletter,
the monthly publication which gives you all the latest news from the UK on ways
of earning money from home.
Online Surveys
This month I've once again been tracking down companies that either pay you to
complete surveys or send you free samples of new products to test. Whilst it's too
early to tell whether they'll generate many assignments, it only takes a minute or
two to apply to each one and of course the more panels you're on, the greater
the chance of getting selected.
http://www.responsepanel.com -
as well as the usual cash, vouchers, prizes etc. for completing surveys (award
will depend on client) you also earn points for each survey you complete which
can be exchanged for rewards which appear to be in the form of high street gift
vouchers. With points worth £5 for the first survey and 50p for each subsequent
survey, on top of payment from the client, this could be one of the better paying
sites. You also get extra points for any friends you refer so remember to add my
username "homeworker" in the "Referred By" box. There's even a monthly draw
for all members, with extra entries for each survey completed.
http://www.cosmeticresearchonline.co.uk
supply research information to manufacturers of cosmetics and toiletries in 7
different countries. They don't offer payment but you do get to try the latest in
cosmetics, toiletries and skincare free of charge. Trial products have already
been tested for safety so they just want to know whether they work or not, whether
they are pleasant to use and whether you think they could be improved. None have
been tested on animals.
http://www.thats-what-i-think.co.uk
lets you express your opinions about what you see on TV and Movie screens and hear
on the radio. You get a chance to see and hear new releases before they're made
public and help decide if they are up to your standards. You earn "Opinion Points"
which are redeemable for such prizes as gift certificates from Amazon.co.uk or to
make donations to charity. Not only do you earn points for joining up, completing
surveys and earn 20% of the points earned by friends you refer, but they also
give away points just to say thank you for being a part of the
thats-what-i-think.co.uk community, or for responding quickly.
Whilst not a new site, Ciao.com are currently appealing for survey participants
between the ages of 13-17 or over 40 so if you haven't yet joined, and particularly
if you fit into one of these age ranges, you could be missing out.
Details from http://www.homeworkinguk.com/ciao.htm
I've also come across an excellent international site that not only gets you
free access to details of over 25 survey companies, but you will be among the
first to know about new survey opportunities. Just click on the banner below.
Spam and Viruses
Continuing to waste much of my time is the vast amounts of spam and virus messages I
receive every month. If you're having the same problem and don't want to worry about
keeping anti-virus software up to date, or find spam filters far too complicated
then a new service from Virgin.net could be worth a look. As well as the usual
choices of internet provision between pay as you go, unlimited unmetered packages
and broadband without the usual 12 month contract, they've just added free
anti-spam and email virus protection to all accounts. With 5 e-mail addresses and
10MB of webspace included, this could be just the push you've been looking for
to create your own website, as well as solving problems of unwanted e-mails.
You'll find full details of their range of packages at
http://www.homeworkinguk.com/virginnet.htm
TV Work
For anyone who would like to work in TV or film this new page gives information on
both professional careers in this sector and also work as an extra, voiceover artist
etc. together with details of programmes requiring participants. Visit
http://www.homeworkinguk.com/tv.htm
2. Featured Publication
Success Alert - Conversations with Successful Internet Entrepreneurs
If you're fed up of "gurus" trying to sell you eBooks telling you how they made a
fortune online, only to discover it was either pure theory or simply from the sale
of the books themselves, and contained little you could really apply to anything
of your own then "Success Alert" could be what you've been waiting for. Compiled
by Brit, John Evans, this new guide is made up of interviews with extremely
successful internet marketers from both sides of the Atlantic, who between them
made over $25 million online last year, in such diverse areas as home improvements,
socks, trucks, restaurant consultancy and magic tricks as well as online auctions
and affiliate marketing. Note that nearly ALL of the entrepreneurs started from
scratch with very little money, and very little time, so there's sure to be at
least one story you can relate to.
These 10 interviews cover exact and proven 'blueprints' to their amazing success
in fine detail over 300 pages and information on the contributors, their online
earnings and their credentials are on the site. As always you're protected by a
guarantee so you can get a refund if you're not happy. For full details go to
http://www.homeworkinguk.com/success.htm
3. Featured Business Opportunity
Juniors.net
When you're a mum to school age children it can often be hard to find a suitable
way of earning that will work around the children which is why working from home
is so appealing. One of the easiest ways to work from home is by acting as an
agent for an established company, but often the only people you come into contact
with are the other mums and you find your only topic of conversation is the kids
and how they're doing.
If I had to design a perfect opportunity for anyone in this position, I couldn't
have done better than this month's featured opportunity. Nearly all parents want
their children to achieve their true potential at school and to help them leave
with good Grades. Juniors.net is a fun interactive educational web site for kids
aged 7-11 years covering 95% of the National Curriculum with over 800 Activities.
It's been designed not just to teach children the subject but to motivate them to
learn. Parents can allocate work for their children based on the Year and Term
they are in or set work earlier, if they need to revise - or from next term if
they are doing well and as they can see, not just the scores but if they got
something wrong - and then you can help them. Recommended by Curriculum Online,
and a Government approved product, at least one local authority has bought a
copy for every school in their county.
The company behind this new product are looking for agents to promote
the product and really have covered every angle to ensure anyone can succeed.
For a start did you know there are 3.5m children in the 7-11 age range with a
new intake every year, so there's no shortage of a target market?
Being web-based one problem is that it can be difficult to get people to use
your link or quote your reference number when making a purchase. With juniors.net
this problem is solved as parents save £12 by using your ID and pay just £60 a year.
As this works out to just £5 a month, little more than a pound a week or only 15p
per hour, few parents are likely to find this too high a price for their child's
education, and Netcradle even donates £5 to a school of their choice. With a
14 day money back guarantee, there's plenty of time to test it out.
Another problem can be lack of support, especially if your sponsor has little
experience themself. Once again this problem is overcome as you are also allocated
a mentor from the company to help and support you. Add to this the online training
modules, the free starter pack, including leaflets and CDs relating to both parental
sales and recruitment of potential new consultants, regular get togethers and a
back office of resources, and you can see how much thought has gone into making
sure all agents can do well.
To take a look at the business opportunity you need to go to
http://netcradle.com/p2p.
To take a look around you will need my ID to get into the site which is 101772.
Or if you wish to go and look at the product it is http://www.juniors.net
and again you will need ID 101772.
4. Featured Freebies
Free phone redirection and keyring
If you've ever been in a situation when you've been asked for your phone number
and had to list 3 or 4 numbers people can reach you on, then Telecama may have
the answer with a free "Super Router" number. When somebody calls the "Super Router"
number it makes all of your phones ring (anywhere between 1 and 5 numbers can
be connected). For example it can ring your Office, Home and Mobile phone all
at the same time, then whichever one is picked up first is the one the call is
connected to.
They'll even send you a free keyring with your new number on. Full details of
this free service are available from http://www.homeworkinguk.com/telecama.htm
I hope you've found something of interest this month. I'll speak to you again next month.
Lynne O'Connor
newsletter@homeworkinguk.com
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