I’m sorry I didn’t post this earlier, but I completely forgot about DreamHost moving the cluster I am on overnight and most of the day today, (that 8 hour window they gave us was really long), and I, along with everyone else could not access this site-and if you could, or can, it’s extremely slow. Hopefully, it will be back to normal tomorrow.
As for the contest, Who Wants To Win The $10 Sam Freedom Paid Me For A Link Back, I shall now announce the winner. Drum-roll please:
How2Blogger. No, this wasn’t fixed. In fact, I’m peeved because I even tried seducing him into winning a contest he held on his blog-to no avail. So, dude, I’m sending a trackback and when you see it, use the contact form to send me your PayPal email address. For those of you who did not win- remember, each week I will randomly choose someone who comments on any post-including those who entered the contest, and send anywhere from 2-200 EntreCard credits. And only comment if you have something relevant to say on a post- don’t write nonsense, I’ll delete it.
Speaking of contests, How2Blogger and a few others are holding another $100 give-away. I’m a bit peeved. It’s about time a woman is allowed to contribute. So, to those of you holding the contest, here, catch my dollar. I want in.
Who Won Sam’s $10?
BuyBlogReviews.Com- New Service For Advertisers and Bloggers.
With the year-end “punishments” from Google dropping page ranks due to paid blog advertising, this hasn’t stopped the monetization. I for one, will continue to write quality posts, (if you consider humor, tech and middle-age, humor), while bringing in a small income. I see nothing wrong with doing so-in fact I encourage bloggers from all niches and non-niches alike to try the different services available, to see what works. The latest pay to review, site, BuyBlogReviews.com, although very new, offers a promising income potential for both small and larger blogs.
The interface is simple and not as confusing as other services I have tried in the past. As a blogger, you bid on a review and wait for the advertiser to accept. The payment threshold is 70%/blogger, 30%/commission for the service, which, considering, some larger sites take 50%, is a great deal. Payment is made via PayPal on the 1st and 15th of each month and blog approval takes approximately 72 hours. If you’re interested -sign up now and get paid blogging!
Discussing Unlucky Panties On One’s Blog Brings In Traffic.
Since I have become more of a blog stats whore, I was browsing through the referrer section in StatCounter, finding which keywords were bringing others to my site via search engines. Imagine my surprise when I noticed a visitor who came from Google, using the search terms, “panty sex.” My first thoughts, “When have I ever discussed this topic?” Then I remembered my recent post, The Superstitious Panties from a week ago. I click the link in StatCounter and sure enough, the search pointed to that post. In fact, this may be a proud moment in my blog’s history. I am listed as number 4 on Google for the phrase:
Yes, a very proud moment. The strange thing? I didn’t use the All In One SEO plugin options for the post. I only tagged Technorati-and not with those specific keywords. Goes to show- search engines can still pick up your posts, if you have freaks searching for fetish topics -because I also received a hit from someone searching for “Celine Dion camel toe.” Instead of Oprah’s camel toe, people now want to know about Celine’s. I think I’m on to something. Maybe I should start a blog discussing nothing but the camel toes of celebrities. I could make millions, millions I tell you.
Viewing results like these are not helping me in the least in reaching my goal of getting a mid-life crisis pep talk phone call from Diane Sawyer-I’m sure her people, if she has any, are saying, “Is this chick for real?” Yes, yes I am- and I swear I know nothing about panty sex. My best-blog friend, blueyes™ did a little something special for me in hopes of getting closer to my 6 degrees. So, she is now the 2nd person-2 down, 4 to go. At this rate, I’ll be turning 40, instead of 35, beyond my mid-life crisis, living with 30 cats and taking a broom after the neighborhood children because they’re running through my yard. I write one, ok one and a half serious posts about a dream of mine and I receive no response. I briefly, (pun intended), mention panties and not having sex and the masses go wild. Come on, there has to be one normal person out there who knows someone who knows someone who knows so and so who could grant an old chick her wish?
Who Wants To Win The $10 Sam Freedom Paid Me?
**Edit**
I changed the title of the post because people thought I was giving away the $10 if they linked back to my blog. This isn’t the case. Keep reading…
I promised a “contest” after the post, Thanks For Proving My Point, Sam Freedom, created such a stir. Since I will not link to his blog, feel free to visit the link to learn more. I said the contest would be put to good use to benefit everyone who participated and I am keeping my word. The rules are simple, you will have a week to complete the two tasks and, hopefully, you’ll gain a few readers and a little traffic. In order to win the $10, no it isn’t much but it’s his money, not mine, you must do the following 2 tasks:
1. Subscribe to my feed, (comment to let me know you have done so- you also have the option of subscribing by email as well).
2. Go to the blogger’s site immediately before your comment- and comment on his/her blog, preferably the latest post. If you feel you have no input, subscribe to his/her feed and let them know in a comment on the latest post that you have done so. I will be checking all blogs. If you happen to be the first person to comment on my post, don’t worry your comment and subscription option is enough.
That’s it-quite simple and I am doing this for a reason. Too many of us stick to our daily reads and niches as if we’re afraid of what we may find in another blog. One thing EntreCard.com has taught me- popularity and numbers mean nothing. I have found interesting content and people from the smallest of blogs to the largest. Blogs I would never have known about otherwise and I am enjoying every minute of it. I’m a people person by nature- I enjoy interacting and this is how I envisioned the EntreCard service. Unfortunately, some see things in a different light and become selfish. Don’t be selfish with your time. Inviting new readers and interacting with those of other niches is what blogging is about- it isn’t about making money and becoming the most popular blog on the Internet. Who knows-you just may find a blog you actually like- and not one you feel as if you need for your own blog’s sake. Got it? Good. Now, subscribe and comment. Next Saturday at 11:59pm EST, (US Time), the contest ends. At this point I will assign each comment a number, (it’s critical that you include the link to your blog), and use Random.org to choose the winner. $10 whole smackaroos are up for grabs here, folks. The winner will be contacted via email and the funds will be sent via PayPal. If you do not use PayPal, please let me know and we can make other arrangements. Now- go forth and find new blogs and good luck.
