I'm a full-time mummy

(**Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links) 

I would like to share this website that I've joined back in September 2012, one that helps me to earn a wee bit of side income while blogging. Firstly, I'm not the type of person who likes to promote products in order to meet sales quota or earn commission etc. Secondly, for me, the lesser things I have to do, the better. So let's get down to more details on this...

About: "VigLink is the leading platform for content-driven commerce. The largest network of its kind, VigLink monetizes content that drives commerce for over 300,000 sites and works with more than 35,000 merchants to drive sales. Each month, VigLink processes more than 10 billion pageviews and over five hundred million clicks. Founded in 2009 and based in San Francisco, VigLink is backed by top investors including Google Ventures, First Round Capital, Emergence Capital, and RRE."
 

I like this website because I only need to put in a few codes one time and that's it. Once you signup successfully, the steps to install the codes are as below:

1. Copy and paste the Javascript code into your website. The code should be inserted at the very end of your webpage, just before the </body> tag. The code needs to be present on every page where you'd like VigLink to work. The best way to install this code everywhere is to add it to your site's template.

2. Check your code Installation by entering your website URL in the next field and click the Check button.

3. Configure your settings by making sure VigLink is optimized for your website.

4. You might be required by law to disclose that you're using VigLink. You can read up more on this in their link later.

What happened when the codes start running on your website? Some of these available options are for you to signup on / choose from:

• The VigLink Convert option converts your existing links into links that earn revenue. Clicks that turn into purchases from anyone in their 35,000 retailers, turn into commissions for you.
  

• The VigLink Insert option is a state-of-the-art semantic technology that automatically links merchants, brands, and products to the most relevant and valuable destination.

• The VigLink Anywhere is where links posted to Twitter, Facebook or even emails can take the earning power of VigLink along for the ride. You just build the URL with VigLink, shorten if you like, and share anywhere on the respective social medias. You will then get paid when clicks turn into purchases.

• With VigLink Spotlight, it makes your content more shoppable while boosting revenue. Adding this option to your website enhances your content by showcasing the products discussed on each page, making it easier for readers to buy (and you to earn revenue).

Now, remember I mentioned earlier that I'm not the type of person who likes to promote products in order to meet sales quota or earn commission etc so this is good for me as I just put in the codes and let it run by itself. Of course, do not expect to earn a lot of money from the clicks (unless your website has gazillions of traffics and clicks) but for me, it is nice to be getting few USD here and there every month for just putting in the codes one time. No need to promote or sell stuff, or rush to meet quota, or whatever. Payment is made directly into your PayPal account.

Do give it a try, no harm done, tried and tested by yours truly.

You can click this link to signup or simply just click the image below. It will route you to the main website and you can see the signup link at the top right hand of the webpage.  

** Note: I have disabled the commenting feature on my blog engine thanks to all the spammers who happily spam my blog every day. If you wish to ask me any questions, you can find me at my Facebook page (I'm there almost everyday) or just drop me an email if you wish to maintain some anonymity.

Early August 2012, I discovered my blog logo being used by another page on Facebook while I was verifying one of my giveaway results (need to check through whether the selected winner did 'liked' my Facebook page, etc etc). It just so happened that I saw my blog logo under the 'Company' field of the winner's page and I was telling myself, hey, I would like to put that under my 'Company' field too! And then I clicked on and realised that is not my page at all!

Somebody created a page called 'Full-Time Mummy' and happily used my blog logo as theirs on Facebook. I have been mulling and feeling depressed at it but I kept it to myself because I thought 'Hey, it's just an image, how can I prove it's mine? Plus it's all out in the world wide web, how can I control someone out there from using my images when it was not watermarked?!'

This, ladies and gentlemen, is my beloved blog logo! Look at the 'I'm a full-time mummy' text surrounding the 2 cute kiddos in the centerpieces. Those 2 kiddos are my Benjamin and Alyson. You see images of these 2 kiddos EVERYWHERE on my blog, social icons on my sidebar, my blog header, my images watermark, etc.

And I purposely requested my designer to design a stamp-like logo as I love the uniqueness of it (unlike the common blog logo which is square) and I love pink, so yeah, what you see above is weeks of hardwork in discussing and giving feedback to and fro with my designer to finally settling on this version that I love. So of course it is heartbreaking to see it being copied and misused without my permission!!!

In the end, on 10th August 2012 I reached out to my blog fans on my Facebook page. Just after I posted that, my hubby asked me what happened and I told him what happened of course. He told me to immediately report that page to Facebook and to indicate that my image has been misused. I went to that copycat page and reported it to Facebook, choosing the appropriate actions and submitted my report.

I took some screenshots of the page that copied my blog logo for evidence just in case. Some differences you can clearly see is that page title is 'Full-time mummy' and yet the logo used (mine!) says 'I'm a full-time mummy'. Then you can see the number of fans on the page (less than 300) is far less than mine (almost 7500!) and I created my Facebook page almost 2 years ago while the copycat page was created on 23 May 2011. So, in my humble opinion, I think it is easy to see who is copycat-ing who right? (in the event of a dispute)

Then I saw some responses from my blog fans (thank you all!) telling me to report the page and some even offered to help me report the page hahaha... Few hours after that I noticed the page has removed my blog logo and used another image as replacement. Phewwwwww.... I can breathe a sigh of relief!

So yeah, lesson learned,

always fight for what is yours!

This is a tutorial post on how to redeem App Store promo codes on your iPad. I feel I need to blog this down as I have received numerous questions from people who won free apps on my blog giveaways. Please note that the screenshot and tutorial shown is based on using iPad (I don't have any other iOS devices) So here it goes:

1. Open the 'App Store' application on your iPad. Tap the 'Featured' tab on the bottom of the screen. Look for the 'Redeem' button and tap it.

2. The 'Redeem' screen will pop up asking you to key in your promo code. I normally will copy the promo code I received and paste directly onto the entry field. Tap the 'Redeem' option at the top right of the screen.

3. Most likely you will see the 'Sign-In Required' screen as shown below. You will need to log in your Apple Store ID and password in order to proceed further. Once you have entered your ID and password, tap the 'Continue' button.

(*Note: Please do not ask me what ID and password as I do not own your iPad!)

4. The app will then be downloaded onto your iPad.

Hope the above tutorial will be able to help you in redeeming your promo codes!