Home Income Weekly Update 2/23/10

Well it is that time again. Time for my home income weekly update. I have had a couple of days of discouragement this week, but I am getting through it. My main focus is to make a full time income from home, and it can be a slow process. It also takes a lot of work. I have to keep my focus on what I feel is important; working from home.

This has been another slow week for Google Adsense, but my other online income sources have been doing fairly well. I have made about $20 again this week, which is OK. It is $20 more dollars on my way to reaching my goals. I will be so much happier when I can report a great earning week, and provide an increase in my home income on a regular basis. I am a positive person, I will get there.

Home Income Goals For The Week:

• Write at least 5 articles for each site
• Update my Blogs twice
• Promote all of my articles (Most have been promoted on a regular basis)
• Find ways to increase my earnings on other sites, not just my writing sites
  

Plagiarism and Online Writing

Plagiarism is something that all of us online writers have to deal with, and it is very unfortunate. Some of these instances people may not understand what they are doing, and others is just plain stealing our content. When we have articles plagiarized we lose views, and when we lose views we lose money.

What is OK for others to do:

We like the sites that copy our introduction, then link back to our articles. This helps us build backlinks. Backlins help increase our level on search engines, and get more people to view our articles. Any links to our article is a good thing, unless they share the entire article.

What is not OK for others to do:

Plagiarism is not OK at all. This is when someone copies our articles or blog posts without our consent. Even if they make adjustments to the article, it is still your article. I had one person take one of my articles and used words with different meaning throughout, it was still stealing. I had it removed.

What you can do to have these articles removed:

• Leave comments if they are allowed. Comment on there article or blog post, and provide a link back to the original article. Ask them to remove it immediately.
• Contact the site and let them know about the incident.
  
• Flag the content if you can. Explain why if you are asked.
• Report the site to Google if they are using Google adsense.
  
• Let the site you are writing for know about the situation. If the individual has stolen your content, they have probably stolen others from the same site.

Plagiarism hurts all online writers. It reduces our search engine rankings, it reduces our views, and it makes us lose money. We will never completely stop individuals from stealing our content, but we may slow them down if all of us watch for these issues.

I have personally went through a couple of sites and let the people that originally wrote the content know about the article. It took a little time out of my day, but it was helpful to the writing community.

If you are knew to writing:

It is great for new individuals to begin writing online, but they need to have basic knowledge. To begin with, never plagiarize other peoples work. It is wrong. If you want to use ideas from others, touch on the subject in a completely different manner. If you learn to respect other writers, you will begin to get respect.

Discouragement With Online Writing, and How To Deal With It

In the last couple of weeks I have not received great earnings with my home income. It can be discouraging, but I am getting through it. I felt like I should do a post about how we all can deal with being discouraged with our home income.

I am staying positive by remembering what I am working for. I am working to reach my goal income, to work from home, have the benefits of being able to travel without worrying about finances, and basic financial independence. When I focus on these things I tend to deal with being discouraged much better.

What to remember:

You will not make your goal income in the first month or so working online. It takes time, patience, and determination to reach your goal income. Most people who make a full time income on line have been doing it for a year, or even more. These people worked hard at the things they wanted, and they have began to accomplish there dreams. We can all do the same if we continue to work hard, and remain focused on the dreams we have.

There is money to be made all over the internet, why should we not be sharing in this success. One person is no better than the next; it may just take longer for you to learn the things that others already know. If you do not have the knowledge of one online income source, learn it. There are many free resources online that can help us learn everything we need to know about making money from home.

What you can do to stay focused on your income:

• Make a list of things you want to accomplish with your earnings.
• Find visual reminders of the things you want.
• Keep track of your goals and accomplishments.
• Do not let people tell you what you cannot do. If you want it, you can do it.
• Avoid procrastinating.

Some articles you may find helpful when dealing with discouragement:

How To Stop Procrastinating When Working From Home

How To Plan Your Work Day With Multiple Sites

How To Avoid Getting Discouraged