Contests, contests, contests. $100 to beta test our site. $200 for a logo

Posted on October 26, 2011 by ussher

Earner.net needs some help.

In order to get that help, we are going with the style of thing that we know, contests.

Currently we are running a “Web Usability Contest” via squadhelp.com to get some usability feedback for earner.  If you would like to help earner get better and earn $100 for your trouble, head over to squad help and check out the contest.  Live for another 8 days.

The other thing that we need done is, Earner.net needs a new logo!  If you have design skills and think you could create a logo thats perfect for our website, add your design to the new design competitions section here at earner. $200 in prizes up for grabs!

Thanks for the help

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New Features: Hourly bidding, Time tracker, and Invoicing

Posted on July 27, 2011 by ussher

The projects system has some new tools, hourly bidding for projects, a time tracker to keep a record and a diary of your work on a project, and Invoicing to invoice the client for the amount of hours you worked.

Why?  Because thats how I like to work.

In my work with clients on projects I have found that I prefer working for an hourly rate because requirements change.  The client will think they want something int he beginning then as things move along, they will come up with new ideas that they will ask to be included.  When working on a fixed project rate these are the moments you dread.  Changes mean you need to you have to re-negotiate the cost of the whole project.  Re-negotiation means time spent negotiating and not time spent working.

The worker tries to get finished as fast as they can and the client tries to get the most for their fixed amount.

For me all my recurring clients have been the ones who have been on an hourly rate.  It works for me.  So here are the new features you can take or leave. Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 10 Ways to Earn Money Online

Posted on June 22, 2011 by ussher

There are many ways to earn money online in general and a lot of the tools you need to do them are provided at Earner.net.  So instead of looking at the features of Earner, in this blog post we are going to look at the “Top 10 Ways to Earn Money Online” regardless of where you earn from.

Apologies to advanced users – yes, these are the fundamentals.  But here we go…

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Landing Pages, Your files, Your design.

Posted on June 21, 2011 by ussher

Landing Pages! In this blog post I’m going to show you a new feature that has just been added to earner.net.  Its the ability to upload your own custom landing pages for your file sales.

When your selling a file on earner.net the layout of the page that the file is on is semi-customizable.  You can write a description of the file, and you can upload a picture.  You can add a category and a sub-category and some tags…… But what if this isn’t enough?

If you want to make a TOTALLY CUSTOM design for the sale of your file, THIS is what landing pages are for.

custom landing page Landing Pages, Your files, Your design.

Standard VS Custom Landing Pages

This is the new Feature to earner.net

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The Flow of Buying a Service

Posted on June 19, 2011 by ussher

This blog post is going to look at the flow when a Buyer purchases a service from a Seller on earner.net.

The basic principle is simple, the Buyer purchases the Sellers service either by credit or by Paypal. The Seller gets all the information he needs to start work and the work begins.  During the time between the start of the service and the completion of the service there is communication.

However in reality it can get more complicated than that, so this blog post will take a look in-depth at the flow and try to identify key points of where things can go wrong so they don’t go wrong for you.

the service The Flow of Buying a Service

The Service, Postcard from Tokyo

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The Earner.net Promoter Widget,

Posted on June 4, 2011 by ussher

Introducing the Promoters widget.  In this blog post we will take a look at the Promoters widget and see how you can use it to earn money online by promoting other peoples services and files on earner.net.

promoter widgets The Earner.net Promoter Widget,

Promoter Widgets

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Category is now Main and Sub Category

Posted on June 3, 2011 by ussher

Big thanks to everyone who is listing a Service or selling a File on Earner, its you who are making earner a success.

This is a quick blog post to let everyone know of the updates that have gone live today.  We have moved from a single category system in the Services and Files section to a unified multi-level categories system that is the same for Projects, Services and Files.

new category system2 Category is now Main and Sub Category

New Category System

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The ‘Projects’ Escrow System

Posted on May 29, 2011 by ussher

The ‘Projects’ Escrow system (“Earner Escrow”) is a system to allow the creators of projects to safely pay their workers.  It allows money to be deposited in a safe place to be released to the worker once the project has been completed.

For the Worker the benefit of using Escrow is that they know that money has been set-aside for them before the project begins.

For the Project Owner the benefit of using Escrow is that they know that the work will get done.  If the work does not get done, their money can be returned to them.
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The Flow of Choosing a Worker for a Project

Posted on May 25, 2011 by ussher

This blog post is dedicated to looking at the workflow of choosing a worker for a project that is posted on earner.net.
(People who bid on projects should read this.)
(People who create projects should read this.)

A project always starts with the ‘Project Owner’ creating a project.

create a project screenshot 274x300 The Flow of Choosing a Worker for a Project

screenshot of create a project form

Once the Project Owner has outlined the details of the project and has submitted the new project to the system, it will be visible on the projects list screen. Read the rest of this entry »

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Using an Earner.net Service to earn money online

Posted on May 24, 2011 by ussher

A ‘Service’ on earner.net is something that you offer to do for a price.  If a visitor to the site likes your offer, they pay the price your asking and you do the service for them.

Its a quick way to earn money online.earner service 1 Using an Earner.net Service to earn money online

Under the services tab on earner.net is a list of all the current services on offer with the newest services at the top by default. Read the rest of this entry »

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