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How to Say Nothing in 500 Words (A Lesson on Writing)

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Undoubtedly Dosh Dosh is one of my favorite online blogging friends, this another lovely piece for the 'blogging champion'.....enjoy. The ability to write well is very useful for our personal and professional lives. It helps students, business people, politicians, writers, bloggers, marketers and everyone who has ever needed to arrange words together to convey ideas or opinions . The written word has become an essential means of social communication: mastery of it helps you to enthrall and persuade an audience that would look upon you favorably in return. It goes without saying that learning how to create compelling content is a part of one’s success as an online publisher. Reading widely and deeply while consistently honing your writing skills helps a great deal in bettering your prose. Sometimes, it doesn’t hurt to read a few stylebooks/essays on writing by professional teachers or authors. One of these essays on writing is Paul McHenry Roberts’s How to Say Nothing in Fiv
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So far i have been working on drawing traffic to my blogs. I found out that one of the best ways to draw triffic to your blog is by commenting on other people's blogs. Althouht many bloggers do this, this is what my friend Dosh has to say http://www.doshdosh.com/rethinking-blog-comments/ A comment left on a popular blog may be viewed by a few hundred people in one day. Multiply that by the lifespan of the blog and you’ll see that a simple comment may say a lot about you. Every blog comment is usually permanent. It’s not just a hyperlink but a long-term representation of your brand. Too many webmasters view blog commenting as only a traffic or link building strategy. This rigid marketing emphasis has led to certain modes of behavior. For example, one might make the effort to comment exclusively on blogs with nofollow turned off, while using keyword names in order to increase the search engine ranking for one’s website. Alternatively, you may also try to be the first to comment on

Making Money Online With Kontera

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In my search for more options to increase my online advertising revenue, I decided to sign up for Kontera ContentLink . Well if you are thinking of Kontera or just want to know how it works, this post if for you. So what is Kontera you ask? Kontera is a publisher network where website and blog owners join in which In-Text ads appear on their pages from some of Kontera's Advertisers. Kontera is another great way that people are making money online from home. Remember when I talked about Google Adsense, well this is very similar. With Kontera ContentLink, advertisers pay to also show their ads. The only difference is that what happens with Kontera is they are called In-Text ads meaning that words on your website will turn into links. When people point their cursor over the keyword which is now a link a small window will appear with a small ad linking to the advertisers website. Here is what this window will look like: As you can see the Kontera ContentLink Advertisement is relev

Write and earn as online writer or freelance writer

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One other way to earn money online is to write and publish articles on all kinds of topics and make money online. Here are some of the best websites I found where you can sell your writing and earn money by working from home: 1. eHow - This website is the easiest of all. You start out writing how to articles of 150 words and earn residual income. 2. Associated Content - This website has been around for a while but it is one of the few that still offers upfront money for articles written on the website. 3. Helium - They offer upfront payment according to writer status and stars. 4. Hubpages - Write, publish and earn through, Adsense, Kontera, ebay and Amazon. Revenue is shared in the ration of 60-40 between Hubpages and the Publisher. 5) Suite 101 - This website is harder to achieve writer status. 6) Daily Article - Sell your articles for money. 7) Constant Content - Sell your articles for money. 8) Rent a Coder - Bid on writing assignments. 9) Blogger.com : Create blog, publis

Top 5 Posts in March

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These are the top 5 posts based on pages viewed by visitors to this blog in March Nine ways to make money online - Part 1 Writing for the Web How to make people read your post Creating a blog Earn money using yahoo search

Display adverts on your blog or website to earn money

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So far I had noticed some increased traffic on my two blogs - http://albertopoku.blogspot.com and http://lets-inpire.blogspot.com and I had more that 15 posts on each blog. It was time to start marking some money online ! My next step was to sign up with a Google Adsens and Kontera so that I could display ads or sell ad space to earn money. If you have just started blogging or have been blogging for some time and wishes to advertise on your blog, here are some of the best resources to consider are: 1. Kontera : Kontera lets you make more money from your posts, without giving up any advertising space. 2. Google Adsense : Google Adsense delivers text and image ads to the authorized websites/blogs depending on the content of the website. 3. Adbrite : Adsense doesn't allow to show their ads on blog with certain types of content, like adult and gambling. In this case you need Adbrite. 4. FeedBurner : FeedBurner is a great tool to monetize your RSS feed. 5. Blogads : You can use

Promoting your site for traffic

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So far on my journey of making money online I have learnt how to create a blog as well as discover over 9 different online money making catefories from which I could start earning some money online, I had also discover another 4 ways to make money online based on a person's profession. As you may have seen in my last post, earn $10.30 in my first month from Goggle Adsense as well as another $10.00 from Yahoo through My home page friends . My next aim is to promote my blogs and have traffic streaming to my blogs. In this post, I share with 3 major ways of promoting your blog or website. Promote your blog or website by submitting articles to article directories: Whenever an article by you is published somewhere, with a link back to your site, you can expect that some people will click through and visit your site. Many webmasters and ezine publishers are hungry for good content and if you provide it, then you have a good chance of being published. This method also helps indirectl

I Made Money From Google Adsense

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It's been one month and 9 days since I started blogging and what a day it is! I checked my Google Adsense account and these are the statistics: 1,513 visitors and $10.30 in earnings It's not so much of money but hey, I am still learning how to make money online! I am confident that by the end of April I will have made twice this..........it's one step at a time.! To all of you who have visited my blogs, I say a big thank you and of course .............continue coming!

Online work from home jobs

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May be blogging may not be what you want to do to earn money online - and the truth is you don't have to be a blogger to make some part time money onine. Here are some work from home jobs. Please to check the authenticity of these sites before joining any work from home program. Don't pay any money to join any work from home program. Remember - You are paid for doing work and you don't have to pay any money to do any work. Data Entry: 1. Guru.com 2. Palm Coast Data 3. Axion Data services - Check out for new openings. 4. Mountain West Processing 5. KeyforCash 6. Working Solutions 7. Driverguide 8. TDEC Virtual Call Center Jobs: 1. West At Home : West agents handle client's interaction with their customers, from customer care and live chat to email and incoming sales calls. 2. Working Solutions : Workingsolutions.com offers all kinds of virtual call center jobs and other work from home jobs. They don't charge any fee. 3. Alpine Access : Premier provider of custom

Nine ways to make money online - Part 4

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This is final of the series on 'Nine ways to make money online'. (Click here to read Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3 ) .Here are the last three other ways of making money online. 7. Freelance and Work on a Contract Basis Online If you have a skill such as web design, programming or copywriting you can offer your services online in exchange for money. Traditional freelancing jobs include transcription, proofreading, translation services on top of the ones already mentioned above. Online marketplaces that you can use to offer your services include Guru.com and Elance . One of the best ways to find freelance jobs is to visit webmaster forums because webmasters usually require a variety of web-based services, which range from programming and content writing to design work. If you’re focusing on writing if don’t own your own blog, you can still make some money by registering for websites which will pay for your content. Another alternative is get paid to write for other blogs either

Nine ways to make money online - Part 3

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This is Part 3 of the series on 'Nine ways to make money online'. (Click here to read Part 1 and Part 2 ) . In this post I will touch on three more ways of making money online. 4. Try Out Domaining and the Online Real Estate Trade This is the business of buying, selling, developing and making money from domain names. A domainer purchases many domain names and sells them to interested buyers. This is similar to real estate investing offline and domainers also make money by developing websites and reselling it to a buyer. This practice is known as site flipping and can make you a tidy sum of money if you know how to build an attractive and profitable website. For a rough estimate of how much money you can earn from site flipping, check out the SitePoint Marketplace to browse through the collection of websites for sale. 5. Participate in Get-Paid-to Websites There are hundreds of websites out there which you pay you to read emails, do surveys, sign up for trial subscription

Nine ways to make money online - Part 2

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I mentioned in my last post that I will be giving more details on the nine ways to make money online . In this post i will touch on the first three. 1. Set up a Blog or Website for Profit One of the best ways to make money online is to create a website or blog which allows you to earn money from the display of advertisements or the sale of products and services. There are many different types of money making blogs which will help you to make money and you’ll need to pick a model that suits your interests, schedule and skill levels. A simple no frills blog will allow you to easily pull in at least several hundred dollars in a month through the use of paid blogging websites alone. For more information, how to create a blog read click here . Apart from blogs, other websites can easily help you to generate passive income as well. These can range from e-commerce websites, social communities and information portals to basic landing pages for affiliate programs. 2. Learn about Affiliate Mark

Nine ways to make money online - Part 1

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After having created my blogs, http://albertopoku.blogspot.com and http://lets-inspire.blogspot.com, and posting about 10 posts on each blog, it was time to start making some money! I found nine ways to make money online! I was definitely already working on first one of the ways which is 'Create a website or a blog for profit'. Here is the list of nine ways to make money online. Set up a Blog or Website for Profit Learn about Affiliate Marketing and The Art of Selling Start an Online Business Try Out Domaining and the Online Real Estate Trade Participate in Get-Paid-to Websites Find a Virtual Job or Make Use of Your Expertise Freelance and Work on a Contract Basis Online Create Your Own Product and Sell it Get Involved in the Online Retail Trad I was quite sure i could not do all nine, but if you want to give any a try - why not - go ahead. I will post full details on each in my next two posts

The journey of making money online

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Last month I started learning how to make make money online. That's how I started my first blog http://albertopoku.blogspot.com and later my second blog http://lets-inspire.blogspot.com/ .On this journey I have learnt a lot about how to make money online, yes I have started makings some money online. I am not yet an expect but there are many people who are, on this site you will find a few, learn from them. This blog is my diary where I will be posting tips and lessons on making money online. If you know of ways to make money online, post it here and thanks in advance!

Writing for the Web

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So far on my journey to make money online, I have created a blog http://albertopoku.blogspot.com/ (click here to read on how to create a blog). I now had to start writing! As a new blogger, these are some of the things I learnt on how to start writing for the web and I hope you find it useful. Focus on a Niche - If you’re blogging with the intention of making money, focus on a niche. It will boost your search engine rankings, make it easier to target an audience, and make your advertising more effective. There are lots of bloggers that write about anything that catches their interest (I’m one of them), but if you want to make money you’ll be better off splitting your interests into individual blogs. Post Regularly - Whether you plan on posting every day or a couple of times a week, determine a posting schedule and stick with it. When you post regularly, you’ll notice a slow, but steady increase in your traffic and subscriptions. Write Good Titles - The better the title, the more lik

How to make people read your post

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On of the lessons I have learnt on my journey is that a lot of blog readers are skimmers and many of them are busy people - well aren't we all.This means they often make snap decisions as to whether to read a post or move on. This is probably even more true if it's the first time the reader has arrived at your blog. So what do they look at first? The headline or title of the post.If the headline is something vague like 'Today's Entry' or 'An Interesting Article' they may not bother to delve any further and will move on to something else which sounds more interesting (even if it isn't in reality). A post headline ideally should therefore be something which encapsulates what the blog is all about or something intriguing that makes them want to look further.It's a fight to retain a reader's attention so big blocks of solid text can also be off putting. I know I glaze over when I see a big page of text with hardly any paragraphs. Small paragraphs ar

Creating a blog

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In my first week of my journey on how to make money online, I discovered that one of the best channels in making money online was either through a website or a blog on which I could advertise. I choose to create a blog rather than a website mainly because apart from it being the easiest to create it was free to. In as much as there were several blog hosting platforms, the most popular were B logger and W ordpress . I choose Blogger and within 30 minutes I had created my first blog http://albertopoku.blogspot.com . You don't have to know website design or HTML or any of the technical stuff to create a blog on B logger . Just follow theses 4 steps and you will create your first blog in not more than 30 minutes: Create a Gmail account, even if you already have a Gmail account, I suggest you create another one and keep your old one for your personal mails. Go to B logger . Use your Gmail account to create a new blog. Just follow the instructions and you will be done in less than 30

Earn money using yahoo search

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If you spend a lot of time on the Internet like i do searching for information,why don't we get paid for spending that time online? Especially when it is possible! homepages-friends (hpf) allows us to do just that! hfp uses the Yahoo search engine and when we search using it, we are get paid. You may find it hard to believe - i did too, until i tried it myself. On the first day I earned £0.07! not much, but for just 10 searches its not bad at all, can you guess how much i will earn with more searches in a whole month? I give it a 3 star rating........go try it, just click on the link below. http://www.myhpf.co.uk/banner.asp?Friend=344029