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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of MyPoints for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you are like me, you whip out that drug/grocery store rewards card everytime you check out, eager for the gas or shopping points gained with each transaction.  If only I could get those rewards for all of the shopping I do online!  That is where MyPoints comes in.  I just signed up for this and am excited to share with you the Great Offers and Deals at MyPoints.

Registration was simple and quick.  I used Facebook to sign up and just entered my zip code to finish.  Now what?  I started with the coupons section, and was impressed.  Not only do you get a huge variety of coupons to choose from, for things you buy anway, but you get 10 points credited to your MyPoints account for every coupon you print and redeem!  Earn 25 Bonus Points when you print and redeem 10 or more coupons.  I will definitely be racking up points via couponinig. 

This is just one of many ways you earn points, which you can redeem for gift cards, PayPal credit, Facebook credit, travel miles and more.  Other ways to earn include completing email offers, taking market research surveys, shopping online at the MyPoints website, playing MyPoints branded online games and other online activities.

Shopping at places I already shop gets me points!  Purchasing from Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic earns 8 MyPoints per dollar spent.  Um, for me that will add up fast!  Walmart, Target, Nordstrom, Kohl's are just a few of the other participating retailers.  Not only do you get points for shopping there, you get great coupons and discounts, such as 30% off of furniture at Target!

You can also use the power of social media networks to earn more Points by getting your friends to join MyPoints. When they become MyPoints members you receive 750 points and 10% of all the eligible Points your friends earn is credited to you as Bonus Points.

Take advantage of current special offers going on at MyPoints, such as earning double points for purchases made in the first 30 days of membership, earning points for purchasing gift cards from your favorite retailers and more!

Save Money at MyPoints and check out their Awesome Daily Deals.  If you shop online like I do, and clip coupons, MyPoints is for you!  You will get points for doing what you already do, that you can redeem as gift cards to your favorite retailers, cash deposits to your PayPal account, travel miles for you dream vacation and more! 

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of IZEA for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I am excited to share with you a cool new photo/video sharing service called Staree, from the folks at Izea.  It provides a way for publishers to earn some extra cash with their photos and videos.  If you take a lot of photos for your blog, this is a great monetization tool for that content.

Here is how it works:

Go to Staree.com to apply to be part of the program. It is a cinch.  I applied by connecting my Facebook account and filling in a few pieces of information.  Connecting via twitter is also an option. 

Once you are accepted, you will use Staree as your photo and video app to share your photo to Twitter and/or Facebook and earn money!   Earnings are based on the amount of traffic generated by you content and you can track them at Staree.com. 

Here is the user interface:

Take great photos, and you may receive offers from advertisers to use their products in your shots!

To find out more, including which celebrities have jumped on board, read this Staree press release and see if Staree is a good fit for you!