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Reginald
I'm a single father of 3 and I'm always looking for ways to make a little extra money. Someone I work with was telling me that I could make some money just by putting some decals on my car. I have looked into it but, I really can't find these business that are willing to pay for advertising. If there someone that can help me with some info on this topic please do. I'm really in need of the extra funds.
Answer
Take care there are a lot of scam offers that turn out to just provide you a list of one time on car advertisers for your $39 fee. Don't pay anything to get into one of these ad programs, because it is virtually 'free' money, there is a much higher demand than available advertisements needing cars.
Count yourself lucky if you can find an advertising company in your community looking to do such advertising, ask anyone you see with these ads how they got them, leave your phone number with a polite note on a parked car like this when you see them, there's a much better chance of you getting the real truth this way.
From a mobile advertising interview: "Our typical campaign lasts three to six months"
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pf_article_107476.html
These might not be the worst ones.
http://www.bessed.com/carwrapadvertising/
http://MyFreeCar.com
You have a better chance of picking up a bit of extra money doing freelance work on the internet, check out the job lists on the no cost to register marketplaces like odesk.com, freelancer.com, elance.com, though it's mostly tech work there are simple article writing for web site chores as well.
There are also micro task sites that pay small change for a few minutes work, popular with 3rd world countries, some in the U.S. do them instead of crossword puzzles, the original was created by Amazon, the online store to 'automate' tasks a computer couldn't do, like pick the better of 2 pictures they named mturk.com after the 18th century Mechanical Turk chess playing machine that had a man hidden inside. ShortTask and microworkers have similar micro tasks, some individual jobs are a bit shady, like signing up for product trials, doing surveys, clicking ads you shouldn't, but you get to choose which tasks to perform
Take care there are a lot of scam offers that turn out to just provide you a list of one time on car advertisers for your $39 fee. Don't pay anything to get into one of these ad programs, because it is virtually 'free' money, there is a much higher demand than available advertisements needing cars.
Count yourself lucky if you can find an advertising company in your community looking to do such advertising, ask anyone you see with these ads how they got them, leave your phone number with a polite note on a parked car like this when you see them, there's a much better chance of you getting the real truth this way.
From a mobile advertising interview: "Our typical campaign lasts three to six months"
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pf_article_107476.html
These might not be the worst ones.
http://www.bessed.com/carwrapadvertising/
http://MyFreeCar.com
You have a better chance of picking up a bit of extra money doing freelance work on the internet, check out the job lists on the no cost to register marketplaces like odesk.com, freelancer.com, elance.com, though it's mostly tech work there are simple article writing for web site chores as well.
There are also micro task sites that pay small change for a few minutes work, popular with 3rd world countries, some in the U.S. do them instead of crossword puzzles, the original was created by Amazon, the online store to 'automate' tasks a computer couldn't do, like pick the better of 2 pictures they named mturk.com after the 18th century Mechanical Turk chess playing machine that had a man hidden inside. ShortTask and microworkers have similar micro tasks, some individual jobs are a bit shady, like signing up for product trials, doing surveys, clicking ads you shouldn't, but you get to choose which tasks to perform
The best way to learn a new language?
Daniel S
Hello, I have a serious interest in learning to speak french but it is not offered at my high school. What is the best way (not the fastest) to go about learning this new and beautiful language myself?
Answer
1. Go buy yourself a good French dictionary, grammar guide, and perhaps even a verb book (I recommend the Collins easy learning series http://www.collinslanguage.com/shop/dictionary-language-products.aspx. The Teach Yourself series has a very nice verb book too).
2. Go out and get a self teaching French course book. The Teach Yourself Complete French book with Audio CD included forms part of a very popular series.
3. The Pimsleur French series is great for getting you to speak fast and is purely audio, but is great for boosting confidence. It is very expensive to buy the whole set including 90 lessons, but it can be downloaded illegally from a torrent site such as Pirate Bay. I do not endorse such behavior however. Just keep in mind that to buy the series, you are looking at close to $1000 for the entire set (yes, one thousand, a rip off I know). Visit http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5282766/Pimsleur_learning_French_I__II__and_III
4. Depending on how much time you have available, aim to spend 1-2 hours every day focusing the language. This includes going through the course book, using the dictionary and grammar books as guides. Make sure you are able to hear the language. It is possible to spend so much time reading/writing a language, that you do not gain the ability to grasp it when spoken. French is a language that is not phonetic...what you see written is not how it sounds. You may be able to find an online dictionary that includes correct pronunciation via audio.
5. Once you have a fair grasp of the language, visit www.sharedtalk.com and start chatting to French people. SharedTalk is a language exchange site, and you will be able to chat via text and/or audio with other people in France. This will help a lot in mastering the French language. It will also give you a unique look into some of the more everyday language you may not find in textbooks.
6. Visit http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php and take a look at the French student text book which can be downloaded as a PDF. The resources are decades old, but they are thorough and FREE. Audio is included on the site to run side-by-side with the PDF.
7. Get rid of all tension when learning a language. Keep relaxed and don't try too hard to remember things. The less anxiety you have about whether or not you will remember something, the more likely you will remember it. When speaking to people in French, don't worry to much about making mistakes. If you make mistakes, so what? And I can tell you from experience, the more you worry, the more mistakes you are going to make. Don't worry about not understanding everything, especially initially. Try to derive the meaning of things from context. Too many students (including myself) will hear a word, not know its meaning, start pondering its meaning, and thereafter lose track of the rest of the conversation.
8. Once you get a fairly good grasp of the language, start attempting to read French news articles, watch French films/news, French music etc. This will help you with pronunciation, and you will also get a better ear for the language. It will help with your ability to understand in the future.
10. Don't get suck into buying 'too many' course books or software programs. I actually have the A+ French Language Learning Software Program by Transparent Languages. It's good because its cheap, and its a relatively good supplement to your other learning guides. Despite being cheap, it has some useful and fun things such as a means of testing pronunciation, and also learning games such as crosswords etc.
10. Start learning vocabulary around the home. Get some of those yellow stick tags and write down the words of certain objects in the home in French. For example, write down "réfrigérateur" and stick it on the fridge. You won't be able to help learning these words quickly.
11. I used to take my little pocket dictionary 'everywhere'. Nowadays, with a smart phone, when you see something and think 'I wonder how to say THAT in French', just search for the word online. This will help build up a good vocabulary base. Do exercise caution when using a dictionary in this way though. Certain words in English may have multiple equivalents in French with completely different meanings, so make sure you get the right meaning.
1. Go buy yourself a good French dictionary, grammar guide, and perhaps even a verb book (I recommend the Collins easy learning series http://www.collinslanguage.com/shop/dictionary-language-products.aspx. The Teach Yourself series has a very nice verb book too).
2. Go out and get a self teaching French course book. The Teach Yourself Complete French book with Audio CD included forms part of a very popular series.
3. The Pimsleur French series is great for getting you to speak fast and is purely audio, but is great for boosting confidence. It is very expensive to buy the whole set including 90 lessons, but it can be downloaded illegally from a torrent site such as Pirate Bay. I do not endorse such behavior however. Just keep in mind that to buy the series, you are looking at close to $1000 for the entire set (yes, one thousand, a rip off I know). Visit http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5282766/Pimsleur_learning_French_I__II__and_III
4. Depending on how much time you have available, aim to spend 1-2 hours every day focusing the language. This includes going through the course book, using the dictionary and grammar books as guides. Make sure you are able to hear the language. It is possible to spend so much time reading/writing a language, that you do not gain the ability to grasp it when spoken. French is a language that is not phonetic...what you see written is not how it sounds. You may be able to find an online dictionary that includes correct pronunciation via audio.
5. Once you have a fair grasp of the language, visit www.sharedtalk.com and start chatting to French people. SharedTalk is a language exchange site, and you will be able to chat via text and/or audio with other people in France. This will help a lot in mastering the French language. It will also give you a unique look into some of the more everyday language you may not find in textbooks.
6. Visit http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php and take a look at the French student text book which can be downloaded as a PDF. The resources are decades old, but they are thorough and FREE. Audio is included on the site to run side-by-side with the PDF.
7. Get rid of all tension when learning a language. Keep relaxed and don't try too hard to remember things. The less anxiety you have about whether or not you will remember something, the more likely you will remember it. When speaking to people in French, don't worry to much about making mistakes. If you make mistakes, so what? And I can tell you from experience, the more you worry, the more mistakes you are going to make. Don't worry about not understanding everything, especially initially. Try to derive the meaning of things from context. Too many students (including myself) will hear a word, not know its meaning, start pondering its meaning, and thereafter lose track of the rest of the conversation.
8. Once you get a fairly good grasp of the language, start attempting to read French news articles, watch French films/news, French music etc. This will help you with pronunciation, and you will also get a better ear for the language. It will help with your ability to understand in the future.
10. Don't get suck into buying 'too many' course books or software programs. I actually have the A+ French Language Learning Software Program by Transparent Languages. It's good because its cheap, and its a relatively good supplement to your other learning guides. Despite being cheap, it has some useful and fun things such as a means of testing pronunciation, and also learning games such as crosswords etc.
10. Start learning vocabulary around the home. Get some of those yellow stick tags and write down the words of certain objects in the home in French. For example, write down "réfrigérateur" and stick it on the fridge. You won't be able to help learning these words quickly.
11. I used to take my little pocket dictionary 'everywhere'. Nowadays, with a smart phone, when you see something and think 'I wonder how to say THAT in French', just search for the word online. This will help build up a good vocabulary base. Do exercise caution when using a dictionary in this way though. Certain words in English may have multiple equivalents in French with completely different meanings, so make sure you get the right meaning.
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