If you are in need of web hosting, you definitely need to check out Web Hosting Geeks. They have the ten best hosting sites on the web on their site, and why they think they are the best. You are able to view monthly prices and any bonus features that the host offers. This site makes it extremely easy to compare apples to apples. I’m glad to see my host, Bluehost, tops their list off. I have to agree with their five star rating. I can only stress how much I love their support staff. The other thing I like is that you can also see customer reviews and you can even put your own review on here! I should put my own review on there. If you look along their sidebar, you are able to sort the hosts out by hosting awards and reviews too. I looked at the last ten reviews and found one on IPowerWeb, that made me giggle. To quote, “Nowadays, though, the new servers are SSLLOOWW… it’s as though they’re channeling Twitter or something.” Now, that makes me really not want to use their service, and that’s the beauty of this site — you are getting real people reviews.

If you need hosting, you should definitely check out Web Hosting Geeks before you decide.

Another cooking blog I came across that you need to check out is Cooking With Kimberly.  The first thing that will catch your attention with this blog is her beautiful header.  There is so much food in there that I couldn’t even name it all.  It is a great attention getter.  Some of the other things you really need to check out is some of her advice posts.  I personally enjoyed the one on how to peel an onion.  I’ll be honest, I never thought of doing it this way.  It is defintely something I will be trying the next time I have to make something that has onions in it.  Her category listing also makes it very easy to find what you are looking for on her blog (makes me want to recategorize my cooking blog!).  She even has cool food gifts! If you are looking for a great cooking blog to check out, this is your one stop shop!  There is a little something for everyone (except if you are looking for instructions on speaker mounting — that one you’ll need a home improvement blog!).

I love bloggers who aren’t part of a niche (I have one of those blogs myself).  You really get a good glimpse into their lives and who they really are.  Ruminations of a Small Town Mountain Boy is one of those general blogs that once you read one post you are hooked. You’re not going to read about acne treatments or anything like that here. Instead, you find a greathodge podge of information regarding blogs the author likes to why he misses the mountains.  I love that his sister even pokes fun at him in some of the comments.  I absolutely love this them.  It looks like a blue jean pocket and leg.  It is the most unique thing I think I have ever seen on a blog.  Definitely check this out if you are looking for a great read!

I am always on the lookout for other cooking blogs and they are much easier to find than say a bus for sale. I am always on the lookout for a great recipe for my family to try. Select Visions does not disappoint.  I found recipes for Spinach Mushroom burgers and a link to Pepsi Chicken that I know we are going to try!  If you want a place to check out for recipes for your family, Select Vision is your stop.

We allow my four year old daughter on the internet.  Yes, we are right there and monitor what she is doing.  She is only playing games on Noggin or Disney Playhouse.  However, I do worry about when she gets a bit older  Did you know that:

• 41% of unwanted sexual solicitations, 29% of unwanted exposure to sexual materials, and 31% of harassment occurred when children were online with their friends. (I can believe this due to the IMs I get.  I have it listed in my profile that I married, and I still get IMs from men wants who knows what).
• Law enforcement officials estimate that more than 50,000 sexual predators are online at any given moment.
• 1 in 5 youth ages 10 to 17 received a sexual solicitation or were approached online.

These are just a few of the scary statistics out there.  I like to think that I am always going to know what my kids are doing online.  However, I know that isn’t always going to possible.  That is where GuardChild comes in.  It does exactly what you think it does.  Its all about protection, education, and community.  You are able to protect your family by blocking pornography, stopping online predators, and monitoring instant messages, blogs, chat rooms (AOL, MSN, and Yahoo) email, and even what your child is doing on MySpace.   You also are able to join the members community which will give you hundreds of articles, parent resources, educational sites, and family-friendly entertainment sites.  Lastly, there is community. Guard Child has a blog that allows you to share concerns and successes, learn from online safety experts, and contribute articles, advice, and questions.

The saying that it takes a village to raise a child is still true. Things have changed so much since I was little. I can only imagine what it will be like in a few years when Madison will be trying to hide what she is doing online from me. However, I do believe in being proactive and software like this is exactly what you need.

I recently came across a blog that I have to pass on.  It’s called the Mom2Mom Lounge.  The first thing that grabbed my eye was the clean design.  It is so organized that you can easily find what you are looking for.  The design is also pleasing to the eye (I can’t stand the ones that make me want to take forks and stick them into my eyes).  This blog shows that less is better.  Navigating the blog is super easy too. I love the Discover New Sites section.  You never know what other great finds you will find using that.

The style of writing on Mom2Mom Lounge is awesome.  You feel as if you are having a conversation with the blog author rather than being talked to.  She does employ some advertising (don’t we all?), but she blends it in so it does not distract from the content.  She uses the Comment Luv plugin, so if you do comment you will get some linky love juice (and who doesn’t want a backlink?)

All in all, Mom2Mom Lounge is a blog you should go check out.  She is going everything right — good design, engaging her readers, etc.  These are things you want to see with all blogs and don’t. Head over there and tell me what you think!

I recently purchased the Web2Submitter to help me submit posts to social media sites. Not only do I submit posts for my work, I do many for my own sites and posts. I was finding that I was spending hours on this tedious task and absolutely hating it. Someone recommended that I check out the Web2Submitter, so I did.

One of the things that I liked best about this was that they don’t promise the world to you (you know that they aren’t full of it then!). This isn’t black hat at all. You aren’t going to be spamming sites. For me, this kind of stuff was my main concern. I looked at a lot of submitters that were a lot more money. However, they were involved in the type of SEO I am not interested it. I personally bill my time out at a minimum of $15 an hour or more. At $47, the Web2Submitter pays for itself after a couple of uses. I seriously cut my submission time down by more than half.

Now, I personally needed something easy. I don’t want to have to read a manual to figure out how to use something. Now, Web2Submitter does all the hard work for you. Here’s what the interface looks like:

It literally requires you to fill in the blanks and that is it. It does not get any easier than this. You are able to set it up so that all of your passwords are saved. You use the software to log into each site. You also fill in the blanks for the title, URL, tags, description, etc. When you go to submit to each site, it will automatically fill those in for you. Now, my only complaint with this software is that it doesn’t submit to enough sites. There are a couple I would love to see added on like Mixx and Thoof. However, I also love that I can use the URL bar up on top and go to the additional sites that I want to submit to. Instead of searching for the URL, description, title, etc. again, it is all listed to my left.

Now, I have contacted their support for some issues I was having (it ended up being an issue on my end not theirs). I figured they wouldn’t get back to me ever, and I had a response in less than 24 hours! Also, this is software for life — there is no monthly fees that you have to worry about or anything like that. There is also a 60 day money back guarantee. If this doesn’t live up to your standards, you can get your money back!

Honestly, I have saved countless hours using this. If you do any sort of submitting to social media sites, you need to get this and save yourself time and headaches.