Duules Malayalam Movie

All the while I was watching 'Doubles', there was just one single thought that was troubling me. How could one possibly manage to have a casting coup of sorts and still ruin things beyond repair? How could one manage to have two of the best actors in the industry and yet terribly squander away their potentials? The answers are all there in 'Doubles'.

Sohan Seenulal's film talks of twin siblings Giri (Mammootty) and Gouri (Nadiya Moithu) who run an Accident Rescue Service at Pondicherry. The reason why the duo has developed a passion towards the job is because their parents were killed in an accident. They are absolutely inseparable, and for the same reason have remained unmarried as well.

What is appalling is that the film has a basic thread that is quite similar to the not so distant 'Lollypop' that we got to see with Prithviraj and Roma in the lead roles. The film that was scripted by Benny P Nayarambalam also talked about a brother and sister who went their separate ways after Bhavana walks into their lives. In 'Doubles', script writers Sachi and Sethu have done pretty much the same thing, and with Saira Banu (Tapasi) arriving into the picture, things go topsy turvy.

There is nothing even remotely fanciful about Saira Banu's character, that you wish she would have half the sprightliness of her name. She remains behind a purdah for a long time, and the script meanders around the 'face behind' for what feels like eons. The antics that the men around her come up with to take a dekko at her face are more intolerable than enjoyable.

We could let go of the flimsy plot structure, if the development was worth a word. But its here that the film lets us down even further. Pondicherry demands that a few Anglo Indian characters be brought in, and hence we have an array of them in the form of the twin's foster family. They live up to the filmi expectations of being Anglo Indian, and speak and dress in conventional terms.

There would be no prizes for guessing who the villain of the piece is, and very rarely would a villain walk in with a deceiving smile on his face, and yet proclaiming that he is the man behind it all. And with the villain having been identified, you could sketch down the rest of the design in ten seconds sharp.

There are a few other things that deserve a special mention as well in this messy hotchpotch. Something seems to have gone terribly wrong with the lighting of the film, and it looks a dull dark in several scenes. Technically too, 'Doubles' leaves a lot to be desired, and the few gimmicks that have been attempted in the action sequences are better left uncommented.

Mammootty and Nadia look the perfect siblings, but sadly that's the only bit they can do in this film. They are repeatedly caught in one synthetic situation after the other, and very soon look bored beyond their wits. Tapasi looks like a picture, but mouths undecipherable dialogues. There is Anirudh, Bijukuttan and Anoop Chandran as well, frantically trying to bring in some mirth, but to no avail.

A special mention however needs to be made of a few actors who play baddies, who look like lambs in distress. The dubbing make them sound like preachers, and the end results are pretty catastrophic. And the much publicized musical score by James Vasanth turns out to be a dud as well.

'Doubles' offers a desultory tour through streets that you have been through several times before. It's a dreary drama that has been dipped in the mundane. So, the disappointments are double, the predictability double and the corniness even more than double.

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Kalabhamazha Malayalam Movie

Kalabhamazha Malayalam Movie:

At one particular point in P Suku Menon's 'Kalabhamazha', Madhava Menon (Thilakan) wonders aloud on the deteriorating standards of the stuff being promoted in the form of art these days. Somehow, it sounds ironic, since the film itself belongs to another era altogether, and it's only with a sense of amazement that one would be able to sit through it.

Malavika (Devika) is the eldest daughter of Madhava Menon, who has just retired from the All India Radio. She is betrothed to Unnikrishnan (Krishna). Malu, is more than a sister to her two younger siblings, since their mother had passed away when they were quite young. Menon, is regretful that he hasn't been able to save much money for his children, and the family finds it hard, to make both ends meet, as days pass by.

'Kalabhamazha' is a film that falters big time, when it comes to the story that it's trying to tell. It's a creaky old story; the kind that has made its exit from even television serials. The all suffering daughter, who takes upon herself the entire responsibility of the family, isn't someone that we are unfamiliar with.

As per the tale requirements, the younger siblings need to stand in contrast to the older one. They are hence foolish, unwise and downright pragmatic. The younger girl for instance, falls for a film director, and soon realizes that her decision was wrong. The brother on the other hand, takes up a job at a local bank, and finds himself having transformed into a goon.

There is a Muslim family staying nearby, headed by Kunjali (Mamukkoya). His son-in-law, on a job in the Middle East, had been missing for about six long years. Kunjali's grand daughter, throws open the window and keeps singing heartbreaking songs that she hopes her dad would hear some day.

If that isn't dramatic enough, there are several other instances in the story that are way over the top. It's a small world, and Malu soon bumps into her sister's absconding lover, and almost meets with the same fate in his hands. And what follows, is even more theatrical.

There are quite a few debutante actors in 'Kalabhamazha', and performances vary from adequate to appalling. There are also seasoned actors like Thilakan and Mamukkoya, who look bewildered at the kind of scenario that they have found themselves in. There is Krishna too, who has found himself a meaty role after a long while.

The music of the film is what has been much publicized. Reportedly, it marked the coming together of three generations. ONV's lyrics are undoubtedly the best thing about the film, and the musical score that has been composed by Rajeev ONV does have a couple of lilting tunes.

Technically, the film leaves a lot to be desired, and the song picturisations would vouchsafe this fact. To cut a along story short, Kalabhamazha tells an obsolete tale, in a manner that is as archaic.

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Yemen's embattled president agrees to exit, officials say

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh has accepted a deal brokered by neighboring Persian Gulf nations to step down, Yemeni officials said Saturday.
Both Saleh and the Yemeni opposition have agreed to the deal in principle. But Saleh has yet to sign the agreement, which stipulates he leave office within 30 days and provides complete immunity for him and those who served in his regime, said a senior foreign ministry official, who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
Mohammed Albasha, spokesman for the Yemeni Embassy in Washington, said the opposition has to accept the final deal before Saleh will sign.
The agreement also calls for a unity government to be formed within seven days.
Yemen's state-run media quoted Deputy Minister of Information Abdu al-Janadi as saying that the political crisis will "have a solution which appeases all parties to take the country to a better democracy."
He told the Saba news agency that Saleh "welcomed the initiative presented by foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council and showed readiness to positively deal with it according to the Yemeni constitution."
The bloc of six oil-producing Gulf nations, known as the GCC, has been working to ease tensions between Saleh and an increasingly restive opposition.
Previously, Yemen's largest opposition group, the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) bloc, had objected to the Gulf initiative for failing to state clearly that Saleh must stand down.
Even after agreeing to the deal, Saleh lashed out at the opposition, accusing them of "receiving dirty money to topple the government."
"We are very interested in preventing bloodshed because the Yemeni blood is very precious and the opposition can't drag us to killing each other," Saleh said. "Civil war will not only affect Yemen, but also the whole region and the international security.
He said the JMP was trying to grab power outside the framework of democracy.
"I am ready to quit, but according to the constitution, which stipulated change through the ballot boxes and free elections," he said.
The JMP agreed to a unity government that included Saleh's ruling General People's Congress on the condition that protests be allowed to continue on the streets, said spokesman Muhammad Qahtan.
Violent anti-government demonstrations have erupted for many weeks across Yemen and the chorus calling for Saleh's ouster has grown louder.
U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said he was aware of press reports around Saleh's acceptance of the GCC proposal and called on all sides to refrain from violence.
"There must be genuine participation by all sides including youth in an open and transparent process that addresses the legitimate concerns of the Yemeni people, including their political and economic aspirations and their calls to quickly bring all perpetrators of violence against protesters to justice," he said.
"A solution to Yemen's problems will not be found through security measures, including the recently adopted emergency laws."
Saleh has been in power since 1978 and served as a staunch U.S. ally in the fight against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He has argued he should stay in power because he is best equipped to fight Islamic militancy.
He has also said he accepts opposition demands for constitutional reforms and holding parliamentary elections by the end of the year. He promised not to run for president in the next round of elections.

But earlier this month, Saleh said he would not offer any more concessions to those demanding reforms.

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Doubles Malayalam Movie

Doubles Malayalam Movie:

Debutante directors usually have new stories to tell. The Megastar of Mollywood, Mammootty has always depended on this aspect of  freshers from whom unconventional ideas are in and predictability is passe And in some cases ideas translate into interesting, 2-hour films, and some ideas though  translated on screen, make you feel that they were never suited for the big screen. Doubles coming from the debutante director Sohan Seenulal is such a case where an interesting idea got terribly awry due to poor transformation to screen.

The film hardly has any path-breaking story, but its central thread about the dependence and parting of non-identical twins could have worked out as a very better film that may create wonders in the B O.But here in ‘Doubles’ it is really difficult to fathom much of the story that is presented in a so banal, so obsolete, so lifeless way that you break into a big yawn with a half hour into the film.

The movie is all about twin siblings Giri (Mammootty) and Gouri (Nadiya Moithu), whose parents were killed in their childhood, in a road accident. They now runs an Accident Rescue Service at Pondicherry to make it sure that no one else dies on road due to lack of timely care and needed help.The siblings are told to be  absolutely inseparable, and  remains unmarried, though we don’t get the intensity of their relationship in any of the scenes portrayed on screen.Things takes a different path as a new girl, Saira bhanu rescued from an accident start to live in their house as she has got no where to go. Add to that is the subplot of Gouri’s liking for Michel(Suresh), their foster father Pieere’s son,  as well as Giri's rejection of such a relation due to reputation of  Michel as a spoiled brat.

Though the things look to get normal in the first half, everything go downhill in the second hour. The plot looks ridiculous, monotonous   and confusing for the viewer who by the reach of the finale, is already bored and has lost all interest in the enterprise.

The biggest problem with the movie is the awfully poor writing by Sachi-sethu whose screenplay is much listless than the concept. The debutant director faces a major roadblock in the form of the written material which lacks the power to keep you hooked. .At the same time, the direction is also absurd and confusing with very few enjoyable moments that come up as an oasis in a desert.

Frankly, nothing works in this fare, except, to an extent, Mammootty. Though he looks a perfect sibling to Nadhiya, this chemistry is not worked well with the scripts. The sequences look chemical and Nadhiya is too wasted in a role that hardly demands her finesse. The new girl Thapasse is a pretty face but wooden with no lines to perform and appears a terrible mismatch with Mammootty.

The technical sides of the movie are also poor. In the initial reels till the interval, pitiable knowledge about grading or a grave technical error seems to have made it a darkly lighted film.And a few gimmicks attempted by editor V Saajan, don’t work out well, as the preceding scenes itself don’t interests us.The much hyped music department by James Vasanthan, fails to give enjoyable songs.The rerecording is inconsistent throughout, and are often irritating and annoying, taking out the charms of the scenes, if any.

On the whole, ‘Doubles’ is a poor show all the way. The script and the direction disappoints to such a level that it may not even sound   a good looking  film for the hard core fans of the megastar.

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China Town Malayalam Movie

China Town Malayalam Movie:

China Town - Jassie back with dance tracks.

IndiaGlitz  [Saturday, March 26, 2011]

After getting another big break with the songs for the movie 'Pokiriraja', young musician Jassie Gift is back with the new movie 'China town'.The fun filled movie from Rafi-Mecartin, the  filmmakers who has been consistent in delivering out frothy slapstick entertainers, will feature four songs from Jassie, which reminds much of the tracks of the previous movie 'Balram Vs Tharadas'.Jasssie has used himself and M G Sreekumar, Chithra, Afzal, Renjith, Manjari, Pradeep Palluruthy,Rajalekshmy and Kavalam Sreekumar   to fill the voices in various songs.Instead of jassie' regular 'Kaithapram', this time he has opted for Santhosh Verma and Anil Panachooran in the lyrics department. 1.'Arikil Ninnalum'- This is the best song of the album, a perfect duet filled with light melody. Senior singer Chithra's voice in this song has lifted it to magical proportions. Though it reminds of 'Neelathadakangalo' from Balram Vs Tharadas, the accompaniments and music arrangements are top class and gives a fresh look. M G Sreekumar's male voice is not effective as is demanded. But the song is sure to remain in the charts for some time and is one of the best from Jassie. 2. Innu Penninu Sindoora Naal - Sung by Jassie, Manjari, Afsal, this is a dance number which is a typical jassie song.Clad with heavy beats, electronic fillers and techno synthesisers, the song is just like a rewamp of 'Mathaappove', which was another jassie hit. 3. 'Mohapattam' is an interesting composition. An enthusiastic dancing feast, with a it's formulaic massy feel and whistles, this peppy number has an interesting mix of folkish-Caribbean and rap interludes. The energetic vocals works perfectly again and so do its cheerful lyrics, it will really be enterprising to see it works on big screen.Effectively sung by Jassie, Afsal, Ranjith and Rijiya,do expect this number to be next big thing on the musical charts that will be instantly taken on by the young generation audiences. 4. 'Aarannu Koottu'- Another dance number, the highlight of the song is its interesting and philosophical lyrics which tell about friendship. One shorter version is sung by Kavalam Sreekumar, in folk style accompanied by reggae beats, that is really a winner. The other version sung by Pradeep Palluruthy, Jassie, and Afsal have heavy electric guitar interludes and gives the air of another dance number. Altogether, 'Chinatown' is a reasonably enjoyable massy album that entertains and enthralls. At least a couple of songs from the album will get into the list of the good songs from the musician.Just have a  hear at Raaga.com and pen your opinion about the tracks.

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Urumi Malayalam Movie

Urumi  Review:

Urumi - has quality music

IndiaGlitz  [Saturday, March 26, 2011]

After creating an impression in the film world as an architect of techno music, musician Deepak Dev is finally all set to earn a lot of applauds from the audience as well as the music critics for his new work ‘Urumi’, with plenty of traditional looking tracks of a completely different genre. And, this is new for the musician who had mostly given foot tapping songs in the past. The album with lyrics by Engandiyoor Chandrsekharan, Kaithapram and Rafeeq Ahamed is composed as as salute to the 16th century dialects and narratives, that is shown in the movie. The album is packed with eight songs and a theme music, rendered by Yesudas, Shwetha, Manjari, T R renji, Shaan Rahman, Reshmi, Job kurien, Guru kishen, Rita and the lead actor of the movie, Prithviraj. 1.'Aaranne aarenne'. The album opens with this duet, which echoes the playful acts of a harvest festival and shows its colourful display through traditionally delivered lyrics by Engandiyoor Chandrsekharan, in lively soundtrack.The musical mood to acts of joyfulness, giving its male singer Job kurien, a former reality show winner, a right break to show off his talents. Rita’s vocals are not as effective as her male counterpart, though the track with plenty of drum beats is foot tapping and will become a chart topper easily. 2.'Aaro nee aaro' Shwetha excels again in expressing heart warming and sentimentally penetrative expression of beloved who craves for her soul-mate in this emotionally enriched song. A rather slow and supple song in the lines of Deepak dev style, Yesudas complements shwetha with his experience. The musical arrangements and violin interludes are interesting. Kaithapram describes the optimistic state of mind where the thirsty souls crave for eternal love. 3. Appa namam The relatively new singer, Reshmi shows her panache of folk singing with her mesmerising and modulating vocals in this number based on traditional lyrics and tunes. It's indeed a great offering to hear this impressively conceived soundtrack where her harmonious vocals work in tandem with an ambiance of supreme divinity with synchronised musical display 4. Thulu thele The rendition of a traditional looking number coupled with the backing up instruments make for marvellous music. The debutante singer K R renji has given his soul out to perfect the song with preferred soft and instrumental harmony.The lyrics echoes pain, ecstasy and suffering of the characters. Engandiyoor’s maturely rendered lyrics work effectively in echoing the inhibited joyous sentiments and will put him in the cadre of meaningful lyricist. Pure unadulterated music - a winner! 5.Chimmi chimmi The soft and titillating sounds of natural beauties are resonated with brilliant concoction of delightful orchestration in soulfully enchanting soundtrack ‘Chimmi Chimmi’.The lyrics by Kaithapram packs in plenty of  interesting allegories and Manjari’s playful voice is a delight to hear. Deepak Dev makes the fine use of soft pitched instrumentation that shows the soft and subtle natural ambiance, to end up as a notable track in the album. 6. Vadakku vadakku Guru Kishen, a Jassie hear alike with Shan rehman sings this funny and foot tapping number.The lyrics create a blissful aura of playful antics of friendship in folksy lyrics in adequate musical impact. The dance song may well appeal to young audience. The song‘s rock version is sung by actor prithviraj, who had also made a good rendering 7. Chalanam chalanam Towards the end comes the track rendered by Reshmi in altogether different mood than her previous one in the album.  The soundtrack has situational feel and should work as an effective marching song and background score in the film, but even in this, the blending of various instruments is just  mind-blowing. Penned by Rafiq Ahamed, this is an above average number, though. 8. Theme music Depak Dev maintains a low tempo and soft pitched musical mode for the title track that captures the essence of the movie. The music track of 'Urumi' is targeted mostly towards class audiences who demand quality music with soulful experience. A definite collector’s edition with  ensemble music tracks,   it will garner colossal critical acclaim from all sections of the media and the critics. A good job by Deepak Dev, Santhosh Sivan and team

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Malayalam Classical Songs

Malayalam Classical Songs:

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Malayalam Videos 02

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A tutorials based website whcih allows you to publish tutorials on any topic. You can display adsense ads on your page and the best part is you get to keep 100% of the generated revenue.
WikiNut.com
Write about anything you like. 50% of the revenue generated by ads on your article pages are shared with you. You can also earn money as a moderator reviewing other articles and also for referring other writers.
RedGage.com
You can make cash by posting quality articles. To increase your earnings, you can also submit pictures, videos, documents and links.
SheToldMe.com
SheToldMe is a Digg-like site that you can earn money by simply social bookmarking your favorite content. Yes you don’t even have to write article to earn money, you get paid for bookmarking other peoples articles, videos, and images that you find interesting. Each time you submit a bookmark, a page is created for that link whcih also displays ad sense ads. You get to keep 100% of the revenue generated from your pages.
ConstantContent.com
You can post and sell your content. You can also browse requested content to see if you can write about any of them. Lots of great opportunities to make money with your writing skills.
Suite 101
Suite101 is one of the moist popular online magazines whcih started in 1996 and that makes it one of the oldest article sites on the Internet. The pay is based on revenue-sharing, which means they share the revenue earned from the ads published on the article page with the writer.
Most of these paid to write websites and blogs pay with PayPal. So, if you want to get paid fast, I would recommend signing up with PayPal if you haven’t already done so. Its free and it makes it easy and quick to get paid. Sign up for free with these sites and start to make money writing. Some of these sites, allow you to write and publish posts on your own blog, others will ask you to publish only on their site. Either way, you get paid to write.

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Get Paid To Shop

10 Real And Legitimate Mystery Shopping Companies To Make Money With!

Mystery shopping is a great and fun way to make some extra cash. You get to shop and get paid for it. The only problem with mystery shopping is actually finding a legitimate mystery shopping company to work for. Mystery shopping has been bombarded with scams of all kind, specially in the past few years. Many people have become victims of these mystery shopping scams, and instead of making money, lost money. Be careful when looking for mystery shopping work, so you don’t become another victim of mystery shopping scams. One thing to keep in mind is that no legitimate mystery shopping company requires a registration fee. If you come across a company or a website claiming to be a legitimate mystery shopping company, asking you for money, know that its just another scam. With that said, here are 10 real and legitimate mystery shopping companies you shop for and get paid doing so.



Beyond Hello  Beyond Hello specializes in mystery shopping and provides additional services that help clients measure their customers’ experiences.

Certified Reports, Inc. (CRI)  They evaluate theater and everything related to it, like Seating Capacity, Sneak Previews, Audience Reaction, Lobby and etc.

A Closer Look, Inc.   A company that documents guest feedback and specializes in the hospitality industry like restaurant, hotel, health club, spa and healthcare industry, like dental, medical markets. Your assignments can be found on their website.

A&A Merchandising Ltd  It is a marketing services company that specializes in retail merchandising, channel and back office corporate programs.

AboutFace   Anyone over the age of 18 may become a shopper. Pays all shoppers via PayPal.

Greet America, Inc.  If you are dependable and a hard worker, join the professional Greet America team as an independent contractor. They provide On-line training sessions for those who are new to mystery shopping or wish to learn more.

All-Star Customer Service In  An award wining mystery shopping company. project includes Shops in retail, banking, sales, hospitality, apartments, restaurants and other industries. Online training too. Site has listing of available jobs.

Ardent Services   Provides comprehensive evaluation services including Customer Service, Merchandise Integrity, Store Standards, Competitor Performance Comparison, Competitor Price Comparison, Associate Integrity and Associate Morale.

A Top Shop   Most shops pay $10-20 per hour. Some shops include benefits such as reimbursement for meals, movie tickets, merchandise, hotel stays, etc.

Confero The Service Resources Group   Focuses on Retail, grocery, and automotive shops.


If you know of any legitimate mystery shopping company, please feel free to leave a comment and i will add it to the list. Good luck in making money as a mystery shopper.

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Get Paid to Share Files

5 Website To Get Paid For Sharing Your Files !

Get paid to share your files! The first time i heard that, i thought it was a joke! But this is the 21st century, and every thing is possible. You can now make money by sharing your files. There are actually websites, where you can down load any kind of files or documents you may have, and every time someone downloads that file, you get a couple of cents. I think it is a very well thought out idea that helps both sides. You make some money with a file that otherwise would be useless, and people who need it, have a very fast and cheap way to find and download what they need. Here is a list of websites where you can get paid to share your files.


docstoc.com
It is an impressive document directory, that enables you to upload your files and documents there. And when i say documents, i mean anything in these formats: pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pps, ppsx, rtf, and txt. Yes you can even upload your articles or how-to’s, as long as they are in one of the above format. There is a lot of potential here. The pay is based on the number of times your files are downloaded, and the revenue earned from ad sense displayed on the page where your uploaded file can be downloaded. Meaning whatever amount of money the Website earns, by displaying Google’s ad sense on your file page, will be shared with you. The maximum size of a single file that you can upload is 50 MB, so make sure your files are not to big.

ziddu.com
You can upload unlimited amount of Photos, Videos, Audios and Documents. Each time one of your files is downloaded, you earn money, $0.001 to be exact. Once you reach $10, it can be redeemed for cash, and paid to you via pay pal. All Payments will be processed on the 10th of each month. The maximum file size is 200 MB.

depositfiles.com
DepositFiles – is a popular international service for safely transfer, storage, and distribute files. The pay is based on the size of your files, and you earn each time it’s downloaded. The bigger the file, the more you earn. Basically a file of 1Mb to 4Mb size will earn you $2, and a 5Mb to 9Mb will earn you $3. And it gos all the way up to $10 for 250Mb .. 2000Mb. One of the nice things about this site is their Bonus program, which is a competition for more downloads. Whoever has the most downloaded files, gets a bonus of 200% over their earnings for the period. For example, if you earned $500 in that period (usually a month), you will receive $1500 as your prize. You also earn 20% of your referral’s earnings.

cash.uploading.com
It’s another file hosting service. Upload your files, and post the links on your Website or blog. Every time someone downloads one of your files, depending on the size of your file, you earn anywhere from $1 to up to $100 (per 1000). They pay for downloads generated from 36 countries around the world . You earn 10% of your referrals earnings. The minimum payout amount is $30. Payouts are sent via Epassporte, AlertPay, PayPal and Webmoney within 7 days of  request.

easyshare.com
You’ll earn “ePoints” each time someone downloads your files, up to 2 ePoints per download.  For every 1000 ePoints, you will be paid $1, which i think is a good deal, considering the amount of downloads performed everyday, worldwide. Pay outs are made via PayPal (min $10), ePassporte (min $50), WebMoney (min$50) and wire transfer (min$500). You also have the premium membership option, which empowers for faster and more downloads.


So, if you have any kind of files or document (in almost any format), why not use this opportunity to make a couple of dollars? I mean, wont get you reach, but it’s a good way to make money online. The cool thing is, you really don’t need much time or any specific skill (other than knowing how to upload files of course) to be able to take advantage of this option. This is a good opportunity to help others who may need your files, get them for a very low cost, while at the same time you get paid sharing your files and documents.

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Get Paid to Search

6 Search Engines That Will Pay You To Perform Your Daily Searches!

Get paid to search! Sounds interesting and almost unbelievable, doesn’t it? But, its true. There are a couple of search engines that pay you for searching on their site. You just need register with them, and after that, all you have to do is… Well just use their search engine to search for whatever you search every day, and before you know it, you’ve made some extra cash, which i am sure in this economy, is appreciated more than ever. With that said, here are 6 Search Engines you can get paid to search on.
1- interadmedia.com
You can earn money by performing genuine searches that you would do with any other search provider. You get paid $0.001 for every minute you are actively searching online, plus you earn 5% of your direct referrals earnings. Once you have $25 in your account you can cash out, which would be paid by pay pal.
2- scour.com
Scour.com shows results from three major engines,Google, Yahoo, Msn. You can either earn points for each search you make, or earn by voting and commenting on  keywords that have been searched. You will earn points (usually 3 points per search) for the first 100 searches that you do daily. Plus you earn 25% of what  each of your invited friends earn. 6500 points equals to $25 ,assuming you have many friends to invite you have the potential to earn a lot of points quiet rapidly. Paid by pay pal or prepaid visa gift card .
3- blingo.com
This is more of a chance to win than actually getting paid for precise action. But still some people might be interested. Search just like you normally would, and each search (up to 25 per day) will give you one chance to win prizes from movie tickets to cars, instantly ( i haven’t heard or don’t know of anybody who has won a car or a big prize yet !). Each day Blingo’s prize program chooses a bunch of winning times (usually several per hour). The first person to search after a winning time wins the prize. You must be at least 13 years old and live in the United States to be able to participate.
4- swagbucks.com
Is an online portal that lets you earn digital dollars called “Swag Bucks,” which can be redeemed for cash (pay pal) and exclusive swagbucks.com merchandise. Each searched performed is a chance to win $1-$5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. There are also some other ways to earn money like getting paid for shopping through their network.
5- irazoo.com
Each search you perform gives you a chance to win an Amazon gift certificate instantly! . Plus you can earn 4 points by voting for or against every website you search for, at the top of every webpage, and if you leave a comment for that site you will earn 4 more points. Each person who you refer that registers on the iRazoo website, will earn you “50″ points as well as earning 50 points for him or herself. The cool thing is, if that person or friend who you refer to the iRazoo, wins a Gift Certificate, you will win that same Gift Certificate as well! The points earned then can be exchanged for prizes such as Mp3 players, Cameras, Memory sticks & Video Game systems.
6- supportingfriends.com
This one is very different and unique in the sense that you can help a friend in need by searching. It has been developed as a way of raising funds for those who need support, simply from you searching the internet. Here is how it works. After registering, you  choose a cause or add your own (that cause or person in need could be yourself). To dedicate your earnings to that cause or person, perform searches like you would normally do, and supportingfriends.com will share 50% of  their yahoo revenue that is generated from your searches, with you, which is then paid to that cause or person every 30 days, 45 days after each month end.
Getting paid to search is one of those fun ways to make money online. Of course your not gonna make any notable amount of money with get paid to search sites, but in this economy, a dollar is a dollar. Please feel free to let me know if you have heard of any other similar sites or perhaps you are already using one to get paid to search.

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Get Paid to Play Games

10 Sites Where You Get Paid To Play Games!

 Get paid to play games!?  Yes it is possible to get paid to play games. Apparently it is very popular too. Its one of the most talked about methods of making money online, amongst the online money making communities like moneymakergroup and getpaidforum. In fact, it was featured and talked about on one of NBC‘s morning show in 2008 ! Yep, you better catch up! Many people are making some extra cash by playing games. It might not make you rich( which I am certain it will not!) but its a good way of making couple of extra dollars, while relaxing and playing some fun games.
“How is it possible and who will pay me to play games? There must be catch or something, like you may be required to pay a fee or something like that, at on point or another”  you might say. Well you are right and wrong! Yes there are some sites that you can make money by playing games but you have to participate in real cash games which requires you to spend money, its just like those credit card reward programs, where you get point or cash back for spending specific amount of money, and the more you spend the more you earn. Which is a very bad or good(depends on how you look at it) way making money by telling you to buy a dollar bill for $10 !
But, the game sites that i am talking about, are not those, these sites are completely free to join, and do not require you to spend any money in order to make money. There is a very simple idea behind this. Basically, they show ads on their website where you play games, and of course they get paid for showing you these ads, so in order to get more PI for their ads to make more money, they give percentage of what they earn to people who will spend time on their site, and what better way to attract people, then paying them to play games. see how simple it works. You play games, they show ads, you both get paid, simple as that.
So lets get to the point and give you what you need to get started, websites where you can make money this way! Here are 10 website where you can get paid to play games. don’t forget to let me know your experiences and if you know if any such a website. Good luck.
1. exodus3000 Exodus 3000 is a multiplayer RPG strategy game where the stage is set roughly 1000 years into the future, after the planet earth  has been rendered uninhabitable due to a catastrophic event. Each player has a home base which from there they can venture out in search of minerals and “mars dollars” which is the official money of the game. You earn mars dollars by mining volcanoes, searching ruins and attacking other players. After earning a predetermined amount, you can request a cash out, which will be paid in the form of real money. Its a very simple and fun game and from what i have researched and heard, nobody has had any difficulty in receiving their payment. When you join you receive 5000 free Mars Dollars, exchange rate is 300,000 MD = $20.00.
2. secondlife Anshe Chungthe who is a SL property developer was recently announced the worlds first millionaire, with income earned entirely from virtual world profit, she has made $250 million Linden which can be exchange for $1 million dollars in the real world. Second Life is a world of almost 2 million people where your avatar (your three dimensional character) can meet and chat with other people. You can make money by buying and selling land  (Virtual real estate), creating and selling – content, clothing, gadgets, hosting  and performing at events – Game shows, rock concerts and whole bunch of different ways including sitting on camping chairs, yes you can earn $LD, sitting on camping chairs .(people who own a store will pay you to sit there and since the whole notion of the game is meeting new people and hanging out, that will attract others to go there and hangout which for the owner means selling virtual goods and ultimately making more money).
3. clubbing It’s a new site crated by microsoft as a part of making Bing (microsoft’s decision making search engine) known and expanding its reach. Each time you play a game you earn tickets, (some games give you 1 ticket and some 5 ), which then you can redeem for various prizes. You can also donate your tickets to a charity or school of your choice. there is a limit of 1000 tickets to be earned each day. Every 1000 tickets converts to $10. make sure to sign in with your Windows Live ID when you play.
4. btarcade Each game you play earns you 1 game credit and the credits are converted to cash and paid via pay pal, e-gold, liberty reserve, and moneybookers, within 3 days of the end of each calendar month. The minimum amount required for cash out is  $0.10. There are some other ways to earn credits too like partisapaiting in  promotions and specials thst they run, which happens quite often. games includes Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Racing, Retro, Shoot ‘em up, Sports… .
5. paidgameplayer You can play over 25 online games including Bejeweled 2, Zuma, Family Feud and challenge your way to the winners circle. Yes its contest based, so by competing against others and wining, you earn money. You have the option to upgrade and become a paid member, which gives you more benefit and allows you to win more money, but i suggest you stay away from paid membership, after all you are here to try to make some money not to lose. they claim that over $250,000 in cash and prizes is awarded to members every day. You can also make money by doing other things like completing surveys and trying brand name products and reviewing games.
6. clip2play Most of the games are flash games here and you compete against others in their daily tournaments. 50 people (the winners) are awarded each day. Each person you refer will earn you 10 points which can be redeemed for cash.
7. bingozone Its a free to play bingo site that has games that start every few minutes around the clock, 24/7. prizes start at $1.00 and increase until there’s a winner .
8. pogo There are two ways to win money in this free gaming site, you can play daily prize drawings which works by trading in your earned tokens from playing games for a chance to win the drawing that pays up to $1000, or you can Play any game with a Jackpot and win up to $4,999 instantly and if you play well you get bonus spins.
9. worldwinner This is almost like a gambling site but with an option to play free games. You can participate in tournaments for a verity of skilled based games, from bejeweled2, 8-Ball Pool to Solitaire Rush & Free Cell. it’s a popular site.
10 playandwin You can play many fun and entertaining games at playandwin.co.uk for free. by playing games like Backgammon, Bingo, Mahjong and etc. You can earn tokens, which can be used for drawings for the various Jackpots.

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Get Paid to Design T-shirts

9 Website To Make Money With By Designing & Selling Merchandise Online, Free!

Thanks to the internet, Selling goods online has been one of the fastest growing businesses in recent years and its not showing any signs of slowing down. having the ability to buy what you need from simple grocery to real state, without having to leave the comfort of your living room has made online shopping a popular habit of modern day life, amongst many people. of course it has created a golden opportunity for many to start making money online. while there are numerous ways of selling goods online, like auction style selling, virtual shopping malls and etc, there is one simple but not widely known method that stands up when it comes down to selling online without using your own money and merchandise. its called drop shipping/affiliate marketing (with a little twist) and i am sure you have heard of it many times. but have you ever considered taking advantage of this opportunity? yes there are many obstacle in the way and there are many different ways of doing it and you just don’t know where to go, what to sell or how to get started… . luckily there is a simple way that will enable you to easily start your drop shipping business.
This method will enable you set up your own storefront quickly with no hassle and no money required on your part. the only investment required on your part is a little time and dedication. there are many companies/websites that will let you sell their good for a commission. its a chance for them to reach more potential buyers and an opportunity for you as well to make money. you will get a free storefront, you’ll have full stock of your chosen merchandise, you don’t have to worry about accepting payment, shipping and returns. as a matter of fact you wont even have to see or handle the merchandise your selling. plus many of these businesses specially the ones listed below, will let you use your imagination and creativity to add your personal touch, to customize the merchandise in hops of attracting wide verity of costumers which of course leads to more sale and profit for both you and the company your selling for. with most of these companies, you can set up your storefront in a in matter of minutes, so the only thing you really have to focus on is attracting buyers, which by looking at merchandise choices that you have below(T- shirts, hats and other customizable items are amongst the best and fastest selling merchandise online) it will not be a difficult task at all. use all of your options, if you have a blog/website, put a link to it or dedicate a section of your site to your store (you can have information about your store or special promotions and coupon codes for your readers). use your face book or my space or whatever social networking site you use. tell your friends and family. make business cards and hand out to people, put ads on free classified ads websites like craigslist or backpage. if you participate in chat rooms or forums, put your store name in your signature link. there are many ways you can attract buyers. be creative and don’t be shy to advertise your business whenever opportunity shows up (please don’t spam people). be up to date! what i mean by that is use the important daily issues that gets people talking, to design or customize your product.(remember how many obama t-shirt and other obama stuff sold around 2008 presidential election!?).
One thing to keep in mind is that a lot of times these companies will give you the option of upgrading, which for a monthly fee, you can have more control over your store and how it functions. an example would be the opportunity to have your store on a unique domain that they give you for free, instead of using one of their sub domains. but it is not necessary to upgrade, if you put your heart into it and do what you can to attract buyers. yes having a unique store name is good but after all the quality and uniqueness of your designs and customizations is what the potential buyers are looking for, not the store name. don’t forget that “hard work and honestly always pay off”.
With that said, here are  9 Website To Make Money With By Designing & Selling Merchandise Online, Free!  please feel free to ask any question or voice any opinion you might have, regarding this subject. i wish you all the best of luck.

1. cafepress  Cafepress gives you a FREE online shop to promote your products(a sub domain of cafepress) which you can choose what products you want to sell there(if you prefer you can signup for their Premium Shop for $5 a month which gives you more option and control ). basically you design t-shirts, posters, mugs, bumper stickers and etc and put them up for sale. each item you sell has a base price. You simply markup the base price by the amount you wish to earn for each product you sell. just to give you an example lets assume that an item is priced $4, you can list that on your shop for $10 and each time it sells they take the amount of the base price which in this case is $4 and you keep the rest which would be $6. items includes  t-shirts, posters, mugs, bumper sticker, Books printed on-demand Audio and Data CDs. they handle all of the payment transaction, shipping and returns/exchanges. your checks are sent out monthly.

2.  spreadshirt  With Spreadshirt you can open a free Spreadshirt shop and fill it with your own designs or with other sellers available designs. you can advertise your products anywhere from websites to communities to My Space Profiles or blogs. they take care of processing, payment and shipping. products includes shirts, hoodies, jackets, caps, bags, coffee mugs and doggie shirts.just like cafepress You can choose to become a Premium member for $10.00 per month which gives you a lot of options like offering up to 3 Designer shops where your customers create products on their own with your designs, You will receive a 20% commission with every sale. also you can earn by adding your designs to the Marketplace for others to use, which every time an item gets sold with that design, you get a commission .

3.  printfection  Offers your own FREE online store show casing all your designs. they handle all the dirty work. a great plus is that they provides a 100% satisfaction guarantee on every product, so you don’t have to worry about unhappy customers. each product has its base price which you can add your own price on top of that (that would be your commission) for selling on your online store. checks are sent by the 15th of each month (if you have at least $25 in your account). you can have as many stores as you want. international sellers can become store owner as well.

4. e-shirt  You get a free online store. E-Shirt.com provides a wholesale price (which i have to say its a bit cheaper than cafepress) and you mark them up for a profit. products includes T-Shirt, Tank Top, Sweatshirt, Thong Panties, Ceramic Mug, Mouse Pad and Tee. paid once a month  by check when the $35 minimum is reached.

5. pikistore  This one is very unique because it  lets you create your own real independent site for free and gives you much more control over the look of your store(site) .you will be selling your own designed t shirts.

6. zazzle  You can create a free personalized online store on Zazzle with their-easy-to-use shopping cart, if you wish, you can sell the products on your own website using tools Zazzle offers, including RSS feeds. the cool thing is that they have a couple of different ways that you can qualify to receive what is called the “Associates’ Volume Bonus” which means you make more money. you can design and sell anything you can make ( more than 400 different products) from T-shirts to Skateboards, Bumper Stickers, Key chains, Photo Sculptures, to Shoes, Business Cards, Ties, Bags, Hats, Photo Prints and so on.

7. shirtcity  Gives you the opportunity to create your own products and collections and sell them online for free. for each product you design, you will determine an individual commission. you can design sell T-Shirts, Women`s Apparel, Jackets / Long sleeves, Underwear / Presents and some Accessories like Hats and Bags. you will get a check at the end of each quarter for all commissions earned if the amount exceeds $20.00.

8. wordans  Earn 2$ per design sold, up to 15$ per product, and 10% of sales from your online shop. your shop or “Wordans Designer page”  is fully customizable. you have the option of submitting Unlimited products and design. you can have your logo placed on billing statements and shipping information as well as Sending newsletters with new design and products to your customers. everything from the online shop to the processing payment, shipping and customer care is handled by them.

9. comboutique  Comboutique which is a british owned and operated online store, allows you to create your own online shops for free. you can design and sell t-shirt, bag, cap and more. similar to what the other sites policy is, you pay for a base price for each item and list it on your online shop for whatever amount you want to sell, the difference between the base price and the final sale price would be your commission. they handle everything for you, from payment processing & shipping to customer support, returns and exchange.

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Get Paid for Your Photos

This is a very interesting way to make some money. if you have a camera and think you can take quality pictures, this is a fantastic opportunity for you to generate a source of repeated revenue. people and businesses buy images for a number of different reasons, some need it for their website or blog, others need it for their ad campaign or their book or what have you. how many times you needed an image that you couldn’t find for free but there was plenty of it for a small price? well that’s the whole point and when you consider the number of world wide Internet users who might buy that image, it is so obvious that this is a simple but very effective revenue generating system.
Thanks to the numerous websites, today it’s easier than ever to earn money for your pictures and for the same reason there is a lot of competition of course. but remember, you ad your own style to your pictures which makes it a unique image and you never know what kind of work the photo buyers are looking for. best of all these websites wont cost you a dime to register with. upload your images and whenever one gets sold, depending on the specific website, you get a portion of the profit.
One of the best ways to maximize your revenue is the referral program. 80% of these websites offer referral reward, so take advantage of this opportunity to refer people both the image buyer and the image seller. don’t be shy to put your referral link in your blog or website or even in your email (please don’t spam others). i am a member of couple of the below sites and i am using my referral link to link to them. try to do something like that in your blog or website. there is nothing wrong with that. i belive as long as i am being honest and not referring people to the rip off sites or scamms, its ok to use my referral link in fact in a way you help others find the services they need.
Remember, claiming and selling images that are not yours is a crime and will have its consequences. ok, here are some of the most well known sites that you can use to sell your images.

1. shutterstock  There are three ways to make money with this program: refer photographers(earn 3 cents per photo sold by photographers you refer) , refer Stock Buyers (make 20% off their subscriptions), and submit photos for sale! (25 cents every time one of your images is downloaded. Once you reach $500 in earnings, your commission goes up to 30 cents per download).

2. istockphoto  Earn 20 % on prices ranging from $1 to $20 per image.you can make up to 40% if you offer them an exclusive on your images.you can also sell Audio,Video,Flash and Illustrations.

3. dreamstime  Earn 50-80% from each image sold. exclusive photos make you more money.

4. bigstockphoto  Make 30 cents to $3 per image sold. they have a list of photos that they need ,submitting photos in those categories will increase your earnings.

5. crestock    You will earn 20% commission with prices ranging from $5 to $15 per photo ,but as soon as you hit 100 sales, you’ll earn 30% commission . of course the more you upload the more you’ll sell. fast and easy uploading process.

6.  photostockplus   85% commission on all sales. you can host private galleries and you set your own prices. however, you pay 3.25%  processing fee on each  sale.

7.  123royaltyfree  Earn 50% on each photo downloaded. refer customers and earn 15% of their purchase or subscription. refer photographers and earn 10% of the price of each of their photo downloaded.

8. veer You set your own prices For every image that’s sold on a standard or product license, you will receive a royalty of 30%. If you allow your image to be downloaded on subscription, you will receive 30 cents per download.Once you make $10 in royalties, you will be paid in paypal.

9. fotolia  Get paid an average of 50% on each image downloaded. you get paid by pay pal and Money booker, however wire transfers are offered in countries where pay pal and money booker are not supported.

10. shutterpoint  ShutterPoint offers the highest payout rate on the internet. 85% for Full Royalty-Free License. 70% for Standard Royalty-Free License. when you reach $50 you can get it in paypal or by check .

11. clustershot  Your free to submit any photos without the fear of not being approved. you can set a price or be open to offers. they get 12% of the sale price and you get the rest automatically  in paypal when your account reaches $100, however you can request payout earlier but they will charge a small fee for payments less than $100.

12. stockxpert  You get paid 50% of each sale,by paypal, money booker or check. which means you can earn $7.50 after each XXL size download and $10 after each super high quality vector download! you can even earn $50 per sale by offering extended licenses for your images.

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An Easy Way to Make Money Online with Only a Few Articles

As I always say, making money online doesn’t have to be complicated. Usually the simple methods that we over look everyday, are the ones that can help you make money online. And many times, all it takes to make money online, is taking action. Doing something. Putting an online money making method that you have red about on a blog or an online forum, to use.
Many of us keep searching for ways to make money online, we read and learn different methods, but we never really put any of them into action. That’s why we never make any money. If you really want to make money on the internet, here is a simple method that you can use to make money without any experience or much financial investment. I will break it down to an easy step be step guide to make it really simple. Just follow the steps and you will make money.
Keep in id that you might not make a lot of money with this method, but non the less, it will be a good start. It will give you the confidence to keep pushing through. Of course, as I always say, if you made $5 from a method, you can always scale it up and make $10, $100, $1000,…


Get a Paypal account
Get a free Paypal account if you don’t already have one. This will help you get paid faster, and pay others faster and more securely, if you decide to outsource some of the tasks necessary for this method.

Pick a topic/niche
Choose a hot topic. Anything from weight loss and diets to skin care, blogging and making money online. This will be the subjects of your articles. It’s best to pick topics you are interested in. But, its not required. As long as you choose topics that are hot and on demand, you will be fine.

Write or have someone write 10 articles you
Lets say you chose “online money making” to be the subject of your articles. Now, either spend some time and do some research and write 10 truly quality and informative articles, or use online forums such as WarriorForum and DigitalPoint forum or freelancing sites like elance to find a ghost writer, and ask him or her to write 10 articles on the subject of “making money online”. There are many good ghost writers who charge around $5 per article. No matter which way you go, make sure your articles are unique, informative and high quality.

Sign up for sites like associated content
AssociatedContent.com is one of the best sites where you can get paid for submitting your articles. There are many other sites like AC as well. Some of the best include, Helium, eHow and Bukisa. Submit all 10 articles to these sites.

Sign up for few article directories
Find at least 5 top article directories where you can submit your article to. Some of the best article directories include ezinearticles and ArticleDashboard. Simply search for “top article directories” on your favorite search engine, and you will find some good ones. Again submit all your 10 articles to these sites.

Find residual affiliate programs
Residual affiliate programs are merchants that offer lifetime commission to its affiliate. Unlike normal merchants with affiliate programs, who pay their affiliates only a one time commission each time someone buys something through their links, merchants with residual affiliate program, give you commission for life. Every time that person who you sent to them once, buys something from them, you get a commission. You can use residual affiliate services like LifeTimeCommissions.com to find merchants with products related to the subject of your articles. Sign up with those merchants to become their affiliate.

Sign up for a few free web 2.0 sites
Sign up with web 2.0 sites like squidoo, hubpages and others. You will use your articles to create a squidoo page or a hub or what have you. But, you will also include links to the residual affiliate program you signed up with. You need web 2.0 sites, so you can use them to place your affiliate links, because article sites like ezine, Ac and other don’t allow affiliate links. So, you will use the “author bio” section of your articles to link to your hub page or squiddo page, where you have your affiliate links placed, so hopefully people will click on your affiliate links and buy a product.


Tip
Since you will be submitting your articles to a few different sites, be sure when you sign up for article directories and other sites, to use the same user name, so you wont be accused of stealing other people’s articles and submitting them as your own.

That’s it! You will be making money in two ways:
1- You will make money from the articles you submitted to sites like associated content. Some sites pay per article, and others pay based on the performance and the number of views you get on each article. Either way its easy money.
2- You will also make money as an affiliate marketer with the help of those articles you submitted to article directories and other sites. People find your articles on article directories, they click on your link in your bio section and arrive at your web 2.0 page, where they click on your affiliate links and arrive at merchant’s site, where they will hopefully buy the product, which will make you a commission. That’s basically what you are aiming for. Of course, not every time someone find your articles will click on your link, or not every time someone clicks on your affiliate links, will end up buying the product. But, what you have to lose beside a few hours of time and maybe $50 (if you don’t write the articles yourself) and singing up for a few sites and submitting your articles to them.


The best part about it is, that you only have to do this once, once you submit your articles to those sites, your articles will be there forever. And since you are an affiliate of a merchant with residual affiliate program, you will receive a commission every time someone buys a product from that merchant, for the rest of your life. Of course, you can always repeat this process and increase your chance of making more money. You can write article on other topics. Its simply a matter of repeating what you have done over and over again with different subjects. If you want to make money online, and I mean real money, it can’t get any simpler than that, making money with articles.

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