Author Archive
Five Ways to Find Things at Blogging Startup
Hey, if you’re looking for a particular post on Blogging Startup, you can find it a few different ways: Use the new “Archives” page at the top of this blog. This page lists everything ever posted at BloggingStartup.com. By the way, the page is created with a wonderful plugin called SRG Clean Archives 4.2 from [...]
Hi, My name’s Jim and I’m a Blogger…
I started blogging when a friend got me hooked. He said it was just for fun…nothing bad could happen. Well, so I tried it. At first I was nervous, but it felt good so I kept doing it. I only blogged on weekends, hiding my posts when anyone was around. But it wasn’t long before [...]
Six Decisions to Make Before You Start Your Blog
Okay, you want to start a blog. You’ve heard how cool it is. You’ve read about folks that go rich doing it. You’ve even read a couple. So, where do you begin? Start by making a few important decisions: What topic will you be blogging about? The general consensus is that niche blogging has a [...]
Book Review: The Adsense Code by Joel Comm
I first read The Adsense Code by Joel Comm about three months ago. I was looking for a way to make some money off one of my blogs and decided to give Google’s Adsense a try. Adsense is probably the best known and most popular means for monetizing a blog. I started looking for a [...]
Blogroll Series: If Someone Lists Me in Their Blogroll, Do I Have to Return the Favor?
I recently read a post by another respected blogger that there is an unwritten rule that bloggers must list a blog in their blogroll if that blog has done the same for them. Well, I would say there is a reason this rule is unwritten…because it makes no sense. Imagine if Darren at Problogger.net tried [...]
Blog and Website Domains for Sale
I’ve been cleaning out the closet and found a few domains I have that I’d like to sell. They’re sorta like the stationary bike in my garage…I bought them with great intentions, but just never got around to using them. I’m not going to make a big sales pitch because anyone serious about buying these [...]