And That’s….the Truth

So another two weeks have passed again since I did my bi-monthly post to thank my top ten droppers from Entrecard for this time period. Entrecard has given me so much, that this is my own special little way of saying thanks. So if your on the list then a great big Thank You goes out to each and everyone of you for your continued drops. And if your not on the list, but would like to be, then all you need to do is drop!

1. Turnip of Power
2. The BenSpark
3. The Sewing Mom
4. What Lies Within The Mirror
5. Orangeinks
6. Lee Doyle
7. Pro Blog Reviews
8. Absolutely Mom’s
9. Technically Easy
10. Mommieshome.net

3 Comments »

I have been working from home on the Internet for a little over two years now.  I have to say that I am really enjoying being able to earn a little extra money while being home to raise my two youngest children.  But I have to say that lately I am starting to feel a little burnt out from spending so much time on the Internet.  Lately when I get up the last thing I want to do is turn on my computer, but the very first thing I do is turn on my computer.  I know that if I don’t sit at the computer and write posts, I won’t get paid and this stays on my mind as long as I am not on the computer.  I’m seriously starting to think about taking a small break from all my computer work.  Or I may even just try to spend less time per day on the computer.  Either way, I have to do something before I get totally burnt out.

1 Comment »

So I was tagged by Jenn to do this meme about 10 things you may not know about me. Well here we go. I hope you find these little items about me interesting or even amusing.

1. While I was growing up, I never wanted to have kids (I wouldn’t even babysit), and now I have three.

2. I have been married three times (third times the charm).

3. I have held a lot of jobs over the years, but the most memorable one would have been catching chickens.

4. Although I’m not quite 40, I am grayer than my grandmother (she’s 86) and have been going gray since I was 16.

5. I have a marketing diploma from the community college but never worked in that field as I discovered that I hated it.

6. Although I am a girl, I don’t own a dress, slip or shoes.

7. I don’t wear make-up, but own a ton of it.

8. I just got my driver’s license the year I turned 35.

9. In high school I failed home ec three times, but my favorite hobby today is creating crafts.

10. And…although you all know me as Kim, that’s not my name. My first name is….

Now I get to tag five people. If you want to do the meme that’s great, just make sure you leave me a comment here so I can go find out all about you. The five people I’m tagging are Carrie, Tammy, Lynne, Ellen, and Sting.

Have fun guys!!

3 Comments »

It’s been a little over two years since I started my online search for income that could be made from working from home. It has been a very long and fruitful search, but about a year ago it started to pay off. That’s when I found a paid to blog company called PayPerPost. What this company does is they enable me to earn a little extra income posting reviews on my blog for a little bit of compensation. During the past year this company has been very good to me and I have been extremely happy being a member. That is why I was utterly delighted when I was informed that PayPerPost was starting up a new paid posting company. Although PayPerPost is still in existence, they have started up a new company called SocialSpark and I couldn’t be more pleased to be a part of this company as well.

Social Spark is an entirely new concept in the world of paid posting. Not only do you have the opportunity to earn a little extra income through paid opportunities from advertisers, but you also have the opportunity to get to know the advertisers and their expectations. The reason why this is such a great concept is because by interacting with the advertisers, they get a sense of your writing style, and you as the blogger get the opportunity to receive great feedback as to what they expect and how to improve.  Potentially this will increase your income level.

There are two different aspects of social spark that any blogger may be interested in. The first being the paid posting aspect and the second being blog sponsorships. So there are potentially two different ways to earn income. So far I have been with Social Spark since they opened their doors in alpha. Now their in beta and they are accepting new bloggers every day. During my limited experience with this new program, I have to say that so far I am highly impressed. If things go as they are predicted to go with this program, I can see a promise of great things a head for all bloggers and advertisers.

I give Social Spark TWO thumbs up!

Comments Off

Wow! I can’t believe how fast time flies when your Entrecarding. It’s been two weeks since my last post about my top ten Entrecarders. So you know what that means. It’s time for me to say “Thank You!!” once again for all your continued visits and loyal drops. So, if your on the list,…Thank you!! And, if your not but would like to be in two weeks time, you know the drill. All you need to do is drop.

1. Turnip of Power
2. Lee Doyle
3. Orangeinks
4. What Lies Within The Mirror
5. Mommieshome.net
6. Technically Easy
7. The Sewing Mom
8. The BenSpark
9. New York Nitty-Gritty
10. Michael’s So-Called Life

Thanks guys! I really do appreciate your visits.

3 Comments »

If you’ve been blogging for any length of time, then you are definitely aware of the term Google page rank and what it means. But, if your just starting out in the blogging world, then this term may not be familiar to you. In a nutshell what Google page rank is SUPPOSE (notice the capital letters? I’ll explain further) to be an indication by Google on how popular your site is in the Internet market place. The ranking system goes from 0 to 10. With 0 being the lowest page rank that a person can have. But, this ranking system is completely outdated and honestly doesn’t give you any indication of your true rank in the blogging or Internet industry.

This is where Izea Ranks come into play. One of the companies that I do paid posting for designed and created Izea Ranks just for bloggers. Basically what Izea ranks stand for is your true ranking compared to other blogs on the Internet. They take a lot of factors into consideration when determining what your “real rank” is. They take into account the number of visitors you get each day, the amount of page veiws you get in the run of a day, and other factors come into play as well.

Because of the fickleness of Google, you could have a really good site with lots of traffic, but still rank 0 because you do some things that Google doesn’t approve of. But with Izea ranks, your rank is determined by the traffic to your site so you know it’s a true number. One of the things that I like about the Izea ranks is the fact that you don’t have to work for this company to find out what your real rank is. As long as you register your blog it will be compared against other blogs and you will be given a true number.

So, if you were hit by the “Google smack” that so many of us were (myself included) then I strongly urge you to drop by Izea and find out what your “real rank” is.

Comments Off

As most of you are already aware of, I am a stay at mom to two young children. I actually have three kids, but my oldest son is now 18 and lives out on his own. So currently I only have to take care of two kids. I wasn’t always a stay at home mom. For almost seven years I did hold a full time job working outside of the home but in May of last year I lost my babysitter and was unable to find another reliable one. So I gave my notice and quit my job.

Prior to losing my job, I could see that I wasn’t going to be able to work outside of the home past May so I started looking for ways in which I could earn extra income working from home. That’s when I found PayPerPost and discovered that I could make money doing paid reviews on my blogs. Well this situation has worked out great. Not only am I able to supplement our household income through paid blogging, but this arrangement gives me the opportunity to stay at home with my two younger kids. Due to this arrangement my kids are happier, my husband is happier and so am I.

Now I would like to tell you all about another opportunity that will allow me to stay at home and make more income doing it. This opportunity is known as SocialSpark and has been created by the creators of PayPerPost. With this program, you will be able to do paid blogging, sponsorships and so much more. Right now this system is in the alpha stage which I am so thrilled to be a part of, so it is not available to the public yet. But if your a “mommy” and would like to discover a fantastic way to earn income while staying at home with your kids, then go check out the site and sign up for more information that will be made available to you when the site goes live. Your kids will thank you for it!!

Comments Off

One of the things that I just love looking at while visiting other peoples blogs are all the nice pictures that they have posted.  They look so attractive and professional and really do add something to the site.  I have had a couple of comments on different blogs about my lack of pictures on my sites and this is actually what prompted this particular post.

I seriously suck at taking pictures and don’t get me started on the art of uploading them.  I can do a lot of things crafting wise and I would love to be able to come in and post lovely pictures for you all to see, but when I take the picture and upload it on any site, it normally looks very unattractive.  I do upload some and would probably upload more if I didn’t suck so bad at this part of blogging.

So if you’ve been wondering why you don’t see many beautiful pictures on this site or any others that I own, now you know. 

Comments Off

Yesterday I had a bit of extra time on my hands so I figured out and installed a plug in that closes comments  after a certain period of time.  I set this plug in to close comments on any post that was made prior to March 1 of this year.  So I was EXTREMELY happy to see that the amount of SPAM comments that I had to moderate was way….down this morning.  I honestly don’t understand why people would go into someone’s blog and post comments on seriously old posts, knowing that these comments would never be published.

So, because this plug in worked so well on this blog, I’m going to spend a little of my day today adding it all to my other blogs.  It was a great feeling knowing that I didn’t have to waste about an hour of my day sifting through all these spam comments.  Of course all the legit comments are approved and I don’t mind the time it takes to approve them, but the spam ones are gone….

1 Comment »

Yesterday I wasn’t online very much.  I decided to take a “me” day.  So first thing in the morning I checked my e-mails, checked a couple of forums where I post a bit in, and then shut my computer down for the day.  It was a really weird day for me as I am not used to spending so little time on the computer.  But, I have to say I had a very enjoyable day.  I spent some quality time with the kids, did some housework (yuck) and then started sorting through all my scrapbooking supplies. 

But now that it’s Monday morning, my “me” day is over and I’m back to the same routine again.  I had so much fun yesterday, that I may start taking more “me” days in the future.

2 Comments »