Make Money Online How to Avoid Scams

Being a college student myself making money online, I know how some stories of people claiming to make "$4,000 a WEEK!" are just too good to be true. Unless you are an established blogger with years of experience, or running an online scam, no one can make that much money online. When you first start off on your internet marketing journey, it is important to keep a few things in mind in order to avoid scams. I have put together a short list that you can reference in order to keep yourself safe!

Dont Send Money to Someone You Dont Know

Have you ever gotten those emails from a "Nigerian Prince" claiming that you are the rightful owner of a large sum of money? All they need from you is your bank account information and social security number. I think at one point or another everyone has gotten this email, and I can guarantee that no one has ever gotten any money out of the deal. In fact people can lose all their savings by giving out their information to a stranger. Same goes for sending money to someone you dont know. Unless you are using a reputable service like Ebay, Fiverr, or Paypal, do NOT send money to someone you dont know if you havent done any research on that person or service. A good way to get a review on somebody is to simply Google that person or service + "review","scam", etc. This will likely turn up some information on whether the person is legit or not.

Check if an Email Address is Real or Not

Reputable companies and services will not email you asking your for personal information like your social security number or bank information. While an email may look like it is from a legit company in your mailbox, it is smart to click "show details" which will show the actual senders email. If Google or a similar company is actually emailing you, then the email will not come from "Sk8rboi@gmail.com."

No Money is Easy Money
If someone tells you that you can make easy money using their service with little to no work, dont believe it. Be smart and check reviews on certain people and services before you give anyone your hard earned money.

When in Doubt, Play it Safe!

If you have a weird feeling about a certain person or service, chances are that it is a scam. Trust your gut! Dont fall for scammers actions because the deal sounds so good. Especially as a teen, it can be difficult to differentiate certain deals from one another based on your lack of experience. Many online merchants also have a stamp of approval on their profile which can be seen to the right. If you cannot locate one of these stamps, trust your gut and dont pull the trigger on the deal. 

There you have it! Before you give anyone money you should do your research, or ask a parent what they think! Often times deals that sound too good to be true, are! Keep these tips in mind and good luck making money online! Comment below with any questions. Cheers to a happy 2015.

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Teens Make Money Testing Games

Looking to make some part-time income online while having fun at the same time? Well look no further. I recently came across an online game testing website that puts you in contact with companies that are looking for game testers to test up and coming video games. While it definitely helps to have some gaming experience, you can make an income with little to no experience.

Sign Up
First head on over to GameTesters.Net and click the sign-up button. Since this website is so popular you may not be able to register your first try because they only take a limited number of registrations each day. You then need to provide them with your gaming experience and gaming platform of choice.

What Your Earnings Depend On
Like all jobs, the more experience you have the more you will make. Dont be discouraged if you have little game testing experience though! If you start now as a teenager or college student you can find yourself making very good money testing games in a few years. Everyone needs to start somewhere. Also, since most of you will probably be working as temporary testers, you will not be making as much as those who are working in full-time positions. Testing games is a great part-time, after school or weekend job for students that are taking classes and looking to make some money in their spare time.

What to Expect
Game-Testers.Net will put you in contact with companies that are hiring game testers. Due to this, it will help if you have some experience and knowledge of the general gaming industry. You will often be testing games that have not been released yet and are in the works, so you will have to pass some sort of background test to ensure that you will be a trustworthy and hardworking employee. It always helps to have an updated resume too so get to work on that!

Nothing Guaranteed
Like any job, nothing can be guaranteed for game testers, especially part-time testers. The gaming industry is very volatile and can sometimes be in an upward trend with things going great, while other times in a downward trend where companies are laying off employees.

There you have it, theres not much to becoming a game tester and making yourself a decent income as a teen. Its a great way to spend 15-20 hours a week while making $15/hr and doing something that you love to do...playing video games! But it is a professional industry so you need to be courteous, hardworking and passionate about what you are doing, or else you will not get hired anywhere. So good luck and make money teens!

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9 How Tos Every Android User Should Know

 

The android operating system has some functionality which we all need to exploit. The android operating system is an open source operating system which allows phone manufactures and developers to modify the source code.  This is why most phones today come with this operating system. You must not be a developer to get the best from you device. You should be able to install app, uninstall apps, add accounts, lock your device among others.    In this post, I will answer some top 9 Questions some android users are asking. Let us begin with;

 1   How to install an app

    Installing an android app from app store is one of the most popular ways to do your app installation.

Search for the app===Click on Download and follow instructions.

To install apps from  other store like Amazon underground app. You need to enable apps from unknown source.  Don’t be scared when the warning message pop up.

2 How to uninstall an app

To uninstall an app, Go to Settings===click on App and click Uninstall.

You can force stop the app in this Menu.

 3   How to remove an account

Let us say, you bought a used phone with some ones account signed in on the Device. You might Want to continue using the phone  as customized by the previous user.  Here are the steps to  follow ;

   ==Go to Settings on your phone Menu

   ==Scroll down and click on the account(You might fine Google and other social media account for  social media apps).

  == Click on the top right Menu (three dots at the top). And tap Remove account.

   In some cases, you will need to click on the second time before carrying out the step above

  

 If you want to make the phone look new, then perform a reset of the phone

4 How can I Reset my Phone?

As mentioned above, you can reset your phone to make it look new. There are several ways to do this. My favorite way to do this is as follows.

Step one: Switch off your phone

Step two: switch the phone on while pressing the power button+Up/Down Volume button repeatedly.

In some phones it is the Home+ power button and volume +home +power in others.

 Step three: You should see an unusual screen usually with a black back ground and the text in green. Step Four: Select Factory Rest and confirm.

Wait for the deal to be done. This method can be used if you have forgotten your unlock pattern.

                 Alternatively, you can reset your phone from the Menu as 

follows

==Open your device settings

==Rest Factory

==Tap reset device and confirm by selecting ‘’Erase everything’’.

Factory Reset on an Android  Phone

5 How to add an account

After deleting an account or Resetting your phone, you will need to add other account.

Go to setting===Account===Tap add account.

The social media accounts are added when you sign in on the apps. There is no need to add social media accounts by this method.  

6 How to take a screen shot

Here is the simple thing to do;

Press power button+  up  Volume key

How to recover your operating system

7 How to find you missing android device

 Go to google.com and type the key word  ‘’Ring my Phone’’

Sign in and Ring your phone .

You can also use Device Manager  to do this.

     My recommendation is that you should get premium apps like: ‘’Wheres My Droid’’, Seek android or Pre Anti-Theft. These apps will cost about a dollar and can safe your phone from the bad guys or when it is in silent mode.
  Summarily there are three ways to do this. 

a) with Google search

b) Usinge Android Device Manager

c) Using premium apps  .             

8  How to lock your device remotely

You can use device manager or a premium app.

How to use parental function

9. How To   Know if My Battery is good

Some phones run down fast or goes off not because the battery is bad. It can be due to apps  . Here is how to check your battery strength

a)    Use the USSD code   *#*#4636#*#*     to check your batteries health

   How can you help and Android User?

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Know Your Audience When Writing

A common misconception I have seen from people who begin writing blogs to make money online is that they often do not know their audience. They randomly throw out posts about how they make a ton of money online, with no proof to back it up as well as writing towards no one in particular. I have mentioned in past posts that a lot of people, kids and teens especially, make their first blog about "cashcrate" or "swag bucks." While this may seem like a good idea at the time, I can guarantee you that there are few people looking up cashcrate on google. Search "cashcrate" on google and these are the results on the first page.

Click on cashcratetips.us, and you will find that the person in charge of the blog has received a check for $30 last month.... Theres days when I make well over $30 on cashcrate alone...I think this goes to show you that there is no market for the term cashcrate and making money online. 

Youre not out of luck though! Take this blog for example. Teens and how to make money online. Theres my niche. I myself am a teen, and I try to write these posts in hopes that I am helping my fellow teen friends out. Other good audiences could be...stay at home moms, college students, money for video games, the list goes on. Just pick something that you yourself are and youll be well on your way to knowing who your audience is and how to approach them.

Knowing who your audience means that you can learn and adapt from what your viewers want to see/read. For example, if your audience wants more information on anchored backlinks, then you should be able to give them more articles on anchored backlinks. I personally know that the majority of people reading this are teenagers so I try to cater to your needs, how to make money online as a teen. To get started I suggest you do some research on what blogs are already out there, and what blogs arent. If you notice that theres a lack of blogs related to "moms making money online" then nows your golden chance to get your foot in the door. Good luck and if youve got any questions post em below and check out some of my older posts!

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On digital piracy Part One

(Photo credit to Schwadron)

In the past, pirates were known as the squashbuckling, one-legged, eyepatch-wearing Captain Jack Sparrow-type of sailors who would brave the seas in search of precious treasures (or booty, as it was known). They were the outlaws of the sea, the mavericks who were both celebrated and deplored by many in their time.

However now, the digital age has brought along its own (rather less exciting) type of pirate.
The treasure for todays pirates is no longer a chest of fine precious jewels, but instead perhaps an entire series of Game of Thrones, Ed Sheerans latest album or the Football Manager video game- all of which are accessible easily via torrents, files that direct your computer to download larger ones, be it an MP3 album, a film, or anything.

Whereas to purchase Football Manager 14 from a shop, Id have to locate the item and travel to my nearest game stores (leaving the house, oh!) to lump out 35 of my pounds, via torrenting I can get this for free, completely. All without leaving my house, right on my computer, not a pound lost from my pocket.

Thats largely where the appeal of digital piracy lies- you can get something of value that you desire for free. And in the day of almost all media (even books) now being on digital platforms, you can get quite a lot.

To many, this practice raises serious moral issues, and perhaps rightly so. Is there really a difference between torrenting Fast and Furious 6 and simply walking into my nearest HMV, grabbing a copy of it from the shelves and walking out without paying? On the surface, there is little difference- in both cases you have obtained something of value that was not given willingly to you for free by the creator(s).

However, many people fail to take into account such a link, the reason why digital piracy is far more widespread than shoplifting- and its unsurprising why many of us do not see digital piracy, perhaps irrationally, as a direct equivalent to shop theft.

The internet has hugely affected our behaviour- most notably due to the fact that it provides a proxy between communicators, it provides an environment in which relationships are usually more detached, separated by a screen.
This separation is clear in how confidence is gained by many internet users who, in the real world, have very little- cyberbullies, trollsters and whatnot are largely of this type.

The lack of interpersonal communication during the process of torrenting makes it a much more appealing prospect than outright shop theft; when on the internet alone, you feel there is no one watching you (something in fact untrue), so theres no one that provides a reaction to your torrenting, theres no one to catch or stop you. This is an environment that is far more conducive to theft.

This nature is shown in the statistics- as of 2011, 42% of software running in the world was pirated, 95% of music downloaded online was pirated, and two-thirds of all torrents were illegal. Three years on, illegal downloads have continued to grow in popularity. Its clear- the world is full of digital piracy.

At the end of the day, digital piracy is the same as theft from a store. We have all been guilty of it, but perhaps we need to change our attitudes towards it; we wouldnt steal directly from a shop, so why should we steal online?

But actually, on the other hand, does digital piracy actually matter? Does your downloading of a piece of media really have any negative impact on the multi-millionaire producers of the things we download?

Well be exploring that in the next article. Stick around.


SOURCE(S):

Online Piracy in Numbers – Facts and Statistics [Infographic] www.go-gulf.com/blog/online-piracy/ (2011)

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