After my last posting, I remembered something that had been bugging me for a while about forums.
I don't care if they pay a decent amount per post, .15 to .30 cents for a 25 word post isn't bad. However, many of them require you to wait until you have 20 or 50 dollars in your "account" with them, before you can be paid.
That's fine if a) you have so much to write b) time isn't an issue. It seems to me that some of my best work is languishing, waiting for that time when I finally reach payout! I have to wait and wait, because the offerings are small and it takes so long to reach the minimum.
I'll bet that many get discouraged, long before they reach that goal, and never post again to that forum. However, in the meantime, the forum has benefitted from your original comments, because it has brought activity and thereby, revenue, which they don't have to pay for you because you either didn't finish the assignment by reaching that goal, or you didn't post for a specified period of time!
Sort of like working for a company for a while and they get the benefit of your labour without being obliged to compensate you for it.
Posting to those kinds of forums, though, does have advantages. One is, they are pretty simple to join and get involved with. They can be a lot of fun. You will gain confidence and experience. So as a newbie, give them a try. They will eventually pay out, if you can keep on posting, but don't expect a lot of return from them.
The links I gave in my previous posts, they are payed through Adsense, not the forum. There is no, "minimum". It will be lumped together with all you other earnings from different streams so you can be paid when YOU want to. You can't lose the earnings that you worked hard on. Very important, I'd say.
Yes, I'll save you searching the other posts and repost them here:
http://reviewparty.com/referral/7266aa49
http://www.xomba.com/referral/778339ed
Hey, this is actually quite a good exercise for me!! Lots of practice with the mechanics of this SEO and web marketing stuff!
Don't forget to post a hello, I'd love to hear from you!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Forum Posting - A Work From Home Method That Generates Residual Income
Before I forget the things I am learning, I thought I should post this right away.
One of the ways of making residual income is to post to forums. The idea, is that the more posts a site has, the more activity is generated, more relevant content is produced and the site climbs the hallowed rungs of Google's search engine.
I mentioned this before, but it seems I need to elaborate a little more. Let's use an illustration about WHY this is all so important.
The term WEB is a very apt one for a number of reasons. For our purposes though, of SEO (search engine optimization) we want to think of WHY spiders produce webs. To catch food, obviously, you say. What though, is it, about the web that attracts the spider? I'm sure we've all seen spiders hanging motionless off to the side. Why?
Naturally, they are waiting for something yummy to land in the web. Once it does, it is the understandable wriggling and thrashing of the captive that alerts the spider that dinner is served. Now, if insects were clever, they'd realize that moving about isn't going to help their situation. It is only going to speed up the inevitable. But insects, at least, ones thrashing around in webs, weren't exactly first in line when it came to getting brains. They would understand that if they lay perfectly still, and waited for a while, maybe gently trying to extract themselves over a period of time, spidey wouldn't come around as quickly.
That's why this illustration fits the situation. We web marketers are interested in bringing the "spiders" or bots running to find what's going on in our corner of the "web'. We want to keep 'em coming, boys! By activity! Lots and lots of activity!
Regular, fresh, exciting activity.
Anyway, getting back to the forums, this is one way for YOU to make money from home. Now, I don't know how successful I'll be at this, I haven't really had time to test it long term. But, my thought is on this one, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I won't have to invest any money, so its just my time.
The premise is, the more you post, the more chances you have of someone reading your post and clicking on ads connected with your post, through Adsense and Amazon and other forms of affiliate marketing.
They also teach you how to find audiences quickly. What I mean by that is that these sites KNOW what people are looking for. They say, "Hey! Did you know that a quabillion people were looking for information today on soccer balls? Why not write an article about soccer balls?"
Hopefully, not too many people are looking for information on soccer balls, *yawn*
because that just doesn't turn my crank. I'm sure, even with World Cup Fever, there must be a few people looking for things I'd be interested in writing about!!
In any case, that's sort of the way it works, according to my understanding. As with all my posts, please elucidate me if I've got it wrong, or if you have any observations! I'd love to hear from you!
As to the 'nuts and bolts' again, this is the site that I'm using to get all the techie stuff done. http://paydotcom.net/r/11436/sulynsi/1526721/
If you'd like to go straight to the forums, at least a couple of them to check out how they work, here are the links:
http://reviewparty.com/referral/7266aa49
This one focuses on paying to get you to review stuff, like movies and DVDs
The next one has many different categories for you to post under:
http://www.xomba.com/referral/778339ed
One of the ways of making residual income is to post to forums. The idea, is that the more posts a site has, the more activity is generated, more relevant content is produced and the site climbs the hallowed rungs of Google's search engine.
I mentioned this before, but it seems I need to elaborate a little more. Let's use an illustration about WHY this is all so important.
The term WEB is a very apt one for a number of reasons. For our purposes though, of SEO (search engine optimization) we want to think of WHY spiders produce webs. To catch food, obviously, you say. What though, is it, about the web that attracts the spider? I'm sure we've all seen spiders hanging motionless off to the side. Why?
Naturally, they are waiting for something yummy to land in the web. Once it does, it is the understandable wriggling and thrashing of the captive that alerts the spider that dinner is served. Now, if insects were clever, they'd realize that moving about isn't going to help their situation. It is only going to speed up the inevitable. But insects, at least, ones thrashing around in webs, weren't exactly first in line when it came to getting brains. They would understand that if they lay perfectly still, and waited for a while, maybe gently trying to extract themselves over a period of time, spidey wouldn't come around as quickly.
That's why this illustration fits the situation. We web marketers are interested in bringing the "spiders" or bots running to find what's going on in our corner of the "web'. We want to keep 'em coming, boys! By activity! Lots and lots of activity!
Regular, fresh, exciting activity.
Anyway, getting back to the forums, this is one way for YOU to make money from home. Now, I don't know how successful I'll be at this, I haven't really had time to test it long term. But, my thought is on this one, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I won't have to invest any money, so its just my time.
The premise is, the more you post, the more chances you have of someone reading your post and clicking on ads connected with your post, through Adsense and Amazon and other forms of affiliate marketing.
They also teach you how to find audiences quickly. What I mean by that is that these sites KNOW what people are looking for. They say, "Hey! Did you know that a quabillion people were looking for information today on soccer balls? Why not write an article about soccer balls?"
Hopefully, not too many people are looking for information on soccer balls, *yawn*
because that just doesn't turn my crank. I'm sure, even with World Cup Fever, there must be a few people looking for things I'd be interested in writing about!!
In any case, that's sort of the way it works, according to my understanding. As with all my posts, please elucidate me if I've got it wrong, or if you have any observations! I'd love to hear from you!
As to the 'nuts and bolts' again, this is the site that I'm using to get all the techie stuff done. http://paydotcom.net/r/11436/sulynsi/1526721/
If you'd like to go straight to the forums, at least a couple of them to check out how they work, here are the links:
http://reviewparty.com/referral/7266aa49
This one focuses on paying to get you to review stuff, like movies and DVDs
The next one has many different categories for you to post under:
http://www.xomba.com/referral/778339ed
Combatting Depression When Working From Home
Traditional jobs keep you busy. You are up and out the door every morning. You have to be. There is no time to think of discouragement.
You know that if you do your job, you will have a cheque every pay. You don't worry about finding work, or whether their WILL be work. That is one of the main benefits of being an employee.
Working from home, certainly in these early stages where you are trying to build enough work to keep you busy and develop a schedule, can be very hard on you.
Of course, this is self-employment from home. Obviously, if you are working for someone else out a home office, this may not be as much of an issue. Still, for some, isolation can be difficult. Depending on your personal circumstances and personality, working from home, even for an employer, can leave you feeling a little disconnected, particularly if you are used to the interaction in an office setting.
How do you keep that fire, that drive? How do you motivate yourself to keep going when you feel like you would just rather go back to bed?
This is something I am struggling with at this very moment, and, as I am documenting my journey, it may be an obstacle future readers of my blog will also encounter.
Some may say, "go for a walk" or "read something light". Trouble is, with this kind of blue funk, it saps every ounce, not so much of strength, but of will. Put brain in neutral! It is quite paralyzing.
I hope, that by adding this to my blog, by writing about the feelings I'm battling, it does two things. 1) gets them aired out 2) keeps me busy writing! thereby, getting more accomplished in my goal of activity that attracts business to my blog!
Now, there is an encouraging thought! Something positive out of the blues!
It is also good to identify what exactly is causing the problem. Is it isolation? Writer's block? I don't think in this instance it is either. I really don't mind working on my own. Being in my own home office is really nice. I can set up the way I want to. Maybe, that's what I need to keep reminding myself. All the reasons for making it work. Ideas are flowing, so its not the writing problem.
Right now, it is the nuts and bolts of making my work at home, blogging venture work. The mechanics of SEO and web marketing! Ah! So tiresome! so much reading that is making my eyes go crossed!
And yet, that is what will make this adventure worth while. Keep trucking, girl!
You know that if you do your job, you will have a cheque every pay. You don't worry about finding work, or whether their WILL be work. That is one of the main benefits of being an employee.
Working from home, certainly in these early stages where you are trying to build enough work to keep you busy and develop a schedule, can be very hard on you.
Of course, this is self-employment from home. Obviously, if you are working for someone else out a home office, this may not be as much of an issue. Still, for some, isolation can be difficult. Depending on your personal circumstances and personality, working from home, even for an employer, can leave you feeling a little disconnected, particularly if you are used to the interaction in an office setting.
How do you keep that fire, that drive? How do you motivate yourself to keep going when you feel like you would just rather go back to bed?
This is something I am struggling with at this very moment, and, as I am documenting my journey, it may be an obstacle future readers of my blog will also encounter.
Some may say, "go for a walk" or "read something light". Trouble is, with this kind of blue funk, it saps every ounce, not so much of strength, but of will. Put brain in neutral! It is quite paralyzing.
I hope, that by adding this to my blog, by writing about the feelings I'm battling, it does two things. 1) gets them aired out 2) keeps me busy writing! thereby, getting more accomplished in my goal of activity that attracts business to my blog!
Now, there is an encouraging thought! Something positive out of the blues!
It is also good to identify what exactly is causing the problem. Is it isolation? Writer's block? I don't think in this instance it is either. I really don't mind working on my own. Being in my own home office is really nice. I can set up the way I want to. Maybe, that's what I need to keep reminding myself. All the reasons for making it work. Ideas are flowing, so its not the writing problem.
Right now, it is the nuts and bolts of making my work at home, blogging venture work. The mechanics of SEO and web marketing! Ah! So tiresome! so much reading that is making my eyes go crossed!
And yet, that is what will make this adventure worth while. Keep trucking, girl!
Monday, June 28, 2010
A Journey of a Thousand Miles Starts With a Single Step! Working From Home Is Close By, But......
While it is true that I don't have to drive anywhere to work anymore, unless of course I choose to, that doesn't mean that my journey to work from home will be a short one. No. Professional web marketing has a long learning curve.
I have a few of my ducks in place, but in no way am I anywhere near where I need to be to really make this thing work. It is hard when you keep getting interrupted by LIFE, you know, that thing that happens when you are "busy making other plans"?
I know that to maximize my blog, there are a whole lot more links in the chain. At least I'm up and running!
One thing the instructions say is to not leave your blog. Keep it fresh, dynamic.
Even if you haven't got all the optimization steps worked out, working daily or certainly several times a week on your blog, giving some TLC, is definitely worth your while.
That is kind of comforting to me at this stage. I keep thinking how daunting all the steps are! I feel like I'm taking one step forward, 2 or 3 steps back! At least, I know that by writing regularly in my blog, I am forwarding my efforts to finally get this work from home opportunity off the ground.
Even if you feel you are not accomplishing much, regular blogging DOES add to the completed whole, according to my information.
So, I guess, even though they may be small, each step brings you closer to that final goal.
I have a few of my ducks in place, but in no way am I anywhere near where I need to be to really make this thing work. It is hard when you keep getting interrupted by LIFE, you know, that thing that happens when you are "busy making other plans"?
I know that to maximize my blog, there are a whole lot more links in the chain. At least I'm up and running!
One thing the instructions say is to not leave your blog. Keep it fresh, dynamic.
Even if you haven't got all the optimization steps worked out, working daily or certainly several times a week on your blog, giving some TLC, is definitely worth your while.
That is kind of comforting to me at this stage. I keep thinking how daunting all the steps are! I feel like I'm taking one step forward, 2 or 3 steps back! At least, I know that by writing regularly in my blog, I am forwarding my efforts to finally get this work from home opportunity off the ground.
Even if you feel you are not accomplishing much, regular blogging DOES add to the completed whole, according to my information.
So, I guess, even though they may be small, each step brings you closer to that final goal.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Working From Home: It's A Tough Job, But Someone's Gotta Do It! (It May As Well Be Me!)
It is an absolutely glorious day here on the Island! PEI is THE summer place to be.
What a day to be working from home! When I was working in an office, I had to drive an hour to get there, and spend my day in a windowless office, dark and a little depressing. My current office is a small room that my husband built onto the house. It has windows on three sides. My view to the south is trees, grass, buttercups, weeds,(oh, well we won't discuss the gardening issues!) My east windows look out toward my berry patches and the neighbouring fields. I can see the huge windmill, quietly whirring away, making green energy. I can smell spring from my office! I can hear birds twittering away in the copse of evergreens across the driveway. What a wondeful exchange for a "regular" paycheque!! I've just got to make this work for me long term!
I had some errands to do in town today. I didn't have to book any time off. I just simply told my client that I'm in my office at such and such a time, leave a message and I'll get back to you when I return! Oh boy! What freedom!
I went for a walk, I got my errands done, washed the car and returned home refreshed and envigorated, ready to work my little heart out! All the way in the car, ideas for writing and blogging were flying around my head. No writer's block here! Some of my most creative ideas descend on me when I've got nothing to do but stare at an empty road.
I really need to get a handle on how all the SEO and linking and networking works. SEO, by the way, unless you are alreay initiated is search engine optimization.
Its one of the parts of the puzzle that you really need to get in order to be successful.
One of the work from home, or home based job opportunities I've come across is posting to forums. This is to help boost their content and presence on the net. They actually pay people like you and I to chat or post. So if you have an opinion (ha ha), you can post! And get paid for it! I have accepted a couple of assignments. I chose a couple of forums in which I felt I could genuinely participate. No hit and run.
I like to get a feel for the site in which I'm posting, become part of their community. When I figure out exactly how this works, I'll post a link for you. If you want to leave me a message, asking for the links, I'll be happy to email you back. That way, you'll get the correct information. Remember, I'm new at this.
By the way, if you are a seasoned veteran of this game, and can offer any insights, by all means, please put your two cents in. And leave me a link to YOUR blog! I'd love to hear from anyone!
In the meantime, back to "work"!
What a day to be working from home! When I was working in an office, I had to drive an hour to get there, and spend my day in a windowless office, dark and a little depressing. My current office is a small room that my husband built onto the house. It has windows on three sides. My view to the south is trees, grass, buttercups, weeds,(oh, well we won't discuss the gardening issues!) My east windows look out toward my berry patches and the neighbouring fields. I can see the huge windmill, quietly whirring away, making green energy. I can smell spring from my office! I can hear birds twittering away in the copse of evergreens across the driveway. What a wondeful exchange for a "regular" paycheque!! I've just got to make this work for me long term!
I had some errands to do in town today. I didn't have to book any time off. I just simply told my client that I'm in my office at such and such a time, leave a message and I'll get back to you when I return! Oh boy! What freedom!
I went for a walk, I got my errands done, washed the car and returned home refreshed and envigorated, ready to work my little heart out! All the way in the car, ideas for writing and blogging were flying around my head. No writer's block here! Some of my most creative ideas descend on me when I've got nothing to do but stare at an empty road.
I really need to get a handle on how all the SEO and linking and networking works. SEO, by the way, unless you are alreay initiated is search engine optimization.
Its one of the parts of the puzzle that you really need to get in order to be successful.
One of the work from home, or home based job opportunities I've come across is posting to forums. This is to help boost their content and presence on the net. They actually pay people like you and I to chat or post. So if you have an opinion (ha ha), you can post! And get paid for it! I have accepted a couple of assignments. I chose a couple of forums in which I felt I could genuinely participate. No hit and run.
I like to get a feel for the site in which I'm posting, become part of their community. When I figure out exactly how this works, I'll post a link for you. If you want to leave me a message, asking for the links, I'll be happy to email you back. That way, you'll get the correct information. Remember, I'm new at this.
By the way, if you are a seasoned veteran of this game, and can offer any insights, by all means, please put your two cents in. And leave me a link to YOUR blog! I'd love to hear from anyone!
In the meantime, back to "work"!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Kindle? Ok, I Know About It Now, And I WANT One!
When starting any venture or business, there is a TON of reading to do. Most of the information for home based businesses, or working from home, is online. Its tiring doing all that reading in fromt of a computer screen! It sure would be nice to curl up on the couch, set your tea beside you and read from something small and portable.
Enter the Kindle Its an Amazon product that is primarily an excellent marketing tool for Amazon's main product line, the book, but I forsee another application.
From what I understand, the Kindle doesn't yet act completely like a PC in that it has a web browser, and I get the idea that pretty much everything is in PDF format. It would be nice, though, if it has the capability, at least in the future of providing a way to download and read all types of manuals, particularly in the field of working at home. I mean, you HAVE to have that couch to sit on!
There is another reason to love the idea of working from home. Taking time to research your own business venture, and ways of improving, expanding and growing. In comfort!
I suppose a laptop will have to do for the time being. Mine isn't wireless, because its old and I don't have the driver to set up the wireless capability. Even so, the Kindle looks a lot more comfortable, and apparently, the screen is not overly bright, being easier on the eyes.
Enter the Kindle Its an Amazon product that is primarily an excellent marketing tool for Amazon's main product line, the book, but I forsee another application.
From what I understand, the Kindle doesn't yet act completely like a PC in that it has a web browser, and I get the idea that pretty much everything is in PDF format. It would be nice, though, if it has the capability, at least in the future of providing a way to download and read all types of manuals, particularly in the field of working at home. I mean, you HAVE to have that couch to sit on!
There is another reason to love the idea of working from home. Taking time to research your own business venture, and ways of improving, expanding and growing. In comfort!
I suppose a laptop will have to do for the time being. Mine isn't wireless, because its old and I don't have the driver to set up the wireless capability. Even so, the Kindle looks a lot more comfortable, and apparently, the screen is not overly bright, being easier on the eyes.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
That Lonely Feeling
Any entrepreneur will probably tell you, its lonely at the top.
An entrepreneur, is, by definition "one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise" someone who undertakes a new direction, in business.
Risk, whether it is at the expense of time, or money or both, is an uncomfortable position for most people. They tend to admire risk takers when they see the positive results of their efforts. They particularly like entrepreneurs when they start needing to employ other people. It rather reminds me of the story of The Little Red Hen, who asks for help, doesn't get any, continues plodding away, and when she is about to enjoy the fruits of her labour, then others are interested in "helping" her, by also reaping the rewards of her labour.
Working from home is usually an entrepreneurial venture. It is by its very nature lonely, solitary work. Even when you work from home for an established company as an employee, you are somewhat isolated. I do part-time work for a company that does surveys over the phone. Except for a chat box, there is no contact with anyone, and the chat is only to be used between worker and supervisors to deal with any issues that arise while working.
When those around you don't understand what it is you are trying to accomplish, their negative response to your work can be discouraging. Like any job, a new business, work from home or other wise, has a learning curve. That learning curve can involve many tedious hours of research. Hours of poring over books and manuals. The results, the MONEY, comes after much effort and time has already been expended. If results were instantaneous, everyone would be jumping to the cause and supporting you whole heartedly.
No business venture is like that. All successful businesses had their period of set up. Slog in the trenches, unglamourous, tedious and not profitable. For the time being.
You kind of have to put up with the "concern" of others, that you're getting involved in a scam, do you really believe you can make money doing this? Who's going to pay you? Do you have to invest any money? As if being in business meant one safe big "employer" is going to ensure you have a paycheque this week. I guess, since most people have never been in business, they don't understand that SOMEONE along the line had to start their business from scratch, build it, invest their own time and money in it. Their big secure company, that provides their cheque, came from somewhere.
That is, until THEY get laid off.
I have been in business before, and my sister said she admired my ability to work for myself. She thought it was a great idea to work from home. She felt she couldn't do it. I said, the only difference between you and me is that you don't HAVE to. When you are out of work, again, and still needing to pay those bills, you find a way. If there are no jobs to be had, you have to find a niche and a clientele that wants what you are selling. I can understand the angst of those who have never done anything else but work for an employer.
If I hadn't had to, I'd have stayed in that safe place myself.
An entrepreneur, is, by definition "one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise" someone who undertakes a new direction, in business.
Risk, whether it is at the expense of time, or money or both, is an uncomfortable position for most people. They tend to admire risk takers when they see the positive results of their efforts. They particularly like entrepreneurs when they start needing to employ other people. It rather reminds me of the story of The Little Red Hen, who asks for help, doesn't get any, continues plodding away, and when she is about to enjoy the fruits of her labour, then others are interested in "helping" her, by also reaping the rewards of her labour.
Working from home is usually an entrepreneurial venture. It is by its very nature lonely, solitary work. Even when you work from home for an established company as an employee, you are somewhat isolated. I do part-time work for a company that does surveys over the phone. Except for a chat box, there is no contact with anyone, and the chat is only to be used between worker and supervisors to deal with any issues that arise while working.
When those around you don't understand what it is you are trying to accomplish, their negative response to your work can be discouraging. Like any job, a new business, work from home or other wise, has a learning curve. That learning curve can involve many tedious hours of research. Hours of poring over books and manuals. The results, the MONEY, comes after much effort and time has already been expended. If results were instantaneous, everyone would be jumping to the cause and supporting you whole heartedly.
No business venture is like that. All successful businesses had their period of set up. Slog in the trenches, unglamourous, tedious and not profitable. For the time being.
You kind of have to put up with the "concern" of others, that you're getting involved in a scam, do you really believe you can make money doing this? Who's going to pay you? Do you have to invest any money? As if being in business meant one safe big "employer" is going to ensure you have a paycheque this week. I guess, since most people have never been in business, they don't understand that SOMEONE along the line had to start their business from scratch, build it, invest their own time and money in it. Their big secure company, that provides their cheque, came from somewhere.
That is, until THEY get laid off.
I have been in business before, and my sister said she admired my ability to work for myself. She thought it was a great idea to work from home. She felt she couldn't do it. I said, the only difference between you and me is that you don't HAVE to. When you are out of work, again, and still needing to pay those bills, you find a way. If there are no jobs to be had, you have to find a niche and a clientele that wants what you are selling. I can understand the angst of those who have never done anything else but work for an employer.
If I hadn't had to, I'd have stayed in that safe place myself.
Friday, June 18, 2010
My Adventure Begins
I had finally found what I would call a steady, full-time position in the line of work for which I was trained.
Since our move to the rural lifestyle, work was a long line of short-term, temporary, poorly paid, service jobs. Here was, finally, something that paid fairly well, had benefits, had some measure of security. Sure it was an hour's drive one way, but it was regular.
Eight months later, I find myself, once more, unemployed, or at least under-employed.
I did convince my company to keep me on very part-time; they really couldn't afford to let me go, but they were suffering from the downturn in the economy, and some very poor management decisions, and had to cut somewhere.
So, I have some part-time work and my unemployment cheque.
What now? I'm sick of being constantly uprooted, having to regroup. I had given up a developing business for the "security" of a "real" job. Work had been agonizingly slow and I had injured my shoulder, making a hard decision a little easier. So I went "back" to a traditional job in my field.
So much for plan 'A'.
One option, in my situation was to grab whatever work came my way. Problem with that, is there just ISN'T enough steady regular work that pays enough to live on. At least, not where I live.
Should I go back to school? Learn another trade? One that seems to be in high demand in our area? Ah, operative words, "seems to be". There are NO guarantees, and after being in school a couple or more years being saddled with an even greater debt? Still not able to find a job that pays well? No, too much risk.
I'd toyed with SEO ideas and pay per click and pay to post ideas. Read enough about them to be thoroughly convinced they were all scams. Or were they? There were people, even a close relative, claiming to make a living off it. What was I missing? If it is so easy, everyone would be doing it and there would be no work for anyone.
What I discovered is that most people only read so far, and then their eyes glaze over. Its a lot to absorb. Its hard to understand how all the pieces fit together. And they MUST fit together to make them work effectively. Its not a "get rich quick" idea. It is bona fide, hard slogging, time consuming, and often frustrating work. Most people give up after a few experiences getting paid .01 cents to read an email every few days, or posting opinions on some social chat forum. I did that. A year's posting yielded me less than 15 dollars, which I have yet to bother collecting.
Now, with the timing just right, I found a website that provides tutorials on all the different threads involved in web marketing. There are many different threads. Yes, you can choose to pull only one or two, but it works better if you get them all. Chances are, you will try pursuing those one or two threads, and give up shortly thereafter, because you can't see how this is going to work! (if you are interested in the same program, I can heartily recommend it)
This time, I thought, I'm going to follow it through. I'm going to read all the material and start implementing not just one or two ideas, but as many as I can actually do. As I started doing this, it started to become more clear to me both how and why this can work.
I am making this journal in the hopes that one day, my experience will benefit others. Many tutorials are written by experts, who tend to forget what it was like as a complete novice, to undertake a venture like this. They forget to explain what to them are such basic ideas and concepts simply because they have become second nature.
This should be interesting to read sometime later in this adventure. See the progression of the project, the outcome I of which, I hope, will enable me to generate a steady income.
Click on the link to find the program that I am using. It is very comprehensive.
http://paydotcom.net/r/11436/sulynsi/1526721/
Since our move to the rural lifestyle, work was a long line of short-term, temporary, poorly paid, service jobs. Here was, finally, something that paid fairly well, had benefits, had some measure of security. Sure it was an hour's drive one way, but it was regular.
Eight months later, I find myself, once more, unemployed, or at least under-employed.
I did convince my company to keep me on very part-time; they really couldn't afford to let me go, but they were suffering from the downturn in the economy, and some very poor management decisions, and had to cut somewhere.
So, I have some part-time work and my unemployment cheque.
What now? I'm sick of being constantly uprooted, having to regroup. I had given up a developing business for the "security" of a "real" job. Work had been agonizingly slow and I had injured my shoulder, making a hard decision a little easier. So I went "back" to a traditional job in my field.
So much for plan 'A'.
One option, in my situation was to grab whatever work came my way. Problem with that, is there just ISN'T enough steady regular work that pays enough to live on. At least, not where I live.
Should I go back to school? Learn another trade? One that seems to be in high demand in our area? Ah, operative words, "seems to be". There are NO guarantees, and after being in school a couple or more years being saddled with an even greater debt? Still not able to find a job that pays well? No, too much risk.
I'd toyed with SEO ideas and pay per click and pay to post ideas. Read enough about them to be thoroughly convinced they were all scams. Or were they? There were people, even a close relative, claiming to make a living off it. What was I missing? If it is so easy, everyone would be doing it and there would be no work for anyone.
What I discovered is that most people only read so far, and then their eyes glaze over. Its a lot to absorb. Its hard to understand how all the pieces fit together. And they MUST fit together to make them work effectively. Its not a "get rich quick" idea. It is bona fide, hard slogging, time consuming, and often frustrating work. Most people give up after a few experiences getting paid .01 cents to read an email every few days, or posting opinions on some social chat forum. I did that. A year's posting yielded me less than 15 dollars, which I have yet to bother collecting.
Now, with the timing just right, I found a website that provides tutorials on all the different threads involved in web marketing. There are many different threads. Yes, you can choose to pull only one or two, but it works better if you get them all. Chances are, you will try pursuing those one or two threads, and give up shortly thereafter, because you can't see how this is going to work! (if you are interested in the same program, I can heartily recommend it)
This time, I thought, I'm going to follow it through. I'm going to read all the material and start implementing not just one or two ideas, but as many as I can actually do. As I started doing this, it started to become more clear to me both how and why this can work.
I am making this journal in the hopes that one day, my experience will benefit others. Many tutorials are written by experts, who tend to forget what it was like as a complete novice, to undertake a venture like this. They forget to explain what to them are such basic ideas and concepts simply because they have become second nature.
This should be interesting to read sometime later in this adventure. See the progression of the project, the outcome I of which, I hope, will enable me to generate a steady income.
Click on the link to find the program that I am using. It is very comprehensive.
http://paydotcom.net/r/11436/sulynsi/1526721/
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