After spending time looking at all the different affiliate programs like Linkshare, Google Adsense, and Share-a-sale, we decided to build and launch our own affiliate program. We offer news,, stats, and, in the near future, we will be offering multiple level payouts.

BlogDumps is currently offering 35% commission on all sales for featured blogs and blog category listings. So for each sale you stand to make as much as $3.50 and with our low minimum payout ($10) you can get paod fast! So, if you’re sporting the BlogDumps button on your blog, wouldn’t it make sense to have that button making you money?

Have a great Weekend Folks!
–Trina

So what am I basing my decision on?

• Experience
• Lesser of the three evils
• Who deserves to be president
• Who’s going to make small but effective changes and not make a bigger mess out of Washington

I guess it may seem like those are really lame things to base my decision on, but at least I’m not saying race or sex. I guess mostly because old white men have served our country well, for the most part, since the founding of the United States.

When this race began I had was rooting for Hillary Clinton to win - I suppose it was the feminist side of me thinking that a woman in the White House would be good for our country - but she had White House experience. Following down my list of criteria, she wasn’t a Republican - so that’s a lesser of the three evils- and after the shit her husband put her through (how very embarrassing) I think she definitely deserves to be President. But she’s talking about huge changes. Hillary’s high priorities include: Ending the war in Iraq, health care reform and strengthening the middle class. She’s Pro-choice, supports capital punishment and has some great ideas about education.

For one moment people let’s talk reality. First, you are not going to end this war. Go ahead bring our guys home - piss off those people once again, like we did in Saudi Arabia - and see if this “War on Terror” doesn’t become really scary for us. Second, do you really think tat we can just pull out of a country that we just totally devastated? Come on! You know it’s neat to watch a farmer plow a field, but if he doesn’t follow through and make sure to plant the seeds and water them, he’s not going to have any thing but a muddy, weed filled piece of land.

Oh - and uh, yeah - Hillary and Obama neither have ANY real war experience.

So I’m supporting John McCain. I hear people saying all the time that McCain is just going to be a continuation of the “Bush” Presidencies. Whatever. I like John McCain. He’s proven himself a great diplomat around the world, he has war experience (we all know that and If you don’t you should really read up on his life as a POW or just watch this) So he’s a republican, is that really so bad? Do we all have to base our decision on Party Affiliation? Hell half the people I talk to don’t even know why they are a Republican or a Democrat - most of them say something like, “Well, my mom and Dad are and my grandparents are and I feel the same way they do, so that must make me the same as them.”

But most of all, I think McCain will be good or this country. He doesn’t have any idealist platforms that are not based in reality. He’s straightforward, to the point and has plenty experience in both politics and in war.

So I support John McCain.

It seems to me that even though there are these major parties running our government no one actually agrees with everything that their “party” stands for.

So where does that leave us newer voters? Should we choose a party because we like the way a certain candidate looks? Or because we agree with one speech made by one person at one time in a certain place to a specific demographic of people? What are the key issues that separate the parties?

The only real issue that I know is that Republicans are opposed to abortion and seek to overturn the Roe V. Wade decision - which even this is an idea not supported by all the Republicans.

Democrats are.. hell what are the democratic issues?

I Googled “difference between democrat and republican” and realized that I’m not the only person faced with this dilemma. On one site I read “Republicans tend to spend money on government program (defense, etc.) while Democrats tend to spend money on government services (welfare, etc.).” Is that really true? And if it is… does that help us to know which party we should affiliate ourselves with?

Any help is appreciated - let me know what you think!

-Trina

Need I say more?

Business has been a little slow so I decided to sell my “old faithful” - I really didn’t think she’d sell, but she did. I didn’t get what I’m asking but I got close.

Yes, I know she was just sitting around. Yes, I know I didn’t drive her at all in the last 2 years. Yes, I know. I know.

*sigh*

I’ll be ok… I just need a moment.
–Trina

Also, I LOVE Firefox plugins. I guess my favorite plugins right now are the SHOW IP, Google Page rank, McAfee site advisor, and the Alexa plug-in. I have found that these plug-ins are priceless when evaluating SEO and site stats for all the sites I manage.

I’ve found that some sites that look ok in IE look awful in Firefox, so I’ve started by optimizing Blogdumps Blog Directory for Firefox.

Not to mention, I really like the Firefox logo!

So, click on the link in my sidebar and download Firefox. If you’re a Blogger, I promise, you’ll thank me later. I joined as a member of the Spread Firefox campaign - they’ve done some really neat things to help spread the word, maybe I’ll blog about them in another post.

–Trina

It was so nice out today. We were expecting the wind and some rain, buit the rain never showed up and it was a sunny, warm, windy, spring-like day!

I’m doggy sitting for a friend of mine, two cute little mini-doxins. Our first night was a lot trying, I didn’t get much sleep because they were upset but it looks like they’ve settled in.

Other than that, nothing really’s happening here. I’m finishing my SEO work on BlogDumps.com and getting ready to start another project… adding all the newly submitted blogs. Sometimes I wish I knew more about php cause I could automate the script to add people and I would never be behind with that part of BlogDumps.

I know it’s Wednesday, but I had such a good day I couldn’t help but pop a nice bottle of wine. TODAY’S Drink — a 1998 Windsor Vineyards Red Zinfandel. Soooooo good. Dry, with a nose of Earthy Fruit.

On Friday I have an appointment to revamp a website I’ve been working on. We’re going to build a new online store, create affiliate links and self replicating pages for the sales reps. Sounds like a lot of work.. it will be, but I’m looking forward to the challenge!

Happy Wednesday Folks!

–Trina

So, in case you were wondering what I’ve been doing on BlogDumps here goes:

I created site maps. I had to actually create 2 for BlogDumps Directory, one for the site and one for the blog. I found a neat site map creator plug-in for the Wordpress Blog that recreates your site map every time you make a new post and it automatically notifies Google of your new site map.

I found that Google Webmaster Tools are very helpful. The webmaster tools track how your site is indexed in Google and it’s indexed better and more accurately if you have a site map. Hence my spending time learning how to create site maps.

I’ve also been optimizing the meta-tags located on every page in the main BlogDumps Blog Directory. I’m using a few free meta-tag analyzers to make sure that all the pages and category pages in the site are search engine friendly. It’s neat to use the page analyzers, they read your tags, analyze keyword, tell you how many internal and external links are on a page, check your upload times, and let you know if you have too many links on a page (which is very important for the category pages in BlogDumps that seem to grow and become long fast) Using these analyzers I have discovered the need to turn a few single page categories into 3 pages - makes it easier for web surfers too.

While I’m optimizing the tags, I figured I’d do a little page work and make the pages so You no longer have to scroll left to right on the category pages by Relocating our Google Adsense above the left sidebar and content areas.

And while doing that I have created an new .css style sheet for the BlogDumps Main site so that when I decide to put in a fancy background or a new header I can do so in record time with only a few small edits and not having to edit every page individually - sometimes we learn by doing things the hardest or longest way first. I think it’ll help with the overall appearance of BlogDumps too.

While all this has been going on I’ve also been working with Wolfbernz to track down stolen content and have it removed from the offending sites. Really, if you are a blogger, it’s important the you read and understand the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) What you write is yours, no one has to put up with other splogs or proxy sites indexing your content as their own. This content theft is a real issue and if you’re not vigilant about tracking down the thieves, there can be serious issues with Google marking your site as duplicate content and removing your site or blog from their search engine.

Too much Geek talk for you yet?

Trust me I can go into more details for you on eery spbject I’ve talked about but I’d hate to bore you. If you want to know more about anything I’ve mentioned, let me know in a comment and I will gladly post all the specs in another post.

For now, Good Night and Have a Great Work Week! LOL

–Trina

1. I am the oldest of many children… my mom is still havin’ babies so oldest of many is good enough
2. I’m 27 (in 2007) years old
3. I hate WALmart - the lines - the cashiers- their dumb policies
4. I have curly hair that I have recently discovered how to straighten, straight hair is so easy to manage
5. I’m blind, no not totally but I have computer glasses and driving glasses and reading glasses. Truthfully, the eye doctor said my computer is making me blind.
6. I work from home
7. I talk a lot. I’m not a blabbermouth, but I really like to talk to people.
8. I really enjoy a glass of wine in the evenings
9. I have a 2 beer limit, after the second beer I’m ready to fight about anything.
10. There are 5 computers in my house… all work, we have a dead computers and parts pile at the shop.
11. I live on a Small Farm
12. I like kids.. that aren’t mine, don’t scream or cry, that I don’t have to change their diapers, and that aren’t full of DUMB Questions.
13. I like the saying from South Park “There’s no such thing as stupid questions, just stupid people.”
14. My Favorite character from South Park is Cartman. He says what he wants and has stupid schemes to make him rich or powerful and how could a kid who’s mom is his Dad not be your favorite?!?
15. I hate “teenage” or “college” comedy movies with stupid jokes
16. I watch the black and white Twilight Zone marathon every New Years… I have no idea why, but I actually look forward to it.
17. I’m dyslexic but have a weird way of remembering phone numbers - Lots of Phone Numbers
18. I went to college for Architectural Engineering
19. I can design a house, a kitchen, or a bedroom beautifully for other people but I have no concept of how to decorate my own house.
20. I love a challenge that’s within my knowledge (or close to it)
21. I once designed a remodel that a certified Architect could not do - Everyone was totally impressed when we finished building it
22. I HATE C B RADIOS!
23. I really like to explore new places and to travel…
24. I love coming home even better
25. My first car was a 1966 Porsche 912 that was tomato red
26. I went to 3 different High Schools
27. I grew up in Baytown Texas but Call Seaford Delaware Home.
28. I have a dog named Woofy…
29. We actually have 6 dogs, 1 hamster, an African Grey parrot, and a Monkey-tailed Skink
30 The F*****n bird is an Idiot and never shuts up unless we have company. When he refuses to talk but instead screams an ear-piercing scream at the worst times.
31. I really enjoy old musicals… my all time favorites include Fiddler on the Roof and…. I can’t believe I’m admitting this… Cry-baby
32. Thinking of Johnny Depp, I watched him in 21 Jump Street when I was a kid and I really like the movies where he is paired up with Tim Burton in these twisted rols that most people hate.
33. Thinking of movies, my Favorite Movie of all time is The Stand - M-O-O-N, that spells The Stand!
34. I read almost everything Steven Kings Writes.
35. My Favorite Book Series is the Gunslinger Series by Steven King… 7 long books written (and read) over a period of many years with an ending I never saw coming.
36. I am NOT Photogenic. Some people look great in Photos, I hate everyone of mine. I sometimes look like a bum or Quasi-modo or WOW I look fat.
37. I can’t believe that I’m only on 37 and I’m going for 100
38. I really like the Showtime series: Californication, Weeds, and Dexter. I was never really into watching series, but these were awesome this year.
39. I hope that one day, the websites I built will be able to help my family - monetarily.
40. I never speak my mind when I should and people tend to walk all over me.
41. I like to cook for my family and friends
42. I make an excellent enchilada or pork tenderloin
43. I strongly recommend you try Tastefully Simple Spices and Foods.. they are excellent
44. I am Episcopalian
45. I hate religious people who bash other religions.
46. I am open-minded and like to learn about other religions and cultures
47. I recently learned more about the Indian Culture and their history, It depresses me that Indians in the United States are looked down upon.
48. I had skin cancer on my knee this year, which resulted in 2 surgeries….
49. I have no medical insurance
50. Good thing I have great Doctors
51. I like the Idea of socialized health care. Then everyone could receive the medical care they need when they need it.
52. I’m a conservative and thing that If things aren’t broken they don’t need to be fixed… does that make me a Republican?
53. It breaks my heart to see animals in pain or that have been hit by a car because they have careless owners.
54. Although I support the second amendment, but I feel that there are certain people who should not be allowed to have kids let alone a gun.
55. I really enjoy target shooting on the farm or at the range.
56. I found that because I’m blind, I’m not good at target shooting unless I have the right glasses on.
57. This is the first year I’ve carried a purse, I have always carried a wallet but for some reason I found a purse to be need this year.
58. I can’t believe it’s almost 2008
59. I keep in touch with my Middle School friends by writing them occasionally…
60. I don’t keep in touch with my High School friends… if I can help it.
61. Hmmm…. almost there
62. I like rock music
63. Metallica
64. Santana
65. Dave Matthews
66. I really like going to concerts..
67. I’ve seen Metallica 4 times in concert
68. I DID NOT start the fight at the Ever Last Concert in Wilmington Delaware… and I did not have 3 beers that night.
69. My first rock concert was Candlebox with The Flaming Lips — oh the good ‘ol days
70. Although I normally hate country Music I really like Brooks and Dunn
71. I saw Brooks and Dunn in the Astro-dome when I was in Middle School
72. OMG… 72! Only 28 more to go…
73. I always hoped to be a writer one day, I turned out to be a blogger instead.
74. Does that Count?
75. My favorite text lingo is MWAH! As soon as I discovered what it was (the sound of a kiss, in case you didn’t know) I use it all the time.
76. Hmmm.. what else would people want to know….
77. I taught an Aikido Class
78. I have a black Belt in Aikido
79. I enjoy martial arts and the discipline I learned from taking the many classes was priceless
80. My whole family took martial arts together… it was a kind of family therapy…
81. The people I taught class are like family to me…
82. The people who taught me… all my teachers in everything from school to martial arts… taught me things that I will always remember and that come in handy now even if I didn’t understand them then.
83. My favorite teacher was my English/Journalism teacher in High School.
84. Live and Learn…

I can’t make it to 100.
Comment me with suggestions on what you’d like to know or what you know about me.

MWAH!!!
–Trina

He made some awesome Christmas Pictures for BlogDumps Video. These are my Favorite:

Merry Christmas!
–Trina

It’s Saturday Night, Saturdays are big days for BlogDumps. We do all our featured reviews and the Saturday Night Dump posts.

Wolfbernz spent most of the day working on different plug-ins for BlogDumps Bloggers. New themes and themes options were installed for all the users and we got a stats program installed so everyone can see where their traffic is coming from and how many people are reading their blog.

Christmas snuck up fast this year. I seriously haven’t done any shopping personally. I’ve done go in halves for a few presents that the guys picked out, but other than that… bubkiss. I know, I’m a procrastinator. I never wait this long to do my shopping.. ever… but this year I was so tied up with the new features at BlogDumps that I — feel like I’m making excuses.

Two of my dearest friends are coming home from Palm Springs. I absolutely can’t wait for them to get here! Delaware is just not the same without them. The best part is that they are finally going to be here for Christmas!

Yes, I’m rambling. I am a person who normally has a lot to say, but today I feel like I’m pulling for something to say…..

Well, I already finished today’s drink, with a little help that is, a nice bottle of Grove Street Trias red wine. You can read more about this wine at www.grovestreetwinery.com I strongly recommend you buy a case if you can, it’s excellent. I discovered it first at a local wine tasting, I loved it from the first sniff.

It’s weird though because normally I can’t stand the new “blended” wines and this blend of Cabernet Savignion and Merlot is absolutely perfect. The best part…. well the flavor is really the best part… is that the Grove Street winery supports organizations that better the lives of children and families in their area. How great is that?!?

So, I’m off to bed. Maybe next time I blog I’ll have something to write about. LOL
–Trina

PS.. If you’ve seen anything weird on BlogDumps Bloggers, like pages not loading or weird error 404’s, it’s Wolfbernz fault. I gotta get him to stop coding! LOL