Jude’s Eclectic Resources

And the new Buzz word of the week goes to Yahoo. I have joined so many programs this last year that were suppose to be the answer for bloggers to be seen and heard that I totally refuse to join any more. If I were a pro blogger or rather an a-list blogger then it would make sense and since I am neither then I wont bother. I hardly doubt that anything I post would be of any great importance to anyone, but me anyhow.

People also keep sending me invitations to the newest and improved social sites and I’m afraid that I have to decline those now also. I lost track of the ones I already belong to. I often tell myself I should be more social, but I simply don’t have the time. I do good to leave a comment here and there and I certainly don’t have time for forums anymore unless I need some useful information for a problem.

I really need to get my head in gear and start downsizing all of my interests which are too many right now and I certainly can’t keep track of all the websites and blogs that I have running now. I really need to figure out a simpler plan for working online instead of having so many varied interests going that I’m really wearing thin.

I need to start concentrating on 2 or 3 things and make them a success instead trying to keep my finger in 50 things and get nothing done and feel like I’m failing. Trying to survive online can be very stressful and many tend to start so many programs that they get overwhelmed and simply call it quits before they even get started. Gotta go so have a great one.

I was dropping cards today and many people must be having problems with updating their blogs because some kept saying that I had to be a member to view the blogs and others were trying to download a php file to my computer. If everyone is having these types of problems then I will simply wait to upgrade my wordpress because that was some scary stuff. Most of the blogs I drop on all the time so something is definitely wrong somewhere.

I mentioned that I was also having a problem with my FireFox 3 and not seeing widgets that I had no problem with before. I reinstalled and that helped with the problem, but with some I do have to still refresh and that starts to get annoying along with those full ads that cover the blogs. I know many people say that that doesn’t bother them, but it does me. If they want my credit then they shouldn’t hide their widget.

I have noticed that people tend to comment on shorter posts than a long drawn out one so I have been making my posts shorter because I have so much to do in other areas. I know that my attention span has shriveled up drastically and I try to leave a comment on some sites, but it has to be about something that doesn’t make me burn up what few brain cells I have left.

More and more people are looking for ways to save money. How many people use coupons? I know we clip coupons all the time especially from the Sunday paper and we save a lot of money of course some of the tellers hate to see us coming, but it doesn’t bother me much because that’s just plain smart with our economy the way it is. At savings.com you will find many types of coupons and promo codes if you order online then find the companies you usually order from and find coupon codes and promo codes that you can use when you place your order, that’s called smart shopping.

Blue Nile coupons for jewelry can also be found at this site. I found about 9 coupons that can be used for free shipping and some were for 10% and 20% off plus free shipping. If you’re looking for fine jewelry then be sure to check out what coupons and codes are available. They have many companies listed from flowers to computers and lots of promotional codes so do yourself a favor and check out this site before you order anything and see how much money you can save. It doesn’t look like our gas prices are going to be lowered much so we need to find other ways to save.

Some people like to do surveys to earn a few dollars in their spare time or get free samples to try in their home. It has been reported that there are at least 500 maybe more by now sites online that offer a way to earn credits for gift cards or that do indeed pay money to your paypal account. I doubt that you will get rich, but doing a survey here and there could put a few extra dollars in your pocket.

Below is a list of a few legitimate companies that wont sell your information to a third party and a few can even be used by your teen so they are safe, but you should always monitor what your children are up to online. A lady that writes articles about survey sites that she has joined recommends the sites below as legitimate. If you like doing surveys you may want to check this list.

harrispollonline.com 

epollsurveys.com

Blarry.com

acop.com

MySurvey.com

cashcrate.com

Lightspeedpanel.com

Pandaresearch.com

Sendearnings.com

Surveyspot.com

zoompanel.com

qsample.com

startsampling.com

SurveySavvy.com

I have just started a new category called PayPerPost Cheaters. As a rule when I run across a blog that has gone against PPP TOS I don’t bother because I figure the people that are running that program should police the people that do work for them not me, but this is getting ridiculous. I still wont report them, but I will add them to my cheater list.

There are so many honest people that do posting for a few dollars and play by the rules that I am getting disgusted with thieves and crooks and that is how I am starting to see people that cheat with programs and since PPP is the only one I do that will be the only one that concerns me. When and if I run across more they will go into my gallery so watch yourself you could be famous for the wrong reasons.

I am aware that many posters also are members of Entrecard because they are trying to lower their real rank, but do these people realize that they are being scrutinized by other PPP members or do they just not care that they may be caught? I will personally not report them, but I have decided to get a screen capture when I run across one of these thieves and shame them by posting a picture.

I will not go out of my way to look for these cheaters, but if it’s blatantly thrown in my face I will certainly share it with the world. Who wants to be labeled a cheater? Not I…. Of course people make mistakes like when they are in a hurry to grab another opp they may forget they are suppose to write an interim post between paid ones.

Some posters add 3 paid opps per blog per day and sometimes get confused I guess with all their blogs. I personally never take that many because it’s too much work. When I was dropping EC’s this morning I ran across the first cheater and what they are doing is holding an opp until they can write the post while they grab another opp. This is cheating with a capitol C and they are taking away an opp that someone else could have done.

I did the same opp so I know it’s for PPP. I wish I had paid attention before I dropped because I never would have given them a credit, but usually I drop on the blog then go back and read over the recent post and if that’s interesting then I read more and may comment if they don’t make it difficult like registering or something else weird.

 Below you will find the first PPP Cheater that I have found, click to enlarge and then click again to bring into focus. The address is in the screen capture encase you want to avoid their blog.

Below is the screenshot I took a few minutes ago and now the real post is in place, how sad that people have to stoop so low to make a few dollars and the screenshot after that shows hi as the interim post between 2 opps and then the third shot shows the longer interim post. Now tell me that they don’t know what they are doing.

Wow, this person just keeps going and repeating her success below is a new screenshot of a new opp she just took and held so she can write her post after grabbing another one. I wonder how many people actually do this and never get caught.