The winner of the Brian Lee's Day Planner 2.0 giveaway contest had been announced, it goes to the lucky Ms Caesi.
For his next contest, Brian is giving away a copy of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki. I am very familiar with this book, it has been on the bestseller list of major bookstores for many years. To be honest, other than reading the book review on newspaper column, I never get down to actually reading it!
To enter the draw, simply link to his review of Rich Dad, Poor Dad using the same anchor text and notified Brian of your post url by leaving a comment on his post.
Robert Kiyosaki is a Rich Dad because he don't work for his money(that's poor dad's style), instead, he let his money works for him! If I have the luck to win the book, I really do not have any excuses left not to read it and hopefully, start transforming from being a poor dad to a rich dad!
Jun 21, 2007
Book Giveaway: Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Why I Love PayPerPost
PerPerPost was the first paid-to-write program I joined right after I got my PR ranking at the last updates(end April 2007). I came across the PayPerPost banner in so many blogs I visited and wanted to join this wonderful program earlier but during that time, my blog was new and PR rank was zero. I waited as I thought with a higher PR rank, I could expect more and higher value opportunities to be avail to me.
I love PayPerPost because it made my dream of getting paid for doing what I love, which is writing, comes true! PayPerPost is the leading marketplace for Consumer Generated Advertising and I'm proud to be part of this growing online community of movers, shakers and money makers.
I really like the user-friendly feature of a self-service marketplace where posties like myself can browse for qualified opportunities and select those which are relevent to our blog niche.
With their huge network of thousands of bloggers who spans the globe and covers everything from stay-at-home mothers to technology gurus, I can make friends with people of internationally diverse backgrounds all coming together with a common cause - to make money blogging.
Jun 18, 2007
Win a 24" Wide Screen LCD Monitor
Back from his trip in Taipei for Computex 2007, John chow is back at his evil best to help his readers make money online. This time, he is holding another evil blog contest. No, he is not giving away his booty haul of goodies he got from Computext Taipei, at least not yet. For this contest, he is giving away a massive 24" wide screen LCD Monitor sponsored by the good people at Bluefur web hosting who wants you to know that they are hosting Canada and the rest of the world.
To enter the contest, all you have to do is write about it in your blog. The contest ends on July 31st 2007 and is open to anyone, anywhere in the world (as long as you have a blog). Non English blogs are also eligible as long as the correct linking rules are being followed.
Good luck and have fun!
Jun 17, 2007
90 Days Pit-Stop!
Today marks the 90th day this blog had been 'reborn' since 17th March. What I mean by 'reborn' is that I committed myself on that fateful day, last March, to blog consistently while having fun learning this online trade.
It has been one hell of a journey thus far, there were sweat and tears, and there were smiles and jubilation too! Blogging is fun but blogging is definitely not easy-fun, it is hardwork-fun I must tell you. My biggest obstacle is finding time to research and write unique and interesting topics , in between my regular 44-hours week day job, and balancing the demand of family time with 2 young children and keeping the household in operational-ready conditions (we do not have outside help).
Having said that, I've learnt a lot during the last 3 solid months of blogging(part-time). I've learnt blogging is not just about writing, it is much more than that. Blogging is also about branding, packaging, marketing, networking and much more. I've also made many great blogging friends, and definitely have fun interacting with people from internationally diverse backgrounds, all coming together as a community with a common love(for writing).
I'll take this chance to update some of my rankings here, some of them I'm quite satisifed with, but some I still need lots of improvement on. To begin with, 2 weeks ago, I posted that this blog manage to break into Technorati Top 100 most favourited blogs. And today, I'm glad to follow that up with the announcement that this blog had achieved the Technorati Top 10k ranking and is now rank 8831, with an Authority 401.
Compared to Technorati ranking, my Alexa ranking does not paint such a rosy picture. My ranking today stands at 397,599! The only consolation I can give myself is this ranking 3 months ago was in the region of 2.9 million! This stat is definitely my Archillies' heels, and my next phase of blogging with be skewed towards improving it.
The next 3 months
The initial phase of relentless link-building operations had achieved its desired result, far more than I have ever dream of. For the next phase, I'll be focusing more of my time on sniffing out useful web resources, and of course blogging tips and money making tips and resources! In short, I'll be focusing on writing and publishing quality content on a consistent basis.
Before I sign off, I want to thank everyone who had read, commented, linked, favourited and subscribed to this blog. You are the catalyst that keep me firing on all cylinders and keep me going. Stay on course with me through this wonderful journey and exciting adventure online!
Jun 15, 2007
Win Free Business Books!
Ever since doing a Review Exchange with Matt of the Entrepreneurial Blog of Matt Huggings, I've became a regular reader and had witnessed the transformation of his previous blog theme and layout design to the current new 'resorty' look. Despite the transformation, Matt still churn out great content for his Make Money Blogging series continuously to share and engage his readers.
In his effort to continuously improve and promote his blog, Matt is holding a easy contest whereby 6 participants stand to win free business books, on top of getting free link love from his PR3 blog.
Those promotional copies of Secrets of Successful Blogging were generously sponsored by Ted Demopoulos of Demopoulos Associates. Each is a 40 page compilation of 101+ tips for blogging more Efficiently, Effectively, and Profitably.
For this blog promotion contest, Matt was bombarded by a certain Mr Levison who rode on his high horse and critisized Matt for crossing the line by gaming the search engine when he asked participants to link to his blog using his preferred anchor text. There were some interesting exchanges in the comment section of his blog post "Since When Is Link Baiting Unethical", check out the post for various viewpoints about this common link bait strategy.
Jun 11, 2007
Here Comes The White Elephant!
Having won herself the new "white elehpant" gift from John Chow's contest, who incidentally also re-gifted after winning it himself at a networking event. Ms Danielle has no need for the "piece of crap" since she's already got 2 iPods, she is re-gifting the 30GB Microsft Zune in her own back link promotion contest to promote her new blog site.
Since she received the "white elephant" (disguised in doo-doo brown color) prize in mid May, Ms Danielle had been busy getting her swing right on the greens(or is it the range) and also busy hosting a flying trapeze artist from down under. She finally got down to postingthis contest and offering the Zune up for grabs!
To enter the contest, simply create a new post in your blog linking to both her home page and one other post on her popular site — pick any post you want. Use anchor text that includes the phrase “blog site.” Examples include Danielle’s blog site, popular blog site, blog site about marketing, golf beginner’s blog site, ppc blog site, etc.
The "white elephant" is starting its "world tour" soon, hope it makes a cross-continental trip to the far east and make a permanent stop at my doorstep! I'll make sure it is "white elephant" no more!
Jun 9, 2007
Review of Online Opportunity
If you stumbled upon Online Opportunity.org, then you have found yourself a blog about making money online. What's so special about Online Opportunity that differentiate itself from the tons of blogs out there about making money online these days. Well, for a start, this blog not only is about making money online, but is also about how to not make money online. Yes, you heard right, there's no typo erorr. Have I pique your interest already with that last statement?
Jay, who author this blog, confessed that he fit into the profile of most people who are looking to make money online, myself included. We have day jobs, and probably don’t like them much. So we’re looking for a way to make a living online. Most of us are juggling our day job with running a household, supporting a family and trying to make money online with what little time and energy we have left.
There are countless opporunities and online programs for people wanting to make a living online, but unfortunately, some of them are scams targetted at the gullible trying to make a quick buck. Most of the legitimate programs that promise people will make residual income and making auto-pilotincome even while they are on holiday or sleeping, required payments upfront before they'll show you the secrets!
If you are skeptical about such paid programs, this is where Jay come in. He’ll spend the money and take the risk, so you don’t have to! Where on earth can you find such help for free? Through his blog, Jay hope to steer readers in the direction of opportunities that have a better chance of realizing its promise, so that you won’t make the same mistake like so many people who get lured in by the hype and then fail at programs. If you come across an opportunity you’re interested about, but and can’t find a review of it on his site, let him know the details and he'll do the sleuth work.
To promote his blog using the link bait startegy, Jay is holding a review contest, where he'll pick the best review (whether positive or negative) and award the author $100! To enter the contest, see the rules here.
Jun 8, 2007
Let's get VIRAL!!
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Instructions:
1.) Copy and paste the matrix of “ViralTags” below courtesy of Founders Cafe (to support Jimmy’s quest of launching his own Internet Startup with a shoestring budget, please consider subscribing to his Full RSS Feed to see his triumps and struggles in real time).
2.) Substitute the Host Tag and one of the “Viral Tags” in the matrix with your anchor text of choice with your blog’s URL. Please keep anchor text to a max of 3 words to keep the matrix size manageable.
3.) When you get a ping back from someone that has your link in one of their “Viral Tags”, practice good karma by copying his/her Host Tag’s anchor text (automatically the associated link will also be copied) and paste it over one of your “Viral Tags” below.
4.) Encourage and invite your readers to do the same and soon this can grow virally.
Host Tag: earn income online
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Important: Once I get a ping back from you (I promise to do the best I can), I will add your anchor text and the associated link you designate as “Host Tag” here, replacing one of the “ViralTags” from the matrix above. As more and more bloggers copy and paste this matrix, the more backlinks you will have with your anchor text. If everybody who copy and paste from your blog does the same, pretty soon this will spread and go viral. So, the sooner you participate, the more links with anchor text you will receive.
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That's it folks. This should help you improve your Technorati ranking, SERP and Google PR. Please leave a comment here if you have copied from this matrix so that I can link to you with your preferred anchor text.
Attack of the Spyware
For virtually everyone surfing the World Wide Web, having their PC infected by spyware is nothing new to them. In fact, spyware is so rampant that there is no way internet users can avoid it unless one do not use the internet. Spyware may be known by one of its many names: adware, malware, trackware, scumware, thiefware, snoopware, sneakware and becasue of its steathly nature, users may not know their PC has been infected.
Spyware is a general term used to describe software that performs certain behaviors such as advertising, collecting personal information, or changing the configuration of your computer, generally without appropriately obtaining your consent first. It is often associated with software that displays advertisements (called adware) or software that tracks personal or sensitive information. If you do not detect spyware on your PC, it not only will casue nuisance to your surfing experience but can lead to much more serious consequences like identity theft.
Internet users should take note of symptoms of spyware infection which includes:sluggish PC performance increased pop-up ads unexplained homepage change mysterious search results.
My own frustrating experience with spyware happened when I downloaded free softwares, wallpapers and surf some dodgywebsites. And all of a sudden, there was constant irritating ad pop up when I'm surfing the net. And I started getting unsolicited emails about Viagra, bust enlargement, penis enhancement and Lottery winning notification, all spaming my mailbox. I often wondered where these advertising networks got my email address? I felt being spied everytime I am online. To put it strongly, I felt naked and violated and definitely very insecured.
In a bid to remedy the stressful situation of my PC being infected by spyware, I downloaded and tried many free spyware remover programs but to limited success. Eventually I was so anxious to completely eliminate this frustrating problem out of my online experience, I had to re-format my entire HDD and painstakingly reinstall the windows OS as well as all other programs and applications.
Because of the threat that malware poses, a reliable spyware removal tool installed on your PC is essential. Spy Sweeper(Window Vista ready) is a powerful, award-winning anti-spyware 
With Spy Sweeper, you can:
- Keep Your PC Safe from Spyware
- Browse Where You Want, When You Want
- Download Your Favorite Music, Pictures and Videos Without Spyware Intruders
- Stay Ahead of New Spyware Threats with FREE Defense Updates
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Spy Sweeper is an excellent solution to allow a safer and stress free surfing experience
Jun 6, 2007
Win Court's Paycheck - Reloaded
The result for Court's "Take My Pay Check" contest was released. Unsurprisingly, no one came close to predicting within $1 of Court's May earnings to win his entire May's paycheck and laugh all the way to the bank. ***Stop Copying Here*** So what are your guesses? The earlier you submit an entry, the more chances you have of winning!
The closest guess was off by $60.15, and Court was gracious enough to award this amount to Theda over at Crayon Writer. Court's exact May's earnings of $715.85 was more than doubled his April's earnings of $293.01. That was a whopping 240% increase! 99% of the entries submitted (my guess included) fell within the $300-400 range, far too many had under-estimated the potential earnings of his blog.
Since no one fully won the contest, Court is extending it for one more month. If anyone can guess within $1 of what he earn in June, he will give you all of his earnings for the month. He is determined to give his BIGGER paycheck to someone.
The Rules:
