Ok - I have seen like 10 blogs down today for up to an hour at times. I am pretty sure it is not my connection because 99% of other websites are working.

Does anyone know of a blog monitoring service? I have my own monitoring tools that text messages my cell phone if any of my servers are down.

Was just wondering if anyone knows of anything to monitor if their website/blog is down?

Sorry for not updating again in a while! I am getting bad for that

I have been really busy with the companies I am involved with so no news from me is good news! I have been side tracked from promoting the Social Millionaire but I want to re-assure you that this month I should see a nice stream of traffic and sales later in the month.

I just registered for Web Weekend in May like 10 minutes ago. Here are some details:

The concept is simple. A bunch of people who don’t know each other get together for a weekend with one goal: launch a (web) product and start a company by Sunday night, from scratch. Participants get shares in the company according to how much time they spend building it. It is a creative experiment and a great networking opportunity.

I am very excited to be able to participate in it. I would never have the chance to participate in an event like this in Halifax.

P.S. - It took me 3 times to get this post live… Not a huge fan of the new Word press! Anyone else try it?

Today I read an article from the New York Times about how blogging is causing a lot of stress and may have even lead to the deaths of bloggers Russell Shaw and Marc Orchant.

So what about blogging is stressful and can lead to sleep deprivation, weight gain/loss and even heart attacks? The root cause is creating new content in real time to match their readers’ needs.

The problem from the reader perspective is we sometimes feel it is necessary to know everything that is happening pertaining to our industry in real time. For example in my case I am involved in the internet startup scene so I read Techcrunch and Gigaom multiple times per day and I receive notifications come in as new posts are made.

But not anymore!

I realized after reading the New York Times article that I do not need to be hooked into those or any blogs 24/7 because I am only fueling the fire. Knowing that Facebook is now valued at $15 billion or the Wireless Spectrum was purchased by Verzion really does not affect me. If anything it just throws me off focus!

If you think my points above make sense try boycotting your favorite blogs for a day and see if you become more productive and are able to live without them.

Lots of fun stuff on the web today because of Aprils Fool.

Here are some of the links:

• Digg
• Google
• YouTube
• TechCrunch

If you have seen more today please leave them in the comments.

If you are struggling to get more traffic to your website then check out these 21 ways to get free traffic.

1. Blog Comments
2. Blog Trackbacks
3. Blogroll
4. Blog Widgets: MyBlogLog and BlogCatalog
5. Guest Blogging
6. Forum Posts/Signature
7. Directories: DMoz
8. Viral Components: Tell a friend script
9. Review websites: KillerStartups.com
10. Interviews
11. Link Exchanges
12. Contests
13. Affiliate Program
14. Joint Ventures
15. SEO
16. Press
17. Article Marketing
18. Radio Shows
19. Podcasts
20. Magazines
21. Local Newspapers

Do you know any other ways to get free traffic if so leave a comment and I will add it with a link to your website.

If you like this post, Digg it up!

If you own a blog and are looking for a guest blogger look no further…

I am looking to write a series of guest blog posts, it would be entirely related to your content!

Please leave a comment if you are interested or contact me.

UPDATE: Sorry for not having any real informative blog posts lately. I do have some really interesting blog posts coming up so stay tuned!

Today is my birthday

I turn the big 20 today. I kind of do feel old as I’m the baby in my family and the youngest of all my cousins!

The last person to leave a comment on March 26th gets $10 worth of advertisements on this website.

I do not really have a lot to say tonight so I thought I would show you a picture of what a Rhinoseptoplasty does to your face

Hopefully it doesn’t scare you away!

To perform a rhinoseptoplasty they place you under a general anesthetic. While you are unconscious they break the septum (cartilage in the middle of the nose) and reposition it so it is straight. This helps correct a deviated septum, which is what I had, which made it hard for me to breath. This could have caused more problems like sleep apnea and deprivation of oxygen if it was not corrected.

Recovering has not been bad at all. I have no pain except on my front teeth and upper gums which still is not that painful. My biggest issue is I can’t taste food cause my nose is completely blocked at the moment.

Imagine over Easter weekend not being able to taste anything. That has been my only pain… not being able to enjoy food.

Not sure how many of you checked out the interview for MomsCashBlog but I said one sentence that was enough for me to consider never posting the video.

“Ever since I was a kid I have tried to figure out ways to make money…”

Other than the grammar mistakes, this one sentence makes me appear like a money hungry machine. This is not the impression I want to give off and this thought has been running through my head the last couple of days.

I love internet startups, everything about them. As you are aware I have many ideas for some great startup companies. The ideal scenario would be for these companies to explode and make myself and the employees filthy rich.

Then what?

Travel anywhere in the world? Buy anything life desires? Start a hedge fund? Once people get to the financial freedom they desire or finally reach retirement they often do not know what they would do with their spare time.

I overheard a gentleman who worked 35 years as a mechanic and was finally retiring but decided he should still work part-time to keep busy. I don’t think this is the ideal retirement scenario. I really do not know what I would do but I am sure it would be along the lines of helping the next generations of entrepreneurs and philanthropy work.

I truly believe in making donations to help others. This can only do good for society as a whole if donated to the right organizations. I have donated to a couple of organizations in 2008 and will always continue to do so as I make it apart of my routine.

Everyone should do this! Set aside $100 each month to an organization you feel would better the world. If you are already thinking wow $100 seems like a lot, I bet after a few months you would not even notice its missing. You will adapt to the loss or if you are self-employed it might motivate you to work a little extra harder to get that money back.

Anyway that is my thoughts for tonight. Hopefully it is not too preachy. This is just the sort of stuff my brain spits out after thinking about an issue for a few days.

Here is a self interview I did for MomsCashBlog.com. Surprisingly the video quality is not that great despite owning an extremely high quality webcam. I think I saved it in the wrong format which screwed up the quality. Let me know what you guys think - sorry for not shaving