tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65961674082485431762024-03-13T03:23:26.040-07:00My Online IncomeKidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.comBlogger219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-10310194716319574362012-05-12T08:38:00.001-07:002012-05-12T08:38:22.494-07:00Starting on an Ebook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You may have noticed that I haven't been posting here as much as usual. That is because I have been busy with blogging and HubPages trying to develop alternative sources of income. Right now, I have been making money with AdSense, the HubPages Ad Program, and Amazon affiliate income. I may also soon be getting a payment from Host Gator, but I am not counting anything until it is in my account.<br />
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This blog doesn't make me a lot of money, and I really don't see any way to change that. However, I will be trying to develop another online income source and wanted to keep you in the loop. Today, I plan on starting an ebook. I already have a topic and a partial outline so I wanted to begin writing. I haven't done much since starting the outline because I have been incredibly busy these past two weeks.<br />
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I have been posting at Cash Flow Mantra twice per week, Grand Per Month twice per week with some posts on Saturdays. I have also been taking my contributors' posts and getting them up daily at Penny Thots. (By the way, if anyone is interested, I could probably use another few contributors to maintain a daily posting schedule).<br />
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I have also been trying to publish up to a Hub per day this month because I really want to get to a monthly PayPal deposit from the Ad Program. The money will come in real handy for continuing to pay my writers and offset some of the expenses associated with the three blogs. I actually spent more than I made last month which was disappointing.<br />
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This is one of the reasons that I wanted to develop a new online income source, namely the ebook. I know that it won't happen right away, but if I don't get going, it will just pass me by like blogging did. One important aspect of trying to make money online is by diversification and this will be just that. So I am thinking I might have some time to get some writing done today. With that, I will close this post so I can get started.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-23800844557950673202012-04-10T04:06:00.003-07:002012-04-10T04:07:22.779-07:00Launched My Newest Blog Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week on April 1st, I launched my newest blog project. It is a personal finance site that has many personal finance bloggers contributing a few articles per month to offer a wide array of topics and viewpoints.<br />
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I have also instituted a fairly unique compensation scheme for the contributors based upon views with a profit sharing component as well. Ultimately, should the blog ever be sold, the contributors will also share in at least half the proceeds.<br />
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I doubt any business typically gives up that much upside, but I am more interested in seeing if the combined efforts of many can build something much greater than the efforts of a single individual. I am operating on the premise that daily content will prove to be a big asset to the blog even though it would be impossible for me to write on a daily basis.<br />
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I suspect it will take a few years to realize the full potential of this arrangement. My biggest concern is the loss of contributors as the level of interest wanes. I figure that I will lose some and will have to replace them. I am hoping not to lose more than half.<br />
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I would have liked to see 2,000 visits this first month as a major stretch goal. However, the pace will have to pick up quite a bit. I am thinking that 1,500 will be more realistic and even then, we will have to get some more traffic. But being only 10 days old means that there is still lots of time left for marketing.<br />
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I would then like to see the traffic grow each and every month as daily content is added. I would like to be able to pay an author for an article based upon views by the end of the second month.<br />
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I am pleased to say that the site has already made a little with AdSense. I figure it will take about 3 months before I can cover the initial costs. After that, profit sharing should kick in so that at least the authors are making some money.<br />
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I have placed the RSS feed on the right margin since for my personal blogs, this blog is a major source of traffic. I trust that this will prove true as well in these early days.<br />
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The URL of my latest project is: <a href="http://pennythots.com/">PennyThots.com</a><br />
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Please feel free to comment and let me know your thoughts on the site.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-84321183796123439552012-03-28T06:06:00.001-07:002012-03-28T06:06:25.249-07:00Progress with Online Income<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Making money online is a marathon and not a sprint. This is what I had planned when I first started with $30 monthly income in July 2010 and figured that I would try to grow that figure by 5% monthly. In so doing, I figured that I could <a href="http://kidgas.hubpages.com/hub/Compound-Your-Passive-Income-Online">get to $1000 per month</a> by 2016.<br />
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Little did I realize that I would surpass that figure for <a href="http://kidgas.hubpages.com/hub/Made-1000-Online-for-the-Third-Month">3 months in a row</a>. However, there has been some fluctuations and income for February and March will be down but well above the $96 figure that I would need to earn by July. In fact, it appears that simply the HubPages Ad Program and AdSense alone could almost account for that total in this month.<br />
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Even with some set backs, it seems that I am on track for meeting the online income growth targets for the first two years. The biggest driver of that success has been the development of 2 personal finance blogs. Now I am not sure what the future will hold, but it seems that developing a few more blogs would seem like a reasonable thing to do.<br />
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In fact, I will be coming out with a collaborative project in the next few days and will announce it here sometime during the month of April. It has turned out to be a bit more work than I anticipated, but it is coming together. I will be spending some more time working on it this weekend in preparation for the April 1st launch.<br />
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I am fully expecting the new blog to add to the AdSense income although I will have to pay for some content once certain goals have been met. I do think that the costs should be covered, but only time will tell. I have set aside a couple hundred dollars from my other earnings to cover the initial costs of author payments.<br />
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I hope you have been keeping up with my income reports at Grand Per Month. In case you missed it, here is the <a href="http://grandpermonth.com/earnings-report-for-february-2012/">income report for February</a>. The March report will be coming out shortly. It will be down, but will have some AdSense income and HubPages income to help out. I am suspecting that April will be even worse, but we will just have to see.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-60981889081328296082012-03-15T02:23:00.001-07:002012-03-15T02:24:01.978-07:00Still Chugging Along<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been a busy month. I am working hard to bring another blog to life and will share more details once it is up and running. The other two blogs are doing well at this point. I have been able to make some money and get some debt paid off.<br />
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I had hoped to add more Hubs to my arsenal and get to 400 by the end of the year. I really don't think that will be happening since life is so busy. However, I am publishing more content and have some goals for the HubPages Ad Program. I would like to at least get to monthly payments to help offset the fact that I am paying for content for Grand Per Month.<br />
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AdSense really did well last month. It was a record month for me. But of course, this month has to fall back to earth. That is the nature of the beast and what would drive me absolutely nuts if I had to depend upon the internet to make my living. But since I am just working to pay off debt, it is all good.<br />
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Amazon also did well last month. I was pleased. It is nice to see some consistent orders coming through. This month is slow, but see the paragraph above. Roller coaster on the earnings can just drive you batty.<br />
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Well, I don't have a lot. I am wanting to work on another post so I can spend the weekend working on a non-internet related project. That way I will be somewhat ahead of the game. I have usually been writing my posts at the last minute and it is no fun.<br />
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Until next time.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-50314578460477422112012-02-27T06:41:00.003-08:002012-02-27T06:41:41.695-08:00Best Month for AdSense<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am actually somewhat surprised, but February 2012 has been the best month for AdSense for me yet in the almost 3 years that I have been writing online. I really hadn't been thinking about it or was expecting it. It has just been a consistent month. There have been a few great days and one really awesome day, but the thing that I noticed was consistent traffic and activity.<br />
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Now the total is still not enough to get monthly payments from Google, but it does mean that I am closer than I have ever been with about 48 hours left to go. It really doesn't matter if I earn anything else, I am still happy with the month.<br />
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I would dare say that by summer (thinking July), I will be getting monthly checks in the mail. Then I will feel like I have hit a major milestone in my online income. From there I can work on growing the daily average into the double digits. I will be at the point of being able to begin reinvesting profits into my online activities and hire out some more tasks.<br />
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One of the biggest reasons that I have been able to do so well has been the addition of my newest blog, <a href="http://grandpermonth.com/">Grand Per Month</a>. By itself, it is not yet a huge money maker, but it has been just enough to increase AdSense to record levels. <br />
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I am now putting together a blog where I will be responsible for day to day editing and publishing but will have little obligation for creating content. The contributing authors will be getting paid per views and will be able to participate in a profit sharing arrangement, but once I get it set up, it should only take me about 3 hours per week on average and yet I will be publishing at least once per weekday with quality content.<br />
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I will share the name of the blog when it is closer to the launch date in April. In the meantime, I want to be able to set aside some of the profits from my other online ventures to have available to pay for costs. Hopefully, I will be able to earn a little more than what it costs me. The model is a little different from Grand Per Month.<br />
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At Grand Per Month, I am paying for 4 articles per month and writing the rest myself. It takes a lot of work and cost me money in January. I have covered my costs in February, but could easily lose again in March. I will just have to see how it goes. The potential is good, but there are some upfront costs for the content.<br />
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For the new blog, I think the potential is even better and the upfront costs should be minimal. Other than putting in some time, it should be profitable from day 1 since the articles will not be paid for until a certain number of views have occurred. I already pay for hosting, and the theme is free. I am hoping that earnings can stay ahead of the costs.<br />
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All of these projects have been keeping me busy so I don't write here as often. Nevertheless, I think it is important to share what I am doing. I have been following others who have been working on their online income and derive much encouragement so wanted to help add my encouragement to others. Just keep with it and gradually growth will continue to happen.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-76441299937642013722012-02-02T20:39:00.000-08:002012-02-02T20:40:01.877-08:00I Hate Writer's Block<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dang it! I have writer's block and have no clue what to write about for Friday's post tomorrow on Cash Flow Mantra. It is almost 11:30 at night, I am tired, and I just can't get motivated to really write anything. It needs to be a financial topic, but I am totally stumped.<br />
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I really don't have any strategy for dealing with writer's block. I suppose it would be a good idea if I did. It would be nice to have a couple posts all ready to go and scheduled out. I have tried every once in a while to get the posts done and stay one to two weeks ahead. Unfortunately, it seems like something always comes up such that I find myself in this predicament.<br />
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I am thinking that the best strategy right now is to go to bed, get some rest, and start fresh in the morning. I had also wanted to write a Hub tonight as well, but am having no luck there either. My goal for February is to publish 30 Hubs in the month so that I can get a strong start toward 400 total Hubs by the end of the year. Right now I have to publish at a 16-17 Hub per month pace, so getting 30 done would put me ahead.<br />
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Oh well, maybe I can catch up on the weekend. The first priority is to come up with a financial type topic. Preferably it will be one that doesn't require much fact checking. I want to be able to get it done rather quickly, but it is going to have to happen in the morning. I am tired and will be going to sleep now. Good night. I hope this is gone by morning.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-27116559114117719972012-01-27T07:27:00.000-08:002012-01-27T07:28:03.390-08:00January Has Been a Good Month<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, January has been a pretty good month to me and there are still a few days left. The month saw the launch of my newest blog which has gotten over 1800 visitors in the last 30 days. I will probably end up January between 1800 and 2000 which seems like a decent launch considering I am not a professional and only do this part-time.<br />
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I also completed the give away for my other blog, Cash Flow Mantra. I will be announcing the winners tomorrow, but they have all received their money. Plus I still have enough in the PayPal account to cover February and March blogging expenses.<br />
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AdSense revenue is the highest it has been in almost 1 year. It is a really solid month. I expect that I might come in close to or just over $50. A little bit of growth in February would mean that I could get another check after two months. That would be nice since I am trying to pay off a Discover Card balance with blogging earnings this year.<br />
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Finally, I was able to meet my goal with the HubPages Ad Program. I am just over $26 right now and have been adding a lot of content this month. I hope to hit it hard in February and get to monthly payouts with HubPages which would require $50 each month. I figure that $2 per day would do it. I have had only 2 of those in the past 30 days, but I have had several greater than one dollar which I had only done once in the previous 8 months. I am definitely headed in the right direction.<br />
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Ultimately, I would like to be able to cover my author costs for Grand Per Month with HubPages income so that I could start another blog. I won't have any additional time to write so I would have to pay to have it done. At $25 per article and 2 articles per week, I would have to pay $200 per month for content, but I think it would be worth it to be able to expand into other areas and try to multiply revenue even if I can only do this part-time.<br />
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How has January been treating you?Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-60816488378064787732012-01-21T10:03:00.000-08:002012-01-21T10:03:51.874-08:00Passive Income While Playing Golf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my favorite part of the year for passive income. Why? Because for one week in January, I get to go and play golf with my wife's brother in South Carolina. It is something to look forward to following the Holidays and breaks the cold weather in half since it usually starts to warm up a little in March.<br />
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I also like it because it provides me a good comparison from year to year on the amount of passive income that I can earn while away on vacation.<br />
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Looking back at 2011 during the 7 days while we were away, I earned a total of $6.98 with AdSense or not quite $1 per day. This year I am pleased to report that I earned $14.15 or more than double with AdSense during those same 7 days away while playing golf.<br />
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I am also especially pleased to report that I received an additional $82.47 while away due to efforts on my own blog. This is what is most exciting because I only started Cash Flow Mantra in late May and now have 2 blogs that I will be working on for the next year.<br />
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I would dare say that I could more than double the amount that I can earn in that time frame so that I am earning almost $30 per week with AdSense by January 2013 and about $200 per week with my blogs. At least that is the target at which I will be aiming.<br />
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There is no reason not to think that it will be possible. I recently published my 100th post at CFM and at a rate of 3 per week should be more than double that number in a year. Also with GPM, I should be at about 150 posts as well so that will be more than 250 additional blog posts compared to the 100 this year meaning that doubling my income in the next year would seem reasonable. <br />
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Then in another year, I might even be earning enough to cover the whole trip. Of course, I will be using the money to pay off debt first, but every little bit will help. Ultimately, though, once the debt is paid off and the kids are out of the house, traveling on blogging income would be so cool.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-48498054264218750152012-01-13T08:25:00.000-08:002012-01-13T08:26:22.244-08:00Announcing a Cash Give Away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just wanted to take the opportunity to announce that I am giving away cash prizes to celebrate the 100th post of my blog, Cash Flow Mantra. I am giving away $150 total with $75 going to the first winner, $50 to the second winner, and $25 going to the third winner.<br />
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The main criteria for winning is that you must have a PayPal account so that I can get the money to you. I am using money that I have earned from the blog itself to pay out the prizes keeping with my trend of not investing any of my own money into my online ventures, but only my time.<br />
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It has been wonderful to be able to attract advertisers and make money since I have been able to expand using some of that revenue and start a second blog hiring some writers to help with the content since my time is limited. I am hoping that I can start making some revenue with the new blog as well, and continue to expand.<br />
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Extra money is being used to pay off some debt as well which is really nice. I am hoping to pay off the Discover Card this year. You can follow my progress as I report it periodically at Cash Flow Mantra. In the meantime, be sure to <a href="http://cashflowmantra.com/2012/01/09/cfm-celebrating-100-posts-with-cash-giveaway/">go enter the contest</a>.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-49669600838367733932011-12-26T12:21:00.001-08:002011-12-28T05:48:11.199-08:00Gearing Up for Grand Per Month<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The launch of my newest blog, <a href="http://grandpermonth.com/">Grand Per Month</a>, is coming up very soon so I have been working very hard to get all the content together for the first month. I have all four posts from the hired authors and have three of them scheduled in WordPress. I have written one post of my own, but still have four of my own to write. The first one isn't due to be posted until January 9th, but I am wanting to stay one month ahead and have all articles ready to go by the first of each month.<br />
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This means that I also have to put together the list of February's potential topics, send them to the authors, let them choose from the list and put together a coherent schedule in the next few days. I am hoping to get it done today so that may actually take precedence over writing, but I should at least get one of the posts written today.<br />
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I have my to-do list filled out for these 3 days (yesterday, today, and tomorrow) and am a few tasks behind already. The list may end up spilling over into the weekend as there are certain things that must be done by a specific time. ARRGH! I am so busy right now. But, I can't wait until mid-January when I go on the golfing trip to South Carolina. It will be good to be ahead so all I have to do is answer e-mails and comments. I would also like to write an article or two while there, but I would like it to be optional.<br />
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Grand Per Month has now been announced at my blog, HubPages, this blog, and the two authors' blogs. It seems to be getting a great response and I have had more visits in these 2 weeks than I did from the first month of Cash Flow Mantra. I suspect that we might be able to get over 1000 visits in January which I would consider awesome. I am just over 2000 per month with CFM six months later so I am hoping that a major growth trajectory can occur.<br />
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I am doing my best at writing good content. All the posts will be a minimum of 500 words. Mine are closer to 1000. I think the pre-launch marketing is going well, plus I plan on having a give away to celebrate the 100th post of CFM and will tie in Grand Per Month as well to get more exposure. This will end up being in early to mid-January as post number 93 was published today.<br />
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Well, since I am so busy I suppose I better get a few more things done today. I hope everyone has a good day and a Happy New Year! I doubt I will post here again until 2012.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-8383290417200538662011-12-19T06:14:00.000-08:002011-12-19T06:14:22.975-08:00Announcing the New Blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been dying all weekend to put out this post because I am so excited about the new blog that I will be starting in January. I managed to work hard on the site and actually had it pretty much ready to go last Thursday. It turned out to be a good thing because the cat was out of the bag on Friday since one of the writers who will be working with me let his readers know. Actually, it was a good thing since I could let the information trickle out and see who might be interested from different sets of readers.<br />
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However, since I try to be true to my word and said Monday would be the announcement, I waited til Monday. But before I reveal the URL, I would like to offer a little background. I wrote a post at Cash Flow Mantra wondering aloud if there were part-time bloggers who could make $1000 per month. I figured that it was quite possible for a full-time blogger to do this. After all, writing for 40-50 hours per week should be able to generate about $2 per hour. A free-lancing article or two per day plus work on other sites should add up.<br />
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But how possible was it for someone who was working 50 hours per week with 6 kids and getting up at 4:30 every morning to write and comment for 1.5 hours before work to actually make the activity worthwhile financially? I had been following other blogs and commenting in order to develop a following. This was actually quite motivating, knowing that people were reading what I had to say. I started noticing that several of these bloggers had jobs and were actually reporting very good earnings.<br />
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I saw a pattern begin to emerge and so was able to learn and adapt techniques. And so I began to make a little bit of money. Finally, in November of 2011, I was able to make just over $1000 through all of my online activities. I was shocked and figured that if I could do it, I could help others do the same. How would that level of added income change the lives of others? It could provide a decent place to stay and even transportation for a young married couple. It could be used to pay off debt. It could be used for college or retirement savings.<br />
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Thus was the inspiration for <a href="http://grandpermonth.com/">Grand Per Month</a>, my new blog. It is about figuring out what it takes to make an extra $1000 per month which could help change someone's life. Each Monday will be a new idea for making an extra $1000 in a month's time on a part-time basis. Not all of the ideas will involve online activities. Some of them will be offline. The purpose is to help people get their creative juices flowing and think about how they might make some side income in these tough economic times. Thursday's posts will be inspirational and practical in nature. As the blog grows, we might be able to add other days for links around the web or reader stories.<br />
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I am excited to begin working on this project so be sure to stop by the site and check it out. We will begin on January 2nd with a post on making $1000 per month as a blogger. It is written by one of those from whom I was able to glean the necessary clues which enabled me to make a Grand Per Month. Won't you join us on this journey in 2012?<br />
<br />Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-78954309084474600652011-12-14T05:11:00.000-08:002011-12-14T05:11:44.844-08:00Work Coming Along On New Blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I couldn't really work on the new blog at all last week. I was sick in bed all day on the one day I had off to go Christmas shopping so I don't even have that started yet. This week has been a lot more productive.<br />
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Sunday night I was able to get WordPress loaded onto the new domain with only a little help from the online live chat at HostGator. It simply gets a little bit easier each time. I then found a theme that I will be starting with and spent the last few days working with it. I now have a Welcome post and the Policies page complete.<br />
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I have also placed my own picture across the top. I am not exactly computer savvy when it comes to CSS and HTML coding, but I managed to piece together enough information to figure out what I needed to do. It only took me about 1.5 hours last night to do that.<br />
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I have also created a list of all the articles that I want to post for the month of January. The plan is to post every Monday and Thursday with some Saturdays available for odds and ends. I had previously sent my list of potential topics to the two writers that will be working with me. It is simply impossible for me to write that much content with my busy schedule so I am planning on partnering with these individuals for 2 articles each initially.<br />
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The cost will be $20 per article meaning $80 in expenses for the month. I will be on the hook for 5 articles myself which will be doable. I have already received back from the authors which topics about which they want to write so I can start writing my articles when I get a chance. I want to try to plan and stay about a month ahead for when times tend to get busy or illness occurs. I have enough money in the Paypal account for six months worth of articles. I am hoping that by that time, the site will at least be covering its costs.<br />
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One of the authors has already returned his articles and I will be submitting payment to him in January. So, it looks like the blog is beginning to take shape. I added Google AdSense and Analytics code this morning. I should be ready to announce the domain name by Monday and will likely do that.<br />
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The two authors are also bloggers so I am hoping to generate a little more buzz and have a ready made audience from my own blog. This would be a lot better than when I had to start from zero at Cash Flow Mantra. I plan on announcing the domain on Monday there as well. Hopefully, I can get everything finalized this weekend. Wish me luck. I hope to be back here on Monday morning!<br />
<br />Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-81827505088016243402011-12-08T02:32:00.001-08:002011-12-08T02:45:57.207-08:00Starting Another New Blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Over the next few weeks, I will be starting another new blog. The plan is to launch at the beginning of January. I don't quite plan on revealing the topic yet, but I think that it will be a great topic and incredibly useful to lots of individuals.<br />
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The best part is that I am now making enough with my blog, Cash Flow Mantra, that I can afford to partner with a few fellow bloggers and pay for 4 articles per month with some of the money that I have been making. Right now, I have enough money in my PayPal account to pay for about 4 months worth of articles.<br />
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My plan all along has been to spend my time to develop an online income stream rather than any money. I have successfully done that and haven't spent one dime of my own money. Rather by starting with HubPages and eHow, I was able to earn on a platform with no upfront costs.<br />
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Then, once I got affected by the first Panda Update, I finally got the guts to start my own WordPress blog. Of course, I have to repeatedly ask myself why I didn't do so sooner. I would be much farther down the road had I done this 18 months ago. I might be making double or triple what I am making now.<br />
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If this new blog is anything like CFM, it should take about 6 months for me to be making enough to pay for the costs of paying for content and begin making a profit. Then, I could start another blog with the additional proceeds and pay for more content. The goal would be to keep my writing load the same while increasing my internet exposure and earning possibilities. It would be a lot like reinvesting dividends and compound interest.<br />
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Of course, having cross-marketing opportunities across the different blogs will help. I suspect that this new blog will grow much faster than CFM because I have some experience getting traffic but also some writing partners who will help in that realm and benefit themselves from the traffic.<br />
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It is going to be a busy December getting ready, but I am looking forward to it. Wish me luck. I will be sure to let everyone here know the name and topic in a week or two.<br />
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<br />Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-31979759931632206482011-11-29T07:15:00.001-08:002011-11-29T07:37:08.043-08:00Amazon Streak Likely to Come to an End<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well for the last 10 months, I have managed to have at least one sale through Amazon. It looks like that streak is about to end since today is the 29th of November and I don't have any sales yet. I am actually a little surprised given that this is the shopping season. Maybe all the people that link through my Amazon links are procrastinating like me.<br />
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Despite that, I am not too worried. Both AdSense income and HubPages Ad Program income are up compared to last month and traffic continues to improve so for that I am thankful.<br />
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I am also earning some money through my blog as well so that is good. I think that having a diverse income stream can be very useful should one of them have a bad month.<br />
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Plus, I am excited by the fact that my online income for this year has exceeded my income for 2010. I honestly didn't think that would happen given the changes that have occurred this year, but it did happen. I am really looking forward to 2012 for another opportunity to learn, grow, and earn more income.<br />
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PS: My kids have some Cockapoo puppies for sale. Here is an <a href="http://www.puppyfind.com/view_listing/?list_id=936iwde2bl&sid=7f8a587be65d34b63b49e0b1a1256331&back=%2Ffor_sale%2F%3Fbreed_id%3D146%26country%3D%26state%3D%26page%3D8%26order_by%3Drand%26back%3D%252Fsearch%252F%253Fsubmit%253D1%2526str%253Dcockapoo%2526page%253D1">ad for one of them</a>. You can see his picture at the left of this post.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-15587854631824869222011-11-15T20:01:00.001-08:002011-11-15T20:54:18.402-08:00Hoping for a Little Help From My Friends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just happened to be on the Yakezie forums on Sunday morning and joined a team that is looking to help each other with generating traffic and commenting on one another's blogs. There are 15 members so it will definitely be noticeable in my statistics since my traffic isn't all that great to begin with. We just started this yesterday and should the numbers remain consistent through the end of the year, I think this will help me succeed in the Yakezie Challenge of getting the Alexa Rank for <a href="http://cashflowmantra.com/">Cash Flow Mantra </a>below the 200,000 by the New Year.<br />
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I would hate to think that publishing 3 times per week and spending lots of time working on commenting would not produce some results over the next month and a half. I know the process can be slow at times, but I would like to see some steady growth. This is why I am optimistic. I think that I will be able to see progress and am looking forward to it.<br />
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I must say that it is encouraging to have a group that is looking out for one another and offering to assist each other. It certainly is a big motivator to know that someone has your back. Blogging can be quite the lonely venture with many hours sitting in front of a blank screen. I was wanting to write a post for CFM tonight but just couldn't come up with any decent ideas. Wouldn't you know that when I have a little extra time, I have nothing percolating in my head. I will have some time over the next few days so I will probably be lacking for any good material. Arrgh! Isn't that just my luck.<br />
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Maybe after a good night's sleep an idea will pop into my head. I did get one post written today to schedule for this Friday so I am good for the rest of the week. I am hoping to stay one week ahead so would need to get 3 posts together by the weekend. Wait, I just had an idea. I need to wrap this up so I can go write it down. Will catch you all later. Wish me luck.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-14718322454552358342011-11-06T18:48:00.000-08:002011-11-06T19:17:59.174-08:00Getting Ahead of the Curve<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, it has been a fairly productive weekend and I managed to get 2 posts written for my blog at CFM for the upcoming week. That means the next post will be for Friday so I am 4 days ahead on my posting schedule. It has been quite some time since I have been in this position. My goal was to get 3 done, but I will take what I can get. <br />
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I also wrote a link post this morning and got it published so I guess you could say that I really did get 3 posts written.<br />
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It seems that having a regular posting schedule is an asset for a blog so that readers can know what to expect. I also think that more publishing leads to more traffic since the regular readers need to read more and there is more material for the search engines to search and find some longer tail keywords.<br />
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My plan is to keep a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule for the rest of the year at least in order to keep up the intensity and make it through the Yakezie Challenge. I also have someone submitting to Carnivals for me which I am also hoping will help drive some traffic as well. These are my two major strategies for increasing traffic over the next 2 months.<br />
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I am hoping to almost double my traffic over that time to 2,000 visits per month from 1,200. I think it is possible. The most positive aspect has been search engine traffic increases over the past few months. I would think that I might be able to get up to 600 search visitors per month by the end of December.<br />
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For now, though, I will be taking the rest of the evening off and try to write some more tomorrow. I hope everyone has a good week.<br />
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<br />Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-31253979158177690662011-11-01T09:32:00.000-07:002011-11-01T09:33:29.938-07:00Why I Am Sticking With HubPages<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As you can see from the title of this post, I am sticking with HubPages. Now there is a lot of potential meaning in those words, and they could be taken in many different ways so I will be explaining myself. It could mean that I believe HubPages is a viable method of making money on the internet. I suppose it might work for some people, but it really doesn't mean that for me. I have found a much more profitable method of generating income.<br />
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Essentially for me those words mean that I won't be deleting all of my Hubs like many others may have done. In other words, I will retain HubPages as a source of passive income. I haven't written anything for the site since June 4 of this year and that was really to complete a grand total of 200 Hubs. Before that, I hadn't published since March. I only end up going to the site every few days and checking to see if I have any comments to address.<br />
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Despite that lack of activity, I managed to earn $14 through their Ad Program and a couple bucks in Amazon purchases and AdSense ads. Clearly, it is not the most lucrative venture but it is entirely passive at this point and pays for my hosting costs at Hostgator. That is clearly OK in my book.<br />
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HubPages got hit big with the Panda update in March of this year. I saw my traffic nearly disappear and decline through the summer. But recently, I have seen an uptick. However, my traffic is still less than half what I received in January 2011. It would be great to see a return to that level, but I won't necessarily be doing anything to encourage traffic since I feel that my efforts are more useful with other projects.<br />
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Nonetheless, I won't be complaining too loudly about income that will pay for my expenses without any effort on my part. I am pleased that I can continue to earn passive income for work that I have already done.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-5128334703894296032011-10-14T09:09:00.000-07:002011-10-14T09:10:13.561-07:00I Think My New Posting Schedule Will WorkI have been inspired to post 3 times per week at my blog, <a href="http://cashflowmantra.com/">Cash Flow Mantra</a>. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday a new post will appear. I may even occasionally be able to post a review with links on the weekend.<br />
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I started my new schedule this past week and am pleased to see that my traffic was up about 40% as far as I can tell. It only makes sense. Before, I was only posting about 2 times per week on average. Since most of my readers currently are regulars with not a ton of search traffic, that meant a reader would see the article and then only come back later when something new appeared.<br />
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Now since there is new material more days each week, then I am likely to get more traffic from my regulars with more opportunity that one of my posts ends up in a weekly round-up somewhere. I also have that many more phrases for some long tail searches to find my blog. I figure that will only enhance any search engine traffic.<br />
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Search engine traffic is actually growing fairly nicely as well along a slow upward trend. Currently about 27% of my traffic is from Google. I expect that this number should continue to increase and might even be about 40% by the end of the year.<br />
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According to Google Analytics, for the past 30 days, I have had just over 1300 visitors. I think this is a respectable number for a blog that only started at the end of May. I would like to have about 2000 per month by the end of the year. I think with my new schedule, I could come very close. I did have a big month in September when one of my articles got linked from a larger blog. I then got over 100 visitors per day for about 5 days. That was cool! But now, I am back to my regular level of traffic.<br />
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Earnings are OK, but certainly nothing to write home about. I have been a little disappointed but I have come to realize that there will be a constant ebb and flow in that regard. Eventually it all evens out in the end. My goal is to just make about the same as I did last year and to improve upon that each year after this.<br />
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Well, I still have to get about 5 posts written for CFM over the next 6 days before I head for Honduras. I did get a guest post for one day over the next 2 weeks leaving me 5 to go. I have ideas for 2 of them but will need to spend some time thinking about the other 3. Anyway, thanks for reading my blog here. I really appreciate it and thank you for your continued support.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-18477538425819763512011-10-05T18:19:00.000-07:002011-10-05T18:20:01.179-07:00Trying to Write AheadWell, I plan on heading to Honduras for a mission trip in the within the next few weeks and will be gone for 10 days. I will have limited time and internet access while there so I will be working diligently to write some extra posts over the next week or so for my main personal finance blog. I would like to get those posts scheduled to come out over the time while I am away so that I don't have 10 days without any activity.<br />
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I think this is one of the coolest features about Wordpress that I had never really embraced until I started writing for my own site. I am pretty sure that I could schedule posts here as well, but I never really felt the need. I was writing whenever I could for the content farms, and it didn't really matter to me to maintain a certain level of consistency.<br />
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But now since I am trying to build a strong blog and following, I think it is vital to interact and stay active. I have been posting 2-3 times per week, and I believe that it would be detrimental not to publish any new material over a 10 day stretch. So, I will writing furiously tomorrow and this weekend to get several posts ahead.<br />
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Well, I better get busy so this post will be somewhat short.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-21217373765895046152011-09-20T02:53:00.000-07:002011-09-20T02:53:22.030-07:00Amazon Comes Through Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u4iRIz_iJ4Q/TPODqRdEGkI/AAAAAAAAAG0/qlZAXeF51xk/s1600/amazon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="40" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u4iRIz_iJ4Q/TPODqRdEGkI/AAAAAAAAAG0/qlZAXeF51xk/s200/amazon.png" width="200" /></a></div>Well, I am now 9 for 9 this year with Amazon orders and shipments. Each and every month so far this year, I have had an order from Amazon and some positive earnings. I thought the streak might come to an end this month. I did have a couple orders, but I had a return from last month so I was actually at a negative earnings number. But yesterday, someone ordered 4 books and a flashlight so my negative $1.33 will be positive. Plus I will be at 6% commission. Yay!<br />
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I can't wait to see what happens as we get closer to the holiday season. Despite somewhat crappy traffic over at HubPages, I am still making the occasional sale with Amazon, getting a few dollars per month with the HubPages Ad Program, and making a little off AdSense as well. It turns out those 200 articles are worth a little something. And now, it is strictly passive. I only wish that the traffic would grow more. I would bet by the end of the year, my traffic at Cash Flow Mantra will exceed that of HubPages, and that the earnings might as well.<br />
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Speaking of earnings, I should be getting paid from Amazon shortly. I haven't really figured out their payment schedule so I don't know if it will be toward the end of this month or early next. I will also be getting a check from Google in the next week or so. This will be my third for this year and eighth total. I can't wait until I start getting monthly checks. I figure that I need to see my traffic increase about 4 times before that happens. It would be nice to think that I could get that accomplished in 2012.<br />
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I am not sure the best way to increase traffic. I really don't plan on doing anything different than what I am currently doing. I am considering a contest or something, but I don't know how sustainable that traffic would be so haven't taken the plunge to do that yet. I will see where things end up by the end of 2011. I understand that the summer is typically slow. Now that fall and winter are approaching, I will see what happens. Many of my records have been set in October so I am curious to see what next month brings.<br />
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<b>Congratulate Me on 200 Posts!</b><br />
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I only realized it when I went to write this, but this is my 200th post for this blog. It hardly seems possible to have written that much, but it has been a little over 2 years. I am encouraged to think that I have been able to stick with it for so long. Many of the blogs that I followed on Blogger haven't posted in a year or more which just goes to show that persistence plays a huge role in being able to be successful. Not that I consider myself successful, but I am closer than if I had quit.<br />
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My next goal for this blog is to get to 100 followers. You can see in the sidebar that I am at 84. I don't know why I like round numbers so much, but I do. Although if you are a regular reader and don't follow, I would prefer that to following and not reading. I want to thank everyone who reads regularly and who has supported me through your encouraging words. I don't think I could have kept at it at times without knowing that someone was out there reading. Thanks so much and good luck with all your goals for the rest of the year.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-37014697242433099852011-09-10T19:25:00.000-07:002011-09-10T19:25:39.826-07:00Completing the Yakezie Challenge<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=hubpages08b7-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1607148609&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>I am excited to report that I completed the Yakezie Challenge with my blog, <a href="http://cashflowmantra.com/">Cash Flow Mantra</a> this week. What that means is that I was able to get my Alexa ranking under 200,000 within six months of starting the challenge. I actually started on July 1st, 2011 so I had until the end of the year to complete the task. As of this moment, my actual Alexa ranking is 198,607.<br />
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That being said, I certainly don't plan on quitting. I will discuss a little bit more about that in a moment, but first I would like to explain how I was able to decrease my ranking so quickly.<br />
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<b>No Secret, Just Writing and Interaction</b><br />
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There really isn't any big secret that I used to decrease my Alexa ranking so quickly. I simply posted some content about 2-3 times per week and began interacting with the Yakezie community of personal financial bloggers. Actually, that was probably the most important aspect of getting traffic and growing the site.<br />
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Now, I am starting to generate a little bit of search engine traffic as well. Hopefully, both social traffic and search engine traffic will slowly increase over time such that I am able to grow the blog little by little. Up til now, the traffic growth has been fairly quick. Of course that is because I am growing off a small base. But I suspect that it will become more and more difficult over time.<br />
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<b>Future Plans</b><br />
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I certainly don't plan to stop working hard at this point. I would like to see my blog grow as much as possible by the end of the year maybe to the point of getting 100 visitors per day. That seems like a stretch at this point, but I do believe that it is possible. I will probably continue doing what I have been doing and reassess my progress and plans at the beginning of 2012.<br />
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I want to thank each and every one of you readers here who have been reading my other blogs and following my progress. It is really exciting to see something develop from scratch. The other part that really excites me is that I was able to develop this using Wordpress and get something done that one year ago was really frightening to me in concept. The bottom line is that you just have to step out and get it done.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-73663446568215981282011-09-03T05:20:00.000-07:002011-09-03T05:20:03.237-07:00Record Traffic Day at Cash Flow Mantra<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=hubpages08b7-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0013FRNKG&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Just when I didn't think it was possible to increase traffic significantly at my blog, Cash Flow Mantra, I discovered that my suspicions were unjustified. It turns out that a simple link at a relatively well read blog lead to a bunch of traffic to one of my articles. Of course I have gotten links before, but the amount of additional traffic to the site didn't spike nearly as much as it did yesterday.<br />
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My previous daily high for traffic happened almost one month ago and was 62 visits according to Google Analytics. Yesterday though I received 151 visits which is more than double! I simply can't believe it. I am so excited. The article that was linked was one of the most recent ones, <a href="http://cashflowmantra.com/2011/08/29/my-investing-strategy-for-the-next-decade/">My Investing Strategy for the Next Decade</a>. Apparently many people were curious enough to read and click on the link.<br />
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I am hoping that I might pick up a few regular readers this way and that my level of traffic will achieve a new plateau. I am also hoping that the traffic may somehow help in my rankings and authority with search engines so that I can get more and more search traffic since search is more correlated to earnings than regular visitors. Of course, if I could get a few advertisers that might help but I am sure it will all come in due time.<br />
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<b>Life and My Finances is Giving Away an iPad2</b><br />
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One of the personal finance blogs that I read is <a href="http://lifeandmyfinances.com/2011/08/win-a-free-ipad-2-giveaway/">giving away an iPad2</a> to celebrate his one year anniversary. Wow! I can't imagine making enough at this point to be able to do that, but who knows. Maybe someday. Anyway, be sure to get over there and enter. You have nothing to lose and could win an iPad2. And if you don't win, you can buy one through my Amazon link above.<br />
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Thanks so much for reading.Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-68898466779066465972011-08-28T19:05:00.000-07:002011-08-29T20:14:17.438-07:00Revenue is Bouncing Back Following PandaI could tell that revenue (and especially AdSense revenue) was bouncing back following the Panda update, but I really didn't realize that it had taken such a hit until I actually looked at the numbers. To give you an idea of what happened, allow me to list my AdSense numbers for this year:<br />
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<ul><li>January 2011-- $53.39</li>
<li>February 2011-- $42.84</li>
<li>March 2011-- $44.09</li>
<li>April 2011-- $14.73</li>
<li>May 2011-- $20.49</li>
<li>June 2011-- $23.05</li>
<li>July 2011-- $35.65</li>
<li>August 2011-- $44.00</li>
</ul>As you can see, once the Panda update hit at the end of March, AdSense revenue fell by about 70% but has now returned to the level that I was seeing before the change.<br />
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The main reason for this has to due with developing my own blog. I have earned just over $20 this month by developing <a href="http://cashflowmantra.com/">CashFlowMantra.com</a> and working hard to get traffic and grow readership.<br />
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I am hoping that by the end of the year, I can exceed my previous AdSense revenue record of $62.53. I think I have a decent shot at it. I would also like to think that I could achieve monthly revenues of $100 by July 1st of 2012 which would still put me on track with my ultimate goal of <a href="http://kidgas.hubpages.com/hub/Compound-Your-Passive-Income-Online">earning $1000 monthly</a> by July of 2016.<br />
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Needless to say, I will keep busy working on my blog and developing others along the way. If you haven't taken the plunge and developed your own site, I would encourage you to do so. I know that the idea of developing a blog can be very intimidating. I knew nothing about WordPress but got thrown into it by a big, bad Panda. I learned and am continuing to do so, but I can't help but wonder why I didn't do it sooner. There really is nothing to fear. Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-49057373053761986662011-08-24T06:42:00.000-07:002011-08-24T06:42:35.127-07:00The Puppy Website is Online<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=hubpages08b7-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0764140205&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Hey, I just wanted to let all of you readers here that the puppy website is online. I spent Monday buying the domain and getting WordPress installed at Hostgator. The domain cost me $15 for the year. I know I could have gotten it cheaper, but I went through the Hostgator site so I didn't have to try to figure out or wait for a transfer. I was able to see it online within about 20 minutes of purchase and installation of WordPress. It really is getting easier each and every time.<br />
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My eldest daughter and I then found a free theme for the site and began working on the various pages. She wrote a post while I wrote the welcome page. She spent yesterday while I was at working figuring out how to make a slideshow and put some pictures of the puppies on the site. She has really figured out how to work with WordPress with no instruction and has only been at it for 24 hours. It is really easy to set up your own website and get going. My other site, <a href="http://cashflowmantra.com/">CashFlowMantra.com</a> is actually <a href="http://myonlineincomebykidgas.blogspot.com/2011/08/carrying-its-own-weight.html">paying for itself</a> now. You should really go to the HostGator site and get started if you haven't already. <br />
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Anyway, I knew that several had asked about seeing the puppies so if you go to <a href="http://avoncockapoos.com/">AvonCockapoos.com</a> you can see our puppies. They are so cute and are a little over 2 weeks old now. Their eyes are open, and they have started army crawling around and hobbling about. By next week, they should be walking. They will also get their teeth this week.<br />
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I would appreciate any comments you have on the site. We have gotten some great feedback from friends already and have made some changes based upon that feedback. Our goal is to sell the puppies when we have a litter, but also to provide a resource for those who might try some breeding as a hobby or those who just got a new puppy and would like to learn about development and training. I would like the website to become an authoritative site with valuable information and an Amazon store as well.<br />
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I think it will be a fun family project. Everyone has played some role in carrying for the dogs and helping with the puppies. My daughter and wife have been working on the website and with Facebook. All in all, it will be a great learning experience for everyone.<br />
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Kidgashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462911771496899840noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596167408248543176.post-36818061605563348772011-08-20T09:27:00.000-07:002011-08-20T09:27:18.391-07:00Carrying Its Own WeightI am excited (or maybe even ecstatic) that the blog, <a href="http://cashflowmantra.com/">CashFlowMantra.com</a>, is now carrying its own weight. Just this past week, AdSense earnings for the site surpassed $10 in the month of August. Since the hosting cost I am paying at HostGator is only $9.95, CFM has paid for itself.<br />
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It was only about 3 months ago that I started the site so I am pleased that it is now "profitable". Of course, it still is taking a lot of my time which is uncompensated, but I am having fun writing content, commenting on other blogs and interacting with the financial blogger community, and growing the site. I know that it is going to take a lot more effort, but I am encouraged by the early results so far. <br />
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I am a little disappointed that I haven't had as much time to write on this blog and track my efforts better. I also haven't been able to spend as much time developing another site as well. I would really like to be able to have more time for writing and building stuff on the internet. But until myself and my family can learn to live without food, clothing, or shelter, I will have to continue to work and only write in my spare time.<br />
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I am, however, looking forward to being able to use my skills to help develop another website for my family. This will be a fun project. We have 4 cockapoo puppies that were born two weeks ago. Their eyes opened just yesterday. <br />
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<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=hubpages08b7-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000GBK314&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>We plan on spending the weekend putting together a website to showcase the puppies for sale. We don't plan on having a lot of puppies to sell but maybe one litter a year or so. In the meantime, I am thinking that we can create a resource for others looking to learn about puppies or breeding or training dogs, etc. Maybe I can even convince some of the kids to write a bit of content.<b></b><br />
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I will of course be sharing with everyone on this blog our progress. The first order of business is to get the domain purchased and get a workable site together over the next 3 days or so. I had hoped to get started on it today, but circumstances beyond my control may prevent that from happening. Oh well, it will happen so I will let you know how it is going.<br />
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That is all I wanted to share for now. There are still several days left during the month of August for CFM to make a little more and actually show a profit for the month. Everything past today is simply icing on the cake.<br />
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