I’ve been looking at spending more time on the study of topics for making money online. There are several obvious first starts, but as I study more and more, I am find a lot more ways to make money online. There are a long list of advertisers and affiliate programs and I intend to learn, assess, and test the different programs to help you, the reader of this site, and me as I seek to monetize my websites and blogs.

Widgetbucks

Recently, I discovered Widgetbucks and am initially impressed with this new site. Widgetbucks offers two ways to make money online:

1) through an ad unit like this:

WidgetBucks - Trend Watch - WidgetBucks.com

2) and through a referral program through links like this one:

Make Money with WidgetBucks

There are several good points about the ad units and only a couple of drawbacks.

What is good

• You can display the ad unit along with AdSense (allowing multiple ad units on a page).
• They do not restrict the number of ad units you can display on a page, but reason dictates that the site should still be usable. You should only display what fits in with the content of your site.
• The ad units work great for sites about products, because most of the ad units are lists of products.
• The Ad units are animation items, so it presents a slightly better look to the website (you can also customize the color to match your site).
• I’ve heard that the units get good click through rates (CTR), but it is too new on any of my sites. (The site advertises $2-$6 per CPM (thousand impressions).
• It is quick and simple to setup.
• The site pays through Paypal.
• You earn 10% of any referrals earnings for up to the referrals first 12 months.
• Right now, you can get a $25 bonus when you signup.
• The site pays out monthly with a minimum of only $50.

If anyone is using Widgetbucks, I would be interested in learn how you are doing. Submit a comment below.

You can sign up for Wigetbucks here:

Make Money with WidgetBucks

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Every Monday is Money Management Tips day. 

The first day of every week, I present tips and suggestions for better money management.  Last week, I presented the Online Savings Account from HSBC where you can earn an impressive 5.05% on an account with the convenience of online banking, quickly available cash, and bank-to-bank transfers with ACH.

Today’s tip is targeted toward those who operate online a lot.

Anyone who is familiar with Paypal knows the site provides a great service to pay for items online without putting your financial information at risk.  You can now use Paypal and put your money in a money market account to earn a nice return on investment (ROI) - 5.03% (7-Day Average Yield as of 7/24/2007).

Paypal’s website listed three reasons to sign up:

• Immediate access: Get your money just as fast as with your PayPal account.
• No minimum investment: Invest as little as $1.00 USD in the Money Market Fund. You don’t have to worry about maintaining a certain balance.
• Managed by experts: PayPal’s Money Market Fund is managed by Barclays Global Investors, international experts who oversee over $1.50 USD trillion in global assets.

Now, you can use Paypal for online purchases and as an investment solution for short term cash equivalents!

Check it out: Paypal’s Money Market Account.

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