I spent several years in the military and fell in love with the use of acronyms. My favorite during my military years was The 5 P’s (prior proper planning prevents poor performance). If you are involved with social media, I am now going to give you an operator precedence – NESTOL. No, it does not spell a word, but you can remember it very clearly by stating the following: Never Express Stale Tiresome Opinions Liberally. Now, that is a way to remember this acronym, but what the letters actually stand for are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »

One of the most difficult aspects of running an online business and blog is remaining completely motivated with your pursuits. The online business world can be a difficult one to make waves in. However, that is not to say that success is in any way unattainable. Newbies to the online business world have to remember that success online is a slow process. With thousands and thousands of blogs and businesses already swarming the web, it takes a significant amount of time and effort to be seen and subsequently profit with an online pursuit. The key to becoming successful Read the rest of this entry »

Falling In Love With Blogging All Over Again

Internet business and the value of the blog are terminally linked forever.  In fact, you probably started blogging even before you got into running a business on-line.  But as time has moved on, and your business has picked up, you’ve lost the excitement you used to feel for posting to your blog and have begun to see it as more of a task than a pleasure. Read the rest of this entry »

With the way the economy is, there are many people who are looking to make a few extra dollars in any way that they can. For some, they have chosen to go to the Internet to make these extra funds and may decide to try their hands at blogging. There are many who talk about earning passive income from a blog, which is possible but it will require some work to get to the point where you can earn passively. Read the rest of this entry »

For those that are new to the world of blogging, there are many different choices out there for places to host your site. While every platform has its advantages and disadvantages, one of the best blogs to use is WordPress. They have an easy to use setup that will get you started within minutes, and there are many features and benefits. This article refers to setting up your own domain and hosting for your WordPress blog, not using WordPress.org. Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to blogs and online businesses, the two go hand in hand, and work as a team to help the business to grow. If you already have a blog, and have not started an online business, you can use the blog to help promote an online business, especially if they two are complimentary to each other. If they are not, you may want to use your current blog to get traffic to a new blog. Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone has the perception that if you decide that you want to work online and make money that you will be rolling in the dough within minutes of getting started. This is not the case, but there is money to be made if you know what to do. Blogging is a great method that you can engage in to make money, but be prepared for it to take a bit of time before you are making a decent amount per month.

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