My Second Versatile Blogger Award

 

 

Wow what a great month to receive the same award twice!  That's courtesy of Mama Mia  and my dearest online and offline friend Shawie Girl.

I'm just wondering if Pinay Expat Blogger deserves to receive this award, hope I'm giving justice to this award.  Surely, I hope and  I will. I head on to thefreedictionary to check on its meaning, and here it has to say:

A ver·sa·tile  (vûrs-tl, -tl)

adj.

1. Capable of doing many things competently.

2. Having varied uses or serving many functions

3. Variable or inconstant; changeable: a versatile temperament.

4. capable of moving freely in all directions, as the antenna of an insect, the toe of an owl, or the loosely attached anther of a flower.

The following are the accompanying rules for this award:

1. Thank and link back to the blogger that awarded you the badge.
2. Share 7 things about you.
3. Award 5 or 15 other bloggers.
4. Contact these bloggers to let them know about the award.

Now here are 7 facts about me

• been doing things up lately  finishing jobs @ microworkers.
• I'm doing my self study on Photo imaging using Photoshop online.
• I don't like confrontations and building upon on grudges so I'd rather keep my sanity and be quiet, acting numb or dumb just to get away with any trouble.
• I describe my life now as a top, being spinned at one point and with  the hope of stopping smoothly at the end.
• My son is now in his 3rd level in College, one in Secondary and the youngest in primary grade.  Three different levels of generations when in comes to parenting.
• I like to read, read and read and read. 
• My new fascination:  tarpaulin designing and printing.

As the rule implies, it is best to share this award to deserving blogsites like mine (not being too conceited lol.)

Just Another Pixel

Mariuca

Georyl

Basicbloganomics

luckyzoan

Great Thanks!

Stylish Blogger Award

While doing my blog hopping today, I am surprised to receive  "Stylish Blogger Award" from Jennyholic.com.  Whoot!  Whoot!  What an amazing feeling to be noticed and be rewarded as a blogger. Great Thanks!  I would like to share this badge to fifteen other bloggers with great blogs!  

Shawie Girl

The Certified Pinoy Blogger
Just Another Pixel
Mariuca
Blog de Manila
Pinay Mommy Online
Basic Bloganomics
Davao Delights
Lainy's Musings
Zoan
Pinay Wife Speaks
Liezl
Invest and Work at Home
Shydub
Princess Wannabe
Accepting this reward means sharing seven things about me...

1.  Pinay Expat Blogger is no longer an expat but a full time mom tending to her kids' needs.

2.  I love to wear red tops, blue jeans and slippers.
3.  Collecting and making my own accessories have been always my passion apart from writing.
4.  I do love to cook pastries.  macaroons, cupcake and the all-time favorite chocolate moist cake are always on my top list!
5.  I'm a homebuddy, can stay at home for two weeks straight but lo! please with internet connection, can't seem to ignore  bloghops.

6.  We have one oscar fish at home and named her "Atraxia".
7.  My full time job is desktop publishing and offset printing.

RULES FOR RECEIVING THE AWARD 
Thank and link back the person who gave you this award.

Share 7 things about yourself.

Award 15 great bloggers you know.

Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award.

Blogging Per Se Makes Money!

Writing online is just a sort of escape from the exhilarating day jobs, so when I write I see to it that what comes to mind really comes into writing just to pour my heart out.

There you go, I already got my day time job and thanks for my deep, assuring patience, it really pays off. For me, blogging has come naturally and whatever comes, I simply thank God for giving me this greatest freedom. Raking an extra income to complement your daily job is a superb feeling one can't simply turn down. My proofs' here: September Affiliate Promo winner and October Adgitize Affiliate promo winner...wow!

Indeed in my short span of stay in the internet superhighway, I was able to learn some ropes on how to earn online. I discovered that you need to put at least extra effort in order to earn. It's not a done deal and you can't get the money that you wished for right away. A little effort means little, but extra and more efforts for sure means money. Aside from adgitizing, you can try sponsored posting, payperclick and Get paid for extra space in your website.

I've come a step better in my blogging, and thanks for the continuous links and creative ideas from adgitize family. Adgitize pays me for writing in my blog any information that I want. Its recent promotion just gave me $7 for being a Winner in September and $5 in October in its Affiliate Promotion respectively. Affiliate Promotion just helps me to Earn More Money! on top of the regular daily earnings by visiting blogs and advertising. Congratulations Adgitize for bringing in life to blog advertising for two years in a row!Of course, I can't withstand to thank Tix Comix for signing at adgitize using my link. Ken Brown, you really rock!

Getting Back in Blogger's Shape!

I've been missing a lot in my blogging world since I started my "jobhunting" and it was pretty challenging! Thanks goodness I finally made the balance after some sleepless nights finalizing and sending my cv's to different companies just to land a job.

My two cousins have just arrived on visit visa this week so they are just as lucky because I can accompany them while doing the "jobhunt". We started the week by doing "walk-ins" in some of the busiest malls. Jona (a mother of two) wanted to pursue a career in sales. While Galu decided to take the nurse post in Abu Dhabi since she don't want to spend another round of expense that will be spent on exit to Kish Island.
Although we have tried sending our CV's via online, it seems the feedback is not so quick and I felt it's not effective for me though. Goodluck to both of you guys!



Anyway, I still prefer to work in the school environment where timings are more favorable from 7 in the morning til 2 in the afternoon only. The best part is that I can still continue my online gigs which I would certainly be doing for the rest of my life, yay.

And yes, while on-leave I'm quite surprised to know that the html code which I placed in my blog last month has given me 1$ via paypal without lifting a finger.... check my proof...I Get paid for extra space in my website.

First Blog Award!

Jumpstart the amazing September month by sharing this beautiful blog award to ten wonderful blogs of your choice! When I first received this award from Blogaholicmom, I wasn't able to share right away so I'm taking this chance to pass this award to...drumroll...

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Living and Wellness, Josie, Zh3en22, Sandy, Kaye, Shawie Girl, Just Another Pixel, Dave Lucas, Contest and Promos for Pinoys!, Fetus, Be There2day

Don't forget to:
• Thank and link to the person that gave you the award.
• Pass this award onto 10 bloggers you’ve recently discovered and think are fantastic.
• Contact said Blogs and let them know they’ve won
• State 7 things about yourself

7 things about Myself
1. I am a home buddy, quiet sometimes but when provoked I talk a lot (of course sensible things!)
2. Creative person with a creative mind,
3. Window shopping fascinates me lot.
4. I love to buy things on sale. (coupons please...)
5. I create my own beads and accessories.
6. A sweet-toothed person, I never miss a day without eating snickers or any chocolates!
7. My kids are my world.. they are the reason why I keep my life worth living even am far from them!

I wish you everything nice!

Three Ways to Make Money Online

Have you been thinking lately on how to earn online? As a beginner, you may be bombarded with lots of stuffs, read some ebooks or maybe you have come across some sites that promise overnight quick-rich scheme. Mind you, there is no such a deal. Don't be persuaded with those lies as the road to earning online takes extra effort and time in order to reap the rewards.

Internet is a goldmine and some people are benefitting from it. There are some truly legit sites that offer you extra money that may later replace your regular daytime jobs. Sure enough, you should be equally patient to do your own research and put on the necessary action to be a sure winner in this money making avenue. There are basically three best ways to make money online that I would recommend:

One way is through Article Writing or freelancing. While people are obviously reaping off dollars in article writing, you too can do this by signing up on websites offering the same services. There are some online sites lurking around that might be a scam, so try to do your research and learn the ropes of how to earn from it. So far, I have earned from Odesk as a freelance writer, you just have to bid on projects to get a job. You may as well try Elance.com and Ehow. To get added traffic to your blog, you can sign in to free articles sites online like Ezine.


Another way is through Blogging. If you love to write, chronicle your daily rantings, commentaries and anything that you enjoy by creating a blog. You can take advantage of the free platforms available on the web like Blogger.com and Wordpress.com to get started. They have themes and tools that are equally friendly to teach you how to set up a blog. Finding a niche or blog is easy. You can try first on a topic which you are passionate about. Build on your content so you can display related ads to your site. You can be rewarded through clicks on the ads placed on your site. Writing an equally good content can give you great chance to earn more revenue from signing up with Google Adsense. You can also integrate affiliate products such as Adgitize.

Lastly, you can earn through Affiliate Commissions. It is one of the best ways to get paid. Promoting other people's services or products can be done using the affiliate links that you have and promote it through your blog, google adwords or classified ads. The more visitor you refer to the site, the more profit you can expect. Sometimes you are rewarded by just asking people to sign up, give their emails and completing surveys and so on. Take advantage of the services offered in Clickbank and Commission Junction.

Other ways that you may consider and are equally rewarding are selling on Ebay, writing an Ebook, paid surveys, MLM sites and PTC sites to name a few.

Entering the Real Blogosphere

Just another day to relax. Summer vacation has started and I have now more time to do my online stuffs.. I just finished doing ADGITIZE rounds and almost with ENTRECARD.

I remember six months back when I started blogging and I don't have any idea how to do it. I searched all around the internet trying to figure out what it's all about. When I started to connect with some blogging friends that's the jumpstart of my blogging career. It opened up the real world of blogosphere for me. I was able to find more information deep and shallow. I get to know different personal musings, about anything, and everything under the sun. Actually the curiosity stemmed up with the desire on how to earn extra income. And then... it just flows so smoothly, putting and adding more ideas into mind and making it a reality.

I received so many spam emails regarding how to make money online. There are a lot of stuffs that promised you can earn money overnight. That's totally a hoax because it never happens and will never. Life in blogosphere is tough. You have to devote a little of your time each day. Basically, you have to know the purpose why you blog, what to blog about and how you are going to monetize your blog. If you put your heart and soul into something you are really passionate about I believe you can improve overtime.

The joy of being able to connect to blogging friends is awesome.
Receiving good comments for your articles is just equally fulfilling, you say the most. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank the following sites for being able to put life into my blog, I was inspired by their sites to move and carry on. Every posts, informations, the layouts, tips they shared just kept me in track. Thank you so much, you just don't know, you are part of pinay expat blog journey.

Hope you will continue to be an inspiration to many especially to those who are just starting to love the blogging world! From the bottom of my heart...

Thank You

MY LIFE'S PERCEPTION & INSPIRATION
SUBJECTIVE SOUP
BROWN PINAY
LAINY MUSINGS
JUST ANOTHER PIXEL
MARIUCA
TRADERS HUB

An Easy Guide To Blogs

Almost everyone doing some sort of business online seems to have a blog these days, they have become very popular and with good reason: a lot of money can be made with a couple of blogs.

If they’re not blogging for fun they are certainly blogging for cash. It has become so popular that a lot of people now use only blogs instead of the traditional website to get things done.

Blogs can be used to promote businesses get information about anything or you can even give your opinion about anything. The good thing about blogs is that they are constantly updated with fresh information and ideas, that is, if the blog is maintained correctly by the owner – This is what makes them so popular with the search engines. Blogs usually get high ranking on the search engines because of the constant update of information. Search Engines love fresh content and if it’s on your blog first then your blog will be the first to get listed and ranked.

A Few Advantages of having a Blog

1. Blogging can be an excellent form of advertising for your products or business

2. Blogs are so easy to set up and they are free.

3. They usually get very high rankings in the search engines.

4. They usually contain constant updates with relevant information.

5. Blogs can be an excellent cash generator.

Anyone doing business online should by now have a blog or two or three, and if not they should start blogging as soon as they can. It is an excellent way to get your business out there and be noticed. Good Increases in sales usually follow a good blog promotion. There are a lot of ways to make a lot of money using only blogs. You can sell products related to your blog, or even unrelated. People have lots of different interests. You can advertise for someone else by placing their banners or text ad on your blog. You can also use Adsense ads to generate extra income.

Creating and starting a blog is very easy, it can be a lot of fun and exciting, especially when you start making some money from your efforts.

For a blog to be effective you must remember to update your blog quite often; every day is good or every other day. It definitely needs to be updated at least once a week. It’s important to update it. Your blog has to be filled with useful and interesting information that makes sense to people and they can use or learn from the information on your blog. Write about your area of expertise, topic or business area.

Blogs are great, but like everything else, in order to be any good at it, you will need to learn about it. Especially if you are a complete newbie at blogging, but don’t worry, it is so fast and easy to learn. If you want to know all you need to know about blogging then I would recommend you take a look the Bloggers Guide below.


Source: Free Articles

3 Different Ways To Monetize Your Blog

By: Turn Blogs To Cash

Choosing how to monetize your blog is a huge decision! There are many different options and it can be difficult to judge which type your readers will respond to most. Take a look at these different options, and make your choice with your readers and the market overall in mind.

Option 1: Adsense

Adsense is probably the easiest way to monetize -- and the most difficult! It's easy because it's just a simple code that Google gives you (they even automatically match up the ads for you!). You make money as soon as someone clicks on your ads, whether they actually go on to make a purchase or not. Adsense can also be incredibly difficult. You usually get paid a few cents per click and it can take a lot of traffic for it to add up to something that is even remotely worth your while.

Adsense might be a good thing to test, especially as you're getting your feet wet with blogging. If you're in the right market and find the right ad positions and colors, it can certainly turn into a nice hands-off income for you.

Option 2: Affiliate Products

Selling products as an affiliate is a great way to make money. For one thing, you get to earn money from the products without having to fulfill them yourself or deal with customer service issues. Nothing is better than that! The returns are usually higher than with Adsense, provided you're able to find an offer that converts well with the people who visit your website.

You will have to decide if you want to promote digital or physical products. This decision will likely come down to what kind of niche you're in and how your site visitors will respond.

Option 3: Creating Your Own Products

After you get a loyal following of readers it's easier than ever to create and sell your own information product! You'll have to fulfill the orders and deal with customer service issues, but the tradeoff is that you get to keep all the money! You are also the one who knows your readers best, so you're likely to come up with an offer that converts extremely well since it's exactly what they want.

You can write an ebook, create a membership site, deliver a paid e-course, create a video series, or record audio. If you want to make the package even better you can combine a few different approaches to add massive value. The options are endless when it comes to monetizing with your own products. Some of your blog readers might eventually want to become an affiliate of yours as well!

As you look at these different options you might start to feel overwhelmed. That's perfectly normal! It's hard to know what the best path is when you're just starting out with a new niche. A good way to get a feel for the best way to do things is to see what other blogs and sites in your niche are doing. You're not trying to copy them, you're simply taking note of what works and using it yourself.

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1000 EC points from Mariuca!

Blogging appeals to me six months ago when I came across ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income. Although from the very beginning Blogging seems very vague to me since I don't have any knowledge about website creation, html, networking, etc., I still tried my hand on it. It has given me a considerable amount of joy being home away from home, a self fulfilled "trying hard" writer. For me, the desire to reach a fix figure through it, would be a dream worth fulfilling in the days to come.

In so far as my passion for blogging is concerned, I have reach a considerable amount of visitors to my site after joining Entrecard, and just recently Adgitize - My blog traffic communities. Prior to joining these network, I came to a point of not having any visitor to my site for two weeks. Thanks to Jomar Hilario and some other internet gurus by showing me how to start this passion. A free e-book about blogging, joining forums, and visiting other blog sites have been very helpful.
After browsing some commendable blogs like Basic Bloganomics, Mariuca, and Ungkutan, Blogging made me stay for a while surfing the net, whilst my plan to continue my innermost dream to write my heart out is still at heat. Thus, Pinay Expat Blogger has evolved and tried to thrive til today.

Thanks to all those who continue to drop and support my site. Kudos to Mariuca, and for sharing her blessings especially to new blogger like me.. I just grab a thousand EC points from Mariuca days ago... It's my first incentive so far as a Blogger and this gesture will forever be appreciated.... Kudos Mariuca!

Blog Sponsors, Great Thanks!

It's good to end this month not forgetting my Blog Sponsors who in one or another have helped me keep this blog on board... GREAT great Kudos to the following:

Josie Kitchen


Comics Legends and Lore


Fresh 'N' Marine Aquarium Blog


Orient Lodge


Entrecard Solver


On the other hand, to my top five Entrecard droppers, you are not forgotten and as promised your names will be on my sidebar for one month! And to all those who wish to give feedback on how to improve my site, you are always welcome.

My second month blogging rocks...

A MILLION HITS to your site.. points to consider from my blogging friend

A MILLION HITS to your site is what every blogger dreamed of especially if you are just starting out. You always look up to those who have been blogging for years and who have proved their worth in this craft.

Pinay Expat Blogger has been always a big fan of Tina's Blog Goodies . Her blogging expertise always fascinates me. And in realizing this milestone in her blogging world, let's share her ONE MILLION THANK YOU's by joining in her giveaway treat!

Here is what will be up for grabs:

1st prize - $15.00 and 3 months of free advertising!
2nd prize- $10.00 and 2 months of free advertising!
3rd prize- $5.00 and 1 month of free advertising!

Advertisements are in a special top spot and the winners will receive their prize money into a paypal account.

How to Enter:
It's sooo easy to enter! All you have to do is blog about this giveaway, and leave a comment at Tina's Blog Goodies letting her know you've done that. You must leave your blog address or URL here so she can see that you've posted about this giveaway in order for your entry to be valid. That's all!

Draw Dates:
Feb 12: 3rd prize
Feb 19: 2nd prize
Feb 26: 1st prize

That means the draw is happening as early as next week, so hurry and get your entries in! Good luck friends, and thank you!