I found this cool service called ChaCha. You can call ChaCha at 1-800-224-2242 and ask any question, anything at all, like directions, or movie times, or where babies come from, and a ChaCha guide like me will search for the answer and a good Web link to send to you in a text message. You can also send your question in a text message to 242242 (ChaCha), or type your message into ChaCha's Web site.
ChaCha guides earn $.20 cents for each question they answer and they have to do it in 10 minutes -- preferably in less than 3 minutes -- so you get your answer quickly.
Most guides average between $4 and $10 an hour.
UPDATE: Since I originally posted this, ChaCha has changed the pay rate to only $.10 per post unless you answer a certain number of questions within a certain time-frame. That really makes it not worth it to me. I got a job a couple months ago as a contract tech writer and I make more in an hour than I could make in a week as a ChaCha guide. I suppose it would still be worth it for students and stay-at-home mom's, but I think ChaCha will lose some professional people.
Let me know if you're interested in becoming a guide, though. If you tell them I sent you (I'll give my email address to you but I'd rather not post it here), I'd get 10% for everything you earn.
Have a great 4th, and happy ChaChaing!
-Rick
Monday, June 30, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Blurb: Book Making Software
I just found a Web site called Blurb where you can download some book making software (I suppose you would call that desktop publishing software). You can use the software to make any kind of book you'ld like to make. They have templates you can use for layouts etc.
You can submit your book to Blurb and have as many books made as you want starting at something like $12.95 a book.
It looks like it would be particularly good for publishing photographs and they are having a contest right now and giving away $25,000 for the best photo book submitted by July 14th.
Later,
Rick
You can submit your book to Blurb and have as many books made as you want starting at something like $12.95 a book.
It looks like it would be particularly good for publishing photographs and they are having a contest right now and giving away $25,000 for the best photo book submitted by July 14th.
Later,
Rick
Friday, June 20, 2008
I Got Published in the Schmap Niagara Falls Tour Guide
I've been meaning to post this link for a long time. This picture I took of The Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls and posted at Flickr was chosen for inclusion in the Schmap Niagara Falls online tour guide.
It's not a big deal, but it's kinda nice to be recognized for something.
-R
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