Is Anyone Making Money Off Their Blog???

Ailsa frustrated, Like da Hulk!!

So how frustrated are you with your highly successful Blog makin' upwards of $10 a year?? (Okay, I'm exagerating for the camera... I'm up to $8.19 for the past year... that's insanity!  I just don't get it, I make money consistently through ads and Google Adsense from my regular website, http://www.buildyourownhouse.ca, no problem (although, would be great to earn a living wage... or, dare I say it, a huuuge amount of money off my website?? lol!), but when it comes to my Blog, I make virtually nothing, even though I had very relevant ads through Google Adsense, which I love, by the way... very effective on my regular website... and I am very happy to have lots of visitors...

(Another quick update.... am I the only one who was taken off Google Adsense, and had no recourse, and it happened out of nowhere? Was scary, and felt horrible... that was a very nice little source of income, for over 10 years, then, whammo, taken away.. I guess there had been a surge in traffic, and I didn't know at the time that sometimes that just happens, with your blog... but that was enough for me to be taken off Google Adsense, and not allowed back on, even though I make a request, every year... frustrating.  and you immediately lose anything you have earned to date, when google Adsense takes you off, too... that's probably a lot of money, worldwide, since it seems like there are a lot of people who have also experienced the pain of being removed from Google Adsense, with no recourse... but you CAN recover, try another affiliate marketing program, one that won't do that to you, and will treat you with respect, and have a real person you can talk to, to resolve any issue, should there ever be one, right?  Right!  That's much better! I would love to be back on Google Adsense, though, if they were ever to let that happen : )


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So where's the disconnect?  I've seen some amazing Blogs out there, tons of them, and they seem to be experiencing the same thing.  You've got the content, in come your Readers for a wee visit, they tell their friends, and they pop in to have a look around, too... and everyone's having fun -- admittedly, my blog is a LOT of fun to write... and waaaay easier to manage than my website... so I don't want to stop using it, and, in fact, am thinking, today, of creating all sorts of blogs.... one for ever subject I am interested in, soooo, about one more blog.. hahahahaha! Noo, I'm being silly... I'm interested in at least two or three other things than building houses, baking delicous things to eat (or, baking things to give away, more accurately!), and exercise.. why, I'm interested in people, too (and not just good looking, available men, although they do top my list of things I'm interested in! lol!).... but I loooove money (hence the worry about me blog not making any cents....oops, I mean, 'sense'! haha!).  Maybe I'll start some sort of Teacher blog... but I need to be able to monetize all this work, right?

If you have figured out how to make money with your blog, real, actual monetary funds, let us all know -- we want to be rich!!  Or, richer...!! lol!

I'm trying this, today... see if it works on me blog :)



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Everyone who writes their own blog, or has their own website (or both, like me - lol!), dreams of making it big online, earning enough to support their lifestyle, and work from home - dat da dream, all right! lol!  Good Luck!!  I know you can do it! : ) Ailsa xox



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Corn Chip Salad... oooh, it's delicious, and hardly like a salad, at all!! lol! #Salad #TheColoringDiet?? #CornChips! #CelerySalad #SunflowerSeeds #Diet #LoseWeight

Corn Chip Salad -- Yummmm!!

Yay! I finally remembered to take a picture o' one of my all time favorite salads before me ate it all - haha! You're Welcome - lol! ; )

Omg, are you gonna looove this salad... it's my new favorite salad, and now I have it almost every day (probably a good change from my old favorite thing to have every single day, the Archer Farms Chocolate Granola with a sliced banana... good for my Blood Pressure, and deeeelicious, but maybe not so great for me waist!! hahahaha!  Healthy, but I never did do the math on how many calories or grams of sugar, since I always put waaay more of the chocolate granola in my bowl than the box said was a 'single serving' (yeah, 'single serving' for a mouse... not a growing girl, such as meself!! lol!).

Anyway, give this salad a try, or just try crushing some corn chips in your hands, sprinkle the corn chips on any salad, or in your soup, or on your pasta (I think you can see how many things I have sprinkled the crushed corn chips on, now! hahaha! Crushed corn chips make everything delicious!! hahaha!



Corn Chip Salad

Big plate of lettuce/salad mix from the grocery store (In America, Smart and Final has THE best price on ready-made salad, $1.99 for a giant bag)

(Oh, and that reminds me -- you know what I think the biggest change would be to make America healthier?  Make all the produce, all the super-healthy fruits and veggies, affordable for everyone.  Subsidize the farmers so they don't lose out, if need be, or the grocery stores..., but the savings in the Health Care System would be soo great, people would be soo much healthier and happier... its the price that prevents a lot of people from buying lots and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables... that's an easy fix, and it would make an enormous change in the fight against diabetes and obesity...)

Add chopped up Celery, Green Peppers, any other veggie you happen to have in the fridge (and this is optional, but really tasty... I chop up a whole thing of celery -- technical term, 'thing of celery' -- and put some on my salad, and the rest in a baggie to put in the fridge, so the salad the next day is even faster to make...)

Sprinkle on Sunflower Seeds... I am very, very liberal with the amount I use -- quel suprise!! lol!)

Lightly top with Balsamic Salad Dressing (I love the Paul Newman's Balsamic Salad Dressing)

Add some Italian Salad Dressing -- yes, a bit of both types of salad dressing... and I'm fairly liberal with the salad dressing, too... I'm not a believer in making your salad sooo bland, you're mad when you eat it -- nooo, make your salad so you loooove it, then you'll be excited to have salad every day, and you'll really enjoy what you're eating : )

Take a few handfuls of corn chips and crush them in your hand, then sprinkle on top of your salad... you're gonna go crazy for this salad, it's sooo delicious!  Who cares if there's some fat in the corn chips, you're still eating a really healthy salad, and that's the important thing. 

I took a bunch of pictures of my fave Corn Chip Salad a few days ago.. will post them, tomorrow... it's the middle of the night, right now! lol!

It's meee, at the gym, workin' off all those crushed corn chips! lol!

Oh, and I'm at the gym every day, and finally have worked my way up to Level 25 on the Stair Master, so all very pleased with meself about that!! I've never really done a whole lot of work on the cardio machines, because I like to lift weights (fantastic way to shape, or 're-shape' your body, especially for women...), so it's a big deal for me to have added the Stair Master to my daily routine.  I've found that as you increase the Level on the Stairmaster, you  increase the resistance, so it really feels like a good workout for your whole body, not just for your heart (although, very good to get that blood pumping to your heart! haha!).  Now I'm at the point where I can burn 900 Calories in two sections on the Stairmaster... for roughly 30 minutes the first time, then I do my weights (and stretching before, during and after the Stairmaster and weights), then another 20 minutes, or so, on the Stairmaster... and whammo, I'm up to 900 calories. Probably another 200 calories for the weight-lifting, too, so it all adds up to a healthier and trimmer body -- yahooo! I think I am up to about 1200 calories a day, including the swimming, and if you add the daily numbers up, that's over 8,000 calories a week, and that makes a huge difference in how healthy and happy you feel...  That's fantastic!  I loove to watch the numbers on the Stairmaster roll over the 100 mark, then 200, 300, 400, 500, 600... I think you get the picture!! lol!  I'll post a section on my Gym Routine so you can see if it appeals to you, and you might like to try it, too.  And then, of course, we go for a swim after our workout at the gym, so we call it our daily 'gym 'n swim'.... all very happy stuff!

I love Swimming!!  Is my favourite thing, ever! So peaceful, and so much fun! Ailsa : )

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Keep your hands busy - it works! You won't want to get anything on your fancy new Coloring Books, right? Hands busy, less eating... lol! Hey, I'll try anything! If it works, it works! : )

The Coloring Diet - wouldn't THAT be funny!  What if it works better than anything else?? lol! That would make'a me laugh! : )

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Brenchel Rises Again... but how long can Rachel and Brendon stay on top in the Big Brother House??

So Brendon is back in the Big Brother House.... and poor Lawon is out, of his own volition.. what was Lawon thinking, other than that he might come back into the house after he was evicted, with fancy super-powers, or maybe on the off-chance he might win some money (I think I might leave if I thought something great was going to happen, too! lol!).  So, poor Lawon, I feel for the guy.  Maybe he got some good exposure on TV, and will get some roles in movies, or something, make it worth his while to have been on Big Brother 13...

So now Rachel is sometimes thrilled to have Brendon back in the Big Brother house, but have you noticed they're back to their old fightin' ways?  He seems to get on her, you know?  Wonder if he's a perfectionist?  They're charming, and lots of fun to live with... hahahahaha! (You'll only be laughing if you've lived with or are currently living with, a perfectionist...! lol!)  Who knows how long Rachel and Brendon will remain the Brenchel we've come to know and love.... did you catch that bit on Showtime Big Brother After Dark, right after Brendon was evicted, when Rachel confided in Jordan that Brendon had cheated on her??  Leave him, l'il lady!  Screw it, Rachel is a Star, she can get someone who will have a job and not cheat... imagine that combination (although, she will most likely have to move out of Los Angeles to find that good a mix in a man! hahahahahaha!).

The whole Shelley thing is just tooooo bizarre for words, and haven't the houseguests figured out that Shelley is loaded?  A quick glance at those diamonds on her fingers should give a fair bit of information away, and with her refusing to tell her housemates any real information about herself, like what kind of car she drives (actually, I would never think to ask what kind of car someone drove.... but I'm not cooped up in a house with a bunch of strangers for the summer, either... also, zero opportunity in me life, right now, to suddenly come into $500,000... boooo!  I want $500,000, would be a great check to deposit, right?? lol!)... anyway, I digress (why, that's not like me, at all...), that whole thing with Shelley hiding under Rachel and Brendon when they were in the hammock together, listening in on their private conversation... weird.  And all those tears, just from being caught for going back and forth on both sides... whaaat?  People can get irritated by back-stabbing?  Say it ain't so...!  So I don't think Shelley will be able to hang on in the Big Brother house a whole lot longer..

The one I canny stand at all is Daniele... ugh, what a beeee-yotch.  And I don't believe that the American public desperately wanted to see bitchy Daniele in a bikini, over Porsche.... although, I canny help but notice Porsche has food in her hand, going quickly to her mouth, each and every time the camera pans over to her, and those sweat pants she looves to wear all the time are really learning how to streeeeetch! lol!  Remember when peple used to go on Big Brother, eat a million peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and lose a ton of weight?? hahaha!  Well, not Porsche! She's opting with the Seafood diet... she sees the food and eats it... yuff, yuff!

Kalia is harder to read, because she is opening more to Rachel and Brendon, and I'm pretty sure she would go much further in the game if she were to ditch Daniele, since almost everyone in the house is gunning after Daniele, to get her out of the house asap.... and what is with Daniele's use of really brutal imagery?  Yuck.  she's out for blood?  Yick.  Seems a little aggressive, no? hahaha!  I didn't like that she got the Golden Key right from the start, with her dad, Evil Dick, leaving early... that was too much of a free ride for her... hope they don't do the Golden Key, again, unless you actually earn it, and are not just handed the thing... that's too easy.  I like the challenges, it's more like real life, where you 'get to be' faced with all sorts of horrible challenges, each and every day, and see if you can cope.... (okay, that's my own life, showing through, but I'm hoping for a life with challenges that are at least fun, or fer sures have a positive outcome, and waaaay fewer challenges, too... wouldn't that be nice?!)

Adam is a nice fellow, and he does look much, much better without that hideous goatee (you have to be really handsome to pull that goatee look off, AND it needs to be neat and trim.... so adam looks better, and it looks like he's dropping some poundage while he's in the house, too, so he's probably really happy about that.  I don't see him scramble very much, though... maybe he's still floating around, hoping not to get in anyone's radar too much... works on many a reality show, to fly under the radar... we'll see how long he lasts...

I like Jordan and Jeff a lot -- I can see why they're so popular, what with generally being kind and nice... and good looking, but they've both won a lot of money on Big Brother, so why would the houseguests wnat them to win even more money?  I never understand that, on reality shows. Why not let someone win who really needs the money, who hasn't won, before?  I never like to see anyone rich win, either... if you've got a lot, already, that just seems wrong.... but you know what they say, rich people need money, too.... hahahahaha!  (Well, I assume people say that...! lol!)

Okay, I've gotta go back to trying some of my own challenges of the summer of  2011.... hopefully things in my own life will be sorted out, soon, and I'll know which house I'll be living in (and what country!), within the next couple of weeks.. wish me luck!  And I'll wish you tons of luck, too!! lol!  

Ailsa xox