July Progress Report + My New Training
It's been awhile since my last update or even a blog post. I've been so busy!
So I've survived Hurricane Barry, obviously! I've also been highly busy on my new niche website.
July's Accomplishments
- I decided to experiment see if consistent posting was worth more to Google than sporadic but tons of content being spilled out. So I post a blog update every Friday.
- This has the side effect of my posts being longer and better written and researched.
- All my posts on my new website (except my newest one which is an announcement) is over 2000! Just wow!
- I created all my social media accounts for my new website and already got engagement on Twitter and Instagram. I actually have organic traffic from those sources and Pinterest! Not much, just one or two a day when I post, but considering my reach is low and I just started, it's freaking OUTSTANDING!
- I've been indexed in Google despite not really submitting a site map yet as it took forever to get my new site verified.
- Made about $10 from Amazon Associates thanks to my old niche and FB
- I created a training on how to keep from being banned on Facebook: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/how-to-get-banned-f...
- I'm actually excited to be working on my new site. I KNEW this was going to be the niche for me, but I'm a perfectionist and decide to try a practice site first, which was pretty stupid actually. I set my progress back. I could have been on THIS site for 6 months and been much further along!
- I requested 3 comments and got NINE! I like WA likes my new niche! ^_^
July's Setbacks
There's always downs with the ups, of course.
- I'm fighting depression thanks to a medication. So we took the medication away on Monday and we'll see if that improves it. (I don't normally have depression)
- Depression causes it to be hard to get motivated, no matter how much I enjoy working on my site.
- I screwed up my back somehow last night...
Next Month
- Continue with posting schedule
- Make my first video (yes, I'm going for it!!)
- Set up a contact page
- Set up the rest of Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster stuff
And lastly, have you guys noticed that Kyle updated the first level of entrepreneur training?
What have you all achieved for July?
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Sorry to hear a depression is holding you back Rochelle. As someone who often fights depression, I know how debilitating it can be.
I hope you manage to come through it soon and get back to your positive mindset.
Derek
Sounds like you are doing great!! I like the progress report idea, I might start doing that, need some accountability.
Thanks so much!
That's why I do it. Some way to look back occasionally and see what I've been doing or struggling with and how far I've come! ^_^
These are all amazing achievements! well done. Didn't know training had been updated, might go back and take a look ; )
Wonderful progress. I hadn't noticed the first level of training was updated. Thanks I'll check it out.
I haven’t noticed that Kyle updated the first level of training. Do you think it is wise to go over it again? Anything new?
Michelle
Not exactly new, he just updated the videos and stuff about premium features and the Personal Coach up at the top and stuff. There was a couple of check boxes I was missing as he updated it, but nothing you really need to redo I don't think. Unless you're curious!
Yay!!!!!! You are doing great. I knew everything would work better once you switched niches!!
My accomplishments for July:
I posted my longest post yet (4,400 words) on the topic of bursitis on my health website.
I have been making a more sales after a dismal couple of months.
I have learned a few things along the way which I am/will be posting about here such as the importance of finding low/moderate competition keywords. My bursitis post is facing so much competition it is not doing well though I thought it would be great. My cat posts can often go straight to the first page of the SERPS and stay there...
Setbacks:
A drought and heat wave with 90+ degree heat (which we don't get on the coast in Alaska).
Terrible smoke from wildfires making it hard to do anything as you choke, your eyes burn and you have a headache for days.
Still super busy with the property management and my regular job.
More health issues due to the smoke, heat etc.
All this equals not much progress on my websites.
I just discovered one product I review in the bursitis post and other posts on my health site is no longer available. (I hope the company is just repackaging). I took the link off my bursitis post. I discovered this when going to order some more for myself today. Luckily I know of another brand.
The eye drops I was using that seemed to be saving my eyesight are no longer available either!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was devastated to discover this. I am trying others but they are not the same. They have preservatives that burn my eyes. I hope they bring the first ones back.
I ran out of another supplement and felt terrible. When I finally got some more I felt better overnight! At least now I know it works! I can do a post on that now too. It is a natural anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antihistamine!
I am sorry you are feeling depressed. I know how rough that can be. I am sorry you hurt your back too!
Aw, thanks for the update! I'm sorry you're having problems with your products! That sucks that they're unavailable right now.
Glad to see some stuff is progressing though, right?!
Hopefully, the weather gets better for you. We had a couple of cooler days than normal this week, so that was awesome!
Hopefully being taken off the meds will help. Depression isn't normal for me. I have anxiety, not usually depression. But I also have bad periods, so birth control usually controls that. I had mine switched, and now it's all crazy! I hate it.
I have bad arthritis in my back normally, which I've learned to deal with. What sucks is injuring myself too! Geez!
Here's to a great August!!
Thanks! I am thrilled I sold the two cat trees the last few days. That makes me feel better! I can't believe my old posts on cat trees are doing so well. #1 on Bing and Yahoo and #3 on Google.
It really seems something bigger is going on here. My traffic definitely went down following the early June Google update...now it is going back up again. I think that is the reason my ranking and traffic are going back up but I don't know exactly how it works.
I have not added a new post on that site since May! Just getting a few comments but not much work.
I understand the birth control and bad periods problems! I had to go to continuous birth control but that just adds more estrogen to my system...so I have to take natural progesterone to counteract estrogen dominance. If you have bad periods you probably have too much estrogen too. Too much estrogen causes that as well as hot flashes, itching skin, sore muscles, mood swings, dry eyes...you name it. If you are interested I can tell you about the natural product I use for Progesterone. It is listed on my hip bursitis post (because fixing that problem helps with many other aches and pains and inflammation).
Hi! Because of my problem, I originally had an IUD, which made me have 5 years, no period. But my new doc doesn't like them because they can cause infections, which is why we removed it. He started me on a progesterone only birth control pill, straight through no dummy pills so I wouldn't have a period. But for some reason, its causing depression. My OBGYN says it doesn't, and put me on lexipro. My normal doc decided since Lexipro isn't working by now, we are taking me off the birth control for a couple weeks and see if my mood improves. That's where I am now.
So I don't have estrogen in my current birth control at all, only progesterone because of my age and bone density problems at 39. Lol. So not sure if more progesterone would be wise just yet. But thanks for that! It might be useful if I was on normal birth control! :)
Congratulations, seems you have been working hard, for me I hav had a return sale, and a couple of referrals, not much but I am happy for it. wishing you continued success.
Thank you!
Every little bit helps keep us going, right? Even small successes are successes!
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You Rock
Keep up the good work
All the best on your journey
Janet
Thank you!