Free Sweepstakes at WhoGets

whogets.com is a website I just found from the pay per post forums, and registered to. The idea is fun and simple. Advertisers donate prizes for us to win, and WhoGets.Com randomly selects people to be finalists. You write why you should get the prize, if you make it to finalist stage, other members can vote for you based on your reasons as to why you think you should win.

Sound complicated? Maybe, but it's not! Let me know if you are a member and in the running for a competition, I'd be happy to vote for you. I am currently entered to win an I Pod Nano, I hope I am selected.

I am being compensated for this post, however what I have written is my own opinion.

Win 100 Dollars with Kumiko

Kumiko has new domain and she's giving away 100$ to the winner of her Cash Quest Competition. Kumiko is a make money online blogger and does pretty well. You can read her money making tips, and what works for her. You can also see her earnings as well as opinions about other blogs and money makers.

I recently purchased a review from her, and it was well worth the money. Not only did she send us traffic, but more importantly she sent us readers. She delivers "John Chow Quality" at a fraction of the price.

PPP Direct

A new feature I have added to this blog is PPP Direct. You can have advertisers basically get you to review their site "directly" with Pay Per Post taking a small fee. There has been many bloggers giving their opinion about PPP Direct. Some question how effective it is, while others are heavily promoting it. There are several pros and cons by using PPP direct.

Pros

You take more of a cut compared to other services. ReviewMe takes 50% of your take, while others take about 35% of your cut. PPP Direct charges a small %10 fee, with 5% going to Paypal and credit card processing fees.

Safety and security of dealing through PayPerPost and their 'brand name'.

You don't have to deal directly with potential advertisers.

There is a handy negotiation feature if you think the advertisers request is unfair, such as review type, length of article etc.

Cons

Advertisers have to find you, there is no marketplace to promote your services. Your market is on your blog.

If advertisers already found you, why not deal with them directly? Why pay PPP direct fees, for advertisers you potentially found yourself.

To me there seems to be more good than bad, and I have decided to give PPP direct a shot on this blog. Review Me has a marketplace, but it has been very difficult to sell reviews on it.

Increasing Blog Traffic by Using HTML in Comments of Other Blogs.

You can gain blog traffic by commenting on other blogs using HTML to make your comments stand out among the other comments. When your comments stand out, viewers are drawn to them and tend to click through to your site over the other guys. So, using HTML in comments gives you an advantage in the more popular, highly commented on, sites.

If you want to read the entire article go to Increasing Blog Traffic by Using HTML in Comments of Other Blogs

This article was written by our Blog about your Blog's newest author Jennifer from The Life of a School Bus Driver

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Florida Agriculture

Florida Agriculture generates 87 billion dollars per year! Thats an incredible number. Of course the bigger production is of oranges. Where would America be without that 87 billion, and all the food they grow to feed not only the US, but the world.

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Remortgage Guild

Bad credit? That has become a problem for a lot of people. Without having good credit, you could be declined for loans, mortgages, a car, etc. Remortgage Guild is trying to help people find a remortgage even with bad credit. Remortgage is like refinancing. With a remortgage a person can use it to reduce monthly payments, buy a car, or improve their home.

Lowest Unique Bid Wins at Bid4Prizes

Bid4Prizes has been making a huge splash in the blogosphere, sponsoring hundreds of bloggers to blog about their website. Not only that, they have also become a sponsor of payperpost.
Since blogging about bid4prizes 2 months ago, they have added a few things, such as a past winners page. I haven't read about anyone winning on blogs, but here they provide pictures of the winners along with prizes that they've won. They've also included testimonials of people who have won prizes in the past.
Right now they have great prizes like a Nintendo Wii and a BMW! To participate in the auction, you text message your bid. To win, you must have the unique lowest bid.
With all those great prizes, I would definitely have to go for the BMW, who wouldn't love an essentially free car? I could definitely use one, since I am currently without a car. The car is valued at about 36,000, and the current bid is only about 4.00$!

Don't Miss Out on these Blogs

I am a brand new reader of Make Money Online with Court. He has been a huge supporter and advocate of the Do-Follow movement. He also answered a few questions I had regarding it. With such kindness I subscribed right away and have been following his blog since. Now he's also running a competition, if you guess his total you win it. My guess is make money online $311.00.

Our good friend Rob is trying to make money fast and provides great information about making money online, including sponsored post websites and other clever ways to make your website a money maker.

Blog about your Blog is a great way to get more web site traffic and provides great services to its authors and readers.

Drug Addiction

There's many problems in the world, and one huge problem is drug addiction. To help combat this, stopyouraddiction.com offers drug rehab. They offer help, the first step is to call them. They offer 27-45 days drug rehab and addiction treatment and treat people all over the world.

The first step in addiction recovery is recognizing that you have a problem with alcohol or drugs.

Favorite Unpopular Posts Meme

Do you have posts that you were proud of after you wrote it, then found that no one got to see it? That it didn't get the traffic it deserved? Now is your favorite unpopular posts second chance!

Matthew at Ejabs started a meme where you post 10 of your favorite unpopular posts. All you have to do is read through your archives, find your top 10 favorite unpopular posts, and list them on your blog.

Write your list and tag some other bloggers that you would like to see participate as well!

I wrote my own Favorite Unpopular Posts list on Blog about your Blog. If you haven't visited BAYB yet, you can find great tips on getting more web site traffic.

Hawaiian Vacation

I have seen a lot of promotions for vacation resorts and hotels. With summer on it's way now is the perfect time to start planning vacations. How does Hawaii sound? HawaiianBeachRentals.Com is now offering thousands of locations for you to stay on your Hawaiian vacation.

From a hawaii beach front condo to luxurious hotels they have what you are looking for. You can "find the perfect place" with their search feature. That includes your arrival and departure, your desired cost, and which island you will be staying at.

TripWiser

When I first went to TripWiser - social trip planner for the USA and Canada, I wasn't exactly sure what I was supposed to be doing. Then I spent 20 minutes looking through their site, pretending to plan my own trip. You can find hotels, restaurants and things to do, in 5 seconds, literally. Then you can sort those things by price, location and other categories depending on what you are looking for. I search my own hometown of San Diego, and found it interesting the places and sights they recommended. TripWiser is definitely a great resource if you are going on vacation, you'll never have a spare minute! TripWiser is a great resource and gives you tons of great options to do on your vacation.

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Easy To Book

To get hotels online, there has been a lot of improvements, including user reviews and recommendations. EasytoBook currently has a rating system as well as recommendations via reviews. You can view hotels based on their rating, as well as how many "stars" the hotels has.
On each locations website, there are several different "special offers" including 'featured' hotel, hotel of the month and the deluxe special. Right now they are currently featuring hotels in Barcelona and Rome Hotels. Check out there 'special offers', I'm sure there will be something you like.

WithCharacterKids.com Review

I am excited to be able to write about WithCharacterkids.com. They offer online shopping for baby products such as diaper bags, infant & toddler bedding and beds, as well as other things to decorate your child's room.

They also feature popular brands and television characters like Dora the Explorer, Thomas the Train, Spongebob, and Blues Clues.

I'm personally in the market for a diaper bag. The one we currently have, is over a year old now, since we got it at the baby shower. So, to the diaper bag section is the first place I went when surfing on WithCharacterKids.com

The choices are great, whether you are looking for style or convenience. For the bags I looked at, you could be paying anywhere form 10-30$ which is decent, it's what a purse would cost.

The bag that I liked best is the Eddie Bauer Backpack Diaper Bag. Not just for the brand name (I like Eddie Bauer) the bag is looks convenient, I love that its a backpack. It's not exactly manly carrying around a diaper bag!

This website is great for gifts as well as inexpensive must-have items. I hope you decide to check it out.

What are your top 5 reasons for blogging?

I participated in Probloggers writing project on Blog about your Blog. I wrote a post Top Five Reasons for Blogging. I then entered in Day 3 of his Writing Project, along with tons of other bloggers.

My Five Reasons are:

Success
Passion
Time
Community
Fun

What are you top 5?

While you are at it, check out other top 5 lists, like RhysWynnes Top 5…and a Half…Aspects of Blogging That Piss Off A 5 Year Blogger

Lovin' Pay Per Post

PayPerPost has become a great way for me to make money blogging. So far I have earned 258$ by posting about different websites on my blogs. As my blogs get bigger and grow, the opportunities are bigger, better, and I get more of a choice.

What I like most is that any kind of blogger can find an opportunity to make money. Whether your blog is big or small, there is something for you. Even if you decide to do one, there is no limit as to how many you have to do. No dollar amount you need to hit until you get your payout. Each post you get approved, you will get paid!

Joining PayPerPost is a great way for you to start making money on your blog!

Link Love

Are you looking to get more exposure for your blog?

I have been able to give out Link Love over at Blog About Money Online. Every couple of days I pick great blogs to link to. These blogs get free exposure, a link to their blog, and a little recognition as to what they are doing.

Sound good? It is!

To enter your blog for consideration, just fill out the contact form and you are eligible for Link Love!

Blogging the Encyclopedia

When you are trying to find information about a keyword such as Online Business you may come across online encyclopedias. Encyclocentral.com happens to be one of them. It took me a little while to maneuver around the website, but the layout is pretty nice and simple. There is articles on tons of other subjects like web developement, but I was sad to see there was nothing regarding blogs or blogging.

Comment Friday at BAYB

It's Comment Friday again at Blog about your Blog. BAYB has seen a huge increase of comments and bloggers visiting and participating in their special Fridays. Last week they managed a whopping 40 comments! This week the target is 50. Looking to get some more visitors and a possible link for your blog? Go leave a comment!

With the new movie coming out, the post SpiderMan 3: Images of Venom is getting some attention.

Farrey's: The Lighting Solution since 1919

When I was asking to write about Farreys.Com I was surprised at what I found when I visited the page. Not at all what I expected! I know they feature lighting, but I didn't expect it to be that bright. HAH! Bad play on words, but it works, right?

Farrey's is like an giant online Home Depot. Instead of getting lost in a giant department store, you can search for whatever it is you want. I'm not going to pretend I know "brand names" of their items, but they do brag about their giant selection. What I did do, is look at the most unique thing that I saw. I came across Sea Gull Lighting. From there you can see dozens of pictures of different chandeliers. I'm still not sure why it's called Sea Gull, but it looks nice.

Adam Dempsey

To keep up on the blogosphere, many bloggers are starting 2 or more blogs and website projects. Each blogger wants more of a reach, more visitors. That's human nature, we always want more.

I found an interesting website that is showcasing a blogger/entrepreneur's website projects and endeavors. Adam Dempsey's Current Websites and Projects can be found on his website. As you can see not many of his projects run together, however he has brought them all together on this page.

Soon I will be doing something along those lines, with other blogs and websites (hopefully a directory). To have one page with all that info is a great idea.

Traveling Abroad

Traveling abroad, for most people, is a once in a life-time opportunity. And for a lot of people they want to make the most of it. Searching online looking at different places around the world I found four star hotels.

Christchurch Accommodation was the first that I found. Christchurch is in New Zealand.

I also found Glasgow Accommodation. Glasgow is in the UK. I would assume looking online for hotels would be cheaper, or even best for last minute accommodations.

Fabric Tension

With the introduction of the dye sub fabric tension systems we will slowly see the replacement of the traditional pop up trade show displays. The traditional pop up displays of yesterday consists of four or more laminated panel displays with frames and channel bars that you see in many trade show events today. The advantages of the new fabric tension booths are; that they pack smaller and setup quicker. The booths weigh nearly a third of a traditional pop-up displays, saving you time and money. They are also seamless making it easier on designers while still providing a professional look. The days of setting up your display in 15-30 minutes is over; with this new system you can literally setup your display in 3 minutes or less. Best of all, the fabric tension display now comes in a curved version or table top display size and cost just a fraction more than its pop up counterpart. You owe it to yourself, and your company to at least look into the benefits of owning your very own curved fabric tension system. Contact the helpful representatives at exhibe portable.com

To tweak or not to tweak your blog?

They say, if you stand still in business, you die. A bit demoralising to think that you have to keep pushing and can’t rest on your laurels. Not that natural-born entrepreneurs ever think of resting easy. You have that ache in your stomach to tweak what you already have, dump what isn’t working, and invent the next big thing. And natural born bloggers are the same too, I suspect.


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