Extra Income Goal

As you can see I didn’t put a ticker up for August.

In addition to beginning volunteer work as a board member for my neighborhood’s community organization, I’ve decided to do some “business building.” It’s a niche site I’m working on as part of a workshop. Great opportunity.

So what is a niche site? It’s a helpful/informative Web site about a specific topic monetized with various ads and product recommendations. It’s more sophisticated than this blog. I find myself rambling here. Haha. I’ve chosen a nice topic and I’m enjoying it so far. I plan to inform readers and hopefully make a little money. A lot of articles to write, but I know it will pay off in the end. : )

Perhaps I’ll write more about niche sites in the future. After I know what I’m doing. Lol.

Oh yeah, I’m still on my fitness kick. I’m down 10 pounds. Another 10 to go?

I made $228.53 for the month of July. Not the $250 I originally intended to make, but it works for me. In the same month, I spent less time in front of the computer to exercise and work on my fitness with walking and biking. I also ramped up my involvement in community work and that also involved a couple of evening meetings. There has to be a balance to maintain things long term. So I’m pleased with what I made.

As far as the weight loss, I’m pleased with the six out of seven pounds I lost. I plan to lose another four or five pounds this month.

I’ve got a number of extra income generating things going simultaneously so I figured I’d go with an all encompassing month-long goal. The ticker may include earnings from ChaCha, Associated Content, niche Web sites, MTurk, CashCrate, profits from Ebay sales, paid surveys, etc. Some things I’ll do more than others. Some things I may not work on at all this month. Just depends on how I’m feeling as long as I keep moving closer to my goal.

The goal for the month of July is $250.
Putting it in perspective it’s the equivalent of my truck insurance, cell phone, landline/Internet and home alarm bills.

Added a Bonus Ticker.
I also have a weight loss goal this month to lose seven pounds. I’ve been at the same weight for awhile and I’m tired of it. Time to lose some pounds. My overall goal is 15 pounds (or 20 depending on how I feel/look at that point), but I’ll start with seven this month. I figured I’d put the ticker here to hold myself accountable.

Let’s see if I can meet both goals.

I could go on and on about Associated Content since I enjoy it so much. So I’m excited that I’ve made the highest clout level with them– Clout 10. What’s a clout level? Well, the clout ranking determines how much you make per article page view.

I’m now passively earning $2.00 per 1,000 page views. Up from $1.75 per 1,000. A 12.5 percent increase. Now I’m waiting for my clout level image to update on my Associate Content profile page. It takes a day or so to update. Hopefully my articles in general will generate more interest because of making the highest level.