Starting Monday the 13th, Kim and I will be doing a 20 day, 4 week Crash Course in Social Media Basics. If you are wondering, we don't work weekends, so these posts will run Monday- Friday each week till the conclusion around October 4th. There are so many things you can learn or do online, but often some of the most basic instruction goes to the wayside in your quest for knowledge. We want to bring back some of that focus and share with you how to get started and keep going. This nearly month long adventure should be excellent…

This is a quick post on some quick money I made signing up with Linkworth. I wish I could tell you at what point I signed up with them or where I put their affiliate links that someone clicked on them, but I did. And people clicked. And I made some moola. Last month, quite randomly, a check showed up at my house for $100. $100 is NICE "out of the blue money", am I right? I have to tell you I was so puzzled. Thankfully they put their name on the check stub so I could pull them up,…

People ask all the time how to get involved in product reviews and giveaways on their blogs. Below I made a brief list of some basic steps you can take to get started. 1. Make a contact page and/or about page that indicates that you are PR friendly. Companies and PR reps will often find you. 2. Review stuff you have around the house and put it up on your blog. Show a history and a pattern of thorough, quality reviews. 3. Don't be afraid to email companies directly and ask if they are interested in having their product spotlighted…