Last day of the pay period for medical transcription - and it shows! Most of the time this week, the queue has been a couple hours long - by which I mean if I typed a report at 4, it had generally been dictated at noon or earlier. Right now, it’s about 15 minutes, which put it at risk for running out. That is the one hazard of medical transcription; sometimes the work just isn’t there. Fortunately, that is a rare situation.

I really should have been transcribing last night. Then I wouldn’t be scrambling for work right now. But by 6:30, when my husband got home, I was so obviously exhausted that he insisted I take a nap. I woke up when he joined me later, then Ariel didn’t sleep well last night, so today I’m still exhausted, but not as bad as yesterday.

I think Ariel is hitting the “terrible twos”, fortunately not as hard as she might. Everything yesterday caused a minor tantrum. No matter what I said, it was “Nooo!” and a stamping of the feet. I ignore such behavior, and comfort her when she seems to need it. Hopefully this will be a short phase, because it is very tiring for me.

I’m making great progress on my new website-to-be. I’m up to 13 pages of content for it. I’m working on that part first, then applying for the relevant affiliate programs. My goal is at least 20 pages of pure content before I start building the pages focusing on the affiliate programs. I should hit that early next week. I made about 4 new pages today. I’m very much enjoying researching this topic.

On the homefront, I’m getting ready for Ariel’s birthday party on Sunday. We like to keep things simple, after all, she’s only turning 2! Not like she’s going to remember this one, and she doesn’t have any need for a theme or anything like that. It should be a very small party, mostly family, although Ariel does have one friend who I think is coming. We’re barbequeing. To keep the toddlers safely away from the barbeque, we’re going to set up an old barrier we used to use for Ariel’s play area until she learned to climb it. It’ll make it at least harder for the kids to get into trouble. My mother in law might just make the cake, but since they just got back from a trip, I have tried to make it very clear that I have no problem with going out and buying a cake. I really can’t spare the time to make one myself, although the thought is tempting. I hope I’ll be able to do that when Ariel is old enough to want to lick the spoon. Much more fun that way, I think.

Yes, it was the AdWord ad I thought it was that produced my commission yesterday! This ad doesn’t get shown very often; often 10 times or less a day, and clicks only a couple times a week, but it is definitely paying off. That’s two $15 commissions for less than $1 spend on AdWords. I’d call that one effective. Now if I could just get more clicks. I’ve added more keywords to the list, so hopefully they’ll produce something too. It’s not significant statistically yet, of course, but I’m happily optimistic.

Looks like my AdWords campaign did it again - I think. I just got another commission, but I don’t know yet from where. None of my stats have updated to tell me where it came from, but my account is showing more money. I am really starting to love this stuff, even though I’m not earning enough money yet. I’m doing more than break even, which is a wonderful feeling. If I can keep this stuff up, I’ll earn good money at this yet.

Oh, yes, and my newsletter went out just fine. I think I understand how to use AWeber now. It really looks like a great system.

Ah, here goes with the new newsletter hosting through Aweber. I just prepared my first newsletter, and it should go out tomorrow. I hope it works the way it ought to.

I made an offer in the newsletter, and I will repeat it here:

I’m working on a new page for the website, and I would like to offer those of you reading this a chance to get a link here on this website. I’m looking at two-tier affiliate programs, and I want to know which ones you think are best. Now, I don’t need any more Internet Marketing links; I need ones for other products. I want to offer two-tier affiliate programs to people who aren’t trying to market to other Internet marketers. Send me your link and tell me why you think it’s a good program. Your own ability to make sales through it would be a very good indicator to me as to the quality of the program.

The program must be free to join, and must be an affiliate program; not direct sales or MLM. If two people submit the same program and I decide to list it, the first will get the link.

What do you get? Two things: A link to your website, if relevant, and the link I place on this page for your program will be YOUR affiliate link for at least three months. Even if I think I like the program and sign up under you, your link will be the one on that page for at least three months, so you’ll get those signups. I’ll still have the right to use my own links on any other page, of course.

Just email me at webmaster@homewiththekids.com. I’m hoping to have this page done shortly, so the sooner, the better.