Internet Business

Site Build It Sale

One of the programs that I use to build websites is Site Build It – also known as SBI. I have busily been working on some of my SBI sites lately – leaving me with little time for anything else. One of my goals is to build a solid income stream by working from home. [...]

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Beatles on iTunes – Do You Care?

Yesterday iTunes announced that the Beatles collection would now be available for download. This is a big deal because there have trademark issues etc – that prevented both parties from coming to an agreement. For the most part – this is good news. Now Beatles fans can have their music and Apple successfully negotiated something [...]

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Launching a New Site

I have been busy. Between apple picking, the pumpkin patch, corn mazes, and all the usual fun fall festivities – I have been working on a new website as well. And I am taking it slooooooow. Step by step I am building this baby from the ground up. I figure – if I do it [...]

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Fatal Error in WordPress

As if I didn’t have enough troubles today. Sigh. This is what showed up in my sidebar – mere moments ago: Fatal Error Don’t you love it? It would seem the world is coming to an end. Those words alone make the heart beat faster and bring a thin film of nervous perspiration to the [...]

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The Best 60 Dollars I Ever Wasted

Yesterday I wasted $60. You can just paste the word s*cker across my forehead but I succumbed to an internet scammyish thing. Well, it wasn’t really a scam. Let me explain. I have had this site – which I loved. It was a coupon site called I Love A Good Sale. Really. I do – [...]

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I’m An Online Butterfly

I am really good at coaching others at how to succeed online. I know the steps – I know just what should be done. And I find my own advice so hard to follow. Start a site. Write about something that interests you- and that has the potential to draw in lots of visitors. Low [...]

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Too Much Traffic

Today – traffic has been backed up in our little town. The roads are congested. And going the quarter mile from the high school to the nearest stop sign took about twenty minutes. The weather is gray and drizzly. And someone lost their life on the highway. The interstate was shut down, people had to [...]

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What Does Blogging Mean To Me

Since I’ve been writing a little mini series on blogging this week – I am jumping into Mama Kat’s writing workshop at the last minute to answer the question – What does blogging mean to me. I started blogging a little over 4 years ago and have struggled, at times, to keep up with it. [...]

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What Should I Write About

Following along with my little miniseries on blogging (far more compelling than anything you could watch on TV ) is the big question – what should I write about? I’m not talking about writer’s block here. Topics, and Keywords, and Linking, Oh My! The issue at hand is that when you start a website – [...]

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Should I Start A Blog

Oh, you have a blog? – This is a question that a lot of people ask me, especially when I sheepishly mention to them that I happen to have a website (actually a few). I started this site as a way to work from home – and have used it to experiment with different ideas [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions for Parents

As individuals, we all make traditional New Year’s Resolutions on January 1st. But as parents it is much more logical to make those promises to ourselves on September 1st (or whatever the first day of school happens to be). It is a good time for families to make a fresh start. Personally, I am looking [...]