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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.
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Friday, December 26, 2008
Succeeding As a Buyer or Coder on Rent A Coder
I have been thinking a lot lately about just how a freelance coder or buyer can succeed on Rent A Coder (RAC). Well, I ran across this great software collection on RACsuccess that has more than 40 videos of advanced techniques, as well as a guide for coders and a guide for buyers. It can help a coder succeed a lot faster than the old trial and error method that we all start out using.
It's called the RACsuccess Package, and it will give your business the edge on Rent a Coder. You see, there are secrets on how to succeed on Rent A Coder, but few people will you what those secrets are because they want to use them for themselves. Well, RACsuccess was created with a single purpose in mind: They want people to succeed in RAC.
So, how can these secrets, tips and tricks help you succeed on RAC?
If you are a coder, the results of the RACsuccess Package can be quite dramatic. You will find yourself landing projects more often and you will find yourself holding a reasonable chance of winning large projects that up until now seemed out of reach. And you will feel more in control of your destiny, and your confidence level will rise with your ranking.
If you are a buyer, the RACsuccess Package spells out a more trouble free experience, with more projects being completed by the deadline; with coders that work more effectively because they know exactly what to do to provide a better and more satisfying end-product.
Here's some of the ways this collection of videos and guides can help you achieve success on Rent A Coder.
The RACsuccess Package teaches Coders to earn more money:
- More Projects
- Better Projects
- Successfully Completing Projects
Coders will find strategies for getting out of a tight spot:
- Conflict Management
- Recovering After a Bad Rating
- Dealing With Troublesome Customers
Coders will learn how to obtain a higher ranking profile:
- Rank Higher in the "All Coder Competition"
- See Yourself in a New Light
- Achieve the Perfect Rating
Buyers will learn several ways to attract the right Coders:
- Preparing Good Bid Requests
- Attracting More Coders to Bid
- Building a Good Reputation
The RACsuccess Package will present Buyers with several strategies to get the job done:
- Picking the Right Coder
- Maintaining Good Communication
- Coping With the Challenges of Your Project
Buyers will find different paths for getting out of rough spots:
- Ensuring That the Deadline Is Respected
- Conflict Management
- Balancing the Budget
The RACsuccess Package is not just for beginners and newcomers to Rent A Coder. It's also for experienced coders, too. And it's not just a read once or watch once and you're done kind of application either. It's something that you will want to come back to time and time again to review. Every time I open it, there's always something new to me in there.
But don't take my word for it; check out the free trial version of the RACsuccess Package. 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 employer or employee.
About the Author:
Good, solid, marketing yourself psychology never gets old, and neither does the RACsuccess Package. You will see yourself in a new light and learn how to better highlight your skills and thus attract more business.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Free Videos Saved My Freelance Life
Like many people just starting out in the freelance work-at-home business, I really had no concept of where to even begin in my search for a way to make some extra money doing something I enjoy.
A new co-worker at my day job saved the day when she told me about Rent A Coder (RAC) as her way of surviving the bills until she could land a regular day job. She said that RAC was a lot better than other similar sites she had tried for getting web design jobs, so I decided to join it to look for video and voice-over work. Well, I was immediately overwhelmed by all the detailed links; the reams of information to read; and all those project history statistics that are presented in the multiple page descriptive profiles of everyone on RAC. But then, I'm easily confused under the right circumstances. There is so much to click on, so much to read; so much to learn; so many links and so little time. I thought I'd NEVER get it all figured out.
Well, after a couple of days of randomly clicking links on the site in desperation, I swallowed my pride and asked for help. I appealed to my new co-worker while on break to please give me a brief explanation of how Rent A Coder worked and that was when she pointed me to the FREE videos on RACsuccess that show how to navigate the Rent A Coder website and how to utilize its many useful tools.
When I got home that night, I checked out RACsuccess. I was amazed to find over 40 instructional videos that walked me through every major link on the site. In fact, I was so grateful for what she had shared with me that I bought her lunch the next day! In the time it took to watch a few videos, my eyes were opened to the whole new world of freelancing at Rent A Coder. Now when I need to know how to do something at RAC, the first place I look is on the FREE video page at RACsuccess. The videos are even neatly categorized so you can find what you are looking for quickly. So far, I have been able to find everything I was looking for easily.
When you sign up for the free videos, you also get a FREE 14-page report called: "Formal arbitration and how to avoid it" which can help keep you out of trouble even before you bid on your first project. It's a must read!
By the way, my co-worker has not been much help to me since that time. A few days after she told me about Rent A Coder and the free RACsuccess videos, she left my company to start work on a long term freelance project she'd found on Rent A Coder. If I had known sooner how to navigate RAC as well as she did, maybe I would have had seen that job in time to bid on it myself. Oh, well... I'll beat her next time.
About the Author:
With the free introduction videos from RACsuccess that completely show you how to use Rent a Coder you'll learn your way around the Rent A Coder site in no time at all.
How Do You Define Success in Your Life?
Everyone has their own definition of success and it is most often measured in dollars. Some people won't feel successful unless they own a chateau on the French Riviera surrounded by fancy cars as their summer get-a-way cabin. Other folks set lower, but similar goals, but still won't feel successful unless they have a large house, a nice car, a happy marriage with 2.5 kids, and no worries about the bills. Still others feel successful just to be able to pay the bills at all. But to others, everything that has not failed is considered to be a success.
Life is filled with these small successes if only we will notice them. Every day we have them, but most of us don't recognize them for the successes that they truly are. Things like calling someone on the phone and actually getting them instead of their voicemail again; finally getting to the video rental store in time to pick up the last copy of the latest blockbuster movie; or simply winning the bid on a small project on Rent A Coder (RAC). These are the day to day little victories that make some of us realize that we are more successful than we thought we were after all.
I've been on Rent A Coder for quite a while now, and one thing stands out to me. I'm actually successful here! When I look back to how much I struggled in the beginning, on my own, with no guidance whatsoever, I am amazed to have come this far! But I couldn't have done it until I discovered RACsuccess.
With the 40 free videos mentioned on their home page that I signed up for, I have become successful at navigating the RAC website quickly and easily. But my real success didn't start until I downloaded the RACsuccess Package.
The RACsuccess Package is a software application that contains more than 40 videos on extremely advanced topics as well as 2 written guides (one for buyers and one for coders) with straight to the point advice on how you can succeed in RAC both as a buyer and as a coder! The entire package is accessible through a single, user-friendly integrated interface that helps you to easily locate all the content that you need.
As a coder, the results of the RACsuccess Package can be quite dramatic, as it was for me. You will find yourself landing projects with a higher frequency; you will find yourself holding a reasonable chance of winning large projects that up until now seemed out of reach and you will find yourself in control.
As a buyer, the RACsuccess Package spells out a more trouble free experience, with more projects being completed by the deadline and with quality coders that work effectively and better because they know exactly what to do and ultimately with a better and more satisfying end-product.
But the RACsuccess Package is not just for beginners and newcomers to Rent A Coder. It's also for experienced coders and buyers, too, and even they are learning new tricks from this collection of tried and true advice from Luis Lazo, who has been successful on Rent A Coder for several years. And it's not just a read once or watch once and you're done kind of application either. It's something that you will want to come back to time and time again to review. Every time I open it, there's always something new to me in there. Either something I didn't catch the first time I read it or heard it or that I forgot about during my busy times with RAC.
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. Why not let some of their victories be yours, too?
About the Author:
Good, solid, marketing yourself psychology never gets old, and neither does the RACSuccess Package. You will see yourself in a new light and learn how to better highlight your skills and thus attract more business.
Friday, December 19, 2008
What Makes RACsuccess a Great Affiliate Program?
Many people have heard of affiliate programs, but they may not know if being an affiliate is the right choice for them. Personally, I can't imagine it being a wrong choice for anyone, unless they have no internet access, but that is just my own opinion.
The basic premise of an affiliate program is that you receive a link to your affiliate product that you “plant” where people can click it, and then you get paid for the referral if someone purchases the product based on the click through of your link.
Work as much or as little as you like - once you plant the seeds of your affiliate membership, you can start raking in extra money as the sales grow. It is up to you just how much effort you want to put into this, but even a small garden can provide a few good meals as time goes on. Sow a large field of affiliate seeds, and you may fill bushel baskets. Sow many large fields, and you will be reaping a monthly harvest that will amaze you.
So, what are the benefits of being an affiliate for the RACsuccess Package? Let’s take a look.
Free sign up - RACsuccess is free to join. You should never have to pay someone to join their affiliate program, nor should you have to buy a copy of what they are selling before you can sell it yourself.
- Simple requirements - All you need is a free ClickBank affiliate ID to manage your affiliate program and access to the internet once in a while to plant your seed-links, and check on your income.
- A great product - The major ingredient to any good affiliate program is having the right product. The RACsuccess Package is just the right product for teaching both buyers and coders how to be successful on Rent A Coder (RAC) with its proven tips, tricks and secrets compiled from years of experience.
- Constantly growing market- 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.
- An affordable price - The RACsuccess Package sells for $24.95 USD. This is well within the reach of most people, which mean more sales for you.
- High commission rate - The RACsuccess affiliate program offers people a whopping 55% out of each sale. They pay such a high commission rate because they want to have as many people as possible out there promoting this great product so that the word can get out to the most people.
- Return on investment - 55% is 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 10% to 30% of their sales, and often their product price is too expensive to attract many buyers.
- Regular payments - You get to choose how often you are paid. ClickBank will pay all your commissions due you as soon as your specified cut-off amount is reached. You can choose to have a check or a direct deposit to your bank account after every $10 in sales, or every $10,000, or any amount in between.
- Promotional tools provided - RAC success provides you with great tools to sell their product easily. All you do is promote the unique URL that RACsuccess gives you by advertising it using your website, banners, your own opt-in list, etc. When people click through and come to the site, you get paid a whopping commission on the sale of every RACsuccess Package. ClickBank also provides you with ways to track your hits, sales, campaigns, and commissions.
- Uses well known trusted affiliate handler - RACsuccess uses ClickBank to manage their affiliate program.
Well, what are you waiting for? I’m in! Sign up at RACsuccess and start making extra income while you sleep.
About the Author
The right product, such as the RACsuccess Package can make all the difference in finding the right affiliate program for you.
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.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Book Review : "Shoestring Venture: The Startup Bible"
Originally posted on Amazon.com in November, but added here as an example of how I can write a review when I'm really excited about the product. And this book STILL excites me, so if you are in the market for a good resource, check this book out at the link in the title!
This is the first review I've ever done, but this book just totally floored me and none of my non-business friends understand why, nor do they care, so I thought I'd tell the people who DO care, since you're the ones interested in this topic and I'm bursting to tell somebody about this book!
I know you've heard this kind of statement before, but this book really does have it all! The table of contents wowed me from the beginning with all that it had to offer! From the importance of how to name your business and your website to designing a logo, to how to create a business plan to raise capital, get grants, finance the business, laws to be aware of, pitfalls to avoid (which are nicely placed in gray boxes throughout the book so you can't miss them), etc. Even various types of software that can help the process along the way. This is a resource that anyone considering a small business, or who already has a business that they are struggling with trying to keep going, needs to have on their bookshelf! Not only how to start your business, but how to keep it going once you've made the commitment. How to set up bill paying, productivity software for various fields, the rollout, manufacturing, staffing and hiring, when to use outsourcing and ecommerce are covered! Even how to use widgets to advertise! There are so many things in this book that I never thought of myself, that I can't think of anything that is not covered! And what isn't covered directly by the author, is covered by links to resources where that topic is covered in great detail by the experts in the field. The authors didn't just Google a few links and stick them in, they actually found expert resources.
It's not dry reading either. It did NOT put me to sleep! Even though it's not a book you have to read from cover to cover, I couldn't put it down! There was so much I never knew about! It is laid out in an easy to understand manner, in a chronology that is logical. I am really amazed at what I found, and it has given me the confidence to take my business plans to the next level and actually BE a business, even with my current limited resources (even that is covered!), instead of just a simple "here's my card, call me" type of freelancer that people don't take very seriously.
Seriously, if you have had even a minor inkling of an idea of starting your own business but have been afraid because you didn't know what it was you didn't know, or how to find out more about what you thought you knew, then this is the right book for you!
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.
Smooth Sailing on Rent A Coder
Life isn't really like a box of chocolates; it's more like a restless ocean. There is an ebb and flow to everything. Every day waves tumble through our lives. Some are huge and will crush you into the rocks on the shore, and other times they are no more than ripples that are barely noticeable.
Many waves of thought are also like ocean waves. If you try to avoid or "outrun" a problem wave by turning your back on it, it will eventually catch up with you and wreak havoc. In fact, the problem or challenge can seem so large that it may hypnotize you with fear just by staring into it. As soon as this large wave arrives, it spins your life upside-down and drowns you with its power. But when one of life’s big waves comes your way, the best thing to do is to face it. No matter how big it is, you can handle the challenge more easily by diving into it and swimming through it under the surface.
Working as a freelance worker on Rent A Coder can be like riding the swells and troughs of the waves on the ocean. It has its ups and downs. If you aren't careful in studying the waves of communication between your buyer, or your coder, you may find yourself down in the trough, and drowning in arbitration.
Can this be avoided? Yes!
Self-mediation is one way. That one can't be avoided and occasionally everyone uses it. It's the first step before formal mediation, and can often prevent a small wave from turning into a tsunami of destructive arbitration.
But sometimes self-mediation isn't enough to stem the tide. So RACsuccess provides a free 14-page report on their website called: "Formal arbitration and how to avoid it". This report was written by the founder of RACsuccess, Luis Lazo, who has had years of experience as both a buyer and a coder on Rent A Coder and his advice is worth listening to.
If you have read Rent A Coder's legally binding Custom Software Seller/Buyer Agreement, then you know that 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. So, you can probably understand why formal arbitration is feared by anyone in Rent a Coder. It can compromise the rating of the coder or the buyer, even though arbitration really is a good process for protecting both parties’ interests.
So, in this free report, Luis Lazo gives everyone a BIG secret for how to avoid this whole disastrous tidal wave. It's just one very powerful secret that shows you how you can avoid formal arbitration and protect your coder or buyer rating. Both beginners and experienced Rent a Coder users may be surprised to learn how easy it really is to avoid arbitration after all.
Also, when you sign up at RACsuccess to get this free report, you will get access to 40 free videos that teach you everything you need to know about how to navigate through Rent A Coder's site tools and how to find that Custom Software Seller/Buyer Agreement that you really need to read, if you haven't already.
After you have read the free “Formal arbitration and how to avoid it" report from RACsuccess, you won't need to worry about getting pulled out to sea in an arbitration undertow.
About the Author:
Get your free copy of "Formal arbitration and how to avoid it". now. This is the arbitration secret you need to know to keep it from happening to you. .
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
RACsuccess Choices: Hot Air Balloon or Parasail?
For many people, the thought of riding in a hot air balloon may seem like a wonderful way to spend a day. The idea of a delicate lift-off in the relative safety of an over-sized picnic basket with a couple of other people along gives us a sense of calm. We love to watch the colors drift by in the distance and one can only imagine how peaceful it must be to float silently above the earth, as free as a bird at the whim of the winds, and landing who-knows-where at the end of the flight.
On the other hand, there are those who view hang gliding or parasailing as quite a bit scarier. The idea of being alone under the wing, and then taking a step off a cliff into a void of nothingness, not knowing if you made the right decision about the air currents that day, can be both exhilarating, and disturbing. But at least you have control over which direction you will fly, and where precisely you will land.
If you are on Rent A Coder (RAC) without the RACsuccess Package in your basket, you are spending your days in a hot air balloon, drifting wherever the wind takes you, with no direction and no ability to control your own future.
If you are on Rent A Coder with the RACsuccess Package in your toolkit, you are under the wing of the parasail and can step off that cliff with the faith that you are able to steer your own direction through the clouds and control your future much better.
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. It is filled with tips, tricks and secrets, and the RACsuccess Package is also an official Rent A Coder tool.
You see, 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. It allows me more control over communications with my buyer, or my seller. I no longer feel like I am drifting aimlessly through Rent A Coder, but rather I am sailing through with a purpose and a direction now.
And the RACsuccess Package is not just for beginners and newcomers to Rent A Coder. It's also for experienced coders, too. It's not just a read once or watch once and you're done kind of application either. It's something that you will want to come back to time and time again to review. Every time I open it, there's always something new to me in there.
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 am amazed at what I have learned from the RACsuccess Package.
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.
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. And with those videos comes the free 14-page report “Formal Arbitration And How To Avoid It – The Arbitration’s Secret You Need To Know” which can save you headaches.
I must say this has been the best investment I could have made to get the most out of my RAC experience and I am sailing where I want to now, not drifting in the wind.
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 Coder which Luis Lazo has so kindly revealed are now available to all.
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.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
First Things First - Please Read
Hello and welcome to my world of writing, video and voice.
I have finally taken the plunge to put up a portfolio of samples of my various works. This has been prompted by several incidents in my life that may cause future confusion and concern about my abilities as a writer.
1. On my very first professional writing assignment, the client used an article submission program to post my articles to thousands of blogs. I did not know such a program existed at that time. Unfortunately, he did not realize that the program not only required that the article be re-written twice in a very similar fashion but that it scrambles the paragraphs of all three articles together to form thousands of "unique" articles. Oh, boy, were they EVER unique! Rather than contact me for the rewrites in my own words and style, he wrote very different versions of what I had written, even going off on totally different tangents, not realizing that his writing style and ideas would be scrambled in with mine when he submitted them, causing jarring thought changes and awkward transitions between paragraphs. These thousands of "unique" articles went out onto the Web under my real name as author. The result has been pure embarrassment that such horrible writing is now attributed to me on a professional level. Naturally, I dread the thought of anyone searching on my name for samples of my writing on the Web.
However, the client and I worked out at least one way around the problem, sort of. We resubmitted all of the articles under a pseudonym that we both verified through several search engines to be sure it did not belong to anyone else on the Web at that time. A search for my name will now bring up "By Dan Stanyier (erroneously attributed to Crystal Eikanger)". However, the fix was not perfect, since the software vendor could not guarantee that a resubmission of the articles under the new author would go to all the same blogs, nor that the same scrambled version would either, nor would all blogs be able to handle such a long "author" field. So there are at least 500+ versions of those "scrambled eggs" that are still out there under my name alone that seriously compromise my credibility as a professional writer.
2. Because of number 1 above, I have been reluctant to let any client use my name on any articles I have written for them if they plan to submit them to multiple sites. This has resulted in not having sites that I can point potential new clients to for samples of my paid professional work. It also means that clients who have purchased my articles have placed either their own names or their own pseudonyms on my articles. Since part of my contract with them through that particular freelance site was to relinquish my copyright to them, there is nothing I can do about the resulting confusion.
3. In one case, I have allowed the client to use my real name on the articles that are posted directly on his website; but because they were also going to be edited for length and submitted to other sites, they will have a different byline with slightly different wording. This may cause those derivative works to be flagged in Copyscape as being plagiarized by different people, but rest assured, if my name comes up on it, it is my original writing and it should pass Copyscape as the original work from which the others are derived.
Due to the above chaos related to numbers 1, 2, and 3, I have decided to post all of my articles here, pending releases for permission to do so from the new copyright holders of my articles. I will continue to add my work-for-hire articles and videos as they become available to me by permission. These articles will contain link-backs to the original websites that they were written for. Those articles that I do not have permission to repost here will have a brief excerpt and a link pointing to the site it was written for, so that the site can get its hits.
I will also be adding new, unpaid material that I may decide to write for the sheer pleasure of writing and sharing with my friends and family. It may be poetic, it may be psychotic, it may be funny, it may be sad or it may be totally dry and boring to anyone but someone who knows me personally. But that is what blogging is all about.
If you like my style(s) and decide to hire me to write for you, I hope you will allow me to post either the full articles, short excerpts, or at least links to your site that may contain my works, here on my portfolio blog. However, that is not a requirement. I do feel that posting both here and on your own site can help both of us as advertisers of our respective products and services. I am always open to discussion and negotiation.
Again, welcome to my world...enjoy your stay!