Is Liveops a Scam?

Over the years that I have worked at home, the most frequent question I have been asked is if Liveops is a scam. Today, I decided to make a post about this to help relieve fears. In my opinion, and in almost everyone else's opinion I know of, Liveops is definitely, absolutely, 100% NOT a scam. I have worked with Liveops for a few years now, and while I have not become rich, I have made enough money to pay my bills and still have a little bit of "fun" money left over. My paycheck has almost always arrived on time, and I have never had any problems with receiving my money. This is a lot more than I can say for most other work at home companies. Liveops has been mentioned as a good work at home company on prominent sites such as Reader's Digest, ABC 7 News, CNN, and was even featured on Good Morning America, among many others. (Just check out the links!) Though I personally do not work full time with Liveops, I know of many people who do, and this is their primary source of income. If you are interested in working with Liveops or any work at home site, just remember to do your research. See if they are mentioned in any reliable newspapers or magazines, or if they are mentioned in the Better Business Bureau, or Ripoff Report. Follow your gut instincts. If something doesn't feel right, just don't do it! Make educated decisions about which companies are good and do research to back those companies up. Finally, don't use a company that you have to pay to work for. Use common sense; why should you have to pay to work for someone else? (Keep in mind though, that some work at home companies, including Liveops, do charge a background check fee, as you will be processing confidential customer information.) If you are interested in applying to work for Liveops, or would like more information, I have provided a link below. Good Luck!
http://www.liveops.com/become-agent/index.html

Liveops Prevails in Independent Contractor Lawsuit

It has been almost a year since Jeannette Gonzalez and Tammy Kerce filed a lawsuit questioning whether Liveops violated Fair Labor Standards by considering its workers Independent Contractors instead of employees, which would then require Liveops to provide minimum wage and overtime pay. Unfortunately, many Liveops work at home agents considered this lawsuit to do more harm than good, and argued that when signing up for Liveops, they fully understood that they were only independent contractors. The results of this lawsuit could potentially deny Liveops' agents the flexibility that makes it such an amazing company to work for. Fortunately for these agents, the good news is finally out: Liveops resoundingly succeeded in court. According to a December 10, 2008 legal document from the United States District Court Northern District of Atlanta Division (with bolding added),

"This action having come before the court, Honorable Beverly B. Martin, United
States District Judge, and the court having determined that judgment may properly be
entered in favor of defendant LiveOps, Inc., it is
Ordered and Adjudged that the plaintiffs take nothing; that the defendant LiveOps,
Inc. recover its costs and fees of this action, and the action be, and the same hereby, is
dismissed."

This is excellent news for Liveops, since in addition to being ruled in favor of, the final order even awarded Liveops all court costs. Congratulations Liveops on your victory!

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Tech Blogging Job!

Hey Everbody! I was just browsing the Problogger Job Board when I found a neat job opportunity that might interest you. Are you a techy person who owns an Apple Iphone, Touch, or the new Google Android? Are you also a great writer who would be interested in reviewing some of the different applications that are currently on the market for these product? If so, then Yulmedia Interactions (Iphonefreak.com , and Androinica.com) might have a great job opportunity for you. They are currently looking for "passionate writers to write mobile application reviews."

This opportunity entails:

• Writing at least 2-3 reviews per week


• An average of 150-250 words per review

(Yulmedia is also looking for people interested in home entertainment who have a good amount of knowledge on Blu-ray, movies, and home theaters.) If you would like to apply, send your resume along with a recent work example to Stephanie at

info <@> yulmedia.com (take out <> signs when typing address).

Good luck!

Monetizing Your Blog

You've created an amazing blog with tons of great content. Now what?
Well, if you are interested in making money off of your blog, there are a few excellent options out there. In this post I'll try to go over one of the easiest ways of monetizing, which is by using contextual/ pay-per-click advertising. These programs place ads on your website/blog that are specifically targeted to your audience. Whenever a visitor clicks on these ads, you earn. Below are a few great contextual programs.

1. Adsense- Adsense, the advertising program created by Google, is in my opinion by far the best option out there right now for monetizing a blog. Out of all the programs I have used, this has definitely been my top earner. Currently, I am using Adsense exclusively on this blog.

2. Bidvertiser- This is another one of the contextual programs out there right now. Personally, I have NOT done well with this program. The ads do not seem to be as popular with visitors, and they just did not perform well for me.

3. Yahoo Publishers Program- This program seems to be a little bit more exclusive than the two above, but if you get in, then it seems to be a pretty great program and performs almost equally as well as Adsense at times.

4. Chitika- Though this ad company is more well known for its marketplace ads (which I will talk about in another post), it also has begun a fairly good pay-per-click program. Chitika may not have as wide of a variety of ads as Adsense, but I believe that it shows promise to grow.

Hopefully, this should help get you on the path to monetizing your blog. In future posts I will discuss some of the other great options out there.
Good Luck!