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Got AdSense On Your Blog? Pay Attention

Over the years, various naive bloggers have favored a “free speech” policy on their blogs. They allow readers to post anything they choose in the comments… And sometimes they receive a rude awakening when they get sued, or worse. It’s … Continue reading

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Blogging: Pick a Marketable Topic

I’ve had some questions about making money from blogging. Specifically, how to turn blogs which aren’t making money into money-makers. Thousands of people around the world, in many different languages, are making money from their blogs, so it’s certainly possible … Continue reading

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Blogging Success: 3 Keys to a Profitable Blog

You can turn a blog into an entire home business. Many people have already done so, and you’ve heard their success stories online. Most of them didn’t reach their success overnight. They started exactly where you are. Over the past … Continue reading

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Blogging Tip: Avoid Disaster, Moderate Your Blog’s Comments

I’ve been blogging for a decade, and have many blogs. Blogging is my favorite method of communication, and every time I get a new idea, I consider creating a blog for it. I’m a blogging evangelist. But… If you’re going … Continue reading

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“Why Blog?” Competition: And the winner is…

Our “Why Blog?” Competition has ended. Thank you! to everyone who entered. We enjoyed reading your entries. Julia and our judge, a member of SYWON, both had strong ideas on who the winner should be. This resulted in several arguments. … Continue reading

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The content YOU want and need

In August 2010, this blog will be four years old. There are currently over 1000 posts, covering many different areas of freelance writing. Generally I cover what interests me, and what my students and others ask me about. It’s time … Continue reading

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Get Creative, And Sell Your Ideas (Editorial)

The success of your freelance writing career depends on your ideas, the effective implementation of those ideas, and then the sale of those ideas. Writers get stuck in the implementation and sales areas. They have great ideas, and they may … Continue reading

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“Why Blog?” Competition: Share your blogging experiences

It’s time for our next writing competition. I enjoyed our first one, and I hope you did too. This time, please share your blogging experiences in a short “Why Blog?” essay. Make it inspiring, and motivating, and up to 200 … Continue reading

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Blogging: Find the Perfect Theme for your WordPress blog

I’ve got a confession to make. I’m a sucker for WordPress themes — commercial ones, that is. I spend (waste) time looking for the perfect theme for a particular blog. I know I’m wasting time, but it’s fun. It’s sort … Continue reading

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Blogging writer: create pages in Blogger

If you’ve got a Blogger blog (or blogs) you’ll be happy to know that Blogger now lets you create pages, as well as posts. Blogger Buzz: Create Pages in Blogger reports: “This feature lets you easily publish static information on … Continue reading

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