No-no cash but a whole lotta motivation

I really don't like to post no good news but-I have no good news to post. That is OK though because I know why I don't. Remember the last post how many days ago that I said I was going to make a Squidoo page? Didn't do it! How about updating my 2 niche blogs? Didn't do it! Submit an article? Nope-not one! Can I complain I have made no money niche blogging? Nope!

So what have I been doing?

Reading everyone elses success stories and how wonderful their blogs are doing and how much they are making. Are they really? Maybe-maybe not. I know I'm not because I waste so much time reading everyone elses stuff! OK, I will say I read one blog that blew my mind and whipped me into gear all over. In fact, it inspired this post and has me "burning the midnight oil" working to get my niche sites going! I even changed the name of this blog "to fit" just by reading 1 of his ideas. This guy is great and obviously doesn't like the spotlight. That is good-me neither. But I will email him to thank him for writing such an awesome post that really motivated the heck outta me. He also reminded me (not personally but...)to STOP reading everyone elses stuff!

So I am off to NOT read everyone elses success stories and make my own. I feel good things coming.

1 whole click but I am excited :)

I was just about to update this post with no earnings for Adsense again but I decided to log in and check my stats once more. Well, I got 1 whole click yesterday but it was a $2.09 click! Woo hoo! So I can report I did make some Adsense moola. How the heck do these people make thousands of dollars? What am I doing wrong here? Either way, it is something. I just gotta figure out how to make more at it.

As far as my niche blogs, I wrote a few more posts but honestly have not been into it. My adsense clicks believe it or not are not coming from my niche blogs but from my own personal site! Hmmm? I will keep up with my niche sites because I just can't give up but it does get you a little down when they make zero-zilch-squat. But I am no quiter so I will hang in there.

I have also discovered Squidoo and have decided to make my first page with one of my niches in mind. Lets see what happens. Apparently it only takes seconds to do. I have read many blogs by people who absolutely love it! I am off to give that one a try. I will update soon.

No-not making any money...yet

Wish I could report that my adsense earnings are moving but they are not. Today is December 6th and I have made zero this month with adsense. I have not made an affiliate sale either. I do know that I have not written that much content for the 2 niche blogs I have up. Maybe that is why?

I will be honest, I get online and I just start reading all these blogs and success stories and my mouth just drops and my mind starts going. There are so many ideas and I find myself reading more and more! By the time I am done reading, I spent the whole night online and got nothing accomplished! Time flies when you enjoy doing what you like and show interest in it. I only wish that interest would make me some money already!

This week I discovered Ehow and my husband and I are enjoying it. Ehow will be his little project. I don't think I can take on anymore! We will see how it goes. So far he is enjoying it. Now this is a guy who does not blog or go online for this kind of stuff. He always thought it all sounded too good to be true. Now since his work has been slow-he has been home doing surveys and Ehow articles. I ask him now-"is it still too good to be true?".

I will update soon!

Niche Site #2

I just started another niche site and it is health related. I did not use an Adsense or an SEO theme on this one. I was looking around at free Wordpress themes and this one was perfect. It is a womans health site so I wanted to have something that related to women. This image of a young woman in thought on this particular theme... is just perfect. I manually put a few Adsense ads on there but will concentrate more on putting health related stuff on there. I know I read womens health blogs all the time and would click and possibly buy if I seen something interesting. My site is nothing fancy but I like it. Besides, I haven't figured out how to put my own pictures on the header yet. I am learning though.

As far as my Adsense earnings-slow! I think I made about .80 in the last few days. Hmmm? I also have made zero affiliate sales-nothing-nada. I guess I need to be promoting. I am reading on the forums that people are doing great BUT they are promoting and writing articles. So with that, I am going to write my first Ezine article tonight and see what happens.

Christmas is coming-besides bills: I would LOVE to have a little extra for gifts for my kids and maybe a little something for hubby.

Just a little update on my blogging...

Last week I signed up for my Amazon Affiliate account and it got approved. So now I have an Amazon widget on my blog. If someone should happen to see something on there and click and buy it-I make moola. That would be nice! It is a win-win situation for all. As far as my Adsense, last week I was consistently making a little over $1.00 a day but the last 2 days I have made zero. My problem is, I was not keeping track of where I was getting the traffic. Honestly, I didn't know how.

So I figured it out. You need to set up channels to track it. Not sure if I set them up right because I haven't had any activity in the last few days. We will see. Just the few bucks I made with Adsense so far tells me that something is going on-which is a good thing. :)

I have not kept up with my 1 niche blog because I seem to not have enough time in the day for it all! I need to because getting my niche blogs up is what will be making me money in the long run so that I don't have to work so freakin much! I post on my personal blog as much as I can. My personal blog keeps me sane and I enjoy posting updates there. I also gotta keep this one updated. When I am making thousands a month-I want to be able to look back and see how it all started. :)

I will update more later.

Making progress with Niche Blog #1---baby steps!

OK, my first Niche Blog is up and has a few posts going. I am excited because I officially made $1.12 on adsense yesterday. OK, what is so good about that you ask? That means I am making progress with my niche blog! Someone is obviously reading it. This is really good.

An update on my blogging experience

So far so good. I will not lie. I work a lot-too much and by the time I get home, I find very little time to do anything. I am a mom so I need to be a mom when I get home. After things get settled, I am on the computer pretty much the rest of the night.

Just in the first week of joining The Niche Blogger, I have started 1 niche site. I read on the forums that people are doing well and doing 50+ sites in no time. I am afraid I have not been one of those people. They have determination! I do too but find there is not enough time in the day for me. Between work and my commute-the majority of the day is gone. I know-NO EXCUSE! Anyway, I started 1 niche site and took my main girlndebt blog off of Wordpress.com and I am now on my own. So I officially have my own site-pretty cool. Of course I did not know how to do this on my own until I read The Niche Blogger. I take that back-I kinda figured out how to do it but did it for a lot cheaper after I read the tips and tricks in The Niche Blogger.

Now that girlndebt is on it's own-I can write about my experiences and share info on there. I am so happy. First of all, a few weeks ago, I never even knew what a "niche blog" was and second-I would not think that I would be able to make my own "niche sites-websites, BLOGS" (whatever you want to call them).

I am learning all kinds of stuff. Not only with this program but I have also been doing a lot of online surveys and just started writing articles for Associated Content. Me? I am no writer, in fact I think I need to brush up on a few things. But I am a talker and I can put those words into good articles which can make me some $$$. (hopefully-lol)

It is somewhat empowering because these are things I am doing on my own. I am learning so much. I don't report to anyone and I choose my terms and get paid for it. It is definitely different than my JOB. I am gonna work really hard at this. I want to be able to do this full time. No more commute or BS office politics. The sky is the limit!

I signed up for "The Niche Blogger"

I am probably thee most skeptical person you have EVER met. I will read about something really great and I will hear people talk about it and I just focus on anything negative that can come out of it. Basically, I sit there and ask "what's the catch?". I know it is not a good thing to be that way but I have been burned sooo many times before.

I started blogging last year December (Christmas to be exact) and had no clue what the heck it was about. I wanted a diary, a journal to keep track of my progress because I was tired of pushing things off and not being accountable for my actions. I realized by putting myself out there, that "blogging" would help me out big time emotionally. Maybe someone out there would read my journal and learn from my mistakes or better yet-give me a kick in my rear when I needed it. So here I am now, months later and still in debt.

I have read so many stories and seen so many people start on their debt elimination journey with me and have had great success...while I am here with overdue bills, harassing creditor calls and letters just barely making my bills let alone get up the last $680 to pay my bankruptcy attorney off. I am not whining though. I have done a whole lotta searching and met a lot of nice people on the way. I also came up with a whole bunch of ideas. I realize now that I have always limited myself. Never wanting to step out of my comfort zone. I always felt OK just getting by with a JOB and decent benefits. I never looked for more but only dreamed of it because I was always scared to take that leap. At this point-what do I really have to lose? My house is gone, my car will be repo'd any day now and my credit is shot. My family though-they are healthy and they are my life and I want to focus on my life with them. I am tired of working 80 hours plus a week and not seeing them just to bring home enough to "cover the bills". So today I have stepped out of my comfort zone. I am not sure how it will all end but I am hoping and aiming for the best.

I usually don't sign up for anything or attempt to do anything that costs me a single penny. Today was an exception. After days of wondering if this was another scam-I took the plunge. I say the plunge because I took my last $13 in my Paypal account and bought this. I am broke and that $13 right now is needed. But, I read that much into it and believe that this will be what helps me be debt free and live a happier life. I am not asking you to buy it but chances are if you are reading this blog, you may have debt yourself and need it. I am not gonna say that clicking on my link here will not help me financially because I will make $4 if you do. Wont make me rich but it will help. Just like it will help you if someone else clicked your ad. Just read into it and you decide. I know I have!


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