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Thursday, September 1, 2011
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About Crystal Eikanger
Crystal Eikanger is a freelance writer, web designer, video editor and voice talent working as Ei-Kan Productions on vWorker.com as well as other freelance job sites. The Footage Firm is a popular stock footage website that periodically gives away HD and SD video collections as well as royalty free music, After Effects templates, Red One slow motion footage, and now animated lower thirds with alpha channel.
Monday, December 29, 2008
How To Get Started With An Affiliate Program From RACsuccess
I've been in affiliate programs before and I have found them to be a wonderful way to earn hidden money. I call it "hidden money" because it feels so good to periodically "find" an unexpected windfall in my mailbox or bank account. It's like opening a Christmas present every month. You never know what is inside until you open that ClickBank notification that seems to scream out at your astonished eyes with "You've got money!!"
Well, I recently found an absolutely wonderful product that is being sold through online affiliates, and I got onboard as soon as I could! RACsuccess affiliate program offers people a whopping 55% out of each sale that they make as a RACsuccess affiliate. That's a heck of a great return on your investment - which is free to begin with! Most of the other affiliate programs I've run across only want to give you 10% to 30% of their sales and they may even charge you for a copy of what they are selling before you can sell it yourself.
But RACsuccess pays such a high commission rate because they want to have as many people as possible out there promoting their wonderful product. That way the word can get out to the most people. Since RACsuccess was created with a single purpose in mind - to help people to succeed on Rent A Coder - why not have thousands of success stories?
Did you know that, on average, 400-500 users from around the world create a new account with Rent a Coder nearly every day that need this product? And there are many other potential buyers and coders who have not even heard about Rent a Coder that you could invite to watch the free videos and then offer them the RACsuccess Package.
RACsuccess provides all the great tools you need to promote their RACsuccess Package easily, too, such as banners, images, articles, email letters, and much more. They even give you your own unique URL. You can then advertise that URL using your website, banners, your own opt-in list, etc. And then when people click through on it, you get paid a whopping commission on the sale of every RACsuccess Package - "Giving your business the edge on Rent a Coder"!!
ClickBank also provides you with ways to track your hits, sales, campaigns, and commissions. All you need is a free ClickBank affiliate ID, which there is a link to on the RACsuccess site to make it easy for you. ClickBank will even credit you for sales even if your buyer does not buy on the first day they look at the link. So even if they come back years later, you still get paid, if your URL was the last affiliate link that referred that customer to them.
Since Rent A Coder is undoubtedly today's most important meeting place for doing business between coders and buyers, the RACsuccess Package will help users utilize Rent a Coder to its full potential and to their best advantage. Who wouldn't be interested in purchasing a product if it can help them become more successful in their line of work?
Don't miss the opportunity with this extraordinary product which will bring you 55% of commission per sale. Sign up for your affiliate account today, and start spreading the word...and the wealth!
About the Author:
Give your business the edge on Rent a Coder and earn a lot of money (55% out of each sale!) by spreading the word.
Review of the RACsuccess Package
The RACsuccess Package is a collection of 40 video clips and 2 informational guides for both buyers and coders of the Rent a Coder (RAC) website. It consists of a large variety of advanced topics to aid freelance businesses in getting the most out of their RAC experience. The RACsuccess Package is offered as a small download application, either as a free trial or as a full package.
I took a close look at this comprehensive informational package for Rent A Code, and was highly impressed.
Ease of Use
Navigation couldn't be easier! On the left side of the Welcome Screen, you choose GUIDE or VIDEO, and when you are on either of those screens, choose either BUYER or CODER from drop-down menu. How simple is that? And the exit button is large and visible when you are ready close the program.
Attractive Interface
Very attractive, and easy on the eyes. When you first launch the package, the welcome screen comes up in a very pleasing palette of two subtle shades of calming blue. However, you can just click on the SETTINGS button at the bottom left and you will be allowed to change the background and text colors of that window to any combination you want. Mine is dark orange with light yellow letters, I happen to like a bright sunny wake-up call.
Get Started Immediately after Purchase
After I received my link email, download was quick, just under 6 MB. When I installed it, I was delighted to see that I did not have to make any confusing installation decisions. Just let it load its own default configuration and it is done. All I had to do was click the icon on my desktop to start the program.
The Most Positive Things
One of the things I really like is that if I need to check another window, or if I have a chat coming in, I can click the window my tray and the RACsuccess Package will politely minimize and get out of my way. And, it will put my screen back to my usual working resolution. When I want to go back to the program, I just click the icon in the tray, just like any other program, and it pops right back up where I left off.
I also like the ability to search the videos by title. Ok, sure, so a specific video was easy to find, but how good are they? I have to say that they are superb. Not only are they varied in the information and tips presented, but they are also up-to-date with the latest information on how Rent A Coder works. The technical quality is consistent throughout all the clips, and they are all shown at an easily viewable full screen resolution of 1024x768, not the usual tiny 480x320 resolution you see with most website videos.
This brings me to another point...
The Most Negative Thing ... is a Good Thing!
I had heard that some people complained that the RACsuccess Package changes their screen resolution. This is true, it changes whatever your current display settings are to its own 1024 x 768 every time it opens, but only for the RACsuccess Package's purpose. This is actually good thing! It makes the experience of watching the videos more enjoyable because you actually get to watch the videos at almost full screen, allowing you see the details. Of course, your original screen resolution is always changed back to your original settings whenever you minimize or close the RACsuccess Package, so the effect is only temporary. When you then restore the RACsuccess Package or maximize it, your screen resolution is again set to 1024 x 768. The nice thing about this is that you don't need to have any control over what is happening with your screen resolution; the RACsuccess Package takes control of everything for you.
And there you have it! A nutshell review of the best program on the market for giving buyers and coders the inside edge on working in Rent A Coder.
About the Author:
For more information on the best tool for gaining the inside edge at Rent A Coder, check out these screenshots on RACsuccess. <
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Open the Door to Success in RAC with RACsuccess
The RACsuccess Package is a collection of 40 video clips and 2 informational guides for both buyers and coders of the Rent a Coder (RAC) website. It is offered by RACsuccess and presents a large variety of advanced topics to aid freelance businesses in getting the most out of their RAC experience. The RACsuccess Package is offered as a small 5.8 MB downloadable application, either as a free trial or as a full package once you have purchased a license from RACsuccess.
When I installed it, I was delighted to see that I did not have to make any confusing installation decisions. Just let it load its own default configuration and it is done. When you first launch the package, it opens in full screen mode on your desktop. The welcome screen uses a pleasing color palette in two subtle shades of calming blue. However, just click on SETTINGS in lower left corner and you will be allowed to change the background and text colors of that window to be any combination you wish.
Also on the left-hand panel of the RACsuccess Package application are two links with international style icons to access the guides and videos that will take you to the appropriate area of the program for viewing the videos or reading the guides. When you are on either the video or the guide screen, you can choose either BUYER or CODER from drop-down menu. This makes it easy to know exactly which side of the fence you are on. And the exit button is easily found on the lower right corner.
Now, not only do the videos contain important information, the titles are easy to search for using the RACsuccess Package's search interface on the video page. Sure, a specific video was easy to find, but how good are they? I have to say that they are superb. Not only are they varied in the information and tips presented, but they're also up-to-date with the latest information on how Rent A Coder works. The technical quality is consistent throughout all the clips, and they are all shown at an easily viewable full screen resolution of 1024x768, not the usual tiny 480x320 resolution you see on most website videos.
In fact, it changes whatever your current display settings are to its own 1024 x 768 every time it opens to make the experience of watching the videos more enjoyable at almost full screen resolution. Of course, your original screen resolution is always changed back to your original settings whenever you minimize or close the RACsuccess Package, so the effect is only temporary.
There is one thing this package cannot do; there is no search function for the guides, but the very precise and explicit table of contents should be all you need to find the proper page in a guide. Just enter the page number of the specific page you want to navigate to based on the table of contents.Can you just use it wherever you want to? The short answer is yes, you can use many of the principles in the RACsuccess Package for any freelance bidding website you also be using, but much of the information presented is specific to Rent A coder.
The RACsuccess Package could become so popular (which is good news for affiliate members) that many buyers and coders will possess the package and use the same ideas that you do. So, with this kind of package, being an early purchaser is a significant advantage. But you will NEVER be at a disadvantage, even if you are late-comer, because these tips and tricks are solidly based on years of experience by Luis Lazo, the creator of the RACsuccess Package.
But all competition aside, a package such as this is invaluable for anyone, buyer or coder, beginner or experienced, who wants to use RAC to its fullest potential for their continued success.
I can't imagine how RACsuccess could have done a better job putting together a package such as this.
About the Author:
These are the success secrets on how to succeed on Rent A Coder. The RACsuccess Package is the shortcut you need to succeed.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Clueless Newbie Finds Secret of Getting the Best of Rent A Coder
When I was new at Rent A Coder (RAC), I had no idea what was going on. It was my first day and I saw the job ticker speeding along on the edge with a project on top that I thought I wanted. But it disappeared so fast that I had no clue where it went. And when it finally came around again, I had no clue how to get to it to find out more about it. When it came around a third time, I managed to grab it but of course, at that time, I was so new, I didn't even know you had to bid on them. I thought you just said, "Hi, I can do this. Here are my qualifications for it. Hire me!"
Fortunately, a buyer who preferred to give newcomers a chance whenever possible liked my voice and hired me. Of course, he had to tell me how to put a bid in the little box. Needless to say, that was a bit embarrassing. But that day I learned that there are some great people on Rent A Coder!
Well after that first taste of success so soon in my freelance career, my ego was bursting and I was thinking, "My friend was right! This place is easy to get jobs on!” Ha! Little did I know that winning that contract was actually a fluke because my approach was just not working with any other projects. I kept trying to place bids on great projects that I really wanted to do that ultimately got totally ignored because I was so clueless. And I was starting to get discouraged as I'm sure many newcomers do.
So, one day, I was idly poking around on RAC while feeling depressed, when I came across a link marked "Tools". The page was a list of products to help RAC buyers and coders. At the very top of that page was something called "RAC Success Videos" in the buyers' section? Of course, I wasn't a buyer, but then I saw it again in the coders' section, with the words "Would you be able to earn more money if you knew how to meet project deadlines better, acquire excellent ratings and comments and increase your chances of getting your bid accepted (even with a low average rating)?..."
Well, heck YES!! I certainly wanted to get my bids accepted so, I decided to check it out, downloaded the free trial from RACsuccess and I was so impressed with his tips that I bought the license.
I must say this has been the best investment I could have made to get the most out of my RAC experience.
The RACsuccess Package gives me the inside track on how to be a stand out among the competition when bidding on choice job contracts, or when needing to attract quality coders when I am the buyer of services. The RACsuccess Package is a fantastic collection of over 40 videos and information guides that give the inside scoop on how to be more successful in winning project contracts. Filled with tips, tricks and secrets, the RACsuccess Package is also an official Rent A Coder tool.
You see, RACsuccess was created with a single purpose in mind: They want people to succeed in RAC. And since Rent A Coder is undoubtedly today's most important meeting place between coders and buyers, the RACsuccess Package will help you utilize Rent a Coder to its full potential and to your best advantage.
With the years of experience that Luis Lazo, founder of RACsuccess, has had working on Rent A Coder, you get to benefit from it all. The information that he has gathered into a series of videos and guides, (one for buyers, one for coders) will improve the way you do projects and the way you hire coders. I was amazed at what I learned from the RACsuccess Package.
But don't take my word for it. Check out the free trial version of the RACsuccess Package yourself. And don't forget to sign up for the FREE 40 instructional videos that help you navigate the Rent A Coder website so you can use it easily and enhance your enjoyment of being a freelance employee on RAC.
About the Author:
The RACsuccess Package has really changed the way I do business on RAC. The secrets of how to succeed on Rent A Coderwhich Luis Lazo has so kindly revealed are now available to all of us buyers and coders.
Friday, December 19, 2008
There's A Lot More to RACsuccess Than Meets The Eye
Did you know that you can go beyond simply existing on Rent A Coder (RAC) to truly having a successful life there? Well, it's possible with all the tools you will find at RACsuccess. RACsuccess is a company whose main purpose is to teach you how to succeed in the best freelance website out there: Rent A Coder.
Here's a sampling of what else you will find there:
Free tutorial videos
A complete 40 video library is available to teach you everything you need to know to use the Rent a Coder site as well as how to navigate its many useful tools. The free video tutorials will only teach you how to use the site, not teach you how to succeed in RAC. Just knowing how to use Rent a Coder is not the same thing as actually succeeding at Rent a Coder, but being able to navigate the site efficiently is the first step toward that success.
Free 14-page report
As you may already know, mediation is a diplomatic negotiation between both parties where both parties compromise and win and arbitration is more like going to a court trial where somebody is going to lose. "Formal arbitration and how to avoid it" was written by Luis Lazo and contains a BIG secret for how to avoid this whole mess. It is written for both beginners and experienced Rent a Coder users.
RACsuccess package
While extremely useful, basic tutorials can only get you so far. The RACsuccess Package is a collection of 40 video clips and 2 informational guides for both buyers and coders of the Rent a Coder. It has tons of advanced tips, tricks, secrets and topics covering aspects of Rent A Coder that both coders and buyers should know about if they really want to make the most out of their RAC experience. These videos go beyond the "click here to access this tool" approach, and go into the detail necessary to help you actually succeed on RAC.
Free trial program
The RACsuccess Package is the only one that gives you access to all the videos and the two guides that will teach you how to succeed in RAC, and you can have a sneak peak at the program in this free trial for both coders and buyers. The trial version works just like the full version but the limitations are that you are only able to read the first 5 pages of the two guides and you are only able to watch 1 minute 15 seconds (more or less) of 2 videos.
Affiliate program
The RACsuccess affiliate program offers an amazing 55% commission from each sale. The program is free to join, taps the constantly growing market of Rent A Coder members, and uses a well known and trusted affiliate handler, ClickBank. RACsuccess provides all the great tools you need to promote it easily through your own unique URL, such as banners, and well as tools to track your hits, sales, campaigns, and commissions. All you need is a free ClickBank affiliate ID.
Community Forum
RACsuccess has a great Community Forum full of discussion boards where buyers and coders can get additional advice on complex situations or just socialize in a relaxed atmosphere rather than in the business environment of Rent A Coder. The forums, boards and threads are sorted out in such a way that you can quickly find what you are looking for with out wasting precise time.
Monthly Contest
Each month, a free licensed copy of the RACsuccess package is given away free. They even allow UNLIMITED entries per person per month. You could be the winner this month!
And there you have it! An overview of just some of the useful tools you will find on RACsuccess to make your life successeful at Rent A Coder.
About the Author
So grab this chance to visit RACsuccess before you forget. It’s the website with the tools that just might give you the edge you are looking for on Rent A Coder.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Friends Don’t Let Friends Miss Out on Success
I love to help out my friends. Even when they don’t think they need the help, I’m still willing to take the time out of my busy day to send them links to websites, software programs, affiliate news, instructional e-books, how-to videos and useful products that I am totally convinced they need to know about.
Well, every one of you reading this right now is also my friend and have I got a wonderful little tidbit to tell you about to help you out whether you need the help or not!
The news is out that this month’s RACsuccess contest has started and is now in full swing! The contest is open to anyone who wishes to participate no matter what their location or country or birth. That makes it a truly international contest. Pretty cool, eh?
All you need to do is refer at least one of your friends to the RACsuccess website for a chance to win a great prize which I will tell you about in a minute.
To participate in the monthly contest, you just need to enter your name and email in the recommendation form and also include the email address of any of your friends and then submit the form. It's that easy!
They are even allowing UNLIMITED* entries per person per month. And if you refer three friends on any given entry, that increases the chances of winning since they will be taken as 3 separate entry submissions. Each entry needs to contain different friend(s) email addresses. Don't miss the opportunity to refer as many friends as you like by submitting the form as many times you want.
Ok, so what are you going to win? Currently the prize is a free license to the RACsuccess package which is a product that they normally sell in RACsuccess. It's an amazing product with tons and tons of advanced tips, tricks, secrets and topics covering aspects of Rent A Coder (RAC) that both coders and buyers should know about if they really want to make the most out of their RAC experience. It even has videos that will help you utilize Rent a Coder to its full potential and to your best advantage. These videos go beyond the "click here to access this tool" approach, and go into the detail necessary to help you actually succeed on RAC. And with those 40-plus videos in the RACsuccess Package, you should find yourself armed with the extra knowledge you need to be successful in winning more projects so that you can earn a viable income as a work-at-home freelancer.
You can read more about the contest on the RACsuccess home page under the heading that says: What's New?
And YOU could be the winner this month!
Again, just refer up to 3 friends per entry to the RACsuccess website by filling out the form and you will be entered to RACsuccess contest of the month for a chance to win a FREE license of their amazing RACsuccess package!
So, since I'm such a helpful and friendly person, I'm referring ALL of my friends who are reading this to RACsuccess!
But don't worry, I already have my RACsuccess Package, so I'm not competing with any of you.
*Note: Unlimited entries are allowed per person per month but be sure you always enter different friend's email addresses on each entry. The more friends you refer, the greater of chances of winning!
About the Author:
Don’t forget to enter the contest every month and be sure to read the contest rules for how it works.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Sweet Success When Working at Home is Easier with RACsuccess
In these times of high energy prices, along with wages that just don't quite cover everything we need; many people are looking for alternative ways, to either save money or make extra money, to ease the pinch at the pump. The media has been full of news about people who used to commute long distances trying to save gasoline costs by working at home instead, or by adopting the four-day work week which gives them an extra day of spare time for earning extra money. And many have taken advantage of that extra free time by getting into the freelance business. They have discovered that online freelance work, as either a coder or a buyer, is the alternative answer they were looking for.
But how are they finding the jobs they are doing for that extra money? Well, first of all, they are using one of the many free online freelance job services like Rent A Coder (RAC) to find their freelance work-at-home jobs as coders. They are even starting their own home businesses as buyers by posting job requests to find coders to do work for them. These Now-At-Homes are becoming potential employers finding potential employees just like you in a virtual world that knows no international boundaries. And everyone on board is reaping the benefits of extra income and energy savings.
And how are they becoming successful in this virtual freelance home business realm? Well, they are going to RACsuccess to access all the free information that is available to help them be the best coders or buyers they can be on RAC. On RACsuccess there are more than 40 free videos to watch that show you everything you need to know to use the Rent a Coder site as well as how to navigate its many useful tools. You will also find a free 14-page report on "Formal arbitration and how to avoid it"; testimonials from successful people; monthly contests; and even a free affiliate program you can join to earn even more money. There is also a free Community Forum where you can discuss your RAC experiences with others and get advice on unusual situations from people who have already been down that road; and much more.
For those who want the inside track on how to be a stand out among the competition when bidding on choice job contracts, or when needing to attract quality coders when they are the buyers of services, RACsuccess has a fantastic package of videos and information guides that gives them the inside scoop on how to be more successful winning project contracts. Filled with tips, tricks and secrets, the RACsuccess Package is also an official Rent A Coder tool.
You see, RACsuccess was created with a single purpose in mind: They want people to succeed in RAC. And since Rent A Coder is undoubtedly today's most important meeting place between coders and buyers, the RACsuccess Package will help you utilize Rent a Coder to its full potential and to your best advantage. If you are a buyer, they want you to hire programmers that are the best suited for your projects and if you are a coder, they want you to be able to land the projects you deserve without the humiliating experience of having to win them through being the lowest bidder.
With the years of experience that Luis Lazo, founder of RACsuccess, has had working on Rent A Coder, you get to benefit from it all. The information that he has gathered into a series of videos will improve the way you do projects. I was amazed at what I learned from this package.
But the RACsuccess Package is not just for beginners...it's also for experienced coders and buyers, too, and even they are learning new tricks from this collection of tried and true advice.
So if you are either a coder or a buyer on RAC, and if you are finding yourself not winning as many bids as you would like, or not attracting the quality coders you know you deserve, then you just may be up against competitors that have already tapped into the resources available in the RACsuccess Package.
So what are you waiting for? Head on over to RACsuccess and start learning how you, too, can win bids and influence people.
About the Author:
Success in Rent A Coder is possible with the right tools. You can
sign up for more than 40 free videos here to give you an edge on that sweet success by understanding how to use RAC to it’s fullest.