I love instant success, but I'm building for the long-term.

The thing about embarking on my affiliate marketing adventure is that I wanted instant success. And I got it when I started writing articles on Squidoo during the Halloween season. And it was very gratifying. Readers were clicking on my affiliate links left and right, buying everything from Iron Man costumes to camera equipment.But then November came, and sales slowed to a trickle. I guess no one really goes crazy buying things on Amazon for Thanksgiving. I did write an article on Turducken in t

I've been a bad WA member...

I haven't written anything in almost a month! I took one day off. That turned into two days, then a week, etc. Now, it's been almost a month since I've written anything or updated my website. Luckily, my Squidoo articles have still been churning out sales, but nowhere near the number of sales I made during the Halloween season.Now that Christmas is around the corner, I've noticed a pickup in sales on my Squidoo pages, and that is motivating me to get started again!However, due to

Squidoo Halloween Earnings Update!

$26.98 through Squidoo's Amazon Affiliate links$37.77 through my own Amazon Affiliate links------------$64.75 total Halloween sales!I sold 77 products, lots that were Halloween-related, and plenty that weren't! I am very excited about my success so far. Especially since I just joined Squidoo on October 9, and I've only been a member of Wealthy Affiliate since September 27.I am right on track with my financial goals. When I first joined Wealthy Affiliate and did the 10-day training

Squidoo earnings update!

Yesterday, I made my first sale from a Squidoo lens. Today, I am up to 6 sales! I am so ecstatic. I have been working tirelessly to improve my lenses, and I can't believe my hard work is paying off from just one week.I've only made $1.55 so far, but it feels so amazing. I can't describe this feeling! I'm kind of giddy right now. Squidoo is an excellent learning platform. I totally get why publicizing, pinging, SEO, and social networking all matter and are very effective whe

Squidoo!

Last week, I started writing Squidoo articles. I read somewhere on WA that writing Squidoo articles is a great way to learn SEO optimization and backlinking. I've written 9 articles so far, with 445 visits total. And I finally made my first sale!My most popular lens to date is http://www.squidoo.com/hunger-games-katniss-everdeen-costume-for-halloween-2012. This lens is about creating your own Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen costume for Halloween. I sold a little mockingjay pin. I am so thrille

My first Ezine article...

is published!http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-Ten-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Go-to-Tulane-University&id=7317803The article is on the Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Go to Tulane University. Although it's not really related to my niche, I think it might help drive college students, alumni, and perhaps potential students to my site who are looking to make pocket money on the internet.We'll see what happens! I'm just excited to be published on Ezine. I never considered submitting an article

I built a website, and it's looking good :)

I've been working on my website http://pookywelch.com.There's still a lot of content that needs to be added, but I love the layout.I'm having trouble deciding what my website is really about or who my target audience is. Or how to get my targeted audience to my site.But I'm having fun so far! I'm really enjoying the work.

I took the leap.

So I took the leap and signed up for WA for a year. I am officially a premium member. I'm a bit nervous. I'm not used to signing up for things that cost this much. But I think it demonstrates my commitment and allows me the support that I need to make this all happen.Here we go! :)

I took a hiatus, but now I'm BACK!

I started my Wealthy Affiliate trial membership 6 days ago. Three days ago, I took a break. I was overexcited, overloaded, and overwhelmed. But now I'm refreshed and back. I made over $90 in a little over a week and a half on Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk). I also started being active in the Reddit community. I found a subreddit that focuses on MTurk HITs recommendations and encourages people to post links to good HITs through Adf.ly. That way, active members who offer recommendations

I need a break.

I've been reading and writing non-stop for the past 72 hours. Last night, I fell asleep right next to my laptop with my contacts still on. I still have plenty of ideas that keep coming up. Every time I read something else on WA, my inner voice goes "Oh, that's how you do it," and "I have an article idea for that." But it's hard for my brain to keep up with my ambition. So I'm going to take a breather. Just for this evening. And tomorrow is a new day.Good night!