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Yesterday I blogged about Clickbooth CPA Network which offers a high quality marketing solutions geared to online publishers and advertisers and how to join it. Today I want to focus on unique method they use to maintain  communication with their customers and publishing partners by embracing the latest in technology.

Clickbooth CPA Network stays in touch with its client base - besides phone, e-mail and AIM - using their Clickbooth Blog and Clickbooth Twitter account – one of the most popular microblogging web based applications which has revolutionized in recent months how we stay in touch with others. Their blog is about three months old and has a variety of information about the affiliate network divided into several categories like: Advertisers, Company Updates, Compliance, Events, Network Reviews, Philanthropy and Publishers. You will find there details of any industry trade shows, where Clickbooth will be attending, giveaways and contests - they have even a video interview with Clickbooth’s Director of Search Marketing Harald Anderson. One of their recent posts focuses on tips for publishers who are signing up for a new account. As we all know, blogs are excellent way of keeping in touch with everyone and share information, but they are not the only way. In recent month the raise of Twitter has taken communication to the next level and Clickbooth took a full advantage of it as well. Their Twitter account gives those who follow the affiliate network with up to the minute info as it is being published online via web and SMS. It looks like their account is fairly new with just over 40 updates and similar number of followers, but I am sure this new and exciting microblogging service will be a popular place for those who follow the company and want stay informed.

Clickbooth CPA Network offers excellent potential to publishers to make money through their network. After you sign up and your application is approved, you are ready to proceed with setting up banners on your web site. Affiliate manager is there to help you all the way through the process geared towards your web site demographics. You will also be to make money for each and every new account you refer to Clickbooth CPA Network as well. As a publisher you will receive 2% gross referral credit for life plus an additional $10 bonus for every affiliate referred. It is that simple! Join them today, read their blog, follow them on Twitter and your new partnership with this company may be a very profitable venture in a long run.

Advertising online is a big business nowadays with hundreds of companies competing for your attention as well as advertising dollars. There are many options to choose from no matter if you are a publisher (web site owner) or someone who would like to promote their product or service. But not all marketing networks are created equal, more and more of them focus their efforts on recruiting only quality customers and partners. Clickbooth.com is one of these networks which understands the importance of delivering only best of best when it comes to matching advertisers with the publishers.

With well over 10,000 publishers driving traffic to campaigns utilizing email, on-site placement and search techniques Clicktbooth is a leader in the advertising industry. They are only interested in the highest possible traffic and marketing conversions while maintaining interest in many untapped niche markets. They attract new publishers with industry-low margins and high quality exclusive inventory from many high profile clients who want to market their services and products online. They work very closely with their customers and remain focus on both quality communication and technical expertise in delivery of their online advertising. Clickbooth CPA Network ensures all its campaign requirements are met by both parties, their strict process includes interviews, phone verification and full opt-in record transparency, perform random audits of traffic quality, logs and email practices for all of their email publishers. Their web site is well designed (see above screen shot), easy to use and sign up process very straight forward. If you are a publisher for example, in just three simple steps - you enter your information in the first step; enter verification code in the second step; in last step you fill in your web site info - you will quickly join the Clicbooth affiliate network (as seen below).

If you are a web site owner who is looking for an exciting opportunity to monetize your online presence, you should consider Clickbooth CPA Network today, which will give you a complete marketing solution while ensuring that campaigns’ conversions and performances surpass expectations through a close co-operation with your account manager. With Clickbooth CPA Network’s more than five years of business experience in online marketing you will be very pleased with their innovative approach to advertising which consistently surpasses industry standards while offering its clients full service package solutions for their marking needs. You can visit them online or contact them with any question by phone at 1-866-TOP-OFFERS. Their extensive and well done FAQ section will give you a good idea what to expect from this company and how you can benefit from a partnership between yourself and Clickbooth CPA Network.

EcoCab is an environmentally friendly, pedal-powered taxi designed to reduce traffic congestion and vehicle emissions while providing a unique form or urban transportation. This May, EcoCab will make its way on to Toronto streets and offer downtown commuters an environmentally responsible form of transportation that is not only free of emissions, but free of cost as well. Funded entirely by corporate advertisers, Torontonians will be able to enjoy a fast and free commute between the areas that they live, work and play while doing their part to help the environment along the way. In return, drivers acting on behalf of the participating advertisers will interact with riders while on route, offering them promotional information and in some cases product samples. Great idea as long as they keep the advertising and promotions within some decent limits, we are bombarded with advertising 24/7 as it is so hopefully people will not be turn off by the concept too much. I wonder how the (real car) cab drivers will feel about this new green concept? 

It has been a few days now since I have joined and used Buzzfuse* which is a content marketing system. Their web site is a perfect choice for any content creator to better market their works online. If you are keep a regular blog Buzzfuse* enables you to get your stuff out there and reach more people around the world. It allows others to comment, review and score your content at the same time while steadily increasing number of visitors to your site. I think it is a great concept and it will be a very popular once more and more people discover its value. If you have not joined them yet, you should seriously consider it. It is free for the basic account. Plus they offer a more premium features for a small monthly or yearly fee as well. No matter which type of account suits you the best, you will benefit from being part of Buzzfuse*!

It's official: I am not buying due to luck decent specs and high price. Sure it is a nice toy, but not for me... I wonder how many will they sell? I doubted it be as much of hit as the current MacBook on the market for which I may go later on this year. I do need a new notebook but first they really need to up the basic specs on it. I am patient - I can wait until it makes more sense to me. Mind you I do love my iMac! 

Mahalo Daily did a great summery of yesterdays keynote at the MacWorld 2008: 

Many people who have had a chance to travel by air recently also have seen those beautiful, small, luxury private jets taxing to or from a runway at the airport. There are very popular means of transportation for those working in corporate environment to rich and famous all around the world.

Most people do not realize that Private Jet Charters can actually be very affordable and within reach for some as alternative to flying with a commercial airline. If you consider a family of four going on a vacation, the cost could be comparable to prices paid for business or first class tickets on a commercial airliner. Choosing a luxury and  on-demand private jet for group of business travelers heading off to a meeting or conference can often translate into big savings for a company. Not to mention a large variety of options in scheduling and availability, which is key in today's busy world of business travel.

New Flight Charters Company is a perfect choice for easy, reliable and on-time travel arrangements across the United States. They are one of the largest provider of on-demand aircraft charters, offering a great selection of small airplanes and pricing, including one-way and round-trip options. They have been in business since 2003, while maintaining accident-free history and servicing their clients nationwide for all occasions. If you would like to get an idea about real life pricing examples, just visit their web site. When I was on it today, I noticed there that they have recently offered a drop off flight from Los Angeles, CA to Las Vegas, NV for group of 8 passengers for only $3,305.00 which works out to just over $400USD per person! As you can see from this example, Private Jet Charters are indeed very affordable. And without any membership fees or pre-payments, you may take advantage of traveling in-style when you need it!
 

Next time when you are booking your travel consider these:

• Largest availability of top quality, vetted FAA-Certified aircraft and air carriers
• Flexibility to choose your specific aircraft & quote option, and pay after the trip
• No up front costs; no pre-payments required, membership fees, etc
• One-way pricing with floating one-way aircraft and empty legs when available
• New Flight Charters' experts also carry personal FAA Airmen Certification
• Accident-Free history, with company core values of Service and Safety

And contact New Flight Charters Company for all your cost to cost travel needs!

If you are like me, you have a little problem with addiction to social networking sites, including the ever so popular Facebook where millions of users pour their life into each and everyday. By disclosing their interests, habits and what they like and do not like, where they travel, who are their friends etc. making it a gold mine for data mining, greedy marketing companies to take a advantage of the huge wealth of information accumulated over the last several months. Facebook has gone too far with how they use the user's information and will turn into another nightmare plastered with ads like MySpace did? Absolutely! All these sites and people behind them are there to make money, not provide a free service for the fun of it. I was an early adopter of MySpace until I got tired of what it became in a short period of time, which prompted me to remove all the information and delete my account. I am afraid Facebook will be the next victim of its own success, with a little focus on user privacy and targeted advertising being unleashed, many people will now decide that it time to leave.  I think it is time for all of use to think twice what personal information and how we share online. 

When you open a practice account at Forex.com, you will be able to download a PDF e-book of Currency Trading For Dummies free of charge. This can be a useful introduction to foreign currency exchange, but you should, as always, research investments with due diligence and not rely on just reading a book before making financial decisions.

The following is a paid review:

Fall is in a full swing for those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, with temperatures dropping lower and lower each and every day we start to think about sunny and warm destinations to escape for a week or two. Many people love the idea of all inclusive holidays where you do not need to worry about anything besides how much fun you would like have while everything else taken care of - from your flights, transfers between airport and resort or hotel to all your meals!

Taking the actual planning in your own hands by booking your gateway online is half of the fun. There are many choices in online travel sites, one of the better ones is a web site called On The Beach (http://www.otbeach.com/) where you will find all inclusive holiday packages to escape during Fall and Winter months.

One of the destinations they are offering is Egypt, which I had a chance to visit a few years ago. It is place where everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime to see the world famous pyramids in Giza, the Sphinx, the Valley of the Kings and of course all the amazing temples along the shores of the Nile. Very popular with travelers, the Egyptian Red Sea resorts offer variety of three to five star hotels located on crystal clean beaches. There are plenty of activities available during your stay while the weather is guaranteed to please the most picky of travelers. On The Beach specializes in very inexpensive Egypt holidays while offering a good selection of resorts options for pretty much any budget. If you have not been to Egypt yet, it is place which will take your breath away and you will be happy to recommend it your friends and family when you return home all rested and tanned!

Besides Egypt - which is by far my personal favorite - On The Beach offers a very good selection of other cheap all inclusive holiday packages from Greece or Spain to Caribbean Islands! When I was in Dominican Republic couple of years ago I could not stop talking about the resort, amazing food and beaches for weeks after I returned home. It is a beautiful island with friendly people, perfect weather, great food, clean beaches where you can snorkel in warm waters Caribbean Sea for many hours. Most of the all inclusive resorts are impeccable with direct access to the Ocean; some of them offer casinos on the properties so you always have something to do if you want to have plenty of fun. The best part of  all inclusive holidays Dominican Republic is that transfers to and from the airport to the resort, all meals and drinks as well as most of the entertainment within the resort area were included in the price, so you do not have worry about anything other than having a pleasant and relaxing time.


On The Beach web site also offers On The Beach Club where you can sign-up with your e-mail address to receive alerts about their exclusive deals so you do not miss any of their special vacation offers. Plus since On The Beach is your one stop shopping and holiday planning web site, you may even arrange for your out of country travel insurance and get your currency exchanged at very competitive rates.

Beat your winter blues with a vacation of your dreams and book all inclusive holidays using On The Beach web site today where you will find awesome deals on flights and hotels. Their web site is easy to use and accessible to you anytime from anywhere. You deserve a break.. On The Beach!

It is amazing what one person can make online from one free web site! I was reading a post today on readwriteweb.com called "Plentyoffish: 1-Man Company May Be Worth $1Billion" about a single guy who created a free online dating site and makes all the income on it from advertising like Google Adsense and banners only! Amazing business model, simple and so profitable. I am glad to hear that someone can and does make some serious cash online. It is a proof that free does not mean no profit!

Couple of weeks ago I have added a small widget to my blog from Blogrush.com which is a blog syndication network. Blogrush suppose increase your traffic by posting links to similar blogs in their free widget. Every time someone clicks on the link within a widget, the blogger earns a point to syndicate their blog on others. In other words it is a simple way to exchange links with others. So far I have gotten a few visitors from it, which is a good start. Hopefully more and more people will start using it. If you are interested in adding Blogrush.com to your blog - click here!


I found a good video explaining the concept in details:

Blogrush.com is completely free blogging widget that helps you to exponentially increase your traffic and to improve your search engine ranking. BlogRush is a syndication system that allows you to display the title of your latest article from your blog to other blogs in your category and get more targeted traffic. The system runs on ten (10) levels of referrals and gives you the possibility to exponentially increase your number of readers.

It is absolutely amazing what can be created nowadays in the world of advertising. Here is a excellent Bacardi TV ad:

 

I have been blogging for years both under my domain and on other sites. However since it has been a hobby for me I have never made a penny from it. Keeping my own web site / blog cost money, not a lot but it does and over the years it adds up quickly. So I thought since I have redesigned this blog last August, I thought it would be nice it at least can pay for its own hosting and other expenses. One of the simplest and best way to make a blog self sufficient is to  add some advertising on it and hope that those who visit it will support it take advantage of some of the Ads as well. I have been experimenting with different advertising programs over the last month and testing their usefulness on a personal blog like mine. This week I came across a brand program for bloggers called WidgetBucks.

I really like the quality of their flash based banners and selection of products in different categories. Here is how the ads look like:

WidgetBucks - Trend Watch - WidgetBucks.com

Widgets come in a few standard sizes plus you can customized them with different colors, which always a nice feature from the design point of view. Currently they offer a sign up bonus of $25.00 which will be credited into your account and once you reach the $50.00 level you can expect a payout. Plus they offer a referral program for new accounts too. I thought I will give them a try for a few months and see it their ads work well with my blog. Having a lot photography posts I think their ads could be a good fit for me. I guess time will show... If you are interested in adding some ads onto your own blog or any other web site, you should consider joining WidgetBucks.