Building An Empire

After a slow month with very little posting (and none to my websites) I have gotten back on the horse to work hard and build my (our) empire. These are some of my ideas and a few things I have been checking out.

1) Falon of the Tower. This is a project near and dear to both me and my husband. This is a website that will be full of short serial fiction. We will not be advertising on this site at all. Instead we hope to grow a fan base and then sell e-stories and books as well as a membership to the raw, unedited, first to see it blog. I think this is one of the longer projects that we have in mind and probably won't start making money till 2009 or 10.

2) The Mommy 'n' Baby Page. This is going to have several posts each week. Some will be very specific in nature (there will be a weekly relaxing tip, a weekly picture of Marcus, a weekly review of a website or mommy network, and more). We already have Adsense on here and for not posting in over a month it has made a few cents, which is more then can be said about Adsense in some other locations. We will also be writing sponsored posts, about every five posts. So, it will have a five to one ratio.

3) The Large and Small. This is going to continue to have creatures and such. I haven't quite figured out how I will be doing all of the posts. Adsense will be added, as well as sponsored posts (though not for quite awhile). It will be a four to one ratio between regular posts and sponsored ones.

4) A Little of Everything That Matters is going to be about relationships. It will focus mostly one marriages and long term serious relationships between men and women with a few things thrown in about other relationships we have in our lives. This will take a Biblical/Christian viewpoint, with some doctors, and others viewpoints thrown in for a well rounded look on marriage and strengthening relationships. Adsense will be added shortly and there will be sponsored posts with a ratio of five to one.

6) The Boring Recount of My Dull Life will still be just that. Though I am hoping to come up with some ideas as to how to spice things up. I am amazed that I have fairly good traffic and repeat traffic (when I post regularly. Additionally it grows when I do that). Adsense is already here though mildly profitable. This blog currently posts sponsored posts about one to one. I would like to decrease that two to one, but currently don't have very many places to put sponsored posts. This will change in the coming months.

7) 1001 Things I Hate About Living With My Mom-I am on 70 (that is the next number to be posted) so I doubt that I will make it to 1001. However, I am going to continue to post to this blog until the title no longer fits. I am hoping that my mom moves out in February or March at the latest. This blog has Adsense and sponsored posts one to one. That will remain true for the duration of it's life.

8) Zero 2 Six is a blog about out success. This is a slow growing one and because it was neglected it doesn't have the traffic it did in the beginning. It has Adsense, and will have sponsored posts (two to one). It shares updates, reviews, and experiences with others to help them make money if they so desire.

9) Falon of the Tower/blog-This blog has raw straight from the writer posts. It has Adsense and may or may not get sponsored posts (looking doubtful). However, one day this will become a private section that can only be bought into. You would have to pay for a membership to access the blog.

10) The Karth Family-This is my newest and fastest growing website (because I am not doing the majority of the posting). It is written by my husbands family (though I am contributing). It will have Adsense and sponsored posts. Hopefully either four to one or five to one ratio. Currently it will receive 50 monthly posts from the five writers who are still in school. Plus a few posts from me (probably about 20 including paid ones). Each of the Karth's who are writing are being compensated financially, the hope is that their website makes lots of money and they receive the benefits of it (as well as myself for my work and anyone else who contributes).

11) The Karth Family: Homeschool-This website will be dedicated specifically to homeschooling. How it is, how it works, what they like/dislike, resources. The whole nine yards. It will have Adsense and sponsored posts (five or six to one).

12) The Phat Diaries. I am not sure how to continue this since I haven't been working hard on accomplishing the goal (loosing weight). I figured I would reevaluate doing the website and trying to find time to exercise. If it is decided that I will continue on with this website it will have Adsense and sponsored posts six to one.

13) The Artisan Newstand-This covers a wide variety of crafts. I need to learn to use WordPress better to make this site truly good. But I am excited by it. This site will have Adsense and may or may not have sponsored posts. If it does end up having sponsored posts it will be a six to one (or seven to one).

14) Helium. I am continuing to build up a lot of articles on Helium because I believe that it will be a good passive or somewhat passive income after it reaches 1500-2000 articles. Right now I have 112 articles.

15) CafePress.com. Right now I am working on designs for CafePress. I won't be opening a paid shop till August of 2008. I am hoping to have 150+ designs by then. Currently I have two. So, this is a long time away.

16) We have decided to stop trying to sell our hand crafted items online. It is a lot of work, making something, taking pictures, measuring, and hoping that the pictures are as good as the item itself. With that in mind we are planning on doing our first series of craft fairs summer of 2011 (after my husband has quit his job). Until then we will make crafts and store them up (so we have a huge supply come time).

We may come across things that we like and that we feel will make us money. At that time, they would be added to this list. Till then this is where we are, what I am doing, and hopefully what will be growing into bringing us to freedom2011 (where we can both stay home and make money).