Lifes Like That

So as you can see, I really haven’t been posting that much lately. This is because I have been working a lot outside of the home lately and also because I have been slowly building up a home transcription career. So far I have one private client and have been accepted to work for a company as well. Then last night I received an invitation to test for another company as well. So, I have been working pretty steadily doing transcription. It seems like (for now) I really don’t have the time to be able to manage both transcription and blogging. But, I’m hoping that when I finally find my correct groove, I will be able to manage both. So, bare with me, I do plan on posting more. It’s just taking me a little longer to find my way than I had originally thought it would.

Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve posted in here. Well I warned you all up front that this may happen.

Early last week I got my very first general transcription contract and yes, it took me six days to complete it. So, I have been spending ALL my free time working on that contract. But since I’m posting in here now, that means that I was finally able to complete it. Right now I don’t have any more contracts lined up (I do have one, but I’m still on the waiting list for them) so I should be posting in here more often.

So, if you’ve been wondering where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to… Well, now you know.

Now I’ve had this happen before when I was talking to someone, but never has it happened to me when I was creating a blog post. Well earlier, I was thinking of a post (not this one) that I wanted to do. I started typing it up and then the phone rang. I talked to my friend for a little while (yeah, thanks Sharla) and when I went back on my computer, I had no clue what I was typing or even why this particular topic had struck my fancy. So I closed the window and decided to tell you all about my absentmindedness. I’m sure it will come to me what I was wanting to type, I just hope it doesn’t jump out at me during the night. Has this ever happened to you?

I have a problem. For almost a week now I have been trying to start up a new blog. I have decided on a name and have even set up the blog through my Hostgator account. I have even paid the domain registration fee as well. Well, I have a problem. Although the blogs name is indeed listed in my cpanel this particular blog gets a 404 error when I click on the link. I was told I needed to change my name servers and I did this as well. But…I still can’t get this blog up and running.

Any ideas?? Anyone??

Honestly if you had of asked me almost two years ago if I thought I would be still be blogging at this time or if I would have thought that I would do almost a thousand posts on just this blog, I would have told you no. In February of 2007 I started this blog as a way to meet and greet different people from all walks of life as well as to make a little extra income working from home. Since that time this blog has taken on a life of it’s own. I have met so many wonderful bloggers and can honestly call them my online friends. Just through this blog alone. Then because I had so much fun with blog I have started others. Although I don’t post as much as I would like to (due to offline activities) the time spent here has been a memorable one.

So…here’s to another 1000 posts at Life’s Like That and here’s to making many many more friends. Do you think I’ll still be posting here in the next couple of years? Yup! You betcha! I’m having so much fun that I couldn’t possibly stop now!

Myspace Thank You Comments & Graphics

Now that October is almost behind us, it’s time for me once again to thank all my top droppers from Entrecard for the past month. So this post is for you guys! Thanks for all your continued visits and drops and I look forward to seeing you all again next month.

1. Chica & Pumuckl
2. The Pond
3. Lainy’s Musings
4. My Opinion Counts
5. Toltec Insights with Dr. Susan Gregg
6. Angels on Your Shoulder
7. Ellen’s Sew Crafty
8. Artbeat Inspirations
9. Kuerdas!
10. Steven Humour

I have to tell you that I couldn’t be any more pleased with myself now that I have switched hosting companies. For a little over a year I had been with Bluehost, but during the past six months I began to experience a lot of trouble with them. Every once in a while my sites (all of them) would go down. When I contacted support to inquire about my problems I was always told the site was down for maintenance. One day my site was down for over nine hours. Well as a paid blogger that relies on having my site up and running each day, this situation was entirely unacceptable.

So I started asking around to see where a reliable host could be found. Someone recommended Hostgator and now all my sites are hosted through them. I don’t really know how good Hostgator is, but I guess time will tell. And after hearing about other people’s ongoing problems with Bluehost, I am more than thankful I switched when I did. This site is still having problems and if my sites were still hosted with them, I could have been affected as well. A little down time is very normal, but when it starts to interfere with my day to day activities then I know it’s time for a change.

I have to tell you all that enrolling in Entrecard was probably one of the best moves that I could have made for this blog. I have received so much traffic from this program that I am still extremely pleased to be a member. So because of all your continued visits and drops this blog is really moving in the direction that I want it to. So at this time I would like to take this opportunity to thank my top droppers for the month of September. I really do appreciate all your visits and I look forward to seeing you all again in here in the coming months.

1. My Opinion Counts
2. The Pond
3. Subjective Soup
4. Toltec Insights with Dr. Susan Gregg
5. C’est La Vie
6. The Sewing Mom
7. Orangeinks
8. Red Sox Mommy
9. Superficial Gallery
10. Angels on Your Shoulder

Just this morning I read on one of the forums that I frequent that the Google page rank is updating again. This wasn’t suppose to take place until the end of October so I’m wondering if it has really started or if some people’s ranks are just fluctuating right now? Have you seen any movement in your sites yet?

Currently I have a few blogs on the go and I have checked out each and everyone of them and haven’t seen a change in any of them. I’m really hoping that some of my sites go up this update, but it won’t be the end of the world if they don’t. So anybody here seen any changes yet or know if Google is indeed updating the page ranks at this moment?

I really do love blogging. Almost two years ago I set up my first blog and I have never looked back. One of my most favorite parts about blogging is receiving comments. I love to hear what people think about my site and what they think about things that I write. But one of the things that I really hate about blogging is some of the nasty comments that I receive from other bloggers. It hasn’t happened in a while on any of my sites, but just the other day I was browsing some blogs and seen a seriously nasty comment on someone else’s blog.

They were discussing Google page rank and the fact that theirs got dropped from a three to a zero. They seemed to be quite upset about this and one commenter slammed them big time over it. First they stated that they shouldn’t care about page rank and then slammed them for doing paid reviews. Honestly who’s business is it if someone does paid reviews on their blogs?? I do paid reviews on some blogs and since their my blogs, it’s my own choice. And yes, I have lost page rank because of it. But it doesn’t bother me any more. If it bothers others then that’s their prerogative.

I don’t understand why people can’t be nice. Just because were on the Internet and you can’t see us doesn’t mean the nastiness should come out. At least that’s my point of view.