If you were with us last year you might recall a little blog I wrote about tulips — http://blog.beruby.com/us/2011/05/13/the-tulip-and-the-butterfly/

With Spring in the air and Easter around the corner, there is no better time then to reintroduce the bulb brought forth by the Turks… In fact, it is the national flower of turkey and means Turban in Turkish.

Here are a few more fun facts about the versatile flower:

• Tulips symbolize imagination, dreaminess, perfect lover and a declaration of love.
• Tulip bulbs are a good replacement for onions in cooking.
• Tulips come in every color except blue and black.
• If you add a bit of sugar to the water of your vase your tulips will live longer.
• Tulips continue to grow after being cut, up to an inch or more, and its best to cut them under water.
• If you would like your tulips to stand straight up as an arrow, drop a penny in your vase!

Right now SAVE 6.00% when you purchase 30 Tulips for $30 using your beruby account!

Feeling crafty? Let beruby help you with your springtime projects!

Spring has sprung and there are so many things to look forward to Easter, Earth Day, May Day and more! Why not these holidays  more festive with some homemade crafts.  beruby is your source for Springtime fun that you can share with your friends, your family or even to enjoy for yourself.

Check out these great sites for crafting ideas, materials, and resources to keep you busy until next fall!!!

Ok berubiers… we may not have a blog rolling on a regular basis, but for those of you who have stuck with us we are very happy to be able to offer you an amazing opportunity! One so good, that it is well worth this little blog entry.

Until the end of the month, beruby and Netflix are giving you $25.00 when you open an account!!!

Order and watch your favorite movies and television shows on DVD or just download and stream them to your PC, Macs, Xbox 360, Wii or PS3 console. You can even watch Netflix on an iPhone, iPad, iPod or on your Android. There are more than 700 devices that can stream Netflix entertainment!

In a tight economy, there is no better way to keep yourself entertained — But you have to hurry! This spectacular deal is only good until the end of the month!

Receive $25.00 in cash back when you sign up for Netflix using your beruby account today!

Offer good until 02/29/2012

Summer has ended and fall has crept up on us rather quickly… the weather, the leaves, the time and even beruby is changing.   Winston Churchill once said “There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction” and today we bring you two BIG changes that will set us apart from the rest!

Requesting Payments — Now all it takes is $1!
If you are a United States resident, you can now request a withdraw from your balance once you have your first confirmed dollar… and, since you earn your first dollar when you join the beruby community that means you can practically request a payment from the very first day you log in as a beruby user!

In addition, we have also made a  major change in the payment process: to validate your payment, you will need to provide a cell phone number in order to confirm your withdrawal. This change is necessary to insure our users that no one else can log into your account and collect what is not theirs.  As you can see, we are now providing even greater security to your beruby account.

Please note: If you choose to withdraw less than $10.00 from your account you will be charged a $ 0.99  processing fee to cover administration costs.  Payments over $10.00 however, will not be charged this fee.
If you are not a US resident, you will not be able to withdraw from you account until you have reached a minimum balance of $10.00.

distinguishing beruby — beruby just for US!
Since beruby’s conception in 2007, we have paid attention to our advertisers, how they think and how they approach the world of Internet advertising.  We have since come to the conclusion that in the global world, the majority prefer to advertise locally. Virtually all our advertisers within the United States specifically request user traffic from users residing in the United States.  To meet these requests from our advertisers, we have adopted the following measures:

• As of today, beruby will only be serving newly registered users who reside in the country specified. This will only affect NEW USERS. For example, If you are already a member of beruby and you do not live within the United States you will still have access to your account.  However if you live outside the United States you will no longer be able to register on beruby US, you will have to register within your designated country.
• To address the needs of users residing in other countries, beruby intends to launch our services in additional countries. This year, we are pleased to announce the launching of two new beruby sites: beruby Argentina and beruby Mexico.

Communication is the Key:
We at beruby want to be your homepage and we want to make things more relevant to you as our users.  Therefore, we rely on your feedback. We also want to know what you think, while we make more efforts to communicate to you the various news, features, etc.. happening in the world of beruby.   You can always stay informed about beruby by visiting our blog, Facebook, Twitter , as well as periodic newsletters and emails.

We hope you take advantage of our changes and continue using beruby.

Do you have questions? Leave a comment!

Soon, you will see a new format when you click on the commission amounnt for an advertiser.We designed this new look to be user friendly and easy to read. Here’s a peek:

Easier huh? The new format makes payment time and earnings crystal clear.

BeRuby is about get even better. We’ve made agreements with tons of new advertisers, so stay tuned!

While some may be tried and true users of BeRuby, I realize we have lots and lots of new members joining the BeRuby family.

I thought it would be nice to give some simple user instructions periodically to help you make the most out of BeRuby.

Today we will cover how to take advantage of the offers I post here in the blog.

The first step of any BeRuby process is to login to your account.

Next, from your homepage,click the advertiser tab (see the red arrow?)
From this point, you have two ways of finding the advertiser I mentioned in the blog.
First, you can do a basic search. This is the box on the top right. Just type in the name of the
advertiser.

Additionally, you can find the advertiser by category. Simply, select the category you think
the advertiser would fall under. Example: Apple Store – Shopping. Some advertisers will also be
focused into subcategories to help you find more information.

Now that you have found the advertiser you are looking for, here is how to get to their website and start earning money!
Click on the green arrows (circled in red below) to go the advertiser’s website. When you complete the action the advertiser pays for (a visit, registration or purchase) they tell/pay us, and we pay you.

If you have any further questions, feel free to post a reply! I’d be happy to help!

Happy surfing,

Happy Happy Birthday to us! It’s BeRuby’s 2nd birthday! Yup, it has been two great years since BeRuby launched their first web site in Spain. We are happy to report that since 2007, we have expanded into 8 more countries: The US and UK, France, Italy, Holland, Germany, Brazil and Portugal! On top of that, in Spain alone, we have 200,000 users, enjoying all the benefits of BeRuby! Wow!

If you are just learning about BeRuby, we are happy to have you! Check out www.beruby.com to find out more information about registration and then start earning some birthday money today!

Happy surfing,

Webster’s Dictionary definition of staycation:

Main entry: stay·ca·tion
Pronunciation:\ˈstā-ˈkā-shən\
Function: noun
Etymology: blend of stay and vacation
Definition: a vacation spent at home or nearby

Going on a staycation this year? With high gas prices and reduced budget, many people are choosing to stay put this year in terms of summer vacation. Anyhow, sometimes, it is nice to enjoy some time in the house, appreciating all the things you have worked hard for! However after a few days cooped up in the nest, you might be ready for a bit of variety. A great way to spice up your staycation is by having a bar-b-que!

Legal Seafoods has some great offers for the perfect summer seafood barbecue. Don’t these shrimp look delicious?! They offer lots of great packages to prepare an intimate dinner for two or for a neighborhood party. Dessert is often included too! Nice!

You can find some yummy recipies for grilling everything here.

Plus, when you purchase from Legal Seafoods using a link from your BeRuby account, you will earn cash back! It’s not often that you get paid for eating!

Happy surfing (and grilling!)

If you (or someone special) are a fan of the epic movie Star Wars, then you must check out the Star Wars Shop. They have lots and lots of cool collector items. PLUS right now they are offering a great deal:

FREE WITH PURCHASE: Between now and August 3, StarWarsShop will be giving away the exclusive “Impossible Shot” Death Star t-shirt with purchases over $75, and if you spend over $120, you’ll also receive the rare McQuarrie-designed Artoo and Threepio Hasbro 2-pack in addition to the t-shirt! Make StarWarsShop your first stop before facing those long lines at Comic-Con – because there’s no line, online!

Visit the Star Wars Shop through your BeRuby homepage and earn cash back on your purchases.  Even the Wookies would like that!

Happy surfing,

Tweet! Tweet! Yes, you guessed it! BeRuby has joined Twitter!

If you haven’t heard about Twitter yet, it is an online community that allows users to share a quick status update with friends and family. The statuses must be less than 140 words, so it is just a quick update. The trend of “Twittering”, (updating your status and reading those of friends) is a trend that has spread like wild fire among the famous and not so famous. You can “follow” (read statuses) of everyone from Oprah Winfrey, to Lance Armstrong, to your best friend!

Now, you can follow BeRubyUSA on Twitter to keep up-to-date about the newest advertisers and their offers.

Follow us at http://www.twitter.com/BeRubyUSA

Happy surfing (and Twittering!)

Raquel