Issa's Dollar Earners

new year, new making-money-online plan!

2015-01-12T01:15:00.001-08:00

A belated happy New Year everyone! It's been a super busy Christmas holiday for us (traveling to 4 cities by land and by sea!) and my making money online activities has been put on hold. Family first, right? :) But now everything's back to our normal routine, and I'm starting my online activities again. In my previous post, I've said that I'm looking for a online money-making system that I can just leave running (auto-pilot). Unfortunately, I haven't found anything legit. YET.

The good news is, in the course of my research, I have found internet marketing (IM) systems that require you to do only one or two things. I have done my due diligence on the said systems and found so much hate on some systems! LOL! The thing is, people who are deriding IM systems just didn't know what they're getting into. Anyway, I'm currently trying out an online marketing system that I think will help me the most. I'm so far enjoying it and learning quite a bit :) Here are some things that stuck to me:

It takes money to make money~ whether it's paying for a money-making model, investing on your knowledge, or paying for traffic.
TARGETED traffic is king.
Change your mindset about selling and promoting (products, your self, etc). Promoting is not a negative. It's just another procedure to get to your goal.

I will finish all the training videos and lessons (more than 55 in all!) and I'll update you all. If you are new to internet marketing or earning online, I highly suggest you read this internet marketing book. It helped me frame my mindset on how to got about earning online in Web 3.0 :) Have a wonderful 2015 everyone! May we all be prosperous in love and finances this year!

making money online: then and now

2014-12-26T13:30:00.000-08:00

As I have noted in my first blog post in five years, making money online IS not impossible. In fact, I have earned more than enough to fund our half of the wedding budget :) Instead of going the traditional route of asking the groom's family to shoulder the expenses, my then boyfriend and I decided to save up for our wedding budget (50/50, in case we will split up while wedding planning, LOL) so we will have control over our entire wedding. Anyway, all of this stuff are in our Davao wedding blog, which was also recently revived.

THEN
I have started earning online in 2006 and continued til late 2011. I completely stopped when I had my second baby in 2012; two kids + online gigs = super haggard mommy. I didn't want to lose my youthful visage for a few dollars so I stopped working online ;-) Anyway, back in 2006, most of the "making money online" opportunities were get-paid-to <insert activity here> systems. Freelancing gigs like writing for other people's websites or making logos, designing websites, etc were just starting to gain popularity. The bulk of my income came from writing articles and running ads in my blogs. But the thing was, if I didn't write (for employers or in my own blog), my income suffered. That was it back then: no work, no pay.

NOW
Fast forward to 2014, the most popular way to make money online for Filipinos is to be a virtual assistant or VA. In the comfort of your own home (no travel time through traffic!), you can earn as much as P30,000 / month ~ enough for a young family with one kid! Other ways to make money online now includes uploading YouTube videos (popular accounts earn millions a month!), making paid mobile apps or free apps running ads, being an affiliate to online stores (so many options now!), etc, etc. But as in 2006, the same is also true in 2014: no work, no pay. Thus, my quest now is to find an online money-making system that I can set up and just leave running. Will keep you updated! :)

it's been 5 years..

2014-11-23T04:11:00.000-08:00

..and my last post about Chrome OS is still as relevant then as it is today! Maybe even more. Why? Because the Chrome line of products from Google have taken the world by a storm! The Chrome browser is now one of the popular (if not the most used) browsers in the world, and Chromebooks (which runs the aforementioned Chrome OS) has become the favorite of techies and students worldwide. I'm still waiting for the day that I can buy a Chromebook in computer shops here in my country. I'm already using almost all of Google mobile apps and online programs plus I have a Nexus 4, Google's flagship device for its Android mobile OS in 2012. A Chromebook will make me a 100% gSheep (as opposed to Apple iSheeps, lol). And yes, Google has two OS, which I suspect will be merged in a few years (maybe months?) time.

source: http://ims85.com/2011/12/07/back-to-blogging

Anyway, enough Google-lovin' and time for my "make money online" blog lovin', haha! So why am I reviving this dormant blog? Two things: one, Google still sends traffic here and two, there are sooo many ways to make money online now! Trust me when I say I have tried almost get-paid-to (GPT) system out there ;-) I have tried get-paid-to blog, get-paid-to click, get-paid-to answer surveys, get-paid-to social network, even get-paid-to post resume online! LOL! Told you I have tried almost anything, haha! One thing I haven't tried though is internet marketing (IM) as it was quite shady a few years back. Now I'm looking at different IM systems and wow, there are sound ones out there so I might just jump into it! Making mobile apps is in my list too, as well as being affiliates to major commerce sites. Time to teach old dog me some new tricks!

This is it for now. I will try to update this blog once a week (wishful thinking!) but I think it will be more like once a month. Haha! But truly, I'm excited to bring new life to this old blog of mine. I made lots of money with it, and I plan to make more! Lots moaarrr! ;-)

the Google Chrome OS is real!!

2009-11-19T20:40:00.000-08:00

And it's coming early next year!! PLUS it has a 7-second boot time!! Is there any other OS faster than that?? This video below includes a look at Chrome’s short boot time, some of the apps Chrome OS will be able to run, and the operating system’s interface. Google says that if you're a developer, has the right netbook and know-how, you can use their Chrome OS source code and have the OS run in your netbook now. Way cool!

Google Chrome OS is coming soon!!

2009-07-07T23:14:00.000-07:00

DANG! I was pretty surprised when Google Labs took the beta label off GMail and other popular Google products. But nothing compares to this bomb! After years of speculation, Google finally confirmed they are making their own operating system for computers (netbooks first though). And it's coming soon! Here's what the official Google Blog posted at 9:37pm today:

The operating systems that browsers run on were designed in an era where there was no web. So today, we're announcing a new project that's a natural extension of Google Chrome — the Google Chrome Operating System. It's our attempt to re-think what operating systems should be.

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.

Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We're designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web.

I'm very, very, very excited about this (as most tech-loving people are) and I just can't wait for 2010! The big question is: will this be FREE (it's open source after all) or will they charge a nominal fee for it? And how will Microsoft react to this? Do I smell a Microsoft versus Google war brewing? YEEHA!!

wanna win up to $4000??

2009-06-27T20:42:00.000-07:00

Then blog about about the contest in your site (like what I’m doing right now) and follow the other steps listed in John Chow’s contest post HERE. No, Mr. JC is not the one giving away the $4000 — the contest is actually sponsored by OnlineRadioStations.com which is owned by Richard Lau, another dot com mogul. So what are you waiting for? Go join the contest! The lucky winner will be drawn today so hurry!

Like most of you, I listen to music online — either via direct streaming or online radios. I’ve actually joined many such sites but only in OnlineRadioStations.com did I feel “at home” =) They have over over 5000 radio stations of live streaming music, talk, news, sports & weather, and specialty stations like old time radio and Christmas music. As you might have guessed, my favorite station are the news stations. Hehe!

Saturday Six!

2009-06-20T10:51:00.000-07:00

It's my first to join and if you want to have some fun too, click HERE! =)

1. You’re invited to a get-together with friends, and you’re asked to bring a tasty treat: what are you most likely to bring?
- I'd probably bring chicken pie or pizza =)

2. Considering your answer to the previous question, are you more likely to buy something already prepared, or prepare something from scratch on your own?
- Buy something prepared! Why hassle myself? ;-)

3. Where is the last place you met a close friend for coffee or a meal?
- In a buffet restaurant for our dinner. Hi Chin! ^_^

4. Take the quiz: What Mexican Food Are You?
- Here's my result & I completely agree!!

You Are a Quesadilla

You are easy going and very laid back. You find a lot of happiness in life. You're content to go with the flow, and you can't stand uptight people.

You are a loyal friend and family member. You truly put other people first. You enjoy feeling comforted and comforting others. You believe life is about the simple pleasures.

5. How many local restaurants have some special sentimental significance for you because of time you’ve spent there with family or friends?
- Too many too mention! My family, hubby and I love eating so most local restaurants have sentimental value to me =)

6. If you had a local restaurant that you liked, but that was a hangout for you and a close friend, and that friend moved away, would you find it hard to go back how hard would it be for you to continue going to that restaurant?

- Wouldn't be too hard for me, especially if the food is good. Hehe!

Want a 128gb USB flash drive?

2009-06-17T01:24:00.000-07:00

Then you're in luck! KINGSTON just released the first ever 128gb USB flash drive in the wild! =) The Kingston Data Traveler 200 is less than 3 inches long and half an inch thick. It's available in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities for a very affordable $120, $213, and $546, respectively. Also, it has a sliding cap and password protection for extra security. The 128GB version is made to order only, and you can place an order through e-tailers or resellers.

loads of free stuff!

2009-06-09T19:41:00.000-07:00

With the economic recession and people losing jobs left and right, we have to be creative in stretching our budget.. And we have to grab as much freebies as we can as they are offered. Anyway, here are some stuff that will get you free food and electronics. Easy peasy!=)

CLICK HERE to submit your zip code to win a Complimentary $250 Grocery Gift Card. (US only)

CLICK HERE to get a free trial of the best-selling body detox product. Lose weight and get healthy!

CLICK HERE to choose a laptop, write a review for us and you get to keep the laptop!

CLICK HERE to get a FREE, cool and sexy animated avatar of yourself!

selling DRAGONLANCE books!

2009-06-03T06:15:00.000-07:00

Books are listed in chronological order (according to story timeline). Contact me at 09177041028 or just leave a message here ^_^ I'm also open to trade, Labsie and I are avid Dragonlance collectors!

preludes vol 6: tanis the shadow years (no front cover) - P10

meetings sextet:

* vol 2: wanderlust (tas, flint, tanis) - P130

* vol 5: steel & stone (tanis, kitiara) - P130

war of the twins (1986 first printing artwork) - P120

the second generation (children of the heroes of the lance) - P150

dragons of summer flame (chaos war, 600+ pages long) - P180

dragons of a new age trilogy (dragons ruled krynn when the gods left):

* vol 1: dawning of a new age (small tear at upper right cover) - P100

* vol 3: eve of the maelstrom - P120

bertrem's guide to the war of souls vol 2 (short stories) - P130

defenders of magic trilogy vol 1 - night of the eye (with plastic cover) - P120

heroes vol 3: weasel's luck (torn covers) - P10

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wanna win Apple products? read me!

2009-05-04T23:41:00.001-07:00

Yup, we've got another hot summer contest here! And the prizes are all Apple products! Now that's seriously H-O-T! You have 3 ways to win (I did two) and there will be 9 winners in all. Contest will end on May 31 so better hurry! Full details of Zac Johnson's latest contest HERE.

Three Ways to Win

1.) Join Motive Interactive and earn within any of the Commission Levels pictured above (click to enlarge) during the month of May. Contest tier prizes only awarded to new Motive affiliates signed up through this blog during May 2009.

2.) Follow and tweet this contest on Twitter! Just “tweet” the following from your Twitter account and you are automatically entered to win a new iPod Shuffle or 8GB iPod Nano.

RT to Win: Follow @motive and @moneyreign to make money and win big prizes! http://xr.com/zjmotive

3.) Blog about this contest promotion on your site. Link back to the contest blog page and talk about this awesome contest and you will be entered to win a new 16GB iPod Nano.

Yen's "fun little contest" =)

2009-04-30T16:12:00.000-07:00

Yen (or Yenny) is one of the very few Pinay bloggers that I read. There's just something about her life that fascinates me =) Anyhoo, she's holding another contest just for the heck of it. It isn't a biggie since she's reserving the big contest when she comes around to doing it. Hehe! These are her contest's prizes:

First Prize - $20 Cash Through Paypal or if you want it Western Union (Valid Only for the Philippine bloggers), Fashion bracelet, Questions and Answers Post that will be posted in my site. With links to the winners site/s.

Second Prize - $15 Cash Through Paypal or if you want it Western Union, Fashion bracelet.

Third Prize - $10 Cash Through Paypal or if you want it Western Union

So, how to join? Post something about her contest in your blog and link it to the contest post. The most important part: comment in any of Yen's posts from April 25 to May 31. If you belong in the Top 15 commentators, you'll have a shot in winning the 3 prizes. Go join! ^_^

win $100 + 200,000 EC credits & a lot more!

2009-04-22T13:26:00.000-07:00

Yup, this is certainly one biggie contest you shouldn't miss! =) Here's the story: PinayJade turned a year older last March 21 and decided to mark the event with a HUGE contest (click for the mechanics). This contest is special to me coz this is my first time to sponsor a prize. Yesiree! Tightwad me decided to sponsor $10 of cold hard cash, hehe! =) Here are the contest prizes and sponsors:

3 WAYS TO WIN:

1) BEST POST (selected by PinayJade) - $50 cold hard paypal cash

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* 30,000 Entrecard Credits
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* Blog Review from Hot in Singapore

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* 20,000 Entrecard Credits
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* 25,000 Entrecard Credits
* 4 Free Ad Space on sites with Pagerank

FIFTH PLACE
*15,000
* 4 Free Ad Space on sites with Pagerank
* T-shirt from Anything Under the Sun ( if the winner is from the Philippines )

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* 1 x 5000 Entrecard Credits
* 1 x Dot com Domain

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get paid to POST YOUR RESUMES online!

2009-04-15T10:11:00.000-07:00

Now isn't that a nifty idea?? You're looking for a job (that's the reason why people post or send resumes in case you don't know, LOL) and you're earning even while looking! And that's thanks to Resumark -- they will PAY YOU $1 EVERY TIME employers download YOUR resume. Invite your friends to upload their resumes and you’ll earn $0.50 each time their resumes are downloaded! Awesome huh?? But wait, there's more: when employers or recruiters come to Resumark.com through your link and download resumes, you will also earn $0.15 from every such download. That's three ways to earn off by posting your resumes online! And there's 3 more ways:

1st person to get 30 friends to join Resumark.com will get $100!
2nd person to get 30 friends to join gets $50, and
3rd gets $25!

Even after YOU WIN the prize, KEEP INVITING! Coz..

The 1st person who gets 100 friends to join will receive $500!

answer surveys below & earn! =)

2009-04-07T08:41:00.000-07:00

This survey is about our feet. You've probably heard the expression "Come down to earth." ... well, when we get there, those two dangling appendages that stay in constant contact with the earth, can be the cause of pain. Most of us put up with it, and for some of us it becomes unbearable. I learned at Foot Solutions that the cause may well be shoes ... it wasn't an academic discussion ... they actually made some foot pain disappear.

Mania- what is it? "Excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of mood" ... you know when you see it, feel it, participate in it ... live performances generate the heat ... not all of them ... but concert mania happens when artsts like the Beatles, Cream, Rolling Stone, Michael Jackson, U2, Metallica, and even Miley Cyrus take the stage ... let's talk about the kind of mania that makes us feel really good!

wanna win $20?

2009-03-30T19:30:00.000-07:00

Then join Twitter, follow @ragingtech and tweet this message: “RT @ragingtech Enter to win $20 USD PayPal “Just for the heck of it” Contest, Retweet to win! http://tinyurl.com/cjeg6b #ragingwin” EASY PEASY! ^_^ If you're feeling creative, you can tweet your own contest message so long as you put @ragingtech and #ragingwin in it. Why? Coz you might win a mystery prize aside from the $20! It would be cool if the mystery prize is also money, LOL ;-)

For more info about @ragingtech's contest, read Raging Tech Twitter Contest - WIN $20 USD PayPal. Good luck!!

P.S. If you like medical news, tech updates, marriage tips, easy recipes & Twitter contests, follow me on Twitter: @cutieissa =)

I won a 160gb iPod from a Twitter contest!!!

2009-03-23T10:03:00.000-07:00

So, who says you can't earn from Twitter? Mwahahaha! ;-) Last February, I blogged about the Twitter contests that I joined and out of the 3 contests, I won in one -- the 160gb iPod giveaway from TGTMoney!! Niiice!! Thank you so much Michael!! And yes, that's the iPod I won above but I haven't received it yet as the owner still has to save money for its shipping fee. But I'm patient, very patient.. Hehe! What's mind-boggling is it's 160gb! My archaic laptop only had 80gb and I'm down to 500mb free space now. I can't wait to get a hold of this iPod! Yes, it will be used to store my photos, videos and music to free up space in my laptop =)

Anyway, the contest I joined was pretty simple: subscribe to the TGTMoney's newsletter, follow @bookerx in Twitter and tweet a message about the contest. I usually don't enter contests that needs subscribing to a newsletter but TGTMoney had potential. At the time of the Twitter contest, there weren't much posts but the posts that were there were really helpful if you want to earn money online. The site has since underwent major renovations and is now teeming with helpful posts so go visit! =) My winning was announced HERE (via video) and HERE (scroll down to middle of the post for my name).

AsiaRooms.com Offers Facebook Users a Chance to Win US$6000!

2009-03-16T17:34:00.000-07:00

And all you have to do is become their fan HERE! Very easy huh? =) Of course I joined already! Hehe! At the time I joined, there were only 54 fans, I'm sure that number will increase in the next few days. Anyway, here's the details on AsiaRooms.com's contest:

By becoming a fan of AsiaRooms.com on Facebook, there is a chance to win a US$1000 voucher from AsiaRooms.com every month. The new promotion will last for six months starting from April 2009, offering a total prize pool of US$6000 to be won.
Six lucky Facebook fans of AsiaRooms.com will be presented with US$1000 credit vouchers which can be redeemed and used for hotel booking at AsiaRooms.com. For six consecutive months, all the fans will automatically enter monthly random draws for the prizes. The draw will take place and announced on AsiaRooms.com Facebook page on the following dates: April 15, 2009, May 15, 2009, June 15, 2009, July 15, 2009, August 15, 2009 and Final Draw on September 15, 2009.

For more information, check their press release HERE.

check ALL my online updates at FriendFeed!

2009-03-06T10:26:00.000-08:00

If you're exhausted of telling everyone that you've updated your blogs, social profiles and other online what-nots, it's time you get a respite. I've been fooling around with FriendFeed for awhile now and since I joined Twitter and Facebook, it has been very useful to my non-Twitter and non-FB friends. So what does FriendFeed do? It's sort of like your central office where everything you do in certain enrolled websites are listed. Take a look at my feed below (click to enlarge). It listed what I just tweeted in Twitter, what I blogged in yes, it's ME! and my status in Facebook. Awesome huh?? ^_^ But that's not the best thing about FriendFeed -- THIS IS: you can access my FriendFeed without making an account for it!

Yup, you read it right, no need to signup. Anytime you want to know what I'm (or have been) up to, just type http://friendfeed.com/cutieissa in your browser's address bar and you'll see the latest updates in my blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, Digg, StumbleUpon, YouTube, etc, etc.If you're too lazy to type the address, scroll down this blog and you'll see my updates at the right =) Currently FriendFeed offers 59 online services including Google Reader, Plurk, Netflix and others. Click HERE to see their entire list. So, are you going to use FriendFeed? Will you check out my updates using it?

Zac Johnson's $100 and more Twitter contest =)

2009-02-24T13:49:00.000-08:00

There are tons of contests in Twitter right now (which is another reason why I love Twitter, hehe). So far I joined a 160gb-iPod-giveaway and win-an-iPod-Touch contest. Just a minute ago I entered Zac Johnson's 5-week Twitter contest =) For Twitterers, you can enter by following him in Twitter and retweeting his required message. For bloggers, you can join by writing about the contest. And yeah, I did both. More chances to win that $100! ;-) Below are some of Zac Johnson's contest prizes and for more info, visit his contest post. Good luck!

Week 1: Winners Announced Feb 27
- Rextopia $100 Cash
- 5 MoneyReign T-Shirt Packs
- 1 PPC Coach Membership
- 1 Signed Joel Comm “Twitter Power”
- 4 Signed Gary V “101 Wines” Book

Bloggers Can Win Too! - $100 Cash
Lastly, blog about this contest and link back to this post and you could win $100 cash. One blogger will randomly be selected from the permalinks listed on this blog post, on March 27th and listed in the week 5 winners. $100 prize will be rewarded through paypal.

the $500 Vacation Rentals giveaway!

2009-02-19T09:21:00.000-08:00

One of the easiest way to "earn" money online is to enter contests done by blogs and websites to promote their products and themselves. I myself had won $40 last year just by commenting in a blog and subscribing to the blog. $40 for no sweat work -- how easy is that?? =) Today I'm joining ArrangeYourVacation.com's $500 cash giveaway. Yes, FIVE EFFIN HUNDRED DOLLARS! And all you have to do is review their site plus link to their contest post (the one with contest details), and viola! A chance to win $500! ^_^

So what's ArrangeYourVacation.com all about? For someone like me who loves to travel, their online services are quite a treat. They have log cabins, lakefront and oceanfront villas, ski slope condos, or whatever it is that you want to rent as your vacation home =) Their website is very easy to look at and the layout is neat. It is fully searchable too. For home owners who'd like to rent out their properties, ArrangeYourVacation.com offers FREE standard advertising. There are no fees and commissions which is just awesome! Go visit their site for more info.

the easiest way to track PageRank changes

2009-02-15T13:31:00.000-08:00

If you're here looking for ways to earn $$$ via blogging then you must be already aware that your blog's Google PageRank (PR) play a very important factor on whether pay-to-blog companies will approve your blog or not. The PR will also determine if how much you'll get for your blogging tasks so if you want to earn more, then strive to increase your PR. If you're not aware what PageRank is or how to increase it, google it and start learning =)

For those who have many blogs and sites, I know it's a pain to keep track of all the PageRank updates every 3 months or so. I myself got so tired of checking that it came to a point that some of my sites' PR slid without me knowing, LOL! Anyhoo, I stumbled an easy way to keep track of PageRank changes via RockFuse -- PAGERANK ALERT! =) Just signup, enter the URLs of your site and once the PRs are updated, they will send you an email. Easy as a pie! =)

P.S. My friend and I are selling pre-loved books in an effort to raise funds for our barkada's first-ever bonding trip. BTW, barkada = circle of friends. You can check our books HERE <-- click!

welcome to my sunnier make-money blog!

2009-02-11T22:39:00.000-08:00

By sunnier, I mean yellower. Hehe! I love pink and this blog has been the pinkest of all my blogs -- not at all suited to the making-money-online niche. But hey, it's my blog right?? =) But when I found the perfect pink/yellow Burberry-esque background in ColorLovers.com, I decided it's time to do a makeover for this blog. Nothing big, I didn't even change the Blogcrowds theme that I had for sooo long, hehe! I just tweaked the sidebars, the ads and most importantly, the colors. Here's my old blog look:

Really pink huh?? Hehe! Now that this blog is half-pink, half-yellow -- do you find it better looking? Leave me a comment! =) Oh, yeah, I have to do something with my header picture. With all the yellow, my face looks much, much yellower as if I have a liver problem. Ughh!

win lots of EC credits and $$$ from Mira!

2009-02-08T17:26:00.000-08:00

To win the smashing stuff, all you have to do is blog about this contest and link back toMira's Blog. Make sure you copy all the prizes and sponsors as seen below. Mira is doing this contest as she celebrates one great year of blogging. Twelve lucky bloggers will win so there's a good chance it might be YOU! =) You can read all about the contest HERE.

1st PRIZE
$25 - c/o Random Thoughts
Customized Blog Layout (blogger platform) c/o My Web-Blog Designs
1 Swarovsky Bracelet c/o Yen's Handmades [Click here to see the ITEM]
$20 + 2000 EC credits c/o Windmill on the Hill
$10 + 500 EC credits c/o My Life's Journey to Success
$10 + 500 EC credits c/o Things I Did Not Know Before
$10 + 500 EC credits c/o Unique Ideas For Your Beach Weddings
2000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Night Clicks
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o NetFreeSource
3000 - EC credits c/o Random Thoughts
1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Dashing Beauty
1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Tales of a Pinay Single Mommy
1 Photo Pop Art Make-over c/o Sweety Tots

2nd PRIZE
$20 - c/o Mira's Web Journal
2500 - EC credits c/o Mira's Web Journal
2000 - EC credits c/o A Moment to Exhale
20GB Web Hosting c/o http://angelic-melody.net + 500EC credits
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o My Countryhome
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Live Love Pink
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Samantha's Own
1 month 125x125 ad space c/o 1716 South
1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Garage Sale
1 Photo Pop Art Make-over c/o Sweety Tots

3rd PRIZE
$15 - c/o A Moment to Exhale
3000 - EC credits c/o Big Boys Have Toys Too
2000 - EC credits c/o A Taste of Both Worlds
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Kharlota dot Com
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o A Girl for All Status
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o A Fil-Am Journey
1 year text link ad c/o http://glamorous-heart.info
1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Symphony of Love
1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Sweepstakes Girl
1 Photo Pop Art Make-over c/o Sweet...Pretty...Naughty

4th PRIZE
$10 - c/o My Barefoot Journey
2000 - EC credits c/o Mommy's Little Corner
2000 - EC credits c/o My Online Paradise
2000 - EC credits c/o Kinda Life of Mine
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Just About Anything
1 month text link ad Thomas Travel Tales
1 month text link ad Great Finds and Deals

5th PRIZE
2000 - EC credits c/o Wife of a Warrior
3000 - EC credits c/o Life's Sweets and Spices
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Simply Irresistible
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o My Sweet Haven
1 month text link ad Work At Home Jobs
1 month text link ad Erlinda‘s Wandering Thoughts

6th PRIZE
2000 - EC credit c/o The Solitairy Love
1500 - EC credit c/o My Barefoot Journey
1000 - EC credits c/o My Kitchen Table
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Kalidadis
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Cooking is Fun
1 month text link ad CompTechGadgets.com
1 month text link ad Healthy Living and Lifestyle

7th PRIZE
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Simplement Belles
1000 - EC credits + 1 month 125x125 ad space c/o Moi et mon univers!
1000 - EC credit c/o Scrappy Mommy
1000 - EC credits c/o Dashing Smiles
1000 - EC credits c/o Everything Plus the Kitchen Sink
1000 - EC credits c/o One at a Time
1 month text link ad Thomas Web Links
1 month text link ad Bohol Paradise

8th PRIZE
1000 EC + 1 month 125x125 ad space from My Daily Sunset
1000 - EC credits c/o My Kitchen
1000 - EC credits c/o My Life and Family Journey
1000 - EC credits c/o My Whole New World
1000 - EC credits c/o Definitely Maybe
500 - EC credits c/o I Thought So
1 month text link ad Batuananons

9th PRIZE
1000 EC + 1 month 125x125 ad space from Lovely Pink
1000 - EC credits c/o Small Side Bits
1000 - EC credits c/o In His Steps
1000 - EC credits c/o Moments of My Life
1000 - EC credits c/o My Crossroads
1 month text link ad Filipino Online Community

10th PRIZE
1000 EC + 1 month 125x125 ad space from Hobby and Such by Carlota
1000 - EC credits c/o My Life's Adventure
1000 - EC credits c/o Wonderful Things In Life
1000 - EC credits c/o The Joy of Life Forever
500 - EC credits c/o Life's Journey
1 month text link ad from Nita's Random Thoughts

11th PRIZE
1000 - EC credits c/o Medan Daily
1000 - EC credits c/o Wiehanne Lounge
1000 - EC credits c/o Simply WP
1000 - EC credits c/o Everything Under the Sun
1 month text link ad from Nita's Corner

12th PRIZE
1500 - EC credits c/o A Moment to Exhale
1000 - EC credits c/o My Barefoot Journey
1000 - EC credits c/o EastCoastLife

earn from Twitter!

2009-02-03T11:14:00.000-08:00

I guess most of you are on Twitter now, mostly for personal reasons and to connect with friends =) Me, I sworn off it coz I have too much online and offline stuff going on. Getting addicted to Twitter (most users attest to its addictive properties!) will definitely be counterproductive to my working mojo. Already there's too many distractions in our PC room =)

Anyway, I finally succumbed to Twitter coz dNeero (the easiest way to earn online! sample conversation below) offered a feature that allows you to earn from Twitter. Niiice! Now there's a "valid" money-making reason for joining Twitter ^_^ Reason #2 is John Chow's latest Twitter contest. Follow him (and Market Leverage) on Twitter and you have a chance to win 1 of 3 Flip Mino HD! Smashing ey?!