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Juliana's Contest

Hi everyone,

I saw this post today at Jenny and Belle and thought you might be interested. Well, I'm joining too. lol Who knows, I might win. :-)

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Juliana is running a blog contest. Come on and join in! :)

I am very delighted to let you all know, that I’m running my first ever contest on my three blogs: My World, My Library and Juliana’s Lair. I will be celebrating my first anniversary in the world of blogging this coming July 19, 2008. I can’t believe it will be a year soon, and I have enjoyed this experience immensely.

As my way of thanking my readers, my blogger friends and my constant visitors, I’ll be giving away cash prizes to contest participants with the highest accumulated points across all my three blogs.

1st place - $100.00
2nd place - $ 55.00
3rd place - $ 40.00
4th place - $ 30.00
5th place - $ 25.00

The contest starts today, as soon as this post is published and ends on July 19, 2008. Contest winners will be announced on July 23, 2008.

Here’s how to earn points:

1. Comment on my blog posts.
- Every comment is equivalent to 1 point. You can only leave a maximum of two(2) comments per post and the comments should be relevant to the post.
- Comments on my posts starting from entries written starting February 24 ,2008 counts. Only comments written starting today, March 2, 2008 are valid.

2. Copy and paste then publish this entry about the contest on your blog.
- You earn 30 points.
- Please inform me of the link so I can validate and add the points you earned.

3. Mention this contest on your blog by linking to this post.
- You earn 20 points.
- Again, please leave me a comment notifying me about this so I can credit your points.

4. To add an element of fun, since many of my readers have been asking about how old me and hubby are, let’s play a guessing game.
- If you join the fun, and make a guess you’ll earn 10 points.
- The right guess/guesses will earn 30 points (if both ages are correct)
Only one right guess will earn 15 points.
- Again, leave me a comment so I can credit your points.
(Hint: the pictures you see on my three blogs are all current except the wedding pictures, which were taken when we celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary three years ago.)

The running accumulated points across the three blogs, will be posted on the side bars of the three blogs to keep you updated on your points earned.

Should there be a tie in any of the prizes at stake, a drawing will be held to determine the winner of that prize, and the person/s not drawn will win the next prize.

Prizes will be remitted to the Paypal accounts of the winners.

Easy enough, right? I hope you’ll all join the fun.

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So, what are you waiting for ? :-)

Do We Really Earn From Blogging ?

Blogging has become a popular online activity. Many of us blog in social networking sites like Friendster, Myspace and a lot more. Since we do it almost on a daily basis, why don't we try to earn money from it?

Blogging online is getting more and more popular than we can imagine. Everyday, thousands of blogs are being developed. Some people blog as a hobby, others blog to introduce a product or a service online while the rest blog to get more traffic to their sites. Others simply express their innermost feelings and thoughts. Majority of the blogs' purpose is to earn money. Though to earn enough, we have to work harder and post regularly.

Earning money online through blogging doesn't happen overnight. It needs extra effort on your side. You need to produce as many articles as possible and post it online so different people from different backgrounds can visit it. The more articles you have, the more your adsense code will be displayed. Getting more traffic to your articles, mean more chances for your ads being clicked. The idea is simple. Submit as many articles as you can. Drive traffic to your site. People click on the ads that interest them. You earn money.

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FinalSense Templates for Blogger

Sometimes we want to change the look of our blog. The existing blogger templates are wonderful, however, I want to try a 3-column template. I couldn't find it from their listing so I searched on google and found a great site with very artistic and colorful templates. This site, FinalSense allows us to use their templates for free. Of course, a link back to their site is expected. The templates are intended mainly for blogger so it is compatible with the new blogger edit template button. I tried it but it doesn't work though with the beta blogger edit html format. Above are some samples of their templates. If you want to change the look of your blog, you have a great number with different to choose from.

Got Pissed With A Western Union Agent

I am writing this post not to discredit Western Union but simply expressing my disappointment to one of their agents from a branch near Pasig. I usually send money through Western Union once or twice a week and every transaction is successful and hassle free. I've been using it for more than a year now and this is the first time I had a problem. I was supposed to deposit money for my brother in Pasig but when I reached the bank, it was closed already. He needed the money the following day so I told him I'll send P1K through Western Union then the others through his bank account the following day as sending everything will cost us much in the service charge. He agreed so I went to Western Union then sent the money. When he was about to withdraw, he wasn't allowed as he presented his company ID and atm. He was asked to present another ID. He just had the two as that was his first time of receiving it through Western Union (I usually send money through the service to other people). What I did was I called the agent and told her I myself will give her the tracking number to prove I'm the one sending it and its really for my brother. She still did not allow my brother to claim it. Instead told me to change the name of the receiver to someone else who was in the branch and its her who will claim it and will give the money to my brother. I found this funny (but actually it really pissed me!) that she trusted that woman to receive the money instead of me telling her that my brother is really the recipient... and just the same, the woman will give the money to my brother. Is it really like this? Is Western Union this strict at times ? I had a scheduled tutoring session supposedly after that but I got late for 30minutes as I still had to go back to Western Union and change the recipient of the money. Sometimes unflexible rules really pisses us up. I just hope they will be flexible at times. To think it was just P1K and they gave my brother a hard time. How much more if I sent a bigger amount? tsk...tsk...

How to Make Money With your Site or Blog

Many people will put a website or Blog that is one big advertisement for a thousand dollar program that they are promoting. They are trying to hit home runs and make a large sum of money with a single sale. Then, after two or three months and no money, they get disillusioned and look for something else to promote. It is much easier (and a much better business plan) to make money by hitting singles and making money a little bit at a time.

It is much easier to make money if you have many small pages on your site or blog instead of just one. The internet thrives on information, and there are always people searching for it. First, determine your niche. Everything on your website or blog must be related to that niche. That way, you are providing a lot of related information all in one place. People who are interested in the information you provide will view a number of your pages.

On every page of your site or blog, include advertising. I suggest adsense because they are easy to install and the program runs on autopilot. After entering the Adsense code, you only need to cash checks. No maintenance, no nothing, everything is taken care of.

In addition, place ads for your favorite affiliate programs. Make sure that these affiliate programs provide good value for the money. If you recommend a crappy product, people will remember and your reputation will suffer. Ideally, try the product before you recommend it to others. This is the best way to test the products you recommend.

Post articles (or blog entries) often. I add fresh content to some of my blogs on a daily basis. I refresh articles on my site each week. This keeps people coming back to learn more.

Write and submit articles to the largest article directories on a regular basis. To be really successful, write three articles per day. If you are pressed for time, submit one a day. Submitting articles is an easy way to become known as an expert in your field. With each article that you submit, include links for additional information to different pages on your site.

As people navigate through your site, they will exposed to plenty of ads and a fair number of people will click on them. Of those individuals, 1% may buy the products that are being promoted. This will make you a little money on a regular basis. Over time, the amount of money that you make using these techniques will far surpass the amount that the home run hitter is seeking with that single large sale.

Do you want to learn all the secrets of how I make money? Get all the details!

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4 Ways To Earn Money At Hubpages

Many people are now earning extra money online through Hubpages. Some of them write and submit articles as a hubby while others really do it full time. Most of their writesr are stay at home moms but you can join whatever your background and profession is. Hubpages gives everybody a chance to earn online and be his own boss. Below are four ways on how to earn money through this site.

1) adsense - It allows hubbers to submit thier adsense ID. Once your ID is submitted, hubpages rotate the ads on your pages and you earn from the visitors who visit the ads. The more articles you have, the more reason people will visit your site, the more chances your ads will be clicked. So try to write as many articles as you can, submit it and earn money.

2) amazon - Hubpages allows your amazon affiliate code to be submitted to them. Once they have it, you can add a module in your pages. Amazon offers and products will be displayed. Once a purchase is made, you earn commission money.

3) ebay - This functions similar to amazon affiliate code. Products and services are advertised in your page then you earn commission once a purchse is made.

4) affiliate program - It also offers an affiliate program to it's members. You can invite your friends to join the site and 10% of your ads will be displayed at their pages. The more people who joins under you, the more chances of earning. You can also have a review about your affiliate program and post it in hubpages. However, you have to make sure the article is also informative. They are strict with postt that mainly advertises and don't provide useful content to the readers.

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