Archive for July, 2007

Passion - A reality check

You may have noticed that the tag line for this blog is “Blogging for fun and money.” It has been 2 weeks since I started this blog as a practice blog. Something to get started with until I figure out my niche blogging strategy. I was initially excited by the prospects of starting something new […]

5 Tools for picking a domain name

Picking your site name is one of the first steps in your blogging journey and it can be a frustrating process to come up with the right name. I use several tools to help me with this process. Below are my experiences with five tools that I use often to pick domain names. As you […]

5 Don’ts when picking a domain name

Although much has been written about the importance of a domain name, I believe a name only has an impact in the short term. What is far more important is the content of your blog. However, certain names can hurt your site and its best to avoid the following mistakes:
1. Do not pick long names. […]

The strategy of blogging

First, do the basic research about blogging
Once I decided to begin blogging, I started researching the ins and outs of blogging. My initial instinct was to go the Nike way and just start doing it. But I wanted to do this right and turn it into a fun way of making a living and be […]

Vacation sickness and blogging dollars

After returning from a two week vacation, I was struggling with getting back into the work routine. I was plagued by vacation sickness - we all know that terrible emptiness of driving back from the airport after a great fun time! I began questioning my basic assumptions about work - why work whole year and […]

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