Really sick husband, Camp Ling, getting sick again, etc.
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Morning all,
Well! Now that I’ve fully recovered, my husband came down with the same illness but far worse than anyone else in the family. :( To hell with adult karate yesterday; I shunned that and spent the evening taking care of him. This morning, he’s a bit better and it does look like the worst is over. But we’ll see; I just made him an awesome Soup of Wonders that should assist in recovery (gourmet cooking is one of my hidden trademarks).
Life just ain’t okay if the husband is sick. 
‘course, with the running around I’ve been doing with Camp Ling and such, I’m now feeling twinges of the virus returning so I started a massive homeotherapy campaign (I really don’t have the time now to get sick AGAIN!). Such is the life of your typical all-powerful Mother Unit.
In other news, lessee…work! I wrote:
Ever wonder what Income Fitness is NOT? Part 1
and forum-wise, we see: Read more »
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Subscribe to the comments for this postBack into the swing of things!
Hey all,
With Camp Ling and summer full into swing, I can finally take a breather and start to (get this!) pay attention to my blogs again! Wheee!
First, a couple of notes. One, I’m now accepting guest postings for this site - soon you’ll see an article written by Meghan Jones of Online College Degree. She’s going to write about tips for developing your online network….stay tuned for that!
Next, want a free site critique?
A newbie welcome thread on my forums developed into that! Go check it out -
3 pages it turned into! And that made me think….why not offer all of my community members the same opportunity! Read
to find out how - it’s free! Read more »
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Camp Ling, Virus from Hell, Top 10 Business Tips, more!
Morning!
Finally, I might add. :) These past few days have been heck, let me tell you! But first, let’s tackle business. I wrote:
Top 10 Ways to Grow Your Business Online
as part of a Rocket mom challenge - it includes:
Tip #1 - Create a centralized hub for YOURSELF (and NOT your business)
Tip #2 - Get known as an authority
Tip #3.) Create at least 3 social networking profiles and sign up for Ping.FM
Tip #4.) Offer free value FIRST
plus 6 more tips. Hope you enjoy it!
Next, the forums are continuing to rock with:
- What about MLM?
- MUST READ - Your Blog Readers Aren’t Buying
- Worldpay CARD transaction Confirmation SCAM
- How do you get traffic (and buyers)
- How do I become a Secret Shopper??
- Sweet tweets drum up cafe custom (Toowoomba Chronicle)
- Dipdive.com - An Online Lifestyle Engine
plus bunches others. Read more »
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For that Special Dad - Presenting the 12 Days of Father’s Day!
Morning everyone! In honor of tomorrow when my husband wakes up at 4am to start the coffee and hack my software enjoys being adored by his worshiping family, I’ve started pondering the following: Read more »
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Anime Conference!
ANIME NEXT!
Morning all,
Yesterday I took Honorable Daughter 1 and her friend to the anime conference! Yay!
Good news was they had a splendiforous time!
Bad news was my left ankle went on strike half-way thru, so I spent most of my time hobbling about. Still, though, it was nice to see the clever crazy cosplays so many people designed!
We’ll be attending there today as well Husband will be on Moose Duty and Honorable Boy Duty while we’re gone; I know he’ll rise the occasion. :) The boys have karate and the mooses have walkies…wheeeee!
So starts a wondrous weekend,
Barbara Ling
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Sunday quiet days, RocketMoms, forum hacks and more
Morning!
I’m pleased to announce that my family had a simply wondrous restful weekend for the most part (yay!). Nothing really too new and/or exciting; kids can’t wait for the anime conference next Saturday (nor for school to end!), I’m preparing Camp Ling, and….wait a sec! Camp Ling! Must explain about that but first….
Business wise! We had some great questions on the forum like
- Currency converters
- Starting a Dog walking business?
- ParanormalPeopleOnline.com - Do You Believe?
- Recognition of Achievement Semi-Finalists
A really great lens by Ulla over at
and a new lens by me:
And! Guess what - I’ve been accepted into the RocketMoms Squidoo group! I’m utterly thrilled about this - I’ve always said the best way to learn something new is to learn from the best…and the women in that group are far and away BEYOND the best. Very happy indeed!
In other news…..
CAMP LING!
Yes, this will be the 5th year I’ve run Camp Ling, yay! Camp Ling, for those not in the know, is the spine-tingling excitement that I prepare for my kids during the 3 months of summer.
This year, academics-wise, the girls will be focusing upon creative writing and the boys will work on just plain writing/grammar and math.
Fun-wise, we’ll be doing the usual hunt-for-sharks-teeth, visit the science museum, run the mooses, hack the weeds and all that.
And because my kids are finally realizing that hey! Mom refuses to spend money on idjut things!, they all want to make money this summer too.
Thus, I’ll be teaching them how to blog, how to set up Squidoo lenses, how to drive traffic from one area to another, how to set up affiliate programs, etc.etc.etc.
I mentioned this to several karate moms, and they wanted to learn the techniques too! One idea led to another, and thus the first Virtual Coach Inner Circle was born:
Kids Make Money Summer 2009
I’m charging only $10 for three months, and will be showing other parents the step-by-step ways they can help their kids (heck, even themselves) profit online. Should be fun!
And that was me Sunday,
Barbara Ling
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Memorial Day, Squidoo and more!
Morning,
Well! I hope your Memorial Day weekend was most peachy indeed! The husband and I packed in the Ling clan and visited a picnic/benefit down by the racetrack. Note to Mom - I’ve never been to a racetrack before, and let me tell you….I know exactly what I’m missing (ie, not much for me!). Racing just isn’t my thing whatsoever, but the kids had a grand time.
Workwise, the forums are swimming along most wonderfully indeed! I recently became inspired to teach myself about Squidoo, and found it to be so enticing, I added an entire Squidoo Marketing category! And the posts are quite useful indeed - one fine woman, Susanne, shared some excellent tips over at
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How do I make money with my blog?
Morning all,
This question:
How do I make money with my blog?
just showed up at my forums!
It’s a very common question often asked…here are some of my ideas. Read more »
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HUGE amount of work looming
Morning!
Hopefully I can get back into my "updating my personal blog every day" mode!
I just took a look at some of my old portal sites, and realized….a few years ago, I put several of them on hold until I could revamp the entire design. That’s money being lost right there - I need to rebuild them yesterday!
Joy. On top of finishing my book Income Fitness and answering questions at the forum, I hereby proclaim…I will have no life. 
Life-wise, however, things have been going very well. Honorable Daughter I performed in her jazz band concert yesterday, and it was a pleasure to see her wail away on the trumpet. Funny note - the orchestra played ‘Variations on a Korean Folksong’….which I played myself ‘way back when, 30+ years ago!! Talk about memories.
Physically-wise, my leg is giving me grief again..I’m going to have to visit my doctor and see what’s causing it to deterioate. Wah. And Honorable Boy 2-wise, methinks I’m going to have to bust him back in his karate belt level unless his attitude improves. All he does need is a dose of maturity…but wow, it’s awhiles in coming.
Business-wise! Wow, the forums are just getting better and better! Check out topics like:
- Google Pay Day Legit? Scam?
- Beginners eBay?
- How do people earn trust online?
- How do I make money with cycling?
- Good business vision?
- How do I build a list?
- Two tiered affiliate programs
- Free SEO? Cheap SEO? Ideas?
- Twitter Trends
- Everything new Pepsi is old again
- WolframAlpha.com - A Computational Knowledge Engine
among many others. It’s going great!
And so starts the day,
Barbara Ling
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Make money with swine flu
My gosh, today was quite fascinating in the extreme.
But! Let’s first get work out of the way.
Some great forum insights were shared with:
- HELP! Someone stole my article or book or post!
- Learning from incoming spam
- Community SEO
- Want my own personal domain name
- Can I get updated automatically ?
among several others. But let me cut that short and reveal: Read more »
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