Social Spark from IZEA is Live ~ Network & Monetize your WAHM Blog

Wow, I recently got approved and signed up for the social networking site SocialSpark!

This is going to be my first paid post about the site!

As all my faithful readers know, I’m trying to retire from my day job. Social Spark from IZEA gives me the opportunity to meet fellow bloggers, and helps to monetize my blog by enabling me to post for honest, reputable companies.

Similar to Pay-Per-Post, once your blog is approved, you can browse the marketplace and apply for any posting opportunities that you may be qualified for. When you submit your blog for approval, you can choose which categories you would like to qualify for to be shown on your blog.

What’s equally nice, is that Social Spark maintains a very high standard of ethics. This means:

* 100% Audit-able In-Post Disclosure
* 100% Transparency
* 100% Real Opinions
* 100% Search Engine Friendly

Since I am a WAHG with several online ecommerce sites, I try to give tips and promote my businesses through my blog. I’ve become an avid blogger, and the social aspect of Social Spark enables me to visit other bloggers, and leave and receive comments on my blogs and theirs. Here’s my profile that I’ve created so other bloggers can find and network with me.

Lastly, Blogging is becoming mainstream, and more and more people are looking towards bloggers to receive their news and garner new opinions. Advertisers are recognizing the value of this new social media, and taking the opportunity to create buzz for their products. It’s a way for advertisers to reach a whole new target market and generation of potential customers who are familiar with technology.

If you’re a stay-at-home Mom or Dad, Work-at-Home Mommy or Dad, or Baby Boomer such as myself looking for a supplemental source of income, or simply looking to reach out, network and explore new horizons, sign up for Social Spark now! You’ll be pleasantly surprised at all the benefits!

Here’s my disclosure policy that I’ve developed:

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Free Promotion: Signature Advertising ~ Get a Siggy Made to Increase Traffic to your WAHM Site!

Don’t you just love my new “Siggy” ? I use it on all my outgoing e-mails.  I belong to Cafe Mom. This social networking site has all kinds of neat groups you can join, and one is the “Signature Showcase.” There’s several very talented Designers there, and Lyric Glory made it for me ~ for Free!

The following article says it all about the benefits of using a “Signature” for promoting your WAHM eBiz and eBay Sites! Don’t forget to make it “clickable” to enable everyone to get right to your site or blog!

Free Promotion: Signature Advertising
By: Tammy Embrich

Signature advertising has proven to be an excellent (free) advertising source for online marketers today.

What is a signature?

A signature is a block of text at the end of your forum/newsgroup messages or emails. It includes your name, a breif blurb or saying about you and/or your business, and a link to your website or business.

What is signature advertising?

Signature advertising is simply including your signature in your postings on forums/newsgroups and at the end of any emails you send out. It is a proven fact that about 75% of people surfing the Internet today will click on your signature links. And it’s 100% free advertising!

To make the most out of signature advertising, (if you intend on advertising through message forums or newsgroups), you need to subscribe to as many of them as possible that relate to your website or business. Always make for sure you read the posting and signature rules on each forum you join…important! If rules are not followed, you could be banned permanently.

Once you have joined the forums, don’t forget to create your signature.

Important Note: Always make for sure you have “always include your signature” ticked on all your profiles in each of the forums. This way, your signature will always automatically appear after all your posts. Also always make for sure you follow the character length rules in your signature in all forums.

Catchy link titles:

It is important to have catchy link titles in your signatures to entice the members to click on your links. Try different ones….create link titles with short word phrases that relate to your website or business. Signature advertising has prooven to be effective over and over again, especially in message forums. Try and make your links as creative as possible, to try and perk the readers attention and make them want to click on your link.

In message forums (related to your website or business) start out by participating in conversations…answering questions, sharing advice/tips, welcoming new members to the forums, and just having fun getting to know the other forum members.
There is usually a folder in the forums where you are allowed to enter your ad for your website or business promotion. Please always read any rules for those ad postings.

Important Note: It is always important to begin in each forum by FIRST…introducing yourself and telling a little about your business and what you do from home. In this introduction, leave out any ads. The Introduction folder in message forums is for getting to know other members and sharing a little bit about yourself and is not intended for ads. If you do include an ad or affiliate link in the Introduction folders, it will most likely be deleted by the administrator.

Another effective signature advertising method is including your signature with a link to your website or business at the end of all of your out-going email messages. You will be surprised at how many people click on these links.

Once you get a good amount of signature links out there in the public eye, you will soon discover more and more traffic to your website. This could mean sales for your business, someone interested in networking with you…a number of things.

Wishing you much success in your online business endeavors…and Happy Posting!

Article written by: Tammy Embrich

Tammy is an Internet Marketer and is the
Owner of: http://www.onestopwebemployment.com/
And Owner of: http://www.real-wah-jobs.com/

Tammy’s two WAH websites focus on free telecommute job leads and more.

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What Kind of Sports Car Are You?

I’m a Porsche 911 ~ Not bad for a Gram, eh?

You have a classic style, but you’re up-to-date with the latest technology. You’re ambitious, competitive, and you love to win. Performance, precision, and prestige – you’re one of the elite,and you know it.

Take the quiz – this was actually sent to me via e-mail, but I just had to share!

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Facing Financial Hardship? Help is Available to Get Out of Debt

In a previous post, I discussed how I believe the current state of the economy might indirectly be affecting my eBay business. Strained by the rising cost of utilities, rent and fuel, many families will be looking to save a few dollars by seeking out previously owned items that have quite a bit of useful life left.

If you find yourself stressed, overextended in mountains of debt and seeking credit card debt relief, guides and advocate credit assistance is available. Services are offered for credit counseling, bankruptcy options, debt settlement and debt consolidation.

Rather than face financial hardship, see if you are eligible for these services.

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Tweaking my eBay Store – How a WAHM Needs to Re-Assess an eBiz

Back in the beginning when I started my blog, I mentioned how I have an eBay Store where I’m a Power Seller. I am a Vintage Antique Collector, but branched out into other areas as a result of the forums I belong to. I’m a I was a Moderator on eBay Coach Free Forum, and have met many knowledgeable eBay Sellers on there. You can’t beat Suzanne Wells, the eBay Coach, for all the free excellent advice she’s always dishing out.

Just because I’m successful on my eBay site doesn’t mean that there still isn’t a need to re-access the market and go with the flow of the financial economy ~ see what works for you, and what doesn’t. Change is inevitable ~ eBay changes their marketing tactics; the economy changes; and so do my family needs, time constraints and interests. The challenge is still on to reinvent myself and find my niche.

In keeping with my original mantra to keep my readers updated on my progress (or lack of it) towards retirement – I started this blog. As you all know, I have expanded and opened Moomette’s Magnificents Olde Towne Shoppes where I sell hand-crafted items and more. I’ve also found that I love blogging, am putting a great deal of effort and time into it, and enjoy the many new friendships it has afforded me.

I recently posted on my Mama Mentor Blog that I took a little R & R junket to Lake Keuka, one of the Finger Lakes in Upstate New York to visit my brother. That junket actually turned into an Antique Shopping Spree.

When I flew up – all I brought was a carry-on. Since 4 boxes of Vintage Collectibles wouldn’t fit under my plane seat ~ my brother ending up shipping them back to me (graciously, at his expense!) (Snicker-Yippee!)

So, I had a massive auction liquidation of certain lines in my eBay Store, and am increasing my line of Vintage items, in both my eBay Store and my boutique Shoppes site.

Stay tuned for other posts on how things are going with my affiliate marketing ~ that’s a whole ‘nother area I’m re-assessing.

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Tooting My Own Horn ~ Tuesday Meme

I just joined this wonderful community, and was invited to “Toot My Own Horn.” This is an ongoing Tuesday Meme that I’ll be doing. However, as usual, I’m a day late and dollar short, as today is Wednesday. But I’ll play catch-up next week. Mommy Brain.

What this means is…

“…every Tuesday, you get to post an accomplishment that you have done. As moms sometimes, we are quick in praising our kids and others about their accomplishments but we are “shy” when it comes to our achievements so … here is your chance.

What if you have no accomplishments?

Impossible! Moms have lots of accomplishments – whether big or small – we’ll take them. Still can’t think of any for the week’s post … no worries, tell us about somebody else’s accomplishment – your kids’ , husbands, pet’s, friend’s – we have to celebrate something right?”

I’m going to tell you about a young woman who has opened her own business, EH Virtual Assistant Services. A marketing and advertising major in college, she is starting out on her own to be a Work-At-Home mom (WAHM.) She and her husband are expecting their second child in August. I recommend her services as she did an excellent job putting together the ad copy for my Seriesse International website.

If you’re in need of excellent marketing, ad copy or advertising services, please check out
EH Virtual Assistant Services for all your business needs!

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Wordless Wednesday

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Law Enforcement Police Gear

Happy Tuesday, and I hope everyone had a fun, safe, Memorial Day weekend. Since I’m still working full-time at my office job, today’s the start of the work-week for me.

However, many were on-call all weekend. Several family members and friends are police officers and are always on duty.

For anyone in the law enforcement field, visit Police Gear to obtain clothing such as 511 Tactical Shorts. Free Shipping both ways & most items ship within 24 hours!

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Entrecard Advertising Problems – A Note to my Advertisers

This is a note to anyone who wishes to become an Entrecard Advertiser on my Blog. I really enjoy Entrecard and drop every day.

I seem to be having issues/problems with requests to advertise on this blog. I get notification through my email that folks would like to advertise – but when I go to my Dashboard to Approve or Decline ~ there’s nothing there! (Update – I think this is fixed now after all my griping to Entrecard)

I don’t understand what’s going on, and have attempted to contact Entrecard many times about this problem, but they haven’t or won’t respond back to me. So I’m at a loss to know what to do next.

So, if you’ve tried to request an approval to advertise here – it’s not my fault that I’m not getting back to you.

If anyone has any suggestions or comments, please let me know! Hopefully I won’t have to drop this account and start all over again.

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1st Birthday Blog Bash at Lipstick to Crayons – Come Join the Party!

Lipstick to Crayons is having a First Birthday Celebration Blog Bash! Runs from May 27 through June 3rd.

Come join the party, meet some new Bloggers, WAHMs, Grams, SAHMs & a chance to Win Some Prizes!!

What’s a party without food? Here’s the perfect Appetizer to serve with crackers and set out on the patio or deck!

Liverwurst Spread

Serving Size: 1 cup

Ingredients:

1/2 lb soft liverwurst

3 oz cream cheese

tsp worcestershire

1 small grated onion (including juice)

Preparation: Mix above and serve with crackers

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