Do Bukisa pay out or are they a scam?

Writing content is a good way to make an honest but relatively small online income, if you are clever about it then you can re-post the same work on several different sites and make extra money out of it.

Bukisa are more similar to Helium with the type of articles present and they have a system of earning based on what is known as the Bukisa Index. The Bukisa Index seems to pay around $3.40 for 1000 page views according to various sources, however although some people do claim to have been paid out online, I'm yet to know a reliable source that has informed me that they've been paid from this Israeli based site.

I've signed up and posted some stuff and I'll be sure to let you know what the situation is, once I've made payout.

How to remove an adsense URL channel

An important way of measuring a blog's income is definitely the performance reports in google adsense - particularly when it is one of the main sources of income for the blog or website.

It is easy enough to add URL channels but if you are like me and have dabbled with a wide variety of blogs and have since deleted some of them, then you may have numerous extinct blog addresses in your channels, if the website doesn't exist then it will probably not show any results but if you have sold on the domain or someone else has bought it since the expiry date then it will continue to track page impressions.

Removing the channel from the performance reports is quite easy, you need to choose "Specific URL channels" and add the only the addresses you want to show.

Removing the URL from this list is more difficult though,the new Beta version of Adsense or Analytics does not provide you with an option to remove URL's and this can be done.

If the old version is still available to you, then click "Return to Old Adsense Interface" and then choose the "Adsense Setup" tab, click on "Channels", choose "URL Channels", select the ones you want to get rid of and choose "remove checked"

newsdaily7.com scam - work at home mum scam

Recently a common advert that is appearing on numerous places in particular Pirate Bay seems to be an advert saying that "Google pays me £128 per hour" or "Google pays me $76 per hour", it leads to a page that pretends to be the UK version of a News website and leads to the finance page, the other parts of the site do not lead anywhere (news, sport etc), the disclaimer at the bottom says:

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY READ AND AGREE TO PURCHASE TERMS BELOW BEFORE ORDERING:

We are not affiliated in any way with CNN, WebTV, News Channel 7, ABC, NBC, CBS, U.S. News or FOX. CNN, WebTV, News Channel 7, ABC, NBC, CBS, U.S. News, FOX, and Consumer Reports are all registered trademarks of their respective owners. � All trademarks on this web site whether registered or not, are the property of their respective owners. The authors of this web site are not sponsored by or affiliated with any of the third-party trade mark or third-party registered trade mark owners, and make no representations about them, their owners, their products or services.

It is important to note that this site and the stories depicted above is to be used as an illustrative example of what some individuals have achieved with this/these products. This website, and any page on the website, is based loosely off a true story, but has been modified in multiple ways including, but not limited to: the story, the photos, and the comments. Thus, this blog, and any page on this website, are not to be taken literally or as a non-fiction story. This blog, and the results mentioned on this blog, although achievable for some, are not to be construed as the results that you may achieve on the same routine. I UNDERSTAND THIS WEBSITE IS ONLY ILLUSTRATIVE OF WHAT MIGHT BE ACHIEVABLE FROM USING THIS/THESE PRODUCTS, AND THAT THE STORY DEPICTED ABOVE IS NOT TO BE TAKEN LITERALLY. This page receives compensation for clicks on or purchase of products featured on this site.
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To me this basically means, everything on the website is a lie and not to be trusted!

Be the boss, cut the costs - 5 Steps to Frugality

1/ Food

Don't just buy food on impulse, try to plan what you will eat over the week and don't stray from the plan (unless it's free), not only will it do your bank account good but it will also do wonders for your waistline.

Making your lunch for work will be a rewarding experience, no longer will you fork out on often disappointing food, you'll be able to decide what you want and it'll work out cheaper.

I currently eat a banana for breakfast, two small sandwiches and a pot of cottage cheese at work and then have a cheap but filling main meal for dinner. Think carefully about meals that are easy to prepare, cheap and tasty - create about 10 or so meals and then make sure you buy the products when you do your "main shop"

2/ Alcohol

Alcohol is pricey, as is everything related to it - hangovers, drunken food, going out. If your a sociable person you might find it hard to get rid of but giving up is an essential key to saving money. There's plenty of things you can do in your spare time - make an effort to do the things you always wanted to do in this time. There's a good chance there's a free or very cheap option.

3/ Stop buying silly gifts

Perhaps the gifts weren't so silly but a lot of people spend money buying people things, if they are true friends, they should understand your predicament, if they don't then I guess it's only a case of cupboard love and they aren't really necessary! If it's a partner you spend money on, try to do something creative, they'll be surprised and it might just work out more impressive than opting for the easy option.

4/ Traditional entertainment

Television comes cheaply but if you opt to have a wide variety of channels available to you, you'll likely be paying for that option, see what channels you pay for and work out what you really need. Think twice about buying new books, perhaps it's time to catch up on some works by old authors, many old books are in the public domain and can therefore be read online for free, if you prefer a hard copy then print it off at work.

5/ Don't just sign anything

This might look straight forward but it's not as difficult as it seems, if you've registered web domains or pay for something over the internet, it's likely you are not aware that something renews automatically when you don't want it to. Make a paper copy of the dates of these renewals and check a month or so before the end that it doesn't renew itself. Most sites (godaddy) for instance, don't give straight-forward information on how to change the default, a quick google though should usually give you the information on how to switch it off.

Frugality reigns

It seems it's been a long time since my last post, almost 6 months in fact. Making money online is certainly more difficult than I expected - I felt ripped off by sites like bux.to who never paid me out, writing sites such as dooyoo and ciao, certainly help as does Slicethepie.com, blogging for a while also paid it's way. One thing I found though that it wasn't enough to survive on, whilst students being supported by parents might be able to do it, it's not a good method of looking after a family and when the opportunity of a job came up, I found that it was the most simple way. 8 hours a day at work and being able to switch off afterwards certainly has its benefits.

With more money in the bank account, I found that I just ended up spending more though and I haven't really managed to get rid of any of the debts I was hoping to. Frugality it seems is the key.

I once had a Jewish friend, whose spendthriftiness always impressed me, he could go out, travel and barely spend a penny, his fridge was empty but his bank account was doing nicely. He wasn't unhappy and despite being a bit tight at times, he also had plenty of friends. This skill had been passed on to him by his parents and growing up in a frugal environment had certainly done him well.

My parents have always spent what they've earnt and I'm pretty sure that's where I get my lack of money skills. I've been working on becoming frugal though and have to say that it eventually becomes a pleasure rather than a negative restricted feeling.

To make money, you have to spend money. In the next post I shall recommend frugal tricks.