Welcome to My Blog Stop!, a freestyle home business and personal blog, curating advice, tips, and information for work at home professionals; and blogging about general subjects of interest, art, entertainment, views and opinions, society and culture, etc. This website complements and supplements multiple WAHM projects grouped together as Cmoneyspinner's Home Business Projects on Facebook. Thanks for visiting!
Having been active on Pinterest since it began, it has been interesting to watch the social media site evolve and quickly gain a footing right next to the established giants like Facebook and Twitter, and carve out their lion's share.
When this content was published, Pinterest had banned the use of affiliate links.
That was then. This is now.
Here's a great article for work at home mom, written by a work at home dad.
A look back. Revisiting sites where I found valuable information when I first started my blogging adventures. It is good to know this site still has online content available to the public. Left a comment at this post in 2013. It's 3 years later and the "Don'ts" in this post are still relevant. Interested in becoming a successful blogger? Check out this advice from Suresh Vurity, author and owner of way2earning.com.
In
that post, I also explained that after joining a blogging community,
BlogJob.com and being allowed to create a blog there, there was the
task of giving the blog a name and a tagline. The blog is not yet a
year old and it has become necessary to make an executive decision.
Decided that the
blog name and tagline needed to be changed. It wasn't difficult to
do since the blog URL remains the same no matter how many times the
name changes.
Also
needed to add an icon. Icon or favicons are an integral part of a
website or blog's online identity.
Took
care of the easiest task first. Went into the theme customizer and
added an icon. Finally decided on the flag of Texas in the shape of
the state of Texas as my icon. Since my plans are for Austin, Texas
to be our final stop. Our family has relocated more than once. But
I'm tired of moving.
Next task.
Changed the name and tagline for my site to something more
“generic”.
WAH! WAH!! No. That's not my imitation of a crying baby. :) For the past couple of months my major
work-at-home (WAH) project has been republishing content and updating
links at my various blogs, especially incorrect affiliate links that
redirect clickers elsewhere! Then on January 30, 2016, PersonaPaper (my favorite social blogging community) announced they will no longer be accepting members and plan to shut down. Tried to back up my posts and this is now another "To Do" project: Find PP Content New Home.
"An online entrepreneur's work is never done." Wonder who said that. (???) Oh! Yeah! It was me!
Have created several potential residual income streams – Tsū, myLot , my blogs at - Tumblr, BlogJob and Blogger (or Blogspot ), and online writing communities like DailyTwoCents , HUBPages , Wizzley, etc.
Creating them is one thing.
Keeping up with them is another.
It's clear to me that my “To Do List”
should be more organized, in order for me to accomplish more. So that's
my project to help me with my home business projects. Create an
organized achievable prioritized list of "I Will DO ALL of This!" items. Great! Just what I needed! Another WAH project! :) WAH! WAH!! :)
Scoop.it stats - web age: 6 years, alexa rank: #589, load time: 2.468 seconds, server location: Europe, last updated: 19 Feb 2014.
Treathyl Fox's insight:
Would you like to know your site's SEO score? Would like to know how to optimize your site and improve its rankings? Have you ever heard of StatsCrop.com? Get help exploring your website's history and monitoring its performance plus get tips on how to improve and increase your SEO score. For a free analysis, the display of critical information is remarkably informative. Just put the word "scoop.it" in the search box. As a test, I asked for Scoop.it results. I wasn't proud enough to show the results for some of my own websites. But now that I found this helpful tool which suggested that a few things on my websites needed "fixing", one day my horn will be tooting real loud!
See the little chicklet with the red heart? I use the Google FeedBurner tool to burn feeds for my various blogs. There are several ways to get people to subscribe to your blog feed. This little chicklet is just one of them.
I'm okay with the chicklet and I really really love the Feedburner. But I noticed something interesting about "My Feeds" almost right from the very start. The Subscriber count.
Yeah. (???) The number looks ... questionable? ... unreasonable? ... mysterious?
I'm going to settle on the word "squirrelly". Even though my spellchecker indicates that it's not a word.
The numbers don't make sense! So I'm thinking, they must be some sort of secret code and I've always had my theory about Rocky and Bullwinkle. So that's why I decided "squirrelly" was the best way to describe my subscriber count.
Anyway I found the answer to my puzzle, as to why the numbers look unreal.
I am so glad that I read the response, because it clarifies everything!!
Love the Feedburner tool. It is a valuable helpful tool and I will continue to use it until Google tells me it's no longer free or for whatever reason or for no reason at all, I just won't be allowed to use it. It's theirs. They own it. They can tell me to take a hike!
But I don't think I'm going to rely on the number of subscribers who supposedly hold their breath and wake up each morning checking their eMail messages or waiting to receive notifications that I've published another blog post!!
To work around the traditional art system, i.e. non-recognition of Native American artists, Namingha opened his own gallery. Niman Fine Art is a family-owned and operated gallery representing the works of internationally known artist Dan Namingha and other Namingha family members. His original works are also available at art galleries worldwide; for example, Artnet Galleries.
From the Tewa-Hopi tribe, Dan Namingha was born on the Hopi reservation in Keams Canyon, Arizona. In 2009, Dan Namingha received an Honorary Doctorate from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Like most artists, from very young (2nd grade) his artistic abilities provided him an avenue of creative expression. His work shows the influence of his Hopi background but his sculptures also incorporate cubism. Links to additional bio notes:
November is Native American Heritage Month in the United States of America.
3-part blog post. Spotlight on three Native American artists of Crow, Hopi and Navajo descent, who share the art resulting from their culture and traditions with the world.
"What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted in a whole month being designated for that purpose." - Quote Source: Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
In 1990, President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution which designated November as "National American Indian Heritage Month". Below are profiles of three Native American artists whose persistent and diligent efforts have introduced the contemporary art of descendants of the first Americans to an international audience.
Kevin Red Star
Native American Painter; Born 1943 -
* * Kevin Red Star is a celebrated artist who is internationally known. He was born on the Crow Indian Reservation in Lodge Grass, Montana. He is the recipient of 2 Honorary Doctorate degrees. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Fine Art from the Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana in 1997; and an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2010.
"Indian culture has in the past been ignored to a great extent." -- Kevin Red Star
Well thanks to his efforts and that of many others who support the preservation of our Native American history, culture and heritage, it will be ignored no longer. Red Star's work can be found in numerous important museum collections, including but not limited to The Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of the American Indian.
Active member of various online writing communities and at the urging of a couple of fellow bloggers, decided to sign up with myLot.com which is YASM, yet another social network. It is a combination of things but in a nutshell, it's a huge discussion forum that welcomes everybody to participate. FREE to sign up. Start immediately.
This site was "rebooted". Started in 2006; had been popular at one time, lost the momentum, revamped and now as of 2015, the owners are revved up and forging ahead full speed.
Very impressed with my experience thus far. In fact, have already published one review (see * below); and this blog post is more or less a review / progress report.
At myLot, you don't get paid for writing posts. Rather you are encouraged to generate discussions. When you write up a quick post or a lengthy article (there are no requirements on character counts, word count, etc.), the more feedback that's generated, the more likely you are to earn money. The payout is $10 and you must have a PayPal account.
Within less than a week, 15 discussions (see list below) have been started by me. People are leaving responses or comments at most of them, and the interest being expressed in my topics is encouraging. Hoping to make more friends. The members seem to be enthusiastic. The earnings potential is definitely there.
Joined the myLot community yesterday. My user name is
“cmoneyspinner” (same as here). Regardless of what my husband thinks,
there is only one me with one personality, not multiple personalities
that are called by different names. ♥ Click here to read more
Reblogging (or sharing) this link and info found via Google Plus stream. Wanted to understand “rel=author” and “rel=publisher” and its impact on article writing and blog promotion. Found additional info about the use of G+ Circles, SEO strategy and more. Marking this for further research and reference.
English: Red Pinterest logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Pinterest, the increasingly popular pinboarding social network, is able to present a visually arresting interface in large part by using copyrighted images pinned by users. "It's a huge concern for creative bloggers," said Amy Anderson, who blogs on the arts and crafts site Crafter Minds. "I don't think Pinterest does anything to help protect copyright besides removing content when people ask."
(Republished content / Historical marker: First posted at Dispensable Thoughts, 21 Feb 2012.)
Writedge.com is an online revenue-sharing writing community that has been growing steadily for the past couple of years. Currently have 9 published articles published under my pen name "cmoneyspinner". My most recent one was accepted for their Health and Wellness column and went live Jan 2015: Body Fuel: 2015 Nutrition Trends. Very happy to be a contributor to this community. The most recent is change is the profile page. It's a lovely and professional display. Merrily we grow along! Grow along! Grow along! :)
Also a contributor to the sister site: DailyTwoCents.com
Have been freelance writing since 2011, and participating in online
writing communities – slash – social networks similar to
TreasurePen.com, but NOT! Recently I published a short blurb at another writing site –
DailyTwoCents.com about this site and titled it “Looking For the New
Facebook”. Here is the link, if interested: Looking For the New Facebook? It poses the question which was mentioned by an independent reviewer or blogger about the future of Treasure Pen.
Could it be?
Do you think it is possible?
Can TP become the new Facebook?
The answer is: "Yes." "It could."
But dogged diligence and determination would be required. They would have to burn the candle at both ends, so to speak. Don’t know if they fully realize this, but the management and staff
at the T-Pen community are literally sitting on top of a gold mine! (O.o)
Wishing them success!!
Previously posted Aug 14, 2014 at TreasurePen.com.
Daily Two Cents is an online writing community very different from the others. It’s pay-per-view, includes social networking, and allows the writer or contributor to earn 100% on their affiliate referral links. That’s right! NO REVENUE SHARING!! You keep what you earn! Can you write short posts - approximately 100 words - about a topic? Doesn't have to be facts. Opinions are accepted. To date I have published 50+ posts. View examples. Links to ten (10) of my posts are provided below.
Checking the word on the streets about this wonderful site we have here
and in addition to the great things I tell others about it, wanted to
share what people I don’t know and I’ve never met and I am certain that I
did not influence in any way have also said about TreasurePen.
PER MOI!
TreasurePen.com is Like Daily Two Cents But NOT!
* dailytwocents.com/treasurepen-vs-daily-two-cents/
by Treathyl FOX – Apr 17, 2014 – When I first came across this site it
sounded very similar to another online writing community called
TreasurePen.com. Further contrast and comparison indicated …
TreasurePen evaluated by others:
Web Development Blog | Crafty Coding
* http://www.craftycoding.com/blog/
TreasurePen utilized the services of Crafty Coding to install plugins,
specifically, an Author Advertising plugin. The Lisa-Lisa initiative
has proven to be successful thusfar.
Lisa-Marie Karvonen, @craftycoding
Lisa Reed, TreasurePen.com Admin
Getting to grips with Conversion Rate Optimisation (using cinemagraphs)
* http://www.tone.co.uk/getting-to-grips-with-conversion-rate-optimisation-usin…
Will O’Hara, Tone Agency, ( @toneagency ) responded constructively to
questions asked by a TP representative regarding CRO (conversion rate
optimizatiom). Glad she asked. I learned something! (FYI. This site
– i.e. Tone Agency – offers a free eBook on how to get customers to
find you instead of the other way around. Downloaded my copy today.)
Is Treasurepen Legit? – Watch My Wallet
* http://www.watchmywallet.co.uk › Your Money › Living
Natalie Vincent ( @WatchMyWallet ) clearly spelled out the PROs and CONs
about TreasurePen and its potential as a viable WAH project and good
source of additional income. TP is legit and if it works for you, Why
Quit?
TreasurePen – Earn Money by Blogging
* http://www.writewrongorindifferent.com/2014/03/treasurepen-earn-money-by-blogging.html…
Marie Anne shared a blog post dated Mar 10, 2014. She quickly
recognizes the potential here to earn income simply through referrals.
She seemed enthusiastic about writing for TP, but admitted that she was
testing it at the time the post was published: “I’m going to try a few
posts there to see how it works out …”
[Content was posted at TreasurePen.com,Jul 07 2014. Placed here as historical marker. At year end 2014, uncertainty about the site's future. (My opinion.)]
Passing on info about cashback shopping sites and apps.
There are a variety of ways to earn or save money shopping and there are a number of sites where you can do just that. Some let you pay less for items you buy everyday, get cash back, and earn cash when other people shop. Some offer discounts via online coupons from popular online stores. There are also smart phone apps to use to get exclusive rebates and discounts from sales. Use an app to get paid to mystery shop. Hey! Do you throw away your receipts? Snap a picture of your receipt first and use an app to earn coins you can redeem for cash or gift cards.
Get the details. LEARN 5 ways you can earn or save money shopping.
Hello! Thank you for stopping by. Today is April 9, 2014 and this is my first blog post for My Blog Spot written to inform you, the reader or visitor, that this blog is currently under construction. Have tried my hand at a variety of different blog publishing platforms and decided to create one using blogspot.com. If you have the patience, please bear with me while I get it up and running. Meanwhile, feel free to visit a few of my other blogs around the web. I have several. Check out these (and some sample posts below)!!
(Updated post Sep 1, 2016 for new blogs.) (Updated post Oct 7, 2016 for new blogs.)
Express Yourself! Why should others speak for you? :)
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My Pain, Your Gain! Advice for newbies and others who want to work at home. Learn from my mistakes. :)
Finally, if you're hanging around on Google Plus and have an opportunity, please visit my business page.