Rearranging My Blog

I decided to do some rearranging on my blog. The reason for this is because I am working towards better income since I have been working at home. Lately the problem with working at home has been lack of jobs and loss of work due to my personal life. Now that everything is back on track I am hoping to increase my income goal.

One big problem I have however, is that I've noticed my Google PR has dropped. As a matter of fact it went from a PR of a 3 to a 0 in just a few days. Around the same time I also went from about 50,000 backlinks to over a million backlinks in a few days.

The first thing I checked was to see if I am banned from google. I'm not. So then I checked bad backlinks and links who have been banned from google. There were no banned links and only a few bad backlinks that I removed. So now I am stumped. I am wondering if I was spammed. I guess I need to check and see if I was, somehow.

Now some may say to not worry so much about Page Rank with google. In the past it wouldn't have been so much of a worry. But lately, every company is basing money and whether or not a blog gets an opportunity by page ranks. So no page rank means no income for many sites in payperpost, payu2blog and even private sales.

So right now it's been a struggle and I'm trying to figure out how to work through it.

In the meantime, I have rearranged google adsense ads which seems to be doing a little better. Kontera ads are still doing badly, but I have learned that their site is down. Also, I am not thrilled with PepperJam Ads. So far even with all of the clicks I have had from visitors, the companies are not allowing me to profit from them when they are based on traffic not sales.

So as Scrooge says, "Bah Humbug!"

Going Eco-Friendly

For years we've been abusing our planet. Plastics that aren't recyclable, oils that are poisonous to our waters and computers that are destroying our ozone layer. But it wasn't until recently that we began to notice just how seriously our misuse of products has cost us with the threat of global warming.

Now that global warning is upon us, we have to take our environment seriously. There’s no more pretending that everything will be okay because to be honest, it won’t. We already know that recycling our plastics, paper and glass containers will help, but what else can we do? How else can we make a difference? It’s not hard to make the right choices and now everywhere we look, more and more companies are making their products eco-friendly. Even technology products are going green. From Apple to Hewlett Packard to Canon, everyone is making a difference in the environment.

Recycling is easy, but how do you know what to look for when replacing the technology in your home or at the office. Simple. Do your research. Visit places like superwarehouse that offer a great selection of eco-friendly brands like, Apple, Canon and Hewlett Packard. You can replace everything from digital cameras to HP Desktops and even that cheap printer you’ve been meaning to upgrade.

If you’re worried about the expense, don’t be. Eco-friendly products are getting cheaper by the minute. I’m even thinking about going eco-friendly with a new notebook at least. It’s definitely time to replace this piece of junk. But for right now, I’m adding energy saving lights that are better for the environment to our light fixtures and reusing recyclable plastic bags to help our environment.

What about you? What ways are you help with our threat of global warming? Do you recycle products if possible? Have you bought eco-friendly products or made your home more eco-friendly? What about the office? Are you doing anything there? Does your company use eco-friendly technology or are they still using products that are in a serious need of an upgrade?

No matter where you are in life, there’s always something you can do to help with our environmental threat. Even if you can’t afford to purchase a new computer that is eco-friendly right now, you could always talk to your local library and see if they would be willing to upgrade their computers. Or you can recycle books, newspapers, magazines, etc. Everyone can do their part. No job is too small. Every little bit helps. We can fight global warming just like superwarehouse is doing. If they can do it, so can we. Lets not try or we'll see. Lets do it!

An Update On My Goal

I haven't had much time to really update my blog or do any work online, due to a tragic death in the family and my birthday being yesterday. Unfortunately this put me behind, so I may be working a lot of hours in the near future unless I get some outstanding paying jobs.

Here is an update on what I have been making. Obviously my goal has not been made for the credit card payment this month and I won't be making an extra payment towards it. I will have to try again for next month.


August 11th
Google Adsense: $1.60
Kontera Ads: $0.00
PepperJam Ads: $0.00

August 12th
Google Adsense: $2.22
Kontera Ads: $0.00
PepperJam Ads: $0.00

August 13th
Associated Content: $4.00
Payperpost: $10.00
Google Adsense: $0.00
Kontera Ads: $0.00
PepperJam Ads: $0.00

August 14th
Google Adsense: $0.78
Kontera Ads: $0.00
PepperJam Ads: $0.00

August 19th
Google Adsense: $0.08
Payperpost: $8.00
Kontera Ads: $0.00
PepperJam Ads: $0.00

Who Called Me?

Lately I have been getting a lot of numbers calling my phone and I have no idea who they are. Sometimes I will answer the call and sometimes I will let it pick up by voicemail. That is if they decide to leave one. Other times I simply miss the call. When that happens and there's no voicemail, I do get curious and want to know who called me.

To cure my curiosity, I go online and use a reverse phone book service similar to TraceNumber.com. Since tracenumber is new to me, I decided to give them a try verses my old service. The idea behind tracenumber is that when you type in a number they can give you the name and address of the person that number is listed under.

I don't have any recent mystery calls so just for the fun of it I did a search on my own phone number. While they didn't give me my address or name, they did show where the carrier comes from and that it is a cell phone. But since it is a cell phone, the results I kind of expected. See for yourself:

State: Kansas
County: Montgomery
City: Coffeyville
Line Type: Cell Phone
Phone Carrier: Kansas City Smsa Limited Partnership

Since the above is typical for cell phones, I decided to give them a go again with my aunt's house number and found the same problem.

State: Kansas
County: Montgomery
City: Coffeyville
Line Type: Landline
Phone Carrier: Southwestern Bell

Then I had a friend try his house number. The results?

State: Missouri
County: Jackson
City: Kansas City
Line Type: Landline
Phone Carrier: Southwestern Bell Mo

Also, the phone carrier is wrong. Southwestern Bell is now AT&T. So while all of the above had very minimum results I was wondering how someone would be able to get the address and name of a person if they needed it?

Well, as it turns out, after the results of the phone number lookup are given, you are able to get the name and address for a fee. I guess this might be okay if you really needed the information. For me however, it's not really worth my time. What do you think? Would you be willing to use TraceNumber for a price?

Take a Closer Look Before You Assume

I appreciate all of the writing opportunities that have been given to me from various clients. However, one thing that really bothers me.. and this goes for anyone who visits my blog. Before you jump the gun and email me about a particular post, look again and don't assume it's the writer.

More than once I have had to respond to problems that weren't a problem to begin with. I think the problem really lies with the fact that clients have a lot of articles they need written. So a lot of reviewers/writers are given those opportunities. Well, when the client goes back and has to view all of those opportunities they've given out, it can be a burn out at times and readings get rushed through. When you rush, you don't see the entire post and things are assumed. Then, a client's time is wasted as well as the writer's time. Of course this can go for a writer too... Not just a client. So, please.... Slow down, relax and don't rush through posts. Thank you.

Editing my Audio and Video Files for Work

Sometimes I am in need of a decent software to edit my audio and video files for work. I don't want to have to spend a fortune on several programs just to get all of the features I need on something I rare use, so what's a girl to do?

I just found out about Blaze Media and it's perfect for me. Ripping, converting, burning.... This program looks like it does it all. I can convert from MP3 to WAV for my audio files or vice versa. I can burn my audio and video files on CD and DVD. There's even a free trial version. I most definitely have to try it!

Please Note: This is a paid post and is sponsored by Blaze MP and Payperpost.

ClearVoice Offers $97 studies and Surveys

Here's another opportunity I thought at home moms and dads might be interested in.

I am usually not a big fan of surveys that pay you money, but this one looks promising and so far they haven't filled my email box with a bunch of junk. I have heard that they offered $97 for a focus group. That's really good. I did a focus group last year on step-families and made $250 from it. Not through ClearVoice, however. This was through another company that only does private studies.

I'm giving ClearVoice a try and we'll see what happens. I am told they send 3-4 surveys per a week for 5-10 questions that are quick an easy. Unfortunately it's only 25 cents per a survey. Still, that's 75 cents a week if it only take s a few minutes to complete. $3 per a month. Not much, but it all adds up. Plus if I'm able to get into one of the focus groups, that's a lot more money that can go towards a car and debt!

Get $5 for giving a quick Opinion!

I'm not getting paid for letting people know this, but I thought it would be a good opportunity for at-home parents who are looking to make an easy few bucks. Miller Piano is looking for feedback about their website. You can fill out a quick survey and they will send you a check for $5 for your time. Nothing to purchase, ever. Pretty simple.

Click here for details http://www.millerps.com/ and then click on the little click here for details link on the page.