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September 23, 2007

Super Link Sunday - Batch #2

Listen to the audio commentary!

Welcome to the second batch of Super Link Sunday !

Here's a collection of the noteworthy posts I came across this week. With all the awesome bloggers and blog posts out there these days, it's getting increasingly difficult to keeps such link love lists to a minimum, but I'll do my best.

Here are the posts I enjoyed this week:

Link Love For Link Love

You know, when you always take the time to reward others, you should be rewarded too, right? I think so. Nirvana's song Smells Like Teen Spirit goes, "Load up on guns...Bring your friends." I say, "Load up on love and blog with friends!"

So here's some link love for Mike's link love post. :)

Leave A Comment - Get Some Love!

That's right. Leave a comment here and get some link love. As a new part of Super Link Sunday, I'll be giving link love to all those who leave me a comment. Here are this week's recipients:

Bobby, Danielle, Rhonda - no link, Valentin, Bush, Tom, Jesse, Mikael, My mom - no link, Tish

Good Blogs I Came Across This Week

Additional note: If you haven't checked out Yuwie yet, then please do. I joined it about three days ago and already have people down to my 3rd level. But more important than that, it's brought some new folks here to this blog and has allowed me to meet some really cool people. :)

September 21, 2007

BlogRush Has The Blues - And Yellows And Reds And Greens

New! Listen to this post and follow along! I'm trying out something new on this blog...audio posts to go along with the regular posts. So please leave me your thoughts and opinions on the subject. Do you like it? Do you not like it? How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop? :P

BlogRush Has The Blues - And Yellows And Reds And Greens

BlogRush just announced today that they're adding several new color variations to the BlogRush widget. This addition is called "BlogRush Flavors" and it'll allow you to match your widget with the color scheme of your blog.

That's definitely a great improvement that I like very much! I just wonder if John Reese and the rest of the BlogRush team have been eating a lot of Skittles lately?! 'Cause with BlogRush Flavors I know I can certainly taste the rainbow!

More BlogRush Improvements To Come

BlogRush is also hard at work devising many new improvements that are all geared toward helping bloggers get more targeted traffic. In addition, BlugRush will also be adding a special bonus crediting system that'll give out certain bonuses to only the members who have low blog traffic since - they need the help the most.

I really like that idea as well. It's a nice way to share the love and help lower-traffic blogs gain new readers. I think this works well for several reasons. It'll give those who don't get a ton of traffic a nice boost, which should really get them excited about blogging. And it'll also give the rest of BlogRush members an opportunity to discover new blogs that they might never have happed upon. This may very well help launch some unknown blogs into popularity. And as we all know, every popular blog once started out as an itty bitty baby blog with no readers at all!

So far, I think BlogRush is doing a mighty fine job right out of the starting gate. And if they keep listening to the comments, concerns and suggestions from the BlogRush members, then I think they'll definitely become a staple in every blogger's diet. So if you haven't joined BlogRush yet, I suggest you hop on it!

September 20, 2007

Make Money With Yuwie - The Social Network That Pays

Hang Out. Make Friends. Get Paid!

OK, so I just joined Yuwie...and last night, no less. And man oh man am I happy I did. So far, it's led to several new visitors to this blog, as well as a few other goodies.

What Is Yuwie?

In a nutshell, Yuwie is the first social networking website that actually pays its users. It's like MySpace and Facebook, but with one REALLY BIG difference - revenue sharing! Yes, that's right folks. Each month, Yuwie pays its users a portion of all of the advertising revenue!

My Personal Yuwie Page

How Does Yuwie Pay You?

Yuwie pays you a portion of the overall advertising revenue, which means that you'll get paid a portion of Yuwie's earnings any time:

Your profile is viewed
Your pictures are viewed
Your videos are viewed
Your blog is viewed
Your comments are viewed
Your shared layouts are viewed

Basically, anytime anyone looks at any of your stuff on Yuwie it counts as a page view for you, and Yuwie PAYS you for it. In addition to those above, Yuwie also pays you whenever you:

Use your control panel
Update your profile
Add a blog post
Add a picture
Message a friend.

UPDATE: Yuwie is definitely paying! Here's a copy of my friend's Yuwie check for his November Yuwie earnings. Cashed and money in the bank. Can't beat that! :)

And you also get a cut of your referrals' page views as well - all the way down through 10 levels. So if you refer friends to Yuwie, your monthly earnings will increase exponentially.

Yes, Yuwie pays you not only for your own page views, but for all of the page views generated by your entire 10-level downline. And that's pretty darn exciting!

Yuwie's Referral Program

Yuwie's referral program is very deep, yet very simple. It goes all the way down through 10 levels - which means that whenever you refer a friend, you you'll earn money from all of their page views.

Whenever they refer a friend, you'll earn money from all of their page views as well. And whenever they refer a friend, you'll earn money from their page views, etc., etc. And this continues all the way down through 10 levels!

Here are the percentages you earn per level:

You - 10%
Level 1 - 10%
Level 2 - 10%
Level 3 - 4%
Level 4 - 4%
Level 5 - 4%
Level 6 - 4%
Level 7 - 4%
Level 8 - 10%
Level 9 - 10%
Level 10 - 30%

Some Great Yuwie Features

Yuwie offers all the features you would expect from a social networking website. It offers: customizable profiles, blogs, pictures, email, videos, clubs, message boards, etc. And so far, I'd have to say that they're of much better quality than those of the other social networking sites.

What do I mean by that exactly? Well, the functions are a lot cleaner and easier to use. And customizing your profile is a snap. In no time flat, here's the Yuwie page I set up for myself. Just take a look!

Better Than MySpace Or Facebook?

Simple answer: Yes. I definitely like the Yuwie features a lot more, and I find that they're also much easier to use. But beyond that, the main reason why I join social networking sites to begin with is to network with people and get more traffic to this blog.

I'm on both Myspace and Facebook - and I joined them mainly to generate additional traffic to my blog. But have they done a very good job of that? No, not at all. If they had, you can bet your boots I would've posted about it.

To give a comparison, my MySpace page brought 1 unique visitor to this blog so far today, whereas my Yuwie page has brought 5. Plus, my Yuwie page also generated several video views, from which I also earn money. So right now it looks like Yuwie is the better choice all around. Add to that the fact that Yuwie pays you for using it, and you have a total winner.

Overall Conclusion

Yuwie is gonna take off like a rocket. And from what I've seen so far, Yuwie is generating some good money each month for those who've already joined. So after all is said and done, my conclusion is simple: MySpace and Facebook are out, and Yuwie is in.

I mean, just check out all the action on my Yuwie page. The numbers definitely speak for themselves. And truth be told, I'm having a total blast with Yuwie. So don't wait on this one. Get in on all the Yuwie action now. It's be great to have you there as my Yuwie friend.

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