Profitable Productive Blogging

I am all about making the most money and making that money work for me and in turn make me the most money. The less I have to do and the more my money can do for me the better. That is my approach to credit cards if used properly are a very useful, and sometimes, necessary part of life. Credit has become so easily attainable that it has become a large problem for a large amount of people, we are seeing the results of that in the mortgage market now. What do I mean by that? Don't carry a balance! Unless there is a legit emergency you should never carry an interest accruing balance on your credit card. Don't throw money down the drain, which is essentially what you are doing if you are paying interest on your gas, food, gadgets, or whatever else you put on there. If you don't have the money don't charge it. If you must charge it don't charge so much that you can't pay it off. If you won't be able to pay it off don't buy it, again unless it is a legit emer...

Nate Whitehill has redesigned his blog and the new theme looks great. He is calling the look Nate Whitehill dot com 2.0 . You may also know Nate from one of his other ventures Unique Blog Designs . The blog design venture launched with the redesign of John Chow dot Com and Shoemoney.com and has been going great every since. There were many, including myself, that were wondering why Nate had not yet gotten around to doing a redesign of his own blog NateWhitehill.com . Well here is the answer in his own words... To make a long story short, I have been too busy working on blogs other than my own over the past nine months and simply have not had time to redesign my own blog, until now. I can certainly understand busy. Up until this redesign Nate had been using a modified version of a free theme called Ocean Mist . He built his new theme from the ground up so that he could do it exactly how he wanted it. Stop over to his site and read through his article describing the evolution of his bl...

An identity theft incident just last week with a family member brought this issue to my mind again. As someone who is very "plugged-in" I am constantly monitoring my credit and updating my on and off line security measures. ConsumerAffairs.com has reported that for the seventh year in a row, identity theft tops the Federal Trade Commission's complaint list, accounting for 36 percent of the 674,354 complaints received between January 1 and December 31, 2006. As bloggers and affiliate marketers we are all vulnerable to online identity theft. If you haven't yet taken steps to protect your identity I recommend you do so. If you are actively monitoring your accounts you still might want to consider a service like life lock or similar. These charge a small fee to protect, monitor, and guarantee your identity against theft. If you personally or you know someone who has been a victim of identity theft you know the damage and cost associated with it. later all and have a prof...

I have used Smorty in the past for a few posts on some of my various blogs and really liked the payment setup as well as how they handled the posting requirements. The biggest drawback for me at the time was the community was small and the opps were limited. Because of this I gravitated to PPP and other mediums for earnings through posting and links. During this time PayPerPost became IZEA and they have just recently launched SocialSpark. Well Smorty is not just standing around being passed by SocialSpark and PayPerPost. They have launched a new option for Smorty members. Smorty has a new Post Exchange Program is for the Smorty community to become stronger by helping each other. It simply aims to build a strong and ongoing inbound link structure and increase your online traffic. It is completely free to use and all approved blogs can participate. Post exchange works on a point based system. For every post you write, a different blogger can write a post for you in return. Exchange as m...

SocialSpark is a new site by IZEA the folks behind PayPerPost, Blogger's Choice, and Zookoda. SocialSpark is a Social Marketing Network that connects advertisers and bloggers through an online advertising marketplace. Advertisers are able to target blogs based on conversational topics and make cash sponsorship offers to the bloggers who publish them. Bloggers can make money by either placing display advertisements on their blog or by writing sponsored content. The sponsorships offered through the SocialSpark marketplace allow advertisers to build buzz, generate traffic and maximize social media exposure. I know what you are probably thinking, "What is the big difference between PayPerPost and SocialSpark?" Or maybe your question is, "After all of the google pagerank problems with PayPerPost why should we even consider SocialSpark?" Well let me try and answer those questions for you. All links are no-follow, fully search engine compliant and must carry in-post ...

If you like alternate history, fantasy, science fiction, or just plain good fiction, you should check out Time Spike by Marilyn Kosmatka & Eric Flint. Marilyn is the mother of a friend of mine Ted Kosmaka, another phenomenal writer. This is her debut novel and based on reviews and sales I certainly don't think it will be her last. Buy it. Read it. You will love it. Keep your eyes open for more from Marilyn Kosmatka and I am confident you will see a debut novel from Ted Kosmatka in the very near future as well. For some of Ted Kosmatka's award winning short stories check out his website TedKosmatka.com . Ted has had his short stories published around the world in several different languages. One of his most recent stories The Prophet of Flores has been included in several of the Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies, and very well could earn Ted Kosmatka a Nebula Nomination and win. later all and have a profitable and productive blogging day Get more profitable and p...