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Site Build It! Christmas Offer: Buy-1 Get-1 Free

Posted by Samar | Posted in Seasonal | Posted on 15-12-2008

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I first heard about Site Build It! at Problogger where Darren had put up a glowing user review. To be honest, I was skeptical reading the review. The review was altogether too praising and there weren’t any disadvantages listed. Then I started reading the comments and realized that there weren’t any cons pointed out because people hadn’t found any.

Site Build It! targets everyone who is confused by keywords, search engine optimization and ad placements. If you want to focus on your writing and not spend weeks trying to grasp the countless aspects of monetizing your website then SBI! is for you.

SBI! is on my list of things to get as soon as I reach a few goals and complete the timeline I’ve set for myself. But you don’t have to follow my timeline. They have a great ‘Buy-1 Get-1 Free’ Christmas offer going on. When you buy one SBI! they give you another free of cost. It would make for a great Christmas gift to someone, or you can use this offer to set up two sites.

The cost of Site Built It! is not too high, but it costs enough to make you look into it thoroughly before making the purchase. You will have to renew your SBI! every year. If the testimonials are anything to go by, that’s not an issue if you’re hosting your business through it as the returns make up for the yearly renewal.

Their offer ends at the stroke of midnight on Christmas day. Surprise your loved ones or yourself and order SBI! before then. Got Questions? Contact SBI! and get answers.

Thanksgiving at The Base

Posted by Samar | Posted in Seasonal | Posted on 27-11-2008

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I like the spirit of thanksgiving. Where I come from, thanksgiving is not celebrated. It’s not a holiday or a special day. Even though thankfulness is a big part of our faith, there’s no religious, cultural or social event to mark it.

My mum’s spent years telling me that I should be thankful every single day. Mum, I know you’re right, but it’s just not possible! But, remembering to be thankful one day is more than possible.

So keeping with the spirit of the day, I’d like to express my thankfulness for the one thing without which I probably wouldn’t know half of what I know – which isn’t much to begin with but you get my drift.

The thing I’m most thankful for is the Internet. You heard me folks! Without the Internet I probably wouldn’t have gotten interested in writing, I wouldn’t have read about different cultures, wouldn’t have gotten obsessed with world affairs and my horizons would have remained narrow had I not had access to the world wide web to find answers for every and anything I could think of.

Having been born and raised in a country that in its best years was called a ‘developing country’, the Internet became my portal of knowledge. It is the reason I chose the discipline I chose for my Bachelors. It’s responsible for making me a writer and it is also the medium through which I get work.

Most of all, I’m thankful for all the learning opportunities it gives me. From taking online classes to attending conferences – without it I wouldn’t even be a freelancer!

My thanksgiving giveaway: As a thanksgiving gift, I’m going to give 5 working hours free of charge. If you have a project that you want to work on but can’t find the time or the money, I’ll work for you for no charge.

Remember, I’m a writer so the work should have something to do with words. I’m open to all kinds of work. Writing, editing, proofreading, ghost writing etc. Even that of a Virtual Assistant. Be creative, or not. There are lots of possibilities.

If the work requires less than five hours, I’ll take on someone else’s work. The offer is valid till Sunday on a first come first serve basis. Monday I start working the allotted hours!