Thursday, October 30, 2008

Stealth Auto's BMW accessories

Do you drive a BMW? I do not but my brother does. And I see a lot of them on the roads and really wish that I was driving one sometimes. They seem like really sweet cars and I know that my brother really likes his. If you are a BMW owner then you need to know about Stealth Auto. They are THE place to go for all of your BMW Accessories. They have over 200 items for you to choose from. Prices start at only $12.95, which is awesome. You can get everything from Brushed Aluminum Racing Pedals to HID Kits, Bulbs and Capacitors. And best of all, when you buy from Stealth Auto they offer a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee with every part they sell! So why not check them out today for your BMW accessory needs.


A New Melrose Place on TV soon?

Wow, first Beverly Hills 90210 the show made a comeback. And now another show of my younger years is set to make a comeback. This time it is Melrose Place. I guess that makes sense. I mean, Melrose Place started as a 90210 spinoff anyways. How interesting is that. Full story on Yahoo. Wonder if they will get any of the old actors to come back? Grant Show I am talking to you. And you too Daphne Zuniga.

Martin at the Sands

Are you looking for a great gift for someone on your Xmas shopping list? If so I have just the thing for you. You need to check out Martin at the Sands. It is a box set from 1996 that showcases 48 of Dino's best hits for Capitol. So be sure to check it out today and order it up for someone on your list!

Joaquin Phoenix tells Hollywood to eff off

I heard this on the radio yesterday. Apparently Joaquin Phoenix has quit acting. Yes, that is correct. If he is your fave actor you will see him no more. Except in reruns of course. Instead he will be focusing on music. Personally, I did not know he was into music as a career. It will be interesting to see if he shows back up in Hollywood.

PS - Maybe he should have quit after doing "The Village." What a horrible choice that was!

Want a Rolex?

Do you want to get a Rolex to wear like your fave celebs? Well if you have been scared by the price let me introduce you to a store called Perpetual Diamonds . You see, they actually sell real Rolex watches at prices lower than the suggested retail price. So what I am telling you is that you can get that Rolex for less than you thought! So be sure to head on over to their site and pick out one to buy today. It can be an early Xmas present for your self!


Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Joe the Plumber to be a country music star?

Wow, Joe the Plumber is everywhere these days. And pretty soon he might be on country radio station near you. Yes, you read that correctly. Joe the Plumber has interest from a major country music label in Nashville. He has also had requests for personal appearances and corporate sponsorships. Wtf I say!

Fed cuts rate by half point

Well, it was expected. The Fed had a little 2-day meeting about cutting the rate. And guess what? They cut the rates by a half point percentage. That brings the rate down to 1%. That means credit card interest rates will go down! Yay for that!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Yay for Black Friday

You know, I am not a big fan of shopping in general. And I am certainly no fan of going to the mall just for fun. I am not the type of person that like to go out to the small and spend a whole Saturday there just shopping with all of the other peeps that are out and about. And the last thing I want to do is to go out when all of the other people are out and about. And that means that I am not the sort of person that goes out shopping at the crack of dawn with all of the other people on black friday. That is why I am a big fan of Black Friday websites that show you all of the ads of the retailers - like Sears specials - so that you can do your Black Friday shopping from the comfort of your own home. And that is pretty freaking awesome. You get the great deals and steals on things that come with Black Friday shopping and you do not have to deal with all of the people that are out fight over the last Elmo or what ever. You can just fight them on the web! And the best part of doing Black Friday on the web is that you can still get the deals from your fave stores! How freaking awesome is that? And I am talking about everything from Best Buy to Borders Book Store to Sears. So you need to check out iblackfriday.com today so that you can get all excited and prepared for Black Friday this year. I know that I am gearing up for it now and you should too!

Consumer confidence - all time low

Heard something interesting on the news today. It was on NPR this morning. They were talking about the state of the economy. And they were talking about consumer confidence. And here is the shocking news. Consumer confidence is at its lowest amount in 41 years. Yikes. Talk about bad economy.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Where would you look for a graduate job?

If you are in college right now then there is likely to be one thing that is for sure on your mind. What is that thing that I am talking about? No it is not graduation! It is that you will have to get a real world job once you are done with your schooling. For a lot of students that is something that is scary and for some students it is something that they actually seem to look forward to. But no matter how you might be feeling about having to go out and get a job once your stint in college is over there is one thing for certain. And that thing is that it is likely to be a bit of a difficult search no matter where you are due to the current state of the economy all over the world. Yes in fact countries all over the globe are suffering from some sort of economic downturn and that makes it hard for graduates like you to land a decent job once you are out of school. So what is a student and soon to be graduate like you supposed to do about finding a job in this crappy world economy? Well, the answer is actually surprisingly simple. You can actually seek out some resources on the web that offer some some helping stuff on graduate jobs and careers information like at Euro Graduate dot come. You will see that this particular site that I am referring to is all about helping graduates just like you to find jobs and such. As you can see from looking at the site it is super easy to navigate and that there are all sorts of helpful resources on the site for new job seekers just like your self. So why not head on over to that site now and get a head start on all of the other graduates that will be looking for jobs in this bad world economy. When you land that awesome new job you will be so glad that you did!


another bank failure

Man this economy is bad. And I mean crazy bad. In fact, another bank failed last week. It was a small bank though. I do not remember the name of it. But it was in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Alpharetta was the city that I think that it was in. Man, crazy stuff. Wonder how many more will fail?

Are you a school leaver?

Are you someone that is still in school and trying to decide what you want to do when you get done with your schooling? Well if you are in the United Kingdom and Europe then you are most likely thinking about taking off a year, which I think is called a gap year over there. Here in the United States we do not do that sort of thing, but boy do I wish we did! It would have saved me a lot of money on school since I went to college right out of high school and entered into a major at the time that I thought I wanted to do. Turns out I was not as interested in completing a degree in that major like I thought that I was. And it also turns out that I no longer wanted to attend that particular school for the remaineder of my schooling. So if I had been a school leaver and taken a gap year then it would have been a lot of help for me and saved me a lot of money that was spent on education that was kind of a waste of money when you look back. Well, if you are in search of some great school leaver advice and information then I have just the site for you to check out. You can find it at Your Career Guide - a United Kingdom based site that offers up some great advice for school leavers. The site is super easy to use and it also offers up a lot of great info and resources for people just like you that are doing the whole school leaver thing. So be sure to head on over and check it out today. You will be so glad that you did!


Jennifer Hudson's family

Man, it is just awful what is going on with Jennifer Hudson's family. I saw where she put up a $100,000 reward. But I also heard something worse on NPR. I heard they found a kids body in a SUV in Chicago. They do not know if it is the kid or not yet. It doesn't matter either way b/c it is a dead kid. So tragic.

best drug rehab

Do you have a drug problem or know someone else that does? Have you been looking for treatment> Well for the best drug rehab look no further than Promises Treatment Center: Where Hope & Healing Begin. They can really help your or your loved one overcome that addiction and take back life so that you are the one in control. So please check them out today! You will be glad you did!


Closer to Election time!

Well, well. It is getting closer to election time. And a lot of people are saying that it is in the bag for Obama. But others do not agree. Some say that McCain has been declared out in the past only to claim a victory. It would be interesting if that happened this time. I wonder what will come of it. I know one thing though. I will be glued to CNN that night for the results!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Braden Power

If you are like me then you are always moving a lot and being disappointed by the boring places that you live. What we all need is a little Braden Power. Who is Braden Power? Well, he is well known for making creating living spaces that appeal to people like you and me. And his company is Power Properties! So you can get that Power touch on units in East Dallas Texas! So if you are in that area be sure to check out the Power Properties property listings for some cool places today!

Economy craziness

Have you been watching the news? Or listening to the radio? Or even reading anything about the economy lately? There is still some crazy stuff going on. And it is going on around the world. And that is kinda scary. I sure do hope the next prez can fix it!

Power Properties of Dallas

Do you live in the greater Dallas, Texas area? Or would you like to? If so you need to know about Power Properties. They have been a part of the East Dallas Business and Residential Community for over 13 years - so you may already know them. They own all sorts of units in the Lakewood and Old East Dallas neighborhoods. So be sure to be on the look out for them today!

Palin's 150K wardrobe

Wow. Talk about an interesting story. I heard this on NPR today. Palin had 150K spent on clothes. But not just for her. It was also for her family. Very interesting. Womder who paid for that?

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Want a Free Cruise?!?

How would you like a totally free cruise? I am talking about a complimentary 3 day cruise to the Bahamas! Woot, woot! Well, just check out the site for Cruises 4 Free and you will be able to learn more about how to have an awesome vacation for free! Sounds pretty sweet to me!
Check out what you have to look forward to:

Features:
All onboard meals
Accommodations
Live Entertainment
Sundeck Pool

Ship Amenities:
Full service Day Spa
Casino
Excursions in the Bahamas

The CW's New Series "Stylista" Hits The Runway Tonight

Yes, it's true. The CW's New Series "Stylista" Hits The Runway Tonight!! So -

Tune in for the premiere of "Stylista!" It is the CW's newest reality series from the creators of "America's Next Top Model" and "Project Runway."

The cut-throat action starts tonight at 9 p.m.

Watch as 11 fashion enthusiasts vie for a paid editorial job with Elle magazine, a lease on a Manhattan apartment and a paid clothing allowance. How exciting! I know I will be watching!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Personalized Gift Pens

You know what makes a great gift for people no matter what the occassion is? Really super duper nice pens can make an awesome gift! In fact the nice ones that you can get personalized are even better! And I recently came across a website out there that offers up just that - Cross Pens - Personalized Gifts for those that you care about and want to gift with the very best. You can get this hook up from the site at Giftpens.com. What do they have to offer? Just some super nice Cross Pens with free engraving that make some awesome great holiday gifts and stocking stuffers. And they offer Free Shipping over $69 for those gift pens. So be sure to head on over to their site today to check them out and order up some pens for those on your gift list now!

How do you start a blog?

Apparently that is a pretty common question. Seems a lot of newbies want to know how to start one up. I have a secret for them. It is super easy! And it can be free! How? Just use Blogger like me! Otherwise you have to get a domain name and a host and such. But still pretty simple. So what are you waiting for? Start your blog today!

Check out Martin Sands

Are you familiar with the name of Mr. Martin Sands? If not you might should be especially if you invest your money. You see, Mr. Martin Sands has an amazing 24 years of investment experience. And it is in all sorts of areas like in investment banking, venture capital, private equity, real estate, money management, sales/brokerage, and merchant banking. And if that is not impressive enough, Mr. Martin Sands is also the co-founder of Sands Brothers. How about that?

"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" Scores Full Season Pickup

Warner Bros. Television's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" has been picked up for a full season by FOX. The network ordered the back nine episodes for a total of 22 episodes for season two. The show airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on FOX. It is the third WBTV series to receive a full-series order for the 2008-09 season. And to think it was doing badly last season!

Monday, October 20, 2008

CYDCOR Launches Volunteer Day

Do you know the name Cydcor? If not, let me tell you what they do. You see, Cydor is a leader when it comes to outsourced face to face sales teams. But they are also making another name for themselves base on their philanthropy! Is that not awesome or what?

If you want to read a little bit more about Cydor and what they have done then just have a look at the press release that I have included below.


CYDCOR Launches Volunteer Day

CYDCOR, the leading provider of outsourced, face-to-face sales teams, has introduced CYDCOR Cares - Volunteer Day, a new internal program to encourage team members to get more involved in their local communities*

Westlake Village, CA (PRWEB) April 26, 2008 -- CYDCOR, the leading provider of outsourced, face-to-face sales teams, has introduced CYDCOR Cares - Volunteer Day, a new internal program to encourage team members to get more involved in their local communities.

The company's new CYDCOR Cares Volunteer Day benefit provides eight hours paid time off annually to its team members, giving them the opportunity to donate their time and talents to non-profit, community or charitable organizations of their choice.

"CYDCOR is dedicated to giving back and getting involved with charitable causes - it is food for our company's soul,'' said Gary Polson, chief executive officer for CYDCOR. "The success of our company can be measured, in part, by looking at how we can contribute to the well-being of the community, and we want to encourage our team members to get involved in causes they are passionate about."

Volunteer Day extends CYDCOR's culture of community involvement. Since 2007, CYDCOR has maintained a relationship with Casa Pacifica, a residential treatment facility in Camarillo for abused, neglected and emotionally disturbed children. Employees have helped organize its community donations, and CYDCOR recently donated $2,500 to support the Casa Pacifica's programs.

About CYDCOR, Inc.
CYDCOR, Inc., is the leading provider of outsourced, face-to-face sales teams to a diverse client base of companies in a range of industries, including telecommunications, office products, retail energy and financial services. CYDCOR works with a network of independently owned corporate licensee (ICL) sales offices providing clients with access to more than 2,700 sales professionals and 200+ offices in North America. The privately held company is based in Westlake Village, California.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

10 Blog Traffic Tips

In every bloggers life comes a special day - the day they first launch a new blog. Now unless you went out and purchased someone else''s blog chances are your blog launched with only one very loyal reader - you. Maybe a few days later you received a few hits when you told your sister, father, girlfriend and best friend about your new blog but that''s about as far you went when it comes to finding readers.

Here are the top 10 techniques new bloggers can use to find readers. These are tips specifically for new bloggers, those people who have next-to-no audience at the moment and want to get the ball rolling.

It helps if you work on this list from top to bottom as each technique builds on the previous step to help you create momentum. Eventually once you establish enough momentum you gain what is called "traction", which is a large enough audience base (about 500 readers a day is good) that you no longer have to work too hard on finding new readers. Instead your current loyal readers do the work for you through word of mouth.

Top 10 Tips

10. Write at least five major "pillar" articles. A pillar article is a tutorial style article aimed to teach your audience something. Generally they are longer than 500 words and have lots of very practical tips or advice. This article you are currently reading could be considered a pillar article since it is very practical and a good "how-to" lesson. This style of article has long term appeal, stays current (it isn’t news or time dependent) and offers real value and insight. The more pillars you have on your blog the better.

9. Write one new blog post per day minimum. Not every post has to be a pillar, but you should work on getting those five pillars done at the same time as you keep your blog fresh with a daily news or short article style post. The important thing here is to demonstrate to first time visitors that your blog is updated all the time so they feel that if they come back tomorrow they will likely find something new. This causes them to bookmark your site or subscribe to your blog feed.

You don''t have to produce one post per day all the time but it is important you do when your blog is brand new. Once you get traction you still need to keep the fresh content coming but your loyal audience will be more forgiving if you slow down to a few per week instead. The first few months are critical so the more content you can produce at this time the better.

8. Use a proper domain name. If you are serious about blogging be serious about what you call your blog. In order for people to easily spread the word about your blog you need a easily rememberable domain name. People often talk about blogs they like when they are speaking to friends in the real world (that''s the offline world, you remember that place right?) so you need to make it easy for them to spread the word and pass on your URL. Try and get a .com if you can and focus on small easy to remember domains rather than worry about having the correct keywords (of course if you can get great keywords and easy to remember then you’ve done a good job!).

7. Start commenting on other blogs. Once you have your pillar articles and your daily fresh smaller articles your blog is ready to be exposed to the world. One of the best ways to find the right type of reader for your blog is to comment on other people’s blogs. You should aim to comment on blogs focused on a similar niche topic to yours since the readers there will be more likely to be interested in your blog.

Most blog commenting systems allow you to have your name/title linked to your blog when you leave a comment. This is how people find your blog. If you are a prolific commentor and always have something valuable to say then people will be interested to read more of your work and hence click through to visit your blog.

6. Trackback and link to other blogs in your blog posts. A trackback is sort of like a blog conversation. When you write a new article to your blog and it links or references another blogger''s article you can do a trackback to their entry. What this does is leave a truncated summary of your blog post on their blog entry - it''s sort of like your blog telling someone else’s blog that you wrote an article mentioning them. Trackbacks often appear like comments.


This is a good technique because like leaving comments a trackback leaves a link from another blog back to yours for readers to follow, but it also does something very important - it gets the attention of another blogger. The other blogger will likely come and read your post eager to see what you wrote about them. They may then become a loyal reader of yours or at least monitor you and if you are lucky some time down the road they may do a post linking to your blog bringing in more new readers.

5. Encourage comments on your own blog. One of the most powerful ways to convince someone to become a loyal reader is to show there are other loyal readers already following your work. If they see people commenting on your blog then they infer that your content must be good since you have readers so they should stick around and see what all the fuss is about. To encourage comments you can simply pose a question in a blog post. Be sure to always respond to comments as well so you can keep the conversation going.

4. Submit your latest pillar article to a blog carnival. A blog carnival is a post in a blog that summarizes a collection of articles from many different blogs on a specific topic. The idea is to collect some of the best content on a topic in a given week. Often many other blogs link back to a carnival host and as such the people that have articles featured in the carnival often enjoy a spike in new readers.

To find the right blog carnival for your blog, do a search at blogcarnival.com.

3. Submit your blog to blogtopsites.com. To be honest this tip is not going to bring in a flood of new readers but it''s so easy to do and only takes five minutes so it''s worth the effort. Go to Blog Top Sites, find the appropriate category for your blog and submit it. You have to copy and paste a couple of lines of code on to your blog so you can rank and then sit back and watch the traffic come in. You will probably only get 1-10 incoming readers per day with this technique but over time it can build up as you climb the rankings. It all helps!

2. Submit your articles to EzineArticles.com. This is another tip that doesn’t bring in hundreds of new visitors immediately (although it can if you keep doing it) but it''s worthwhile because you simply leverage what you already have - your pillar articles. Once a week or so take one of your pillar articles and submit it to Ezine Articles. Your article then becomes available to other people who can republish your article on their website or in their newsletter.

How you benefit is through what is called your "Resource Box". You create your own resource box which is like a signature file where you include one to two sentences and link back to your website (or blog in this case). Anyone who publishes your article has to include your resource box so you get incoming links. If someone with a large newsletter publishes your article you can get a lot of new readers at once.

1. Write more pillar articles. Everything you do above will help you to find blog readers however all of the techniques I’ve listed only work when you have strong pillars in place. Without them if you do everything above you may bring in readers but they won’t stay or bother to come back. Aim for one solid pillar article per week and by the end of the year you will have a database of over 50 fantastic feature articles that will work hard for you to bring in more and more readers.

I hope you enjoyed my list of traffic tips. Everything listed above are techniques I’ve put into place myself for my blogs and have worked for me, however it''s certainly not a comprehensive list. There are many more things you can do. Finding readers is all about testing to see what works best for you and your audience and I have no doubt if you put your mind to it you will find a balance that works for you.

This article was by Yaro Starak, a professional blogger and my blog mentor. He is the leader of the Blog Mastermind mentoring program designed to teach bloggers how to earn a full time income blogging part time.

To get more information about Blog Mastermind click this link:

www.BlogMastermind.com

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Tampa weight loss

Do you live in Florida down in the Tampa area? Well if you do and you have been trying to lose some weight with little luck I have an idea for you. Check out the lap band by Journey Lite. You can find a lap band tampa specialist that can sit with you and discuss if lap band surgery is the right option for you or not. So why not check them out today!


Britney Spears rejects plea deal

Interesting move by Britney Spears. She just rejected a plea deal in her driver's license case. The offer would have placed her on a year's probation and forced her to pay a $150 fine in her misdemeanor driver's license case. Wonder why she rejected it? And what if this goes to trial? Crazy stuff, huh?

weight loss problems?

Are you in the Houston, Texas area? If so, have you been having problems trying to lose some weight with no results for all of your hard work? If so you might want to look into the lap band by Journeylite. You can find a weight loss conroe specialist that can talk it over with you to see if it is a good idea for you or not. So be sure to look into it today!

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

The Riches canceled by F/X

Know that show "The Riches? It's the one that Minnie Driver is in. It airs on F/X network. Well, I hate to break it to you..

It got canceled! F/X canceled The Riches after only 2 seasons!

SNL's Tina Fey got a book deal for $5 million!

You gotta love Tina Fey. She is one funny lady. Her recent appearances on SNL as Sarah Palin have been just awesome. So it is no surprise to hear that she just got a book deal. And the advance is a cool $5 million! Can't wait to read that!

oh yeah - get some pearls!

Do you like pearls? Well, did you know that getting some freshwater orient pearls just might be the best investment these days? It is true! You should check out Pearl Distributors.com today to get more info on this! You will be glad that you did!







Dancing with the stars - kim is back?

Did you hear what happened on DWTS? There was an injury. And word on the street is that someone might be coming back.Yup that is what I heard. Looks like Kim Kardashian might be back! Can't wait to see if that is true.

get set with credit card processing

Are you thinking about starting up a small business of your own? Well if you are you need to think about the types of sales that you will be making and get set up with some place that can help you with credit card processing. If you want to have a successful business then you will most definitely need to be able to accept credit cards from your customers. So be sure to head on over to the website for Merchant Acceptance.com today and see how they can help you out with credit card processing today!

Monday, October 06, 2008

Presidential Debate #2 - October 7

Presidential Debate #2 is set for tomorrow, October 7, 2008. Obama and McCain will square off in Nashville, Tennessee. And the host of the debate is Belmont University. I am not sure who the moderator is. I suspect there will be some country music celebs in the audience. Most them will likely be on the McCain side of the room though.

lap band surgery

Are you trying to lose weight? Have you been thinking about getting weight loss surgery? If that is the case then you need to check out Journey Lite and see if it is a good option for you! There is a specialist in your area that can help you to make that decision today. So check them out now!

art on ebay

I like art. I like to make art. Did you know you could sell art on ebay? I just found some people that are doing that. And they are making mad cash! Can you believe that!

Sunday, October 05, 2008

Doing a little home improvement?

Are you thinking of doing a little home improvement to your current home? You know, a lot of people when they are getting ready to put their home on the market to try to sell it then they try to fix it up and do a few home improvements around the house to try to up the selling price as well as the appeal to buyers. It seems like the two areas of the home that are usually remodeled a bit when someone is getting ready to place their house on the market is the kitchen and the bathroom. In both of those rooms there is something that you could change out that would probably make the room look pretty different in either case. And that is the sink in either room. And you can get some high quality kitchen sinks at a decent price at Sink USA.com. You see, they specialize in helping out people like you who are going to do a little home improvement like sprucing up a bathroom or a kitchen. So why not head on over to their site now to see what all they can help you out with for your new home improvement project. You will be glad that you did!







Friday, October 03, 2008

An American Carol

There is a new movie opening this weekend. It is called 'An American Carol.' And let me just say - this looks like one retarded-ass movie. I mean, someone actually cares enough about Michael Moore to make a movie that parodies him? Just call him a wanker in your diary and get over it. What's worse is that a movie studio paid for this. And then they actually distributed it to real theaters! Oy vey!

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Find Quality, Local Auto Body Shops Online

Have you had a bit of a boo boo with your car? Well, if you are in need of a good local auto body shop then you can look to the web. At this link you can locate some collision repair experts that are in your area. You can read reviews and even get quotes from your computer at home! So why not check it out today for your auto body shop needs.




Steve Fossett belongings found

Remember Steve Fossett? He was that millioniare guy that liked to go on adventures. And he went on one last fall. And then he was never heard from again! Well, his body was never found or anything at all actually. And some hikers in California just found some if his belongings. So I guess that is the end of that story. Sucks, huh?