And That’s….the Truth

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.

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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 But, this ranking system is completely outdated and honestly doesn’t give you any indication of your true rank in the blogging or Internet industry.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.

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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!!

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Honestly I don’t understand people.  Last week I set up a WP auctions ad on one of my other blogs to start selling my homemade jewelry.  Now, I got really excited and happy when I seen that I had a bid on one of my pieces.  It was a reasonable bid, so I really expected that it was a true bid.  Now I’m not so sure.  When I got up this morning and checked that blog to see how the bidding was going I had four fraudenlent bids on the account.  Now, I realize that my jewelry is worth something, but I’m pretty sure that it’s not worth over $2000.  That was the last bid.  And that bid came from the same name as the first bid so that is why I kind of think that the first bid wasn’t a true bid either.  Well I deleted all the fraudulent ones and left the first one, so I guess we will see.

But, I honestly don’t understand why people would waste their (and mine) time to place these outrageous bids.  Don’t they have anything better to do with their day??  What do they get out of it?  Obviously a person with a brain (and I think I have one) is going to realize that these are not true bidders and they are going to delete them (which I did).  Oh well, I guess it takes all kinds now doesn’t it?

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Well now that I am happy and content with the amount of blogs that I post on daily and for once am happy with all the themes that I have chosen for each blog, I have decided that it’s now time to start working on gaining some readership to my sites.  The first thing I did was to add entrecard to all my blogs and I’m very happy with this decision.

So today I started working on my feed subscriptions.  I must say that I was actually surprised at myself.  I only had two blogs listed in feed burner.  Well I guess that would explain why I have no subscribers. lol  So if you notice a little piece of text on my sidebar that invites you to subscribe, then that’s what I’m talking about.

It’s completely up to you, but if you enjoy my posts and would like to get no info as I post it then I’m sending out a personal invitation to subscribe.  And just to let you know, I will never spam you or sell your information as the biggest thing on the Internet that drives me insane is spam e-mails.  And I would never do it to someone else.

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Although I’ve been quite active on the Internet for the past couple of years, I am still learning all the ins and outs of the Internet and computer world. This is why it would be quite helpful for me to utilize the services of an IT consulting company. By employing these services, I could get all the help and direction I need right from my home. This company would come directly to my home and help me with any problems that I may be experiencing right in front of my eyes. This way if some of the same similar problems arise, I would have already watched them to see how I could fix it. Although I am only one person working from home, I can see how a company like this would be a major asset to any business as well.

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After 3 long weeks of having people underfoot, today I was finally able to get back to blogging.  I never realized how distracting two little ones and my husband can be when I’m trying to do some work on my computer.  Kids I can understand not understanding why I spend so much time on my computer, but my husband really doesn’t understand why I need to spend this time.  Sometimes I think he is the kid and the kids are the adults.  But it’s all good now.  They are all back to school and work so I now get to have the much needed computer time that I need.  Oh, good times!!

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I have been actively working online now for about two years.  During the past couple years I have been exposed to a lot of different types of programs.  I must say, that I have probably tried most of them.  I have researched a lot of affiliate programs.  Some seem to work for other people, but to date non have worked very well for me.  I realize that you need to promote any affiliate program that you belong to, but even with this extra advertising, I haven’t been able to make any affiliate program that I’m involved with create any extra income for me.

So, I was wondering what types of affiliate programs you all are involved in and how do you promote them successfully?  I’m sure that there is a secret to become successful in this online marketing venture, but I have no idea what this secret is.  So, if you are involved in affiliate programs and are creating some extra income each month through this means, I would love to hear from you.

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I have been blogging now for about a year.  It amazes me how much I have learned in the past year, and it also amazes me on how much more I need to learn.  I have learned that there are several ways to attract readers and just lately I have decided that I am going to give some social networking a try.

So, I have been scouring the Internet to find some social networking sites that are popular and seem to work.  I have found a few that I have joined, but apart from joining them, I haven’t really done much with them as I am unclear on how to proceed.

This is where I am looking for any and all input from you more experienced bloggers.  I understand that that social networking is key to attracting readers, but I honestly don’t understand what I need to do to maximize the exposure that I could be receiving from these sites.

So, if you have any advice for me on this particular issue, I would sure love to hear from any and all of you!

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As you all know six months ago I had to quit my outside job due to babysitter issues.  Since then I have been trying to earn a little extra income off the Internet.  I have tried paid blogging and freelance writing.  Out of the two, I definitely preferred the paid blogging.  It paid better and I had so much fun doing it.  But, I’m thinking that I need to go in a different direction now.  Because of the latest Google update that took away all my page rank for all my blogs, I haven’t been able to make hardly any income at all through paid blogging so I have decided that I may need to look back into freelance writing.

So, I have a question for all you freelance writers out there.  How do you find good paying freelance writing jobs that are legit??  I have searched a lot of sites over the past year and most of the sites that I have discovered offer very little pay for the type of work required or they are just a scam to make people shell out their valuable money.  I’m sure there are some legitimate sites out there, but honestly guys I am unsure as where to find them.

So if you could give me a little nudge in the right direction I would be so grateful and maybe, just maybe, I can’t start earning a living again to help out with household expenses and things that my kids would like to have.

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