Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Come out of your shell
Reasons to buy Google Mini Enterprise
The Google Mini offers the simplicity and power of Google's universal search technology at a great price. An integrated hardware and software solution, the Mini offers true plug-and-play installation and can be purchased online. Whether you're looking to search your company's internal information or your public website, the Mini has the features for your business.
An affordable way for small companies to use Google search technology on their own Web sites and servers, the Google Mini 2.0 search appliance is also very easy to deploy. A much enhanced Web-based management interface is a feature if this considerably smaller new version, along with support for unlimited index collections and the ability to include Windows network shares in indexing crawls.
The Google Mini's relevant search results and customizable user interface make it a perfect solution for website search. Integration with Google Sitemaps also makes it easy to submit your website for inclusion in Google.com search results.
The Google Mini can search up to 300,000 documents in 220 different file types and supports document-level security so that users only see the content they're authorized to view. And the Mini's new OneBox for Enterprise feature enables users to view search results from a variety of business applications in a single Google interface.
Make money visiting Texas Historic Landmark
Note that no pictures are allowed in the house, but photographs can be taken outside the historic landmark.
The history of The W.H. Stark House is as impressive as the landmark itself. It was built in 1894 by W.H. Stark and his wife, Miriam Lutcher Stark. It remains open currently for public tours, allowing visitors to view the Stark family’s original furnishings and personal effects, as well as rare 18th and 19th century decorative arts.
As the only surviving structure of many that once lined the tree-shaded, residential neighborhood in Orange, Texas, The W.H. Stark House is a unique testament to Texas’ social history and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark by the Texas Historical Commission.
Today, the three-story structure stands much as it did at the turn of the 20th century, with fifteen rooms of original family furnishings, personal effects and decorative arts, including antique rugs, original textiles, silver, cut glass, and antique porcelain. Also featured are the Stark family’s impressive collections of American Brilliant Period cut glass, pressed and pattern glass, milk glass, porcelains, and other 18th and 19th century decorative accessories. The interior of both the W.H. Stark House and its adjacent Carriage House depicts the home life of the Starks in the early 1900s and provides an extraordinary statement of Texas’ social history.
The original owners and occupants were both avid collectors. Together, they amassed many 18th and 19th century decorative works as well as artistic pieces from their travels around the globe. A portion of the collection is also available online.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
New Optional Benchmarking Feature Available in Google Analytics
By providing data sharing options, we hope to provide you with transparency, control, and new services based on your preferences.
Industry benchmarking is the first new feature available to those who opt to share their data.
Benchmarking lets you compare your metrics against industry verticals.
To enable this optional new feature, an administrator on your account will need to make the following selections on the Google
Analytics data sharing settings page:
1. Log into your account. You'll see the yellow data sharing settings box on the Analytics Settings page.
2. Click the "More data sharing options" link within the yellow box.
3. Select the second checkbox to specify that you want to share your data "Anonymously with Google products and the benchmarking service". You can also choose to share your data "With Google products only" to take advantage of advanced Google advertising products and services as they become available.
The industry benchmarking feature is currently in beta. Once you have enabled benchmarking, it may take up to two weeks before the categorized, aggregated and anonymized benchmarking data shows up in your reports.
In addition to the new benchmarking service, opting to share your data will also enable you to take advantage of new advanced Google products and services as they become available. These services will offer greater insight and sophistication to users who have opted to share their data.
However, if you would prefer not to use these services, simply specify on the settings page that you don't want to share your data.
Tribeca Film Feast - Your Seat Is Waiting
As an American Express Cardmember you have exclusive access to a unique dining
experience at Tribeca Film Feast 2008.
In conjunction with the 7th annual Tribeca Film Festival, American Express invites you to Tribeca Film Feast 2008 at select fine dining establishments in Tribeca and Union Square - from April 23 to May 4, 2008.
As a Cardmember, you can enjoy innovative 3 course prix fixe menus from renowned chefs.
Inspired by the themes of the films being screened at the Festival, these menus illustrate the creative affinity between film and food.
For the list of participating restaurants and to view the special Tribeca Film Feast menus visit
americanexpress.com/tribeca.
While you're there, be sure to check out all of the exclusive Cardmember benefits at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
How to get extra 10% on your 2007 Economic Stimulus check?
Sears plans on offering a 10% bonus to anyone who converts their fiscal-stimulus checks into a Sears or Kmart gift card.
The announcement came as many scrambled to turn in their taxes, which are due at midnight. The Internal Revenue Service will begin sending the checks in early May.
Customers can present their checks at a cash register at Sears and Kmart to convert it into a gift card at the full value of the check, and to receive a bonus gift card worth 10% of the check.
The details for shoppers who elect to receive the fiscal-stimulus check by direct deposit are still being worked out, but they will likely be able to register online to receive a coupon to bring to stores.
To be eligible, the amount of gift cards purchased must be equal to the full value of the stimulus check.
The promotion is scheduled to last between May 14 and July 19. The gift cards have no expiration and no fees.
Does this tempt you? Or will your rebate check go towards paying off some debt?
FREE Microsoft Office Accounting Express
Just go to Microsoft Office Online and click on “Download Accounting Express 2008 for free”.
Note that this is not a free trial or an evaluation version. You’re getting the full version and a free license.
Here is the link to the offer:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/accountingexpress/FX101729681033.aspx
Complimentary movie theatre & museum tickets
Link to Offer
GETTING 4 COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO YOUR CHOICE OF MOVIE THEATRE OR MUSEUM IS EASY.
Use any American Express Card at a participating merchant between April 1, 2008 - May 31, 2008*…and follow the simple steps below
Enter your zip code for a list of participating museums, AMC Theatres®, Cinemark & Regal Cinemas in your area**.
To receive 4 complimentary museum or movie tickets from American Express, send in the entry form with American Express Card receipts. You can find a form at any merchant participating in the program. Receipts must be for American Express Card purchases made at participating merchants between 4/1/08 - 5/31/08 and postmarked by 6/30/08. Copies of receipts acceptable. Limit one offer per Cardmember. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Card terms and conditions apply.
After we verify that the purchase requirement was met, you will receive 4 complimentary tickets to either a movie or a museum via first class mail.
IzeaFest - Blogger Takeover day at Universal Orlando
The most amazing thing about IzeaFest is the price - just $50 for the first 50 people. It goes up to a still very affordable $65 after the first 50. Not only does this fee cover all the sessions, it also includes the opening party with open bar and a bag full of swag! Bloggers wishing to continue the party can join for a Blogger Takeover day at Universal Orlando for another $79.12
Wining lottery number now available
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Google AdSense April Payment Proof
This is my payment proof for Google AdSense. I want to show the latest proof, hence it took me much time for posting this proof. Hence I would totally recommend you to join Google AdSense. If you have not heard about this site before just read my post on my referrals that make you over $5,000. In short, all you need is a 3 months old blog with frequent updates. Join now.
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Friday, April 25, 2008
RevolutionMoneyExchange offers $25
RevolutionMoneyExchange offers $25 to new customers who open an account by May 15, 2008. This deadline keeps getting extended. It also offers $10 per successful referral of new customers. Those referrals can be accomplished by your causing RevolutionMoneyExchange to send an email to the new customer, or by putting a banner on your website on which your readers may click. Thus I hope you will click on mine. You still get the free $25 and the opprotunity to earn referral bonuses, and I get my $10. Thanks.
This company is direct competition to PayPal. So far as I can tell, it does pretty much the same thing. Though you must sign up by May 15, 2008, to get the $25 bonus (unless they extend this offer), you have 30 days from signup to link to a checking account and retrieve the bonus. I have successfully moved my $25 and some referral money to my checking account.
After you open your account, you could then refer you spouse for another $10 to you and an additional $25 to your family. Hmm... that's $60 so far...
From the bottom of the page you get: "Revolution MoneyExchange Account issued by First Bank and Trust, Brookings, SD, Member FDIC and part of the Fishback Financial Corporation."
Recently I found some links to articles and discussions that convince me that this is a legitimate business intending to compete with PayPal.
Northwest and Delta Airlines Post Merger Rewards
Northwest and Delta Airlines will be merging soon. So you want to get offers from both airlines now, before half of them disappear. Some examples that come to mind:
1. There are offers for both Northwest and Delta credit cards. One type will probably disappear.
2. American Express Membership Rewards point are convertible to Delta, but not Northwest miles. It is not known if that conversion will be available after the merger.
3. TD Ameritrade, Fidelity Investments, and Sharebulider have an offers for Delta, but not for Northwest. The Delta offers may disappear.
4. Comerica Bank has a Northwest offer that may disappear.
5. U.S. Bank has a debit card offer for Northwest that may disappear.
6. Delta and Northwest have different partners in the Home Building section of my Finance page. Some may disappear.
7. Chase offers Delta miles for student loans, but not Northwest miles.
8. Ameriprise Auto Insurance offers Delta, but not Northwest miles for getting a quote.
9. Ameriprise Financial Advisor offers Delta, but not Northwest miles for getting a consultation.
10. More Northwest than Delta miles are offered for cell phone deals.
11. T-Mobile HotSpot offers Delta, but not Northwest miles.
12. Various shopping portals, including those of Delta and Northwest, offer different miles deals for purchases. Get the better ones now.
13. There are Delta offers for newspaper subscriptions, that are not offered by Northwest.
14. The Netflix/Delta offer is better than that for Northwest. It is not known which will survive.
15. e-counters.com offers Delta, but not Northwest miles.
16. Delta has a drycleaning program with and up front bonus for signing up. Northwest does not.
17. Vinesse Wine Clubs currently has a better offer for Northwest miles than for Delta miles.
DoClix ContextGain Review
I first started using DoClix ContextGain on my blog, http://ghostrider30.blogspot.com since February 11th.
I discontinued it due to the low revenue being generated from it.
Here is another quick review survey I got from them :
1) Do you remember where you heard about us/how you found us?
Google AdSense Ads
2) How is the system working for you?
Not serving good ads. DoClix generating very litte income
3) Is there anything you would like to see added to the system that you feel would be really useful for you?
I would like more dynamic ads and hybrid ads like Kontera, and also I would like to see open statement that these ads are not violating Google Adsense TOS due to the popup kind of behavior.
Exclusive Package with the Blue ProjectSM
American Express has partnered with Kerzner International to offer Blue from American Express®, Blue Cash from American Express®, Blue Sky from American Express and Clear from American Express® Cardmembers an exclusive travel experience at The Reef. This offering provides Cardmembers with a number of exclusive and additional educational experiences.
Exclusively available to these Cardmembers are:
1. A 15% discount1 on a minimum of 3-night/4-day accommodations at The Reef starting at $749 with the American Express discount (regularly priced packages begin at $899)
2. Behind-the-scenes access to the marine lab with a reef specialist and a tour of the fish nursery
3. A chance to plant coral sprouts with your own two hands
4. A Blue Welcome Gift upon arrival and a Blue Orientation tour with an Adventure Planner
The experience also includes two Blue Reef AdventuresSM and airport transportation to and from the Reef. In addition, for each room booked, a donation will be made to Kerzner Marine Foundation on behalf of The Blue ProjectSM. In order for Cardmembers to take advantage of the exclusive offer, the booking must be made directly at www.atlantis.com/blue or by calling 1-800-ATLANTIS.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
How to Check Scam Online Money-Makers?
So, how are you going to verify if the program you are joining is LEGIT?
1. Search. The first thing you should do, which I personally do, is to search the Internet thru your favorite search engine like Google or Yahoo for reviews or forums about the earning site you are planning to join. Read what other people say and think about the program. Remember: do not just rely on only one review or forum. Gather information about the program as many as possible taking in consideration the good and bad side of the program. Note that if there are people who are unsatisfied with the said program, then it is better to think twice before signing up.
2. Ask. If you are a member to a forum site, then I advise you to post a discussion asking other members for their personal experiences about the said program. As stated earlier, don’t just look at the good side. Focus more on the bad side of the program. If you think it is not worthy to join, then don’t. But if you think it is worth a try, then go for it.
3. Assess. The third and last thing you should do is to review how the site earns. If the offer sounds too good to be true, then don’t join. Just forget about it and don’t waste your time and money over something that is uncertain. Remember that the Internet is a place of online scammers, so beware. Better be aware from the start rather than regretting in the end.
Advantages of FREE Blogger Platform
In my opinion, choosing a suitable blogging platform depends on the blogger himself. His technical expertise must be taken into consideration before deciding if he should go for Blogger, Wordpress, or any self hosted platform.
I use the free Blogger platform because, obviously, aside from being free, it's easier to use and user friendly - which is a big factor to newbie bloggers like me. Some average bloggers, even professionals, says in forums that Wordpress is better than Blogger. I admit, one blogger even advised me to switch to Wordpress and offered help.
Sound great. But, honestly I am not yet ready for Wordpress or any other platform. I am satisfied with Blogger and everything is great with me. I like my template. I am now familiar with almost everything about Blogger. I am not very proficient with HTML especially PHP so I think I have to stick using Blogger for now. If time comes that a need for switching to another platform arise well let's see. As of now, I will keep myself with Blogger.
I know different bloggers who became successful in blogging using the Blogger platform so I think I can be like them too. I also heard that Google prioritizes Blogger blogs... so since there are a lot of benefits in using Blogger in my case, why should I switch? Not yet :D
Now you know why I am using the Blogger platform, can you also share which platform are you using and why?
Privacy Policy for ghostrider30.blogspot.com
Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers, I use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.
E-mail Subscription
If a user wishes to subscribe to my posts via e-mail (powered by Feedburner), I ask for contact information such as name and email address. Out of respect for my users’ privacy, a way to opt-out of these communications is provided.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. My blog uses cookies for tracking visitors’ activity. Some of my business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, I have no access to or control over these cookies, once I have given permission for them to set cookies for advertising. You can choose not to accept cookies by modifying your browser settings. At any time, you may remove any cookie stored on your hard drive by deleting them in your browser’s settings section.
Links
This blog contains links to other sites. Please be aware that I am not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. I encourage my users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
Advertisers
I use outside ad companies to display ads on my site. These ads may contain cookies and are collected by the ad companies, and I do not have access to these information. I work with the ad companies like Google Adsense, Kontera, and Bidvertiser. Please check their websites for respective privacy policies.
Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding my privacy policy, please contact me by sending your email at cschwabs@yahoo.com.
Privacy Policy For Google Adsense Publishers
Their new TOS popped up after I logged in my account later last month but honestly, I did not read it. I thought it was a technical issue so I just clicked on "I agree" and continued checking my Adsense earnings.
But after reading from several blogs saying it's a must to create a Privacy Policy for each Google Adsense publishers and post it on their blogs or websites, I felt obliqued. I thought I should post a Privacy Policy in all of my blogs using Adsense ads. I've created - I mean copied and edited- my own and posted next.
If you are an Adsense publisher, you should know that it's a must to have a Privacy Policy on all your AdSense sites. This is not optional. When you agreed to the new terms, you agreed to do this too.
Better do it rather than be sorry in the future. We all know that Google Adsense are strict in terms of complying with their policies. I am starting to post Privacy Policy in all my blogs using Adsense.
I think you should too.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Is Bad Credit Good?
I am not recommending that you purposely try to get a bad credit rating, but if you already have one, it isn't all bad. The habits that got you there would probably get you into even more trouble if you could borrow more bad credit loans. Look at it as an opportunity to stop going further into debt, and a chance to learn better habits.
Start paying cash for everything. Pay down those credit card balances (the higher interest ones first). The moment you get those cards paid off, start setting aside money to buy a good used car for cash. When you've done that, start putting what would have been a car payment into a savings account, for a future down payment on house or a business (the only things you should borrow for). A bad credit credit card rating can be good thing, if you take it as a lesson and an opportunity.
How to make money while playing games online?
First of all, there is the Search and Win feature which pays you for searching. Just make the moola search engine your homepage and use it like you would any other search engine and you have the potential to make money every time you search. When you make a search a wheel will pop up with a bunch of dollar amounts around it. You spin the wheel and whatever it lands on, you win! Doing this a few times a day will add up your balance very quickly and allow you to play at a higher level.
Currently there are 3 games that you can play: High or Low in which they give you a card and you have to pick whether the next card will be higher or lower, Ro Sham Bo, which is a rock paper scissors type game, and Goldrush in which they give you six pieces of gold to compete against another player with.
Moola is highly addictive and fun, and can earn you a few extra bucks while you’re playing. If you’re interested in giving it a try, follow this link and sign up.
http://www.moola.com:80/moopubs/b2b/exc/join.jsp?sid=4d544d744d5445794f544177-2
Make sure you test the link to see if my nickname "cschwabs" is displayed. All invitations will be sent from "donotreply@moolamailserver.com"
Increase page rank with Post Exchange (Beta)
Smorty have recently added a new feature to your admin panels aimed at increasing page rank, search engine results, traffic and building a tighter community.
Post exchange is all about writing positive posts about each others blogs. Bloggers from the same category and related star ratings will have the opportunity to review each others blogs. It works in the same way as a sponsored review, however this is completely free.
For every post you write for a fellow blogger, a different blogger will write a post for you. This means relevant traffic can be passed between similar blogs and a strong community can be built by helping each other.
To be a part of this community please log into your Smorty account https://members.smorty.com/ and follow the link to Post Exchange from top menu.
Be sure to read the FAQ's and rules that I had posted here before starting.
Good luck and happy blogging to you all.
Improved Ranking at Alexa
One change, however, is definitely a big one: Alexa is now using several sources for its rankings. So far, Alexa has measured rankings of web sites according to the users of their Alexa Toolbar, and this was the main source of users’ and experts’ criticism. For one, the Toolbar is not available for all platforms (you can’t get it for a Mac, and that’s why Mac-oriented sites have always ranked poorly on Alexa). Secondly, the Toolbar was reportedly mostly used by the tech-savvy demographic which are interested in rankings, and therefore various technology and SEO sites were perhaps unfairly well ranked.
Now, the Toolbar is not the only source of data anymore, although Alexa doesn’t elaborate on what exactly these other sources are. While this certainly sounds like an improvement, until we get the details about these mystical new data sources, it’s hard to assume that Alexa is more or less accurate. What do you think? Has the Alexa ranking for your website changed? Please let us know in the comments.
Update: if you’re wondering why the “max” setting shows only the last 9 months, it’s because the old data is no longer available. This is a big drawback, as one of Alexa’s biggest strengths was the fact that they had data for several years back. Luckily, the change is only temporary; nevertheless, they can expect thousands of emails from angry users who’ll want their old data past the 9 months range.
Make Mad Cash with Rubicon Ad Network Optimizer
Automatic is our Ad Network Optimizer, for which we charge 10% of revenue across all managed inventory. We're offering you a free 30-day trial of the Automatic; we also offer the Manual, our Ad Network Ad Server, where you can manage your own networks at no cost.
What makes the Automatic special? It includes an array of new features to help you Make (even more) Mad Cash from ads on your website. Some highlights:
Optimization 2.0: our smart-matching supercomputer (we call it the Mad Cash Machine) delivers algorithmic, data-backed matches to boost your eCPMs, while the Default Killer works behind the scenes to increase your fill rates. Higher CPMs and higher fill rates? Cha-ching!
Add your own ad networks: we provide introductions for you as always, but now you can bring your own networks aboard, too, if you'd like. We've simplified our user interface to deliver even more clear, easy-to-read information about Sites, Networks, and those beloved, consolidated Reports
Revenue by Site allows you to track revenue and measure performance for multiple Sites within one Rubicon Project account
There's lots more, but we won't slow you down. Turn the ignition and enjoy the new features for yourself. We're confident you'll be pleased with Automatic, the Ad Network Optimizer. Enjoy your 30-day free trial - we look forward to your continued feedback and input.
SEO gimmicks with SharedNews and ShareScore
As well, you’ll have a plethora of new friend notices to see who they are becoming friends with, how their ShareScore grows or decreases and when they update their profile. Other system notices include Private Messages or when a review is sent back for some edits. When you go to check it out in the Community tab, make sure you update your status to let all your friends know what you think!
ShareScore Update
In the first three weeks since launch, ShareScore has had an amazing impact on the quality of activity within the community. Almost everyone is stepping up to the plate and taking community responsibility in voting for only the best reviews, helping to police bad content through the reporting tool, and helping new users get started as our community grows.
Congratulations to our first members who have hit a 100% ShareScore, earning the right to place more votes than anyone else in the community. Everyone keep up the great work!
Development of additional social features such as Groups and Applications for other social networks continues, so please keep your feedback coming in on how we can help you grow your community and earnings in new and better ways.
What a Reward-athon!
A few members earned more than $1,000. A couple dozen members earned at least $600. And hundreds of new members who joined Helium after the Reward-athon began won stars and money.
Want to meet some happy Helium writers? Then join in the Congratulations to all Reward-athon participants in the Helium Community.
Many have asked if there will ever be another Reward-athon. That's a good question. As you all know, Helium always comes up with something exciting.
Join Bloggers Unite For Human Rights On May 15!
On May 15th 2008, let's come together and all blog about Human Rights. There are dozens and dozens of human rights issues that you can write about. The one you choose is up to you.
Topics to Consider
1. The wrongful imprisonment of journalists covering assemblies.
2. Governments that ignore the plight of citizens left tot he mercy of gangs.
3. The censorship of the Internet in order to prevent freedom of expression.
4. Harsh punishments that include torture, forced labor, and starvation.
5. Sexual assault against women by members of military or militia.
How To Join Bloggers Unite!
To join, simply visit the Bloggers Unite page (http://unite.blogcatalog.com/) to get more information. Then, on Thursday, May 15th, write a blog post that shares awareness about human rights.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Resources and Natual photography at Fading Words
The website also provides resources and layouts for visitors to use. This is a good start for visitors to admire the contents and get some ideas on layouts and using appealing graphics on the website. If you use any of the resources you must credit the author by putting a visible link back to fadingwords.com on every page were that resource has been used. You may only use the resources, graphics, and/or coding for your own personal noncommercial use.
The blog has some exciting prizes just for setting up a link back button on your website.
-1st Prize-A free domain for one year!(.com .net or .org)
-2nd Prize-A free .info domoin for one year!
The blogger Alex, is a simple guy living in a California. He loves photography, and every single picture in the blog has an amazing story behind it, just like every person.
Pictures capture those single moments in life that we sometimes never notice and might never see. Being a student at AV College, author is trying to picture his life and sometimes himself.
Random, with a lot of things to say about everything that could come to mind.
FREE links with Smorty Post exchange program
Post exchange works on a point based system. For every post you write, a different blogger can write a post for you in return. Exchange as many posts as you can until you have used up your chosen category of bloggers. You can take one task at a time. Once this has been submitted you may take your next task. For every post you write, a post will be written for you by a different blogger, one for one.
Posts are exchanged among the blogs under the same category as yours.
Your posts will be exchanged only under similar Smorty star rated bloggers.
There is no reciprocal delivery. That means there is no cross linking.
Blogs are only selected from the same category with closer star ratings to yours.
To keep it simple and fair Google page rank has no effect on task delivery.
Post exchange ratings are affected in the same way as paid posts affect your rating. Your star rating will be affected by a disputed post, a declined post and an approved post. Bloggers can also manually give you a rating out of 5 stars for your post.
You can only dispute a post based on the same post exchange rules you must follow. The are outlined to the right of this page. If a post does not comply with the post exchange rules then it can be disputed a maximum of three times. The writer of the post has two chances to fix the problem. On the third time it will be declined automatically and a new blogger will take the task.
Rules
1. Posts must be uniquely written
2. Post and exact link must be permanent.
3. Minimum 150 words.
4. Posts must be accessible from home page.
5. Posts must be written in English.
6. Posts must have correct spelling and grammar.
7. Posts must be related to target blogs main topic.
8. Posts must only link to target blog.
9. Posts must not use "no follow tag"
10. Posts must not be listed in a sponsored category.
11. Anchor text must be part of a sentence.
12. No pornographic, hate content or use of bad language.
Know your world with machinbidule
This blog started on 1st July 2007 and now uses a good mix of all web technologies like PHP, ASP.NET, MySQL, Javascript and so on. For site layouts, they use softwares like Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Imageready, CorelDraw MX, Adobe Flash, MS Frontpage, Adobe Dreamweaver and Corel R.A.V.E etc.with a new resolution to face the world.
You will find articles in various categories like shown below:
*Cell Phone
*Creativity
*Designs
*General
*Personal
*Reviews
*Softwares
*Web Designing
Bloggers usually fill up their blogs with advertisement banners and links which is very distracting. But they've somehow manage to make their blog look decent yet incorporates some advertisements.
I recommend you visit this blog and read the posts and you’ll be sure to find some information of something you’ve always wanted to know.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
A money making article marketing exchange solution
Its been integrated with my ground breaking organic linking system that made a tiny mention of last month in my blog.
It literally adds a whole new meaning to organic paid and exchanged links.
It creates links so organic, no one can possibly decipher that they have been purchased or exchanged. Links so natural, they appear in your actual site content. Links so exceptional, they add value and depth to already existing content. Links so powerful, they bring you not only top search engine rankings but also direct traffic!
You should have:
- At least 1 site with PR 1+
- A server with PHP and Apache (90% of servers qualify here, if you have cPanel and Web Host Manager you likely qualify, ask your site host to make sure)
- A willingness to give your honest feedback and point out issues that arise.
- A willingness to sign a basic NDA (non-disclosure agreement) guaranteeing your silence regarding our proprietary technology until public release.
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Three steps to increasing AdBrite revenue yield
This simple 3-step plan should increase your chances of maximizing revenue yield. These are fairly basic tips, but often it’s the tried-and-true advice that works best.
1) Choose prominent, above-the-fold zone placements
The old adage says three things matter in real estate: location, location, location. The same is true for online advertising.
To maximize revenue production, make sure your AdBrite ad zone is prominently placed. This usually means “above the fold” (at the top of the page) or near other content areas where users are likely to discover and engage with ad messages.
With more prominent placements, users are more likely to click on your text ads, and banner advertisers will find your inventory more desirable. All of this should increase your revenue yield per page.
2) Choose banner-and-text zones
AdBrite offers site owners lots of flexibility to choose how ads are displayed on your sites.
Over time, we’ve found that standard zone sizes, which expose your site to banner and text ads in our auction, yield maximum revenue for publishers. For example, the medium rectangle (300×250) is our highest-yielding ad placement.
Choosing one of our five standard banner-and-text zone sizes exposes your zone to the maximum possible advertiser demand from both banner and text advertisers. More buyers usually means more relevant ads and a higher price.
3) Try Inline and Full Page Ad products
By choosing above-the-fold banner-and-text zones, you’ve already set yourself up to receive our highest-yielding banner and text ads. To boost your revenue even further, try inline ads and Full Page Ads.
Inline ads are interactive and take up less real estate than standard zones. Up to eight words that you already have on your site will be highlighted, and you generate revenue when a user mouses over the double-underlined word and clicks on an associated text ad.
Full Page Ads allow you to earn incremental revenue without using your website space. Publishers running Full Page Ads typically generate $3-10 CPMs for those ads.
Family Dollar $5.00 of Coupon
There is a $5.00 off coupon with purchases totaling at least $25.00.
I shop there anyway, so there was no problem reaching the minimum.
The coupon is good through 4/14/08.
And you can grab a few flyers at the store and return to use more coupons.
Aductions to commence business operations in Malaysia
The name and address to our Malaysian office is:
Aductions Sdn. Bhd
L6-03A Wisma BU8
No 11 Lebuh Bandar Utama
47800 Petailing Jaya
Malaysia
The move to set up an office in Malaysia is part of our strategy to extend our services to the media buyers and publishers located in Malaysia and other countries in South East Asia.
What have we been up to?
Our United States and Malaysian team members have been working very closely with some of the Malaysian media buyers that have expressed great interest in running their ad campaigns on the Aductions Advertising Platform. Most of these media buyers like the platform because of its transparency and precise targetability features.
Coming soon
We are also rolling out a new feature that will allow publishers to choose if they want media buyers to procure their ad spaces at a discount in return for a long term commitment to advertise on their site. We will provide you with some more details about this feature very soon.
What do you need to do?
Please make sure the Aductions ad code is installed on your site in order for the system to collect and build a traffic profile on your ad space. Media buyers use these profiles to determine which ad space is the best fit for their ad campaigns.
Finally, we are very glad to commence business in Malaysian and we look forward to helping you sell your inventory and manage your ad campaigns more effectively.
SharedReviews: The Art of Reputation
This is a new system that will measure some of your activities within the community and assign bonuses and negatives to those actions based on how much they contribute to the overall goals of the community, which is to have the best community and the highest quality reviews available anywhere online.
Reputation Score will be the NEW tie breaker for all reviews that tie for a revenue earning position, starting with the April Cycle. Also, we have designed your Reputation Score to determine how many votes you will be allowed to cast per category. Everyone starts with a Reputation Score of 50%; members with a score between 25% to 74% will be able to cast only 2 votes per subcategory, with scores above or below this range increasing or decreasing the allowed votes per subcategory in real-time. Here is the breakdown:
100%: 4 votes per category
75% - 99%: 3 votes per category
25%-74%: 2 votes per category
1%-24%: 1 vote per category
0%: 0 Votes
March SharedReviews Earnings Report for ghostrider30.blogspot.com
Here's the report you've been waiting for!
March Cycle Totals:
1) Total Community Reviews that were voted on: 8010
2) Total Votes cast by the community: 98594
3) Community share of revenue this cycle: $10,000.00
Here are your March 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
Congratulations, your total March 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 March 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!
Kontera at ad:tech San Francisco
Worldwide shows blend keynote speakers, topic driven panels and workshops to provide attendees with the tools and techniques they need to compete in a changing world.
Six incredible keynote presentations are lined up for ad:tech San Francisco – make sure you're there! Keynotes are included with a free Exhibit Hall pass
Kontera at ad:tech San Francisco
Dates: April 15-17, 2008
Location: Moscone Center
Our booth, #6277, will be located near the Café and Wifi Lounge.
Drinks are on us!
Join us for Happy Hour at the Kontera booth on Tuesday, April 15th at 4 PM.
Come by booth, have a cold beer and meet the team. While you're there, enter our raffle for the chance to win an iPod Touch!
ad:tech San Francisco is an interactive advertising and technology conference and exhibition.
We're excited about the opportunity to meet with brand marketers, advertising agencies and online publishers under one roof, and we look forward to seeing you there.
Register online to attend the free keynotes and to browse all the leading suppliers – experts in the digital marketing space. Compare and contrast, evaluate and shortlist in a non-jargon environment. Get ahead of the curve at ad:tech San Francisco
Make sure to attend ad:tech Awards that recognizes the talented designers and strategic thinkers who demonstrate excellence in interactive marketing. Winners will be recognized in 25 categories by some of the industry's top leaders.
Kontera is a leading provider of In-Text Advertising & Information Solutions. With over 9,000 publishers in its network, reaching over 75 Million unique users per month, Kontera works with thousands of brand and direct marketers to maximize publisher revenue, optimize campaign performance and enhance overall user experience. www.kontera.com.
A new way to reward Helium writers
Just as we are constantly improving the site, we are continually looking at our business to make improvements. As we've matured with 100,000+ writers on the site, we realize that not all those writers have remained active on Helium. Some writers submitted just a few articles and left the site, while others have become active, even addicted members of our community.
As we have begun to analyze the Helium Ad Revenue Share model, we have identified a long tail of articles on our site that are earning pennies, nickels and dimes that belong to writers who are no longer involved with Helium. We feel that this long tail of earnings might be better utilized if we shared it with our active members – those of you who are turning Helium into the successful, thriving site it has become.
So we're floating the idea of a new payment system. Our concept is to share our ad revenue only with members of the Helium community who maintain one rating star on the site. A single rating star is easy to obtain, and as we all know, rating is at the core of Helium's success. You can earn a rating star by doing only 40 "quality" ratings within the last 90 days – that's less than 15 ratings per week!
Why a rating star and not a writing star? As it turns out, our payment system is geared to allocating payments toward the best content on the site, so the starred writers are already being paid their fair share. Although it's true that every article on Helium participates in the ad revenue share, it turns out that the better-ranked articles get far more views, and as a result, they earn more than lower-ranked articles. That's the way it should be.
If writing is the heart of Helium, rating is its soul. The success of Helium is based on its community of writers who are sharing their insights, knowledge and creativity through submissions. And success at Helium is also driven by the judgments we provide every day through rating.
Let us know what you think. You can join a conversation about this on the Helium boards. Or drop an email to heliumnewsfeedback@helium.com.
Invite Your Friends to Kontera and Get Cash
*Log into Kontera’s Publisher Center using your user name and password
*Select “My Account” tab and click on “Invite a Friend”.
*Type in your friends’ names and send away
*Your friends sign up through the link on your email.
*You will get a $25 bonus for every friend you bring who reaches 50,000 page views within 60 days of sign up.
Can’t wait to meet your friends!
Happy Monetizing with Rubicon Certified Ad Space
Rubicon released first-ever market research report: "2008 Online Advertising Market Report - Q1: Ad Network Landscape, Trends & Outlook."
Here's the scoop on what these things mean for your website:
The Rubicon Certified Ad Space program is our new independent verification program created to ensure your carefully segmented ad space is bringing you top dollar. The great news for you? As one of the 15% of websites we selected from our of 5000 applicants to participate in our private Beta, your site is already Rubicon Certified. Our goal is to bring your ad space greater visibility - and greater value - by touting its certification to our ad network partners every day. Read our press release about the program here.
The Q1: Ad Network Landscape, Trends & Outlook report is intended as a guide through the chaotic landscape of ad networks and revenue optimization that you face every day. We hope you might find it useful to help make smart decisions for your business.
Make money with Carousel widget
As one of the first online affiliate marketing programs, Associates has a 10-year track record of developing solutions to help website owners, Web developers, and Amazon sellers make money.
Associates drive internet traffic to Amazon.com through specially formatted links that allow us to track sales and other activity.
Associates earn up to 10% in referral fees on all qualifying revenue made through their links.
Amazon has now launched a new widget for Amazon Associates that includes an engaging new display format plus multiple product selection options.
The Carousel widget presents products in an interactive 3D display allowing you to select either the Carousel or Ferris Wheel format in multiple sizes that work for your site.
There are several ways to create your widget; you can hand-pick specific products to recommend to your viewers or choose to display the latest Bestsellers and New Releases from any Amazon category.
The below ad unit is a ‘carousel’ format (horizontal) but they also have a ‘ferris wheel’ format (vertical). Each come in different size options.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Microsoft, Yahoo!, and the MacBook Air
Can you replace the battery on the MacBook Air? Is Microsoft in bed with Yahoo? This week’s video addresses these pressing questions.
How To Make Money Selling Recipes
If you have something unusual, especially if you offer a package deal like 5-10 recipes for $2.00 or so, you can get quite a few responses, and indeed make a profit. Of course most people try a market a single recipe, charge upwards of $5.00 and end up with nothing to show for their efforts.
Anyone running recipe ads will be guaranteed lots of responses. Promise. No, they won't be from people wanting your favorite recipe. Well, maybe one or two will. Most inquiries will be offers to join a recipe club. Right now this very minute hundreds of people are going through the classified ads getting ready to send the unsuspecting recipe advertiser an offer to join their recipe club, which is another version of an illegal chain letter.
The first thing promoters of this type of scheme will tell you is that every one of their members gets hundreds and hundreds of people to send them one, two, even five dollars per recipe. It won't happen and it's illegal. As I already said very few people will part with $2-$5 for a single recipe, unless you know how to turn lead into gold or something equally exciting. So don't waste your money joining any clubs.
OK, now that you were warned what is likely to happen, it's time to tell you how you can, with a little luck, make money selling recipes. To keep your advertising costs to a minimum you must use classified ads. To compete with the dozens of others offering recipes you have to grab the readers attention. I know of no one who reads classified ads. People just skim through them and stop if they see something interesting.
So the most important part of your classified ad must be the first three or four words Choose powerful words that make your potential customer excited enough to read the rest of your ad.
Note the difference between the two ads on the following page. It's the same recipe but the choice of words in the first is so bland that practically everyone will pass it up. The second should at least spark a bit of curiosity, and get your potential customer to read the rest of your ad.
GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE TORTE CAKE
Delicious easily prepared dessert that your family will love. Send $2 & SASE to Jane Smith, allrecipesonline.blogspot.com
FOR CHOCOLATE LOVERS ONLY.
Mouth watering sinfully delicious desserts. 5 tempting recipes you'll love. $2 Smith, allrecipesonline.blogspot.com
Write and rewrite your ad to get maximum impact with the fewest possible words Not only will your ad be more effective, it will cost you a lot less to run it as well.
Note the all too common mistakes in the first ad. A single recipe for something that probably can be found in most cook books. Unnecessary words that cost extra money. Nothing left to the reader's imagination. The reader's probably thinking I could call up Aunt Betty and get her Chocolate Torte recipe, besides I owe her a phone call anyway. Such an ad will draw few if any responses.
The first ad implies the recipe is easy to prepare. Usually a fatal mistake in recipe ads. Either the potential customer will think "if it's so easy to fix... it isn't worth the $2, or heck, I don't have the time prepare anything elaborate, I think I'll pass. It's a lose/lose method. Don't use it!
Another mistake is saying your family will love it. The reader may be thinking "You don't know my family." What you should be doing is get the reader to think about what he likes in desserts, without bringing back any bad memories. Since there's no way to know what the reader of your ad likes, stick with general terms. The exception should be the ad's headline (the first three or four words) which should qualify a general type of recipe without getting to specific.
The second ad serves this purpose and also uses a little psychology. How many ads have you seen that say "Don't read this?" It's only human nature that you will want to read it all the more.
Using verbs to describe the desserts probably gets the reader's mind to thinking back to the last dessert he enjoyed, without causing him to remember a specific dessert he may not have liked at all.
Not telling exactly what recipes you'll get will peak curiosity if the price is right. Of course offering 5 different recipes for the same price others charge for one recipe will improve you response rate without really increasing your costs.
Eliminating unnecessary words not only makes the ad more readable, it saves money too.
Finally, don't come across as being cheap. Asking for a self addressed stamped envelope will turn off a lot of potential customers The whole purpose of your ad should be to get inquiries so you can sell additional items. Remember, a satisfied customer is likely to order from you again. The key to making money in mail order is repeat business
Everyone likes a "free gift" so include a bonus free recipe or two.
When responses come in, fill orders daily. Don't wait around to see what the mailman brings tomorrow. Have a collection of additional recipes you can sell ready to go. Make a circular and include with the recipes you just sold. Offer a discount or some kind of special for ordering right away.
Consider selling hard to find kitchen tools you purchase wholesale or cook books from publisher's over stocks. Don't give up if you don't have success immediately, but be smart enough to know when things aren't working.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
SponsoredReviews April Payment Proof
This is my payment proof for SponsoredReviews. I want to show the latest proof, hence it took me much time for posting this proof. Hence I would totally recommend you to join SponsoredReviews. If you have not heard about this site before just read my post on my referrals that make you over $5,000. In short, all you need is a 3 months old blog with frequent updates. Join now.
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Innovation in Google Weblogs or “GWeblogs,” or “Gblogs"
No more template languages to mess with or sidebars to get right. Our advanced Google algorithms automatically populate your blog’s sidebar with the most relevant possible content.
Stop worrying about your PageRank or your search engine optimization. Post directly into Google search results for maximum visibility.
Save your readers time and effort. We’ll automatically extract the most relevant sentence from your post for the index page, along with any necessary ellipsis. We'll also put some words in bold!
Your blog’s header will stay fresh with new images from our team of artists, each and every anniversary of a scientific achievement.
Unsure of what to post about? Just click “I’m Feeling Lucky” and we’ll “take care” of the rest!
Relaxing with Blogger Draft
Have you tried out Blogger in draft, Blogger’s experimental features site, recently? Blogger in draft is a version of Blogger with features we’re trying out before we “publish” them to everybody on the main site. (See our original announcement: “Blogger... in draft.”)
If you’re feeling adventurous, all you need to do to try it out is log in to draft.blogger.com instead of www.blogger.com. If you see the blueprint logo then you’re in the right place.
Our two latest features, which you can try out now on draft.blogger.com, are:
- Scheduled Post Publishing If you write a post on Blogger in draft and set the post’s date and time to some time in the future, we’ll schedule the post to appear on your blog at that time, and not before.
- Blog List Add a blogroll to your blog’s sidebar. The Blog List is powered by Google Reader, so it can show when each blog was last updated and even include post titles and snippets.
We have other page elements on draft, too:
- Help your readers subscribe to your blog in their favorite feed reader with the Feed Subscription page element.
- Add any of the thousands of Google Gadgets to your blog’s sidebar with our Google Gadget support.
- Search over your blog, your Link Lists, or all the pages you’ve ever linked to with the Search Box.
