Got Paid Today

I got paid USD 60 for an article on my website which has high authority. Added about 6 links for the article and promptly got paid upon completion. This type of work is easy peasy and does not require a rocket scientist. But the fact that the website has high authority, speaks volumes of effectiveness of the linking. Opportunities like this come once in a blue moon and now I have more allowances for Christmas. I thank God for my education and the skills needed to work in a home office effectively and getting benefits like EPF and SOCSO contribution by the company. Making a living online is possible, but is not catered for everyone.

Back from KL

I came back from KL 2 days ago, having spent a day in Johor Bahru and some shopping for winter clothes in Johor Premium Outlets. Spent more than $500 there for a single day of shopping before driving back to Senai Airport. JPO is on the way to the airport in Kulaijaya. This is one of the best shopping deals I got and there are no regrets. Today is Monday and I subscribed to Hell in a Cell pay per view on Astro for WWE. Just blog here for a short while before resuming my viewing of Hell in a Cell with John Cena back from surgery.

Going to KL

I shall be going to KL with my colleague tomorrow and then fly to Johor Bahru from KLIA LCCT via Air Asia for the day's meeting. Just rented a Hertz car for about $150 per day, to drive to the site for the meeting. I have booked the plane tickets last night and paid using my credit card. Compared to Firefly, Air Asia is about $1,000 cheaper than the turbo propeller plane that is much smaller by comparison for the same destination. The flight is scheduled at 8.25am on Friday and we have to wake up much earlier by at least 3-4 hours in advance so as not to miss the flight and to beat the rush hour work traffic jam in KL.

Got Paid $25 today

This morning, as I woke up, my client had paid me USD 25 into my Paypal account. This is for blogging work done 2 days ago. I still maintain and update my several blogs for revenue now and then. The income is just a bonus as writing online has been my passion since August of 2006. I love my work, and virtual assistance offered now and then as potential clients email me for the quotation. Now I get paid USD50 monthly for commenting on a high traffic blog in the U.S. and get to read well written articles by journalists and people of stature, those who are already successful in their own rights. This brings more authority and credibility to the many blog posts and articles.

Maintaining Blogs is Hard Work

I just came back from KL last night, dropped by my parents' house to collect some letters and went back home to my apartment for a good rest. And this morning, here I am blogging again to refresh my blogs with new content. My working life is colorful - lots of traveling and seeing places with the benefit of working at home, either in KL or Penang. Mind you, maintaining blogs is certainly hard work and not cut out for everyone. I have seen active blogs die out naturally because there are no more sponsored posts to take up and maintaining them is just too expensive and not worth the time and effort.

Blog Promotion Through Social Media

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Social media is getting more relevant by the day. Almost every company and blogger uses social media to create buzz for their businesses or blogs for clients and visitors respectively. Approximately 87% of all professional bloggers use Facebook as a social media tool.

Moreover, around 88% of professional bloggers use Twitter to promote their work. For the record, around 65% of internet content readers says that blogs are being taken more seriously in the past 5 years. Now we know that both Facebook and Twitter are the most common social media platforms with millions of members from around the world.

Blog promotion through social media has achieved some measure of success in the past and will continue to do so for a long time to come. That is why now you have paid advertisements on Facebook and paid tweets on Twitter. Many companies are willing to dish out cash to create buzz around their products and services in order to reach a wider range of visitors worldwide.

Social media has taken the world by storm in recent years and almost everyone with an internet connectivity will own and sign up for a social media account. You can read up more on this in Social Media Marketing from Wikipedia and also How to Promote your Blog using Social Media

Jesus Fills the Void

Yes, work cannot fill the void – which can only be replaced by Jesus. But all of us need to work to support ourselves. Many people are unable to work or maintain their jobs, having to job hop from one place to another. This does not auger well for the future. Many women have to depend on their husbands for financial support and cannot work themselves, with no qualifications. Unless, of course their take up job as a McDonald’s service crew at $5 per hour. But how many are will to slave so much for such little income, unless you are a student and not a tai tai, traveling overseas all the time and spending other people’s money?