Back2Yourself – When sitting around causes you pain…
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As a blogger and a truck driver, it's pretty common for my back to start hurting from all of the strenuous effort of um, sitting. A bit of exercise every now and then is great for helping to relieve back pain. If you are looking for a site that can help you work out the kinks, check out Back2Yourself.com. They have video workouts, professional support, and progress tracking (for those hardcore nerds that would want to actually track this).
In fact, I think I'll head over there now. My back is killing me! And I believe that Back2Yourself.com can help.
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A Look At PayPerPost v4.0
Last year, I was a huge fan of PayPerPost, a company that pays you to make sponsored posts on your blog. According to my 2008 online income report, I made a pretty good amount of money, mostly thanks to PayPerPost. For a long time, I went around telling everyone I could about the service, even scoring a pretty big stack of referrals (even though none of them ever moved past the signup stage, so I didn't get paid for them).
And then, something changed. One day, I logged in to my account to find that all of the great paying offers (as in, above $5 per post) were gone. Instead, there were tons of offers ranging from less than a buck to maybe $3. To me, that was a bad thing, considering the amount of money I had been pulling down from that site. So naturally, I strayed from them and have done a significantly smaller amout of sponsored posts.
Fast forward to today. IZEA (the parent company of PayPerPost and SocialSpark) has gone live with PayPerPost v4.0. The system is set up totally different than before, and needless to say it has its ups and downs.
The way their new system looks and feels is very similar to other paid-to-post systems, only green (and by 'green' I don't mean 'eco-friendly'). It is still very easy to use, although I've noticed that lately they have been a bit short on offers (probably due to the economy and the transition to the new system).
Another thing that PayPerPost has changed is instead of paying out net 30 (which I believe is how they used to have it set up), they are now doing a minimum payout level of $50. I really did prefer seeing my money faster, especially with the lack of offers available. The fewer offers, the longer it will take to reach that payout level.
Other than the slow business and the high minimum payout, I still feel that IZEA has a viable project on their hands, and I do look forward to giving PayPerPost v4.0 a good test to see how it works. Hopefully I can make money with them again.
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Shop, Save and Earn at Buxr.com
Buxr.com is a new site that gives users a chance to shop for great deals, save some cash, and even earn money by sharing information with other users!
And yes, when I first saw the URL, my immediate thought was 'oh great, another bux site'. As it turns out, the only similarity between Buxr.com and those crappy, scammy sites is the name. But hey, it's awesome (to me) that now when I think of the letters b-u-x, I can think of someone who isn't out to rip me off. Ahem...sorry, back to the site...heh.
Buxr.com is more than just an average site geared toward the 'shop and save' crowd, that is, this isn't just a sell-stuff-cheap site. Upon further inspection, Buxr.com is more like a social network site for shoppers, allowing people to find great deals and discuss things in their discussion area (including a recent topic titled, 'Why things cost $19.95', which is something I'm sure we all have pondered).
Another prominent feature of the site is the contest section, where users can win prizes based on things like submitting the best deal of the day, or guessing the best (or worst) deal of the day.
Also, Buxr.com is community driven, which means that the users are the ones that get to submit deals, coupons, and stuff to the site. But slow down, all of you affiliate types, they don't allow you to post referral coupon codes to deals, so that coupon marketing is out (but you may talk to the admin of the site about purchasing the ability to do so...it's not mentioned, but money talks, right?).
Go on over and have a look around Buxr.com, check out the video tour of the site, and see if they can help you save (or make) money. Oh, and be sure to say hello to the admin. Those of you who are business oriented enough know that allies with websites are good things to have. Otherwise, enjoy!
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Review of WPDesigner.com
It is beginning to get close to the time that I will start thinking about finding a new host for this site. Yep, I like the company I'm with, but I simply won't be able to afford to extend it. Especially since they like for you to pay for a full year at once. That's not happening.
What will happen is that I will be shopping around, and one of the first places I will be looking is WPDesigner.com. They provide a list of the top ten best webhosting companies on the net, in their opinion.
This web hosting review site does not beat around the bush. Their top 10 list is right there, out in the open, so that when the page loads, it is the first thing that you see. This design technique makes using WPDesigner.com a very easy experience. Face it, the last thing you need is a difficult website to wade through trying to figure out which host is the best, right?
Anyway, the site is nicely put together. The only real criticism I have is that their top list contains a few hosts I've never heard of. Not that it is a bad thing, but compared to many other top hosting sites out there, it tends to give the appearance of promoting their affiliates over well-known companies.
Hey, gotta love the affiliates, right?
I'm giving WPDesigner.com an 8 out of 10. Nicely done.
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Can You Make Money with Video Games?
Hey, if it makes money on the net, I'm usually looking into it. Here's another angle you may (or may not) want to check out.
To be honest, I've never played World of Warcraft. I know, Shoemoney would probably have a cow. So what if I'm behind the times? So here's where the money comes in. I've heard that you can sell your World of Warcraft accounts...so you play the game, build your characters or whatever, then bail. Sounds like a good plan to me...heh.
First, you are going to need to buy the game. Then, you will probably want to go over to BuyMMOAccounts.com and buy wrath of the lich king WoW access cards (in order to play). Then, just build it up and sell the whole thing to your friends. Nice, eh?
OK, I have no idea whether this will work or not. Like I said, it's just a far fetched idea from my point of view. But hey, who knows. Anybody have any experience selling your video game accounts?
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