Hashtags and Research - A Productive Weekend

Recently I posted about the importance of hashtags and it seemed to get some responses as to how they work. By no means am I an expert, but here is a story from this weekend.Family Getaway - Helping Out DadFirst, a thank you to all who have served in the military. That is the reason for the long weekend we had in the United States.My dad moved in to his house about a year ago in a beach town nearby. He had the house built to his specifications so we thought he was good... then he decided he wan

WA Anonymous - Are There Meetings?

I start every post of by swearing it will be short only to go back and delete the line when I hit 500 words... this time I mean it.Last month I attempted the SAC, but quickly realized I wasn't ready. What was my purpose? The money? Growing my knowledge? I enjoy torture?Nope... I wanted to get to Vegas so I could interact with some other Super Affiliates. Alas, that will have to wait until next year.Until then, do people get together and discuss their businesses? As much as I enjoy live chat and

Four Months In - Time To Reset

Four months and it has flown by. When I began I had never created a website, did not know how to "properly" use social media, and never had any interest in writing. So logically, I decided to start blogging. Well, in four months I have learned so much that I wanted to pass it along so it can help others.Let's Start With How To BlogSo I started with a niche that I felt pretty confident about. I have a lot of knowledge and experience so I figured I could create a website. Well, I was close...Lear

Slowly Building A Following - More To Learn

Hey WA! I have somewhat successfully ventured into the world of social media. (Here is my first post about the successes) So as I move forward, I want to update everyone on my social media status...I Am Getting ThereHow am I doing? Well, I am a few months in and slowly building a following:Facebook - 48 followers on my page. Mostly friends and family, but there are some others. I did "boost" a post and it added 1 follower. Not sure I am where I want to try again, but it was fun to see the stats

Coping With Stress - Looking For Ideas

There have been many stressful moments on my journey of creating a website and for the most part I have made it through. Here are the three biggest stressors so far:Creating A BusinessI went into engineering to avoid any sort of writing. Man, things were going good until I decided to find a way to earn some extra money. I came to Wealthy Affiliate because the process made sense to me.So I started the training and learned that I had to blog. I set out to create an About Me post and it almost bro

Dear Summer - I Miss You

So baseball season is upon us. My son is super excited to see his friends and get back to playing some baseball...But 3 weeks into the season and I have already cancelled games for the following reasons:Below 50 F so too cold for 6 year oldsTwo rain-outsOne flood-out (too much water left from the rain)And tomorrow's game is going to be played with a high temperature of 54 F...Not much else to say. I will probably be one of those who complains when we hit the dog days, but right now I am done wi

Sorry Kyle, I Broke My Own Rule - SAC Update

Well, having worked in manufacturing for 12 years I developed a few rules to live by. These are a combination of experience and many discussions with mentors and bosses over the years. Here is my short list I follow to help me succeed in my "9-5" job.Rule 1 - Under Promise and Over DeliverUsually this comes from a response to something unplanned. Everyone always asks when it will be worked out. You must find a happy medium when promising or else you will lose the trust of your co-workers.So, yo

Stuck In Neutral - And I Am Good With That

Short post tonight. I think I have found my happy medium with interaction in the community and website work. At least I must have because here is my ranking for the last few days...294300298300296300So it looks like I will stick it in neutral and be happy at 300. I am good with that as my focus is really on my website.Maybe someday my sites will replace my 9-5, but until then I am good with my 2 sites and 300. If you need me and can't find me I am always available by PM.Cheers!

Work From Home - How I Used My Vacation Day

The picture pretty much covers what I thought my day was going to be like. I had taken a day off to work on my blog... and because I watched some awesome playoff hockey and didn't feel like going into my real job today.I will keep this pretty short, but my goal was to finish at least 2 posts so I could publish them throughout the weekend. Turns out, working from home is harder than it sounds. There are tons of distractions and more fun (meaning not work) things to do.So I got one post done that

SAC First Training Midpoint - The Start Of The Journey

Here we are exactly halfway through the first SAC training course. I have to remind myself that it is a journey. Take time to see the sights, meet people, learn, and best of all have fun.So, how am I doing on my journey? Stressed, slightly overwhelmed, excited, and enthused. Kind of an emotional smorgasbord. So first, let's cover the less fun emotions...I Swear This Isn't My FaultStressed is an understatement... I asked to be involved in the SAC. People said it was a lot of work, I guess I just