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BlogPaws 2010 Recap - The Woodstock of Pet Bloggers

By Guest Blogger, Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk

The post Yvonne wrote yesterday about BlogPaws 2010 "A community of storytellers get together" was such a great way to sum up the event. All I keep telling people is that it was amazing and that I had a blast. No I just have to take a moment here to share some of my own thoughts and reflections on the weekend.

I had the honor of being part of the VIP committee, as well as a speaker, that helped to pull this first-time event together for pet bloggers and pet-lovers. Those of us on the committee got together over another conference call last night where we each took turns giving our assessment of the event while it was still fresh in our minds.

I was one of the last ones to speak so I listened on as everyone stated what a highly-organized event it was, not only for a first-time conference, but it was one of the best conferences some had ever attended. Some shared suggestions on little details that could be improved upon, such as the panel sessions went too long and there wasn't enough time for Q&A's. Well I'm sure many of us have had that experience before.

I was trying to think of something to say that hadn't been said yet. So when it got to my five-minute turn to speak I started out stay that I thought BlogPaws had a great mix of inspirational, keynote speakers, combined with the nuts & bolts of the panel sessions on top of all the great networking and socializing time. But what was really unique, was the people. Everyone was really having a great time, soaking up all the information and trying to meet as many people as possible.

Satisfying An Urge For Unexpected Shopping Gratification

It's the smart women who research online where the best deals lie regarding products and services.

Quite often, some of that research will lead consumers to blog posts denoting the good, the bad, and the utterly scary as well.

If you're running a blog, are you taking advantage of this profitable fact? If not, why not?

Imagine, if you will, the following - a women proactively searches for treadmill reviews, and comes across Treadmill Reviews. It's a pretty fair bet to assume she is a potential customer and looking for the best deal, right?

If so, if you had written that blog, why not help her along by providing links to treadmills on sale?

You can see this in action at my blog, Rich Hermit, where I wrote a post called, "Thinking About Treadmills? Look at ebay."

You probably were aware that eBay offers just about anything under the sun...but did you know Amazon's affiliate program gives you a targeted way to make money in areas other than books? Electronics, Health, Software, Sporting Goods, Apparel, you name it.... you can probably use Amazon links to display it.

Signing up for the Amazon or eBay affiliate program is easy. You can visit this link, or this one, and then read thru their tutorials. Once you understand how links are created, you can begin embedding them when necessary in your blog posts.

Which reminds me! Do you use wordpress?

If so, you need a wrapper to use javascript links (which is what eBay offers) - you can grab a free plugin here to do so (officially, it allows you to add Adsense to your blog...unofficially, it handles any javascript).

The above is just one way to monetize your actions online....but it all depends upon your proactive work as well. Think upon it...and if it makes sense, take the plunge. Who knows what might be derived?

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About the Author: Barbara Ling is an Internet veteran of almost 20 years and has been teaching people for over a decade how to make money online. She wrote the definitive resource on using eBay and Amazon affiliate links at at this link, and also educates employers and recruiters on how to target their perfect candidates online at this one.