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$111 Cash Awaits Winner of Group Writing Contest

Yay, yet another contest folks!

Rishi at Rishiraj.info is having a superb group writing contest. All you need to do is to blog in English on this topic: “How I see my blog after one year from today“. Remember to link to his contest post and post a comment on his blog with your entry link. He will select the best write-up and send him or her $111 cash through Paypal and a free review of his or her blog. The second and third prize winners will bag prizes worth $100. Enough incentive? Contest ends 10th November. Lots of time to start blogging! Check out his contest post for more details.

As for me, I've got a new blog here and as you may have observed, I'm concentrating on putting more content first. Hence the rather drab design and theme. I have already improved the layout and formatting of the blog since its inception but I'm going to focus my efforts in the initial months mainly to build up my content and viewership and then once that is going well, I can then focus on enhancing the aesthetics of the blog. So in a nutshell, my blog in a year will hopefully be one which is rich in content, aesthetically pleasing, attracting a sizeable viewership and maybe, if all goes well, offering a $111 cash prize for a first anniversary contest! Great minds think alike, Rishi?

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Debt-finitely Debt-free

As mentioned in my previous posts on the importance of reputable debt advice, you may be asking which company you can try out. There are certainly a lot of choices available for you. In the UK, Debt Free Direct has developed the Best Advice Model (BAM) to assist people in finding effective debt solutions.

The BAM makes use of sophisticated methods to present the most appropriate and also the least drastic courses of action for those who approach them for debt advice. What’s more, the advice is offered free and is held in strict confidence. Debt Free Direct only offers what it feels is the appropriate course of action relating to an individual’s present situation. Moreover, it does not impose its ideas on any individual. Any decision is left to the individual to make at his or her sole discretion and there is no obligation for the person to utilize any of Debt Free Direct’s paid services.

With no obligations imposed and with its reputation as one of the leading debt advice companies in UK, Debt Free Direct is well-poised to provide unbiased and useful solutions to those struggling with debt problems.

Remember, don’t suffer alone. Get advice if you need it. Help is just a call away.

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Win Big With BAYB & Bidvertiser

Blog About Your Blog and their contest sponsors Bidvertiser are running a great contest at the moment. All you need to do to enter is to subscribe to their RSS feed and make a comment on their blog stating that you have done so. Alternatively, you can blog about the contest with the 2 required links and that counts as two entries. Contest ends 29th October midnight PST time.

The mouth-watering prizes are as follows:
• First Place: 100$ cash via paypal from Bidvertiser
• Second Place: 50$ cash from Bidvertiser
• Third Place: 50$ cash from Bidvertiser
• Fourth Place: A full website review by Adsense Tracker on that blog
• Fifth Place: Your blog will be featured on A Links Blog - A Links Blog provides free links for all bloggers

Check out the contest post here. Start entering and winning!

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An Easy $100 Up For Grabs

Contest Beat is having yet another contest and this time, he is giving away a cool $100 in cold hard cash to a random winner. And it can’t get much simpler to enter his contest.

All you need to do is to blog about his contest and link back to both the contest post and his homepage and you’re in. You can also link back to his site in your blogroll and you get an entry as well. Do both and you’ve got double the chance of winning.

What’s stopping you? This can’t take more than a couple of minutes so get to work and dance to the beat!

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Do Cufflinks Make a Difference?

Cufflinks are decorative fasteners worn to hold together link cuffs on formal shirts or blouses.

While good to have, in this age where everyone virtually moves at the speed of lightning, time is of the essence and cufflinks may be regarded as a bother. After all, there are many button-down shirts available in the market, which are so much easier and faster to handle.

Notwithstanding that argument, cufflinks do add a touch of class to your shirt. This is especially so when they are purchased form well-established and renowned companies known for their fine quality. Some of these exquisitely designed cufflinks are works of art by themselves.

In projecting a good image of oneself, it is helpful to add that touch of class to what you are wearing. This is more so if it means helping you to look and behave more confidently.

So don’t undermine the difference a few classy cufflinks can make to your dressing and demeanor.

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Review: Forge a New (Human) Way of Lending with Zopa

Who doesn’t want a cheap loan? Social lending is a new phenomenon which is creating quite a storm in the world. Borrowing and lending among friends has been going on for ages. The only difference is that this time, the money is moving among people who may not know one another and also that interest is involved. To the lender, it is another way of saving. To the borrower, it is a reasonable loan. What’s more, the interest a borrower pays is less than what a bank would charge one for a loan (as the middleman’s fee is saved).

Zopa is the pioneer in this field. While Zopa takes a small commission, this is less than what a bank would normally charge. What I feel is the greatest catalyst for this phenomenon is not just the benefits reaped through cheaper loans for borrowers and higher interest rates for lenders. It is the human element involved. I do know some people who are indignant at the widening gap between the rich and the poor. They are frustrated that huge corporations make so much every day while the poor have to battle just to get through the day alive.

Hence, knowing that they are benefitting some individual like themselves rather than a billionaire who is ferried in a limousine acts as a driving force to go the Zopa way or what some may call – the human way!

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OneBuckWiki Giveaway!

OneBuckWiki is having a contest to give away 10 free $1 pages to any blogger who writes about it. It’s that simple! The giveaway is limited to the first five commentors on their contest post while supplies last until 1000 pages are sold.

The One Buck Wiki is a community intent on promoting their businesses through the collective traffic generated by page-owners as well as through viral marketing efforts. This is a fantastic idea which hails from the original Five Dollar Wiki creators and enables you to put almost anything you want on the page you buy which is related to the word-page you’ve bought.

The page you buy belongs to you and will have only your content. You can use it to promote your online store, blog or any other website. Plus, you can also resell it later for a profit. After 100 pages are sold, there will be an increase in the price of each page meaning you can sell the pages for more in the future. It’s a great investment for a very low initial outlay and you can keep the pages for the lifetime of the site! They also provide great customer support to ensure that your pages are working well and look good. It's a win-win situation!

So what are you waiting for? Go blog about it and pick up your free pages while stocks last.

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Debt – Don’t wait till it is too late!

It is rather saddening to note that many people wait till it is too late before seeking help when they are faced with financial distress.

One of my buddy’s friends, Bradley, is a classic example. He was quite successful a few years back as a middle manager in a multinational corporation. But he was also a spendthrift, extremely lavish in his ways. I had suspected that he was spending beyond his means. Every time we went out for a meal, he would offer to pay, flashing his numerous credit cards. I have never fully subscribed to the notion of spending what you do not have – which is why I do not carry one.

Alas, good times rarely last long and Bradley’s company had begun scaling down operations in the US as they employed more workers in nearby Mexico. He didn’t face the axe but had to take a sizeable pay-cut to stay on. All of a sudden, the bills began to overwhelm him and bankruptcy was the eventual outcome. He had only panicked and asked for assistance when bankruptcy proceedings were already being filed against him even though we had suggested earlier that he seek debt advice.

As I had mentioned before, choosing the right debt advice company is very important. There are thus risks involved. However, not choosing to seek help when help is needed is closing the possibility of possible financial salvation. Why wait till you are facing bankruptcy before you try to get help? As in Bradley’s case, it may then be a case of too little too late.

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Win Revolution WordPress Themes!

Ian Fernando over at IanFernando.com is hosting a contest with some great prizes – 2 Revolution Themes. His site has just undergone its 4th facelift and looks great – though it seems to be packed with quite a lot of stuff. The News Revolution Theme is done by Brian Gardner and is quite cool.

So hesitate no longer, enter to win a fantastic WordPress theme. Contest ends today. Check out the contest details here.

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Free Web Hosting Anyone?

Web Hosts Report is giving away half a year of free web hosting to winners of their weekly draw with no strings attached. To enter, all you need to do is to blog about them – anything will do, and also place a link back to their homepage. Your entry never expires and winners can get a free link from their site as well. Cool!

They are still quite new so the verdict is still out on them but the fact that they are a free public service site definitely makes them more credible. They have a user rank leaderboard which ranks the top web hosts according to various criteria, which should prove useful for those looking for advice in choosing a web host. Check them out today!

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