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The reason I a have been so busy lately and haven’t had much time to write is because I have been working on my latest website. ProBlogHer.COM is a website geared toward women bloggers who are interested in taking the necessary steps toward professional blogging. I am really excited about this project and expect it to be very successful. At this point I can’t tell you much more so you will have to visit the site and subscribe the email updates. I will offering articles about this site and information about when the site will officially launch. This project has been in the making for about 6 months so I have put a lot of thought into it. I really think readers will benefit from this site. This site is geared toward women but men a certainly welcome to be apart of this site. Visit ProBlogHer.COM for more info.

February 12, 2008 | Filed Under Blogging Goals, Blogging Tips | 1 Comment 

15 Things I Learned in 2007

I in the process of counting down 15 things that I learned in 2007 that improved my blogging and increased my income. I want to be sure the readers of Time To Budget know about this list since most my readers are follow bloggers. Today I posted the #11 “thing” so there are a full 10 days left of the count down.

Check out the posts I have so far.

15 Things I Learned In 2007 That Improved My Blogging and Increased My Income

#15 - Not all monetizing options are best for you blog.
#14 - Don’t be afraid to set goals and don’t be afraid to fail.
#13- Strive to become an authority.
#12 - Contribute quality content to other blogs and networks.
#11 - Write down your ideas.

December 20, 2007 | Filed Under Blogging Tips, Making More Money | 2 Comments 

Generating An Income Online Can Happen - With The Right Knowledge

Almost two years ago I set out to try and make money online. Being a stay-at-home home schooling mom I had to find something I could do from how. I would have to say the first 6 months of researching online income sources brought me not very much hope. The reason was because I was looking in the wrong place.
My first attempt at making money online is where a lot of people start. It seems people trying to make money online often start with trying to make money off people who are in similar situations as us. Since I wanted to be a work-at-home mom I decided the best place to start was trying to make money off of other work-at-home moms, through affiliate marketing and Adsense. Mind you there is nothing wrong with trying to generate an income by offering information to others that are in a similar situation but it seems that many of us try to start this way which means we are trying to get water from a tapped out well.

This also happens a lot in the “Make Money Online” scene that is sweeping the web. Many people who discover they can make money online start a make money online blog. I am one of those people. Time To Budget started out being a personal finance and make money online blog. Once I figured out that the “make money online” part of this blog was not helping market a specific niche, which is personal finance, I decided to stop writing posts about making money online.

I did still think that the discoveries I made about online income sources needed to be shared with others so I created another blog for my other interests, which includes social media, blogging, and making money online. The goal for iwebis is to follow changes happening with in the net so I still think the “make money online” article stick to the niche.

So what is my point anyway? Since I started blogging about a little over a year ago I have discovered a ton of ways to make money online. Most having to do with blogging but not all. The truth is making money online is not hard to do but the amount of money you earn is a different story. Going from making a few dollars a month to hundreds of dollars a month is not simple but it is doable.

I would recommend to anyone researching ways to make money online to first consider your interests outside of making money and outside of ideas that include making money off of people who are in need of money. Consider what things make you tic and that you are passionate about and start there. Not all interests are great money makers but most are. If you are trying to make money through blogging remember to have your own voice. Don’t try to recreate what someone else has already created, especially a popular blog.

Since I started taking blogging to a higher level I have not become a millionaire but I have made a decent amount of money.  Within the last three months I have made about $600 between both Time To Budget and iwebis. No where near people like John Chow and Problogger but it’s still an income. A much needed income that is helping our family gain steps closer to the other side of the financial freedom fence.

If you are looking to find legitimate ways to make money online visit my other blog iwebis as well as DoshDosh and Problogger.

December 8, 2007 | Filed Under Blogging Tips, Making More Money | 1 Comment 

A New Look for Time To Budget

Well, I finally did it. I changed the theme for Time To Budget. I think this theme will give me more room then the last theme. My two columns were making it very crowed around here. Now that I have three columns I feel like I can stretch ;) .

When I changed themes some things didn’t transfer over very well. For instance, the blogroll is all messed up. In the previous theme I had different blogrolls for making money online and favorite websites. So I will have to spend time separating the blogroll into two or three categories.

I will still be modifying the sidebars and the footer a bit but everything else is pretty much going to stay as is. The old theme was good to me and I am very thankful for being able to use it for almost a year. I hope you like the new theme.

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September 25, 2007 | Filed Under Blogging Goals, Blogging Tips | 2 Comments 

New Article Schedule For Time To Budget

I have to say being an author for multiple blogs is not easy. I created blogs that I enjoy writing for but finding the time to do it is a bit of a challenge. I am currently the author of 4 blogs and as crazy as it may sound I am starting a few more this summer.

Last year about this time I had my priorities all screwed up and spent entirely too much time on the internet. So this year I decided that I needed balance. I only spend about 20 hours a week working online and try to keep God and family at the top of my priority list. I got to a low point last year where I the whole family was upset about the way I was prioritizing my time. So ever since then I have been actively trying to find ways to improve my blogging schedule.

So my new blogging schedule will include assigning certain topics to days of the week. I plan to do this with all of my blogs to that I can save some time by not having to think about what to write about. I also thought readers might enjoy following a schedule. Here is what it will probably look like for Time To Budget.

Mondays - Debt Talk - Articles about getting out of debt, debt help, debt advice, etc.

Tuesdays - Budget Talk - Articles about budgeting techniques, budgeting struggles, budgeting advice, etc.

Wednesday - Encouragement - Articles encourage others who are trying to get out of debt. This will also include debt stories of other people.

Thursday - Product/ Service Reviews - I am going to try and limit sponsored and non-sponsored reviews to this day.

Friday - Financial Freedom BlogRoll - Will comb the net for great sites dedicated to gaining financial freedom.

Sat/Sun - Days off

I think this schedule will help me keep a bit more consistent. I will be going on vacation in a few weeks so this schedule may not take effect completely until August.

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July 9, 2007 | Filed Under Blogging Tips | Leave a Comment 

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