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Blogger Talk Community Opens
2007-11-14 01:57:00
I like it when I get special invitations - to parties that is. I got an invitation to Blogger Talk community this morning and thought I would share it with you.My article titled Top 5 timewasters for newbie bloggers opened my way to Blogger Talk Blog Community .It is a cool nice community with plenty blogger resources, newbie bloggers can join the discussion forums, submit their blogs to a blog directory and submit articles for inclusion in the article directory.I just submitted two articles in the hope of attracting traffic to this blog. Look to be active at the forums too.
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Is Insurance Evil?
2007-11-14 01:33:00
I seriously had that doubt. Though nothing special happened, I now acknowledge the importance of insurance. I even looked for a way to avoid buying insurance for my bike, but the legal system is such that I just can't avoid insurance of some type (LOL). Though I am not involved in any traffic incidence, I think the legal necessity of insurance is a good thing.In fact, I am not good at comparing insurance or am knowledgeable about how to save money on insurance. I didn't really use any insurance quoting services, but went for the cheapest premium possible.Insurance also is different thing at different places. In India, it is a more of a security net, while in the US, you can leverage insurance as an investment too. Why can't you get both in one plan? I can't help asking.This post is brought to you by AdvantageTermLife.com, an insurance rate quote service that offers family insurance and all types of policies across United States.
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Nov 12, Blog Contest -Win $ 8,000
2007-11-12 01:16:00
November wicked contest can win you up to 8,000 linden dollars. For November, you can enter a comment, subscribe via email or blog about the contest to win 1,000, 2,000 or 5,000 dollars.Check out Chinoy Ray blog before December comes.
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Pocket-Friendly Credit Cards
2007-11-11 09:28:00
What is your idea of pocket friendly credit cards? Does interest free credit cards fit the bill? I thought so.If the credit cards come with free balance transfers, you feel you can't ask for more.Unlike in the past, I now fully approve the use of credit cards. No, no. I'm not hired by any credit card company. In fact, I now acknowledge the benefits of a credit card. For me, now paying using credit cards is the easiest method to keep track of my expenses. It not only allows you to cut unwanted costs, but also allows quick filing of tax returns.I am also a big fan of the rewards points and cash back offers of credit cards. I am not a big fan of prepaid credit cards, mainly because I look for some returns, when I put my money somewhere. My savings cum checking account gives me 5% APR for the money I have in my account.Though it is lesser than 0.5% return per month, I like to keep the money in that account instead of credit card account, as no credit card in this country offers any in...
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Why on Earth Do Girls Blog?
2007-11-11 03:42:00
I thought it would be a wonderful thing to find an answer. The most obvious answer was 'money'. I thought everyone liked to make money blogging. Was I wrong? Yes!I looked not just into girlie blogs, but also of guys and ladies too. I first come across the tail of a long girl blog ME-ME, at Life's What We Make of It, where you can see a long list of reasons why girls blog. Though links to other blogs are not available, the overdose of 'philosophy', 'spreading literature instincts', 'feeling nice' and 'making others happy' are more than visible. Strangely, moneymaking is not a priority for more than 20 bloggers.Do you feel surprised if a blogger named Jay Westerdal has started blogging in an effort to bring in transparency to domain industry? How can you know the whereabouts of domain landlords, if there is no transparency in bidding for domains? I feel it a legit reason to blog.Goofy Andie () says she gets more focused when she blogs.Needless to say blogging is the high...
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Difference between Good & Bad Loans
2007-11-11 03:31:00
One simple factor differentiates good loan from bad ones. The product on which you have spent the money makes the difference. If you have bought something that appreciates over the loan tenure, it is a good loan. If it is something that depreciates over three to ten years, it definitely is a bad loan.Ordinary people need to take loans of both types. When you are buying residential or commercial property with a mortgage loan, it is a good loan, provided you buy the property at the right price and not at an inflated rate. When buying a brand new BMW, its value depreciates the moment you drive out of the showroom. As such, a vehicle loan is a bad loan, but most times, we cannot afford not to take a vehicle loan.Even with mortgages, there can be cheap mortgages or costly ones. It can be a bit difficult to find bad credit remortgages, but it will be easier with a good credit score.When looking to take a loan, ask this simple question – if the value goes up or down over the next one yea...
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Will Comment for Food and Tooth Paste
2007-11-04 06:56:00
Continuing my quest to blog contests, today I bring to you a cool contest, which reminds you some old jungle sayings. Another contest can win you a USB flash drive and an SD memory stick.No free meals; will comment for food & toothpasteSharing My Two Cents momma is giving away free coupons to help you gain 20 pounds. Not necessarily, the cool momma is giving away five coupons for one lucky commentator. The coupons are:# 1 coupon for Free Barilla Pasta (up to $1.29 good during Nov. 2007)# 1 coupon for Free Barilla Sauce (up to $2.79 good during Nov. 2007)# 1 coupon for Free Crest Nature’s Expressions Toothpaste (up to $3.49 exp. 04/30/08)# 1 coupon for Free Purell (up to $3.50 exp. 12/31/07)# 1 coupon for Free Kellogg’s Special K Protein Bar (up to $1.59 exp. 12/31/07)Head over to the contest page and leave a comment. It helps you gain weight too. However, this momma is not going to give me any, because she says it is for people from USA only and not for someone from Mars.Win...
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Big Ticket Blog Contests –Nov 3
2007-11-03 02:02:00
Today I have a few big-ticket contests for you. Enter them all and do the poojas to manipulate the massive celestial uncertainty and to get the stars on the right line, so that you can win the prizes.Say LOVE and win $ 100Contest Blog ger has a another contest that could win you $ 100 and free back links. All you have to do is link to RomanceTracker.com home page with anchor text Love and you are in. Let you have $ 100 change to take your boy to a nice dinner. All the best!$ 115,000 in prizes from Fabulous SavingsFabulous Savings has some exclusives sweepstakes that could win you $ 115,000 in cash, plus many prizes including a $ 50,000 jackpot.Sony photo printer worth $ 200, ships to anywhere in the worldWorldiki, the ultra cool world trotter blog has a cool contest that could win a Sony photo printer. You might have heard the name of the blogger before – Grace Cheng. John Chow recently gave away her book titled '7 Winning Strategies for Trading Forex'. She promises to ship the p...
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Paypal Funds Now Via Bank Accounts in India
2007-11-03 01:55:00
Paypal account holders in India can now withdraw funds directly to their bank accounts. Until now, you need to have a credit card to verify your account and to withdraw funds.Now, you can register your bank account details at Paypal site and get the balance transferred to your account.Currently you can draw funds through 11 banks – State Bank of India, Bank of India, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, ING VYSYA Bank, UTI Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC and Citibank.Funds below Rs.7000 attract a fee of Rs.50 while withdrawing funds, while above 7k withdrawals have no fees.Oh ho, I am now going to cancel the credit card application. Wait, you still need a credit card to verify your identity. Unverified accounts can withdraw only up to $ 500/month.What rate will they charge for currency conversion? – say from USD to INRWill the free fund transfer service lasts forever?How does it compare against withdrawal to credit card?It seems to be better option to wit...
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Don't Burn Your Pocket, Use Online Coupons
2007-11-03 01:25:00
The biggest shopping season is at our face. If you take a survey, you will find people still repaying the bills from last Christmas. You do not want such a thing, I hope. How does it feel, if you can actually reduce the price of just any merchandise that you purchase online?While no one can give you free shopping spree, couponchief.com can make your holiday shopping a bit comfortable. Here you get online coupons to your favorite stores like Old Navy, Blue Nile, Dell Home, etc.Check the coupons out, you get discounts of 5-50% when you purchase your favorite products from your favorite online stores. That is going to be cool; you are getting a discount at no extra effort for the purchase you already plan to make.
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Some Easy to Enter Blog Contest for November 1
2007-11-01 00:58:00
Hey dude, check out these contests and increase your chances of making yourself richer or your blogs a notch lovable. In some contests everyone wins and in others, only one or limited number of winners emerge. Anyway, spread wide and you increase your chances…$ 100 Plus Link Back Contest Contest Blog ger has yet another $ 100 contest, in association with Making Sales Making Money.You can enter the contest by either linking to contest blogger with keyword sweepstakes and to Making Sales Making Money with anchor text home based business opportunities. Simple, nah? You can also enter by subscribing to the RSS feed of the sponsor (MakingSalesMakingMoney.com/blog).You can also get a link from Contest Blogger for entering the contest. Cool, I enter.$ 100 in two simple contests N-Speaks has two contests that could win you $ 50 each for subscribing to the RSS feed and by blogging about the contest, linking to the contest page and homepage. RSS subscribers look for a secret word in the feed...
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Is Your Mortgage Your Asset?
2007-10-31 02:00:00
A good mortgage is an asset to you, while a bad one is an asset for the financier. Knowing the difference can help you stay away from mortgage brokers who show you the garden path. Mort gage s can come from many financiers, many of them are interested in the money that can milk out from the mortgage borrower only. A mortgage lender who wants long-term business, with a win-win approach, can be your choicest lender. The lender can quickly identify your repaying capacity and can give you a mortgage that you can effortlessly repay. It is the benefit of having a financial advisor guiding you through the mortgage borrowing process.This post is brought to you by Earth.co.uk
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Dell Laptop Giveaway and Other Contests
2007-10-31 01:44:00
Contests open on October 31, 2007Dell Computer, iPod from Next2FriendsNext2Friends.com, a new social networking site seems to have a cool idea to increase their member count. Everyone who signs up at the site stands a chance to win a Dell computer or an iPod Touch. You get more entries for referring your friends. This giveaway is open until December 15.Ghillie Suits giving away $ 100 gift cardGhillie Suits has a contest that could win you $ 100 gift card from Amazon, Best Buy, Borders, Home Depot or Target. Check it out before November 15.$ 50 Contest by The Rookie BloggerThe Rookie Blogger has a $ 50 contest in an attempt for a load of November traffic.
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Dial a Flight to Your Dream Holiday
2007-10-28 05:13:00
Dial A Flight offers wonderful travel experience to its customers. If the terms like cheap flights, holiday offers, short breaks, spa breaks, etc attract you pretty quickly, you can take a look at the variety of travel services that Dial A Flight Offers.Learn about the places in advance, before you book the flight. Before booking flights to Canada, you can learn about dog sledging, ski whistlers, snow train rides and the attractions you can find there.Talk with your representative over phone and you know you get the travel plan specially designed for your needs.You can plan your trip to the last detail - from booking flights and hotels to booking taxi and spa breaks, you get a detailed blueprint for your trip, with the last detail taken care of.This post is brought to you by DialAFlight.com
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Blog Contests for October 26
2007-10-26 02:29:00
Water Proof Memo Boards giving away $ 25Water Proof Memo Boards has a $ 25 blog contest, running till November 30. Enter the contest by writing 100 words and dropping in two links. There are also smaller cash prizes and winners are randomly drawn.Trip to Las Vegas, $ 500 Spend MoneyShoe Money offers you a paid trip to Las Vegas, provided you win a contest. Shoe Money will pay you for round trip, hotel, conference pass, and gives you $ 500 spend money. Anyway, I am not entering it. It will be difficult to fly around to Las Vegas from halfway down the globe. LOL.
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Double Standards are OK: Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds Think So
2007-10-26 01:53:00
Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds think aggressiveness is reserved for Australians only. They think sledging and name calling are their own assets.They think their relentless gibberish on the field can't be repeated by another team. But keep in mind that no one is above any other one. You receive from the world what you send out. It is the rule of Karma.They thought so for so long, till a Ganguly, a Harbhajan and a Sreesanth pricked their ego. Ponting says aggressiveness is part of Australian behavior.When Sreesanth or Harbhajan behaves in the same way, it is unnatural and odd – going by the words of Australian cricketers.These words are only futile mind control exercises by the Australians, except they are not going to work this time.Read it closely – Australians take pride in mentally tiring opposing teams. It is only natural for them to do so. When someone replies them in the same way, it is unnatural and odd.Though I don't like the treatment Andrew Symonds got from some spe...
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Blog Contests for October 24, 2007
2007-10-24 02:27:00
Today's dose of blog contests from across the blogosphere – wish one of my readers win at least one of them, wish you more victories.Interesting Adventures Giving Away 4-Hour WorkweekInteresting Adventures brings you a chance to win an electronic copy of 4-Hour Workweek, which already has a buzz behind it. Who don't likes to work just four hours a week?Enter the contest by either:1. Making a comment at the contest post2. Blog about their contest3. Subscribe to Interesting AdventuresThe contest is good till November 4. Wish you come as a winner on November 5.Go Budget Travel's $ 500 GiveawayHere is a chance for travel bloggers to win some cool money via Paypal. You can blog about destination, with full details of reaching there, getting around and the costs involved. Real worthy contest for travel bloggers, I would also like to enter the contest from my travel blog. I hope I can get in before October 31. Check out the contest rules. There is a voting, which I hate.$ 50 by Egg D...
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No More Ditching Shopping Cart
2007-10-24 02:12:00
There are many reasons why your customers ditch their shopping cart, after filling it with the fancy items you have to offer. One reason can be attributed lack of user friendliness of using the shopping cart - like slow loading times.If you have the right kind of scripts running on your server and has a clean, friendly design, you can, in most cases close the sale.There is no point in leaving your customers empty handed, after you have taken the trouble to attract them to your online store and they taking the time to browse your catalog and actually filling their shopping cart.The right kind of shopping cart software can be one thing you will be looking for. Expect a clean interface and simple background tweaking.This Post is sponsored by AShopCommerce.com
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Link Back and Attract More Contesters
2007-10-24 02:08:00
Do you have a blog contest running? Why not reward everyone with a link back to all? Believe me; I enter all contests that I come across, that have a link back offer, regardless of the advertised prize.So will be many other contesters. I too like my technorati.com ranking going up, and possibly the number of subscribers too.If you host a contest with prizes less than $ 50, a free link back offer is the best bet of making your blog contest successful. If you don't give that option, only one blogger can win the prize. With a link-back, everyone is a winner. Even if they don't win the grand prize, they still are a winner.I have very little time online blogging, sending emails, etc and everything of it happens between 5 and 7 in the morning. The new way I find new cool blogs and bloggers is via the contests. It is not just the contest host, but also the entrants. I click to the links in the comments, to reach the contestants' blogs.By linking back to the contestants, you are also add...
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When Monkey Traders Rule Stock Markets
2007-10-21 16:26:00
Trading is monkey business. When closely following the stock market fluctuations, you can always tell it. BSE SENSEX first hit record 19,000 plus levels in the first weeks of October, only to make way to the biggest crash in the history of Indian stock exchanges.I quickly remember a story I've first from somewhere in the www and then again in a Malayalam newspaper. Please bear with me, if the exact figures are a bit different from the original story. Well the story was something like:People of this particular farmer village in north India lead a happy life. There was a small forest nearby and you could find monkeys everywhere in the village.One day, a merchant from the city reached the village. He asked the villagers to sell him monkeys and he set the price Rs.10 per monkey. People were quickly on toes catching monkeys and soon the merchant got a few thousand monkeys. And he returned to the city.The merchant comes back a few days later, again promised to buy monkeys, this time at a...
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Contests for Sunday, Oct 20
2007-10-21 10:20:00
Have fun entering contests today. Here I am linking to the contests that I have come across in the blogosphere today. Some contest hosts recognize this linking as a valid entry to their contests, while others don't. It is fun to let you know about the contests, even if I don't qualify as a contestant. If someone considers me as a contestant, it is fine too {wink}.Check out all the blog contests listed below and enter as many as possible, even if you think you have nothing to do with the prizes. Here we go:Rocketfish™ Multimedia Bluetooth Keyboard and Laser MouseThis Rocketfish™ Wireless Giveaway by Shaktronicscontest at Shaktronics can win you a Rocketfish™ wireless multimedia Bluetooth keyboard and laser mouse combo. You can enter by either commenting at the post or linking to the contest from your blog.The contest is good till 31, October and the winner is randomly drawn.A chance to advice your younger selfDo you like to go back in time, to your school time to give yourse...
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Philosophical Contest: can win you $ 1, just for entering
2007-10-16 02:52:00
Anarchy Money Making Blog runs a contest, which can win you $ 25, if you smother the philaahzopher so much that he likes your post. (clue: try flattery and you might be the winner ;)Explore his blog, only if you have the patience of reading filosfy. I don't know how philosophy takes prominent place in Anarchy Money Making Blog. Anyway, it is a total anarchy there. anyway you will love it (for the time being).Arent you heading over?Bye and see you in the midst of anarchy
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Congratulate Team India on Tsunami Early Warning System
2007-10-16 01:45:00
India now has its own Tsunami early warning system, which could also the fastest in the world. Congratulations team India.The scientists at Tsunami Early Warning Center at Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad have developed and put in place India's own tsunami early warning system. This feat is achieved in just three years after Indian coast has been lashed by a Tsunami on December 24, 2004, following a massive earthquake off Indonesian coast.Never seen such a natural phenomenon before, India remained shocked and stunned even as tsunami sucked away thousands of lives in a blitzkrieg. An early warning system could have saved at least a few thousand lives.Japan and America had tsunami early warning systems and their warning system centers knew tsunami would strike, at least two hours before it reached the coasts of India. There was no 'tsunami information sharing' agreements with India.Since then, voice has been raised for a tsunami warning syst...
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Free Stuff Times runs its first blog contest
2007-10-13 02:42:00
Free Stuff Times, the place to find some real cool freebies now runs a contest, for the first time. You could win:many prizes, such as a razer tarantual gaming keyboard, razer diamondback mouse, $50, or cases of ice breakers mints. There is a extra 50$ Prize for best and unique entry to the contest too. To enter you either have to write on your blog about Free Stuff Times and the contest, or post a flyer (Sample) somewhere about the site and take a picture of it. The contest will end on October 31. And to enter the contest, you need to send your post to webmaster@freestufftimes.com otherwise it will not be counted.I don't identify the reason to post a flyer for entering the contest though.
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Enter this contest and walk away with $ 10
2007-10-13 02:33:00
Here is real cool blog contest, which is too hard to come across. At Digivate blog, you will find a totally cool contest, where you win $ 10 just for entering.There is a contest every month, the topic for October is Money and Finance.Each contest entry also puts $ 5 into a BlogPot, which all will be added together for a grand prize, which can be well above $ 200. The winner takes it all, but no one walks away empty handed though.Other prizes include an iPhone or iPod Touch or $ 100 Amazon voucher – cool.
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The Best Influential Politician Wins this Tutorial Group Writing Project Co
2007-10-13 02:31:00
You won't wonder how manifesto wins -by influencing others. Writers Manifesto gives you more than enough reasons to run your campaign and corner highest number of votes before October 20. If you can get enough number of bloggers vote for your entry to Monica's Tutorial Group Writing Project , you will be pocketing $ 50 plus some more prizes.May the best orator win this contest!
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Cash and Links Make Best Contest Prizes
2007-10-13 02:22:00
Contest Beat the contest blog that tells you about all latest contests in the blogosphere and also lets you host your blog contest for free now asks you a question.Answer the question (what makes a great contest prize) before Oct 15 in your blog. They have promised $ 100 for the answer, which will be split between two answerers.Here is my answer (already accepted as best answer to this question) –Cash and Links Cash payable via Paypal or credit card and links payable from your own blog or from other blogs, websites, forums, article directories, or from anywhere you can give a valid link to the winner.These two types of prizes have immediate acceptability by almost all bloggers from around the world and you don't have to worry about shipping costs. Clearly, not everyone (I never) likes to get books, games, etc as prizes.Whatever contest you have, promise to give a link back to everyone of the contestants, you sure will get a few entrants, even if your blog has less than 10 readers....
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This $25 Contest is Full of Injustice
2007-10-13 02:14:00
Poor guys n gals from Mars and Venus, they can't enter this $ 25 Blog Contest , run by Yentoo.com, the stubborn monarch who has appointed a "panel of experts" to consider the financial, technical and biological feasibility of allowing kids from Jupiter to enter his contest. My heart goes with kids from Jupiter – what will they do with $ 25, in case… Maybe run another contest, with specific instructions to exclude everyone who has competed with him/her (or something else?).Luckily, if you are a reader from Earth, and have a blog, you could possibly win $ 25 here. Don't sneak in if you from outside the Milky Way.
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Making Garage a Room to Hang Out
2007-10-09 03:00:00
If you have a guy friend who loves his garage? Chances are higher someone has found the right gifts for him, to make his garage a fine place with beautiful garage storage cabinets, workbenches, flooring, diamond plate garage cabinets, etc.It may also be the car lift, garage floor coating, flourescent lighting, garage shelving, wall plates, tool box, etc in the garage that makes him approach his garage as a room of him home.Car Guy Garage has loads of gift items for guys - not everyone, but for those guys who are always ready to get their hands dirty - it is almost impossible to get dirty in this garage, because it is such a cool place to hang out.This Post is sponsored by CarGuyGarage.com
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Copyright Protected Jasmine and Some Link Love
2007-10-07 12:39:00
First off my belated link love return to Karthik Kiran of Philipino Bloggers for his linking to me.OK, a few of my classmates at Institute of Journalism have started blogging (at last).Aasish, thinks he is a thonnivasi, but is actually a nice guy and talks about a lot of things including godly things(sorry to english language readers, his blog is totally Malayalam).Jacob Abraham, who started off as a short story writer and poet, stepped in to the Institute of journalism, as an already published (established) young writer. His blog is in English (he has strong language skills in Malayalam poetry and short story writing). See what he says about paying guests. The next one is a poetry blog by Jasmine (from outside my network of acquaintances), but I can't help taking a dig at her approach to blogging. She says she loves her mommy more than anyone else, fumes at White Washed Tombs and talks about Karma of which I think she has no faith in.Just look at the title and description of her b...
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