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Profitable Ways to Spend Time Online

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If you’re anything like me, you probably spend a lot of time online. Tweeting celebrities, checking Facebook, and killing time playing games are all common ways of using the internet, and they might provide us with lots of entertainment, but are they really the best ways for us to spend our time online? Probably not.

You see, the internet has provided us all with unparalleled opportunities to make money online and improve our lives. Here are just a handful of the most profitable ways to spend time online:

Write a Blog

Instead of spending all your time online browsing other people’s blogs, why not divert some of your spare time to creating your own blog. You can have a blog up and running within a matter of hours, and if you take it seriously, dedicate a few hours a week to writing and build up and audience, you could make a full-time income from your new hobby.

Enter Sweepstakes

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Browsing websites like http://www.sweepstakesdaily.com is a great alternative to spending your spare time checking Facebook because they collect together all of the best contests on the web for you to enter. Even if you spend only a few minutes each day looking through and applying to a fraction of the sweepstakes available, there is a good chance that you will get lucky at least occasionally, and win some great prizes. So great are the opportunities for turning a profit by entering sweepstakes that there is a small but growing group of people who treat competition entry as a full-time job and many of them do quite well out of it too!

Writing eBooks

If you’ve always wanted to become an author, but the thought of having to submit your work to publisher after publisher has put you o9ff, now might be the time to give it a go because self-publishing for the Kindle and other eBook platforms is really starting to take off.

Even if you don’t have the time or implication to write a 50,000-word novel, you could make a regular income by creating short instructive eBooks. You can find out more about self-publishing at http://www.copyblogger.com/professional-self-publishing/, and you should consider giving it a try because it’s a great way to create passive income.

Create a Course

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If you have a particular skill that you think other people might want to learn, creating a video course and publishing it on Coursera, Udemy or Craftsy could be a great way to use the internet to your benefit, So, instead of idly passing the time discussing your hobby on your favorite forum, start writing and recording tutorials and make some extra money.

Set Up a Store

Instead of whiling away the hours trawling Etsy or browsing Amazon for bargains, start making the internet work for you by setting up your own online store on one of the most popular platforms. It’ll take some hard work, but with a little determination, you could start making hundreds of dollars per month just in your spare time.

Are you making money online? Which methods do you use to bring the money in?

Never Pay Retail Again With These Helpful Tips!

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Retail price is pretty high—I think we all know this. No one likes to pay the full price for something because manufacturers and companies usually charge ludicrous amounts for things when they are newly released. In fact, even during a season like Black Friday, companies still make a lot of money on every item and they rarely, if ever, lose money during a sale. This is because the price is designed to be high enough so that even if the item has to be sold at a reduced price, they can still make plenty of money on their investment.

So how can you take advantage of this? There are actually many different ways to save your money and always pay lower than retail price for an item, and here are just a few tips to get you started.

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Coupons, coupons, coupons!

It might feel strange using coupons, but they can actually save you incredible amounts of money on almost everything. You can take a look at these secrets to couponing for a broad range of tips, but here are a few things to get you started. First, sign up to deal websites that send you coupons every day or week for new things. There are some sites that offer coupons for businesses and stores that are new, growing, or running a promotional campaign for exposure. These companies offer low prices through coupon deals in order to get more people talking about their products, which is why they can offer insane deals like 50% off items or more.

Refurbished and second-hand

Let’s clear something up: there is nothing wrong with refurbished or pre-owned products! In the case of electronics such as a laptop or smartphone, a refurbished device can often be even better value than a new product. This is because a refurbished product typically means that it has been broken in the past and fixed to a better state. It’s been checked, maintained to a good standard and it’s made to work. If an item didn’t work or had problems, then it wouldn’t be resold as a refurbished or second-hand product. If you’re feeling daring, then buying second-hand from friends, Craigslist or eBay could give you some brilliant deals, but there’s less security compared to buying a refurbished product from a known manufacturer.

Waiting for deals and sales
If you go to do your supermarket shopping and you only buy things that are full price, then you’re doing something wrong! If you never want to pay retail again, then only buy things that are discounted unless you absolutely have to. The secret is that every supermarket still makes a profit on every sale regardless of if it’s discounted or not. What this essentially means is that you never “beat” the supermarket by paying less—they always win. You can also do this online. If you’re buying from Amazon, you’ll notice that discounts are always counted in the price and you can see how much money you’d save by purchasing from the online giant.

Photography Interview Q&A With Matthew David Parker @mattdavidparker

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Interview for Matthew David Parker

Interviewer: Mr Parker, How did your interest in photography first reveal itself?

MDP: Well, I took pictures with those little disposable cameras when i was a kid, I just liked to try to capture what i was seeing to be able to relive it later. My first really good picture was on tourist cruise that i went with my parents in Hawaii… I had one of those little disposable cameras and i took a picture of Waikiki from the boat. The lights reflecting on the water and the skyline in the background with the blue expanse of the pacific between, it was the stuff of postcards. My parents had it blown up and framed. their pride encouraged me.

Interviewer: It’s amazing how a little encouragement from those we respect can influence us..When did you get your first ‘real “camera?

MDP: I saved my money and tried to get a polaroid because i liked the instant nature but I soon found that the quality wasn’t there and the fact that there was no negative was discouraging so I quickly moved to an inexpensive point and shoot. This satisfied me for a short while but I really was interested in the effects that i saw in magazines and learned that that was a much more expensive and complicated process than pointing at something. My first real camera was a SLR Olympus. It had a fixed lens but you could adjust the light exposure and I was in heaven with experimenting.

Schoolmates were mostly my subjects and i was chosen to be the photographer for my school yearbook. They had a REAL camera with interchangeable lenses this opened a whole new world for me and I’ve never looked back.

Interviewer: Being chosen to be the official photographer in high school must have been a real ego boost, but you were not being paid, when did you become a professional?

MDP: National Geographic had a contest for amateur photographers and I went through the negatives of everything I had to find just the right picture to submit. Nothing measured up so I went on a quest in the area where i lived to find the perfect picture that i thought would be National Geographic quality. I took a photo of a coyote in silhouette against the evening sky with a lone cactus. In my view it was the perfect shot. I filled out the application and sent in the photo..waiting for what seemed like forever to hear from them just knowing that i had been chosen. Weeks went by and nothing.. Finally a letter arrived from them saying that i had honorable mention. While i was disappointed that it didn’t win I was happy that at least it was noticed. I showed it to my teachers friend who was friends with the local newspaper and they wanted to buy the use of my photo for the travel section of the Sunday paper. So my first paid work started out as amateur work and morphed.

Interviewer: Just goes to show, never give up. What advice would you give to someone starting out like you were?

MDP: Take pictures of what moves you no matter if it’s people, landscapes or flowers, just what gives you a feeling when you see it. There are classes that will teach you about lighting and composition and placement but there is no class for heart, that you develop or you have from the start. Never give up and now with the digital technology that is available the sky is the limit. Just never stop and never let the price of equipment stop you. Use the best you can afford but always try to capture what you are feeling. Sometimes what started out as a mistake becomes the best ever!

***NEW***Have Your Tried McDonald’s New Signature Crafted Recipes Line? @McDonalds

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I received a complimentary McDonald’s Swag Bag that included a few coupons to try this sandwich. All opinions and thoughts are 100% my own. Information in this post provided by McDonald’s.

     Have you tried the all new Signature Crafted Recipe Sandwiches at McDonald’s yet?

I will be the first to admit that I love everything that McDonald’s serves. The New Signature Crafted Recipes Line is sure to please every palette. They have a sandwich that I am sure you will love!

You can now also create your own sandwich. Pick your recipe, Pick your protein and then pick your bun! How awesome is that? Leave it to McDonald’s to once again come up with an awesome idea for a sandwich!

FUNCAKE 30 in 1 Icing Decorating Kit #Review

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I received the below mentioned complimentary product for the purpose of this review. All opinions and thoughts are 100% my own.

     How do you decorate your baked goods? I took a cake decorating class when I was in my teens…So what 40 years ago? I failed miserably. This is why I was thrilled to be given the chance to review the FUNCAKE 30 in 1 Icing Decorating Kit. Ever we bought our home, I have taken over the love of baking that my Mom would have done when she was a live.

About The Company~

This is a fun company making this product to help make decorating your confections so much easier with step by step how to’s and giving you the tools you need to do this.

     I love decorating cakes, cupcakes and cookies but I will be the first ti admit that I am terrible at it. This was the best product I could of ever received. It walked you through every step of the way. The downloadable book that came with it taught you just what to do and how to do it. The FUNCAKE 30 in 1 Icing Decorating Kit came with 2 piping bags, 24 tips, a cute storage case and a downloadable instruction book. I cannot tell you enough that if you want to learn how to decorate your confections that this is the product you need to do just that.

     I give the FUNCAKE 30 in 1 Icing Decorating Kit my thumbs up and my highest recommendation. If you want to learn how to decorate, Then this is the product for you.