At long last after months of plugging away I am finally starting to make actual money from the internet. Not, that I am going to retire on it, indeed today I made four cents, but actually I am making cash, if it carries on at this rate I might have a whole dollar by the time the month is over, and eighteen dollars by the time the year is out. Its a huge time investment, that is now appears to be paying off. I have two accounts, one on Blogspot, one on Hubpages. A few months ago I linked them. I have made a grand total of zero for the last few months, however in the last couple of days I have added a few extra pieces of advertising software, then boom, the first day I made five cents, the second I made four cents. It's nice to know that my writing is actually making some money for itself. I had Google Adsense before, but the one which is making me money is Hubpages affiliate Ad Program. Ebay is still pending at the moment, so that is how you do it. Also don't neglect the work of other authors, their work deserves your attention, and you may make some new internet friends. For blogs it is important to do a Key word search. For example "Tykranus editing review" would bring me out at the top of Google search because it is rare. The majority of my hits on my blog have come from people who are wanting to find out more about an editing company I used previously.
Monday, 23 July 2012
Friday, 13 July 2012
My life's stuck in a rut, help!
The first thing to do it to identify that life is made up of patterns and that life can sometimes be repetitive. An example, you get up, have breakfast, go to work, come home from work, have dinner and go to sleep. It's a pattern, therefore the easiest way to break that pattern is by doing something new. When we were kids we dealt with the repetitive nature of life by being spontaneous, jumping off of car garages, building bases and playing knock down ginger on our neighbour's houses. Perhaps it is time you did the same thing. No I am not proposing you climb up on roofs, play knock down ginger, and harass the neighbour's long suffering cat. Ever considered taking up kick boxing, or visiting the gym? Actually for me, I found volunteering to be one of the most rewarding experiences of my life, I volunteered at a youth club four nights a week, and it changed my entire life trajectory, I am now working as a teaching assistant. Sometimes what we think we require is a change of job, but I elect that is an extreme tactic, life is a lot more about the people you fill it with than the job you do. Fact: the majority of people dislike there job, that is why they have to pay us to do it! No one at the end of their life wishes they had worked more, it just doesn't happen. However, even Billy Graham the great evangelist, after what many Christians would consider to be a life well lived, when asked the question what would you do differently? Responded, "I wish I had of spent more time with my family." The only truly precious thing in this world is time, you only get every day once, so spend it wisely. All of a sudden, those hours you spend vegging in front of the telly look like a complete waste of time.
suggestions for ways to change your life for the better:
explore your spiritual side with an Alpha course
join a gym
join a local running club
volunteer at a local youth club or a retirement community
Write a book
Explore your artsy side, by taking up painting
take up a new sport, combat or non combat.
I could go on forever, this is by no means an exclusive list. I think the most important thing is opening yourself up to life at its fullest. The peak of the human experience only comes when we realise we work to live, we shouldn't live to work. Those hours you get outside of work are a precious commodity, use them well.
suggestions for ways to change your life for the better:
explore your spiritual side with an Alpha course
join a gym
join a local running club
volunteer at a local youth club or a retirement community
Write a book
Explore your artsy side, by taking up painting
take up a new sport, combat or non combat.
I could go on forever, this is by no means an exclusive list. I think the most important thing is opening yourself up to life at its fullest. The peak of the human experience only comes when we realise we work to live, we shouldn't live to work. Those hours you get outside of work are a precious commodity, use them well.
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