Money Making Blogs – Life Training Online
I think it is Zig zigglar that suggested that the way to get ahead is by helping others get what they want.
Helping others seems to be what Erich at Life Training – Online is trying to do.
His blog is full of motivational ideas and personal improvement posts.
Perhaps his own site description would be appropriate:
Life Training – Online is about true personal change. Rather than a place that offers nothing but platitudes and feel-good sound bites, it is my desire to help you reach your potential. It's about training for your life! This site is designed to be as much a help for you as it is a source of growth for me. My hope is that I will be able to share with you some of the things that have helped me, through providing strategies, examples, and ideas that will raise your consciousness, open your mind, bring you balance, and lift your spirits.
Source:http://www.lifetrainingonline.com/
He gives much in the way of good advice.
Some advice is from his personal experience. Some advice is taken form studing others like Steven Covey and others. It is good to see personal applications to different self improvement ideas.
Erich is running a series of 52 PD Books in 52 Weeks.
He is reviewing a new personal development book each week for 52 weeks. I real difficult goal to me. I have been reading one book for about the last 3 weeks.
The 52 book series will be a great resource to others looking for self improvement books. Not only is he giving a review of the book but how he has applied it. Not only is it good to have this insight, but it makes it much more readable and interesting than a generic review. You can tell he spent some time with the 7 Habits Of Highly Effctive People before he wrote about it.
For the most part, Erich provides very good advice.
He occasionally gets a little overboard. One commenter took him to task for some claims in his article about not drinking soda. Still, his point is good, his sources were just biased. My wife has gotten me to cut down on my soda. (I am about to drink a Mountain Dew LiveWire right now though-probably caffine in its purest form.)
Visually, I like the layout of his site. It is simple and not cluttered. The header is a bit on the dull side with only a large RSS icon to break up a solid background. A few places had text bleeding over borders but it probably looks better than this blog. Very professional and the ads do not distract.
Erich is also running a contest:
To qualify for an entry, all you have to do is link to this post using the words (the links must be intact) “Life Training – Online, a blog dedicated to self improvement and personal development is hosting a free raffle where you can win an 80GB iPod Video! Read this post to learn how you can enter.” As well as any other words you feel you’d like to write.
Source: Link to My Blog and Get an 80GB iPod Video!
Erich has a great site that I know I will be making a difference in many lives.
I plan to visit it regularly myself.
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Thanks for the great review! I will be listing all the entries URLs on the raffle page as a link back soon (most likely tomorrow). Thanks again!
- Erich
Heres a funny quote from Tom cruise in Jerry Mcquire
"Help me… help you. Help me, help you."
Zig is right it is about helping others because you never know what you might gain from it just from helping others.
I like your site but there are a little too many ads for my personal taste. I read your post and it sometimes gets confusing with a site with so many ads is that an ad or part of the post. So I generally skip over it.
You might want to rethink your set up or find a site more expandable for heavy ads.
Thank you Amanda. I have been doing some experimenting. I agree that there are too many ads right now. I will be working on better placement.
It is not easy to read at the moment. It will get better.
James
I agree w/Amanda, but I also like your posts. Especially this one. I'll be checking out this site.
I apologize however if it came out harsh. I know one of the main problems is themes for wordpress, if you're trying to opitmize your ads but not clutter them I suggest 3 column like you have but allow it to flow with minimal intrusion, a smaller mybloglog unless you're making money off of it i would chuck the google search or customize it up a bit and move stuff around so it flows better.
I usually put all the goodies that help or have the readers interact on top and then all my crap on the bottom. put an ad between the posts or underneath the posts with the comments field on top it shows more ads but maximizes cpm exposure. (having several different ad companies help) and sit down and go through themes on wordpress. I love using free themes especially if you customize them.
My goal is to make this theme work or buy the full pro version of it. The SEO benefits of Semiologic are unrivaled (well almost). I just need to learn how to manage the CSS better.
I will be changing the use of the text ads. Like I said, I have been experimenting with the system and as I figure out how it works I will be able use it better.
Thank you both for your comments and suggestions.
p.s. MyBlogLog will get smaller. I have just been using it a week now though (can't believe I didn't see this sooner) and am really enjoying the ability it has to help create relationships with other bloggers.
You're the winner!!
I couldn't find a contact info page on your site. So if you get this, please contact me in the next week so you can claim your $12.00 Amazon gift certificate (or PayPal deposit).
Unfortunately I didn't reach the 300-link goal I was shooting for (only 12 people entered).
- Erich