tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:41:38 +0000http://www.max5.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)Blogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-7852209598988000214Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:41:00 +00002008-06-23T17:41:38.709-07:00For a while I followed a lot of HYIP's and a bunch of different rating sites for them, I never made any money with them, although I think it could be done if you studied them enough to figure out what was working and made some educated guesses.Anyway, I just looked at one of the sites I really liked reading, http://www.drunkonlife.com/ - it is gone now and it looks like the domain name has not http://www.max5.com/2008/06/another-hyip-site-is-gone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-4146425963728359650Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:43:00 +00002007-09-30T16:44:12.814-07:00I have started writing down my goals, and thinking about some more of the things I read on the simpleology site.I know writing down a list of what I want to get done really makes a difference for me.Many years ago I read something about finding your way with a map or without a map and how it's easier with a map.Since then I have always thought of my list of things to do as a map to where I was http://www.max5.com/2007/09/goals-your-map-to-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-722830898956170745Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:06:00 +00002007-09-29T20:06:51.579-07:00The amount of time that I waste is really starting to become a problem.I spend more and more time doing less and less, and it is seriously starting to affect my lifestyle now.Part of it is that I am just lazy, and part of it is just some very bad habits I have developed.Also the Real Estate market has taken a dump, and not at a very convenient time for me.Actually if the market had stayed strong http://www.max5.com/2007/09/money-time-effort.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-8422063996292145093Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:56:00 +00002007-09-29T00:56:25.915-07:00I have given up on trying to find a collection agency to collect the debt from my previous tenants.I am not sure I could find a collection agency to collect for me if I offered them 75 of the money.From the few responses I have gotten it looks like everyone wants commercial debt to collect against a large company with lots of assets, and no one wants to try and collect debt against individuals. http://www.max5.com/2007/09/collection-agencies-not-working-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-3957956648325748346Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:29:00 +00002007-09-27T20:29:44.450-07:00There are a couple people who owe me some money and I have decided that I am going to have a collections agency collect on them. At first I was looking around the internet trying to find someone who would give me a better rate, it seems like the rates vary usually between 50% on the high side to around 15 or 20% on the low side.So I spent several hours searching trying to find a good rate, I http://www.max5.com/2007/09/debt-collections-and-skip-tracing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-2489308902955949112Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:52:00 +00002007-09-25T13:52:28.434-07:00Yesterday I went to Wells Fargo and I don't usually use their ATM machines, but I happen to make a deposit. Wells Fargo has made several changes since the last time I used an ATM.For one there are no envelopes, which I like. I just put the check in and it read the amount off the check, and it happened to get the amount right which was something.So it was nice that I didn't have to enter the http://www.max5.com/2007/09/wells-fargo-bank-and-their-new-atm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-5063549043397680081Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:34:00 +00002007-09-23T22:34:26.877-07:00Just watched the next internet millionaire episode 5,Each episode Joel has a new guest for this one it was Mike Koenigs his website is:www.infomercialtoolkit.comhis site offers you a free ebook called:INTERNET INFOMERCIALS 101Learn how to make Web videos that sell your product, service, book, seminar, subscriptions, memberships or you online more effectively than any sales letter, audio message http://www.max5.com/2007/09/next-internet-millionaire-episode-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-5780514749849418006Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:58:00 +00002007-09-21T22:58:48.341-07:00In 2005 taxpayers who requested the automatic four-month extension to file their 2004 tax return face an Aug. 15 deadline,That�s form number 4868Anyone who could not make this deadline could ask for an additional two-month extension to file their tax returns.This is done with special circumstances or hardships and you needed to file Form 2688, to get the extra 2 month extension.The reason this ishttp://www.max5.com/2007/09/tax-extensions-for-filing-your-taxes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-1859433752983091646Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:47:00 +00002007-09-18T20:47:28.910-07:00I set up a new email account with bluebottle.com and then I changed all my contact email addresses over the new bluebottle address, then after a couple days bluebottle decided to delete my account.This did not make me very happy and I thought about just not using their service at all, because email is something that you need to be able to depend on at least to some degree, but I decided this is http://www.max5.com/2007/09/working-on-new-contact-email.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-381197816946272445Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:46:00 +00002007-09-16T19:46:50.409-07:00I have been looking at some other CMS (content management systems), I still like Drupal (and I still have trouble spelling it). :-) Drupal was rated very high at the CMS awards site:www.packtpub.com/article/2007-open-source-cms-award-finalistsWhich tells me they are continuing to develop their software, this is a major part of CMS software - continued support for and development.Once you lose http://www.max5.com/2007/09/cms-content-management-systems.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-8642285719482190260Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:04:00 +00002007-09-15T22:04:24.305-07:00I was looking around on the internet today at some different sites,And I was really noticing how images can really make a difference in the way your site looks.There are some sites that post a picture with each post and it really ads a lot to the way you feel about the site.Of course with more visitors you will make more money, that's just the way it works.The problem I have is the amount of timehttp://www.max5.com/2007/09/making-money-with-website-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-4920490764005654892Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:53:00 +00002007-09-16T23:32:32.824-07:00My new contact information: webmaster3@bluebottle.com I signed up for bluebottle email service, they give you an email account where the sender has to respond to an email to verify that they sent it to you.This really cuts down on the junk emails.I just checked and there are currently 18,006 emails in my email account for this site, there is no chance that I am going to be able to look at http://www.max5.com/2007/09/new-contact-email-address.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-6059140669726612983Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:39:00 +00002007-09-09T20:39:40.354-07:00I was just on ebay trying to buy a corkscrew, I found the item I wanted and it had a pay it now price so I tried to buy it 5 times.Each time it would send me to paypal then there would be some kind of screw up, my guess is that something was entered wrong, or not working with the sellers account and for some reason it could not match up my paypal account with the seller so I could pay for it.I http://www.max5.com/2007/09/are-you-making-money-with-ebay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-2880294544227031679Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:50:00 +00002007-09-08T23:50:31.193-07:00I am really tired and I have about 5 minutes to waste to I am trying to figure out the best way to waste it�I decided to look up an old site about HYIP's called "drunk on life", and the guy now has a new site called "drunks world"http://drunksworld.com/I am not all that interested in HYIP investment programs or sites now, because I just don't have the time for them.But what I did notice is that http://www.max5.com/2007/09/hyip-investment-sites.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-1285924573178576001Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:20:00 +00002007-08-26T18:21:08.818-07:00As soon as I leaned how to play poker I was fascinated by the game. I have always liked playing card games, and when you combine playing cards and making money then you really have something.Recently I was talking to my niece and she was interested in learning to play poker to try and make some money at it.Originally I thought that poker was an easy way for anyone to make a small consistent http://www.max5.com/2007/08/making-money-playing-poker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-3478953852756443597Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:34:00 +00002007-08-19T13:34:28.468-07:00Simpleology - today I found out that if you click the box that says "Remember Me" then you still have to log back in the next day,Also� another strike is that Firefox does not keep the password. So I think Hotmail has already deleted my junk mail by now so the password is probably gone and that means I have no way to login today.Too bad, because I probably would have had another look at their http://www.max5.com/2007/08/simpleology-day-three.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-3986700550709479186Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:22:00 +00002007-08-18T14:22:09.753-07:00I am back at the simpleology site again� One major problem is that I had to login again and I had to go back to my email and fish through it and look up my user name and password.This is a deal breaker� If I can't login without typing in a password then I don't really have time to use the site.There was a box that said something like keep logged in or something like that. I checked the box this http://www.max5.com/2007/08/back-at-simpleologycom-site-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-5958194355242865457Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:32:00 +00002007-08-18T00:24:50.095-07:00Joel Comm has his internet show up now, you can see it on www.nextinternetmillionaire.com I just finished watching it and it turned out to be pretty interesting show, I was surprised how polished and professional it looked. It could have been one of Donald Trumps shows of the Apprentice, it really looked that good.And I am looking forward to watching the next episode of the internet millionairehttp://www.max5.com/2007/08/joel-comms-next-internet-millionaire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-5784222661777787065Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:09:00 +00002007-08-15T10:11:15.568-07:00Last year my link pages all had a Google PageRank of 3. Which I thought was really cool, so I decided that I didn't want to trade links with anyone who did not also have a Google PageRank of 3 or more on their link pages.And I sure didn't want to trade links with anyone who had a PageRank of zero.Well, now Google has decided that my link pages should be knocked back down to zero, and my whole http://www.max5.com/2007/08/link-exchanges-with-max5com.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-7516456953251404902Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:07:00 +00002007-07-30T18:08:41.655-07:00Creating a sales page that convertsIf you're hiring a copy writer or writing the copy yourself, here's a checklist of the essential elements to help you organize and plan your next Internet sales page.The key to having sales pages that convert is to be sure you include a few essential elements. There's a basic formula to writing good copy that has been tested and is proven to work. Once you've http://www.max5.com/2007/07/creating-sales-page-that-converts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-2230458285802271333Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:30:00 +00002007-07-30T00:31:52.505-07:00PC World rates the following blogging software:1. Blogger2. WordPress3. TypepadI have tried all 3 and I also like Blogger best,even though I am not making any money with my blog.I have decided to get rid of a lot of the sites I have been working on, they are just taking too much time and not making anything at all.When the domain names come up for renewal, I am going to see if they have made $8 http://www.max5.com/2007/07/pc-world-rates-blogging-software.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-799585532299665400Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:00:00 +00002007-07-29T22:07:27.942-07:00I am going to try the email publishing to blogger, this is going to take some extra steps, but it might be something that will work since they got rid of the add-on for Microsoft word. I really loved how it worked, just a couple clicks and I could publish anything that was in a word document.So now, I type into word, then I copy and paste to an email and then I see if I need to log into blogger http://www.max5.com/2007/07/microsoft-word-add-on-is-gone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-970352731010909930Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:45:00 +00002007-04-24T00:46:05.720-07:00I have decided that my new job is going to be using pay per click search engines to promote affiliate programs. The reasons I have picked this as my new line of work are as follows: 1. don't have to have employees - I have has as many as 15 full time employees working for me and I really didn't like it. 2. option of making some big money - I have seen some people who are making $200,000 or http://www.max5.com/2007/04/my-new-job-that-i-am-training-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-117448929663661412Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:01:00 +00002007-03-21T09:01:36.683-07:00This morning I got up at 4:30 so I could give my parents a ride to the airport.On the way I was thinking about the guy who started a forum 5 months ago and then just turned down an offer of $16 million dollars.Also was thinking about the guy who started a blog around 6 months ago and got an offer to post about a website on his blog for $5000.Then I started wondering why it bugged me so much when http://www.max5.com/2007/03/why-these-crazy-offers-bother-me-so.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17637471.post-117418671699102873Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:58:00 +00002007-03-17T20:58:37.100-07:00I ran across a blog today about making money online and unlike a lot of blogs this one seems to have some solid information about how to get started and what works and what doesn’t.The blog is by John Chow and it helps you make money online. He is offering to link to your blog if you review his blog.I have kind of given up on linking to other sites, but when I ran across this idea I thought I http://www.max5.com/2007/03/john-chow-making-money-online-blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sam I Am)