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Free Business Cards
I remember back when MOO was doing a promotion with Livejournal where people could get 10 free minicards, designed and shipped at no cost. Unfortunately, that promotion is way over, and now it’s actually quite expensive to order from their site, though I must admit, they have some adorable designs. It’s a shame I misplaced my minicards; I was rather fond of them.
Recently I discovered a similar site to MOO. It’s not as cute, but they offer a lot more services like custom address stamps, stationary, t-shirts, pretty much everything for your office and promotional needs. VistaPrint offers many designs to pick from, so they’re bound to have one to suit your needs. You can also pick the same design to create matching sets of stationary and if you’re not satisfied with their premade designs, you can even order a custom logo or upload your own designs! All in all, there are a LOT of things VistaPrint can do for you, all for a small fee.
Now the best part of this service is that they actually offer basic printing services for free. That’s right, you can order free business cards, free pens, free rubber stamps, and much more, all for just the cost of shipping and handling. For example, you can get 250 personalized business cards all just for $5.95! Of course, your choices of designs and templates are limited, but it’s free, so I wouldn’t be complaining. I’m looking at their free sticky notes service and I’m extremely tempted to buy some now 
So if you’re looking for a quality print service, be sure to check out VistaPrint!
No Comments » | Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
My Blog DOES NOT exist solely for payment
Dear Customer Love at Social Spark,
As of now, you should be reviewing my blog for the nth time, and you will keep reviewing it unless you can give me a damn good reason explaining why my blog was rejected. To tell me that it was because my blog exists solely for payment or to post referral links is complete bullshit, and I will not accept that as an answer. One, I have a total of 9 paid posts in my entire blog. 9 out of 85 posts. How can you say my blog exists solely for payment when I don’t even get a PENNY for more than 8/9 of my posts?
I also took off my Google adsense ads, not to convince you. but because Google is an ass much like you are and I’ve made a total of $0.00 in the last couple months. So much for having a blog solely for payment purposes you twat. So really, I am baffled at how you came up with the idea that my blog was solely for payment purposes. It amazes me how an idiot’s brain works at times, and it’d be fascinating if I could find out what your logic was, if you had any.
Now onto the second part of your argument, about the referral links. I admit, I have some in the money making section. But I didn’t know that was illegal. Even a huge stick in the ass like Google is fine with that, so why shouldn’t you? The links are there, but it’s not like I’m forcing or tricking anyone into clicking them. Oh wait, unless the said person was someone from the customer love of social spark, then just maybe they might be dumb enough to somehow click on those links unknowingly and then cry saying that referral links are bad. But even that doesn’t make sense. See, I’m trying so hard to think like an idiot, but it’s just not working.
So if you’re going to be an ass like Google, at least be a logical and rational ass. As much as I don’t like Google, I can understand where they are coming from and why they do what they do. But you? You’re just being an all-around twat. So either give me a damn good reason why my blog isn’t approved, or better yet, approve it. The last thing Izea needs is another person up their ass. Isn’t Google and their annoying pagerank slapping doing a good job at that already?
No love,
Mimi
5 Comments » | Monday, May 19th, 2008
Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200
In order to refer more people to sign up for Revolution Money Exchange and get s free $25, I posted the offer at the Smorty Forum. Since referral links weren’t allowed, I told the members to leave me their emails so I could send them the invitation link. I could’ve just left the url to the site, but why not make some extra cash while I’m at it. I’m so greedy, but with $10 for every person you refer, I wasn’t about to pass it up.
Now most people got the message and left their emails, but there just seems to be idiots everywhere, especially when it comes to making quick cash. I’m not saying there’s necessarily something wrong with their IQ, but they are either illiterate or lacking common sense:
- They ask me to PM them. What for? Just so I can ask you again to leave your email? I thought I made that clear already I’d need it, but it doesn’t hurt to explain it again.
- They still ask me to PM them. This is when I’m starting to wonder if they are truly stupid or if they just don’t bother reading. I’m now annoyed and can’t believe that I’m repeating myself again.
- Even when I make a post saying that the $25 promotion has ended,some fools still post their emails, and one fool even asks me to pm them.
- Some people don’t even bother posting a reply. They just pm me and asks me to pm them the details. The only thing I pm-ed was pms. Those lazy fools.
- This idiot doesn’t even know what he’s talking about. I highly suspect he’s talking just for the sake of talking. Or he had an idea but then it ran away while laughing at his lack of intelligence.
- Some dimwit even had the nerve to tell me to leave her a message on his site. Har har, nice try. I was tempted to say something mean, but it turned out to be some 13 year-old girl. Which brings me to my next point…
I have nothing against elementary and middle school kids blogging and doing whatever they may be doing on the internet. I’ve been there, done that, looked like an idiot, but I’ve learned a lot and come a long way. But as much as an fool I’ve been, at least I refrained my stupidity to just on my blog and other silly 13-year old online friends. If I was posting in a forum with older people, at least I knew to control my giggling and other childish behaviors.
I could go on about this all day, but the point I’m trying to get across is that as free and uncensored as the internet is, please put away your childishness when you’re in a forum consisting of members from all age ranges. Do not assume that everyone will appreciate your “OMGZKAWAII” and think “OMGZ she’s so KAWAII”, do not pass go, and do not collect $200. I actually had to purge a former message board of mine because members were butchering the Japanese language in the most distasteful way and adding “NYA” or “KYA” to the end of every sentence while screaming things like “SUGOI DESU!”. People should be jailed for this, seriously.
On a lighter note, I’m still looking for affiliates and link exchanges Please contact me if interested! Thanks.
No Comments » | Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Make Entrecard and Sociable Valid
I don’t know when it became a habit for me, but I like to make sure my xhtml and css are valid at all times. You can often find Valid XHTML and Valid CSS links across my newer designs (ex: Pieces of Love), and of course, here at this site. As I was validating my site today (instead of studying), I noticed two things that were giving my site errors, and I’ve found ways to correct both of them, so I thought I’d share with you here.
Entrecard is the image link you see on the side bar (conveniently under the heading “entrecard”). The code I used to generate the image was provided by another site, but after checking my site for valid XHTML, I realized that there was a problem with the code. This is the original code: <script src="http://entrecard.s3.amazonaws.com/widget.js?user_id=12580&type=standard_127" type="text/javascript" id="ecard_widget"></script>
The problem likes with the & symbol. Instead, replace that with &, so you get the following code instead:
<script src="http://entrecard.s3.amazonaws.com/widget.js?user_id=12580&type=standard_127" type="text/javascript" id="ecard_widget"></script>
The second thing that was causing trouble was the Sociable (a Wordpress plugin) CSS. The opacity elements were generating errors when I tried to validate my css because they were either browser specific (-moz-opacity) or haven’t been approved as standard css yet. There is a way to use javascript to get around it, but it doesn’t solve the issue of changing opacity on hover. So my solution? Remove the opacity elements altogether, hence why the sociable icons are not semi-transparent.
But is it really necessary to always have valid XHTML and CSS? Some argue yes, some argue no. Read more here:
Valid HTML/XHTML Trend
Validation Alone Isn’t Enough
No Comments » | Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Choosing A Domain Name, Alias, And Host
I’m trying to decide whether or not to change several things. One is my domain name, two is my alias, and three is my host.
My domain name: This domain name sounds so common, and in all honesty, it holds no special meaning to me. I’d also prefer a non-org and non-hyphenated domain. My only concern before that prevented me from switching was because of my pagerank, but since that is nonexistent now, I really couldn’t care less. As a matter of fact, a new domain name would be a nice restart for me On the other hand though, it means updating my links within my site and outside links back to my site, which can get quite tedious. Below are my new name considerations:
- lovefatale.com/net
- wingstranger.com/net
My alias: In the past I’ve been using Shao as my online name, but that name was actually derived from an anime character I’m no longer interested in. On the other hand, I’d like to use my real name, Jenny, just because it is my name and all my outgoing emails have that name on there. However, it’s a very common name, and I don’t like to mistaken for someone else or vice versa. There’s also my childhood nickname, Mimi, which comes from yet another anime character, except that after all these years, I still love her. So I’m in a dilemma over which one I should pick.
My host: I love CirtexHost. They are reliable, affordable, and helpful. However, I’m paying more than I need for resources I don’t use. At the same time, they have a limited number of databases, the one resource I do need more of. I’m considering HoldFire Hosting’s custom plan or XFluro’s $10/year plan. However, switching plans mean that if my site does grow and use up more resources, I will need to switch again.
Suggestions anyone?
