I don't measure per se. I use technorati and a couple of other tools to find links to our site. I might actually Google our article titles and find other people that way. Writers sometimes tell me who has linked to them, and we keep track of carnival submissions.
We're certainly not going to find everyone who links us, which is why it's nice to get a heads up from the people who do, so we can bounce the happy-loving-vibes back at 'em.
I learned about Alex's Coupons recently. They give away part of their commissions to fight childhood cancer. Here is the site history and some of their recent donations:
I got rid of my TV a while back. I'll occasionally watch movies and stuff, but not sitting in front of the damn thing all evening is a blessing and a good savings.
I tried a similar approach when contacting Bellsouth ("The NEW AT&T") about when my bills are due. I prefer all of my household bills to be due at the same time, first of the month, as it makes budgeting and taking care of finances easier. I was told by not one, but two Bellsouth reps that it would be impossible for me to change my billing cycle as it is tied to my phone number. I explained that MCI (my previous provider before switching for cost reasons) was more than happy and capable of providing the change for me. That was true, but the argument did not work with the rep. I've seen where in order to change your billing cycle you had to temporarily cancel and resubscribe under a different date. Not the case here. No, it seems that in order to change cycles you have to completely change your phone number. Excellent customer service.
Completely disconnecting your cable is probably the best thing you could ever do for yourself. Getting a discount is nice, but when you break free from the TV you'll find a whole new world out there. :) I know from experience. I had cable for almost 20 years of my life and canceling it a year ago was one of the most liberating things I've done.
In Chemitry class in England we did really dull stuff most of the time. Although I doremember taking a q-tip to the inside of my mouth and putting it in a petri dish. The next day it looked like an alien. Quite scary. Although the bacteria was all harmless.
I had a teacher in high school chemistry class that did this once a year for his students. We would bring in a penny and he would dip it into some Zinc liquid and it would turn silver. Then he would hold it over a burner and it would turn gold - it was really cool. I think I still have mine somewhere. He told us that eventually it will wear off and will go back to silver unless its coated. I did mine with clear nail polish and its lasted years!
You just have to be careful that these are not special offer prices that expire after 3, 6 or 12 months. We had our Comcast bill lowered to $70 for digital cable and internet after Verizon put FiOS into our neighborhood. I make sure that what they were giving me was not a special deal before I took it.
I have always been able to rely on AAA-certified auto shops. They go through a review process and you can complain to AAA if things go wrong. It doesn't matter if you are an AAA member or not, and shops proudly advertise that they are AAA-certified.
I've been working away at Spanish for years - and it pays off really nice now, even professionally. I'm a big fan of the personal opportunities that Central and South America provides. There is simply so much to do south of the U.S. it would be a shame for someone not to take the opportunity to learn now. Especially with so many immigrants to practice with now in the U.S.
It is good to talk about subjects in many areas. Even though most topics here are financially related, other non related topics are influenced by financial decisions. It is good that you have some topics outside your normal area.
Of course this only works if there is an alternative in your area. I only have one provider of both high speed internet and cable television and that is through Charter. It took 6 months from the time they hooked up service until I finally had a quality connection/reception. I complained many times, saying I was going to have to disconnect my service if things didn't get better and I didn't get so much as a coupon. They knew the options were limited in my area.
I don't measure per se. I use technorati and a couple of other tools to find links to our site. I might actually Google our article titles and find other people that way. Writers sometimes tell me who has linked to them, and we keep track of carnival submissions.
We're certainly not going to find everyone who links us, which is why it's nice to get a heads up from the people who do, so we can bounce the happy-loving-vibes back at 'em.
I think it involves some sort of credit card payment to Andrea, but I cannot deny or confirm that.
In all seriousness, this list is our way of saying thank you to everyone who linked to us.
While we cannot link back to everyone due to space and technical limitations, we do aprpeciate every link we get. =)
I learned about Alex's Coupons recently. They give away part of their commissions to fight childhood cancer. Here is the site history and some of their recent donations:
http://www.alexscoupons.com/media-relations.html
I got rid of my TV a while back. I'll occasionally watch movies and stuff, but not sitting in front of the damn thing all evening is a blessing and a good savings.
It is a good idea to love back once in a while. I just wonder how you measure who linked you...
I tried a similar approach when contacting Bellsouth ("The NEW AT&T") about when my bills are due. I prefer all of my household bills to be due at the same time, first of the month, as it makes budgeting and taking care of finances easier. I was told by not one, but two Bellsouth reps that it would be impossible for me to change my billing cycle as it is tied to my phone number. I explained that MCI (my previous provider before switching for cost reasons) was more than happy and capable of providing the change for me. That was true, but the argument did not work with the rep. I've seen where in order to change your billing cycle you had to temporarily cancel and resubscribe under a different date. Not the case here. No, it seems that in order to change cycles you have to completely change your phone number. Excellent customer service.
Completely disconnecting your cable is probably the best thing you could ever do for yourself. Getting a discount is nice, but when you break free from the TV you'll find a whole new world out there. :) I know from experience. I had cable for almost 20 years of my life and canceling it a year ago was one of the most liberating things I've done.
In Chemitry class in England we did really dull stuff most of the time. Although I doremember taking a q-tip to the inside of my mouth and putting it in a petri dish. The next day it looked like an alien. Quite scary. Although the bacteria was all harmless.
I had a teacher in high school chemistry class that did this once a year for his students. We would bring in a penny and he would dip it into some Zinc liquid and it would turn silver. Then he would hold it over a burner and it would turn gold - it was really cool. I think I still have mine somewhere. He told us that eventually it will wear off and will go back to silver unless its coated. I did mine with clear nail polish and its lasted years!
"I thought a big bell flew in from Rome?"
A bell, thats.... oh well, you know. =)
"Right, I can see how viewing those wild dairy cows on safari in Africa would be a tax deduction."
Happy cows make happy steaks.
You just have to be careful that these are not special offer prices that expire after 3, 6 or 12 months. We had our Comcast bill lowered to $70 for digital cable and internet after Verizon put FiOS into our neighborhood. I make sure that what they were giving me was not a special deal before I took it.
Right, I can see how viewing those wild dairy cows on safari in Africa would be a tax deduction.
It's great to be loved but even better to give some love back. =)
(blushing furiously, but alas, cannot edit typo)
We'll get that fixed ASAP!
Is this the link you meant to post for submissions to Reader's Digest? http://www.rd.com/submitjoke.do?lid=12&wtGroup=RDCOM_NAV&wtID=SUBMIT_JOKE
The current link goes to a site for something called Writer's Digest instead.
Just say that everything was super good 5/5,
no more questions ... take 2 minutes for a free whopper...
I have always been able to rely on AAA-certified auto shops. They go through a review process and you can complain to AAA if things go wrong. It doesn't matter if you are an AAA member or not, and shops proudly advertise that they are AAA-certified.
Good luck with your car.
I've been working away at Spanish for years - and it pays off really nice now, even professionally. I'm a big fan of the personal opportunities that Central and South America provides. There is simply so much to do south of the U.S. it would be a shame for someone not to take the opportunity to learn now. Especially with so many immigrants to practice with now in the U.S.
It is good to talk about subjects in many areas. Even though most topics here are financially related, other non related topics are influenced by financial decisions. It is good that you have some topics outside your normal area.
Can't wait to hear from you!
Wow, that sucks. I hate the way a company can screw you if they have no competition.
Of course this only works if there is an alternative in your area. I only have one provider of both high speed internet and cable television and that is through Charter. It took 6 months from the time they hooked up service until I finally had a quality connection/reception. I complained many times, saying I was going to have to disconnect my service if things didn't get better and I didn't get so much as a coupon. They knew the options were limited in my area.
Sarah did a post on Kiva a while back. They are great.
hey check out this story on lock bumping. who would have ever thought? what will the criminals think of next?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbAYdw_FtMc