Summer is Just Around the Corner!

I can't believe that we are pretty much in the middle of May now! 


Pretty soon, summer will be here and the kids will be home from school. After the first few weeks that they are off, we may start to hear the "mom/dad--I'm booooored!." 


With the economy barely standing on its too feet, and most of us watching the cash in our wallets, it can be hard trying to come up with ideas that won't put a dent in your checking account. If you are looking for some budget friendly ways to have fun in the spring and summer without spending too much money, you can read one of my articles, "Your Guide to Spring and Summer on a Budget." I did some brainstorming and tried to come up with ways to have fun without leaving your backyard or going too far away from your local town. 


One thing you can always do is get closer to nature when the cash is low.  Looking around at nature is always free, and its live entertainment 24/7. You never know what the birds, squirrels, bunnies or insects are gonna do next!


Click here to read my article on tips to have fun on a budget...

Illinois Travel Guide

For almost a week, I have been battling one of the
worst colds I think I have ever had. It began last Tuesday at 3:30 am with 102 degree fever, a very stuffy nose, chest pains, coughing and just over-all exhaustion. I had a bit of a sore throat that previous Monday-but things went from bad to worst in just hours. I was hit fast-and HARD..... ughhh! Was no fun :( I only worked one day at the office and even missed our annual open house.

While I was in bed battling this awful cold, I did find some time to organize some of my Illinois articles though. I thought I would put some of them to good use and make a mini traveler's guide out of them. For now the Illinois Visitor's page sits on my own author biography page, but eventually I will make a website from it.

The page has links to articles that explain hotels or bed and breakfasts to stay at, restaurants in the area and attractions to see. ...

If you would like to see the Illinois Visitor's Guide page yourself or refer it to others, feel free to:  http://www.arianacherry.biz/visitorsguide.html

Selling Online for $$$$

For those wanting to make some extra cash or need a way to make extra income because of unemployment, they may look to selling items online. The internet provides us with many opportunities and websites for us to sell crafts, gently used clothing, trinkets, antiques, and more.

One popular website that almost everybody has heard of by now is of course Ebay... Ebay has millions of visitors each month, and it is a very easy to get our items "out there." Although, there have been other websites who have tried to compete with their prices and numbers of visitors---yet none have won--just yet--

One fairly new website coming onto the horizon is Bonanzle.com. It is currently building its community of both buyers and sellers. While it is a very tight-knit community, it still is building up its traffic each month. Prices to sell our reasonable-much more affordable than its auction giant, Ebay.  Also, sellers do not pay for their listings --until that item sells. And the most anybody will every pay for their listings is $10--when an item sells for $1000+ .

I decided to compare both Ebay and Bonanzle together and wrote an informative article for anyone interested in selling their items there... If you are new to selling on the internet, and looking to save a few bucks-Bonanzle could be a great starting point for you before heading over to Ebay--It's also a great way to keep a few dollars in your pocket as well.  Feel free to read more about here...

Dec 2009 Earnings/ Goals for 2010

Well, the time has come  for me to look back and see how I have done. I was somewhat pleased with December's earnings. I got more on a schedule, but was also busy with holiday planning and shopping, and such. The new year has also arrived for me to make my writing goals as well.. As we all know, that someday this is all a plan to hopefully work for full time writing :)

DECEMBER 2009 EARNINGS

Demand Studios:                             $ 593.21

Ehow Page Views:                           $   94.26

Associated Content:                       $   55.00

Associated Content Page Views:  $ 20.56

Private Client:                                   $    7.00

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TOTAL:                                        $770.03

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Overall, December was my best month in the last few months of part time writing. I think it was because I was trying to make extra cash for Christmas shopping too!

As for my goals for 2010, I would like to continuously make $600-$800 per month part time. Possibly $2-$300 per week would be nice. I continue to write for Associated Content and Demand Studios. I do need to do some more work with Edubook and hope to obtain other clients as well. Until then, I plan to carry out and add travel articles and all kinds of other interesting reads to this blog and keep you all in touch with my writing endeavors :)

May God bless you and all of your family throughout the new year.... I hope that 2010 brings us all much better things!...