Mom died five months ago today.

My Mom died suddenly on September 10th, 2014. She had been sick for most of her life, but her passing was fast and unexpected. I've tried to stay positive, to understand that she is in a place where there is no pain, but it's still hard. It still feels really "raw." I joined Wealthy Affiliate to keep my mind occupied and to try and make money to help pay for a nice memorial for her. I'm not sure if I'll ever make money in this, but it's still been good to keep myself busy. If you're reading thi

Video from Fiverr

I had a Fiverr gig done for TheWealthyWeb.com and the lady did a GREAT job! I can't wait to get this on my website: http://youtu.be/NohNSVL64-0 I highly recommend doing something like this for your website as well. It just adds that extra professional touch. Don't you think? See you around! - Mike

Getting Social PAYS!

In the past 24 hours I've been diving into the world of social media. I'm On Facebook... ...On Google Plus And twittering on Twitter! And people are visiting! Especially on Twitter where my following has shot up by about a hundred since I started (thank you, WAers ;-) ) I'm also seeing some spikes in Google Analytics. Woo hoo! Social Media is a great way to get the ball rolling and get people over to your site. You can't ignore it. When the training says to "spread the word" --- Do it! It will

7 Easy Marketing Tips

I'd love it if you'd check out my latest post at The Wealthy Web. I had some strange "goings-on" with my theme today... somehow, Wealthy Affiliate turned it off after they said it was causing "issues." Yikes! I have no idea what that means, or why, or if it will happen again (and I hope not, because I put a lot of effort into that last theme...) But, a new one is up and running, and like I always say.. In the face of adversity, Just Keep Swimming!

I just changed my theme. Gosh, that was terrifying.

I just changed my theme to something a little more "grown up." While my site was down, I used "WP Maintenance Mode," a plug-in available for free, to put a splash page that notified my visitors that the site was currently down. Then, I got BUSY! I had made copies of all of my widget HTML (I'm not very HTML-y, so I was scared that I'd lose what I'd already done) and I went through every inch of "Customize" and...hopefully... I've come out with a halfway decent new site! I'm also in the process o

Just keep swimming!

I'm almost ten days in to my lessons here on Wealthy Affiliate and in my development of www.thewealthyweb.com - and I couldn't be more excited! I've incorporated several pieces of GREAT advice from other "WAers," and I believe my site is really started to show some good stuff. I'm on Affiliate Bootcamp, Course 2, Lesson 8 - and I'm going to spend the next few days writing a bunch of content that I can internally link around my site. I went into this thinking that I needed to connect mysite to t

Anyone Can and Should Build A Website!

I joined Wealthy Affiliate on January 20th. One week later, I've got a functioning website at www.thewealthyweb.com with a completed product review, a few blog posts, images, and more! I have big plans for the site and will continue building it out (my goal is to write a post every day in one of my four themes). And I'm only just BEGINNING Phase 2 of Bootcamp! I have been amazed at the amount of learning material here at WA, and I'm so excited to continue gaining knowledge about marketing and

Some Favorite Affirmations

Affirmations are simply statements. Words carry great power, and when we choose the right words we bring positivity, inspiration,and success into our lives. I recently came across a website with over 500 affirmations. Here are some of my favorites: Every Day in Every Way I am Getting Better and Better. I am healthy and strong. I live life to the fullest. I have the power to achieve any goal I desire. For me, the Economy is always booming. I am a well loved and well respected person. I love, res

I just bought my domain!

That was so exhilarating. Having something that's "my very own" here on the world wide web! I can't wait to bring "thewealthyweb.com" to the hearts and minds of webizens everywhere!

Head First: Affiliate Bootcamp

Later today, I'm going to go Premium. In a way, I'm committing myself to diving head first into Wealthy Associate. I've decided that if I want to build my own product and service that will appeal within my niche, it would be beneficial to understand the product and service of WA that I'm paying for each month! This all-in dive will include: 1. Receiving my first WA referral within 30 days, and three within 60 days. 2. Within six months, having enough residuals from Wealthy Affiliate to cover my