A recent row with a web publisher got me to thinking about this. They all but accused me of being a spammer for including just two links in an article I submitted. Those two links were at the end of the article, in this single paragraph. Learn more about protecting your and your family in…
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Hubpages Finale
So at least I can say the “Hub Pages Team” responded in a timely manner. Good on them. Here is what they had to say… Hello, While we do not allow for self-promotion, you can add a link to your personal blog in your bio which readers can then click on. You can find…
Hubpages Update
Today I got a carbon copy of yesterday’s letter. This, after I removed one of the two links in the article. They are still being snotty. Let ’em. I also noticed someone from their admin followed the link to this site. It doesn’t look like they looked at my previous post. Too bad. This time…
Why Most Insurance Quotes – Online and Off – Are Useless
As with nearly everything insurance-wise, there is a short answer and a long one. The short answer is this: any life insurance quote for someone who is not properly qualified – both financially and medically is simply a guess. Now for the long answer You’ve heard the saying “it takes a village”, well in the…
Hubpages Woes
Don’t ask what I really wanted to title this post. And yes I am steaming. After posting my sixth exclusive article on hubpages I get this email: A link to your Hub: What I Learned Selling Final Expense Insurance Dear AndrewHavens, We wanted to let you know that What I Learned Selling Final Expense…
WOW! I Thought I Posted This…
This may be a big yawn to you but I’m happy. I just checked on goodreads and found I had another four-star rating. This makes 2/2 and they are both FOUR stars! That is four out of five. To me, this is far better than a 5/5 rating. Why? Because it tells me whoever posted…
A New Category for a New Fun Series – Morbid Monday Memes
He laughs at death! Anyone who knows me, even just a little, soon realizes I can find the humor in most anything. Fortunately I am not alone. It took me a while but I finally started collecting “morbid memes”. Until today, I’ve hesitated publishing them… or republishing them. After all, a lot of people find…
The Problem With Financial Sites
Maybe I should expand that do say the problems with money and info. There is just too much out there for one thing. The other thing is it seems most sites dealing with things financial is, well, they all seem to be focused on making money for themselves. I do get that to a degree….
FnBook and Camel Riders
For the record, I miss a lot more than I see in FnBook. I don’t spend much time there at all because, well, let’s just say Zuckerberg and I will never be pals. That said, I came across this post today. My comment on FnB is…
Now in Paperback!
So yesterday I bit the bullet and wrote a fresh description for the back cover of “Dirty Little Secrets” for Consumers. That was all I needed to complete the process for the paperback POD (print on demand) version of the book. I felt the rewrite was necessary because the original was simply too long for…