Thank you all for putting up with me while I was going through some personal issues.  I’m not through them yet but I know what I want and I’m trying to do it.  However, that’s not a topic for 60 in 3.  60 in 3 was created as a place for me to share fitness, exercise, diet and health tips and I’ve decided that it should remain that way.  I’ll create another blog to share some of my personal development experiences and focus here on 60 in 3′s original purpose.

Thank you,

Gal

First, my apologies for the late posting, I’m traveling on business right now and have limited time.

Second, on Friday of last week, I published a post from a guest author by the name of Emmy Pei.  One of the commentators on that post mentioned that it may be a plant trying to advertise someone’s website.  Oddly enough, someone else wrote me and mentioned that the commentator himself may be a plant trying to get people to click through to his website.

So a few things.

1. I do not accept money, gifts or any kind of favors in exchange for posts or links on 60 in 3.  The only way I make money on this site is Google Ads and the occasional Amazon link.  This is my policy because I don’t want people to start thinking that my reviews and / or posts are not objective.
2. That said, 60 in 3 is just a hobby for me.  I do this because I enjoy doing it, not because it’s how I make my living.  That means that I am not a professional author or blogger, nor do I have a staff to do work for me.  So occasionally, something may slip through unnoticed, like comments which are really advertisements.  I do my best to weed those out but I try to err on the side of caution and not delete comments which may be legitimate.
3. I do accept guest posts, even for topics which are only marginally related to the usual 60 in 3 posts, as long as I find them well written, informative and interesting.  I do this because it’s fun helping other people who are just now trying to get a start on a writing career.  I try to screen out anything that sounds too much like an advertisement but I’m not always successful, which is probably why I don’t publish as many guest posts as I would like.

So there you have it.  If you don’t like guest posts, feel free to skip them.  If you see a comment which doesn’t seem legit, let me know about it.  Otherwise, I hope you enjoy reading 60 in 3 as much as I enjoy writing it.  If you have any questions about how or why I publish certain things, please feel free to email me.  My personal email address is in the contact me page of this site.

Gal

As some of you might have noticed, we’ve been having spam issues at 60 in 3.  Someone is spamming the posts with various comments advertising porn sites.  At last count, I have around 1000 comments in the spam queue in addition to the 100 or so that actually got through the filters and were posted.  I believe I’ve gotten all the ones that have been posted and deleted them.  However, if I missed any, please let me know and I’ll delete them as soon as possible.

This seems to be a continuing issue since I’ve seen another two or three spam comments come in while I was writing this message.  I’m trying to figure out a better way to stop them that will not take up as much of my time and will hopefully have a solution in place by tomorrow.  Until then, I thank you for your patience and hope you do not take offense at some of these comments.  They certainly do not reflect my opinions or the opinions of regular 60 in 3 readers.

I upgraded a few of 60 in 3′s plug ins yesterday and this caused a slight issue on the site with some links to old series being broken. If you notice a broken link, please let me know. Also, if you notice any odd behavior on the site, let me know that as well.

Thank you for your patience,
Gal

My wife and I are about to leave on our vacation to Israel.  I’ve convinced her that 60 in 3 is a hobby and not a job, so I’ll still be posting during our absence   However, the normal post schedule may be a bit off.  We’ll be back to our normal schedule on Jan 2nd.

Happy Holidays,

Gal

I started 60 in 3 a few months ago as a way to share what I had learned about fitness and eating healthy.  I wanted it to be a place where I provided useful information to people struggling with the same problems I had a few years ago.  60 in 3 was never supposed to be a business or a place for me to make money.  It was supposed to be fun, not a job.

Unfortunately, I think I’ve succumbed to the temptation of having a large profitable blog at the expense of time and quality.  I spend quite a bit of time marketing the site, working with search engine optimization and coming up with content that will appeal to search queries.  This is something I never had in mind when I started this side and it’s a direction I’ve decided I don’t really want to go down.

So I’m going to be moving 60 in 3 back to a personal blog about fitness rather than a commercial one.  That means a few things will change:

• Posting schedule will move from every weekday to every Monday, Wednesday and Friday plus a weekend post.  I feel like I was trying too hard to come up with content at the expense of quality.  I think this will let me focus on good helpful information again.
• Some ads will disappear.  Not all of them unfortunately since the site still costs a bit of money to maintain, but a few will.
• I’ll be marketing the site a lot less.  If people find it and like it, that’s great and I hope they become regular readers.

I hope you all will bear with me through these changes and continue to find 60 in 3 a useful site for your fitness and health needs.

Regards,

Gal