7 Ways Blogging Is Like Throwing A Party

This site covers how to start a blog, build traffic and make money blogging. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Asked by the uninformed what a blog is, bloggers often search for something to liken it to. Some draw parallels to writing an online […]

Get Free Advice About Blogging

So, are you’re curious how much money I make blogging? Do you want to know why you don’t see tons of reviews on this site that’s all about making money blogging? Or are you’re just curious why someone obviously interested in problogging would offer free advice without trying to sell you one damn thing?
Well, […]

Find Out How Popular Your Blog Is

Since so many bloggers don’t understand how and why to use trackbacks, it’s always a good idea to use other ways to learn about who’s linking your site.
Most bloggers know to create a Google Alert that will email them when their site is mentioned, but even that method has its flaws. Today I had […]

Blog Comments And The Art Of Conversation

Every blogger loves getting comments. No, strike that: every blogger loves getting comments from people interested in contributing to the conversation on their blog, and not merely being comment whores. Most bloggers also have a love-hate relationship with their email InBox: helpful emails are always welcome, but novel-length diatribes and unnecessary messages simply waste […]

Day In The Life of a A ProBlogging-Homeschooler

It seems quite a few money-making bloggers have been sharing what a day in their lives look like. Lori wrote about juggling motherhood and problogging, as did Hyder and John Cow.
I figure, now that I’m running 5 blogs that have paid off my cars and are now paying my mortgage, I qualify for the whole […]

How A Blogging Routine Can Help You

The key to making money with your blogs is using your time effectively to generate strong content and network with your peers. Here are 10 tips to help you do that in less time.

Are You A Comment Whore?

We all know that commenting at other blogs is a great way to get to know fellow bloggers. Those kind of contacts often turn into quality incoming links to our content as well as our blog’s front page.
Participating in the comment section on some blogs often produces a steady stream of traffic as […]

Golden Blogging Advice

If you were to put a dozen bloggers in a room together and ask them for their best tips on blogging, chances are you’d fall asleep before a single one of them finished spouting their advice. We are, after all, a rather loquacious lot.
But what if you could just winnow out their very best […]

BlogCatalog Adds NewsFeed Widget

The folks at BlogCatalog keep churning out more and more useful applications. The latest is their “News Feed” widget, released in Beta today, which tracks your social networking activities along with your blog entries. (You can see mine in the right-hand sidebar.)
Now, if you run multiple blogs, you may have noticed the same thing that […]

Where Did The Time Go?

All too often, I start my days by stumbling to my computer, coffee cup in hand, well before the sun is up. Then, after checking email, I realize my coffee is cold and shuffle out of my dungeon-like office only to see that it’s mid-morning and I have nothing to show for my time.
Were […]

AdSense Policy Change

If you’ve been using Google AdSense to monetize your blog, you need to be aware of recent changes in the program’s requirements. Specifically, AdSense publishers are now required to provide a transparent privacy policy informing users that third-party advertisers may use cookies and/or web beacons to collect info and serve targeted ads.
JenSense has a detailed […]

Beware Blog Advertising Scams

We all love the thought of making big money with our blogs. But, as with anything in life, if it sounds too easy and too good to be true, it probably is.
That’s certainly the case with this Morning’s Must Read: a warning about an advertising scam targeting bloggers with promises of big bucks and […]

What Do Readers Really Think?

One of the great things about blogging is building up a fan base: loyal readers who visit often and comment regularly, people who would never dream of telling you that your blog makes your butt look fat.
A quick check of traffic stats will tell you those readers represent a very small percentage of your […]

Incoming Links Aren’t All The Same

The internet is built on links and, as any experienced blogger will tell you, so are blogs. Whether you’re just starting a blog or you’ve have been at it a while, you need incoming links.
There are, however, wrong ways and right ways to go about gaining incoming links. Examples of the wrong way to […]

Use A Calendar To Schedule Regular Features

Tired of wondering what you should blog about? Use an editorial calendar to schedule regular features and watch your traffic increase.

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