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Introducing Yazing

Yazing continues to grow rapidly!

In October of 2015 we finally launched Yazing.com.  I have had the idea for the business for many years and was one of those ideas that just stuck around and got better and better over time.  Many business ideas just aren't like that.  The concept if fairly simple, make it easy for members to earn large cash rewards both for everything they recommend and purchase online. 

For years at both Cyberia and Imwave we have had private access to these large marketing commissions that the top sites offered as well as their current deals and coupon codes.  Yazing is an attempt to simplify the process and open it up to EVERYONE. 

I wanted to create a platform that would pass through 100% of the cash rewards earned to our members for their recommendations and purchase and earn money for the business without taking a cut of our members transactions (like most companies do).  My current theory, that seems to be showing signs of success, is that if we can get people sharing their links to earn money on their recommendations, that these links, would increase the SEO value of our deal pages, and Yazing would make money on all the transactions that come in organically through the search engines.

Yazing has been growing rapidly.  We just posted a monthly update where we detail some of the specifics including over $5.5 million dollars in sales for our brands and nearly 100k in cash rewards for our members.

If you haven't checked out the site, please do and let me know what you think.  If you are not making money on your recommendations and purchases, you can be sure someone else is taking that available cash!

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What does Imwave Do?

Introducing Yazing

As many of you know, besides my efforts at Imwave, I have started working on launching another business called Yazing.  Yazing has been an idea that I have had for many years, and has been one of those ideas that while evolving over time, the core has remained the same, enabling people to earn cash rewards when their online brand and product recommendations generate sales.

Here is a quick introduction video I created with GoAnimate that explains how it works:

I have been involved in the affiliate marketing / performance marketing industry since it's beginnings in 1996 when we used to post banners on the Cyberia home page, until most recently as a performance search engine advertising agency with Imwave.

Now I hope to leverage my deep understanding of the industry and what advertisers are looking for to create a platform that opens up the available affiliate commissions to the mass market while insuring that our members meet FTC and advertiser guidelines by having them recommend brands and products landing pages on Yazing.com.

It should be a fun ride!

Best Wifi Extender Solution For Your Home - Read Before Buying a Wifi Extender

I have been searching for the best wifi extension solition for my home for quite some time and have tested a bunch of solutions.  My friends have been asking about the solution that I ultimately settled on for my home, so I though I would turn it into an in home wireless extension tutorial blog post.

First let me say, I love my Verizon FiOs internet connection, it is fast and reliable and I am thrilled to be living in an area the has it.  The problem I had is that even with their newest FiOs wifi router, there were areas in my home where I needed fast, reliable internet connections that the wifi just wasn't reaching the Kitchen with the quality of signal we needed.  The wifi extenders I tested were "ok" but extending the wifi cut down on the speed and quality even more, so while I could get a connection, the speed was horrible and wasn't working for everyone in the family.

After researching and testing multiple solutions, I finally settled on an Internet over powerline solution to extend the internet from my office the kitchen.  I bought a TRENDnet Powerline 500 AV Nano Adapter Kit from Amazon that has two adaptors.  I plugged one into the socket in my office and connected it directly to the router via ethernet, and then I plugged the other one in the kitchen.  After pushing the sync buttons I was good to go.

This is all you really need to do if the device(s) you are trying to connect to the internet accept an ethernet connection (DVD Player, Game System, AppleTV, etc...), but if you are still looking to get wireless connectivity, I suggest plugging in an access point device into the powerline.

I really liked the easy setup and touch screens of the Almond Wifi Extenders I had tested, and they have an easy option to put them into access point mode. Once I connected the Almond device set in access point mode into the ethernet port of the Powerline Adaptor, I was good to go with Wifi in the Kitchen.

Now everyone is happy and I am consdering purching a few more powerline adaptors to connect the kids Xbox in the basement and the AppleTV in the bedroom for faster streaming.

Saved 52% on Textbooks! Here's how to do it!

We are getting ready to send our oldest child off to boarding school, he will be attending The Mercersburg Academy in the fall.  Once we selected the classes he will be taking, we got the list of text books that will be required and a link to the online ordering system.

I know people save a lot of money shopping around online for text books, and my goal was to look at a few sites, order his books, and make sure I got him either new books or used books in very good condition.  I probably could have saved even more if I went for books in less than very good condition.  There were also electronic book options and book rental options, but I decided to skip those routes.

So here is what I did, step by step that allowed me to save 52% off what I would have paid through the standard link from the school.

Step 1:  Identify all the required books and their ISBN numbers.  Every book has a unique ISBN number that allows you to find the exact version of the required book.  The last think you want to do is order the wrong books.

Step 2: Open up the 3 following links, they will open in windows or tabs so you can check prices in each. (these were the stores I found to have the best deals.  Interestingly, none of them had the best price on all the books, and the prices and availability varried widely:

• Amazon
• Textbooksrus
• eCampus

Step 3: Enter the ISBN number for each book in the search bar on each site and compare prices.  When you find the best deal, add that book to the shopping cart on that site and repeat this step for each textbook.

Step 4: Check out on each site and wait for your books to be delivered! 

Step 5: Calculate your savings and post a comment here letting me know how much you saved!

Memorial Day Sale! - 80% off Restaurants.com

One of the things I love about Memorial Day Weekend is some of the sales and deals.  I just printed out 3 $25 gift certificates to my favoriate local restaurants for just $7!

Click Here and then use the Coupon Code "FLAG"

Enjoy!

Sleds Sold Out in Reston

The kids Sleds were fairly old and beat up, so we decided to look around for some new ones.  We went to Target, Kmart and Home Depot.  ALL SOLD OUT!  Apparently we weren't the only ones with that idea.  So I went online to Amazon and ordered 3 of these Wham-O Snow Boogie Boards:

These hard plastic boogie boards are just what they need in this snow storm, and they will hold up for a long time.  They are also big enough for double riders!  The only complaint so far, is that walking back up the hill is a little difficult because they are a little more heavy than their old ones, but they also haven't really built up a return track up the hill yet, so I think that will become easier.

Here is a link to Amazon where I bought them:
WHAM-O SNOW BOOGIE Skeleton

Cooking.com Deals

We are in the process of renovating our kitchen, so there have been a lot of conversations lately with frineds about kitchens.  Last night a friend asked me to pull some good deals for a site to by Calphalon cookware.  Here are some great deals from cooking.com!

$15 off Orders of $100+
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$20 off Orders of $200+
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$40 off Orders of $300+
http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2006784-10424698

Save 20% or more on Simply Calphalon open stock cookware at Cooking.com! (while supplies last)
http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-2006784-10524696

Great Calpahlon Deals
http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2006784-10589686

SAVE $100! 10 inch Nonstick Everyday Pan with Stainless Steel Lid.
http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-2006784-10377584

It's Costume Time!

It's Columbus Day, that means your running out of time to order Halloween Costumes for this year.  Here are a few great deals, several of which expire today!  Simply click on the offer link and use the Coupon code at checkout!

• Save 20% off your 2nd lower priced Item from BuyCostumes (Expires 10.8.07)
  Coupon Code: save20
• Free Shipping on Orders of $40 or more (Expires 10.8.07)
  Coupon Code: no code required
• 5% off Buycostumes.com orders over $40 (good all season!)
  Coupon Code: COSTUMEZAM
• 5% off any order from Costume Craze
  Coupon Code: GET5
• Free Expedited Ground Shipping on $60+ Orders from
  Costume SuperCenter!
  Coupon Code: GHOST60

Don't miss out on these last minute online Halloween deals!

Happy Halloween!

PetMeds Offer Code - Guessed and Found one!

Lulu needed some new Heartgard medication, so I went to the 800-PetMeds site and started buying her a refill when I came to the dreaded "offer code" entry box.  Well of course I didn't have an offer code, so like any good online shopper, I went looking for one.  As a Petmeds affiliate, I checked linkshare first, and although they had links for their standard deals for free shipping and money off at certain dollar volumes, there was no offer codes available.  A search at Google and Yahoo indicated that there just weren't any codes readily available.

So what did I do?  Did I continue on without an offer code like a good online shopper.  No way!  One last chance, I started guessing.  I have seen a lot of offer codes in the past, and I figured what the heck, if it doesn't work then I will buy.  (I already have an account with Lulu's information and vet approval for the meds, so going somewhere else like PetMedsRX wasn't really an good option).

I guessed, 5off, 10off, no luck.  I guessed save5, no luck, then hit the jackpot with save10, 10% off my order!  Bingo, thanks! 

Here was my process if you want to try and replicate it:

1. Visit PetMeds site through an affiliate link. Use yours if you have one, otherwise click here and donate to the Viener cause.
2. Add the items you want to your shopping cart
3. At checkout, enter "save10" when it asks for your 1-800-Petmets Offer Code
4. Bingo, 10% off your entire order is added as an item to your cart.

Happy 10% off your entire order at 1-800-PetMeds, courtesy of Viener.com!