Start a Blog

There seems to be a new (maybe not so new) trend going on in the blogging world. Everybody, no matter how advanced they are in the blogging world, are writing blog posts about how they spend their time blogging. Whether it’s Darren Rowse or John Doe, every-one’s got a different approach to blogging. I have [...]

Whether you are a new blogger or have been in this business for a while, you probably know the importance of having a killer domain. A domain that is catchy and can help you with your branding efforts as well. How does Gee.ky sound? How about over.ly? Having a short, catchy domain makes it easy [...]

Starting a blog may seem challenging from the outside, but in this day and age there is no excuse for not having a blog. As long as you are passionate about a topic, and there is an interest in that topic, there is no reason you can’t start a successful blog about it. Obviously, what [...]

Blogging is the easiest job in the world, right? That seems to be the reason why everyone’s so excited about getting into this business and making a pile of cash. In reality, when you get started with blogging, you are going to have to wear lots of hats. Unless you have money to spend and [...]

Everybody’s talking about how to make money online from blogging. The truth is, you should always write about something that you are passionate about and people want to read. If you keep thinking about making money, then your blog is going to turn into garbage. Writing about environment has been one of my favorite topics. [...]

A lot of people are afraid of the smallest things such as spiders. But being afraid of blogging? Nah! That can’t be real, right? It’s true. I have talked to many folks who really really want to start a blog. But they keep allowing their fears to get in the way. Love and fear are [...]

Consequences. For every action, there is a consequence. When it comes to starting a blog, getting over the fear of handling the techie stuff is only one part of the equation. Thinking about the consequences of what you are going to write about should be your top priority, depending on the type of blog that [...]

One classic way to build links and create a successful blog is by constantly pushing the envelop. I remember during the election season a few folks started political blogs just to stir controversy and engage blog wars. There were a few folks who started comparing Obama with Osama, calling the guy a certain terrorist, and [...]

Everybody wants to blog these days. There is something hot about blogging, at least to the average Joe/Jane. I have had the feeling that blogging is not treated as being unemployed these days. In fact, it is treated as something that smart people do (but not as geeky as paying chess). But how do you [...]

I know. I am guilty of repeating that very same question over and over again. But here are the facts. Usually, most folks don’t care about other what other strangers have or not have for lunch. But that doesn’t mean you should stop finding new ideas to attack the same topic. Take Cristin for example. [...]