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No Follow Tags and how to add them in Blogger

Let me first preface this with me saying “I am certainly NOT a computer expert. I don’t know much about coding and HTML but I’m learning as I go.” There are many terms I’m not familiar with. I had heard about “Do Follow” and “No Follow” tags. I’ll be quite honest with you. I’m still not sure exactly what they mean. All I know is I’ve had my fair share of companies requesting links to be “no follow”. So I figured, I’d better get with the program.

I found this article on Dear Crissy that was somewhat helpful to me: http://dearcrissy.com/mommy-blogger-outreach-poor-advice/
at least it explained what the importance of this “No Follow” thing is. So I started searching, trying to figure out, “How do I add a “No Follow” tag to links I insert in posts?” I found this great and simple tutorial on Youtube.

It doesn’t show it in blogger but I figured it out from the video. Once you’ve hyperlinked your word or phrase go to the “Edit HTML” mode of the post. Find the link for your linked term. For instance, I just did a post recently about “online bingo”.

Here is the code that was link in the paragraph to the words “online bingo”
online bingo This is the original code
rel=”nofollow”>online bingo This is the code with the no follow tag. I’ve highlighted the “no follow tag” in red.

Insert the no follow tag just as the youtube video shows. After the web address

I hope I explained that ok. I’m not the best at this stuff but I figured If I’m still learning that maybe there were some newer bloggers out there that could use the help too.

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Chocolate Truffles made with Torani Syrup

**I had received bottles of Torani Syrup for review purposes. No other compensation had been received**

I’ve had this recipe for years. I got it years ago in my French class. It’s certainly not a recipe I created but I just did the substituting. The recipe calls for a flavored liqueur but at the time i didn’t have a flavored liqueur in the house so I substituted Torani flavored syrup and it turned out great.

8 squares (1 oz each) semisweet chocolate

2 squares (1oz each) unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 Tbs. butter cut into small pieces
1/4 c. flavored Torani Syrup of your choice (org recipe calls for a flavored liqueur)
1 c green, red, or mixed sprinkles or jimmies.

Cut chocolate squares into small pieces. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring heavy cream

and butter to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

Stir in Torani Syrup until smooth. Transfer to a bowl. Cover and chill until firm (about 3 hrs).

Place red, green, mixed sprinkles/jimmies on separate plates. Drop teaspoonfuls of chocolate mi

xture into the jimmies/sprinkles then roll into ball form.

Place on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Chill 1 hour. Stir in airtight container in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Make 3 dozen.
71 calories per truffle, 0 grams of protein, 5 grams of fat, 6 grams of carbs

Natural House Probiotic Cleaning Products review and giveaway

Natural House Probiotic cleaning products use non-toxic, probiotic cleaning agents that are strong enough for commercial clean up but safe for your whole family.

Their products are eco-friendly using probiotic that get rid of unfriendly odors. They use plant-based ingredients that are non-toxic and biodegradable. The Sinky and Flushy products also break down and digest fats, oils, grease, and solid waste to keep your diposer, pipes, drains, and septic tanks clean.

I first tried the Sinky product. Sinky can be used in garbage disposals and sinks. I followed the directions and threw one of the packets in my disposal. It did produce some foaming action just as the package described.

It dissolved well. I didn’t notice any scent to it. It seemed to work well in both my disposal and sink side.

The flushy product also worked well. Again no noticable scent and these are also has a small packet you throw in your toilet.

Trashy product did have a noticable scent. It smelled like wintergreen to me. It really worked to kill the odor in my kitchen trash can and in my son’s diaper pail.

Here’s a cute video on how these products work and were developed:

All of these products were easy to use. It made me feel better to know that I was using products that wouldn’t harm my family but would get rid of the nasty germs in the house. It’s also nice to know that they won the Retailers Choice Awared at the 2011 National Hardware Show.

Here is some info, straight from Natural House Probiotics, on how these products work:

So how exactly does probiotic household cleaners work?

The surfaces in your house are like a garden. If you don’t seed with good plants, weeds will grow. You have the same choice with your household surfaces: sanitize for a moment with harsh chemicals leaving your surface open to recontamination or seed with probiotics to continuously weed out the bad micro-organisms.
Traditional cleaners “clean” a surface for a moment in time; the second the rag is finished wiping the surface, that surface is almost instantly polluted once again with ambient dust, dirt, and micro-organisms.
Natural House probiotics creates mini-ecosystem on a microbial level that produces enzymes which break down odors, dirt, fats, oil, grease, food scraps, waste and toilet paper products on a continuous basis between applications. This creates a natural, clean, balanced environment that is safe for even the most sensitive members of your natural house.
The action is in the foam! When using your Natural House products be sure and let it foam first to release the cleaning agents before going to the next step on the package directions.

You can buy Natural House Probiotic cleaning products directly from their website: http://www.naturalhouse.com/products/ or on Amazon.com.

Natural House Probiotics is social too. Find them on Facebook and Twitter. You can also check out Natural Probiotics Youtube page.

GIVEAWAY

Natural House Probiotics is going to give one Luv Saving Money reader the same set of products I received above.

US Only



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I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Piczzle – personal photo puzzles review and giveaway

Piczzle offers personal photo puzzles created from your pictures. Piczzle offers customers several options from size to material for their photo puzzles. Take one of your favorite photos and have it turned into a fun puzzle the whole family will enjoy over and over again.

Piczzle’s cardboard puzzles are made with premium grade cardboard that has been laminated with a glossy finish. This partnered with the high quality printing and craftmanship make this a custom gift that lasts. Piczzle using a precision press cute to ensure all pieces will match perfectly. They also use an advanced digital printing technique that results in sharper images and multicolored prints.

Wouldn’t this make a special gift for a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle? Imagine putting this puzzle together years down the line. The great family conversations that could take place as your putting it together and when you finish it.

I couldn’t wait to try out their services for myself. The puzzle came in a sturdy cardboard box wrapped in shrink wrap. The picture turned out great.

In case you can’t tell from the glare in the pic, I took a pic of all three of my boys at a playground we went to over the summer. They were all climbing on different parts of this climbing tower and thought it made a great picture. I chose a holiday border for my puzzle but there are different themes you could go with. My boys and I had so much fun putting the puzzle together.

I was highly impressed with the quality of the pieces. They wer very sturdy and fit together easy. They were just as well made if not better than a puzzle you’d pick up at the store. We chose the Medium size cardboard puzzle that has 100 pieces. There are several sizes to choose from though. You can choose a puzzle with as little as 6 pieces maybe for a small child or you can go as high as a 2000 piece puzzle by choosing the Giant Puzzle size. Piczzle puzzles also come in your choice of cardboard or wooden.

Another idea, Piczle photo puzzles would be a great gift for your spouse or significant other overseas. Send them a picture of the family in the form of a puzzle. Both entertaining and meaningful.

Besides their website, you can also find Piczzle on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Piczzle

GIVEAWAY

Piczzle is going to give one Luv Saving Money reader a small card board puzzle

Open to US and Canada



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I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.