PayPerPost Direct
PayPerPost has finally launched a feature in their system I have been longing for, and that is something called PayPerPost Direct. This new feature on PayPerPost allows you as a blogger to add a badge on your site (you can see mine in the third column) where you advertise directly to the advertiser that they can buy a blog post on your post directly.
What are the advantages of this? One thing is that you probably get more exposure that you are available to write reviews of companies sites, products or services, which means a bigger chance for you to earn more money. Another big advantage is that you can set your own price for a review, I have set mine to $20 because that is what I think a quality review on this blog is worth at the moment.
Compared to competitors to PayPerPost, like ReviewMe this system has very low fees for the advertisers and bloggers, only 5 -10% to cover PayPal and credit card fees. Compared to ReviewMe’s 50% this is quite good, if not amazingly good.
Blog marketing is a great thing and this new system will for sure help PayPerPost and us bloggers to get more reviews and earn more money.
Be sure to check out their blog, where they also have published an instructional video on how to use this new system.
CMS Templates from Themestock
A couple of weeks ago now I reviewed the products of BoxedArt. This time I am having a look at another concept in their network of sites called Themetock.
Themstock is an excellent resource that offers you cms templates and skins, and they have themes available for almost every content management system out there, including a great collection of wordpress templates and joomla templates.
Their website is very clean and easy to navigate because of the structure they have on the site.The directories of themes is also very pleasent to look through and it is quite simple to find a skin that fits your sites topic just by browsing through their category list or using their search engine.
I have choosen to have a closer look at the WordPress template section since WordPress is a cms I use on a daily basis on many of my sites. Here they have a wide range of different templates with everything from animal themes to real estate themes. The templates are very nicely designed and they really adds a professional look to your blog, which is absolutely neccesary for your blogs success.
One of the greatest things with Themestock is the price for their full access membership which is at only $139.99 per year. For this you get hundreds, or if not thousands of different templates for content management systems like, drupal, wordpress, oscommerce, joomla, zen cart, cre loaded, xoops, mambo and php-nuke.
Be sure to check their site out at www.themestock.com they are a perfect resource if you want a good looking and professional design for your site wthout spending to much of you hard earned money. These templates are not unique but it is less likely that thousands of people use the same template as you as it is with the free templates available.
Small Business Web Hosting
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If you are going to launch a website for your business it is important to have your own domain name, like yoursite.com and stable and reliable web hosting for your site.
There are tons of providers out there and as a beginner in this industry it is very hard to find the right solution and service provider out there. Below is a review and a recommendation of one provider offering small business web hosting solutions that fits you with a newly started business.
The service provider is Concentric and they offer you, web hosting, email hosting and domain registration. Their website is easily navigated and it got great overview which makes it simple to read up and find a hosting plan that fits your needs.
The prices are absolutely ok, especiallly if you look at what a generous amount of traffic and disc space you get along with a bunch of other nice features.
Visit them here: Concentric
Time for inner change?
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On this blog you know I am writing much about motivation, and today I have been asked to review a product called subliminal CDs, which is subliminal recordings covering everything from loosing weigth to boosting your confidence.
If you feel it is time for change, you should start with your inside. By changing the way you think you are opening doors to so many other changes in your life.
I think this is a great product and they really cover a lot of areas, even for us entrepreneurs with their “Business Success” division.
One great thing is what you can buy your recording either as a CD or a MP3, if you choose MP3 you get a better price and more flexibility since you can listen to it both on your computer and on your MP3 player, so that is my recommendation.
I would really recommend a visit to their site and check out some of their CDs and find something for your needs, they sure have it.
Laptop Rentals
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Do you have an upcoming meeting, presentation or maybe a bigger event and feel that your apperance would be much better and more professional if you had modern and more advanced technology solutions at your hands? Then Innovative Rentals is someting you would be able to benefit big from.
Having the latest technology inhouse can be a very expensive story, and it does not fit every company, especially not small startups, but the need is still there and here is where this compnay can hel you out. They offer short term rentals of technology equipment with everything from laptop rentals, MacBook Pro rentals and Tablet PC rentals. You can rent the products from a few days to a couple of months, the choice is yours and this is a big advantage.
This can help you make a succesfull apperance on any event or meeting without going home with an empty wallet. So check their site out, they offer their service nationwide in the US.
Secure your data files
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Have you looked for a way to secure your data files and being able to restrict the way the persons you send the files to uses it? Then Pinion is something for you.
If you are thinking of selling or letting go of your old computer, Pinion Sanitizer software is a must. This software helps you clean out and Eraze Hard Drive on your computer, leaving no traces of what has been there before. Leaving your computer without having it cleaned up is risky if you want to keep your companies and your personal secrets for yourself. Pinion Sanitizer is an easy to use software, that is cost effective, especially if you compare it to the risk of exposing your most sensitivt information.
Another look at PayPerPost
Now I have been a member of PayPerPost.com for over a month and I have had the chance to write a few reviews from opportunities I have found in their system.
My experience so far is positive, although I feel that I sometime would want better pay for my reviews, since a lot of them are at a quite low level. I probably have to improve my blogs ranks to increase my income level. I have earned a little over $100 now and this coming month will be a good month I think.
PayPerPost has got an excellent community spirit and they reallly take care of their bloggers and advertisers. I have tested to advertise through the PPP system and the results has been quite good, I have recived both some traffic and relevant backlinks and that is as we all now important, so I would recommend to use PayPerPost if you want to advertise on blogs.
A look at BoxedArt
When I first started of with my online business and was learning to code html and design I was looking for inspiration and resources where I could get help. After some months struggling I found a development library called BoxedArt.
BoxedArt offers you full membership access with unlimited downloads for a full year at the very low price of only $99.99, that means a small one time fee and not per download like on many other services like this one.
What you will find in their library is an absolutely amazing collection of website templates in different colors, shapes and sorts. The designs has got a very high standard quality wize and you are most definately to find something that fits your needs among the thousands of available templates on the site.
What I found was great for me when using BoxedArt.com’s service was that I got a great portion of inspiration to build my own things and also to use their templates to improve or edit them turned out to be awesome training for me. So if you want to improve your designing and coding skills and also increase your inspiration level, I am sure you will find much value of a membership with BoxedArt.
Another advantage of BoxedArt is that they cover so many areas of templates with everything from flash templates, valid css templates and web templates to logo templates, banner packs and product boxes. Whatever you might need, they have, and for you that want custom designs that are exclusive to you they also have a section for that.
As if what I have mentioned above is not of value enough they also offer you a tutorial section with lessons on for example, Optimizing Graphics for Web Output and Changing Colors in Graphic Elements, this sure helps out if you are a novis with no or only a small amount of knowledge in this field.
My favorite content of the site is the Product Boxes part, where you can find nicely designed boxes for you to package your digital products with, I have used it and it definately brings value to the selling process.
Link Directory with a twist
It is not a unique concept but BigWebLinks.com was one of the first to adapt the idea of letting you bid your way to the top of a web directory. On a normal link directory there is a very big risk that your link is not seen by a single soul once it is burried among the thousand of others links and the only effect you would gte from that is for Search Engine Optimization purposes, but with this concept you get a chance of being on the number one spot, which of course is a great advantage.
Other advantages of this link directory is that it has a Google Page Rank of 7, which is very unusual and a big benifit for you if you want to increase your own Page Rank. So the ones the makes the highest bid for placement are also shown on the front page and will by that not only get traffic but also effect from the Page Rank strength this directory has got.
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Credit Cards - My experience
I have never been a big fan of credit cards at all. The number one reason is that they make you over consume, you use money that you do not really have.
Another reason I do not like it is that you almost always have to pay really high interests on the money you use, and that makes your whole shopping experience very expensive.
I have one credit card that I use for my company, but I have only used it a couple of times when I really needed it to cover some unexpected costs. I must admit though that at those occasions I often buy something more, just because I can.
My advice is to cut your credit cards if they have a high interest rate and monthly cost. If you are looking to get a loan, do look for a card that has got a good payment plan and no interest rates, there are so called 0% credit cards that gives you this advantage and can often be a better choice than a bank loan. If you now have a credit card with high interest rates you can also do a 0% balance transfers, which means you transfer your money to another credit card account with better or zero interest rate.
For more advice on credit cards visit the excellent guide on, Credit Cards GB.
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About Andreas Bard
My name is Andreas Bard and I am a web entrepreneur, writer and blogger. On this blog I write motivational articles and aim to help you on your way to success with your business venture.
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