FORTUNE - we share ad revenue! Although it won't ACTUALLY be a fortune, you'll know that you're in on the action.

FAME – exposure to our massive audience!

GLORY – get published and enhance your career!

PRIDE – get a professionally designed portfolio that is easy to use

What are the key advantages and features?

- Syndication and Exposure – Your top trends will appear on Trend Hunter’s main page, galleries, and other online publications (listed below). This helps to drive more traffic to your trends and provide you with massive exposure

- Revenue Sharing – Earn money from your postings as well as your portfolio.

- Professional Layout – The overall layout of your portfolio is professionally designed and highly optimized.

- Easy Customization – In your personal profile page, you can select your portfolio’s colors, font, background, and a number of other design elements to reflect your personality. You can also upload an avatar of yourself and choose whether you want to use your real name or something more catchy.

- Easy to Use Interface – Our submission template makes it extremely easy to add a new trend. All you need to do is write a paragraph or two and upload an image.

- Free Image Hosting – It’s very easy to upload a photo from your computer or the net and we host the images on our server for free.

- Automatic Image Resizing - When you post a new trend, the Trend Hunter engine automatically resizes images and takes care of the dirty work.

- Turn Key Portfolio – The second you add a trend, your website will automatically appear. In minutes, you can add your profile, upload a picture, and select your own custom colors.

- Search Engine Optimized – We carefully design our layouts to ensure that our content and trend hunters are ranked very high in search engines.

- Automatic Pinging – Every time a new trend is added, Trend Hunter automatically pings all of the major directories to inform them that the site has been updated. This drives traffic and ads exposure.

- Global Network - When you join Trend Hunter, you are joining an influential community of Trend Hunters from around the globe. Working together, we can accomplish something greater and build a better site!

Where will my trends be syndicated?

Your top trends will be syndicated in a number of different places, driving traffic to your trends, providing you with massive exposure and generating ad revenue for you. The following is a list of places where your trends will be syndicated:
- Trend Hunter - front page, database and galleries
- Ad Cult – Marketing Strategy, Cultural Branding and Innovative Ads
- Styleteria – Hip Fashion Trends
- Techopolis – Cool Gadgets, Technology Trends, and the Digital Life
- Luxury Reviewer – Luxury Reviews, Ultra Luxury, and The Good Life
- Hot Hotel Reviews – Hot Hotels, Exotic Travel, and Travel Hot Spots
- Rate My Trend – Trend Ratings (Like Hot or Not)
- Trend Candy – our weekly newsletter which is read by thousands of influential readers, including professionals in media and advertising.
- Plus: More Trend Hunter publications are on the way!

Looking forward, we expect to add a dozen more websites and online magazines which will help to showcase your work.

REVENUE SHARING

Why does Trend Hunter share revenue?

We want you in on the action!

How does revenue sharing work?

Set-up an account with Google Adsense as soon as you become a Trend Hunter (note the instructions below). We'll serve your Google ad code half the time. You'll earn money directly from Google.

Earn 100% of the Google Adsense ad revenue when people click the ads on your Trend Hunter Portfolio (www.trendhunter.com/YOUR-NAME), your gallery, and your bio. Note: This may change to 50% to cover our costs but we've kept the revenue sharing the same since we started in 2005.

Earn 50% of the Google Adsense ad revenue from your trend pages (www.trendhunter.com/trends/YOUR-TREND). Note you also earn 50% from your article pages on Luxury Reviewer, Hot Hotel Reviews, Ad Cult, Styleteria, Techopolis, and any of our upcoming online magazine.

What is 'Pro' Status?

With 'Pro' status, your share of Google Adsense goes up to 100%. Pro status is automatic for Trend Hunters with 100 trends published in the last month and good quality. To keep Pro status, you must keep 100 trends published in the last 30 days.

Pros have earned as much as $2,000 in a month, although top earners each month are generally earning $500+. The key to generating income is to build a big portfolio. The trends generate views for years, so the more trends you have, the more overall traffic you'll get each month. In your first month or two, you won't get as much traffic, but we'll give you a lot of tips along the way.

How much will I earn?

How much you make all depends on the quality of your trends and the size of your portfolio. Trends earn money over a long period of time, so do not expect to see earnings trickling in on your first day.

The hottest trends on Trend Hunter get linked to from dozens of other bloggers, generating lots of traffic and ad revenue. A very small proportion of these posts have really broken through. For example, one of our Sarah Palin articles received more than 1,000,000 views, generating $1,500+. Several dozen have earned more than $100. This happens because dozens of major blogs will link to those trends and they will get disproportionately more traffic. However, most trends earn a lot less (maybe $1 to $5 for a published trend).

As the site grows, so too will the amount you can earn off each trend. However, note that quality is important. If your trend is not HOT or well written, it won’t be syndicated on the Trend Hunter front page and you’ll get much less exposure. For more tips, check out our advice for increasing traffic and popularity.

Plus, you can be happy knowing you’re in on the action and won’t have to pay for server hosting, marketing, or development. So overall, it is pretty sweet.

How do I get my Google Adsense Code?

Sign-Up as a Trend Hunter and pick the username that will become part of your URL (www.trendhunter.com/YOUR-NAME)
Visit Google Adsense to sign-up for an Adsense ID
When google asks for your URL, use the link to your Trend Hunter Portfolio: www.trendhunter.com/YOUR-USERNAME
Log into your Google Adsense account, click on 'Account Settings' and scroll to the bottom to get your Adsense Code. It is the 'Adsense for Content' code listed under Property Info.
Log into your Trend Hunter Control Panel and add your Adsense Code to your Profile (Paste your code where it reads, 'Your Google Adsense Client ID#').
NOTE: NEVER CLICK ON YOUR OWN ADS: Google can detect click fraud and will ban you for life if you click your own ads. You will then also lose your Trend Portfolio.

How can I tell if the Ad Sharing is working? OR It looks like it isn’t working!

If you right click a google ad, you could look at its source code and search for your Google Adsense ID. The way our ad sharing works is that randomly half the time the top ad uses your Adsense ID, and the other half the time your Adsense ID is on the bottom.

Warning on Click Fraud – Do NOT click your own ads

You can still visit the ads you see on the rest of trend hunter, but don’t click on your own ads to try to make money. Google can detect if you are clicking on your own ads because they keep your IP address and look at your clicking behavior. Google will permanently remove you from its index and we will remove your Trend Portfolio.

CONTENT - How to Get Published

Why are my Trends not appearing on the front page?

It takes about a day for us to review the trends that are posted. If you find that we are not approving any of your trends, either they aren’t considered cool enough or you are violating one of our rules. Most of the unpublished trends are duplicates or poorly written.

How can I get my trends published?

- Post Quality Trends – If your trend is poor quality then it may be removed.

- No Duplicates. No Duplicates. – Make sure you aren’t posting something that’s already on Trend Hunter by using our search engine. A HUGE number of the unpublished trends are duplicates.

- Check Your Grammar – If your post contains very poor grammar, then it may be excluded. Spell check and make sure the post is clearly written.

- Include Sources – If you found your trend online, it’s common courtesy to include the link to the site or portfolio where you found your trend. It’s also ideal to include a link to the actual trend / product page.

- Nothing Bad – No pornography, racism, plagiarism, or anything else that we deem as bad.

- Follow the Rules for Excerpts – Write your own text. If you are going to use an excerpt, it must be in the EXCERPT box and properly referenced. Read the rules below.

What are the rules for posting excerpts from other sites?

- Place your excerpts in the EXCERPT box - If you post an excerpt from another site, make sure it is in the EXCERPT box.

- No More than 2 Paragraphs - If you are taking an excerpt from a news article, it is okay to include two paragraphs. However, if you are getting an excerpt from a smaller article or someone else’s portfolio, make sure it is no more than 40% of that portfolio and include the excerpt in quotations.

- Include the Source Link – If you are going to include an excerpt from another site, you must have a link to that site.

- Product Specifications are Okay – When you are taking an excerpt from a product page, it is usually okay to include more than two paragraphs. Companies are fine with this because you are promoting their product

- Press Releases are Okay - You can include an entire press release as long as you note that it is a press release. Companies are fine with this because they are trying to get as much press as possible.

Will everything I post end up on my Trend Hunter portfolio?

Maybe. We have several rules (listed below) to ensure high caliber content. If your trends break the rules, they will be taken offline.

How do I make a Gallery?

Trend Hunter adds the word (GALLERY) to any trend with 3 pictures or more. Gallery pages generate more traffic because people want to click on your trend to browse the gallery. To add multiple pictures, just place each picture into a different Picture box. For example, when you are uploading a second picture, make sure you place it in the Picture2 box... Then on your third, place it in Picture3. This is going to get easier when we upgrade our uploading technology in the next month.

How do I embed a Video?

Trend Hunter adds the word (VIDEO) exlusively to pages that have YouTube or Google Video code embedded in the Video box. Video pages generate more traffic because people want to click on your trend to watch the video. To find the Video code in YouTube, go to the video page, and look for the box that says EMBED right beside the video. Copy this code and place it in the VIDEO box. To find the same code on a Google Video page, click BLOG which is on right of the video, then click click Embed HTML and grab that code for the VIDEO box.

Can I post personal updates?

You might want to add your review of a conference or workshop, but in general you don’t want to add personal updates because it is better to keep your Trend Portfolio professional.

DMCA Copyright Violations

If you see copyrighted content from your site posted on Trend Hunter, please let us know. It is our policy to comply with all DMCA copyright violations, but we can respond even quicker if you just drop us a quick note. Show us the link to both your copyrighted content and the page on Trend Hunter which you believe violates your copyright.

EXISTING BLOGGERS AND CORPORATE TREND HUNTERS

I already have a blog, can I post my trends on Trend Hunter?

You would need to reword whatever you post on Trend Hunter because otherwise both sites will have duplicate content, which means that Google won't index them properly.

INCREASING TRAFFIC TO MY PORTFOLIO

How can I make my trends more popular?

- Quality Trends – Post cool stuff and you'll get more traffic. Also note that the majority of your traffic will come from Trend Hunter’s main page, so you want to get published.

- Original Content – If you find something unique, other sites on the internet will link to your trend. As a result, you will get dramatically more traffic. Some of our original trends receive 100 times more traffic than the average trend.

- Original Text – Using excerpts is a quick way to add content, but when you add your own prose, you get unique content for search engines and you give your readers a reason to follow your portfolio.

- Minimum 2-3 Paragraphs- If you only post one sentence, your trend will be less interesting and also less likely to rank well in search engines.

- Be Funny – Funny = good.

- Add a Video – Trends with Videos generate more traffic because everyone clicks the page to watch the video.

- Add a Gallery – Trends with Galleries generate more traffic because everyone clicks the page to browse the gallery.

- Use Keywords – You will drive significantly more content to your site if you use the keywords that people will search. For example, if you included the title, “New Laptop Looks Cool,” you will be far less successful than if you use the title, “Dell XPS-1000 Laptop – This is Cool.”

How can I drive more traffic to my portfolio?

- Great Trends – Following our advice for hot trends will be the single greatest driver to your portfolio’s popularity.

- Frequent Updates – If you don’t update your content on a regular basis, people will stop checking for updates.

- Tell Everyone – Let your friends know about Trend Hunter, include your URL as your signature in your e-mail, include your URL in forum posts you make and broadcast that you are a Trend Hunter!

- EMail Your Cool Trends – Use your “Send to a Friend” section to send your favorite trends to your friends.

How can I make more money?

- Add Lots of Cool Trends – A published trend might generate up to $100, but usually around $2 to $10. It will take about two months for a trend to make most of its money. So the secret to making it worthwhile is to build a big portfolio and keep adding cool stuff.

- Help Trend Hunter Grow - As Trend Hunter grows in popularity, you’ll get more exposure for each of your trends, and you’ll make more money.

CUSTOMIZING YOUR PORTFOLIO

Should I use my real name or something funky?

This is up to you. Our general advice is that if you want to enhance your career, then using your real name is better. Also, your portfolio will be optimized for search engines, so if you use your name, people are more likely to find your Trend Hunter Portfolio.

How often can I change my Portfolio username / URL?

You can change your portfolio name, but you should try not to change it because search engines will get confused when trying to list your portfolio and you won’t show up as high in the rankings.

How do I change my profile / the text on the bottom of my site?

In your personal profile / control panel, update your bio. This will automatically appear on the bottom of each page.

Why do my trends appear on a different page / NOT in my portfolio?

This is actually the beauty of Trend Hunter. To ensure popularity of your trend posts, we use just one URL for each trend. As a result, other bloggers all link to the same page, and you get more traffic.

How do I add my picture?

In your personal profile / control panel, upload an avatar. The avatar should be a jpg file up to 100 pixels x 100 pixels. Ideally, it will be a black and white of your portrait. If you have contributed at least 10 trends, you can send us your picture and we will convert to black and white and adjust the picture for you.

How do I change my portfolio’s colors / font / background?

You can adjust all of your settings in your personal profile / control panel. Have fun with it!

Why don’t I see changes when I make them?

All pages on our server are cached for up to an hour. They won’t update until a new trend is posted or until the new hour. This helps make your portfolio and Trend Hunter run faster.

How do I customize my portfolio even more?

We are constantly adding new functionality. Drop us an email and let us know what you want to do. Maybe you’ll have a great idea that will be great for all of our Trend Hunters!

OTHER

I have a suggestion. Who do I tell?

We would love your suggestions on how to improve Trend Hunter. If you have ideas about how we can make the Trend Hunter portfolios better, let us know!

Can I post in a different language?

- YES! Having a global network means that we have Trend Hunters from all over the globe. The only drawback is that trends in other languages are less likely to be syndicated on our other sites.

What if I just want to post trends and don’t want a portfolio?

That’s fine. We’d love to see the exciting new trends you’ve discovered for us!

Legal Notes

Our terms of service are subject to change without notice. Potential changes could relate to the layout, content, and / or revenue sharing. Content added to Trend Hunter may be edited before publication and becomes property of Trend Hunter Inc. Trend Hunter portfolios could be removed or banned at any time, which could occur due to copyright violation, click fraud or abuse of any of our rules.

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