by Jaimie Mancham-Case on November 24, 2011
Black Friday is a great day for people who want to start their own website or blog and need a host provider. Hostgator has some great specials going for the day that will blow you out of the water. I personally use hostgator as a host and have been happy with the service they provide.
Web hosting is needed when you have your own domain and need a home base for your website or blog.
The best web host
I have used 3 different hosting providers in my time online and I have found that hostgator best suits my needs. Hostgator is the best webhosting provider because they have 24/7 customer service and really low prices.
The cheapest webhost
Hostgator is one of the cheapest hosting providers and around and their Black Friday hosting deals are unbelievable. You can sign up for the specials here.
Webhosting coupons and deals
Hostgator has the following deals for Black Friday
Shared hostingonly: $2.48/month (pre-paid)
Reseller Hosting: $12.48/month (pre-paid)
VPS Hosting: $9.98/month (First Month)
Dedicated Servers:$87/month (First Month)
If you want to sign up for Hostgator you can go the site here.
If you want to get a $9.94 discount from your purchase enter coupon code: websitehostcoupon. Just visit hostgator and enter that code when it asks you too.
by Jaimie Mancham-Case on November 24, 2011
Black Friday is the one day a year that many people believe that they are truly getting a great deal for purchases from retailers. Prices are slashed and many products have huge discounts and coupons. This is great for consumers and retailers alike and hopefully this year will prove to be fruitful for all and help to show that our economy is getting back on track.
I was most excited to see that Amazon.com had great black Friday deals and even had a Kindle on sale. I love Amazon, I love that they sell almost every book that I could want and are usually priced better than everyone else. I love paperback books but have recently started reading ebooks as well, thanks to taking a lot of trains and the fact that you can get a lot of self-published books for cheap. In fact, I have been thinking about getting a Kindle and now that the Kindle Fire is out, I have been itching to buy one.
The Kindle Fire is for people who want an iPad that don’ have the money for one and do not need all the extra features that the iPad carries. What is great about the Kindle Fire is that it costs only $199. There is no black Friday discount for the Fire but Amazon already seems to have a great price on the Kindle Fire. There do not seem to be any Kindle Fire coupon codes.
Amazon Kindle discounts
There are black Friday Kindle deals though. Amazon.com has a huge discount on the Kindle DX that includes free 3G! What an amazing buy for people who want to get a kindle. You can get the discounted Kindle DX on Amazon here.
If you are buying the Kindle for yourself or as a present there are certain accessories you should also purchase to make sure that you get the best experience from your Kindle.
Must Have Kindle Accessories
1. Kindle case- you need to make sure that you protect your Kindle with a case. Amazon has some great kindle cases on sale that you will love. Treat yourself to a nice leather kindle case on sale here.
2. Kindle power adaptor. You never know when you will need this. You can get one here.
3. Kindle lighted cover- this allows you to read your kindle at night. Get one here.
Amazon.com has lots of great Black Friday specials on Kindle books, regular books and electronics. You can check out the deals here!
by Jaimie Mancham-Case on November 20, 2011
‘Angel’s Bend’ by L.A. Dale is an interesting and fun read. I would rate the book 3 1/2 out of 5 stars but rounded up to 4 because I cannot give 1/2 ratings.
The book tells the story of 17 year old Lacey, a girl, who has just moved to a new town to start her life over after everything in her world went crazy due to her mothers death. She goes to live with her aunt (who I would have liked to gotten to know better) and becomes friends with Abbie and Zac in her new high school. She is also captivated by a local park worker named Cam.
I wasn’t quite sure what genre this book was supposed to fall into as it wasn’t really fantasy or chick lit. It was reminiscent of ‘Twilight’ but with angels and demons as opposed to vampires and werewolves and the romance was lacking.
‘Angel’s Bend’ had me laughing and anxious to find out what was going to happen next but it was all a bit formulaic and nothing was a surprise to me. I also wasn’t invested in the love story that was going on because I wasn’t particularly invested in the characters. I wish the romantic interactions would have been explored a little bit further as I was a bit in shock as to how quickly Lacey found herself in love.
‘Angel’s Bend’ is a good read for young adults as it is quick and enjoyable but the plot was a bit lacking for me.
by Jaimie Mancham-Case on November 5, 2011
The Amazon Vine program is an invitation only group that Amazon.com members are selected to join to preview and review new items before they are released to the general market. Well, in most cases that is true. Sometimes the items have already been released and the manufacturer or publisher wants to get more reviews for the product.
Do Amazon Vine members only get books to review?
No, as an Amazon Vine member I have been offered many different items to review from books, to board games, to speakers, to food products to makeup. Basically any item that Amazon sells on its site may be available in the Vine newsletter. They have 2 newsletters that are made available on the 3rd and 4th Thursday of every month and each member is allowed to select up to 2 items off of the list to review. These products must be used and reviewed by the Vine member though. You are not allowed to give away any of the products.
Do you have to review every Amazon Vine Product?
No, you have to review 75% of the products that you have received in order to select and receive more products off of the list.
Do you always have to write a favorable review for Amazon Vine products?
No, Amazon only requires that you write an honest review about the products you receive. You do not receive any backlash from Amazon or dropped from the program if you write an honest review that is not favorable to the merchandise. There have been a few products that I have received that I have not rated well and Amazon has not asked me to change my review.
How can I join the Amazon Vine Program?
Unfortunately, you cannot join the program unless Amazon.com sends you an invitation to participate. They do not tell us the parameters they use to invite people but a good way to make yourself a desirable candidate is to start reviewing products that you have bought and be as thorough as possible.
My thoughts on the Amazon Vine Program
I enjoy reading and reviewing products and I think that it is a beneficial service to companies and authors who want to get reviews for their products. I do not think that the program is skewed and that these companies are paying for good reviews. Many people I know in the Amazon Vine program from their postings in the forum are extremely scrupulous and honest about their reviews.
You can read more about the Amazon Vine program here.
