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The leads are 1 day old or less and they all indicated that they are interested in starting a business from home. You get the first name, last name, email address, time and date of registration, ip address and full postal address. Currently I am getting about 800 leads per day. 300 of the leads are US leads and the rest are international.
You are guaranteed a minimum of 2000 US leads per month. You will probably get 2 to 3 times that amount in international leads. You will get the leads everyday by email attachment. Most days you will get the leads the same day they opt in. I am only looking for 2 partners as I do not want to dilute the quality
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Caroline Jaine--known to many of you on BlogCatalog as Nomadic--has been posting updates from her trip to Baghdad since August 15, 2009. If you have not had the pleasure of reading them yet, we strongly urge you to give them a read. We could go on about her writing style and her detailed descriptions of her location and her travels, but I think you'll get much more from simply reading her posts.

BlogCatalog is looking for some Blogger Advocates to promote the work of BlogCatalog bloggers on The BlogCatalog Blog. This could be done through highlight posts that describe a BlogCatalog blogger and his/her blog, or through posts discussing a certain topic which then refer readers to members' posts about that topic or a related topic. The main goal here is to promote the writing of BlogCatalog members and send more traffic to their blogs.

For the past 2 years, the BlogCatalog Team has had an absolute blast hanging out with other social media professionals and meeting some of our members at BlogWorld & New Media Expo. The generous hosts of BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2009 want you to be one of the members we have the pleasure to meet there this year! We are going to give away a free 3-day, full access pass for this year's event being held October 15-17, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV. plus 1 million targeted ad impressions for your blog on BlogCatalog! (prizes valued at over $3000)

As summer winds down, we take some time to look back at what one of our members has done with her summer and look forward at what fall has in store. From upcoming changes to BlogCatalog to some great conferences and forums, the fall looks to be a busy and exciting time in the blogosphere!

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Get in on the ground floor by signing up via the Technorati Contact Page. Select the "New: Technorati Writer Signup" option from the "Message Type" drop-down box. You will receive information and writing instructions as we get closer to launch date. We very much look forward to working with you!

Technorati is entering into the next phase of our evolution: original content. Beginning in October, Technorati will feature original content on the site written by bloggers just like you! This is an amazing opportunity to give your writing vast exposure, become known as an expert in your field/s of interest, and to join a vibrant writer community.

Finally, to make sure we always know about your updates, please make sure you are pinging us. You can ping us manually from our Ping Page, or learn about configuring your system to ping us automatically on our Help Page. Many blogging services and platforms have a preconfigured option for pinging Technorati and other services.

Due to the vast number of blogging platforms and custom installations out there (and some bloggers who felt we were using too much of their data), we now rely more heavily on RSS and Atom feeds than in the past. Bloggers can control how much of their content they wish to syndicate via feeds. Many blogs only provide partial feeds, we are not always able to get link data from them. Thus, links from these blogs may no longer contribute to your authority.

Changes in Technorati Authority numbers - there are several reasons these numbers have decreased recently:As our intent is to measure the influence and attention received on an ongoing basis, we stopped counting static blogroll links, and these links have now aged out of the authority calculations.

We think you'll find the survey interesting. It should take just 15 minutes of your time, and of course your answers will be completely confidential. Please feel free to send this link to other bloggers you know. And be sure to check back on Technorati in October for a summary of the results.

Over the years, Technorati has been tracking the State of the Blogosphere. Our annual study investigates how blogging is growing and changing, as well as its impacts on current events and the bottom lines of businesses and bloggers. Please share your perspective by participating in our survey.

With summer just around the corner, it's already time to start planning your holidays. Why not soak up some culture and make Thailand your first stop during the Songkran festival this April? Whether you're considering Thailand or another destination, we've lined up savings for you on your next hotel accommodations. From now until April 30th, get a US$25 rebate from PayPal and earn double reward points from Agoda when you book your rooms with Agoda and pay with PayPal*.

Songkran festival or Thai traditional New Year is from April 13th to 15th this year.  Traditionally, water sprinkling was a way to show respect to elders and bless each other for a prosperous New Year. Now, sprinkling has evolved to water splashing and is done most of the time just for fun.