legbamel

@legbamel (179)

United States • Age 52

Joined myLot 17 years ago

Whadda ya mean, you ain't got no time for grammar?

www.associatedcontent.com/user/53389/legbamel.html

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How many cups of coffee do you normally consume in a day?

erickrubio @erickrubio (624) • Philippines 27 Aug 07

I am a coffee-lover. I cannot imagine myself starting a day without drinking my favorite beverage - hot coffee. For me,I believe that it stimulates my brain and it energizes my nerves. I consume between two to three cups of coffee...

coffee

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legbamel I drink 2-3 cups a day as well, but my cup holds 28 ounces or about half a pot. I am a huge coffee fiend and drink it all day. There's always a cup near my hand, at work or at home! I drink more than I should. To be fair, all of those horror stories they...

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Networking newbie

TriciaAres @TriciaAres (22) • United States 26 Aug 07

Hi guys. I'm an AC content provider, too! I just joined mylot, so I don't know anyone yet. Why don't you introduce yourselves and I can add you to my friends here and on my AC profile! I can't wait to meet you all. Here's the...

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legbamel Hey there! I'll go take a peek at some of your articles. I have been around MyLot for months but am not very activce. My AC page is http://associatedcontent.com/user/53389/legbamel.html and you're welcome to swing by. Mostly I visit here to get questions...

27 Aug 07

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How often do you ask people to check out your My Lot profile?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 12 Aug 07

For the past few weeks I've heard lots of members requesting that others check out their My Lot profile. And, that's not really my style. I figure if someone wants to know which businesses that I'm associated with, they'll just...

chat with friends

check out my profile page

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legbamel I only just got in to edit my profile last week. I have never asked anyone to look at it! Even now, I have stuff there if people go looking for it but the only reason I'd direct someone there is if I wanted to direct them to all of my links at once. I try to...

12 Aug 07

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Guestbooks.

ArizonaSnow @ArizonaSnow (105) 4 Jul 07

Usually when I read (or scan) a lens when I get to the bottom and see the guestbook I sign it and rank the lens but if there isn't one I tend to go onto the next lens unless of course the lens is really good then I will rate it...

squidoo guestbooks

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legbamel Ha - obviously not everyone feels the same as you! I have a grand total of one entry in the guestbooks of my five lenses and I think I'm up to seven ratings now. I don't really care about the stars but I would love feedback from people who visit. I'd return...

12 Aug 07

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Do you have squidoo lenses?

kohuether @kohuether (85) • United States 6 Aug 07

I love looking at people's squidoo lenses, especially if they have a work from home theme. I have several lenses, some of them have to do with work from home, others are just fun lenses such as how to make ice cream. Please...

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legbamel I'm having a lot of fun at Squidoo, too. I don't really have a work-from-home theme, but I do focus on my on-line writing. I'll wander by your lensography. Please feel free to check out mine, too! http://www.squidoo.com/legbamel_lenses

12 Aug 07

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Is the rating stopped after the contest ended?

IcyCucky @IcyCucky (361) • United States 11 Aug 07

There are a lot of Helium writers here at Mylot, do you know if the rating stop after the contest ended or is it still an ongoing process? I have noticed that my articles in the contest stopped at the same spot, while articles...

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legbamel During the contest the ratings for those topics are set at a higher priority so they show up on your rating screen more. After the contest, they're back in the rotation with the other million articles. Once they've all been rated by whatever number of folks do...

12 Aug 07

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Do you have blog?

pinks0da @pinks0da (328) • Philippines 9 Aug 07

I'm just wondering how many people here in myLot has a blog. I am planning to create one, do i have to buy a domain for my own blog? and how can i get traffic to my blog?

blogging

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legbamel All you need to create a great blog is a passion for the subject about which you will be writing. If you don't care about your topic then please, don't add another blinking, flashing, blinding compilation of ads and referral links with nothing original to say....

11 Aug 07

Blogging: Know of any good directories or communities?

gmakesmoney @gmakesmoney (2923) • United States 11 Aug 07

I've listed my 2 blogs in a few online blog directories and online blogging communities, I was looking for some more good ones. I know that a lot of them are topic specific, I've got one blog that is about natural health,...

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legbamel I have a few recommendations. You have to be on Technorati. I get as much traffic from there as I do from my next 6 sources combined. Just make sure you tag your posts really well. I use BlogCatalog as my social networking spot for blogging. They have a great...

11 Aug 07

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potter mania

allah3 @allah3 (171) • India 31 Jul 07

What is truly disturbing about J.K ROWling's Harry Potter series is not that it happens to appeal so much to children but to children but that it happens to appeal so much to adults...

harry potter

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legbamel Could you explain why you find that disturbing? I think it's wonderful that so many people are rediscovering reading. If it convinces people to read more then I'm all for it! Plus, it's a good story. Obviously, it's complete fiction and the events are...

10 Aug 07

Increase in declines for upfront payment??

sk1976 @sk1976 (45) • United States 8 Aug 07

I have been writing for AC for about 4 months, and until very recently have not ever had an article declined for upfront payment. For the last two weeks, 2/3 of the articles I have submitted have come back with notes to delete or...

articles

associated content

writing

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legbamel I don't know what the difference is. I've written there for 5 months and the only two rejections I've had were for new stories of extremely local interest. My offers have been up and down over a range of $2.50, up recently and back down to $4 for my latest. My...

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Quick question for Associated Content members

inked4life @inked4life (4224) • United States 15 Jul 07

I have recently become very active over at AC and plan on making it a part time job of sorts. I have been heavily promoting my page and know for a fatc that I have been getting a lot of new page views yet my total hasn't gone up....

associated content

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legbamel The updates are very erratic. They are supposed to be developing hourly updates but there's no more specific estimate for when that will happen than "soon". Good luck with your promotion and articles. Would you share your link and some of your promotion...

15 Jul 07

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Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix the movie

dannakatrina @dannakatrina (110) • Philippines 15 Jul 07

This year, the Boy wizard hit the silver screens again. Together with his wizard friends, they are back to defend themselves and Hogwarts from the Dark Lord. Yes. He-who-must-not-be-named had striked back alongside his loyal...

danna

harry potter

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legbamel I really didn't like this one. It was like they were fast-forwarding through the plot to fit everything in so it was choppy and parts didn't really work. My husband and I are hoping that they will release a four-hour director's cut on DVD. That would hopefully...

15 Jul 07

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More Questions for the Writers of Associated Content

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36448) • United States 13 Jul 07

I was just noticing it is taking longer than it used too to get paid from this site lately when I submit articles. I submitted something 10 days ago and it has not been looked at yet. Is this normal now, or are they really busy to...

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legbamel My article response times have been all over the place. I think it depends on several factors like how many articles are in the queue for a particular channel and what other behind-the-scenes issues are going on. My longest response time was 16 days and for a...

15 Jul 07

Writer and preference

Barin Mehta -Healwell @healwell (1268) • Ahmedabad, India 30 Jun 07

As a writer what kind of writing do you prefer? What is your best preference and why?

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legbamel I love to write fiction but I never manage to finish anything. I'll get a great idea and it will just fizzle out. I even have the first chapter and an outline for the next three ready. I just can't get past the desire to make it right the first time so I keep...

15 Jul 07

Better Name For Helium.com?

sumimasen @sumimasen (644) • United States 1 Jun 07

You'd think that it would be called "Write city" or something to do with writing...

helium

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legbamel Actually, they used to advertise as "Helium Knowledge" for a while. I don't know if they still do, but the point was that the best knowledge would "rise to the top". Now, apparently, they just want you to talk in a silly voice while debating everything under...

13 Jul 07

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Share your helium articles, lets link exchange!

mailboxmoney @mailboxmoney (1216) 13 Jun 07

I'm a member at helium and i know for some its difficult getting viewers and readers for your articles. Is anyone interested in doing a link exchange with me? For example I have blogs and hub pages which i use regularly and I can...

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legbamel Hey there! I'll take a look at your blog but I wanted to post my links. I write at Helium and at Associated Content as well as blogging. I started some Squidoo lenses as a way of organizing my articles as I have a few recurring themes. My "Table of...

13 Jul 07

I just published my first 2 articles at Associated Content - I got some ??s

lloydanthony111 @lloydanthony111 (4698) • United States 5 Jul 07

I joined Associated Content about 2 weeks ago and today I finally published my first 2 articles. I'm very excited and can't wait to see if I'll be paid. I'm curiuos as to whether any of my friends here at myLot write for...

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legbamel One of the best ways to get other CPs to read your articles is to comment on theirs. There is also an AC friends group in the forum that is full of names and links. Being active in the forum is a good way to get your name out there and to get people curious...

13 Jul 07

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What kind of articles pay the most?

GB2988 @GB2988 (194) • United States 3 Jul 07

What kind of articles pay out the most? Anyone have any ideas or advice for me thank you very much?

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legbamel My article that has the most page views is one on making homemade body wash. The one for which I was paid the most is my most recent on how urban sprawl ruins roads. I submitted one a couple of days ago on making homemade hair products and we'll see what they...

13 Jul 07