MY BLASTOFF NETWORK UPDATE - RECEIVED THE FIRST COMMISSION CHECK

I just wanted to post an update on my Blastoff Network experience and thought I would post a picture of the first commission check received.  I'm looking forward to cashing it. 

MY BLASTOFF NETWORK UPDATE.....

MY BLASTOFF NETWORK EXPERIENCE.....

This is just a quick update on my experience with the Blastoff Network. In my previous Blastoff Network Update, I mentioned I sent a message in the Blastoff Network Community Message Board to inquire how long it would take for a cash rebate that had been approved to be paid. The response was that the payments should be made in the next cycle of checks that would be issued which was February 15, 2010.


Over the weekend, I checked my account the weekend of February 21, 2010, and the cash rebates marked as "APPROVED" had been upgraded to "PAID", which means I have $27.62 coming my way soon. Unfortunately, I have not had a chance to get to my P.O. Box to see if it's arrived. When I checked my account, I also noticed that cash rebate for the flowers I ordered for Valentines Day had credited to my account.


I still have approximately $28.00 due from previous purchases that are still "PENDING" that need to be upgraded to "APPROVED". I sent an email to customer service so they can follow up with the merchants I made purchases from previously. I'll keep you posted on how that goes. With my next post I hope to report more good news that I've cashed my check and expecting to get another check soon.


Click here to see the 400+ online retail store part of the Gifts For One Gifts For All Mall.

WHAT IF 100,000 PEOPLE.......

I was thinking, we’re in the midst of tax season and soon people will be receiving their tax refund. For some people, a tax refund is like getting extra money they didn’t expect or having someone repay a loan that they forgot about.

Then I got to thinking, "what if 100,000 people donated $10 from their tax refund to Haitian Relief efforts?" That would be $1,000,000.00 in donations. In receiving a tax refund, it’s money we’ve managed to do without all year long. So I ask, would we really miss $10.00 from our tax refund? For those of you that say you would not miss $10.00, I challenge you to donate $10 of your tax refund to the charity of your choice helping Haitian earthquake victims.

But I won’t let you go empty handed. For your display of generosity, Gifts For One Gifts For All will give you a DONATION REFUND in the form of a $10 eCOUPON to its online gift store. A minimum purchase of $20.00 is required to redeem the eCOUPON. With a purchase of $30.00 or more, 20% of your purchase will be donated to the charity of your choice. Now what if the 100,000 people redeemed their eCOUPONs for a purchase of $30.00? I estimate $4.00 would be donated per order times 100,000 to equal an additional $400,000.00. There’s the potential to raise $1,400,000.00.

There are several organizations raising money for Haitian earthquake victims. One website that has recently caught my attention on Twitter is A Home In Haiti (http://ahomeinhaiti.org/).  The organization operating this website has led an effort to acquire tents for Haitians before the rain season begins.  This website allows donors the option of purchasing a tent directly from their website and they've arranged for free shipping of the tent donation to their facilities or allow donors to make a donation to the organization for tents to be purchased.  I have made one donation through my fundraiser donating $0.50/new follower on Twitter or this blog to Haitian Relief efforts and I'll be making another in the near future.

While the focus is on raising money for organizations providing relief for Haitian earthquake victims, I understand that other not-for-profit organizations are experiencing difficulties raising funds for their programs. Therefore, the Gifts For One Gifts For All Donation Refund is extended to any not-for-profit organization benefiting from the donation of your $10.00 tax refund.

To receive your Donation Refund, follow Gifts For One Gifts For All (www.twitter.com/Gift41Gifts4All) on Twitter or send an email to info@giftsforonegiftsforall.com and type “DONATION REFUND” in the subject line. You'll receive a response providing the eCOUPON code for $10.00 OFF at Gifts For One Gifts For All on 3,000+ gift items.

Please share this blog post with your family and friends.  Don't forget to read the other blog posts for other ways Gifts For One Gifts For All is helping Haitian earthquake victims. 

Click here to visit Gifts For One Gifts For All online gift store.

FIRST OF MANY DONATIONS MADE TO HELP HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS!

Gifts For One Gifts For All Too recently made the first of many donations to help Haitian earthquake victims for $100.00 in addition to previous donations made.  We've also given hundreds of $10 eCOUPONs and expect to donate 10% of the net proceeds when the recipients redeem them at Gifts For One Gifts For All. 

In a previous post, Gifts For One Gifts For All Too pledge to use this blog and the online gift store, Gifts For One Gifts For All to raise money for Haitian earthquake victims.  There are several ways this will be accomplished, including but not limited to:

• Donating $0.50/new Twitter follower, blog follower, or Facebook fan and $0.25/comment left on this blog (click here for details)
• Donating 100% of the income generated by this blog (click here for details)
• Donating 10% - 30% of purchases made at Gifts For One Gifts For All (100% if linking to site is from this blog)
• Giving $5.00 -$10.00 eCOUPONS to Gifts For One Gifts For All to thank people for donating to organizations helping Haitian earthquake victims or encourage them to make a donation (click here for details)
• Donating a percentage of the income generated through the Gifts For One Gifts For All Mall on the Blastoff Network (click here to learn more about the Blast Off Network Mall).

The income raised from the methods described above will be donated to Save the Children to help my wife reach her goal of raising $3,000.00 through the FirstGiving site. 

Save the Children is an organization my wife has been involved with for a number of years as a sponsor of a child from Haiti and they have a good track record with Charity Navigator of having 90%+ of donations being used for its program expenses as opposed to adminstrative and fundraising expenses.  If you're interested in making a donation to help her reach her goal, I have included a widget below for your convenience.  If you're interested in starting your own fundraiser, visit http://www.firstgiving.com/ and search for Save the Children or the charity of your choice. 

I want to thank my new Twitter followers and encourage you to follow this blog as well as share it with your friends.  Remember, we're donating $0.50/new blog follower as well.   

WHAT IS THE BLASTOFF NETWORK???

MY BLASTOFF EXPERIENCE

A months ago, I posted a blog entry about Gifts For One Gifts For All joining the Blastoff Network and I wanted to provide an update on my experience. I happened to check my rewards or commission earned on previous purchases made. My Rewards total was $48.58 and of this total, $23.12 had been approved for payment and $25.46 was still pending for approval.

The purchases I made were for airline tickets and a rental car for the Thanksgiving holiday and luggage I purchased just before the Christmas holiday. The airline tickets and rental car purchase was not credited to my account until the services were provided. Purchases for luggage appeared as expected on the account. Just as I began to wonder when the purchases would go from “PENDING” to “APPROVED” a portion of the purchases status change.

Today I signed on to the Blastoff Network community, which is a customer support message board. I decided to post a question to find out when I would receive the check for the purchases approved. Within about 20 minutes, someone had responded to my question. I was informed I would receive a check when the next cycle of checks are issued in mid-February. The online approach to receiving cash rebates makes it possible to track the progress of your cash rebate and I think this could be the new alternative to mailing in receipts to claim a rebate and the worry of missing the deadline to receive your cash back reward.

Another good thing is that my purchases where made through online retailers I’m familiar with and have used before like Priceline.com and Budget and I discovered a new store, Luggage Online. I simply had to accessed their sites from the FREE Blastoff Network website I created that combines news and information, music and video players, games and social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook in one place. I also have access to 400+ online retailers that are part of the Blastoff Network that provide notices of specials, promotions or electronic coupons available for extra savings in addition to the cash back rebates.

I see the Blastoff Network as a tool Gifts For One Gifts For All Too can use to help people save money when they shop online as well as help them earn extra money. I also see the potential for this to be a way not-for-profits can raise money. In fact, I’ll be donating the income generated from my Blastoff Network to help Haitian earthquake victims and you can help me if you decide to join my network or shop through my site. 
 
To learn more about the Blastoff Network, CLICK HERE to visit my Gifts For One Gifts For All Mall and if you like what you see, please join my network.  Don't forget to keep following my blog as I continue to share my BLASTOFF experience.

HELP FOR HAITI

Through January 21, 2010, several bloggers have united under the direction of Crystal at Money Saving Mom who has written a blog titled "Help for Haiti: Everyone Can Do Something - Comment or Link Up and We'll Donate!"  Crystal has asked the bloggers and their readers to do one or more of the following:

     -  PRAY for Haitian earthquake victims,

    -  GIVE to help Haitian earthquake victims and offers a numbers of ways to donate, and

    -  BLOG about what you've done to help Haitian earthquake victims

In addition, Crystal  and her husband have pledged to donate $10 to Compassion's outreach in Haiti for every person who blogs about what they specifically did to help those in Haiti and leaves their link by January 21, 2010.  Many bloggers have followed Crystal's lead by making similar donations between $0.10 to $5.00 per comment or link left on their blog to charities of their choice and Gifts For One Gifts For All Too is going to follow suit.

In addition to my previous blog entry that rewards people that have donated to organizations helping Haitian earthquake victims with a $10 eCOUPON to the online gift store Gifts For One Gifts For All, this blog will step up its efforts to do more by:

    -  Follow Gifts For One Gifts For All on Twitter - we'll donate $0.50/Follower

   -  Follow the Gifts For One Gifts For All Too Blog - we'll donate $0.50/Follower

    -  Link up to this blog entry using the widget below - we'll donate $0.50/Link

    -  Leave a comment for this blog entry - we'll donate $0.25/Comment

When you become a Twitter follower, Facebook fan, blog follower, leave a link or comment on this blog entry, you will receive a $5.00 eCOUPON to Gifts For One Gifts For All.  A minimim purchase of $15.00 is required to redeem the eCOUPON and with a purchase of $20.00 or more, 10% of your purchase will be donated to Haitian earthquake victims.

I will make donations as described above up to $500.00 to Save the Children.  I have selected this organization because my wife has been involved with this organization and for several years has sponsored a child that lives in Haiti.  In addition, over 90% of the funds donated to Save the Children go towards the programs as opposed to administrative and fundraising expenses, ensuring money donated benefits thoses it was donated to benefit.  My wife has set a goal of raising $3.000.00 for Save the Children so your help will help me and if you're interested in donating to this organization, I encourage you to make a donation to her page as well or set up your own site.  

In addition to the $500.00 donation, I will also donate 100% the income generated through this blog to organizations helping Haitian earthquake victims.  This blog earns income through the following sites:

    -  Gifts For One Gifts For All (100% of income generated from links on this blog will be donated)

    -  Gifts For One Gifts For All's Online Shopping Mall (100% of income generated from 400+ online retail stores)

    - Featured Online Retail Stores on this blog (100% of income generated from featured online retail stores - see banners below)

If you're interested generating income through Gifts For One Gifts For All or creating your own online shopping mall, click on the links below for more information on how you can help.

    -  Click here to learn how you can earn money for yourself and help us raise money for Haitian earthquake victims, and

    -  Click here to learn how you can have your own online mall and help others save money while you earn money and help us raise money for Haitian earthquake victims (watch the videos for more information),

If you have a website or blog, don't forget to leave your link here.

Thank you in advance for helping me raise money for Haitian earthquake victims and please share this blog with others and come back to see other ways I'm raising money for those affected.

DONATE TO HELP HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS – GET A $10 eCOUPON TO GIFTS FOR ONE GIFTS FOR ALL

HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS NEED OUR HELP! Gifts For One Gifts For All Too is asking everyone that can to donate to help the earthquake victims of Haiti. More importantly, make sure you donate to reputable organizations like the Red Cross to ensure your donation will benefit those in need. 

Gifts For One Gifts For All Too has made a donation, but feels there is more it can do through its online gift store Gifts For One Gifts For All to encourage others to donate and increase its giving efforts.  To thank those that make a donation, Gifts For One Gifts For All will give donors a $10 eCOUPON to use at its online gift store. A minimum purchase of $20.00 will be required to redeem the eCOUPON and with a purchase of $25.00 or more, we’ll donate 10% of the net proceeds to organizations helping Haiti earthquake victims.

To receive your eCOUPON after making your donation:

1. Follow Gifts For One Gifts For All on Twitter (www.twitter.com/Gift41Gifts4All) or search for us as Gift41Gifts4All or email us at info@giftsforonegiftsforall.com and type "DONATE2HAITI in the subject line),
2. In your message or email state that you made a donation, and
3. We’ll send you a direct message with the eCOUPON Code and instructions for its use.

Please share this blog with your family, friends, co-workers, anyone in your social networks, and anyone you think would be interested in making a positive contribution to help Haitian earthquake victims.

Gifts For One Gifts For All Too is interested in learning about other efforts taking place to help Haitian earthquake victims. Please leave a comment and share what others are doing. In conjunction with National Thank You Month, THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR HELPING THE HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS.