It looks like our tech support at the host server site did their job well! I haven't seen the old "database connection" error in the past few days. Have you? If you get such an error, please drop me a line! But I do believe it has been taken care of for good. :)
We have had a great week of surfing this week, which I thank each of you for participating! Keep it up!! It pays off in more eyes on your blog(s). ;) We have had some of the best surfing we have had this past week, so I'm very happy about that!
We have four people that are "surfing for Pro" right now, Jay, Link4Business, Kittencaboodle, and DreamsofNyssa!! Keep it up! You are 1/4th of the way there!
There are still several blogs that have credits but are getting old in content, I hope you all update your blogs soon! I'd love to read your new thoughts and words! While I don't comment on all blogs, I do read them all as I surf along, and will comment when the post catches my attention, and I love to read new things! So, and I need to do this too, let's all update our blogs this coming week, if not sooner!
Happy Surfing!
Best of times!
Don Bell
Chief Admin - ExposeYourBlog!
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
EYB! - COLD OUT THERE! ;)
Well, the temperature has sure come down in this neck of the woods! When I left for work yesterday morning at 8:30AM it was only 46 degrees (Fahrenheit), kinda chilly! Bet we have an Indian Summer soon though and the temps hit the 90s again. I kinda hope so, as I'm not ready for a long hard winter if we start this early! What about you? Come on over to the forums (http://www.exposeyourblog.com/phpBB3) and tell us about the weather in your area! I honestly want to know if it is chilling out there too!?
With this cool weather I guess you all are out cleaning up the yard, winterizing your house, etc., as the surfing is way down this past few days. And I mean way down. And that is causing the credits to go down or away on many blogs, because we do have a few surfers every day that surf a lot! It may be time to log into your account and see if you have any credits left for your banners and your blogs, and to surf some to get your banners and blogs seen again!
I'm at a tough point here... As I have said before, I'm not a big fan of sending newsletters out all the time, as I almost consider them to be spam mail. And many times, since ExposeYourBlog! is not out to make money or sell you something (although you can purchase a Pro account and help pay the cost of running the site!! ;) ), there isn't a lot to say! The coding is mostly done, although I am working on raising the money to make the Forums look like the surf site, and not much else is happening. So, the only reason to really post a newsletter right now is to get back in front of you and get you surfing again... And I don't like doing a newsletter just for that reason..... But when I send a newsletter, it gets you all back to surfing for a few days!! Catch 22....
If you have read this far, send me a PM in the forums, sorry, only the forums, stating you got this far and have the words Catch 22 in the message, and I will give you 50 credits.
For the month of October, starting October 1, I will have a contest running to help boost your credits as well. More on this later. ;) But you will only find out about it the last week of September via the forums!!
Back to surfing for me!!
Happy Surfing!
Best of times!
Don Bell
Chief Admin - ExposeYourBlog!
With this cool weather I guess you all are out cleaning up the yard, winterizing your house, etc., as the surfing is way down this past few days. And I mean way down. And that is causing the credits to go down or away on many blogs, because we do have a few surfers every day that surf a lot! It may be time to log into your account and see if you have any credits left for your banners and your blogs, and to surf some to get your banners and blogs seen again!
I'm at a tough point here... As I have said before, I'm not a big fan of sending newsletters out all the time, as I almost consider them to be spam mail. And many times, since ExposeYourBlog! is not out to make money or sell you something (although you can purchase a Pro account and help pay the cost of running the site!! ;) ), there isn't a lot to say! The coding is mostly done, although I am working on raising the money to make the Forums look like the surf site, and not much else is happening. So, the only reason to really post a newsletter right now is to get back in front of you and get you surfing again... And I don't like doing a newsletter just for that reason..... But when I send a newsletter, it gets you all back to surfing for a few days!! Catch 22....
If you have read this far, send me a PM in the forums, sorry, only the forums, stating you got this far and have the words Catch 22 in the message, and I will give you 50 credits.
For the month of October, starting October 1, I will have a contest running to help boost your credits as well. More on this later. ;) But you will only find out about it the last week of September via the forums!!
Back to surfing for me!!
Happy Surfing!
Best of times!
Don Bell
Chief Admin - ExposeYourBlog!
Saturday, September 03, 2011
EYB! - Summer Winding Down!
Welcome to September, the beginning of the end of Summer! I pray everyone had a great summer, full of fun and sunshine, when it wasn't raining!, and is ready to surf the winter away. ;)
ExposeYourBlog! has a new owner, however, don't fret!! In my current, and pray-fully permanent, state of life, i am unable to own anything. I have donated the site to The Order of Brothers of Reconciliation, which has assigned me as the Chief Admin for the site. You will see NO changes, due to the change of ownership though! Well, with the exception of when I find the right person to do the work, the forums will look like the surf site in skin looks. :) We will continue to accept ALL blogs, that meet our prior requirements.
Well, let me take that back, there is a change. For all new paid sign ups, going forward, the fees are now going to a 501c3 tax deductible (in the US anyway!?)organization, as a donation to the Order. If you are currently a paid member, please feel free to cancel your subscription and restart! (The funds are going to be turned over to the Order once they come in on my old email account effective this month anyway!)http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
I have had a couple of people complain that their views have been low. This is true, there has been a bit of slow down in surfing this past few weeks. That said, the majority of the people complaining were not surfing either! Remember, those that are paid and surf that day have their blogs seen faster than those that aren't, followed by those that are paid (but haven't surfed that day) or those that surf that day (but aren't paid members), followed by those that haven't surfed that day, but this week, on down to those that have not surfed. So, it is best to surf daily even if only 1 or 2 sites. (Although you get better results if you surf at least 35 blogs each day.) So GET surfing. ;)
We would like to encourage each of you to come on over to the forums (http://www.exposeyourblog.com/phpBB3) and help us to get this community of surfers and bloggers growing in community! Would love to see you there and posting your questions, your thoughts, etc!
Don't forget the Surf and Chat option when you are surfing!
Happy Surfing!
Best of times!
Don Bell
Chief Admin - ExposeYourBlog!
ExposeYourBlog! has a new owner, however, don't fret!! In my current, and pray-fully permanent, state of life, i am unable to own anything. I have donated the site to The Order of Brothers of Reconciliation, which has assigned me as the Chief Admin for the site. You will see NO changes, due to the change of ownership though! Well, with the exception of when I find the right person to do the work, the forums will look like the surf site in skin looks. :) We will continue to accept ALL blogs, that meet our prior requirements.
Well, let me take that back, there is a change. For all new paid sign ups, going forward, the fees are now going to a 501c3 tax deductible (in the US anyway!?)organization, as a donation to the Order. If you are currently a paid member, please feel free to cancel your subscription and restart! (The funds are going to be turned over to the Order once they come in on my old email account effective this month anyway!)http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
I have had a couple of people complain that their views have been low. This is true, there has been a bit of slow down in surfing this past few weeks. That said, the majority of the people complaining were not surfing either! Remember, those that are paid and surf that day have their blogs seen faster than those that aren't, followed by those that are paid (but haven't surfed that day) or those that surf that day (but aren't paid members), followed by those that haven't surfed that day, but this week, on down to those that have not surfed. So, it is best to surf daily even if only 1 or 2 sites. (Although you get better results if you surf at least 35 blogs each day.) So GET surfing. ;)
We would like to encourage each of you to come on over to the forums (http://www.exposeyourblog.com/phpBB3) and help us to get this community of surfers and bloggers growing in community! Would love to see you there and posting your questions, your thoughts, etc!
Don't forget the Surf and Chat option when you are surfing!
Happy Surfing!
Best of times!
Don Bell
Chief Admin - ExposeYourBlog!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
EYB! - Slow, but still there!
Hello Folks,
As school starts up and summer vacations are ending and people are returning to work, surfing seems to be down a bit. But this is normal for this time of year and happened last year as well. I would like to encourage all users to come surf a few blogs each day though!
We do continue to grow in blogs each week though! We've picked up several this past week in fact! Happy viewing!
D.
As school starts up and summer vacations are ending and people are returning to work, surfing seems to be down a bit. But this is normal for this time of year and happened last year as well. I would like to encourage all users to come surf a few blogs each day though!
We do continue to grow in blogs each week though! We've picked up several this past week in fact! Happy viewing!
D.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
ExposeYourBlog! - What is it and why?
So, what is ExposeYourBlog! all about? ExposeYourBlog! is a Traffic Exchange Service that allows you to put your blog(s) in a queue to be seen and read by other people on the net. It provides another avenue to help get your site seen. This service is not like MOST traffic exchanges out there, in that it only allows for blogs to be put in rotation. Each blog in rotation is on your screen for from 20 seconds to 35 seconds giving you a chance to glance over it to see if there is new content to read. After reading and commenting, you have the option to click on a color or text to move on to the next site in rotation.
To make it work for you, what you must do is spend some time each day or week reading other blogs. As you do this, you earn credits that are automatically assigned to your blog(s) so others see yours. You do not see your blog(s) while you are surfing (so you don't use up your own credits). So, the more you surf, the more your blog goes into rotation! Also, the more you surf, the chance of getting an extra 5 to 500 credits comes along every few surfs (~33) in a row! Don't worry though! You will not see the same blog in a continuous three hour surfing session! Now, if you leave for any length of time over say 3 hours you may see some of the same blogs again, but that is because you have gone outside of that three hour window!
Why upgrade to a paid account? Free accounts are set to have a counter of 25 seconds for their blog(s) to be seen before the next blog can be selected. Paid members blog(s) get a counter of between 30 and 35 seconds, depending on the Pro level selected. Also, paid members get a reduction of time required to wait on other blogs of from 2 to 5 seconds, again, depending on the level of paid membership. Free members earn 3 credits for every 5 blogs they see. Pro/Paid members earn 1 credit for every 2 blogs or 1 for 1, depending on their level. (Each credit earned comes out of the viewed blogs owner's credit using them up as the other person surfs. (Make sense?)) Free members can only have two blogs in rotation at a time. Paid members can have from 5 to 50 (ok, I know, who has 50 blogs, you may be surprised!!) blogs in rotation at any time. Free members may only have banners that point to blogs (unless they buy commercial banner credits), while paid members may put any banner in rotation. Free members only get one banner. Pro/Paid members can have 5 to 15 banners in rotation!
A VERY important reason to be a Pro/Paid member is that there is a greater chance, by 10%, that your blogs will be seen first! Yep, being a Pro member you blogs have a weighted chance of 10% better viewings!
Why have banners? Banners give you a chance, with a flashy banner, to get another chance of having the surfer look at your blog(s)! PLUS, if you keep an eye on the banners each time the surf bar loads, you stand a chance of getting from 1 to 5 extra credits added to your account if you click on the banner before the notice slips off! After it slips off the banner, you don't get any extra credits, so look at the banner first thing!! Also, I am using those banners in rotation on other web sites soon! Remember, all banners MUST be 468X60 in size to be seen correctly! If you have banners, keep an eye on the credits available to you banners, as you may need to convert some of your surfing credits to your banners to get them seen!
Why surf daily and for at least 35 blogs each day? Well, for one, it keeps more credits in your account so your blog gets seen more often! Those that surf daily raise their blogs visibility by 5% for that day, meaning that it will be seen 5% more often that day than those accounts that have not surfed that day, so if you are a Pro/Paid member surfing daily, you are at 15% instead of 10%. After very 33 blogs you surf you will come upon a verification page that will allow you to receive from 5 to 500 extra credits, some cash and other benefits! Plus, you get to read some great blogs as you go! So, come join us and SURF AWAY!!
To make it work for you, what you must do is spend some time each day or week reading other blogs. As you do this, you earn credits that are automatically assigned to your blog(s) so others see yours. You do not see your blog(s) while you are surfing (so you don't use up your own credits). So, the more you surf, the more your blog goes into rotation! Also, the more you surf, the chance of getting an extra 5 to 500 credits comes along every few surfs (~33) in a row! Don't worry though! You will not see the same blog in a continuous three hour surfing session! Now, if you leave for any length of time over say 3 hours you may see some of the same blogs again, but that is because you have gone outside of that three hour window!
Why upgrade to a paid account? Free accounts are set to have a counter of 25 seconds for their blog(s) to be seen before the next blog can be selected. Paid members blog(s) get a counter of between 30 and 35 seconds, depending on the Pro level selected. Also, paid members get a reduction of time required to wait on other blogs of from 2 to 5 seconds, again, depending on the level of paid membership. Free members earn 3 credits for every 5 blogs they see. Pro/Paid members earn 1 credit for every 2 blogs or 1 for 1, depending on their level. (Each credit earned comes out of the viewed blogs owner's credit using them up as the other person surfs. (Make sense?)) Free members can only have two blogs in rotation at a time. Paid members can have from 5 to 50 (ok, I know, who has 50 blogs, you may be surprised!!) blogs in rotation at any time. Free members may only have banners that point to blogs (unless they buy commercial banner credits), while paid members may put any banner in rotation. Free members only get one banner. Pro/Paid members can have 5 to 15 banners in rotation!
A VERY important reason to be a Pro/Paid member is that there is a greater chance, by 10%, that your blogs will be seen first! Yep, being a Pro member you blogs have a weighted chance of 10% better viewings!
Why have banners? Banners give you a chance, with a flashy banner, to get another chance of having the surfer look at your blog(s)! PLUS, if you keep an eye on the banners each time the surf bar loads, you stand a chance of getting from 1 to 5 extra credits added to your account if you click on the banner before the notice slips off! After it slips off the banner, you don't get any extra credits, so look at the banner first thing!! Also, I am using those banners in rotation on other web sites soon! Remember, all banners MUST be 468X60 in size to be seen correctly! If you have banners, keep an eye on the credits available to you banners, as you may need to convert some of your surfing credits to your banners to get them seen!
Why surf daily and for at least 35 blogs each day? Well, for one, it keeps more credits in your account so your blog gets seen more often! Those that surf daily raise their blogs visibility by 5% for that day, meaning that it will be seen 5% more often that day than those accounts that have not surfed that day, so if you are a Pro/Paid member surfing daily, you are at 15% instead of 10%. After very 33 blogs you surf you will come upon a verification page that will allow you to receive from 5 to 500 extra credits, some cash and other benefits! Plus, you get to read some great blogs as you go! So, come join us and SURF AWAY!!
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
EYB! - School Starts Soon!
Well, here in the US school in many areas starts Monday of next week. Means some of our users will be home more doing homework, which also means instead of homework, they may be on their computers surfing to get away from homework... I hope they do their homework FIRST though. ;)
ExposeYourBlog! is still growing, slowly but surely! We could always use more bloggers and surfers, but I'm not totally unhappy with with what we have right now. More is always better of course! So, if you blog, come join us over at http://exposeyourblog.com and read other blogs (will help you come up with new ideas) and get your blog seen! Most of our surfers read the blogs, and many comment on your blog as well!
We have 325 blogs in rotation right now, which takes over three hours of steady watching to see them all. You will not see the same blog within three hours of itself either. We are only a manual surf site, with variable times for free vs paid members, with the paid member blogs having more time on the screen before the person can go on to the next blog.
Happy Surfing!
ExposeYourBlog! is still growing, slowly but surely! We could always use more bloggers and surfers, but I'm not totally unhappy with with what we have right now. More is always better of course! So, if you blog, come join us over at http://exposeyourblog.com and read other blogs (will help you come up with new ideas) and get your blog seen! Most of our surfers read the blogs, and many comment on your blog as well!
We have 325 blogs in rotation right now, which takes over three hours of steady watching to see them all. You will not see the same blog within three hours of itself either. We are only a manual surf site, with variable times for free vs paid members, with the paid member blogs having more time on the screen before the person can go on to the next blog.
Happy Surfing!
Friday, July 15, 2011
EYB! - Summer Heat!
It looks like the summer heat here in the US is keeping people away from their computers and at the pools maybe! Surfing is down a bit, but we are still getting some surfing and commenting done!
We are also still growing slowly but surely! Each week we get a blog or two added and three or four new people surfing and commenting on the blogs, so things are going well.
I would still like to see us out grow BlogExplosion at it's prime! All it takes is for each of us to get active in surfing daily, and for each of us to post links in our blogs to ExposeYourBlog! and at least one post about the site to get your readers to come check it out. I have found that MOST of the readers of blogs are blog writers themselves, not all, but most. So, if they read in your blog that you use ExposeYourBlog!, they will possibly come check us out and become one of your down line (giving you extra credits as well!) and give us more blogs to look at!
Happy Surfing!
We are also still growing slowly but surely! Each week we get a blog or two added and three or four new people surfing and commenting on the blogs, so things are going well.
I would still like to see us out grow BlogExplosion at it's prime! All it takes is for each of us to get active in surfing daily, and for each of us to post links in our blogs to ExposeYourBlog! and at least one post about the site to get your readers to come check it out. I have found that MOST of the readers of blogs are blog writers themselves, not all, but most. So, if they read in your blog that you use ExposeYourBlog!, they will possibly come check us out and become one of your down line (giving you extra credits as well!) and give us more blogs to look at!
Happy Surfing!
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