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In my previous post, on how important it is to leave ‘quality comments’ I mentioned a few social networks and how they were important in getting your blogging credentials out in the market place. The thing is there are so many of them and I was in a rush that I forgot to mention a brand new one called SocialSpark. Social Spark is quite unique in that it not only brings bloggers together, it also allows them to interact with advertisers giving them the potential to turn their blogs into relative money making machines. At least that would be the main intention.

I immediately saw the potential of Social Spark which is why I joined up. You can see my profile here and you will notice that I already have a small community of friends. I hope that once you become a member you will also join my community ;) You will also notice that people who view my profile get to learn a little about myself and, more importantly, the blogs that I maintain.

There is only one gripe that I have at the moment and I hope that it will be resolved soon, and that is in the way that Social Spark offer paid tasks for submission. The problem is that while you may take a task thinking you will earn a certain amount you are actually reserving a slot, and when that slot becomes available the offer may well be a lot lower that what you had hoped. Still, that is my only gripe and other than that, I highly recommend people to join.

In case you did not know, I must tell you how fortunate I was that Social Spark chose to sponsor this post.

I would say that every blogger has heard many times over how important content is to ones post, how it is the number one factor that will bring return visitors and the all important high PR factor. The thing is how do people find your blog and all that good content? There is no point taking the time to write fantastic posts and then sitting on your rear end waiting for visitors to come and visit. Sure if you use the right keywords and stuff search engines may send you someone every now and again but it’s going to take you a hell of a long time to get a decent readership.

Let’s face it, nothing in life is easy and blogging is no different. You have to work at getting you ‘Blogging Name’ out there. One of the best ways is by socializing with other bloggers and you can do this by joining many of the communal blogging sites, by using places like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter etc, but I would say the most important way is by commenting on other peoples blogs.

A lot of bloggers also realize this, but where they fail is in their content. They feel that all they need do is to leave boring inane comments like ‘good post’, ‘nice blog’, ‘good job’ and other crap thinking that this will bring them the ‘hits’ that they require. How wrong they are, and for three main reasons. The first is that most blogs use the ‘nofollow’ attribute and so search engines ignore these comments. The second is that other bloggers hate these moronic responses and are now immune to them switching them off subconsciously and completely ignoring them. The last one is that the blog’s owner will more likely than not delete them and so the whole effort of the useless comment was wasted.

Now, if on the other hand the comment was relevant to the post and contained good content, you are showing others that you are knowledgeable on the subject and this will intrigue many a reader of your comment, which will have a huge potential for gaining those readers that you are pining for.

I want to direct you to a particular post on the popular Rambling Thoughts Blog! Neerav Bhatt, the owner of the blog, places such an importance on comments that he actually gives out prizes to people who write helpful comments on his blog. He does this for a reason, and that is because of the knowledge that good comments actually increase the value of his blog, and this is important to him, because although he is earning thousands of dollars via his blog, he is a little short of the Problogger whose earning potential has reached the six figure mark! Yep that is over $100,000 dollars a year. Now if that isn’t enough incentive to only put out good content comments, I don’t know what is.

There are so many weight loss supplements on the market today, with new ones coming online constantly, one wonders which are legit and which are absolute crap. the latest one that I have come across is Anoretix, and it is supposed to be one of this years hottest new weight loss supplements. As a fat burner it is supposed to do the trick and all because it is said to contain nine patented and clinically tested weight loss ingredients.

Perhaps the best thing going for it is the fact that it comes with a money back / satisfaction guarantee. Is it worth a try? Perhaps, but I doubt it will work on its own so I would still suggest a good exercise regime coupled with a healthy diet. Perhaps those who have tried it can tell us of their experience.

Well, Creative Writing could turn out to be a broad topic and it is being tackled by a good friend of mine who is about as creative as they come. The blog is brand spanking new so I would suggest that you subscribe to her feed or you will be kicking yourself silly once this blog rises to the top blogging ranks and you were missing out on all the quality posts.

Buying a gift for someone gets harder with each passing year, but I have come up with a unique idea for at least on of those years. My idea is to give someone membership in a nice wine club! This would be a great Father’s Day Gift. Imagine, as a member they will get two outstanding wines each month from California’s small, family-owned ultra-premium vineyards delivered right to their door!

When you consider that the wines produced by these wineries are among the best in the world its not hard to imagine the beaming smile on his face when he gets this gift.

This is a story about a man named Jeff and the way he treated his wife. This man always claimed how important it was for a man to treat his wife especially as she got older claiming that as women grow older, it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger. One thing to take notice of is that you should try not to yell at them as some are oversensitive, and there’s nothing worse than an oversensitive woman. I will let Jeff tell you the rest of it.

My name is Jeff. Let me relate how I handled the situation with my wife, Susie.

Since I retired several years ago, it has become necessary for Susie to get a full-time job along with her part-time job, both for extra income and for the health benefits that we needed.

Shortly after she started working, I noticed she was beginning to show her age. I usually get home from the golf club about the same time she gets home from work.

Although she knows how hungry I am, she almost always says she has to rest for half an hour or so before she starts dinner. I don’t yell at her. Instead, I tell her to take her time and just wake me when she gets dinner on the table. I generally have lunch in the Men’s Grill at the club so eating out is not reasonable. I’m ready for some home-cooked grub when I hit that door.

She used to do the dishes as soon as we finished eating. But now it’s not unusual for them to sit on the table for several hours after dinner. I do what I can by diplomatically reminding her several times each evening that they won’t clean themselves. I know she really appreciates this, as it does seem to motivate her to get them done before she goes to bed.

Another symptom of aging is complaining, I think. For example she will say that it is difficult for her to find time to pay the monthly bills during her lunch hour. But, boys, we take ‘em for better or worse, so I just smile and offer encouragement. I tell her to stretch it out over two or even three days. That way she won’t have to rush so much. I also remind her that missing lunch completely now and then wouldn’t hurt her any (if you know what I mean). I like to think tact is one of my strong points.

When doing simple jobs, she seems to think she needs more rest periods. She had to take a break when she was only half finished mowing the yard. I try not to make a scene. I’m a fair man. I tell her to fix herself a nice, big, cold glass of freshly squeezed lemonade and just sit for a while. And, as long as she is making one for herself, she may as well make one for me too.

I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support Susie. I’m not saying that showing this much consideration is easy. Many men will find it difficult. Some will find it impossible! Nobody knows better than I do how frustrating women get as they get older.

However, guys, even if you just use a little more tact and less criticism of your aging wife because of this article, I will consider that writing it was well worthwhile. After all, we are put on this earth to help each other.

Sincerely, Jeff

EDITOR’S NOTE:
Jeff died suddenly on March 1 of a perforated rectum. The police report says he was found with a Calloway extra long 50-inch Big Bertha Driver II golf club jammed up his rear end, with barely 5 inches of grip showing and a sledge hammer laying nearby.

His wife Susie was arrested and charged with murder. The all-woman jury took only 15 minutes to find her Not Guilty, accepting her defense that Jeff somehow, without looking, accidentally sat down on his golf club.

It’s too bad that a lot of people associate Las Vegas with Casinos, gambling and the old quickie wedding as it definitely has a lot more to offer. This is especially true for those who love the night life or 24 hour living as it is one of the few places open 24/7. Still, I reckon that all those people who are considering a Las Vegas travel excursion in the near future will be pleasantly surprised upon their arrival to Las Vegas

I have heard of people booking their funerals in advance, and even buying their burial plots so that they don’t have to stress out their family when the unavoidable happens. Many may even pick their casket in advance, but this is the first time that I have come across a bloke who has custom made his casket to look like his beloved Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer!

If you are thinking of remodeling your bathroom I reckon you should consider installing Pedestal sinks as these are extremely elegant and will make your bathroom look a lot more spacious. There are many styles to choose from and some even come complete with w towel rack.

A great reason for visiting Faucet.com is that they deal with a whole range of bathroom accessories, from light fittings to faucets. You could almost say it was the one shop plumbing stop.

Talk about Google being a hypocrite, first they penalize my blogs for accepting paid posts and then they take on third party sites for their own benefit, and the worst of it is that the only way we can deny them access to our blogs is by disabling images on our adsense code. Trouble is the the image ads are our most profitable ads.

In case you haven’t received this email from Google about displaying third party ads via the adsense code on our blogs yet I reckon it won’t be far off. The trouble is that we now have to update our privacy policy to let our visitors know of the changes. The thing is that I don’t actually have a privacy policy so I added the following to my disclosure policy.

It seems that Google will now be serving third party vendor ads via their Adsense ads so you need to be aware that from 23rd May 08, via Adsense, we will use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit this blog. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.

If you want to know which third party vendors are serving ads via Google click here.

You can also “Opt out” of targeted advertising delivered by NAI member ad networks by clicking HERE!

I suggest others do the same.

Of course you can turn this off by disabling image ads, but take note this may affect your revenue.