Make more money with Kontera Hybrid Ads

Hybrid publishers give users an easy way to interact with contextually relevant content, increasing both average time spent on your website and total page views. Since you decide whether to keep traffic within one specific site, or to pull related content from a network of sites, we help you direct traffic where you want it to go. Plus, embedding related articles within the content, where users are already engaged, is a nice supplement to site search capabilities.

Benefits:
• Enhance User Engagement
• Display Related Articles and Videos
• Increase Page Views per User
• Move Traffic Within Your Site/Network
• Gain Additional Advertising Inventory

Stimulus Payment Schedule for Tax Returns

Surely by now everyone has heard of the economic stimulus tax rebate. Below are the schedules for economic stimulus payments related to tax returns processed by April 15, 2008. To get it, though, you have to file a return.

If the last two digits of your Social Security number are:
Your economic stimulus payment deposit should be sent to your bank account by:

00 – 20: May 2

21 – 75: May 9

76 – 99: May 16

Paper Check

If the last two digits of your Social Security number are:
Your check should be in the mail by:

00 – 09: May 16

10 – 18: May 23

19 – 25: May 30

26 – 38: June 6

39 – 51: June 13

52 – 63: June 20

64 – 75: June 27

76 – 87: July 4

88 – 99: July 11

A small percentage of tax returns will require additional time to process and to compute a stimulus payment amount. For these returns, stimulus payments may not be issued in accordance with the schedule above, even if the tax return was processed by April 15.

John Chow on Breakfast Television

John Chow on Breakfast Television - First blogger interview on live television

First Pulitzer Center Awards to Helium writers

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting has announced the 13 winners of its first-ever essay contest on Helium!

The winners hail from all around the globe, including a Canadian mother of two, who talks about child labor in Congo; a California writer, remembering her Vietnam veteran brother who died from the effects of Agent Orange; and a counselor and adjunct professor from Colorado, who wrote on Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. Read all the winning essays on the Pulitzer Contest Overview page .

And read Pulitzer Center's article about all the winners; see what inspired them and what they learned while writing.

But don't be left out – The Global Issues/Citizen Voices Essay Contest No. 2 has just launched. Your deadline is April 22!

More Citizen Journalism Awards at Helium
The time has come to rethink what it means to be a journalist. If you have what it takes to research topics and issues, contribute an objective voice and write compelling articles, then you are a citizen journalist. Helium is bringing together the worlds of traditional news reporting and community-based journalism to create a site that citizen journalists call home.

As a citizen journalist writing at Helium, you'll get recognized by publishers, news outlets, journalism institutions and peers. Here's where to build a diverse portfolio of top-quality articles to help jump-start your career.

See all available
Citizen Journalism Awards now.

Chill Out with the Rubicon Project at ad:tech SF

The Rubicon Project crew is hitting the road in a couple of weeks, heading north to San Francisco for ad:tech on April 15th and 16th.

Are you planning to attend the big show? If so, we'd love to see you there. They've designed the ultimate lounge for you to kick back, sip an espresso or enjoy a beer, and chill out while learning about all the new stuff we've got up our Rubicon Project sleeves. For more scoop on what's happening at Mad Cash Lounge, check out: https://rubiconproject.com/events

We hope you'll visit fan-tabulous lounge (well, ad:tech calls it a booth - booth #6166, to be exact). We'd love to hear from you before the show so we can expect you like proper hosts. Shoot them an email at: adtechsf@rubiconproject.com if you plan on attending. Be sure to include your mobile number in your message - we like to plan (and invite our friends along) for impromptu fun at these events!

If you've been thinking of attending ad:tech but haven't decided yet, we have two good pieces of news. First, as long as you register before April 14th, getting into the official exhibit hall is totally FREE. And if you've considered attending the full conference with its various panels, seminars, etc., we offer a 20% discount to the full show - just enter the promotional code SFEM20 when you purchase your pass. Here's the registration link: https://ad-tech.com/sf/adtech_san_francisco_register.aspx

How to remove malware infected AdSense Ads

Advertisements placed by Google in Web pages are being hijacked by so-called trojan software that replaces the intended text with ads from a different provider.

The trojan redirects queries meant to be sent to Google servers to a rogue server, which displays ads from a third party instead of ads from Google.

The trojan, named after the mythic Trojan Horse because of its ability to enter computer systems undetected, attacks Google's AdSense service, which targets advertisements to match Web page content.

The malware removal process is pretty simple as mentioned below

Simply remove the entries in your hosts file that start contain pagead2 .googlesyndication.com

Just keep the entry for 127.0.0.1 localhost in your hosts file and then you have successfully removed the malware affected AdSense Ads.

Technique to maximize AdSense Revenue with Doclix

You may have noticed Doclix recently stopped displaying AdSense ads inside the ContextGain panel. The reason for this is that we are concerned that Google may view the ContextGain panel as a pop-up, even though it doesn’t fall under the normal definition of a pop-up. Under the AdSense Program Policies, Google does not allow ads to be placed on pop-ups or pop-unders. We therefore decided to err on the side of caution and remove the ads from the floating panel.

In order to allow you to benefit from our service while still displaying your AdSense ads and increasing your ad revenue, we have developed a new implementation that opens up the panel as a sidebar rather than a floating panel.

You can view an example here: http://www.doclix.com/demo/demo_sidebar.html

To switch to the sidebar implementation and have your ads shown, simply add the following line of JavaScript code to the Doclix code immediately after the line that starts with “doclix_pid=”:

doclix_show_sidebar = true;

You may continue using the floating panel implementation, but keep in mind that AdSense ads will not be shown.

Reimburse up to $100 in IRS late filing fees

Here's some good news if you missed the tax deadline: Since you’re currently registered for TaxCut Online Premium + State + E-file, H&R Block will reimburse you for up to $100 in IRS late filing fees.

1. To take advantage of this offer, simply log in, then complete and e-file your taxes by 11:59 p.m. CDT, Sunday April 20th.

You can’t go wrong with Premium + State + E-file.

It’s: Our best value — one program to complete and e-file your federal and one state return.

2. Supported — FREE professional tax advice (get your question answered by phone or email – a $19.95 value).

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Why we get Zero Revenue from SharedReviews ?

1) Total Community Reviews that were voted on: 6240
2) Total Votes cast by the community: 40118
3) Community share of revenue this cycle: $5000.00

Here are your February Cycle earnings:

Reviews you authored:

1) Your Eligible Reviews: 0
2) Your Reviews that received Votes: 0
3) Your Reviews that earned Revenue: 0
4) Total Review Revenue Earned: $0.00

Votes you cast:

1) Your Votes Cast: 0
2) Your Votes that earned Revenue: 0
3) Total Vote Revenue Earned: $0.00

February Special Bonus!

As a special reward to all community members that worked hard to make our first cycle a success, we are rewarding all votes cast during the February
cycle with a special $0.05 bonus per vote.

1) Your Votes Cast: 0
2) Your Bonus Revenue Earned: $0.00

Congratulations your total February earnings are: $0.00

We have added this total to your profile, and will make our next paypal payment for all outstanding amounts the first week of April.

Make sure to check out the top 10 February community performers that will be posted on both the Blog and the Forum. Keep up the great work, and we look forward to another exciting month of sharing!

Make Money from March Madness on Voxant

1. March Madness Lives on Voxant
March Madness is finally here. From now on, every game matters - both the no-name Cinderellas and basketball powerhouses have the same shot at making it all the way to San Antonio for the coveted status as the National Champion.

This year, Voxant is the best way to bring March Madness to your website or blog. With special content from our Content Providers, we're bringing you fresh, tasty college basketball content each day of the tournament.

2. EXCLUSIVE NCAA Archive from WatchMojo
Every March Madness has moments we remember forever. The teams, the players, and the plays make the tournament what it is . . . timeless. This year, thanks to an exclusive agreement with CBS, Watchmojo.com offers Voxant users dozens of highlights from March Madness history. Share Bill Walton's perfect seasons with UCLA in the '70s with your users, and offer up the history of college basketball's most storied programs on your website with this exclusive video collection.

3. Go Courtside for March Madness '08 with CBS Local
There's nothing like college basketball up close. And there's no way to get closer than with CBS' Local affiliates. From the opening rounds of the tournament to the Final Four in San Antonio; CBS Local will be there with exclusive coverage in the locker rooms and courtside. There's no better way to get your website up close and personal with March Madness.

Important changes to AdBrite to increase CTR

Now is your chance to make more money from AdBrite after they changed its system which allows users to see the URL for text ads running in your standard zone sizes. It will improve click-through rates by showing users exactly where they'll go when they click on an ad. That in turn will drive more revenue for your site.

With the visible URL, you'll also notice an "Ads by AdBrite" tag appended to each zone with text ads. This is part of our drive to make AdBrite-powered advertising as transparent as possible.

You don't need to take any action. The systems change will take effect automatically and you should see it on your publisher zones soon.

Complete pending Blog monetization offers or get account suspended

buyblogreviews.com was launched just about 8 weeks ago and we have received a very good response from Bloggers as well as Advertisers. You see now we have more opportunities and new ones are added almost everyday.

Website is growing and so are our plans to enhance it's features and the ease of use. Due to many orders from different advertisers staying pending, we are now trying to filter out Blogger accounts that do not respond to the orders and never complete the reviews. For this, we'd need your support.

Please check your account if you have any unfinished orders. If there are any issues please let us know so we could get those fixed. All NON-Responding Blogger accounts will be suspended or terminated.
Please logon to your account now http://www.BuyBlogReviews.com We'd also like to see your feedback about the service and how we can improve it. All you need to do is fill out the support form and let us know about your suggestions.

New Look of the BidVertiser Ads

You may have noticed that the format of the BidVertiser Ads has been slightly changed. There are 3 main changes applied to the ads:

1. Title and URL, both have an underline on/off affect while moving the mouse over.

2. Title, Description and URL can now be opened in a new window or tab when right-clicking on, which makes them more user-friendly.

3. The BidVertiser brand name and the companion "Advertise Here" text are now blended into one section, appearing in the bottom right hand of the ad.

The above changes have been applied after reviewing requests we have received from our publishers, as well as after analyzing user-behavior.

The control that that you have on the ads (colors, background etc.) are kept intact and we hope that this new ad format will work well for both you and our advertisers.

LoudLaunch to pay by Blog Ranks

What is your Blog Rank ? Did you know that LoudLaunch ranks all of your blogs and pays you per post according to your blog ranking? We recognize that all blogs are not equal and to pay everyone the same is not fair to bloggers that really work to build and maintain a quality blog and audience.

So, a common question is what do we use to rank blogs and how can you increase your rank?
In reply, we nearly always use the following criteria in ranking a blog…

1. Look and feel
2. Niche content
3. Google PR
4. Technorati
5. Alexa
6. Readership participation (comments, trackbacks, etc)
7. Frequency and quality of non-sponsored posts

After you have used the LoudLaunch system for a period of time the following factors play into your ranking as well…

1. Advertiser feedback and rankings of your sponsored posts for their campaign(s)
2. Your frequency of posting on LoudLaunch campaigns

We continually re-rank blogs so you have the ability to earn more and more per post and are not stuck at whatever an advertiser wants to pay.

In closing, we appreciate and reward our active, quality, bloggers and hope that you will continue to work with us to make LoudLaunch the premiere destination for advertisers seeking professional, unbiased, reviews of their products and services.

Storm The Web!

Innovative Blog Monetization using Link Nerve

Blogitive has released a new product in closed beta exclusively for Blogitive members that everyone will be excited about.

It's called Link Nerve and it makes getting paid through your blog even easier.

Link Nerve allows prospective clients to search the pages of your blog that are already indexed in search engines. When the prospect finds a term within your post that interests them, they can make an offer to you through Link Nerve to have that term linked to their website.

Unlike Blogitive, you will not be required to write new posts or create new pages, only to link terms within your existing posts/pages and get paid per link. It is ContentLink on steroids. No more extra posting. Just make your existint post pay for your hard work.

Offers are sent to you via email or can be viewed on the Link Nerve website. When you receive an offer, you can decide if you want to reject the offer or complete it, every offer has a deadline.

Blogitive will continue to operate the same as always. I hope everyone likes the Link Nerve system.

More specific details are provided when you receive an offer.

Make money with Buzzfuse.com's content marketing

Buzzfuse.com helps you market and monetize your work and is a great blog marketing platform on auto-pilot. You can drive traffic to wherever your content is hosted on your blog. It provides you with tools to engage with a wider audience and get feedback and improve your work.
You get paid real money for performance .

Also discover the best content from friends and beyond, for free!
As a published you can get daily recommendations of the best human-filtered content and help review friends' work and get them Buzzing. They offer discounts on premium content and provide a platform to easily share things you like.

As an added bonus, if you have over 30 people in your 'circle' and have registered more than 2 posts with Buzzfuse, you can win one of 1000 premium accounts (value $180.00) and earn money for each top-performing post you submit.

So hurry up and get real cash from the following bonuses that will be paid in March:
$500 to best blog post
$500 to best song
$500 to best image/cartoon/etc.

Celebrating my 400th Post

This is my 400th Post on Personal Finance Blog. My Blog is only 150 days old and is growing speedily to catch up with the John Chows or ProBloggers. I've decided that after every 100 posts I will summarize my blog statistics encompassing my kingdom in blogosphere, so is this post. So far I have 531 feedburner subscribers, and as a token of appreciation, I will give away a free ad spot to the 600th subscriber for a whole month.

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Solar Bikini to save from expanded energy bill after DST

This weekend the clocks “spring forward.” The Wall Street Journal has brought to light a study based in Indiana that challenges the very idea of DST. Switching to DST costs Indiana households an additional $8.6 million in electricity.

I accidentally left my lights on last night after DST yesterday. It was still dark out when I awoke, and I could see the glow through the window. I went outside to turn them off right away, and since we only have a medium size tree wrapped in lights, I don’t think it used enough energy to make a noticeable difference in our utility bill.

But one thing I did notice was that several other houses on our block still had their lights on. When I thought about it, I realized those same lights were on every morning for the past couple weeks. They have a larger light display than we do, and I am sure they will have a noticeable change in their electric bill next month.

That got me thinking… Why do people leave the lights on throughout the night? It doesn’t make sense to me to leave them on after a certain point because almost everyone is asleep and there will not be anyone around to enjoy them. I think leaving the lights on all night needlessly uses a large amount of electricity and costs people a lot of money.

I don’t think the electric companies mind, but is it the responsible thing to do?

I normally turn our lights off right before bed. Do you leave your lights on at night? If so, why?

How to share and post Excel files on your Blog

If you are looking for a way to collaborate on a MS Excel file with a friend or colleague, take a look at Google Docs. It allows you to upload and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations online without need to have MS Office or Openoffice installed on your PC.

After uploading your documents, you can in vite others to work on the uploaded document.This certainly beats emailing whole Excel files back and forth and trying to keep track on the latest revisions.

To begin, you need to get a gmail account if you don’t have one yet. After logging in, click on Documents, then Upload. Once you’ve uploaded your Excel file, click the file to open it.

On the right side on the open document will be 3 tabs. Click on the middle one that says Share. Then, simply enter the email addresses of the persons you want to collaborate with and click ‘Invite Collaborators’.

How to Track Google Links to your Blog

You know how Google always displayed fewer links to your site than say Yahoo or MSN?

Well they are now giving us better information but not on the regular search pages for queries like link:mydomain.com.

Now if you want to take a look at how many links Google sees (I don't think they still show us 100% of inbound links) all you need to do is follows

1. Setup a Google Webmaster account

2. Verify the website

3. Wait a few days and viola, you get a list of links that Google sees.

Very cool.

How to Make Money on Leap Day

February 29th, or Leap Day as it is commonly known only comes once every four years but it's a perfect opportunity to use novel ways to boost your online sales and make more money online. To jump start your imagination, I've written this article to give you 29 ways that you can tie into leap day and create special offers for your customers.

1. Sell one of your best referrals that normally costs a lot more for just $29

2. Package 29 blogging referral products together for a big discount

3. Offer a special service with a limit of 29 customers only signing up for your blog RSS feed

4. Hold a 29 hour blog sale that starts either five hours early at 7:00 pm on February 28 and runs for 24 hours through midnight on the 29th or all day on the 29th and five hours into March 1. Either way you can increase excitement by cutting your sale off at exactly 29 hours.

5. Write a blog post with 29 of your best tips about whatever topic would help your audience the most

6. Offer a 29 minute blog coaching session at a savings off your regular rate

7. Create a list of 29 highly recommended affiliate products on your blog

8. Make a list of the 29 best books you've ever read on your blog post

9. Make a list of the 29 most influential people in your niche blog

10. Make a list of the 29 best movies you've ever seen on a movie blog

11. List the 29 best blogs in your niche

12. Make a list of 29 reasons why you love your blog

13. Allow your customers to test drive your private blog guest writing for $29

14. Sell ezine ads or text links for $29 using one of my blog advertising techniques

15. Give away 29 free products with a $29 upsell offer using pacemyproduct.com on your blog

16. Create a blog dime sale with a product starting at $2.99 and increasing by 29 cents every hour

17. Run a mini sale that lasts just 29 minutes and use shopping ads for that on your blog

18. Offer the first 29 minutes of an interview or tele-seminar for free with a blog contest

19. Offer a 29 page sample of your ebook with a discount on the full version for subscribing to your blog's RSS feed

20. Open up 29 spots in your blog advertising program

21. Host a giveaway or fire sale along with 28 other blog marketers

22. Auction off 29 ebooks and donate a portion of the proceeds to charity from your blog

23. Create a ebook that includes 29 really good blog posts on one particular topic

24. Write a report warning your readers of 29 mistakes to avoid in blogging

25. Answer your blog readerss 29 biggest questions and problems

26. Post a 29 minute video on your blog revealing great tips for your customers

27. Offer a contest on your blog gving free cd or dvd to 29 customers or just the cost of postage

28. Give away free ezine or blog advertising to 29 customers

29. Create a e-book with 29 motivational quotes and sell it for $2.99 on your blog

PlaceMyProduct.com Re-Launch Special

PlaceMyProduct.com is now reluanched with a new owner and have a special offer to their Loyal Product Placers.

Here is the offer from the new owner Jim Musselwhite:

As its new owner, I want to welcome you to PlaceMyProduct.com and I hope you like what you see so far. We now have a newsletter signup form at http://www.placemyproduct.com/aboutus.php

I encourage you to sign up for this newsletter so that we can continue to send you updates about news and special offers at PlaceMyProduct.com

Speaking of special offers…

Subscribe to our newsletter and you will earn this LIFETIME Bonus!

For any auction that you place on PlaceMyProduct.com, we will payout 90% back to you instead of the usual 80% payout! For LIFE!! So don’t delay. Only those copied on this message have the opportunity to take advantage of this offer.

Remember…this is the ONLY message you will receive, so go now to http://www.PlaceMyProduct.com/aboutus.php and sign up. You’ll be sent a confirmation email so be sure to click on that email so that your subscription is confirmed with us.

Secure your LIFETIME 90% payout offer! You MUST sign up to participate!

Though we will communicate with you regularly, we promise NOT to over-communicate such that you would become annoyed. We’ll only send informative updates as appropriate.

We have some exciting plans for this site as well as related advertising-oriented sites. I’m confident that you’ll find our sites invaluable for your online business(es).

Sincerely,

Jim Musselwhite
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Make more money with Halo Meditation method

I have devised a new way of meditation and I call it "Halo Meditation" method. This is not to be confused with Halo, the best selling game on Xbox. Although I was inspired to discover this innovative method of meditation by paying the Xbox game Halo for over thousand times in the last year. I believe I have played the most levels of this game than anyone else on this planet and so I believe that the new meditation method has been a gift to me from the Almighty.

My Halo Meditation method can be used to meditate almost instantaneously and almost you can do this anytime and from anywhere you are. This does not require you to close your eyes and do the ancient methods of Om or Pranayam or Yoga.

A Halo, is a symbolic representation of the aura, or nimbus of light believed in many cultures to surround a Godly or enlightened person. It is used in art, especially Christian, Buddhist, and Hindu religious images, to depict holiness. The practice is probably a holdover from the identification of deities with the sun.

My Halo Meditation method is nothing but a way to see Aura and/or practice seeing Auras. Choosing good conditions is important: not only you see the Aura better, but also to gain a confidence about what you see.

Situate the person in front of a very softly illuminated PLAIN WHITE background. A color background will change Aura colors, so you need additional knowledge about combining colors. Some combinations of background and Aura colors may cause misinterpretation problems.

Choose ONE SPOT to look at. The middle of the forehead is VERY GOOD. This is a location of so called Brow Chakra or the Third Eye. In some cultures (India) they put a mark on a forehead. Such a mark in ancient times could mean the invitation to look and see the Aura.

Look at this spot for 30 to 60 seconds or longer

After 30 seconds analyze surroundings with your peripheral vision, while still looking at the same spot. Continuing the concentration is most important. Resist temptation to look around. You should see that the background nearby the person is brighter and has a DIFFERENT color than the background further away. This is your own perception of the Aura. The longer you concentrate, the better you will see it. Remember, concentration on one spot increases your sensitivity by accumulating the effect of the Aura vibration reaching your eyes.
Taking a SNAPSHOT of an Aura.

After concentrating long enough to see the aura, close your eyes. For a second or two you will see the Aura ONLY. Be prepared. You have only one second or two until your photosensitive cells will stop vibrating and sending visual sensations to the brain. And if you miss is, you have to start concentrating again. Try to experiment how fast or slow you should close your eyes.

How to see your own Aura

Stand about 1.5 m in front of a good size mirror. In the beginning it is best if the background behind you is plain white and there are no shadows. Illumination should be VERY soft and uniform not bright. Follow instructions above for seeing Auras.

PRACTICE for at least 10-15 minutes each day to increase your sensitivity and develop Auric sight. Remember that practice is required to develop Auric sight.

Make money with Foreign Exchange Essay Contest at Helium

Foreign Exchange has partnered with Helium to get your voice heard on the most pressing global issues of the day.

Share your insight on issues raised by Foreign Exchange: Each title reflects questions raised by the topics discussed on its television series.

The winning articles will be featured on an episode of the Foreign Exchange and on its website!

Foreign Exchange is a weekly, half-hour international affairs series, hosted by acclaimed global journalist Daljit Dhaliwal. The series probes the global questions of the moment from a profound, new perspective.

Join Daljit in conversations with international newsmakers, politicians, diplomats and journalists, as she examines America's role in an increasingly complex and interdependent world.

Trick to get Lowest Car Insurance Quote and Miles

As mentioned earlier in my Blog you can save money by comparing insurance quotes, here is a technique to get the lowest insurance quote possible and some free miles too.

My car insurance policy is due for renewal in March, and its that time of the year to get the 500 Bonus Delta Skymiles from Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance.

Before renewing my policy with Geico, I get my 500 bonus miles from Ameriprise using this link.

I verify that Ameriprise offers the same quote as others on this link.

Then, I go to the company offering the lowest quote and select the following coverages to get the best quote possible

Coverages Limits / Deductibles Total Vehicle Premium: $329.70

Bodily Injury Liability $12,500/$25,000 $57.40
Property Damage Liability $10,000 $52.10
Uninsured Motorist Bodily Injury I Reject this Coverage $0.00
Underinsured Motorist I Reject this Coverage $0.00
Comprehensive $500 Ded. $53.40
Collision $1,000 Ded. $145.70
Emergency Road Service Full Coverage Vehicle $5.40
Rental Reimbursement $25/Day, $750Max $15.70

I have a 2006 New Honda Civic and had to pay $329.70 premium for renewing my Geico Policy for the next 6 months. I will report in September if I get a better deal than $329.70 when I renew this policy again. Let me know by commenting on this blog if you get a better deal than $329.70, for the same coverage.

Make money by using Squidoo

Do you Squidoo ? If you don’t you should!

In case you’ve been living in a barn for the last year I’ll explain what Squidoo is and why it is so useful.

What is Squidoo - Squidoo is a new social marketing type site that allows it’s users to create what is called a “lens” A lens is simply a customized page that anyone can create. These lenses can easily be customized with a cool (easy) back-panel.

You can add your own products, Website links, affiliate links, articles etc. to your lens.

Why is Squidoo so Useful? - Quite simply because it ranks HIGH in the search engines. More and more squidoo lenses are coming up for HIGHLY competitive keywords every day. In other words, create a lens for your main niche keyword and there is a very good chance that the lens will outrank your own niche website.

If you want to take a look at my lens you can by following this link - http://www.squidoo.com/cschwabs. I would love to see your comments there.

How to Form an LLC for Your Blog

When I first started making money online, I was doing everything under my name for the first few years. Having a business name not only makes you look more legitimate, but it can also keep your personal assets safe, should you ever be sued. Is your blog or web site is finally starting to pick up? For the past several months or years, you may have been doing everything under your name for business. Now you want to get more legitimate and start your own company and become an LLC. What are the best methods for registering for an LLC and how can you avoid those costly lawyer fees?

The old fashion way to file for an LLC, is to contact your accountant or lawyer and have them do all of the dirty work for you… which will end up costing you a decent amount. Now with the power of the internet, the process of registering for an LLC is not only faster, but much cheaper.

Companies like LegalZoom offer services which range from $139, plus state filing fees (which can range around $200-$500) for a basic LLC registration, and also offer a “deluxe package” for $369. The deluxe package includes delivery of all completed paperwork within a 7-10 day period. Another site, MyCorporation also provides the same type of services, which range in the $200-$300 area, but include state filing fees. You can visit their site and plug in your state to get a full estimate on setting everything up. Lastly, The Company Corporation also has an excellent site. Right off their main page you can select your state and type of entity you are looking for. After clicking submit, the next page will give you an in depth run down on costs and what your package will include.

If you would like to take on the task yourself, you can still file for an LLC without going through another party. You can go to Google and search for the Secretary of your state, then you will find the necessary paper work. It is still recommended that you hire a laywer to go over the benefits and non-benefits of moving over to an LLC. Moving over to an LLC, can/will also change your current tax setup and preparations. Without paying the additional fees to use a company like LegalZoom or MyCorporation, the paper work isn’t that tough… but I personally would rather pay the extra bucks to have it done correctly and not have to worry about it.

How To Find Unclaimed Money and Property ?

If you want to find or collect “lost” money owed to you, you’ve just found the holy grail of unclaimed money sites.
An estimated 7 out of 10 Americans are owed unclaimed money.
Unless you know where to look, you’ll never find a dime of your unclaimed money.
The U.S. Government DOES NOT have one central database for unclaimed money.

How to make money with snow removal services ?

If you decide to have someone plow your drive, here's how it works financially:

1. You pick a snow removal company. You usually select based on price as well as terms (how often/under what conditions they'll plow your drive.)

2. Once you pick a company, you pay them for the full year upfront. I always found this to be interesting since 1) you don't know if you'll even need the service -- what if it doesn't snow much? and 2) you're paying them to render a service and you're not yet sure they'll render it. That's why I would never hire a firm without a solid recommendation from someone I trust.

3. The payment depends on the size/shape of your driveway. Ours is a standard, short, flat, two-car drive and I've seen quotes in the $250 to $300 range. We're about in the lowest price bracket there is -- and it can go way up from here.

4. This financial arrangement is a bet by both parties. The client is betting it will be a bad winter and he'll get his money's worth. The company is betting it won't be so bad that they'll lose money on driver pay, gas, salt, etc. during the year.

5. A friend who owns a snow removal company told me that the breakeven point is 25 trips. If he makes fewer than 25 trips to a location each year, he'll make money. If it's more than 25 trips, he loses money.

6. How many trips are needed depends on the agreement (my friend's company plows anytime it snows at least two inches), the amount of snow (of course) and when the snow falls (better during the day, on weekends, and all at once.)

Personally, we use a combination approach of shoveling and a snowblower. I have a small drive and not a huge amount of sidewalk space, so it's manageable.

What about you? How do you get the snow off your driveway and how much does it cost?