There are now over 100 Spheres active in AdSpheres.

Thanks to all of the people who have been part of our growth.

Hello All:

Thanks for taking part in the beta phase of AdSpheres.  It has been highly successful and because of your utilization and feedback we have made a ton of enhancements!

A partial list of the enhancements:

1. You can now have a logo on your Sphere!  This is done in the Sphere admin area (http://www.adspheres.com/index.php/account/myspheres) and is only available to Spheres that are worth $10 or more.
2. There are now advanced statistics : http://www.adspheres.com/index.php/stats
3. It is now easier to make your Sphere worth more money as you can more easily send visitors to the site with new referring tools (http://www.adspheres.com/index.php/refer)

We would love your feedback and your continued participation.

For anyone who has a serious interest in snowboarding or skiing, there is a terrific Website that should be visited, SnowSphere. This Website is the online version of SnowSphere Magazine.

This Website has lots of information for snowboarders and skiers. There is a review section that includes a variety of appraisals. You can read about new DVDs, books, and products that are available. This Website has links to sites that they recommend. These Websites vary from a Slovakian snowboard ezine to a blog about skiing in Japan.

SnowSphere also has an assortment of articles. There are regular columns, such as Secrets Steeps, which is written about lesser known snow destinations. This Website also has feature articles that are written about many topics, including reviews of mountains and advice on snowboarding lessons.

This Website is dedicated to informing skiers and snowboarders about great mountains that have intermediate or higher level trails. It is written for people who have a passion for these winter sports, who want to to be on the trail all day long, not just take a few runs and then head to the lodge.

If you have a deep passion for skiing or snowboarding, take the time to check out SnowSphere.

Want to improve the look of your home and yard?  Why not employ the services of Greenleaf Landscaping?

This family-owned landscaping company has been in business for over twenty years.  On their Website, you can see example of many of the beautiful projects that they have completed.  If you are fortunate enough to live near Cocoa, Florida, you can have them complete a landscaping, hardscape, or waterscape project.  Greenleaf Landscaping also will take care of your lawn maintenance.

Regardless to your location, you can utilize the design services offered by Greenleaf Landscaping.  Email or snail mail a photo of your yard to them and any ideas that you want to incorporate, and they will redesign your yard.  For a mere sixty-five dollars, you will receive an 8 X 10 photo of your yard, a sketch of plant placement, and planting instructions. 

Improve the look and value of your home.  Visit Greenleaf Landscaping, and get started today.

If you listen to radio regularly, you most likely have a favorite dj to listen to in the morning while you get ready or on the ride home from work. Barry Michaels is a favorite to many morning listeners.

Barry Michaels is a self-proclaimed American Radio Personality. Having read his resume, I can state that is an accurate description. Barry has been in radio for the last twenty-five years, working in numerous locations throughout the country.

This Website has an interesting collection of stories, photos, and audio clips from Barry’s life, both personal and professional. You can learn about his start in radio (announcing the need for a diaper change via a cucumber microphone) and the radio personalities that inspired him. All of the radio stations at which Barry worked are listed and various celebrities that he has met are included in this site.

Reading his words of appreciation to his family, you realize the dedication that he has put into his career and the demands it has made on his life. This Website also shows his absolute love for his profession.

Whether you are currently a listener of Barry Michaels or not, this is an excellent Website to visit and learn about the life of a radio personality.

 If you own a Sphere, you probably want to know how many visitors have gone to your Website from AdSpheres.  To find that information is quite simple:

• Log in at AdSpheres, you will be directed to the My Account page.  
• Click on My Stats (located on the left-hand side of the page). 
• View the table which includes data about all of the Spheres you own.
• Find the number of visitors each Website has received in the Clicks Received column.

Take a minute and check your stats today.

Want to create a new Website or improve the look of a Website that you currently own? Spider-Web Tectonics can assist you with those projects and more.
As soon as you arrive at Spider-Web Tectonics’ homepage, you will know what great services they have to offer. From their randomly appearing firefly (named as maintenance personnel on the About Us page) to their spiderweb logo, this Website has a very inviting and appealing look.

Spider-Web Tectonics can assist with Web-based projects. After designing or redesigning your Website, they can provide maintenance or a Webmaster for your Website. They also can set up forums and have an administrator monitor it for you. Spider-Web Tectonics offers graphic and logo designs and coldfusion or PHP server-side web applications. Need a host for your Website? They also offer Web hosting packages.

If you need print-based products, Spider-Web Tectonics can do that, too. Whether you need business cards, postcards, or flyers, they can create these for you. These digitally created projects can be delivered either to you or to a publisher.

If you want assistance with your business, visit Spider-Web Tectonics. They have one-stop shopping for many of your business’s needs.

Do you own a Sphere and want to increase its value? Of course, you can just add more money to your account, but you can also add value in several simple ways that are free.

First, you can add to your Sphere’s value by logging in to the Website. Sign in, go to your account page, and click on the “I logged in today” button. After twenty days, whether consecutive or not, your Sphere’s value will increase by one dollar.

Second, your Sphere’s value can be increased by inviting friends to AdSpheres. Again, sign in, and go to your account page. Click on the “Invite friends” button. The only information you need to supply is your friend’s name and email address. For every fifteen friends that you invite, you will add one dollar to your Sphere’s value.

Third, you can boost the value of your sphere by referring people to AdSpheres. Go to AdSphere’s Website, and visit the “refer” page. On this page you can cut and paste the code for an AdSpheres’ banner on your own Website. Remember to replace [Sphere ID] with your Sphere’s number.

Try one of these value enhancing strategies, or try them all, and see how easy it is to move your Sphere higher on the page.

Well, AdSpheres has moved out of the beta realm and into launch!

We already have 56 Spheres in the database and are adding more every day.  Thanks to everyone who took part in the beta program and soft launch.

Now onto bigger and better things.

I found a directory the other day that was appealing both as a consumer and a Webmaster. SelectIndex is a human edited directory with a listing of thousands of sites.

As a consumer, SelectIndex offers a comprehensive listing of Websites. These sites are divided into eighteen different categories. Each category is broken into subcategories, making it quite easy to find the Website to meet your needs. Also, there are reviews of Websites on the blog page. These reviews are both informative and well-written.

As a Webmaster, SelectIndex has a multitude of options available. Links can be purchased for as little as $0.99. Featured links are only $9.95 for a year’s subscription. You can also submit your Website for review at SelectIndex Blog. When submitting your Website you have the choice of paying $12 for the review or simply putting two links to SelectIndex Blog on two different sites.

This human edited directory has many advantages. The costs associated with this Website are nominal. New links are posted quickly, 4 hours or less for featured links and 24 hours or less for regular links. SelectIndex is growing rapidly and has traffic increasing daily. It also has a Google Page Rank of 4.

Whether you are searching for a new Website or are looking to increase traffic to your own Website, SelectIndex is perfect.