Save On Car Insurance

I bought a used car a few months ago and had problems renewing the car insurance because it is an old car. After much hassle, I found an insurance company that was willing to cover my car. As you know, insurance companies think that old cars carry a higher risk and it is worse if the owner is old too. Luckily, age is on my side. Still, I had to pay a huge premium because I didn’t have time to compare policies among insurers as the road tax was expiring soon.

Now that my car can run for another year, I can spend time to compare car insurance and save on it for the coming year. And this time, I am going to make sure that I would not be caught off guard.

iSelect is an Australian insurance company that allows a car owner to compare car insurance easily in one portal. As a car owner, I just have to select my car make, model and year and then transmission, whether automatic or manual, fuel type and car type. For someone who is not familiar with cars, answering questions about the specifications of the car could be pretty tough.

But once you are familiar with the requirements, you will find that iSelect has provided one of the easiest ways to request for and compare car insurance.

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Free Pair of Earrings


Image courtesy of Make Me Chic

I believe that all girls love collecting ear-rings though being female myself, I do wonder why we need so many. After all, we only have two ear-lobes.

Anyway, if you would love to receive a free pair of earrings, Seventeen magazine, the online edition, is giving away 20000 pairs of earrings to their female readers between the ages of 13 to 29 living in any of the 48 contiguous states within the United States.

This freebie giveaway is valid from 2nd Aug, 2010 at 12.01am PST until 13th Sept, 2010 11.59pm PST so there is still another month to go, though this giveaway blitz is only valid while stocks last. The picture shows a very pretty pair of earrings so make your request early. I hope you get it! Let me know!

Promotional Flip Books

Nope, there is no freebie here but if you have an entrepreneurial mind, you would find this promotional idea very interesting indeed. Remember the old days when there were picture books that we have to flip through quickly to “read” the story? I have a cousin, a very creative guy, I must say, who used to draw such stories page by page and gave the booklets to us for our birthdays and other special occasions. That is what we call customized gifts in the old days!

That’s why when I came across this promotional flip book toy by Proflix, I am reminded of my childhood. As a marketer myself (when you run your own small business you ARE everything), I find this small booklet a very interesting promotional idea and guaranteed to capture the attention of consumers. I think these flip books are especially good for companies that promote products to the younger generation where flip books are a novelty to them. As for older people like yours truly, we love them because they reminds us of the old carefree days.

I tell you, appeal is written all over these flip book toys. I believe that anyone who sees such flip books would take a second look and even stop to pick it up. And there, you have the attention of a prospective customer already! These booklets, besides being colorful and graphically attention grabbing, also has snippets of trivia as a way to educate the consumer. What trivia questions should the marketer ask? Obviously, the questions will be related to the products or the company itself. After all, companies would surely like the general public to know more about their products and the company behind the products, right?

One may argue that with the internet and the many things that we could do online on the computer, these booklets may not have the appeal. Well, let me tell most people like to be able to hold something in their hands. People like to keep and to collect and speaking as a collector, Proflix customized flip books that embed up to five seconds of video within and holds different scenes on each side, are something that I would like to collect and pass down to my children. Seriously!

As a consumer, I dare say that promotional flip books by Proflix can certainly fight for our attention alongside any modern technology and hold our attention longer than any other conventional marketing ideas.

Anyway, talking is useless. If you have a product to promote, you really should give flip books a try. I know I would.

Free Craft Patterns & Projects


Image courtesy of CrafTown

Although I love arts and crafts, I am someone who is totally not creative at all. I may have ideas but I never know how to go about it and my projects are usually only for my eyes to see. They are too ugly and can’t be used in public!

If you have a knack for crafting, CrafTown is a good resource site for you to look for free projects. Even if you do not want to use these projects totally, I am sure you can glean lots of craft ideas from the website.

Whether you are into crocheting, cross-stitching, embroidery, knitting, quilting, tatting and what-not, you can be sure there are plenty of free projects available on the website to help you out. Well, don’t just listen to me. You will have to see for yourself!

14 Days Unlimited Download For Free


Image courtesy of UseNeXT

If you are someone who loves to download movies, programs and other stuff over the internet, you should check this new service, called UseNeXT. I didn’t try it out myself, but I read that the speed is extremely fast and there are many things that one could choose from to download. I would need to see for myself how true it is.

In any case, to see what are the files that are available for download, you would have to sign up with the service first but then the first two weeks are free. It’s like a trial offer which you can cancel at any time, though if you like it, there are three plans that you could choose from.

By the way, if you are testing out the trial service, do keep tab of the days. Two weeks can fly by really fast so make sure you cancel your subscription before the 14-day trial is up. Let me know how you like this service and what are the files available.

Free Rainbow Vacation Planner


Image courtesy of The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau

I have been travelling so much this year, I would say that it’s almost a monthly affair. Sometimes, I don’t even remember what happened in a particular trip. LOL Yes, getting old!

Anyway, it would be great if I could have a vacation planner so that I could write down my travelling dates and the things I’m supposed to do when I’m there.

If you fancy a free vacation planner, you can send in a request to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau through their website. You can find the link in this post. I am not sure if this freebie is available worldwide, though I do see all the countries in the drop down menu but then again, never try never know. Drop me a comment if you have successfully received your freebie.

Free Hope Tote Bag For Women With Cancer


Images courtesy of The Lydia Project

I just lost an aunt to lung cancer last week. When I came across The Lydia Project, I am so touched that there are people who spend time, money and resources to offer hope, support and prayer to women around the world who are fighting the same battle: cancer.

The Lydia Project gives away free Hope tote bags upon request but they also offer a listening ear and prayers to these women. Having seen my maternal grandmother, an aunt and a good friend die of cancer, I have to admit that I am shaken by the devastation that cancer causes. Care, support, understanding, love and most of all, prayers, are very, very important.

If you know of anyone who has cancer, you can request for a tote bag on her behalf. The tote bags filled with love and encouragement are delivered around the world, except those living within Augusta, GA area where these will be hand delivered by a volunteer.