Free Shirt Friday - Google
July 25th, 2008 by 
kim
I almost forgot to do a Free Shirt Friday post today! Here it is past 5 pm on a Friday, but do any affiliate marketers really work bank hours? So instead of actually having to get up out of my chair to go to my tote of free tshirts, I looked down to see what shirt I was wearing… an oldie, but a goodie! I got this shirt from Google.com over a decade ago, and it has been a staple in my collection. And I didn’t even have to get up to take this pic (note affiliate marketing makes you lazy). Yes, I know my webcam sucks at taking pics and I need a new one, but this way you can’t see all the paint splatters from my new house.
Anyhoo, I love Google.com! I google (google is official a verb now) absolutely everything, from recipes to potential dates and everything inbetween. I’ve been using Adwords to bring visitors to my sites and Adsense to make money on my sites for quite a few years now. And then they brought us Gmail and Google Checkout, and I have to use to them all!
Google just unveiled Knol (short for knowledge) where you can submit articles on specific topics. Some speculate it will over-rule Wikipedia and Mahalo (Mahalo recently declined 18 of the 19 links I submitted and Jason Calacanis wonders why I use Google over Mahalo). I’ve already submitted two articles to Knol hoping they will rank well in Google’s natural search results. Plus you can include your Adsense ID to get credit for the ads that surround your articles (my account is still under review, says the process can take up to 2 weeks).
I think it’s pizza time, cya!
Want to send me a t-shirt to wear on this site for free publicity to promote your website?
Send to: Kim Rowley, Key Internet Marketing, Inc., PO Box 12, Pierce NE 68767-0012
July 25th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Would you like a Shopping-Bargains.com tshirt?
Note to readers: I only asked Kim because I know her.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
I wish I had a Google shirt! I’d wear it everywhere I went.
Affiliate marketing does make you lazy, doesn’t it? I sometimes don’t get dressed until 2 in the afternoon. There are days when I forget to shower! That’s one drawback of working online (for me anyway). Almost miss the days of having to get up at the same time every day and interacting with real people.
Good luck with Knol.
July 28th, 2008 at 4:29 am
Heh.. that’s cool. Though it sure looks old..
Besides, there’s tons of google fans out there.
What did google send you that shirt for? I’d sure love to get one from them too
July 28th, 2008 at 8:16 am
Hey Mike,
I don’t discriminate against competitors!
Bring a tshirt to Boston for me to wear for a pic!
July 28th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Hi Redfruitoils,
I presuming I signed up eons ago at Google.com if they were offering free stuff, since I am dubbed by my friends and family as the “freebie queen”.
I also remember receiving a package from Google after I signed up for Adwords (or was it Adsense) of a notebook and such.
Obviously this was years before Google reigned over the internet and wanted loyal visitors. They earned my loyalty.
August 7th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Not bad..
Getting free stuff from google sure makes you feel awesome.. I know it would make ME feel good, since I happen to be a loyal user/visitor of google for ages now