Hi, Welcome to Tuesday on the Mona Lisa Million Project!
I can’t help but feel this project has taken a giant step forward now that we’re finally in a position to support a good cause with a financial donation. Granted it’s only $100, but even so, it’s not to be sniffed at. I don’t know of any good cause that would turn down a donation of this amount.
I’d love you to nominate some good causes to support. Please do so on THIS POST so that I can keep it all in one place.
The causes don’t have to be high profile charities, they could be causes close to your heart, causes that could benefit from some wider exposure. Keep in mind that even if your nomination isn’t successful, they’ll still benefit from the links and the traffic so it has to be worth doing.
I haven’t got any new additions to bring to you today – there is still one more recently added site to mention but the author is currently enjoying a couple of weeks away so I’ll leave that introduction until they return – but there’s still the usual link round up to more of the fabulous sites on the Mona Lisa.
Just so you know… I’m am still struggling to catch up with my email obligations. Just please know that if I owe you a reply you will get a reply (along with an apology 
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What is the Mona Lisa Million Project?
The aim of the project is to create something worth talking about. To that end the goal of the the Mona Lisa Million Project is to raise a cool One Million Dollars! That’s pretty spectacular in its own right but it’s even more remarkable because 25% of the income will be donated to good causes every month.
How will the money be raised? Well, that’s also worth talking about because the money will be raised by selling the most famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa, to people who want some absolutely cracking promotion for their website or online business.
This is a unique project offering real value to sponsors. It’s not just ownership of a piece of the Mona Lisa, it’s also the in-post mentions as I update the progress of the project on the blog along with the opportunity to have a featured post dedicated solely to you, your site, service or product. Get more information!
MONA LISA MILLION STATS
Total Sections: 956
Active : 47
Reserved: 9
Available: 900
Needed to reach $1,000,000: $999,998
Hey! you gotta start somewhere!
Donated to good causes so far: $0 
It’s early days yet!! Hang on in there 
Top Sponsor: $1.04 but the sponsor hasn’t yet taken up the option – GRID REF: R4/20 SITE: N/A TWITTER: N/A FACEBOOK: N/A
Most Sections Owned (By Site): N/A (yet)
Most voted for page: Feature not yet available
AVAILABILITY ON THE MONA LISA
The allocation of new sections is still on hold. I want to make sure the existing sponsors get plenty of exposure before I turn my attention to new business. But keep checking in or alternatively subscribe via RSS or Email and get this directly to your reader or inbox.
RECENT ADDITIONS
GizmoDad – Gizmo and gadget news and reviews from a dad’s perspective.
Are you Receiving Me? – A Briton living in Holland who sometimes feels nostalgic for the old country.
C’est la Vie – a 20-something, geocaching cat lover, living in South Africa.
What Will Julia Do Next? – A retired headteacher who proudly declares that she’s “Retired but not retiring”
TODAY’S FEATURED POST
Everyone who has a section of the Mona Lisa has the opportunity to submit a featured post. This is a post dedicated solely to them, their site, product or service. It can be in the form of a bio, a promo, a guest post, an interview or anything else that gets their message out there.
Today’s featured post:
Random Meanderings
REVISITED
This is an opportunity to revisit some of the earlier sites to take up residence on the Mona Lisa. I haven’t mentioned the sites by name but if you like the sound of the post title click through and have a look.
The First Rule Of Natural Horse Care
I Survived Their First Day At School
Weird and/or Grody and/or Tasty and/or Just Plain Messed Up Food Posts to Date Part 4
Review – Spoon & Tappy Tunes Lite
GOOD CAUSES
Finally!! Finally there’s some action on the good Cause front! As mentioned in the introduction I’m looking for you to nominate some good causes you’d like to see benefit from a donation of $100.
Once the nominations have been made I’ll open a poll to choose the eventual recipient at the end of September.
Go HERE to nominate your good cause.
IN OTHER NEWS
RedTedArt has a new URL and a new look:
Check it out: http://www.redtedart.com/
WHO’S SAYING WHAT?
I read a tweet from the lovely Aja Trinidad yesterday informing me that she had placed a link to my site in her sidebar.
What an incredibly generous thing to do because it’s not just a link, it’s a full blown advert!
Aja, I am very grateful. Thank you
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Like it or not big numbers hold sway with people, and whilst it would be nice to pretend I don’t care whether I have one or one thousand subscribers, it’s not true, I do care. I care because numbers are important to the success of this project. The more social proof people see, the more likely they are to subscribe because they instantly feel there’s something worth subscribing to. And there’s the point… I wouldn’t ask you to do this if there wasn’t something worth subscribing to.
Perhaps you could help by subscribing or asking a friend to subscribe. All help greatly appreciated.
Help me build the subscriber count – Subscribe via RSS or Email and get updates automatically.
The subscriber count appears to be climbing!! It fluctuates a little but it seems to be on the up. Thank you for your help!
SHARE IT
The more you share this site and the blog, the more people will come and see what we’re up to.
They’ll see the great sites on the Mona Lisa, they’ll see the great sites in the sidebars, they’ll see the great things you say in the comments… and they’ll more than likely follow the links back to your sites!
It would be particularly helpful if you could Stumble, Digg or Tweet but there are a range of sharing options below for your convenience.
Thanks for reading
Dave
