Flickr marketing and money making ideas

I just posted three new Flickr related articles at Hubpages.

Read this hub for ideas on how to turn your photostream into an income stream.

If you're after images for your own blogging here is a step by step guide to finding photos on Flickr that are free to use.

Last but not least; a quick tip on creating backlinks to your content from the Flickr photo pages of images you have used.

cashback websites

If you're not already using cashback websites to earn money back when you shop online now is a good time to start! TopCashBack are currently offering a sign up bonus and it is free to join with no fees and 100%+ cashback!

Go to TopCashback!

Read more at UKcashbacker.

The Pencil children's book by Allan Ahlberg

Our whole family recently enjoyed a great reading of this creative tale on the BBC's cbeebies channel for young children. It's a wonderfully imaginative and funny story with that priceless quality of entertaining both children and adults!

The best green web hosting

WebHostingReport has declared SuperGreenHosting its best green web hosting award winner for 2010. The awards for SuperGreen don't stop there though as they've also received awards for customer service and support. I host my photography blog at www.fstop57.com with them and have been very happy with the service. So if you're after web hosting with green credentials check out Super Green Hosting.

Iscoot mini micro scooter

The best scooter for safe accident free riding by small children learning to steer and control scooters and bicycles.

PINK ISCOOT MINI MICRO SCOOTER T-BAR / BOBBI-BOARD MAXI MUM FUN FOR KIDS / CHILDREN / BOYS / GIRLS / CHILDRENS / KICKBOARD

Free royalty free stock photos

If you're blogging, running a website or creating articles and online content then you'll know how good photos and images can enhance your content. If you're on a budget and could use some free photos keep an eye on Free Royalty Free Photos for regular free images and tips on where to find photos that are free to use.

Linkbucks user reviews and ratings

If you're interested in using a service to monetize your links on blog posts, forums, twitter etc I recently mentioned a couple from Linkbucks and Linkbee. See previous post with examples of the services offered.

IMReportcard has a review and plenty of user feedback on Linkbucks

Get a good nights sleep

We all need good quality sleep and for most adults around 7-8 hours each night ideally. Not sleeping well soon starts to impact on your mood, wellbeing and all round performance. I've just published a new hub with tips on things to do and things to avoid to help ensure you sleep well.

RedGage monetizes your social networking

RedGage is a bit of a new twist on the revenue sharing mold. The site pays you for your online content and monetizes your social activity; so in theory you could be making money just by doing what you already are doing on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Blogger etc. RedGage pays based on the value of your content, measured by page views/popularity. It is a slightly different, and maybe less transparent, model to the more common adsense sharing. Payment is via a RedGage debit card issued to you once you reach your first payout and then automatically topped up as you earn.

One of the best features of RedGage is it can automatically pull your stuff from other sites so you don't even have to regularly visit the site once you've signed up and set this up for whichever services you want to push content to RedGage.

RedGage certainly feels a lot more like a genuine social networking site akin to Facebook etc rather than a simple bookmarking and link rating place. To get the most from it in terms of making money it probably is necessary to be reasonably active on the site. However if you simply set it up to run on auto pilot and let it take your quality content from the sites you upload to it'll bring seo and brand building benfits, any cash is then a bonus.