As promised, here’s our newest poll of the month -

It’s interesting to know what social network do JMMO readers and visitors use the most when it comes to online businesses. Looking forward to your votes and comments.

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New Poll: Social Networking and Online Business

Are you thinking of a way that you can make money online with the U.S. Election? Well, social networking/mini-blogging site Plurk is offering $5,000 worth of prizes in cash (and via gift certificates).
All you need to do is be a member of Plurk, then ask your friends to vote in your mini election page. Plurkers with the most votes in their mini election pages will win prizes.
According to the Plurk site, the prizes offered in the contest are as follows:

• Grand Prize – $2,000USD for the user holding the largest (based on total number of votes cast) Plurk the Vote mini-election.
• Second Prize – $1,000USD for the user holding the second largest (based on total number of votes cast) Plurk the Vote mini-election.
• Third Prize – $500USD for the user holding the third largest (based on total number of votes cast) Plurk the Vote mini-election
• Runner-up Prizes – $250USD will be randomly awarded to THREE of the remaining top TWENTY FIVE Plurk the Vote mini-election holders. The random draw of all eligible entries for the runner-up prizes will take place within 48 hours of the contest deadline and potential winners will be notified by email within 72 hours of the contest deadline.
• Daily Voter Prizes – 30 $25USD Amazon.com Gift Certificate will be awarded at the end of the contest. One entry will be randomly selected from the pool of all voters in any given day over the 30 day duration of the election.

By the way, only U.S. residents are eligible to win cash prizes. However, anyone from around the world may sign up and use Plurk, as well as send in their votes.

To see a sample mini-election, this is my mini election page on Plurk (no, I can’t win the prize as I’m non-U.S. based). If you’re not a Plurk member yet, go and sign up. It’s free and easy.

Image source: original logo, Plurk; edited by Shai Coggins

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Hold a Plurk Election, Win Some Money! {$5,000 Worth of Prizes}

If you’re wondering how you can monetise Facebook, then here are some ideas for you -

1. Find new business clients. Whether you’re a consultant, a writer, a photographer, an illustrator, or any other kind of freelance or online business worker, you can find new clients using this popular social networking site. Read more about finding clients on different sites.

2. Use various apps that enable you to make money. Some examples include: MarketLodge or TwitCash. You might also want to include apps by other money making ventures like Tradebit. Check some services or affiliate programmes and see if they have a Facebook app that you can use.

3. Use Facebook’s Marketplace. The Marketplace offers you ways to sell your stuff – either old or new. You can even look for jobs.

4. Advertise your business or service using Facebook’s Classified Ads. Although you’re not allowed to advertise your business or service in the Marketplace, you can still advertise them using their Facebook’s ad service.

5. Promote links to your blogs or website. This way, you can attract people to whatever you’re selling or promoting on your blog or site.

6. Be a Facebook App Developer. If you have skills in developing online applications (like those popular apps like Warbook, SuperPoke, Graffiti, etc), you might want to consider promoting your services to individuals or companies who might want their own Facebook app.

So, how do you use Facebook? Do you try to make money online through this social networking site?

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6 Ways to Make Money Online with Facebook

Last January, I mentioned that I was organising a local meet-up here in my home city of Adelaide, Australia. After some encouragement from local web enthusiasts that I met the last couple of months, I decided to hold another one this Friday evening, 18th April 2008.

If you’re a blogger, podcaster, vlogger, or general online social media enthusiast from our neck of the woods – we hope you can come and join us. It’ll be a great way to meet new folks, network, and have some fun with fellow web heads.

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Adelaide Bloggers’ Meet-up Part 2