Proof that I am a techno-nerd AND a cyber-whore

Today I'm going to talk about something which might end up being complicated, but maybe not. At the very least, it will be long-winded, and I apologize in advance for that.
There are a few sites out there which will pay you money to blog about specific products & services. PayPerPost is an example of one of those sites.
When I first started blogging, I couldn't understand why someone would want to put ads on their blog. I didn't like it. It annoyed me. I suppose part of me still feels that way, but I've become softened to the idea.
Don't worry, I'm not talking about doing paid posts here at The Jannaverse. Here you can enjoy the clean fresh air of an ad-free environment.
(*inhale*)
(Ahhh! Smells like oranges! No, wait.... pine cones!)
I'm talking about my other blog, over at Jantics. From the very beginning, it was intended to be a blog that would include sponsored posts. To be perfectly honest with you, that's because I'm dead poor and desperately need the money. Desperately. I am dead dirt poor. (And dead dirt is the poorest of all. Any gardener will tell you that).
So, that's why you'll occasionally see PayPerPost ads over at Jantics. I hope this doesn't turn any of you off. Less than half the posts will be paid ads. Most will be stuff that's just like what you read over here. (e.g. bizarre lists, weird cravings, nonsense, with the occasional bit of actual real life).
The Jannaverse will remain ad-free, though part of me sometimes wishes otherwise. That's because The Jannaverse is a PR-4 blog, and is therefore eligible for better opportunities than Jantics, which is currently PR-zero.
(PR stands for "Page Pank". You can check yours by going HERE. Click HERE and HERE if you need that number explained further). The Page Ranks are done by Google, and they're only updated every three months or so. (Sometimes more often, sometimes less, but that seems to be the average, from what I hear). Rumor has it that the next ranking will be done in mid-to-late July.
I really hope that Jantics will then be evaluated as more than a PR-zero. It should be, but then again, I've heard horror stories about sites that have remained at zero-level for a long time, regardless of their links. This scares me, really.
One thing that helps PR to increase is the number of people that have linked to a particular site. The more people that link to you, the better your PR will be.
So, IF you happen to visit Jantics, and IF you like it well enough to return, I would be ever so grateful if you'd consider possibly adding it to your list of links.
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Speaking of links, I updated my blogroll the other day and added a lot of people. (More will probably be added in the future!) I also "floobled" the list so it's collapsible now. This makes the sidebar look a little neater. See the sidebar, where it says "Blogs to Visit"? Click on the plus sign over to the right. That makes the list visible. Cool, huh?
That same list is posted in my sidebar at Jantics, too. There it's called "Friends of The Jannaverse." Plus I ALSO have the same list over at yet another blog I've started recently. So you guys are getting three separate links out of me! Three times the linky goodness.
Doesn't that just give you a warm fuzzy feeling?
Let's hug.
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