I got a barrage of comment spam last night!! The funniest piece of spam in the world actually, all it said was that “Google is the best search engine Google…” DUH? Someone from Amsterdam. Do they actually like having their entire net experience run by the Google Gods? lol … crazy spammers …
My son is singing a loud version of “Bob the Builder” downstairs. He’s so funny!
PPP has been making me nuts lately. I seriously think people just sit at the opportunities page all day and just hit refresh and take any single opp they can. If you don’t have time to stake out the site you are “S.O.L” .. it’s a major pain in the ass. So, needless to say, I am about paid up on PPP. Haven’t taken any opps in awhile. I think I took a $5.00 one on OhhRah the other day. That’s been about it lately.
I removed my Blogsvertise account because I’ve only gotten 2 assignments on there, the third assignment was for my Starryskye blog and Blogsvertise wanted more links then the advertiser provided, so while the advertiser was okay with my post, Blogsvertise wanted more. For $4.00 it wasn’t worth the hassle. SO, I closed my account and contacted the advertiser directly. They personally accepted my post and the money was sent to my paypal account. I love “drug deals” lol 
But seriously, if advertisers want something, why not just contact the BLOGGER and forget the middle man?
I just hate the competitiveness that the middle man provides I guess. I opened up my blogs to paid postings/reviews because the extra money comes in handy. We just moved and I’m trying to pay off bills. Plus it’s honestly nice to be able to give my family and friends some extras. I’ve gotten a pro-account with Flickr, bought my hubby a TogetherWeServed account so he could keep up with his military buddies, bought a domain name for my best friend, bought another domain name and full hosting for me. I’ve paid 1/2 of the credit card bill for a new laptop (I’ve always wanted my own!), and of course took chunks out of bills. I love having some extra money coming in and being able to stay home with my son.
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I hear you on the competition. I was looking into Microstock photography as a way to make money off some of the photos I’ve taken, and was taken aback by the level of competition. I’ve even read about amateurs who bought thousands of dollars worth of equipment to turn their bedroom into a studio just so they can get accepted into some of the more lucrative microstock sites. It hardly seems worth the aggravation. :-X
Don’t give up though. The more you blog the more you’ll set yourself apart from the rest.