Chasing Riley 2015

Sorry I have not been blogging as I should have. I am juggling more projects and my blogs are left behind. I am making progress, although in micro steps. I am going to stick with what I said, years ago. I am going to become financially free with publishing first, then I will go back to doing music which my sister and I are anxious to do. I have found a way to write faster and hopefully this time my books will be something lots of people want to buy. I have 13 books published now, that do not sell every day. The Amazon rankings are 100K and above.

I had more, but had to let them go, because they weren't selling. So now I am focusing on something new to publish, and by July I'm hoping things will be looking a whole lot better and I will almost grab hold of Riley and stop chasing it. One thing I've learned is that you have to sell what people want. So that's just what I will do. Okay, back to work! I cannot promise, but I will try to do one post a month. So look for one in June on how well I am progressing.

Getting Closer To Catching Riley

*Sigh*. No, I'm not yet close to getting my music out yet, but a way to become financially independent is. Well, one good thing is that I do have a publishing contract for a series. My first book will be out in October. Instead of endlessly searching for things to do to make money, I have focused on three things:

• Writing(my publisher+ Kindle, Smashwords and other websites like them)
• Teaching(online)
• Crowdfunding

 So, I am hoping by the end of next month to be debt free, and therefore able to purchase the software and equipment I need to get my music online and heard by millions of people. So, you will hear from me once more this month, and will hear the final verdict next month. Will I have caught Riley? Will I finally be able to just wake up every day and work at home? Stay tuned and find out....

One Step Closer To Riley.....

There is so much confusion about earning money online. That is why people scream scams and don't believe that you can make anything on the Internet. Those people are wrong. I have made money online, not enough to quit my  j.o.b. but,  I have a plan to get me past the first step on to the next. What is my plan?   Kindle Publishing. I've read a lot about it, have made a little money with it, but there are so many things I need(music supplies and equipment) not to mention the basics. I've listened to at least six if not more Kindle publishing webinars. I've read ebooks, and listened to a video course. So this month I'm finally putting this plan into action. If I succeed, then I will be one step closer to Riley. Will I be the next Amanda Hocking? I don't know, maybe. I'm not that silly to think I could achieve that within a month. All I'm looking for is some financial relief and that's nowhere near what Amanda Hocking has. I'll let you know in May....and then, when I make it,  I will reach for the stars.

Christmas Music

Be looking out for a couple of Christmas Mp3's
that we're going to have out. Still working on
various projects and striving to live the Life of
Riley online.

I have a publisher, so that's one good thing.
My first book will be published in February 2012.
Still, gotta take care of the here and now. So I
will do my best to have at least one post a month
until things are the way I want them to be.

Music News

So what's happening in music with us, you say? Right now, nothing, but we did have a big discussion and chose some music that we want to create our own music with-royalty free music. We have yet to get out MTV music generator songs and compositions online. One day, we promise we will.

On the other side of things, remember way way back when I started this blog? Well, I've got more than one iron in the fire:

• Writing:Self publishing my own books
• Freebie Trading
• PTC
• Yahoo Content Network

Well, I am working on all of these things to make myself debt free, so I can move forward and live the life of my dreams. Still Chasing Riley, but I'm more focused and one step closer. I have a mentor with freebie trading, lots of influential writer friends, and I found guides and articles to help me do better with the Yahoo Content Network(I'm talking page views) and PTC. I'm focusing on the five best, and longest ptc sites that have been online. So, there you go. That's what I'm up to. Catch you next time....

In The Meantime.....

After flipping and flopping all over the Internet, I finally found three ways to make money online that I actually like doing. So, in about a month or so, the Internet marketing world will be in shock as many, many, many thousands of emails will be deleted. I've been doing some every week, but I've collected a lot over the years.

 Anyway, if you are a person who wants to make money online, whatever works for you, KEEP DOING IT! If you make a little money at first, keep working at it until you start to make  a lot. So far, only two things have worked for me, and I will actually be creating a new blog about it. So, the magic thing is getting the amount of money I want to make with it each month. That's what I've been doing. About the music.....

Well, I've got my income tax return two months back, and am now able to buy the right software and the microphone to go with my computer. The only problem is, one of the websites I found that had the most awesome royalty free music on it, I forgot the name of it, and where I wrote it down. *Sigh* I'll find it, so I'm going to take this Memorial Day weekend and do what I'm supposed to be doing.

If I get my work all done, hey, I'll put a video up on Youtube. Until next time....

Music News......

O.K., still the same problem. We have to put our MTV Music Generator music on the back burner. Maybe one day this year, we'll turn into techno geeks and can hook it up properly, but for now we're going to just settle using royalty free music. So, we're still working on that, and I promise you WILL hear something from us this year, and I will get back to telling my story, about how I am trying to "Chase the Life of Riley" on the Internet.

In the meantime, I will be putting more information on this blog this year. Since I'm so busy, I'll post at least once a month until I no longer have to chase Riley and have more free time. So here's what you can expect:

• Music books
• Music articles
• DNJR's Music(Finally, right?)
• Music Links(I've slacked on that in the past, well, no more!)

So expect to hear from me, some time before February ends(since I missed January). 

Oooh Yeah! We're Working On Music

O.K. we have been working on music on and off, but
this week we will be putting more effort into it. Yes, I
will finally list where we have ringtones, after we make
a few more.

We've found some royalty free music and, other free
music that we can work with. Kind of like MTV Music
Generator. No, we haven't found that lost memory card
yet, but we will. So just know that we're working on stuff,
and when we're done, we'll provide links, and even a
Youtube Video.

We're so excited!!!

We Have Finally Done It!

We have made two ringtones. It's

like having Mtv Music Generator back, but only with wav files. It works

great with our Mixcraft software. All we have to do is sweeten it up, and

make a few more then we'll let you know where they are. I've got to make

a music plan to dominate the Internet, so all you'll hear about for awhile,

are the new ringtones we put out. Once the plan is in place, I would like 

to make a single, do a video for it and put it on YouTube, but that's for

later on. Maybe next month, we'll see.

Anyway, I see Riley smiling at me from a distance. I can almost see him

smile and beckon me to come forward. I nod to him and prepare to 

enjoy the rest of the journey.

   

Music News

Well, this week is the week for recording. We're going
to be looking through songs we've copyrighted and choose
one for a single, and one for a ring tone.

We're going to choose the songs tonight, so before summer
hits, you should hear what we sound like. Finally!

Tomorrow Is The Day.....

I am going to be composing a song-well, ringtone tomorrow, and sometime this week it should be uploaded as an MP3 on several websites. I'll be putting it on MySpace, FaceBook, Twitter and any other social network that I'm in.

Oh, it'll be free, so be sure to download a copy and get all your friends and family members to get one too. We'll be doing several of these next month, so you can always come back and get more!