Have you ever gone online in search of someone offering their opinion about a product or service you’re interested in purchasing? People do it all the time and that’s why it’s a great idea to learn how to start a product review blog.

Over at Just Add Sweat they offer great eGuides on how to start a home-based business. One of these guides is ‘How to Start a Review Blog for Fun and Profit’.

JoAnne Wescott and Nicole Dean started the site because they were sick of the hype and fluff offered out there and wanted to provide something real that gets results. There’s a quote on their website that really does a great job of defining their whole concept:
“Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.” – Thomas A. Edison

What I really love about all their eGuides, including the Review Blog guide, is that they are easy to read through, provide clear action steps and even give audio examples of people who’ve been successful with the idea.

The premise (as with all the JustAddSweat eGuides) is that they provide the inspiration and you provide the sweat!

What you’ll find inside:

· How to choose a niche.
· Definition of a blog.
· How to set up and use your blog.
· How you can make money blogging.
· How to choose your market.
· SweatStory of a successful business doing a review blog.
· What to blog about.
· How to get traffic to your blog and make money.

Visit Just Add Sweat to find out more about this and other great work at home ideas.

© C. Matthews 2010

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Housing costs are more stable. If you rent houses, condos or apartments, rental payments can be unpredictable and typically rise each year, but most mortgage payments remain unchanged for the entire loan period. If the taxes go up, the increase is usually gradual. This stable housing cost especially important in times of inflation, when renters lose money and owners make money.

iRentToOwn.com pulls in listings from many sources to bring the consumer a substantial selection of nationwide rent to own listings. With it’s clean design and user-friendly search, you’ll be able to search, view photos and find the ideal home by checking amenities, price and location location of your preferred neighborhood.

Buying a home is an important decision. More Information: Overview on Buying a Home

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This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Coldwell Banker. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you’re ready to move out of your apartment or your parent’s home, there isn’t any time better than the present. Right now, first-time homebuyers, or those who haven’t owned in the last three years, can receive up to an $8,000 tax credit.

Beginning to search for your first home is an important step to having the ability to build better finances and to live in a place that’s comfortable. If you’re considering a new home for your family, there are specific things that you’ll want to know before diving in.

Before you even begin to look at homes, make sure that you conduct your own investigation. This will mean that you should find the going rates, how much other owners are paying every month, and what you can or aren’t able to afford. Current homeowners who have lived in a current home consecutively for 5 of the past 8 years can receive up to a $6,500 tax credit when purchasing a home.

You will also want to see what types of houses are going and what they are going for. If you know the basics of what’s available, it’ll be easier for you to get exactly what you want. You should also consider things such as your credit rating and your paycheck. You don’t want to walk into something that is over your head or start to look for something, only to find out that you won’t be able to move in.

Making connections with the right people is important. One of the most important decisions that you can make is to find a real estate agent that you feel comfortable talking to. This will make a difference in the type of deal that you get as well as what type of home and mortgage you end up with. Real estate agents have the ability to do investigations for you and find something that is best for you. You’ll also want to make sure that there are connections with home inspectors and the right lenders. Without the right people set in place, you might encounter problems getting the best deal on your new home.

After you begin to look around with your real estate agent, be sure that you begin to understand the terms that are being given to you. Loan terms, terms about the market, and other real estate ‘jargon’ will oftentimes be mentioned. If you don’t know what something is, ask, research it, or check with someone who’s been through the process before. Getting into a first home is a tremendous step up from an apartment, making it important that you understand excactly what it is that you’re getting involved in.

Keep the following in mind to not miss out on 2010 Homebuyer Tax Credits.

Future extensions may not be availabe, so all qualified homebuyers are urged to act and have a written, binding contract by April 30, 2010, and must have a closing by June 30, 2010.

The income limits for singles is now $125,000, while for married couples it is $225,000 with a $20,000 phase-out of the credit for both.

While searching for a new home can be fun, it’s also a challenge.

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This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Alice.com. All opinions are 100% mine.

When my family was young we belonged to a big-box warehouse store which we visited monthly and purchased or staples in bulk.  Each month we paid a membership fee.  Now that my family is grown and on their own, we really don’t need to keep such a large supply of items at home.

At Alice.com, you can sign up for a free membership and be able to get all the savings benefits of a big box store and check out all they offer.

Our monthly grocery and household essential expenses are approximately $500.00, depending on whether I’m entertaining or not.

With two grandkids and two cats, I’m always cleaning up some type of mess in this house.  Winter is coming here in New England, and that means our usual weather pattern of snow and ice.  At Alice, I’d be able to purchase paper towels in bulk, and never have to worry about running out when driving conditions aren’t optimal!

Plus, I’ll be able to save with their low prices and free shipping!

Another feature that Alice offers are the Automatic Coupons. Alice automatically applies coupons for you on thousands of products. Typical users find $100’s of dollars in annual coupon savings without any extra work or having to pay for newspaper subscriptions!
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We New Englanders are pretty thrifty and frugal!  Sign up here using my referral code and experience the savings yourself!

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Cheap Insurance For Young Drivers

I work in an office and sit in a cubicle next to a mom who has a teenage daughter.  The daughter is 16, and recently obtained her driving learner’s permit.

It’s amazing how quickly time goes by, as my oldest daughter has had her driver’s license for 10 year now.  My friend visits me and gives me the daily run-down of how this little exercise is going.

Connecticut recently enacted a law that requires parents and/or guardians of teenagers with learner’s permits to also attend drivers education classes.

Now that one of my daughter’s is married and over the age of 25, her auto insurance premiums have decreased.  However, I’m still left with one daughter at home, and am footing the bill for her young singles auto insurance.

Young drivers can find cheaper insurance and compare auto insurance from a variety of companies online. Youthful drivers are able to quickly locate the cheapest rates online compared to the old method of contacting each insurer directly for a quote.

There are a multitude of companies offering cheap insurance for young drivers.

Even if they’re considered high risk drivers due to a lack of driving experience – the key is just to seek these companies out.

As a parent, I certainly had seen my insurance rates increase when my daughters were newly licensed.  In Connecticut, drivers-education retraining classes are frequently required for multiple offenses.

You may ask why can the cheapest insurer differ for each young driver?

Several factors have an impact on rates:

• location; driving record; gender and type of vehicle coverage

New drivers who have not had their license for at least three years may not qualify for the 20% good driver savings.

If you’re the parent of a soon-to-be youthful driver, or current teenage driver, keep these things in mind and mention them when shopping for affordable auto insurance:

• A short commute to work or school

• Honor Roll or good grades in school (may need proof)

• Higher deductibles when adding physical coverage to a vehicle

• Drop or eliminate unnecessary coverage such as “collision” if the vehicle’s value is insignificant

• Consider recurring automatic checking or savings account bank withdrawals from your account to reduce billing fees

• Pay premiums up-front  in advance for 3-6 months or up to one year in order to avoid billing fees.

If you’re like me, we want peace of mine and won’t fall asleep until we hear the sound of the car-door slamming in the driveway at night.

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Begin Earning Money Writing for Helium

Do you enjoy writing?  Many moms do.

Perhaps you kept a diary when you were younger, or maintain a daily journal now.

When I was a tween I always enjoyed writing.  That was back in the 1960s when the Beatles were the popular musical sensation, and snail mail was the only way to send a letter.  I had a “penpal“ and wrote to a gal my age in England.  We exchanged letters about once a week, and I always looked forward to receiving mail from “across the pond.”

You don’t have to commit yourself to being a mommy blogger to begin earning a little extra cash for your family household expenses.

Helium, the world’s largest community for writers, has just launched a starter kit specifically for moms. The kit, which can be found at Helium.com, is designed to make it as easy as possible for moms to get started on Helium and begin earning money for their writing.

Moms willing to write on topics in demand by Helium’s 500 magazine, Internet and newspaper publishing partners should dive into Helium’s Freelance Marketplace and check the new titles posted each day. Articles range from short lifestyle pieces to longer pieces that require research. Earnings average $70 per article, with ranges from $35 to $200. Additionally, Helium runs approximately 20 writing contests each week, as well as select journalism award challenges. Helium writers also retain copyright to all of their articles.

Start writing about your hobbies or interests, be it beauty, cooking, crafting, gardening, parenting tips, pets, social networking, shopping, or whatever floats your boat.

Here’s some tips to get you started writing on Helium.  What’s Helium?

At Helium, we believe that everyone can contribute what they know to share with millions of readers around the globe. … At Helium, great writing rises to the top. And great writing reaps great rewards.

Step 1: Establish your presence on Helium. Register and set up your About Me page. Present yourself professionally so you increase your chances for success.

Step 2: Get your first writing star with 4 sample articles. The writing star is your ticket to better pay for non-exclusive articles and your “premier writer” badge, for access to the highest-paying Marketplace gigs. Use the “write” button on the main menu to find titles that match your interests. Choose titles with 2-4 articles (not Creative Writing pieces) for your first 4 sample articles . This ensures your articles get rated so they count toward writing stars.

Step 3: Spend 10 minutes rating 3 days your 1st week. After you submit your first article you’ll see a rating screen, where you’ll be asked to compare 2 articles. Select which is better and move on to the next. Pay attention to spelling, grammar and punctuation errors so your rates count as quality rates. Once you get that first rating star, just rate 2 times a week — never more than 10 minutes a session — to maintain. Your rating star is the ticket to ad revenue earnings.

Step 4: Explore other opportunities. Check the new titles posted daily in Marketplace and consider weekly contests. Or just keep finding and suggesting titles, and write what you want, when you can. Consider journalism award opportunities too. Make a Helium Zone. Join or create a Helium Group.

Also, feel free to check out the Helium Quick-Start guide with videos.

For More Information: Helium.com

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If you’ve ever been to New England, you may be familiar with the old Yankee saying “If you don’t like the weather, wait a second, it’ll change.” While we are fortunate to enjoy the variety of the four seasons, it is winter that challenges our creativity in keeping snug and cozy.

I recently had the opportunity to review a version of what might possibility be the hottest item this year to help conserve on your heating bills this winter!

The Slanket is a hybrid cross between a blanket and a sleeved robe.

• Measures :60″W x 95″L

• 100% Polyester Microfibers

• Machine Washable

• Oversized Sleeves

• 11 Color Choices

• Available in Kid Sizes

I often write my blog posts late in the evening after everyone has gone to sleep.  We’ve been trying to conserve on our gas bills, and the thermostat is normally set lower at night. Our home was built in the 1940s and my computer desk is near a window.  Although we do have thermopane windows it can get drafty.  I wrapped up in the Slanket one night and tried to type.  Since I’m petite, and the Slanket is bulky, I think it’s more suitable for using when trying to read or watch television.  I tried walking in it, but because of it’s length, would have been better off  wearing the Kids  size to maneuver around in.

There’s an interesting history as to how the Slanket was developed.  Check out their website, and put the Slanket on your list for gift-giving to family and friends this year!  It’s a great going-away gift for any new Grads who will be college-bound this coming fall!

For More Information Visit: Slanket

Moomette’s Magnificents Reviews is hosting a Giveaway!
The Slanket was kind enough to offer to send one new Slanket to  one lucky reader.   For a chance to win:

To Enter: Visit The Slanket and comment on this post, letting me know what your favorite color is and how you would use The Slanket if you won it.

Now for extra entries (each task will get you 1 extra entry):
~Subscribe to my blog via email through my Feedburner link (on the top of my left column)

~Add my banner button to your sidebar or add me to your blog roll.
~Blog about the contest on your blog, linking back to my blog and this post.

~Go Favorite or Fan me on Technorati (the link is on my left column if you scroll down) or both.

~ Follow Me on Twitter

~Tweet about this contest. (Comment separately with the URL of your Tweet)

Make sure you comment separately for each task after the required entry task so you will get credit for each one ~ and leave your e-mail where you can be contacted.

Entires without a valid email address, or those that don’t follow the Contest Rules will be disqualified. Winner to be chosen via Random.org

This contest will run until February 14, 2009 at approximately 11:00 pm.

Random Integer Generator

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Now that we’re officially in a recession, many Moms I talk to are devoting more time and research to their holiday purchases. The old cliche “making a list and checking it twice” becomes even more important to stretch the family budget seek out and find unique, frugal gift ideas.

Mom Central has evaluated hundreds of products in the following categories: for him, for her, for baby/toddler, for tweens, for teens, and even for pets. Mom Central fortunately for we Moms, receives many of these products before anyone else, providing Moms and Baby Boomer Grandmoms alike with exclusive access to new and innovative gifts. Products include affordable gift ideas from Sony, Philips, Nautilus, Casio, Playskool, Baby Einstein, Netflix, Hasbro, Razor, A&E, and more.

There’s also a contest where you’ll be eligible to win the daily prizes.  Participants must register on Mom Central, log-in, and leave a comment on the post.  In addition, if you Tweet or email friends about the giveaway, you can earn another entry!.  In order to earn the entry, you simply go back to the Mom Central Review blog and leave a comment letting them know.

Visit the Mom Central’s First Annual Holiday Gift Guide and see how you too can save this holiday shopping season!

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As the current economic situation in this country has taken a toll on many of our families, we’re all examining ways to save a few extra dollars. My husband is self-employed, and as a Baby Boomer, I’ve been trying to retire and start a second career working at home online.  I still have one daughter in her senior year of college, and my oldest daughter was recently let go from her position as a marketing representative.

One of the ways that I’ve been able to get a few extra holiday gifts is by cashing in on the many rewards-points that I’ve earned through the purchases I’ve made on credit cards that offer rewards programs. When redeeming points, I’ve been able to exchange them for gift cards.

With the money I will be spending on holiday-related food, gifts and travel during this busy season, I would love it if I could get something in return.

For quiet some time, I’ve been enrolled in a simple rewards program that not only allows we grandmoms and moms to redeem points we earn for travel and hotel stays, but also on holiday gifts. Priority Club Rewards enables everyone on a budget to earn points through spending their hard-earned dollars that can be used with partnered hotels, airlines, and hundreds of online retailers including:

• Old Navy
• Target
• Barnes & Noble

Earning points through purchases provides a great way to put our spending into perspective. By shopping and spending wisely, we can get the most out of our frugal budgets this holiday season and put our earnings towards purchases in the New Year.  You can also show your goodwill this holiday season and give back to others who are less fortunate. Families are able to redeem PCR points to make charitable donations.

Additionally, you can keep earning new points to use down the line by using a Priority Club Rewards Visa card from Chase and shopping at stores like Target and Walmart where purchases made can earn you points.  If you are a WAHM and use a credit card for your business purchases, enrolling in Priority Club Rewards Points is a wonderful way to earn points that can be redeemed towards travel and hotel stays when you start planning your family vacations this coming spring.

I can utilize the great royalty rewards program so that I don’t need to choose between either a family vacation or holiday spending this year. All you need to do to start earning points is to sign up at www.priorityclub.com

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By now you’ve either decided to sign up for Twitter, or you may still be on the fence.  I would say ~ Go For It!  I actually came across this valuable information by being referred from a Tweet, and thought, I must share.  It’s the most succinct set of guidelines that I have seen yet.  Don’t forget to Follow Me on Twitter ~ Moomettesgram ~

Be a Model Twitizen: A Twitter How-To

by LaSara Firefox, MPNLP, www.lasarafirefox.com
(Follow me: http://www.twitter.com/Yoga_Mama)

I was skeptical at first, but now Twitter is my golden city. As a busy mom and entrepreneur, I can take a few minutes and digest a handful of posts from my favorite Twitter friends, or post a bite-sized delight about my own day – all condensed to 140 characters or less. Who doesn’t have time for that?

Yes, often those posts will contain a link that may lead to an off-site exploratory mission, but so far it’s the most organic and dynamic way I’ve found to keep to my finger on the quick-beating pulse of the magical and diverse interwebs, and at the same time keep a constant stream of interest in what I have to offer.

If you’re new to Twitter, or have yet to join the chorus, here are a few ground rules that will help you to make your tweets harmonious.

1. Follow me, and I’ll follow you…and vice-versa:
If I follow you, please do the community-oriented thing and follow me, too. That way it becomes a conversation, a collaboration, a community. For us dedicated tweeters, Twitter is about building relationships. Build one with me!

Most of us don’t tweet to hear the sound of our own voice. No one wants to be shouting into a well. Consider my follow an invitation into my world, as well as a tip of the hat to your skill in presenting a doorway into yours.

2. Write a good bio:
In the beginning, this tiny bio is all we know about each other. 160 characters of character. The bio is often an under-utilized aspect of Twitter. I’m encouraging a bio revival! Make me want to know you. (It’s great practice for your elevator pitch, too, right?)

I encourage you to include something about your openness to new followers, or the reason you’re on Twitter. I put “Follow me, I’ll follow you,” in my bio. If you only want people you already know to follow you, you can protect your updates. In addition, you could say “I only follow people I know.” This little step will save both of us time, energy, and pride.

In addition to the bio, there’s a spot for a url. Add a link to a place where I can find out more about you; your blog, your website, an article you’ve written, your facebook profile.

3. Building your “Twitterverse”:
The way to build your network is to follow people. Yet, you ideally want a good balance between following and followers. So there’s a rhythm to building your twitterverse. Here’s how mine goes:
a. Find prospective Twitter friends (see step 4 on some tips on that), and follow them.
b. Allow a few days for the prospective community member to follow me in return.
c. If they follow me back, I make personal contact through a direct message (aka, “dm”, see section 6 for more info) and all is good. If they don’t, I evaluate whether they’re worthwhile to follow without the benefit of a two-way conversation. If they are, I keep them on. If not, I unfollow them.

4. Finding your twitter-posse:
You want to follow people you find interesting. You want to be followed by people who will find you interesting. Whether this is for work, fun, community building, or all of the above, your skill in creating your personal Twitterverse predicts how rewarding your Twitter experience will be.

There are worlds of possibility in every moment, but even more so in Twitter. Bloggers, and moms, and marketers, oh my! Really, you can find followers and followees from all walks of life, and with interests that run the gamut. These people are going to be getting into your head, and introducing you to new worlds day by day. Choose accordingly!

First off, click on the Find People tab on your home page (upper right, see it? good!) you might want to follow your irl (in real life) friends. You can search them by name or e-mail address. You can also invite them to join twitter, if you think they’d enjoy the experience.

Next, you’ll want to choose a few terms that indicate shared interests. For me, those terms were mom, mommy, mama, momma, and the dad variations, too. Then yoga. You can either search by terms at http://search.twitter.com/, or you can use the Find People tab again.

When you search your terms, the search will bring up profiles that list terms in the Twitter user name, in a tweeter’s bio, or even sometimes in a tweeter’s tweets. I found pages and pages of members listed on most of the terms I searched.

I chose selectively from the tweeters listed. Some of the parameters I used to decide whether I should follow someone or not were;
* The date they last tweeted – if someone hasn’t been on in months, what are the chances they’ll respond to a follow alert from a stranger?
* What their most recent tweet said; for example, if the tweet said “Why the hell are all these strangers following me? Creepy!?!”, that member is not a likely candidate for community building!
* Their bio, and whether it sounded like we’d be a good match.

Most often I would choose not to follow people with protected updates, but in rare cases I’d risk it and request permission to follow. I recommend that you judge that one on a case-by-case basis.

Another way to find like-minded tweeters is to go to a like-minded tweeters page, and follow the tweeters they follow, and those who follow them. You can see bios by placing your cursor over a tweeter’s name.

I would follow as many tweeters as I felt inspired to in one fell swoop (I think my “following” list got up to around 2000 once), and see who followed back. After a few days, I’d go back check out which tweeters had responded, and go through the evaluation of whether I would keep following tweeters who had followed back, or not.

Through this strategy, I built my list of followers up to over 700 in a matter of days.

5. Ethics for business (and personal) networking:
Some disagree with me on this, but I believe that even – or perhaps especially – if “you” are a business, you should follow in return. Yes, Twitter is free advertising, and it’s SMART advertising – JetBlue, Zappos, Vans and thousands of entrepreneurs can’t be wrong!

But, as always, there needs to be some buy-in. In this case, imnsho (in my not so humble opinion), the buy-in is this; I’ll pay attention to your posts, but I expect you to pay attention to mine, too. It’s a give and take, baby!

Besides, think of the marketing information you’ll be able to gather. Two-way communication with your demographic is just plain smart business sense.

Also, it’s not good manners to follow me, and then turn around and unfollow me when you think I’m not looking. I will come back and check from time to time, to see if those I follow are following me. (I do the same for those who are following me, too. I go and check my followers and make sure I’ve returned the follow.)

Not only that, there are tons of third party systems coming into being that are created to augment the Twitter experience. One of these even helps twitterers keep track of their follower activity. And, there are sure to be more of them as time goes by, and Twitter’s popularity continues to soar to new heights.

There are a few exceptions to the rule, but I generally don’t follow those who aren’t willing to follow me in return. I cast a line out, and if you grab hold I’ll hang on too. However, if there’s no resultant tug on the rope, I’ll reel it back in and cast in another direction.

If you have something amazing to say, and I just can’t live without your voice, I’ll stick around. But I tell you, it’s so much more fun when we can all sing out together!

6. A few easy commands that will be useful to know:
@username: this creates an automatic link to a tweeter’s profile, and alerts the user that you have sent a public post that cites them. If you’re replying to a tweet, including @username (like @yoga_mama) is great. It both promotes the tweeter, and creates a connection between you and the tweeter in question.

#tag: (like #gratitude, #palin, #debate, etc.) makes it easy to search an item, and get all the tweets that are relevant. It’s also is an easy way to see relationships between tweets by multiple tweeters.

rt, or retweet: when you repost someone’s tweet, it’s proper to add “rt @username” and then the retweet. Basically, it’s a way to give credit where credit is due. And again, it promotes tweeters who are tweeting things you appreciate or agree with.

d username: direct messages are the way to send a private note to another tweeter. Remember, it’s “d(space)username(space)message”. You’re only able to “dm” tweeters who are following you.

In closing:
Twitter is a community. In some way more profoundly than any other networking site I’ve ever been part of, the tweeters I follow have worked their way into my heart.

Maybe it’s the often unguarded, haiku-like quality of the “microblogging” experience. Maybe it’s the frequency with which I see the words of a given tweeter. Maybe it’s the fact that the Twitter experience has the contour and context of a conversation drifting in through the kitchen window.

And this in a country (the USA) where we often don’t have a sister or best friend living next door, or a neighbor we could easily ask for advice on a moment’s notice. Much less, hundreds of neighbors, many of whom might send well wishes when you need them, and heartfelt advice when you ask for it. (Or, just like any family, sometimes even when you don’t!)

Twitter has brought us into one another’s living rooms. It’s allowed us to share our vacations, our kid’s Big Game, our successes and heartbreaks.

It’s opened a window into a community that never goes to sleep – tweeters live all over the world, as one tweeter tweets her last missive of the night, another wakes up to a brilliant new day. A community that is always willing to give a shout out, send a smile, talk about politics, and lift one another up in a challenging moment.

Remember this as you build your personal Twitterverse. You are creating a new world, from nothing. Build it, grow it, nurture it with intention and care. And you know, everything will be just right.

About the author:
LaSara FireFox, MPNLP, is a coach, trainer, and published author. LaSara helps clients find balance in their lives, and alignment with their personal and family-held values. She teaches and coaches internationally. She’s wife to an outstanding man, and mom to two brilliant girls.

You can find out more about LaSara at www.lasarafirefox.com. While you’re there, be sure to check out LaSara’s weekly conscious parenting podcast; Yoga Mama Satsangha.

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