~A Bit About Me~

Hello Everyone,

My name is Margo Johnson, I am a mother of three wonderful children ages 14, 12 and 10 and I am engaged to the most wonderfully supportive man. 

I am a native Vermonter and I would have to say I love it here, except for the fact that two days ago we had barely any snow left and it was as if we were headed into mud season. Now, today, we have a little over a foot of fresh snow. It looks like the first snow fall of winter all over again. Pretty, but sad. I was ready for the smell of spring in the air and fresh cut grass. 

I have been searching online for about a year now, for ways to make money. And I have, made money I mean, a little here, a little there, But far from enough to even come close to paying my bills, much less call it an income,..lol. 

During my year online I came across a lot different opportunities, some promised me 'riches overnight', others said that I could start earning 'Ten minutes from now' and still others said I would be making '$20 to $80 over and over again all day long on auto pilot while doing no work'.

 I also came across some opportunities that were about 80% honest, telling me I would have to work for it, but leaving out the fact that after my initial investment of $47 or $97 or even $197, in order to start making money I would need to invest another $297 or some other crazy amount to get what I needed to LEARN to understand what I NEEDED to do, so that I could implement it to make the money. (I hope that's not too confusing..LOL)

Many times I came across 'opportunities', and I use that word lightly, that left out more then what they gave me. I had no idea of how to make the money. I heard things about SEO, Article Marketing, Google Adsense,  Social Media, uplines, downlines, MLM and network marketing, but I had no idea what any of this really was. No one explained any of it to me.

I ended up spending $100's of dollars on things that never worked. I have over $1000's worth of e-books, software and programs on my computer that most of them I have never used, or after buying them I was told I needed a license number for them and never received it.

During all of this, I started writing. Blogs and reviews became an every day 'job' in themselves.

About three weeks ago I had posted a talent for sale on Apsense, a business social media platform. A connection of mine bought my talent, "Write an Article, topic of your choice". After I completed the job for him, he commented and said "Margo writes beautifully, and did an amazing job, she doesn't charge as much as she should. I recommend that everyone in our Apsense family use her services". From that point on, I decided that I was going to find a way to make money online, as a writer!

I have always had a passion for writing, I have always been told I was great at it. So that's it, I am now starting my own freelance writing business. What better way is there to earn money? I am doing what I am good at and better yet I am doing something I LOVE!

Since the sale of that first article, I sold another to that gentleman, got hired for three jobs on Elance, one of which was an 1800 word article, another is still in progress but I have already wrote six articles, 500 words each for the client and she still has about ten more for me to write, and the third job I got hired for is 10 pages, 500 words each, for $10 a page. That job starts once I have completed the one in progress.

I also have three articles published on SelfGrowth.com! I am so excited. This is just the beginning and my career is taking off.

I hope to be able to both educate and enlighten you through my posts. I hope to also keep them entertaining. I promise to keep them 100% honest and factual. I will make it my point to let you know different aspects of opportunities that the people trying to get you to become a part of, will tend to leave out.

I am going to say that I do not think people lie on purpose, for the most part anyway, but I do believe that they leave things out because they are afraid you won't join them. I believe though that if they want others to join, if they are honest, there is a better chance that if you join. You will also stay at it and in most cases you will become successful with it, and in turn that helps with their success. So, I guess I am saying, if they want success, they need to be upfront and honest.

I would appreciate it if you have any questions or comments if you leave them. I promise I will get back to you. 

If you have something to say, that you don't want to post publicly feel free to email me.

Also I am looking to take on new clients all the time, so if you are looking for content for your website or blog, need help writing an e-book, want a book, article or website proofread or edited please send me an email with what you need. I am going to be posting links to some of my work below. So review them and if you are still considering hiring me, I will reply to your email and we can either hash it out via email or we can have a phone conversation to work out the details.

To my readers: I hope to help you achieve your dream, whether it be writing or another career.
To my potential clients: I can't wait to work with you so please feel free to contact me whenever is convenient for you!!

Links to my published articles (variety of topics)
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/how-to-cook-the-worlds-most-amazing-lasagna
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/childhood-cancer-facts
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/bullying-what-is-being-done

Links to two of the articles I sold:
http://isloootalkingpoint.com/health-top-niche-market-industry
http://isloootalkingpoint.com/why-insurance-is-the-highest-paying-niche-market

I wish you nothing but happiness and success!! :)

Sincerely,
Margo D. Johnson
Author, Blogger, Editor and Affiliate
Email Address: margodjohnson@gmail.com 
***Please put 'Earn Living Online' in subject line so i don't overlook your email***

Also Check out my other blog @ http://margodaejohnson.wordpress.com

Writing For Experience Helps You Make Money

Recently I talked about using Elance as a freelancing platform for writing to earn money online. Today I am going to discuss another method of writing that will help you sell yourself on Elance.

Being published, even if it is only one article, will help the employers on freelance sites like Elance with their decision to hire you. If you don't already have a portfolio already, then now is the time to start building one. 

I highly recommend signing up for Selfgrowth.com. You won't get paid for the articles you submit there, but it will help you understand the submission process and build your confidence as a writer when you receive emails saying that they have published your articles.

This is one of my articles http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/childhood-cancer-facts that I have had published there.I have a couple others also.

The best part of having published work is that I have a place to send potential employers and private clients, so they can view my writing style, skill and how good or bad at writing I am. 

Also you build a network on Selfgrowth.com, and you are able to advertise for private clients, which can expand your client base and grow your bank account.

You’ll receive free bonus self improvement e-books and/or audio downloads just for signing up! At SelfGrowth.com you’ll find articles, videos, website directories, a calendar of upcoming events, a store, and more – all dedicated to helping you improve your life in whatever area you wish.

Moreover, your free account lets you make SelfGrowth.com an interactive experience, where you can submit your own content, chat live with others, even create an “expert page” about yourself and your business! Expand your online presence, promote your products and services to the largest self improvement audience on the web, and network with other top experts in a variety of fields.

I hope to see you join Selfgrowth.com and see what it can do to help you grow yourself and your business as a freelance writer!

Help Me By Letting Me Help You!!

Everyday seems more and more lonely, I feel more isolated from the real world, more withdrawn into myself. Maybe it's not healthy to be like this but I have to remember my goals. If I am ever going to be making the kind of money I deserve then I have to focus. I have to have the right frame of mind and and surround myself with people who have the same mindset and if I can't find others that are near that are searching for what I am then I would rather be alone, working on my goals. 

I will reach them, whether I have the support I need or not. I will reach them because I won't quit now, I won't let anyone get me down. I will reach them because I will leave myself no other choice.

One of my goals is to learn as much as I can about every aspect of working online, MLM, Home Based Business, Selling, Blogging, SEO, you name it and I will learn it all. I will learn all of it and know how to do everything so that I can teach others. One of my goals is to help others, and that goal is one I work on everyday. It might be something as small as telling someone to join Apsense, a social media site that is for people that want to start their own business or have their own business or just work online. Apsense gives you the tools you need to succeed such as surrounding yourself with people that will help you, that can guide you. Tools to help you promote your business like the ability to write articles that actually will get read, the ability to make a business center,..this is free to join and you benefit so much.

Another goal that I have that I work on everyday is my personal business with SFI (Strong Futures International). They provide you the training, marketing, tools and support and will never cost you anything. They are the only home business that I know of that will always be 100% FREE and that you can really make 5, 6 and 7 figure income with. They are a long term business, definitely not a 'Get rich quick' scheme and they never do or say anything that they can't keep their word about. They provide 6 different ways for you to earn. Succeeding with SFI is easy as long as you want success.

I would have to say that my number one goal would be helping others though. I do want money and I am on my way to success, but I want to help other to be where I am going to be in 24 months. I want to teach them about a program that is helping me. A program that I promise WILL change their entire lives. Profitable Sunrise is that program, and you can start with as little or as much as you want. The minimum is $10. This is a way of turning your life around in as little as 170 days (depending on how much you can afford to invest) For me, It is going to take 24 months, I could only invest $10 but in less then 24 months I want to be able to sponsor people monetarily, for now though I will have to stick to introducing them to the program and being the one who lead them to a place that changes everything in their life. (See my blog father down the page about Reaching for the Stars)

I want to help everyone reach their goals, so could you all do me a favor and help me reach mine by allowing me to help you?

Are You Interested In Blogging?

If your interested in blogging, whether its for money, to provide others with honest information or just for fun, there is a lot you should know. Here is a recommended read for you: Essential Blogging by Doctorow, Cory/ Powers, Shelley/ Trott, Mena G.

First of all, have more then one blog, and if you have an article that you have submitted to your blog that you are passionate about, make sure you have it saved as a file on your computer or in another blog some where.

And another tip, if you can afford it, have a self hosted blog! It doesn't cost that much BUT I know personally it isn't always easy to factor in another expense, so if you need to have a free blog, make sure you back everything up.

I decided to write about this because I did have another blog, until last night that is, when it was unexpectedly deactivated! And without just cause!

I had received a comment on a blog I had wrote from a woman who wanted to know if it was hard and time consuming to run a blog that was an "excellent website" (her words) like mine. She appreciated all of the honest reviews of the business opportunities and like many others had bookmarked my blog to come back at a later date and she had been following it by email. (keep in mind my blog was 2 weeks old!)

I decided to write the next blog in reply to her query and since that has been deleted I figured that I would write a similar one here, maybe she will find it. If not then I hope someone else can use the tips I give.

The first thing I had discussed was that No, I don't think it's hard to run a good blog, as I just keep myself limited to two or three blogs, and I try to submit to them all a few times a week, more if my readers request it. I also think that it is very important to reply to ALL of the comments from my readers, being a part of an interactive blog is very important to the author and the readers alike. I personally appreciate it when readers give me their in-site and ask questions because then I have more to write about and I know this way they will come back.

If you are just starting out I would suggest checking out many different blogging sites and picking a few that fit your taste and your needs, such as whether or not you can post video's or banners if you'd like, and if you plan on trying to monetize the blog you need to make sure that you are allowed to. So, whatever blog sites you sign up to, make sure you read the TOS. (terms of service)

A few blog sites that I personally recommend are:

http://wordpress.com
http://blogger.com
http://tumblr.com

http://livejournal.com
http://webnode.com
http://jimdo.com
http://multiply.com
http://www.squidoo.com/
http://www.tripod.lycos.com/
http://posterous.com
http://storify.com
http://over-blog.com
http://angelfire.com
http://bravejournal.com
http://newsvine.com
http://journalspace.com
http://blog.com
http://skyrock.com
http://areavoices.com
http://dailystrength.org
http://sitew.com
http://blogs.rediff.com/
http://snappages.com
http://thoughts.com

Keep in mind there are MANY more then this, and some will allow you to have a free website along with the blog, and a free sub-domain. BUT if you do this MAKE SURE YOU HAVE BACKUP OR YOU CAN LOSE EVERYTHING FOR NO REASON AT THE BLINK OF AN EYE!

My three favorites (besides Blogger) are Webs.com,..with webs you can have a blog and UNLIMITED FREE websites, Another is Weebly, you get your blog and two free websites, and Webstarts.com where you get a free website and blog,..oh and I can not forget wix.com! You get one free website OR free blog with them and I have had pretty good luck with them. (Check out my pages tab on the right, and there is a link to my wix site) All of these sites are VERY easy to set up, there is no need for computer knowledge
like HTML or coding.

Once you establish your blog or whenever you are confident with your writing, you can submit some of your blogs or articles to document sharing sites such as:

http://myplick.com
http://wepapers.com
http://pdfcast.org/pdf/
http://www.edocr.com
Ezine Articles
Articles Base
Buzzle
GO articles
Article Alley
Article Dashboard
Article Click
Amazines


Sharing your blog or any website with social media sites is very important these days and there are so many of them, you are sure to get people to your blog with this method. Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Reddit, Twitter,digg, delicious, tumblr,..the list is never ending honestly.

If you are blogging for money the first recommendation I have for you is Google Adsense! If you follow their rules and do as they say and are smart about picking your keywords (less niche based, and more about word popularity) you can make really good money with them. There are a few other ways to monetize you blog, remember, READ THE TOS FIRST but here are a very few of the other ways you can do this:

CPX24.com
Fidelity-Media.com
PantherAds.com
CPXInteractive.com
BurstMedia.co.uk
Clicksor.com
Chitika.com

I hope this blog is helpful for some of you and I really hope that they don't deactivate my blog like the other blog site did. Apparently they didn't like me writing about where you can blog and how to do it, even though their name is the first in my list:)


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Happy Blogging!!

Blogging for Dummies By Gardner, Susannah/ Birley, Shane


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Are You Looking To Make Money Online? Part 3 of 3

   This is the final of a 3 part series. I hope you have found something in here that you could join, something that could be your answer to success.

                              Internetmoneyreport.com

There's loads of sites on the internet claiming you can make $1000's a week with their "Amazing Revenue Generating Schemes". The advice of the IMR is... "If It sounds too good to be true - THEN IT PROBABLY IS!! BUT there are REAL sites available and we've tried and tested the very best systems available to Earn Money Online. So you don't have to!"-IMR

 As most of us know, the majority of web sites offering money making systems are either scams, give us unrealistic information that we, the average people would never or could never use or it is completely illegal. 

Unfortunately, this means that more than 90% of us, that are seeking real money making opportunities and home businesses, are being stung by fraudulent sites and in turn we are achieving the opposite and losing money, or not even joining real business opportunities and in the end losing out on the money that we could have made and that we deserve.

There's still that small percentage of sites that are legitimate and that do  offer realistic money making opportunities, that are easy, simple and quick. 

The Internet Money Report site has been designed to help US become part of the 3%  that enjoying Millionaire type life styles, or at the very least making real money online.

The Internet Money Report has been helping people like us achieve financial freedom and earn money online for the past 4 years. Over this short period they have become well know and considered experts within the Money Making industry. 

They have over 40 years of combined experience in the internet marketing industry. They have designed a resource site to help people like you and me reach our genuine money makings goals. They offer different levels that you can join and earn at. They offer the FREE level and the PREMIUM level. With the free level you get paid through clickbank and with the premium level you get paid through MANY different merchants such as clickbank and paydotcom. For a very short time they are offering the premium at a very reduced rate.

Myself personally, I joined at the free level, because the way I see it is if I really start making money I can upgrade at any time, but I am sure I am like alot of others out there when I say, I dont want to waste any more money and I want to see the proof first!!

. We've spent many man hours searching through sites, systems and programs, and found the very best ways to earn money online currently available on the internet. 

Internet Money Report say's;
"Currently our favorite reviews include Facebook Rockstar System, Site Flipping Profit Blueprint, Commission Candy, Affiliate Rockstar Domination, eCoaching Success,Facebook Profits, Resell Rights Ninja, Membership Cash Profits. We've also used ALL of our experience and knowledge to develop our very own money making program. Its taken 5 years of experimentation and thousands of dollars in development costs... But the best part for you is... Its FREE!" 

If you want to know more OR JOIN because it is fun and FREE then just click here Margo's Internet Money Report

I would highly recommend that you join this business. You have nothing to lose, and you have the option to start FREE if thats what you choose and you can still make money!! Remember,..YOU CAN ALWAYS UPGRADE!!!!

FREE PLR To Boost Your Business Or Make Money With

I've been doing a lot of reading lately about Private Label Rights (PLR) content. I used to think that it was only for lazy people who didn't want to do their own writing. But as I learn more, I've come up with lots of great ways I can use PLR in my own business.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, PLR (Private Label Rights) is content that you get from the original author along with their permission to use it as your own. So you can get a great report, put your name on it, change it completely and have your own product to sell and keep 100% profit or give away when someone joins your business! You can also use PLR and MMR products to get people to add their name to your list.

The first couple of products I created using PLR only took me about half an hour. There have been a few sales so far from them so that was definitely time well spent.

When searching for PLR content to use, I found there were a lot of different types of sites available. Some offered monthly memberships and others offered just one time purchases. So be sure to look around before you decide where to buy. Also you can find A LOT of PLR and MMR for FREE! So look around. And  A tip,..at least skim the stuff before you sell it LOL.

The site I found that was by far the best was PLRWholesaler. Not only do they have an unbelievable amount of content, but it's completely FREE. Most sites charge an arm and a leg for the amount of content that this guy is giving away.

And although I haven't been through everything yet, what I have read is very good quality. It's stuff you would actually want to use as your own.

Since it's free, I highly recommend that you check out PLRWholesaler and see if they have anything that you can use in your business. There just may be an ebook or audio recording that you could quickly brand with your information and start selling to your list.

Check it out and let me know what you think...

PLRWarehouse

My First Online Business

For the last few months I have been on a nonstop search for a way to earn an income on the Internet. I know it can happen, but it just doesn't seem to be happening for me.  It seems like the harder I try the more difficult it becomes to find something that actually going to work.

I spend about 15 hours every single day on the computer, searching, posting ad's, posting links, writing articles, reading emails, sending emails, watching videos, and taking people's advice.

I don't think there's anything that I haven't tried.  I have signed up for every survey company you can think of, spent hours upon hours filling out surveys, taking quizes, and answering trivia questions. 

Once I realized that there was no money to be made with surveys, unless I wanted to do them for the next 20 years, I moved on to become an affiliate for click bank.  Again I spent hours upon hours and weeks posting links and ads for different products that I felt passionate about.  When I wasn't in posting, I was researching, learning and questioning different aspects of marketing.  To this day, my click bank account still sits at a balance of zero.

On December 03, 2012, I opened an online store called Margo's Online Deals.  This store, more a virtual mall then a store really, as it consists of 40 of the best online stores.  The stores range from Wal-Mart to champion, macy's to UMI, Microsoft and Beyond the Rack.  You can literally find everything that you need from fashion, home and garden, health and beauty, sports, electronics and all of travel needs from rental cars to airplane flight.  You would think that with a variety like this I would be getting traffic to my site, especially since I have advertised everywhere from social media sites, to craigslist, to safe lists.  In my first month, I had a total of 95 visitors to my site and I made a total of $0.00 in commission.

I am an affiliate with paydotcom, payspree, JVzoo, Rap Bank, and commission junction. At the time that I signed up to become an affiliate with all the above, I was taking an online course to learn 10 different things that I can do online to make money.  I settled on the first one which was global data entry.  Global data entry is just a fancy way of saying affiliate marketing.  I spent three entire days with about 4 hours of sleep a night studying my butt off.  I followed the videos step by step, pausing them as I went so that I could immediately implement what I was learning.

To be quite honest I think my problem with affiliate marketing is that I don't have my own web site.  All I do have is a few websites at webs.com and another at wix.com.  Webs.com is actually a wonderful place to make unlimited web sites for free, but everyone tells me that it is very difficult to get traffic to a sub domain.  My wix.com site started out as a Bio but I have updated to discuss a business that I actually enjoy and started on January 1 2013.

SFI (strong future international) has been a godsend.  SFI has been online for 14 years, and is owned by a company that is 26 years old.  SFI as a marketing group and as an affiliate I have my own web site called triple clicks.  There are six different ways to earn with SFI.  This business is definitely not a get rich quick scheme, they say it takes a solid year to see a good steady residual income from SFI.  They offer everything you need to have your own business at no expense, although if you do spend a little money, you will make more commissions.

Within 48 hours I had made it to Executive Affiliate.  The day I started, 3261 other affiliates also joined.  Upon joining as an affiliate with SFI you are entered into a challenge that lasts for 6 rounds and over the next year prizes are distributed to those still there. At the end of the year ONE affiliate, still standing, that has completed and qualified will recieve many amazing prizes.  That E365 challenge is a way of motivating new affiliates to succeed.  I am currently in round four of six, and am number 34 of 177 affiliates that are still qualified in this competition.  I have two personally sponsored affiliates beneath me and 14 cosponsored affiliates also.

Every month, you need to get 1500 versapoints to qualified for commissions.  The commission's you receive are based on your affiliate ranking and any sales you or any of your sponsored affiliates have made throughout the month.It will take awhile for me to reach a substantial monthly income.  I am willing to give it all I have for at least one full year before I give up.

To be honest, out of everything I have found online, this really is one of the very few legitimate free business opportunity's.  And it is the only one that I have found that actually provides everything you need to succeed.  They literally haven't left anything out.

I am looking for business partners to join me in SFI.  If you want to get a little more information about this outstanding, legitimate, free, real business opportunity then please take a few minutes to check out my site with SFI (Strong Future's International).

Also if you're a business that sells products that can range from anything digital to media, clothing and jewelry, anything at all, you can become a member of triple clicks, which is a partner company to SFI.  As a business if you were to join triple clicks, you would be joining has an ECA, E-commerce associate, you would still join as a member, the only difference is that you would need to fill out an E-commerce application, it takes about 48 hours to be accepted, And it doesn't cost anything for you to list your products either.  The way it works, is you go and post unlimited items,  and  have many of over 500,000 SFI affiliates promoting your products for you.  Once we sell your products, we notify you, you ship the product to the customer, and you pay triple clicks 15% of the sale.  Of course, more affiliates, would be willing to promote your product or products if you were to pay a little better than that but that also depends on the product even if you paid up to 20% you're still not lose anything.  Like I said free to post, free to joining as an ECA, no advertising fees for you because we do it all while you worry about other things.  Click here ECA E-Commerce Associate.

I also, am promoting and actually making money from another program too.This program is also free to join, and probably the most simple.  You literally go to the link, putting your e-mail address and hit send.  Once you receive your confirmation e-mail you go to their website, which is actually now yours, filling your personal information such as name, address, phone number, Paypal account address and update.  Once your information is in you go too the offers tab and choose one or more trial offers for a total credit of 1.00.  Most offers are free and all offers are from fortune 500 companies.  Once you have signed up for your offer, and you're account has been credited, you are ready to receive $20.00 payments over and over, daily.  The $20.00 payments are referral payments and you would be considered an Internet referral agent.  This is working at home, and can be done when you want, for as long as you want, and the more people you tell the more money you make.  There is also a bonus aspect to this program that can turn your $20.00 payments in to residual payments of up to $90.00 monthly, this is per referral.  The only thing that you need to do with this program is advertise.  Basically posting ads in free classifieds, social media sites and word of mouth is a good place to start.  For more information go to Laid Off To Paid Off.

A few social media sites that I personally use are Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Live Journal, Apsense, ,Google + and IBotoolbox.  These are only a few and everyday I tried to sign up to another one.  It is very important though that you start each site, building a relationship with others and not just going there to advertise.  IBO tool box and Apsense are business social media sites so it is acceptable to post your links, adds, and articles about your opportunity.

I hope you got something out of this little blurb of my rambling, and I really hope that you do take a few minutes to check out the links.

Ooops, TripleClicks, by the way, isn't just for businesses.  If you have a bunch of clutter in your closets, or packed garage, or absolutely anything that you want to sell you can sell it on triple clicks by just becoming a free member, no need to fill out the ECA application to do this.  Click here to just join as a member, A FREE member of TripleClicks. 

I think I am going to start my E-book today.  I haven't quite decided if it is going to be about a way to make money or something that is relevant to everyday life of an Internet marketer so I will write to you all again very soon. I will keep you updated and there's no need to worry, everything I post about is 100% legit, as I pride myself on my honestly and integrity. Have a great day.