True to my word, I promised to track and freely display any income I’ve made from StartBlogging.net. I will continue to report these stats until the end of time, or when the site finally dies, whichever comes first. So without further adieu, I present to you StartBlogging’s very first income report. October 2007 Commission Junction: … Read more
I’ve been on the hunt for another blogger willing to help out on one of my more popular blogs and the volume of responses amazed me. I was expecting one or two at most, but by the end of the day, I had about fifty emails swamping my inbox and that was just Day 1. … Read more
I started my blog on March 19, 2007. Seems like forever ago. And today I posted my 202nd post on Sabrina’s Money Matters. I will be the first to tell you – I was shocked to find out what blogging was really like. It looks so easy! And maybe for some people it is easy … Read more
From the Official WordPress Blog: WordPress 2.3.1 is almost ready to go. Before we send it out the door, we’re making a release candidate available so everyone can give it a last look. 2.3.1 fixes over twenty bugs. Some of the notable fixes are: * Tagging support for Windows Live Writer * A login bug … Read more
When I come across any new blog, one of the first things I do is visit the about page to learn more concerning the blog, as well as, the author. It gives you a bit of insight into the world surrounding the blog and you can sort of learn to expect what to see from … Read more
Featured Blogs Fathered Five – Fathered Five is run my by beloved friend and esteemed colleague, Joseph. According to Joe, “This blog is founded on the notion that Dads need more help than they’re getting. Women are good at talking to each other, so they have a natural outlet for parenting frustrations. Even though most … Read more
I have plans this Sunday to finally do a featured weekend piece. I will give a quick review of the few blogs on the main page, offer links to new themes for download, and new plug-ins that every blogger will find useful. What do you think? With that said, I am constantly looking for blogs … Read more
There is no denying it; my best ideas come to me when I’m not sitting in front of a computer. In fact, the idea for this post came to me while I was making a bagel this morning. I wasn’t sitting there racking my brain for an idea, but rather it naturally came to me. … Read more
In my last post On Placing Ads, I talked about Pay-Per-Click ads and how they are the easiest ways to make money online. After reading John Cow’s post on how long before your blog will start making money, I figured it was time to finally elaborate on exactly how you make money though ads. It’s … Read more
If there is just one thing every blog, new and old, needs, it’s a ‘Contact Me’ page. I’ve seen blogs operate without them for a long time and absolutely no good can come out of not having one. They are incredibly easy to set up, regardless of blogging experience. What bad could really happen without … Read more