Green Llama

After dropping from PR4 to PR1, and then today getting whacked from PR1 to PR0, I’ve pretty much had it with Google. Over the past two years Google has never really been a friend to this site. It didn’t just start when I started selling text links and reviews, it’s been [...]

I’m in need of a logo for a future project. I am awful at all things graphic, so I turn to you. Anyone out there have some skill in the area of graphic design? I have an interesting idea for a logo, and I’d like to see it brought to life. [...]

I finished making the updates that I wanted, and uploaded the new theme. Strangely, everything appears to be working. That never, ever happens when I make any coding changes - there’s always something that breaks unexpectedly. But everything appears to be ok in Firefox and IE 7 at least. If you’re [...]

So long, September. Not a bad month by my measure, but just slightly worse than August 2007. Three percent worse, if you’re talking about total profit for the month - so nearly even really. Let’s take a quick look at the breakdown:
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Adsense
Income from Adsense dropped 5%, but made up a total of [...]

For months now, I’ve been posting a monthly recap of my online earnings.  The only catch is that I have never put a set dollar amount on how much I actually earn online.  In the comments of nearly every recap post, someone asks why - and I have to explain why each time.
I know that [...]

August 2007 is gone forever - and we’ll never see it again.  That’s pretty much OK with me, since it marked a 32% drop in profit compared to July 2007.  That being said, it still marks my third best month every since I started making money online.  So it was a tough month, but [...]

Another month has come and gone, in spectacular fashion. So far this year, May has been my best month - an all time record for me , in fact. Fortunately I’m a fan of breaking records and setting new ones - like I did in July. Compared to June, net profit [...]

I took a minute this evening to make a comparison for myself.  I compared my earnings from the last six months of 2006 ( Jul 1 - Dec 31 ) to the first six months of 2007 ( Jan 1 - Jun 30 ), out of curiosity more than anything.  I knew I had [...]

  It’s that time again - time for my monthly online earnings report.  For those who don’t remember, May 2007 was a record profit month for me - by a wide margin.  I knew going into June that it would be tough to build on the successes of May, and possibly even tough to maintain [...]

I installed Spam Karma 2 not too long ago to fight the ridiculous amounts of spam that this blog attracts.  Unfortunately, it sounds like it has been a little too effective, and some of your comments have been trapped in moderation / spam karma hell.  I’m going to play around with the settings to try [...]

Last month, April 2007 for those of you who don’t follow the calendar, was my best month yet with regards to making money online.  It beat February 2007, which was previously my best month.  The only thing better than having a record-setting month is repeating the performance - I’m happy to say that May 2007 [...]

I’m heading off on vacation starting this Thursday, and I won’t be back until Friday the 25th at the earliest.  I’ve known about this vacation for a few months, and the plan was to have 4 or 5 good posts queued up to auto-post while I was gone.  Naturally I didn’t get around to it, [...]

Ladies and gentlemen, the time has arrived.  Now each of you can add the Green Llama Google Toolbar button to either your Firefox or IE Google Toolbar.  No longer do you have to go hours or even *gasp* days at a time without seeing our green friend.

I have removed the Kontera ads from Green Llama.  The income generated from this site wasn’t enough to justify the annoyance.  I will continue to use Kontera ads elsewhere, and enjoy the money earned.
So if by chance, you’ve decided not to visit Green Llama because you hate Kontera ads, feel free to come back [...]

Following up a tough March, I knew that April had to be better. And fortunately, it was better - a lot better. In fact, it was even better than February 2007, which makes April 2007 my best online income month to date. Total net profit jumped 63%, and it was [...]

Today I hit the quarter-century mark, so that means a day off.  No work today, and no internet.  Well, a little internet - it’s hard to go cold turkey.  Anyway, off to the movies to enjoy my day.

I’m looking for a few guys who would like to contribute some posts from time to time, here at Green Llama. It’s pretty much a post when you can sort of gig - if you can do a post a week, then great. If it’s one a month, that’s great too.
I’m just looking [...]

Very soon, I’m going to register an LLC, and begin operating my online ventures as a real, live business, rather than my current sole proprietorship method.  Why go through the trouble?  Lots of reasons really, but mainly the limited liability and tax benefits.  I also like the idea of actually owning my own business, and [...]

March of 2007 was one heck of tough month, though I saw the warning signs pretty early. Following up my best month ever in February, March turned out to be pretty disappointing when all the final numbers were tallied up. Total net profit for March took a nosedive, at 39.28 percent down [...]

No, I don’t mean the site, it never went anywhere. I mean the actually green llama itself. After my recent redesign, there was some serious concern about the missing llama. To make things right, I decided to bring him back, and I’m glad I did. The Green Llama just didn’t feel [...]

Today I’m launching a new theme ( a temporary one, but more fitting for now ) as well as a site-wide refocus. I’ve decided to focus the majority of my posting on the varied topic of making money online. I’ll ramble on about how to make money blogging, using affiliate programs, text link [...]

Just the other day, Green Llama dot net was Dugg - in fact, one of my posts got over 1,000 Digg’s - not too shabby. The traffic came pouring in and was quickly shut off to a trickle. The Digg Bury Brigade came through, as they often do, and shut down my story [...]

And now batting, nummmmmmmber Three Hundred! That’s right, this here is post number 300 on the Green Llama. I know that’s not a huge number to some people, but to me that’s a heck of a lot. It took a little over a year to get there, which isn’t too bad in [...]

I’m quickly approaching post #300 on the Green Llama.  To me, that’s a heck of a lot of posts in one place - though it may not seem like a lot to some of you 5x a day posters.  Anyway, is there anything special that you guys would like to see for number 300?

February is the shortest month of the year, which usually means it’s one of the toughest in terms of making money online. For me, that was just not the case. After a record-breaking January, I crushed the short-lived record in February. Total net profit for all my online ventures was [...]

Nusuni.com graciously did a review of the Green Llama - and I have to say that it scored pretty darn well.  I won’t spoil the whole review ( follow that link to check it our yourself ) but a score of 9/10 for uniqueness is pretty strong!  Random crap is a beautiful thing, and makes [...]

Here’s a look at the Green Llama posts that got the most eyes in front of them during the month of January 2007 -

Cowgirls Espresso
Teacher faces oral sex charges
Nipple Enlargement Surgery
Thong Thursday Crackdown
High school teachers appears topless on Myspace ( Boy that’s an old one )
Nothing particularly though-provoking in that bunch, but good posts [...]

The first month of 2007 is behind us, and all I can think is what a year this is going to be! Across the board, and without exception, January was my best month with regards to making money online. Total net profit was up a whopping 71% from December 2006. That’s [...]

The Green Llama is going under the knife today, for a pretty major theme upgrade.  No, this isn’t the custom theme that I’ve been wanting, but it’s a heavily modified version of Cutline.  All new theme, all new plugins, and more in the works today.  So if you come by today and something’s not working [...]

This site has never been a real moneymaker with Adsense, despite getting a pretty good amount of traffic.  I’ve never been particularly happy with the amount of money it makes.  So I decided to do something about it.
Enter Llama Ads.  I’m working on putting together my very own rudimentary ad system.  This way, I can [...]

I’m going to start a “Free Stuff” section here at the Green Llama. Why? Because I can, that’s why. I don’t need your permission, after all. What will you find in the free stuff section? Golly, do I have to walk you through everything?
FREE STUFF. All kinds of [...]

Here are the top 10 things that people searched for, that led them to this site. Since this is my first such list, this one is YTD.

topless
tamara+hoover+pictures
topless+teacher
tamara+hoover
green llama
green+llama
naked+teachers
topless+teachers
bikini
sex

See a pretty common theme? Although 5 and 6 are surprising- Do that many people really search for green llama?

Here’s some boring crap for you to mull over.  I finally ( ! ) fixed all those link thingies at the top of my page.  So now when you click on “Submit a Story”, it doesn’t laugh at you and point fingers.  It actually works.  So if you do have any good stories or sites [...]

For those of you who haven’t noticed ( I imagine that would be my beloved blind readers ) Green Llama has recently been redesigned. I switched over to the Wordpress platform for a few reasons which I won’t go in to here - because no one cares. The point is, I know some [...]