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StumbleUpon Is Through The Roof! 2007-03-18 04:32:00 As of today, the people at StumbleUpon
have reported that they reached over two million Stumblers. To date, their users have rated over eight million web sites and Stumbled over 1.4 billion times.If you're not familiar, StumbleUpon is an incredible web site that, when you sign up, asks you what you're interests are. Once entered, the toolbar that they have you install onto your browser has a Stumble! button that, when used, will find any site that relates to the likes you entered. You can give them a thumbs up or thumbs down. This gives other people the chance to see what you consider good. There's a lot more that you can do and the marketing opportunities for your web sites or blogs are awesome.Go to StumbleUpon today and sign up.
Considering Blogging For A Living? 2007-03-20 04:30:00 It's reported that once you have a solid, loyal readership, the cash is real good for someone who blogs for a living. It tends to take around six months of hard work to get to that level of readers. If you have what it takes or think you do, take a look at the job description of a Pro Blogger, according to the Wall Street Journal. You may just think twice.Personally, I don't see it as a good choice for a full time job. The money seems great, but if I believe that article's stats, you have to work like a dog. The whole goal of making money online is to have your sites work for you, rather than become a slave to your sites. Pro Bloggers seem like the slaves. I can definitely see it as an extra stream of income (or else I wouldn't be writing this), but nothing full-time and you're only source of revenue. Way too much pressure.Can anyone out there dispute that? I'd love to hear from you.Here's to your success!Tony Read more:Blogging
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Selecting The Best Seat On The Plane 2007-03-19 21:45:00 I've taken flights often to and from. I love flying. As I've stated before, anything travel-related is romantic to me and airplane travel is no different. Just the idea of hopping a plane to a totally new place is exciting.One thing that more and more passengers are doing is selecting their seats on the plane. If you're flying a long distance or even internationally, you want to make sure you are comfortable and where you would like to be. That will make your trip relaxing.For a terrific article on how to select your best seat on the airplane, click here.Here's to your success!Tony Read more:Plane
Google's Pay-Per-Action Beta Release 2007-03-21 03:54:00 Open for beta testing is Google
's new Adwords model, Pay Per Action
. Unlike the present Adwords model, this allows publishers a brand new way to campaign. Here is more information, according to Rob K., Product Manager for Pay-Per-Action:"Pay-per-action advertising is a new pricing model that allows you to pay only for completed actions that you define, such as a lead, a sale, or a pageview, after a user has clicked on your ad on a publisher's site. You'll define an action, set up conversion tracking, and create ads that publishers in the Google content network can then choose to place in new ad units on their site."I can see this benefiting advertisers as a visitor now has to complete a specific task before the advertiser has to pay. I'm more concerned about there being a benefit to the publisher. The only way I can see this working well for the publisher is if a cash limit is placed on a certain action. No more three to 10 cent garbage, but $1 for a completed application and up. I Read more:Release
Google Customization Gets Better and Better 2007-03-20 17:50:00 If you are not using the customized start page from Google
for your browser, you should be. Allowing you to customize your front page and put everything at your fingers, it's the cat's meow. I love having my Google Reader, Gmail, Google Groups, personal links, RSS feeds, weather, news, local movies, etc all there for me to get at when I need them.Google just implemented Themes into their customized start page, so now you can dress it up a bit. Since I'm infatuated with the Oregon Coast, I chose their Beach theme. Not only does it look cool, but they invite you to input your city and state or zip code and the theme will change with the time of day.....day to night, night to day. Very fun.Get your start up page going today.Here's to your success!Tony Read more:Customization
New Web Directory Lets You Buy Your Way To The Top 2007-03-20 16:01:00 When you're looking for solid backlinks to your blogs or sites, you generally look for high PR web directories. Some like DMOZ are nearly impossible to get into and others, if you get in at all, you may find your site listed on page 4,673. Not a lot to cheer about. Good luck with that.Big Web Links Directory
is different. This new concept in web directory submission allows you to buy your way up. Want to be listed on page one? No problem. Changes are immediate and getting a ranking on the Top 10 page will put your site on page one for all to see. Big Web Links Directory is a great new directory where the almighty dollar speaks volumes and will have the traffic moving to your site in no time.Here's to your success!Tony
Accents To Dress Up Your Home 2007-03-22 18:50:00 When you work at home, your home is your office. The business world generates enough stress in and of itself. One of the best things you can do for yourself is to make your home comfortable and cozy. Floorbuzz.com is a terrific place for accent tile and glass accents to make a house a home.Accents
Glass Tiles is making their wide supply of glass tiles and specialty glass products available direct to the consumer through Floorbuzz.com and they've been working to produce great products since 1982. With glass and tile, you can genuinely add a touch of elegance to your home, giving off a sense of more spaciousness and brightening up any room. I've looked through their catalog and the stuff they have is really lovely. I especially love the Travertine Tile.You should truly enjoy the place you live and work at. Give Floorbuzz.com a chance to help with tile and glass accents that are versatile, inexpensive and built to last.Here's to your comfort!Tony
A Unique Way To Buy and Save 2007-03-22 18:38:00 I came across a great web site from Bond Rewards that helps you save money as you make purchases. It's actually a pretty cool concept.When you purchase from companies that are associated with Bond Rewards such as eBay, Target, Office Depot, CompUSA and others, you can get a percentage back on what you buy in the form of, what they call, BondRewards. These are accumulated and kept in your account and you can redeem them in the form of US Savings Bonds. I think that is pretty terrific idea. Families are so overextended as it is and spending more than they have. With Bond Rewards, you can do something positive and put some away for a rainy day.Take a look at the web site, sign up and get your free savings right away.Here's to your success!Tony
The Only Web Tool You Will Ever Need 2007-03-22 06:09:00 I know that's a pretty bold statement, but I stand behind it and I think you'll agree once you see what I have for you today.I'm sure you've seen a Swiss army knife. You know the ones. They have the blade, the spoon, the scissors, the bottle opener, the fork, and and and and. They have nearly everything you could want in a single pocket knife.What if you, as a web designer or small business owner, could get the same kind of thing is a single search engine? What if you found a single tool and use it to brainstorm site concepts, perform competitive research, research domain names, add new ideas to an existing business, research keywords and web sites, site popularity, page strength, backlink numbers and much more? What would you think if that tool had approximately 100 specific searches (Search Types) in 20 ecommerce-oriented search categorie? Would you like it? Well, DUH! What would you be willing to pay for something like that? How about if it was offered for free?You can use this
Got Those Taxes Done YET? 2007-03-22 00:53:00 It's almost time and the tax man waitith for no one. I got my taxes done as soon as I received the goodies from my work. I did mine online and now I can relax.How about you? Businesses have to especially make sure that they dot their i's and cross their t's when it comes to the IRS. eSmart Online Tax Filing and E-File Software is here to save the day. Paperwork is a pain and doing it online ensures that you rid yourself of mistakes and corrections. eSmart does all the figuring and filing for you. Start your taxes, save them, pick up where you left off later. Right now, until 10/15, you can efile, get free resubmission if needed and print for the low, low price of free.Their prices (no hidden costs) are right, too:1040 EZ for $7.951040 / 1040A for $14.95State Tax Returns for $12.95And if you need more business-related headaches taken care of, C & S Technologies, the creators of eSmart Tax, also offers eSmart Payroll (www.esmartpayroll.com) which is a self service online payroll Read more:Taxes
Nextel Cell Phones Are Hot 2007-03-21 21:24:00 Sometimes my head swims with all the different makes, models and features of the newest cell phones making the rounds. For me, nothing more than something I can hear my business contacts on is necessary. I'm pretty simple. Because of businesses needing more and more ways to communicate and do business online, the cell phone people give them what they want. Nextel is no different and offers some terrific modes of communication.Texting, web browsing, Bluetooth connectivity and other great features have put Nextel on top for years. Offering a wide range of Nextel cell phones, WireFly.com has some really nice package deals and Nextel phone plans to offer. Many top of the line phones are even free when you sign up for activation with one of their select carriers. I really love the Sprint Nextel's with their push-to-talk, walkie talkie features. Those are just very unique and I've always been one for uniqueness. ;)If you're in the market for a new or extra plan, you should seriously cons Read more:Phones
Meeting Christian Singles 2007-03-21 19:46:00 I have a friend who has been divorced for about a year now and is looking to re-enter the dating world. The trouble is that, aside from church, it's not so easy finding other people who hold to the values she does. She does have some social groups that she attends regularly. It helps, but is still slim pickings.Maybe you're in the same situation. All business and no play makes us all very boring people. Christian
Lifestyle.com is a newer christian dating service that is free to join and offers Christians the opportunity to find someone else that enjoys the same things that they do. Give them a try at ChristianLifestyle.com, make a free profile, search through thousands of others and see what happens.Here's to your life!Tony Read more:Singles
Personalized Alexa Tees Now Available 2007-03-23 06:49:00 As long as I'm talking about Alexa
rankings today, I almost forgot to mention that the people over at Alexa have come up with personalized tees specific to your web site's domain name and ranking. They offer four different designs to choose from.If you have a great Alexa ranking, buy one and wear it with pride. If it isn't that great, well.....buy one and go hide in your closet. ;)You can get your personalized Alexa Ranking tee shirts right here.Here's to your success!Tony Read more:Personalized
You're Being Recorded! 2007-03-23 06:08:00 I'm sure you've called a big company such as a tech support call center, insurance company, credit company and others where you have heard the infamous, "this call is being recorded for quality purposes," or along those lines. We all have. In fact, I worked for a third-party company that provide support for Microsoft products. Before each call began, the customer would be presented with the "call is being recorded" message.Now, I know in my case, we did it so that the higher-ups could periodically listen in on a support call to make sure we were pulling our load and providing the customer a good service. I don't know if that is always the case with the other companies out there. Sometimes I wonder just what they may be doing with the information when they record phone calls. In this day and age, you never know anymore. Maybe you're worried about it. Should you be? I don't know. I know that there are a lot of underhanded people out there anymore who for various reasons throw their
Done Your Time? What Are You Retiring TO? 2007-03-23 05:52:00 So many people who retire from the full-time work force are finding themselves financially strapped and oftentimes, restless. Their month to month government checks barely get some people through the month. The good thing is that with age, comes knowledge and everyone knows something about something. Did you know that you can turn your interests and hobbies into an extra stream of income? Sure can.Whatever you are passionate about, you can turn it into a successful online business. I'm 43 and have done it and I'm enjoying every second of it. Even if you don't know anything about the Web, don't worry about it. If you can stack blocks, you can build a web site. Site Build It takes a the technology and removes it so that you can concentrate on building your business. It a lot of fun, too! =]I guess the question shouldn't be "what are you retiring from," but "what are you retiring to?"For more information, click http://www.romantic-oregon-coast.com/retiredHere's to your success!Tony Read more:Retiring
Overcoming Addiction 2007-03-23 05:40:00 I've experience personal friends who have gone through business, financial troubles and bankruptcy. Handling that kind of devastation can be rough. Unfortunately, one I know turned to the bottle to try and erase their problems. It can happen to the best of us when we think we've sunk so low, there is nowhere else to turn.Maybe you're in the same boat and are suffering from an addiction to alcohol or drugs. Would you recognize it if it was happening? The Watershed Treatment Program is a alcohol and drug rehab that is a leader in their field, offering medical detoxification and rehabilitation to people suffering from chemical addictions.Since 1998, they have successfully treated over 18,000 people. Go to their web site and find out whether you have a problem or not. Check out the warning signs. Take that first step and then contact them. They have facilities in various locations in the United States and are they are there to serve you. If you need help, you can feel better. You can ki
20 Ways To Increase Your Alexa Rank 2007-03-23 04:57:00 Alexa ranking is sometimes the blight of a webmaster's work. Some say it's important, others say that Alexa can be manipulated and shouldn't have so much power given it by users. I believe the debate will always be around.Nevertheless, for those that deem it important or, for one reason or another, believe they need to lower their ranking to double-digits, there is a great article regarding Alexa rankings and the 20 best ways to work it.You can find it at http://tinyurl.com/2kghdwHere's to your success!Tony Read more:Alexa
Mucho Savings via Coupon Codes 2007-03-23 01:02:00 Shopping online is one of the things that I do and enjoy the most. The convenience and savings make it a pleasure. Saving more money than a normally could is even better. Woot!UltimateCoupon
s.com is a fantastic site featuring loads of promotion codes to help you save on just about any line of products you can think of. There are web sites that you purchase from every day that ask for a coupon code to help you save the cash in your pocket. Here is the end-all place to get those codes! Typical codes offer 10% and more off, free shipping and other great offers. Take a look. There's so much:Bowflex couponsFree Shipping on Home Gyms and SelectTech Dumbells through March 31, 2007Nutrisystem couponsGet a FREE week of food when you buy a 28-day NutriSystem Nourish Program (ongoing offer)Overstock coupons7% off any size order, $15 off $150, or $30 off $250 through March 31, 2007VitaminShoppe coupons$10 off $50 through April 30, 2007This is a great place for a bookmark, don't ya think? ;) Sho Read more:Savings
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Trying A Recommended Survey Site 2007-03-23 00:21:00 As I reported to you a while back, MySurvey.com turned out to be a real stinker. I made close to nothing with it and it took forever for new surveys to arrive. I'm not a fan of making $10 every few months.So, like the good entrepreneur I am, I licked my wounds and got back on the horse. I am always on the lookout for extra streams of income. I'm now trying Your2Cents.com. As long as the surveys aren't few and far between, there may be the potential of a little money here and there. Each survey taken pays between $1 and $5, which is pretty good. I just started so I'm presently in testing-wait-and-see mode. I'll get back to you and let you know the results.Here's to your success!Tony
Build A Sitemap 2007-03-26 19:12:00 I just wanted to give you a heads-up on a great online sitemap creation tool I came across. Having a sitemap is essential. It allows the search engines to dig through your pages a lot easier. You can find it at http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/Use it to build a sitemap for your blog and web sites and then upload them to Google. It's easy to use, although the online version does have a 500 page limit. Never fear! You can simply download the offline version and create to your little hearts content. If you're a web designer, this is a definite bookmark.Here's to your success!Tony Read more:Build
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My Cubicle 2007-03-26 14:43:00 How many of you have seen the movie, Office Space? Well, if you work in such an environment, you know what makes that movie so doggoned funny. It's the truth!Anyway, here is another little piece of truth I came across that is really comical and oh-so-true for many of us 9-to-5'ers. Enjoy the video and share it with someone who is also being tortured in their workplace.Here's to your success!Tony
Build Your Own Social Network With Ning 2007-03-26 13:41:00 Social networking sites such as StumbleUpon, Tribe, even MySpace, allows interaction and networking between friends and business people alike. It's the ultimate viral environment for any small business.======= Sidebar ========The search engines love this stuff because the content is always changing and being added to. Chances are that you will find yourself top of the search engines for your participation in social networking sites, forums and blogs way before they discover your web site. Simply because of the ever-moving content.======================Now the thing with all of these sites is that you are at the control of the software that drives them and are apt to find features that you don't like or that are something you'd like to see.Along comes Ning. With Ning, you can create your own social network. Created by two individuals in 2004 who simply wanted to provide the freedom of choice for people into the social networking scene. You call the shots here. You want something in y Read more:Build
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Paid To Blog - Keep 100% Profit 2007-03-26 13:12:00 If you use WordPress for your blogging, man, have I found a plugin for you!WordPress has recently had a very cool blog plugin made just for their software. It's called the Bankroll Plugin and, if you are familiar with PayPerPost or the like (you should be by now if you read this blog regularly), it sort of works along those lines. Using the plugin, you can get paid to blog.How it works is you install the plugin on your blog and place the coding in your sidebar, it places a "sponsor this post" link which allows visitors to click on and either submit a post for payment or allows someone to make an offer on a post, with you keeping 100% of the profits. The plugin runs $49.95. If you have a popular blog and some well-written posts or articles, you should be able to pay for it fairly quick. Pretty cool, huh? Read more about the Bankroll Plugin....Here's to your success!Tony
Enjoy, Promote Your Freedom 2007-03-26 05:25:00 If you're a US citizen and a patriot (like me), you're going to love this web site of patriotic posters. There are some really gorgeous pictures here, including flags, eagles, slogans, and vintage Americana.Whether you agree with the war or not, love our president or not, doesn't matter. If you call yourself American and love what this country stands for, I think you're going to find something cool here to dress up your walls with.Tony Read more:Promote
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Did You Feel The Google Shake? 2007-03-26 03:34:00 I don't know about your blogs and web sites, but Google
has shook. My page ranks took a major dive, one blog alone going from a four to a zero. When this happens, it scares me. Now, I know that it is usually a temporary thing as new page ranks raise their heads. Some people had no issues at all. I sure did. I just hope that the ultimate outcome is one in my favor. I really need my solid page ranks back. Parts of my business depends on it.Did you happen to feel the Google move under you?Here's to your success!Tony Read more:Shake
Secured Credit Cards Make Things Better 2007-03-26 00:02:00 Things don't always go the way we plan. Our businesses can struggle financially and result in bankruptcy. Sometimes it's just trying to get a small business off the ground with a bad credit rating looming over our shoulder. It can happen to the best of us.Often, the best option is getting a Secured Visa Credit Card. A card that has your personal cash standing behind it can increase your credit score and start building on firm financial ground again. Add cash to it whenever you want and increase the credit line. Businesses see a secured card as a step in the right direction and will allow transactions to go along just as smoothly as with an unsecured credit card.If you've in an unfortunate financial situation that can be resolved, go to http://www.securedcreditcards.in and find what steps you can take toward achieving great credit. Your business is definitely worth the effort.Here's to your success!Tony Read more:Cards
Online Fraud Costs Your Business Money 2007-03-27 20:19:00 When you're in the business of selling products and services online, you come into the area of needing to accept transactions online. Since the majority of your customers are going to want to use their fantastic plastic, the dark cloud of credit card fraud begins to loom over your business. It happens far too often and on a regular basis. With identity theft thrown into the mix, it's all the more difficult to secure yourself.The FraudLabs Credit Card Fraud Detection Web Service of FraudLabs exists to help businesses battle theft, loss of product and keep chargeback costs virtually nonexistent. With their hosted XML service, they are in the business of online fraud prevention. There are few things more disheartening than dealing with theft and wondering if the next credit card that passes through your store is going to actually cause you problems. FraudLabs service detects and scores transaction information based on known fraud criteria.Piece of mind is worth the time and small cost t Read more:Costs
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Your Teen Is Worth The Fight 2007-03-27 19:59:00 With all the pressures that are on them today, teenagers are having a rough go of making life work for them. That is why I say that it's always so important for us to put our jobs aside on a regular basis and spend some quality time with the kids. Unfortunately, they sometimes can get caught up in peer pressure and feelings of depression that make alcohol, drugs and the like a very attractive place to run to. What they don't understand is that the path is leading them to destruction.If you live in the California area and have a teenager suffering from chemical dependency or behavioral problems, Echo Malibu adolescent drug treatment center is there to help them. With qualified and certified staff running this beautiful facility, they are there to treat the problems, family-wide. Each person is treated on an individual basis to get them just the help they need to overcome the demons in their life. Centering on areas such as Physical Health, Emotional Health,Social Health, Family Health Read more:Worth
Drop Shipping Video Center 2007-03-27 19:50:00 Worldwide Brands has updated their large selection of teaching videos again. Videos include success stories, how to find products, the basics of a dropshipping business and more.This is terrific stuff if you've wanted to start a business centered around drop shipping and not known where to begin.Click the image below to access the Worldwide Brands, Inc Video Center
.Here's to your success!Tony Read more:Shipping
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Are Your Competent Enought For Your Job? 2007-03-27 19:41:00 When you work for someone else, you are judged by their standards and what they believe that you know. More often than not, it's based on your education and not on how competent you are to hold a position.There is a newer way to judge how well you can do your job. Emotional Intelligence (EI) takes competency a step further and assumes that you are intelligent enough for your position. It's not as much a key factor. What matters is whether you are emotionally stable enough and can make sound judgments, etc. A company called Appraisal360 can help monitor real life behavior through questionnaires, 360 degree feedback and tools to help companies make sound decisions on what kind of employee is going to benefit their business.Press Release:Imagine that you lived on your own in the world and you were the only person to give you feedback. It would be a bit of a lonely life and you wouldn't learn much. The fact is that the only real way to assess your emotional intelligence is to get feedba
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