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A young wife and mother from Nebraska, has created a website that is getting the attention of some of the biggest Internet companies around.
Kim Rowley has always had a knack for saving money, now she's using her talents at that to make money on the Internet. How you ask? www.shoppingbookmarks.com is her one stop-shopping site. It includes thousands of merchants, and the best deals they have to offer (i.e. use this coupon for $20 off...). A flickering flame denotes the "hottest" deals. The site also includes available free stuff on the web, and programs that "pay you to surf". She puts out a free newsletter via email to over 15,000 subscribers, so they can cash in on the deals, too.
Lots of online companies give away merchandise for promotions, and Kim has raked in on nearly all of them. Some of her free gifts include: a VCR, golf clubs, scanners, printers, and bicycles for her kids. She has also stocked up on everyday items, such as shampoo, toiletries, books, and clothes, so much that she has designated a room in her house for all her free finds.
Her site generates so many hits to companies, that they are calling and emailing her asking to be listed on her site. And for that fact, she charges commissions to the retailers. Some even come up with special promotions exclusively for her site. The fact that Kim Rowley works out of her home in Pierce, Nebraska, isn't evident to most of the companies she deals with. In fact, her computer sits near the living room where her four small children play.
Kim actually got interested in the Internet, and taught herself web page design after the birth of her premature twins who were born with several complications in 1994. She designed www.PreemieTwins.com as more of a stress reliever and a chance to meet with other parents of premature babies. She eventually made a few family homepages and a page for their church, Zion Lutheran in Pierce.
During this time, she was also surfing the net for the free gifts and discounts, which led to the creation of www.shoppingbookmarks.com so she could share the good fortune with others. This has also led to the formation of www.cyber-sweeps.com, www.dietspin.com and several others that can be found at www.kimrowley.com.
Kim Rowley resides in Pierce, Nebraska, with her husband, Shannon, and children: Taylor, 9, twins Macy & Mallory, 6, and Tatym, 2. She has her Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Wayne State College. Kim works part-time at a physician's clinic and considers www.shoppingbookmarks.com her "other part-time job".
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