How To Find A Good Hosting Company

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!One of the more common questions I’m asked is whether it’s necessary to switch from free hosting sites (like Blogger or WordPress.com) to make money […]

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 […]

How To Send A TrackBack From Blogger

Yesterday I covered how and why to use trackbacks with a WordPress blog.
If you’re using a blogging program that doesn’t include the ability to automatically send trackbacks you can — and should — still use them for all of the same reasons. You’ll just have to do it manually.
Here’s how, in six simple […]

From PR0 to PR3 Overnight

I’m almost hesitant to mention this since I never know when to trust whether a G-bar update has really “taken” (much like George’s post-workout shower in Seinfeld).
After waiting three days now, I figured it might be time to point out something: I went from a post-October 2007 Google-slap PR of 0 (Zero) to PR3 […]

Treat Your Blog As A Business

I received the following email today from a fellow blogger (who asked not to be named) in response to my entry on how to write paid reviews worth reading.

Kate, I get the part about more information in reviews and all but if they’re only paying $7 how am I supposed to pay my bills AND […]

Is Your Blog Design Like A Bad Comb Over?

Bloggers with bad designs and men with comb-overs share one thing in common: neither realize how ridiculous they look. Is your page hideous? Don’t be so hasty with your answer.

Is Your Sponsored Blog A Splog?

Your blog can stand out for good writing AND make you money, too. Here are three tips to get you started.

How To Write Paid Reviews Worth Reading

I don’t write paid reviews. I write blog entries which happen to make me money. What’s the difference? It’s all in how you do it.

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