Claims made at http://www.socialmediariches.info we’ll review:
“You can make cash by creating and uploading videos!
You can make cash by uploading pictures!
You can make cash by uploading music!
You can make cash by writing on blogs!”
Ya think? We’ll see…
We’re in another “golden age” of the internet. Tons of new startups popping up all over the place. Many eventually being bought out by bigger companies for mega-bucks.
And what these companies need for their websites, more then anything, is content. Think about it – YouTube would be nothing without real people uploading their homemade videos.
This boom is so big, all the little startups are desperate for content – that is, video, writing, music, pictures, etc., created by YOU.
Enter “Social Media Riches,” the guide I promised last week I’d review for you. It’s at http://www.socialmediariches.info
The point of “Social Media Riches” is to show you all the hottest new websites that are dying for your content – and are willing to pay for it.
Now, I promised an honest review, so here goes:
First of all, there are, absolutely, tons of opportunities online to exchange your content for pay. The author ain’t lying there. What he’s done is compile a listing of over 40 of the hottest sites waiting to pay for your content, grouped by type.
So there’s a section on sites paying for Video upload, a section on sites paying for picture uploads, a section on sites paying for writing and “citizen journalism,” as well as some sites that’ll pay for music.
Each site is described in a few sentences so you know before you visit what it’s about.
After the main sections listing websites that’ll pay for your contributions, there’s about 2 pages of tips on video creation. While this section does have some good tips, if you’re interested in a full-fledged “How To” on making video, you’ll definitely need a comprehensive course.
What surprised me was that while I keep my finger on the pulse of Web 2.0 and new startups, most of the sites listed directory-style weren’t on my radar. Stuff I didn’t even know about. Bummer – I could’ve been working them for months now.
I’d say you could go and search the net and find them yourself… but what on earth would you search for? “Earn online submitting content?”
I just Googled that and the results were a bunch of scammy-looking pages. It’s not really a topic that is easily searched.
I honestly don’t think it’d be possible to compile this list on your own, without a solid week’s worth of searching.
Anyway – this is a book you’ll be interested in if you’re into getting some side, passive income by creating blog posts, videos, pictures, etc. Pretty easy stuff.
If you’ve got content that needs more exposure, this report is also a good buy (it’s just $17 right now) as it’s got quite a few new places you can submit your stuff too. And I think we all know, the more places you leave your work out there for others to find, (with a link back to your main site) the more website traffic you’ll generate.
“Social Media Riches” is a well researched and compiled guide that I do recommend, as the resources uncovered within are a sort of “treasure map” to the new “online goldrush.”
P.S. – YouTube has announced it’ll be implement a revenue-sharing model. This means you’ll get a cut of what they make from displaying your videos. Many of the sites in “Social Media Riches” operate on the same principle – and it’s obviously a solid one if YouTube is jumping on board…
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Sounds like an interesting read – I’m a little confused though – how come you are the registrant of socialmediariches.info – when reading your review it seems like you have no connection with the product at all.
Alan
I liked it enough to buy resale rights!
One thing you’ll notice about this site is that from time to time, I do product reviews, and they are mostly positive. I do this because I refrain from being negative and just try to highlight the stuff I use and like myself. Most of the stuff that sucks I actually do own (I buy just about everything in the market) and just let it die it’s own slow death, alone & unmentioned.
There was a ebook launch about a month ago in the “Web 2″ market that I didn’t say a word about. Not ’cause I didn’t read it…. But because it was speculative crap.
“Social Media Riches” I’d purchased, loved, and then bought resale rights to.
That’s cool – good enough recommendation for me then. I’ll buy as soon as my CC is in a fit state! oh, and just so you know, I do a whois on all domains of ebooks before I buy. If I see the domain is registered by proxy, I say “bye bye” and won’t “buy”. If the author/promoter of the product doesn’t want me to know who they are, then I won’t buy from them.
[quote comment="1662"]That’s cool – good enough recommendation for me then. I’ll buy as soon as my CC is in a fit state! oh, and just so you know, I do a whois on all domains of ebooks before I buy. If I see the domain is registered by proxy, I say “bye bye” and won’t “buy”. If the author/promoter of the product doesn’t want me to know who they are, then I won’t buy from them.[/quote]
That’s interesting to me… I usually do private registration just to keep spam down (and to keep other marketers from knowing my whole business), but it’s not a reflection of hiding from customers. But with this site I forgot to privatize.
It’s interesting how different people perceive different things.
I can appreciate the spam bit, but presumably there are ways around that? e.g. set up a specific email address for domain reg only?
As for other marketers knowing your business – well that’s something I wouldn’t know anything about but it sure would make a good article and see what others think. Is the customer no longer “king” if all these other considerations come into play. As far as I’m concerned, if someone is selling me something and payment is transacted – the customer should know who they are buying from. Why should an internet business be any different from any other business in this regard?
Alan
Finally, could I ask your thoughts on digg-like sites? Are there too many of them now do you think? Does the book cover anything like this?
Most customers don’t know how to look up “Whois” data, so it’s got nothing to do, from my perspective, with the customer being “king” or not
Also, having contact information on a website to allow a potential customer to reach support alleviates any of those concerns, in my mind.
Re: Digg type sites – yes, there are too may of them. “Social Media Riches” doesn’t cover them. It covers only sites that pay for content submission.
As the well known adage goes “you are not your customer” – what you may think is entirely different from what a customer (i.e. me) thinks. If I don’t get enough information on the site about who is selling the product and I revert to ‘whois’ maybe 1,000’s of others do too – all potential customers…
Well, yeah, LOL.
I do know my “average” customer very well, via customer support interaction, surveys, etc. Marlon Sanders is a big advocate of the customer (or prospect) survey, and I am now as well. I commend you on being so proactive in a world where most people aren’t.
That said, you could just hit the payment link and see the name of the company you’re sending money to, right?
I will continue to privatize most of my domain registrations. There are markets that I do business in that are none of the other marketers business.
That’s why I wrote “It’s interesting how different people perceive different things.”
To each his own, eh?
Absolutely, I can understand how perceptions are different from everyone. I’m just coming at this from the point of view of a guy who runs a bricks and mortars business and where my competition can see every move I make – new products, pricing etc. and can even sit for a day and watch how my sales are going! Maybe that’s why I find the online marketing world to be so different. Right now I’m looking to set up a site in my area of expertise and wondering how I might ever make an impact in that area. Hence my interest in this book and my probing comments
Well I wish you the best of luck in your transition to online! There are a lot of differences, but overdelivering and positioning yourself outside of the pack are principles that work whether you’re online or offline.
The biggest thing people need online is traffic. If you can master traffic, you can do just about anything.
Michelle
I found the ebooks have valuable info.
There is a new wave for marketers and I want to catch the wave!
Can you recommend a webdesigner who understands torrents, web2.0 etc to be able to implement all that technology unto a website?
I sell top tier products and need the newest technology.
Thanks!
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