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Wednesday 23 November 2011

Carrea Go Champions set


Carrera Go!!! Champions set; this is a motorized racing circuit that comes with two formula one motorized cars and two controls that allows you to turbo boost for faster speeds.

Price:                      R399.90

Scale:                      1:43 scale slot racing system

Track size:             3.6m

Remote control:   2- Remote controls with Turbo Boosters

·         What entertainment the toy brings for the child: This is a very entertaining toy for boys, but it is also for the whole family as it is very competitive and challenging because in order for you to manage one lap around the track you will have to control the speed of the car at certain moments around the track and if you do not manage this the car will simple slide off the track.
·         How long the toy will last: This is one of those toys that does not have a breaking point, but instead relies on how well it is handled by its owners. I’m not saying it will keep forever because the electric adapter that supplies the power will eventually give in, but that will only be after 1-2 years of use.
·         What the total cost will be to keep the toy operative: There will be no additional cost to keep this toy operative, because it makes use of an electric adapter that plugs in to a wall plug. There will only be additional cost involved if you want to extend the length of the track, buy new cars or other accessories made available to Carrera Go.
·         The age group for this toy: Any Carrera go product is made for the ages 6 and up.
·         My personal opinion: This toy is in my own opinion very good for value, and offers an endless stream of entertainment for your child. The other benefit is that there is cars sold separately, which include everyday cars, super cars, cars 2 cars and formula 1 cars. So you see no matter what track you purchase you will always have the choice to convert it to whatever theme you choose fit.

Other Carrera go products available: Carrera Go cars 2 set, Carrera Go Touring cars, Carrea Go Porsche GT3 cup, and Carrera Go Rally Raid.

Tool set in work bench


Tool set in workbench; this is a tool set that is made up of 15 pieces, which includes a workbench.

Price:            R99.90

Measures:    61cm x 42cm x 27cm

  • What entertainment the toy brings to the child: If your child is a hard working little repair man then this is the tool set to get him, why? Because it not only gives him all the tools a real repair man would need, but also a workbench to do his repairs on and store his tools in when done.
  • How long the toy will last: The tool set in work bench has very little that could go wrong with it, because it has no electronic working functions and therefore I cannot say how long this toy will last, but what I can say is that there are a lot of parts that could easily be lost.
  • What the total cost will be to keep the toy operative: There will be no total cost to keep the tool set workbench operative.
  • The age group for this toy: The Specified age group for this toy is 4 years and up.
  • My personal opinion: This tool set in workbench is extremely good for value, why? Because it has all the tools a tool set should have and a workbench included. There have never been any complaints about this product and I’m assuming there never will, since there is very little that could go wrong. Compared to its competition it is way ahead since most complete tool sets come with a price of R200 and up, which don’t even include a workbench. The best part is that it only cost R99.90.
 Available at Toys R Us Stores

Tuesday 22 November 2011

Remote control hovercraft




Remote control hovercraft; if you’ve ever wanted a remote control car and boat, then this hovercraft suits you as it will drive on land and sea for one price.

Price:                                    R399. 90

Remote control distances:  20m

Speed:                                   15km/h

  • What entertainment the toy brings to the child: This Hovercraft is a one of a kind as it will drive on both land and sea, giving the child the freedom to enjoy this toy anywhere they might go. The speeds of 15km/h is reached with two powerful motors powering two big fans that sits at the back of the hovercraft and the remote control distance of up to 20m gives the child more distance to enjoy what this hovercraft has to offer.
  • How long the toy will last: From my point of view this hovercraft can break the very first day you buy it, why? Because the tube that sits under the hovercraft which is filled with air is very thin, and this makes it vulnerable to sharp objects like broken glass. If the hovercraft is taken very good care of I would say it would be about 7-8 months before either the battery pack supplied gives in or the two motors that powers the hovercraft.
  • What the total cost will be to keep the toy operative: There will be no additional cost to keep the hovercraft operative, because a 9.6 volt battery and charger is included already.
  • The age group for this toy: this hovercraft is suitable from the ages 5 years and up
My personal opinion: Yes this hovercraft is very fragile, but there is none like it that gives the same experience and if taken care of it could produce months of fun. Note that this hovercraft as I have experienced is very difficult to steer if you are not used to it and takes some time to get used to.


Available at Toys R Us stores

Sharp Shooter review


Sharp Shooter

Sharp Shooter; this is a Remote control helicopter that makes use of infrared technology to control the helicopter (can only be used indoors).

Price:                      R299.90

Remote control:     Infrared remote control (not full function controls; only power
                                 Joystick and left to right turning capabilities)
  • What entertainment the toy brings for the child: This RC helicopter has been a hit since the day it landed on the selves of toys r us and the reason for that is because it wows children with its ability to fly and shoot missiles at the same time. Although this helicopter is restricted to indoors it can be very entertaining and the best part is that it is built in such a way that it can withstand numerous crashes without breaking.
  • How long the toy will last: As I have already mentioned the RC helicopter is capable of taking numerous amounts of crashes and still be able to function properly, this is all thanks to the light but strong plastic it is made of. Sadly The Sharp Shooter RC helicopter does have a weak point which is the little battery in the helicopter (included in purchase), this battery as I have encountered does wear out after about 2 weeks of use, and although it is replaceable it will be a difficult task to find one. This RC helicopter has proven good compared to its competition and if it’s a mini RC helicopter you seek then this would be your best choice.
  • What the total cost will be to keep the toy operative: The Sharp shooter RC helicopter makes use of 6 AA batteries which I know would cost you about R40 in South Africa if you want good ones and even though the helicopter is small, it still charges about 30mins and flies about 10mins, therefore these six batteries might give you a week of use if you fly the RC helicopter on a constant basis that is. So if the helicopter is flown for a month you will be giving out a total of R160.
  • The age group for this toy: For the Sharp Shooter RC helicopter the age group is 10-12 (if the child is advance and good with remote control toys) and up.
  • My personal opinion: I absolutely enjoyed the Sharpshooter because there is no fear of breaking it when it crashes into something in its surroundings, it has tail lock technology for stable flight and of course it shoots missiles.
Available at all Toys R Us stores.

Ways not to make money on the internet.


All of us look for genuine legal ways of making money on the internet, but on our journey we discover ways not to use to make money on the internet and therefore I have written this post with the intentions to warn those who have not discovered these way of not making money in the blog world yet.

Click- Advertising:  This is where you sign up and are expected to click advertisements in return for money, and this might sound easy to you now, but in the long run you will see it’s just a waste of time as you are paid only 0.01 US dollars by most programmes offering this service. In order for you to make 1$ you will have to click 100 advertisements, and this will take awhile as only at most 15 advertisements are made available to you at a certain time in a day. Note there are a lot of scams in this field of making money.

Surveys: There are many places on the web offering you money for your opinion, and you give your opinion in most cases in the form of answering a survey. Yes surveys can pay out 5-70$, but getting accepted to answer a survey is the difficult part as you can imagine many people rush for this opportunity when it makes itself available, and due to this I have never been offered a survey since the time I started my blog. There are many places that I have tried out, but so far Cashcrate has been the worst, because since the day I signed up not one survey has been made available to me.

Google Adsense: I know that many people make thousands of dollars off Adsense everyday, but these are only a few select people who have managed to attract thousands of viewers a day by mostly either building peoples hopes up with certain schemes to get rich quickly or buying there way to the top, but what about us honest bloggers who want to make money without tricking our viewers and spending money? The only answer I have come up with is Time. Spending time on your blog and attracting visitors that love who you are, is the only away to make a honest liven of a blog, but as I have stated before this way takes time. Note having advertisements is the best way of making money off a blog, but you should strive to be able to attract advertisers that will pay you a fixed amount monthly to place their advertisements on your blog page.

These are only three sources that I have so far discovered to be a waste of time for bloggers, but there are many more out there on the web and it is your responsibility to take careful consideration on what you spend your time on. Always write for your blog because you love it and never in hope to make money off it, because true quality comes through the passion of love.

Easy way to get backlinks



Getting links pointing back to your site or blog is a tedious and time consuming process for any blogger or web site owner and many of us dedicate most of our time trying to find ways to make this process easier to complete. I haven’t found a tool that will get thousands of back-links with one click, but I have found a way to get back-links while doing something you already are doing.

Many of us bloggers and web site owners use Flickr to get free images for our post to make them look more attractive and inviting to potential visitors, but we do this without realizing that there is another benefit to Flickr and that is that we can use Flickr to generate thousands of back-links just by making sure we post a comment on every picture we use from Flickr, with a link back to our sites or blogs. Now you might be wondering if Google sees these thousands of back-links we create on Flickr as just one back-link from Flickr to our sites or blogs, but I am glad to tell you this is not the case as I have discovered over the last few weeks. By simple leaving a comment with a link back to my blog I have create a large amount of permanent good back-links to my blog.

This is not a miracle way of getting back-links, what this is, is a way to “kill two birds with one stone” and over time the amount of back-links you will have generated through Flickr will be large enough to put your blog or site up there with the High Rankers.


Friday 18 November 2011

Best ways of making money with a blog


A blog has become a powerful creation in the times of today and if you are wondering how? Then here are a few points to give you an idea of what a blog lets you do;
  • Firstly a blog allows you to express yourself and write about whatever you find interesting and love.
  • You can work from home.
  • You chose the hours you work on your blog.
  • Lastly you can make loads of money off your blog.

So you see blogging is freedom and riches at the same time, but it’s not easy in fact it takes a lot of work and determination to bring a blog to a stage where it earns for you, but it is better then working long hours at an office for basically nothing.

Once you have your blog set up and is getting a steady amount of traffic a month you can make use of services to earn you money, but there are a lot to choose from and choosing the right one is key to a successful blog. The services are as follow;

Adsense: Adsense is basically advertisements that are generated by Google based on your blog content and is placed on your blog, but instead of paying you a fixed monthly amount of money for the display of the advertisements, Adsense pays you 1-$5 for every visitor that clicks through a advertisement placed on your blog. In my personal opinion this service is only useful for blogs that has a large amount of traffic a month and even with this the blogger isn’t guaranteed any money.

ClickBank and Click2sell: Clickbank and Click2sell are two services that are very similar to each other, but click2sell does claim to allow its users to be able to do more. What these services allow a blogger to do is promote sellers products for a commission, the commission is based on the agreement between the seller and you. These services are easy to use as you browse there online database of products and choose which product you want to promote and then an html code is generated for you to put on your blog. Bloggers do claim that using these services are the best ways to earn $1000 a day, but I know for a fact that in order to do this you will have to build a relationship of trust and honesty with your visitors. If you don’t have this bond with your visitors then you’ll be earning nothing.

Doing Reviews: Becoming a reviewer is easy, all you have to do is start reviewing all the products you make use of yourself, being honest while doing it and after some time you can start earning by signing up for sites that connect you with advertisers. There are places on the web that will pay you to do reviews of there clients products and one such place is reviewme; reviewme will pay you 20-200$ for each review you do. In order to be accepted in to places like reviewme you will have to be getting a large amount of traffic a month and prove your writing with the free reviews you did about products you use yourself.

Selling advertisement space on your blog: The traditional selling space on your blog to advertisers is still the easiest, safest and more reliable way of earning money through a blog. Of course to do this your traffic amounts have to be beyond large, but when you do get a advertiser that wants to buy a advertisement space on your blog you will be receiving a constant amount of money every month.

Thursday 17 November 2011

What will you buy your children or Grandchildren this Christmas day?


I have decide that for the next few weeks until Christmas day I will be bringing you information on quality toys to buy and not so Quality toys to buy. This will of course be done in mind of the saying of value for money. My reviews will be based on the following;

  • What entertainment the toy will bring to the child.
  • What the toy's capabilities are.
  • How long the toy will last.
  • What the total cost will be to keep the toy operative over time.
  • What age groups specifically the toy is aimed at.
Instead of reviewing each and every toy I come across, I will focus on the more popular toys that have a greater chance of putting a smile on your little ones face. Note the reason why I will review toys that are popular, but bad quality will be to ensure that you don't make the mistake of wasting your money.

Stay tuned then, as I will try my best to bring you a large range of toys that are worth buying this Christmas and help you avoid buying toys that will break as soon as unwrapped.

The True Christmas spirit

Christ Redeemer at sunset
Photo by Christian Haugen licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic.
This Christmas coming up might seem too many like every other Christmas that has pasted, but is it really? In my opinion No, this Christmas will be anything but the same as many struggle to cope with what has happened in recent times, from the economic downfall to the Earthquakes that seem to be headlines of everyday news.

For those who are fortunate enough to still celebrate Christmas the traditional way it is time to consider the true Christmas spirit, remembering what it is all about and help those who need it. There’s another reason why I consider this Christmas to be different to the others (not more important then the others for all are equally important) , and that reason is because I see this Christmas as a chance for us to ask ourselves the questions that we all try to avoid in our life time.
·         Are we living out our true purpose or are we living our lives according to the world?
·         Have we become the person who we were meant to be or just who someone else was?
·         Are we doing our names proud by standing out in a good way and being different?
·         Are the virtues and beliefs we live by the right ones?
·         Are we living our lives, or just chasing after money?

These questions are all important and all need answers of truth, because life on Earth is becoming more difficult for those who do not know themselves. This Christmas then will be a chance for us the human race to change ourselves to who we were meant to be and overcome the world.

I believe this year there will be a true Christmas spirit as many will be remembering that on this day hope and faith, our king was born.

Wednesday 16 November 2011

The Journey through the blog world



These days creating a blog is just a click away, but is it really that easy? No I’m afraid. I too was a beginner at blogging a few months ago and to be honest I haven’t mastered the technique to it yet, so why am I writing this post you might ask? Well I intend to help you see what lies ahead after you have created your blog with Blogger or Wordpress , note that there are more ways to create a blog, but these two are the safest and easiest to use to enter the blogging world.

Back to the point of what lies ahead after you have created your blog: first you will start by posting your first post on any topic that you chose, picture or video and will assume that this is all you have to do for traffic to come storming to your blog, but soon you will realize that this is not the case.

The most important thing to do is get your blog out there and you will do this by submitting your blog to free directories like Google and yahoo for example, this is only the first step and will not ensure that a potential customer or visitor will find you. As you know there are millions of blogs and websites out there and seeing Google is the search engine used most by people your aim should be to get your blog to a top ranking in Google, which is not as easy as it sounds. To do this you will have to create many backlinks to your site and this can be done by commenting on blogs similar to yours and leaving your link, this will ensure that your blog is crawled more by Google and in time will lead to a higher ranking in Google. This is what will allow your blog to be found between millions of blogs and generate a large amount of traffic.

Advertising your blog and creating backlinks to it are only important aspects to consider if you intend on generating revenue out of it, but even if you intend on making money you should never put these to aspects of blogging above what you post about on your blog, because in the long run the visitors will only come back to your blog if your articles you post about are of good quality

The next thing you will want to know is how to make money out of a blog? Well once you have a constant amount of traffic coming to your blog, which is between 10000 to 100000 or more you can sign up for things like Adsense, which is owned by Google and what it does is generate ads that is similar to your content, and displays them on places you chose fit on your blog or you can chose to make use of affiliate programs like clickbank and click2sell, which allows you to advertise products on your blog and when a product is sold through your blog you get a commission based on the agreement between the seller and you. Note clickbank cannot be used by Blogger users unless they register there URL under a dot com URL which can be done from your Blogger dashboard, but has a fee to it.

Always remember the reason why you blog should always be because you love doing it, don’t just keep money on your mind, yes earning money is great, but its better to connect with your visitors and attract people who love what you write.

With blogs your imagination is the limit, don’t let anybody tell you that you are not good enough and always remember when you pursue something with all your heart you shall achieve greatness in it.  

How to make a top up or withdraw from paypal, if you live in South Africa.




South African money By Darren Swartz

I have been looking for a few weeks now on how to transfer money from my Paypal account to my South African bank account, and I still haven’t come across a suitable solution for this problem since I have an Absa bank account, but I have come across an alternative.

Paypal and FNB (First National Bank) seem to be working together as one can now top up and withdraw money from Paypal using your FNB bank account. There are a few things you have to qualify for before you can do this, and I will write them down in bullet form so that you can check if you qualify.

  • First you will need a qualifying FNB account, which is a FNB Cheque, savings or transmission account. They don’t seem to be allowing credit cards at this point for reason I do not know.
  • The next thing you have to check is if you have and online banking profile and if you are not sure you can check with your nearest FNB branch.
  • You will then have to login to your Paypal account and link it to your FNB online banking profile.
  • When all this is in check you can then top up or withdraw money from your Paypal account.

The charges involved with this service provided by FNB is still not completely clear to me, but they do state that on every top or withdraw you make from your Paypal account a transaction commission of 1.5%  will be charged in Rands ( “The transaction commission is calculated on the rand equivalent of the US dollars amount requested”). They also state that for certain Paypal transactions an extra fee will be charged, which you can learn more from at www.paypal.com/za.

I hope that this helps you in many ways and for those who do not have an FNB account I suggest you consider one since Paypal hasn’t given any hints  on weather this service will be available for Absa, Capitic and Ned bank users in the near future. For more information on this service please visit https://www.fnb.co.za/online-banking/pay-pal.html

Tuesday 15 November 2011

My Dream Star Chart



         

Victorious Cast on Walmart Soundcheck
Photo by Lunchbox LP licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic.



Victoria Justice (born on February 19, 1993) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and dancer that has claimed her place as one of the most beautiful, and talented actresses in the world. In my personal opinion I think she’s a true example of a Dream Star. Why? Because she comes across as a person that respects herself and those around her, which is something that rarely is seen in the stars of today. Therefore Victoria Justice is a girl with both beauty inside and even more beauty outside, she is then the number one Dream Star on my list and I’m sure she is on many others too.



Selena Gomez video
Photo by americanistadechiapas licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic.

Selena Gomez (born on July 22, 1992) is an American actress, singer and business women who has been loved by many since the day she made her name as Alex Russo in the Disney channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place. Selena Gomez has managed to keep her name clean and not lose her sanity with all the press always circulating around her daily. I think she deserves an award for that, because we have seen many great stars fall prey to the press in the past. Selena Gomez is a force to be watched as she keeps surprising her fans more and more each day with her talents and great personality.



Demi Lovato
Photo by americanistadechiapas licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic.

Demi Lavato (born August 20, 1992) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and musician who made her name in the camp rock movies. My views of Demi lavato have changed dramatically over the last few months that have pasted, why? Because she herself has changed, going from the beautiful, talented and wonderful person she was when we all first saw in the first camp rock movie, to a person that rebels against everything it seems, but can we blame her as she has been through a lot in her young years of life. Demi lavato to me still remains one of my Dream Stars and when she realizes that she has the potential to shine brighter, she will be become one of the biggest Dream stars to ever live.



Blake Lively 2011 Shankbone
Photo by americanistadechiapas licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic.

Blake Lively (born August 25, 1987) is an American actress and model, who for me took her place on my Dream Star chart when she starred in the all time loved television series Gossip Girl. What makes her so special is how mature she is on and off television, her voice which is out of this world and her to die for looks. Any guy that says I’m wrong is either retarded or blind, but the reason for her not being on top of my Dream Star chart is simply because she hasn’t been able to keep her name clean, you know what I’m talking about.



leighton-meester-90314001
Photo by jingdianmeinv licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic.
 
Leighton Meester (born April 9, 1986) is an American actress and singer who made her name in the television series Gossip Girl. Leighton Meester never had the easiest of lives its seems, but she took what she had and made it to the top anyway. She is a true example of determination to succeed then. Had I been writing this post a few months back, then with no doubt she would have been at the top of my Dream Star chart, why? Because she comes across as a strong and determined person, who happens to be beautiful beyond words, but she too wasn’t able to keep her name clean and went a bit to far for me to have the same views of her as when I first saw her on Gossip Girl.