Maybe it’s just me but lately I’ve been seeing Darren Rowses’ face everywhere I go on the internet. Incase you guys have no idea who Darren Rowse is, he’s literally a “Pro Blogger” and makes a great living from it. His main blog is ProBlogger.net and he has over 141,000 subscribers, currently.

Anyways, I admit I don’t go to his website(s) as often as I would like especially since he has some useful information which is always helpful. And now that I’m pretty much done brown-nosing , we can finally get to where I’m seeing his face on the internet.

Well, I’m basically seeing his face on almost every site that has Google Ads displayed. Don’t get me wrong, I know he’s pretty popular, especially in the blogosphere, but how often would I want to see him. Of course, no disrespect to Darren but I swear I’m seeing him more times daily than I see my e-mails. And I check my e-mails a lot throughout the day!

Don’t worry, don’t worry, I wouldn’t want to see my face everywhere I go either.

To be fair, he probably has nothing to do with it. Well, maybe just a little bit. But it seems as though Chitika is running a crazy Google Adwords campaign and that’s why we’re seeing his face everywhere. Just think of him as one of the new spokespersons of L’Oreal Makeup, um, Chitika.

Incase you haven’t noticed it because your eyes shuts down just about any ad that’s on a website, it would look something like:

I know that’s probably not the best ad but that’s the latest one that I’ve seen. But I have seen their ads (and Darren’s face) on almost all of the main sites that I visit regularly including Youtube and most of my own sites. I mean, I wouldn’t be surprised if you saw him lurking at you in the comfort of your own home while checking your e-mails! It almost feels like he’s internet stalking you!

But have you seen him lately? He’s like those Geico commercials with the money that has eyes with the “Somebody’s Watching Me” song playing in the background.

Please note: This post was just a joke and it’s not intended on offending anyone, particularly Chitika or Darren. I simply just wanted to comment on him appearing everywhere.

Outsourcing Pros and Cons – More recently I have been outsourcing some of my work because of the lack of time I have on working on so many projects. There are actually a lot of benefits to outsourcing but unfortunately, there are also some negatives that come with it.

What Is Outsourcing?

I’m sure you guys already know what outsourcing is but incase you don’t, it’s basically hiring a third-party person/service to do work for you that you need to get done.

An example of that would be if a company needed to get a lot of filing and processing of paperwork done, they would probably hire a temp to do that. More than likely, the reasoning behind that could be the company may have more important work at hand to get accomplished so they can’t use that time filing paperwork. Though, that simple task does need to get done at some point.

Outsourcing Pros

There are plenty of pros to outsource work besides the obvious fact that you’re getting necessary work done by paying a third-party service. But here’s a list of advantages I see when I outsource some of my work:

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The following is a paid review in my honest opinion. Being paid is good but it does not influence the review. If you’re interested in a review of your site or product, please visit my advertising page.

Let me just start off by saying that I’m extremely impressed by CPATrend because this relatively new affiliate network has a few things that stand out that I have never seen any other company do. Honestly, I’m not just saying that and if you work your cards right, it will only help you make more money. But we’ll get into that in just one second.

CPATrend.com is definitely the newest affiliate company that I have seen. I believe they went live as of this year and they already have close to 50 campaigns you can run. For those of you guys that don’t know, that’s actually quite a lot for a company that is this new. That basically means they are good at getting new campaigns for you guys to promote to make money quickly.

So, What Makes CPATrend So Great?

Let’s just jump straight into it because there are a few things that just stand out to me. You guys can feel free to agree or disagree with me but I have never seen some of these things done from an affiliate network before.

Prompt Payments – I know this doesn’t seem like anything new because almost all affiliate networks pay on time. And yes other companies pay every 15 days or biweekly as well but does any other affiliate network offer anything other than an excuse and apology if your payment is late? Probably not. But this CPA Network offers $10 every single day your payment is late.

In my eyes, that shows just how confident they are with paying on time. And if anything does happen for whatever reason, they are willing to compensate you every single day that your payment is late.

Highest Paying Offers – Okay, every affiliate company say they have the “highest” payouts for their campaigns but if you happen to see another campaign at another company with a higher payout, CPATrend is willing to match it and or beat it.

Of course, more than likely their campaigns already have others beat so no need to go through this hassle.

Great Customer Service – Hey, I’m a true believer of good customer service and getting to know who you’re dealing with and that’s all I’ve gotten from Phil, who is one of the account managers there. I’ve had numerous e-mail exchanges with him and I believe he has always responded back to me in the same day.

Of course, you should be able to get the same great customer support through telephone or instant messenger if that’s easier for you guys.

Stats Displayed Conveniently – Of course, they have the standard live tracking stats that I have seen from almost every affiliate company but the thing that kind of stuck out to me was the fact that if you search for campaigns to promote, your stats are also displayed there. That is handy when you’re searching for campaigns because it’ll let you know right from the get go that you have promoted that offer before… or not.

Suggestions

I’m just one person but we all like things a certain way, right? Well, I have just a couple of quick suggestions because I’m just a picky person and hopefully it’ll be helpful for a brand new affiliate network to know.

Banners for Campaigns – I was going through a couple of different campaigns and noticed there wasn’t a place to get banners to promote. I would prefer they host the images because we all know bandwidth kills!

Help or FAQ Section – I know they are brand new but I always like to browse through the entire site to check out if they have some sort of help feature or FAQ section just incase I’m stuck on anything. They have a contact area in which people can respond to your inquires but if you’re a non-contact type person then you might look for something indirectly.

Conclusion

I definitely see a lot more perks to join CPATrend than most affiliate networks currently out there. They don’t guarantee things and not back it up. And based on all the incentives, ability to payout higher than any other company and personal experience with their customer service, I am definitely impressed.

And since they are a brand new company, it should be a lot easier referring new affiliates to get commission on that too! Hey, just a helpful suggestion!

Tax Brackets 2009 Calculator - Since we’re still in tax season and a lot of people like to wait until the last minute to get their taxes done (including myself), I figured I would continue on our discussions of taxes by getting out the tax brackets 2009 calculator.

First, let’s go over the tax brackets for 2009 singles. The reason why I’m focusing on singles is simply the fact that I am “single” which basically means I’m not legally married with a spouse living in the same household. Plus, a lot of internet entrepreneurs aren’t married so this list should help them a little bit, especially if this is one of the first times they are filing taxes (or they’re doing it themselves without an accountant).

Here is the tax brackets 2009 single:

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I’ve been trying to write out this particular weekly updates for a while now. Well, particularly since I upgraded to a dedicated server two weeks ago.  But I’ll cover a handful of things including ones you guys would be interested in such as the free advertising, contest update, free web hosting and more.

Let’s get right into it, shall we?

Some Comments/Posts May Have Been Deleted - I do apologize to some of you guys but some comments may have been deleted on my transition to my dedicated server. Matter of fact, if some of you guys posted on some of my other blogs, a couple of posts may have been deleted as well. I hope you guys saved a copy! Sorry about that!

Looking For a (Committed) Team Once Again - I’m actually looking for yet another team to work with on one site. But I’m actually looking for committed individuals who are willing to work a few hours a week with the potential of making money in a couple of months.  I mean, a LOT of money and traffic. I actually have a plan but unfortunately, it does require a team of committed bloggers.

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