Bloggers: Help Save MyBlogLog From Closure

Back when I first started this blog, I looked into finding various ways to get traffic. One way is to join forums and become part of a group. One of the popular sites at the time was MyBlogLog. I joined and found it to be pretty cool and useful.
The part I liked the best about it was you could view your site stats. It told you what link readers came from, what pages they viewed and what links they clicked on. The free version only gave you the top 10 for each list. You had to upgrade to see the full list. The free version told me more about site visitors than any other stat site I found though.
BTW, if you can recommend a good stat site, which gives you all of that information in a clear, simple list, please let me know.
Lots of people I met when I used to autosurf were also on MyBlogLog. There were lots of active users on there. Found some pretty useful blogs at MyBlogLog.
Not really sure why I stopped using MyBlogLog. Probably lack of time, but I stopped around the time Yahoo took over just because it was a pain logging in. I couldn't just stay logged in and always go to my homepage when I typed in http://www.mybloglog.com. I would always get logged out automatically and then get redirected to sign in with my Yahoo account. Just an extra step that was annoying.
Unfortunately, Yahoo didn't do much with MyBlogLog once it became owner, and they have now decided to completely shut it down on May 24, 2011. Pretty sad because all of the bloggers and their info are still there. You can still get the great stat info on your sites. It's all still the same as when I first joined. It's a great site for bloggers to connect.
Luckily, BlogCatalog also feels that MyBlogLog is a great site with lots of untapped potential because they want to buy it and resurrect MyBlogLog. Unfortunately, Yahoo isn't really interested in selling. They just want to shut it down. As an email from BlogCatalog points out, Yahoo should just sell it to BlogCatalog and donate the money to those in need. Great idea! Japan would be a great place to start.
BlogCatalog and BloggersUnite.org have joined forces to save MyBlogLog and are asking bloggers to write a post explaining to Yahoo that selling MyBlogLog is a much better idea than just shutting it down.
Here's the link if you are interested in helping save MyBlogLog.

BloggersUnite + MyBlogLog + BlogCatalog is "The Right Thing."


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How To Turn Blog Posts Into Facebook Status Updates

Now that I've got a fan page set up for each of my blogs, I did some more research on how I could use Facebook. I came across a pretty cool technique to import posts from my blog into Facebook as status updates.
Here's how you turn your blog posts into Facebook status updates:

1. Underneath your page's profile picture, click Edit Page.
2. Select Applications from the left hand column.
3. Click Go to Application under Notes.
4. Select Edit import settings from the left hand column.
5. Enter the url of your site's RSS feed. Ex: For this blog the RSS feed url is: http://ice-princess-extra-cash.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss. Select the check box and click Start Importing.
6. Click confirm and you're all set.

It's as simple as that!


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Drive Traffic Using Facebook

I am simply amazed at how Facebook has caught on. I joined early on, but never did anything with it. Facebook was very restricting. You could only friend people who were in your school network; and you couldn't see other members if they weren't in your school network. About 3 years ago, I received a friend request from a cousin in Georgia. I was like what? lol. No more restrictions. Now you could friend whoever you wanted. Cool. After that I recieved a friend request from a longtime penpal, then former classmates and more relatives. Once I started going on daily, I started using it to keep up with the news by liking different pages.
Today it seems like everyone is on there and websites, stores are also setting up fan pages. I've mentioned before about my magazine back issues website. I just set up a Facebook fan page for it to help gain more traffic. I set up a link to the Facebook page on the front page of my magazine back issues website. No likes yet, but I've had a few visitors.
I'm also going to create pages for all of my blogs. You can automatically display new blog posts on the Facebook page which is nice.
Facebook fan pages are very easy to set up.
First you need to create a Facebook account, if you don't already have one. I already had one, but mine is for people I actually know in real life.
After your account is created, you should have a link on your profile page to create a page. If you don't see one, click here to create a Facebook page. Follow the steps: On the right, I selected Brand, product, or organization and chose Website in the dropdown box. Next, enter a name for your Facebook page. I used the name of my website/blog. Setup your page with info, a photo/logo and status updates; and your page will be ready for visitors.
Don't forget to set up a like box on your webpage, so people can find your Facebook fan page.
You can also set up an ad within Facebook, so that even more people will find you. I haven't done that yet, but at some point I may.
Facebook is great. The whole world in one location. Lots of opportunities to make money!

Here is the link to the Facebook page I just created for this blog: Ice Princess's Extra Cash Facebook fan page.


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Get Paid To Tweet Using Twitter

I've been doing some research on get paid to blog websites. Basically, I'm just looking for new get paid to blog sites to sign up with.
During the process, I stumbled across get paid to tweet websites. How cool! I'm on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ice_princess_81. I use it mainly to drive traffic to my blogs when I post new updates. Get paid to tweet seems like another great way to use Twitter.
I've signed up with two sites so far. The first is run by Izea and is called SponsoredTweets. It's super easy. Sign up and you get a list of opportunities. Fill in your tweet, which will already contain the ad link, and then click a button. Once approved the tweet will go out. You are paid an x amount each time the link in the tweet is clicked. I hate getting paid based on having someone click a link, but so far I have gotten 3 clicks on one tweet. Pretty cool!
Magpie is another get paid to tweet site. It works pretty much the same as SponsoredTweets. I haven't had any tweet opportunities here yet. I did just join today though.
Get paid to tweet looks like a good, easy way to earn a little extra money online.

UPDATE: Another paid to tweet site: MyLikes.


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Using Twitter to Drive Traffic

Traffic. My big problem with making money blogging is getting traffic. At one time, this blog had a pretty decent following. Unfortunately, I didn't make blogging a priority, got bored and traffic levels dived. Now that I'm back into blogging I have to work on driving traffic levels up again. A slow, time consuming process.
Since I last attempted to make money blogging, Twitter has become very popular. I'm on it here. I drive traffic using Twitter by first, posting a new blog entry. Then, I use HootSuite to shorten the url to the new blog entry and post a new Twitter update with a blurb about the blog entry topic along with the shortened blog entry url. That's it. Pretty simple.
I use HootSuite because the status updater has a built in url shortener, and you can also add a comment when you retweet someone else's status.
Apparently, there are automated tools out there which will write your blog entry for you and then update your Twitter status. I haven't tried it and probably won't. I prefer to keep my blog posts real and write the entries myself.
You can also network yourself by following lists of users created by other users. You follow everyone on a given list, wait a few days and unfollow anyone who has not followed you back. Then find another list to follow and repeat the process. Be careful though. You don't want to be following a lot of people and not have many following you. That makes you look like you're not really worth following. I haven't tried that technique yet, but am going to give it a shot, so I'll keep you posted on how that Twitter traffic driving technique works out.


Make Money Blogging

PPP

The world never sleeps.

Make Money Online Paid Blogging

Back when I first started looking into ways to make money online, I came across paid blogging. I signed up for a few different sites like Smorty, Blogitive, PayPerPost, ReviewMe and Blogsvertise. When I was on bed rest with my youngest son, I had 2 - 3 tasks per week with Smorty. Made a little bit of pocket change and kept me occupied. It worked out pretty good until the tasks dried up. Same with Blogsvertise. That was 3 years ago and I haven't really done much paid blogging since then. Maybe because I took a blogging break. I don't know, but a few weeks ago I was assigned a task from Blogsvertise, so I jumped on it. Since then I've gotten almost a dozen tasks. A couple I've turned down because they didn't seem relevant to the assigned blog. The tasks I did accept paid $10 - $20 each. It takes me about a half hour to complete a task, so pretty easy way to earn a little extra diaper money. For the tasks I've been assigned, the advertiser provides information on what they expect from your blog post. You then go check out the advertisers website and get a few ideas about what to write. You can either write a review about the advertisers site or write a post related to whatever the advertisers site is about.
I've had my blogs up and running for about 3 years. I've only posted a few times in the past year, but haven't entirely neglected them, so that has probably helped me receive new tasks, especially now that they have been around a while. Back then I was also a little cautious because paid blogging was fairly new and it was hard to tell how long these paid blogging sites would still be around. Three years later though and they are still up and running.
If you are looking to make money online, paid blogging is a great way to get started.

Make Money Blogging, iPage, Google AdSense blocks 110mb.com websites

My day job is on the fritz, again, so I'm getting back into blogging. Not that I ever really left, just was slacking off big time. I'm gonna put a little more time and effort into it and see what happens.
First step is I started a new blog: Ice Princess's Healthy Living Naturally. This one is all about living healthy the natural way. About a year ago, I discovered I was falling apart and had to make some major lifestyle changes meaning I have to make sure I eat healthy and exercise. I really don't want to be dependent on medication when I'm older. I would much rather eat healthy foods and exercise.
I also moved my magazine back issues website to its own domain at http://magazine-back-issues.biz. Just about every article I've ever read about how to make money online says you need to get your own domain. Well, my site was doing just fine with free hosting from 110mb.com. A few months back, I noticed my google adsense ads weren't showing up. I didn't look into it until a few weeks ago. Apparently, google has blocked all adsense from appearing on all websites with 110mb.com as part of the domain name. Google adsense is a big part of how I plan to make money online, so I immediately bought a domain name and found a new web hosting company. I signed up with iPage. So far so good. BTW, they are a green company who uses wind power. A plus now that I'm into all things green and natural. If you sign up using my link above, please enter http://magazine-back-issues.biz as the referring domain.
Hopefully I'm a little wiser now that I have a few years of blogging under my belt and make a little bit of money blogging. Stay tuned lol.
BTW, I am on Twitter now. You can follow me at: http://www.twitter.com/ice_princess_81.

Car insurance comparison

Auto insurance is something everyone who owns a vehicle needs, whether we want it or not. When the time comes to use your auto insurance, you'll be glad you have it. If you are lucky, you will very rarely have to use your auto insurance, so it's important to shop around for the best policy with the cheapest price.
The internet makes car insurance comparison very quick and easy. You just enter your info and wait for the quotes, which usually come very quickly. Auto insurance quotes received online are also a little cheaper, since you cut out the middleman. The insurance company doesn't have to pay someone to get leads and can afford to pass the savings on to the customer. Online car insurance quotes allow you to get a lot of quotes from lots of different companies that you can then compare side by side on the computer.
Every car insurance quote varies by case. Your quote will not be the same as a quote given to your friend. Car insurance companies categorize people differently, so it all depends on which category you fall into.
It's also important to get your car insurance from a reputable company. The internet is a great tool for researching companies, since you can usually find real customer reviews, company history, past performance, etc.
Car insurance comparison done using the internet also saves you time, since you don't have to make an appointment and actually go to the insurance company. You can sit back in your pajamas, drink a cup of tea or coffee, surf the web and get your quotes all in the comfort of your home.
If you have kids, or live in a snowy area, the internet is your best friend for car insurance comparison.

Winnit.com Review

I was reading the 10/5/09 issue of Us Weekly and came across an interesting article with Nick Lachey. Apparently he is co-owner of a reverse auction website called Winnit.com. Users bid on high dollar items, such as ipods, computers, tvs, sports cars, vacations, etc. and the user with the lowest unique bid wins. The majority of items are selling for less than $2.00. Very cool! You sign up and automatically get $5.00 added to your account, so you can start bidding right away. Each time a bid is placed, a fee amount of $1 - $4 is deducted from your account balance. That kind of sucks, but I guess that's how the site makes money. After you place a bid, you can see right away whether your bid is the lowest unique bid for that item. If it is not the lowest unique bid, you are given a hint as to what the lowest unique bid amount is. You can also place a serial bid, which is a low and high bid. However, serial bids are charged an extra fee.
Each month, a portion of the proceeds are donated to charity. For September, the charity is Feeding America.
Winnit.com also has a referral program. You get $5.00 for every person you refer.
Winnit.com is a very new site. It was just launched September 16, 2009. It's totally legit, so sign up, get your free $5.00 and start bidding at Winnit.com.


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Making Money Online

Wow, I can't believe it's been almost a year since I last posted here. I haven't abandoned my blog, just been busy with work, kids and my other sites.
I have autosurfed since 17SurfPro went down. I've looked into joining new sites every now and then, but nothing has struck my eye. They also seem to use payment processors other than e-gold, which is where I have a few spare cents.
I am still an upgraded member of ClixSense. I have received several payments over the past year and will be due for another one soon.
After 2 years I finally earned $100 for my first Google AdSense payment.
I finally signed up for LinkShare.comlast week. Lots of good affiliate programs to sign up for there.
Selling my magazine back issues has been going quite well and selling coupons on ebay helps pay for diapers.
I took alot of time off last year from making money online, so this year I'm going to try and focus on it more. Stay tuned.

Magazine Back Issues

I just want to mention, if you are looking for tv guide back issues, soap opera digest back issues or playgirl back issues, I have moved my listings from my main site at http://extracash.110mb.com to their own site at http://magazine-back-issues.110mb.com.

I've been keeping busy adding posts to my other blogs.


http://ice-princess-parent-talk.blogspot.com/
http://ice-princess-soap-rant.blogspot.com/
http://ice-princess-tech-tips.blogspot.com/
http://ice-princess-recipes.blogspot.com/


and trying to get more traffic. That's a definite pain in the butt. The majority of my traffic comes from the search engines, mainly google. All of my blogs get visitors everyday, so that's good. I just need to increase the number of those visitors. The big key is SEO - search engine optimization. My new strategy is to write for the search engines and not so much for the readers, so pick a keyword and use that for the post title, anchor text and use it a bit more than you normally would in your post. Instead of saying it, say keyword. The hardest part is picking the right keyword to use. One free tool which is helpful is GTrends Tool from Wordtracker. You enter a keyword and the tool shows you the number of times that keyword is searched for in, I think, a 100 day period.If I'm wrong, please correct me.
GTrends also lists alternate keyword search terms. At the end of each search term is a graph. Click on the graph and you are taken to a page which shows the number of google competitors and the number of visitors the #1 site in google gets per day for that keyword. Pretty interesting. The key is to find a keyword with lots of searches, but little competition.
Other than that I'm still waiting on payment from 17SurfPro. That's the only autosurf I am in at the moment. Just haven't made time to look into joining any other sites.



How to Make Money on the Internet

Mac Poker Online

Online gambling is pretty popular these days. I didn't realize this, but players who prefer Macintosh's over PC's are constrained by the sites they can play at. Here's a site which lists recommeded online poker and casino sites for Mac poker players. It looks like a very well put together, informative website. Tons of information. Not only does it rate online poker sites, but it gives information on how to play poker and poker strategy tips.
There are also articles discussing whether online poker is legal and information on making sure your computer has spyware and adware. There is a discussion on the differences between the two and recommended free applications.
Other resources on the site include a list of sites you can use to deposit money in order to start playing online poker, since PayPal doesn't allow you to use them for online poker playing. It is a pretty comprehensive list.
If you play at online casinos, you might want to take a look at the online casino bonuses page. There is a list of online casinos, the bonus amount, percentage, refer a friend amount, code/link and site review.
Another nice feature of the Mac Poker website is it gives a list of all the upcoming poker tournaments online right now. You can search through the tournaments, customize the search criteria, find what you want and start playing.
The site offers a free Mac Poker newsletter which offers news, tips and tricks about Mac Poker.
Mac Poker Online is definitely a site worth checking out if you are a Mac user who enjoys online poker and online casinos.

Driving in Australia

Taking a trip to Australia?
If you are, the most important thing to remember should you decide to go "off Road" (off a sealed road) in the Outback is to seek local advice on your intended route as well as ensuring someone locally knows of your travel plans. If your vehicle does break down in a remote area stay with it do not attempt to walk. Generally people who stay with their vehicles are located quickly and easily.

Please note, that some rental suppliers do have conditions that limit the operation of their vehicles in the outback. Should you plan to go off road we suggest that you discuss your intended route with the rental company beforehand.

It is a legal requirement that any gates opened to allow your vehicle to pass through are closed afterwards.

Any travel across designated Aboriginal Land will require permission from the owners beforehand. As the permit process varies from state to state (and can take up to six weeks to obtain). It is best to contact the national parks’ controlling body in each state prior to your journey.

Information on key places to stay while in Australia include:

Hotels in Australia

Gold Coast Hotels

Noosa Hotels

Cairns Hotels

Sydney Accommodation

Triple Your List

I've been a member of Triple Your List for quite some time now and it is the best downline building site I have found so far. The way it works is you sign up and your email address gets added to the list. Then at least once a week you get 3 email addresses of people who have joined the site. The email addresses you can use to build your own list. As they say, the money is in the list.

Here's a write up promo from the site:

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If not, just stop reading now, because I don't
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Triple Your List is not a mailing system or a
safelist. These leads will actually be emailed
to you as they come through the system.

Simply put, each member will cycle through the line.
When you are at the top, you will be emailed the
next three opt-in leads that come in through the system.
Once you have your leads, you will have the opportunity
to cycle back through to collect another three leads.

The concept is so simple, yet so valuable to an
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This is your chance to actually get your hands on
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That's right, this is a 100% free program.

Grab your spot in line now, so you can cycle through
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Remember, every cycle gets you 3 opt-in email leads, and
you could potentially cycle hundreds of times a week!





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17SurfPro

The latest from 17SurfPro:


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I have spent some time over the weekend reviewing the payment situation on 17SurfPro and I am currently putting together a new plan aimed at paying everyone as soon as possible. This, of course, has always been my intention and remains so. I will be able to give details of this later in the week.

In the meantime, I have put in place a strict rule about how payments are being made:

Payments will be made in strict order, the oldest pending payment being made first.

This may not appear to be a significant change but in the past when members have asked me to make their payments early because of special circumstances I have usually done so. With the current backlog I am receiving a growing number of requests for members to jump the payment queue and this is making the process difficult to manage fairly - for example, who should I pay early and who should have to wait? It is also very unfair for those members who are waiting patiently for the their turn to be be paid. I am also receiving complaints that some members have been paid ahead of others who are waiting. The only fair solution is to pay everyone in turn, oldest pending payment first.

For those members who have reached the maximum upgrade level and who compound back to the maximum and receive the profit (I have been doing this to help reduce payment processor fees) I will continue to do this if requested, although the payment will be placed in the pending payments queue and paid in turn. Again, this seems to me to be the fairest way to manage this.

Members with money in ‘Other Cash’ can request a withdrawal using the procedure on the site. The payment will then join the queue and be paid in turn.

You can monitor the oldest pending payments on the Advanced Statoistics page on the site which can be found at:

http://www.17surfpro.com/new/AdvancedStats.php

Please note: I will not be answering emails about when payments will be made so please do not waste your time asking. Payments are being made as quickly as possible.

Also please check the blog regularly for updates.





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SolidTrustPay

Here's the latest from SolidTrustPay. They're now being blackmailed by some dirtbag.



Dear SolidTrust Pay Member,

This is a personal email from Marc and Stella, to you, our valued members. It has serious implications for a small percentage of you. It is, however, going out to our main membership to ensure it reaches all appropriate parties.

As many of you know, we have been harassed and attacked by individuals in Indonesia, Hungary and elsewhere. DDoS attackes and phishing emails leveled at us, lies, slander and accusations thrown around in forums. Yesterday we received a blackmail letter demanding $10,000 in EGold. (see partial copy below). We have NO intention whatsoever of giving in to this individual's demands. He has even used our personal names in phishing e-mail attempts from a fake gmail account supposedly from SolidTrust. We reported this to Gmail weeks ago, but received no response. He has had his gold currency accounts blocked, only to create new ones.

This individual is claiming to have accessed some accounts and acquired credit card information (numbers only...no C V V codes, as those are not stored) from some members. His threat is that if we do not pay the ransom, he will make that information available on various underground forums.

We are on a new, powerful server configuration, have strong anti-DDoS protection, 24/7 security monitoring and back office encryption measures. He is angry because he can't even get to the front door.

To stop him, here's how you can help us help you.

1) change your login password. This is always a good practice, so why not do it now.

2) if you have listed a credit card in your profile with a valid expiry date, contact your credit card company and ask them to monitor all future activity. You can even change your number if you wish. We have NOT heard of ANY issues....but it is better to be fore-warned and fore-armed! If the card you have listed shows an expired expiry date, you do not need to do anything, of course.

3) monitor your own account and immediately report any suspicious activity. Rest assured we are watching every transaction as well. Check any suspicious emails! We do NOT use gmail, hotmail or any other free account. SolidTrust emails will always originate from our domains or xplornet.com (our ISP).

We will be contacting VISA and MasterCard. We are required to report such activity.

We live in a criminal and unfortunate world. Those that work hard for the benefit of others often become the victims of attack. We fully expect this individual to lash at us again. We expect some members to be upset and angry. Do not be surprised to receive more phishing emails, or even emails containing personal information. Ignore them. All he can do is throw what little information he has around.

We will NOT give in to terrorism and acts of blackmail! SolidTrust Pay is more than a processor. It is a philosophy centred on caring customer support, put into practice every day. Many of you have shown strong support for us over the past while and we appreciate the words of encouragement sent our way.

Here is a section from the ransom e-mail. We ask that you read it and then ask yourselves...how would you respond? If he wants to post card numbers....he cannot be stopped. Even VISA itself was hacked in the past and millions of numbers stolen. If we were to pay his ransom, he would only come back for more. But if card numbers are monitored, companies made aware, and passwords changed, the information quickly becomes old and useless.

as always,

Marc and Stella Hiemstra and all the staff at SolidTrust Pay Inc.

*****************************************

"I believe Solidtrustpay.com user will make a lot of complain about your company.

So, the choice is your, pay me 10 K in e-gold, or let credit card member posted to internet.

Have nice day.

If you agree contact me by reply this e-mail . and I 'll send you my e-gold information.
I give you 24 hours from now...to reply this email.!!!"


Make Money on the Internet

CashTomato.com

Like videos, cash, sweepstakes and networking? Then you might want to check out CashTomato.com. They have it all.
You can watch videos and upload videos of your own. You can create an online social network by finding friends and making connections. You can send and receive messages and chat with other members. The best part of this video sharing website is they have weekly contests and give away cash and prizes to users. I don't think other video sharing websites do that. Pretty cool.
You don't need to be a member of the site in order to watch videos. In order to view videos though, Flash 8 needs to be installed.
You cannot download videos from CashTomato.com though.
You can send links of videos to others.
The website also has a community tab which contains a list of the sites members with the number of profile views and videos. The site currently has 428 members.
A news tab gives the latest CashTomato.com news, and the Tomato Blog contains a community blog.
If you are looking for a new video website, the CashTomato is a good place to start.

RBS 6 Nations Rugby - online rugby games

If you are a rugby fan, you might want to check out the Official RBS 6 Nations Rugby website for online rugby games. The 6 Nations include England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The website has tons of rugby information. You can view the latest news, squad information for each country and the 6 nations rugby history. You can watch video highlights. Championship information, such as rules and how to get tickets, is available. You can view a list of matches and their results. The website has a table of RBS 6 Nations 2008 Standings and player stats.
There is a comments section on this years tournament from a team of RBS 6 nations rugby legends, which includes Jason Leonard, Philippe Saint Andre, Keith Wood, Alessandro Moscardi, David Sole, and Ieuan Evans.
The fanzone section of the website is pretty cool. There is a large selection of wallpapers available for download. There are even several online rugby games you can play. Podcasts and a RBS Six Nations Newsletter are also available.
Information on the website is clear and informative. The website is also easy to navigate.

17SurfPro, new blog

Updates from 17SurfPro can now be found at the RPAssociatesUK.com blog. I'm waiting for payment and will post when I get it.
I started another blog: Ice Princess's Recipes. I like to cook and bake, so the blog is a collection of all the recipes I like. Stop by and check it out.
Since google's pagerank drop, my blogs are in need of more traffic, so that is where I am going to focus my attention for the next week. Will post any useful tips I find.
The first directory I'm submitting to is http://www.allthewebsites.org. Site submission is free.



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