Guest post from: Steve Delaney
Working from home isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be. I guess I’m just not one of those people who’s able to focus when there’s a lot going on and Lord knows there’s always a lot going on inside my house. My kids are still too young to be in school and I spend more time chasing them around the house than I do answering e-mails with my clear wireless internet which hasn’t exactly been great for my productivity. The good thing is I don’t actually have a boss… I work for myself so if someone is going to suffer from the fact that I’m not working hard enough it’s going to be me and not some big company. I think if I was able to have a room that was all my own, a home office of sorts, things would be a lot calmer and I would be able to get more work done any given day. I guess I’m going to have to figure out something soon or else!
Oh, Pinterest. I heart you, but you’re dangerous because it is way too easy for me to wind up wasting crazy amounts of time on your site. All it takes is one result for Christian Louboutin shoes, or glittery nail polish, and that’s it – I’m off like a race horse, searching for things to pin and browsing existing pins and re-pinning pins and sorting my boards and then re-sorting them.
Are you on Pinterest? If so, look me up! I’m kissmykitty. Need an invite? Leave a comment, and I’ll send one to you!
I love Google, and I love having an Android phone that is obviously all about Google. Every single one of my Android phones have made it amazingly simple to find whatever it is I’m looking for, whether it be a must-have shade of nail polish or the going price for a small spa cover.
Google is also handy for finding/confirming my neighbor’s phone number, which I did today instead of walking down to her house (I know, I know, LAZY LAZY JENN. But hey, in my defense, I’m getting over bronchitis, and I still have a broken foot!). I was pretty sure I had her phone number, but I didn’t want to call it unless I was certain, so I did a reverse phone number lookup. It worked like a charm. 
While many people use PayPal for ebay purchases and personal transactions with family members and friends, credit cards are still the number one form of payment for online purchases, and even for many localized purchases. But in order to accept credit cards as a form of payment, you will need to have a machine that reads credit cards, and a merchant account that’ll process the transactions and transfer the funds from a run credit card to your bank account. Monex group can provide these credit card processing services, as well as other specialty services – such as your very own branded ATM machine in your store! ATM machines are always very handy to have, especially if you’re able to collect your own processing fees from them.
But if you’re strictly looking for POS systems, then Monex Group won’t disappoint. Monex Group offers point of sale solutions for brick & mortar stores, on-the-go businesses, and specialty payment services such as ePayments and recurring payments (payment subscriptions are also offered). Whether you need point of sale solutions for your brick & mortar store, or for your website on the internet, Monex can provide you with everything you need. Gift cards are another option that Monex Group offers, which are handy for building a loyal customer base and encouraging others to visit your store.
For more information, visit monexgroup.com.
Many companies offer bloggers free products or gift cards in exchange for promoting them to their readers, and EdenFantasys is one of those companies. But while EdenFantasys is an adult company, they don’t ask you to promote or even write about their more explicit selection of products, as many other adult companies do. Sure, EdenFantasys carries a lot of sex toys, but they don’t ask you to write about them. Instead, you can blog about their ever-growing selection of bath & beauty products (I’m talking about stuff like shampoo and conditioner, body wash, bubble bath, body lotion, balms, and moisturizers!), makeup (eye shadow, cheek tints, lip glosses and balms), their lingerie, costumes, and club wear!
EdenFantasys makes it easy to blog about them. The requirements are simple:
- Word requirement: 200ish words
- 1-3 links
- Include a banner for $5; include a special linked term for $5
- Write about anything in regards to EdenFantasys (you don’t have to focus on specific products or promotions)
In return for your post, you’ll receive a $25 or $50 EdenFantasys.com gift card. It’s sent via email, so you don’t even have to wait for a special delivery in the mail. Instead, it’ll be right there in your email inbox, waiting for you to go spend it. 
If you’re interested, email ambassador@edenfantasys.com for details.
You know what’s annoying? When you somehow get on the mailing list for PR pitches that have absolutely nothing to do with the content on your blog. I don’t blog about fashion or celebrities, yet I routinely get pitches about the latest prom dress that some A-list celebrity is wearing while doing her grocery shopping, or the hideous little purse that a B-list celebrity was spotted carrying at a hair salon.
The worst part is that the requests to unsubscribe are almost always ignored. And while I should just set up a filter so that those messages are immediately marked as spammed, or better yet marked deleted, there are some PR agencies in which there are two employees who email me – one with their super-annoying pitches about celebrities and dresses and tiny purses; and a second employee who has contacts that I find relevant for my blog.
Bah.
Why must heat be so expensive?! Am I terribly naive or ridiculous to think that as civilized human beings we should not have to pay for heating or water, that as requirements in order to sustain life (much like oxygen) it should be a guarantee? In any case, brrr! It’s 70° in my house, which I know is not cold; but because I am very tired, sick, and lost 165 lbs of insulation over the past two and a half years, I am coldddddddddddddd. I’d hook up my electric blanket, but Ryan threw up all over it last night. 
It’s times like these I’m glad I don’t wear heavy rings like mens titanium wedding bands, because when I’m cold my fingers shrink, which make my rings spin like crazy – and spinning rings, in particular heavy ones, can be a real pain to type with!
This morning I found out about Connect.me from Nile. I joined, but unfortunately I need to be vouched for before I can complete my sign-up. That’s a little ironic, seeing as how I joined just so I could vouch for Nile. Heh. Oh well – at some point there’ll be somebody on Connect.me who’ll vouch for me, right? But that begs the question: exactly who is on Connect.me to vouch for others when they haven’t been vouched for themselves?
I’m thinking Connect.me might eventually become more company-oriented, with companies that sell quality, popular items like titanium wedding bands being “verified” and approved prior to personal users like Nile and I.
I am obsessed with the amazing social bookmarking/sharing goodness that is Pinterest (find me here: kissmykitty). I have found SO. MANY. AWESOME. THINGS. on Pinterest. Everything from Deborah Lippman (creator of a very awesom collection of glittery nail polishes) to ornate wedding rings to short prom dresses to home organization ideas to recipes. Of course I use Pinterest to share things, too – and to bookmark things for me to check back with later.
Are you on Pinterest? If so, add me, and I’ll add you back!
Summarized quote:
I’m having trouble with my Facebook account today, so if you see this message could you please click “like”? Teehee!
Translation:
I’m today’s version of a hit whore and I’m dying to see just how popular I really am. In reality, there’s nothing wrong with my Facebook account, or me. I just want to see who all’s out there and how many “likes” I can get!
Conclusion? You are lame.
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