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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Blog Earnings Report for Jan 2008

Blog Earnings Report for Jan 2008Jan 2008 has passed pretty quickly for me with two vacations and it was a rather spectacular month in regards to earnings as well. My earnings have jumped up 300% from last month earnings of $115.33 up to $343.63 in Jan 2008 as a result of more sponsored posts and blog advertising. I’m really not sure why the difference between the worst day (Saturday, Jan 12, 2008 - 2.44% of my AdSense earnings) and the best day (Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 - 3.97% of my AdSense earnings) was so immense considering that the best day followed the worst day immediately.
My previous earnings were as follows:
Nov 2007 earnings of $124.07
Oct 2007 earnings of $111.75

I’m still trying to get a little bit more diversity into my earnings with the goal that my AdSense earnings jump 50% while keeping the money earned stable. I think I will have to test a few schemes and get rid of some that do not make that much sense anymore. I have monetized my blog in 18 different ways listed below.

Here are my blog earnings for Jan 2008:

1. SponsoredReviews.com Earnings: $137.37
2. Google AdSense Earnings: $59.02
3. A.W.Surveys Earnings: $37.75
4. AuctionAds / ShoppingAds Earnings: $25
5. WidgetBucks Earnings: $25
6. Smorty Blog Advertising Earnings: $12
7. Buxr Earnings: $10
8. Kontera ContentLink(TM) Earnings: $10.65
9. Helium Earnings: $7.37
10. Blogsvertise Earnings: $5
11. PayPerPost Earnings: $5
12. Fusion Cash Earnings: $5
13. BidVertiser Earnings: $3.17
14. AdBrite Earnings: $0.99
15. Pheedo Feed Advertising Earnings: $0.14
16. Voxant Newsroom Earnings: $0.07
17. Shareapic.net Earnings: $0.06
18. Hubpages Earnings: $0.04

Total Blog Earnings for Jan 2008: $343.63

I want to concentrate on direct ad sales as well because this is something that I have been neglecting for a very long time. The stats from last month showed for instance that both Evertons and John Chows direct ad sales made up 9.11% and 11.45% of their total earnings while mine remained at 0.33%.

To sum up my plans for Feb 2008:

+ Focus on direct ad sales
+ Remove AdSense Search and install a better search
+ Get rid of Feedburner Ads in Feeds
+ Try out some selected affiliate programs to diversify my income

Click here to signup these 18 money making programs for your Blog and earn upto $5,000 from referrals and advertising.

How was Jan 2008 for you ?

$1 Million Service Guarantee for Identity Protection

$1 Million Service Guarantee for Identity Protection
I came acorss an Identity theft prevention program called LifeLock that will guarantee your identity up to $1,000,000. Is this another marketing gimmick ? Well they have such a strong brand promotion and confidence in their solution that they have listed the social security number of the CEO Todd Davis on their website!
"I'm Todd Davis, CEO of LifeLock, and yes, that’s my real social security number 457-55-5462 "
I cant verify that this is true, but still this is very convincing for anyone to
signup for LifeLock because you will be absolutely confident LifeLock is protecting your good name and personal information.

To receive the best discount available use LifeLock promo code: RD11.

LifeLock provides you with:
No more junk mail
$1 Million Guarantee
Free credit reports
No more unsolicited credit card offers
Notice whenever anyone tries to use your credit

You will get the first 30 Days Free and additionally you will save $21.00 from the annual subscription price of lifelock, or if you choose to pay monthly, you will receive 10% off your subscription cost just by using the LifeLock Code RD11.

If you prefer to enroll over the phone just call 1-877-LIFELOCK and when asked for your LifeLock promotion codes mention RD11

How to Earn Extra Blog Revenue with PayPerPost


PayPerPost, get paid to blog about products and services. The sentence is very attractive and it seems to be easy-money-making program. It is simple, write posts on opportunity available, get approval and get paid.

PayPerPost pays minimum of $5.00 per post and allows 3 posts per day. If you are hardworking, you can make around $450.00 per month from PayPerPost. Before you can make money from PayPerPost, you need to know some simple tricks and blog ethics.

1. Blog Submission
Only submit your blog which is 90 days old and your blog must have at least 20 posts. The step mentioned is important to make sure your blog get approval from PPP.

Make sure your posts are good quality, correct grammar and use correct punctuation. Don’t simply create 20 posts and try to cheat. Quality is important.

2. Post per page
Make your blog to show at least 5 posts in your main page. This is to make sure your blog get approval. At default, Blogger.com shows 7 posts per page. So, if possible, do not make any changes to it.

3. Posts Layout
Make sure that your posts show in the FULL READ layout. Try not to use the short layout with “Read more…”. Make the posts show the full article.

4. Getting more traffic
Getting traffic is the most important factor. So, you can use some pinging services and social bookmarking sites to help you get some traffic. Personally, I recommend using Digg and Reddit. Both of the sites are quite good.

5. PayPal
Make sure you have your PayPal account. If you don’t have 1, apply for paypal or else you will not get payment from PayPerPost.

Follow all the steps mentioned above properly. It might help you to get approval from PayPerPost. After you submit your blog to PayPerPost, you will need to wait for 3 to 4 days. Once your blog is approved, you can start to find opportunities in PayPerPost and make money.

Start making money from PPP, Turn your blog posts into your money making machine.

Click here to learn how I make $200 per month from PayPerPost


Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Soda Machine Secret: Two Coke's for the price of one

Here’s a quick video I found on YouTube. These kids show us how to hack into a Coke soda machine: get 2 drinks for the price of 1. If you want to check out their site by the way, visit it at thefixed.org.

Access to Fash Cash

Access to Fash CashYou are probably very adversed with an advertisement that says "Need Cash Until Payday? No Credit Checks!" These are nothing but payday loans, check loans and payroll cash advance loans and are refering to the same type of loan transaction.

Payday loans maybe helpful for you to get instance cash upto $1500 that have a short term cash flow problems because it offers an express loan without credit checks and other document that usually are needed for payday loan procedures.

The process is very simple, just fill out an application, sign a loan agreement, your check is held until loan payment is due, the lender then deposits your check and you are all set to grab the money.

You can find payday loans anywhere and everywhere on the internet. Just google it and you’ll be served with over 20,000,000 sites offering these services, choosing the best payday loans is rather complicated .. but you can start with trustsource.org

How are my new Glasses?

SlickDeal on Prescription EyeglassesZenni Optical is my one stop shop for stylish prescription glasses and cases. I have a variety of selection choices for frames, bifocals, single vision lens, potochromic lens, tinted suglasses lens, and progressive lens. Why does Zenni sell glassess at such Low Prices? Its because they sell only their own manufactured frames direct to the customer. They dont have any intermediary and no advertising budget. You can order the complete kit online from your computer. The s/h charge is only $4.95 per order, no matter how many glasses you order.

I've trusted these guys if you need an exam, and would like to see and try the frames on before purchase. Zenni Optical: Sell Rx Glasses $8 with case! is a good bargain at $8 per pair shipped (anti radiation coating is 4.95).

Zenni Optical now provides FREE of cost servicing for :
1. Anti Scratch coating
2. UV protection
3. Lens Edge polishing and Beveling

Monday, January 28, 2008

FREE Credit Report

FREE Credit Report
According to a 2007 Javelin Identity Fraud Report, identity theft cost U.S. businesses and consumers $88.6 billion in 2007. Looking for a safe way to stay away from the millions of identity thieves on the internet, then get yourself guarded with the Debix immediately. This will only cost you $89 for one year subscription plus another 30 days, freee! Isn’t that great?

Now, how does it work? Simple, you just need to check out the Debix Promotion Code through its website, and enroll from there. Don’t be alarmed if what you will open is Loud Siren web page because you are not misinformed. LoudSiren is the consumer-direct partner of Debix that manages to distribute Debix Promo Code to its site, bank, and business channels.

When you get yourself with the Debix Promo Code right now, you will surely be secured with its professional service.

1. You enroll; they provide you with up to three personal and confidential telephone numbers.

2. These numbers will be contacted or alarmed each time your information is given out.

3. This will be forwarded to Debix Identity Protection, where you will then be called to validate the said information and as well as the loan you are making.

4. If it is valid, you confirm and if not, the thief is bagged. Easy!

Remember to enter the Promo Code "Debix" on the enrollment page on Debix.com

Fresheezy- Studip Name, Fresh Themes!

Fresheezy- Studip Name, Fresh Themes!Are you looking for dynamic graphic design and Adobe Photoshop content for your site or Blog? Need to refresh your old bag of tricks? Brusheezy has assembled the resources you need. These Photoshop books, software packages and peripherals will help beginners get started and will show the old pros a few new tricks. Check out these awesome deals on Photoshop Brushes.

You will also find great resources on
1. Free stock photos
2. Great web hosting
3. Photoshop tutorials
4. Free vector graphics
5. Go Media Freebies

Sunday, January 27, 2008

More FREE Samples

More FREE SamplesHow many junk e-mail addresses do you have?

Unfortunately, no free razors to be found today.

First stop, free samples at Wal-mart.

Currently available deals: (refresh page to get new deals!!)

1. South Beach granola snacks
2. Dove Shampoo
3. Head and Shoulders shampoo
4. Friskies dry cat food
5. "Intimately Beckham" cologne/perfume

Remember one FREE sample per junk email address.

Second stop in the Slickdeals Freebies area:

1. Free 8-week membership to Bally fitness.
(Be prepared to deal with the usual gym hard-sell)
2. Free Jamba Juice smoothie if you are a 24hour Fitness member.
3. 5 free music downloads from Rhapsody
(Are they any good?)

FREE Online File Conversion Tool

FREE Online File Conversion ToolZamzar, a free online file conversion tool, allows any web user to convert any file type (videos, images, or documents) online without downloading anything. Not satisfied ? Well, other than converting file types, you can use Zamzar to download YouTube videos to your desired file type.

Say if you want to download YouTube video for your iPod for example, then Zamzar will do it for you in 4 easy steps:

1. To download a YouTube video, all I did was enter the URL of the video,

2. I chose the desired converted format (.mov), put in my email address, and clicked Convert.

3. I got a result saying that they will email me my download link as soon as possible, depending on how large the file is.

4. The download link will was sent to the email address I entered in. I clicked on my download link, and there it was downloading my video.

After the download I opened the file. It played perfectly as if it was converted with any professional $100 application for streaming video conversion.

Wordpress plugins to bring in some money

Wordpress plugins to bring in some moneyWhile checking out some other internet marketing blogs, I came across a post talking about someone using a wordpress plug-in called "Link-A-Dink" to sell links on their blog. Pretty sweet use of that plugin!

After reading it, I got thinking about other plugins and how they could be used creatively to make money from.

Here’s a challenge to all my 500 readers here to share your own ideas on how to use various Wordpress plugins to make money online. Just feel free to post your Wordpress plugin ideas to make money online as comments to this post.

Here’s my entry of an exciting new plugin:

Plugin: Add Signature

Download: http://wp-plugins.net/wpp2/download.php?id=1453

Description: Just like the name says. Adds signature to the end of your blog posts.

Monetize: Sell your signature!

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FREE Schick Quattro Titanium Razor

FREE Schick Quattro Titanium RazorThe Schick Quattro Titanium Razor was in stock, then out of stock, now back in stock!

Now they are offering FREE samples of Schick Quattro Titanium Razor while supplies last.

Just goto their site http://www.schickquattro.com/sample/

Enter your information for a FREE sample and your all set.

If successful, you should get the message "Thank you for signing up! Your free razor is on its way!".

Limit one razor per person, household, address. While supplies last. Must be 16 years of age or older to receive a free sample.

FREE technique to unprotect PDF files

FREE technique to unprotect PDF files It is usually very frustrating to copy and edit text from a protected PDF file to a text document and when you find that you can’t. Normally, you can use the text select tool in Adobe PDF reader to highlight and copy the text in a PDF document. I found this free solution on digg when I wanted to copy some ATM FEE rates from a PDF file and found that the protected PDF document didn’t allow me to select any text or numbers that were images.

Here's what I did to get around this issue.

1. Open the Snapshot Tool in Adobe PDF reader (camera icon)

2. Copy the text that you want to edit as an image and paste it into Microsoft Office Document Imaging.

3. Then, here’s the magic part, goto Tools > Recognize text using OCR

Hey, presto you have editable text.

4. Simply highlight the OCR’ed text and paste it into any word processor, like Open Office.

You can then resave it as a PDF file in Open Office after editing.

Isnt it easy to fix some annoying things with the tools that you already have ?

FREE $200 Brokerage Promotions at Tradeking and OptionsXpress

FREE $200 Brokerage Promotions at Tradeking and OptionsXpressTradeKing is offering a $100 bonus (edit: may be targeted to specific people only) for new households opening an account with at least $2,500, and making one trade. You must keep $1,000 in the account for the first 6 months. I could not find a related TradeKing promotional code for this offer, but it appears to be valid. Check out my TradeKing review for some of my experiences and account tips.

OptionsXpress is also offering a $100 bonus if you open an account and fund with at least $500 by 3/31/08. They will also cover any transfer fees up to $100 if you move your entire account (of at least $2,000 value) to them. They have some cheap options contract prices if you are a very active trader. For equity trades, their commissions start at $10 which isn’t too special. $100 might convince me to check them out, though.

How to Hack an Elevator

Here’s a cool video which was actually in the #1 spot for Digg. This person from the video shows us an elevator hack that will bring you straight to the floor you desire. Very helpful if you’re late for a meeting.

Earn 10,000 Bonus Starwood Starpoints at Sheraton

Earn 10,000 Bonus Starwood Starpoints at SheratonThe Starwood American Express credit card is my favorite credit card for acquiring miles. All members of the Starwood Starpoints program should register for its quarterly promo. You won't know what you get until you register. I was offered Double stays, double Starpoints or up to 10,000 bonus Starpoints for stays between December 1 and February 29, 2008. Others received even better offers.

Register to receive through March 31, 2008

1,000 points for your first stay.
2,000 points for your second stay.
3,000 points for your third stay.

Stays must be at the same participitating hotel or resort.

Four Points by Sheraton: Use any American Express Card to book and receive a third night free. Book and stay by March 11, 2008. Arrive on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

Double your British Airways Miles when you spend two nights or more in a participating Sheraton in Europe, Africa and Middle East 1 November 2007 - 15 January 2008.

Starwood offers discounts to AARP members of up to 50% on 21-day advance purchase rates or 15-25% off reservations every day.

AARP members can receive a free upgrade on their Starwood account by calling Starwood at (888) 625-4988 and mentioning enrollment code AARP.

Meeting planners should join Starwood's Preferred Planner program to earn mega points for holding events at its hotels.

Four Points Sheraton Norwood Hotel and Conference Center offers 500 Starwood Preferred bonus points when you Register and schedule your first meeting.

Where to find royalty free images or public domain pictures for your blog

Where to find royalty free images or public domain pictures for your blogHere are some resources where you can find free images and/or public domain pictures that you can use in a website, blog, articles, etc..

1. www.sxc.hu

Stock.XChng is one of the leading sites that offer high quality, high resolution, royalty free stock images for personal and public work. They allow you to use their images on websites, presentations, videos, cell phones, magazines, brochures, flyers, CD covers even business cards and letterheads! Some image rights do vary from picture to picture, so be sure to check the image restrictions first. At last glance, sxc.hu had over 336,000 photos in multiple categories.

2. http://gimp-savvy.com/PHOTO-ARCHIVE/

Gimp-Savvy.com is a community-indexed photo archives. Most of the images came from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The photos you’ll find here are copyright free, but some restrictions still apply. Specifically, people have a legal right to privacy, and the use of their likeness for commercial advertising typically requires a consent agreement. If a person is recognizable in an image, a model release must be obtained before using the image for commercial purposes.

3. http://yotophoto.com/

Yotophoto is a powerful image search engine for free-to-use stock photographs and images. These are images that are either in the Public Domain or released under generous Creative Commons, GNU FDL or similar licenses.

4. http://pdphoto.org/

About PD Photo:
PDPhoto.org is a repository for free public domain photos. Unless something is clearly marked as being copyrighted, you can assume it is free to use. But if you intend to use an image you find here for commercial use, please be aware that standards for such use are higher. Specifically, you should assume no model release was obtained. And pictures featuring products or property should be used with care.



5. http://flickr.com/photos/stockphoto_free/

This guy on Flickr.com is allowing anyone to freely use his photos. In his own words,
"If you are looking for free photo’s to use for your advertisment of leaflet or whatever. Just take what you need. For high resolution pictures I will charge you some euros. After that it’s all yours for the rest of your life."

6. http://www.fotogenika.net/modifica/igallery.asp

Fotogenika’s Terms of use

Please read this carefully before you start downloading images from Fotogenika.net; if you do not agree with these terms, do not use this website or download any photographic image from this location.

The images may be used freely for personal, educational and non-profit projects. You may not use them commercially, claim authorship and/or sell them. You must not redistribute the images and files in any way designed for reuse. If you want to use them commercially, please contact us for more information.

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FREE Software from State Farm Insurance : FREE 2007 TurboTax Online Federal

FREE Software from State Farm Insurance : FREE 2007 TurboTax Online FederalState Farm is offering free TurboTax Online for their customers. It’s a great deal given the tax season is around the corner, the deal includes both Federal and State software with eFile. You must be registered on StateFarm.com and have "at least 1 product (Bank, Insurance and/or Mutual Funds) displaying on My Account page". To verify if you qualify for this offer, just log into your account and look for the link to TurboTax

If you see the link, then Click on the "FREE tax filing" link and you’ll get a popup with a special link to turbotax that will give access to turbo tax promotion codes.

You should always go through the turbo tax promo codes link in the future as well in case you close your State Farm page.

If you’re not a State Farm customer, you can still get Federal + eFile for free at TaxAct, with State filing being an extra $13.95. No rebates required!

How I made $45 in Day 1 from PayPerPost

Hire Me DirectFinally I got approved into PayPerPost program and am excited to report that I made $45 on the first day by just responding to a couple of sponsored opportunities.

I like their PPP Direct tool that lets advertisers contact you directly and is a way for bloggers to monetize their blog outside of the PayPerPost Marketplace. By installing the PPP Direct Code and placing the PPP Direct Badge on their site, a blogger is able to negotiate directly with advertisers on price and scope.

You can too sign up a blogger using the form below, you get paid just like the referral program. $15 once the new Postie gets paid for their first opportunity post. And if you sign up an Advertiser, you'll get $25 when they make their first deposit!

SlickDeal on Prescription Eyeglasses

SlickDeal on Prescription EyeglassesHere's a Great Discovery: Zenni Optical, your one stop shop for stylish prescription glasses and cases. You have a variety of selection choices for frames, single vision lens, sunsensor (potochromic) lens, tinted suglasses lens, bifocal lens and progressive lens. The Secret to Zenni’s Low Prices is that they sell only their own manufactured frames direct to the customer, with no middlemen and virtually no advertising budget. Above all you can order the complete kit online.

I've trusted these guys if you need an exam, and would like to see and try the frames on before purchase. Though they try to get you to sign up for their member plans ($100 and up I think) otherwise Zenni Optical $8 Rx Glasses is a good bargain at $8 per pair shipped (anti radiation coating is 4.95).
SlickDeal on Prescription Eyeglasses
Yet another Best Thing Found: Zenni Optical now provides FREE of cost servicing for Casing, Anti Scratch, UV protection, Lens Edge polishing and Beveling and Coating.

The Shipping and Handling Charge is only a flat $4.95 per order, no matter how many glasses in the order.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Avoid SpeedyAds

Avoid SpeedyAdsAccording to Entireweb, SpeedyAds is a non-invasive, non-annoying, low-cost way of getting your site in front of thousands of people, to announce new projects or boost traffic to your sites. This unique ad system allows you to advertise as normal, by adding funds to your account via secure money transfer by Paypal.com and/or put a specific ad-code on your own webpages to show ads from this system on your pages and earn credits/funds to your account for free!

I am using SpeedyAds and I am totally disappointed with their service and quality of the Ads. I have spent nearly $25 but yet I am not getting any views/impressions. I am not talking about CTR here, I am talking just plain views.

Their ad has been running on my blog for couple of weeks and I have had 8 Ad impressions for keywords like finance, monetization, insurance, mesothelioma lawyers, etc. Can you believe it? I have written them several emails asking for explanations and soon I will start bloging about them.

Are they really an advertising company?

Moreover I also read that they are not compatible with Google AdSense.

Take my advise and remove the SpeedyAds from your blog.

They dont even have a referral program.

FREE Advertising on JohnChow.com or Problogger.net ?

FREE Advertising on JohnChow.com or Problogger.net ?Entrecard is the latest blog traffic solution conceived by Graham Langdon, 22-year old Internet Entrepreneur and self proclaimed “idea guy”. It was officially launched at the Blog World Expo two months after Blogrush was introduced.

So far, using Entrecard for less than 3 days has increased my blog traffic by 10%.

You can now advertise on sites like JohnChow.com or Problogger.net for FREE using Entrecard. Before you will be able to advertise to other blogs that installed Entrecard like JohnChow.com or Problogger.net, you will need to earn enough credit and must get the approval of the owner of these blogs.

Let’s take Problogger.net as an example. As of today, Jan. 26, 2008, you will need 186 credits in order to advertise at Problogger.net. Once you have earned enough credit, you can submit your bid for an advertisement at Problogger.net. If Darren approves your bid, your Entrecard will start to show up at Problogger depending on your schedule. Sometimes, there are alot of advertisers that you will have to wait for several days before you get your turn.

You can earn Entrecard credit by any of the following:

1. Visit other blogs that have installed Entrecard on them and drop your own card by clicking on the “Drop Yours” button.
2. Accept advertisements from other Entrecard users.
3. Or simply just wait for other Entrecard users to drop their cards on your blog.

Here’s a list of some simple and practical tips when using Entrecard.

1. Make sure to place your Entrecard in a strategic location on your blog.
2. Create your own 125×125 Banner (Business Card).
3. Use unique, catchy and well-designed banners.
4. Visit other Entrecard users and drop your card.
5. Use credits earned to advertise on blogs related to yours.
6. Accept advertisement offers from other blogs but make sure you check them first.

How much refund for my $10,000,000 Diamond Bra?

How much refund for my $10,000,000 Diamond Bra?Last month there was a class action lawsuit for easy refund of foreign transactions on credit card, and now its time for Diamond refund.

People who have bought diamonds any time between January 1, 1994, and March 31, 2006 may be in for a little return on their purchase.

De Beers has settled a class action lawsuit for $295 million. In settling, De Beers is shelling out this $295 million to put the trouble behind it -- $135 million of which is earmarked for consumers rather than wholesalers.

The settlement is the result of a lawsuit which said that the South African company charged anticompetitive prices for the rough diamonds it sold, monopolized the rough diamond market, and disseminated false and misleading advertising.

The rewards can be substantial, media reports that a consumer who bought a $2,000 ring could get as much as $640 back.

There is a settlement website for claims, which provides details on who might be eligible and those interested in filing must do so before March 19.


Here's how refund eligibility is figured:

Purchase price - Maximum claim
Mixed-stones jewelry - Less than $200 - 6% of the retail price

Mixed-stones jewelry - $200 or more - 14.5% of the retail price

Diamonds-only jewelry - Less than $200 - 10.5% of the retail price

Diamonds-only jewelry - $200 to $999 - 27.5% of the retail price

Diamonds-only jewelry - $1,000 to $5,499 - 32% of the retail price

Diamonds-only jewelry - $5,500 to $9,999 - 38.5% of the retail price

Diamonds-only jewelry - $10,000 or more - 45% of the retail price

Loose diamonds Any and all 59% of the retail price

Speaking of which, if had purchased the $10,000,000 Diamond Bra, it would've given me a whopping return of $4,500,000

Tollgate to web traffic that makes $1000 per month


If you own a website and want to make money then AdToll is your answer!

AdToll provides the ability for you to sell ads on your site and make money.

AdToll offers you the ability to setup multiple Ad Groups for your site in a variety of media formats (text and banner ads).

You can sell ads on your site for whatever price you wish but keep in mind the cheaper the more attractive it is to potential advertisers. Prices do vary based on certain factors including the number of pageviews your site gets and the average number of clicks on ads. If you are unsure start low then as your Ad Pool fills make it more expensive.

AdToll will pay you a 75% commission on all ads sold on your site. For example if you sell an ad for $100, you will earn $75. The other $25 is kept by AdToll for providing the service, maintenance, support, marketing etc...

AdToll Affiliate Program allows you to refer customers and earn commissions as follows:

20% commission on profit made from Advertisers (90 day period)
10% commission on profit made from Publishers (365 day period)

Affiliate commissions will appear in your earnings report when Ad Bookings complete.

Click here to join AdToll now and start making $1000 per month.

View our rate card on AdToll and advertise on our site for as low as $1 per week.

Win $1,500 in cash by submitting Grilled Chicken Video

Win great prizes showing Mexican chicken cooking in citrus-marinated flavor over an open flame along with your commentary.
Below are the steps on how you can enter to win the Where's the Flame-Grill Contest. All you need is submit your video link of a funny or entertaining video you created showing why flame-grilling chicken is simply the best.

1) Go to www.wherestheflamegrill.com and follow the instructions on the heading labeled "Submit a Video".

2) Consumers determine the winner.

3) They have the opportunity to vote on each video (giving a flame count of 1 to 5).

4) The video with most votes and highest average rating will win the grand prize package of $1,500 in cash, Portable Webber Grill, and $100 EPL gift card.

5) The contest begins on 1/10/08 and ends on 2/29/08. You must safely create an original video segment without showing or mentioning any brands or trademarks other than El Pollo Loco.


Friday, January 25, 2008

Rent FREE movie from Hollywood Video

Rent FREE movie from Hollywood VideoThis is another good deal I found on the internet.

What's the catch to rent a FREE movie?

Well, there is one catch but that is alright.

All you have to do is sign up for the Hollywood Video newsletter, and you get your coupon.

This coupon is a one-time offer and is good for one free New Release DVD or Hollywood Film Library® movie rental.

The only slight problem I had was installing the coupon printer, I'm no big fan of extra software.

But it's a small gripe for a free movie.

Enjoy your FREE movie.

I am going to watch my favorite 'A Good Woman' starring Scarlett Johansson.

Use Delta SkyMiles partners and earn 25,000 bonus miles

Use Delta SkyMiles partners and earn 25,000 bonus milesWhen it comes to earning rewards, it's all about knowing the right people. With over 100 participating non-airline partners, chances are wherever you are and whatever you're doing, you can be earning miles. And now, between January 15 and March 15, 2008, you can earn 3,000 bonus miles for doing business with just 3 unique Delta SkyMiles partners—and up to 25,000 bonus miles with 25 unique partners.

Here's how it works:

Unique Partner Activity Bonus Miles Awarded
3 Activities 3,000 Miles
6 Activities 6,000 Miles
12 Activities 12,000 Miles
20 Activities 20,000 Miles
25 Activities 25,000 Miles

It's that simple—and that rewarding. Click here for a complete list of partners and experience how rewarding it can be when you know the right people.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Make real money playing online billiards

Make real money playing online billiardsOnline Billiards 1.0 is the new game from the ones who brought us Billiard Magic, the leading Snooker arena online and it looks like it. It is all about the customer and convincing him to stay - easy to use and register, easy to play and play for money! Only a week after launch it already reaches a remarkable number of 1000 players online! We estimate that Billiard Magic will become the leading Pool for money. BilliardMagic.com billiard software is a multi language game that allows everyone from everywhere to enjoy a broad range of online billiards games, including 8 ball, 9 ball and snooker while meeting new people from all over the world, Play pool online and participate in daily tournaments - Snooker Game Online features full 3-D environment and perfect online game play, have fun playing online billiard, online snooker, online pool.

Online Billiards 1.0 Software Summary:
Company: Online Billiard
Website: http://www.billiardmagic.com
OS: Win98, WinME, WinNT 3.x, WinNT 4.x, Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003, Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Requirements: None
Language: English, Danish, French, German, Greek
Release Date: 16 01 2007
License: Freeware
Filesize: 0.33 Mb

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Welcome New Guest Blogger - 'The Insane Writer'

Personal Finance Management and Planning is pleased to welcome 'The Insane Writer', who will be guest-blogging on this blog once in a while. Most of you will recognize 'The Insane Writer' as one of our supporters on blogcatalog. We are confident she will be an even better read on the main stage.

Have you tried guest blogging yet? Do you have something else you would like to share?

Being active as a guest blogger is one of the best thing you can do for your blog. It is very efficient to increase traffic and RSS subscribers.

Please dont hesitate to leave your comment or email if you wish to apply for guest blogging on my blog for FREE.

Monday, January 21, 2008

Pizza Hut $5 Dollar Deal

Pizza Hut $5 Dollar DealQuite frequently in a bloggers life, we sometimes don’t have much time to prepare a dinner or a lunch. I don’t know about you, but it seems like once a week I am ordering a pizza for the simple fact that it is quick and easy.

I got an email from Pizza Hut that announces their brand new Pizza Hut $5 Dollar Deal.

Did you know that you can order Pizza online?

PizzaHut.com has an online order screen which allows you to order pizza direct from your local Pizza Hut store.

To take advantage of the new $5 dollar Pizza Hut deal, click here to learn more.

How to avoid losing Bidvertiser referrals in FireFox

How to avoid losing Bidvertiser referrals in FireFox
Bidvertiser is a good monetizing option for make money online blogs. Recently, I noticed a lot of traffic going to Bidvertiser signup page but strangely no referral at all. I suspected that I was not being credited for referrals taking place.

When I visited the referral page using Internet Explorer, I could see on the signup page, [Ref_PID=myref_id] but when I used the Firefox browser, it showed [Ref_PID=none]!

After some research on the net, I came across a solution. To make sure your referral id shows up in Firefox, at the end of your referral hoplink, add ‘&type=nohop’. eg

Instead of => http://www.bidvertiser.com/bdv/bidvertiser/bdv_ref_publisher.dbm?Ref_Option=pub&Ref_PID=93359

Use => http://www.bidvertiser.com/bdv/bidvertiser/bdv_ref_publisher.dbm?Ref_Option=pub&Ref_PID=93359&type=nohop






       





Below is an example of inline ad from BidVertiser that can be easily integrated into your RSS feed. This gives you a huge benefit over AdSense, that currently does not allow inserted ads into your blogs. (Lean how to hack AdSense to display Ads embedded in your posts.)




How to prevent Digg login blank page

How to prevent Digg login blank pageNow and then, I get a blank page while trying to login to Digg.com. Don’t know whether it’s my ISP fault or Digg blocking my login but I found a way to get back Digg’s login screen. Using a proxy server is okay, but the Digg people may think you are cloaking your IP, not really recommended, unless you have been banned and your IP addressed has been banned as well.

Here are some ways to get around the blank digg login page.

1. Try clearing your temporary Internet files, make sure to delete cookies as well.
The bad part about deleting all cookies, is that the previous sessions to other forums and blogs will be deleted as well and you will have to relogin, hope you did not forget the password..:)

2. Maybe the simplest way to fix a bad browser cache, is to download a different browser and try from there. Try FireFox if you using IE, and if you using FF, just open your IE.

3. If the problem still persist try disconecting your modem to get a new ISP connection session, at times ISP does not realease connection session, so may have to wait 24 hours to 3 days, or try to connect from a different computer.

4. If all fails, and I want to be a Digger that bad, go anonymous proxy - new user id: undercover-digger..:) You can visit http://www.proxy4free.com/page1.html for a list of proxies to try.

IP Port Type Country
216.244.98.133 80 transparent United States

I tried this and another one from Denmark and it work well too.195.242.193.11, port:8080.

To use the above proxy server, goto Tools > Internet Options > Connections > Local Area Connection Settings and paste the above IP and Port into the Proxy Server section.

Why I didn't buy Macbook Air for my make money online projects

Why I didn't buy Macbook Air for my make money online projectsThe Macbook Air is only a couple of hours old (to you and me, at least), and only a handful of people have even seen one, so let's pick apart its flaws! Just kidding. This post is meant to point out certain aspects of the little machine that may not be immediately obvious.

1. No user-replacable battery. Not the end of the world, for sure, but a nuisance, especially as your battery's life drops to four hours, then three, then ... (but that's a few years away, right?). Shades of the user-inaccessible iPhone battery commotion here.

2. Recessed USB slot will hinder certain peripherals. Prepare for a cottage industry of adapters to appear (much like those for the iPhone's headphone jack). Plus, there's only one -- expect small, streamlined & white USB hubs to appear soon.

3. No Firewire port. Forget uploading digital video from a camera, or using those spiffy Firewire external hard drives.
Now, we're not ripping the MacBook Air apart here, just pointing out a few details you'll want to keep in mind if you plan to use it as your primary machine. Speaking of which, don't you love how the curved bottom makes it appear to be floating?

Changes to AdSense Referrals Programs

Changes to AdSense Referrals Programs1. All publishers may now participate in AdSense referrals regardless of their own location. Now you’ll only earn commission if those you refer come from North America, Latin America and Japan.

2. The commission paid will be $100 when the publisher you refer makes $100 in their first 180 days
(there is no more $5 or $250 payments and no more $2000 bonus)

3. There have been some publishers who can’t see any referral earnings in their reports - this is a glitch and will be fixed

4. Publishers using the ‘Google Pack’ referral program will only earn $1 per referral (previously it was $2) as of the third week of February

5. Publishers using the Firefox referrals program to China will see reductions in payments
(this won’t impact anyone you refer who is from outside of China).

Sunday, January 20, 2008

FREE T-Shirt Offer

FREE T-Shirt OfferA quick free offer for you folks. No shipping, no tax, just a completely free t-shirt from your one-and-only Army National Guard.

This is part of the recruiting drive the ANG is going through to boost the numbers.

Just remember to uncheck the box that allows a local recruiter to contact you.

(Unless of course you actually want to sign up, which is your call entirely).

To get your free t-shirt, just follow the steps below:

1. click this link

2. Fill out the very simple form.

In a few weeks, you'll have another free t-shirt to add to your collection.

Enjoy.

For more information on Army National Guard visit the official site http://www.1800goguard.com/

$500 Tax Rebate for Everyone!

$500 Tax Rebate for Everyone!I couldn’t believe it. I was sitting in the airport the other day and downloading turbo tax in the background while seaching for turbotax promotion code and suddenly CNN mentioned that the government is seriously considering helping our economy make it through this credit crunch by giving each of us a check for $500. This was such a great news that I got even more profit whem I tried to even use tubotax promo code while doing my taxes.

Here is a quote from The Associated Press about it.

WASHINGTON (AP) — United for urgent action, the White House and Congress raced toward emergency steps Thursday to rescue the national economy from a possible recession, including tax rebates of at least $300 a person — and maybe as much as $800. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke endorsed the idea of putting money into the hands of those who would spend it quickly and boost the flagging economy.

and

Aides to lawmakers involved in the talks said the White House is pressing for tax rebates of $800 for individuals and $1,600 for married couples. Lawmakers were likely to settle on a $500 rebate for individuals, said an aide involved in the talks, with details for couples and people with children still being negotiated. Full Link: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h19_YeGzwzlmJhx42iIA7nJF0_UAD8U80C3O1

Earn free travel by playing games on Live Club

Earn free travel by playing games on Live Club<br />I stumbled on Live Club strictly by accident, but the bottom line is, you can play various games (word search, etc). And earn tickets that will allow you to convert to up to 2,500 miles at a time on the following airlines: Alaska, American Airlines, Delta, Frontier, Hawaiian, Midwest, and US Airways. Take note that the airline awards have different ticket values--you get more miles per ticket at the 2,500 level than the other levels. (If you only redeemed 100 miles, by the time you used the same amount of tickets that you could have used for 2,500 miles, you would only have 1,700 miles.) I wonder how long the airline rewards will last, and if there may be a ticket devaluation down the line.

There are other prizes too (all microsoft products listed at the end of this post), but I thought this was interesting. In any event, this could be a way to earn a free ticket without ever getting on a plane.

1) People have earned 21,000 tickets in a week. I am curently up to about 3500 points, and have played off and on the past week.

2) Flexicon is the game that awards the most tickets in 1 game (25), and it actually goes pretty quickly. Every once in a while there will be something that stumps me and I will have to go away and come back. I would not call it hard. You also have clues and can always go to google if the particular one doesn't have a clue. Also, it's fun if you like that kinda thing (I do). They seem to add new puzzles daily, but I have worked all the puzzles currently available and had to wait until the next day (or whenever I got to it) to play again. I have played some of the others, they are okay, just not as rewarding. Flexicon seems like the best--good ticket value, enjoyable, and slightly intellectual.

3) I found the easiest (and mindless) way to get points is via 'Chicktionary'. I type the letters into an anagram dictionary like this one: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adam.bozon/anagramsolver.htm and it gives me the answers. There is no time limit for this game. I get the max of 20 tickets every game. A game lasts me aprox 3 minutes. Hint: You can use your keyboard to type the solutions rather than clicking on the chickens

Here is the complete list of prizes that you can grab for free by playing for a week:

FREE tickets to charity: 1 - 30000
FREE 1 Ring Tone: 105 Tickets
FREE 1 Song Download: 105 Tickets
FREE Emoticons: 105 Tickets
FREE 100 Frequent Flyer Miles: 250 Tickets
FREE Playing Cards: 350 Tickets
FREE 5 Song Downloads: 525 Tickets
FREE Mugs: 700 Tickets
FREE Journal & Pen: 895 Tickets
FREE 10 Song Downloads: 950 Tickets
FREE Magazines: 995 Tickets
FREE 500 Frequent Flyer Miles: 1000 Tickets
FREE Hats: 1100 Tickets
FREE Mens T-Shrits: 1100 Tickets
FREE Womens T-Shirts: 1100 Tickets
FREE Faceplate for Xbox 360: 1400 Tickets
FREE Sport Earbuds: 1450 Tickets
FREE Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 Headset: 1500 Tickets
FREE 1000 Frequent Flyer Miles: 1800 Tickets
FREE Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection for Windows: 1800 Tickets
FREE 20 Music Downloads: 1850 Tickets
FREE Crabtree & Evelyn La Source Traveller: 1900 Tickets
FREE Zune Leather Case - Black: 1900 Tickets
FREE Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000 Web Camera: 2000 Tickets
FREE 1 Two-General Admission Movie Pass: 2250 Tickets
FREE Kameo Elements of Power for Xbox 360 (DVD): 2500 Tickets
FREE Microsoft Fable Platinum for Xbox (DVD): 2500 Tickets
FREE Microsoft Project Gotham Racing 3 for Xbox 360: 2500 Tickets
FREE Xbox 360 Wireless Common Controller - Windows/USB: 2500 Tickets
FREE Microsoft LifeChat ZX-6000 USB Headset: 2700 Tickets
FREE Flight Simulator X Deluxe (DVD): 3250 Tickets
FREE Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 Web Camera: 3800 Tickets
FREE 2500 Frequent Flyer Miles: 4300 Tickets
FREE Wireless Bluetooth Optical Desktop Elite: 5000 Tickets
FREE Microsoft Vista Home Premium: 20000 Tickets
FREE Microsoft Zune: 20000 Tickets
FREE iRobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaning Robot: 25000 Tickets
FREE Microsoft Office Standard 2007: 25000 Tickets
FREE Samsung Widescreen DVD Camcorder: 30000 Tickets
FREE Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro: 35000 Tickets

Make money from 404 page

Make money from 404 pageWebsites update their link structures, and visitors sometimes have fat fingers, so they make typos when trying to get to your blog. We’ve all seen the ‘404 Oops, sorry, we couldn’t find the page you’ve requested’ right? And what a waste of perfectly good virtual real estate! Just because there’s nothing there doesn’t mean it should be neglected and not make you any money! Its one of the best spots on your blog to create a passive income stream. We’ll show you how simple it is to monetize the missing pages on your blog.

I have seen thousands of hits that equals a lot of missed opportunities to make some money online, wouldn’t you agree? Sure, we could have put up a cute 404 page with some wierd stuff on it, but besides the occasional chuckle, you’re pretty much not getting anything else out of it.

So here’s what we did; create a special page that revolves around making money online and you make sure that you have this line of code in your 404.php file:

< ?php

header ('Location: http://ghostrider30.blogspot.com/2008/01/make-money-from-404-page.html' );

?>


*(There’s no space between the first < and ?php )

All this does is redirect any typos after your domain.com (http://ghostrider30.blogspot.com/2008/01/make-money-from-404-page.html) directly to your money making page so all those poor visitors that got lost will be able to click on your affiliate links! This is an easy fix and will definitely start to make you more money in the long run. Make sure you update the ‘landing page’ regularly with new products to keep the crawlers coming back for more. Needless to say, try to link back to that same or a linked ‘landing page’ with one set of keywords. It will get you on the first page of Google in the long run!

Improvements to the Voxant Player

Improvements to the Voxant PlayerBased on feedback Voxant received from members of Voxant network regarding the loading time of our players, they’ve made some changes to custom feeds.

Improved February Payment Rates
In the ongoing effort to create the highest quality network possible, they’re making changes to the payment rates for distributors.

From now on, the rates will be tied more closely to market conditions. Each and every month we need to use the NewsFlash and the Voxant Forum to get to know what the rates will be for that month. If you have questions about this new system, see the forum.

For the month of February, 2008, the rates will be:

CPM on your site

Video Feed $3.00
Video Story $3.00
Text Story $1.00
Image $1.00
Slide Show $1.00

CPM On referred Site

Video Feed $1.50
Video Story $1.50
Text Story $0.50
Image $0.50
Slide Show $0.50

Increase Your Reputation - Earn 200% - 500% More per Review!!!

Increase Your Reputation - Earn 200% - 500% More per Review!!! As most of you know, SponsoredReviews allows advertisers to rate their completed reviews. Did you also know that bloggers with good reputations can earn more money per review?

As a matter of fact, bloggers who have a good reputation for writing quality reviews earn 300% to 500% more per review.

If you want to earn the most money for the least amount of work, the best thing you can do is increase your reputation.

How do I increase my reputation?

1. Follow the Rules - Bloggers who follow the rules get the least amount of complaints and get the most positive ratings.
2. Read Advertiser's Requirements Closely - if you do not follow the advertisers requirements, they will give you poor ratings.
3. Go the Extra Mile - Whether you are charging $5 per review or $500, you better be able to justify the cost by writing a quality review.

Quality Reviews contain the following:

1. Proper Grammar and Correct Spelling
2. Images, Screenshots and Logos - Even if you are only charging $5-$10 for a review, you should take the time to include an image or screenshot of the advertisers logo or website. This is sure to get positive votes from advertisers as it makes your post look a million times better.
3. Links That Stand Out! - You should always make sure that the advertiser's links stand out from the rest of your text. If your visitors cannot see the links, they cannot click on them. This turns advertisers off. Use a link color that contrasts from your text, Bright Blue and Bold Black are two good choices
4. Be Professional

The Easiest Way to Get a Negative Reputation is:

1. Remove Completed Reviews from Your Blog - Advertisers hate to see their reviews get deleted, and they will rate you poorly for it. Plus it is against our rules !
2. Not Following the Rules

How do I know what my reputation is?

SponsoredReviews is currently not displaying the reputation, but plan to shortly. However, they do make sure that all ratings by advertisers are fair and accurate.

Do you have a $1,000,000 Umbrella ?

Do you have a $1,000,000 Umbrella ?The one I am speaking of will not protect me from the rain but it will protect me from a major financial storm. I had been meaning to look into purchasing an Umbrella policy for a long time. An Umbrella policy protects you above and beyond your homeowners and auto insurance policies if your are sued.

For example, you are involved in a major auto accident and seriously injury or kill someone. You get sued and the case goes to court. The judgement is for $800,000. You only have $300,000 liability coverage on your auto policy. Where does the other $500,000 come from? Guess what, anything you own could be taken away to settle the debt.

I thought I did not need an Umbrella policy because I did not have significant assets and I thought the policy would be really expensive. I did a little research online and learned that I should have the extra coverage; especially since I own a rental property. I called my insurance agent and he provided me a quick quote based on my existing policy relationships. The extra coverage would only cost about $200 a year. I did not need to think too long to make my decision. $200 for an extra One Million in coverage? I'll take it....

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