justdave

You are better off using a "-" then allowing the same letter to touch. What you said about looking bad and typing errors is 100% correct. I would never use a domain like this.

I find it easier to just use security plugins, standard ones, and update my sites. I know this is a back-up measure but I have never made use of them. I find they tend to slow down the site and performance speed too.

I will allow myself to take a break. I will go find something I enjoy and do that instead. Just put time into a passive hobby that has nothing to do with my business. It helps a lot with stress and allows my brain to take a break.

So for me, my 5 year plan is fairly basic. I would like to have 30% of my house paid off (minimum), pay off my car loan, and get more money into my retirement plan. So really mine is centered around budgeting my money.

If you can get a decent amount of traffic to any site, ads will still make you money. If you can do this a handful of times, you could easily earn a living. I knew someone from a previous forum that ran 6 blogs. He was earning an average of $5,000 a month (closer to $8,000 during peak holiday season) and it was all from ads.

I have heard similar. When you convince someone it was a thing they wanted, thought of, or planned for they are more likely to spend money. I have seen this in action a few times.

This is how I am. I grew up expecting ad breaks during TV shows and programs. You can expect them to happen every 11 to 15 minutes or so. These days, it seems like we are forced to watch ads in under 10 minutes and they spam them everywhere. I can't stand it.

Yes, it is annoying. It is even worse when they struggle to understand our accents as well. I miss the old days where you'd call a corporation and speak to someone that has clear English. I hate to sound like I am being hateful but I struggle with language and accent barriers. Especially due to my hearing disability.

I have used Zazzle a number of times and they do great work. You can also check local office stores. I stopped buying online when I found out a local places does them by me and for much less. Bonus is that I can get as few as 20 of them or as many as 5,000.

I like to do a 6 week run of deals from the second week of November until the last of December. This I find is a good window if you are wanting to cut back on offers but still hit the holiday sweet spot. Also, you have to remember about Cyber Monday and Black Friday.

If you really want the easiest way, as AI to do it for you. I am not even kidding! I have seen AI manage websites and make them perform better with just a few commands.

Job loss is up there but I do think some fears are justified. AI systems are built in a way that they would rather work together than do what any human says. So if one AI system is told to attack or gain information from another, both will communicate and work out something where they both benefit without telling either party (people).

I was going to mention the update. There are a lot of people complaining about it because you have to actually submit your "best work" and hope you get approved. A lot of bigger accounts have gotten rejected already.

I wouldn't bother with manual placement anymore. Just buy ads with Google and it will place them where it is best. So many people waste time and money trying to do this themselves. It is better to focus that time on your business.

Yeah but I think every business big or small has been impacted. There is no real escape when the entire market is shifting. I have seen the costs of everything go up from services to food.