Net 10 Unlimited

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Net10 for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Isn’t it amazing how cold callers expect the right to all kinds of private information about you, just because they called you up?  In no other area of life, will a stranger expect you to tell them about your expenses – phones, electricity and otherwise – simply because they asked. I received one of these calls the other day and was slightly irritated to be called away from my work by someone I didn’t know, just to be asked some stupid, private questions about my phone bills.

The caller wanted to know what type of phone I had and how much I paid a month. I told him I wasn’t interested in a new phone, and that I was perfectly happy with the phone I’m using, without wondering how much each phone call was going to cost me. However, this was before I'd heard of Net 10 Unlimited and seen this Cute NET10 commercial from a Real NET10 customer online.

They have  excellent deals, and have cut many a cell (mobile) phones bills by half, leaving you the freedom to spend a bit more on the finer things of life. Net 10 Unlimited doesn't have to offer contract and uncomfortable credit checks. You get unlimited talk, text and data for only $50.00 per month. Their coverage is nationwide and the reception is twice as good as many other mobile phone companies. Airtime can be purchased online as well as from stores and directly from your phone. This is perfect for people who work unusual hours, have their own businesses, or make overseas calls to contacts abroad. After all, Net 10 Unlimited provides a long-distance service to more than 75 different countries.

 Their choice of phones is also excellent. They use LG, Motorola, Kyocera, Samsung and Nokia (which is the phone I have). Nokia takes remarkable pictures for a phone. I take all my blog posts pictures with my phone nowadays. It’s very handy and does the job.



If you would like more details and information, why not pop over to their twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Net10_Wireless

or Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NET10Wireless You can also see this video of what What Rob has to say here. 

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How To Get Blog Traffic: September Update

I've recently been scouring the Internet to find good articles to improve my sites and increase my blog traffic. I know that high blog traffic translates into better impressions and higher earnings for blog owners. Blog traffic is not something which can be increased over night, but there are steps we can take in order to gradually get the kind of traffic we deserve. 

There are several articles on this blog, aimed at new bloggers, about ways in which we can write better to increase our traffic and quality of content. I'm not an expert so I constantly need to teach myself new ways to make my sites better and improve traffic to all my blogs.

This new page has a collection of great articles dedicated to helping new bloggers improve their blog traffic in areas of content, settings, gadgets and customization: Get Blog Traffic: 20+ Articles For New Bloggers. 

However, I'd like to link to 3 other extremely helpful articles which can help you get blog traffic in totally different ways. 

Three different ways to get blog traffic

Comment on dofollow sites to get traffic (and backlinks) to your blog 

List of 51 DoFollow Blogs To Comment On

The above article is a fabulously useful list of dofollow blogs you can comment on. 'Do follow' simply means that when you comment and leave your blog ID, this link counts as a backlink to your site. (No need to spam them with your extra links. A simple comment with your blog ID will do). This is good for SEO and Google ratings. Backlinks, simply put, are links from other sites pointing to your blog. 

Someone who clicks on your linked comment (providing it's approved) goes straight to your blog. This is a potential for you to attract new and regular subscribers/readers.

Use backlinks on the web to get new traffic

101 Ways To Get Quality Backlinks To Your Blog

The above article is a gem. It gives you more than a hundred ways to build backlinks to your blog. Backlinks seem to be the 'in' thing this year when it comes to increasing your Google rating. Building backlinks, however, does not only positively affect your site's ratings, it also gets you free traffic to your blog. This article tells you to build links on forums etc. What this does, is bring people to your site through your comments and interaction. 

Optimize your page for blog traffic

How to Optimize A Page For Keywords

This is another fantastic article. It shows you simply how to properly place keywords on any page of your blog. Great keyword placing means you get traffic from people using search terms on search engines. This means you don't have to place links anywhere on the web or become active in forums. Merely taking care of the stuff on your own site results in blog traffic, because people can find your posts better and more effectively.

So, getting blog traffic doesn't seem to hard after all. Of course you have to work constantly at it, but if you start with the above three points, these should see you on your way to attracting more free traffic for your blog. The only question is, which one are you going to try first?

• Comment on great sites to get blog traffic


• Build backlinks on forums and other parts of the Internet to get free traffic


• Or learn how to choose sound keywords to attract traffic to your site?

The rest is up to you. Please leave your comment for A Blogger's Books subscribers if you have other tried-and-tested ways of getting free blog traffic. Thank you.

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Free Blog Gadgets For Blogspot

Free Blogger gadgets are always in demand for both new and more experienced bloggers. New bloggers naturally grab hold of all the gadgets they think look pretty on their blogspot site. They (the free gadgets) get weeded out as bloggers become more experienced, but more often than not, most of us keep quite a few on our site for years. Google blogs (Blogger) has provided an unlimited amount of free blog gadgets for us to sink our teeth into. Writing blogs like A Blogger's Books have enjoyed gadgets to increase page views and other useful, fun, free blog gadgets that make writing sites more productive and satisfying.

To share this with you, I'm featuring a collection of favourite gadgets for blogging. The list includes tutorials on adding the free blog gadgets (for brand new bloggers) and a brief description of them. More importantly, I explain how and why these gadgets are important to your blog and the ways in which they can be useful to you. Why not check it out! This page will be updated regularly, so drop by again to see what this writing blog has put together for you. Click on the headings to go to the individual articles. 

Fun Gadgets For Your Blog

These include: Event, Flickr photostream, The Daily Puppy, 'Twitter Follow Me' buttons and more. Blogging for many, is about sharing life's experiences, having fun and making friends. If this is you, then you'll certainly like one or more of these gadgets.



Free Gadgets To Improve Page Views

These include: Blogger Play Gadget, Recent Post Gadget, 'You May Also Like' gadget, etc. The last thing a blogger wants is to be the only person who visits her/his site. These free blogspot gadgets will help you gain more views and have visitors returning to read your new posts.



Free Gadgets To Monetize Your Blog

These include: Pages, Search box, Adsense and Amazon Deals. These gadgets can seriously add to your income while doing something you love.



Blogger's Most Useful Gadgets

These include: Get answers, Recent posts, 'Share This' and Popular Posts. Fun, earning, and lots of new followers are great, but sometimes bloggers need a bit of creative help to give back to the people for whom they write. These free gadgets are just what you need.

Top Gadgets

These include: Followers, Pages, HTML/Javascript, Recent Posts etc. Generally, bloggers have their best (top) gadgets which are almost standard on all the blogs we visit. This list gives you the favourites of the thousands of gadgets available.



If you know someone who could benefit from this article about free blog gadgets please share it with them and on your favourite networking sites. As always, thank you for your visit and your comments.

Facebook Speaks! Your Favourite Self-Help Books

I asked a 1002 people on Facebook what their favourite self-help book was. The list below is the result of months of searching. Many of these books are now available in hard copy and ebook format, so it's easy to download any of them on your kindle or any other e reader. They aren't exactly free ebooks, but most of them are very affordable indeed. 

Facebook votes for self-help books

The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr Norman Vincent Peale

A self-help book teaching readers how to gain strength to achieve their goals through the power of positive thinking. This is manifested in - personal relationships, gaining control over your life and breaking the cycle of worry.

The Herbal Drugstore by Linda B White

A description of healing herbs, beneficial for all kinds of conditions and diseases.

The Green Pharmacy by James A Duke PhD

New discoveries in Herbal Remedies for Common Diseases and conditions from the world's foremost authority on healing herbs.





Emptiness Dancing by Adyashanti

A Buddhist-based system of mindfulness practise. It teaches readers personal development through strengthening their inner psyche and becoming confident in who they are. 

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruitz

A practical guide to personal freedom. A Toltec wisdom book.

The Flatbed Sutra of Louie Wing by Ted Biringer

Based on the teachings of Zen, this is a self-help book which attempts to give the reader the confidence to heal themselves and find direction through meditation and enlightenment. 

The Bible

The teachings of God, through His Son, Jesus Christ. A book that leads to the salvation of people everywhere. No home should be without one.

How To Change Your Life in Seven Steps by John Bird

Change your life in seven easy steps. A self-help book to turn your life into something of which you can be proud. Direct and firm; based on the writer's own life. 

The Success Principals by Jack Canfield

How to get from where you are to where you want to be with confidence. 

Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers

Positive thinking and a clear-cut plan to help readers replace their fear with confidence and high self-esteem.

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L Hay

This is a self-help book about personal development and self-healing based on knowledge of how to increase your full potential.





I'm confident you too can benefit from the self-help books listed here, chosen by a group of Facebook users. It's not too late to add your favourite to the list by leaving the name of the book, the author and a one-sentence description in the comment panel below. 

If you're a writer and have a free ebook to give away please leave a comment on this article because this is my next project.  I will give your book away and you can come back and get someone else's ebook for free.  Please also leave a one-sentence description about your book. I'll also be adding my self-help books to this event. I'll be offering a free e-book too!

Amazon Launches Kindle Indie Bookstore

Amazon has this month launched its first Kindle Indie book store. This has come as great news to indie, e publishers - like myself - around the world. If you're looking to publish your digital book, this is certainly the way to go. 





(What are Indie books? They are books published by Independent authors/publishers who're not affiliated to established publishing companies like Harper Collins for example. It's the same idea of indie musical bands. Kindle indie books are merely those independent books published on kindle).

Readers can log into the Kindle store and browse for an e book at their heart's content. There are currently only 7 genres available in the store front. These are obviously the popular ones like memoirs and thrillers etc. We hope in time, that Amazon will see how popular this is with readers and general users of the site, and would extend their lists to cover most of the genres of e books available.

What you should know about Amazon's e books

(Quick facts about publishing on KDP)

Top selling  e books in each genre are updated hourly.

Top 7 popular categories (the ones people are mostly buying) are listed in the digital book store.

Amazon editors, and they only, pick featured authors of said digital books.

Only highly rated and top selling  e books get listed in the Kindle Indie store.

If you're an author looking to publish your e book on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), there are dozens of links from this information page to get you started. If you're a reader looking to browse or buy cheap, Kindle, digital books, here's your link to the Kindle Indie Book store, now open for 24-hour browsing. 

Remember you don't have to have a kindle to read these amazing e books. If you have a mac, most of them come with a free kindle installed. If you have a PC, download your very own kindle here and read fantastic digital books to your heart's content.  Of course, you can buy a kindle now they're on offer. 

Finally, don't forget that if you get my e books listed below please leave at least a rating for me (they're also available in hard copy). Who knows, I may be the next featured author on Amazon's new Kindle Indie Book store!

How To Raise Kids To Be Responsible Adults

How To Really Lose Weight Without Dieting

How To Spend Less

Straight Talk

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Straight Talk for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I received a call a couple of days ago. It was one of those with the slight pause before the person at the other end answers your, ‘Hello’. You know, as soon as you get one of these, that someone is going to try and sell you something they describe as everything you need.

The caller wanted to know what type of phone I had and how much I paid a month. I know if I called you up and asked you what type of house you had and how much you paid each month on your mortgage, you’d tell me to get lost – what audacity!

I told him I wasn’t interested in a new phone, and that I was perfectly happy with the phone I’m using, without wondering how much each phone call was going to cost me. After all, if I wanted to call a friend I'd just do so without considering how much each second of the conversation cost. If he’d been from Straight Talk, perhaps I’d have listened with more interest. After all, they’ve cut many a cell (mobile) phones bills by half, leaving you the freedom to spend a bit more on the finer things of life.

Straight talk offers no contract and no uncomfortable credit checks. Their coverage is nationwide and the reception is twice as good as many other mobile phone companies, so there will be no more uncomfortable silences and repeated, ‘Hellos’ while you’re on important phone calls.

Their choice of phones is also excellent. They use LG, Motorola, Kyocera, Samsung and Nokia (which is the phone I have). Nokia takes remarkable pictures for a phone. I take all my blog posts pictures with my phone nowadays. It’s very handy and does the job.

Unlimited monthly service includes calls, texts, picture messaging and the web. 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts and 30 MB of web data would suit even the cell phone addict! All for just $45.00 per month. Even the teenager who's permanently stuck to his/her phone would be proud of such a deal. However, go outside and enjoy the summer. Listen to your mom when she says you need a social life outside of phone conversations and texts! After all, mom knows best, right?

Here's a customer's view on Straight Talk (video).

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7 Ways Blogger Is Better Than Wordpress

The debate between Blogger and Wordpress has divided bloggers for generations (in internet years). Both services have their own niches in the blogosphere, and they certainly have their own advantages. I’ll admit now that this article is shamelessly pro-Blogger. If you’re a fan of Wordpress, you may want to stop reading this article now. What follows are seven pros that gives the Blogger an edge over its longtime rival.

Wordpress addict, why are you still reading? 

Blogger is more user-friendly than Wordpress

A newcomer to Blogger will notice its basic advantage: user-friendliness. Blogger has an easy-to-understand setup with a dashboard of intuitive action icons for the new blogger. Setup, design, posting: all processes within Blogger are streamlined to maximize its efficiency. Within a matter of minutes someone can create and customize their blog with Blogger and start posting. I would recommend Blogger to anyone with limited Internet experience who's starting a new blog.

Blogger enables customizable domain names

Unlike Wordpress, Blogger users can create a customizable domain name for their blog at no extra cost. You can create a sensible domain name catered to your blog’s theme without having to add “.blogger” at the end of the URL. Original domain names are particularly useful for bloggers cultivating a unique online persona.

Blogger is good for ad-free layout

Distracting ads often serve as a deal breaker for new bloggers looking to post clutter-free content. While Wordpress can place advertisements on their users’ blogs, Blogger chooses to refrain from doing so. This pro emphasizes how Blogger allows the user to be the ultimate controller of their content. If you don’t want ads on your blog, Blogger is for you.

Blogger gives you the option of choosing your own ads

Conversely, if you notice that your blog has generated a large following and you’d like to capitalize the traffic, you can include advertisements on your blog at no extra cost. Blogger allows you to customize your ads to fit the aesthetic of your blog, so you can choose from small, discreet ads to huge banners.

Blogger lets you add your own code

For the more ambitious user, Blogger allows for the addition HTML or Javascript. By adding code on Blogger, users can endlessly customize their blogs to accommodate any desired change in layout, format, color, font, etc. Sites like SimpleCode demystify the programming basics for those intimidated by HTML but want to utilize the coding features in Blogger.

Blogger lends itself to Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Blogger’s custom coding advantage also allows for increased SEO. Users can alter their Blogger-hosted blogs so they feature meta tags that attract search engine hits. You can also change the code so that the titles of your posts appear first in a search engine rather than the title of your blog. If your post title appears first, there’s a greater chance that you’ll be found by someone interests in your posts.

Blogger is always free

Of course, there are paid options, but Blogger has always been the least costly blogging service.  While Wordpress can be free, many of its additional services (like the removal of ads) require an additional fee. Blogspot offers its users complete control over a blog from creation to deletion without ever asking for a single penny of their money.

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Author Bio:

This is a guest post by Nadia Jones who blogs at online college about education, college, student, teacher, money saving, movie related topics. You can reach her at nadia.jones5 @ gmail.com.

Italicised phrases have been added by Anne Lyken-Garner