Category: Blogroll

Hanks Weekly Hangouts #20 (March 8, 2008)

This week had a lot of ups and downs. CNN posted a pretty sweet article on timing what Uncle Sam gets but Brett Favre hung up his cleats also. The weather was sunny in the Pacific northwest for the first time since the rain started back in May, so that’s a good thing…

Hanks Weekly Hangouts #19 (March 1, 2008)

I churned out the new version of M.I.B. this week and I’ve got to admit, I’m pretty impressed with what Jon was able to cook up. He’s got the design down pat! Love his work and if anyone is looking for someone to help with their design, let me know because I’m happy to refer [...]

Are All The ‘Meme’s That People Are Tossing Around Really Doing Anything Useful For Their Blog?

So I jumped on the ‘meme’ bandwagon last week to give it a whirl to see if it indeed did bump up my PageRank and Technorati score. Well, let me first of all say that my Technorati score decreased nicely (lower is better) from 124,139 to 96,541. This is a 22.23% rate of improvement on [...]

I Have An Advertiser Looking Advertise On Sites I Refer; Would You Like Me To Refer You?

I have a direct referral advertiser that is looking to advertise on blogs I refer with one line text ads. This advertiser pays well and is looking to get their page rank up in google (similar to how the meme tag’s work) but with real $$$. He prefers to advertise on personal finance blogs (he’s [...]

Hanks Weekly Hangouts #18 (February 23, 2008)

Stumbling the blogosphere this week landed me on a lot of new sites. A lot of them themed around travel. I haven’t planned anything for this year yet, but last year landed me in the “land down under.” Where I will land this year is a mystery for now; for me, my wife, and the [...]

A quick move to improve my Google PageRank and Technorati score

Ok, I’ll bite as I’ve been tagged 6 times now. Everyone says it is building their Google Page Rank (currently 3/10) and Technorati Authority (currently 60 and 124,139), and I don’t want to be the party pooper. I’ll check up on the PageRank and Authority later in the week to see if it is successful. [...]

Hanks Weekly Hangouts #17 (February 16, 2008)

Photo by: Aaron WagnerSo I made it through my own personal conspiracy theory this week; got a few inches closer to whipping up the new blog design from Jon @ freelancefolder.com and found myself pleasantly surprised to see my weekly subscriber base climb significantly.  I’d have to say it was a good week for me.  [...]

Monthly net worth update February 10, 2008 (+35.68%)

Monthly net worth update February 10, 2008 (+35.68%)

As odd as it is, housing is dropping like a rock, but my house has actually done very well since last month. The 35.68% rise in my net worth is due 100% to my house value going up on all six sites I check to calculate that facet of my net worth. I have half [...]

Claim your StumbleUpon blog via Technorati for some POSSIBLE extra “juice”

Photo by: taken_spcSo I stumbled across a post on BillHartzer.com where he chatted about claiming your StumbleUpon blog through Technorati. The general consensus of his readers said that it was worth a try for an increase in traffic to the blog.It doesn’t affect any internal piece to my blog that may lead to the dreaded [...]

Weekly Roundup #16 (February 9, 2008)

Photo by: sleestak66Storms hammered the Pacific Northwest again this week and the US government passed the stimulus plan to brighten everyones day – are you getting any $$$ from it? The reads that caught my eye this week were: 1. MightyBargainHunter reflected on SuperBowl ads – 2. MoneyNing lets us know how to give away [...]