Is your home office cluttered with papers and other junk? Being disorganized can lead to non-productivity, and this is a bad thing.

I always try to keep my “office” space neat and clean. I like to know where important papers and other necessities are in case I need to reference them. Having certain files and folders setup to store your important papers and documents is key.

Pendaflex can help you keep your home office space neat and tidy, thanks to their line of office products designed to organize your work space.

They were nice enough to send me some of their products so that I could organize my office space better. I was highly impressed in the quality of their products and the uniqueness of some of them. I can definitely put some of them to good use.

Below are pictures I took before utilizing some of the products they sent me…

As you can see, my desk is pretty neat already. I may have cleaned it up a bit for the picture, but it’s relatively always pretty clean. My printer, however, is a different story. I tend to keep my receipts and other important papers laying there, unorganized. When I get sick of looking at the mess, I then decide to file them away in my filing cabinet.

I now can avoid this issue a bit and keep things less cluttered thanks to Pendaflex’s Expanding File with Sliding Cover. I even got a new stapler which I needed and use quite often, and they even sent hanging folders and multi-section folders which will definitely come in handy.

Check out the pictures below of some of the new stuff I’ll be putting to good use…

Thanks Pendaflex for the opportunity. You guys rock!

Oh, and this is cool. Pendaflex is currently holding the Way Beyond Folders photo/video contest.

Here’s your chance to win some cool prizes, up to $2,300 worth. Thanks to the TechChunks Giveaway, you can easily earn “tickets” for the chance to be one of 28 winners. Seriously, entering this contest is super easy. I’ll warn you, though, time is very limited.

Why should you enter this contest?

Contest Prizes

As mentioned, there will be 28 winners in all.

Prizes include:

• Custom logo, banner design and WordPress testing service. License of Snagit screen capture software.
• MacX DVD Ripper Pro + MacX iPhone DVD Video Converter Pack + MacX Video Converter Pro.
• WinX DVD Ripper Platinum
• Theme Junkie All 13-in-1 primium theme package
• Video Converter Ultimate for Mac and iPad PDF Transfer for Mac
• Meon the Light Quest Game for iPhone + Unannounced surprise gift

They’re dubbing this as a Technology Gift Giveaway. Makes sense.

Not a bad list of prizes if I might say so. Obviously, you may not have a huge need for some of these, but I’m sure you could make good use of at least a few of them. Am I right?

How to Enter

This is a dead-easy contest to enter. I’m not going to try and explain the process here, but you can just go to the official contest entry page on TechChunks to get yourself registered.

Again, time is very limited. They could pull the plug at any moment. I’m a bit late in posting about it, so I apologize in advance. All I can say is, go now and get as many “tickets” as you can!

I took the weekend off (3 day weekend) to celebrate Independence Day and enjoy being with family and friends. It was great to just put business aside and relax and enjoy myself. The fireworks show in State College at Beaver Stadium was amazing; one of the top ranked shows in the nation. It was a blast… no pun intended.

I took pictures throughout the show along with a 40 second video of the finale. If you would like to check them out, just add me as a friend on Facebook. Otherwise, one of the pictures I took is to the right.

As much fun as I had, it’s time to get back into the swing of things. June was a rather busy month, and I’m excited to see just how many posts I had last month. If you happened to miss any of them, you can find them below…

June Comment Contest – Win Cash and Prizes!

An Unforeseen “Benefit” of 3-Way Link Exchanges

It’s Official – Alan Mater is an EzineArticles.com Expert Author

How Blogging About Internet Marketing Can Make You Money Online

New Blog Theme – I’m Using the FlexSqueeze WordPress Theme

Why You Should Incorporate Exercise Into Your Work From Home Routine

May 2010 Income Report

Why Good Keyword Selection is Essential for Home-Based Business Success

What a Man, a Dog and a Leash Have to do with Internet Marketing

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The 4th of July is just hours away. What a great time to be with family and friends and to watch some spectacular fireworks displays!

On that exciting note, I’m excited to announce my first ever comment contest winners!

June was a rather busy month, and July is already proving to be just as busy, if not busier. There was a lot going on with the growth of this site and blog, and I was pleased with the turnout that was received.

I felt there could have been more commenters and more competition among the ones who did comment, but overall I’m happy as I gained more traffic and new readers, and hopefully kept them.

Without further ado…

Top 5 comment contest winners:

• Mici @ Click On P… (46)
• JR @ Internet Mar… (43)
• Cebu Tech Blogger… (10)
• Neil (5)
• andy @ jordan II … (4)

Congratulations to Mici for coming out on top. It was a tough battle with JR there towards the end, but you pulled it off!

Congrats to the rest of the winners… you all deserve it. To those who commented but didn’t make it on the list… I want personally thank you for taking the time to read my blog and comment. I truly appreciate it.

If you remember, I announced a bonus award to anyone who spread the word about my contest. To my surprise there were only three of you who shared this contest. But anyway, here are your permanent backlinks from me…

• Dennis Edell from Personal Coaching
• David Hurley from Grasp The Nettle
• Mici from Entertainment Reviews

Claim Your Prizes…

Okay, this is a request. The top 5 winners must contact me to claim their prizes. There are many reasons for this, but I feel this is a better approach than me trying to hunt you all down to get a hold of you. You can simply use the contact form or email me directly.

UPDATE:

Mici has opted for the cash. So, the remaining prizes look like this:

JR – One-month banner ad (125X125) provided by Peter Lee, plus 10 free .edu backlinks package. JR, you can go ahead and contact Peter directly to claim your prizes.

Bert and Neil – One month free access to David Hurley’s Internet Marketing Articles PLR site.

Andy – One month free link or banner ad on my home page.

I am still waiting to hear from Neil and Andy.

I guess that’s about it. I want to thank you all again for your support and readership. If you’re coming to my blog for the first time, I urge you to stay a while as you’ll learn a thing or two, and maybe subscribe to my feed so you don’t miss anything new as well as contests I’m planning for the near future.

P.S. Just because the comment contest is over, I still encourage you to leave your thoughts in the comment section. It helps add value to the posts and is also helpful to other readers. Plus, all comments are “do follow” so my juicy PR power will spread your way.

As promised yesterday, here’s the list of May’s awesome blog posts that you may not have gotten a chance to check out or comment on. BTW, there’s only 9 days left for a chance to win in this month’s comment contest, so check out these posts and get commenting!

Without further ado, here they are:

Free Teleseminar – Learn How To Build A Profitable Business In Today’s Economy – This post will be updated whenever there is a new teleseminar scheduled. Right now you can register for the one on June 23rd.

5 Things to Consider Before Publishing a Guest Post on Your Blog

My Blog Guest – An Active Community of Guest Bloggers and Blog Owners

Don’t Make The Same Stupid Mistake I Made… Seriously! – You definitely want to check this post out… One of my toughest website lessons ever learned is talked about here. Don’t let happen to you what happened to me.

Where Do You Get Images and Photos For Your Website or Blog?

There you have it. If you haven’t yet checked these posts out then I invite you to do so.

Don’t forget… The comment contest ends on June 30th at whatever time at night I check the list for the final time. Right now Cebu is commanding a strong lead with Mici close behind. It’s anyone’s game at this point. Don’t give up now!

June is underway, and I’m excited to announce the first ever comment contest on this blog.

It’s been a long time coming, and I believe it’s time to start rewarding my faithful readers who take the time to comment and leave their feedback on my posts. Of course, I hope to bring in new readers as well and keep them coming back.

Contest Prizes

Prize winnings include (in no particular order):

1. $25 cash prize offered by Dennis Edell.

2. One-month banner ad (125X125) provided by Peter Lee, plus 10 free .edu backlinks package.

3 & 4. One-month free membership to David Hurley’s Internet Marketing Articles PLR site, offered by David Hurley and myself.

2 separate winners will each get one month free membership access. The membership fee will be refunded to you in full through PayPal by myself after your purchase. More details will be provided to the winners.

5. One-month link or banner ad on the home page of ReplaceYourSalary.com. Link will be “do follow.”

Contest Rundown

Winning is very easy and only requires that you comment regularly on this blog to have a chance to win.

Simply put, be on the “Top Readers” list at the end of June, and you’ll win one of the prizes mentioned above. The first-place winner will get to choose his/her prize. The rest of the winners will be awarded the remaining prizes in the order listed, as well as the order in which you won.

To know if you’re on the “Top Readers” list, you can find it on the right side-bar between NetworkedBlogs and Useful Links. It lists the top 5 commentators throughout the entire month, so as long as you’re on the list when I check it on June 30th, you’ll win.

Don’t quite understand how it works? Leave a comment below.

BONUS:

Now, here’s where it gets really fun. Everyone has a chance to win the bonus, so listen up.

Since this is my very first comment contest, I’d really like to get the word out about it, and I need your help.

Anyone that spreads the word about the contest and provides proof of doing so, you will receive a permanent link with your chosen anchor text on the winning results post that will follow the end of the contest.

It doesn’t matter how you go about spreading the word, just make sure that any and all links point back to this post.

Comment Rules

Unfortunately, my blog gets quite a bit of spam and useless comments. Many never see the light of day.

I don’t quite have a comment policy in place yet; although, I’ve been implementing it since the beginning, and I’m going to be cracking down even more now that the contest is underway.

In order for your comments to count, you’ll need to follow these 2 simple rules:

1. Use a REAL name. I have KeywordLuv installed so that you can use your “name @ keywords” in the name field when leaving a comment (first name is fine). I ask that you please respect this.

Or…

You can leave your name at the bottom of your comment. Either way is fine, but you must include your real name. If I don’t see your real name, your comment will be deleted without thinking twice. Sorry, but like I said, I get a lot of comment spam.

2. Provide value. Along the lines of comment spam, if your comment provides absolutely no value whatsoever, then poof, your comment will be deleted without warning. This will be heavily enforced, maybe even more so than rule #1.

I can’t stand stupid little “hey, nice post” type comments. Most of you will know what I mean by this. What I’m looking for are comments that add to the discussion in some way, provide your own thoughts on the issue, etc. Actually taking the time to leave a meaningful comment will go along way and only benefit you.

OK, that’s it! You have the details, now start commenting.

Note: if you want to make sure you never miss an update on my blog, you may want to subscribe to my RSS Feed. Just sayin’.

Thanks!

Okay, here’s a quick and easy way to earn $10. My good friend Dennis Edell is giving away $10 to ten people. One of those people can be you.

Simply head over to his blog at DennisEdell.com and leave intelligent, thought provoking comments on any of his blog posts. If you’re in his top ten commentator list at the end of March, you’ll win $10.

Easy enough, right?

Well… better head to this post to read the rules first.

I’ll warn you now that the competition will be a bit fierce. I’ll also mention that I’ll be participating as well.

Comment if you dare!

Seriously, making money online doesn’t get much easier than this right here.

The 2nd annual summer PPG contest comes to an end on the 15th. If you’ve noticed I haven’t been updating my blog near as much as I would like. I wish this was due to me working hard doing everything I can to win the contest, but it’s not.

I’ve been busy with offline commitments as of late. As the contest comes to an end, my time online here and other parts of the internet should be coming close to full swing again. At least that’s the plan. It’s hard to juggle everything and commit my time to what I enjoy most, but I will do my best.

I have also devoted my online time to other ventures as well, something I will post about in the very near future. It’s been an exciting time for me, and I want to share with all of you about what I’m doing. So, keep your inboxes open and stay tuned for my next few posts.

As far as the PPG contest, I’m curious to see how well I’ve progressed. Here are some stats to give you an idea of how my online business has been moving forward. The winner is based on how many new backlinks have been achieved, as well as the current Alexa Rank.

Here are my stats:

Alexa Rank prior to the start of the contest – 356,884

Backlinks prior to the start of the contest – 19,867

Current Alexa Rank – 265,084

Current number of Backlinks – 24,363

Surprisingly my Alexa rank has jumped up almost 100,000. Not surprisingly my backlinks have increased by almost 4,500. These results will have to be weighed with everyone else participating in the contest. The winner will be picked based on the biggest jump in numbers.

The purpose behind the contest isn’t to win prizes, it’s to encourage us to keep moving our internet businesses forward. Building quality backlinks and getting traffic to your site should be your primary goal. Do this, and you’ll be well on your way to working from home.

The PIPS Power Group (PPG), a group of mentors established to help Plug-In Profit Site members excel with their home business, is holding their 2nd annual summer marketing contest.

For whatever reason, I didn’t participate in last year’s contest. This year, however, I decided it would be a good idea for me to participate as it can only help my work from home business. Getting motivated and staying focused on daily tasks can be hard, so this contest is a way to keep me on track with what I need to do.

I just wanted to share with you all what requirements were included with this contest, so you can get somewhat of an idea of what it takes to market your online business and that it takes a daily and consistent effort on your part.

Here’s what we are required to do each day:

• Post at least once to our blog
• Post at least 4 comments on other blogs
• Post at least 4 forum posts, on 4 different forums
• Make at least one post in the PPG forum
• Write at least 2 articles per week

After that, we have to post our daily activity of what we did, including posting the links to all the posts we made in forums and blogs, a link to our blog post, etc.

Now before the marketing contest began, we posted how many inbound links we had to our site as well current Alexa ranking. The winner of the contest is the one who has the biggest positive difference of those numbers and what those numbers are at the end of the contest.

The PPG marketing contest runs for 6 weeks, and this is day 2 of the contest. So far I’ve been able to manage to meet the requirements for yesterday, and I’m on a good track to meet them for today.

Doing these tasks everyday will make a positive impact on my business. Looking at this, this should give YOU a good idea of what is needed to take your online business to the next level.

If you’re struggling with your business or just want to take it to that next step, but feel like you just keep hitting roadblock after roadblock, I highly recommend checking out the PIPS Power Group and see what they can do for you.

Alright… a guy I know is throwing a blogging contest and giving away some pretty cool prizes. If you want to make money blogging then pay close attention. If you can fill out your email address then you have what it takes to win. Yeah… it’s that easy! Or, just write a review or post about the contest, and you can have a chance at $50. This is super easy, folks!

Here’s the rules… Sign up to his RSS feed (This is mandatory and the easiest way to win). Or, if you want to earn some cash, write a review about his blog. Check it out at Make Money Blogging With Pei Profit and earn some cool prizes and cash. Some prizes include exclusive t-shirts, ebook cover software, some free advertising for your website or a review of your blog. You can do the extra work for a chance at $50. Not a bad deal at all.

If you want some easy cash or cool prizes, and it truly doesn’t get much easier than this, then just go to Make Money Blogging With Pei Profit and check it out for yourself.

Oh… and according to his contest rules you have until November 8 to “Git-R-Done” so don’t delay and sign up now!

Why are you still here? Go check it out now… I’m serious!

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