GoDaddy Wants to Save You Money

Like any business, GoDaddy frequently tries to attract new customers and keep old ones by offering special discounted rates for many of its services. Since my renewal dates were coming up and I wanted to buy additional domains, I decided to browse the web for awesome savings on hosting and domains purchases. I was blown away by the number of coupon codes I found and was left wondering, “Why didn’t I do this earlier?!” After picking myself up off the floor, I began comparing the various coupons available.

While there are many coupons available, as far as I know you can only use one coupon code per order and the codes can only be used once per customer. In addition to this, it is worthwhile to have pen and paper available (or a calculator) to compare the offerings. Some codes offer a set discount, such as $1.00, while others reduce the cost by a percentage. What is best for you is going to depend on the grand total as well as the products you are ordering. For example, you cannot use a hosting coupon code for domain purchases and vice versa. To keep this short, without further adieu I present you with the following codes, courtesy of GoDaddy.com and livecodes.blogspot.com.

Godaddy Coupon Codes

•  Register any domain for just $1.00: biggame1
• Up to three domains for $4.95 each (can do multiple years!): gfnf2tu01
• 20% off all hosting plans: cjcchp20
• 27% off orders: gdx124a
• Save more than 50% off SSL certificates: cjcssl12t2

There are many more codes around the web and the ones above won’t last forever! To find out the latest and greatest in coupon codes, come back to this post often, Google or check out the page where I found many of the codes listed here: http://livecodes.blogspot.com/

Hot Tip: GoDaddy will frequently display available coupon codes in a yellow box on the screen just before the Order Summary page.

Do You Need to Get Tested?

In a word: yes! Everyone who has been or is currently involved in a sexual relationship–regardless of gender, sexual identity or age–should be tested at some point in their lifetime. That is not to say that individuals should be tested if there is no reason to think that disease could be present. For instance, if you have never had sex, or are in a committed, long term, monogamous relationship, there is generally no reason to test unless circumstances dictate otherwise.

Currently it is thought that at risk populations should consider annual or bi-annual testing to screen for STDs. Several STDs, such as Hepatitis C and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), may not present symptoms even though you are actually infected. In general, at risk groups would include: individuals who participate in open relationships or who have multiple partners, couples where one partner has cheated on his or her spouse with someone who has an unknown infection status, individuals who identify themselves as homosexuals, and individuals who are beginning a new relationship with someone with an unknown status (preferably before intercourse has taken place).

Where To Get Tests Done

Many state and local governments offer free HIV and Hepatitis C prevention programs. As part of these programs, free condoms and blood tests are generally available at your local health department. In addition to this, lab testing companies, such as LabCorp and Quest, offer testing to individuals who would like to have it done through online resellers. One of the most popular of these, STDTESTEXPRESS, is currently offering private tests for $79.

However, if you have insurance, you might be better off asking for a test when you see your doctor again for a physical. It is often cheap or free, and will be kept in your private record as a reference in case a problem arises in the future. In some cases, insurance companies will not cover this unless you sign paperwork that implies that you have reason to believe you may have had sex with a person with a STD positive status. That’s fine. It shouldn’t be held against you, and if you really do not know the status of your partner(s), it should be assumed that they do potentially have a sexually-transmitted disease.

Are there Alternatives?

Absolutely. The Home Access Health Corporation has unveiled an in-home STDs test kit. It is the only test kit currently on the market that is FDA approved. You should NOT use a test kit which is not FDA approved as they may have unreliable results. Home Access Health offers testing for HIV and Hepatitis C, with the former coming with the options to have next day results versus results in 2-4 days.

The kit comes with a special envelope, pre-paid posted, two lancets used to get blood samples and a special identification number. This number is given to you in two copies: one is on the blotter that you send to the lab company for testing, and the other is on a piece of paper you keep for yourself.

A few days after sending in the sample, you simply call a 1-800 number and punch in your identification number. After a few prompts, you will be given your test results. If you have a positive status, you will be connected to a counselor who will talk to you about your results, offer suggestions and possibly a re-test, and get you connected to places where you can find out about assistance programs and treatment.

The Home Access Kit is a quality product with reliable testing procedures. In addition to being available in your local pharmacy (behind the counter), you can also order it from the online stores of Walgreen’s and CVS. In other words, if you are ashamed or embarrassed about asking for test kits from the pharmacist, or lab orders from your doctor, or a lab company, you can get all of your testing done in the comfort and security of your own home.

The Home Access Kit currently retails for around $59.99 at the Walgreen’s website and $44.99 at the CVS website.

Testing, 1,2,3

There is absolutely no reason to not get tested, especially if you are part of an at-risk demographic. There are many options available to individuals regardless of income or location and testing has never been easier, more reliable and discrete as it is today.

Coupon Mountain: Merry Giveaways

That’s right! Coupon Mountain is giving away a Free Sony 3D TV (valued at $1999), 3D starter kit, and blu-ray DVD player. All you need to do is browse through the web site and check out the latest deals they are offering. After you find it, reply to the post I have linked below and include your name, e-mail address and which coupon you think is the most enticing!

I know what you’re thinking: could it be that easy? do I have to subscribe? what’s the catch? The truth is, there is absolutely NO catch! Coupon Mountain really is just that awesome. Not only are you browsing for great deals, but you’re also able to enter the contest just by doing so! Your e-mail will be protected and not used to fill your inbox up with junk, trust me.

So really, there is nothing to lose! You must enter the contest by November 28, 2010 at 11:59 pm. That’s only six more days left at the time of this post and it only takes minutes to do.

Here is a quick preview of some of the rules:

*Participants must be at least 18 years of age
*To win, you must be a legal resident of the United States
*This offer is void in New York and Florida and wherever prohibited, and is subject to federal, state, and local laws
*One entry per person. Entries that appear to be duplicates will not be valid.
*You can enter in more than one contest, but each winner can only win once in the contest series. If, by chance, your name is selected twice, we will select an alternate winner.
*We’re going to do our best to make sure that you receive your prize by Christmas Eve, but there are no guarantees.

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