I've been a member here at WA for almost exactly three years now, and the main reason I've stayed is because of the wealth of information you can get. I haven't done much in the way of commenting or blogging or anything else in the last couple of years because I am very busy with my day-to-day business in the real world.I haven't really made money with my blog, chiefly because of the lack of time and effort I put into it; months will go by without me visiting the thing. I do love my blog, tho

The fact is, I do visit for short periods when I can get away from my jailers (company and websites). I just never seem to have any great length of time to spend. Right now it seems as if the routine is giving me some breathing space, so hopefully (rolling eyes) I'll be able to comment and visit for longer periods. Even though I don't spend a lot of time here, when I do it is time extraordinarily well-spent. Sometimes I'm working on one of my websites, and I want to add or change something an

Just how important are those longer search phrases? And what do they have to do with women? Take a quick look at a few facts: --Over one third of the total internet population buys goods online. Of these, 61% are women. --Women account for 85% of *all* purchasing. They influenced $90 billion of consumer electronics in 2007, and the number has been steadily rising since then. --Men, when researching or searching, generally use short tail keywords. Women generally use long tail keywords. --44% of

So my brother's business is in "hurry-up-and-wait" mode, freeing up some of my time to spend here, and I have had just the best day! I miss communicating with everyone here at WA all the time. Hopefully the pause in his business means a few days of my being back here regularly. It has been so nice reading great posts and commenting. So many new members! WA just keeps growing and growing. I think the one of the best things about this place is the constant excitement that new ones generate a

After a good night's sleep and a solemn promise that my brother and I would sit down and knock some stuff out with his business this afternoon, and after doing my invoicing and some client work, I ran upstairs to see how the nephews were doing and lo and behold both are off with friends off to see the new "Mr. Peabody" movie with them. I suddenly found myself with a whole heady half hour of me-time. So where am I? At the best community in the world, that's where! I'm really missing my dail