Apr 15, 2008
Morning! You really don’t appreciate the concept of "silence" until your 15 office Twitter Budgies decide to do their best to imitate a heavy metal concert minus earplugs at 4:28am in the morning. Such are the, ahem, joys, of having them reside in one’s office.
But I digress. 
Are you on Twitter? I’m on Twitter! And so is Chris Garrett! While contemplating Paradise in a Brimming Cup (ie, my morning coffee), he tweeted:
chrisgarrett Reading:
100 Tips to Become an Authority Site in Your Niche
What a super super super post!! Hats off to Chris for mentioning that - it’s really worth sharing. Some of the insights include: [Read more]
Apr 14, 2008
QUICK!!!!! Do you worship coffee?
Now, true, that’s kinda like saying, do you worship breathing, or do you worship health, or do you worship being able to complete 4 chinups before failure, or….
Okay okay, you get what I mean. :) Personally, "worship" is too light a word for my take on that Beverage of the Gods…and apparently, I’m not alone. The coffee industry is bigger than [Read more]
Apr 11, 2008
Have you heard of the 2008 Olympics that are scheduled in Beijing?
If so, you’ll know that there is a HUUUUUUGE market of diehard Olympics fans! Not only do they adore following the Olympics, but they also collect Olympics memorabilia, look for HDTVs to watch the Olympics (NBC will offer an incredible amount of HDTV hours), buy Olympmics-sponsored goodies and much much more.
And thanks to the wonders of the Internet, you can make money from the Olympics as well by providing the niche audience current news, reviews and discounts for the things they crave most.
If you’re an Olympics fan…and you want to make money from this niche, you can set up a blog that, by the summer, should be bringing you in a respectable income.
Here’s how! [Read more]
Apr 10, 2008
Have you heard of Google?
Okay, true, that’s like saying, have you ever experienced real life breathing, or put on a shoe, or checked your email, or…. you get what I’m saying.
How do you search on Google? Let’s say that you want to write a metablogging article about ‘blogging tips’. Do you [Read more]
Apr 9, 2008
The clock is ticking, you know. Soon it will be (gasp!) tax time!
But you know, taxes are a concern year ’round. And if, by chance, you have an insane love for taxes and tax time and the Schedule C and the 1099 and the …. you get the idea, did you realize you could blog about taxes all the time and generate an income as well?
Yes indeedy, it’s true indeed. And here’s how you can do this.
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Apr 9, 2008
Morning!
Have you ever embraced pain?
No, wait, nix that question, let me ask you this one instead:
"Have you ever been faced with imminent damage….and chosen to TAKE that hit because you knew the knowledge you’d gain would far offset any short-term undying soul-searing agony?"
Let me tell you, this is THE epitomy of character-building.
I was reminded of this earlier [Read more]
Apr 8, 2008
Have you ever visited a Mcdonalds or a Burger King?
I know, I know, that’s like asking, have you ever answered a phone only to hear a telemarketer. But do bear with me, for I shall reveal to you the Secret Not Known By Sane Adults!
Are you ready? Okay, here goes:
People (real life adults!) collect McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys and Burger King Thrilling Meal Toys and Wendy’s Gleeful Meal Toys and….
It’s actually quite a thriving collectors hobbies (ranking right up there with telephone insulators!).
What’s that I hear you giggle?
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Apr 8, 2008
It’s been said that a picture is worth a thousand words….and I’d certainly agree! The challenge you have as a blogger, however, is to ensure the pictures load as quickly as possible. After all, amazingly enough, the entire world is NOT on a cable modem.
Luckily, this is quite simple to do! And instead of giving you a dozen tools to simplify the job, I’ll just point you to (drumroll please!) [Read more]
Apr 7, 2008
I just came across this rather interesting post over at Easy Wordpress.com. To wit:
…The Super Affiliate WordPress Theme is a revolutionary theme designed for bloggers who make money from affiliate programs. The main purpose of the theme is to maximize affiliate clicks, PPC ads and conversions.
As explained in WordPress Super Affiliate, this theme is designed for [Read more]
Apr 7, 2008
Morning! So you’ve heard about blogging and by the sheerest of coincidences, you are addicted to robotics as well. Right now, you’re probably saying to yourself,
Gosh self! How can I marry my two passions, Robotics and Blogging, and make money from them as well?
What an entirely superb question! It’s really easy to do….and here’s how. [Read more]
