I have a new blog

I just thought I'd make an announcement. I have a new blog so I will no longer be posting here. The problem with this blog is that it just focused on internet marketing. But, my business involves writing, internet marketing, and blogging. My new blog deals with all of these subjects.

You can read it here. Enjoy! I post at it at least once a day.

Thirty Day Challenge 2007

Ed Dale is creating buzz about the 2008 season of the Thirty Day Challenge and all I could think was ...

Oh crap. I better get cracking on 2007!

When I did it, I didn't get that much out of it because I was so confused and overwhelmed about internet marketing in general that I didn't internalize anything. Then I tried again and went on vacation and lost my grove.

So, the third time's a charm. It took me that long to understand which end is up. I'm on day three of 2007 and I finally get it.

I'll let you know how it all turns out.

Red Sox Are World Series Champions - A New Lens

I have a new squidoo lens. Hey, I'm just trying to have a little fun!

I created a lens in tribute to the Red Sox who are currently the World Series Champions... my team. :)

They're raising the banner at Fenway on Tuesday.

http://www.squidoo.com/red-sox-world-series-champions

Success Story Update - Deleted Squidoo Lenses

I am going through a process of simplifying my life and getting rid of the things that I don't want to do anymore.

The first of these was to get rid of some of my Squidoo lenses. I had way too many writing lenses, and I was running out of things to talk about.

Time to move on. I had all these long tail keywords chosen for other lenses. In the end, it didn't matter. I didn't want to work on them.

Expect more squidoo changes as I change things around with my account.

Squidoo - Am I Missing the Point?

Squidoo is a fun site. I love creating lenses. As a result of this, I want to make money with my lenses. So, I did some things that "experts" have been telling me.

1. Create multiple Squidoo accounts, one for each niche

2. Promote only one affiliate program per lens

3. keywords, keywords, keywords

Good advice, but there's something missing. When I log into my account and I see ten writing lenses, I get bored. I am unmotivated to work on them. I have a hard time with the "separate accounts" thing because it just doesn't make sense.

So, my new goal is this:

1. Have one squidoo lens

2. Put any affiliate programs that I want on my lenses

3. add in keywords as they make sense but don't stress out about it

I'll report to you how I do with this in the coming weeks. For me, I want to have fun with what I am doing. Taking the "Advice" written by the experts seemed to have killed the joy for me.

Check out my lenses. They're all about writing but soon they'll be about anything I can think of!

Internet Marketing Earnings for March 2008

Here is a rundown of my earnings from March 2008.

Associated Content Affiliate Program - $18

Commission Junction - $40

Clickbank - $17.98

That makes a grand total of $75.98.

Not bad considering I only made $60 my first year as a freelance writer and I am doing just fine right now!

New Month, Fresh Start

I've made some progress in February. I didn't make much money in internet marketing - probably close to $100, if that. This isn't my only source of income though, which is a big relief.

So far I've:

• Created a Free 7 Day Course for my list on how to start a writing business
• picked an ebook to focus on, to help me learn how to be a successful internet marketer

In April, I will continue that trend. I have to think about building a business long term. $100 last month will turn into more this month, etc - as long as I keep building.

So I consider this a fresh start. As a first step, I am going to create a brand new business plan for myself. I believe in keeping them simple and to the point. Otherwise, I'd just get overwhelmed.