Blog Status Monthly Report: January 2012

My online income blog, My Make Money Mission, is failing horribly so I thought I would post my monthly blog update here for a change, until I figure out what to do with that site (keep it or blow it up). Right now I am currently using five primary methods to monetize my blogs. Here is the list of my five income sources and how much they made for the month of January, 2012:

Adsense: $57.97
Kontera: $44.03
Amazon: $2.72
Inbox Dollars: $1.38
Share Cash: $81.05

Total: $187.15

Not a fortune but it will help pay some bills. Click on the links to start monetizing your blog today.

Share Cash is doing awesome based on all the downloads of my Super Bowl square spreadsheet. In fact, my Excel spreadsheets help blog got almost 27,000 unique visitors last month! (Anyone want to pay for advertising on it?) I've been trying to get better at time management and profit maximization by deleting low traffic / low income blogs and focusing more time and energy on my successful blogs to make them even better.

I'll write a separate post later about my foray into self-publishing. Interesting enough, I think my paperback books sales are surpassing my ebook sales. More on that later.

Published my third book

I published my third book. This one is all about writing macros for the CAD system. It's called VB Scripting for CATIA V5: How to write macros. Available in paperback and Kindle eBook additions.

Here is a brief excerpt from Chapter 2 of the book:

Get Workbench

The Document object also has methods such as the “GetWorkbench” method. The GetWorkbench command takes a string as an argument and returns a Workbench object. To load the structural workbench:

Dim doc1 as Document

Set doc1 = CATIA.ActiveDocument

Dim workbench1 as Workbench

Set workbench1 =doc1.GetWorkbench(“Structural”)

Work with Collections: Count and Item

Collections are special kinds of objects that hold a list of objects of a certain class. The property “Count” and the method “Item()” are frequently used on collections in CATIA. For example:

Sub CATMain()

'Count the number of open documents

Dim docs1 as Documents

Set docs1 = CATIA.Documents

MsgBox “The number of open documents is “ & docs1.Count

'Accessing the first Document object in the collection

Dim doc1 as Document

Set doc1 = docs1.Item(1)

MsgBox “The FullName of the first document is “ & doc1.FullName

End Sub

Superbowl Squares for your office pool

Over at my Excel Spreadsheets Help blog I posted my template for a Superbowl squares (or boxes) spreadsheet that you can download and print (for free) to use in your work pools. Download the spreadsheet.

Best NFL Championship Tweets

Here are the best tweets from today's NFC and AFC championship games, where we saw the Patriots down the Ravens and the Giants took down the 49ers (both by a field goal).

• FUTURE BREAKING NEWS - Billy Cundiff murdered, Ray Lewis believed to be prime suspect.
• So.. 3 questions: 1) who do you feel worse for? Kyle Williams, Jim Harbaugh, John Harbaugh, Billy Cundiff, or Lee Evans?
• If #ravens were a game of clue I would win: It will be Billy Cundiff in the Ravens locker room by strangulation at the hands of Ray Lewis.
• I think it's safe to say that Kyle Williams & Billy Cundiff will be taking their talents to the unemployment line. #NOTSC @NOTSportscenter
• Billy Cundiff & Kyle Williams: I hear there's an opening for Comcast/Xfinity program manager in the Mid-Atlantic region  
• Biggest waste of ad spend ever: The #NFL paid to sponsor their own hashtag on a day when they're the biggest thing on TV. 
• My wife said... I feel sorry for Boston.. When she means Baltimore. #NFL
• First manning to play in Indianapolis this year will not be Payton
• Kyle Williams and Billy Cundiff will be under the same witness protection program
• Lmao RT @WillGunter247: Billy Cundiff just sent Kyle Williams a friend request on Facebook
• Billy Cundiff & Kyle Williams should meet up, have a drink & play a round of golf before going into witness protection. #Ravens #49ers 

  
  
  Download my 2012 Superbowl XLVI office pool squares spreadsheet template.xls

I'm published - again!

I've recently published my second book and my first fictional story, entitled Nike's Chinese New Year.

Are you looking for information about the Chinese New Year festival? Do you want to know more about Chinese culture and traditions? Well, there is a new book out that might be exactly what you’re looking for! This is a special treat for those with a curiosity in China who enjoy erupting in laughter. Some educational topics about China woven into the story include: traffic in China, communism vs. capitalism, food and cuisine, customs, holiday celebrations, fireworks, prostitution, tigers, and more. Learn about exotic locations such as Suzhou, Harbin, and Beijing. Other themes found in the book are coming of age, how to make a life altering decision, relationships, and much more! 

Here are a few excerpts from Nike's Chinese New Year:

               While most citizens of the United States were exchanging flowers, candy, and cards for Valentine’s Day, the Chinese were busy celebrating their most important traditional holiday. The Spring Festival began on the first day of the first lunar month and was otherwise known as the Chinese New Year...In fact, I’m told the Chinese New Year is the world’s largest human migration as millions of Chinese workers travel home to their families. Eric even claimed that trains are so overcrowded people wear diapers for their multi-hour long journeys home. 

Traffic in China, the way I see it, is a free-for-all. There appear to be no road rules at all, and if you survive the day, you’ll do it all again the next day. The stoplights that they do have must only be for decoration. Taxi drivers drive in the middle of two lanes so they can swing into either one of them as needed. They don’t have roundabouts in China. Roundabouts only function if people follow the rules, hence they don't work here. A roundabout would only add to the chaos. According to my made-up insurance statistics, the most dangerous cars are green and driven by the Chinese.

            Every time I climb into a taxi in China the very first thing I do is fasten my seat belt, pull it as tight as I possibly can, and grab onto anything that feels or looks sturdy. Well, to my wonderful surprise, this particular cab didn’t have a working seat belt. I about had a mild heart attack. I was left with clutching onto the seat in front of me until my knuckles turned white, not daring to open my eyes until we were safely discarded at our destination. 

 

         I managed to swallow the first bite with difficulty.  As I felt it burning its way down my throat, my heart began to do flip flops in my ribcage.  The food hit my stomach like a glob of lava in a lava lamp. Eric watched me worriedly, perhaps concerned I might keel over from the trauma.  When I enthusiastically dug into a second bite, his mouth fell open in amazement.  “I am impressed,” he said.  “That is by far the most dog penis I have ever seen an American succeed in consuming.  Are you well?” 

I'm looking for someone to review my book on Amazon and to give me some feedback. I can possibly send you a free copy if you're interested.


Buy the paperback at the CreateSpace eStore here. 

Buy the ebook Kindle version here.

Best Tebow Tweets

Tim Tebow pulled off another miracle win in Denver in overtime in the playoffs. Twitter and Facebook blew up soon afterwards. You know what that means! It's time for the best Tim Tebow Tweets! Don't waste time digging through all the thousands of tweets on Twitter looking for the best Tebow joke. I'll do it for you!

• On a scale of 1 to God, Tim Tebow is about an 8.5.

• The state of Colorado just converted its time zone from Mountain Time to Tebow Time।

• #tebow > Chuck Norris

• Wait did someone say tebow is the most famous white bronco since the O.J. trial ..lol

• Tebow thanks God for the win, I thank God for Tom Brady's face. And for tater tots, but that is unrelated.

• Next Sunday's Golden Globes will just be two hours of Ricky Gervais explaining why he doesn't believe in Tebow.

• Tebow for 316: John 3:16 #coincide I think not just #BlessedBeyondMeasure
  
• Tebow was crucified by the media...Turned Gatorade into wine...his game died in the 3rd quarter then rose in overtime॥
• interesting tebow/market stats - since the bye week (oct 17) each time tebow won the market was up the following day (except Nov 13)
• Tebow: "They [his teammates] make me look a lot better than I really am." #रेअल्ताल्क
• that was a fitting ending to the upcoming Disney movie "4th and God". Now Tebow is going to get some हूकेर्स
• What if Tebow was one of us? Just a slob like one of us। Just a stranger on a bus...trying to make his way home.
• I believe if we put Tebow in charge of economy our home prices will soar by the fourth quarter of the year
• Why do women want Tebow? He's assured them of a second coming. #twitterafterdark
• I have one and only one comment today regarding Tebow। He just elevated his game from horrible to inconsistent.
• What's the over/under of females watching next weeks game between Tebow and Brady? Wives & girlfriends will have sudden interest in fball।
• Of course Tebow won. Satan's a Jets fan, so he's not even watching the playoffs until the League Championships.
• New conspiracy: Josh McDaniels drafted Tebow. McDaniels now wit the Patriots staff n they play them next week...This never ends! smh #ImDone
• Good for Tebow, but lets not forget that another miracle could occur tonight on Finding Bigfoot (cc: @TheThryll) "There's a squash in these woods!"
  
• Can we all stop talking about Tebow for a minute and focus on how delicious Cheerios new "Peanut Butter" flavor is??

I'm Published!

I self-published my first paperback book today through CreateSpace as well as an eBook version through Kindle Direct Publishing. Have you ever wondered how to design a roller coaster? Coasters 101: An Engineering Guide to Roller Coaster Design examines the numerous diverse aspects of roller coaster engineering, including some of the mathematical formulas and engineering concepts used. This technical guide is the most detailed roller coaster design book to date and will take you through the entire process, from concept to creation. A must read for every enthusiast and aspiring roller coaster engineer!


Shout out to John Stevenson for designing the nifty cover.

Order the paperback version here.

Purchase the eBook version here.

View a free preview of the book here.