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WAHM Blog Update

I hope you all have had a great week and made lots of money! I have been so busy with my blog flip challenge, I have put a few of my projects on hold while I am working on the new green blog. Even though this blog flip is just for fun, I do not want to lose! :) I have been doing a massive amount of research and working pretty hard on the content, in hopes my team will win.

On another note…

Do you remember the post I did about Video blogging? If you read that post, you know I am not a fan of vlogs, well at least never have been in the past. Well it looks like I may have to eat my own words and create a video myself. You see Jay from Suite Jay, called me out on his first video a few days ago, so I must comply with the challenge. (I can not let a male blogger show me up can I?)

Actually I think it will be pretty fun. Since the  Video blogging post, I have found a few blogs who use video and the blogs DO NOT load slow like most video blogs. So, maybe I am having a change of heart.

Now, for those of you that are not fans of video blogs, do not worry! I will not be changing this blog into a video blog, however, I may post a video every now and then.

On the flip side….

My post from a few days ago Would morals get in the way of money? got allot of attention. I was bombarded with emails, so many I just got done replying to them all. Many of you were wondering if I was considering getting into an adult niche, and the answer is no.

I was just curious to see what others thought about getting into niches that some may consider risque.

Once the blog flip challenge is over, I will be starting a new niche blog, but nothing to odd. Actually some may find it weird but it is a niche that there is competition however, I feel confident I could do allot better.

If the curiosity is killing you, it is body modification. Tattoos, piercings, ect. There are some great affiliate programs for these niches and I am going to try and run with it and see how well it does.

I personally love body art and think it will be a fun project.  What do you think?

Have a great day everyone and keep that money rollin in!

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5 Things About The WAHM

I had so much fun the other day spilling the beans on who I really am, I decided to reveal 5 new things today. Today I will share some business stuff and person things about me! If you missed last weeks get to know me, check it out here.

So here we go….

1. Many of you asked what MLM company I am with. My main company I promote is….DRUM ROLL PLEASE……………. Mia Bella Candles. Yep, a candle company. I actually do many fundraisers using the Mia Bella candles. I was with another company for 5 years doing nothing but fundriasing and then found Mia Bella candles to be way better. Not to mention, I make more money with Mia Bella than I did with the other company.

I use the internet to find organizations and groups that need to raise money, and get them booked on a fundraiser. The business is not actually considered an internet business, however I put the internet to work in growing the business. It is actually very easy, as all I have to do is send them brochures and then order their candles.

In terms of residual income, we do make residuals from everyone we sponsor into the company as either a candle of the month customer or other distributors.Mr. V and I work the business together.

2.  I own a 100 LB  American Pitbull and a 3 LB Chihuahua. What a combo huh? To be real exact, Mr V. owns several American Pitbulls and shows them.  My Chihuahua sits with me in my office while I work and pesters the shit out of me all day.

3.  I am a nite owl, now I do not mean an all niter, but I am generally up until 3am or 4am. I seem to be more productive in the evening time. If you have ever noticed most of my posts are done in the middle of the nite.

4. My very first home business (1999) I thought was legit ended up being a big time crock. The company was called Cyber Moms and they advertised they needed moms to work at home promoting their newsletter. As a young mom, it sounds liked a great deal. I had a monthly payment I had to pay, I just do not remember how much it was. My job was to find other moms who wanted to work at home promoting their newsletter. They had like 3 different packages and the one you picked decided how much commission you earned for each mom who joined.

It seemed at the time like a cool business, especiallty since I was actually making good money from them. I did however always wonder why I never saw a copy of this newsletter we were promoting.

Come to find out after 8 months, the company was shut down as being an illegal prymid. I had no clue, here I thought I was making an honest living and I was conning people and did not even know it!

5. Many of you emailed me last time wanting to know how much money online I make. To be real honest that is a hard question to answer, as my income varies every month. But I will try to give you some what of an idea of what I currently make a month from internet marketing/affiliate marketing. These figures do not could the income I earn from network marketing, as per the companies policy, I can not disclose exactly how much I make.

  1. I make at least $1200 a month from one product I promote online from a pet company. I have made no less than $1200 a month with them for the past 2 years. My goal is to get to $2000 a month from them by the end of the year, as this is RESIDUAL income!
  2. I get direct deposits from Click Bank every two weeks. Ranging from $45-several hundred.
  3. I have NEVER made more than $500 a paycheck from Click Bank, but have come pretty close. I am going to be promoting a product they have much more, especially since they are now offering weekly payouts.
  4. My last CJ direct deposit was over $500.
  5. I am an affiliate with another company (party supplies) where I built a full website to promote their products, that pays me at least $300 a month. I used to make allot more, but have not had the time to mess with that website in months.
  6. I get monthly direct deposits from Google Adsense. Per their terms I am not allow to say much more than that.
  7. I made $50 last month for a review I did from Review Me last month.
  8. I made $71.50 for 2 reviews I did from Sponsored Reviews last month.
  9. I am going to stop here, because I do not want to ruin a post for next week!

So, now you know 5 more things about me, you did not know yesterday!

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Friday Update

I hope you all have had a great productive week! I have been pretty busy with the Site Flip Challenge. I guess it is safe to show off the site we are working on now. It is called Go Green Street. If you take a look at it, please leave a comment! :)

My team decided to go with an Eco-Friendly/Green Niche, since it is very hot right now. I have got to give the team credit, because the blog looks good!

One of our team mates was in a car accident, and has not been able to help as of right now, so it is just 4 of us working on this site flip. With less than 39 days left, we have got to move fast, if we plan on winning this challenge!

For those of you that are new here, you can take a look at the Site Flip Challenge to learn more about why I am building the new blog.

I also managed to build 2 new Squidoo lens this week and I have started 2 other ones. I have been bouncing back and fourth a bit on these, so I should have them done by Saturday.

contest-sticky2.pngThe Get To Know The WAHM 5 things about me, sure bombarded my email box! I actually had fun with it, and will have 5 new things tomorrow for you all! I will be answering several of the questions you asked about such as, what network marketing company I am with and what other sites I own.

On another note, our contest will end today at 11:59PM. So if you have not entered yet, please make sure you do today! You can enter here.

Blog World Giveaway….

Jay from Suite J is going to be holding a cool giveaway for all of you early birds! He is giving away a free ebook cover Sunday morning @ 7:37am PST. You can check out more info at his ebook cover design post.

Have a wonderful Friday and I will see you all tomorrow!

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