I received a notice from Google about this blog and how the content does not meet their standards. It has for a few years, but something caught their attention. This made me curious, so I went back through all of my blog posts on My at Home Income Blog. After reading several of the posts I thought to myself, "Hey Google may be correct!". I was entertained by some of the posts I made simply to attempt to get traffic to sites that I used to write for, and others that had so many links that went to absolutely nowhere because of sites that have shut down. Most of the things I did as a home income in the beginning are not even available now. I went through and deleted a few posts and updated some links, there are probably still a few that are not great on here. Now I would like to share how so many things have changed since 2009 with a home income, writing online, and simple ways of earning a few dollars.
I was very big into writing for a variety of sites when I began this blog. There were quite a few that were very lucrative, but people were taking advantage of it an publishing mediocre work. For those of us who worked hard on their articles, it was devastating to lose so much income. Sites such as Ehow, Associate Content, Firehow, and many others have either changed the way they gather informative articles, or they have shut down completely. I have not been in the writing community for a while, but I am hoping to brush up on sites that allow for individuals to submit work. I do actually have articles on Hubpages, and have made a little money occasionally. I went from making about $1500 a month to not making hardly anything from my writing online. I made a big chunk selling them, but that was quite a few years ago.
Paid Per Click sites that I used are almost all out of business. The ones that are still in business, changed the way they paid or began offering different forms of payment. Unfortunately, Paid Per Click sites were never very lucrative, but it did help me pay a few bills or purchase some food through the years. It probably would not do that now. I am sure most would cost more in utilities to use then they pay.
So what sites are still paying after all of these years? There is only one site that I found in my late articles that still pays me, and I use it quite a bit. That site is Inboxdollars. I have used earnings from Inbox every Christmas for at least the last five years. It may only be $50 or so, but it is money earned in simple ways without much effort. It is not an income really, but a part of my Christmas savings plan. I use it in addition to a few receipt sites that I gain earnings on through the year. It has given me a total of about $500 the last two years to purchase Christmas gifts for my kids.
So, what now? Well in my previous post, Weeks Finds will be Official, you can read about finally opening up an Ebay store. The profits on the store has allowed me to profit a few hundred a month. Not a life changing amount, but enough to get by for now. Unfortunately i cannot work like I used to, actually not much at all. I enjoy doing the resell because it is something I can do on good days, and I can take breaks when needed. I am hoping to get my Notary License in the next week or so, which I can make a few dollars from home with that. Finally, I am returning to school to get my bachelors in Finance. I would also start to write more again. I may look into sites that pay for content, or I may just use this blog and my other blog Saving Money and Home Finances to publish writings that I enjoy.
We will see where this all leads. Hopefully I can share more of my successes in the near future. With each avenue I take I hope and Pray for success and do the same for each of you.
