Google ToolBar Update In Progress?

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!Is it just me, or is anyone else noticing Tool Bar PageRank changing today?
One of my sites (which had unexpectedly jumped to PR3 a […]

Another Day, Another Upgrade

Just days after I begrudgingly upgraded to WP 2.5 which I hate, it’s time to upgrade to WP 2.5.1.
This, on a platform they’re boasting was constructed over a 6-month period by the “WordPress community”?
Some days I think there’s more “monkey” in code monkey than decent code.
UPDATE: WPCandy has a list of 30+ things that should […]

Be My Guest (Blogger)

If you’ve been thinking about dabbling in meta-blogging — as in, blogging about blogging — but didn’t think it would necessarily work on your site, then I have a deal for you. I’m looking for a guest blogger (or two or ten) who are interested in writing for this site.
No, you won’t get paid. No, […]

WP 2.5, How I Hate Thee

Over the weekend, I upgraded my blogs to WordPress 2.5 and, while it only took five minutes a piece, I wish I could have that time back. Or, more accurately, I wish I’d never spent it on upgrading.
I hate WP 2.5. I hate absolutely everything about it, from the watery looking color scheme of the […]

Two Monitors For Twice The Fun

My laptop is my primary computer, primarily because I need to be free to follow my son throughout the house during the day while we switch between homeschooling, cooking in the kitchen, outdoor play and, of course, video games in the family room.
And when it comes to surfing online while walking on my treadmill, […]

Avoid Blog Burnout: Unplug. Regularly.

Yes, this is yet another voice chiming in on the NY Times story about bloggers dropping dead from stress… but with a twist.
See, I don’t understand the whole “blog ’til you drop” thing. True, five years ago when I first began blogging on ElectricVenom.com, I’d blog 30 or so times per day.
But no matter […]

Three Keys To Good Content

You’ve read it before: the key to increasing your traffic and making more money with your blog is by writing good content. Everyone says that as if the meaning of “good content” is obvious. But if it really was obvious then we’d all be phenomenally rich and famous bloggers, wouldn’t we?
There’s an obstacle to explaining […]

Problogger Book Shares Secrets Of Making Money

Darren Rouse of ProBlogger is known for being not only a high-earner, but also a generally nice guy.
So nice, in fact, that he’s now sharing the secrets behind making a six-figure income by blogging in his new book, authored with Chris Garrett, that’s coming out on April 28.
Amazon’s offering a 5% discount for […]

Promote Your Blog Offline

Looking for ways to attract more readers? Why not try promoting your blog offline with these 10 weird promotion ideas.
Though, personally, I’d advise thinking twice about the first one. Writing your URL on bathroom stalls with a permanent marker might be a sure-fire way to land you in the local jail for a night… […]

Beware Social Spark’s Banner Ads

If you happen to be one of those bloggers participating in Izea’s hyped Social Spark reinvention, which is set for a mid-April launch, beware their blog sponsorship banner ads.
(And note, their “example blog” of what it looks like no longer features their banner at all.)
Sure, it looks at first like a quick way to make […]

How To Get Incoming Links

In response to my officer to answer questions about blogging, Pam (of Pamibe) asked how to get incoming links to her new blog, Beannachd.
It’s a question plenty of bloggers, both new and experienced, have. The internet is based on links and so much depends on them: PageRank, readership, influence and, yes, opportunities to make money […]

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