Thanks, Marissa - you, too :-)

Thanks Jim - if only life were that simple...

It requires a certain mindset to do this sort of stuff. Self-motivation and all that. I've deen self-employed nd self-motivated most of my working life. It's just how I am :-)

Step-son is heaviliy involved in other activities and would have no time at the moment. Not sure he has the mindset either but will expore the waters when I think it's time.

Step-grandson i s 2.5 :-)

Thanks, Samantha, I'll check 'em out! :-)

Hi Gary - I workded hard and saved hard and have a reasonable life :-) but a few more sheckles never comes in wrong :-)

However, you get to a point where you don't want that much or you see the futility in chasing consumerism :-)

My step-son has just started to make his way but struggles to save. My step-grandson is 2! :-) So I figure if I can get something going that I can (eventually) get them involved with it's gotta be good, especially if there's a passive income element :-)

:-)
Thanks, David.
There's a ton of training and blog posts about Site Comments so it's worth having a look through, especially before you ask for any or leave any! :-)
Ian

Thanks, Randell.

That's a list of the things I used to do :-). I'm just concentrating on online marekting at the moment. Cryptos are an absolute gamble. There is no system there that will allow you yo win!

You've been here a while :-) Hope you're doing well.

Ian

Thanks, Rebecca.

In my experience of life, it doesn't teach you much except what you should have done differentl;y in the past :-)

This time you WILL build it!
Ian

Thanks, Ken.

Yes, great and helpful community. Very addictive :-)

Just gotta keep going :-)
Ian

Thanks, Desmond.

I'd be doing better if I didn't spend so much time on WA :-)))

Ian

Such is the way :-)

I think a lot of people look for a get rich quick method but I've not found it so |'m trying to get rich slowly :-)

Agreed - it seems like "slow and steady" wins the race in this case. I'm just fine with this approach since it appears that quickly gained money seems to be lost just as fast :-)

Or ALL money in my case... :-)

ROFL!! We have much in common!!

They say money talks. Mine says: "Bye bye!"
:-)

Thanks, Jonathan.
Yes, this is THE place :-)
Hope it's all going well for you
Ian

Hi Donna -- glad I managed to entertain you for a few minutes :-)

I thought it was a common expression but maybe it's a local or cultural thing. If you ask Google, it'll tell you it means Been There Done That Got The T Shirt\! :-)
Ian

Oh yes i must of had a brain freeze, lol!

Thanks, Rob.

Did you do Bonus Bagging? That didn't take too long and I made a few hundred £ but then you move onto matched betting. At one point I had accounts with about 70 bookies :-) but then when the bets starting winnning there and losing on Betfair I got gubbed and closed down.

It eventually became impossible to do so I closed all the accounts and concentrted on systems that you could do on the exchanges. THAT took a lot of effort :-)

My rank is an accident :-) 299 What? I've crept up a bit higher but I definitely can't sustain it. Here's a post by friend Adel, and I need to do likewise: I Am Giving Up Sports cars and RVs! There's a boyhood dream! :-)

I'm sure you'll make a massive success of this. If I can be of any help, don't hesitate to ask.
Ian

Hi Wayne - thank you.

Yes, of course you want to know what it means :-)

Been There Done That Got The T Shirt :-)

:-) :-) :-) Thanks. Had to "like" that.

Thank you Carol, that's very kind indeed.

I'm ploffing on with the training, hoping to get rich slowly :-)

It stands for: Been There Done That Got The T Shirt :-)
Ian

Aah ha - Okay got that and I will have to get the T shirt lol
The training I think you will find is pretty straight forward and youn will have your website up pretty quickly - the hard part comes with the keywords, applying your affiliates and getting traffic to your site. It does take some time but with patience, dedication, persistence and time it will happen and you can call on me at any time you feel overwhelmed. We are all here to help you achieve your goals.
Carol

Thanks, Carol. Actually, I don't have the T Shirt but I should have! :-)

I'm currently on Level 4 and struggling with low-hanging keywords. I think everyone does. It's a major problem to find enough to write 50 or 100 or more articles. I think it's very difficult to give general advice about it as each niche has its own peculiarities.

Ah well, back to keyword research... :-)

Hi - that's a shame about the T-Shirt - I think we should start a niche selling those T-Shirts - I think they would sell well - what do you think? I have just about given up on Keywords - I write a 500 word article and I am still getting ranked. They say to write a 1000 or 2000 word blog but who has time to read that long a blog - I certainly don't and if a blog is too long I skip it - same with bios that are too long but I guess that is my idiosyncrasy
Carol

Hi Carol - yes, let's go for it! :-)

https://www.streetshirts.co.uk/

I hate reading long articles but that's what the guys - Kyle et al - say you need. Maybe G likes 'em But then I guess the bots have more time :-)

If I see a long article I think of those massive sales pitches where someone's trying to sell you something for $97 or $297! The longer the page, the more expensive the product!

Alenka is asking the same question about article length at this very minute: One or two articles per day? Do you have any stats or info on ranking in relation to article size? I guess it will also depend on the keyword.

I do like your thinking in relation to the T-Shirts. At the moment am negotiating to purchase a publishing company and putting the books out through affiliates.
Am also fed up with the $97 offers and the constant upsells. I know what they all way about the length of the blogs but new people find it very difficult to write long articles and I think that it can sometimes be off putting. I stick to my own theory of 500 words or less. If you look at a lot of marketing, especially the ads on television, they are short, sweet and to the point. When I make my video clips I keep them to 60sec because the concentration span is lost after that time and I think the same could be said for long blogs. I take particular notice of ads on TV and billboards etc. anywhere there is marketing I observe what is said and how much is being said. I am currently working on the advertising and marketing of a new broadband wireless system that is going to be of great benefit to those areas in the world that are classified as Black Spots and I am trying to keep it short, simple and to the point. Just my opinion you understand
Carol

Just read your profile. Blimey!

Maybe we can leave the T Shirts for now... :-)

In another life (not so long ago) I was (am) a professional writer so I don't find that difficult (apart from a visual impairment) but getting low hanging keywords is. I understand how daunting it can be for a beginner to write ANYTHING!

I also agree about the reduced attention span but, as I'm still building my site, I'm reluctant to go against current advice :-( I rarely wade through long articles, though.

You made me laugh - that profile has only half the incidents and dramas that have tried to daunt my forward flow but I am like a dog with a bone and will not let go until I accomplish all I set out to do
Thanks for the follow and the laugh - I needed that today
Carol

I look forward to the movie of the book of the podcast of the article of your profile post :-)

Thanks, Mitch, that's very much appreciated.

Anytime.

mitch

Thanks, Brad. Hope Winx made a few $ for you :-)

Most of my bets are system-based which take little account of the horse. But been so busy with WA, haven't bothered with it for ages.

Onwards and upwards! :-)
Ian

Yes, WA takes the time away to make money and not to lose money on horses, hehe.

Winx, she is always too short on odds to back. We just love to see her race.

O & U and have fun while doing so.

Brad

Thanks, Christina. Yes, you're right. If there wad a shortcut to riches, I doubt anyone would sell it :-)
Ian

Thanks, Paul.

I'm still writing articles and going through the training to build traffic. Then, I think, you can do all sorts of things :-)

Your IT skills should help with the webby stuff. I've built all sorts of web sites but it's amazing how quickly the knowledge goes if you don't use it!

Good luck with your goals!

Very true, and programming gets harder as I get older! I don't do much programming these days. I've switched to Business Analysis as I have 13+ years with the company and I know the business.

As Technical Manager I still get to oversee other programmers work and keep them on the straight and narrow. Some have a habit of chasing rabbits down their burrows! I then have to find them and get them back doing what they're supposed to be doing. Lol

Hey - thank you CandP!

Yes, tried lots. Not necessarily trying to get rich quick, just make a few £/$ but nothing really explained EXACTLY how to implement whatever they were selling.

Yes, this definitely is THE place. Hooray for Phil :-)

Thanks, Rich.

Yes, tried lots of things.
I think it was easier soon after Google started but as they caught up with Get Rich Quick schemes, it became increasingly clear that the only way is to Get Rich Slowly :-)
I can do that! :-)
Ian

Thanks, Julie :-)

I'm half way through Level 3.Best advice I think anyone can give you is to do all the training! :-)

There's loads of help here if you need it.
Ian

I'm half way through training 2 and already I'm indexed with Google ... pretty awesome as I just joined WA 11 days ago! Thanks though it gives me encouragement to follow through.
Love & Laughter, Julie

Thanks, Loes, that's wonderful.

Wow! So much info in your blogs. It might take me a while... :-)

I guess it will, it took me 4 years to create it;)

Thanks, Robert.Yes, loads to read ad learn. I'll check out your blog posts.

No probs Ian and if/when you read my blogs make sure you choose the ones that will help you in conjunction with whatever training you are currently taking.
Have a great Wednesday.
Robert

Thanks, Andrew. I've already had some great support.

Thanks, Vic, much appreciated. Looking forward to getting into it!

Thank you. Success to you, too!

Thanks, Jennifer. It looks solid, Phil's a great ambassador :-) and I hope I get my ducks in a row this time :-)

Brilliant

Hi Phil :-)

Hey! Philip here! haha! Glad to see you here! I am your coach inside WA so if you need any help with the training or you get confused then I am only one message away.

I do everything I can to help my students out! I wasted a lot of money on forex too!! haha!

You got a mention in despatches :-) Doesn't seem to do links from biogs.
The other way of looking at forex is that it took me £xxxxK to realise I couldn't do it! An expensive lesson. Tho preferable to trying to be a brain surgeon...

despatches? :-) Yep, forex trading is a tricky monster to try and tame. Expensive lessons indeed!

Despatches - my profile :-)

ah! hahaah! Cool. :-)