Browsing Category: "Weekly Updates"
I haven’t really had a “weekly” update for about two months now so it seems as though it is long overdo. I have a few things that I wanted to go over on these DatMoney weekly updates and definitely wanted to address the lack of posts this month.
I usually post my weekly updates on a Friday or the weekend but I didn’t want to wait to give you guys updates. So, let’s get started with the boring stuff, shall we?
Where Have I Been? - In the month of April, I have only posted three times (if you include this post) which is pretty bad. That’s basically like one post per week and that shows that I’m slacking… well, my on the lines that I’ve been busy.
Lately, I’ve been setting priorities and the big thing was to finish my taxes (which I did the day before the deadline) and I decided that I would do it by myself this year online. I’ll write a post on the details later because it was definitely a good learning experience… and a headache at the same time.
On top of that, I’ve just been busy and I’m trying to catch up on everything. It’s tough especially since I have a full-time job on top of everything I do online but please bear with me. I mean, I have post topics and drafts but I just haven’t had a chance to finish them.
Server Crashed/Sites Were Temporarily Unavailable – Most of you guys probably didn’t even notice it but there were two, maybe three times in which my server crashed for about like 10-15 minutes in the last week or two and it was due to high CPU load. Since one of my sites got into Google News I’ve been getting good traffic on top of my traffic from all my other sites. This has been affecting my CPU load on my dedicated server and I think I fixed it.
I’ve been trying to write out this particular weekly updates for a while now. Well, particularly since I upgraded to a dedicated server two weeks ago. But I’ll cover a handful of things including ones you guys would be interested in such as the free advertising, contest update, free web hosting and more.
Let’s get right into it, shall we?
Some Comments/Posts May Have Been Deleted - I do apologize to some of you guys but some comments may have been deleted on my transition to my dedicated server. Matter of fact, if some of you guys posted on some of my other blogs, a couple of posts may have been deleted as well. I hope you guys saved a copy! Sorry about that!
Looking For a (Committed) Team Once Again - I’m actually looking for yet another team to work with on one site. But I’m actually looking for committed individuals who are willing to work a few hours a week with the potential of making money in a couple of months. I mean, a LOT of money and traffic. I actually have a plan but unfortunately, it does require a team of committed bloggers.
I think my “weekly” updates are becoming more and more like “monthly” updates but that’s fine because I don’t always have too many updates for you guys. But I will be addressing a few issues that include password protected posts, joint ventures, spammers and more.
Ad Spots Back to Original 125×125 Buttons - If you visited my blog the past month then you would have seen a big 336×280 ads instead of the 125×125 buttons on the sidebar. Well, I did that to accommodate an advertiser and I’m not sure if they had great results or not but if you would like to help me keep this blog going, please, at the very least, click on my banners, read my paid reviews and check out their sites. I’m sure you guys will find great sites, products and services and if these advertisers keep purchasing ad spots that helps me raise money to get great prizes to give away on future contests.
Please keep that in mind. I mean, it only takes a second to check out their site and if you’re not interested once you get there then that’s fine, you can leave. But please do me that favor of giving them a shot.
Passwords to Protected Posts Sent Out - Actually, I sent out a mass e-mail about a week and a half ago so if you subscribed before January 12th then you should have received the passwords. If you did not receive it and you were subscribed prior to January 12th then check your spam filters before contacting me.
And please, if you subscribed after and you’re sending me e-mails asking for the passwords then I will assume you did not even bother reading that entire post. More than likely, you probably didn’t receive a response from me either.
So, I haven’t done a weekly update for over a month and a half so I figured I would get at least one more before the end of the year. In 2009, it was a pretty good overall year with some bumpy roads and speed bumps but you need those types of things to reflect on and improved in those areas.
Anyways, let’s get to some updates (that I can remember)!
Win an iPod Nano Contest – I’m sure you guys know by now that I’m having a contest for a chance to win an iPod Nano and it’s going pretty good. Of course, there’s less than a week left in the contest and I highly doubt we’ll hit the 200+ contestants mark for a chance at another iPod Nano.
But then again, you never know what will happen!
Advertisement Banner Change – If you guys haven’t noticed by now, I replaced the three 125×125 ads on the sidebar with a 336×280 ad block. The reason why I did this is because a former advertiser contacted me letting me know they only had certain sizes for their banner. Of course, I’m always willing to work with advertisers to try to suit their needs. Especially the ones that have had good results here and continue to come back.
If you guys haven’t had a chance to check out their website or their banner, check their “Warren Buffett reveals their secret to recession” website. It seems pretty interesting!
I don’t know how long I’ll keep the 336×280 ad space available because I personally prefer the 125×125 ones but if there’s a higher demand, then I’ll just continue with that.
Revealing Another One of my Sites – As some of you guys know, I occasionally reveal random sites that I own so you guys can check out. Not every internet entrepreneur does this but I have revealed a few sites so far. And that includes the site I sold with a site flipping team and I even gave a lucky subscriber a small portion just for guessing!
I’ll give you guys a clue, this is the site that I used my new purchased Wordpress theme on. And yes, a commentator did mention wanting me to reveal the site. 
Password Protected Posts – I sent a few of you guys that have requested the password that have been a subscriber for more than a few weeks. Of course, I delayed everything else because of the e-mail client issues, plus, it seems some people are pushy and want the password ASAP and if they don’t get it, they unsubscribe instantly.
I was trying to get this post out last week the week before but I’ve been busy with a few things. Plus, I usually like to put my weekly updates closer toward the end of the week simply because people come to my blog a little less on the weekends so I figured you guys don’t care too much for the updates to begin with.
Too bad I couldn’t wait for the weekend…
But there are a lot of things I need to highlight in this weekly update but the very first one is the fact that I’m having troubles with my outgoing mail on my server all of a sudden. So, why does it affect you guys? Well, it postpones the delivery of the passwords to the protected posts and then a domino affect takes place.
Outgoing Mail Server Problems – Honestly, I don’t know what happened and I didn’t do anything different but all of a sudden when I tried to reply back to someone last week from my mail client, I kept getting an error message that I couldn’t connect to my outgoing mail server.
If you did receive an e-mail from me, it was because I had to jump on my web mail server.
Passwords to Protected Posts on Hold - Like I mentioned above, I’m having outgoing mail server issues so sending out a mass e-mail from my mail client simply is not going to work. Of course, I could e-mail everyone individually from my web mail server but that would take forever.
But I apologize for keeping some of you guys waiting for a while. Instead, if you guys have not received the password and you’ve been subscribed for more than two weeks then leave a comment below with contact information and I’ll try to get it to you sooner. I know a lot of you guys are in a big rush to read it and I don’t blame you. If you have instant messenger, I think that’d be easier. But again, please comment on this post if you have not received the passwords and you’ve been subscribed for two weeks or longer.
This will be the only time I would suggest commenting on not receiving the password. I don’t need people commenting on every post every other day or e-mailing me letting me know they haven’t received it… like some people.
And for those of you that have just subscribed and keep asking for the password, obviously you didn’t read “Reasons Why I Don’t Send Out Password Immediately” which I linked at the bottom of the $100/Day subscribe post.
