Summer Vacation

For the next 2-3 months, my life is about to be very interrupted. Between helping a relative with a brick and mortar business and moving, I will be lucky to have any time for myself. I plan to eke out enough time to post on my two sites but all else is being pushed aside. Although I titled this "summer vacation" it will be more like "summer relocation." While I certainly dread the brick and mortar part of the equation, moving has been a goal for sometime. (Dread seems like such a mild term for

Earning Money to Cover Your Wealthy Affiliate Membership

Wealthy Affiliate is one of the few memberships actually worth the cost. In today's economy, however, that $47 might as well be four figures for some people. In the interest of helping my fellow WA'ers, I thought I'd list a few ways to help in earning money to cover the WA membership. Ebay.com It's an obvious way but one that isn't appropriate for everyone. Don't think it won't work for you just because you don't have physical items to sell. If you're good at writing, write some content articl

Time Management Jelly Bean Style

For many of us, time is the holy grail. We never have enough time. We can't seem to find the time. There are days when trying to get a grip on time is like trying to get a cranky toddler to go to bed. It's a fight to a finish that is often less than spectacular. (Unless, of course, you're an outsider looking in.) One of the fabulous female marketers that I follow online is so good at managing her time that I can count on a special Friday email every week - an email full of helpful, interesting

Using the WA Keyword Tool with Slow or Unreliable Internet Connections

Trying to use the WA .keyword tool (or any keyword tool) with a slow or disruptive Internet connection can wreck havoc on your attitude and your results. I live and work in a rural area where the Internet connection often cannot be trusted. We pay for "up to" speeds which appear comparable to dial-up with an accelerator installed. Affordable alternatives do not currently exist. Switching providers is not an option. My Recent Research Experience After spending two hours doing keyword research on

The Power of Scheduled Posting

While there are several good reasons to spend an entire block of time writing and scheduling multiple blog/website posts, I do so for one reason: my life is chaos and there is simply no other way for me to get any posting done. One week ago Sunday, I was writing away, making wonderful progress. I'd accomplish a moment of absolutely wonderful prose followed by careful scheduling so the world could appreciate my genius at a later moment in time. Just when I was really on a roll and the words were

Online Business Creation: Dealing With Defeat

We all have days when something goes wrong. Sometimes we have days when it all seems to go wrong. So how do you get past the stuff that will, if you allow, stop you in your tracks? There are ways (beyond chocolate and liquor) to stop defeat in it's tracks and downgrade it to an interruption. (Note- we're talking "stuff" here - not life and death. That's another situation entirely.) Realize Stuff Happens Stuff happens to everyone. Even the over-achiever in the next cubicle - the one who alway

Juggling Work Online and Life Offline

Life is a juggling act - One in which the number of balls increases dramatically even as time shrinks at double speed. This is especially the case when you are trying to achieve something important to you while managing the things that are important to life in general and to those who share your life. So how do you keep it all from crashing down on your head? Here is an exercise to help sort it out. You'll need a piece of paper and pen or a fresh excel file. Define What Mat

Starting Over - Clearing the Way

How Do You Start Over From the Midst of It All? When I decided that 2014 was going to be my "putting it all together" year and that I would actually focus on 1 specific thing, I knew it wouldn't be easy. I am a professional multi-tasker - accustomed to juggling multiple things at all times. In order to succeed, I knew distractions would have to go, along with all the clutter that builds when you've been online for awhile. My Desk I started with my desk. I rarely get to use it so it already suf

March 10 | First Steps in my WA Journey

I've read so many "this is my first blog post" threads tonight that I really felt shamed into finally making my own. To be honest, I thought blogging here was something only the uber-established, long-time members did. Then I paid more attention and realized I was wrong. I came to WA with a specific intention - to make use of my membership as a means of keeping myself on track while furthering my education. Before arriving here, I had already cleaned up my laptop files, my "real" files (I lov