Tuesday, July 3, 2007
I’ve been toying with the idea of writing a website and series of blogs to make some money. The method of making money would be to big up a product on the page, in the hope that people reading it would click-through and buy the thing at the other end. Now my field of interest is pretty limited. I hoped to write about what I love, but websites on magick and the Occult don’t pull in the crouds, and there is another problem. When folk are searching those sites they are only going to buy... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Battle on!
Battle on! Well the battle with MySql and Dreamweaver goes on. The problem is down to the link between Dreamweaver and its ability to find the data base. Basically it can’t, so we are up a certain place without a paddle. This would be a good time to reflect on what’s what. Regular sufferer’s of this blog will know that I work at a supermarket. Not a very nice supermarket and a job which is going nowhere. I sit down every day at this bloody screen and think: “how the hell can I get out of this... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, June 25, 2007
So near but….
I’ve had some break through’s with web design and yet just as I thought it was all coming together, it fell apart. Having some trouble with connecting the database up to the web page. Have you ever had one of those days when you just know it should be working, but Christ it just won’t! I’m going to keep going with this as I can see this is how web design is going to get me out of the supermarket. Maybe I won’t be riding around in a Rolls Royce and worrying about my carbon footprint, but it could... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Progress
Had some progress with MySQL. I have a video tutorial which I follow, and I actually managed to fill in my own Form at the same time the tutorial ran! This might seem like a petty thing to most people, but for me it proves that I can actually do what the video is telling me. It boots my confidence to know I’m on the right track. "> Had some sillier ideas. I noticed that I’ve made a couple of dollars on helium. So I thought: what if I posted some of my old stories up there? Would they make money?... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Making a living?
So things might seem like they ain’t working out too well, but I feel more positive about the future now than in recent months. My Web site project might have come to nought for the moment, but I have so many other irons in the fire, I feel good about it all. The web design came to nothing purely because I don’t have enough time to dedicate towards it. If things work out better, I shall certainly take another look into it. But to be honest it rest upon the same dilemma as the writing. That is... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Scooby Squdoo!
On the advice of Gomedome I’ve opened a page on a new site called Squdoo. He’s right in that it gets cralled a lot by the Bots and spiders, so you stand a chance of people actually the thing. I’ve given up on Adsense and the hard work they put you through for a dollar a day. I’ve found a good affiliate program and intend to try and promote it. Don’t ask me how! I might have to spend some money, but a clever type of spamming might be the best bet. Forums and MySpace are most likely. But I need an... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Plans!
Plans! Do you ever get that feeling that things are finally comeing together? Even though I’ve only 2 days left of my holiday, I feel more fired with joy about my prospects than I did last week. I’ll tell you why. I was truly convinced that I could make a small amount part time from programming and writing web sites. That all fell apart, as Dreamweaver threw more and more obstacles in my way. But I feel that was fate’s way of telling me that my heart was not in it, and I would never make a go of... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Affiliates?
Affiliates? With the growing threat that I might be suspended from Adsense for self Clicking, I might have to find a way of subsidising the income from my blogs. It never did pay much and I never had a lot of faith in Adsense. After all you can’t make people click on those silly adds, so what’s the chances of making any money from them? No, a better way is to target the adds(and the blogs) at people who are likely to buy the stuff in the first place. Take an example. If you sent posts to a forum... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, June 8, 2007
One of those days!
One of those days! Have you ever had one of those days when nothing seems to progress? Maybe its fate’s way of telling me I’ll never be a programmer? But try as I might I cannot get a data bade model going. I can try to set the damn thing up but nothing happens. You get so far then hit a brick wall. Its as if it was just not meant to be. Of course I love writing so much I keep getting drawn back in. I’ve got several ideas going, and the whole thing is based on Adsense, but it takes so much work... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Money making lists!
Money making lists! Yet another money making idea. Congratulations to Gomedome, for his SEO ebook. He’s right in that we should all have a go at writing an ebook. After all is that not just a collection of the articles you would write anyway? But battling with the spiders is a big worry, and I’m not sure I’m up to it. Ziggy Stardust had better luck. Some of the ideas I have had, are based on blitzing the web with simple articles to get traffic to whatever site I choose. It does take a lot of... Sign in to see full entry.