All I need to do is keep reminding myself that if I just do the work the money will come.

Along those lines I picked up a copy of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 and I got to tell you it’s the BOMB!  It is so much easier writing by just speaking then typing I can hardly believe it!

Just got done posting 3 articles and I”m shooting for 5 tomorrow since the weathers kind of bad here.

Cheers!

I’ve submitted 6 articles to ezinesarticles.  But more importantly for me is I’ve finally got a plan in place beyond ezines.

I started thinking about what others had said in the Affiliate Article Writing forum about other directories to add your articles to.  It seems that articlesbase.com is making a run at ezines and many people in the Affiliate Article Writing program are having great luck with it.

So after each article is approved at ezines I’ll be posting a version of it at articlesbase.   But that is just a small change to my process.

Since I control my pre-sale site, I added a blog to it and I’m posting my ezinearticles on it with a back link,  seems back links can’t hurt so why not.

I’m also doing an experiment with other sites and back linking.  My goal is to get get some link love to my ezine and articlesbase pages without a bunch of work.  I’ll let you know how it goes, and the particulars soon.

And lastly I put together a spreadsheet that tracks clicks to the product sites vs sales.  There is some interesting data there that I’ll post when I get a free moment.

OK, well it’s going to be a wild week again,  I’m heading to the east coast for a couple of days but I hope to keep writing on this trip.

I’ll post a september summary post on the 1st, so there is still a couple of day to catch a sale or two.

Cheers,

So what gives you ask?

Well I since my last post on 9/7 I’ve been on the road in Chicago doing a big project.  I’m an I/T guy and we had a huge systems install that cause me and my team to work 12-15 hours a day for most of the time I’ve been away.

I know excuses, excuses.

When I look back over the last 2 weeks there were times I was sitting in my hotel room and could have wrote an article but didn’t.  Shame on me.

But this is a learning experience for me.  I’ve been at the affiliate marketing thing for a while now and have never make it big.  I’ve had the tools, the ability, the knowledge but have lacked the execution.   I wonder why,  could I be afraid to be successful?

Well I’m not sure of the answer, but one thing I do know is I’m very attracted to shinny objects.   And what I mean is I have a very hard time focusing on what’s at hand,  which is interesting because its not that way in my normal job life.

I’m always looking for the next approach or tool.   I think this is mainly because I’m just not fond of writing so I avoid it like the plague.  But I need to get over that or find a great writer to pay so I don’t have to do anything but submit articles.

Not sure I have that much money…   OK time to just buck up as my wife would say and get it done.

Thanks for the therapy session,  It’s good to write your thoughts down every now and then because what flows out of your fingers may shock you.

Now on to what little I have done.

Just tonight posted a new article on ezines.  I’m working on the 100 I had a ghost writer do, the problem with them is while they have some good content they need to be re-organized, partially re-written and some points added to each one.

I had also mentioned before that my son was going to be helping me out.   Well that’s not happening.  Now he has started his senior year of high school this project doesn’t even hit his radar.  Guess I can’t blame him,  I would have been the same way in my day.

One last thing for tonight,  while I didn’t get anything submitted in the last couple of weeks I did make another sale,  this one from a repeat customer.   Got to love life time commission programs!

Oh and I did get a small check from one program as well,  now I need to add a couple of zero behind the amount and we will be cooking with gas then.

I’ve updated the sidebar with my latest status and look forward to submitting more tomorrow.

Thanks for reading!

Well my first week of my affiliate challenge is complete.  I will end my weeks on Sunday evenings.

This first week is a short one and I was worried that I wouldn’t make any commissions other then a few cents on adsense but in the last 24 hours 2 sales came through!

So here’s the recap of the first week,  7 articles posted and $25 and change in commissions.   Not a great start but not too bad.

I’m off to play some golf with my son tomorrow as school starts on tuesday and he will be a senior in high school.

Anyhow,  I’ve taken a few days off here so I’ll be back to the gind tomorrow night.

Talk to you all soon

So I’ve updated my progress to date in the sidebar,  71 articles published at ezinearticles.com and a $959 income from them.   This include commission on sales and google adsense income.

I really, really, really need this to work.  I need to prove to myself and others that this just wasn’t a wild goose chase and a money pit.   So wish me luck.

I’ll be updating the sidebar as sales are made and as articles are accepted at ezinesarticles.  So lets hope the numbers grow fast!

As I mentioned my the previous post I did hire a ghostwriter to write 100 articles.   I’ve just gotten them back and I’m working with my son to clean them up so I can get them posted.

My goal would be to have them all posted by the end of September at the latest.  Wish me luck!

You maybe wondering what programs I’m promoting.  Well the first one is Affiliate Article Writing.  This service is the core behind this last push.  The other two are Aquasana water purification and Xtendlife supplements.

Ok now for the facts, today I’ve submitted 4 articles, no sales, small amout of adsense.

Enjoy!