Tell me about your web host… If you asked 100 people about web hosting, would your host’s name be mentioned? If they were rated on a scale of 1 to 100, where would your host fall in that web hosting rating? Does your host offer you extra services for free, like shopping cards, message boards, and fun PHP installs? Are they available for support 24/7, or does it take days to get help? Has the company that you’re hosting your blogs and websites with won any web hosting awards? Years ago, when I first got online and bought a domain, I hosted...

Raise your hand if you’ve NEVER had a speeding ticket! If you’ve got your hand raised, go away, I hate people like you. Driving under the speed limit at all times, keeping the rest of us from getting where we’re going on time. To the rest of you, come closer, my kindred brethren. My last ticket was in 2006, shortly after I moved to my new home. Welcome to the neighborhood, here’s a $150 fine for not noticing that speed limit change! I almost went to court to fight it, but I didn’t know how to fight a speeding ticket. I...

The 2008 budget hasn’t been approved for my department yet, so until it is, no one is traveling anywhere. Doesn’t sound like a big deal, right? Well, I just completed my annual review, and one of my goals was to attend a certain training by 4/1/2008. Our budget should be approved sometime in February, but if it’s not, I need to figure out another way to get that training in, without the expense of airfare and a hotel in another city. We’ve done web conferencing a few times for various meetings, but I’ve never set up my own...

I love a good after Christmas sale, and this web hosting special definitely qualifies as a great deal! How would you like to have: 250 GB of disk space 3000 GB of bandwidth unlimited MySQL databases PHP4 webmail a free domain, for LIFE and professional web design tools? Sound good? It’ll sound even better when I tell you it’s available for a ONE time payment of $95. But hurry! You’ve got to be one of the 1st 1000 people to sign up for the Rudolf plan in order to snag this deal. I’d take it for the unlimited MySQL databases alone...

I found a blog today, written by a money making blogger after my own heart. The $10,000 Blog Experiment site was launched by Brian Longest in September of this year, with a goal of making $10,000 a month by September of 2008, AND letting others know how to do it. Brian is not only looking into every aspect of blog monetization out there, but he’s letting readers know what works, and what doesn’t via his blog. Everything is completely transparent – from the income he’s made each month ($2.36 in September, $6.60 in October, and $48.71...

We’ve been hearing about GPS in personal vehicles for a few years now – more & more manufacturers are offering built in GPS as an option to car buyers, and you can also buy a GPS as your local electronics store and install it on your own. For me personally, I’ve got a good sense of direction. I pay attention to the direction I’m headed in, I look for landmarks, and I eyeball street signs. That probably explains why I get so easily disorientated when we’re out on the water. When you’re boating or enjoying a day...

I came across an SEO blog this week that I hadn’t seen before. I read blogs like this from time to time when I’m looking to make tweaks to my blogs…I find angles and strategies I usually haven’t even thought of, and this SEO advice is no exception. I wanted to share this article on how to increase StumbleUpon traffic with you – if you’re not using StumbleUpon to drive traffic to your site, you’re missing out. This article does a great job of explaining the basics behind using StumbleUpon to get traffic to your...

I came across a new search engine today. I’m not sure why people attempt to take on Google, but the guy who developed the TigerTom search engine did a a reasonably decent job. I looked one of my blog names, and was #3 on the results list. Not too shabby, but when I use Google, I come in at #1 for the same term. TigerTom gives you the option of searching the web, news, images, shopping, or audio. I attempted an audio search, wondering it it would actually direct me to download an MP3, but I couldn’t find results for any of the terms I used....

While Stumbling this morning, I came across this great article on how to maximize your profits on eBay. The author has been buying and selling on eBay for 8 years, and he wanted to share what he’s learned along the way. I don’t agree with all of it, but that’s not to say he’s wrong and I’m right. Different items on eBay attract different audiences, and you may need to tweak his tips to maximize your return. For example, he recommends listing the item on a Sunday. I’ve found that it doesn’t matter what day that...

If you’ve ever visited some of the websites for major newspapers, you may have been asked to register to view the content. And if you’re like me, the last thing you want is one more password to remember for a site you probably won’t return to. BugMeNot is a neat little tool that you can use to get a password for these websites, without forking over your email address. It can provide you with a working user name and password to access sites like this – and basically, it’s a shared user name and password, available to anyone...