Working at Home on the Internet

It’s Not My Fault: Passing on a Meme

 

I really just don’t understand the point of a “meme”. I’m not really sure I know WHAT a “Meme” is. Other than a little fun and spreading some Link Love, what purpose do they serve? I got into the Z-listers “meme” fairly early on and actually got a few Hundred links from it. But Most of them were just Z-listers linking to other Z-listers for the sake of getting links from Z-listers.

None of the links served as a source of any value to current or potential readers. It didn’t lead to any New Readers or Visitors or RSS Subscribers. Just Empty Links that raised my T-rati Rating a little. I realize that added interlinking is good for SEO, but I want Readers to Visit for what little I can offer in the way of advice and insight into the Work at Home Business World.

All that being said, I was tagged by Terry Starbucker for yet another “Meme”. The “My Media Diet Meme“. Since it could be construed as Working at Home on the Internet related (and I like and respect Terry), I’ll participate. Don’t get me wrong, I like to share links and provide added value for my readers, but personally I don’t think Most “Memes” provide much in the form of Value to the Reader.

Ok, now for my “Diet”:

• Browser… Internet Explorer 7. I like to use IE7 because it gives me the option of using tabs (I’m a multitasker), and I can subscribe right to someone’s RSS feed through the toolbar, no need for a separate aggregator. I do have a copy of FireFox, but I use that mainly just to get a feel for what FF users see if I make changes to my template or add a feature.
• E-Mail… I use Outlook Express for almost every email account I have. I can get a preview of the incoming/outgoing email without having to open each one individually. Frankly, since I have 5 business accounts with my domain, 2 with Hotmail and 2 with Yahoo, I don’t know how I could do without it. (I used to have 2 with AOHell, but I Really dislike them.)
• Radio… WMMR Philadelphia (when I listen in the car), Virgin Radio Classic Rock (London, online), Classic Gold (London, online). All are Live Radio, Real People, Real Time. I like Live Radio, not the “Net” radio. By the way, I’m in the US, not the UK.
• TeleVision… SciFi Channel, Discovery Channel, History Channel, PBS and occasionally TCM (Classic Movies).
• Podcasts… Not too many, I think I’ve only listened to 2-3 so far.
• Communication… My Cell phone. No Skype, IM (used to use MSN, but not too much anymore) and no Blackberry.
• Magazines/Newspapers… Wired is the only Mag I subscribe to. The Philadelphia Inquirer is delivered daily, I sit on the front patio with my coffee and read (mostly) the front section, even in the winter, to start my day. I have MSNBC sent to my email to get headlines, and if I find something interesting, I’ll click it.

There ya go. That’s my Media Diet, pretty much on a daily basis.

For the sake of the “Meme” I pass it to Liz, Carolyn, Steve, Rick and Martin. Sorry guys, they made me do it.

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March 31st, 2007 at 01:01pm | Posted by Joe | Blogging, Fun | 5 reader remarks | Print This Post

Working at Home Blog Carnival-Twenty-sixth Edition

Welcome to the March 30, 2007 edition of working at home blog carnival. This weeks Carnival has, as always, some really good articles. So, Sit Back and Enjoy.

And Here We Go…

advice

Matthew Paulson presents 7 Rules for eBay Selling Success posted at Getting Green.

Matt OConnor presents Mining Gold From The Internet posted at Adventures In Internet Marketing.

iamawahm presents Working At Home Mom: Will Your Home Business Fail? posted at Working At Home Mom, saying, “If you are starting a home based business than you have to wonder if you are going to fail or succeed. Here is an article with some tips and advice.”

John presents The Truth About Starting an Online Business posted at OhCash.com, saying, “What happens when your Internet marketing empire doesn’t take off that quickly or isn’t that profitable? You feel like a miserable failure. So, then you invest more time and money to get more information, with similar results. Who really gets rich here?”

Wanda Grindstaff presents Creating Abundant Lifestyles: The Power of Word posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles Begin With Abundance Mindset, saying, “Thoughts and words all come from emotion, but there are times when emotion controls not only our words but our thoughts and bring about some very negative results for us.”

business

Matthew Paulson presents Writers: How to Make $1000 a Month from Associated Content posted at Getting To Graduation.

Sam presents Free Money-Making Insider Secrets for Selling on Ebay posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, “Free Money-Making Insider Secrets for Selling on Ebay. Anyone Can Make Serious Money On eBay… Selling Just About Anything! [more”

Daryl W.T. Lau presents Amazon Is Sticking It To Kontera With Context Links Beta posted at How To Earn Money Blogging, saying, “Thanks!”

Stephanie Foster presents More Thoughts on Google?s CPA Beta posted at Aspects of Home Business Blog, saying, “Google has opened a beta for advertisers and publishers interested in using a CPA system.”

tips

Debra Moorhead presents How to Control Your Internal Dialogue posted at Debra Moorhead.com, saying, “Would you like to learn a tried and true method of controlling your thoughts that always works? If so, be sure to check out this article at DebraMoorhead.com.”

John Hill presents Traffic Geyser posted at Universe Of Success.

Edward Mills presents The Secret And Simpleology: Mark Joyner’s Surprising Thoughts posted at Edward Mills.

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March 30th, 2007 at 06:10am | Posted by Joe | Carnivals, Work at Home | 1 reader remark | Print This Post

Reviewing Some Interviews (Liz, Darren and Steve)

 

As I was writing Yesterday’s post Thanking Everyone for their help, I started thinking about how I need to organize my day a little better. That way I may even be able to find time to do pre-posting and paperwork etc. I thought since I had interviewed a few Very Successful Work at Homers I would read what they had to say on the subject of how they handle their schedules and daily businesses.

I found their insights very helpful for myself, and think you may just want to (re)visit the conversations I had with them as well. There are some interesting answers to some fairly standard questions you may have for how they handle their Work at Home Businesses.

• Liz Strauss- 6/2/06… If you know Liz even remotely, you know there is nothing typical about her (or her answers).  This one was just pure fun to do. (Successful Blog)
• Darren Rowse- 6/7/06… This interview gives some insight into the typical workday of a Six Figure Professional Blogger. Pre-X’s birth, things may have changed a little. (ProBlogger)
• Steve Remington- 11/2/06… For a look at what a normal(?) day is in the life of a SAHD (stay at home dad), you need to give this one a look. (Inside Fatherhood)
• Joe Hauckes- 10/4/06… That’s right, I interviewed myself. It was on a lark, but you may find out some things you didn’t know about me.

Although they may be a little dated and some of the situations may have changed a bit, I think you will still find some very good information about what it’s like to Work at Home (if you don’t already know).

Technorati Tags: Liz Strauss, Successful Blog, Darren Rowse, ProBlogger, Steve Remington, Inside Fatherhood, Interviews

March 29th, 2007 at 01:21pm | Posted by Joe | Fun, Interviews, Work at Home | 3 reader remarks | Print This Post