I finally made the hummus and website updates

Posted on July 15th, 2008 in In The News, Web Maintenance by Vegan Momma

hummus.jpgI finally got around to making hummus yesterday. Remember those beans, well I used the leftover ones in this dish. I’ll write more about the topic when I post the recipe on The Raw and The Cooked.

Trust me, it’s almost complete. I just need to snap a photo and upload it to accompany the delightfully tasty recipe. Actually, there are two versions a fat free version and a version that I’ve added healthy fats (sunflower seed cheese, it’s actually quite tasty.) Sunflower seeds is an excellent source of vitamin E, magnesium, and selenium.

I didn’t use bread for the dip as shown in the picture, veggies were used for the dip along with raw vegetable chips (My diet is at least 80% raw foods) a healthier alternative and a delightful change. The recipe is simple and definitely ebook worthy so it’s going into both additions of my ebook the free version along with the paid version. I haven’t decided on when I’ll be releasing it, but it’s coming. I’ll also be releasing an ebook that focuses on natural remedies that you can make at home.

Changes are here, and more to come…
The past few months have been extremely busy for myself. I’m behind the scenes working to complete the goals I’ve set out for myself on my personal websites. Some of the changes I imagine are starting to be noticed here on Vegan Momma. It’s evident in the new readers I’m picking up and the websites that have been linking here.

I’ve always wanted to come back to writing about health, nutrition, and exercise on this website and I do a lot of that already. There is still a lot of misinformation out there about health, nutrition, fitness, it’s too much a part of my life not to. Food politics (that don’t necessarily have to do with veganism) is a topic I’m passionate about and you’ll see me write about it here a lot more. Yes, I’ll be writing about veganism.

My stats show me that I still have a lot of readers that land here searching for information about the subject so I’ll try to do my part to educate those who land on my website. I’m definitely not ashamed of being Vegan although I haven’t talked about it as much as I used to in the early days of Vegan Momma. I definitely don’t want to be “preaching to the choir” and have a vegan only website. There that focus solely on veganism and do it very well.

Although I do my best not to make feel uncomfortable (it’s definitely not what I’m about) The website is headed in a different direction, so it might not appeal to everyone and I’m fine with that. I cannot please everyone all the time. However I’ll be writing more about topics I love. It will be interesting to see what goes on here over the next few months. I’ve enjoyed the interaction that I’ve had with the many I’ve met on this website, through email, and many other websites.

A lot of people have been instrumental in making me get off my butt and move into the direction I’ve been fighting for over a year and I’ll be mentioning them in another post. I’ll be writing that later this week.

[tags]vegan, food politics, ebook, The Raw and The Cooked, raw food, food politics[/tags]

Web Maintenance: The Mac Diva

Posted on October 28th, 2007 in Blog Monetization, Personal, Web Maintenance by Vegan Momma

The Mac Diva screenshot

The Mac Diva

In an earlier post, Overcoming Obstacles: Turning I can’t Into I Can , I mentioned how I moved my ferrets website, Ferrets Haven to another website. The Mac Diva was moved also. As with with Ferrets Haven I had to add all the pictures back onto the server. I’m happy to say that that, with the exception of one post, The Mac Diva is done!

I don’t post often on The Mac Diva. I’ve written under 60 articles since it was created this past June however some of the posts have received a fair amount of traffic. When I created it I still was not sure exactly what direction I was going to take. I did have an “idea” thankfully I know the direction I want to go with this website and over the next few weeks I’ll be making some changes.

Making Money With A PR Of O

Today was the first day I added some adsense blocks on The Mac Diva. I’ll be curious to see how they do. I’m seeing a lot more people making money online many of the ones that are my blog buddies do it well. Occasionally I do read or hear people making inaccurate assumptions about people who monetize their websites. You cannot make blanket statements about people.

Anyway The Mac Diva was one of my websites that had a PR 0f 0 that did very well with affiliate marketing. I have a few other that did well also. They did a lot better than Vegan Momma and guess what they all had a PR of O. I made more using affiliates than I did with adsense or Paid posts combined, and yes I have received a paycheck from Google. I posted about that last month.

This is one of the websites that does get contacted by advertisers weekly. This website, Vegan Momma, is the other one. I have not done any paid reviews on The Mac Diva. I enjoy technology so naturally I want a place where I can write about it all the time. Not too long ago I was contacted by a developer on my Mac website. They want me to review their product.

Sunday Free Day

I’m not going to do too much work on the website today. It’s a beautiful day outside and I’m definitely not going to be spending my time on the computer. I had an exam yesterday which I aced. I received an A+. I have declared this to be a “free day”. I’m off to hang with my daughter. I hope everyone has a sparkling day! :-)

[tags]The Mac Diva, Ferrets Haven, websites, web monetization[/tags]

WordPress and Advance Posting: How To Schedule Your Posts

Posted on June 17th, 2007 in Technology, Web Maintenance, WordPress by Vegan Momma

Word Press logoA few of my friends joke about the time I spend blogging. “Opal you must blog all day long!” I don’t. Did you know that WordPress actually lets you schedule when you want your post to appear? it’s true! It’s a great way to continue blogging even when you are away, or don’t want to be bothered.

How is it done? I’m glad you asked.

Alrighty now…

Posted on May 22nd, 2007 in Personal, SEO, Web Maintenance by Vegan Momma

I’m slowing down with the behind the scene maintenance with my sites. I still have things that I want to complete but it’s not like before.

Good News

Vegan Momma ~ Advertising
I received my first big offer (big for me) a few days ago. This was a direct offer so no middleman involved. Sweet! I also received a very nice offer from a website I use. I’m slightly surprised since my PR went from a 5 to a 4 but I’ve heard a few top bloggers say the PR/ranking isn’t the only thing that should be considered.