Jul 14 2009

Want to make money on your blog? Own your Niche

If you are trying to make money with your blog, you will most likely need either a very targeted audience to pitch advertisements to (say Comic Books, and specific Comic Books at that since there could be several groups that are only loyal to certain brands).  You will then research the heck out of that [...]

May 19 2009

How to Set Up WordPress

You have decided that you want your own WordPress site.  Congratulations!  I hope you have already taken the time to read some of my other posts and prepare for your blog.  If not, go ahead and read them now, I will wait.
So, you have your
Domain name (World’s Largest Registrar – GoDaddy.com)

Hosting (Easy Web Hosting $6.95)

and are [...]

Mar 24 2009

You started a blog – now what?

So, you decided to start a blog.  You followed the instructions on naming and decided to start a BloggersBase blog as I detailed in my last post.  You have even written your first post or two.
Now what?  How do I know if anyone is reading my blog?
Bottom line, you don’t.  There are many options that [...]

Mar 17 2009

Starting with BloggersBase

Ok, I covered the Free vs. Pay sites last week, and I want to show you how to create one of the free accounts.
I am choosing BloggersBase as the first example because it is the easiest to set up.  There is little customization, and if you are interested in getting your posts out to readers, [...]

Feb 3 2009

Initial Setup and brainstorming

So, you think you want to blog.  In the last post I listed a couple of items you should consider before jumping in.
Purpose:
Do you simply want to share information about your daily life with your family and friends, do you have a cause that you are deeply involved with or have a passion for, [...]