Monday, August 15, 2011

My Newest Online Adventure- To Engage or Not?

No one could have convinced me that I would be involved and I mean heavily involved in the site I am now in...a year ago. I was not impressed or interested in any type of offer site. They paid too little and involved signing up for nonsense things to earn pennies. Many people raved about these "get paid to" sites but I was skeptical, hesitant and just not interested in giving out personal details and organizing my life around canceling silly offers.

Well, there came a time when I looked at Project Payday. I gave it some thought but decided it was not for me. Then, a big one came around, the $60 money miracle. It was everywhere and everyone that I knew was promoting it but still I was hesitant because I did not want to sign up for multiple offers. Everyone was more concerned with the $60 per referral or the very generous bonuses that were being given out than what the site actually was or why they were doing what they were doing.

Now, several months later, I am involved in one of the sisters to the above mentioned site. The hook for me was that it actually involved learning a system and it only had a requirement for ONE free or trial offer. This concept became attractive because of the education that I learned regarding the new advertising industry as well new skills in marketing and promotion.

Anyone who has engaged in making money online realizes that companies are paying more and more to get their products and services seen and hopefully used by consumers. This reality is all around us if we open our eyes up and look. Advertising is prevalent in society. Billboards and promotions are everywhere. No matter where you look: public transportation, celebrity endorsements (heck, there is no need to be a celebrity anymore.....look at twitter---anyone can endorse if they have a certain number of followers), internet and cell phone advertisements and promotions are at an all-time high. You would have to live in a cave with Tivo, no computer and zero interaction with people to avoid the plethora of ads and messages that are being thrown at us right now at alarmingly increasing rates. So the question for me, became which side would I like to participate on. I am just a consumer or can I also earn or monetize my engagement with this new phenomenon in society?

I have decided to engage. What about you?





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