Blogging


My New Theme Is Actually an Old One

I promise you, this is the theme I am going to be sticking with for a while. I had another one loaded in for a while, but I didn’t like it as much as this one - so I reinstalled this one. Much to my delight, all my customizations from before loaded in, too.
So what […]

Things to Consider When Monetizing Your Blog

Monetizing their blogs is a desirable concept for most people. I know, I do the same. We put affiliate ads up, use Adsense and other Pay Per Click programs. There are also things like Text Link Ads, asking for donations, and finding advertisers to your blog directly. All of these are perfectly good ways to […]

Are You Ready to Start Your Own Business?

There are a lot of reasons why you might want to start a business and be self employed. You’ve had the same desk job for several years. The pay is pretty good, but there is something about your situation that doesn’t make you happy. You often think that starting your own business […]

Finding the Time to Work When You Think It’s Impossible

My schedule has been hectic and I’ve still been able to find some time to work. Granted, I prefer to spend 6-8 hours a day doing work related tasks. However, I’ve learned that’s not exactly possible the way things have been for me lately. But I can still get some things done. Here are some […]

How to Make Use of Internal Linking on Your Website

f you have any knowledge of search engine optimization at all you will know that link building is an important part of any strategy to build traffic and raise your PageRank. Not only do more links mean that more people can find your website, it also helps the search engines to see that your […]

How Did I Get My Blogging Start?

I was out of town when Sharon Hurley-Hall’s Blogging Start Group began. The question she posed was - how did you begin your blogging journey?
I started in early 2005. I had just moved to Massachusetts from Germany and had the idea that I wanted to take my writing online. Prior to that, I had been […]

Simple Steps on How to Start a Profitable Business Online

Are you wondering how to start a profitable business online? That was my main concern a few years ago. I had spent a year or two working primarily offline as a freelance writer - sending queries to publications and waiting for them to accept my story.
Although fun and satisfying in its own right, that kind […]

Get Paid to Blog with Today.com

I’ve had a blog with Today.com for a few months now. I chose my own subject and once the approved it, I began posting.
They pay you two different ways.

Per blog post (only one post per day is eligible)
Per page views
A marketplace where there are calls for content. I just saw offers of $5 for 300 […]

Writing the First Draft of the eBook

By now you should have a solid idea for your ebook, the table of contents (or outline if you want to call it that), and the research all completed. The next step is to actually start writing. Depending on the situation, I ue two basic approaches. The one I choose will depend on how long […]

How to Find Ideas for Blog Posts

Finding ideas for blog posts is an art, especially if you post at least once a day. Someone on my friends list indicated that they were trolling the internet looking for information on how to come up with ideas. It got me thinking about how I come up with my own ideas, and I thought […]