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I'm Back And Trying To Reorganize

2008-08-08T14:42:00.002-05:00

I mentioned a while back that I was moving. At least I think I did. If not I am moving. One of the reasons that I am moving is so that I have a proper place for my kids. Yep in case you missed I have to wonderful children. Well now that I am back I have the task of getting moved, getting the kids registered in a new school, and getting settled in. I will be a little farther from work but closer to my family so there is some upside.

Since I am going to be moving I decided it would be a great time to get the kids and my stuff reorganized. I have started sorting through clothes, papers, books, dishes, and everything else to cull out what isn't needed. Not only that necessity warrants a bit of downsizing as space is more of a premium in the new digs.

I pretty much have my stuff done now and I am moving on to the kid's things. Between the old stuff and the new stuff I have been purchasing for school it hasn't been easy. I have been using my Dymo label maker and labeling the crap out of things. I went and bought storage bins, shelving, different hangers and such to help with the organization.

I've also been trying to get my daughter a little more organized for school this year. She has had a bit of a problem in the past with keeping her things organized. This has caused a few problems with late and lost assignments. Not good. I have been getting her set up with folders for each class labeled with nice color labels. I have her a little work area set up with labeled areas for different assignments. Things are coming along nicely.

Surprisingly enough both kids seem to be looking forward to school. I know it might sound funny but I have always enjoyed school and looked forward to it toward the end of summer as well. I know several weeks before I would start organizing things. Going through the book bag and cleaning it out. All in preparation for the first day.

Now that I have started to get a handle on the personal side of life I REALLY need to get to organizing the work side of life a bit. I have not been blogging very regularly and miss all of the interaction with all of you. I really have been working trying to get back to blogging more since February and it has just been tough. The affiliate marketing has been going well, but that takes so little time now compared to blogging that I have just let this fall by the wayside.

Okay well that is enough rambling...besides I have to use the facilities...

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Going On Vacation

2008-07-23T14:38:00.000-05:00

Well I just wanted to let everyone know I am going to be taking a little vacation. Things for me are going well and I have a few extra dollars lying around so I'm going to help the sluggish economy and spend them. Anyway I hope you are all doing well making money online. I will hopefully be returning in a couple of weeks, not sure when, and I will work on getting back to posting. This year has been crazy. If I was the type of person that just spilled my life out online I would tell you about it. I'm not though so...

I am in the process of moving...I've made some wonderful new friends...Just enjoying life

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New Blog Takes A Shot At Me

2008-07-13T09:55:00.001-05:00

Okay the other day I posted about the free premium UBD Moneymaker wordpress theme. In that article I mentioned a blog that was using the theme and linked to it. The blog was En Fuego Blogger dot com the article was I Didn't Start El Fuego, I Just Got Burned. Well I noticed yesterday evening a link back from that blog and stopped by to check it out. Well the guy takes a shot at me. I get knocked for my long URL, I know but what can I say, and questioned whether or not I actually earned close to $1500 in January. Well the long URL will most likely stay for the time being and yes I actually did earn that amount of money.

Anyway...Like I said the blog looks very new, only 3 articles. The theme looks great but something just doesn't seem quite right on the lower part of the sidebar. I read through the article that mentioned me and En Fuego blogger talks about the purpose of the blog. He is looking to put into practice what the meta-bloggers say will make a successful blog. I like his line about "I tried making money online and all I got was this stupid t-shirt." Very funny. He is wanting to judge based on results whether or not all the advice floating around is actually worth diddly. Well I must say I wish him the best, and thank him for the link and constructive criticism. Check out the blog and let me know, and him as well, whether or not you think the blog will really be as his name states, En Fuego? Or will it simply be a wisp of smoke from the ash heap of failed blogs?

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I Have To Admit I Bought The New iPhone

2008-07-11T09:10:00.000-05:00

At least I didn't stand in line all night in the rain for it. I don't understand why people would do that. It is after all just a phone. I have to say that I loved my previous iPhone and once I got used to it it was the best phone I've ever had. The only things I always wished that it had was 3G and GPS. Now my new one has both. With the price dropped to $199 with a contract it really is a good deal. I have already played around a bit with the GPS and it works much better in the city than my Garmin. I was going to have to pay to update the GPS with new maps or simply buy a new one, but I figured I would just wait for the iPhone. I'm glad I did. Now I can ditch another device from the car!

The main reason I went this morning to get the iPhone and just didn't wait until next week is that I am leaving to go out of town this evening and wanted the new phone with me. I am on my way to Dallas, Texas for a family reunion. I am really looking forward to it as I haven't been to one in about 4 years or so. I figured that if the line wasn't too bad I would go ahead and stop and pick one up. The ATT store by me was pretty much dead. There were a few others buying but nothing like the ones downtown. Anyway you all have a great day....

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Web Hosting Reviews

2008-07-09T14:47:00.002-05:00

Are you looking to move your blog from a free blog to one hosted on your own domain? Are you just unhappy with your current host and wanting to change? Whatever your reason you should check out Webhosting Geeks dot com. They have a nice reviews of many of the top hosts, including my favorite BlueHost. The nice thing about how the site is set up is that you readers can review the host that they are using. I did a review of BlueHost because that is who I use.

In addition to the reviews they have a ton of great information related to hosting. If you are just starting to learn about hosting your own blog or site then you should check out all of the great articles they have on the subject. There is information on everything from beginner instructions all the way to advanced information.

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Free Premium UBD MoneyMaker Theme From Unique Blog Designs

2008-07-02T15:01:00.005-05:00

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on an awesome and free Wordpress theme from the great team over at Unique Blog Designs. Here is the information I received from Nate Whitehill. Check out the theme in action by visiting a new "on fire" blog I found. It looks like the blog is still in the development stages but it is one of the few blogs other than the live demo blog that is running the new theme.

the UBD Moneymaker Theme is now available to download - for free! The theme was designed by Phillip van Coller in conjunction with UBD. The UBD Moneymaker Wordpress Theme is not just any ordinary theme - it has special functionality that you tend to only see in premium Wordpress themes.

For example, the UBD Block Ad Plugin is built-in - you do not need to install it separately. This is also true for the social bookmarking functionality and several other sidebar plugins.
Maximum ease of use - enhance your theme without touching a single line of source code! Not comfortable editing your theme’s source code? Fear not! The theme also features a built-in “Theme Options” panel which allows you to integrate Feedburner, MyBlogLog Recent Readers, and the 468×60 in post banner ad. You can edit all of this stuff without ever touching a single line of code! How is that for ease of use?

A Theme Options panel makes theme enhancement much easier for people not comfortable editing source code. We are happy to announce that all future UBD Designs and Wordpress Themes will feature the Theme Options panel for maximum ease of use.

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Theme Options panel allows you to integrate Feedburner and MyBlogLog recent readers code - all without touching a single line of source code

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Top Level Domains Now OPEN To All - For A Price Of Course

2008-06-28T14:00:00.000-05:00

Just in case any of you missed this I wanted to post this article. What do you think about this news? Do you think it will catch on or will it be more of a novelty for large corporations to market and protect their brands?

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Blogger Pictures Now In Picasa Web Albums

2008-06-27T16:00:00.000-05:00

Google has made another very nice little improvement to Blogger. You can now access all of the images you've uploaded to Blogger on Picasa Web Albums. Blogger albums are unlisted by default, but you can make them public and even add them to Google Search for Images.

Having all of your images pre-sorted by blog is so awesome. It saves so much time when searching for an image and also the trouble or uploading an image twice as you can use the html code from Picasa to embed the image right into your site. You can also pick the size of the image you want so that is nice and comes in very handy. They have also upped the free storage quota to 1GB which is enough for roughly 4000 pics which is more than enough for most bloggers.

I haven't used Picasa much in the past and just recently started using this feature in blogger. I like the option very much but again don't understand why Google doesn't just take it one step further and simply make the albums accessible from within the add picture button when you are creating posts. There is one small note as well. If you delete a picture in the album it gets deleted off your blog so you have to be a bit careful in that regard.

Anyway I applaud Google for this new feature. They have been adding a ton of new and very useful features to blogger as of late and are really turning this platform into the web based standard for blogging.

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Blogging At The Intersection Of Preparation And Opportunity

2008-06-26T14:46:00.005-05:00

Milton Berle said that, "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." Learning, seeking, taking calculated risks, these are all about creating opportunity and getting yourself prepared. I am sure you have probably heard they saying, "I would rather be lucky than good." I wholeheartedly disagree. The difference between a lucky person and an unlucky one almost always comes down to preparation and attitude.

I frequently hear people that aren’t successful saying about those that are, "they are just lucky." Successful people aren’t just "lucky." They were prepared and in the right mindset when opportunity presented itself. A big part of this is associating with and befriending successful people you can learn how to be prepared when your opportunity comes.

I have seen people with tons of potential and countless opportunities waste it all because of poor decisions in picking their relationships. I have watched as person very close to me destroyed our relationship for a fleeting moment of fun with new friends. I have seen the hurt in her eyes, heard the regret in her voice, as she wished that time could be reversed and different roads traveled. Unfortunately the past cannot be undone, but mistakes in it can be learned from.

Trust me I know how easy to get caught up into a highly social unproductive lifestyle. It feeds on itself until you don't even realize how non-productive you really are. I would encourage you to examine your relationships and choices and ask yourself if they are beneficial and constructive. Honestly ask, Do they make you a better person? If not end it. I know that sounds harsh but in the end it will do you good.

Find people that encourage you, make you better, and inspire you to be better - to be great. Seek out people of like mind, with similar ideals and goals. Develop relationships with people of high moral character that have lofty goals. Find risk-takers, not reckless individuals, as you will find that taking more calculated risks, and through focused action "luck," that intersection of preparation and opportunity, will find you.

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PPC Advertising For Lazy Bloggers

2008-06-26T07:35:00.003-05:00

Okay...It isn't just for lazy bloggers...

How many of you have wanted to run a PPC advertising campaign for your blog or other online or offline venture, but you didn't know how to begin? Were you afraid of sinking a lot of money into an ad campaign with limited return? Well there is a company that offers a solution. You can connect your blog or any other business with readers and customers looking for your information, products, and services.

A company called NetworkSolutions has a new program called PerformanceClicks! It is basically a one-stop website promotion solution for any small business from blogging to landscaping. They will do all the work for you. They will research keywords, analyze your website, create your ad copy, purchase keywords and report on your campaign.

You can choose from two types of affordable, fully-managed pay per click marketing plans based on your budget and needs. They have pre-packaged plans that start from $125 a month all the way up to fully customized packages that include custom landing pages, daily monitoring to maximize your return, local business ads on google maps and more.

The pre-packaged Performance Clicks - Guaranteed option is designed to send traffic to your site and to allow you to try out PPC advertising without laying out huge up front expenses. You purchase just the amount of clicks you want to send to your Web site on a monthly basis and the traffic is guaranteed. Now just to note so there is no confusion that guarantee is after 3 months. Which if you ever have run a ppc campaign makes sense. It does take a bit of time to refine and maximize a campaign.

They do offer the fully customizable packages that start at $400. These aren't a bad option for mid level blogs which already have a decent following but are looking to take it up a notch. The $400 might seem a bit steep but if you are monetizing your blog you should see a pretty good return. Overall I think the packages are a pretty good option for those of you looking to get your feet wet in the ocean of PPC advertising.

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