Archive for September, 2008
My New Project
I have been thinking for a while about starting another project in the wake of NameSeek. The success of my NameSeek project has inspired me to give it another go and hopefully something will become of it. Me and my girlfriend Ruth have decided to start a travel blog. We are planning a 3 month [...]
StumbleUpon Exposed!
I am not normally one to buy eBooks or fall for advertisements telling me I can bring instant traffic to the blog. Something caught my eye today though that I actually did buy and I am very glad I did. I have been using StumbleUpon for the past month or so, bookmarking my sites to [...]
Make Money With PerformancingAds
I recently signed up to PerformancingAds after reading good things about them on other blogs. PerformancingAds is a 125×125 advertising network which is one of the most popular advertising banner sizes among bloggers. After running a private beta for a few months the network has now become open to all publishers. Most ad networks will [...]
How to Start a Blog: Part 2
So you have decided on the topic of you blog, so the next thing you need to do is find a suitable domain name. There are plenty of free blog hosting websites around on the Internet, but if you want to be taken seriously you are best off registering your own domain name. Choosing A [...]
What a Week!
This week has been absolutely fantastic for the blog in terms of growth. This has been building up for a while, but this week has blown away any expectations that I had for the week. I did not expect to reach this level for another few months. Traffic in the first half of this week [...]
How to Start a Blog: Part 1
In part 1 of my “How to Start a Blog” guide, we will start with the non technical aspect of choosing your topic. There is no point in registering a domain name or choosing your WordPress theme if you have no idea what you are going topic you are going to choose to blog about. [...]
My First “How to” Guide
Off the back of my previous post, and over the next few posts I am going to attempt to educate the newbie’s among us. I have been telling friends, family and work colleagues about blogging and I constantly get asked, “Why blog?”, “How do I start a blog?”, “What should I blog about?” and the [...]
How I Make Money Online
I have added a new page to the blog that lists all the ways I have made money online. I have used the listed networks at one point or another so thought I would be a good idea to list them all so if you are new to blogging and want to start making money [...]
What Is the Point of Blogging?
One of my good mates recently asked me what the point of a blog was and why would someone want to read about what I am doing. It was a very good question and one that took me a while to think of an answer. I mean, what is the point of this? Why do [...]
Is Your Blog Mobile Ready?
Accessing the internet from mobile phones is becoming increasing popular – especially with the new generation of 3G and ever increasing mobile internet speeds and with the introduction of devices such as the Apple iPhone, the internet is becoming much more accessible on the go. There are so many websites that look dreadful on mobile devices, [...]
