How many times have you received credit card offers in the mail and tossed them in the trash can? What about those bank promotions asking you to open account today? If you’re like me, you’ve ignored them too and just like me… you’ve been ignoring a big money-making opportunity. In the first edition of “The I Live Online Podcast,” I speak with Personal Success Coach - Otis Collier about making money on and offline via Customer Acquisition Programs. Tune in and enjoy…

For more content featuring Otis Collier, I HIGHLY recommend his website - www.OtisCollier.com or Google his name for even more interesting things.

Tags: Business, Entrepreneur, howto, money, Otis Collier

A video for people who wonder why blogs are such a big deal.

Tags: blogs, howto, internet, rss, Technology

There are a lot of ways to make money online, but for some folks, the internet can be pretty intimidating. If that’s you, then no worries! I have a solution for you - Give advice over the phone and charge a premium for it. Sound like a sales pitch for an expensive product? Is “free” too much for you?

I will give you a list in a moment, but let me tell you how these Pay-per-call services work.

1. You sign up and get a free phone number.
2. You advertise the type of advice you are giving. (Tax advice for example)
3. People call your number and the phone service charges so much per minute for as long as the call lasts.
4. Once the call is over, the customer rates your advice on a website.
5. The pay-per-call service processes the payment, takes out a percentage of what you earned, then sends you a check (or wires money to your bank account via PayPal) at the end of the month.

Intrigued? Sound too good to be true? Its not. Here are three companies to check out if you want to explore this option more.

Ether

I like what Ether has to offer and have heard good things about them. In addition to the Pay-per-Call service, you can also:

Earn money via email:

You can sell any digital content, such as reports, photographs, podcasts, videos, etc. Simply send an Ether Mail with the contents you’d like to sell and set the price you’re charging. People will only be able to view the contents when they pay your price.

Sell content on the web:

You can also sell digital content using an Ether Buy Now Button you can place on your website. Simply set up a Buy Now button with the contents you’d like to sell and set the price you’re charging. People will only be able to view the contents when they pay your price.

Click here for details on their service.

Keen

Click here for details on their service.

Kasamba

Click here for details on their service.

In case you are wondering if this type of service would work for you, here is a list (some) of the types of advice up for grabs.

• Professional Counseling
• Technical Support
• Tutoring
• Tax Advice
• Alternative Medicine
• Shopping Advice
• Translation Services
• Legal Advice
• Pet Care
• Dispute Mediation

If you find this helpful, or know of similar services not mentioned above, please leave a comment below?

Thanks!

-Jim

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Tags: howto, pay-per-call, Technology

Are you concerned about what an employer (or potential employer) can find out about you with a simple Google search? What about your potential business partner? Or worse yet… your future in-laws? Well, in this episode of “I Live Online,” Jim Stroud explains how to “ungoogle” yourself and save yourself a lot of headache.

I Live Online - How to “UnGoogle” yourself from Jim Stroud on Vimeo.

Tags: Demo, demoes, Funny, Google, howto, weird

If you are on the road a lot, HotSpotr is an indispensable tool. Why? In a very easy to use way, it tells you where all the Free Wi-Fi spots are in a city or zip code. WOw! I used this site once and was immediately hooked. (Special thanks to Sherry Heyl for introducing me to it!)

Check out the video for more details!

I Live Online - I like Hotspotr from Jim Stroud on Vimeo.

Tags: Demo, howto, online, startup, tutorial, Video