The Extraordinary Tourist

Hope the Cat Sampler will be included with my Birt...

2009-10-08T22:02:08.921+10:30

Hope the Cat Sampler will be included with my Birthday Book! I could give a couple for Christmas gifts, unless you let me know if anybody else in the family will be getting them.

Walking is supposed to be better for you than jogg...

2009-09-28T20:08:42.305+09:30

Walking is supposed to be better for you than jogging. Jogging shakes all your muscles up etc, and if you're on hard surfaces it's not good for your ankles etc though better if your jogging shoes have plenty of support.

It's said that 30mns three times a week is good, and you can split it up into 10mn sections for the day. If you want to do it each day though, it's good, and 30mns would do.

Not supposed to be good to walk in very cold or very hot weather. I don't get as much walking as I should, mainly to buses, and social groups, and the most when I go to the big shopping centre.

I did actually go out for a walk one day, when it was sunny, and it took me nearly 50mns round circuit!

Could the Frog Van really look 'cool?' The A-team ...

2009-09-21T21:09:49.193+09:30

Could the Frog Van really look 'cool?' The A-team one has the red stripe co-ordinating with the spoiler! I think the Frog Van looks quite cute as it is, and is aptly named!

The Jack Daniels fridge was out of place, literally, as the old fridge was still in the corner, so it was standing against the side wall facing the sink.

Carl put a hessian sack down to stand it on so it couldn't mark my floor, such as the beige lino is!

The van does go well I've just never been able to ...

2009-09-21T16:40:18.420+09:30

The van does go well I've just never been able to quite solve the backfiring problem completely. Our local mechanic said it had a manifold leak (part of the exhaust system) which would be consistent with a reason for backfiring. At the moment the van runs great at higher speeds along country roads, it just doesn't like the slow pace of suburbia or very cold starts.

The chair wasn't for sale but the cooler was (we don't need it any more). The car blind needed a very specific buyer who desperately needed it and knew just how hard that particular one is to get for their car.

Can't imagine your house with a black Jack Daniels fridge - must've seemed very out of place.

A spoiler is, well if you look at the picture of the A-Team van, see that red fin on the roof top at the very back that kind of looks like a roof rack bar? That's a spoiler. They come in all different shapes and sizes.

Many modern cars have them sitting on top of the boot lid. It's supposed to reduce wind drag on the back of the car and at the same time push the back wheels down for a bit better traction. Which supposedly makes the cars performance better and more efficient. However most people get them 'cause they look cool and make the car seem 'sportier'. ;-)

Forgot to ask - what's a spoiler? Maybe you can po...

2009-09-21T15:27:40.168+09:30

Forgot to ask - what's a spoiler? Maybe you can point it out on the A-team one?

I thought you meant you were selling the van at fi...

2009-09-21T15:24:46.544+09:30

I thought you meant you were selling the van at first- I felt quite disappointed - 'til I realised! (I thought you'd fixed the van's problems, though, I do remember you saying about this one?)

I enlarged the picture (I've saved it for my slideshow for posterity!) to see if you had anything I could give house room to!

I see you have some car stuff, which I'm surprised didn't go ie: a blind for someone's back window - would depend on fit I suppose, a dashboard mat, which looks good, but would depend on fit again I expect. Looks like some roller skates and a small microwave, comp monitor etc.

The chair wasn't for sale was it, or the water cooler, they were for you, right? I could have done with that bar fridge when my fridge packed up recently! (after nearly 19yrs, and nearly 9yrs past it's 10yr warranty!) That's a story I have to tell you yet, and other things to bring you up to date with me!

Carl came up with one, which sufficed, and I was glad of, but it was a black one,(been painted black) a bit old 'n' going rusty inside, just used for cans of beer etc with 'Jack lives here' in large white letters on the front! (meaning Jack Danniels whiskey, and it had the whiskey logo too!)

It didn't quite go in my kitchen, but good job I had it! It had been kept at the stables where Carl's partner goes to her horses! I'd give it another go - someone must want that bar fridge!

Thanks for the update Carmine. The site looks fant...

2009-09-02T19:07:53.216+09:30

Thanks for the update Carmine. The site looks fantastic too. :-)

Hi Tet (David) Yes our web page is up an running n...

2009-09-02T11:30:31.354+09:30

Hi Tet (David)
Yes our web page is up an running now
www.littleglory.com.au
Carmine

It's good to see people adding their opinions and ...

2009-09-01T13:06:04.860+09:30

It's good to see people adding their opinions and experiences of this product. I'd certainly like to hear more.

If you are considering buying this product based on my review please note that the review was written back in December of 2007. It is, therefore, an old product that the creators may or may not be as enthusiastic about as they used to be.

I agree with Justdoit in that most of the information within the ebook for this product is available for free however if you want to save some time gathering it all together then purchasing the ebook will do that.

The product is targetted at complete beginners to the art world who may never have heard about many of the opportunities it talks about. Particularly the idea of contributing to stock image web sites as a way of earning money (it's not an obvious career path if you didn't know that many companies purchase stock images for articles, brochures and more).

Whilst JD_Mortal's simplistic overview of how to sell your art is valid it's only a small portion of what you could be doing with your art online to earn income. There are far more opportunities in selling prints and digital images online than there is in just selling your own physical artworks via a web site.

With some market research on what kind of images sell on stock image sites you could certainly make quite a decent income from selling the same image over and over again.

What you get out of the paidtodraw system is exactly what you put in. This is not a free ride to easy money no matter what the sales message says. You have to put the information to good use and work at it.

Regarding JD-Mortals comments, I just wanted to sa...

2009-08-31T13:42:21.202+09:30

Regarding JD-Mortals comments, I just wanted to say that I did buy the product and was sadly disappointed & somewhat angered by the poor quality of information this product provides.

There are video tutorials provided which are really bad quality & hard to see what's going on- particularly when you want to see what is happening on the screen they are working on.
Also, it felt like being taught by a "Lazy college or high school student" or whatever the guy says about himself to sell his product. What was I thinking?!!

Also, I sent an email with a query & the reply I received was -
"How did you get my personal email address? I'd be happy to help".
I replied that I merely clicked on the link on their site & could he please help with my question...
I never heard back.

As to the integrity of these guys, I also noticed that if you google "get paid to draw scam", some of the ads (adwords) on the right hand side of that google page that show up, actually take you straight to their page...so they are NOT reviews at all, and simply a sneaky way of getting more hits to their site & them getting paid for people clicking on their DECEITFUL links.

Look for them on youtube, and you will see some of this poor quality video footage.

In my opinion, these guys are SERIOUSLY DODGY, UNETHICAL AND DEFINITELY NOT DESERVING OF ANYONE'S HARD EARNED MONEY!!
There's plenty of free info out there on the net...and youtube has some good tutorials.

As the age old motto goes..."Buyer Be Ware" - I've certainly learned my lesson from it & If you've been reading this wondering "Should I?", I hope this helps you in your decision.

"You will not need to work after you upload photos...

2009-08-28T15:52:06.412+09:30

"You will not need to work after you upload photos."

That is poor English, but it sounds intentionally poor.

"You can quit your job" Noooo, they are saying...

"You don't have to do anything to make money after you uploaded." EG, the money part happens without your further intervention. EG, you don't have to go out and direct people to your drawings, they will find you through the services.

Is it a scam? Not in my OPINION. Is it worth it... Possibly. Is it worth it to me? No.

You are buying information. The flaw is that you are buying free public information, and paying for the worst marketing service in the world.

How do you make money drawing? Sell it... There is my free advice.

Where do you sell it? Where you see art sold. If you can't find a place to sell it, chances are, no-one else can. (How is it going to sell if it can't be found?)

Ebay, Blogs, Twitter, Google-search, Free websites, Image hosts, Myspace, Facebook, etc...

That is where people are, and they are searching with search-engines that frequent those sites. Be a pimp to your art.

What does it take? An image with comments...

{Image of a dog on the lawn}
Comments: dog, lawn, green, grass, k9, drawing, buy, sell, gift, custom, art, draw, holiday, pug, etc...

Boom... now google sees it... Sign up for the comment service, and re-comment that image... go to other search engines, and recommend those, build a web-page and link to it with those comments.

Instant exposure...

Pay me $35.00 and I will tell you how again, and again, and again.

Ad-words is just a perk. It DOES earn you extra money with each image.

Maybe Drew. I wonder if any paint ever makes it to...

2009-07-26T18:25:49.450+09:30

Maybe Drew. I wonder if any paint ever makes it to the canvas if the experience is this good! ;-)

I didn't know where you were going with that artic...

2009-07-26T16:34:53.233+09:30

I didn't know where you were going with that article but yeah, she must paint with both hands...

BTW - I removed my previous post just b4 this one ...

2009-07-06T23:13:22.671+09:30

BTW - I removed my previous post just b4 this one & posted it here 'cos there was a massive gap/ blank space ;-) (so, no need 2 reply of course)

Thanks David, I've just been reading "The Thriving Artist" blog - as you suggested. Unfortunately his course website is closed. Still, some useful & encouraging info on the blog.
Any other tips re: where/how to exploit my artistic talent for some income using the internet?
I only just really started looking into this today...so am still researching- but any info you might have to offer would be much appreciated.
I don't think I want to subscribe to getpaidtodraw at this point...perhaps in the future.
I thought It may help if I get a "tablet" for drawing. Your thoughts?

Thanks again!!

Hey thanks so much 4 the info David! I'll check it...

2009-07-06T23:08:19.840+09:30

Hey thanks so much 4 the info David! I'll check it all out.
Cheers!

Whether a graphic's tablet is a good idea or not I...

2009-07-06T19:02:44.884+09:30

Whether a graphic's tablet is a good idea or not I can't tell you. If you want to learn digital painting then you'll need one but you can get by without one. I don't have one and I create a lot of digital graphics for web sites. A flatbed scanner and/or digital camera is probably just as useful (both of which I have).

You could try a site like Redbubble.com, Cafepress.com or Imagekind.com. All of which let you set up shops to sell prints of your art. I have a shop at all three but only promote my redbubble and cafepress shops.

Then you could do your own search for Royalty free graphic library sites and become a submitter of work (these are the sites that paidtodraw is promoting as the high income earners).

Try this link: 40 places to sell your designs online. It's a great article on Mashable's blog.

It depends on what you mean by 'stuck with it' jus...

2009-07-06T17:53:45.394+09:30

It depends on what you mean by 'stuck with it' justdoit? Some of the things the program suggests I was already doing (and am still doing) such as selling on ebay and working as a freelance artist. So I don't give the program credit for that.

However I've never submitted any work to the kind of sites the getpaidtodraw system is promoting, not because they don't work or you can't make the kind of revenue it suggests but because I just haven't. Too busy doing other things.

There are plenty of options where you can earn a living from your art online and work from anywhere but all of them require as much effort and dedication as a full time job to make them pay the real money.

So...thanks for all that research, time & info. I'...

2009-07-06T12:26:46.496+09:30

So...thanks for all that research, time & info. I'm curous - have you stuck with it? And has it been more lucrative for you? I only just chanced upon getpaidtodraw.com & am researching before i decide to buy. I am a talented artist, (need to learn computer art programs more tho') living in Australia needing some direction for my art, & have dreamed of a way I can work on projects from home or anywhere in the world - with real clients with real money & real possibilites...Thanks heaps!!

You know the spade handle was a fluke. I looked at...

2009-05-29T09:16:15.697+09:30

You know the spade handle was a fluke. I looked at two spades we have leaning against my studio wall thinking, how hard would it be to take the handle off that? I went over to pick the spade up by the handle and it just came off the end of the spade. The screw holding it in had rusted away.

The women at the chemist thought the same thing - should start up a sideline business.

Very inventive! Can you make me one and post it on...

2009-05-28T18:57:44.192+09:30

Very inventive! Can you make me one and post it on, incase, but hopefully not, I should need one?! I'd keep that on hand, unless you need the towel, and that handle looks quite new. (good excuse for not being able to do the garden!)

Perhaps you've found another vocation - or sideline! LOL!

Are you sure that's a bonus? I could send you one ...

2009-05-21T20:01:45.201+09:30

Are you sure that's a bonus? I could send you one with her cropped out if you like ;-)

Shelters like that one no longer exist on Whyalla'...

2009-05-21T19:59:51.877+09:30

Shelters like that one no longer exist on Whyalla's beach anymore (all but one with a flat roof is gone).

I don't think the train is a true steam train. It's just made to look like one.

The pasties did have meat in them. I assume they were made the traditional 'Cornish' way since they're supposed to be authentic.

If you click the link 'Subscribe by email' that ap...

2009-05-21T19:53:57.697+09:30

If you click the link 'Subscribe by email' that appears just below each 'Post a Comment' box you'll be notified of replies to just that specific post. Once you're subscribed to a specific post you can unsubscribe simply by clicking the same link again (which you'll notice has changed to 'unsubscribe').

A week would have been nice. I did mention the toi...

2009-05-21T19:49:33.416+09:30

A week would have been nice. I did mention the toilets at Iron Knob in my road trip but I had better photos to show and I don't think the Dunny mural is particularly great (it's good just not outstanding). Though it is much better than graffiti.

Saved both these photos to add to my 'Frog van' ph...

2009-05-19T18:24:00.000+09:30

Saved both these photos to add to my 'Frog van' photos for my slideshow, with the added bonus of Rose in the picture.