On December 3rd a new website was launched, with a somewhat innovative concept. Buxr Deals is a website that showcases deals and coupons for popular products, like Philips TVs and HP laptops.

I’m going to start with their affiliate program because this is the best part! Right now they’re running a contest where the 10 people with the most affiliates by January 4 get a prize. You have to sign up now and get as many referrals as you can, because the person with the most gets an 8GB iPhone Touch. I’m really excited, I’ve texas holdem,texas holdem game,texas holdem freeware7 card stud in lineasexy poker gratistexas holdem milanopoker gratis italianopoker heads up onlinepoker tour pcvc pokerstrip poker on line gratissuper poker compoker virtualeomaha highgiochi 7 card studholdem poker on line,holdem poker online,poker texas holdem onlinelive action pokergiochi internetlive poker tourpoker room on linelive action poker,poker live,torneo poker livestrip poker gratisstreap poker onlineonline poker tournamentpoker su internetstreap poker on linegiochi online pokerbet online pokergioco di poker gratispoker tour giocostanza pokerimparare a giocare a pokerroulette casino,roulette da casino,casino on line rouletteroulette francese online,roulette online,per vincere alla roulette onlinevideo poker freewaregiocare baccaratgiochi di casino onlineclub player casinocasino gratis,casino 10 euro gratis,casino on line gratisroulette da scaricare gratiswww casino onlinecasino on net,casino on net 2000,casino netgiochi casino da scaricarefrench rouletteinternet gamblingregole crapsgioco della roulettequestionario casino on netplay baccaratgioco baccarat in linea gratiscasino gratis slot machinecasino italiani con bonus wanted one of these for a while but I can’t really justify the price. The others get an iPod Nano or a 4GB USB flash drive. And then you’ll go on to receive 10% of the earnings your referrals get for the next 12 months.

But the main part of Buxr is the publisher program. When you sign up and activate your account, you’re taken to a page to set up your widget. It’s a lot like the Google Adsense widget. You can pick colors, size, and even choose the content if you wish. Say you have a technology blog, just pick Electronics to avoid seeing unrelated products like tea kettles. Once you make the widget and put it into your sidebar (or wherever) you don’t need to think about it again. The great deals will sell themselves.

The payout for this site is $20, which beats the $100 or so you see elsewhere. And to make sure you’ll get your first $20, they give you a $10 bonus just for signing up. All you do is add this widget to your site and forget about it. When someone buys something, you make between 0.5% and 10% of the sale price. When someone clicks on the Buxr link (which is already set with your affiliate link) and signs up to add the widget to their own site, you make 10% of whatever they make. You could potentially make money long after you retire from blogging.

I’ll be trying it out here. Let me know if you’re trying it, too.

When Amanda first started The Blog World she had mentioned interest in creating a pro blogger website. Her dream of making a website like Pro Blogger (not worth the link) transformed into a site to help you make a site like that. She gained a lot of interest and did a lot of research. When she told me about all this and about how you could make thousands per month from a blog, I had mixed feelings. First was a “Woohoo, I blog! I can make money!” and another was “Isn’t there enough advertising in my face?” One of the things I always liked about surfing sites was that I could go there, enjoy the design and content, and not be bothered to buy prescriptions, or clothes, or whatever else you want to sell me.

Have you ever seen the movie Minority Report, with Tom Cruise? In this movie, as he walks around, these things scan his eyes and pop up with an ad to suit his specific needs. And they talk out loud to him. And everyone else on the street, in the subway, and in stores. And everyone’s just walking around ignoring them because they’re so common place. I see the world heading there, and I see pro bloggers helping.

I don’t want to be surrounded by advertising everywhere I go. I don’t want to go to my friend’s personal blog and have her try to sell me something she doesn’t even believe in. I don’t want to go to a website to look up how to change my faucet sprayer and have ads cut through each paragraph on the page. But for many people, this has become normal, and they’ve learned to just skip over them.

I’ve decided I’m going to focus mostly on website creation, blogging, and nonintrusive advertising that actually relates to the topic. I give Google kudos for trying to do that. Some times their ads are way off, but mostly they’re pretty relative. Don’t just sell ads to make money, make sure it’s actually something you would like for your visitors. In the end, you may find it benefits you more in ways you wouldn’t expect (possibly even monitarily).

Okay, it’s been a while since I introduced you to TNX and their services. I decided to give them a chance because I know how hard it is starting out a new site/service and I like to give the benefit of the doubt. It’s been a few weeks now and I see their links placed on some of my pages. I logged in to TNX to see how it was going.

TNX now says they’ve indexed my site and sold 70+ links. It gives me a list of the links and what pages they display on. Some pages have multiple links and some even have foreign language links. They all give you the option to delete them. It lists the PR of the page and the amount of points I earn per month on each link. Granted, The Blog World did lose all its PR for an unknown reason (when certain dead sites still have plenty), so I didn’t expect any amazing amount. Each of the links I sold is worth 7.5 points per month.

On the website they tell you that 1000 points is worth $.67. So a 7.5 point link is paying me half a cent per month? Is the worth of my link really so low? I’m willing to bet not. So far I’ve earned 577.50 points, which is a wonderful $.35.

On their website there is a link that says “Manage your pages and choose advertisers (option will be available in 1-2 days)”. This is the most important link, yet it won’t be available for 2 days. This link has been disabled for a minimum of 2 days already (I’ve been watching it). It doesn’t seem, to me, that they’re able to get their act together. I’m going to stick it out a bit longer, but I don’t see TNX being on my list of reputable advertising companies.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American visitors.

I hope you’re all enjoying your families and not sitting at the computer right now. I’m here as obligation dictates, but I’d also like to spread the spirit of the day with everyone. Being thankful for what you have can keep you down-to-earth and level. If you have a moment, please just sit back and think of all the things you have that others aren’t so lucky to have, such as good health or a supportive family. It can be extremely easy to take the great things in your life for granted.