WHO? What? Doctor Who's TARDIS - Where?

Why hello there, anyone up for a little treasure hunt  - a little WHO Hunt as it were - courtesy of the Internet? Who wants to find Doctor's Who's TARDIS? Oh why, I was certain that you would. Okay let's go find us a TARDIS, here we go.

If we go to google maps and type in the following location: 

• 236 Earls Court Road W.8, Kensington, London SW5 9AA, UK. 

Then click on any of the three street views. You are able to look around as if you were there. By moving our mouse around we can look at different locations in the street view - did anyone find the TARDIS? 

Okay, now that we see it does anyone want to take a look inside? Why I thought that you all would, after all we have come this far. 

Alright now, walk around about with your mouse. As we move our mouse around we see some directional icons (circle with arrow and some Xs) in different locations. We want to activate one of the Xs. Oh man we are so close, are any of you excited? Oh man, here we go - when you have the tall poll next to the two bicycles and light post in view. Try and have the X next to the tall poll active. Do you see the X appear? When you do click on it. 

Gobsmacked - we are inside!

Oh my what an interesting adventure - I hope you all have fun on your exploration of the inside of the TARDIS. Oh whats that I am being called away. Farewell, I am signing off now so I will be seeing all y'll sometime in the near future. <Cut and fade>

Movie Night - YAY! - Lights, Cameras, No Cash and No Hits - WHAT?!?

Dude! Hey fellow surfernauts, have you been wanting to plan a movie night and invite a bunch of your friends over for a fun night of movies and revelry? But you don't have any new or interesting movies in your collections. You were thinking of going out on a retail hunt to find a gem to show for your main feature, but when you check your cash flow; well you're stopped dead in your tracks. Never fear, the answer is here - why not swap a DVD you currently own and don't want with a DVD hit you do want? 

Well now there is a website devoted to exactly that. A site called Swap-A-DVD has now come to your rescue with thousands of members wanting to do the same thing. Here is what Swap-A-DVD says about how to swap DVDs: 

• You have original, playable DVDs that you do not want to keep. 
• You post those DVDs to your "DVD Tower" to offer to other members. 
• After you have posted the first 10 DVDs to your DVD Tower, you get 1 "gift" credit from SwapaDVD to get you started swapping (limit one per household). 
•  After that, you earn credits by sending out DVDs to others. 
• You may order available DVDs for 1 credit per disc (some DVDs do cost more than 1 credit), plus a Swap Fee of $0.49 per item (no matter how many credits are in the item). 
• If you want a DVD that is not currently available you can place it on your Wish List and we will notify you by email when it is available for you to order. 
•  You can even have it sent to you automatically when it becomes available, with no email necessary. 
• When a DVD is requested from you, we notify you by email, provide the address for you to send it out, and even provide a wrapper with postage printed on it if desired! 
• Wrap and mail your DVD. 
• When the requester receives it, you earn 1 credit per disc mailed. Yes, you pay the postage to send out your DVDs, but when you request a DVD, the sender ships it to you and you pay 1 DVD credit (some DVDs do cost more than 1 credit)! 
• The DVDs you receive from SwapaDVD are yours. We hope that you will re-post them to share with other members when you have viewed them, but you can certainly keep them, or give them away. Similarly, the DVDs you send out to others belong to their new owners. SwapaDVD is a great way to share DVDs with people all over the country!

What an inexpensive way to expand your collection and to find the gem for your up and coming movie night. I also see that they have similar programs for used books and CDs. So there you have it a inexpensive way to expand your media collections and to find those little gems you were looking for. Have fun swapping my little surfernauts and start that corn a poppin.

Ref: www.swapadvd.com/

Public Domain - What is that?

Hey Internet peps in this post we will discuss briefly what is public domain. Public domain as defined on wikipedia.org as:

Works in the public domain are those whose intellectual property rights have expired,^[1] have been forfeited,^[2] or are inapplicable. Examples include the works of Shakespeare and Beethoven, most of the early silent films, the formulae of Newtonian physics, and powered flight.^[1] The term is not normally applied to situations where the creator of a work retains residual rights, in which case use of the work is referred to as "under license" or "with permission".

As rights are country-based and vary, a work may be subject to rights in one country and not in another. Some rights depend on registrations with a country-by-country basis, and the absence of registration in a particular country, if required, implies public domain status in that country.

Why or how is public domain material important to the public or you as an individual? This is a great question, let us explore the possibilities just a bit. I have found a few organizations that their main mission is to restore/covert and manipulate material that is in the public domain. You will see a few corporations that have profited from manipulating public domain materials. But we will focus on a couple of organizations who's mission is to preserve and restore the public domain material through manipulation or conversion.

Let me introduce you to the Gutenberg Project. This is a really cool organization who has taken public domain materiel and converted them into various digital format and made them available to the public. You will find high quality ebooks: All their ebooks were previously published by bona fide publishers. They have digitized and diligently proofread them with the help of thousands of volunteers. 

There are no fees or registration required, but if you find Project Gutenberg useful, they would kindly ask you to donate a small amount so they may buy and digitize more books. Other ways to help include digitizing more books, recording audio books, or reporting errors contact the Gutenberg Project to find out how.

You will find over 100,000 free ebooks are available through their Partners, Affiliates and Resources.

One of the affiliates that I have found and am currently working with is Librivox.org the acoustical liberation of books in the public domain - free audio books read by volunteers. You may go to Librivox to either record audio of the public domain material or you may go as a listener and download and listen to any of these little treasures.

This is an animation project in connection with an audio project I completed for Librivox.org. These animation experiments are intended to help me learn this photo manipulation software and how to lip-sync the audio/video. When I get into to these projects I find there are so many adjustments that can be made to so many layers. It really is amazing fun. So ladies and gentlemen I bring you I want To Talk With Thee by Dora Sirgerson Shorter read for Librivox.org by Richard Carter 

I Want to Talk to Thee by Dora Sigerson Shorter read by Richard Carter

The point I am trying to make by discussing the organizations I mention above and by posting my little animation project - is that there are many uses for material that is in the public domain. 

I am able to find quality lecturer in which to read and record to prefect my voice over/acting talents. I believe it is through the doing that we active what we really want in life. Most of the things we do that we love we don't get paid to do, however, I believe there is no reason why you should not eventually be paid to do them. So here are available works free to the public that you may manipulate for your own creative purposes.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

The adage "A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned," a favorite of Ben Franklin, encourages us to save more money. The use of a penny in the adage suggests that even saving in small amounts can lead to prosperity far into the future.

Let's say you were a collector of coins or maybe you just started to pay attention to the dates/information on the coins that pass through your purse. There could be the possibility of a fair amount of change come to be your reward. Here is what I am talking about.

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• [Ref:  Want Valuable Pennies? Here Are 10 Pennies You Should Be Looking For -http://coins.thefuntimesguide.com/2010/10/valuable_pennies.php]

Lincoln Bronze Cents of 1943

Any of the 1943 bronze cents, as a group, currently belong to the heading of ‘most-valuable pennies.’ While the 1943 steel cent is a common coin, with hundreds of millions made, the United States Mint mistakenly struck somewhere between 20 to 40 of the 1943 cents from the bronze blanks normally used for pennies of other years.

A 1943-D bronze cent was recently sold for $1.7 million!

Other 1943 bronze cents have sold for between $80,000 and $200,000 in recent years.

1944 Steel Cents

OK, so we have the 1943 bronze cents… but have you heard about the 1944 steel cents? A reverse of the same mistake that caused the bronze cents of 1943 created a small number of steel cents the following year.

1944 steel cents don’t seem to have the same degree of attention that their earlier bronze counterparts enjoy, but 1944 steel cents are still highly rare and valuable.

In recent years, 1944 steel cents have sold for over $100,000!

1969-S Double Die Cent
Think Lincoln Memorial cents aren't worth much? Think again. There are plenty of valuable Lincoln Memorial pennies, and the 1969-S double die takes the cake!

The doubling on the 1969-S double die (which is not a proof but, rather, a regular strike) is seen mainly in the lettering and date on the obverse of this rare coin. With very few in existence and ever-soaring demand, the 1969-S double die is easily worth over $50,000.

1856 Flying Eagle Cent

Our journey along the path of the most valuable pennies takes us back to the very first ‘small size’ one-cent coin in the U.S. Up until the late 1850s, our one cent coin had always been nearly as large as a half-dollar.

But waning purchasing power pressed the need for a small one-cent coin. Enter the 1856 Flying Eagle cent– the first official U.S. penny the size of modern-day one-cent coins.

Only 2,000 1856 Flying Eagle cents were made, and each is worth a pretty penny. Prices start at over $6,500 for well-worn specimens and tick up in value to over $15,000 for pieces in uncirculated grades.

1955 Double Die Cent

When the 1955 double die Lincoln cent first emerged, it quickly became a coin that everybody wanted but, due to low numbers of available pieces, not everybody could have. Today, the 1955 double die penny remains an extremely sought-after coin that is especially in demand among Lincoln cent collectors.

Doubling in the date and lettering is where coin collectors notice the ghost-like double image on this error cent that’s worth between $1,000 and $15,000.

1888/7 Indian Head Cent

This list of valuable pennies is mainly dominated by errors and varieties, and you’re probably beginning to see why — they’re generally rare and are pieces that many coin collectors love to own because they’re so neat.

The 1888 over 7 Indian Head cent is another one of those coins that are rare and sought-after by coin collectors.

While the Indian Head cent series is not nearly as widely collected as Lincoln cents, Indian Head cents are popularly collected by date and mintmark, and the 1888/7 Indian Head cent is one of those pieces that Indian Head cent lovers simply feel they have to have.

If you’re going to buy one, however, you’ll need to dig pretty deep into your wallet or purse… prices begin at around $900 for a well-worn example!

1877 Indian Head Cent
Think of the most popular rarity among Indian Head cents, and it’s likely your mind turns to the 1877 Indian Head cent. The 1877 penny is the stuff of Indian Head cent collectors’ dreams. And for good reason — it’s the rarest regular-strike coin in the series and downright expensive in even the most-worn grades.

A little more than 850,000 were struck (a tiny number by modern-day standards). Because the 1877 cent is required for completion of an Indian Head penny collection, there are simply  not enough to fill every Indian Head cent collection.

Prices start at around $900 for a well-worn example and ascend into the $3,000 to $5,000 range for typical uncirculated pieces.

1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent

I bet you were wondering where this famous coin would show up on this list. Is there really any more popular of a coin in the world (outside of the 1804 dollar) than the 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent? I submit the answer is no.

Virtually everybody seems to know about ‘the 1909 penny.’ Now more than a century old, the 1909-S VDB cent has been building in both legendary status and value for generations.

What makes the 1909-S VDB cent so important is that it bears Victor David Brenner’s initials (VDB) and was made at the San Francisco mint (which is why there is an ‘S’ under the date). Only 484,000 1909-S VDB cents were ever made — and the number of people who collect Lincoln cents may be well into the millions.

Clearly, there simply aren’t enough 1909-S VDB&nbs
p;Lincoln pennies to go around. If you can afford to lay out around $800 to $1,000, you’ll be able to buy a nice but well-worn 1909-S VDB cent for your coin collection. $2,000 to $3,000 will land you an example in uncirculated grade.

1922 Plain Cent

When people first found a 1922 penny without a mintmark, they assumed it was simply a Philadelphia version of a 1922 cent. That’s a perfectly reasonable assumption, especially since pennies made in Philadelphia — even to this day — don’t bear a mint mark. However, there’s one slight problem to that reasoning: Philadelphia ddidn'tmake any pennies in 1922!

So, what caused the 1922 plain cent? Only Denver struck pennies that year (and not too many, either, at only around 7 million!). It’s believed that the ‘D’ mint mark was accidentally removed from the die (the stamp that impresses images on coins) when mint officials tried to fix damage to it.

You’re going to come across many 1922 cents that don’t have much, if any, evidence of a ‘D.’ However, the most valuable types of 1922 no-D Lincoln cents are those which have a weak-looking obverse (heads side) and strong, bold reverse (the tails side). True 1922 plain cents are worth around $700 to $1,000 in lower grades.

1909-S Indian Head Cent 
1909 was a wild year for pennies. There are several cents from that year which are worth much, much more than face value. But the 1909-S Indian Head cent is the 2nd-most expensive penny from that year.

With only 309,000 made (less than even the 1909-S VDB penny), the 1909-S Indian cent is a sought-after rarity that is high on the list of those who collect Indian pennies. At around $400 to $500 for well-worn examples, the 1909-S Indian cent is a piece that any coin collector would be proud to own.

STOP the Shredder! Turn Junk Mail Into Rewards [Cash]

Yep, you got that right turn junk mail into something you actually look forward to receiving. It turns out that the folks at SBKC/Small Business Knowledge Center want you to send them your junk mail. Well not all of it of course. The types of direct mailings they are interested in are:

	Insurance: Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Auto/Property Insurance, etc.
	Investments/Annuities: IRA/Rollovers, Mutual Funds, 401(k), Pensions, etc.
	Mortgage & Loans: Auto, Home Equity, Mortgage, Personal Loan, etc.
	Banking: Checking, Savings, Money Market, Certificates of Deposit, Rewards or Loyalty Programs, etc.
	Credit Cards: General Use Credit Cards & Charge Cards, Retail/Department Store Cards, Affinity/Rewards Cards such as Airline, Hotel, Alumni, Club/Association Cards, etc.
	Telecommunication: Wireless (network providers such as Verizon, AT&T or manufacturers such as Samsung or Motorola), Wire-Line (Landline/Home Phone), TV/Cable, Satellite, Internet, IP/Internet Phone.
	Travel & Leisure: Hotels, Cruise Lines, Airlines, Car Rental Services

SBKC doesn't just want your paper junk mail they want you e-junk too. When you set your account up they give you all the directions on where to forward your e-junk mail.

I Bit You're Asking How Will I Be Compensated?

Well here is the scope straight from SBKC's website: 

By becoming a Consumer Panelist, you’ll earn participation points that can be redeemed for gift cards from over 200 popular retailers. 

To earn points, simply do the following:

	Direct Mail: Place your qualifying direct mail in the postage-paid envelopes we provide and return them to us about once a week.
	Email: Forward us your qualifying emails.
	Bonuses: Earn bonuses for referring friends and participating in periodic bonus opportunities featured in our monthly Consumer Panelist newsletter.

Frequent participants can earn as much as $20 in points every 6 to 10 weeks! Business owners and those who are self-employed can earn rewards even faster.

To start earning points for valuable gift cards, we ask that you complete a brief form with some basic information about yourself to complete your confidential Panelist Profile. Rest assured that all personal information is kept 100% confidential and you will never be solicited as a result of your participation. There is no commitment and you may opt out at any time.

Can You Make Money with Amazon Mechanical Turk?

Amazon’s Mechanical Turk services, (MTurK) what is it and can you actually earn reasonable money with it?

Just in case you haven't heard of MTurk , Amazon Mechanical Turk is a crowdsourcing marketplace from Amazon that we can look at in two ways. On one side MTurK is available for developers of tasks such as surveys, research projects, polls and many other service needs. And on the other side where you can complete the simple tasks in exchange for a small payment.  For example, you might look at an image and describe it in ten words for $0.08. You might fill out a multiple-choice survey for $0.10. You might be asked to write a product review for $2.50. There are higher paying tasks like making predictions about political events $16. (~ 120 minutes).  For the most part, the tasks available through AMT are quick and very simple. The problem is that, individually, most are not very big earners. You have to do quite a few 'tasks' in an hour in order to earn anything of significance.

Amazon describes the MTurk as:

Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a crowdsourcing marketplace that makes it easier for individuals and businesses to outsource their processes and jobs to a distributed workforce who can perform these tasks virtually. This could include anything from conducting simple data validation and research to more subjective tasks like survey participation, content moderation, and more. 

MTurk enables companies to harness the collective intelligence, skills, and insights from a global workforce to streamline business processes, augment data collection and analysis, and accelerate machine learning development.

While technology continues to improve, there are still many things that human beings can do much more effectively than computers, such as moderating content, performing data deduplication, or research. Traditionally, tasks like this have been accomplished by hiring a large temporary workforce, which is time consuming, expensive and difficult to scale, or have gone undone.

Crowdsourcing is a good way to break down a manual, time-consuming project into smaller, more manageable tasks to be completed by distributed workers over the Internet (also known as ‘microtasks’).

Well, can you, can you earn money? 

To help answer your questions I decided to try it out for myself. So I logged on created a payment account. I logged into the dashboard so I could browse around the Mechanical Turk website. I began my tour to see how well the interface is designed.

You access the details of the task by expanding the Task Description in the top gray bar

This view gives you the description of how to achieve the task and any other special instructions.  I jumped around a bit to see the amounts being offered and the types of tasks being requested. I found many simple tasks listed from: Transcribe all of the purchased items and total from a shopping receipt (actual task description) with the allotted time of 2 hrs. with a reward of .09 cents. The .09 cents is about the average reward. The highest reward of 1.14 and was for Audio Transcription: Transcribe a chunk of audio following the style guide [location] and was allotted a 4 hr time frame. The mid-range is around .25 one of the quarter rewards was for - Estimate how likely certain conclusions are given an example English sentence (also actual task description) with allotted time 60 minutes and a payout reward of .25 cents. There are a few offerings in the .62 to .88 cent range as well. I have to say I got discouraged and found it hard to imagine anyone making much money for their efforts. So I surfed the web a bit and found one bloggers experience 

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My Task Log  (By Trent Hamm) 

(Ref: http://www.thesimpledollar.com/can-you-actually-earn-reasonable-money-from-mechanical-turk/)

8:46 AM – Signed up for Mechanical Turk. It took roughly a minute to open an account there – no problem.

8:47 AM – Chose my first task – write a 350-500 word article on “email auto res-ponder marketing” for $4. I’m just going to churn it out off the top of my head.

9:02 AM – Done – if that type of “off the cuff” writing is accepted, maybe Mechanical Turk is a decent way to earn money. I basically just wrote in a nearly train-of-thought style, something I would consider a weak first draft for The Simple Dollar, but still readable. I’m going to try categorizing some images at a penny a pop for a bit.

9:08 AM – I managed to do six images in six minutes for a whopping six cents. Not a good use of time. Note to future self: stay away from the single-penny tasks.

9:09 AM – After browsing some tasks, I decided to try a series of really short questionnaires from MasterCard for $0.10 a pop.

9:18 AM – I was able to do five of the dime surveys in eight minutes – totaling out to just under $4 an hour. Not good, but it could definitely be worse.

9:19 AM – I decided to try some simple product categorization for a nickel a pop. It seems easy – just look at a picture of an item and come up with some short tags to describe it.

9:25 AM – I managed to complete two of them in six minutes. I actually completed three, but one was lost to the Turk’s horrible page design, which eliminated everything I had filled in because I hadn't clicked on the “Accept HIT” button. Ten cents in six minutes is not a win.

9:26 AM – I take on a task that involves looking up addresses for wineries at $0.40 a pop.

9:32 AM – Should have read more carefully, as it requires entering a bunch of wines from each winery as well. Six minutes work for $0.40 is NOT a good deal.

9:36 AM – I notice that if I sort by dollar value, some higher-dollar entries will pop up and then disappear before I can accept them – $6 to $10 a pop. Chasing them might pay off, but it seems to be a time waster.

9:37 AM – I take a short test to “qualify” me to do some higher-value HITs. Apparently, they don’t want just anyone writing service reviews. You have to at least be aware of the company.

9:41 AM – I finish the test – but the ones I would be “qualified” to do are now gone.

9:45 AM – I spent five minutes looking at really awful HITs. If they pay a penny a piece, if you can’t do them FAST, they’re not worth it.

9:46 AM – A moment later, I found a service review, enabling me to describe a service I received for $2.55.

9:50 AM – I finished the review, earning $2.55 for four minutes’ work. That task was actually the one I was “qualified” for because of the earlier test, meaning I invested eight minutes to earn $2.55 – or $19.13 an hour. Not bad at all!

The Outcome

Trent spent a total of one hour and four minutes there and earned a total of $7.61 (assuming everything Trent did was accepted), giving an hourly wage of $7.11 for his effort. Trent said he probably could have done better than that if weren't logging what he was doing as he went along. I noticed that Trent was able to find rewards in a higher dollar amount than I was. Meaning there are probably times the site is more profitable than others.

So you can see from this users experience it is not exactly a get rich in one sitting type job. However, I would say this. If there is anyone out there that has a computer and Internet access that tells me they cannot find work to make money. Well they would have whined to the wrong person. I would take them by the ear and set them down in front of the computer and say, “Let me show you a few things.” 

I have found from just the little bit of time (two months or so)  I have been exploring and researching possible money making venture available online – that there are ways of generating some income rather quickly for just a few hours a day. I was able to pull in over $400.00 in a couple of months. Now I know that certainly does not pay all of the bills, but it certainly was encouraging to know the resources are out there. So If you had to make ends meet you would be able to find the resources online to assist you to do so.
Personally I probably won’t be utilizing Amazon Mechanical Truk much. I am glad that it is available and hope people are able to get the earnings they need from it.

In summary I do believe you could make at least minimum wage say around $7.25 to $10.50 an hr. if you really worked it (I'm not sure there is 8 hrs a day 5 days a weeks worth of work listed). One strategy could be to use it during your downtime to make it more productive and over time cash out when you reach your goal - like to purchase something you didn't quite have the money for - you could set a goal and work it off until you reached it.

Write For Us & Get Paid! Call for Writers from WorldStart

I am just passing this ad on to all ya'll because it sounds like a good offer. I would take it at face value until I can explore.

Write For Us & Get Paid!

We (WorldStart) prefer to pay through PayPal, but checks can be cut for US residents only. However, you will be responsible for any PayPal fees. Checks will be mailed within 30 days of publication:

• Approximately 400 words-$40.00
• Approximately 600 words-$45.00
• Maximum length is approximately 800 words-$50.00

All submissions should be written at a level anyone can understand. Our goal is to show the average user how to use his or her computer. Most tech manuals and books assume the user is already computer literate, but our publication / web site is designed to help everyone learn their computer, not just techies.
Screenshots provide readers a visual counterpoint to the text in articles and are a great help in understanding the process described. For us, they also provide evidence that the process described actually works.

Whenever possible (which is 99% of the time), tips should be tested by the writer, and the steps recorded with images. It’s not enough to read what someone else has written, and assume that will work. If it appears the process is untested by the writer, it becomes necessary for us to perform the tests ourselves, in which case our own images may be inserted. Again, the number of images that require editing, or that need to be added, will likely affect payment. Screenshots should be clear detail shots, wherever details are needed, rather than full screenshots. Of course, an occasional full screenshot is necessary.

If you would like to write for us and get paid, here are some guidelines and information which will help you out.

What We’re Looking For:

We are primarily looking for tips for our e-mail newsletter, WorldStart’s Computer Tips. This is published daily to 300,000 readers and focuses on tips and tricks the average computer user can utilize. We are also seeking feature articles for our website covering any and all aspects of computing.

Types of Articles & Payment:

We are looking for general Windows, internet, and e-mail tips and all submissions must include any relevant screenshots.

~Payment varies widely depending on the quality of the submission, length, and usefulness of the tip or topic.

Approximately 250 words-$25.00

Writing

For example, let’s say you write a tip that involves opening the Mouse properties under the control panel. Most publications would simply tell the user to open the Mouse icon under the Control Panel. We are looking for more detail than that. We tell our readers EXACTLY how it’s done and which operating system is being used – Hit the Start Button, Settings, Control Panel. Then double-click the Mouse icon.

That’s what we’re looking for.

Submissions should be well written, require a minimum of editing, include relevant screen shots, and be presented in a lighthearted style. We like to entertain while we teach. If you submit a tip that reads like a high school biology textbook, it’s going to get rejected.

It’s also a good idea to become familiar with our site and our style. Any article preparation should include a search of past tips to ensure that what you’re offering hasn't already been covered. Familiarity with the site will also offer opportunities to link to earlier tips. For example, if uninstalling a program is required to explain a procedure, a link to an earlier tip that has already explained uninstalling programs, can save effort and space.

Writing must be clear and concise. Our tiered payments are based on word count, because that seems the fairest method. However, writers occasionally abuse that policy by padding articles to guarantee a certain level of payment. So, in addition to word count, payment for articles will be subject to review based on quality as well as quantity. For example, in school, when an 800 word essay is assigned, one that’s poorly written or padded won’t be given the same grade as one that’s clear and to the point. That will also apply to writing for WorldStart.

An excessively long article, in addition to possibly earning less than full rate, will likely be bypassed in favor of another, that’s more suited to our needs. Articles that meet our guidelines and need a minimum of editing will be moved to the front of the line and paid the full rate (assuming all other criteria are met). Others may be paid on a sliding scale, depending on the amount of editing necessary.

Images

Publication Rights:

We generally buy all rights to any piece that we purchase (although we are willing to negotiate). The reason for this is we may also publish your piece in syndicated and co-branded versions of our newsletter and that it may appear on other websites / paper publications with either our permission or via a syndication system. We also reserve the right to re-run any tips at our discretion.

We may, at a future date and at our discretion, include your submission in a book project and pay you a percentage of the royalty.

How to Submit:
Send us your idea before you write the piece. We have an extensive tip archive in place already, so we don’t want you to write something we've already covered. Use our search engine (top right of any page on the site) to see if the topic is already on the site.

Use this form to send WorldStart’s  your idea. If we like it, we’ll contact you within 2-3 business days and have you write the article / tip for us.

Hey All You Poets, Songwriters and Composers - Sell Music and Lyrics Online

Songbay for Sellers, How does it work?

Advantages for SELLERS: 

You showcase your songwriting abilities to a global audience.

EXPOSURE! Receive thousands of views each day. We're ranked No.1 for Google Lyric searches.

We give you your own Artist page. A great way of making contacts.

You keep All your sale fees and royalties. We take no commission whatsoever!

You retain the copyright of your music and lyrics.

You set your own sale fees.

We give you Free Copyright Protection.

You receive flexible selling options.

We promote your music and lyrics.

You can receive work offers from music professionals, agents, producers and record companies.

What Is Songbay?

In order to sell your music and lyrics on Songbay, it is important that you are aware of what it is we do and what your selling options are.

Songbay is a unique library which stores and advertises music and lyrics which are
purchased by anyone needing original material in their productions.

Typical users include:

• Companies looking for music for websites
• Managers/Agents searching for new material for artists
• Producers looking for music for films and TV commercials
• Composers looking to collaborate with Lyricists
• Lyricists looking to collaborate with Composers

Selling Options

As a seller on Songbay, you can choose to sell your music and lyrics in the
following ways:

• As a Download (for personal use only).
• As a Sample (songs only) (a short extract of music).
• As a Single-Use License (like loaning your song or lyric to another person for  a specific purpose).
• As a Copyright Exchange (where all rights are transferred
  from Seller to Buyer).

We will assume that you are already familiar with digital downloads and
music samples, but perhaps less clear on music licensing and copyright
exchange.

Licensing

This is the most popular selling option at Songbay. In simple terms, a music license is like agreeing to loan a song or lyric to another person for a specific purpose. Instead of ‘loan’, the music industry uses the word ‘license’.

Songbay licenses

Our licenses are known as ‘single-use’ licenses and are ideal for
artists who want to retain all rights and control of their work, whilst
at the same time, receiving license payments from users who wish to loan their work.
Example uses of these licenses (loans) might be for a website, a
company video, a radio commercial, film track, etc.
The buyer pays the artist a fee for a license and can then use the work
legally (for one single project only).

A license is a great option for both seller and buyer. The seller keeps
total control of their work and is also entitled to receive royalties whenever their work is performed or broadcast, whilst the buyer gets to use the work legally without having to own the copyright.

Advantages of our ‘Single-Use
Licenses’ for Sellers

1. You retain all rights to the song or lyric.
2. You are entitled to receive performance/broadcast royalties whenever your song or lyric is used.
3. A ’single-use-license’ is a ‘non-exclusive’ agreement, meaning
   you can sell multiple ‘single-use licenses’ simultaneously. For example, you could grant a license to 10 different people for 10 different projects and receive 10 royalty shares, potentially quite profitable!

In essence, the more your work is licensed, the more fees and
performance/broadcast royalties you will receive.
We even supply and complete the license agreement between seller and buyer without charge!

Copyright Selling

Another unique option which we offer to Songbay users is copyright selling.
For a fee, which you decide, you can sell the copyright of your work to another person. The new person then becomes the legal owner and copyright holder of the the music or lyric. The buyer can then do as he or she wishes with the work, also becoming eligible to future royalties.

Clearly this is the most expensive option for buyers and (initially),
the most lucrative for sellers. Many composers/lyricists prefer to retain the
copyright to their work so do not choose this selling option, but others
wishing for higher fees, are happy to sell copyrights.

As with all sales at Songbay, we supply and complete the
copyright agreement between seller and buyer without charge.

How much should I charge for my work? Unlike other companies, we allow you to set your own fees for your work without deducting commission from you sales. So whatever fee payments you receive at Songbay, you keep! When uploading your songs and lyrics to our online sellers area, we advise you on the recommended industry prices, to ensure you do not over or under charge for your work.