ALT-1 Social Networks that Pay you Money
You are probably familiar with some of the more commonly discussed social networks like Twitter, LinkedIn and others. FaceBook, MySpace and Twitter (as well as other social networks) offer users the ability to post links and status updates, however they do not pay directly for these links. There are however some social networks that pay you money for posting your links. Here are a few that you might be interested in.
SheToldMe- This site is a combination of social networking and social bookmarking site. Users are asked to submit an explanation of why they are interested in joining the site before they are given access. Once you have access to the site, you put your AdSense publisher number into your profile. To submit a bookmark, you write a "scoop" and place the link. Users of SheToldMe then vote your submission up or down. The more active you are on the site, the more likely you are to gain a following.
Referrals can also help increase your earnings from SheToldMe. For each user that you refer, your AdSense publishing number is included on their submissions as well. Earnings accrue directly to your AdSense account.
Xomba- Xomba is a combination of an article submission site, social networking site and social bookmarking site. Xomba is powered by your existing AdSense account. If you do not already have an AdSense account Xomba provides help for you to apply for one. Users may submit articles (minimum word count 150) or submit bookmarks (minimum word count 50) to share with other Xomba users.
Earnings at Xombaare based on page views which accrue to your AdSense account. Content on the site is completely user generated and may include not only links but photographs, video and other media. Users are also free to include Amazon and EBay affiliate links in their content, though outright sales pages are prohibited. As with other social media sites, the more your participate, the more your popularity grows.
RedGage- Unlike Xomba and SheToldMe, RedGage does not pay directly to your AdSense account. RedGage encourages users to not only submit bookmarks they allow you to sort them, categorize them and encourage you to promote them through other avenues. RedGage payments are accumulated in yourRedGage accountand once the account balance of $25 is reached, users are issued a RedGage Debit card.
Users are encouraged to submit bookmarks to other sites, blog posts and their work from sites like HubPages and Squidoo. Additional earning opportunities exist through being selected to be featured, submitting photographs, writing direct blog posts to RedGage and through daily contests.
Summary
There are countless opportunities toincrease online earnings. These are just a few of the social networks that pay you money for submitting links to your existing content. None of these sites will substitute for high quality work that pays consistently, however they can each add to your online earnings potential.
