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I was really amazed when I came across a site today that wanted me to pay with a Tweet in order to download their free ebook. This got me curious and so I went to check out the site that allows this service.

It's called PayWithATweet.com – You can offer your clients and readers a free offer and in order for them to receive it they need to tweet about it to get the download link. This is a great way to get traffic to your site!!

Today I wanted to add my signature to my Gmail account. I was a little surprised to find out that you can not add HTML to your signature in Gmail. This got me thinking and I just had to find out how to do add HTML in my signature. After researching I found a really great site that will allow you to add HTML, videos and links to all your social profiles.

The site is called WiseStamp. You can choose to add this to a few different browsers like: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Flock and even Mozilla Thunderbird which is Mozilla's Mail client and is similar to Outlook. I was really excited to see just how easy it was to set up a link for my blog. And linking to all my social networks was totally simple. You can also add your IM client too. The one feature that I was excited to use in my signature was my blog's feed. This feature will allow my latest post from my blog to be displayed. Actually you can add any feed you would like to this option. This add-on tool is a great free resource to help you promote you, your blog and brand.

I have done a ton of research trying to find the best and inexpensive way to build a list. In order to build your list you need to have an opt in box for your site or web page. Be able to manage and communicate with your subscribers. Since I am on a budget and always try to make sure to keep my costs to a minimum I have tried any every autoresponder and email/newsletter management programs that are compatible with WordPress. What it really comes down to is price and the features each program offers. Of course you have your Free options but I have found Paid programs to range in price from $3.75 to just under $20 per month. So here is my choice for building my list:

I have to Thank Michele from The Small Business Muse for the great resource. In fact I liked how easy it was to setup and the price was most definitely in my budget that I just couldn't resist giving it a try. To see my opt-in setup, check it out HERE (Scroll down it's at the bottom of the page)

This morning I was going through my emails and one really caught my attention…

Get Help Online For 5 Dollars!

I thought to myself what is this? Can this be true?

And Yes there is a site that you can find services for $5. It's called Fiverr.com Their slogan is "The Place For People To Share Things They're Willing To Do For $5"  You can find just about anything on this site. The categories include Gift Ideas, Fun & Bizarre, Graphics, Social Marketing, Travel, Writing, Postcards, Advertising, Music & Audio, Tips & Advice, Business, Technology, Programming and more.  The listings are interesting. There's everything from advertising your business on someone's arm (kinda wierd, huh?) to graphics and tutorials. People will even tweet to their list about you or your product and all for $5 bucks. You can't beat the price.  So you really need to check out this site especially if you are on a budget and looking to outsource some of your work. This site was also featured on the today show. Here's the video:

Have you ever wondered what sites are accessed the most? Where people are going when they are on the internet? Well you don't have to wonder about that anymore. While digging around on the web today I found a site that displays the Top 1000 Most Visited Sites. This site really grabbed my interest. I am always curious to see who ranks the highest with consumers.  Knowing what sites are visited the most gives me a great idea as what sites I need to be a part of. Just think knowing where everyone is hanging out on the web will give you an upper hand then those who don't know where to go to market their blog. After taking a look at the long list there were some sites that I had never heard of but caught my attention as to why people flock to the site. You won't believe all the different types of sites that are popular. You will find everything from E-book sites to Geology pretty much whatever your mind can imagine. Did I mention that this list is provided by Google and is based on their search results. So go ahead and check the Top 1000 Most Visited Sites   and let me know what you think!! How will you use this list??