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magnus-sm-writes · 8 months ago

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July 10k Update: the Sequel

It’s my second 10k update for June! This Pride Month, I am succeeding. I’m only succeeding because I’m pushing myself to succeed. (Makes me feel like I’m in grade school again, setting myself up for success like this so I can get the rush from it.)

So as of 6/13, I am at 21,760 words this month. Yeah buddy!

Most of those words came from (Demon) Hunting for Love. I wrote a very short personal essay about the “it” part of my pronouns that I might try to publish later on. It’s pretty rough right now. A little too much so, I think.

I have a habit of skipping around when I write. You could call it a “pretty big problem” if you were feeling particularly blunt, but personally, I like to count it as a strength. A semi-strength. When I’m inspired to write a scene, I slam that guy out, because there’s no point in putting that shit off until you’re no longer interested in it.

There are four different documents for this novel at the moment, which can make word count a little tedious to add up, but it’s super worth it, I promise. The largest portion (10,000 words alone) is basically the first act of the story. We establish Quincy as a huge weirdo who wants to gain the favor of a fellow demon, and Otto as a well-meaning but terrified demon hunter. This covers Otto nearly catching the demon Shax on camera, the beginning of the DemonSpotting controversy (Otto and his partner Trixie broke up a while ago but have been keeping up the charade), and Otto and Quincy’s first meeting, as well as just some Quincy history.

The next chronological document is their first ghost hunt. Yay! It takes place in a dilapidated barn much like the ones that litter the farmland in my hometown, so there’s a lot of love put into the setting.

Next is the scene where Otto calls Quincy his best friend, and the aftermath of that. Quincy is totally unsure of how to handle the fact that he’s let someone so close to him. Emotional issues ahoy.

Then I wrote a tiny kiss scene. I’m talking maybe 200 words. Because I wanted to figure out what their first kiss would be like, and I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t be this way.

I made an obligatory (to me) Unnus Annus reference. Remember the escape room video? Ethan apologizing for being scatterbrained because he has ADHD and forgot to take his meds is such a mood. It’s such a serious, silly problem that I share.

“If you can’t tell I have ADHD, I don’t know how observant you are.” Otto glances over at him, then back to the road. “The paranormal’s a fixation of mine. When I don’t have my meds—oh God, I’m a nightmare to be around.” Otto shakes his head at himself. “One time, right, during that Adderall shortage, Trixie and I tried to do an escape room, and I just could not focus on any of the clues.” “Aw, c’mon. None of them?” “None.” Otto deletes a notification about a speed trap. “I think we ended up worse than when we started. Not kidding. I also think the employees thought that Trixie was, like, doing this out of pity, and it was… so embarrassing, dude, holy shit.”

There’s a lot of pretty good banter between the two. Maybe because I’ve been watching a lot of CreepCast and so the teasing banter is just coming easy as an extension of that. Or because I just really love when friends have a lot of good, witty conversations. Otto and Quincy’s chemistry comes across really well on the page.

And in typical Magnus fashion, I had to mention OSHA. My special interests are very dear to me. (That’s sorta the point, I know.)

“People died in that building.” “And we could be added to the list. Look at it, my guy. Like, really look at it.” Quincy gestures to the building with a grandness he feels it doesn’t deserve, pitiful as it looks. “It looks…” Otto turns the camera to the barn. “Foreboding.” “Foreb—Otto, it looks like an OSHA violation to take me in there!”

This is exactly the sort of conversation I would have with someone. I’m known for casually pointing things out and naming them as OSHA violations. And Quincy only does it to annoy Otto on camera, because he’s a demon and he doesn’t care about OSHA standards as much as he does saying something smart-assy about the weird places Otto drags him.

Also, yes, as Quincy's employee, it is pretty sketchy, OSHA-wise, to make Quincy go into an unsafe building for work purposes. Not that Quincy gives much of a shit.

So, yeah, I’m pretty excited about this novel! It’s a blast to write something so… hmm. I wouldn’t call it “silly”, but perhaps “non-serious”. (Demon) Hunting for Love is just fun!

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jannepaule · 5 years ago

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Work in Progress ♡

When I had my first Practical Magic reading last December, relationship is an area of my life that I opted not to discuss. To be honest, I really wanted to ask about it but the logical part of my head tells me that it shouldn't be a priority right now, so I let it took the backseat and I asked about the more important things like career and goals.

Hence here I am going to indulge a little. I'm hesitant to write about this one, moreso publishing it because it's opening up vulnerable territories that some people would rather avoid, myself included-- but opening up is what I need to do (per advice 😉)

It's been a while since my last relationship; naturally I want to start dating again (admitting this makes me cringe, you should know that) but I remind myself not to rush, to trust God's timing, and to make sure that my heart is in the right place. Because as ready and as whole this beating part of me may seem, there is so much internal work to do and this is me being completely honest with myself.

It's easy to fall in love and I am sure whoever that person is going to be, I can and I will love him with everything I got and my overflowing heart. However it's a lot easier to lose yourself in someone when you don't have a clear map of who you are. It's a blackhole I got myself into in the past and I ain't going back.

For the last couple of years I've been telling myself that I am still a work in progress, but sometimes you just really need another person to say things to your face; the practical magic reading did that for me. Thanks to Chinggay ♡

My scatterbrain is firing up so many ideas right now about this topic that I'm not sure how it's gonna end but let's see it through.

While I believe that we deserve to be loved even when we’re still in the process of becoming whole (I read this somewhere, forgot who said it) there's this beautiful mantra that I really try to practice from Jennifer Elisabeth:

"I want to be the best version of myself for anyone who is going to someday walk into my life and need someone to love them beyond reason"

Most of all, I want to be the best version of myself for me so I coud love those I hold dear to my heart the way they need me to, so I could take care of them better and for a long time (family and friends, my biggest blessings).

It is such a powerful piece that sparks joy and inspiration whenever I feel rushing and being impatient. A gentle tap to my true intentions and reminder that I am just beginning to shape who I really am or at least the person I want and need to be.

I am in so many ways a work in progress. And progress, as James Clear described in his book Atomic Habits, "... requires unlearning. Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and to upgrade and expand your identity."

(and yes I am the kind of person who quotes a lot from the stuff I read/watch/listen to and tether my writing to it)

The term "best version" of one's self almost seemed like a misnomer, that anybody's best version is relative since we are constantly changing, becoming one thing and unlearning another. Still I'd like to see it in a way that we are the best version of who we are for a period of time and we continuously to grow from there.

I am a work in progress in terms of career, finances, purpose and choices, relationships-- with myself, with others, but more importantly with the Lord.

Working on my physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being requires a certain level of commitment. I need to focus, to be disciplined, and to be patient with my pace.

As I call this year a planting season, I am grounding myself to my core values and morals.

Little by little, I am forming better standards, a set of non-negotiables. I am training myself to feel the wide spectrum of emotions without being consumed by it. I am practicing to speak my mind more. I am learning my priorities, what I like and don't like out of relationships, how to trust the process, and respecting space for growth.

I still haven't figured much of the details of the kind of woman I want to be but I know exactly who I do not want to become and what kind of person I never want to end up with. I don't want to turn into someone whose happiness and self worth is perched on someone else's opinion.

I want to be best version of myself because I want to deserve the right person when he comes along with the love I've always hoped to have: certain, secure and unconditional. So I'd never settle for anyone who'd treat me like shit.

I want to be the best version of myself because that is what the person I am going to love (and hopefully spend the rest of my life with) truly deserves.

I want to be the best version myself for the people God graciously blessed me with so I could give back the love they have been giving me and so much more.

Out of the many, many wonderful lessons and tweetable quotes I heard from #AdultingWithJoycePring podcast, this one from Aaron Atayde is my favorite and I guess it's also the best way to wrap this post up:

"Don't be with somebody that makes you whole, be with somebody that makes you a whole lot better"

It's about becoming your own person first, so you wouldn't need another person to complete you but rather compliment the kind of beautiful sould you already are.

In case someone finds me while I'm in this process and loves me anyway, I'd be really grateful. Otherwise, let's meet when we're both ready for each other-- in God's perfect time. For now I'm just gonna keep hustling.

Here's to becoming the best version of who we are ♡

#personal #Work in progress #Atomic habits #non fiction #Jennifer Elisabeth #Adulting with joyce pring #Growing up #Love #Self love #self improvement #Relationships #53 weeks of writing

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magdalenc · 7 years ago

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miranda again! here is my little bean maggie. oh also i forgot to introduce myself much so i’m miranda i live in cst i’m 20 and my pronouns are she/her

━ ( zendaya, pansexual, she/her ) hey, that’s ( magdalene “maggie” williams ), who’s lived here for ( five years ). the ( twenty-two ) year old is known to be ( adventurous & kindhearted ) but you’ll find that they can be ( scatterbrained & reckless ). i heard they work as a ( writer and bartender ). i also seen a ( wave ) on her ( left shoulder ) and it seems ( harry styles, tom holland, joe keery ) has the same one! ( miranda, twenty, cst, she/her ).

maggie grew up in a small town and while she loved it it was just too small for her

she went to college in the area and has been here since

she wants to publish a book!! but for the time being she’s just sort of making money where she can. hence her being a bartender

she just wants to experience everything the world has to offer her

she is always having fun and doing fun things but she’s also chill and kind af

no one has a bad thing to say about her fr

she has a bucketlist tht she actually looks at regularly

she loves everyone but she struggles with commitment because she doesn’t want anything to hold her back

strong and passionate and will not back down

cares about people in general

that’s all i have on this bean for now. like and we can plot!

#ooc.#about.#auroraooc #auroraintro

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sweetlittlevampire · 5 years ago

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Aaaaand I’m back at the office. On my day off.

So one of my coworkers was supposed to type up something quick that needs to get published today at 10 am. Only that he got swamped with so much work that’s even more important, that he completely forgot about this thing. Usually, when someone notices that they can’t finish these kinds of jobs, they notify one of the secretaries and my humble self, and we get the job done for them.

...only that he also forgot to do that. (He’s usually not that scatterbrained, which shows you under how much stress he is.) Which resulted in the secretary calling me yesterday evening after my shift ended - which she hates doing - , asking me if I was in today, and when I said “usually not, no”, she was like “Shit.” Poor dude has not been allowed to postpone the thing (which in this case is absolutely ridiculous), so I agreed to come in today instead of tomorrow.

It’s only a 4-hour shift, and I’ll be done with this in two hours (I have to), and then I’ll have an impromptu longer weekend...which doesn’t seem so bad after all.

...I still wish I could have slept in, but oh well.

#Sweet is rambling #Office Life

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onlinemarketingcourses · 6 years ago

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What Is Skimlinks | How to Use Skimlinks to Effortlessly Monetize Your Content

(DON’T hold this against me… 🤪😆 I am [allegedly] too busy and too important to notice things like MONEY… Or too financially scatterbrained…)

A few months ago, I noticed I was getting monthly deposits from a payee I didn’t recognize…

Don’t you wish you had that problem?… 😆😀

Well, with Skimlinks, you just might!

What, on earth, is Skimlinks?

FULL DISCLOSURE

I DON’T write about making money online. EVER. For various reason.

Yet, I wrote this post. And stand behind it.

What Is Skimlinks?

Skimlinks is a content monetization network that allows you, the content creator, to passively and effortlessly monetize your content.

How does Skimlinks work?

You do what you do best – create content.

Once your content is published, Skimlinks does what Skimlinks does best: turns any product, brand mention, or merchant link into its equivalent affiliate link.

Here’s a quick What Is Skimlinks? overview:

youtube

With Skimlinks, you get instant access to over 24,000 merchant affiliate programs without the hassle of network sign-ups, approvals, or creating affiliate links.

Let me show you how Skimlinks works step by step.

How does Skimlinks work: STEP 1

Add normal product links to your content.

How Skimlinks works: STEP 2

Your links look normal – your readers see exactly where they are going and trust the link.

How does Skimlinks work: STEP 3

Skimlinks automatically turns your links into their equivalent affiliate links on clicked, via a brief redirect to the Skimlinks servers.

How does Skimlinks work: STEP 4

Every time your readers click through a product link that Skimlinks is able to affiliate and make a purchase, you’ll earn a commission on the sale.

How does Skimlinks work: EXAMPLE

Let’s say, I want to mention my favorite Nespresso coffee maker in a post.

I don’t have to log into my Amazon affiliate dashboard and convert that link into an affiliate link – Skimlinks will do all the work for me.

I simply copy and paste the Amazon product link (https://amzn.to/2BzEpqX).

As far as you, the Reader, is concerned, you see an (ugly 🤪) Amazon product link.

However, if you click the link, Skimlinks will automatically code it with my Amazon referral code and, should you end up buying the product, I get the commission.

Pretty sleek!

Skimlinks is free and easy to use. Join and start earning today!

How Much Can You Earn with Skimlinks?

Hmmm….

How much comtent (COMmercial conTENT – content with links to products / retailers) do you write?

How compelling is your comtent? Is it click-worthy?

How much traffic do you get? How click-happy are your readers?

If you, however, run a website that lends itself nicely to publishing comptent (COMmercial conTENT)… well, the sky’s the limit!

…Or 75% of the sky, to be more accurate. 🤣🙃😉 Skimlinks keeps the other 25%.

Entirely fair, if you ask me – ESPECIALLY, if you are earning a big fat ZERO without Skimlinks, right?

Let’s take a closer look at your potential earnings with Skimlinks. Or without Skimlinks, I should say.

How much could you earn WITHOUT Skimlinks?

Many publishers ask, “Why use Skimlinks, if I could create affiliate links on my own?”

With Skimlinks, you earn up to 110% of what you would’ve earned if you managed your affiliate links yourself.

And yes, Skimlinks does take 25% of that.

However, with Skimlinks, you have access to Preferred Merchants – merchants who have agreed to pay Skimlinks their cut above and beyond your commissions.

Stick with promoting Preferred Merchants and you’ll maximize your earnings potential.

Plus, you get your foot in the door with many Merchants that wouldn’t give you the time of day without Skimlinks, like Nordstrom, Macy’s, Canon, HP, Sketchers, Target… you name it.

PLUS, the affiliate behemoths like Commission Junction (CJ), ShareASale.com, LinkShare.com are also a part of Skimlinks network.

But wait… you can use Skimlinks on social media!

That’s right – Skimlinks lets you monetize your content on other platforms.

Just one of Skimlinks WOW factors… 😉👍

Skimlinks saves time. Time = money.

Let’s face it, you won’t tediously code each and every link you could on your own… not to mention the links you couldn’t since you don’t have access to their affiliate programs!

And even if you do make a bit less with Skimlinks, the amount of time it saves you, plus the automatic addition of affiliate links when you forget, pays for the difference above and beyond.

😉👇👇

Skimlinks is free and easy to use. Join and start earning today!

IMPORTANT: Affiliate marketing and disclosures

FTC regulations state,

Monetizing through affiliate links? Disclose. Disclose. DISCLOSE.

Here is an informative guide from the FTC regarding endorsements.

Since disclosure laws may vary from state to state, country to country, comply with the local disclosure laws from your state/country of residence.

How to Add Skimlinks to Your Site

Once you are an approved Skimlinks publisher, integrating Skimlinks with your site is a breeze.

Your options are:

1. For any website: JavaScript

Grab JavaScript code (will be given to you by Skimlinks) and paste it into the footer of your site.

That’s what I use at Traffic Generation Café.

2. For forum owners

If you use vBulletin for your forum, they have a dedicated vBulletin plugin.

3. For self-hosted WordPress blogs

There’s a plugin for that!

4. For any other platforms

Skimlinks offers a range of simple implementation guides for everything else in-between, like TypePad, Blogger, Tumblr, and so forth.

5. For social media

You’ll find out how to use Skimlinks with your social media accounts in your Skimlinks dashboard under “Tools“.

Skimlinks and SEO

Would the oh-so-evil Google punish your website for using affiliate links?

Short ‘n simple: no.

Google is NOT against you making money, trust me.

It just wants to make sure that you:

create websites with original content that adds value for users;

choose a product category appropriate for your intended audience;

use your website to build community among your users;

keep your content updated and relevant.

Per Google:

For example, a well-maintained site about hiking in the Alps could consider an affiliate partnership with a supplier who sells hiking books rather than office supplies.

Skimlinks no-no: DON’T try to sell a burger to a vegetarian

How do you make money with Skimlinks without turning off your readers? 🧐🤔

With over 24,000 active merchants, it should be a breeze to find the right products for your audience.

However, after observing so many blogs trying to sell a burger to a vegetarian, “common sense” might not be all that common after all.

Here are some (not-so-creative?) ideas to get you going.

1. Go the ‘DUH’ way

If you are in a cooking niche, look up products under “Food, drink, and dining“.

If you run a mommie blog, you might want to go for “Babies, children, and parenting“.

If your blog is about fashion, go crazy and pick the “Fashion and accessories” category. 🤪❤

Find that common sense and hold on to it, in other words.

2. Catch’em by surprise

Look for products that your readers might enjoy even though they aren’t exactly in your niche.

Have fun with it and go for curiosity factor.

For instance, this blog has a “Café” in the title for a reason… ☕☕☕

So why not allow my readers to kick back and sip that perfect cup of coffee to keep themselves awake while sifting through hundreds of ways to generate traffic to their sites?

Here’s another thought: most of us have a coffee addict in the family or among friends.

How’s this for “Catch’em by surprise”?

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Time Release Caffeine Capsules

Sometimes it is fun to drink caffeinated beverages or eat caffeinated candies to stay awake. They are tasty and fun.

But what happens, say, if you have to suddenly fly into space to deal with an alien invasion?

You won’t have time to eat or drink on the flight because you’ll be busy with strategies and counter-xenophobe planning.

Be lucky, then, that you have some Time Release Caffeine Capsules on hand. Just pop one in the morning, and you’re alert for the next 8 hours.

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Highly Caffeinated Brownies and Cookies

And we don’t call them Highly Caffeinated Brownies and Cookies for nothin’!

Each one is loaded with 200mg of caffeine!

The hardest part of these is not eating too many, because they really are that good.

And because they are so tasty, you’ll eat them fast – and that will get the caffeine in your blood with a powerful rush.

Trust us. Get some Highly Caffeinated Brownies and Cookies for a heaping helping of wake up for dessert.

***********

Shower Shock Caffeinated Body Wash

Some folks like imbibing their caffeine in coffees and sodas and energy drinks.

Others like eating it in candies and mints and “magic” brownies.

But if you ask us, the most enjoyable way to get caffeine into your system is to rub glowing gel all over your body and let it seep into your pores.

And if you just happen to get cleaner in the process, even better!

And tingling (unless you are being electrocuted by mutant eels) is always fun.

***********

Has nothing to do with traffic generation, yet goes with Traffic Generation Café perfectly well, don’t you think?

Skimlinks Marketing Takeaway

No more signing up for a bunch of different affiliate programs.

No more multi-site tracking.

No more wondering if you made any sales you haven’t been paid for.

Skimlinks is free and easy to use. Join and start earning today!

Have fun monetizing your content!

From Ana with

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endlessarchite · 7 years ago

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Marking The Studs

With the onset of things like Instagram, it’s kinda rare that you see really short updates on blogs anymore. But something happened recently that was funny enough to warrant its own archive in my blog’s history.

To give you some background, I’ve been working on a new plan for better organizing my garage. With my home becoming a space where I’m no longer fixing drywall and can make more of my own furniture, I need room to create a little sawdust. With K moving in, he has a few of his own tools that need a new home as well.

Between all of the outdoor tools and the mower, I’m hyper aware of how much extra space I could use if I moved all of the outdoor equipment to its own space. It’s the main motivation behind getting the new shed built. Also, I have an awesome new set of battery powered outdoor tools thanks to my partnership with STIHL (more on that very soon!), and I just don’t have the space anymore.

I am trying, little by little, to get small corners of the garage improved, such as the small expanse of wall immediately to the left of the door from the kitchen. It’s about 14 inches from the door casing, so I created a narrow workbench table that fits in the nookish space and runs the full length of the wall. If you saw my DIY power carving post or video, then you will have already seen glimpses of it in use. Nothing like a project to immediately confirm that I need to make more improvements! It was SO nice to not be working on the floor!

So, that’s what I’m setting out to do: one tiny organization project at a time, and mostly with scrap wood. I casually asked K if he would help me out by marking the studs along the same wall while I ran to the store. The goal is to cut and hang French cleats for battery chargers and long clamps that take up too much space on my pegboard wall.

I asked him for this favor, and then totally forgot, distracted by whatever it was I was already working on. It was DAYS LATER that I walked back into the garage to find what K actually did:

Oh, he marked the studs, alright. Every. single. one. of the studs are marked this way. That takes some dedication, for sure. If you watched that carving video, you might have even seen them and not realized what they are. They’re curling a bit from the humidity now, but I plan to keep them up a little longer.

That, my friends, is just one small story about the boy who now lives in my house. Because he’s pretty good at a clever prank. I’d like to repay the favor, though. So:

I’d love your stories about some really good pranks you’ve pulled (for coughcough, ideas and such)

I’ve created this handy stud-marking downloadable for those of you who would like to be extra and mark YOUR home’s studs in the same way.

Since marking them with K’s face is super weird, I took some images from a free photo database instead and created two versions. One is for those of you who don’t like beefcake; one for those who are my level of crassness. I named both the horse and the dude Mark (get it?).

Mark I printable

Mark II printable

If anyone takes me up on this offer, please tag me on Instagram at @uglyducklingDIY when you use it, along with the hashtag #myUDH. This is just for funsies, so I will laugh my ass off if anyone actually does it.

Enjoy.

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Marking The Studs

To give you some background, I’ve been working on a new plan for better organizing my garage. With my home becoming a space where I’m no longer fixing drywall and can make more of my own furniture, I need room to create a little sawdust. With K moving in, he also has a few of his own tools that need a new home as well.

Between all of the outdoor tools and the mower, I’m hyper aware of how much extra space I could use if I moved all of the outdoor equipment to its own space. It’s also the motivation behind getting the new shed built. Also, I have an awesome new set of battery powered outdoor tools thanks to my partnership with STIHL (more on that very soon!), and I just don’t have the space anymore!

I am trying little by little to get small corners of the garage improved, such as the small expanse of wall immediately to the left of the door from the kitchen. It’s about 14 inches from the door casing, so I created a narrow workbench table that fits right in the space and runs the full length of the wall. If you saw my DIY power carving post or video, then you will have already seen glimpses of it in use. Nothing like a project to immediately confirm that I need to make more improvements!

I asked him for this favor, and then totally forgot, distracted by whatever it was I was already working on. It was DAYS LATER that I walked back into the garage to find what K actually did:

Oh, he marked the studs, alright. Every. single. one. of the studs are marked this way. That takes some dedication, for sure. If you watched that carving video, you might have even seen them and not realized what they are! They’re curling a bit from the humidity now, but I plan to keep them up a little longer.

That, my friends, is just one small story about the boy who now lives in my house. Because he’s pretty good at a clever prank. I’d like to repay the favor, though. So:

I’d love your stories about some really good pranks you’ve pulled (for coughcough, ideas and such)

I’ve created this handy stud-marking downloadable for those of you who would like to be extra and mark YOUR home’s studs in the same way.

Since marking them with K’s face is super weird, I took some images from a free photo database instead and created two versions (one for those of you who don’t like beefcake; one for those who are my level of crassness, hehe). I named them both Mark (get it?).

Mark I printable

Mark II printable

Enjoy.

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lowmaticnews · 7 years ago

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Marking The Studs

To give you some background, I’ve been working on a new plan for better organizing my garage. With my home becoming a space where I’m no longer fixing drywall and can make more of my own furniture, I need room to create a little sawdust. With K moving in, he also has a few of his own tools that need a new home as well.

I asked him for this favor, and then totally forgot, distracted by whatever it was I was already working on. It was DAYS LATER that I walked back into the garage to find what K actually did:

Oh, he marked the studs, alright. Every. single. one. of the studs are marked this way. That takes some dedication, for sure. If you watched that carving video, you might have even seen them and not realized what they are! They’re curling a bit from the humidity now, but I plan to keep them up a little longer.

That, my friends, is just one small story about the boy who now lives in my house. Because he’s pretty good at a clever prank. I’d like to repay the favor, though. So:

I’d love your stories about some really good pranks you’ve pulled (for coughcough, ideas and such)

I’ve created this handy stud-marking downloadable for those of you who would like to be extra and mark YOUR home’s studs in the same way.

Mark I printable

Mark II printable

Enjoy.

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annegalliher · 7 years ago

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What Is Skimlinks & How to Use Skimlinks to Effortlessly Monetize Your Content

(DON’T hold this against me… I am [allegedly] too busy and too important to notice things like MONEY… Or too financially scatterbrained…)

A few months ago, I noticed I was getting monthly deposits from a payee I didn’t recognize…

Don’t you wish you had that problem?…

Well, with Skimlinks, you just might!

What, on earth, is Skimlinks?

FULL DISCLOSURE

I DON’T write about making money online. EVER. For various reason.

Yet, I wrote this post. And stand behind it.

What Is Skimlinks?

Skimlinks is a content monetization network that allows you, the content creator, to passively and effortlessly monetize your content.

How does Skimlinks work?

You do what you do best – create content.

Once your content is published, Skimlinks does what Skimlinks does best: turns any product, brand mention, or merchant link into its equivalent affiliate link.

Here’s a quick What Is Skimlinks? overview:

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With Skimlinks, you get instant access to over 24,000 merchant affiliate programs without the hassle of network sign-ups, approvals, or creating affiliate links.

Let me show you how Skimlinks works step by step.

How does Skimlinks work: STEP 1

Add normal product links to your content.

How Skimlinks works: STEP 2

Your links look normal – your readers see exactly where they are going and trust the link.

How does Skimlinks work: STEP 3

Skimlinks automatically turns your links into their equivalent affiliate links on clicked, via a brief redirect to the Skimlinks servers.

How does Skimlinks work: STEP 4

Every time your readers click through a product link that Skimlinks is able to affiliate and make a purchase, you’ll earn a commission on the sale.

How does Skimlinks work: EXAMPLE

Let’s say, I want to mention my favorite Nespresso coffee maker in a post.

I don’t have to log into my Amazon affiliate dashboard and convert that link into an affiliate link – Skimlinks will do all the work for me.

As far as you, the Reader, is concerned, you see an (ugly ) Amazon product link.

However, if you click the link, Skimlinks will automatically code it with my Amazon referral code and, should you end up buying the product, I get the commission.

Pretty sleek!

Skimlinks is free and easy to use. Join and start earning today!

How Much Can You Earn with Skimlinks?

Hmmm….

How much comtent (COMmercial conTENT – content with links to products / retailers) do you write?

How compelling is your comtent? Is it click-worthy?

How much traffic do you get? How click-happy are your readers?

If you, however, run a website that lends itself nicely to publishing comptent (COMmercial conTENT)… well, the sky’s the limit!

…Or 75% of the sky, to be more accurate. Skimlinks keeps the other 25%.

Entirely fair, if you ask me – ESPECIALLY, if you are earning a big fat ZERO without Skimlinks, right?

Let’s take a closer look at your potential earnings with Skimlinks. Or without Skimlinks, I should say.

How much could you earn WITHOUT Skimlinks?

Many publishers ask, “Why use Skimlinks, if I could create affiliate links on my own?”

With Skimlinks, you earn up to 110% of what you would’ve earned if you managed your affiliate links yourself.

And yes, Skimlinks does take 25% of that.

However, with Skimlinks, you have access to Preferred Merchants – merchants who have agreed to pay Skimlinks their cut above and beyond your commissions.

Stick with promoting Preferred Merchants and you’ll maximize your earnings potential.

Plus, you get your foot in the door with many Merchants that wouldn’t give you the time of day without Skimlinks, like Nordstrom, Macy’s, Canon, HP, Sketchers, Target… you name it.

PLUS, the affiliate behemoths like Commission Junction (CJ), ShareASale.com, LinkShare.com are also a part of Skimlinks network.

But wait… you can use Skimlinks on social media!

That’s right – Skimlinks lets you monetize your content on other platforms.

Just one of Skimlinks WOW factors…

Skimlinks saves time. Time = money.

Let’s face it, you won’t tediously code each and every link you could on your own… not to mention the links you couldn’t since you don’t have access to their affiliate programs!

And even if you do make a bit less with Skimlinks, the amount of time it saves you, plus the automatic addition of affiliate links when you forget, pays for the difference above and beyond.

Skimlinks is free and easy to use. Join and start earning today!

IMPORTANT: Affiliate marketing and disclosures

FTC regulations state,

Monetizing through affiliate links? Disclose. Disclose. DISCLOSE.

Here is an informative guide from the FTC regarding endorsements.

Since disclosure laws may vary from state to state, country to country, comply with the local disclosure laws from your state/country of residence.

How to Add Skimlinks to Your Site

Once you are an approved Skimlinks publisher, integrating Skimlinks with your site is a breeze.

Your options are:

1. For any website: JavaScript

Grab JavaScript code (will be given to you by Skimlinks) and paste it into the footer of your site.

That’s what I use at Traffic Generation Café.

2. For forum owners

If you use vBulletin for your forum, they have a dedicated vBulletin plugin.

3. For self-hosted WordPress blogs

There’s a plugin for that!

4. For any other platforms

Skimlinks offers a range of simple implementation guides for everything else in-between, like TypePad, Blogger, Tumblr, and so forth.

5. For social media

You’ll find out how to use Skimlinks with your social media accounts in your Skimlinks dashboard under “Tools“.

Skimlinks and SEO

Would the oh-so-evil Google punish your website for using affiliate links?

Short ‘n simple: no.

Google is NOT against you making money, trust me.

It just wants to make sure that you:

create websites with original content that adds value for users;

choose a product category appropriate for your intended audience;

use your website to build community among your users;

keep your content updated and relevant.

Per Google:

For example, a well-maintained site about hiking in the Alps could consider an affiliate partnership with a supplier who sells hiking books rather than office supplies.

Skimlinks no-no: DON’T try to sell a burger to a vegetarian

How do you make money with Skimlinks without turning off your readers?

With over 24,000 active merchants, it should be a breeze to find the right products for your audience.

However, after observing so many blogs trying to sell a burger to a vegetarian, “common sense” might not be all that common after all.

Here are some (not-so-creative?) ideas to get you going.

1. Go the ‘DUH’ way

If you are in a cooking niche, look up products under “Food, drink, and dining“.

If you run a mommie blog, you might want to go for “Babies, children, and parenting“.

If your blog is about fashion, go crazy and pick the “Fashion and accessories” category.

Find that common sense and hold on to it, in other words.

2. Catch’em by surprise

Look for products that your readers might enjoy even though they aren’t exactly in your niche.

Have fun with it and go for curiosity factor.

For instance, this blog has a “Café” in the title for a reason…

So why not allow my readers to kick back and sip that perfect cup of coffee to keep themselves awake while sifting through hundreds of ways to generate traffic to their sites?

Here’s another thought: most of us have a coffee addict in the family or among friends.

How’s this for “Catch’em by surprise”?

***********

Time Release Caffeine Capsules

Sometimes it is fun to drink caffeinated beverages or eat caffeinated candies to stay awake. They are tasty and fun.

But what happens, say, if you have to suddenly fly into space to deal with an alien invasion?

You won’t have time to eat or drink on the flight because you’ll be busy with strategies and counter-xenophobe planning.

Be lucky, then, that you have some Time Release Caffeine Capsules on hand. Just pop one in the morning, and you’re alert for the next 8 hours.

***********

Highly Caffeinated Brownies and Cookies

And we don’t call them Highly Caffeinated Brownies and Cookies for nothin’!

Each one is loaded with 200mg of caffeine!

The hardest part of these is not eating too many, because they really are that good.

And because they are so tasty, you’ll eat them fast – and that will get the caffeine in your blood with a powerful rush.

Trust us. Get some Highly Caffeinated Brownies and Cookies for a heaping helping of wake up for dessert.

***********

Shower Shock Caffeinated Body Wash

Some folks like imbibing their caffeine in coffees and sodas and energy drinks.

Others like eating it in candies and mints and “magic” brownies.

But if you ask us, the most enjoyable way to get caffeine into your system is to rub glowing gel all over your body and let it seep into your pores.

And if you just happen to get cleaner in the process, even better!

And tingling (unless you are being electrocuted by mutant eels) is always fun.

***********

Has nothing to do with traffic generation, yet goes with Traffic Generation Café perfectly well, don’t you think?

Skimlinks Marketing Takeaway

No more signing up for a bunch of different affiliate programs.

No more multi-site tracking.

No more wondering if you made any sales you haven’t been paid for.

Skimlinks is free and easy to use. Join and start earning today!

Have fun monetizing your content!

From Ana with

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endlessarchite · 7 years ago

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Marking The Studs

I asked him for this favor, and then totally forgot, distracted by whatever it was I was already working on. It was DAYS LATER that I walked back into the garage to find what K actually did:

That, my friends, is just one small story about the boy who now lives in my house. Because he’s pretty good at a clever prank. I’d like to repay the favor, though. So:

I’d love your stories about some really good pranks you’ve pulled (for coughcough, ideas and such)

I’ve created this handy stud-marking downloadable for those of you who would like to be extra and mark YOUR home’s studs in the same way.

Mark I printable

Mark II printable

Enjoy.

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endlessarchite · 7 years ago

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Marking The Studs

To give you some background, I’ve been working on a new plan for better organizing my garage. With my home becoming a space where I’m no longer fixing drywall and can make more of my own furniture, I need room to create a little sawdust. With K moving in, he also has a few of his own tools that need a new home as well.

I asked him for this favor, and then totally forgot, distracted by whatever it was I was already working on. It was DAYS LATER that I walked back into the garage to find what K actually did:

Oh, he marked the studs, alright. Every. single. one. of the studs are marked this way. That takes some dedication, for sure. If you watched that carving video, you might have even seen them and not realized what they are! They’re curling a bit from the humidity now, but I plan to keep them up a little longer.

That, my friends, is just one small story about the boy who now lives in my house. Because he’s pretty good at a clever prank. I’d like to repay the favor, though. So:

I’d love your stories about some really good pranks you’ve pulled (for coughcough, ideas and such)

I’ve created this handy stud-marking downloadable for those of you who would like to be extra and mark YOUR home’s studs in the same way.

Mark I printable

Mark II printable

Enjoy.

The post Marking The Studs appeared first on Ugly Duckling House.

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A Christmas Story: Uncle Knick-Knack

The Life of a Scatterbrained DIYer

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