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
EntreCard ?Drop Yours?
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
Pros and Cons of Blog Networking Sites
2007-12-17 12:07:00 There is no shortage of blog networking sites like, Blog Catalog, MyBlogLog, BumpZee, etc where you can mingle with other bloggers, look at their stuff and show off yours. Here’s what I’ve learned from investing time on them. Pro- They bring you some hits. I didn’t completely believe this until I tried it myself, but ... More About: Traffic , Networking , Blogging , Sites
Pros and Cons of Blog Networking Sites
2007-12-17 12:07:00 There is no shortage of blog networking sites like, Blog Catalog, MyBlogLog, BumpZee, etc where you can mingle with other bloggers, look at their stuff and show off yours. Here’s what I’ve learned from investing time on them. Pro- They bring you some hits. I didn’t completely believe this until I tried it myself, but ... More About: Traffic , Networking , Blogging , Sites
I Boogered My Blog Stats
2007-12-17 05:46:00 Current Mood: AngryI logged into statcounter excited and anxiously looking forward to the spike in my bar graph because I know I’ve had a substantial increase in traffic today. Unfortunately, it seems as though during some of my tweaking to the template this morning, I boogered up the code and nothing got counted all ... More About: Random , Blog , Stats
I Boogered My Blog Stats
2007-12-17 05:46:00 Current Mood: AngryI logged into statcounter excited and anxiously looking forward to the spike in my bar graph because I know I’ve had a substantial increase in traffic today. Unfortunately, it seems as though during some of my tweaking to the template this morning, I boogered up the code and nothing got counted all ... More About: Random , Blog , Stats
Review: ECashOffers
2007-12-17 05:20:00 overall: Thumbs Up ECashOffers is a GPT site, for an explanation of GPT sites read my previous post : “What’s a Get Paid To (GPT) site?“ Derek, who runs ECashOffers, was kind enough to visit OperationBob and asked if I’d take a look. I was happy to hear from him and learn about a new opportunity ... More About: Review
Review: ECashOffers
2007-12-17 05:20:00 overall: Thumbs Up ECashOffers is a GPT site, for an explanation of GPT sites read my previous post : “What’s a Get Paid To (GPT) site?“ Derek, who runs ECashOffers, was kind enough to visit OperationBob and asked if I’d take a look. I was happy to hear from him and learn about a new opportunity ... More About: Review
Socialize for Fun, and Profit?
2007-12-14 12:25:00 The latest marketing angle to leverage online advertising is a crop of sites that pay you to socialize - post in a forum, use a social networking site, etc. As they explain it, they are making money from the ads that display on all those pages and, as a member, they share that ad revenue with ... More About: Profit
Socialize for Fun, and Profit?
2007-12-14 12:25:00 The latest marketing angle to leverage online advertising is a crop of sites that pay you to socialize - post in a forum, use a social networking site, etc. As they explain it, they are making money from the ads that display on all those pages and, as a member, they share that ad revenue with ... More About: Profit
Writing Content for Cash
2007-12-14 12:17:00 If you have a flair for the written word, or maybe just enjoy writing, you can make money online without publishing a book and you don’t even have to have a website. Ready to go there now… here’s a list of links to content publishers and brokers. Online writing opportunities come by way of either brokers or ... More About: Writing , Content , Cash
Writing Content for Cash
2007-12-14 12:17:00 If you have a flair for the written word, or maybe just enjoy writing, you can make money online without publishing a book and you don’t even have to have a website. Ready to go there now… here’s a list of links to content publishers and brokers. Online writing opportunities come by way of either brokers or ... More About: Writing , Content , Cash
The Scoop on Paid Surveys
2007-12-14 12:06:00 I can’t stress this enough, DO NOT pay for online survey opportunities. Those memberships will get you nothing more than a list of survey sites that are freely available on the internet. That beign said, the search for online paid surveys is very popular. I have worked with many of the survey companies and haven’t gotten ... More About: Paid , Scoop , Surveys
Paid to Read (PTR) Sites Explained
2007-12-14 11:49:00 PTR sites pay their members to read e-mails. To ensure that you’re spending some time actually reading the e-mail, many of them do this in a special window on their site that will not credit you until it has been opened for 15-30 seconds or more, depending on what the advertiser has paid for. Signing up ... More About: Sites , Paid , Read
What?s a Get Paid To(GPT) Site?
2007-12-14 11:35:00 A GPT site offers to pay members for doing certain things like completing offers, shopping, entering sweepstakes, buying or trying subscriptions, etc. Often they are called rewards sites. Here’s how it works: you sign up with a GPT site (for free, of course) and view the list of offers such as: Credit report subscription (you’ll pay if ... More About: Site , Paid , Get Paid To
Staying Focused
2007-12-14 04:58:00 Most days I feel like I have been ‘busy’ during every waking moment. Meanwhile the list of what I’ve gotten done seems short compared to the effort. For the most part, I blame this on the world outside my desk. But, after reading Darren Rowse’s artcile about how dial-up made him more productive, it made ...
Rolling? All the Way!
2007-12-12 06:26:00 In an earlier post about a week ago, I shared how our little guy was starting to roll over. He’s kept at it since then and finally got it all figured out. Now, when we put him on his back it isn’t long before he’s on his belly — and he’s figured out how to get ... More About: Rolling
Christian, Rap, and Very Funny
2007-12-11 12:41:00 I was over at Ty’s WorkAtHomeDad blog and saw this video from God Tube called Baby Got Book. It’s a parody of an old Sir Mix-A-Lot song. I’m amazed at how they cleaned it up - and made it uber-funny! Nothing better than clean laughter. bookmark: More About: Christian , Funny , Faith , Christian Rap
Disclosure and SponsoredReviews.com
2007-12-11 11:43:00 I signed up for sponsoredreviews.com, a site that connects bloggers with advertisers. Advertisers pay a small fee to have you review their product, site, service, or whatever on your blog. Looking through the policy I was pleased to see that they require disclosure, meaning you have to tell your readers that you are getting paid to ... More About: Disclosure
A Christmas Tree by Any Other Name
2007-12-11 11:32:00 There’s a neat story on FoxNews about a Wisconsin lawmaker who wants to rename the evergreen tree in the capitol, which was called a Christmas Tree until 1985 when Political Correctness took over and it got renamed a ‘holiday tree.’ He wants it to once again be called a Christmas Tree. Of course there’s controversy. Some ... More About: Personal , Christmas tree
Bloggerwave Caution
2007-12-10 12:22:00 In a previous post I told you all about bloggerwave, a paid to blog opportunity. When I signed up there was one opportunity to post, they call them *jobs*, and that was to post about bloggerwave. I thought perhaps they just didn’t reveal other jobs to you until they saw a sample of your work ...
Aidan, Braden, Zayden? Ugh
2007-12-10 07:18:00 Every time one of my wife’s friends has a baby boy, I can predict what they will name it - minus the consonant it begins with. Aidan, Braden, Kaden, Zaden, Jayden, Hayden… Phonetically all the same, just change the consonant at the front. So, it wasn’t any suprise when I read a press release from ... More About: Parenting
Early Review: Blogsvertise
2007-12-09 11:50:00 I just applied at Blogsvertise, a paid to blog site. In fact, this post is part of my application… just so everything is up front and disclosed! According to the site, payout ranges from $4 to $25 per post, typically between $5-$15. Not bad for 75 words, especially compared to some of the low payouts ... More About: Review , Early , Vert
Potato Wielding Wife
2007-12-09 06:37:00 In the Weird News category, we have a story from Sky News about a Georgia couple who threw back a few on Thanksgiving then got into an argument. After being called an insulting name, the Mrs. selected the closest weapon, a potato and hurled it at hubby. I guess she underestimated her aim (or the spud’s ... More About: Wife , Potato
I?m a Squidooer (or whatever)
2007-12-08 16:54:00 I finally broke down and created a Squidoo lens. I guess that makes me a Squidooer, a Squidee, or something. I’m not quite sure since I don’t know what a Squidoo is! The experience was relatively painless. It is template based so you enter your text, chose your options, rearrange the layout and off you go. I ...
Blog. Make Money. Bloggerwave.
2007-12-08 13:11:00 If you have a blog and want to make money, give bloggerwave a try. Blog gerwave is aiming to be Europe’s “biggest adverstising media on blogs.” Call it pay per post, paid to blog, or whatever you like. They offer jobs or assignments which you write about and make money doing it. Honesty seems to be a cornerstone ... More About: Money , Make Money , Make
Getting Links: Can?t Hurt. Might Help.
2007-12-07 12:14:00 Logic tells me that I make my living off of online content, therefore the more my content is consumed, the better off my checkbook will be. Going a step further, the more people who know my stuff is out there, the more views it will get, and so on. You get the idea right? Hang on ... More About: Links , Hurt
Rolling Over? and other tricks.
2007-12-06 04:22:00 At just under 4 months old, it’s clear that Anthony hasn’t read Dr. Spock’s book - nor does he follow the pediatrician’s timeline of how he should be developing. Ever visit to the Dr. brings announcements of what we should expect to see him start doing in the next month or, all things which has ... More About: Tricks , Rolling
What?s in That Box?
2007-12-05 10:20:00 We’re finally settling in the new place after several days of opening mystery boxes and searching for things in the cardboard maze. There are still a few things to be done — some trim, painting, and hanging a few pictures. But all in all it’s starting to feel like home. If nothing else, it’s a ... More About: Parenting
Life is Precious
2007-12-03 13:01:00 I ran a bad call this morning. I’ve been on many and seen a lot of bad stuff but this one really struck a nerve and weighed heavy on my heart. A mother went to check on her baby who was less than a month old and found her not breathing and without a pulse. ... More About: Life , Parenting , Precious , Reci
Moving Day
More articles from this author:2007-12-02 00:54:00 Moving day finally arrived and believe it or not the remodeling chores were all complete. Well, complete enough to move in. There are still a few finishing touches to be added, but nothing major. The move went very well with good weather and plenty of help from mom, dad, and my brother and a friend. ... More About: Moving 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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