Blogosis

As you can see, I’m here and back working on Blogosis. I’ve been away for about 3 - 4 months now, and I just felt it was time to get back on track. You’ll probably notice, though, that Blogosis isn’t the same.

I’ve transitioned to a news/magazine style blog. This allows for a lot more freedom in the overall design and topics covered on Blogosis. I’m no longer just covering the topic of blogs and blogging alone, although that will still remain core to Blogosis and always will. However, I’m am spreading out the expertise of Blogosis to cover a vast range of topics from entertainment, politics, gaming and more. It is due to the fact that I am breaking away from just the blogging blogger niche, and into an alternative and opinionated source of news in blogging format.

The blog gives freedom to express one’s opinion and ideas, while news sources need to be factual and informational. There is no entertainment value to the news which is why I am here to change that. Opinion is full of entertainment and emotion.

So with that being said and done, I’d like to open the doors of Blogosis once again.

If anyone would like to join the team here at Blogosis (so far, it is just me), feel free to jump aboard. You get a shiny new @blogosis.com email, access to review current news with an opinion, let your voice be heard, and when advertising bonuses start rolling in, trust me when I say you will get a big piece of cake. Eventually, I plan to make Blogosis big enough to have its own office full of staff. Shiny.

E-mail me if you want in at contact@justindupre.com.

Alright, I’m tired of these Clickbooth posts just as much as you, but I am pretty empty on ideas right now and clogged up with client work and school. So, one of their reps contacted me on MSN to support their (allegedly) disintegrating image. There is good news from it though. That email was not a C&D letter, so I don’t have to worry about getting sued just yet. Yay! Anyways, here is what they had to say:

Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
Whos this?
Ziare says:
Hi Justin this is Ziare with clickbooth
Ziare says:
how are you
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
Fine.
Ziare says:
I wanted to reach out to you about some of your blogs regarding clickbooth
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
I figured so.
Ziare says:
We just wanted to have a chance to discuss the situation
Ziare says:
and clear up any misconceptions
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
Ok.
Ziare says:
do you have a few moments?
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
Yup.
Ziare says:
the email you received from us was not a C&D, just wanted to clear that up
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
Okay.
Ziare says:
C&D’s only come from our lawyers
Ziare says:
but we still wanted to reach out and defend our reputation
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
I think it might be a tad to late for that.
Ziare says:
why is that?
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
It is ruined amongst the community. Not just an individual.
Ziare says:
thats not true
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
Alright.
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
So what is true? I am assuming most of the Wicked Fire members, as well as Jon, aren’t? Correct?
Ziare says:
well the allegations that we dont pay our publishers are false
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
Of course.
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
So they are lying?
Ziare says:
they are definitely mistaken
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
Alright.
Ziare says:
how is thailand btw, I had a chance to visit bangkok a couple years ago
Justin - Freelance Content Publisher for Hire says:
Fine.

Yeah, I admit I was a bit cold with them. What do you expect, though.

Who likes the new theme? I’m trying to clean it up a little here and there, so expect a lot of changes.

Justin here is getting a little lazy. He wants to know if you want to blog for him! He’ll give you a dollar!!! Hehe

It is a great way to get your name out with over 50+ subscribers, and you’d be doing me a big favor as this week will be killer in school for me. Tests, applications for college, girls, partyin….. Just kidding about those last two. Anyways, I have no guest posters, and haven’t had any yet. If you want to see your post up here, just email me at justindupre @ blogosis.com! Alrighty? Cool.

I’m looking for another new layout for this blog. Always looking! Heh

If you are afraid of getting a little (bad) attention, stop blogging.

This whole C&D thing with me (as well as a few others) and Clickbooth has gotten ridiculous. I’ve been having a lot of trouble sleeping because of the email they’ve sent me. Can this be taken as the real deal? Will I get my butt sued off? Does it matter?

I don’t really know.

Is it worth it to go through what could be possible trouble for me? I could be facing a case against a company with millions of dollars to it’s name. What have I got? 200 in my pocket, and that’s for rent. Obviously, it would be mindless to keep the post up if these guys at Clickbooth are serious. Do I think they are serious? Yes, I do.  So why is the post still up?

I don’t really know.

I guess it is a pride thing. The freedom of speech, the freedom of communication, and the freedom of press (no matter what form it is in) are all things an American is born with. I’ve never been an outspoken person. I’ve kept quiet about a lot of crap in my life. I’ve backed down from a lot of that crap. Now isn’t the time to do it. I haven’t been sued, yet.

I’m sure if the threats increase, I will have to take them down. If I get a “real” C&D note from a lawyer, it will be removed. Getting an email from relations just isn’t going to cut it. Relations has absolutely no power in the law besides telling me to stop blogging falsities. Alright, sure. You got it Clickbooth. But I never told one lie in that post. I just informed what I allegedly knew about the alleged situation, and what everyone is allegedly saying you are allegedly up to… allegedly they say.

If you are going to bully someone around, bring in the big dogs the first time. This is absolutely ridiculous, Clickbooth. I don’t want to be sued, and you putting your money into suing me or any other little time blogger probably isn’t worth the lawyer fees you would undergo doing so.

Instead of suing us, why don’t you ask us what would make us take the posts down? How can you get on our good sides? How can you befriend Jon and the other Wickedfire members? How can you gain back the trust of a whole lot of affiliate marketers? How can you get your ads back in that marketing magazine?  Attacking us (allegedly) hasn’t seemed to have been of much help. And allegedly, it could mean the end of Clickbooth… allegedly. Thats my opinion at least, given to me by the 1st Amendment, thank you very much.

So, yeah, I should take the post down, just to save myself what allegedly…….. might be a lot of trouble. I don’t think I will though. Maybe I am just lazy, which I really am. Or maybe I just want to let others know what is going on with me and Blogosis. Because this domain is my property. What goes on my domain stays mine. It doesn’t all have to be valid fact, but I don’t go around pushing lies that can get me sued.

John Lemp, please, if you are still emotionally distressed from my posts, let me know. I know it must be tough for you. All that money in your pockets must not be enough (opinion/guess of mine… I’m not saying that could be false. Perhaps it isn’t enough. I don’t know). You don’t have to sue me to get emotionally stable. Write me personally, hell… call me!! (country exit code (I think it is 001 for the USA)) - 66 - 08 - 5617 - 0895. I will take all these posts down in an instant if you can prove to me it is hurting you. That’s no problem. Ask for Justin, and be aware I might answer in Thai (Hul - lo = Hello (Haha)). Alrighty?

I want to be cool with you Clickbooth. I want it honestly. I need to join some affiliate programs now that I got some shiny new credit cards. Its time for some extra revenue, you know? There is so much that could happen here, but I think you are just taking it all in the wrong direction. Maybe I am wrong though.

I really don’t know.

Bruce, send me your PayPal information to justindupre @ blogosis.com so I can send you about 90 bucks. You win! I believe Andrew Messer is also giving you a 125 x 125 advertisement spot on his blog as well, so I will hook you two up.

This month there were a little over 50 entries, however, most of them were for just email RSS subscriptions. I’m a bit disappointed that only a few actually participated in actively helping me advertise the contest by posting blog posts (which I even provided for you). In the end, it is my fault though, because I have almost lost most of my time to comment other blogs to get more traffic here.

I’m going to be killing this contest, probably for a few months. I’m really sorry that I have to, but I barely have enough money to pay this month’s rent after giving this away (I withdrew cash within 10 cents of 0 from my accounts >.<.) I’m killing it because I realized I shouldn’t be struggling to pay rent, and I will also be applying to transfer to a new college. I need about 1500 dollars a term to study at this school, which isn’t a lot, but I don’t have that kind of money, and neither do my family, and I really want to get the hell out of Hua Hin and Webster University.

Once I know I am secure, the contest will start up again though. I promise. I know I will lose all my subscribers and I deserve it. This blog is failing miserably. I’m going to have to start hiring some Indians or someone to start writing me some blog posts… or guest posts! If anyone wants to be a guest blogger here, just let me know. Send an article to justindupre @ blogosis.com and if I like it, you will see it here!

Sorry and thanks and I hope you all understand my situation.

Yeah! Just thought I would remind you all here, now, that any extra entries for the blogosis monthly blog contest end today. I haven’t added up the entries, but i don’t think it is as strong as it was last month. The amount of email subscribers may have gone up, but thats about it. So, if you did everything for all 11 chances, you might stand a pretty good chance to win.

So, you are gonna get about 90 dollars (10% of what I make online each month; tracked on the side bar) if you win, and 350+ Entrecard credits that I have gathered over the month.

Yup, just a little reminder that you could win. Check back in a couple days to see the winner.

How have I been, you might not be asking? I’m not too shabby. I am a bit tired, but not too bad at all. My grades in class are slipping from a 3.8 GPA to probably less than 3, but I am not too interested in school anymore. I make more than enough money to live, working only an hour a day, however the heck I want to here in Thailand, and if I could find someway to stay here without an Education visa, I would probably take it. My parents would kill me for that one, but gotta live your one life the way you want to.

I’m going to stop this post before I rant… I had a really good idea from that last sentence to rant on…

I’ve changed, that’s what has happened. Perhaps it has been due to my lack of sleep, but something is changing me. I’m getting way too lazy to do anything much that involves “work.” I’m so sad to say that this keeping this blog up has become “work” for me, instead of having fun and using it to express everything I want to.

A blog shouldn’t be considered work. Even, for some of the professional “web publishers” out there, they don’t even coin their “work” as “work.” It’s something that passes your time by, that gives you an outlet for writing and experiences and knowledge you have. I obviously haven’t been doing that the past couple weeks. February hasn’t been a good month (for me or the blog).

How am I going to turn this around? By writing about things I love and things that I know the best. What does this mean for the blog? It means it might stray away from blogging from here to there on my posts. It means that I might start doing restaurant reviews like a certain Asian I know. It means I will be covering a random amount of topics that come up in my thoughts and daily life. I’ll still try to tie in some connections to blogging in all my posts, but I am not making any promises.

I know this means I will lose half, if not all of my readers. Am I too concerned with that? Nope. I started this blog to see if it would make any money, and it really hasn’t. I got 5 bucks for an ad and that’s about all this blog has made me in the 2 months it’s been online. I’ve since found better ways to make money online, which is obviously working (tracked on my sidebar).

I will try to keep the monthly contest alive, although its performance this month has been lack luster. I may end up fixing it to a certain amount of money, until I am certain I make enough money to pay for college.

Like I said, I will most likely lose half my subscribers. I don’t blame you. Why add a random blog to your RSS feed anyways. Stick around for my writing if you enjoy it. If you need a blog about blogging specifically though, you have better options that have covered every topic already. No use regurgitating content.

So, what will I be covering? Blogging a bit, SEO, making money and all that crap, my experiments with Adwords and all that junk, freelance writing and graphic design, as well as random topics like what I had for lunch (hopefully I can get Chow to guest post), who said what during my courses, where I am and where the party is at during the weekend, Thai life and culture and girls, my supermodel girlfriend, and random shiat that pops into my head. I could make a bunch of different blogs for this, but I’m too lazy to do any more work.

What da’? I kinda feel like this kid…

I am amazed that my last post got absolutely no comments. I have 80 subscribers, and not one of you read the end of that last post? You know the post were I said if you posted a helpful comment, I would give you $5 dollars via PayPal and a $5 gift certificate to Amazon. I even said it straight up in the post title. I don’t know how much more obvious it could get.

So, I am moving that $5 dollars and Amazon gift card to this post. On top of that, I will give a thorough review of your blog, analyzing your content, design, and giving you some links to your posts. You can expect a few new readers to your blog which I know could help a lot of the bloggers that read this blog. How do you win?

Give me the best comment, advice, hate message, or argument to why I am not getting much in the way of comments? I am really trying to make this an active community, and I am attempting to lure you in with questions, but I’m lucky to get more than a few comments on any blog post. If one person leaves a comment that says, “Your blog sucks,” they win. So, leave a comment, hopefully a little better than that, but anything is fair game.

If no one comments, then I win and I will be reviewing my own blog. I’m serious. Punishment… HEHEHE.

Here is my first ever video blog post. I just go over me, blogosis.com, and the future of me and the blog, and other things like that. Check it out and look for more. Also be sure to check out the monthly contest!

Sorry for the poor sound and video quality. I’m going to be getting some new software and should probably be getting a new web cam. I just used YouTube’s quick capture feature. Oh yeah… I had a little typo in my speach. I said 3 words per cent. I meant 3 cents per word. Dur dur durrrrrr…

Here are some of my favorite posts from January 2008.

• 40+ Adsense Alternatives That Will Make You More Money! - I got the lovely “Google Slap” to my Adsense account for “invalid clicks.” After being screwed by that, I needed to find a way to make money on my blogs. I foud over 40 of them, and here they are for your enjoyment.
• Your Time and Effort Towards Blogging Means Nothing - This was an interesting post. A lot of the reasons a blog is successful is because it is polished towards its subscribers. This is also the first post I introduced my girlfriend to you.
  
• Blogging: The Next Olympic Sport - I think this is really where I started to write differently than everyone else. Anyways, find out why and and Olympians are the same.
• 6 Ways to Make Your Blog as Big as Cloverfield - Cloverfield was a great movie. Their marketing was amazing outside of the film, and inside of the film. I took hints from that, and show you how to make your blog bigger by listening to what Cloverfield had to say to us bloggers.
• No Passion? 20 Reasons Why You Should Blog with Passion - Another big, interesting list. If you are are blogging in a certain niche just to make money, you shouldn’t be. Blog for your passion.
• Your Blog and ‘Rabbits’ - I have rabbits. At first, I hated them. I’ve learned to love them, just as I have Blogosis. Learn the ways in this post.
• Blog Subscribers are Selfish Little… - Kitties! Haha. Using a little classroom knowledge I pieced this blog article together. Basically, you need to be blogging for others and not yourself.

It was Blogosis’ start up month, and traffic here has literally exploded past what I thought I would be getting. I was thinking I would be lucky to get 20 subscribers in one month. I not have 55 (Just got updated to 65!!) amazing readers. I estimated I wouldn’t make any money from my blog last month. I realized an amazing way to profit from my blog, and I now make about 40 dollars a day from it. If that is constant and comes everyday, I will make around 1200 dollars next month! Alexa has kept bumping us higher and higher. Statistics as of now say Blogosis is ranked at 477,700. I believe 2 weeks ago we were well over 1,000,000. Lets see if we can’t move up to 200,000 in the coming month.

So once again, thank you subscribers. Stay subscribed and help keep Blogosis alive! It is you guys that really make this community, I just provide the space for you to do it! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!