The real secret of Yuwie is to focus on ACTIVITIES that lead to:
1. More referrals
2. More page views
Think about it. It's ONLY page views we get paid on, so the more referrals you have, the more page views you will have because other people are getting them for you, with NO further effort on your part besides helping them get started! What if you have a hundred referrals getting the same number of page views you are? Personally, I will have over 10,000 views in October. If I had 100 referrals duplicating that effort, I am looking at 1 million page views. This is called leveraging your time. The fact of the matter, though, is if you had 100 personal referrals, you will have many more in your organization, probably hundreds!
So how many referrals do you have now? Have you been in contact with them? Are they your real friends or just on your list? Are you helping them grow? See if you can establish contact with them and work together. It's always easier if you have a sounding board to bounce ideas back and forth. Contact your sponsor if you know who they are and ask SPECIFIC questions so they can help you. If they don't know the answers, move up the chain until you both learn, then practice what you learn together.
I want you to understand something. Social networking is absolutely huge on the internet. At some point, almost everyone online will have a profile somewhere, why not on Yuwie? MySpace has tens of millions of users, all creating advertising revenue for the company, not the members. Almost every teenager you know understands MySpace even if they don’t have a page. You can create an army of people on Yuwie because you aren’t selling anything, it’s FREE! People UNDERSTAND it! They are already DOING it!
So again, how is your time best spent on Yuwie? The #1 activity is getting referrals. The #2 activity is working on page views.
Last question: How many friends should I get? The answer? As many as you can! You need page views. But don’t fall into the trap of spending all your time getting friends. I would rather see you have 100 referrals as opposed to 1000 friends, though. It just makes sense.
If you have any questions at all, don’t be afraid to ask!
Don
P.S. Feel free to copy this message and send it to all your referrals!
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
If You Are A Blogger you can make good money with Yuwie !
If you are a blogger trying to make a living at home, you need Yuwie .
1.A blogger of course has a blogsite, and perhaps even more than one. Its a great idea to buy a domain name with Namecheap or GoDaddy, and redirect your blog to your domain name. This gives you a more professional appearance. If you have other businesses you are running, such as an E-Bay store or an E-Book, use your blogsite to link those businesses and this will assist you in your SEO ranking as well as bring you more traffic.
2.A blogger should have a Yuwie website. This is found money. Yuwie pays you to advertise your websites, blog, and build a social network. Do It. There is no excuse not to. Yuwie is FREE. Everyone who has a MySpace account and not a Yuwie account is a dope. If you do not have Yuwie yet, click here: http://r.yuwie.com/scottymchoty
3.Get Google Adsense or Bidvertiser. With Adsense you can place ads on all your websites...again, Found Money. No brainer.
4.Write for Helium. Open a Helium account and start writing. This is a slow-go admittedly but if you keep at it, you will build a reputation for yourself in the search engines and make a little cash as well. Plus, the other cool thing about Helium is that it gives you ideas of things to write about because they pose questions to you. It's pretty awesome, and its easy.
5.Sell stuff on E-Bay. Don't open an E-Bay store, just have a few auctions going every week. You can place ADS for your blog site and businesses on each auction. No Brainer.
6.Join Linkreferral, place your blogsite in their listing and boost your ranking by rating other websites. This brings you FREE traffic everyday. Trust me, if you join LR they will explain their program, and you will meet interesting people, get ideas, and other website owners visiting your site. I cannot tell you how much I have learned by joining this service. Www.linkreferral.com
If you do all of these things, your daily routine should look something like this:
1.Log onto to Linkreferral and view/rate other sites to boost your ranking....this takes about 20 minutes
2.Write a blog. Post it to your blog site, and Yuwie.
3.Write an article or two for Helium
4.Log onto to Yuwie, refer your friends and relatives, visit your friends' sites, post a blog, join a club, create a club, leave comments or messages...get in 35 page views a day.
5.Visit other blogs and leave comments. In your comments be sure to leave your blog URL so anyone who clicks on it will be directed to your website. Visit any of the blogs in my blogger, they are fun and interesting, .
6.If you are a true ambitious writer, then write articles...at least one a week, and submit them to article hubs. I have a list of hubs I can recommend if you are interested. This is TRULY a wonderful way to get your name recognized in the Search Engines.
1.A blogger of course has a blogsite, and perhaps even more than one. Its a great idea to buy a domain name with Namecheap or GoDaddy, and redirect your blog to your domain name. This gives you a more professional appearance. If you have other businesses you are running, such as an E-Bay store or an E-Book, use your blogsite to link those businesses and this will assist you in your SEO ranking as well as bring you more traffic.
2.A blogger should have a Yuwie website. This is found money. Yuwie pays you to advertise your websites, blog, and build a social network. Do It. There is no excuse not to. Yuwie is FREE. Everyone who has a MySpace account and not a Yuwie account is a dope. If you do not have Yuwie yet, click here: http://r.yuwie.com/scottymchoty
3.Get Google Adsense or Bidvertiser. With Adsense you can place ads on all your websites...again, Found Money. No brainer.
4.Write for Helium. Open a Helium account and start writing. This is a slow-go admittedly but if you keep at it, you will build a reputation for yourself in the search engines and make a little cash as well. Plus, the other cool thing about Helium is that it gives you ideas of things to write about because they pose questions to you. It's pretty awesome, and its easy.
5.Sell stuff on E-Bay. Don't open an E-Bay store, just have a few auctions going every week. You can place ADS for your blog site and businesses on each auction. No Brainer.
6.Join Linkreferral, place your blogsite in their listing and boost your ranking by rating other websites. This brings you FREE traffic everyday. Trust me, if you join LR they will explain their program, and you will meet interesting people, get ideas, and other website owners visiting your site. I cannot tell you how much I have learned by joining this service. Www.linkreferral.com
If you do all of these things, your daily routine should look something like this:
1.Log onto to Linkreferral and view/rate other sites to boost your ranking....this takes about 20 minutes
2.Write a blog. Post it to your blog site, and Yuwie.
3.Write an article or two for Helium
4.Log onto to Yuwie, refer your friends and relatives, visit your friends' sites, post a blog, join a club, create a club, leave comments or messages...get in 35 page views a day.
5.Visit other blogs and leave comments. In your comments be sure to leave your blog URL so anyone who clicks on it will be directed to your website. Visit any of the blogs in my blogger, they are fun and interesting, .
6.If you are a true ambitious writer, then write articles...at least one a week, and submit them to article hubs. I have a list of hubs I can recommend if you are interested. This is TRULY a wonderful way to get your name recognized in the Search Engines.
Yuwie VS MySpace ! who will win? Yuwie why you ask .
There's a new social networking website, creeping up to popularity. It is eerily similar to MySpace, except that Yuwie actually pays it users to use it's features. From networking, to inviting friends, to blogging and personalizing your profile - you name the MySpace feature, Yuwie got it. Here is my opinion on this new social networking site that has been around for about 2 months. Below are some of the many benefits of Yuwie, categorized for comparison to other social networking websites, such as MySpace.
Profile
The Yuwie profile is very similar to MySpace; However, on Yuwie, you are not required to fill in any info you'd rather not. Also, if you're into customizable profiles, any profile codes you use for MySpace will also work for Yuwie. Just go to any free profile design sites made for MySpace, find your code and copy/paste into your Yuwie profile, just as you would with MySpace.
Friends
Just like on MySpace, you'll be able to add friends to your list. You choose whether to accept or deny when you get requests. I have found that on Yuwie, I get many more friend requests than on MySpace, which could prove beneficial for promotion or networking.
Comment Section
Yes, there is even a comment section on the Yuwie profile. Use this to communicate with your Yuwie friends, such as telling them to have a great day or thanking for something . Unless a friend requires moderated comments, your comments will show up instantly.
Blog
If you enjoy blogging, you can also do so on Yuwie. The Yuwie blog also allows html code, so for those who are html savvy, you are covered at Yuwie.
Bulletins
You can still post bulletins at Yuwie, just like at MySpace. Bulletins are an easy way of announcing something to your entire friends list, without having to mail each one individually. The only downside to Yuwie bulletins is that html is not allowed. It is allowed on MySpace. However, html is allowed everywhere else on Yuwie, so many don't really mind this.
Clubs
Just like on MySpace, clubs can be created on Yuwie. Maybe you'd like to create a writer's club, a mom's club, or a club for fans of your favorite singer or sports team. Whatever you have in mind, you can create a club on Yuwie. I have noticed that with Yuwie, people were quicker to join my clubs than on MySpace. I'm not sure why yet, but it is nice.
Control Panel
Yes, unlike MySpace, Yuwie has an easy to navigate control panel. It is similar to "home" on MySpace. However, all your features are right there together, making it much easier to figure out what to do and how to do it. Just by adding this feature alone, Yuwie has one up on MySpace because for those who have a hard time navigating the computer, all the options are right there and easy to understand.
Payment?
Yes, payment. Unlike other social networking sites, Yuwie actually pays people use its features. That's right. So, you're essentially getting paid to hang out with your Yuwie friends, which could very well be your same friends that you hang out with in "real" life or on MySpace. In order to increase payment, users should frequently comment on and view others' profiles and also refer others to Yuwie. All of these earn Yuwie views and referrals which can later be redeemed for payment once you have earned enough.
So join now if you are not a member of Yuwie! http://r.yuwie.com/scottymchoty
Profile
The Yuwie profile is very similar to MySpace; However, on Yuwie, you are not required to fill in any info you'd rather not. Also, if you're into customizable profiles, any profile codes you use for MySpace will also work for Yuwie. Just go to any free profile design sites made for MySpace, find your code and copy/paste into your Yuwie profile, just as you would with MySpace.
Friends
Just like on MySpace, you'll be able to add friends to your list. You choose whether to accept or deny when you get requests. I have found that on Yuwie, I get many more friend requests than on MySpace, which could prove beneficial for promotion or networking.
Comment Section
Yes, there is even a comment section on the Yuwie profile. Use this to communicate with your Yuwie friends, such as telling them to have a great day or thanking for something . Unless a friend requires moderated comments, your comments will show up instantly.
Blog
If you enjoy blogging, you can also do so on Yuwie. The Yuwie blog also allows html code, so for those who are html savvy, you are covered at Yuwie.
Bulletins
You can still post bulletins at Yuwie, just like at MySpace. Bulletins are an easy way of announcing something to your entire friends list, without having to mail each one individually. The only downside to Yuwie bulletins is that html is not allowed. It is allowed on MySpace. However, html is allowed everywhere else on Yuwie, so many don't really mind this.
Clubs
Just like on MySpace, clubs can be created on Yuwie. Maybe you'd like to create a writer's club, a mom's club, or a club for fans of your favorite singer or sports team. Whatever you have in mind, you can create a club on Yuwie. I have noticed that with Yuwie, people were quicker to join my clubs than on MySpace. I'm not sure why yet, but it is nice.
Control Panel
Yes, unlike MySpace, Yuwie has an easy to navigate control panel. It is similar to "home" on MySpace. However, all your features are right there together, making it much easier to figure out what to do and how to do it. Just by adding this feature alone, Yuwie has one up on MySpace because for those who have a hard time navigating the computer, all the options are right there and easy to understand.
Payment?
Yes, payment. Unlike other social networking sites, Yuwie actually pays people use its features. That's right. So, you're essentially getting paid to hang out with your Yuwie friends, which could very well be your same friends that you hang out with in "real" life or on MySpace. In order to increase payment, users should frequently comment on and view others' profiles and also refer others to Yuwie. All of these earn Yuwie views and referrals which can later be redeemed for payment once you have earned enough.
So join now if you are not a member of Yuwie! http://r.yuwie.com/scottymchoty
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
The Truth About Yuwie Earnings
The good news is that you're not just limited to earning on your own page view totals. You also get credited with a percentage of the page views of any other members you referred to Yuwie. And better yet, the referrals of your referrals, and their referrals, etc. for up to 10 levels down.
This is what makes Yuwie exciting - the chance to build a large "referral tree" that pays a substantial monthly income. Your own activity alone will probably never amount to very much - but combined with your referrals and their referrals for up to 10 levels down, the potential is there to earn up to hundreds or even thousands per month.
Here's the table of projected earnings that usually gets everyone excited about Yuwie's earnings potentials. Take it for what it's worth, since it illustrates a perfect world where everyone that joins gets 1000 page views per month and refers 3 others...and so on, and so on, and so on...you know the drill! Also, the earnings are figured based on a .50 pay rate per thousand page views, which will vary from month to month.
LEVEL / REFERRALS / IMPRESSIONS / MONTHLY EARNINGS
1 ................. 3 .................. 3,000 .............. $0.15
2 ................. 9 .................. 9,000 .............. $0.45
3 ................ 27 ................ 27,000 .............. $0.54
4 ................ 81 ................ 81,000 .............. $1.62
5 .............. 243 .............. 243,000 ............... $4.86
6 .............. 729 .............. 729,000 ............. $14.58
7 ............ 2,187 ........... 2,187,000 ............. $43.74
8 ............ 6,561 ........... 6,561,000 ........... $328.05
9 .......... 19,683 ..........19,683,000 ............$984.15
10........... 59,049 ..........59,049,000 ..........$8,857.35 (Yes, that's per MONTH!?)
THIS is why so many people are so excited about Yuwie...especially considering that it doesn't cost any of the members counted in the example above anything to join. If everything goes well, you really could potentially earn a very nice income just from this.
BUT YOU DO NEED TO KEEP THIS IN MIND...
Things don't work perfectly like this in the real world, since you can't count on all of the other people to do their part and sign up 3 or more others, for millions of different reasons. This means that if you want to make any significant amount of money with this, it makes sense to sign up as many referrals yourself as you can. And the truth is, that's not always the easiest thing to do with the site that's still as new as this one is.
However, so far anyway, I've found it surprisingly easy to encourage people to join. Most people seem to be willing to give it a try as soon as they hear it's free, it pays you to use it, and it's as fun and easy to use as all of those other social networking sites that don't pay you a cent to use them. I think you'll find that if you present it like that to people you know who are already social networking enthusiasts (addicts!) it's really pretty easy.
Personally, I've had better luck getting referrals by emailing my online friends directly, rather just using the "invite a referral" feature that Yuwie offers. It seems much more personal to just explain it in your own words, include your personal referral link and mention that you hope they'll join you on Yuwie. That way, the email comes from you rather than from Yuwie, which looks much less like an impersonal sales pitch.
So is Yuwie something YOU should join?
This is what makes Yuwie exciting - the chance to build a large "referral tree" that pays a substantial monthly income. Your own activity alone will probably never amount to very much - but combined with your referrals and their referrals for up to 10 levels down, the potential is there to earn up to hundreds or even thousands per month.
Here's the table of projected earnings that usually gets everyone excited about Yuwie's earnings potentials. Take it for what it's worth, since it illustrates a perfect world where everyone that joins gets 1000 page views per month and refers 3 others...and so on, and so on, and so on...you know the drill! Also, the earnings are figured based on a .50 pay rate per thousand page views, which will vary from month to month.
LEVEL / REFERRALS / IMPRESSIONS / MONTHLY EARNINGS
1 ................. 3 .................. 3,000 .............. $0.15
2 ................. 9 .................. 9,000 .............. $0.45
3 ................ 27 ................ 27,000 .............. $0.54
4 ................ 81 ................ 81,000 .............. $1.62
5 .............. 243 .............. 243,000 ............... $4.86
6 .............. 729 .............. 729,000 ............. $14.58
7 ............ 2,187 ........... 2,187,000 ............. $43.74
8 ............ 6,561 ........... 6,561,000 ........... $328.05
9 .......... 19,683 ..........19,683,000 ............$984.15
10........... 59,049 ..........59,049,000 ..........$8,857.35 (Yes, that's per MONTH!?)
THIS is why so many people are so excited about Yuwie...especially considering that it doesn't cost any of the members counted in the example above anything to join. If everything goes well, you really could potentially earn a very nice income just from this.
BUT YOU DO NEED TO KEEP THIS IN MIND...
Things don't work perfectly like this in the real world, since you can't count on all of the other people to do their part and sign up 3 or more others, for millions of different reasons. This means that if you want to make any significant amount of money with this, it makes sense to sign up as many referrals yourself as you can. And the truth is, that's not always the easiest thing to do with the site that's still as new as this one is.
However, so far anyway, I've found it surprisingly easy to encourage people to join. Most people seem to be willing to give it a try as soon as they hear it's free, it pays you to use it, and it's as fun and easy to use as all of those other social networking sites that don't pay you a cent to use them. I think you'll find that if you present it like that to people you know who are already social networking enthusiasts (addicts!) it's really pretty easy.
Personally, I've had better luck getting referrals by emailing my online friends directly, rather just using the "invite a referral" feature that Yuwie offers. It seems much more personal to just explain it in your own words, include your personal referral link and mention that you hope they'll join you on Yuwie. That way, the email comes from you rather than from Yuwie, which looks much less like an impersonal sales pitch.
So is Yuwie something YOU should join?
Looking for Yuwie Reviews?
Looking for Yuwie Reviews? You probably already know that Yuwie.com is the new social networking website that pays its users just for using it. Launched in May of 2007, their membership count is growing at an impressive rate. Registered users total over 235,800 - 17,400 of which have signed up so far this month alone. But it's still so relatively new to the social networking scene that, so far anyway, it's hard to find many good, thorough Yuwie reviews yet...so that's why I created this site.
Is is it real, and do they really pay?And what do you have to do to gain earnings?
Yes, it's real - I can vouch for that myself! And it's fairly easy to use too. It's a lot like MySpace, so if you're familiar with that you should have no problem at all with learning to use Yuwie. In fact, you may even find yourself forgetting that you're not on MySpace.
It's not a scam, since it's totally free to join and use. When you sign up you get a profile with a unique url address where you can post pictures and blogs as often as you'd like.
How much can I make?
You accumulate earnings mainly by getting page views. But the good news is that simply browsing other members' profiles, pics and blogs, in addition to making changes and posting items to your own profile all count as page views for you as well. So, depending on how active you are, it doesn't take long to wrack up lots of page views.
Sounds almost too good to be true.
What's the catch?There's no catch - none that I've found so far, anyway. You really do get paid just for doing your social networking on Yuwie. But there are a few things to keep in mind before you join. So, as with anything else, it's best to do some research to get the whole story before jumping in with both feet to avoid any disappointment.
Here's what the people trying to get you to sign up for Yuwie don't tell you:
It's new - and it's obvious sometimes. - According to "The Y Guy" (Yuwie's answer to everyone's friend on MySpace, Tom) they have been adding to their server capacity due to various problems caused by the explosive growth in traffic they've experienced. The main symptom being an extremely slow website at times. The most recent bout has apparently been cured, and according to Y Guy, hopefully it will last for awhile before they need to add more capacity again. In other words, chalk it up to growing pains, but it can be frustrating to deal with at times. I will say their customer service was fairly quick to respond when I recently emailed them a technical question. I received an instant automated response to verify receipt of my question, followed by a helpful answer from their technician in less than 24 hours...so their communication is pretty good.
Getting Paid - it takes longer than you might expect. - The money you earn is totaled monthly, but actually paid on Net 60 terms. This means they pay you for each month's earnings about two months later. The reason, they explain, is that it takes about this long to get paid by their advertisers. Also, their mimimum payment amount is $25.00...so it may take quite awhile for you to reach that minimum.
And here's why:
The earnings themselves...they're just not very much. (So far, anyway.) - Much like most any other program you find that pays you for doing something that's incredibly easy...this one just doesn't pay very much. For September, 2007 they paid their members 10% of their earnings payout, based on a rate of .46 per 1000 member page views. (Example: Members with 5000 page views earned 23 cents.) The belief is that this pay rate is likely to increase as the site's popularity (and earnings) grow. If it wasn't for also earning a percentage of your referrals' page views as well, it would hardly be worthwhile. Obviously, most people aren't concerned about this because Yuwie is certainly growing by leaps and bounds. And it is, afterall, more than MySpace pays their members!
More of the truth about the earnings...
The good news is that you're not just limited to earning on your own page view totals. You also get credited with a percentage of the page views of any other members you referred to Yuwie. And better yet, the referrals of your referrals, and their referrals, etc. for up to 10 levels down.
This is what makes Yuwie exciting - the chance to build a large "referral tree" that pays a substantial monthly income. Your own activity alone will probably never amount to very much - but combined with your referrals and their referrals for up to 10 levels down, the potential is there to earn up to hundreds or even thousands per month.
Here's the table of projected earnings that usually gets everyone excited about Yuwie's earnings potentials. Take it for what it's worth, since it illustrates a perfect world where everyone that joins gets 1000 page views per month and refers 3 others...and so on, and so on, and so on...you know the drill! Also, the earnings are figured based on a .50 pay rate per thousand page views, which will vary from month to month.
LEVEL / REFERRALS / IMPRESSIONS / MONTHLY EARNINGS
1 ................. 3 .................. 3,000 .............. $0.15
2 ................. 9 .................. 9,000 .............. $0.45
3 ................ 27 ................ 27,000 .............. $0.54
4 ................ 81 ................ 81,000 .............. $1.62
5 .............. 243 .............. 243,000 ............... $4.86
6 .............. 729 .............. 729,000 ............. $14.58
7 ............ 2,187 ........... 2,187,000 ............. $43.74
8 ............ 6,561 ........... 6,561,000 ........... $328.05
9 .......... 19,683 .......... 19,683,000 ............ $984.15
10........... 59,049 .......... 59,049,000 .......... $8,857.35 (Yes, that's per MONTH!?)
THIS is why so many people are so excited about Yuwie...especially considering that it doesn't cost any of the members counted in the example above anything to join. If everything goes well, you really could potentially earn a very nice income just from this.
BUT YOU DO NEED TO KEEP THIS IN MIND...
Things don't work perfectly like this in the real world, since you can't count on all of the other people to do their part and sign up 3 or more others, for millions of different reasons. This means that if you want to make any significant amount of money with this, it makes sense to sign up as many referrals yourself as you can. And the truth is, that's not always the easiest thing to do with the site that's still as new as this one is.
However, so far anyway, I've found it surprisingly easy to encourage people to join. Most people seem to be willing to give it a try as soon as they hear it's free, it pays you to use it, and it's as fun and easy to use as all of those other social networking sites that don't pay you a cent to use them. I think you'll find that if you present it like that to people you know who are already social networking enthusiasts (addicts!) it's really pretty easy.
Personally, I've had better luck getting referrals by emailing my online friends directly, rather just using the "invite a referral" feature that Yuwie offers. It seems much more personal to just explain it in your own words, include your personal referral link and mention that you hope they'll join you on Yuwie. That way, the email comes from you rather than from Yuwie, which looks much less like an impersonal sales pitch.
So is Yuwie something YOU should join?
My opinion is, yes. Especially if you're looking for a low risk and fun way to make some money. It's free to join and use, and there's really no "catch" to the whole deal. So long as you don't mind waiting a little while to collect your earnings, there's no reason not to sign up. Especially if you already enjoy using social networking websites, since you're probably already doing exactly the same things that thousands of happy Yuwie members are now getting paid for.But there's one more thing that you should take into account when considering Yuwie...
The Intangible Difference
There's something unique about Yuwie that's not obvious when you check out their site before joining or watch their introduction video. And I don't feel this review of mine on Yuwie is complete unless I mention this. There's definitely something different about Yuwie that I haven't noticed on any of the other social networks...and that is the overall friendliness of its members.
There's a real sense of camaraderie that exists between seemingly all Yuwie members, with the general attitude being pretty much a "we're all in this together" kind of thing.
The fact that everyone is being paid for both viewing and being viewed results in almost everyone being more than happy to exchange comments and messages - and friend requests are hardly ever refused. Many members even encourage each other in their blogs to always accept friendships from anyone who requests, since it benefits both parties anyway.
So this makes for sort of a friendship frenzy where you would think people are getting paid not just for page views, but for how many friends they've added to their list! I've found that almost all friend requests are approved, often right away, followed by a "thanks for adding me" comment posted in return.
Wouldn't it be nice...
I can't help but think how nice it would be if it was the same in real life...people from all walks of life in all different parts of the world, readily accepting friendships from anyone who asks, and all working together to make things better for each other.
This kind of world does exist right now on Yuwie. If it sounds like fun...it is! So if you'd like to join I certainly recommend it. And if you do join using any of my links on this site, I'll be your first Yuwie friend, ready to personally help you however I can. I hope you'll join with me so we can work together to make some money with this new internet playground - it'll be fun!
I'll look forward to meeting YOU on Yuwie!
Is is it real, and do they really pay?And what do you have to do to gain earnings?
Yes, it's real - I can vouch for that myself! And it's fairly easy to use too. It's a lot like MySpace, so if you're familiar with that you should have no problem at all with learning to use Yuwie. In fact, you may even find yourself forgetting that you're not on MySpace.
It's not a scam, since it's totally free to join and use. When you sign up you get a profile with a unique url address where you can post pictures and blogs as often as you'd like.
How much can I make?
You accumulate earnings mainly by getting page views. But the good news is that simply browsing other members' profiles, pics and blogs, in addition to making changes and posting items to your own profile all count as page views for you as well. So, depending on how active you are, it doesn't take long to wrack up lots of page views.
Sounds almost too good to be true.
What's the catch?There's no catch - none that I've found so far, anyway. You really do get paid just for doing your social networking on Yuwie. But there are a few things to keep in mind before you join. So, as with anything else, it's best to do some research to get the whole story before jumping in with both feet to avoid any disappointment.
Here's what the people trying to get you to sign up for Yuwie don't tell you:
It's new - and it's obvious sometimes. - According to "The Y Guy" (Yuwie's answer to everyone's friend on MySpace, Tom) they have been adding to their server capacity due to various problems caused by the explosive growth in traffic they've experienced. The main symptom being an extremely slow website at times. The most recent bout has apparently been cured, and according to Y Guy, hopefully it will last for awhile before they need to add more capacity again. In other words, chalk it up to growing pains, but it can be frustrating to deal with at times. I will say their customer service was fairly quick to respond when I recently emailed them a technical question. I received an instant automated response to verify receipt of my question, followed by a helpful answer from their technician in less than 24 hours...so their communication is pretty good.
Getting Paid - it takes longer than you might expect. - The money you earn is totaled monthly, but actually paid on Net 60 terms. This means they pay you for each month's earnings about two months later. The reason, they explain, is that it takes about this long to get paid by their advertisers. Also, their mimimum payment amount is $25.00...so it may take quite awhile for you to reach that minimum.
And here's why:
The earnings themselves...they're just not very much. (So far, anyway.) - Much like most any other program you find that pays you for doing something that's incredibly easy...this one just doesn't pay very much. For September, 2007 they paid their members 10% of their earnings payout, based on a rate of .46 per 1000 member page views. (Example: Members with 5000 page views earned 23 cents.) The belief is that this pay rate is likely to increase as the site's popularity (and earnings) grow. If it wasn't for also earning a percentage of your referrals' page views as well, it would hardly be worthwhile. Obviously, most people aren't concerned about this because Yuwie is certainly growing by leaps and bounds. And it is, afterall, more than MySpace pays their members!
More of the truth about the earnings...
The good news is that you're not just limited to earning on your own page view totals. You also get credited with a percentage of the page views of any other members you referred to Yuwie. And better yet, the referrals of your referrals, and their referrals, etc. for up to 10 levels down.
This is what makes Yuwie exciting - the chance to build a large "referral tree" that pays a substantial monthly income. Your own activity alone will probably never amount to very much - but combined with your referrals and their referrals for up to 10 levels down, the potential is there to earn up to hundreds or even thousands per month.
Here's the table of projected earnings that usually gets everyone excited about Yuwie's earnings potentials. Take it for what it's worth, since it illustrates a perfect world where everyone that joins gets 1000 page views per month and refers 3 others...and so on, and so on, and so on...you know the drill! Also, the earnings are figured based on a .50 pay rate per thousand page views, which will vary from month to month.
LEVEL / REFERRALS / IMPRESSIONS / MONTHLY EARNINGS
1 ................. 3 .................. 3,000 .............. $0.15
2 ................. 9 .................. 9,000 .............. $0.45
3 ................ 27 ................ 27,000 .............. $0.54
4 ................ 81 ................ 81,000 .............. $1.62
5 .............. 243 .............. 243,000 ............... $4.86
6 .............. 729 .............. 729,000 ............. $14.58
7 ............ 2,187 ........... 2,187,000 ............. $43.74
8 ............ 6,561 ........... 6,561,000 ........... $328.05
9 .......... 19,683 .......... 19,683,000 ............ $984.15
10........... 59,049 .......... 59,049,000 .......... $8,857.35 (Yes, that's per MONTH!?)
THIS is why so many people are so excited about Yuwie...especially considering that it doesn't cost any of the members counted in the example above anything to join. If everything goes well, you really could potentially earn a very nice income just from this.
BUT YOU DO NEED TO KEEP THIS IN MIND...
Things don't work perfectly like this in the real world, since you can't count on all of the other people to do their part and sign up 3 or more others, for millions of different reasons. This means that if you want to make any significant amount of money with this, it makes sense to sign up as many referrals yourself as you can. And the truth is, that's not always the easiest thing to do with the site that's still as new as this one is.
However, so far anyway, I've found it surprisingly easy to encourage people to join. Most people seem to be willing to give it a try as soon as they hear it's free, it pays you to use it, and it's as fun and easy to use as all of those other social networking sites that don't pay you a cent to use them. I think you'll find that if you present it like that to people you know who are already social networking enthusiasts (addicts!) it's really pretty easy.
Personally, I've had better luck getting referrals by emailing my online friends directly, rather just using the "invite a referral" feature that Yuwie offers. It seems much more personal to just explain it in your own words, include your personal referral link and mention that you hope they'll join you on Yuwie. That way, the email comes from you rather than from Yuwie, which looks much less like an impersonal sales pitch.
So is Yuwie something YOU should join?
My opinion is, yes. Especially if you're looking for a low risk and fun way to make some money. It's free to join and use, and there's really no "catch" to the whole deal. So long as you don't mind waiting a little while to collect your earnings, there's no reason not to sign up. Especially if you already enjoy using social networking websites, since you're probably already doing exactly the same things that thousands of happy Yuwie members are now getting paid for.But there's one more thing that you should take into account when considering Yuwie...
The Intangible Difference
There's something unique about Yuwie that's not obvious when you check out their site before joining or watch their introduction video. And I don't feel this review of mine on Yuwie is complete unless I mention this. There's definitely something different about Yuwie that I haven't noticed on any of the other social networks...and that is the overall friendliness of its members.
There's a real sense of camaraderie that exists between seemingly all Yuwie members, with the general attitude being pretty much a "we're all in this together" kind of thing.
The fact that everyone is being paid for both viewing and being viewed results in almost everyone being more than happy to exchange comments and messages - and friend requests are hardly ever refused. Many members even encourage each other in their blogs to always accept friendships from anyone who requests, since it benefits both parties anyway.
So this makes for sort of a friendship frenzy where you would think people are getting paid not just for page views, but for how many friends they've added to their list! I've found that almost all friend requests are approved, often right away, followed by a "thanks for adding me" comment posted in return.
Wouldn't it be nice...
I can't help but think how nice it would be if it was the same in real life...people from all walks of life in all different parts of the world, readily accepting friendships from anyone who asks, and all working together to make things better for each other.
This kind of world does exist right now on Yuwie. If it sounds like fun...it is! So if you'd like to join I certainly recommend it. And if you do join using any of my links on this site, I'll be your first Yuwie friend, ready to personally help you however I can. I hope you'll join with me so we can work together to make some money with this new internet playground - it'll be fun!
I'll look forward to meeting YOU on Yuwie!
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