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Monday, March 17, 2008

Unofficial New Limits Imposed By Ximmy

MY XIMMY EXPERIENCE


We've noticed lately a lot of changes have taken place at Ximmy.com. I think some of the noteworthy changes are as follows:
1. Changes in the number of Posts that can be made daily - I've noticed that lately, the maximum number of submissions that I can make in a single day has been limited to 10 submissions daily. So, from 30 submissions, it seems Ximmy has opted to lessen the number of submissions to 10. I think that such a big drop;
2. Changes in the number of votes that can be made daily - I've also noticed that I can only give a maximum of 10 votes daily. It used to be that members are allowed to give at most 100 votes. So, from 100 votes, it seems Ximmy has opted to lessen the number of votes to 10. I think this is again such a big drop;
3. Changes in the way Ximmy looks - There's been a major face lift, so to speak, that somehow made Ximmy "prettier" and more user friendly.

Now, Ximmy has yet to officially announce that these changes has already been made. I think the members deserve to know as early as possible about these kinds of changes, specially those relating to the new limits in the number of posts and votes that can be made on a daily basis. It would somehow lessen the shock of personally realizing these new limits imposed.

For me, I think these changes are a bit too drastic. The big jump in the number of limits imposed is just amazing. Of course, that's just my opinion.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Convince Readers To Vote | Posting Tips To Earn You More Money At Ximmy - The Series - Part 4 | My Ximmy Experience

MY XIMMY EXPERIENCE

Posting Tips To Earn You More Money At Ximmy - The Series
Part 1 - Choosing What To Post
Part 2 - Know Your Audien
Part 3 - Patronize Your Own


Lately, there has been some discussions at Ximmy with regards to whether or not Ximmy members should be asking the readers of their post to vote for the post they have made. As of this moment, my personal stand on this issue is that Ximmy members should be allowed, since Ximmy is paying its members to contribute, unlike in other social networking review sites that don't, most of the Ximmy members are actually contributing with compensation in mind. It's not like this is part of a presidential election or an idol vote. We are not talking here of voting rights in an Electoral College. Let's not be hypocrites here. This is the point of this 4th part in this series.

Convince Readers To Vote

Most Ximmy members are actually there to make money, myself included, while at the same time doing the regular things we would have been doing, with or without Ximmy. It's just logical that we want to make the most of the time we spent contributing to the Ximmy Community. We all know that Ximmy gives 15 points for every post that makes it to the Popular page. With that as incentive, all Ximmy members would, of course, like their post to reach the Popular page.

Now, since one of our goals when we post something at Ximmy is for that post to make it to the Popular page, it is only logical that we should convince the readers of our post, that our post is worth voting for. Of course, that entails:

1. The need for us to be posting something really interesting or useful;
2. We should be providing a very convincing description of why the link we are posting is interesting or useful. Under the current Ximmy rules, this description should be at least 2 to 4 descriptive sentences;
3 We can actually tell the readers of our post that if they found the link in the post interesting, we would really appreciate it if they do vote for our post. I don't find anything wrong with that.

By doing these three things, we will have a greater chance of actually convincing the readers of our post to vote. That's it for now, I hope you learned something new .

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Posting Tips To Earn You More Money At Ximmy - The Series - Part 3 - Patronize Your Own

MY XIMMY EXPERIENCE

Posting Tips To Earn You More Money At Ximmy - The Series
Part 1 - Choosing What To Post
Part 2 - Know Your Audience


It's been a while since I last posted here. I've been really busy researching for several blog niches I'm planning to start. I've also been reading a lot lately about ways and means of improving traffic and monetizing one's blog. There's just so many things to learn that I think I'm currently suffering from information overload. Alas, I digress. Going back to the topic at hand. In this post I'll be sharing with you something that most of us blog owners should have been doing at Ximmy from the start.

Patronize Your Own

Most Ximmy members are actually there to make money, myself included. When I started using Ximmy, I saw the need of some members to somehow be guided in how to do things at Ximmy. Base on that need, I started this blog. My focus is to primarily help other Ximmy members make the most of their stay at Ximmy. As I started posting at Ximmy, I've encountered several interesting blogs about making money using blogs. I got curious so I started researching on that particular subject, making money online with blogs. Then, I started putting ads on my blogs. So far, since I started putting ads, I've managed to earn in the two digit zone already. It was very exciting.

I've been blogging now for, more or less, one month. If you go through my recent Popular posts at Ximmy, you'll notice that I've actually been submitting posts which links directly to my blogs. What I've noticed is that you can really maximize the benefits you can derive from Ximmy by submitting posts that links directly to your own blogs that are somehow monetized. The hardest part in the process is actually putting up a blog with posts that are really interesting that readers will actually visit it because they know that they'll somehow benefit from it, one way or another.

Try to look at the Popular page and try to analyze what similarities do most of the popularized posts have? Can you spot a trend in the way votes are being made? If you spot a trend, try to blog about that particular trend. Make your blog about that trend very interesting. Put a title that somehow catches the attention of the reader. Tell it like a story that readers will really be interested in. Put some ads around the post which are optimized for your post. (I'll be touching on these things in my future posts). Then, post a link to it at Ximmy, providing sufficient description that will make any Ximmy reader click the link. Do this as often as you can and watch cents trickle into dollars. That is how you patronize your own.

That's it for now. I hope this post will be useful not only to those using Ximmy, but also to those who are new to blogging as well.


Thursday, February 28, 2008

Ximmy - My Experience - The Next Level

XIMMY|MY EXPERIENCE


Ximmy has been here, officially for less than two months. I have been blogging for a while now about my experience with Ximmy. So far I've learned so much, not just about the actual ximmy experience, but more so about how blogs work and how one can make money using blogs. My Ximmy experience has benefited me more than I ever thought it would have. I now have a lot of friends because of my Ximmy experience. Some of the owners of the blogs I've posted at Ximmy has one way or another became my friends. This Ximmy experience definitely made my online presence very fulfilling. Through this Ximmy experience, I was able to help more people online than I ever thought I could help in a year online. I have felt such a great fulfillment in this Ximmy experience that I'm definitely sticking with it for a long, long time.

My Ximmy Experience

This post was meant to inform you about a new experience from Ximmy that I have had and which from now on will continually be having. Although it's not really directly coming from Ximmy, it has been somewhat brought about by my posting at Ximmy and my creation of this blog. This blog, from now on, will also pave the way for my new endeavors. My Ximmy Experience will be some sort of jumping point for my other projects. I'll eventually be expounding on these things in the near future. For now, all I want you to know is that My Ximmy Experience will now be something better for me. And, hopefully, for those who are regular visitors of this blog, you too will also benefit more.

So don't forget to visit regularly for updates to this post. You'll definitely learn more and make more money online.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Posting Tips To Earn You More Money At Ximmy - The Series - Part 2 - Know Your Audience

MY XIMMY EXPERIENCE


Posting Tips To Earn You More Money At Ximmy - The Series - Part 1 - Choosing What To Post

You've been posting at Ximmy for a while now. Have you noticed that most of your posts don't get voted for? Try using the following strategy for a change.

Know Your Audience

Try to look at the Popular page and try to analyze what similarities do most of the popularized posts have? Can you spot a trend in the way votes are being made?

Just like what we did with the first part of this series, we analyzed what was actually being voted for by majority of the active members of Ximmy. In part 1, we managed to determine that active members of Ximmy usually votes for those posts which can be easily seen and react to, like posted pictures which readily appears in each posts. We saw in that example that most active Ximmy members tend to react and vote for those which are really easy to vote for, where you don't even need to read a single sentence to provide an educated reaction.

In this second part, we will focus more on knowing your audience. Knowing who reacts most and to what do they usually react to.

As an example of this strategy, I would like you to go over some of the popularized posts that I've made at Ximmy.

As you look at my popularized posts, you will see that most of my posts are about odd things. You see, when I first started posting at Ximmy, I saw a trend that most of the active members then were reacting and voting for posts about odd things. So I focused my posting on those odd things and, lo and behold, my posts about odd things made it to the popular pages at Ximmy.

If you stick to this strategy of knowing first your audience before posting at Ximmy, you'll definitely have a greater chance of having your posts popularized by votes and therefore get more points which means more money for you.

That's it for today. Keep up-to-date with my latest posts about My Ximmy Experience, subscribe to my RSS feed or just don't forget to visit on a regular basis. For your questions, suggestions and comments, you can just use the comment box below.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Ximmy Rewards - I MADE MY FIRST ONLINE EARNINGS BY JUST POSTING AT XIMMY.

MY XIMMY EXPERIENCE



In less than twenty (20) days of posting at Ximmy, I already reached the 1800 points which entitled me to $20 U.S. Dollars and another $20 U.S. Dollar bonus upon my first payout. The bonus is valid only until June of this year. I could have done more, but I felt I needed to verify first if Ximmy really fulfills its promise. And now, I know they really do pay, and they pay fast.

How I did it.
I was posting then at my leisurely level submitting online news, video, picture, websites and making personal comments. I also made it a point to focus on reacting to other posted comments and submissions.

I joined Ximmy last January 26, 2008. I received my Paypal payment in less than a day after submitting the required information to Ximmy. I sent the requested information February 21, 2008 at around 9:25 PM, and I received the Paypal email February 22, 2008 at around 1:57 PM. That's less than 24 hours.

You can see the Paypal e-mail sent to me below.


There is now no more doubt in my mind that someone can make a nice supplemental income online using Ximmy.

Let's face it, new bloggers now are usually happy if they make $5 dollars online in a months time. And take note, most of those money you made from ads on your blog usually gets paid after 30 days following the month you have earned it.

On the other hand, Ximmy pays you in less than a day after submitting the required information. With my experience now at posting, I guess, I'll be able to reach the $300 Dollar payout for next month. With Ximmy, payment is almost instant. And you'll also enjoy what your doing anyway.

AAAHHH !!! (A big sigh of relief and satisfaction, LOL)

THANKS XIMMY and more power to you and everyone who made you possible.

Great Ximmy News From A Friend

MY XIMMY EXPERIENCE


Hi guys. I've got some very good news.

A friend and 2nd Top Ranking in terms of Ximmy Reward Points, BennaBaby, has commented on my two previous posts. You can see a screen shot of both below.


As you can see in the screen shots, BennaBaby has already requested to redeem the rewards from Ximmy and had the same problem with the bug that workingtyrone first encountered. However, Benna also talked with Sean and she now has her $ 40.00 in her Paypal account.

So, I guess, we can now go full blast with our posting at Ximmy. They have made good with their promise of rewards. I hope to receive mine anytime soon.

Ximmy members, rejoice and start maximizing your points. Let's go back to posting, OK !!!

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