OperationBobOperationBobChronicles of a work at home dad with an overactive brain and a short attention span. On this blog, I share information on working at home, reviews of income opportunities, my experiences parenting, and the occasional rant about whatever seems rant-w Articles
Vaccination Dilemna
2008-01-22 10:04:00 Every time we go to the pediatrician it?s another round of immunizations and vaccinations ? usually 4 or 5 at a time. By the time our little guy is walking he?ll have been stuck more times than a pin cushion. From the look on his face, it really hurts. But that pain ...
Save Buckets
2008-01-22 10:02:00 There are a lot of places to shop online between all the big names and the new upstarts that pop up almost every day. The first thing I usually do when I?m looking to buy online is to check out the price comparison sites. For those of you in the UK, there?s a ... More About: Personal , Save
A No Contest Contest
2008-01-17 08:21:00 I love EntreCard. I’ve found some great blogs, met some great people, and gotten some great traffic through the site. So I’m sitting here thinking about what to do with my EntreCredits - not that I have a lot or anything, but they do keep adding up and most of the times the sites I ... More About: Contest
How to Disclose Paid Posts?
2008-01-17 07:32:00 When I first heard about paid posting or sponsored posts I thought it was a cool way to make some money, as long as I told my readers in the post that I was being paid for it… even though I write the same thing whether it’s paid or not. I started noticing a lot of ... More About: Paid , Disclose , Posts
Pay Per Play Audio Ads
2008-01-15 11:56:00 There’s a new kid in monetizing town and his name is Pay Per Play . I’m not sure whether to befriend him or warn the neighbors yet, so I’ll just tell you what I know and let you decide. In a nutshell, the deal is this: You drop some code on your site. When a visitor hits ... More About: Audio , Blogging
Ashop Commerce
2008-01-15 11:26:00 If you want to sell your wares online, you’re going to need a shopping cart. There are a lot of options, and most of them aren’t very appealing because they leave you either severely limited or overwhelmed with technical jargon that only programmers understand. I just found a better choice in shopping cart ... More About: Commerce
Brand New GPT Site Craving4Cash
2008-01-15 05:10:00 Craving4Cash is a brand new GPT (Get Paid To) site that just launched a few days ago. Normally I might be reluctant to talk about a site with no track record but as soon as I landed on the home page, I knew there was something different about this one. It’s definitely not a cookie cutter ... More About: Review , Site , Brand , Ravin
My Thoughts on PageRank
2008-01-15 03:45:00 A couple months ago when I started this blog I quickly learned there was a lot of buzz about pagerank. When I looked at paid to blog sites, I found that some advertisers wanted a certain PR to let you post for them. Then I started trying to figure out what pagerank was ... More About: Pagerank , Blogging , My Thoughts , Thoughts
AdverCash Review
2008-01-11 06:22:00 AdverCash is a PTR site where you’re paid to read (or view) advertisements. Unfortunately, there aren’t many ads available to view. As of this writing there are 6 ads worth 1/2 a penny, 1 for a penny, and one for a penny and a half. I was a little surprised at that because ... More About: Review
5 Months and Growing
2008-01-11 00:47:00 The little guy is growing so fast. We skipped cereal altogether and went straight for the baby food. We love nanners, like pears, not sure about peaches, and hate squash. The face is pretty funny, but mommy says we can’t feed him food he doesn’t like just for entertainment. He’s enjoying his walker, although so far ... More About: Growing , Months , Mont
Stumbling Some Traffic
2008-01-10 06:16:00 A bunch of posts on here have gotten stumbled, and most of them swirled the drain after the first stumble. But a couple weeks ago my Get Paid page got stumbled and in the 10 days that followed I got over 5,000 unique visits. From my own experience and what I’ve heard of ... More About: Traffic , Blogging , Stumbling
A Look at ChillinCash
2008-01-09 06:49:00 A few weeks ago, Joe from ChillinCash.com stopped by here and asked if I’d take a look at his GPT site and share some words here about it. It took awhile, but I didn’t forget. The owner is pleasant and by all accounts legit. When I landed on the site I have to admit my eyes ... More About: Review
I?m having blog withdraws
2008-01-03 05:43:00 It’s nearly midnight and I’m about out of energy but I just couldn’t stand to let another day go by without posting. The last few days I have been so busy, and so neglecting my blog. (sorry) If it isn’t one thing, it’s another. Much of my time lately has been taken up working on ... More About: Personal , Parenting , Blog
Check Out MarvaMoney
2007-12-31 15:21:00 I’ve just learned about a GPT (Get Paid To) site called MavaMoney. The site has a clean layout and the calm blue color scheme is easy on the eyes. MarvaMoney has a decent selection of offers ranging from totally free to trials/subscriptions with big payouts. The minimum cashout is $10, which is much better ... More About: Review , Check
New Theme Coming Along
2007-12-29 02:32:00 Despite having some sort of icky stomach bug, I’ve managed to make some good progress today on the new theme and layout for the blog. Hopefully you like it. I started with the Structure theme by Justin Tadlock and have just been making some tweaks here and there to make it work best ... More About: Personal , Blogging , Theme
Theme Change Coming
2007-12-27 19:43:00 I’ll be working on changing up the theme here on OperationBob today. If you see anything wacky or intermittent display problems - I’m the cause. Thanks for your patience. bookmark: More About: Change , Theme
Comments Please
2007-12-27 14:46:00 Current Mood: PlayfulTo all who read this blog, I know you’re out there - my stats tell me so, please jump in the discussion and share your thoughts on anything I post. I love comments! It’s awesome when people relate to a post whether they agree, disagree, or just point out another angle on something. ... More About: Comments
It?s Over
2007-12-27 14:40:00 Well, I’m having a bit of trouble getting back into the swing of things after all the Christmas excitement. Everything went well, except for missing the older kids (really bad.) The baby got some cool toys which entertain us as much as him. Yesterday I was feeling quite ill. Thought maybe it was tainted turkey, but ... More About: Personal
Christmas Quick-Post
2007-12-25 16:23:00 First and foremost, Merry Christmas to all! I hope everyone gets some time to step away from the monitor for a bit today and enjoy the festivities. I’ll be spending most of the day with family and I’m looking forward to it. For those of you who are at the grindstone today, I made some updates ... More About: Post , Quick
It?s Christmas Eve
2007-12-24 17:32:00 …and the spirit of love and togetherness is upon us. Our 4 month old is too young to have a clue what’s going on, which means we’ll probably enjoy his first Christmas more than hew will. Unfortunately, my older two children live with their mother 1300 miles away so I won’t get to see them ... More About: Parenting , Christmas Eve
Review- Moola
2007-12-22 15:36:00 Moola is a site where you can get paid to play games, get paid to shop, and get paid for a few other things. Moola is still in Beta and membership is available by invitation only. I have some invites left and I’m happy to share them with my loyal readers, so ... More About: Review , Moola
Negative Slings
2007-12-22 14:49:00 In the last week or so I’ve gotten a couple of zaps from one or two people here and elsewhere. I love comments and feedback, but instead of things like “i disagree” (when I’ve written a post containing fact) or “waste of time” to a list of links to money making sites , it ... More About: Blogging , Negative
Expose Yourself!
2007-12-20 21:29:00 …And Your Blog. Two important things for bloggers are visitors and search engines. Without those you might as well be talking to yourself, right? One way to help on both counts is to submit your blog to blog directories. They provide a link to your site which might get you a few direct ... More About: Blogging , Expose
Shots Suck
2007-12-19 15:35:00 Anthony had his four month check up yesterday, all is well. Just like the last visit, this one included a batch of vaccines - 4 by needle, and one by mouth. He doesn’t mind the oral one at all but the needles are another story. He was having a great time looking all around and playing ... More About: Parenting , Shots , Suck
Shots Suck
2007-12-19 15:35:00 Anthony had his four month check up yesterday, all is well. Just like the last visit, this one included a batch of vaccines - 4 by needle, and one by mouth. He doesn’t mind the oral one at all but the needles are another story. He was having a great time looking all around ... More About: Shots , Suck
There?s a Mouse in the House!
2007-12-18 10:40:00 So I’m sitting at my computer in the dark of night and all through the house, not a creature was stirring… except, what is that scratching noise from the floor? Yup, heard some scratching and rattling of wires. Checked it out and saw nothing. Several times it happened again, several times found ... More About: Personal , House , Mouse , The House
There?s a Mouse in the House!
2007-12-18 10:40:00 So I’m sitting at my computer in the dark of night and all through the house, not a creature was stirring… except, what is that scratching noise from the floor? Yup, heard some scratching and rattling of wires. Checked it out and saw nothing. Several times it happened again, several times found ... More About: Personal , House , Mouse , The House
Say Hello to Smorty
2007-12-18 05:03:00 I just signed up with Smorty, a site where you can get paid for blogging. They hook up bloggers who want to blog for money with people who want to advertise on blogs. This pairing is becoming increasingly popular as advertisers see the value of gaining exposure and interest through blog advertising. ... More About: Blogging , Mort
Say Hello to Smorty
2007-12-18 05:03:00 I just signed up with Smorty, a site where you can get paid for blogging. They hook up bloggers who want to blog for money with people who want to advertise on blogs. This pairing is becoming increasingly popular as advertisers see the value of gaining exposure and interest through blog advertising. ... More About: Blogging , Mort
EntreCard ?Drop Yours?
More articles from this author:2007-12-17 12:25:00 Among the current buzz in the world of blogging is EntreCard, and rightfully so. Some spunky guy (don’t remember his name - sorry guy) came up with a really cool idea centered around a 125px X 125px image/button/graphic/whatever which is now EntreCard. It’s like an electronic business card or calling card so to speak that ... More About: Blogging , Drop 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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