Finally, my blog layout control panel allowed me to revert to the updated settings. I used the classic template out of mistake and now, I'm glad I have the layout preference again. I will be more careful next time I edit my layout.
I think writing to Blogger admin did help and I appreciate that they responded to my query, not through email but by solving my dilemma. I think the layout preference is better and easier. It makes you put additions and gadgets in a snap. This is the foremost reason I use Blogger and not Wordpress.
So back to blogging again. I like my HollyMannia blog because this is the first blog that I created that I really put an effort on posting on and had the intention to keep it. Yes, I still write about my marketing endeavors after reading Honest Riches, the ebook of Holly Mann, and a lot more.
11.12.2008
11.10.2008
My PC crashed!
My PC crashed on the 21st of October for unknown reason. I used it in the morning and then I can't use it in the afternoon. I turned it on but it would not run. The monitor remained blank and the light indicator is amber.
Two weeks and $298.00 later, my PC is back. For two weeks since the crash all the days I could have spent online I spent watching the presidential election coverage. On the election day itself - November 4th -- my PC was fixed. I had to order an extended warranty from Dell.
As I suspected, either there was a connection issue or the system board had failed on my PC. It was a nightmare for a couple of hours. But my dismay turned to glee. I realized that I needed a break from the internet, anyway. I had been so wrapped up with all these interent marketing, trying to make money online, that I knew I could use some diversion. So all the days I did not have online access, I did not miss it. I took my time to rest from all the internet buzz and chaos.
So, two weeks of internet interruption? No harm done.
Two weeks and $298.00 later, my PC is back. For two weeks since the crash all the days I could have spent online I spent watching the presidential election coverage. On the election day itself - November 4th -- my PC was fixed. I had to order an extended warranty from Dell.
As I suspected, either there was a connection issue or the system board had failed on my PC. It was a nightmare for a couple of hours. But my dismay turned to glee. I realized that I needed a break from the internet, anyway. I had been so wrapped up with all these interent marketing, trying to make money online, that I knew I could use some diversion. So all the days I did not have online access, I did not miss it. I took my time to rest from all the internet buzz and chaos.
So, two weeks of internet interruption? No harm done.
10.17.2008
Squidoo - just discovered it
Today, I registered on Squidoo. I have read from some post some blog somewhere that it is a good site -- Google loves it and you can make money out of it. I have to find out yet.
I know that Squidoo is not new at all and for me to sign up this late is nothing of a news. Like Blogger, it is free and it has a limitless possibility as they put it. But what is the difference? Google loves Blogger, too.
The thing is, getting on Squidoo is like opening a can of worms for me. Well, replace that with can of work. Because I have to do a lens (as they call it at Squidoo) and that takes work just like blogging and writing articles.
Everytime I hear of a tool or a method out there, whether it's new, my antenna is up and it affects me in a pesky way if I don't get my hands on it, or if I don't know what it is all about. It's tiring all this game. But as one presidential candidate use the word "tirelessly" for him to work every single day in the White House, it kind of motivated me to do the same.
My energy is low right now, so low that that this post is not going anywhere. And I doubt it that I will be able to start to make a lens on Squidoo today either.
I know that Squidoo is not new at all and for me to sign up this late is nothing of a news. Like Blogger, it is free and it has a limitless possibility as they put it. But what is the difference? Google loves Blogger, too.
The thing is, getting on Squidoo is like opening a can of worms for me. Well, replace that with can of work. Because I have to do a lens (as they call it at Squidoo) and that takes work just like blogging and writing articles.
Everytime I hear of a tool or a method out there, whether it's new, my antenna is up and it affects me in a pesky way if I don't get my hands on it, or if I don't know what it is all about. It's tiring all this game. But as one presidential candidate use the word "tirelessly" for him to work every single day in the White House, it kind of motivated me to do the same.
My energy is low right now, so low that that this post is not going anywhere. And I doubt it that I will be able to start to make a lens on Squidoo today either.
10.15.2008
My Keyword Search
It seems to me that all the keywords in the world have been exhausted. I have been doing research on my keyword tool, trying to discover a word or phrase that is in high demand today but alas, they are all taken!
I had WordTracker trial for a week and during that whole week (actually it's just five days as I shut the computers on weekends), I painstakingly try to find a niche - or just keywords with high demand and low competition. I came up with only two phrases that may be profitable. I say 'may' because all keyword tools, including WordTracker, are all giving us estimates and not guarantees, anyway. There is no perfect keyword tool. But I guess WordTracker is the best because it is really thorough and extensive and we don't have to even download a software. We do the research on their system so we don't crash our computers or get banned from the search engines. WordTracker is just expensive but I guess the investment is worth it especially if you sign up for a year.
Well back to the two phrases that I came up with with the one-week trial I had with WordTracker, I did make money on one of those. Just yesterday, I earned $1.60. Can you believe that? Lots of work done on the research and lots of work putting together the campaign. Then I got $1.60. Well, better than nothing, right?
I had WordTracker trial for a week and during that whole week (actually it's just five days as I shut the computers on weekends), I painstakingly try to find a niche - or just keywords with high demand and low competition. I came up with only two phrases that may be profitable. I say 'may' because all keyword tools, including WordTracker, are all giving us estimates and not guarantees, anyway. There is no perfect keyword tool. But I guess WordTracker is the best because it is really thorough and extensive and we don't have to even download a software. We do the research on their system so we don't crash our computers or get banned from the search engines. WordTracker is just expensive but I guess the investment is worth it especially if you sign up for a year.
Well back to the two phrases that I came up with with the one-week trial I had with WordTracker, I did make money on one of those. Just yesterday, I earned $1.60. Can you believe that? Lots of work done on the research and lots of work putting together the campaign. Then I got $1.60. Well, better than nothing, right?
