FEB15
Domain Shopping Spree
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I went on a domain shopping spree today, bringing my total domain count to 15.
The domains I currently own are:
- dan-lev.com
- dan-lev.net
- dan-lev.info
- danlev.name
- danlev.net
- danlev.us
- danl.info
- danl.name
- danleveille.com
- dleveille.com
- BookMaid.com
- BookMaid.net
- TextbooksFor.Us
- RITBook.com
- SeniorPhoto.info
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RITBook - Textbook Exchange
After 3 month of designing, programming, researching, advertising and dealing with legal issues, I finally finished my newest project, RITBook. It's a textbook trading site exclusively for Rochester Institute of Technology students. From the day it was released, it's been a great success, and I'm really excited about how it's doing. There is now over hundreds of books on the website, and I'm getting lots of positive feedback about the website. Alot of people are really interested in the site, and they're helping me promote it. Hopefully it's going to take off!
I've decided to compile a few tips to starting a website. Hopefully it'll either help people out or just be interesting to read.
After 3 month of designing, programming, researching, advertising and dealing with legal issues, I finally finished my newest project, RITBook. It's a textbook trading site exclusively for Rochester Institute of Technology students. From the day it was released, it's been a great success, and I'm really excited about how it's doing. There is now over hundreds of books on the website, and I'm getting lots of positive feedback about the website. Alot of people are really interested in the site, and they're helping me promote it. Hopefully it's going to take off!
I've decided to compile a few tips to starting a website. Hopefully it'll either help people out or just be interesting to read.
The Idea & Brainstorming
- Develop an idea that is unique. If your idea has already been created by other people, is your ability level higher than the competition? Do you have better ideas then the competition?
- Decide on a solid purpose of your site.
The Design
- A beautiful site will attract people. Though functionality is more important, who wants to use a poorly designed site?
- Inspiration. Search for design inspiration. I strongly suggest the following links for inspiration:
- Choose a beautiful color scheme. I strongly suggest the following links for color inspiration:
- Stay Simple. You don't want to overwhelm your users.
- Consider your audience.
The Development
- The way I sometimes program is think "Here's my idea, now how do I make it work?" Then you research.
- Bring users around your site. Don't just rely on your menu, add things like "Looking for this? Click here."
The Release
- BETA TESTERS ARE KEY. Before releasing your site, have people beta test it. Have "angry" beta testers try to do everything to "screw up" your site.
- Advertise! Put advertisements everywhere.
- Track where your visitors are coming from. This will show you the best advertising medium.
NOV1
The iPod is here!
So I get home Sunday from New York, and sitting on my computer desk is a package from Gratis Internet in Missouri. I open it up and see a black tee shirt, and a small box containing a brand new 30GB 7500 song iPod at a retail value of 300 US Dollars.
Here are a few photos I took in the museum of wax:
So I get home Sunday from New York, and sitting on my computer desk is a package from Gratis Internet in Missouri. I open it up and see a black tee shirt, and a small box containing a brand new 30GB 7500 song iPod at a retail value of 300 US Dollars.
How much did I pay?
$0.00
...and no one beleived I would get it!
What did I have to do?
Well, I signed up for Real Rhapsody, a music service. It costed me $0.99 for the first month, and I just canceled it before I had to pay anymore. During that time I advertised the hell out of the offer, trying to get at least 5 people to sign up. After a month or so, I managed to get 6 people to sign up AND complete an offer like I did. In less than a week, I had my brand new iPod along with a iPod shirt.
Choose an iPod referall:
Heather - Josh - Brad
By choosing one of these people, you will help them get their ipod. They all need 5 in all. DO NOT sign up for a free iPod without clicking one of those links!
Heather - Josh - Brad
By choosing one of these people, you will help them get their ipod. They all need 5 in all. DO NOT sign up for a free iPod without clicking one of those links!
New York
I went on my Senior Class trip with my class to New York City. It was so much fun. I took a bunch of photos, Check them out!
Here are a few photos I took in the museum of wax:
SEP25
Free Ipods?
Everyone has seen those ads "Swat the fly and get a free iPod!" "Shoot Osama and get a free iPod!" "Take a picture of Brad Pitt and get a free iPod!"
First word that comes to your head: "Scam". Well, guess what? It's not.
What's the catch? It can't be free!
Well that's true. There's no such thing as free, I'll say that. A company can't just give away free ipods that cost over $300. They're making profits out of it. Before I get into the details, I'm going to explain what YOU do to get a free ipod. First, you must make a free account on freepay.com. Freepay has many different "free sites" such as freeipods, freeipodnanos, freedigitalcameras, freedesktoppc... ect. USE A JUNK EMAIL ADRESS. THE EMAIL ADRESS YOU USE WILL GET SPAMMED. Once you make an account on one of these "sites" You have to do two things in order to receive your ipod.
1. Complete an offer from one of their partners.
This is where the money comes in. You have to sign up with one of their partners and complete an offer. Skip down to see instructions on the different options for completing offers. (It can take up to a few days for the offer completion to appear on your account) It may cost you a few dollars, it may cost you 10$, and it may cost you nothing. It depends on how you do it. Make sure you read everything about the offer. When you are signing up for the offer, YOU MUST READ THE TERMS OF SERVICE. Make sure you completely understand the offer you are doing. Another thing that makes people weary is the fact that you must use a credit card to do this.
2. Refer 5 friends.
This part is probably the hardest. You need to get 5 other people to sign up for a free ipod as well, and complete an offer. You can do this by posting bulletiens about it, posting it on blogs, journals, or just plain telling a friend.
I signed up for "RealRhapsody" and It costed me 99 cents for the first month, and $9.99 after that. Once the first month is up, I'm going to cancel my subscription to RealRhapsody, and not be charged more than 99 cents.
How can they do this?
Exponents and the Pyramid system. The first person who signs up for a free ipod is at the top of the pyramid. He can easily find 5 people to sign up as well. Those 5 people will do the same, and have no trouble. so now it's at 25 people. Those 25 people will find 5 more people each and then it will be at 125 people. As the pyramid gets larger, There will be "dead ends" in the pyramid. There are tons of people at the bottom of the pyramid who completed an offer, but can't find 5 people. And the amount of people at the bottom, compared to the rest of the pyramid, is huge. Anyway, more and more dead ends will appear.
How can you tell that this isn't a scam?
eBay, AOL, Ancestry.com, PetcareRX, Columbia House, Real, Blockbuster and many other famous companies have a partnership with them. Would a high profile company just create a partnership with any scammer? No. These companies are paying huge bucks to keep their name and offers on freepay.com. Every time someone visits freepay.com, these companies PAY freepay.com.
The parent site that runs freepay is Gratis Internet. They have several email addresses and phone/fax numbers on their site, which is professionally done. Freepay.com has been registered with the BBB for several years.
They have been on NBC, CNN, New York Times, The Boston Globe, Check them out here.
There are many photos and videos proving that this offer is true.
And the one thing that really convinced me personally is that people I know have done it, and received a free ipod. This is what made me decide to do it.
Everyone who clicks that link, and completes an offer, contact me with your name and email adress, and I will post your referall links on my links page, and help you get 5 people as well.
If you're still unsure about the offer, feel free to contact me with any questions you have, or go to www.freeipodguide.com and they might be able to convince you.
Everyone has seen those ads "Swat the fly and get a free iPod!" "Shoot Osama and get a free iPod!" "Take a picture of Brad Pitt and get a free iPod!"
First word that comes to your head: "Scam". Well, guess what? It's not.
What's the catch? It can't be free!
Well that's true. There's no such thing as free, I'll say that. A company can't just give away free ipods that cost over $300. They're making profits out of it. Before I get into the details, I'm going to explain what YOU do to get a free ipod. First, you must make a free account on freepay.com. Freepay has many different "free sites" such as freeipods, freeipodnanos, freedigitalcameras, freedesktoppc... ect. USE A JUNK EMAIL ADRESS. THE EMAIL ADRESS YOU USE WILL GET SPAMMED. Once you make an account on one of these "sites" You have to do two things in order to receive your ipod.
1. Complete an offer from one of their partners.
This is where the money comes in. You have to sign up with one of their partners and complete an offer. Skip down to see instructions on the different options for completing offers. (It can take up to a few days for the offer completion to appear on your account) It may cost you a few dollars, it may cost you 10$, and it may cost you nothing. It depends on how you do it. Make sure you read everything about the offer. When you are signing up for the offer, YOU MUST READ THE TERMS OF SERVICE. Make sure you completely understand the offer you are doing. Another thing that makes people weary is the fact that you must use a credit card to do this.
2. Refer 5 friends.
This part is probably the hardest. You need to get 5 other people to sign up for a free ipod as well, and complete an offer. You can do this by posting bulletiens about it, posting it on blogs, journals, or just plain telling a friend.
I signed up for "RealRhapsody" and It costed me 99 cents for the first month, and $9.99 after that. Once the first month is up, I'm going to cancel my subscription to RealRhapsody, and not be charged more than 99 cents.
How can they do this?
Exponents and the Pyramid system. The first person who signs up for a free ipod is at the top of the pyramid. He can easily find 5 people to sign up as well. Those 5 people will do the same, and have no trouble. so now it's at 25 people. Those 25 people will find 5 more people each and then it will be at 125 people. As the pyramid gets larger, There will be "dead ends" in the pyramid. There are tons of people at the bottom of the pyramid who completed an offer, but can't find 5 people. And the amount of people at the bottom, compared to the rest of the pyramid, is huge. Anyway, more and more dead ends will appear.
How can you tell that this isn't a scam?
So, If I've convinced you...
Choose a referall: Heather's Referall Josh's Referall Brad's Referall Nick's Referall
Choose a referall: Heather's Referall Josh's Referall Brad's Referall Nick's Referall
Everyone who clicks that link, and completes an offer, contact me with your name and email adress, and I will post your referall links on my links page, and help you get 5 people as well.
If you're still unsure about the offer, feel free to contact me with any questions you have, or go to www.freeipodguide.com and they might be able to convince you.
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