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• 10.29.09
  Marketing in Forums – Does it Work? Internet Marketing | (0)

  Is marketing in forums a viable method of generating an alternative income? While working on my Shoemoney Xtreme course this week, one of the actions was to sign up on various forums and add an affiliate link in several posts on each forum. I ended up spending several evenings on this task. I found many forums related to the niche I was looking at but each had rules to prevent posting of any links, especially when you stand to profit. In the end, I finally realized that this is one task that I would be better off skipping ...

  Tagged: Forum, marketing, ShoeMoney
  
• 10.22.09
  Cheque Arrived from OpinionOutpost.com Surveys | (0)

  The third and final cheque from my online survey experiment came in today! $25.50. So Opinion Outpost definitely seems legit since I’ve now received three payments from three different survey panels. This cheque from Opinion Outpost arrived yesterday (Oct 20/09). I had submitted the request for the cheque back on Sept 22/09. At the time when I requested the cheque, Opinion Outpost had indicated that it would take 4-8 weeks to arrive. It took exactly 4 weeks for the cheque to arrive. This is at the low end of the specified wait time which is good, although I should ...

  Tagged: amazon, cheque, gift card, greenfield online, opinion outpost, Paypal, survey lion
  
• 10.16.09
  SurveyLion Review Update – It’s Pay Day Surveys | (0)

  Today I received a check in the mail from Canadian viewpoint. At first I couldn’t recall who Canadian Viewpoint was or figure out why they’d be sending me a cheque. That’s when I noticed a reference to surveys and the name SurveyLion. You may recall that SurveyLion is one of three online survey panels that I reviewed. You can check out the original review of SurveyLion here or the follow up review here. In the last review, I mentioned that I had not yet received the compensation that I had requested. I had submitted the request for the cheque ...

  Tagged: cheque, paid, Paypal, review, survey lion
  
• 10.14.09
  Shoemoney Course Update – Thanksgiving Edition Internet Marketing | (0)

  Last week, after freeing up some time, I was able to focus on my Shoemoney Extreme Internet Marketing course. I’ve learned about niche selection (selecting a topic or target market) and affiliate marketing (promoting products or services of a partner in exchange for a commission). The best thing about this course are the action plans you are provided with that promote taking action on the information you learn. The following are just two examples of specific tasks that I have been working based on Shoemoney’s action plans.   Niche Selection – I performed some research ...

  Tagged: action, affiliate marketing, Lessons, niche, ShoeMoney
  
• 10.07.09
  Time for a Change Personal | (0)

  I’ve been thinking about the difficulty that I’ve been having focusing on taking action toward my alternative income goals. Especially after yesterdays post, I’ve realized that something needs to change. I have decided to cut back on my posting frequency to this blog. I’m afraid that the time I’m spending writing posts could be better spent focusing on my alternative income efforts. I’m not giving up on the blog though. I plan to continue to post one or two posts per week. Besides the benefits I hope this will have on my other projects, I fully expect that ...

  Tagged: announcement, changes, efficient, focus
  
• 10.06.09
  Evaluating Priorities Success Habits | (0)

  You’ve heard me talk about not having enough time before. Today I’d like to dig a little deeper into the thoughts I have on the subject and share what a typical day looks like for me these days. I’ve realized that there are more things that I want to do with my time than there are hours in the day. I believe that it’s important to set priorities and make sure that you allocate time to those priorities. This is the only way to ensure you make the most of the time you’re given. This is really an exercise ...

  Tagged: priorities, schedule, ShoeMoney, success
  
• 10.05.09
  Weekend Summary Personal | (0)

  As usual, I spent some time in the basement this weekend. Things are really starting to come together and I can feel that I’m making some real progress. I’ve finished the insulation and vapour barrier. I’ll be calling for my vapour barrier inspection by the city this week.  This will be the second last inspection I need to get… the next one will be the “final”. I’ve got a new fan on order to replace the exhaust fan that sits between some floor joists beneath the main floor. The problem with the one I have is that it is too ...

  Tagged: basement, burn out, Personal
  
• 10.02.09
  Monthly Income Update for September 2009 Monthly Income Updates | (2)

  I’ve been looking forward to this post since the day I started this blog. It’s my first Monthly Income Update! One of the things I most enjoy about the blogs I read, is when the blogger shares regular updates on their progress. The more detailed the better. When you’re working towards a goal, it helps to find people with similar ambitions and follow their progress. This is a great source of motivation. One example is personal finance blogs that provide net worth or debt reduction updates. Another is fitness blogs that provide updates on weight loss. I ...

  Tagged: goals, Income, metrics, Monthly, Passive, planning, results
  
• 10.01.09
  Twitter and Commenting Challenge Update Challenges | (0)

  I recently wrote a post about challenging yourself. In this post I created a challenge for for myself to complete that week. Time has really gotten away from me and I now realize that it’s actually been two weeks since I wrote that post.   What was the challenge? The challenge was to generate some traffic to this blog by commenting on other blogs, and by setting up a twitter account. The idea was to overcome my fear and get the word out about this blog.   How did I do? As I mentioned ...

  Tagged: challenge, failure, goals, twitter
  

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