I just wanted to post a quickie here. I put together a blogging product review site.
Check out http://www.keithblogs.com/reviewproducts/ if you want more details. Have a GREAT DAY!

Over the weekend I decided it was time to sign up for Google Adsense. Apparently this is a good avenue to generate some extra income with my blog.  I gave it a few days for approval and go in to check on my account to find out they declined me.   Google does not provide any explanation on why I was rejected.  I did some research and found out if a website is under construction they will deny issuing an “Adsense account” . I guess, I screwed up by posting on my site that it was under construction.  The funny thing is aren’t all blog sites constantly under construction? We are updating and posting on a regular basis. The site is really never completed. Anyways, I took down the comment this site is under construction and will re-apply to Google later this week.

Well, here we are on Cinco De Mayo.  May 5th, 2009. I know my postings have not been on a regular basis. I have been working on the look of my site and learning about CSS, PHP and how everything interfaces with HTML.  I was thinking about not bringing my blog online until it was up and running and looking pretty. After thinking about this approach I decided to release it to the public in it’s infancy. You will be able to see all the flaws and mistakes as I move forward with this project. This is a long term project and the changes will not happen overnight. Even my first posting will not be completely professional and proof read. Why, because I want you to see how this progresses over time. The posting will contain much more relevant information in the future. But, what the heck I need to blog about what is happening today. And today I am working on refining the look of the site. Then I will update the featured site area. Next I will start featuring some advertisers and products to help sponsor my work. Eventually, this should all take on a life of it’s own. Wish me luck!!!

First of all I can’t profess to be a blogger expert, as I am in the learning  curve phase. But, I do know from my marketing experience that one can have the coolest, hippest, fanciest blog on the internet and NO viewers. In my mind that is such a waste.  This is why over the past couple of days I have been focusing my efforts on gaining a Twitter following. I need you, (my readers) to visit my blog, read and make comments. But, I have to find you wonderful people first.

I am all ears and open to any suggestions on how to expand my reader base. Please post a comment.

Today 4/17/2009, I started building this blog. Below are the steps I have taken to get this far.

1. I registered the domain name www.keithblogs.com with godaddy.com
2. Signed up with wordpress.com to host my blog
3. Created a forwarding link in the domain manager at godaddy to point to bacorgrp.wordpress.com
4. Signed into my wordpress blog and started learning how to use all the tools, widgets, formatting, etc.
5. Been surfing the web looking at blogs trying to get ideas.

I did add a few posts and new stuff to the blog. This is most definitely a learning experience.  I will try to continually update my blog building progress so that others can learn from my experiences. I think keeping this category very basic and step-by-step may help others going through the same experience. As I learn more possibly I will start a tips and tricks section. I need to figure how to use HTML to change formatting and add cool stuff. But right now I think I better stick to the basics as I progress through the learning curve. Just for fun let me try the coloring options.

COOL!!!!