Does my blog look like a race car?

Hi all!

You know what I mean, those NASCAR cars racing around the track with (what seems like) a zillion ads on them? Well, a post I read on Problogger the other day made me take a good look at my own blog and DAMN if it didn't look a little like that analogy.

I think I may have gotten carried away with ads and the important stuff like good content and quality links has suffered big time:(.

If you have a sec please take a look at my site and give me your opinion, suggestions etc. so I can clean things up.
This blog is mainly a work in progress since the niche really doesn't produce anything for me. I make more selling my old cookbooks on ETSY.com so the blog is really a learning tool for me.

Since I rushed into this without much of a plan, I decided to take a step backward and try and learn more and plan better so my future projects will do better.

Thanks for the support friends!:D
Phil

Yep. It does. :)

I'd remove the marketing stuff like HostGator & Linkshare - UNLESS they're converting.

If you want to promote "How this blog makes money" then set up a page and link to them there.

Also, this affiliate program is converting well for me, especially the Freezer Cooking Make Simple Guide:
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/affiliatesignup.htm

Just a heads up in case it might be a better fit than the marketing guides you've got there. (Disclaimer: I am a JV broker for Susanne, but I promote this product myself as you can see on ShowMomtheMoney.com - see? I'm all about the disclaimers now. lol!)

Best wishes,
Nicole

Awesome - thanks so much for your help and being so honest.
Going to check out your links right away.
Looks as though the 'elite' group are called that for a reason. You really know your stuff! I am going to make joining the Elite Member group a top-priority goal.
Thanks again Nicole and I hope it's ok to hit you back after I make some changes?

Take care,
Phil

You're very welcome. And, yes, of course! We're all here to help.

Warmly,
Nicole

Tried signing up for HBHW affiliate pgm. but have not received an email confirming or a username/password yet.
Thought this usually worked through an auto-responder so I was not sure if I did something wrong.
I emailed Susanne so I'll see what happens.
Thanks for the suggestion, the product will be a good fit.

Thanks again,
Phil

Hi Phil,

I'm Susanne's Affiliate Manager at Hillbilly Housewife. I'll send you a PM to see if we can get you sorted out.

Thanks! That would be great!