Posted on Tuesday, April 17th 2007 7:32 pm by menj in Blogging
One would have to be an utter buffoon or just willfully ignorant if he (or she) claims that once you turn to “problogging”, there is no life for you apart from the internet. I really and truly pity such people who prefer to go to an office at 9 AM in the morning, sit at his (or her) desk all day, get ordered around (or scolded by) the boss, and then come back home at 5 PM, dreading tomorrow where the routine would be repeated all over again. For me, it is such people who actually has no life.
But I am not telling you that you should immediately quit your job and turn to blogging and start doing paid postings. I don’t think that this is something that just about anyone can do unless he (or she) has the technical skills, writing acumen to captivate readers and of course, the willpower to weather criticism and ridicule from those who know nothing about it. And one should remember that there are other online ventures that one can earn money from that is not related to blogging, such as selling text links on high PR websites, starting bid directories and making web directories. These are all potential startups for a regular income.
Posted on Monday, April 16th 2007 6:23 pm by menj in Paid Blogging
I am always on the lookout for any new paid-to-blog service and I just came to know about Bloggerwave this morning. Ironically, I found out about it through this thread on PayPerPost board. According to the Posties who have registered with them, their concept mimicks PayPerPost right to the tacks system, the only difference being that the company which founded Bloggerwave is based in Europe. Does not matter to me, as long as they pay.
So I tried to register for Bloggerwave…but I can’t get myself registered. The reason? I keep getting the same error message for every username that I tried:
The UserName Already Exists.
Huh? Either there is something seriously wrong with their registration system, or I have a doppelganger somewhere in the world.
I think I have waited long enough and here we have some bloggers who have decided to not miss the opportunity to participate in my “Review My Blog” contest for a prize of RM1,000 (or at least a blog backlink). So here is Batch 1 as I have promised.
So for those who think that there will be no prize money, you are wrong. The contest is still going on and the next post submissions will be included in Batch 2. So hurry up and submit, please follow the rules of the contest or you will not be eligible for participation
I finished a job for an advertiser at Sponsored Reviews. It was my first review with Sponsored Reviews, I really hope the advertiser would be pleased and accept it. As it so happens, I didn’t set the bid for the review, it was the advertiser who chose my blog for the review. Strange, but I swear that was what really happened.
Posted on Sunday, April 15th 2007 9:15 pm by menj in General
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Literature Nerd
Does sitting by a nice cozy fire, with a cup of hot tea/chocolate, and a book you can read for hours even when your eyes grow red and dry and you look sort of scary sitting there with your insomniac appearance? Then you fit this category perfectly! You love the power of the written word and it’s eloquence; and you may like to read/write poetry or novels. You contribute to the smart people of today’s society, however you can probably be overly-critical of works.
Via Amanz, the National Fatwa Council decreed yesterday which was published in Berita Harian that internet investment programmes the likes of Swiss Cash is undoubtedly haraam, as it contains elements of riba’ (ursury). I will get that article translated and maybe I can find similar rulings from leading Islamic websites on the matter.
On another note, the Swiss Cash programme has been quite popular amongst the Malay-Muslim Malaysians in particular, and several times I have encountered people asking me whether I am involved in Swiss Cash when I reply that I earn my income from the internet. I find it troublesome to explain what is paid blogging (especially to IT-illiterate people who have never heard of computers, what more blogs), so I almost always ended up saying that I work freelance for advertisers.
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