As you may or may not be aware(if this is your first time to my blog) - I’m embarking on a journey of a lifetime. Perhaps the first of many such journeys.

I am going to be interviewing 1 blogger in EACH of the 50 states.
(Now the 10 major provinces of Canada too!)

Recently, I’ve put out calls for sponsors, and I’m very close to closing a contract with an awesome sponsor - I don’t want to layout all the details just yet - you’ll have to stay tuned to learn more about this great web2.0 company and what they have to offer.

The exciting thing is with their support we will be able to get this launched a lot quicker.

Which means I need your help - at our sponsor’s suggestion we’ve decided to not only hit ALL 50 states, but ALSO all the Provinces of Canada as well.

Each blog will be featured on video sharing sites across the internet, podcasting directories, etc… This is truly the power of synergy - each blog accepted will also be linking back to the project and it will snowball.

We need more bloggers - it’s easy as pie to enter and you will get a ton of exposure for your blog.

Step 1 - Go to: http://www.thereseabloginmysoup.com/directory/

Step 2 - Click on the state / or province that you live in.

Step 3 - Click the link that says “Insert your link here”

Submit your link to our directory  - we will be choosing blogs when we have at least 2 blogs per state / province - Show your State / Provincial Pride Today!

We are also going to be collecting some cool ’swag’ from the bloggers we interview - as well as other souvenirs that we pick along the way - and will be holding some tight contests to give away our road-trip swag, after we return.

You know the beauty of this is it all started because of Twitter. Twitter truly is an amazing tool.

Extreme-gamer.info is a new website for extreme gamers. Currently it features a sample of feeds from all of the best gaming blogs on the internet.

There’s also a lot of free downloads of games that you can play on your pc. Plus some mobile games that you can load to your cellphone, and an ebay feed showing you only the hottest video game related items from ebay.

Other features will be released as I see a need.

This is basically a prototype - please let me know your suggestions on things I can add or change, and as this blog is about making money - let me know your opinions on the advertising I have setup.

Extreme gamer features only the best wii news, xbox 360 news, and ps3 news on the block.

I’ve been working on a Niche Site - I’ve tried joomla, wordpress and moveable type in an effort to basically create a conglomeration of info plus add an ebay store.

I’ve basically been testing and trying different methods. Nothing was looking the way I wanted it.

So I found a method using rss to simply create a portal related to my Niche, and that’s what I’ve done.

It is a little ad heavy - and afterall the point is to make money. However it also delivers up to the minute rss feeds, related videos, etc…

I would definitely like some creative criticism as this small Niche site is actually part of a much bigger plan to come that is going to be pretty huge. Let me know your thoughts.

I appreciate your time checking it out. The website is: UsedPalmPdas.com

Cashquests by Kumiko used to be a wonderful asset for marketers. Kumiko had ton of great insights. But alas she has become just another sell out.

You know you’ve hit rock bottom when you’re recommending people to go to “Get Paid Survey Sites“.

Seriously - I’ve tried that and I’m sure most of us have, and they are not worth your time or money. Get Paid Survey Sites are a total waist of money.

I think it’s disgusting that the person who took over Cashquests is recommending Get Paid Survey Sites, obviously they aren’t making money or they wouldn’t be suggesting Get Paid Survey Sites as a viable way to make money.

 

 

Yeah - I’ll say it. I’m an Obama backer - after the whole war and 9-11 fiasco I’d go base-jumping with out a parachute before voting for a republican, or Hillary Clinton.

Listen to what Hillary told O’Reilly, about how the rich deserve to be more blessed than the poor.

Here’s what Mccain says about the Iraq war being a war for Oil.

So who do we vote for?
My vote is for Obama - but even he doesn’t have a good answer about the economic situation we’re getting into.

I think America as a whole is one large titanic and the iceberg is just around the bend. Call me pessimistic but something big is coming and it’s not going to be fun.

Today I’m launching an ebay auction for sponsorship of the 50 Bloggers in 50 States Roadtrip. I am going to be travelling a huge distance for this project. I figure might as well sell ads on the van, right?

You can view the auction here: Roadtrip - 50 Blogs in 50 States - Extreme Ad Package!

The starting price is $497. Which in my opinion is way under-priced, I can see this going as high as $2000 or more.

What you receive:

1 ad on my van in the back window for everyone to see. I will be travelling more than 5000 miles over the […] Continue Reading…

What if you could make twice the money from an ebay store?

You can make the initial money for the sale of whatever product it is that you’re offering, but as a double whammy you can also make an affiliate commission for referring people to ebay.

Just think about that - you can make as much as $25+ per person who signs up for ebay. Plus if your site is targeted strictly to your product, add some other related affiliate banners, good seo, maybe a lot of tutorials relating to your items, and some ppc advertising, and you’ve got a guaranteed […] Continue Reading…

Today, I’ve decided i’m going to try my hand at podcasting.

This is my introduction to the world of podcasting. I will be delving deep and revealing my results as to how well podcasting can help improve a blog’s reach.

Feel free to subscribe to my podcast.

Hey,

I’m not really a hotshot blogger, in fact I’m quite the opposite.

I don’t believe I have all the answers, or that I’m all that special. I do have confidence though in what I’m saying, and I know it works.

I believe humility is an important characteristic to encompass, and I know I’m not the perfect person yet. Which is why I am asking you, my readers the following questions:

What would you like to see on this blog?
What would you change about this blog?
What suggestions do you have for this blog?
Ultimately do you enjoy this blog, or do […] Continue Reading…

You should notice the add above under the search button.

It basically tells anyone who has IE to get a better browser aka firefox.

For each of those who download firefox I receive a buck. But why waste the space if a viewer already has firefox? Obviously they’re not going to download it again, right?

You can do this easily if you follow these steps:

1. Download and install “Who Sees Ads”
2. Add this code to your header file for your theme:
<?php function ae_detect_ie() { if (isset($_SERVER[’HTTP_USER_AGENT’]) && (strpos($_SERVER
[’HTTP_USER_AGENT’], ‘MSIE’) !== false)) return true; else return false; } ?>
</head>
3. Next you will need […] Continue Reading…