How Does InfoBarrel Work?
But Wait... How Does it All Work?
InfoBarrel is redefining the way average users participate in online media sites. By contributing their knowledge in the form of media (articles, videos, picture galleries or sound clips) any user can generate an income stream via the Google Adsense program while simultaneously contributing to a community of knowledge hungry individuals.
The first step to participating on Infobarrel is to signup. Fill in the simple form and confirm your email address and you are ready to go. We highly suggest adding a display picture and telling the other users a little bit about you in your account profile.
If you are a fluent English speaking individual and can create quality unique content, Infobarrel is the place for you. We thrive on content that is original, if you plan on signing up and posting content found elsewhere on the web, this is most likely not the site for you. Quality content gets more attention, and more attention equals more money in your pocket.
3. Earn Money
Every time a piece of your content is published on Infobarrel, you have the opportunity to make money. As a publisher on Infobarrel you are entitled to 75% of all the
Google Adsense ad impressions generated by your content. You need a Google Adsense account in order to make money. If you don't have one, you can signup for a Google Adsense using your InfoBarrel profile URL as your website (ex: http://www.infobarrel.com/Users/myloginname ). Google usually has you setup with 24 hours after applying. For more information on
how to get a Google Adsense Publisher ID, checkout this article and
this article for setting up a channel so you can track your ads.
4. Participate
View content created by other users, rate it up or down and have conversations or debates around subjects that are important to you.
5. Share
Find something that sparks your interest? Members can email articles to their friends using our handy email function. If you know other
people who may want to contribute to Infobarrel in the form of content, refer them with your referrer code found in your account and receive 2% of all the ad impressions generated by the content they create.
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Do we enter the adsense publisher ID as 'pub-123345456' or '234345657' It's not really clear.
Hey Lordkhomar,
It is pub-123456789
We ran into a problem for the last couple days with the ads, but resolved the issue yesterday so stats probably weren't showing up even if you had it properly setup. The ads should be back working 100% and showing up in your account hopefully today. We are going to be shifting the rev share to 90%+ over the next week to make up for our mistake.
Hi,
I have just joined as a new writer and have a couple of ideas to write on. Pls. suggest, how do I get started?
How- to articles are a nice way to get started because there is a template available. Reviews are also easy for an opinionated person!
Is there anyway to get an RSS of my infobarrel articles - I wanted to add them to a portfolio site?
Hi Lissie,
We have just added this feature. You can view your article feed on your "My InfoBarrel" page in the "My Content" tab.
Loving Info Barrel. What effect does thumbing up and down have on an article in the system?
Hey Brawnydt,
Thumbs upping or downing an article helps us decide which articles should be featured articles.
Hi - how do we know if someone has signed up for InfoBarrel using our referral link? Is there any way to check how many people we have referred?
Hey Britblogger,
You can see who you have referred by going to your "My Account" page. On the right hand side under your Referrer Link there will be a list of all the members you have referred.
Is there a way to edit articles that are in the approval queue? I've just realized that I have a "to" instead of "too" and I've got a spelling mistake too.
Hey Anders,
We recently added a Pending Articles tab on your My Content page. This is where you can get access to your articles that are currently in the queue.
Is there anywhere we can see if we have been successful at referring others? I have sent people here via my referral ID link but don't see where I need to look to see if anyone has signed up under me.
Hey NicheGuy,
You can see your referred members by going to your My Account page. On the right hand side you should see a Referrer Link section. If you have any referred members, they will be listed here.
I published an article yesterday but I can not find it anywhere on my account. It would be nice to have a status that says article is awaiting approval rather than showing nothing at all or is there a problem somewhere?
Hey Timafa,
We recently added a Pending Articles tab on your My Content page. This is where you can get access to your articles that are currently in the queue.
Hello,
I just signed up to your interesting site.How do I put a photo on my info-barrel/profile?.Can I do it via a handphone or e-mail it on there?
Cheers
Hey Grumpy,
Right now the only way to add an image to your account is to go to your My Account page and add it in the My Avatar section.
Thankyou admin-san,I`ll have a look at my Avatar section.
cheers
Just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with this site. I've been writing for ehow for months and have made absolutely nothing. I just started 2 days ago with you guys and I'm already making money. You also featured one of my articles, thank you very much for that!! I've never thought of myself as a writer and I've been blown away that I've gotten over 500 views on that article you featured. Thanks again. I'm dropping ehow completely and putting my efforts on here.
Hi! I just recently signed up on InfoBarrel and I was wondering if I can use some of my articles that I have written elsewhere and post them here? Thank you,
jan (RhinestonesForever)
I don't believe that they can co-exist at two websites, Jan.....I have been contemplating taking all of my articles down off of eHow, and moving them over here in order to satisfy this requirement.....InfoBarrel is MUCH more user friendly, and not stricken with the same glitches that eHow is.....
Does anyone here know how long one would have to wait, after stripping articles off another website, until they can post them here? Thanks!
(Howie)
Hi,
You should be able to post the articles here as soon as they are taken off of the other site. Our approval process is very hands on and we check to see if an article has been removed from the site it was previously on, so we'll know its been taken down as soon as it is submitted to InfoBarrel.
Great! Those 'other' sites could learn ALOT by how IB is running things over here....it's nice to come across a website that is very easy to use, and has clear and concise guidelines for article submission....
...ok....off to transfer my articles over to here! :)
phew...well, I uploaded roughly 32 of my articles today.....can't wait for that to go up significantly higher now that I have the 'greenlight' to strip everything off eHow and Squidoo....looking forward to a lasting relationship with IB....
P.S. You take care of the users, and they'll take care of you...always remember that ;) :)
Hi RhinestonesForever,
We have a strict policy against duplicate content on Infobarrel. We do allow users to post content that was previously posted elsewhere as long as it has been take down from that site before it is posted here.
Never mind, I'm dumb and finally figured out how to get the referral number. However, I still would like to know if this is our only contact with the admin or if there is a PM box/other form of communication. Thanks
Sonni57
Sonni57,
I haven't sent a direct email to them yet, but there is a "Contact Us" button under the site links section if you scroll all the way down, and look to the Left of this page (Right below this comments section)......I have heard that IB does respond to emails pretty quickly......I'm not quite sure why it's taking so long to answer questions in this comment section though.....it appears like it's been a pretty quick and painless way of communicating, based on previous responses....
Hey Sonni57,
The best way to get in contact with someone at InfoBarrel is to use the Contact Us page (link on the bottom of every page).
Thanks
I'm going to post this question again....simply because I would like to begin stripping my articles off of eHow and Squidoo, and bring them over here....if IB requires that articles uploaded here cannot be uploaded anywhere else, then I would rather have them here........other websites could learn ALOT from IB's revenue sharing....if they can integrate charities, that would be great as well....
(REPOSTED question)
Does anyone here know how long one would have to wait, after stripping articles off another website, until they can be posted here? Thanks!
I stripped my article off Ehow and reposted it right away here. The ehow article was removed from google right away, so I felt okay to post it here. It was approved within an hour.
Have you had trouble DELETING articles from eHow?....I can't figure out for the life of me how to do it (Perhaps, they meant it to be difficult to remove your article?)....anyway....I had to go article by article and fill each Box in with BLANK....
funny, though, I received an email from eHow staff wondering why I keep publishing articles that just say "BLANK"....needless to say, I have been extremely unhappy with their website platform....I'm generally a nice guy, but, I'm not taking a chance with posting my content there....it's infested with all types of glitches, and they do these 'article sweeps', and I've heard of longterm members loosing upwards of 60+ (it happened to one user...) articles with very little feedback...
...not a chance I'm willing to take...especially when I work so hard at writing articles...
Hi x3! Yes, some of my articles I couldn't get into because of their glitches, but the ones that you can get into to edit, you just click "expanded view" at the top of the editing page. That puts everything on one page so that you can simply scroll down to the button, and click "delete article". You'll have to enter those 'are you a person' letters and maybe check a few things at the bottom, but that's worked quite well in removing the article quickly from their database and Google. (You know how they like to steal away our traffic, anyhow) Hope that goes well for you! It's just a crapshoot as to what article you can actually get in to edit....
Does anyone here know how long it typically takes Google to begin serving contextual ads that relate to an article's content? I'm asking because I still seem to be served those generic public service adverts....perhaps I need to wait a few more days? :)
Hi x3xsolxdierx3x,
It is usually within 24 hours but sometimes they take a couple days. I think it depends on how busy their crawlers are and how many new pieces of content get submitted in a day.
'Nuther question--when do points update? I tried to do a search for this info but your search engine returned about a hundred pages of articles.
Hey SelmaOR,
The points for the contest get updated every night at about 4am EST. You achievement points get updated at about midnight EST.
help !
I put 2 articles as SAVE DRAFT and I have no idea how to get them back to edit and publish them. I do not see them in my account !
ok - got it
in the Open Navigation Bar, there is more options
lol
thank you !
How does the points system go in determining earnings for this site?
Hey rpauls6394,
There are two points systems here, one for the monthly contest and one for milestone achievements. The achievement score has no bearing on your earnings, it is there to compare your activity on the site with other members. The monthly contest points are explained in each month's contest as they are not necessarily the same each and every month.
hi all ...i have just joined , wrote a article about the fraud that has been connected with the windows 7 launch parties..how long does it take for it to be approved ??????
Hey Endeliz,
We try to get articles approved within 24 hours but sometimes, when we are backed up or over holidays, it can take a few days. We are workign as fast as possible to get to all the articles in the queue.
Are you notified when someone signs up for infobarrel using your personal referral link or not? How do you know when someone signs up under you?
Hey Cosmopinkice,
There isn't a notification we have set up yet. Is this something you would like to see? For now, you can see the list of your referrals on your "My Account" page.
Thanks, I just didn't know if anyone had signed up under me or not. Notification isn't necessary, in my opinion if you can see it in your account.
Hello Admin.. How do I delete my own comment?
Hey 2d0k,
If you mark your comment as spam/inappropriate, it will notify us and we can delete it for you.
I received this email and I have no idea what it means:
You have unlocked a new achievement on InfoBarrel.com!
*Picture Perfect*
-Added an avatar
(10 points)
Could someone tell me how to create an avatar on this site and what the 10 points mean as well a *picture perfect*
Thanks, BonnyJ
Hi BonnyJ
You actually already have an avatar. This is your display picture. You received this achievement because you have added your own picture. The achievement points are used to compare yourself with other Infobarrelers and see where you stack up on the site. The titles of the achievements will soon be able to be used as your own personal title on your account.
How can I add to my profile page? The night I stumbled onto this site, it was really late and I only wrote about 5 words. I'd like to add to it, but the cursor won't "stick".
To get to your profile page so that you can edit it, first log in and then open the nav bar. Once the nav bar has opened up, click on the "My Account" link and the page where you can edit your data will open up.
Hey admin ! I have posted two posts and why it is not coming on infobarrel ? Please help me ! Thank you
Hey Dotz,
Articles go into a queue for approval when you submit them to the site. We do this to protect the site from spam or articles that are inappropriate.
Ok fine and they denied both of my posts ? why doing this to me ?
If you go into your "My Content" page and check under the denied articles tab you will find the reason(s) your article(s) were denied.
Hi,
I have added my adsense ID.
Do I need to add a URL channel to begin earning or is that just for tracking purposes?
Hi,
The URL channel is just for tracking purposes. We do recommend you set it up though because it is a great tool to find out how your articles are performing.
Hi,
google adsense denied my account as you say . adsense is demanding top level domain. please guide me i am new i have account on infobarrel and need adsense
Hi Gudiya,
You can use the domain http://www.infobarrel.com to apply for your adsense account.
Help. I'm not understanding how or why I add a signature. Is it a good thing or even needed? What do I write as a signature? Sorry, maybe I'm just daft. Thanks.
Hi Lynsuz,
You don't need to add a signature to your articles if you don't want to. If you do then you can add them via your My Account page or via the Create page when you are writing your article. IF you need more help on it, give us an email via the Contact Us page.
I'd like to know how the payment split works with adsense, IB says i'll get a 75% share, but my page views are coming up at 50% do I have options to taise this or what. Also is there a place to see at what level I'm hitting percentage wise and can that be improved. Stats are nice as well as motovational. I tried the faQ page and the home page but no where does it explain the payment tier shcedual and any adjustments that have been made.
Thanks
Hi Dreammaker,
You should be getting at least 75% of your AdSense, it will go up if you have been preapproved and also if you have any contest articles. You also have the ability to ad Google analytics to your your articles so you can track more stats.
so im a little confused on how I am able to make extra money being on here what all do I have to do in order to obtai this
You need to sign up for a Google Adsense publisher ID (www.google.com/adsense). Once approved, add your Adsense ID under 'my account' on InfoBarrel, and then start writing articles.
Thanks, I've just published a post, hope I'll get it approved soon. Text formating options are good at Infobarrel. Why there is not an automatic system to approve articles quickly?
Everyone has to submit articles for manual review until they're pre-approved. It's a quality control method. An automatic approval system would significantly lower the quality of the site because spam and low quality articles are published. In the beginning it's frustrating to wait, but just keep writing.
Once an article is submitted, how long does it take before approval?
The team approves articles from new writers pretty quickly, maybe a couple days. Remember they generally take weekends off. Good luck on IB.
How do I know if my article was published?
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