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syndibee @syndibee (799) • United States 24 Feb 07

am i the only one with a strong interest in raising the awareness of the good qualities of cloth diapering to the general public? i want people to understand how sanitary they really are as opposed to disposables. i want people to...

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queenbean Yeah, I'm not a fan of the smoke. But we only see them twice a year, and they don't smoke in the house while we're there... just the house still reeks. I hate it. But I'll go, because we have to see them sometimes, and they never visit us. Blah.

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queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 19 May 07

I've been with AC since February, and I'm really enjoying my time there. But I did some number-crunching, and discovered that my average pageviews per article is only around 250 -- that's pretty low. I don't want to end up getting...

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queenbean Thanks for the tip! I do have some Squidoo lenses with links to my content, and they seem to be helping a little. That's awesome that your lodge posted your link on their site! I bet that drives a little traffic your way. :-)

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re08dz @re08dz (1941) • Australia 18 Apr 07

As some of you may know I've discovered I love making blogs and websites - not only because I can earn from them, but because I'm learning so much as well. And now I've discovered Squidoo :-) I am still learning how it all...

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queenbean Actually, I have linked them to my lenses, but I do'nt get a ton of traffic to those either. I think that what little traffic my blogs do receive is Squidoo traffic... but among those 5 lenses, I see maybe 40 to 50 visitors a week. They're ranked fairly high,...

26 May 07

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 24 May 07

Do you keep records of your articles, payments, etc., or do you just rely on the information on the My Content tab? I made a spreadsheet with the title, date of submission, exclusive/non-exclusive, pay/no pay, offer amount, pay...

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queenbean Actually, I discovered that you can still access the information about which CM has reviewed your content. Go to http://reports.associatedcontent.com/cms_queue.cfm and you can see that information. Although it looks as though now we are each assigned a...

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queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 25 May 07

I've found that people tend to be more negative and more insulting online than in person. I haven't seen it here on MyLot, but I'm also still new here. Every other forum that I've been in, unless there is an active moderator,...

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queenbean I think that's what happens a lot of times. People have some frustrations in their lives, and they go ahead and take it out on other people online... after all, this isn't "real life," and they won't have to actually look at that person in the eye and see the...

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whereismyhappiness @whereismyhappiness (62) • Philippines 25 May 07

this has happened for two days now. my baby wakes up (from her long and deep sleep) and then she bursts into tears. she is now 5 1/2months old. i wonder whats wrong with her. her cry is like somebody pinched her.... i can always...

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queenbean I agree, it sounds like night terrors. We're still going through it on almost a nightly basis with my daughter, who is almost one. It's normal, just scary.

25 May 07

cyclonewriter @cyclonewriter (2168) • United States 24 May 07

Associated has certainly lowered what they offer up front for articles, that being said, they still aren't a terrible site. My thought is this...I write an article for Helium (if you'd like a referral link, please PM me) and make...

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queenbean Helium pays by pageviews only, and they don't payout until your account reaches $25. Sometimes it takes a while to even get that first penny. You won't make a lot writing for Helium, but it can be some nice little bonus money in your pocket. The more you write...

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godfather89 @godfather89 (45) • United States 11 May 07

How would you go about generating more traffic for your blog? I am lost I can maybe at tops like 5 people a day and its a real depressing fact. I would like to generate alot of visits but I dont know how to go about boosting my...

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queenbean How do you add your blog to blog directories? I have two blogs and I have a lot of fun with them, but I'm not getting much traffic at all... just a few hits a week.

25 May 07

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 24 May 07

Do you keep records of your articles, payments, etc., or do you just rely on the information on the My Content tab? I made a spreadsheet with the title, date of submission, exclusive/non-exclusive, pay/no pay, offer amount, pay...

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queenbean I haven't kept track with Helium, largely because they pay so little and it just doesn't matter as much. I'm hoping to reach the $25 payout with them by Christmas and use it as some extra bonus money. One of the reasons I started keeping track with AC is that...

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queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 24 May 07

Do you keep records of your articles, payments, etc., or do you just rely on the information on the My Content tab? I made a spreadsheet with the title, date of submission, exclusive/non-exclusive, pay/no pay, offer amount, pay...

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queenbean Nah, I still log on to AC all the time, but I just do'nt have to continually click on the "My Content" tab. :-P

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queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 24 May 07

Do you keep records of your articles, payments, etc., or do you just rely on the information on the My Content tab? I made a spreadsheet with the title, date of submission, exclusive/non-exclusive, pay/no pay, offer amount, pay...

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queenbean Oh I don't make a ton either. I just find that it helps me stay organized, and that way if there's ever any mistake in their records, I know I have the right information in my own records.

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queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 20 May 07

We all have had to make sacrifices in order to stay at home with our kids. Of course we're happy to do it, but there are some things we must go without in order to be at home and raise our children. I just sold my car, because...

stay at home mom

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queenbean Do'nt give up on the college dream. I know it's hard right now... I was planning to get my Master's Degree, but then I got pregnant, so that's on hold until all the kids are at least in school. But I WILL go back once that happens. Hang on to your own dreams....

23 May 07

sjohnson628 @sjohnson628 (3197) • United States 22 May 07

and it was rejected. Oh well no problem there with me anyways. I guess I am not sure just what kind of articles they are looking for. Do they have to be your own or can one submit say for instance headlines of the news? I am...

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queenbean You can resubmit if a piece is rejected. You can leave it as is and submit for no pay, or you can edit it if you think you can make it better and resubmit for pay. Up until an offer has been made, you can make whatever changes to the piece you like,...

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Cassy1976 @Cassy1976 (796) • Australia 21 May 07

I have a 7 month old daughter who at the moment has a cold and is waking up constantly during the night, she is normally a good sleeper and sleeps in her cot all night but the last few nights I have taken her into my bed at about...

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queenbean Normal adults who are not under the influence of drugs or alcohol will not roll onto the baby. You do'nt roll out of bed, do you? People who are exceptionally heavy sleepers shouldn't share a bed with a baby, but most normal, healthy adults will not roll onto...

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freeshia @freeshia (22) • Philippines 19 May 07

I think im guilty of not being a good wife. lol. I found this article in the textbook and rate myself as a failure of not performing my role as a wife. How about you guys? Are you a good wife? here's a list of ten steps of how...

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queenbean Oh no, I didn't mean that I'd written a book... it's just an expression. I'm not sure anybody uses it that much anymore... I picked it up from my parents. I just meant, in my opinion. Sorry for the confusion.

20 May 07

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 20 May 07

We all have had to make sacrifices in order to stay at home with our kids. Of course we're happy to do it, but there are some things we must go without in order to be at home and raise our children. I just sold my car, because...

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queenbean Yeah... our friends keep asking us to let them sit for us, but we've only left her once. It was my birthday, and my husband insisted because I had been stressed. But we just take her everywhere with us. We're a family, and if we can't all go somewhere, we just...

20 May 07

lillake @lillake (1630) • United States 20 May 07

There are so many incidents on the news about daycare workers, babysitters, even teachers that abuse children. There is a recent case near me where a daycare worker taped a 2 year old and the child died. None of the parents had...

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queenbean That's the thing... even when kids are old enough to talk, they often don't know the right words, or their abuser will threaten them not to say anything to Mom and Dad, so they keep their mouths shut out of fear. It's sad how people know how to manipulate...

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queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 19 May 07

My 11-month-old daughter has recently started throwing her food. She loves to eat, but she'll just randomly pick up a handful of green beans or broccoli or whatever she's eating and toss it to the floor. When we tell her no, she...

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queenbean Good suggestion. Last night my husband said she maybe didn't like the food, because she was only throwing the green beans and not the peas and carrots, but I know she likes green beans. So I gave her the peas and carrots to feed herself, just a few at a time,...

20 May 07

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 19 May 07

I've been with AC since February, and I'm really enjoying my time there. But I did some number-crunching, and discovered that my average pageviews per article is only around 250 -- that's pretty low. I don't want to end up getting...

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queenbean I'll check out your blog later today. Thanks! I have two Myspace profiles actually... one for me and my friends, and another one for my AC work. My friends are also on my friends list at the AC profile, but I also have more random people on there. I don't blog...

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