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So you want to make money as a blogger?: Disclosure
Thanks you for visiting. Please consider subscribing to the RSS feed.Ah, Disclosure.
Advertisers hate disclosure. Disclosure is a place on your blog where you tell the world that you’re being paid for some of your posts.
Most paid post brokers require some kind of disclosure somewhere on your blog. Not necessarily in-post, but someplace where it can […]
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So you want to make money as a blogger?: Getting Started
Some of the single Moms at work have been asking how I make money with my little side business, so I figured it was time to take a step back from the rants about Google’s monopoly on search and their hypocrisy on the subject of paid links, and go back to a series of posts […]
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Pagerank (PR) update coming, and old penalties expiring
Per Matt Cutts:
“Hey folks, I wanted to let you know that new toolbar PageRank values should become visible over the next few days. I’m expecting that also in the next few days that we’ll be expiring some older penalties on websites. “
It will be interesting to see how that works out. When my job […]
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My top 5 ways of finding blog post ideas
Bloggers occasionally go through periods where we don’t know what to write about. I’ve been in this place for a couple weeks now, since starting a new job. The more “newsy” blogs I maintain are affected the most, since I can’t keep up with the world during the work day anymore.
So, what do I […]
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Making blogging adjustments for lifestyle changes
Yes, things have been pretty light around here lately. I started a new job and moved to a new state, and this has limited all things web-related for me. But, the job is definitely worth spending a little less time online, and has changed my approach to reviews.
Oh, I’m still doing them and still believe […]
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Stumble is not Digg
I have a new domain up and running that is in the middle of a Stumble explosion, to the extent that it is currently my highest-trafficked site just one week into a concerted effort to promote. I posted a silly video, a funny commercial from Europe, and a bunch of people liked it and a […]
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Focus group video
Colleen posted the video of our focus group with then-PPP, now IZEA, from something like 6 months ago. I’m the male blogger with hair. I didn’t hear any of my insightful comments, but trust me, I was brilliant. In the video, all I do is nod my head thoughtfully and giggle like a schoolgirl.
The only […]
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Town Hall Chat With Ted Murphy, IZEA CEO
Ted Murphy, IZEA CEO, held a town hall chat with bloggers this evening. I clipped a few key points that were of interest to me (I think you can tell from the chat where I am focused), along with some Q&A from a few other bloggers:**
Bob: when will social spark beta testing begin?
Ted Murphy: I […]
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An easy way to get custom-printed mailing labels
I first found Vistaprint in 2003 when I needed business cards in the wake of a job loss.
I appreciate the ease with which Vistaprint allows me to order my print needs. There are always plentiful stylish templates, and I’ve also ordered cards using my own design. But, I’m a sucker for the free products, […]
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Pulling together the Google penalty threads
Let’s tie the various posts I’ve written over the past few months together into some coherent form, shall we?
In October, I pointed out that using human reviewers to penalize websites for selling links was unfair, given that this is a highly subjective process that can’t possibly address all, or even a majority of link-sellers. One […]
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