I recently published a Hub which detailed sites where you could earn revenue with Google Adsense. This hub is the first in a series that takes a deeper look at some of the sites I listed.

There are many opportunities to make money online ranging from selling personal items on ebay, writing content related hubs on Hubpages or earning Google Adsense clicks on your blog. There are literally hundreds of similar opportunities, but out of all of these Webanswers is perhaps the easiest.

What is Webanswers?

Webanswers is a simple site that allows you to ask or answer questions on literally hundreds of different subjects or categories. It has many competitors such as Yahoo Answers, Mahalo.com etc that provide a similar service, but the one thing that makes Webanwers stand out above all is the ability to link a Google Adsense account to your Webanswers account and make money while answering or asking questions.

The beauty of Webanswers is perhaps in its simplicity – there aren’t many bells and whistles, it simply is a site that allows you to quickly and easily ask or answer questions, and while doing so earn a few dollars.

How does Webanswers work?

There are two aspects of Webanswers – asking questions and answering questions.

Asking questions – quite simply you can ask any question you want. While asking a question, you can provide additional information about the question and then categorize it appropriately. Any question you ask is listed immediately on Webanswer’s front page, and if it is a good or interesting question you will begin to get answers immediately from many of the regular or one-off members of the site.

Answering questions – again, simply answer any question that you feel you know the answer to. Generally, the better the answer you provide the more chance you will be rewarded the answer (see rewarding answers below). If you provide accurate information in concise and well written English (no grammatical or spelling errors) and consistently answer questions with the same quality then your quality score will increase (see quality score below). The higher your quality score, the more you are likely to earn on Webanswers (see Earning on Webanswers below).

Rewarding Answers – like most of the Q&A sites out there, the questioner has the ability to award an answer as the ‘best answer’ on a question. This has multiple benefits including increase quality score, increased earnings etc.

Quality Score – the quality score (QS) is a measure of the expertise of a member and is calculated using many factors including length of answers, quality of answers, spelling, grammar and also the amount of awarded answers you receive. The higher the QS the better and this will have a marked benefit in the amount of Google Adsense income you receive.

Earning on Webanswers

Webanswers does not pay you for any question or answer, or any members you send their way. The way you earn is by linking your Google Adsense account to your Webanswers account (note, if you don’t have one, you can apply for one once you have been awarded 10 questions – generally acceptance into the program is pretty quick).

Essentially, Google Ads will be placed next to all questions and the ‘ID’ used on each Ad will vary based on the following criteria:
For questions you ask that you have not awarded – Adsense impressions are shared between Webanswers, you and everyone who answers – priority is given to those with higher QS.
For questions you ask that you have awarded - Adsense impressions are shared between Webanswers, you and the awarded answer – priority is given to those with higher QS.
For answers where no one has been awarded the answer – you will receive a share of the Adsense impressions with the questioner, Webanswers and everyone else who has given an answer - priority is given to those with higher QS.
For answers where you have been awarded the answer - you will receive a share of the Adsense impressions with the questioner and Webanswers - priority is given to those with higher QS.
For answers where someone else has been awarded the answer – you will NOT receive a share of the Adsense impressions.

How much can I earn on Webanswers?

Some users earn up to $400 a month on Webanswers. Over time there really isn’t a limit on how much you can earn but you really have to be a very active member to get the high returns. My own experience is that I earn between $50 and $150 a month depending on how active I am on Webanswers.

What should I know about Webanswers?

Here are some things you should be aware of:
You cannot copy and paste answers from the web – all answers should be unique.
You cannot add affiliate links or any other links to your answers.
Spamming is likely to get you banned.
You must have ten awarded answers before you can link (or create) a Google Adsense account to your Webanswers account - so be patient!

Webanswer’s Competitors

Webanswers has many competitors, the most famous perhaps being Yahoo Answers and Mahalo.com. Yahoo is perhaps the largest competitor and is used by more people however Mahalo does allow you to earn Mahalo bucks that can be used to buy Mahalo merchandise.

Both Mahalo and Yahoo Answers actually better designed and look ‘nicer’, however there’s something about the simplicity of Webanswers that simply makes it easier to use and much ‘friendlier’.

Out of all of the answer websites I’ve tried, I haven’t found one that is as good or as easy to use.

Webanswers Experts

What I find interesting is that as I continue to be an active member of Webanswers it is obvious that there are quite a few experts on there who always provide excellent answers in their specialized area – it’s this availability of experts that really makes me want and value the opinions I receive on Webanswers.

Conclusion

From my experience, Webanswers is a fun and interesting site in which I have earned a little money but also have gained a lot of knowledge. My motivation is more about helping others than making money and I do find that this site is a little addictive.

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I knew I could now apply to the Amazon and HubPages Earnings program so I started with the HubPages Earnings first. I clicked on the link to apply on my earnings page since it was now active. It had a few very short questions, I answered these and was excited to know I was all set. I just had to let the traffic come to my site and watch the monthly earnings grow.

I then applied to the Amazon Affiliate program, which now had an active link on my earnings page as well. It brought me to a page with suggested answers to questions that will be given on the Amazon Affiliate site. I chose, “Get Started” at the bottom of the page and was brought to the Amazon Affiliate website. Here you can sign in with your Amazon username, unless you need to create an account, which you could do at this step too. Fill in the questions honestly and to the best of your knowledge and, ofcourse, with the answers given to you on the HubPages application page. This step was so simple and I was done before I knew it. The only thing I was confused about was all the directions on banners, links, etc on the Amazon site. You can ignore these notifications as a HubPage writer because you are given a Amazon Capsule on your tools panel when creating hubs.

You’ll need to now go into all of your current hubs and upgrade them for these Amazon earnings. Choose the Amazon capsule and add a product by either clicking on the choice for a specific product or to search by keyword. A convenient way to search for products is by opening a new tab with amazon.com and searching relevant items to your hubs there. You can then copy and paste the URL into the hubs capsule for that specific item to have it show on your profile.

Thus far, I’m about 4 days into my HubPages and Google AdSense activation and I have a total of $2.50. Ok, it’s not a lot but it’s a start. I need to continue writing quality hubs and continue with my social networking to create traffic to my profile. I hope this hub was informative and helpful for those just starting out either writing on HubPages or as an online writer in general. Happy hubbing!

Update: I just received a new Accolade today: the Popular Among Readers Award. This is measured by feedback given by other hubbers. I'm liked among my fellow hubbers and it feels great! Thanks Everyone!

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Cruising on Carnival - Legend

Cruising the Western Caribbean on Carnival Legend

The Carnival Liberty Cruise Boat in Photos: Accommodations, Food & Ports

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First if you currently have a sitemap plugin you will need to disable it or delete it for it might cause a conflict.

All of your sitemap needs can be done right here within Seo By Yoast. And you will have easy access to it right from your dashboard.

After you have disabled your old sitemap plugin, you will enable the box at the top that says check this box to enable XML sitemap functionality.

In General settings check the Ping Yahoo and Ping Ask. com boxes. And at the bottom you will see the number 1000 in the Entries per page section change it to a number like I use 500 it doesn't matter but unless you are having a blog that is massive you will want to use a lower number. Then click the box that says you can find your sitemap here to make sure that it setsup for you.

Then save your settings and That's It. all of the rest of the settings will be taken care of just fine in the default.

I have just given you what I am paid very well to do for my customers for free. I hope that it works as good for you as it does for all of my customers.

Please take a second to take the little poll that I have setup just below so that I have an idea if this hub was helpful. Thank you...

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eBay: The First 10 Years.

Yes, you read that correctly: ten years. eBay was created in September 1995, by a man called Pierre Omidyar, who was living in San Jose. He wanted his site - then called 'AuctionWeb' - to be an online marketplace, and wrote the first code for it in one weekend. It was one of the first websites of its kind in the world. The name 'eBay' comes from the domain Omidyar used for his site. His company's name was Echo Bay, and the 'eBay AuctionWeb' was originally just one part of Echo Bay's website at ebay.com. The first thing ever sold on the site was Omidyar's broken laser pointer, which he got $14 for.

The site quickly became massively popular, as sellers came to list all sorts of odd things and buyers actually bought them. Relying on trust seemed to work remarkably well, and meant that the site could almost be left alone to run itself. The site had been designed from the start to collect a small fee on each sale, and it was this money that Omidyar used to pay for AuctionWeb's expansion. The fees quickly added up to more than his current salary, and so he decided to quit his job and work on the site full-time. It was at this point, in 1996, that he added the feedback facilities, to let buyers and sellers rate each other and make buying and selling safer.

In 1997, Omidyar changed AuctionWeb's - and his company's - name to 'eBay', which is what people had been calling the site for a long time. He began to spend a lot of money on advertising, and had the eBay logo designed. It was in this year that the one-millionth item was sold (it was a toy version of Big Bird from Sesame Street).

Then, in 1998 - the peak of the dotcom boom - eBay became big business, and the investment in Internet businesses at the time allowed it to bring in senior managers and business strategists, who took in public on the stock market. It started to encourage people to sell more than just collectibles, and quickly became a massive site where you could sell anything, large or small. Unlike other sites, though, eBay survived the end of the boom, and is still going strong today.

1999 saw eBay go worldwide, launching sites in the UK, Australia and Germany. eBay bought half.com, an Amazon-like online retailer, in the year 2000 - the same year it introduced Buy it Now - and bought PayPal, an online payment service, in 2002.

Pierre Omidyar has now earned an estimated $3 billion from eBay, and still serves as Chairman of the Board. Oddly enough, he keeps a personal weblog at http://pierre.typepad.com. There are now literally millions of items bought and sold every day on eBay, all over the world. For every $100 spent online worldwide, it is estimated that $14 is spent on eBay - that's a lot of laser pointers.

Now that you know the history of eBay, perhaps you'd like to know how it could work for you? Our next email will give you an idea of the possibilities.

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5 Simple Steps to Posting Your First eBay Auction.

It's surprisingly simple to get started posting your very first auction on eBay. Here's what you need to do.

Step 1: Open an eBay seller's account.

If you've bought things on eBay, then you already have an account - just log in with it and click 'Sell' in the toolbar at the top of the page, then click 'Create a seller's account'. If you've never used eBay before, then you'll need to open an account first using the 'register' link underneath the toolbar, and then click 'Sell' and 'Create a seller's account'. The eBay site will then guide you through the process. For security, this may involve giving card details and bank information.

Step 2: Decide what to sell.

For your first little experiment with eBay, it doesn't really matter what you sell. Take a look around the room you're in - I'm sure there's something in there that you're not all that attached to and could put in the post. Small books and CDs are ideal first items.

Step 3: Submit your item.

Click 'Sell', and you're on your way to listing your item.

The first thing you need to do is choose a category - it's best to just type in what the item is and let eBay choose for you. Next, write a title and description. Include key words you think people will search for in the title box, and all the information you have about the item in the description box.

Now set a starting price. $0.01 is the best starting price, as it draws people in to bid who otherwise wouldn't, and items will almost never finish at such a low price. The next thing to set is the duration of the auction: 3, 5, 7 or 10 days. This is up to you: longer sales will usually get more bids, but will also seem to drag on forever. If you've taken a picture, add it now - items with pictures always sell for more. Finally, tick the payment methods you will accept (just PayPal is best for now), and where you will post to (limit yourself to your own country to begin with). Submit and you're done!

Step 4: Wait for it to sell.

This is just a matter of sitting back and letting eBay do its thing - buyers will find your item and leave bids on it. Some bidders might email you with questions about the item, and you should do your best to answer these questions as quickly as you can.

Remember that if your item doesn't sell then you can list it again for free.

Step 5: Collect payment and post it.

eBay will sent your buyer emails guiding them through the process of sending you payment for the item. Make sure you have the money before you send anything.

Once you've got the payment, all you need to do is pack the item for posting (make sure to use some bubble wrap), take the buyer's address from the confirmation email eBay sent you, and write it on the parcel. Put some stamps on, post it, and you're done!

I hope you enjoyed selling your first item. Now that you're starting to get into it, the next email will give you a checklist of things you need to do to be a successful seller.

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Review HTC inspire 4g (An owners first month)

HTC Inspire 4g, the good and the bad a short review.


AT&T rolled out the HTC inspire 4g Feb 13th at a price of 99$ per unit, I'd dealt with some HTC devices before so I held off on this one until I had read some of what other people had written and said about the device before I bought one. Then a few months ago I couldn't hold off any longer and finally bought one.


The Inspire comes shipped with Android 2.2, and has a 4'3" screen. Which is one of the bigger HTC phones, it ships with the Sense interface and various AT&T apps preloaded as well as the Android marketplace.


The camera on the phone is capable of 8MP, EIGHT! That's the highest capable megapixel enabled phone I'd heard of until now, even the iPhone is capable of less than that. The unit weights about 5oz, in my own hand it feels pretty heavy compared to other phones, but I've only handled a couple other phones outside of HTC.


The interface and phone is pretty speedy, clocking in at 1000Mhz. Speed enough to run a couple apps at once without any noticable lag or slow down. It has bluetooth, and GPS capabilities as most smartphones do as well these days, as well as the ability to email and sync from your phone. Warning: syncing IS a power drain on this phone, I don't know if it's like this on other phones but this will drain your battery.


The phone is social network friendly with a Facebook app and a Twitter app, which both have the ability to sync your contacts, making it easier to get in touch with someone say on Facebook who's number you don't have.


The Inspire is a fast little phone, and is supposed to carry a charge of about 6 hours talk time. I'm guessing that's talking, texting or surfing the internet. Something which from day one hasn't lived up to expectations. On my phone fully charged to nearly dead hits just about under 5 hours. And that's if I'm lucky, most of the time I have to keep the phone plugged in until I'm just about to head out somewhere, to save battery life.


The interface on the phone is a little difficult to grasp at first, the buttons on screen from left to right on the first homepage would be better placed if you knew a little more about what they did before you hit them. Your best bet is to test them out accordingly, you won't do any permanent damage but it's better to get a feel for the phone first.


The phone also supports flash in browser, and can play mp3 files as well as a few others. It's nice compared to the iPhone that won't (and doesn't) play flash to be able to, but for security reasons I'd just as much not be able to. The browser is pretty stock, you can download Opera mini or the Firefox mobile beta from the Android Market for free, as well as a few other browsers but if you aren't going for flashy stick with the stock browser.


The wifi on the phone is, well it's wifi. For starters I live in a 1300 square foot house and my router is in the front living room, if I move into the back area of the house towards the back yard there is almost no reception at all. If I move 2 feet forward I have 3 bars. I don't know if it's a radio problem, or the way my wifi is set up. It's disappointing when you have a fast enough connection and can't connect cause you almost literally have to be on top of the router to use it.


The sound on the Inspire is, well pretty awful. You almost have to be in an empty silent room to hear it, and that's not including if it's in your pocket. Boosting the sound to the highest ring/tone doesn't help either. The only way I've found to produce any louder sounds out of it is to root the phone and install a fix, which is beyond the scope of this Hub. Needless to say, I won't be using this phone as an mp3 player.


Overall I give the phone on a scale of 1-5 a 4. Wifi and Sound could be a little better, but HTC has always had problems with sound quality on their phones and it doesn't look like they'll improve it anytime soon. Needing to resort to hacks in order to make anything listenable is ridiculous, especially if you are buying an expensive smartphone.


The wifi is probably a coverage problem in my own house, YMMV. At best spotty, but it flies when it does connect, and it's better than using the 3g network right now until AT&T rolls out whatever it's going to to play in the 4g world.So in conclusion


Pros:


Snappy, fast interface


8mp camera


Fast processor speed


Able to play many formats and Flash in browser


Attractive interface


Cons:


Sound


Wifi


Flash in browser (for security reasons)


This is a great phone, if HTC would just make tiny little tweaks to it, it would be a near perfect phone. I haven't been able to put it down since I got it, and I've raved to many friends about it to the point they've also ordered/bought one. If I were you, I would buy the phone but be weary of the things I listed. And with Android becoming more and more popular and common place only look for bigger and better things from these phones/platform.

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