My life

Not enough Hours!!! With the slow crawl of Ebay I decided to go back and list all the slow stock on ABebooks site. The only problems with this are, that I still owe money from the last time I joined them, and it will take a lot more typing of book lists. Over the years I have typed out lists of books so many times, I dread it. No two databases are the same. The only one I can really rely on is Homebase. But that doesn’t marry up with Ebay’s Turbo lister etc. What’s more I’ve used the thing for... Sign in to see full entry.

Articles! I’ve had another look at the market for writing articles. These can be anything from the ridiculous to the mildly interesting. We are not talking about a fortune here, but it might pay enough each day to make it worth looking at as a stay at home business. Associated content and constant Content are the big ones. They are choosey about what the want. The market place is a good place to brows but to be honest most of the offers are like studying brain death. The best way, it to write... Sign in to see full entry.

Movement? I now have a small stable of writing sites that are worth submitting my articles to for money. We are not talking about a fortune here, but there is a modest amount to be made from them. The articles I’ve written are mostly concerning the building trade with a Green angle. They are centred mostly on the UK but I try to pitch them as if they could about anywhere. Like blogging, you only make any money if you blitz them with content. Keep it coming and eventually something will hit the... Sign in to see full entry.

Article Market Having tried to re-launch myself onto the writing market again, I’ve dug up some of the old and dusty web sites that actually ask you for your masterpieces. Many are the sort of market place I used to air on Writers Wanted, and which proved such a waste of time. But some seem more interesting. A few are of the mould which ask you to write the article first and hope the customer to bump into you! This I like! As I feel I can write about what I like and make people come round to my... Sign in to see full entry.

Pay per Post! One web site I’ve come across that looks like a blogger’s dream come true is Pay per Post. It does what it says on the tin: you write about stuff and if people who sell stuff like what you write, they pay you to write more things about their stuff. I hope this does not over complicate things, but trust me it’s as simple as that. Sure I haven’t made a penny piece from it yet, but I like the look of it. I’ve come across another site which does the same. We are not talking about... Sign in to see full entry.

Pay per post! After reading Ariala’s blog about people not paying for your work, I posted a comment on her page to express my opinion on the whole thing. The sad fact was, that she wrote and submitted the articles, only to have them turned down. But you can bet they still used them! Why? Because one of the biggest scams on the market today is simply to get people to view your site, and what better way than to draw them in with false promises? If you invite people in with a honey trap you will... Sign in to see full entry.

Nothing ventured As I’ve decided to simple look at writing as a therapy, I’ve had to face some home truths. One thing which has struck me, is that I’ve learned to discipline myself over the years to writing to a set of rules. Once the wall is down I have no reason to write and there for, no interest in the whole thing. I know people very kindly read these blogs, but due to the fact I have no reason to write, other than exercising the mind, I simply can’t get into it. So what have I got to lose?... Sign in to see full entry.

Too much tech? As I sit here and wonder what I should write about, I remind myself that it does not have to be any world shattering revelation that will be read by millions. Much as I would like that, the simple truth is that as a form of therapy it’s simply to get my brain world and my spirits up. So I get to wondering. What should I put down? My observations of the days events, from say the news? Or just the trivia of my working day? Sure, I’m not really bothered if this does not send a ripple... Sign in to see full entry.

Feeling a little low just latterly. Haven’t been posting much as I just don’t feel in the mood. I have so many things I should be doing, but with work wearing me down of late, I thought it best to say nothing rather than mess things up further. Have you ever felt that sometimes silence is the best option? Sign in to see full entry.

Immigration! With the influx of so many foreign workers flooding into the UK we now have to face some uncomfortable truths about ourselves. I work in a big supermarket, there are plenty of jobs but the locals don’t want them (in fact they don’t want to work full stop). So Polish and other Eastern European workers have flocked in to take the positions. But they have no where to live. If you ask anyone with a large property, their desire is to sell up and move to sunnier climes in the... Sign in to see full entry.