Gear Up and Play

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Its the Perfect Opportunity for Students wanting to earn a little cash, new bloggers or anyone just wanting to make a few extra dollars to help make the bills at the end of the month.  Make money, learn new skills, and write about the things your passionate about.  Currently we have 8 positions to fill at 100% commission.  That means you get 100% of your works rewards.

Job Description:  You will write unique entertaining articles targeted toward a particular audience and submit them for review on Gear Up and Play.  We are seeking the following type of content from people that are passionate about the subject.  1.(Travel Photography), 2.(Traveling Abroad), 3.(Going Green – Sustainable Living) 4.(Activity Based Travels Including Backpacking, Kayaking, Snowboarding, Fly Fishing and all other such outdoor recreational activities) 5.(Activity Based Guides Including Backpacking, Kayaking, Disc GOLF, Snowboarding, Fly Fishing, and all other such outdoor related recreational activities) 6.(We are open to your suggestions as you will have a active say in what goes on with the Community)

Desired Skills/Requirements:

1.) You should have a high speed Internet connection and be proficient and comfortable working within a point and click admin Interface in your web browser (we recommend Firefox).

2.) Strong Self Management Skills although we are just a email away

3.) Willingness to Learn:  There’s a little more to it then just writing.  You will need to learn how to target the correct keywords for you articles and how to establish a reader base.

4.) You should be a little quirky and show a little character in your posts.  We don’t want an encyclopedias definition of play, we want yours.

A Typical Weeks Duties: Typically, on your new job we would expect you to post at least 1 article a week but of course you can do more.  The more you post, the more you are likely to make.  Based on the model of 1 article a week you could expect the following limiting yourself to 2 hours of your time.

(45 minutes) Using Free Internet tools to research the right targeted keywords for the article you want to write.

(45 minutes) Writing a 200-500 word article in your own words.  The article must be unique and completely written in your own words as we check all submissions with copyscape.

(10 minutes) Crafting a Catchy Title for you new Submission that will encourage viewers to read it.

(20 minutes)  Find at least 1 blog, forum, or other medium discussion that is related to your post and join in on the conversation.  Leave a link back to your post where appropriate but don’t just spam your links.  Offer real interaction and weave your personality and blog into the web.

Compensation: All pay is 100% Commission based and you receive 100% of your Adsense earnings.  You may be familiar with other sites offering Revenue sharing with their users that submit posts (hubpages, digitalpoint).  They generally offer anywhere from 50-80%.  So why do we offer 100%?

First off, we are just starting out.  Oh my, did I mention we are new.  Second, the 8 people we are looking to pick up at this point are not just users but rather founders.  We are looking for people to take a active role in the direction and development of Gear Up and Play with a real stake at making it successful.

Where does the money come from? The money comes from advertising and you can see it right now.  On each post you create there will be 3 Ad units and 1 link unit from Google Adsense. Look now at this post. At the top, before the post title is a dark bar with 4 links from google, that is 1 link unit. Under the title of each post, in the sidebar, and at the bottom is one 300×250 image or text ad.  This is a Ad unit and you probably have seen them before.  The adds are targeted automatically based on page content and when someone clicks the add you get paid.  Warning:  If you choose to jump on board and google accepts you as a publisher you can not click your own adds.  They will know, you will be terminated and you will make no money.

So how much money will I make? It really depends on you and how much you write.  If you write 1 article the chance of someone coming to the site and that article finding exposure is not as good as if you write 100.  The good thing is as you increase your number of articles we don’t let them disappear into oblivion.  Lets say two years ago you wrote a article titled “Going to Africa – what to pack?”  Then today, one of your co-authors writes a story about Africa.  We will automatically show your related post under a section we call “Related Posts”, really original right.

It should be easy to see that as your influence upon the site grows so does your income.  Whats more is that you are creating a online presence that will continue to provide a passive income for years to come.

So How much is this going to cost me? With just a one time fee of……..OK, I AM so KIDDING.  It costs you nothing.  You are a partner in a design that is still uncertain as we move forward.  You could make a measly 30 dollars a month or you could make hundreds, heck thousands.  Its up to us.

If you are interested in applying please fill out the form below

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