Goodness Sakes, I've neglected my Blog a bit too long, I know. And I was so ambitious at first! My path has winded alot. Although Angela Booth's 'Blog for Dollars' really lit my fire, I am not going down that road.
One site led me to another, to another, and I ended up at SiteSell.com. This is a phenomenal web package particularly for what the owner/founder calls 'Small Small Business', which ah-hem, is what I am.
Since late July/early August, after I purchased a package deal ($299), I've spent much time researching my site concept. What I mean by 'site concept' is the theme of my website. If you visit the main site, sitesell.com, you'll learn about the literally hundreds of sitesell sites in the top 1% of Google's Search results, which is an awesomely powerful fact in itself for businesses wanting to utilize online marketing.
More later! My site is going to be guitar-related, FYI. I'm a 40-something that can play guitar fairly well, so I decided my site's going to be a teaching-focused site.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Planetbeth.com
Visit my website to see my scribblings! Well they're drawings, really .... I'm much too self-deprecating and that's one of my personal goals in the next few years: to appreciate my self more fully!
Say it with me: I'm Good Enough! I'm Smart Enough! And Doggone It, People LIKE Me!
Thanks, Al Franken ... did you know he's running for the US Senate?
My most recent addition to PlanetBeth.com is Ann Coulter. Back in spring of this year, she was a featured speaker at some fundraising event. She jokingly referred to John Edwards as a 'Faggot.' Here's a CNN blip about it - you have to watch a 30-second ad first, but it's worth the wait if you don't know much about Ann. You'll get a taste of her 'polemical' style.
Anyway, she has the perfect face to caricaturize.... long and bony! Not to mention she's extremely lanky. So I ended up with the pic you see on my site. My imagination went wild -- I developed alot of funny ideas around her (after researching her).
On the 'work' front, I am still technically unemployed. I've decided to pursue Affiliate Marketing as one avenue, and Site Build It! as the other avenue. I've joined Wealthy Affiliate. For $30/month I learn from the super-successful Kyle and Carson, who started the company as college students.
I bought the Site Build It! package because it too is an incredibly cheap investment when I consider the fact that I could eventually earn thousands of dollars from a website. What convinced me thoroughly were all the testimonials from successful SBI Owners. These are people not necessarily making $200,000 a year or even $100,000/year, but are earning enough cash to make a big difference in their daily life. That sounds like a good place to start, to me!!!
Say it with me: I'm Good Enough! I'm Smart Enough! And Doggone It, People LIKE Me!
Thanks, Al Franken ... did you know he's running for the US Senate?
My most recent addition to PlanetBeth.com is Ann Coulter. Back in spring of this year, she was a featured speaker at some fundraising event. She jokingly referred to John Edwards as a 'Faggot.' Here's a CNN blip about it - you have to watch a 30-second ad first, but it's worth the wait if you don't know much about Ann. You'll get a taste of her 'polemical' style.
Anyway, she has the perfect face to caricaturize.... long and bony! Not to mention she's extremely lanky. So I ended up with the pic you see on my site. My imagination went wild -- I developed alot of funny ideas around her (after researching her).
On the 'work' front, I am still technically unemployed. I've decided to pursue Affiliate Marketing as one avenue, and Site Build It! as the other avenue. I've joined Wealthy Affiliate. For $30/month I learn from the super-successful Kyle and Carson, who started the company as college students.
I bought the Site Build It! package because it too is an incredibly cheap investment when I consider the fact that I could eventually earn thousands of dollars from a website. What convinced me thoroughly were all the testimonials from successful SBI Owners. These are people not necessarily making $200,000 a year or even $100,000/year, but are earning enough cash to make a big difference in their daily life. That sounds like a good place to start, to me!!!
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Affiliate Marketer?
Well I've taken a break, as you can see.
It's been quite a week. I've spent a great deal of time catching up on tutorials, reading Forums, etc. Perhaps I need to give you a little more detail.
I was so excited to be publishing, thanks to purchasing Angela Booth's eBook 'Dollars to Blog' (or something like that!), that in my fervor I sort of jumped off the deep end and expected to hook up with all my favorites right away.
I'm back to a 'steady state' and wanted to update my little Blog so here I am. I've been very focused this past week on learning much more about Affiliate Marketing. In particular I discovered Wealthy Affiliate via Angela's website. She heartily recommended WA, and so I took that recommendation seriously. It is obvious Angela is doing well.
I then joined Wealthy Affiliate after becoming convinced of its success and the potential that I would have personally with them.
I've also just purchased Site Build It! Package (for lack of a better word). Again I bought SBI! after becoming convinced of its awesome potential. SBI! has opened my eyes to the concrete possibility that I CAN make money with a website related to a passion of mine. Dr. Evoy provides plenty of success stories. They're pretty cool.
It's been quite a week. I've spent a great deal of time catching up on tutorials, reading Forums, etc. Perhaps I need to give you a little more detail.
I was so excited to be publishing, thanks to purchasing Angela Booth's eBook 'Dollars to Blog' (or something like that!), that in my fervor I sort of jumped off the deep end and expected to hook up with all my favorites right away.
I'm back to a 'steady state' and wanted to update my little Blog so here I am. I've been very focused this past week on learning much more about Affiliate Marketing. In particular I discovered Wealthy Affiliate via Angela's website. She heartily recommended WA, and so I took that recommendation seriously. It is obvious Angela is doing well.
I then joined Wealthy Affiliate after becoming convinced of its success and the potential that I would have personally with them.
I've also just purchased Site Build It! Package (for lack of a better word). Again I bought SBI! after becoming convinced of its awesome potential. SBI! has opened my eyes to the concrete possibility that I CAN make money with a website related to a passion of mine. Dr. Evoy provides plenty of success stories. They're pretty cool.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Loan Originator? - Part Two
So as I sat with the others, internally I was mentally multitasking ... one-half of me listened to the voice-over and the other half explored my emotional state and wondered why the DVD triggered me. In hindsite, it was my artist self sending me a message. Or trying to.
About this same time I was intensely reading Carol Lloyd's book 'Create a Life Worth Living' (amazon page here). I loved the artist interviews the most because they validated my .... uniqueness, shall I say. I am not or have not been the first person to unsuccessfully try and fit into ready-made mode(s).
Right now I'm reading Julia Cameron's 'The Artist's Way' (amazon page here). If you're a closet artist or think you might be one, you should DEFINITELY read this!!
Getting back to the main point of my post today, I guess that point would be to listen to your self. In my case I've had to really struggle with 'shoulds' and 'should-nots.' I've found Iyanla Vanzant to be extremely inspirational also.
Iyanla Vanzant has sold over 8 million copies of her spiritual-based books, has appeared on NBC's 'Starting Over' from 2004-06 and has had her own talk show to name a few illustrious accomplishments. Would you be surprised to know that she actually practiced law for a couple of years?
'Yesterday, I Cried' is her autobiography - I recommend it extremely!! I checked it out from my local library - an audio book - also check out her organization's website. Here's the amazon page.
About this same time I was intensely reading Carol Lloyd's book 'Create a Life Worth Living' (amazon page here). I loved the artist interviews the most because they validated my .... uniqueness, shall I say. I am not or have not been the first person to unsuccessfully try and fit into ready-made mode(s).
Right now I'm reading Julia Cameron's 'The Artist's Way' (amazon page here). If you're a closet artist or think you might be one, you should DEFINITELY read this!!
Getting back to the main point of my post today, I guess that point would be to listen to your self. In my case I've had to really struggle with 'shoulds' and 'should-nots.' I've found Iyanla Vanzant to be extremely inspirational also.
Iyanla Vanzant has sold over 8 million copies of her spiritual-based books, has appeared on NBC's 'Starting Over' from 2004-06 and has had her own talk show to name a few illustrious accomplishments. Would you be surprised to know that she actually practiced law for a couple of years?
'Yesterday, I Cried' is her autobiography - I recommend it extremely!! I checked it out from my local library - an audio book - also check out her organization's website. Here's the amazon page.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Loan Originator?
[Subtitle No. 1: Welcome to My Journey of Self-Discovery]
[Subtitle No. 2: How many times can Beth f*** up?!]
Thanks, Jon Symon, for your great site. 'Great Failures of the Extremely Successful' has just been added to my books-to-read list!
Here's the story:
In fall 2003 I bumped into John, an aquaintance of mine. We chatted. He had just left his job and joined an innovative home mortgage company. John is not a 20-year-old bubblehead. He's a 46-yr-old family man with responsibilities. 'Let's have lunch and I can tell you more about my company!' he said.
Over lunch he described the loan origination process and the handsome commissions to be made ($3000 - $7000+ per loan). I was intrigued. I took the plunge, attending intensive training seminars and ultimately obtaining my state license.
However, my 'Originatomobile' never left the parking lot. (As Dan Fogelberg put it, 'Some kind of message comes through to you.')
We (four other trainees and I) had just finished a tutorial with John at his home and were sitting in front of his computer. He put the company's slick marketing DVD into the DVD drive and as we watched the video I thought, 'It would be so much fun to make that!'
More Tomorrow ...
[Subtitle No. 2: How many times can Beth f*** up?!]
Thanks, Jon Symon, for your great site. 'Great Failures of the Extremely Successful' has just been added to my books-to-read list!
Here's the story:
In fall 2003 I bumped into John, an aquaintance of mine. We chatted. He had just left his job and joined an innovative home mortgage company. John is not a 20-year-old bubblehead. He's a 46-yr-old family man with responsibilities. 'Let's have lunch and I can tell you more about my company!' he said.
Over lunch he described the loan origination process and the handsome commissions to be made ($3000 - $7000+ per loan). I was intrigued. I took the plunge, attending intensive training seminars and ultimately obtaining my state license.
However, my 'Originatomobile' never left the parking lot. (As Dan Fogelberg put it, 'Some kind of message comes through to you.')
We (four other trainees and I) had just finished a tutorial with John at his home and were sitting in front of his computer. He put the company's slick marketing DVD into the DVD drive and as we watched the video I thought, 'It would be so much fun to make that!'
More Tomorrow ...
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
We Create our Own Reality
I grabbed my copy of Richard Kiyosaki's book 'Retire Young, Retire Rich'and randomly turned to p. 127.
'The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over their life ... victims tend to want to give control over their lives to someone else in orer to avoid taking risks. Then they get angry when they feel someone abuses the control they granted the abuser in the first place. In other words, victims are often victims of themselves.'
Now do you see why I find his stuff so damn interesting?! Oh he has plenty of critics - John T. Reed is one of 'em.
It reminds me of controversies regarding the veracity of Lynn Andrews' or Carlos Castenada's books. I've come to the conclusion that whether it was Richard stating the above or a pink elephant with green polka-dots stating it, or Brittany Spears, no matter. The point is true.
'The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over their life ... victims tend to want to give control over their lives to someone else in orer to avoid taking risks. Then they get angry when they feel someone abuses the control they granted the abuser in the first place. In other words, victims are often victims of themselves.'
Now do you see why I find his stuff so damn interesting?! Oh he has plenty of critics - John T. Reed is one of 'em.
It reminds me of controversies regarding the veracity of Lynn Andrews' or Carlos Castenada's books. I've come to the conclusion that whether it was Richard stating the above or a pink elephant with green polka-dots stating it, or Brittany Spears, no matter. The point is true.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
# 8 - Pharmacist or Dancer ...
When you figure out your commute time to and from work, time spent getting dressed, the taxes and other deductions that reduce your gross wage, and the 'psychic' costs of just trying to get along with co-workers and avoid office politics as much as possible, you realize how cheap you are!
[Here's an interesting article by a Mathematician about time.]
2003 was a tough year. As I've mentioned I lost my job in June, and about 3 months later I got a call at 5:00 am on a weekday morning, and my heart fell to the floor. It was my Dad's wife calling to tell me he had died of a sudden massive heart attack. (My parents divorced in 1972; Dad moved to Fort Lauderdale where he had a successful career as a Unity Minister.)
By October, despite debilitating depression, I latched on to some retail ghetto jobs which at least provided a steady paycheck. One of the jobs I had was working at a trendy gallery/restaurant owned and operated by two gay men. (My experience there in itself would be excellent material for a sitcom...)
One time I was kidding around with one of the waitresses - oops I mean servers - and we got around to complaining how slow it was that evening. 'Hell, we should just go to ____'s and dance naked for 500 bucks a night!' she said.
'500 bucks?!' I asked incredulously (I am clueless about this occupation). Well yes, she told me that $500 was practically an average amount for a topless dancer. I didn't pursue specifics - she seemed to know what she was talking about.
For roughly 3 hours of jiggling around in a tight skirt and no top, and bein' friendly with the guys, these dancers make more money than 70% of women. Holy Guacamole, Batman! This website shows top-10 Highest Median weekly earnings for women in 2005. Dancers still beat 'em! Plus, they don't have to put up with rush-hour traffic, neither do they have to invest in expensive suits and drycleaning ...
[Here's an interesting article by a Mathematician about time.]
2003 was a tough year. As I've mentioned I lost my job in June, and about 3 months later I got a call at 5:00 am on a weekday morning, and my heart fell to the floor. It was my Dad's wife calling to tell me he had died of a sudden massive heart attack. (My parents divorced in 1972; Dad moved to Fort Lauderdale where he had a successful career as a Unity Minister.)
By October, despite debilitating depression, I latched on to some retail ghetto jobs which at least provided a steady paycheck. One of the jobs I had was working at a trendy gallery/restaurant owned and operated by two gay men. (My experience there in itself would be excellent material for a sitcom...)
One time I was kidding around with one of the waitresses - oops I mean servers - and we got around to complaining how slow it was that evening. 'Hell, we should just go to ____'s and dance naked for 500 bucks a night!' she said.
'500 bucks?!' I asked incredulously (I am clueless about this occupation). Well yes, she told me that $500 was practically an average amount for a topless dancer. I didn't pursue specifics - she seemed to know what she was talking about.
For roughly 3 hours of jiggling around in a tight skirt and no top, and bein' friendly with the guys, these dancers make more money than 70% of women. Holy Guacamole, Batman! This website shows top-10 Highest Median weekly earnings for women in 2005. Dancers still beat 'em! Plus, they don't have to put up with rush-hour traffic, neither do they have to invest in expensive suits and drycleaning ...
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