While three days have actually gone by since day 1, I’m actually calling this day 2. Why? Because Sunday I didn’t really work on earning any income, and Monday was an amalgam of personal blogging, and a continuation of research. Money Making Blogs After clicking and reviewing over 100 blogs on Entrecard and Digital Product Reporter’s “Make Money Online Top 100 Blogs” in search for some type of guidance on how to make money online, it was clear that a large majority of the money making blogs didn’t really have anything to offer in terms of direction or step-by-step instructions. Most of them offered only news or personal opinions about a new product, untested ideas about how to promote your blog, or a brazen attempt to redirect me to another website. There was little information about how to actually … Read entire article »

Dear Beans for Books,  As I would love to humor you with a personal joke or two, I find it difficult to conjure any humor in asking for financial assistance. However, I will entertain you with my own personal story. It may not be unique in nature, or, a story that you haven’t already heard. But, I can rest assure you it is my own.  Let me first say that I am classified as a non-traditional college student. What that means, (if you aren’t already aware) is that I’m an adult student. To be quite frank, I’m forty-four years old. I only share this with you to emphasize my point of needing financial aid. As a non-traditional student, I’m not eligible for a large portion of financial assistance that is typically available … Read entire article »

It’s 6:45 a.m on December 13th, 2008. Due to the weakness in the job market, I made at this moment, the commitment to to myself to learn how to earn money online. My goal is set to making $100.00 per day. I know that this won’t be easy. Yet, I’ve come to believe that it is possible because others are successfully making that and a lot more. In regards to making money online, what I’ve discovered over the years is there is a number of ways. I plan on limiting my efforts to just a few; Writing, Blogging, and Affiliate marketing. Blogging is something I’ve grown to love. The Blog Novice has been one of my many blogs that I’ve opened up and poured my personal thoughts and life into which is why I plan on this blog being the format … Read entire article »

With each day that goes by, I often wonder why I’m not getting any call backs from the resumes that I’ve sent out. It is a rude awakening for me as to how tough the job market really is. I have lot of skills, can’t employers see that? That’s when I decided to rethink about how my resume presented itself. Maybe I needed to start getting competitive here. Here is how my resume looks at the present. Eric P. Martin 0000 S. Main Street Chicago, IL. 60601 773-555-5555 email: theblognovice@theblognovice.com Summary of Qualifications * Highly skilled and dedicated professional offering a solid background in relationship building, customer relations, organizational skills and leadership. Computer proficient in Microsoft Office Suites applications and a certification in computer repair. Exceptional people skills, networking skills and business development. Career Background Experience: Account Manager CDW, Chicago IL. 01/2007- 08/2008    * Managed existing small business … Read entire article »

Today I received a call from a good friend of mine who had asked if I had ever seen or heard of a movie called “Zeitgeist.” I had not. I quickly looked up the movie on the internet. I promised my friend that I would watch it. There appears to have been two movies made. Subsequently, I watched both. After finishing the last movie, I immediately wanted to create an online platform for discussion of the movie. I have embedded both movies in this post for others to watch. I would like to invite anyone who has seen the movie or watches it here to share their thoughts and have hopefully have a lively international dialog. … Read entire article »

I came across a list of Job Hotline numbers in Chicago. I thought I create a list to share with others that might be looking for employment. If you know of any, please leave a comment and I’ll add them to this list. City of Chicago – 312-744-1369 Metra – 312-322-4070 McCormick Place & Navy Pier -312-791-6090 UPS – 1-888-4-UPS-JOB House of Blues – 312-923-2467 Home Depot – 1-877-967-5443 Jewel Foods 1-877-562-9099 Hyatt Regency 312-239-4509 TeleSight 312-640-2509 … Read entire article »