ReviewStream.com
Posted by Unknown in FAQ, Online and offline, PayPal, Writers Resources on Monday, December 5, 2011
The first time I ventured into online writing, I tried www.reviewstream.com. I stumbled upon this site while searching for a legitimate online writing job. As we all know, it is just quite difficult to work for a legitimate online site these days. There are just too many scammers. Anyway, from the feedback from reviewstream users, I read both positive and negative comments. However, I did not find out comments regarding this site as a scam. So, I tried it for myself. After all, at that time, it was my first time to try into online writing. I thought to myself, it would be a good stepping stone for me to start up a career in online writing.
Anyway, reviewstream.com is all about reviewing different kinds of products, from the usual brand of soap we use every day to the name of bookstore or mall that we frequently visit. You can have a lot of stuffs to review. You will never run out of ideas as long as you review products based on your experience. I have submitted hundreds of reviews on reviewstream.com. There are top reviewers who check the submitted articles before they get approved. They leave some comments on the platform. From time to time, I got some articles rejected or need some revisions due to not being specific or the topic is not just interesting. However, it never discouraged me to keep writing. I was even more challenged to do better on my task. It was such a great learning experience for me. Moreover, I also like the fact that the site is quite easy to navigate. It is quite functional. You do not have to undergo a formal registration. The only thing that you do is to choose your own pen name and then provide an email address. The mode of payment is through PayPal. You can read the FAQ for further information.
In terms of income, I can say that it is quite a paltry amount for an experienced writer. It is not sufficient enough to sustain your daily needs. However, for a newbie, this is also one of the good writing sites to start with. You just have to work hard and you can earn more if you put your heart into writing more product reviews. You will also learn extra tips from the top reviewers of the site. In addition, they pay promptly once you reached the pay-out limit which is now US$30. It would only take hours for me to cash out my earnings. I can say that this is a one hundred percent legitimate online writing site. Now, I am already starting my own blog sites but still I write on this site from time to time.
Recap of Thanksgiving holiday travel
Posted by Unknown on Friday, December 2, 2011
By guest blogger Alice Fiman
Well, that may have been it anyway. we, unlike travel companies, measures how many vehicles cross its traffic sensors. We just don’t know the reason – but when looking at the numbers and other factors, we have our theories. Such as how there was a significant increase in traffic on I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass for 2011. This was most likely due to favorable weather as anyone who was around last year knows Thanksgiving 2010 was white and cold. Same deal with US 2 Stevens Pass. Another hypothesis includes ski area openings. Traffic fluctuates depending on if they are open or not.
In any case, traffic increased on I-5 from Bellingham to the U.S. Canadian border for 2011. It was the Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) southbound traffic that showed a notable bump, with what we believe were Canadians traveling to Washington stores for 2011 Black Friday shopping specials. Between Wednesday and Sunday, 157,500 vehicles travelled northbound and southbound on I-5, an increase of 17,700 vehicles (11 percent) compared to the same period in 2010.
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I-90 Snoqualmie Pass
For Wednesday through Sunday 152,300 vehicles traveled on I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass. This was an increase of 25,800 vehicles (20 percent) compared with the same period in 2010.
I-5, Olympia to Tacoma
That same 2010 winter storm most likely kept folks off I-5 in Pierce and Thurston counties. More than half of a million (560,500) vehicles traveled I-5 between Olympia and Tacoma over Thanksgiving weekend 2011, an increase of 38,100 vehicles (7 percent).
US 2, Stevens Pass
And yes, there was snow and ice on US 2 for Thanksgiving 2010. Almost 30,000 traveled over Stevens Pass between Wednesday and Sunday of the Thanksgiving 2011 holiday while the 2010 Thanksgiving holiday traffic was only 17,100 vehicles. This year, the day after Thanksgiving was especially busy on Stevens Pass. Since the coldest day in the Skykomish area was Friday, it was most likely a travel day for skiers.
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