100 articles in 50 days CANCELED!

OK, so my 100 articles in 50 days was canceled due to Yahoo! Associated Content closing my account. Their reason being most my articles were short and did not meet their standards. Fine. I admit a few of my articles were just a one line update about what happened on a TV show.
In 20 days I had published 60 articles. Every day I saw an increase in clicks to my pages. Thanks to that little experiment I have a better understanding of what gets clicks and what does not. Before June 10th, my pages maybe got 4 or five clicks a day for about a year and half. When my account was closed and I was averaging 40 clicks a day and that was with 60 articles.
What were my top Five articles for clicks?

- Yosemite How to restore a backup
- My Brute: a fun game
- 2 and half men: the return
- Avira Anti-virus: Great free program
- Super anti-Spyware

Yosemite I wrote in 2009. The other 4 I wrote after June 10th and had almost as many clicks as Yosemite. I am putting this information out for anyone who has a associated content account. If you want more clicks, throw in some entertainment and technology articles.

As for me, lesson learned. I'll stick to posting on blogger.com. On Aug 1st I think I will restart my goal of 100 blog's in 50 days. If you get knocked down get up and fight back.

The game of My Brute....

I started playing MyBrute.com a few weeks ago. Since then I have created several brutes. My latest one is called RescueRanger007. In honor of the new Chip n' Dale Rescue Ranger Comic coming out soon.
Each week I will be posting updates on my brute and letting you know who he beat or who got lucky and beat him.
Right now he is at level 1 with no wins and has a spear. On day one you get 5 fights these are the results

Nov 1st
RescueRanger007 = RR007

vs: op51
RR007 Wins

vs: ms1479ms
RR007 Wins

vs: Vilciukas3
RR007 Wins

vs: Acha090
RR007 Wins

vs: Killgannon
Killgannon Wins

vs: Mrtinbrute
Mrtinbrute Wins


Ok so for my first day I won 4 fights and lost 2. RescueRanger007 is now at Level 2 and has 0 pupils.

I'll keep you updated on how he does and at the end of the month I will enter him in a tournament.

If you wish to try your luck against RescueRanger007 please click here:


http://rescueranger007.mybrute.com

How to deal with one of those days...

Today is going to be one of those days. By accepting this, I take control of my day by preparing myself for the unexpected items and events that will occur throughout the day. Knowing there will be things out of my control showing up when I least expect them gives me the ability to recognise them for what they are when they happen.
When I recognise them, I then have a choice. I can either get upset, forge ahead with my plans and be off my game because I let this circumstance ruin my rhythm. My second choice is to calmly say, this is one of those days, this is an issue that happens on one of those days, lets deal with it and move on.
By being prepared for random unplanned events that will pop up during the day, I gain a sense of control by being able to adapt to the changes when occur. I also know to not to be so intent on my plan that I fail to see the opportunities that present themselves from the changing circumstances.
“The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position invincible.” - Sun Tzu