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Some of you may remember awhile back when I got my blogging ass slapped by Google and having my Page Rank of 5 dropped down to a big fat 0 right? Some of you might have had the same thing happen to you too right?

Well Google flexed their big corporate muscles and raped everybody of their page rank who might have had some paid linkage or didn’t link to other sites properly by using the ‘nofollow’ tag in their links. Whatever the reason, it just goes to show that Page Rank by Google can be manipulated by Google at their own discretion, regardless of how popular your site may be, resulting in a flawed system.

Well I’m here to introduce you to another form of ranking and blog revenue alternatives. and it is called SocialSpark. It is an online community that you can join and meet new bloggers all the while making your site available to potential advertisers that might like what you have and wish to pay you to review, sponsor, or plug their services.

Advertisers can also take part in the whole online community and have their services and products reviewed by bloggers too. Bloggers can rate and review advertisers so other bloggers know how good or bad their reputation is. It’s really a way to merge bloggers and advertisers on a personal level. It’s all about communication.

SocialSpark is more than just your average community. It also allows bloggers to have their sites rated on their traffic and popularity, and rated in an honest and accurate way that is not manipulated like Google’s Page Rank is. Your REAL RANK (AKA: RR) is based on just that, your r-e-a-l r-a-n-k! Not just some arbitrary number that really has no meaning like Google’s Page Rank.

SocialSpark takes the IZEA’s RR system and embraces it allowing advertisers to really see what your site is capable of, as it shows off your real sites/blog analytics overview.

The overview takes in to account; daily visitors, page views, popularity and so on, and makes it viewable for advertisers to actually see what site is the best site for them to advertise on.

You can have multiple blogs on one account, so that way all your ratings and scoring, PLUS PAYMENTS can be completes with just one account. It is actually easy to manage and it is not completely covered with confusing unnecessary junk that would confuse the average newbie user.

But advertising as not what SocialSpark is all about completely. You also have to ability to share links with other SocialSpark users. You can do this by using a feature called SPARKS, they are free to use and can generate a lot of free linkage amongst bloggers.

-100% Audit-able In-Post Disclosure
-100% Transparency
-100% Real Opinions
-100% Search Engine Friendly

Now I’m not saying that this is the sure way to become the richest person in the world, because this site offers more than just the opportunity to make a few bucks, it’s a community that uses communication as it’s main objective. It allows both bloggers and advertisers to communicate. It allows both bloggers and other bloggers to link share or share opinions.

Looking to communicate? Then get social and SocialSpark today!

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We have just one week left before you start to hear the net audio ads playing on my websites. You have just one week left to get signed up with the Affiliate Campaign too.

After February, you will be unable to enroll in the Affiliate Campaign, and you will be missing out on all the extra income that you can earn from the additional tiers in your membership.

Net Audio Ads already has over one hundred and eight million sites signed up already, so this is the next level on Monetizing Your Traffic. The best part about this particular service is that you get paid for 100% of your traffic and don’t need to have your visitors click anything.

All you need to do is sign up today, add the snippet of code into your footer like I did, and that’s it. For every audio ad that an advertiser has paid to be played on your site, you get paid for it.

The extra earnings that you can make from the affiliate campaign are broken down as follows;

• Tier 1 - Get paid for ads on your site. And/or if you got in on the affiliate campaign,
• Tier 2 - Get paid on ads served on the websites of those that you personally refer, also
• Tier 3: Get paid on ads served on the websites of those that your direct referrals refer.

So the more people you refer the better the pocket money you will earn.

So unlike the banner ads we see all over the net these days, you get paid for every audio ad that plays on your site, the 5 second ad plays and you just made some earnings. You don’t have to rely on visitors clicking on the banners in order to make and money. It’s seems a little unfair when you look at your banner ad account and see all the impressions compared to the clicks. It’s almost like they get free advertising if the user never clicks, but that’s not the case with Net Audio Ads because there’s nothing to click.

I think this is the next level in internet advertising, and this is just the start. So sign up today and get earning that extra cash for treating yourself or to help pay the bills.

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Have you ever seen them annoying ads on web sites that taunt you to click them and then only be brought to a page that tries to install some sort of Spyware and Adware application to your browser and all your Messaging applications? If you say no, then it’s time to come out from under that rock you have been hiding under, because they’re all over the place.

I have never fallen for them free application offers ever since the first and last time that I tried one out. What I found was it ended up slowing my PC and it was tracking my surfing. I found out when my Adware and Spyware detection software told me about them.

Did you know that there’s a IM application called SweetIM that is actually free from all the adware and spyware? I have installed it and tested it and I have to say, ” These things are hilarious!” Plus there’s no registration either!

I got to thinking about how a service like this makes any money if there is no trace of Spyware or Adware hidden inside it. They state that on their front page which in itself is really funny. So I did some snooping through their FAQ page and found the following entry.

How do you make money?
To support the development of SweetIM and to be able to retire to the Caribbeans, besides free content, we will offer users premium content that they can buy if they choose too. Premium content could be additional packs of winks, emoticons and audibles, premium Ringtones for mobile phones, and commission should users decide to purchase full versions of games online through SweetIM. We also get commissions from our advertising partners when users conduct a search through our toolbar and click on any of the ads. We will never place any spyware and never generate money from selling user’s personal information.

So now I see. That makes complete sense. So if you want more, you can buy more.

If you like these sorta things with your IM applications like MSN Messenger or Yahoo Messenger, then you must get this one because you won’t have to worry about them snooping into your internet habits.

Seriously folks, these things are awesome! They have Emoticons, Winks, Sound Effects, audibles, pictures, and special content that will smash your IM window for example.

There’s one caveat though, the user on the other end needs to have it installed also, otherwise they will just get a link prompting them to get it. So if they don’t have it, you might want to inform them what it is that you are trying to do.

Some really fun stuff here.

I like it, I bet you will to!

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This is going to be a new online video service that is taking a whole different spin on the whole user generated videos. YawpBox is actually more than a place you can upload your videos for the whole world to see, but it is also going to be a TV show and the content will be user generated.

This big thing with user-generated entertainment is really taking off and you see it all over the web. If we can’t get our entertainment fix on the Television, we sure can find something on the web. Especially with the television writers strike going on, YawpBox is a great source to turn to for your entertainment fix.

YawpBoxTV is a 30 minute TV show that is actually filmed before a live studio audience and will be the first TV show where the content is completely generated by the users of a social networking club. Social networks are another thing that are making a huge mark in the internet.

The hosts Lex and Terry will spotlight popular user uploaded video and will get their 15 minutes of fame. Lex and Terry will also assign tasks for the users to complete in order to have their videos used on the TV show.

I have been watching a lot of online video from average folks like you and me and I have to be honest when I say that a lot of the stuff is more entertaining than the crap they’re showing on TV these days. Some of the people out there are really talented and can put together some really entertaining things all with simple web cams, or home video.

Video created by the average person can be used to entertain large audiences. So why not register and create your profile and who knows, we might see you on the TV show. Go ahead, head on over to YawpBox and get started.

They also have a few games to play there too. Games like a Tetris style game and an RC one too. I think this site could prove to be a lot of fun!

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I have just 55 days left before the Hosing to this site expires. I have been reviewing a lot of other peoples opinions on various hosting providers and the one I had my eyes on was the one that Corey mentioned until I saw this sponsored opportunity for Rudolf web hosting that will charge just a one time only charge of just $95 USD.

This is just a limited time offer as it will be gone as soon as they sell their 1,000 plan.

They offer pretty much the same features as I am getting now like 250 GB disk space, 3000 GB bandwidth, 1 free domain for life, and so much more.

I have to ask their support about CPU Usage because just as I was writing this post and was going to add the little cartoon deer in the post I got the following;

THIS is why I dislike Hostmonster, if it weren’t for this stupid CPU usage Error, I would stay put, but as of late, I have been getting it way too often. They say it’s bad scripting, but when I go check the CPU Exceeded error logs, all I see is GIF images and other tiny things that don’t have any scripting to them. They are to proud to admit that it’s because I get high traffic and their shared plan can’t handle it. So that is why I’m jumping ship.

So after I look into this Rudolf web hosting and hopefully it pans out and I get in on this special promotion before it ends I’ll be moving the site, which they say they will take care of. That is, the domain, I don’t think they will transfer the files for me. OH THAT WOULD BE SWEET THOUGH!

So if you’re in the market to get hosting, or switch hosting then you might want to check out this offer. Chances are that I will be going to Rudolf for the hosting, I just want to do a little more research first, but from what I have read in the short time that I have, it is looking promising.

I’ll add to this about the CPU usage thing when I get the chance, right now I have to get ready for work.
UPDATE: They do have system resources restrictions, but customer support, who was VERY fast in their reply through Live Chat, said that they WILL NOT suspend the account for CPU usage, they will send an e-mail describing the problem to have you fix it. I’m sold on the idea!

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With a name like Network Solutions you probably know that everybody knows you. Network Solutions has been around for as long as I can remember, in fact, they were the first company I used several years ago to purchase my first Domain. Boy they weren’t cheap back then!, But I made a killing when I sold the domain after owning it for two years. Thankfully prices for things like domains are a lot more affordable these days.

Well it seems that Network solutions is getting in the whole Web Page Design game. And just by browsing through some of their professionally designed web site templates I liked what I saw. Very impressive. Being a web site designer myself, I can tell they have some really qualified designers on their team. Oh, the days I dream of being part of a team like that. I just keep dreaming…..

Web Design on your own can be very demanding, especially when it comes to making the graphics, creating a theme and sticking to that theme’s colors, adding media, and the list goes on and on making it a very time consuming task. The results end up making it so your site goes up months after you started. I know this because I have been there.

The thing about having a site professionally done up for you is that most design places will have it up and running within weeks or days depending on the complexity of the site.

Network solutions provides two types of Design packages. Standard Web Site Design which comes with 80 themes to choose from and is ideal for first time web sites. Then there’s the Premium Web Site Design that can be tailored to your business needs. They also offer your site to be hosted with them too.

They have a very large team of designers so I don’t think you’ll be waiting long to have your site up and running, that is for sure.

Check out Network Solutions Web Site Design services for more information, you can even enquirer about a free evaluation on your current web site.

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*Sponsored by Stirsite.com

There is something on the internet that is going to create a stir amongst the web site designers like myself, and that is Stirsite.com.

What Stirsite.com exactly is, it is a PC and mac website builder that is completely stocked full of useful features that anybody can use and the users don’t have to know hardly anything about web site designing.

The online web site builder is usable on both PC and Mac, so there’s no compatibility issues to worry about.

While reviewing the site I got really impressed with the features that the service offers. You can choose from several of the available templates they already have, so you don’t have to worry about any of the designing. All you have to do is add your content.

You can build a Photo Album, or you can open an online shop in just a few minutes and have a domain already included in the package. The pricing is unbelievable too. You can have a site up and running for as low as $24.95 a month. Now that’s cheap!

Stirsite offers up to $1,000 worth of features absolutely free. You can have Photo Albums, Guest books, Multimedia embed pages, Message boards, Maps, Polls, shopping carts, and so much more.

But wait there’s more! (OK, I know. That was cheesy.) To help you make your web sit, Stirsite provides the Text Editor, Template Builder, E-mail, Stock Photos, domain name, and will help market your site.

The service provides you with everything you will need to build your web site. They have finished all the hard work that goes into web site design and that is why it will be so easy to get a web site up and running in just minutes.

I know for a fact that some of the sites that have been created with this service, I as a website designer would charge over a $1,000 do make from scratch. So I think the decision is simple, don’t you?

So if you are interested in putting up a little piece of yourself on the world wide web, then you might like to give Stirsite.com a shot. Unfortunatel, you’ll be putting designers like myself out of a job, but it’s all about saving money isn’t it?

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