I meant to update more often this week but, as you can see from the title, I’ve been working really, really hard.
I rent a flat and my landlord has given us notice to leave (unfortunately they’re moving back in) so we have to find a new place. I’m trying to find a private landlord to avoid all the agency fees, but nothing’s come up yet. If we go with an agent we could be looking at lots of fees, plus other costs involved with moving and the deposit, it really is crazy. Unfortunately I just paid off a £1000 overdraft which I used a lot of my savings for!
So I have a while to look for a new place, it’s really distracting so I’m hoping I’ll find one soon so it doesn’t take up too much time. I’m also taking on extra work to raise a bit of extra cash and make up for any time I’ll have to take off when I move. But I’m trying really hard to make sure my passive income efforts don’t go neglected.
Update on My Article Marketing Backlinking Strategy:
OK so a couple of weeks ago I wrote about my article marketing plan. I never got fully into it. Before yesterday I’d only submitted two articles to Ezine Articles and nothing else. Now I have:
- Submitted three more articles to Ezine articles,
- Submitted spun versions of those through Unique Article Wizard (5 in total),
- And submitted spun versions of those 5 articles through Hubpages, Infobarrel, Xomba and Squidoo.
- I also set up a twitter account for this particular niche blog and set it to automatically tweet the link to each new blog post and each Ezine Article.
The reason this took me so long is that I spin it manually. I will never bring myself to submit meaningless rubbish that’s been done by a computer, so I rewrite it manually. The article content stays the same, I just change the words to help give them a boost in search engines.
Each set of article includes two links to two blog posts on the site. In total I’m submitting 10 articles, which means linking to 19 posts plus the homepage from all those different sources. I’m really hoping this is going to give my site a boost!
Other Projects:
I really want to start some new sites but I am really holding myself back since there’s still loads to do on my current sites! I am just going off now, though, to write content for one of the “hot” niche sites I talked about last time. This is an Amazon site, I’m going to make it as useful as I possibly can, which means a lot of research but I think it’ll be worth it.
I plan to have the 10 article backlinking strategy completed next week after which I’ll monitor results. I have no idea how fast I can expect results, but I will apply what I learn to some of my other niche sites. I really want to be able to come up with a solid backlinking plan like Michelle posted about earlier in the week.
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I know how exhausting it can be to look for a new place – I moved in January and took me nearly a month to recover afterwards. I think it’s not just the physical effort but more the emotional toll moving has that makes doing IM stuff hard during the process. And finding a place in the UK seems to be even harder than it often is in the US. My husband’s from Brighton, and I remember the last time he was looking for a place there he had to have about five friends and family members serve as references with the agency he was going through! Anyway, it’s good to see you are being very productive, even with this hanging over your head!
Michelle´s last [type] ..Free Tools Friday- Jing Screencapture Software
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says:
Michelle – You’re right, it’s an absolute nightmare. Just another reason why I’d like to find a private landlord instead of an agency with all these rules! I’ve never ever been behind on rent with other landlords but because I’m self employed and don’t have proof of income (only have my first tax return when I just started) they don’t trust that I have enough money. Hopefully my past landlord references will count for a lot. And you’re right, it is a real emotional upheaval. So hopefully I’ll earn a bit of extra money now to allow for that adjustment time.
Ruth,
Hopefully a place will become available soon! I do the finances and when I was pregnant with my son I messed up on a cup of coffee my Husband bought, basically that $4 coffee cost us almost $600!
Michelle is right-it is exhausting to move and the recovery time is almost the same as having a baby!
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says:
Kelly – Thank you!!
Hey Ruth
I have a 2 bed mid terrace in Pudsey, west yorkshire if you both fancy jumping on a train
Stu
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says:
Stu – Lol thanks just a little bit out of our area
Hope you find new place soon and just keep working hard. it really pays off in the end
DEN @ Dreamhost Promo´s last [type] ..Working Really- Really Hard
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says:
Den – Thank you, in some ways things like this are a good motivation to force you to work harder
Good luck with finding a place Ruth, it sounds like an ordeal but hopefully something wonderful comes along.
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says:
Michelle – Thanks, I’m sure we’ll find somewhere nice soon