Archive for February, 2008

Are you looking to advertise on the cheap?

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Over the past month or so I’ve received a few emails and private messages in forums from people asking if they can advertise one my site. Obviously I’d love to make this happen, but at the moment I don’t have the know how, or the time, to sell ad space privately.
With that in mind, I’ve [...]

The sad decline of WidgetBucks

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

It’s no secret that I’ve been a big fan of WidgetBucks, and with good reason too. It’s made me quite a bit of money over the past couple of months. Their affiliate program has been particularly profitable.
Unfortunately the past few weeks have not been particularly kind. To give you an idea of what I’m talking [...]

Giving Project Wonderful a run

Monday, February 11th, 2008

A couple of weeks ago I decided that I’d join up with “Project Wonderful” to see if it would work for me. My intention was to run a few spots on this site for a while to see how it worked, and whether or not it was worth my time and real estate. I ran [...]

How often do you change your theme?

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

It hasn’t been all that long since I changed the theme on this site. Even though it was a pain staking process, I learned a bit from it. Looking at it now though, I can still see a few bugs and layout issues that I’d like to fix. This has got me thinking, is it [...]

Reviewing an SEO blog

Friday, February 8th, 2008

I was extremely flattered the other day to find that SEO Consultant and all-round search guru, Shimon Sandler, had ordered a ReviewMe review from me. Shimon’s name will forever be etched in SwollenPickles.com history as the first person to order a review from Swollen Pickles. So, strap yourselves in readers, and lets see what Shimon [...]

Sports betting, the Superbowl and Will Ferell

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

With the football season gearing up in Australia I can honestly say, I’m well over it already. Tonight the Socceroos play the first of their world cup qualifying games at Telstra Dome. Sure to draw a big crowd, sure to create a lot of interest… and wait for it… sure to be the subject of [...]

January 2008 Goal Update

Monday, February 4th, 2008

The Swollen Pickles 2008 Goals Project is now in full swing. I’ve set the new targets for this year, now I just have to go about achieving them! How did I go in January? Let’s check out the score board.
1. Develop Swollen Pickles into a website that can generate $350 per month.
A good start on [...]

Looking for a used car in the UK?

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Netcars.co.uk is promoting itself as one of the webs leading automotive and motoring sites. For all my Aussie readers they are very much like a UK version of the CarSales site we have in Australia.
Like CarSales, Netcars.co.uk have positioned themselves as a ‘one stop shop’ for anyone looking to research a car purchase, find out [...]

Iron Man and Dark Knight trailers

Friday, February 1st, 2008

There are a few new comic based movies coming out in 2008, and if you haven’t seen the trailers for them yet, I think it’s about time you sat down and took them in.
The film I’m looking forward to the most this year is Batman: The Dark Knight. At last we have a Batman that [...]