tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47433038181709283422012-02-07T00:32:33.101-05:00WriterGig's tips on writing for residual income online while balancing work, home and family.Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.comBlogger1221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-7353715059517928652011-12-08T07:40:00.003-05:002011-12-08T10:07:24.851-05:00

When the Google Panda algorithm changes went into effect in the middle of October, I was already knee-deep in a site redesign for my pets niche site, one that would both improve the aesthetics and usability of the site and move the earnings focus from Adsense clicks to affiliate sales. I took my inspiration, by the way, from my Wealthy Affiliate University training and the underlying theory that

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Well, I've dropped even further in my online residual earnings, down to Sept. 2008 monthly income levels! The culprit here was "Panda II," the moniker for Google's sweeping algorithm changes put into place in February and October of this year. While the first update early this year actually helped my niche sites, this second one dealt a heavy blow to my best-earning pets niche site. When the

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Is outsourcing the solution to maximizing your productivity and success as an online entrepreneur? If  you have more work than you can manage yourself, and the budget to hire others to do it for you, it might make sense to outsource some aspects of you life or home business in order to focus your own efforts on the most important areas. The key is to discover which aspects you should hire out and

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Last November, I set a record for residual income earned on one day -- a personal record, that is. There are, obviously, plenty of freelance writers and internet marketers who regularly do far better. This was quite a day, though, hundreds of dollars above my previous best day and something I likely won't beat for quite some time. The majority came from sales through a certain merchant I link to

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My passive income online in September 2011 came so very close to $1,500 ... just a few dollars shy. I know I won't be in the $5,000 a month range by the end of the year, but it's definitely attainable by the end of 2012. Right now, I'm building the foundation for future earnings through my network of websites and niche blogs, especially two in particular. Of course, I'm looking forward to my

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Should you focus on one website (or niche) or several? This question has come up for me many times since I started my online writing journey, or more precisely, since I began focusing on my own websites for the foundation of my writing business. Part of my conundrum stems from having more great website ideas than I have time to build, develop and write. I've purchased a couple (okay, maybe a

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I've been taking a sabbatical of sorts since my new baby was born, but luckily the residual income from my writing work keeps coming in -- that's the best part of being a work at home mom for me.  My biggest earners are still my pets website and my family/ home blog. Here's my breakdown of earnings for August 2011: Adsense $634.21 Amazon $181.94 WA commissions $89.00 Demand residuals $88.84

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My  July residual income from affiliate sales, Adsense and online writing was higher than June's, thankfully. I took most the month off writing and blogging to prepare for, welcome and enjoy my new baby. I think that writing for passive income is one of the very best work at home jobs for moms you can find -- there is nothing like checking your accounts on a Monday morning (after spending Sunday

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Introducing baby Mark, my sweetest and best project of the year: July 17, 201112:27 a.m.9 pounds, 20 inches We're all in love. He is so sweet, wonderful about sleeping and eating, and just the cuddliest little guy.

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 One of the downsides of a residual income is that it can decrease from one month to the next,  with fluctuations caused by factors from the season to online competition in your niche to search engine changes. A roller coaster ride comes to mind as the perfect illustration for this reality. During my highest months, I've earned $5,000+. last month, in stark contrast, was a fraction of that at

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 May was a great month for residual income, beating out April's earnings by more than $550, despite lower Adsense earnings due to the seasonal nature of my pets site (it tend to peak in March - April every year). The increase was due to higher afiliate sales at cj.com, which i explain in more detail below. I added a couple more pages to my pets site and expect next year to be excellent, with

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The numbers are in for my niche website earnings in May. Since I'm working to replace my eHow earnings of about $3,000 a month, I check these stats at the end of every month to see how I'm doing. Over the past month, I added a few pages to my pets site and a couple posts to my home/ family blog. I added a backlink to my home/ family blog through eZine Articles, but that was at the very end of

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 There's a good deal of how-to information when it comes to building a passive residual income online and in the real world, but not much about the benefits, about the why of residual income efforts. Until you've achieved your passive income goals, the efforts to get there can seem enormous compared to the returns: you might write 50 website articles in a month and only see a few dollars in

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I'm building a new website in a home cleaning niche. There, that's my confession. I know that building new sites wasn't in my stated plans for recovering residual income post-eHow, but the other day I received an alert that a few domain names I own were up for renewal. To my chagrin, one of those domains had nothing on it -- not even a basic html frame, no blog, nothing, and I'd owned it for 11

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 With the eHow WCP closed for good and taking with it the backbone of what was a full-time passive residual income from writing, I've been working harder than ever on my own properties to rebuild my monthly residuals. I recently shared my residual income without eHow. In April, I focused efforts on two of my own sites to begin rebuilding monthly cash flow. I'll share their income reports below.

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My Residual Writing Income With the official closure of eHow's Writers Compensation Program (WCP) on May 5, 2011, my monthly residual income took a dramatic shift downward. As much as I have been working to diversify my online income sources over the past year, I was still very dependent on eHow for the bulk of my monthly earnings (I made over $3,000 from my articles there in March 2011). I have

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"Rich people focus on opportunities,Poor people focus on obstacles." -T. Harv Eker, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind  For many writers, the official end of eHow's Writers Compensation program (WCP) comes as a big disappointment, if not a total shock. Since the program closed to new articles a year ago, in April 2010, many predicted the eventual cessation of payments.  Why End the WCP?Demand Media

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Since joining Wealthy Affiliate nearly a year ago, I've put much more of an emphasis on affiliate marketing across my niche sites and have seen my income rise.  Instead of just relying on ads or a few obscure Amazon affiliate links, I now search for and link to specific products people reading my sites need in order to solve their problems or improve their lives. it not only improves the reader's

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I've just finished reading How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit: Your Guide to Writing and Publishing Books, E-Books, Articles, Special Reports, Audio Programs, DVDs, and Other How-To Content by Robert Bly. The book not only earns its long title through a plethora of detailed information on each topic covered; it over-delivers on the reader's expectations. The author knows

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While eHow.com's Writers' Compensation Program was the best revenue-share opportunity I've experienced for residual income, it's no longer an option as far as adding new articles directly through the site. Still, there are other places to go for a similar model: you write content and get paid according to the ad revenue your articles generate. Demand Studios, Bukisa, HubPages, Squidoo, and

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In my last post about niche website earnings, I promised to update with March's data once the month closed. As I noted, this particular site tends to see its highest earnings in February through May, with its lowest months in the fall and winter. In the slow months, I didn't ignore my site. I added a few new pages, created some backlinks and started a Facebook page that links to the site and has

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Profitable Pets? My pets-themed niche website, which I started just over two years ago, is doing very well so far. It always picks up in the spring and summer months and slows down considerably in the winter. March earnings are outpacing last month, so I'll be sure to report on it again in April. But I thought I would share my income sources for the site in case it would be helpful to anyone

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There's been a good deal of chatter in the online writing world regarding Google's recent algorithm change, which basically penalized sites with low-quality content and gave more search engine favor to sites with original, high-quality material. Places like ezinearticles.com, HubPages.com and numerous "content farms" with duplicate content, PLR articles, spun articles and other cheap content saw

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Okay, this is big news. For the first time in over a year and a half, starting March 1, Wealthy Affiliate University is offering a free one-week trial for only $1. That means you can access all of the training modules, community forums, keyword tools and  everything else for an entire week for practically nothing. I joined Wealthy Affiliate in June 2010 and credit it for the near doubling of my

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As a work at home mom with young children, my writing time is limited and I have to make the most of the hours I have allotted to my online efforts. I've found that I am able to be most productive when my writing schedule is clearly set, family members are aware, and I make every effort to protect my work time and space -- and you should, too. It will make all the difference in your success or

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Have you set your goals for residual income in 2011? I did -- my reach-for-it goal is to double my monthly residual income within the next 12 months. If it sounds a bit impractical, especially since it's taken me three years to build to my current level, here's why I think it just might be doable -- and how you can do it, too. Why I Can Double my Writing Income in 1 Year Since I already have

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As mentioned in my past few posts, I've been busy backlinking my niche sites and blogs and eHow articles to improve their placement in the search engine result pages (SERPs), increase traffic and ultimately to earn more through ad clicks and affiliate purchases. One of the eHow articles I backlinked showed a dramatic increase in views and earnings that can't be attributed to seasonal factors as

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Residual income from my eHow articles hit an all-time high in November 2010, with a combined total of over $3,000 from my WriterGig account, Demand Studios residuals, and another very small eHow.com profile. My WriterGig profile alone brought in an eye-popping $2,870.42 USD in November and is already over $2,600 so far in December. These earnings come from just 390 articles, written between Oct.

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EzineArticles.com is my new best friend -- or, at least, my new favorite site. I've started using this online article directory to publish articles that link to my niche sites and blogs. While I created my account over two years ago, I only had a couple articles there and didn't realize what I was missing. One of the articles I wrote last week is already in number-one position in the search

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I recently joined a one-month WA Article Marketing Club when it was offered to Wealthy Affiliate members who wanted to learn the ins and outs of article marketing from the ground up. For this club, we each created new blogs using Wordpress Express and are promoting them through free sites such as Ezine Articles, Articlesbase, and other article directories. While these blogs all promote Wealthy

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Have you been stuck in the same earnings bracket for weeks or months ... or even longer? Is there a monetary ceiling that you just haven't been able to crack? Whether you earn $500 a  month from your articles and blog or $1,000 in residual income every week, if the numbers don't change much from month to month ... you just might be the reason your earnings are stagnate. In Secrets of the

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"Writers Compensation Program." "Residual Income." "(Your Name Here)'s Articles." Sound familiar? No, it's not eHow. It's not even close. But the name of their revenue-sharing program, also abbreviated by its initials, WCP, and the promise of residual income based on user-submitted content's popularity, topic, quality and number of pieces written, sure sounds like it comes from somebody at least

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I know how much people enjoy seeing earnings reports from writers and internet marketers -- it can be both encouraging and reassuring that making money online is really possible. When I was first starting out it was a real boost to my confidence to read updates from bloggers making $500 and $1,000 or even $10,000 a month. It was very inspirational to me. So ... here are some of my earnings from

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 This is the second post in my work at home jobs for moms series.  How much money can you make from online blogging? There are thousands -- hundreds of thousands, maybe millions -- of "mom bloggers" who share their thoughts and ideas on their blogs. You're reading one of them right now. While most bloggers blog for personal enjoyment or to share their family news with friends, some do it to

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There are many work at home jobs for moms that require little to no overhead, do not involve finding people to sell under you or host selling parties, and can be enjoyable as well as profitable. As a work at home mom who makes in the neighborhood of $3,000 a month primarily from my computer, I have several years' experiences and many ventures from which to draw on in order to share this knowledge

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My blog posting has admittedly fallen to the wayside as I've concentrated on my niche sites over the summer. A big part of the Wealthy Affiliate approach is to set goals and create related tasks to accomplish these goals, periodically checking in to ensure you're still on track. The goals are an important way to envision success and articulate what you hope to achieve. Written goals give you a

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Do you have too many niches? Are you spreading yourself too thin over numerous topics and trying to manage several websites and blogs? I know I am. I have a pets website, a toys website, a cooking website, several craft/hobby sites, a nutrition site, and several blogs, on top of hundreds of individual content articles. The best of my niche sites is earning $350+ a month, but I have not had

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It's day five, lesson three for me at Wealthy Affiliate University and I am having so much fun! Yes, I'm following the course and it's "work," but honestly, I am really excited to get out of bed at 5 am so I can get started on it each morning. And now I sneak in some work time after the kids are in bed, and sometimes during their nap/quiet time, just to explore the WA resources further or work

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Two years after first reading about Kyle and Carson's forum and online course for internet marketers, I finally subscribed for one year. The time was right: I trusted the most recent source who recommended them, I have the money to re-invest in my online business, and I'm ready -- more than ready -- to take my affiliate income to the next level. That, and the price, which has been $39/ month

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I joined the Demand Studios (DS) community as a writer in March of 2008 and in six months wrote over 180 pieces of content for eHow.com and Livestrong.com using the DS writing tool. (note: in an earlier post I said it was 130 but my DS account shows 187) I did this while building up my residual income, and stopped writing for the flat upfront fee when I reached my residual income goal. My

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With the recent changes to eHow, many eHow writers question the profitability of the revenue-sharing model at Demand Studios (DS). Since I've been a member of eHow and a Demand Studios writer for more than two and a half years, I've had time to experience both platforms and communities. Last spring, April-May 2009, I wrote and published 15 revenue-sharing how-to articles through my Demand

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As of a week ago, eHow has dramatically changed its article submission and publication process. Gone are the days when anyone could register as an eHow writer and submit content for instant publication. New members must now apply through Demand Studios to publish articles on eHow.com and current member-writers have either been accepted as Demand Studios writers or notified that they didn't pass

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Publishing, or trying to publish, eHow articles lately has been a frustrating failure as glitches prevent new articles from coming online or even, at times, saving as a draft. As aggravating as it is to write eHow articles and be unable to publish them for days and even weeks,  I've learned over the past few years that the down time can actually be a huge motivator to do other things to improve

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I'll be honest. I haven't closely followed the eHow UK debacle over the past few months. I'm just now getting caught up on other eHow members' thoughts and research on the topic, conveyed through blogs and forum posts and discussions. For those who haven't followed or participated in the discussions, here's the 30-second version as I understand it. In about August of 2009, eHow created a "

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-11468436973427312362010-02-02T07:05:00.000-05:002010-02-02T14:05:28.109-05:00

At some point last month, another eHow article moved into the $1,000+ slot among my top earners. Now that I have four articles that have each earned over $1k, maybe I can shed some light on what it takes to make that much from one simple how-to article.But first of all, can I just say, how cool is that?! When I first started writing eHow articles almost two and a half years ago, I had only an

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If you haven't heard of eHow Dolly, you're missing out. She hails from Hawaii, the creation of eHow writer veryirie, and is making a cross-country journey across the United States, with stops up and down the East Coast, a zig-zg through the midwest, and a final stop at the eHow headquarters in Santa Monica, CA before returning home to HI.Shirley started this eHow forum discussion about Dolly's

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There's been some grumbling lately among eHow users who wonder if it's still worth it to write on eHow; their concerns running the gauntlet from low views and earnings to questioning eHow's commitment to the Writers Compensation Program to anger about member articles being posted on the eHow UK site.eHow community forum posts, members' blog posts, and comment sections on related blogs have all

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How do residual income and a new baby fit in the same post?First, the baby news: my son, "Nicholas," was born December 6 and is a happy, healthy, sweet-tempered little man. He is adored by his older siblings and doted on by mom and dad: we're all in love.Secondly, about the residual income: my November earnings, all from now-passive sources such as eHow, my eHow ebook, niche sites and affiliate

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-6073155683922902392009-10-27T16:15:00.000-04:002009-11-03T16:22:32.991-05:00

Articles submitted on eHow.com by member-writers now go through a process in which they are evaluated and subsequently approved and published, or rejected, by the system. It's unclear whether the process is currently moderated by actual content editors, however.I have published four new eHow articles since the new system was activated on my account, and it works very smoothly at this point. After

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-88558446963212312832009-10-24T02:31:00.000-04:002009-11-25T08:12:25.621-05:00

Today marks the second anniversary of the date I first created an eHow profile, WriterGig, and clicked publish on my first eHow article. What an adventure it's been! What started out as a casual experiment introduced me to the very real concept of residual income and led to a complete shift in my business model and life as a work at home mom.My post Work from Home Writing eHow Articles was the

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-58317035171047523962009-10-16T04:50:00.000-04:002009-10-16T05:24:32.366-04:00

I decided to experiment with Bukisa almost a year ago (see eHow vs. Bukisa), when the site was still fairly new and unknown in the writing/ online marketing world. I tried writing several articles from the get-go to see how they would do, and was impressed by the site's structure and potential.My strategy with Bukisa, after trying the site and doing my homework on its reputation, was to spread

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-1388467911420851472009-10-07T16:21:00.000-04:002009-10-07T17:25:47.967-04:00

The eHow article sweeps, thus named by eHow staff, refer to eHow's periodic "cleansing" of its article library -- at least, the section of its library written by eHow member-writers. Articles composed by Demand Studios freelance writers or previously bought from Writers Research Group are not included in these "sweeps."As part of its article moderation program, article reviewers view members'

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-13297640799435173412009-08-12T14:50:00.000-04:002009-08-12T15:14:19.460-04:00

I'm working on getting a new niche website online, inspired in part by the progress of a pets-themed niche site I started last December. You can read my niche site profit report about that site; in short, I have about a dozen content pages online and it earns around $65 a month. I've added a couple more pages to it recently and monthly earning should increase as those pages are indexed and start

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-48926569775037322852009-07-25T17:12:00.000-04:002009-07-25T17:34:06.835-04:00

My friend Candace, who I met at the weHow 2008 event in Santa Monica, CA, is a fellow stay at home mom who uses eHow and her blog to earn extra money from home.Recently, she was featured on the news in her hometown of Dallas. Here she is:Isn't Candace poised? I am impressed with her calm confidence, not to mention very put-together look. Go Candace!You can find her on eHow as CCrock and on

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-73592843762786261152009-07-03T13:50:00.001-04:002009-07-03T14:08:00.610-04:00

Just a quick post as I get ready to celebrate the Fourth of July with my family and friends. I hope all my work at home mom friends and fellow residual income entrepreneurs are having a great summer so far.I've been taking the kids to the pool and to the park a few times a week, and my work schedule is on summer hours ... to tell the truth, I am looking forward to ramping things back up in

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-31158249081745346612009-06-04T08:59:00.001-04:002009-06-04T09:25:05.895-04:00

While I actually signed up with Squidoo over six months ago, I just went back to the site recently and started creating a few Lenses (that's what Squidoo articles, or pages, are called). Like eHow, Bukisa, and HubPages, Squidoo is a revenue-sharing content site written primarily by freelance writers and internet marketers.Using the money-making modules built in to the Lens creation tool, such as

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-11648128056565540982009-04-29T08:37:00.000-04:002009-04-29T11:40:58.103-04:00

We're one step closer to being debt free -- I paid off the last of my my college loan in one payment using a portion of my eHow earnings last month. My final statement showed that I paid the debt off about 18 months early, saving me a good bit in interest (it was a private loan at 10% APR).I had a grace period at the beginning of the loan for working in a non-profit sector after graduation, but

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-58891483297859793602009-04-21T14:26:00.001-04:002009-04-21T15:14:24.095-04:00

Burnout is something I've rarely experienced -- over the past few years as a work at home mom, I've always had more motivation, inspiration and creativity than I had time to write. The only trouble for me was finding the time to get everything done that I hoped to accomplish in a given day.Motivation was always easy to come by -- most of the time, we really needed my income to help make ends

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-77303600104685255932009-03-22T06:48:00.000-04:002009-03-22T07:40:14.930-04:00

I've been away from my blog longer than usual, as I was out of town for funeral services after my aunt died suddenly earlier this month. She was only 50, and she was murdered. She leaves behind a grieving husband (they were married 24 years) and nine children, ages 6 to 20. I loved my aunt and I am heartbroken for her family and deeply saddened for our extended family, who will dearly miss the

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-7750734173242833392009-03-02T07:59:00.001-05:002011-02-04T11:41:14.839-05:00

Looking for blog ideas? If you want to start a blog for fun and income, coming up with a profitable niche topic is one of the most important steps to successful blogging. When I started my first few blogs, I really didn't know what I was doing or how much I could earn from blogging. I was basically blogging for fun and to build back-links to my other sites and content. But now, when choosing a

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-30618921556274872282009-02-27T03:24:00.000-05:002009-02-27T14:59:31.540-05:00

Blogging is a great way for work at home moms, professional writers, students, or those desiring a work from home job, to earn money online. This post is the first in a series devoted to blogging and making money online with a blog.So ... what is blogging?The word blog, a shortened term for weblog, or web log, refers to a frequently updated online site in which the author shares thoughts, ideas

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-43302443766355377162009-02-18T07:13:00.000-05:002009-02-18T20:40:25.293-05:00

Do you Twitter? Are you an avid user, or have you signed up but never really "gotten" it? I'm kind of in the middle. At first I didn't really understand the concept, but after a few months it kind of clicked. I find it's a great resource as well as a very good way to promote your work and build an audience.On Twitter, I get ideas for my articles and blog posts, as well as participate in

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-43700699986835072812009-02-17T08:00:00.001-05:002009-02-17T08:33:19.362-05:00

I've decided to re-focus my WAHM blog to all things WAHM, from getting out of debt, entertaining preschoolers, and balancing work and home, to freelance tips, work at home ideas and resources to help other WAHMs and online writers.To better focus on passive and residual income topics, I've created another blog, ResidualIncomeWeb.com. I am really excited about the blog, as it will better allow me

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-43802674113486716472009-02-07T13:40:00.000-05:002009-02-07T14:03:54.904-05:00

Another WAHM pointed me to this excellent resource on SEO from Google, which came out in November 2008. (And who better to learn from when it comes to SEO?!) The Google picture above is also from November; it was the Veterans' Day search illustration.The 22-page ebook is titled Google's Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide and I uploaded it to my WriterGig eJunkie Shop where you can grab a

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-69398954962349738522009-02-05T01:08:00.000-05:002009-02-04T22:55:04.446-05:00

Figuring out how to make money with a website is a learning process, one that has certainly been simplified by the plethora of informative guides, blog posts and articles available online for free. One of the best resources I've seen recently is the How to Build Passive Income with Article Sites Series by Lindsay at Writing for Your Wealth. If you're new to creating niche sites, or want to take

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-56355947710454796252009-02-04T10:24:00.000-05:002009-02-04T10:24:00.287-05:00

The most important element to sales, I think, is getting the word out. It's pretty basic but hey, if people don't know about your product or services, they can't make a purchase. With my ebook on increasing eHow earnings, I've been blessed by some great folks who helped get the word out, some as affiliates, some as bloggers, some as both.There are some great resources to be found by following

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-19998412419778231482009-01-31T12:45:00.000-05:002009-02-02T13:43:44.299-05:00

While discussing the economy and how to survive job layoffs, a reporter asked me what advice I would give to someone anticipating financial storm clouds. I replied,Diversify income as quickly as possible. If money is coming from only one source, you're too exposed. Have several sources of income, a side job, a product you sell, something else that brings in money other than your 9-to-5. As a

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-42512349008471667182009-01-28T11:10:00.001-05:002009-02-02T13:22:04.731-05:00

Suzanne, aka eBayCoach, interviewed me about eHow for her podcast series. I was delighted to be on her show and to spend time chatting about eHow and eBay, two great ways for Work at Home Moms to earn money from home.In the podcast, Suzanne and I share our own eHow experiences as well as offer advice and tips for those new to the site or who want to take their experience there to the next

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-62892725966646443862009-01-26T17:03:00.000-05:002009-01-27T11:19:31.433-05:00

I've hit the $50 payout level on Bukisa and will receive payment next month, in February, according to the terms of use. I'll let you know how prompt the payment is after it's received.As you can see, 1/5 of my earnings are from my own content and the other 4/5 is from my network's earnings. My strategy with Bukisa was to build up my network at the get-go, as soon as I heard about the site and

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-28764712937368460272009-01-19T14:03:00.000-05:002009-03-04T20:38:22.587-05:00

Revenue-sharing content sites are a great way for writers, stay at home moms, hobbyists, college students, retirees, eBay sellers or anyone interested, to make money online. Writing talent -- or at least the ability to string together coherent sentences and present a topic in a logical step-by-step manner -- comes in handy, as does a little web savvy and knowledge of keyword optimization. But

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-18233610480849464302009-01-12T13:21:00.000-05:002009-01-12T11:06:50.958-05:00

It's a new year, traditionally a time to start fresh, make goals and set out to achieve what eluded us in the previous year. My big goal, which admittedly is a several-years goal, is to build up a full-time residual income through content articles, niche websites, and eventually a print book, before I turn 30.For 2009, I would like to double my average 2008 monthly residual income by the end of

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-35870032055182804822009-01-05T16:30:00.000-05:002009-01-05T17:18:22.031-05:00

If lack of time is keeping you from reaching your income goals or starting projects you know will prove to be lucrative, it's time to get organized. We all have the same number of hours -- you just need to stop wasting time and make sure you accomplish the important things.How many times have you wasted an hour or two online and then realized you didn't get even one new article written? I know

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-53361693563339892222009-01-05T10:36:00.000-05:002009-01-05T10:55:15.926-05:00

Thank goodness I stepped out on a limb just over a year ago and decided to experiment by writing directly for eHow. At the time, I was suggesting how-to titles for a content company contracted by Demand Media to provide articles for the eHow.com site. For each topic they approved and I wrote, I was paid a flat fee: $11.Of course, for a stay at home mom who could crank out 2-3 an hour at times,

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-3904024162521915852009-01-04T08:06:00.000-05:002009-01-04T09:34:07.740-05:00

Do you earn income from affiliate products you recommend in your eHow articles? If not ... it's time to start. I encourage you, if you have a library of eHow articles, to take some time to add affiliate links or links to your other sites and blogs, under the Resources section of your articles. Don't waste time on social promotion, Digging and Stumbling articles that really aren't going to appeal

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-43285872409301089062008-12-30T15:55:00.000-05:002008-12-30T16:23:19.797-05:00

As many who have recently been laid off or lost their job can attest, depending on a single source of income can be quite risky, especially if the job is in a non-essential sector or one likely to suffer during a recession. Some sectors are more recession-proof than others, for certain, and those will fare far better. But there is ultimately less security when one depends on a single company or

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-31441776466951669992008-12-15T13:49:00.000-05:002008-12-15T14:04:56.111-05:00

My niche sites are a small but growing part of my residual income streams. My fist site, one on health and nutrition, I built with Site Build It! last Decmeber and January. The step-by-step guide was a crash course in web content writing and SEO, providing me the skills to build my pages as well as write profitable content articles for eHow and other sites.My experience with Site Build It! is a

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-91089020169431661892008-12-08T06:51:00.000-05:002008-12-08T20:37:13.775-05:00

My Bukisa earnings are impressive to me considering the number of articles I have on the site, Bukisa's young age and the amount of traffic on the site (it's not terribly high yet). I joined Bukisa on November 8, 2008, and wrote five pieces of content, which have simply been sitting there for the past few weeks.I also promoted my sign-up link in order to build my network, which is now 50-members

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-36215792352809025702008-12-07T19:58:00.000-05:002008-12-07T20:41:36.616-05:00

Inspired by a post on the eHow Community Chatter forum, I've decided to share a screen shot of my highest earning article amounts.I remember when I first posted about my eHow article earnings on a writer's forum. My initial article had earned less than a dime, but I wanted to share the info with other writers. Months later, in another post about writing for residual income, another poster

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-58094118060791376952008-12-06T07:32:00.000-05:002008-12-06T07:58:37.933-05:00

At the end of November, I received my first Commission Junction payment of $111.81. While I had earned few small commissions earlier in the year, CJ.com has a minimum payout of $50. Thus it was not until my sales really took off in October that I earned enough for payout.(Click to enlarge:)Commission Junction has an application process, and you need to have a website or blog to apply. I am not

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-91672668597781574122008-12-05T07:41:00.000-05:002008-12-05T08:27:21.305-05:00

I've increased my online residual income with niche affiliate marketing. Affiliate sales can be a great way to diversify income streams online, and while they are not my largest money maker, they do add up.Affiliate success takes time, but it is well worth the effort to add affiliate links to articles, resource sections and forum signatures. The most important thing is to target your affiliate

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-50689556246206679062008-11-23T08:09:00.000-05:002008-11-23T19:14:31.073-05:00

I enjoyed Aesop's fables as a young girl. The message of each short story was somewhat subtle, yet evident, even to a child such as myself. Fables generally portray animals with human characteristics in order to communicate a message, often called the "moral of the story."This fable attempts to articulate something that has been impressed upon me lately as I watch my babies grow. As much as my

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-30162295772211305732008-11-15T13:20:00.001-05:002008-11-19T21:10:05.914-05:00

Bukisa, a new online content website with its own revenue-sharing compensation program, has captured my interest in the past few days. I signed up ten days ago, following covewriter's lead. I have to say, I am impressed with the site's structure, layout and possibilities. I really like their three-tier earnings structure, where users make money for their own content as well as a smaller portion

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-92131674128963196362008-11-10T09:16:00.000-05:002008-11-14T16:32:01.213-05:00

Interested in my passive, residual income progress? Well, my monthly report is here ... but I must be honest, it is with some trepidation that I post this month's totals.I have never written about my "regular" freelance writing money, as it's not my style to discuss personal income. However, I have shared my residual income and eHow earnings from the beginning, since this was just "extra" and

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-75265508097516799072008-11-08T18:56:00.001-05:002008-11-10T09:07:51.294-05:00

I just found a content/ networking site that looks very promising. Writers and contributors earn money on their articles, videos and other content. Check out: Bukisa - Share your Knowledge, Earn Money As always, I will share my experiences with the site and let you know what I think.You know I love residual income, and diversifying those income streams just makes sense. My first articles is on

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-35350573298464587332008-11-07T17:12:00.000-05:002008-11-07T17:43:37.650-05:00

I just completed a new landing page for my eHow ebook. I've realized from the beginning that my sales page needed a ton of attention, but it wasn't until reading more about the importance of a good sales page that I decided to quit writing eHow articles for a few days in order to get this done. New eHow eBook Sales Page It features cool graphics like this one (I know, you want to click it ...

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-60283858418657488782008-10-27T06:55:00.000-04:002009-07-25T17:26:32.679-04:00

I had a wonderful time at the 2008 weHow event. For its first ever eHow user forum, Demand Media created a wonderful two-day conference to exchange information and ideas, as well as receive feedback from site users. That it was held in sunny southern California of course added to the appeal, and I certainly enjoyed the three-day respite from rainy cold East Coast weather.It was fun to visit the

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-3218145795148555462008-10-16T13:22:00.000-04:002008-10-16T14:46:08.199-04:00

Well, I wrote my first two HowHub.com articles a couple days ago, but they still have not moved beyond "pending" status. I also noticed that How Hub's featured members layout has not changed and the article list on the front page remains the same as well.Now I am curious as to whether this is currently an active site or not. Anyone know?I haven't been able to uncover much information about the

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-20130627143408860282008-10-14T08:53:00.000-04:002008-10-14T10:44:16.603-04:00

I stumbled across a new user-submitted how-to article site, HowHub.At first glance, HowHub looks like a good way to diversify writing income as well as add another residual income source. I will update as I learn more, but here are some reasons why I am impressed thus far:HowHub was created by the owners of Article Dashboard, an online article database that has seen some success.Writers start off

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-58284585542293893562008-10-02T07:00:00.000-04:002008-10-02T07:37:33.212-04:00

My eHow earnings jumped considerably this month, even with little new writing and minimal article promotion (it's been a busy month for this WAHM!). At $892.78, it was my best month of passive income to date.With 202 published articles, I have just 11 more than I did in August when my earnings were $617 for the month. My article on How to Survive Total Economic Collapse (Google it--it's on the

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-28087563745389047892008-09-29T16:07:00.000-04:002008-09-29T17:01:50.686-04:00

My Amazon affiliate earnings are not generally very high--usually about $25-$35 in a given month. Since the recent economic turmoil, they've been on the low side. However, my Hub Pages article on Economic Collapse and my eHow article on Total Economic Collapse have generated dozens of Amazon book sales in the last few days, bringing my monthly Amazon affiliate earnings to over $53 so far. And

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-29032939874968165092008-09-26T13:38:00.000-04:002008-09-26T13:51:27.742-04:00

I'm going to California!One of the companies I write for invited me and about a dozen others to join them in sunny California for a couple days in October. The company is paying for airfare and accommodations, and we'll be spending time learning more about the company and website and new things to come, as well as providing them feedback from a user standpoint.Of course, there's always a dilemma

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-71081197408297995232008-09-09T09:53:00.000-04:002008-09-15T09:35:38.440-04:00

Are you interested in affiliate marketing as a way to increase your online income? Would you like to build a passive income stream by selling other people's products online?Affiliate sales have boosted my residual income over the past few months as people click my Amazon, Implix and Site Build It links and make purchases. I posted some of these links almost a year ago, and many more recently, but

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-28599220369609767642008-09-03T06:46:00.000-04:002008-09-04T11:48:38.119-04:00

My eHow payment for August 2008 will be $617.35 USD, the highest eHow earnings I've ever received. I currently have 191 published eHow articles (and 7 pending approval). However, 12 articles were published the last week of August and have not yet earned anything. Thus, with 179 earning articles in August, they averaged $3.45 each this month. That number should keep going up as recent articles

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-25177772799298693092008-08-20T07:03:00.000-04:002008-08-20T07:25:00.237-04:00

I've begun a Google Knol adventure. Gogole's new site, knol.com, has been touted as a rival to Wikipedia as well as article directories such as About.com and Associated Content. Since the site just launched to the public this summer, it really is brand new.My first knol is about eHow Earnings and links to both an eHow article on passive income and my eHow eBook sales page. It's monetized both by

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-26930938124135743472008-08-04T09:49:00.000-04:002008-08-12T12:09:42.424-04:00

July was my biggest month so far for eHow earnings, and affiliate sales were good as well. One reader asked me by email if my only writing income is from these sources--the answer is no. I have several freelance writing clients and several editing gigs that keep me busy in addition to writing "for myself" as much as I am able. I don't share my regular writing income because it's just not my style

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-41985829281007328472008-07-20T10:36:00.000-04:002008-07-21T09:40:20.331-04:00

I took a minute to total my passive income for the past couple months, and thought I'd share the results here. I really want to encourage you to build up a passive income stream (several streams!) because the reality of earning money for articles you wrote months ago or links you posted last year can really change how you view your work and your approach to earning money.May 2008Residuals from

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-89938948643908242122008-07-01T15:10:00.000-04:002008-11-07T15:23:01.711-05:00

I've launched a new eBook Affiliate Program to help promote my book on How to Earn Passive Income at eHow.com. Affiliate links are a great way to monetize your blog and earn extra money ... and can be another great source of passive income.Join our eBook Affiliate Program!The eBook sells for $25, and affiliates earn 50% commission on sales they generate. You can link to the eBook from your blog,

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-4994975062175351962008-06-27T15:12:00.000-04:002008-06-27T15:21:47.066-04:00

The Bargain babe is holding a coupon contest over at her Bargain Bin blog ... just leave a comment on the post to enter. Let her know Maria sent you.If you're looking for a reliable source for clipped coupons, check out the Coupon Clippers. They have a great selection and cheap prices. Also, if you have a blog, become a Coupon Clippers affiliate and earn commissions for referring people to the

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-83079154632696777372008-06-18T14:22:00.000-04:002008-06-19T10:19:55.431-04:00

I've started a Frugal Homesteading blog and while I'm not thrilled with the current WordPress theme, I'm happy to have it online and plan to post daily. I'll be building up this blog for eventual monetization (you know I love multiple income streams) but I also really have a passion for the topic, which is why I chose it.The blog will encompass a wide variety of areas, from personal finance and

Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950629596068215063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743303818170928342.post-77072868497638028042008-06-16T08:21:00.000-04:002008-06-16T08:47:39.643-04:00

Some of my passive income this month has been through affiliate programs, which was very encouraging (and exciting!) for me. One of the sales was for SiteBuildIt, which is a great website building program and educational course for creating successful websites. I have Site Build It! for my nutrition website and love it. That sale earned me about $75.Then, I received emails on June 11 and June 15

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