In my last update i came across a find of some stamps, and a 5 cent coin which in total gave me $5 for the project. Well since then I have had a number of finds. The best find was actually by sheer chance, it was a $5 note, and i could not even see it. Just by chance i picked up this docket i saw on the ground and wrapped inside the docket was a $5 note. This was a good find and actually the second $5 since i started the project. Additionally other smaller finds have include a 10 cent coin at the checkout, and 4 x 5 cent coins. Which is not a bad number of finds.

So for the month this totals to about $10.30 added to the project $162.10 which is not to bad.

In more unfortunate news for the project however I am still a little behind on the other things i have hoped to be making some money on for the project. This like affiliate programs are not working as quickly as i had hoped. However i still do have some ideas to build this project up my sleeve, one of which i will announce to you in early November. So keep an eye out and i think it will be something that we can all benefit from.

But then yesterday i made another find, a book of stamps with 9 still in it. At 55cents each that is $4.95 worth of stamps. Because i do not have any thoughts on how to use these in the project, i am going to put the money in and use them for other purposes, and put the money in that i would have normally spent on them.

As of yesterday i also made a goal that i want to achieve before the end of the year. This goal is still to be entirely defined, but the basic idea is that, i have realized i have a lot of junk around at home, and i want to get rid of as much of the stuff that i don’t use often if at all, before the end of the year. I will be looking to put any proceeds from this into the project, especially stuff that i have not used in a long time.

Finally at the moment i am spending some time getting all my primary websites, in order with new theme’s which will i hope be the last theme changes for at least 18 months to 2 years. I am making use of paid theme’s now, and hope to make good choices for the three sites that i going to initially make the theme changes. In making these theme changes i will be looking to hopefully better monetize, the sites, and so you may see a few changes with ads around some of my sites. Although i don’t want to make them to intrusive.

One of the most impressive features of The Book Depository website is the Free Worldwide Delivery. This is one thing which you do not see often, however is a very nice incentive to buy, when people visiting through your links consider buying.

Anyway just a little something that i wanted to share and i hope that you find it to be a successful program, as i hope to find for myself as well.

While as you may have seen from a number of different times i have posted, it would appear that somethings are done on purpose. When in actual fact most of the big gains that i have had, are more of a right place at the right time sort of thing. Where as the things that i have really done on purpose, are more so resulting in little if any actual return for the project.

These include things such as the websites that i have been working on, which has grown a little, however still the traffic and actual revenue from advertising is still fairly low, if anything at all. Maybe though i should consider taking my own advice and Add a Product to Generate Revenue. Which is the plan for at least a couple of sites includeing, www.bizcycle.com.au, www.besocial.com.au, and www.nofixedoffice.com. However even for all these three it is still working out just what product and getting it together.

In addition to these sites the other sites that i run are more so looking at the advertising side of revenue as such. Some of which i still need to make the time to implement while others i need to maybe look at changing around a little as they just do not seem to be working in the layout or the type of ads that are there. So that could really be a bit of a project for this weekend. So maybe will share and look for some opinions in the next few days on what i find to get done.

So i am going to get the money from one account to the other in the next day or two transferring it and all just takes time to do online. But i should have it in there within a day or two and start earning. The initial interest rate which i will get will be 2% per annum. Which while not great will be more then sufficient to at least provide a little extra for the project. However as we all know compound interest has some power, and the more money that ends up building in the project the more interest will play a part in this.

As a side note, hopeing to start getting some more money into the project as i start looking to clear some of the junk i have at home. So many things that i have bought and just accumulated over the years, and ready to start getting rid of it. May be small change from most of it however will keep working on it, and maybe over time even add a few hundred, dollars or more.

It took quite a long time to accrue the points but in reality very little effort, a minute or two here or there every so often. I probably could have done it quicker if i was diligent and visited the site every day. However such is the way things are.

With this $30 reward, it brings me up to a total of $126.50 in the project. Just $1.50 off completing Step 12 ($64 – $128). I do not see it taking long to achieve that little bit. Then however is when the real work is going to have to begin. As the next step is 13 ($128-$256) this is not going to be a simple task of money found and interest earned will get me there, i mean it could but it will likely take quite some time to do. So i am going to have to double my efforts on other things to create the income i am going to need for this step and future steps.

Even though there are a few things that are working and building for me. While my websites did have a small drop off in traffic last month they actually generated a fairly small amount of ad revenue, but possibly the most to date. Even though it was generated i wont be counting it in the project until i actually get the cheque and bank it. As i figure there is no point counting something you do not have and cannot really use as yet.

Additionally while i have reached the level for payout on one online rewards program i still have not actually got the cheque sent out. Partially because there was an option to get it directly paid to the bank, but trying to work out how to do this and if it gives you more or not? Something i am looking into still, but this will add $30 once i get it sorted.

When i was shopping today i found a book in the car park, looks close to new, and i think it normally sells for $10, so will probably put that onto Ebay and see if i can get a dollar or two for it.

Finally i am awaiting a payment from a supplier for a rebate that i never even knew i should be expecting, however i get it anyway. So it is going to go into the project, and will add a little over $35.00, I cannot remember the exact amount but will check and when it comes through add it to the total.

The $1,000 day goal is still something i am to achieve. The closest i have come so far is about $250 in one day, from a website that i created however, it was one that had to go through my business, and not be included here.

So the current position of the project is sitting at $56.70 on step #11. With any luck i should be able to move past this step and onto step 12 within the week. Though will keep you updated.

Anyway, it seems this is still most likely the best returning part of this project at the moment. Which is kind of sad as there should be many other potential streams that are contributing to this project.

I am going to be looking at more ways to potentilly generate some income for this project, and even though it is something that i say quite often i am at some point actually going to get to it and make an effort, it is just finding the right thing to focus my efforts on.

Also adsense is starting to pay a little more me, it is still averaging just a few cents a day, but i am testing some font and other colour changes to see just how they affect CTR. If they do. Additionally i have been looking for some other potential ad networks, and have on at least two of my blogs started displaying fairly prominent display advertising through Commission Junction.

At the moment the main challenge, with building income through my sites is getting enough visitor’s to the sites to get reasonable ad impressions and the flow on click through. It would be nice to see a decent spike in traffic before the end of the month and be able to sustain a new level of traffic, however still something i am working on and looking at potential ways to handle.

Another advantage in looking to build revenue on my sites with things like adsense and commission junction is that the income is in US dollars which at the moment converts back very well to Australian dollars. Which for example would mean a $100 US payout from Adsense would convert to somewhere between $140 and $160 Australian, even with conversation fees back still would give decent conversion.

So it has been just 1 week between achieving step 10 and now achieving step 11. to achieve step 10 i did a little computer work for a friend, replaced their power supply, and that got me about $25. I also found another 5 cent piece on the floor in the car park. It would have to put me at almost $1 in 5 cent pieces i have found for the project so far.

Then today to nudge me over Step 11, i made a little money selling a domain with my new reseller account which added another $10.05 in. This at the moment brings me into a total of $56.70 in the project, which i am quite happy with.  As it was only in January that i went over $10, and now only 2 months later going over $50. Got some more income for a website i am doing coming soon, and also maybe a couple of other things that might add some income here. So we will have to see.

In other news, i have been playing more with adding content related advertising on some of my other sites, at this point no hard and fast results, but we will see how it goes. Plus working on building content for one or two of the sites, to try and get some better ranking in Google. Also i come across this program for the internet to run $7 sales to sell you products. You can check it out here 7 Dollar Secrets.

Anyway that about sums up what is going on, about the only other thing is if you are on twitter feel free to follow me @no_fixed_office and also check out the great series about getting started with a business for No Fixed Office coming soon at the blog.