Shout Out To My Store

More, More, More: Money

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Alright. As we are flat broke to the point of desperate, things are going to have to change around here some. I’m working through old posts and working in some better SEO where you won’t really notice anyway. Letting posts link to other posts where relevant, which is just smart. Oh. I’m also going to have to look hardcore at the options out there for paid ads. I prefer my readers be the ads, but as we’re all broke, I’m going to have to go with option 2 or 3. Probably not 4. I hear they are mostly porn.

Also, I have spent literally all day, like an 8 hour work day anyway, adding a ton of cute and fun products to my zazzle store. Yes, some of it is advertisement for this blog, but not even close to all of it. It might be worth checking out for Valentines gifts? Birthday gifts? Mother’s day gift? Spring babies? Here. I’ll show you a few new things to give you an idea of the gift giving possibilities.

Flower Watch Version 3
Flower Watch Version 3 by Wearables4Edibles
Owl Gel Mousepad Version Adorable
Owl Gel Mousepad by Wearables4Edibles
English Rose Two Tone Tee
English Rose Two Tone Tee by Wearables4Edibles
Gender Neutral Owl Shirt
Gender Neutral Owl Shirt by Wearables4Edibles

See?!?

Tons of owls, flowers, and some great means of being a supportive and validating parent (which is my personal crusade.

Want to directly help me out and own some WTBL Swag to boot? These are priced to basically be a charitable donation to my electric bill, and still give you something solid to keep.

WTB Silhouette Bumper Sticker: Direct Blog Support
WTB Silhouette Bumper Sticker: Direct Blog Support by Wearables4Edibles
Walking the Borderline T-Shirt
Walking the Borderline T-Shirt by Wearables4Edibles
Walking the Borderline T-Shirt for Men
Walking the Borderline T-Shirt for Men by Wearables4Edibles
Walking The Borderline Keychain
Walking The Borderline Keychain by Wearables4Edibles

So the name of the game is to make money online through paid advertisement here, and by trying to sell pretty, silly, and cute things at my store.

Otherwise, carry on, my wayward internet friends.

Things I’ve Accomplished On This BUSY Wednesday

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So wow, has today been damn busy!

Since noon I have:

  • Picked up paperwork from my meds doctor
  • Gone to my 6wk OBGYN check-up
  • Took that paperwork to work and showed off Sammy to people who still hadn’t seen her
  • Gone grocery shopping
  • Made a friend at the grocery store*
  • I had two phone interviews for 2 different jobs
  • I fed all 3 kids.  By myself.  Thank you very much.
  • I got all 3 kids into bed
  • I designed 2 more shirts for my store.  One for girls big and small.  And a BPD one for adults.
  • Got up to date on an overly OCD chart I’m making where I’m tracking Sammy’s sleeping and eating habits hoping to work them into patterns and a schedule.
  • I’m working hard on building a mental health community for myself on twitter.  As in, I just followed over 200 people who are in the community as advocates, sufferers, therapist, etc.Oh, and I’m not done.  Just for now.

I’m ready to fall over where I sit right now I’m so tired.  BUT damn do I feel accomplished!

*Seriously!  We kept running into each other.  She fussed over my baby, they both share a name.  My Sammy shares a birthday with her 1-year-old, she has an 8-year-old boy who would be perfect for Thomas and then an 11-year-old daughter.  After I bumped into her the 4th time, while not following any real path up and down aisles, I decided it was meant to be and gave her my phone number. So unlike me!  But, I could use a few more girl friends and our kids can play together.  So why not?  Pat, btw, thinks I’m crazy.

Aiming For Honesty

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Ok. Top left hand column. Obvious ad/widget for my store. And wait. What’s that? Donate buttons? Let’s discuss.

Store

Honestly, while yes I make some profit off it… If you buy a baby onesies, I make enough profit to buy 2 taco bell hard tacos. I won’t be making a fortune off that store. If anything at all. It exists to amuse me. That’s it.

Want to buy something? Kick-ass! But I’m not worried about it. I’ve had so much fun the past few days coming up with sayings to put on onesies that make reference to eating babies, that I don’t need to actually sell any of it for it to make my day.

I am kinda hoping to sell some of the actual blog products. Not for the income, but for the advertising. I want to increase traffic. Not because oh look higher stats and more $$$ for me. Because, I don’t make anything off hits. No paid ads. But simply because every time someone comes to this blog, they stand a chance of walking away with actual knowledge about BPD. While so much of this content is about my day to day, the basic set-up of the whole site is to make it easy for people to find the actual important stuff. The stuff that gives real knowledge about this mental illness. Wear a shirt and I get a click or two? There the knowledge goes off this site and into the real world. THAT is my goal. The baby shit is just for me to giggle over.

My stats from MANY sources do show me time and time again that people who happen upon this blog, do actually click around the important posts, not just the random crap.

Erm, I should point out that I’m looking to have a custom made graphic designed for me/us that I can put on things with a linkie dink so there will be pretty options not just random words.  But that’s in the future.  Not sure how far off.

Donate Buttons

I did address this in the column, but I’ll reenforce it here.  It’s a 50/50 split.  Half of anything donated will go to hope hotline or some other charity that deals with support for BPD, depression, etc.  And yes.  Some of it goes to supporting my family.  I spend hours on this site.  I tell my family, “Just let me finish this post.”  I go out there and spread the word.  Twitter.  Commenting on other blogs so it links back here.  Reading up on SEO.  Giving advice to my readers who need it.  Doing research for my readers who need it.  Making connections so I can add important links.  I. Work. Hard. At. This.  It is, in effect, my second job.  AND I LOVE IT!  I REALLY, REALLY DO!  I do it to help others and myself.  But, that said, there is actual work and I won’t feel guilty for making it an option to occasionally get paid for that work.  It’s not like anyone has to donate.  There is no set minimum.  I’ll never beg.  I’ll never hound.  I won’t even bring it up often, if at all, after this.  The buttons will just be there.  And if someone clicks and follows through, awesome.  If not… well, it doesn’t cost me anything for it to sit there.

PS. I really wish I could afford to buy 1 of everything in my store.  I didn’t make it if I wouldn’t wear it or dress my baby in it.  This is my favorite for me.  Customize to be black w/ white writing.  (You can do that, btw.  You don’t HAVE to go with my colors.)   And no, I can’t pick 1 favorite from the baby/kid’s stuff.  Too many too choose.

The Day I Became Zazzled

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Welcome to my store!

No really.  I made a store! Because I wanted to advertise my desire to eat my baby.  But then I decided to advertise something else as well while there…