This made me far more interested in selling text links as a way to earn from blogs and I’ve been looking around for similar companies that could help me sell text links. Then I found Ask2Link from another blog and I signed up. Getting things started with them is real easy. I’ve just installed the widget and once you’re done, your site will be up in their marketplace. It does help to have a PR when you sign up though.

Why I like Ask2Link? (1) You have the freedom to choose your links selling price. (2) Its easy to sign up. (3) Their text link ads are non-obtrusive. You can easily blend it in your sidebar.  (4) No minimum payout. Now this is a really good point. They pay every month so even if you just earned a small amount you don’t have to wait to enjoy it. (5) Publishers are accepted no matter where you are. (6) Full control of text link ads you add to your site. (7) And best of all, they support more varieties of website platforms even WORDPRESS.COM and BLOGSPOT blogs.

Before I had a hard time looking for text link brokers that accept  wordpress.com and blogspot sites but Ask2Link does. So, I had been trying this out on some of my Blogspot blogs. I’m still waiting to get my first link and hopefully it’ll be soon. Check out Ask2Link website and sign up to earn from your blogs.

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I’ve forgotten that this domain – Pinaywifespeaks, I have registered elsewhere,then transfered to Hostgator. I haven’t been checking my email and Hostgator has been emailing me about the expiring domain. Then I checked the site last Monday coz my cousin said something weird was coming out when she types in my URL, and my blog site was replaced by a webpage selling adult toys and photos. Hehe so this sent me in a panic mode, and I was thinking, ‘Has my site been hacked?? Who would even bother to hack this?’

I then contacted Hostgator’s 24/7 tech support and you can imagine my relief when they said that its simply a case of the domain expiring. Ok, I just love Hostgator’s support team. They are very accommodating and patient in guiding a semi-crazy person like me. I’m not very familiar with renewing domains and billing with Hostgator but the guy from tech support guided me all throughout. Few minutes and less than $20 later, I had my domain back. Whew! I should really set a reminder about this. I’ll probably be putting this on auto-renewal mode so this won’t happen again.

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Time passed by just like a breeze and I was browsing through my archives that I realized February 2008 was when I first started with this blog. And now its hard to believe that I have been at it for 2 years already. There where reasons why I didn’t blog earlier, but I’m glad I did.

This blog has been my virtual playground, a place to take out my frustrations, to rant and vent. How many times did I mess up with my Wordpress installation – read posts here and here, that time when I forgot that I exceeded my bandwidth limitations, my paranoia about transferring web hosting, how many times the whole site went into frenzy just because I could not get enough of tweaking the themes?  It’ll be an understatement if I say I learned something from blogging. I should say, I learned a lot. I also discovered a lot of things about myself and blogging..

…That I have the aptitude for things technical and for tweaking this and that. For understanding what’s behind the blog – the themes, the plugins, the site structure etc.

…That yeah, though I’m not a great writer I can work on it and practice more, still some people somehow survive reading my entries

…That yahoo! I could actually earn from blogging! This blog supports itself. My initial outlay was for the domain registration only, while the monthly hosting bills are all taken care of out of the blog’s earnings. I know some blogging purists would say inserting paid links is something almost like a crime but hey! this is my blog, I’m sure people who visit understands that while I love to blog, write, share thoughts, I’m still a practical person, I don’t have bottomless pits of money to support the blog, so occasional paid links are fine and I do strive my best to be discrete and choosy about paid links.

…  I realized I could actually find lots of people who share the same views, who could somehow appreciate what I have to say. I love receiving emails and comments from readers. Some would email me when they are coming over to Cambodia, asking for travel advice, some would give me suggestions, some would critique a post.. This is for me, is one of the most gratifying things about blogging – connecting with people who reads the blog.

… that I could actually find friends through this blog. I found friends I could constantly correspond with through email, some blogging friends from all over, and here in Phnom Penh, I found a great set of Filipina friends (Zarah, Josiet, Che..)  all thanks to blogging.

Blogging has been a superb learning experience for me. Being able to earn from it is an added bonus and I love the extra income I get out of blogging. So what’s in store for this blog for the next year? More posts, just more.. Things I dunno yet, so do keep visiting, explore and experience blogging with Pinaywifespeaks.

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Here’s what I’ve been mulling on while the sheets were being laundered. I’ve decided to make more changes to this blog. When I first started this I really had no idea what this will be all about, more like a random thoughts – personal blog thing. Then it just evolved by itself I guess and just last year I made changes to organize all posts. For sometime, Pinaywifespeaks.com  has been my blog for musings about living in Cambodia, about life in the Philippines, and also about blogging and the web.

I found myself getting more and more immersed in Cambodian culture and lifestyle so lately that seemed to be what I had been constantly writing about. So then from now on this would be focusing mainly on three things:

• Living in Cambodia and exploring Cambodian culture
• of course, Philippines is still home for me, so expect some occasional posts about Pinas
• and my other passion, Travel. Just featuring travels, places, travel promos and deals.

I’ll be removing the blogging and web categories soon. Though previous posts on these categories will still remain under Exploring the Web category. I will be running a featured Cambodian blog soon too.

Last year, on a whim I registered another domain – Lui-bloggera.com, then I promptly forgot about it and it has been sitting on my hosting account like a wet blanket. I should really bang my  head often on the wall! It’s time I make use of this domain and not let it go to waste.

I’m developing it into a new personal blog where I could blah blah about my other interest. Topics would be…

• blogging – Wordpress, earning with blogs, blogging tips etc,
• trend hunting –   i love trends! ,
• latest buzz  - celebs, gossip, luxury lifestyle,tech, fashion – yeah I’ll be indulging my gossiping tendencies a bit..

I’ll be awfully busy these next few days to get this off the ground and I’m super excited. =) I guess I’ll be loosing some sleep over this and getting some pimples again, but that’s nothing acne scar removal creams can’ t take care of. I’m always excited about new things, new projects.  Things are looking up and I do hope you check out my latest blog – Lui-Bloggera.com..

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Sadly, the past year, it doesn’t really have much to offer in terms of good opps not just in price but the sites that are offered for review. I’m quite picky when it comes to websites that I link to. So I found myself doing less and less work for them.

Anyway, yesterday I decided to check out what’s new with their site and lol! I was really surprised with the offers there. $.50 for a post? And they have a lot of requirements aside from the link! And they also have the nerve to demand PR3 or higher..Is it really that cheap? I realize that we are in dire times now, the marketplace is brimming with more bloggers waiting to write review but come on! $.50???

It’s not like I’m asking for payment enough for me to take florida vacations (but that’s okay too..), but those prices are simply too cheap. I know I can’t do anything about it, its their company’s decision to do that, but I won’t be writing reviews for them anymore. Not really a loss, as I have some more much reliable blog for reviews company who offer regular opportunities at fair prices.

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Anyway, here’s an interesting one I found somewhere. Some questions sounds like you’re in a beauty contest or something lol! I won’t be tagging anyone but if you find the questions interesting, fee free to grab it and answer. I’d love to read your answers to this too.

If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone?

No. I’d rather not. Why should I allow someone be on agony knowing I’ll be dead? On the other hand, if there is someone who hates me really badly and wants to see me die, I’ll probably tell them, at least somebody will be happy I won’t be around. Although, no one has come to hate me that much yet.

If a new medicine were developed that would cure arthritis but cause a fatal reaction in 1 percent of those who took it, would you want it to be released to the public?

All things have their bad sides and I guess as long as there is an explicit warning of its possible fatal effects, why not if it could save lives too?

If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the body or the mind of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?

I would want to retain my 30-year old MIND. Dyusko! I’m trying to rid myself of excess fats nga so I wouldn’t want to have this body for the next 60 years of my life. And besides, even if I had a to-kill for body, what use would it be if I have a useless mind?

If at birth you could select the profession your child would eventually pursue, would you do so?

No way. I love what I’m doing now and I’d like my child to have the same happy experience in finding whatever profession she can be happy with. There are lots of people earning lots of moolah but they are unhappy. I’d much rather settle for something that can earn me just a decent income and enjoying it too rather than something that can earn me millions and make working daily an excruciating experience. So, I’d want my child make her own choices.

If you knew there would be a nuclear war in one week, what would do? (you can’t stop it)

I could do two things. One is to figure out how to survive it. I also have to learn, if I survive it how would it affect me? I mean, would I be grossly disfigured or what? If I’ll survive with only my torso intact, I think I’d much prefer not to survive.  The second thing, I’d do is party like there is no tomorrow. Do happy things, be with family.

Would you accept twenty years of extraordinary happiness and fulfillment if it meant you had to die at the end of the period?

Nope. Disappointments, sad things, well, I think these make life more special. Not that I like being unhappy, its simply like, to appreciate happiness you got to experience some sadness. I’d much rather go through life with its regular ups and downs. If there is happiness all the time, how could I even appreciate it if I don’t know what sadness feels like?

If the person you were engaged to marry had an accident and became a paraplegic, would you go through with the marriage or back out of it?

Yes I would. When I commit, I commit. It would take a lot more than that to stop me from marrying someone I love.

Someone very close to you is in pain, paralyzed, and will die in a month. They beg you to give them poison so they that they can die. Would you?

I probably would. I can’t stand anyone I love suffer and if I was the one suffering I’d expect my loved ones to do the same. I know some are against this but I’d much rather see them in peace than see them in too much pain.

Given the choice of anyone in the world, who would you want as your dinner guest? as a close friend? as a lover?

Close friend? My college buddies, Yese and Tins. We still are in touch but I just wish we are geographically close to each other. I haven’t seen both of them in years so I’d want to have them for dinner. As a lover? I always have one at dinner (Hi-ace) but since these are all hypothetical and I’m pretty sure Hi-ace is not looking over my shoulders right now and would unlikely read this (he’s awfully busy..), so I’d like to have Gong Yoo (that hot Korean actor!) or Jude Law (my idea of an ultimate hunk) for dinner.

What is the worst psychological torture you can imagine suffering? (it cannot involve any physical harm to you)?

Not having any means of communication and not having a computer, mobile phone and internet connection. Seriously, this would make me go nuts! Sure you can say I’m a total geek and I don’t even mind or care.

You and a person you love deeply are placed in separate rooms with a button next to each of you. You know that you will both be killed unless one of you presses the button before 60 minutes pass; furthermore, the first to press the button will save the other person, but will immediately be killed. What do you think you would do?

Arrggh! What kind of questions are these anyhow? Ok since I started this.. Well, I’d probably figure out first if there is any way we could both get out of there alive. It’s worth a try anyway. If there is no way, then I’d press my button.

Would you be willing to go to a slaughterhouse and kill a cow?

If I have absolutely no choice or there is a phone check for me to cash out with maybe nine zeros on it . But seriously, just as I could just pay someone to mow the lawn, fix the gutter, I’d really prefer it if somebody else was doing the slaughtering. Or maybe I’d turn vegetarian..

For $20,000 would you go for 3 months without washing, brushing your teeth, and using deodorant? Assume you could not explain your reasons to anyone, and there would be no long-term effect on your career. (you are not choosing one, you would have to go without all three).

Ew! No sorry. I’d find other ways to earn that but please I really can’t stand not washing, brushing or using a deo for even a day. And that’s 3 months! It’ll surely be the end of me.

Which of these restrictions could you best tolerate: leaving the country permanently or never leaving the state in which you now live?

Leaving the country permanently. That is if and only if I will leave and go back to the Philippines. I love it here in Phnom Penh, but if I’ve got no choice but to leave, then …

If you could choose the sex and physical appearance of your soon-to-be-born child, would you do it?

No. My genes are fine as it is. No use meddling with it. And besides, Chinks turned out to be more wonderful than I’ve ever imagined. Hi-ace and I must be a good genetic match hehe.

If your friends and acquaintances were willing to bluntly tell you what they really think of you, would you want them to?

What?? They usually tell me what is wrong with me, I mean my friends. They constantly tell me I need to lose weight which is more often than I really want..

Would it disturb you much if, upon your death, your body were simply thrown into the woods and left to rot?

No. Really. Funerals are expensive and besides I’m dead so I couldn’t even give a hoot! I’d much prefer it if I be cremated or if that is still expensive well they can just throw me over a ravine.

Would you like to know the precise date of your death?

No. I’d much prefer that to be a surprise. Knowing that leaves the excitement out.

Would you be willing to give up all television for the next 5 years if it would induce someone to provide for 1,000 starving children in Indonesia?

I’m sure the time I spend watching TV would not really induce anyone to do such an altruistic mission since I am a nobody. But since the question has been asked, well, I don’t really watch much TV so stopping TV watching for the next 5 years would not really be difficult for me.

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1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth
Coffee..(and its dinner time and I’m having coffee… adik!)

2. Where was your profile picture taken?
RUPP. That’s Chinks ha not me..(my profile photo in Facebook)

3. Can you play Guitar Hero?
No. I don’t even have an idea what is that..

4. Name someone who made you laugh today?
Chinks and Hi-ace. They are so goofy and I had to laugh really hard coz they both trying to learn MJ’s Moonwalk.

5. How late did you stay up last night and why?
not late. about 9 pm. had to rest just had flu

6. If you could move somewhere else, where would it be ?
France. But we both like it here and besides I wanna stay put so Chinks will not have such a hard time adjusting.

7. Ever been kissed under fireworks?
Not yet. Haha as in now that its mentioned here, I kinda think it’ll be an interesting experience.

8. Which of your friends lives closest to you?
Netcy, Zarah, Josiet, Che, Mel.. most of my Khmer friends I met in Pinas are not here..

9. Do you believe ex’s can be friends?
No. Maybe its possible for some, not for me though. I’m just too maldita.

10. How do you feel about Dr Pepper?
Huh? No feelings at all. (Who is Dr. Pepper anyway?)

11. When was the last time you cried really hard?
Last Sunday, during the Pacquiao-Cotto match. And not because Pacquiao won ha..

12. Who took your profile picture?
me. coz it’s Chinkee’s photo..

13. Who was the last person you took a picture of?
Chinkee. She asked me to take photo of her wobbly, soon-to be uprooted front teeth. She wanted a souvenir so I ended taking a photo of her mouth.

14. Was today better than yesterday?
Always. Tomorrow is always better, I’m usually always looking forward to surprises a new day could bring. Like who knows someone might just surprise me with a day spa certificate, a lazy bahamas vacation?

15. Can you live a day without TV?
Yes. I rarely watch TV now.

16. Are you upset about anything?
No errr a bit annoyed but not really upset. I’m just freaking out with the noise coming from our neighbor. They had been constructing their huge house for several months now and the noise coming from saws, drills or whatever thingies they use just annoys me no end.

17. Do you think relationships are ever really worth it?
Of course. I was never the one for flings or affairs. I simply don’t want to waste time and would place myself in a situation where I’d be at risk of getting really hurt.

18. Are you a bad influence?
A bit. When it comes to shopping, food binges, laziness when it comes to working out, my friends say I’m a prime bad influence

19. Night out or night in?
Depends on the mood and the weather.

20. What items could you not go without during the day?
Computer, internet, coffee and mobile phone.

21. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital?
Hi-ace. When he got gastric ulcer last year.

22. What does the last text message in your inbox say?
Hahaha.. A note from QbMore telling me to load. I don’t load my phone myself, its Hi-ace who maintains it for me.

23. How do you feel about your life right now.
Happy. Looking forward to different things I could do. I plan to go back to school soon. A bit apprehensive too coz Hi-ace might go to US next year so we’ll be alone here for maybe more than a year.

24. Do you hate anyone?
No. I don’t like spending energy hating anyone. And besides I worry too much about having wrinkles. My super vain aunt says botox is her solution but I don’t like needles so I’m learning to relax and not to be stressed – all in the name of vanity.

25. If we were to look in your facebook inbox, what would we find?
Messages from friends, links to some sites, photos (i Love these, keeps me updated)

26. Say you were given a drug test right now, would you pass?
Yes!!!!

27. Has anyone ever called you perfect before?
No. .

28. What song is stuck in your head?
Obvious by Westlife. Our neighbor keeps playing it over and over again.

29 . Someone knocks on your window at 2:00 a.m., who do you want it to be?

Please no. I get easily spooked so NO! But still I wish it’ll be someone I know because I would totally freak out if there is no one there.

30. Wanna have grandkids by the time your 50?
Oh yes! Gee my daughter (who is 6!!) is even telling me that she has a boyfriend already (but I’m not sure though if her ‘boyfriend’ knows about it hehe).

31. Name something you are doing tomorrow?
Go to market really early, eat lunch at Ma’s (yahoo!), write some articles, update other stale blogs, visit other blogs, call my mom.

32. Do you think too much or too little?
Too much. Hi-ace is always telling me my brain is in constant danger of being overloaded.

33. Do you smile a lot?
Yes. Well except 5 mins from the time I wake up..(that’s my time to be grumpy..)

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Another thing I don’t like about the MetNet billing system is that you can’t check how much bandwidth you have already consumed and you simply have to take their word for how much your bill is. That is really hard to swallow for a conscentious consumer like myself. They just text you like, “Ok Customer____, Your bill for October is $___. Please pay by ___.” They don’t even mention how much MB/GB of bandwidth i have consumed so I am really doubtful now about the service.

I’m thinking now of changing my plan to just the 128kpbs but with unlimited upload/download for only $35, instead of the current one I’m using (256/2.5GB upload/download). Or if they can’t present me with detailed listing of my consumption when I go to their service center, then I’m considering terminating my subscription. Their service is okay, there are downtimes but nothing that can interfere with my work, what really just totally gets to my nerves is their billing system.

I feel highly doubtful about how much I consume coz for the past two months I’ve been strictly monitoring my usage with a bandwidth monitor. Last month my monitor says I have consumed 1.9GB less than the limit but my bill came in $75 when its supposed to be $35. So I called their customer service center and has been passed on from one person to another without getting any answer. I’ve also asked if its possible for me to check my bandwidth consumption online (like QBMore) but they don’t have that kind of facility. They really just expect you to pay whatever they say. I’m really okay with paying no matter how much as long as I am sure that is how much I have used..

You can say I’m really frustrated and I feel like digging my heels and delaying paying for their charge until they could give me an itemized report of my bill. Still, I work online, I have heaps of writing to submit, blogs to update, emails to check, people to keep up with. You know I should be searching for stuff about auto insurance quote now, but I just can’t coz I’m feeling really stubborn.

I’m thinking of just paying it next month just to show them that I am seriously irked. Grrr!!! I really thought this is the service for me, but it seems you really can’t just have everything.

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I was surfing online and found this meme. And since I’m feeling a little bit bored and lazy I decided to post it and I’d like to tag Josiet and Zarah.

50 Questions:

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?

Whaaaaaa! I really really need to visit a hair salon and have my hair straightened. It’s just so frizzy.

2. How much cash do you have on you?

$25

3. What’s a word that rhymes with DOOR?

Ummm.. Core

4. Favorite planet?

Uranus. It’s not very popular and I think its unusual.

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?

Hi-ace’s nephew

6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone?

I have no idea. Chinks keep changing it everyday, so you could say I have lots of missed calls because I don’t recognize my ringtone most of the time.

7. What shirt are you wearing?

Pink tank top

8. Do you label yourself?

Nope.

9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing?

I’m wearing flip flops, no brand.

10. Bright or Dark Room?

Dark. My eyes find it easier to adjust..

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?

No idea..Hehe I just grabbed this from somewhere..

12. What does your watch look like?

I don’t wear a watch.

13. What were you doing at midnight last night?

Sleeping..

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?

Hubby telling me he’ll be home around 12 nn for lunch.

15. Where is your nearest 7-11?

I’m in Phnom Penh. No 7-11 here.

16. What’s a word that you say a lot?

“Really..” (Chinks loves telling stories, about her day, her ‘adventures’..) and “Aw, Iyo?” which is the Bicol equivalent of ‘really?’

17. Who told you he/she loved you last?

Hi-ace.

18. Last furry thing you touched?

Daughter’s stuff toys

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days?

Just one. Ibufropen for migraine

20. How many rolls of film do you need developed?

None. Lol! Duh?! Things have gone digital you know..

21. Favorite age you have been so far?

30! Yeah. Even if my daughter thinks its OLD!

18..College. One of the best times I had.

Just hanging out with friends and eating fried chicken in a local fastfood store in Bicol – Quickn’Hearty. Haha We did that almost everyday and I had allergic reactions already to chicken so I ended up abstaining from chicken for a couple of years.

22. Your worst enemy?

High calorie food. Hehe

23. What is your current desktop picture?

Something I made with photoshop..

24. What was the last thing you said to someone?

“I’m bushed. Need to get some zzzss” but here I am blogging anyway.

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be?

Flying.

26. Do you like someone?

Yes. Of course.

27. The last song you listened to?

“Heal the World” MJ – Chinks has been obsessive about this song for a couple of days now.

28. What time of day were you born?

Early morning. Might explain why I’m more productive and energetic in the mornings..

29. What’s your favorite number?

8

30. Where did you live in 1987?

Bicol, Philippines

31. Are you jealous of anyone?

At times I’m slightly jealous Of people who are not tied with responsibilities. Not that I would trade my life with them.

32. Is anyone jealous of you?

I have no idea.

33. Where were you when 9/11 happened?

At work.

34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money?

Kick and curse. hehe

35. Do you consider yourself kind?

Yes, most of the time.

36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be?

My hips..

37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be?

Japanese

38. Would you move for the person you loved?

Yes. I already did..

39. Are you touchy feely?

Depends.

40. What’s your life motto?

Live and let live.

41. Name three things that you have on you at all times?

A wallet, mobile phone, and a pen.

42. What’s your favourite town/city?

Legazpi City, Philippines. It’s home.

43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?

A sandwich loaf, chocolate milk, and pizza bread.

44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?

Can’t seriously remember.

45. Can you change the oil on a car?

No.

46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her?

That he and his wife were separating.

47. How far back do you know about your ancestry?

Not much really.

48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy?

Went to my husband’s cousin’s wedding. I wore a turquoise blue gown. The stylist in the salon made me up like I was Cleopatra (she went a little crazy with the eyeliner and mascara).  My husband says I look great though why I would believe him I don’t know. I seriously thought I looked like someone starring in a circus act or someone who just had her colon cleanse.

49. Does anything hurt on your body right now?

Nada. What’s wrong with me are the dark circles around my eyes. I haven’t been sleeping much. Too much work.

50. Have you been burned by love?

Yes.

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As soon as we have a blog set up of course, we’d want to have our blog indexed in search engines. But how do we do that? Blogs can actually get indexed without you doing anything except to post and update it. Especially if you are using Wordpress and set up the Ping Options.But if you go by this route, indexing may take time.Thankfully, there are lots of things you can do to have your blogs indexed faster.

Let me share my blog indexing guide list. Be sure to have at least 2-4 posts on your blog before you start doing this. This list has made things really easier for me.

10 Steps to Faster Blog Indexing:

1. Submit site to Google, Yahoo Directory, MSN, DMOZ..
2. Claim blog with Technorati.
3. Join BlogCataglog and MyblogLog and claim blog. – I find this very helpful and they send some traffic also once you have a community. They also publish a snippet of your RSS feed.
4. Submit blog to Blog and Website Directories.- There are countless free web directory sites to submit to,and it can be a little overwhelming. So choose a couple of sites and do it little by little and you don’t really need to submit to all of them. There are also softwares for website submissions you might want to have a look at that.
5. Blog hop and leave comments on several blogs. – But do make sure your comments are relevant to the blog posts. You wouldn’t want to be branded as a spammer, right? In any case, leaving comments and connecting with other bloggers is one of fun perks in blogging.
6. Exchange links with related blogs. – How? For me, simply asking nicely gets the best results. A lot of bloggers are open to exchanging links.
7. Join Entrecard and add widget to your blog. – I know some would say Entrecard is passe but I still get a good number of visitors from Entrecard without even doing much Entrecard dropping.
8. Write a profile page or add blog URL to your social networking profiles. – If you have personal profiles in sites like Facebook, YouTube, Linkd In, Twitter, MySpace, Plurk (the list is actually endless..) then make use of it and link to your site.
9. Bookmark your URL or one of your posts in Social Bookmarking sites. – Digg, Delicious, Furl, Propeller etc..
10. Post in relevant forums and add your blog url on your profile signature. – Search for niche forums and sign up. Make sure your forum posts are relevant to the discussions. You can find related niche forums using forum search engines like www.boardtracker and www.boardreader.com.

Tip: Have your details handy when you’re submitting in directories. I find it really helpful to have my URL, Site Title, Site Description, Email (most directories will email for confirmation), RSS Feed URL. Have this ready in a notepad to make submissions faster.

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So I began my day about five a.m. and been checking emails, doing some server checking, backing up. Then I moved on to any posting assignments I have for the day and do some research. I also checked all my sites for comments pending approval, replies etc. Then I moved on to some personal emails and I ended up clicking on some ads on the newsletter on my inbox.

Which led me to surfing different sites when what I’m really supposed to do was look for info about mesothelioma but I ended up searching for scripts to run a wallpaper site. Close huh? I decided to take a coffee break around eight a.m and when I got back I told myself, “No more wandering around! Stick to the task..”

So here I am on my Wordpress dashboard typing away and not actually saying much. Hehe but in case you noticed I’ve accomplished the task..

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I am also in the midst of working on several different web projects. Some blogs and a full blown website so its taking a lot of my time. I’m spending about 12-14 hours in front of the PC even forgetting to eat sometimes which is simply not healthy but I console myself by thinking I don’t have to rush around looking for the best fat burner just to get rid of my scary love handles.

Tomorrow I’ll have a bit of time to relax and take some rest as the projects are almost done and its holiday here so hubby and Chinks don’t have school (meaning I could get lots of help around the house ).

Will update the soonest..

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But because of this, we got piles of books and the bookshelves are simply bursting. When we were in the Philippines, I lost a lot of books because I couldn’t really keep track of it specially when someone borrows and it just slips my mind.

We both decided to at least organize our stuff. I’ve been doing some net research on software available to keep track of our books. Something like a personal library. I found some freewares and I’ve listed those in my other blog -  Free Book Collection Organizing Softwares. You can take a peek at it if you want to have a software to organize your book collections.

Some of them use the book’s ISBN as the book ID or reference tag and they recommend having a barcode scanner like the Symbol LS2208 for faster encoding if you really have gazillions of books. But if you’re collection is still manageable then good old manual typing will still be okay.

Others also have the feature of being able to manage your ebook collection together with your book collections. Do check it out.

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My ad spot banner page (which has been hibernating for awhile) would also be up soon as well as a new downloadables page where I’ll be adding free ebooks for grabs. Mostly recipes, home tips and blogging tricks that I hope some of you would find useful.

I’m also updating my blog categories as well as tags (:D aiming for good SEO and I feel the need to organize the ‘mess’ my blog is..). I’ve decided not to put the site on maintenance mode so you’d still be able to access it but please cut me some slack if some things might look a bit weird from time to time.

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I have this weird liking for sorting through junk (esp. hubby’s junk ) and I could really do well running a junk shop. Anyway, hubby does a fine job collecting whatever parts, tools and junk like plastic knobs, nails etc.

If I had my way, I’d throw it all out of course but we both agreed to have a good place for them so it won’t clutter our stock room. The job was all done yesterday so now I’m back to blogging with a vengeance. I’m also hoping I could get back to my blog networking with other bloggers. I haven’t been doing much hopping and commenting due to ISP constraints.

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Multiply has recently announced the opening of it Official Theme Design Contest. Definitely a good news for aspiring designers to showcase their skills and also get a chance to win great prizes.

• Grand Prize Winner (1): Lifetime subscription to Multiply Premium, theme will be featured at the top of the Official Multiply Theme Page and 1 year Premium subscription for 5 family members.
• Second Prize (3): 1 year free Multiply Premium, theme will be featured on the Official Multiply Theme page, and 1 year free Multiply Premium for 3 family members.
• Third Price (4): 1 year free Multiply Premium.

Multiply members are invited to submit a custom theme, then 8 finalists will be selected, then all these will be shared on the Multiply community and winners will be based on community voting.

How to Join:

1. Create a unique Multiply theme.
2. Share your theme in the Multiply Customized Themes group.
3. Send a personal message from your own user ID to themecontest and include a link to your theme posting from the customized themes group.

TimeLines:

Entries must be submitted by July 13, 2009.
Announcement of finalists will be no later than July 17, 2009.
Voting for winners will end July 24, 2009
Announcement of winners will be on July 28, 2009.

Others:
One theme submission per personn only. You should have rights to all graphic elements of the design. Must work in at least IE 6,7and 8, Firefox 3 or higher, an Safari. No altering of main header navigation is allowed.
Read more of the rules here.

Sounds like a good contest. Though the time is a bit limited. I have a multiply account though I rarely use it unless some family members bug me to take a look at some photos. Hmmm, wish I could join, but I don’t have that much time.. Anyway, for those with Über cool graphic and CSS styling skills, check out this contest.

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I love illustrations and I’ve been trying out making vector graphics using Inkscape, Gimp etc. The first ever character I made was “kawaii” inspired, PinkSushi. It’s been awhile since I last posted any of my doodles coz I’ve been awashed with a lot of work. Once I get a little free time again, I’d want to do some illustrations again. I’m not really good at it, yet but they do say you get better at these things with a little practice…

Anyways, I usually hop online and look at different characters for inspiration. I found one interesting new character – Ruby Winkle, a young girl who tirelessly searches for sleep. Interesting, right? I wonder why she’s looking for sleep..She has a lot of cute sidekicks too, like Garble, her teddy bear, Skats, the beatnik bat, demonstrates his freestyle form of sleep and Dink, the glowworm nightlight, offers his illuminating guidance.

Ruby Winkle is both authored and illustrated by Meghan Killeen. Check out her site..

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I’m hardly an expert in Wordpress, in fact after a year of using it, I still have a lot to learn. One particular thing I love Wordpress is the multitude of plugins available to add  this and that to you blog. Its one of the things that makes Wordpress really a standout as a CMS, not just as a blogging platform. Plugin developers also extend great support, but if I can’t find any solution to my Wordpress debacles, the codex and the forums is where I can easily turn to for answers.

Just like this weekend, I had my Wordpress installation upgraded to the latest version 2.8. For reviews of WP version 2.8 you can find good reads here, here and here. Though the version doesn’t offer gigantic changes from the previous versions, I still decided to upgrade because the changes to the widget admin area I find particularly helpful.

The only problem was that, after upgrading to the latest version and viewing my blog, presto! all my sidebars were gone. All widgets in the admin area were still there, so I wondered what went wrong again. I changed my theme thrice, the same thing happened. That’s why this site was in maintenance mode for 24 hours. I’ve checked out the forums for what went wrong and hmm, it must be the plugins. But which one? Geez, I’m using almost 30 plugins and now I have to sift through all of them, deactivate, reactivate one by one. know there is a tool to check, but there was a time it failed me so I decided to do it one by one. It turned out the plugins I installed for the photo galleries were not up to the current version yet.

Thank God, everything is up and running now. And of course, I’ve given Pinaywifespeaks a new “attire” with a new theme – Atahualpa with custom rotating headers. I just love this WP theme it can be easily be customized with more than 200 elements you can tweak and you can completely modify the look of your blog withouh much HTML or CSS knowledge. I’m so enamored with this theme, I’ve even used it also on my latest blog about Asia asia – Pinkchopsticks.

So now everything is working well and good but I still need to find a photo gallery plugin that would suit what I have in mind (if you know of a nicely styled gallery plugin, drop me a note ^o^). I have a free ad spot banner page which I keep promising myself I would update real soon plus I already have some new free banner graphics up for grabs so I have to upate it soon enough. More work to do..

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What is it about Goldilocks that always evokes wistful thoughts and happy memories for me? Luscious cakes, tasty breads and pastries, halo-halo, mais con yelo, crema de fruta, yes, they are all delectable, but there is one Goldilocks product I hold special in my heart – the Goldilocks classic polvoron.

When I was a child, my parents were both busy with their careers. Papa was working for the police force and was mostly away during night time while Mama was a busy career woman too. She frequently travels and would be away for days, sometimes weeks.

My sister and I was usually left to the care of baby sitters. That doesn’t mean we were unhappy, in fact, our childhood years was a joyful one for me. For all their hectic schedules, Papa and Mama would always find time to spend with us and I never felt deprived of “bonding moments” with them. When they are away, we would always look forward to them coming back. All the more so because Papa and Mama would always have a big pack of Goldilocks Classic Polvoron as our “pasalubong”. For a child like me then, this means that somehow, even if they are busy somewhere else, Papa and Mama are always thinking of us.

I remember one time, Mama went for a conference in Davao and she was gone for more than a week. When she came back, there was an airline mixup and her luggage ended up being left in Davao. She didn’t bother waiting for her things to arrive but rushed home, leaving her luggage with only her Goldilocks “pasalubong” for us. I was so moved and I suddenly knew how precious we are to her.

Over the years, bringing home a Goldilocks Classic Polvoron has become some sort of tradition for us. When we finished school and were holding jobs of our own, it was our turn to bring home a Goldilocks pasalubong. It’s just our simple way of showing our gratitude to our parents, for their love and affection, for raising us well, for being there for us then and now..

You’re the 1 Goldilocks because you’re always there to turn life’s simple moments into memorable ones..

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