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Triumph & Trial Report for April

Posted by Samar | Posted in General | Posted on 01-05-2009

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April has been a month of ample triumphs and trials. Without any further ado:

Triumphs

My first post for another blog “12 Places To Get Business Cards Online” got syndicated by ComputerShopper.com which receives around 200k visitors per month! Many thanks to Chris Cairns of Smart Life Blog for telling me about it.

It may be unprofessional and weird to write about, but this is my highest earning month so far. This is the first month I was able to meet my original, modest earning goals. The fact that i also took a 2 week break this month makes it incredible!

Work wise, I learned countless new things this month. I’m also gaining experience as a ghost writer. Surprising, but inevitable I suppose. So if you want blog posts, articles or e-books ghost written, you know where to find me :-)

Trials

Work wise things are fine Alhamdolillah. The only problem I seem to have is with The Base. I’m struggling to find a balance between the kind and frequency of posts. I’ve tried scheduling posts and maintaining weekly blog columns. So far doesn’t feel right.

I’m adding another subheading to this report titled:

News

Things seem to be picking up speed in both my personal and professional life (knocks wood). 

I finally got a work table!!! :D It’s nothing fancy – just a flat surface. A very cool, smooth flat surface. I’m off the dining table and into my own corner which I’ve set up in my bedroom. 

I went to India for my break this month and had a blast! My husband has family there and a couple of cousins were getting married so I got to attend an Indian wedding as well. Cool huh? I was the typical tourist and took pictures of EVERYTHING. Got about 1k pictures in all. 

I’ve enrolled myself into a writing course. Since education is beyond expensive in UAE and considering the current financial climate, we decided it would be unwise to invest a substantive amount of money in my Masters. Therefore, I enrolled in a diploma course. I’m hoping this will help me in my career.

Can’t remember anything else at the moment. Until next month!

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