Today's blog post is going to be a short one, nothing too exciting has gone on recently so not much to report on.

One thing I did want to share with you was a little bit of motivation for those who feel they've been here a while but haven't seen results yet.

I was helping out a friend here at WA today when I realized just how much I was beginning to understand about internet marketing. Six months ago I had no clue what I was doing!

For example, while I haven't earned much physical cash over the last 6 months, I have gained an understanding of:

• How to create and maintain a site, including a VERY basic understanding of code
  

• How to get ranked well in Google (from languishing on page 17 and beyond to hitting page 1 for some terms),
  

• How to properly use affiliate links (and why you SHOULDN'T use them a lot of the time),
  

• How to leverage keywords and search terms (and see if the competition really is that low; checking for authority sites under the same keyword etc.),
  

• How to increase your click-through-rate (incorporating call to actions, list based titles and dates),
  

• How to write content that is readable and engaging (from walls of text to attractive posts),
  

• How to write LOTS of content (from 500 word posts once a week to 1500 word posts daily),
  

• How to properly use on page SEO (including the importance of alt-text and videos),
  

• How to set up an email list, landing page, etc,
  

• How to analyze site statistics,

And so much more!

Now for me that it much more valuable than any cash I might have been able to earn working a Saturday job, because that is developing a skillset that will serve me well for years to come!

For anyone who feels they're not getting any 'profit' from their efforts, consider this:

Your skillset you are developing IS the profit!

Stats:

Visitors last week: 179

Visitors last month: 485

Money earned total: $0.30

Bootcamp:

Money earned: $0

Unique WA affiliate link clicks: 80

TOTAL words written: 65,000