Traders' Hub: 07/2009

Monday, July 27, 2009

The Ultimate IzeaFest 2009 Prize Pack

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Win A Free Pass To The Ultimate Izea Fest - Be A Crew Of 'I'm Not A Famous Blogger!

IZEA Insider Drew Bennett (aka BenSpark) is crew leader of the "I'm Not A Famous Blogger" Crew and he has created the "I'm Not A Famous Blogger" Blog to spotlight all the latest IZEA info as well as crew members. Crew members are invited to participate in crew interviews. Spotlighting bloggers on the crew is the main objective of this blog and who better to spotlight a blogger than the bloggers themselves. Each interview gives a unique perspective on the challenges and accomplishments of the members of the "I'm Not A Famous Blogger" IZEA Insider Crew
BenSpark is also trying to help his crew by creating unique opportunities on SocialSpark including the latest, a SocialSpark CPC opp for his Ultimate IZEAFest Prize Pack Contest. This opportunity is only open to members of the "I'm Not A Famous Blogger" IZEA Insider Crew. (read more)

InTheRoom Is Now HITCHed With Facebook!

InTheRooms is an online global recovery community specially designed for those who are in the path to recovery from any form of addiction (drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, etc.), as well as for their family and friends.

Breaking free from any form of addiction and trekking the path to recovery can be a lonely, often difficult journey. InTheRooms provides a 24/7 online network where those in the recovery road can find comfort among friends who had gone through the same ordeal and experiences. What better place can they seek help, advice, comfort, and counselling than from a community network of people, friends, and specialists who fully understands the loneliness and hardships that a former addict goes through in trying to break free. InTheRooms is a social network or an online community designed not only for those in recovery but as well as for their family and friends who are concerned about their welfare and recuperation from addiction. (Read More)

So I've Made My Pitch For Gold, Time Now For Gold Made Easy!

I have made my pitch for gold in my previous post as hedge against inflation. It must be part and parcel of any of today's investment mix. There are many ways to invest in gold. You can buy gold stocks or put some money on gold futures contract. Both, unfortunately are highly speculative and involves a certain amount risk which you may not have an appetite for. The safest and surest way of investing in gold is by acquiring gold coins.

However, acquiring gold coins and other precious metals is not really that simple and can in fact be a complicated process if done without the help of an Aurum (Gold) advisor. Incorporating gold into your current investment portfolios can be a ticklish process if done alone all by your lonesome self. Choosing the right selection of gold coins to include in your gold investment mix can even be tougher task too with so many schemes and gold portfolios available in the market today. But I found an Aurum Advisor's website called "Gold Made Easy which literally makes investing on gold an easy task! (Read More)

WHY BUY GOLD NOW?

Did you know that gold is much more of a currency than a commodity? In fact, Gold was the main currency in most of Europe, Asia and the Americas up until 1971. As a rare and precious metal, gold has naturally evolved into a global currency of choice in the last 5,000 years...the only form of currency that was not created nor controlled by a government! (Read More)

Creating A Groundswell For your Online Presence With VenalTech.com

Is your website remarkable enough for people to remark about it? Is your online presence attractive enough to invite inquiries for your services and sales for your products? Is your online business getting noticed at all?

If your answer to these questions is a laid back 'hohummm', then it's time for you to rethink your marketing strategies for your online business. It's time for you to get noticed in the blogosphere. It's time for you to put a stop to your trial and error approach in growing your online business. It's time to consult the real pros in social media marketing.... It's time to consult with VenalTech.com. (Read More)

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After months of anxiously waiting and wondering whether I will really get to cash out my Entrecard credits, I finally received an email from Paypal informing me that the amount of $10 has been tranferred to my account from Entrecard. I've been reading posts from several entrecarders complaining about not yet receiving their cash outs but I did come across several bloggers who claimed they have received theirs. I originally cashed out 20,000 credits and after noticing that the amounts that were successfully cashed out were mostly of lower amounts, I decided to lower my cashout to 10,000 credits. True enough, I received my cash out after two weeks. My advice to Entrecarders, do not cash out more than 10,000 credits... it might take you a lifetime to see it true.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

IF IT'S CARS, IT MUST BE THE CAR CONNECTION DOT COM

Using the internet to search for something you need before going out shopping or making a purchase saves you time and money. You will know exactly what you need and where to go even before you drive out of your garage door. Unfortunately, you can get lost surfing the net while making your searches. What one normally does is to Google his searches. But, alas, this too can also be frustrating. When you want to buy a car for example, or simply want to be updated on the latest and forthcoming coming car models and features, and you Google your searches, you'd be swamped with a result listing millions of pages without any clue on where to go or where to start. And, with more and more online businesses hiring and paying for Search Engine Optimization services just to land on the first 10 pages of Google search results, one can not now be sure he will be able to surf the best sites under his search category and locate the information he wants before he finally gets bored and frustrated. More often than not, the best sites that offers the best information are buried deep in Google search page results.

One of my favorite car review site which I recommend to friends is The Car Connection. The site has a Page Rank of 5 and a 17,560 Alexa ranking - yet, if you Google for 'new cars' the site is nowhere to be found. However, The Car Connection is also tagged under Car Reviews and Car Shows where it appears in the first pages of Google search results for both of these categories. (Read More)

My EC Contest Winners!

Here now are the winners of my EC blog contest! They were chosen using the random list generator at random.org. I initially prepared a list of the participants ( one for those who did a blog review and another for those who posted the contest badge in their sites and the top commenters of our contest sponsors for the month of June). Each participant was listed 10x (10 entries). I hit the randomize button 3x and the one at the top of the list (the third time the list was randomized was declared the winner.

For the blog advertiser/top commenter category, the winner is Melissa of Melissa's Garage Sale - The top commenter of one of our sponsors Femme Power. She will recieve 10,000 EC credits from Trader's Hub. Melissa hails from North Florida and is an active blogger . She has 3 blogs to her credit - Melissa's Homeschool, Melissa's Jewelry, Melissa's Garage Sale. She is a homeschooler and a mother of two children ages 7 and 3. Also a part time nurse, it is a wonder how she is able to comfortably manage her time and still find time to blog and even be a moderator of a Yahoo Blogging Group called Blogging for fun which she also started.

For the blog review category, the winner is Sharkbytes of Just Throw The Money. Sharkbytes is also an active blogger with 5 blogs to her credit: Just Throw The Money, Word Fun, You Love To Hate Accordion, North Country Trail News, and Get Off The Couch News. Yes, you guessed it right, this woman from Michigan is obsessed with outdoor recreation and the North Country Trail and has a passion for hiking, bicycling, reading, gardening, model railroading, and accordions. She has been on blogger since December, 2007.

Sharkbytes gets the following prizes as the top winner of this contest:

Traders' Hub - 10,000 EC's

Zorlone - 5,000 EC's

Femme Power - 2,000 EC's

Mature Not Senile - 1,000 EC's And 1 Month Placement of your 125X125 Button on her site

My Freedom Wall - 2,000 EC's + 1 tweeter follower

Everyday Conversations Through A Mom Blog - 2,000 EC's

Singaporean In London - 1,500 EC's

Gadget Freaks - 1,500 EC's

Wine At Five - 3,000 EC's

Blog GoDown - 1,000 EC's

About My Pregnancy - 1,000 EC's

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The following bloggers will receive 1,500 EC's each for participating and submitting a review of my site:

The following contest advertisers will receive 500 EC's each for posting the contest badge in their sites through out the duration of the contest:

My special thanks to all who participated in this contest. I look forward to once more collaborating and networking with you in the future, but most specially, I give special thanks to all my sponsors for the time and effort they threw in my way! Altogether, this contest will be distributing a total of 54,500 EC credits in prizes. Till next time.