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I’m Back and on a Mission!

I’m Back and on a Mission!

There’s something to be said for adversity. Personally, I don’t like facing too much adversity at one time, but every time I do I come out on the other end stronger. The power outage was an inconvenience and an experience to learn from. There were several action items I took away from the experience. I’ve [...]

Why I Started Using Chitika Again

Why I Started Using Chitika Again

Some time ago I used Chitika as a way to monetize my sites. The setup was easy. All I had to do was sign in, configure the ad size and color to match my site and place the code on my blog/website. I thought of Chitika sort of like how I thought of Google AdSense. [...]

Experiment with Ad Placement

Experiment with Ad Placement

I’ve read over and over on the internet that you should play around with your ad placements, size, color, etc for maximum return. I guess if you read something enough times eventually it will sink in. Abandoning a Blog One of my newly created blogs has been taking quite a long time to get off [...]

Another Residual Milestone (that took forever to achieve)

Another Residual Milestone (that took forever to achieve)

Okay, I finally made it.  I finally earned $20,000 in residual income this year.  When I went to bed last night I was 26 cents away from my milestone.  When I woke up this morning, I had surpassed it! Of course after a momentary celebration, I had to take a more detailed look at how [...]

Choosing the Write Path

Choosing the Write Path

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the month of August is a month of reflection and re-evaluation. If you don’t take time to look at where you’ve been, you’re bound to make a few errors in judgment going forward. So, in order to plan for the future, you must take the past into consideration. [...]

iNJFM: Monetizing a Blog with Zazzle

iNJFM: Monetizing a Blog with Zazzle

I recently received an email from a writer asking for advice on how to earn money from her own writing site. I probably should have answered, “When I start making money from my site, I’ll let you know.” Don’t get me wrong, I do earn some money here, but just about all of my other [...]

Switching Blog Themes: Is it Worth It?

Switching Blog Themes: Is it Worth It?

Here’s the scoop. It’s quite obvious that NJFM is undergoing a transformation. The reason for the change is several fold: The old theme stopped working behind the scenes. There were too many errors and the load was too slow. I wanted something lighter and airier and easier for me to handle. NJFM, although I love [...]

I Liked January, 2010…Sort Of

I Liked January, 2010…Sort Of

Things seem to be turning around on the residual income front. I’m back on track for hitting the $2,000 residual income mark (haven’t hit it yet, but it’s getting closer). I owe most of my income turnaround to eHow and Suite 101. They had to compensate for my dropping AdSense numbers. Those blasted AdSense numbers [...]

Add Financial Stocking Stuffers to Your Blogs

Add Financial Stocking Stuffers to Your Blogs

I was looking at my August earnings and realized that without my stocking stuffers, I would have to work a little harder to reach my financial goals. My first long term goal is to earn $166.66 per day (that’s $5,000 in monthly residual income). Every goal in between is a mini-goal. So far I’m a [...]

From $0 to $35 a Day

From $0 to $35 a Day

From time to time I find threads on forums that I find to be very interesting and informative. With information overload occurring quite frequently, I find that I usually save or .pdf some threads to come back to them later. Here’s a thread on the Warrior Forum started by one of the users. The topic [...]