Mippin for my mobile phone
So, I found a pretty cool place today. I actually like to better then the other place I was using. It’s called “Mippin” and it allows you to view your favorite sites on your phone. You can also subscribe to your sites too. If your site has an RSS feed - then you are all set. I like it because you can share what you find with others and also recommend sites that you find interesting.
Seriously, check them out. I don’t think you will be disappointed.
There are other great features too - like home page personalization, profiles, and also an option to make money by signing up for Admob.
Tap this into your web browser - tell me it looks great, I know it does!
http://mippin.com/simplemindz
I like the customizations better with Mippin. I think you guys will too. This is an actual picture of how my site looks in my Blackjack 2. All customized with my own colors.
I’m telling ya - this rocks! But don’t just take my word for it - go and sign up your site and see for yourself!
Two excellent affiliate programs
When I first started this blog…
I ended up signing up for a lot of different affiliate programs. Some were really great programs. Some I did not like at all and I ended up closing my account a few days after I signed up. Like my Entrecard account I was telling you about a few posts ago…
Some, I have been using for years, way before I even started blogging professionally, like Inbox Dollars. I love Inbox Dollars. I have been getting checks from them since 2002, for about $50.00 - 60.00 bucks a year. It’s a small amount, but it is easy money, it’s one of the few programs that actually do pay you for reading emails and referring friends. Click on the picture for a larger image. This is currently what I made so far this year.
inbox dollars
Some were actually good programs that I totally forgot I even signed up for, like “Shopping Ads.”
Today, when I was trying to clean out my Yahoo bookmarks, I saw in my affiliate programs - Shopping Ads. I have to admit - I tend to be pretty OCD when it comes to my email, bookmarks, desktop and all that.
All of it has to be neat and orderly. And I also like to have visited the site at least once a month. This way I keep it in my bookmarks. If I bookmark something, and I end up never going there within that month - I delete it.
I know that sounds strange - but, well think of who is writing this - You all know I have never really made it to the “normal” category.
My neat (Re) discovery…
While cleaning out my bookmarks this morning, I noticed that I had “Shopping Ads” in there. So I decided to go to the site to see if I could remember signing up for it.
When I got there it looked familiar, so I logged in. Can you believe - I still had not “activated” my account! It must have been one of those sites that I signed up for in a hurry, meaning to go back but totally forgot about.
So, I activated my account and took a look around.
The thing I like about Shopping Ads is that -
1. You can use it with your Google Adsense account.
2. You are paid monthly.
3. Shopping Ads is both a CPA (Cost Per Acquisition) & a CPC (Cost Per Click) ad program.
4. When you sign up, the Shopping Ads affiliate program is built into the ads you display.
5. You can run as many ads on your site as you want.
6. You can use the same account for multiple sites!
7. You can link to Ebay. Who doesn’t love Ebay?!
I buy stuff all the time from Ebay!
My New (again) affiliate…
I almost feel like kicking myself in the ass here. Why? Because I signed up in March…!
Freaking March. I have been missing out on money because I did not activate my account and also place any ads here! I am actually amazed that I somehow “overlooked” my link. Normally, it would have been deleted. But for reasons unknown to me - I kept it.
So I have added my shopping ads links. You will find them in the footer here. And also on the Right side bar too.
Go there - sign up for one or both of the affiliate programs. I think you will like how easy they are to use. Honestly, I don’t think you will be disappointed.
I think I am going to be following these two closely for the next month or so. Then I can report back on how well I did - or didn’t!
