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!

Job Opportunity For Bloggers

I have lately been receiving tons of e-mail from people who would like to start blogging, but want a way to immediately begin earning money even before their blog gains popularity. Well, about three months ago I joined the blogging company "Today." Today is unique in that it is simple to begin earning money immediately with them. Basically, the job entails making a blog about whatever you find interesting, and then getting paid for doing so. As soon as I heard about this opportunity I was interested, so I applied. After being accepted, I decided to create a blog on their site about working at home. I then proceeded to make one post each day, and was paid money for every post. I quickly began to accumulate cash, and by the end of the first month I had received a check for around $50, which is amazing for a startup blog. According to Today's website, they take the risk by immediately paying people for creating startup blogs, and only begin to earn money themselves once visitors begin clicking on the blog's ads. In my opinion this is extremely generous, since most companies require you to get a certain number of visitors before you get paid. Around the second month of working with Today.com, the company introduced another writing program, known as "Content Calls." Here, you are paid to write articles for other people and companies. The articles can be on a wide variety of topics, from movie reviews to info on Ireland. The average pay for this is about $5/article, which is also a pretty good starting rate. Recently, Today decided to open up the application process for new bloggers, which is why I am writing this post. Currently, you can sign up to blog at Today and receive a guaranteed $1/post, and $2 per thousand views of your blog. I know that this may not seem like a lot to start out with, but your blog is reviewed monthly, and based on productivity and popularity, the amount can increase. Plus, at the same time, you can earn some extra cash in the Content Call section. I really enjoyed working with this company. Their site is easy to use, and a great way to start blogging. Plus, if you ever need any help with your blog, just send Today an email. From my experience, all of their employees are friendly and happy to help. To get started with Today, you can click the application link that I have posted below. I hope that this opportunity is as much fun for you as it was for me. Enjoy!
Link: Today