When using coupons online, first you have to make sure that coupon is eligible for use on your purchase and then you have to make sure it’s valid (not expired). Plus, if there are numerous coupons for the online store that you’re shopping at, you have to go to various sources to compare them and see which one is best!

So as you can see, even though online shopping is convenient, it can also be a huge headache. This is where an awesome online tool like PriceBlink comes into play.

What is PriceBlink?

PriceBlink is a browser plugin/extension that helps to save you time and money! PriceBlink automatically finds the lowest prices and online coupons while you browse products. So, you will only have to use this one tool to compare prices and coupons. Plus you’ll only see PriceBlink when there is an available offer – other than that it stays hidden.

PriceBlink is available for the following browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer. Plus, you can even add a bookmarklet to mobile Safari on your iPad.

PriceBlink also has other features like the ability to view the price history of a product and the ability to add an item to your PriceBlink wish list along with an optional Price Alert. For the wish list feature you’ll need a PriceBlink account, which you can create using your Facebook account.

I do love the Price Alert feature because you can get notified by email whenever a product goes below a certain price, which you get to specify.

How to Use PriceBlink

My favorite place to shop online is Amazon and PriceBlink works perfectly there. Let’s say I want to find a new computer monitor for my husband. I find a nice ViewSonic 27-inch widescreen LCD monitor on Newegg.com and then I see the PriceBlink bar drop down from the top of the page. This is great because that means there are possibly deals to be had!

Clicking on “View All Prices” from the bar shows me that this monitor is the same price at other online stores. So that means that I have found the best deal that I’m going to find on this item; there’s no need to look elsewhere.

Next, I go to “View Coupons” and it doesn’t show my any coupons for the current items (because there aren’t any), but I do see verified coupons for related items. I can also view more Newegg coupons, sign up to get notified of new Newegg coupons and sales automatically, and choose to hide coupons from this merchant completely.

After going through with the purchase, I think it would be safe to say that PriceBlink was a lifesaver! I didn’t have to manually search for the same monitor on other online stores to see if this was the best deal or not. Plus I didn’t have to search hours for coupons either, just to find that there were none available.

So PriceBlink is definitely the ultimate online shopping companion for any online shopper that doesn’t want to spend hours researching prices and coupons!

Final Thoughts

It’s official, I’m in love with PriceBlink and it will probably never leave my browser! It’s so easy to use and it’s almost like having my own shopping assistant, doing all of the research for me. All I have to do is look at a few prices and pick the best one.

It’s also great to know that PriceBlink won the Reader’s Choice Best Overall Add-on award on About.com. It just proves that PriceBlink is at the top of its league. Plus it’s a very reliable tool and well-loved by its users! A huge congratulations goes out to them for beating out the competition with a whopping 75% of the votes on their side.

What are your thoughts on PriceBlink? Are you already using it? If not, do you plan on using it now?

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So how do you use SocialClerks to get Twitter followers free?

Targeting Users via Interests

After signing in with your Twitter account, you can (and should) modify your interests. This is a good thing to do because it allows you to connect with users who are similar to you. If you’re signed in with a business Twitter account, then you can target users based on their interest in your business’ niche.

You can enter up to 5 different interests. You’ll notice that you’ll also see these interests on the homepage and can click on each one to see users who have tweeted about those keywords.

Following Users and Gaining Credits

After you’ve entered your interests, you can start following Twitter users from the SocialClerks homepage. You’ll see 25 users per page (5 rows, 5 columns) and you can refresh as often as desired. Scrolling over a user’s avatar image will display their bio along with the number of followers they have and how many people they’re following. So you can use this information to give you a better idea of who you should follow and see if they’re relevant to you and/or your business.

You’ll also notice that you’ll see “Get # Credits” under each user’s avatar image. This is the number of credits you’ll receive for following that user. The more credits that you receiving for following others, the more credits you’ll have to offer for others to follow you. As you can see, SocialClerks is definitely a give and take service that works both ways.

Once you run out of credits, you won’t be shown in the list of users to follow.

Other Features

Also be sure to go through the settings so that you can customize how many credits to give out to others that follow you as well as many other things. For instance, you can also offer credits to other users who retweet you and you can set up the actual tweet for them to retweet in settings.

If you want to increase your exposure on Facebook, Digg, YouTube, Google+ and your website as well, you’ll have to set everything up in settings first. For each social service that you setup to share, you must have credits to offer per share. So you’ll need to keep following members and sharing for other users so that you can earn credits and then use those credits for your shares.

Final Thoughts

Although SocialClerks is a time-consuming tool, it will definitely work at getting you more followers, retweets, likes, etc. People are going to constantly help you out in order to help themselves out – they’ll get credits to follow and share your stuff. If you’re willing to set aside 10-15 minutes a day for SocialClerks, you’re sure to reap the benefits of increased followers and more exposure in no time.

Start increasing your followers and gaining exposure now with SocialClerks.

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But you’re still nowhere to be seen on Google. And you’re still not making any money. So what’s going on and what’s going wrong?

The Hopeless Situation

Here’s the problem. You might well be uploading fantastic quality content on a daily basis. Unfortunately though, so are roughly 100,000,000 other people. Some of those people will be paying a fortune for the best SEO companies, and others will have been around years before you got there. Unfortunately there’s just no reason really for your site to be able to compete and that leaves you stuck at the bottom of the heap unless you have a rather hopeless situation on your hands. This very much is not a case of ‘build it and they will come’.

At the same time the incredibly unreliable nature of SEO at the moment (which is due itself to all the changes to the Google algorithms) means that you can’t even rely on tried and tested techniques to carry on working.

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So What Can You Do?

So is that it? Is the situation completely hopeless? How can you go about building a strategy that will stand a real chance of working and that you can rely on?

Well the first step is to make sure that you are offering something genuinely useful for your visitors. Getting original traffic is becoming harder and harder, so what you should try focussing on is getting repeat visitors. Offer something truly unique and genuinely valuable and interesting, and make your site stand out in ways so that it is memorable and so that people see its value. Building a sense of community and getting them to feel like they know you is also valuable. Mailing lists, forums and comments sections are all very powerful tools that can ‘overcome’ SEO.

Next you need to make sure that your site is unique in terms of its market. There’s a lot of competition out there, so try to start off as a small fish in a big pond. By targeting the smaller topics first you can then branch out and enter the larger markets with a little more authority already having been generated. Think brand and think of springboarding one success from another.

You should also think about marketing your site in other ways on top of your SEO. Don’t be afraid to try advertising, to carry a business card and to use Facebook and other social networks. Build a kind of ‘buzz’ around your site and use old-fashioned marketing techniques in combination with your SEO.

Lastly, focus on quality not quantity when it comes to your visitors and try to make as much money as you can from each visitor. You can do this by selling something from your site – such as a book, a programme or a service (such as web design). You do this and suddenly each visitor will be worth more to you meaning you won’t need to struggle to get hundreds of viewers to your website to make a living from it.

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Matt Jordan is a prolific writer and writes about topics like make money online, work from home, SEO and internet marketing. You can visit his blog moneymule.net to get more tips.

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The danger lies in the fact that there are so many ways in which your online reputation could be struck down. A negative review, a BBB complaint, a savage attack from a rival—any of these could ultimately ruin your brand’s online image.

You don’t have to leave yourself open to these attacks, however. There are some simple reputation management tactics any business can implement to ensure a strong, protected reputation.

Know What’s Out There

The most important thing you can do is to educate yourself as to what’s out there already, in terms of your company’s reputation. Search for your brand on Google, Yahoo, and Bing; if there are any damaging reviews or attacks on your brand, you’ll see them, plain as day, on the first page or two. Some think that this kind of monitoring is all that online reputation management is. That’s far from true, but being aware of where you stand is important for letting you assess whether damage has already been done.

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Get the Best Domains

Another important thing to do is to snatch up all the exact-match domains out there—so, if your company is called Rose Bakery, get RoseBakery.com, RoseBakery.net, and so on. These exact-match URLs will rank high in a Google search, and if your enemy wanted to tear you down, he or she would likely try to use these domains against you. So, don’t let it happen; beat your rivals to the punch!

The same is true, by the way, of exact-match account names for Facebook, Twitter, and all the other social networks. You may have no plans to ever use these accounts, but it doesn’t matter. Sign up for them anyway, to keep someone else from accessing them first.

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Quality Content

 The best way to ensure that your brand’s image is protected, and that those domains you registered rank well on Google, is to populate them with unique, original content. The same goes for social networks—pick at least a couple of them, and start posting. What you’re doing here is nothing less than constructing a wall of positive content—one that negative attacks will have a difficult time passing through!

And that’s what this form of online reputation management is all about. It’s a matter of protecting yourself from attack, and making sure that your positive brand image has a firm foundation on the Web.

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About the Author:  Rich Gorman is a veteran of the direct response marketing industry and an expert in reputation management and direct response marketing for companies large and small.  

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For the purpose of this review, please know that all features are c/o the Platinum Pass, which gives you unlimited searches. Depending on what plan you have, you may not have all of these features.

Phone Searches

Do you ever get phone calls from “unknown” phone numbers? Usually on the caller ID, it shows the phone number, but instead of a name or company it just says “unknown” or the city and state where the call comes from. This can be frustrating, especially if the party doesn’t leave a voicemail message.

This is where the phone search feature on KnowPhone.com can come in handy. Just type in the phone number and you’ll see details about the phone number: area code, prefix, city, state, carrier, and provider. You can also try the unlisted phone search, cell phone search, and premium phone search to find information for unlisted numbers and mobile phones.

I find this search feature handy because I was able to identify a few unknown number from my caller ID. At least now I’m not left in the dark and know who is calling.

People Searches

There are 4 different people search options: search by name, search by address, relatives search, and neighbor search. When searching by name and for relatives, you’ll need to know the first name, last name, and state of residence. When searching by address and for neighbors, you’ll need to know the house number, street name, city, and state.

As you can see, you really need to know a few details about a person before searching for them. Because of this, this feature may not be so handy for some people – especially if you’re searching for a lost family member or biological family.

I did notice that when I did a test search for my husband, the address was correct, but the birth date, age, and phone number where way off! So just know that your results may sometimes be outdated and unreliable.

Email Searches

You can perform reverse email searches just by entering an email address. For the results, you’ll get: IP address, address, location, zip code, and date reported. Honestly, I don’t think that these results are very accurate either, which is disappointing.

I tested the email search using my old yahoo email address (because none of my current Gmail addresses yielded any results) and the IP address, home address, and location were all wrong. I guess it’s because the year reported was 2010 and apparently, the results haven’t been updated since then. Again, this is a major flaw and disappointment.

There is also an email search by name feature, where you can enter a first name, last name, and state to get an email address for that person. I used myself as a test and I could only get results by using the state where I lived 2 years ago. With outdated results, this feature seems pretty useless. Let’s just hope that this gets remedied ASAP.

Criminal Record Searches

I won’t go into detail here, but you can perform four types of searches: sex offenders search, state criminal record search, national criminal record search, and warrants search. Again, you’ll need some details to perform a search (first name, last name, state).

Genealogy Searches

When it comes to genealogy, you can search for birth records, death records, and marriages and divorce records. This is good if you want to know whether or not a lost family member or biological family member is still alive, recently got married, or even if they went finally through with that divorce they’ve been battling for years. Again, you’ll need the first name, last name, and state for these searches.

KnowPhone.com Subscriptions

You can perform reverse phone lookups for free, by just inputting any phone number within North America. However, if you want all of the above features and more, you’ll need a subscription. All subscription packages (except for Report Only) include unlimited people search, basic phone lookups, basic cell phone lookups, and more.

• 1-year access, $39.95
• 6-month access, $29.95
• 1-month access, $14.95
• Report Only, $9.95

You can also go with a report package (see image below). Reverse reports may include owner’s age, email address, primary home address, home ownership, marital status, and date of birth.

Final Thoughts

For what it’s worth and the amount of data you can search for, I think that KnowPhone.com is a great tool. Plus, they even offer a 100% ironclad any time guarantee. So if you’re ever totally unhappy with their service, you can get your money back.

However, the databases really needs to get a good update, so that the information is up-to-date, reliable, and useful! Besides that issue, I really like KnowPhone.com and will continue to use it as needed.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

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Luckily, The-Best-Web-Hosting-Service.com is a source that you can use see all of the best Web hosting services in a single location.

For instance, maybe you are looking for Host gator reviews so that you can compare the service to Bluehost, GoDaddy, or another Web Host. If that’s the case you can go right to a detailed, thorough review on the site.

Here’s a break down of what the Web host review offers:

• the BBB (Better Business Bureau) Rating
• the month and year that the Web host was established
• letter grades for reliability, server speed, customer service, and cost (each individually)
• the number of thumbs up and down the host has received on The-Best-Web-Hosting-Service.com, from actual customers
• a review of its features, uptime, and customer service
• promo codes that you can use to save money on your order, should you choose to go with that host
• a final verdict on whether you should choose the host or not.

Likewise maybe you want to see complaints from real customers of a Web host, since this is one of the best ways to know the truth about the service. The-Best-Web-Hosting-Service.com can help you with that as well because it gives real customers the chance to voice their opinion about any Web host.

For instance, GoDaddy is one of the most popular hosting services on the Web, yet there are quite a few GoDaddy complaints available for your reference. Plus, you can see what letter grades GoDaddy received when it comes to reliability, server speed, customer service and cost – along with the number of thumbs up and thumbs down received from real customers.

The reviews are detailed, yet not too long. So it should only take you a 1-2 minutes to read about a Web hosting service and find out whether or not it’s right from you. This is so much better than having to spend 15-20 minutes just to search the Web to find useful reviews for a single service!

The-Best-Web-Hosting-Service.com is here to help and it does that by saving you time, money, and headaches. So you see, finding the best Web hosting service doesn’t have to be hard at all. With a resource like this, all you need is a few minutes and a single website.

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Let’s face it, social media is definitely here to stay.

So what does that mean for your business or brand? It means that if you’re not already using social media, that you need to jump on the bandwagon ASAP! Why? Mainly because that’s where all of your customers and future customers are! Plus, that’s where your competitors are and you can’t expect to keep up if you’re already way behind.

I’m often baffled when I hear a company say that they don’t have an online presence – no website, no Facebook, no Twitter or anything. Being non-existent on the Web is like committing suicide for your brand. You just can’t expect to grow if you’re not going to keep up with the social media trends. Worst of all, your customers will probably end up going elsewhere because they want to be able do business online – on their computers and mobile devices.

Don’t forget that it has already been proven that social media marketing helps to increase business exposure as well as traffic and conversion rates. Plus, it gives your search engine rankings a huge boost and you really want this, because you want new customers to find your company when they’re searching for something in your niche.

If you’re wondering how to dominate on the Web, you can always rely on an experienced social media marketing company to help you out if you don’t want to learn yourself. There are also many self-proclaimed “experts” and “pros” online that you can find – mainly on Twitter.

So, think about it; social media usage is a must! Get people talking about your brand or business now! Help spread the word faster about your promotions and increase your traffic and sales. You won’t regret it.

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When you’re on the go, it’s hard to write down all of your expenses and keep track of your current budget.

With hundreds of applications available to help you keep track of your finances, the iPhone has made it easy for the average person to mange his finance troubles. Sure, most individuals may not hold an online accounting degree, but that isn’t to say you cannot manage your finances like an expert. Here are some apps that can give you an edge when it comes to managing your finances:

• Ace Budget – Ace Budget aims to serve as your all-in-one home budgeting assistant. Before you get started, it requires you to have a set budget planned out, so if you’re still in the process of sorting this issue out, now’s the time. With your budget in hand, Ace Budget manages to track all of your expenses. Each transaction pops up as a small note indicating a withdrawal or despot made to your budget.

  Ace Budget allows you to categorize each expense to help create a detailed stratagem for helping you control your budget. With detailed spending reports and a streamlined user interface layout, Ace Budget lets you see where most of your money goes and how you can make reductions.

• Mint.com – Mint.com continues to win accolades as one of the best finance apps for the iPhone and for good reason. With a secured link directly to your bank account, Mint.com lets you input your finances and track of your current spending. As with Ace Budget, Mint.com allows a user to create a budget for each category, from food to bills to even miscellaneous spending. You can set a budget for each category and track your expenses.

  Just bought groceries with your ATM? Open up Mint.com and subtract the total from your budget. Spent 40 dollars on movies? Mint.com lets you see your remaining entertainment budget. Each expense is tracked and categorized; letting you view how much spending you’re doing on miscellaneous items, food and bills.

• Debt Minder – You may not hold a forensic accounting degree, but you’re human and you will forget when payments are due. Sure, a calendar or planner may help you remember when payments are due, but with Debt Minder, you get automatic reminders. Say you want to pay your credit card payment a week before the due date. You just set a reminder of Debt Minder, and one week before your due date, you’ll see a small little icon appear on your phone telling you to make a payment.

  Debt Minder works great to remember due dates, but it also helps individuals devise payment plans for helping payoff large purchases. Cars, student loans and even home payments take a few years to full payoff; with Debt Minder, you can schedule a payment plan for reducing and helping free yourself from the confines of large, looming debt.

Sources

Money Under 30 (2012)

Bankrate.com (2012)

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If you’re looking for the best free website builder, Website-Builder.net can help and is definitely a site that you’ll want to add to your bookmarks.

What is Website-Builder.net?

With a domain name like that, you may think that they provide their own website builder, but that’s not the case. Instead, Website-Builder.net is an online resource for those looking for the best tool to use to build various types of websites. Whether you’re looking for a flash, e-commerce, or mobile website builder, you’ll find in-depth reviews for each kind of builder.

For instance if you need to build a mobile website, Website-Builder.net recommends MobDis as the top mobile website builder – giving it 4.5 stars. You can read the full review to find out more about it; screenshots are included with each review so that you can see exactly if it’s the kind of tool that you’d like to use.

Other Website Building Resources

Website-Builder.net provides other resources as well. For instance, you’ll find tutorials on how to build both personal and business websites. They’re even working on a video tutorial section, which will show people how to create websites using each of the website builders reviewed on the website.

Plus, they also offer a large selection of website templates that you can use to start building your website. Their website template categories range from blog templates to HTML 5 website templates to music website templates – and there are many more. Some templates are free, some are trials, and some are premium; there’s something for everyone.

As you can see, Website-Builder.net is definitely a great resource for those just starting out with building websites, and even those who are experience but need a new template or want to brush up on their skills. In just a few minutes, you can find the best free website builder to suit your needs and get awesome pointers as well.

Not only is this website a huge convenience to you since it has everything you need for building a website in one place, but it also helps to save you time. No more trial and error having to test out various website builders, Website-Builder.net does that for you so that you can go right to the best one from the start.

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Zombies, Run was created by the developers over at Six to Start. What it essentially does is turn your daily jogs into a game. Slip on your running shoes, put on your headphones and you are transferred to a world where you are now Runner 5 and it is up to you to go on runs and collect supplies for your base. While running, you will automatically collect supplies such as medicine. You will also hear the growling and moaning of zombies as they get closer to you, which provides some motivation for you to pick up the pace.

But Zombies, Run isn’t just little game of scavenging for supplies. There’s an entire story behind it. Aside from the sounds of zombies chasing you, you also hear radio transmissions that help build a story of where the zombies came from in the first place. This story background encompasses transmissions, but also documents and puzzles.

After you finish your runs, the game doesn’t end. Back home you now have to decide how to use all the supplies you’ve collected. Who in the base gets the medicine you’ve acquired and what do you use to fortify and expand the base? These are all decisions that you will have to make in the course of the game.

But what if you want to listen to music on your runs rather than just the continuous sound of zombies? Well, the app adjusts for that. You can choose your playlist of music prior to running and the app will include the bits of story and zombie related goodness in between your songs. In future updates, Six to Start wants to make Zombies, Run a full-fledged fitness app that can be used to track your progress and weight loss. Among the metrics that are soon to be added are distance, time, calories burned, audio notifications, and integration with RunKeeper.

There’s no question that Zombies, Run is an app that requires some imagination. Though the novelty of zombies chasing you may die quickly, the story and game elements could bring you back to keep on running.

This was written by Kayvon who suggests checking out these Bistro MD vouchers and this weight watchers promo code. He is also blogs about technology and the different applications it can have in areas of our everyday life.

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