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What is SmartByters? |
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SmartByters is a venue for aspiring artists, composers, and writers to showcase their original (unpublished) works – their bytes. It’s a place for them to find new friends while sharing their bytes. |
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What is a BYTE? a BYTER? |
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Everything posted on the website is stored in digital form. As we all know, everything that we store on our computers is stored as bytes. Here on SmartByters, we define a BYTE as anything that you have thought of whenever you squeeze the creative juice out of your neurons and flex your muscles. It can be a literary work, an art piece, or a song. It should be original. It should be something that you – yourself – have created. By logging on to the website, you have become a fellow BYTER – a contributor and a follower or fan of a fellow byter. |
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Why did you call your site SmartByters? |
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SmartByters is a smart way for people to share their works (bytes) with friends and fans, generate a strong group of new followers (byters), and even break into mainstream publishing. |
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What can I post? |
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BYTES! A byte can be a literary work, an art piece, or a song. It should be original. It should be something that you – yourself – have created. |
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How can I post my BYTES? |
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You need to register first before you can post any bytes. Registration is FREE. To register, follow this link. |
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Can I earn by sharing my ideas on SmartByters? |
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DEFINITELY! You start earning once you’ve become a premium member. To become a premium member, you just have to buy CREDITS, so you can POST & SELL your work online. To purchase credits, click on this link, (link). You get US 50 cents every time your byte is bought or downloaded by a fellow byter. For example, if you have a song posted and somebody buys it online, you automatically get US 50 cents. |
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What’s the difference between Standard and Premium Byters? |
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A Standard Byter can POST for free, while a Premium Byter can POST & EARN. |
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What’s the difference between POST and POST & EARN? |
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Once you’ve become a member, you can POST your bytes for free for fellow byters to purchase. You only start earning a royalty or commission when you POST & EARN your bytes. |
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How can I become a Premium Byter? |
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You can become a Premium Byter once you have bought a minimum of 5 credits. To buy some credits, follow this link.
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How many credits can I purchase?
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You can purchase a minimum of 5 CREDITS for every transaction, but you can buy as many CREDITS as you want when you go to the PURCHASE PAGE of your profile.
What are AVAILABLE credits? How are they different from EARNED CREDITS?
AVAILABLE CREDITS are credits that you have bought to POST & SELL and or to purchase BYTES online. EARNED CREDITS are credits that you get when somebody purchases your BYTES. These are actually the royalties you have earned. EARNED CREDITS can be converted into AVAILABLE CREDITS anytime, so you can freely purchase BYTES from fellow BYTERS. You can view your Credit History on your My Profile page. |
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How much can I earn? |
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You can earn an unlimited income just by sharing your BYTES. The more your BYTES are downloaded by fellow byters, the higher your income will be. Imagine this: in a single day, if your BYTES are bought or downloaded by a hundred people in the World Wide Web, you get US$ 50 credited to your account for that day alone. |
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Who can view my BYTES? |
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Anyone visiting the site can view your BYTES, but they can only be viewed in their entirety when they are bought or downloaded. |
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What can standard members or guests view when they visit the website? |
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Standard members and guests have access to a list of bytes that are currently available for viewing. In the case of any literary work, a synopsis or summary is readily available. Relevant statistics such as the number of words and pages accompany every available byte. Also, comments from those who have bought the byte are displayed alongside this information. In the case of a song, only a 10-second sample is available for listening or download. |
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Who can read, view, or hear my bytes? |
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Anyone who visits the website can read, view, or hear your bytes. Only those who have bought or downloaded your bytes can view them in their entirety. |
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How can I make sure that my bytes will be read, viewed, or heard? |
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We at www.SmartByters.com are dedicated to promote your BYTES to a multitude of people looking for fresh ideas. We are working hard to make sure that your bytes are given enough exposure and brought to a wide audience. We believe in YOU! We know that you are capable of creating something NEW and INTERESTING. |
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Who can rate my BYTES? Who can post comments? |
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Only those who have bought or downloaded your BYTES can write or post appropriate comments on your profile. Only those who have actually read, seen, or listened to your BYTES in their entirety can critique your BYTES. |
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Can I en-cash my credits immediately? |
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Any available EARNED CREDITS can be converted into cash as soon as all the following requirements are met:
1. The Byter has a valid PayPal account. To have a PayPal account, click on www.paypal.com. Registration is FREE.
2. The Byter has chosen the POST & EARN option during upload for the item he wants to earn royalty from.
3. The Byter’s number of EARNED CREDITS has amounted to at least US$ 25 on the pay out date. |
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The Byter can earn only half of the credit price. Where does the other 50% go? |
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A large portion of the other half goes to maintaining the website including marketing and advertising. Also, it pays off the salaries of all the unknown men and women in SmartByters who are dedicated to promoting your bytes not only on the World Wide Web but to the Whole Wide World as well. |
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How much do I have to pay to POST & EARN an item? |
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To POST & EARN, you only need to use 1 of your AVAILABLE CREDITS. To purchase credits, click on the BUY CREDITS tool on the left panel - Member Account tools. One credit entitles you to earn an unlimited royalty for a three-month period. |
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