College Humor Does An Ad Takeover Right
The Power Of The Cookie DropLinks Of Interest 5/22/07
Here are some interesting links that have caught my eye recently. I find them normally through either my feeds that I am subscribed to, or if you post comments on my blog I may find things on your site.
How to Use MyBlogLog to Successfully Build Massive Blog or Website Traffic
Josh talks about using MyBlogLog to better promote your own blog or website. He takes you through all steps from setting up your account to doing actual promotion. Feel free to check out my own MyBlogLog profile, and don’t hesitate to add me.
CSS Float Theory: Things You Should Know
I absolutely hate dealing with floats in CSS when I’m doing any sort of designing. SmashingMagazine compiles a long list of resources for things you should know…a must read for any designer.
Write a Better Blog Series In One Sitting
I have written a couple of blog series like Mansion Hunting post and my top designs for corporate technology companies post. Both of these series have yet to be completed, but I’m sure they would have, had I just done the entire thing in one sitting and set them to post with a timestamp. Glen from LifeDev guest blogs on ProBlogger discussing the very subject of writing a series at one time.
Organic links and how to get them
We all know that getting organic links is one of the most important factors for growing your site/blog and maintaining the traffic. Al from Self Made Minds makes a great post discussing some of the steps you can do to generate more for yourself.
Why I avoid blog link exchanges
Martin and I are both in agreeance that one should not accept the majority of link exchanges that you get asked to do.
WonderPizza - Pizza Vending Machine
It’s not everyday that you see a vending machine that makes pizzas! Do you think this business model can survive?
Letting go (of feeds)
I need to follow the same route! Ryan quickly talks about how RSS feeds can get out of control!
Make Money Online with Prosper
Brandon goes in-depth and explains how you can make 10+% interest using Prosper to invest your money. I’ve been a member of Prosper for a long time now, but haven’t invested any money. I plan on giving it another look sometime in the near future.
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Joshua Dorkin
11/05/2007 7:13 pmDave - Long time no speak . . . Thanks for the mention! I hope everything is going well with you. I’ve been simply swamped. All my best, Josh
Brandon - Call Center Consultant
11/24/2007 8:52 pmHey Dave, did you ever get around to putting some money into Prosper? I have somewhere over $1k in now and I add a little at a time. I try to reinvest it as soon as my account accumulates $50.
David Pitlyuk
11/25/2007 8:52 pmBrandon - I never really ended up putting any money into Prosper. How has it been working out for you? Any tips or suggestions you can offer? What kind of %’s are you seeing? Any problems with non-payers?
Brandon - Call Center Consultant
11/29/2007 7:23 pmDave, getting 13.22% currently. 1 4+ month default and one that is 15 days late. The 15 day late is pretty common. Only one default (the 4+ month one) that looks like it will actually go to collections. I knew better though, that loan was someone with D credit and the rate was 17.95%.
More stats:
Total account value: = $1,082.22
Principal loaned: $1,250.00
Avg. interest rate: 13.22%
Principal repaid: $221.06
Interest & fees paid: $69.65
Service fees: -$4.56
Loan value: $1,038.85
Net gain/loss: $71.90
David Pitlyuk
11/29/2007 7:40 pmWow, that’s actually pretty impressive. How many loans do you have out and how much time are you spending on it?
Brandon - Call Center Consultant
11/29/2007 7:43 pmI think I have a little over 20 loans right now. I loan the minimum on all of the loans ($50) and just diversify more often. I don’t spend any time on Prosper at all. I login once every two weeks or so and if I have $50 in my account I will make a new loan. If my account is less than $50 (it’s like $44 right now) I just wait until it hits $50 then make another loan.