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Top Exchanges & Server Specs

January 11, 2008

I created a new page on StartXchange about the server specs.  I noticed on one traffic exchange website it mentioned being on a dedicated server. Well I figured I'd one up them and post the beastly specs for all the geeky people to drool at =P I also added a new top exchanges section. This [...]

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New Banner Campaign

January 10, 2008

Many people aren't willing to give banners a try within traffic exchanges, and so I'm going to test it out. I'm a firm believer that the banners help brand, but what about the actual click-throughs and sign-ups? I'll post in a few weeks how the results are, and will try a couple different exchanges to [...]

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Joined a Gym, Podcasts Anyone?

January 9, 2008

So I started to goto a gym with my two friends, and I was wondering if any of you had any good business related podcasts you use.  Or maybe even audio books I could listen to during the cardio part of the workout.

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Expecting #2

December 31, 2007

Well we will soon be adding to our family again, most likely sometime in June. We've told our closest family members, and for friends and family who read my blog and don't know yet, this is for you! You can tell others, so please do, because I've lost track of who I've told and haven't [...]

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Starting the New Year

December 29, 2007

We'll be starting the new year soon, and I don't really have a grand plan for the year.  I know I'll continue working hard to build my websites, but where specifically I'm not too sure. I need to get out of Christmas mode and back into work mode, so soon I'll return doing the Building [...]

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Feedback Appreciated

December 18, 2007

I know it's the Christmas Season and so many are probably buying presents and such, but if you have any feedback - both positive and negative - please feel free to comment! I'm going to try to cover all the bases on this building a list thing, but the order might not necessarily be the [...]

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Free Hosting for a Year?

December 17, 2007

The StartXchange Marathon will be starting January 1st 2008.  You can start clicking anytime on the 1st, and as long as you keep clicking within 2 minutes you'll still be in the marathon! The two top prizes are 1 Year Platinum Upgrade and 1 Year Web Hosting! The top surfer will get to pick the [...]

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Creating a List.. Upcoming Series

December 7, 2007

I am going to be creating a new series on the blog about creating a list. You know the whole "money is in the list" kind of list. I've kinda calmed down on the security thing for a bit after getting more people canceling StartXchange upgrades, explaining that the reason is because of lack of [...]

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I'm still here

December 4, 2007

My last post was about 15 days ago. I wanted to give all my valued subscribers an update on what I've been doing lately. I've been thinking about what to post next, but haven't had the time to do anything really in depth or interesting, so I hope this lame one doesn't get me too [...]

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Greeting Card Guess

November 20, 2007

How many greeting cards do you think I'll receive? Post your guess here and the closest guess will receive 1000 hits! Remember to put your username in the username field! Cards received on or before the 20th of December will count. Don't know what I'm talking about? If you send me a greeting card, I'll [...]

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Send me a Christmas Card!

November 13, 2007

I always thought it was cool when I walked into a friend or family's house, and they had a door with Christmas cards all hanging down it. So I'm going to do something fun! If you send me a Christmas card by December 21st, 2007 - I'll give you an extra 50% surfing bonus for [...]

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Introduce Yourself (Part 2)

October 15, 2007

After advertising my blog, I've started to get more subscribers! Wow, who woulda thought? =P But that did make me realize..  I know nothing about you! About 10 months ago I had visitors introduce themselves, and I'd like to do it again. Things I'd like to know about you: Why are you online? Do you [...]

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I Stole ShoeMoney's Referrals!

October 9, 2007

So I didn't actually steal them, but I could have! ShoeMoney recently posted about Best of the Web's referral program. I was able to add the page he mentioned it on to my list of sites I own, without any problem at all: Kinda scary, huh? Well I'll be sticking to the good old fashioned [...]

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Sailboat + Lightning

August 14, 2007

So yesterday I embarked on a boating trip with my Father-In-Law and my friend Scott. It started out at about 11AM, and ended at about 7:30PM. When we first were out of the harbor, there was very little wind and the water was as still as glass. We sat around barely moving for a while, [...]

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Testing SEO Tools

August 10, 2007

Well a blog I subscribe to is planning on releasing some Elite SEO Tools. One of them is a "Link Backrub", something I've thought about creating myself (but not really sure how to go about it without it being obvious). So I'm hoping I get to test the tools and not have to figure it [...]

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Big Day at StartXchange

August 8, 2007

Over 115k pages viewed so far, and over 100 surfing most of the day. We broke the record and had 136 members surfing at once! This is really exciting. I've been working hard on planning some upcoming events, including a few contests and promotions. I'll also be looking over the current site and trying to [...]

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Big Day at StartXchange

August 8, 2007

Over 115k pages viewed so far, and over 100 surfing most of the day. We broke the record and had 136 members surfing at once! This is really exciting. I've been working hard on planning some upcoming events, including a few contests and promotions. I'll also be looking over the current site and trying to [...]

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Traffic Exchanges Work?

August 2, 2007

Yep, and many people fail for numerous reasons. Well an ebook was created that goes over 13 mistakes commonly made on Traffic Exchanges. And for only $7 it's definitely worth a look at. So check it out!

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VBS This Week

July 12, 2007

So I haven't been doing a whole lot. VBS (Vacation Bible School) is going on at my Church this week, and I am the photographer. It's amazing how tired you get from just a few hours of being around these kids! I just went through all the reported sites, and wow there were alot of [...]

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West Wing Marathon

June 30, 2007

The West Wing was my favorite TV show. I liked the fast pace footage and the drama that goes on. Well after seeing the drama live when President Bush visited Rhode Island I am ready for the West Wing Marathon! What my friends and I will be doing is watching every episode during July and [...]

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