Making money writing online after the Google Panda algorithm update

My PayPal earnings back in 2009 and 2010

It pays to serve God, and listen to Him and follow His ways.

Sometimes we don't think our spiritual lives and our financial lives are intertwined, but they are.

Yes, there are folks that get blessed (seemingly) with tons of money who are non-believers in Christ -- people we may secretly rail to God about.

"How could you bless them like that? They don't even serve You!" we may say inside at low points.

But anyway, taking stock of our lives, there are lots of blessings -- and I feel more on the way, like when Celie in The Color Purple felt something coming -- not the "twister weather" she suspected -- but Shug Avery, her husband's mistress -- blew into town and brought her relief from beatings and some excitement.

Okay, all that notwithstanding, I feel better stuff (no mistresses!) coming soon, as I see the sun reflected against all this snow gracing the ground in Northeast Ohio. Feels like spring even in the midst of winter.

This winter has not been bad at all to me. Seems short, and so hopeful.

Making Money with Examiner.com and Writing for Other Places After the Google Panda Update

I guess it depends on where you lay your hope and trust and the resilience in your life. Back in 2009 and 2010 when I took that screenshot above of my PayPal account, you can see it was flush with money I earned from writing for Examiner.com (yeah, go ahead and click on my affiliate link if you like to write and work and follow some tips and listen to the Lord about his good ideas for earning income) -- but in early 2011, the Google Panda update change came along, a change that altered how easy it was to get views, and therefore money, from writing online.

But the end isn't always the end. You listen to heaven and find new ways to make money -- sometimes with new places, like the way I've been writing more for places like Social Spark and reviving dead blogs that are really worth something. (I just tripped out to see that this blog is more than 5 years old! Gold in the eyes of Google...)

And find new ways to revive streams of income that have seemingly died, but are really full of life if you just look for it. A look through my articles about finding Internet coupons and stuff will teach you how I got the idea to write more on that channel, and therefore offer more ways for readers to buy things through my affiliate links, a process that has made me more money, and bless God put me on the path to pay off the IRS, and, I believe, plenty more debts and then some.

When life seems like it's trying to give you lemons, seriously make that lemonade and lemon squares and lemon cakes and lemon zest and lemon...

...you get what I mean. Look for the positive silver lining and He will direct your paths, even through those long nights when you don't feel like looking for hope anymore.