Michelle has done two awesome things for me recently and I have no idea why I deserve such things but she seems to think so! First she passed on the Kreativ blogger award to me. So I will pass this onto 7 others later in this post.

Secondly she did an excellent interview over at the Famous Bloggers Club where she recommended this blog. This led onto an interview recently being published with me, again I have the link and a bit more to say about that later in this post . If you want to get to know Michelle a little more her interview can be read here: Michelle Adams telling her Blog Story

The Kreativ Blogger Award

Firstly thanks again to Michelle for giving me this awesome award. Like Michelle, I had never heard of this award until she passed it to me and I agree it’s an excellent idea. Quite simply the award is something that someone gives you if your blog has influenced them in a positive way. And therefore it’s your responsibility and job to pass it onto 7 others who have done the same for you. Another part of the award is to give 7 interesting facts about yourself!

Seven interesting/boring facts about Forest Parks

1. I am British (from London) but have been living away from home for the last 3 years. I lived in Montreal, Canada and currently live in Cairo, Egypt.
2. I am Vegetarian but occasionally eat fish and then feel guilty for weeks on end.
3. I started my career as an artowrker/graphic designer in London
4. My partner of 3 years, Lara, is American and I tease her about it every day !
5. I wish I could live my life with no impact to the environment and am slowly pushing in that direction
6. I am obsessed with being on my computer even though I won’t admit it in person
7. I don’t like Facebook very much. Does this public admission mean I will lose all my readers?

Ok, now the Kreativ Blogger Award goes to these 7 awesome bloggers.

Joe Swopes (http://ImWithJoe.com) – Joe was one of the first video bloggers that I saw where I actually wanted to sit through the whole video. He has an awesome style and as I have got to know him, he is an awesome guy.

Freddie Taylor (http://thinktaylor.com) - Freddie has an awesome video style too and is a very motivational chap. I have been getting to know him better in the last few months and his impact on me is nothing but positive. Freddie’s site that I have linked is his new site that offers great services for anyone needing a business blog built but his blog that inspired me to add him can be found here: FreddieTaylor.com

Allyn Hane (http://bloggerillustrated.net) – I have known Allyn for a while but did not have much contact with him for the last year. He contacted me recently regarding some design work for his new beer blog and I went and visited his blog. I was amazed at how far it had come since I last checked and the guy is an straight talking inspiration for anyone. Sorry I wasn’t following you all this time Allyn!

No Impact Man (http://noimpactman.com) - I don’t know No Impact Man personally but his way of life and blogging about it has been personally inspiring me to look at my way of life. He is pretty busy these days with a book and a movie so probably won’t pass this award on but still he is awesome.

Ruth (http://www.webcareergirl.com) – Ruth is an awesome blogger and is on a similar path to me in the IM world so I enjoy reading about her progress very much.

Anna Williams (http://buildingfromnothing.com) - Anna has an excellent blog and you should also check out her photography too. She constantly passes out great advice and information to her readers and seems to be a very nice person too.

Melvin Dichoso (http://www.melvinblog.com) – Melvin is a teenager but he knows his stuff and I enjoy his posts. His blog is personal and contains lots of useful info, so that’s why he gets the award

My Interview

After Michelle recommended me Hisham, the owner of the blog contacted me for an interview. I was extremely busy and rushed the interview a bit but none the less I think there is some interesting info about me in it!

I submitted the interview a few weeks ago and like me Hisham was a busy man. So sadly he did not read it until recently. He emailed me to inform that he had just moved to USA from Cairo! If he had skimmed the email when I sent it then we may have had a chance to meet in person before he hopped over the water…. Funny how life goes!

Forest Parks-Real Blogging Tips FBC100

One more thing……. The Music!

What’s Monday without some Music! I hate this song But Michelle mentioned that she loves it so I thought it would be fitting to include it!

It’s a Beautiful Day – U2

As always, let me know how you are doing.

Yes the Info Product Success Formula is Very Good…. Now I have that bit of information out of the way I better tell you a little more about it and why I have come to this conclusion.

What is the Info Product Success Formula?

It’s the latest info product offering from Josh Spaulding. As you may know I praise Josh Spaulding a lot as I am a member of his private forum and he has helped me personally on many occasions. As soon as he released this product a few weeks ago I snapped it up.

The Info Product Success Formula is Josh’s exact formula that he say’s he has been using to launch all his info products in any niche. Following the formula every exactly should by Josh’s reckoning mean success for just about any info product that you decide to work on and promote.

The book takes two routes and explains them in high detail. As the sales page says:

Path #1 concentrates on establishing and/or maintaining an authority presence in a niche. It doesn’t matter if you already have a presence in the niche or not! You’ll be integrating info-products into your niche, build credibility and most important make LOTS of money!

Path #2 concentrates on marketing to small niches! If you’re a niche marketer, or plan to become one in the future, this is the path for you! With this path you’ll be finding info-products that are already created for you and you’ll leverage that content to build a list, make direct sales and create a long-term sales funnel! The great thing is you can do the Formula over and over for each and every niche you target!

I purchased this ebook the night before I left the UK and flew to Egypt. As I was quite eager to read it I made sure that my laptop was fully charged and the pdf was on my desktop waiting for me to open up and start reading in the airport.

Sitting in Luton Airport has never been so pleasurable! I sat down in a little comfy seat and started reading the book. An hour later it was time to get on the plane…. much to my annoyance! As soon as I was settled on the plane I continued the reading until I had read cover to cover and gone back over a few of the sections.

This formula is solid as far as I am concerned and I am very much looking forward to roaming into the world of info products to see how I can do. With this formula I am pretty sure I can succeed.

…. Any negatives?

Like all ebooks they can’t make the money for you. Josh has supplied his solid formula in very good detail. It works for him and he knows his stuff… But you have to be willing to work hard and take a few hard knocks from time to time to make sure you succeed too. He makes no illusions that you will have to work hard but he also repeatedly says that he is confident that if you follow the formula exactly that you will rarely fail.

How can you be sure Josh is giving his actual formula?

Well we can’t. However Josh is now making most of his cash (as far as I am aware) from teaching us what he did to make it big as an internet marketer. He worked from the bottom up like all of us and does not mess around with crappy promotions just for cash. If he releases a crappy formula that does not work then his repuation will drop and people will stop buying thus destroying everything he has worked hard for.

Go get your free chapter NOW (Limited Time Only).

Go on over to the Info Product Success Formula sales page now and grab your free chapter so you can decide for yourself what it is like.

Also, as with all of Josh’s products, you have a no questions asked 30 day money back guarentee.

What have you got to lose?

If you have read the formula or do purchase it on my recommendation then I would absolutely love to hear what you think of it.

Also any questions and as usual I will give you my honest answer.

Thanks a million,

Forest.

….That makes GimmieSomethingToEat.com a website after my own heart. Fluffy Jon and Lil Greg have crafted a simple idea into a cool and interesting website that definitely brings an original twist to an overpopulated niche.

What is GimmieSomethingToEat.com

The idea of the website is very simple. You send them some food, then Lil Greg and Fluffy Jon document and critique the food item you sent during an episode of the their show. If you own a food establishment they also offer to come and test out your delights, as long as you pay travel and food expenses.

You also have the option to pay $1 per day to sponsor the show. Money earned from sponsorship is split to give them a little cash to keep the site running and the rest is donated to a local food bank.

I wish I had thought of this business plan as I love eating new food….

What I think of the GimmieSomethingToEat.com…

After receiving the offer to review I went straight to the site and was immediately impressed with clean, easy and well designed layout. The cartoon logo is modern and cool and the site offers all the basics there in front of you.

A quick explanation of what the site offers please a great sidebar use of the Featured Content Gallery Plugin site above the fold and immediately let you know what’s going on.

Each episode offers a video and selection of photos and and definitely offers the sponsor and food supplier great value for their contribution. Lil Greg and Fluffy Jon have great interaction and in some ways reminded me of the Myth Busters. Watching two tattooed guys eating free food could become quickly boring but the episodes are funny and short enough to hold your attention. Well done guys, you have earned a new subscriber here.

The one thing that really grabbed me with this site is the fact that ultimately they will be helping their hobby and business plus their local foodbank. I am a big believer that where possible wealth should be shared.

What I disliked

I didn’t really want to write anything negative about the site but a good review has to look at the best and worst to give it’s real value.

A few of the videos have moments of pause and slight awkwardness. I personally think these could easily be edited out to make the epsidoes a little more snappy. I also think that it would be a good idea to post the nutrition info of the product along with each episode.

What can we, as bloggers, learn from GimmieSomethingToEat.com?

When creating a new site, especially your first site, I think it pays to stick to a few simple rules.

• Find a niche related to what you like doing
• Keep your layout and content simple
• Do something fun
• Work on making a small amount of cash

GimmieSomethingToEat.com does all of this. They have also found an innovative approach to an overcrowded niche and will hopefully be able to use viral media (their video’s) to break out and gain a strong following.

Both guys are playing to their strengths… They seem to be eating, talking about eating and bantering with each other. Just like any good duo they have their plan simple and original.

They seem like they genuingly want to help their local food banks and this appeals a lot to me and was an important part of winning my subscription. If your site helps anyone out make sure you shout about it.

I advise you go visit GimmieSomethingToEat.com take a look around. Subscribe if you like what you see and use their lead as motivation to go and create your own niche site.

As a thanks to these guys for ordering the first review since my take over I will be purchasing 15 days sponsorship on their site.

This blog has a decently popular theme that is catching on throughout the blogosphere, and the colors are definitely easy on the eyes. The content is delivered consistently and often. What good would it do to follow someones journey if you had big gaps? No need to ponder that while reading Mr. Youngblut’s blog. Honest, quality content is what you will find here, and he pulls out the stops to help his readers out with what he has learned, instead of pulling a John Chow and just letting you know how much he earns.

These types of blogs are often times exciting and memorable for their innate ability to throw you a curve ball every day. On most topics this would be undesirable, but quite frankly for a blog I enjoy something different that covers the over all niche I am interested in. While Make Money Online blogs have become a stagnant art rather than the cash cow they had been in the past, blogs that are blogumentries so to speak are taking off.

If I could give Bryn one tip that would be to diversify the blog a bit. While laser focusing can be advantageous to many niches, this one does not apply to that standard. Branch out and start covering more content and add a bit of depth to your remaining pages. Many will never be interested in a blog story. While they are popular at the moment and you are cashing in on it, I would consider the long term and trying to turn your journey into an education. Many people have made the transition successfully and I believe you will too.

I seriously believe Bryn has what it takes to climb the social ladder within the blogosphere. He is personable and always seems to come across as if writing is a natural vocation for him. I enjoy reading his blog and look forward to the bright future that his blog has in store for it.

If you have not stopped by yet I highly recommend you check out Bryn Youngblut’s Blog, The Miscellaneous ramblings of an E-Entrepreneur.

Rob is also doing something else rather amazing. Rob is writing some great content that is not exactly what every other blogger is writing about on a daily basis. This content is fresh from the IronBlogger Forge and is always delivered red hot. Rob is showing his readers how to keep their blogs in top shape,  and write honest content while keeping them informed on all of the blogosphere’s happenings. You will also find many of the secrets most bloggers use to stay efficiently running their own blog day in and day out. IronBlogger.com also shows you how you can make money from your online endeavors. These tips and tricks of the trade are free without hassle or over monetization seen on so many other blogs elsewhere in the blogosphere. He is well diversified with his subject material at IronBlogger.com and I have to say it is definately one of the points that keeps me coming back after all it is no lie that quality content will make your blog a great read. This blog is very young and considering the quality within its domain name, theme and content it is definitely only has one way to go, and that’s up!

IronBlogger definately holds true to its name in teaching its readers to strike the forge of oppurtunity while it is hot. I highly suggest anyone that has not stopped by to do it today and take a look at IronBlogger.com

Lets jump right into the mix and see just what kind of gem we have here. If you would like you can follow along as I review TheNetFool.Com

When first loading TheNetFool.com you are greeted with a rather common word press theme, but do not fret it is customized to a heightened level of originality and to the authors credit the theme has such a unique twist that I give him extra points for going that far to get his own look, and with a theme that is proven to perform. Kudos.

The overlying theme here is simple: Making Money Online By Turning Your Time Into Cash. This is the best spin on an otherwise boring niche which for the majority of the blogs in it fail to help you do anything but waste your time. This blog does quite the contrary in fact this blog will help with anything from making cautious informed moves on the stock market, using the best GPT sites to fill out those offers and roll in some extra cash. And while your learning to turn your time into cash you can also take a breather to check out the latest sports information available.

As if that is not enough this blog has put out some very good blogging advice for newbies and veterans alike. I know your thinking this is a great twist on the mundane here, but their is more. The commentary from the author is top notch and keeps you interested whether you agree or not. This with a sprinkle of imagery throughout his posts makes visiting TheNetFool.com not only a very pleasurable experience, but also an enlightening one to boot.

TheNetFool.com is definitely worth a second look if you have not visited lately. If you are like me you will find a plethora of valuable insights to many topics which concern most of us in the blogging, internet marketing, make money online world and even things like the stock market.

Stop By And Take A Look At TheNetFool.Com Today!

Upon entering this realm of what seems like unending smiles you will see an easy to navigate theme with modest advertising. No shallow promises here. Just ridiculously outstanding smiles. Every kind you could think of from the silly, rib tickling, awesome, celebrity, adorable, and gorgeous.

The RSS and Email subscription options are easily accessible just in case you are entranced by the many smiles offered at Time For A Smile. I found it mildly amusing that I could even search for a smile within this site. Within seconds of a search I was already feeling better reaping the fruits of true happiness, the smile.

One of my favorite features of this illustriously happy website is that at the end of every post I can send that smile to any email address I choose. This makes for a wonderful way to cheer someone up unexpectedly. What fun is it being happy and smiling if you can not share it with someone. It’s definitely time for a smile.

I believe the author is onto something with this blog. Its not often that a site like this can have a prolific impact on so many people and be so universal with its content such as this blog has done. However, from the professional stand point I think their is some room to make this wonderful concept even better. The first thing I would recommend is trying to find a theme more fitting to the content. While the current one comes really close to perfect for the content I think the theme could be expanded upon to make it just that much more appeasing to the eye. I noticed the author is also a user of OIO publisher, so I know their ads are in good order and fully monetized. No need to elaborate further on that.

All in all I would rate this a great site. Everyone needs to smile at least once a day. This site is great to have bookmarked just in case you need a quick boost or want to cheer up a friend. Smiles are contagious! I highly recommend stopping by.

It’s Time For A Smile.