I've been nominated!

Hey you guys!This has really been a fantastic month! It seems like it was just a few weeks ago that I posted a new progress blog titled "5 Months, a new theme and my first sale!"Now I've been nominated for The Bloggers Recognition Award! It feels really good to have received this acknowledgement. It makes me feel wonderful promoting other bloggers, so I'm very happy to have had this opportunity!If you aren't really sure what this award is about, click this link!https://backpackingruffian.com...

5 Months, a new theme and my first sale!

So I am now just days away from my 5 month anniversary date with Wealthy Affiliate! I couldn't be more pleased. I'm learning so much as the days go by, and now that I've done the groundwork for my website (which will obviously always be a work in progress) I've also really started delving into Social Networking. This is something I was introduced to about two months ago, and has been a crash course. It's been stressful and time consuming, and I've been hit or miss with my consistency. I'll be h

3 Months at WA

So it's been three months since I signed up for Wealthy Affiliate. And this opportunity has really opened my eyes. As I've written in my personal profile, I'm a humanitarian. Sure, I'm passionate about travel and I yearn and crave new experiences. I have a certain zest for life you might say. I also dabble in photography, which for me goes hand-in-hand with nature and wanting to capture so many beautiful moments to share with others. But I have another passion, and that's people. I have always

My first 5 weeks at Wealthy Affiliate!

About three years ago I dabbled in starting my own website. But I had no experience. I had no support. I had no direction. I had no community. So after a month or so I gave up. It became more of a source of frustration than a source of satisfaction. My interest dwindled, I worked on it less and less... until one day I forgot about it altogether. Fast forward three years. I've quit my job, moved states, bought a new place, decided against interviewing for another typical day job and signed up he