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If you want to get paid to write, the smartest thing to begin with is to create a list of your interests. You are bound to create well-informed, interesting posts, as long as you have a true inclination or at least a true passion for the topic on which you are writing.

You can start with baby steps – for example, your lifestyle. If you are in college, you can get paid to blog about solutions to problems other people of your age are facing, as well as personal impressions about the environment in which you are living. You can include a lot of useful information, and you will be amazed at the number of people who will find your tips quite useful. Read the rest of this entry »

So with MySpace having to tackle sex offenders and Facebook fighting for its life the offline news have been reporting online events and not in a good light. Is this the end to blogging and social networking?Is this the start of the end? Have we taken the first steps down a slippery slope where we all see our freedoms regulated much more closely?

Social networking and blogging are founded firmly on the ability to speak our minds and post it up as quickly as we can think about it. We can all post content to our blogs and social networking accounts in seconds. Read the rest of this entry »

So with MySpace having to tackle sex offenders and Facebook fighting for its life the offline news have been reporting online events and not in a good light. Is this the end to blogging and social networking?

Is this the start of the end? Have we taken the first steps down a slippery slope where we all see our freedoms regulated much more closely?

Social networking and blogging are founded firmly on the ability to speak our minds and post it up as quickly as we can think about it. We can all post content to our blogs and social networking accounts in seconds. Read the rest of this entry »

As mentioned in previous posts, using blogs to generate additional traffic for your primary site can pay huge dividends. Just “doing it” can mean significant increases in traffic, but what you really want to do here is – as in your main site – generate qualified traffic.

Post Writing – Content Creation Discipline

By that, I mean you want to draw in people who want exactly what you offer. That requires a disciplined approach to content creation; Read the rest of this entry »

For those of you who use WordPress as your blogging platform, you know it’s the best blog platform out there hands down. I personally run several blogs, all of which run on WordPress version 2.0 or greater. And the great thing about WordPress is the availability of additional plug-ins that anybody could potentially write to improve the WordPress blogging platform.

So what’s the one simple technique to double your page views? It’s actually a free plug-in that you can download and easily install into your existing WordPress environment. This plug-in is called “Related Entries” which basically finds other similar posts within your blog and lists them. If you think about it, it’s nothing really special – the trick is all about where you place it on your blog. Read the rest of this entry »

Blogging is very popular today. The two main blogging platforms are blogger.com and WordPress. The platform that will work best for you depends on many factors. Learning the advantages and disadvantages of each will help you make that decision.

Blogger allows you to put up a blog quickly and easily. There is no need for you to have a website or a domain name. Blogger hosts the blog for you.

Registration is free and takes only minutes. Once you are registered, you can immediately begin to set up your blog. Templates are provided for you to use and can be easily changed at any time to give your blog a new look. Read the rest of this entry »