Blogging Basics

If writing is an art, blogging is could be defined as art too. The people who are really into blogging are the ones who are artistic in their own way. They carefully choose words that would best describe their feelings, sentiments, wishes, desires, and everything else. These types of blogs sometimes go rather well with the people reading them. They feel as if the know the author of the blog.

Basically, blogs were first introduced online as weblogs. This was in the mid 1990’s. They were referred to as “server’s log file.” It was created when web logging hit the virtual market. Web logging as it was called, gradually saturated the virtual community making the Internet a great source of information. However, with web logging, you still need a web site and your own domain. With blogging, you do not need your own website or domain. You just need to signup with a blog provider, which there are many that are free of charge. Don’t get me wrong, you can still have it all too. You can have the domain and blog in one package.

There are different types of blogs. You can have a personal blog or a business blog. I actually have a few of both. Business blogs are usually created to advertise the services or products of a certain web site or online business in order to increase their online sales. It is also a great way to add content to your website. Personal blogs are created for a variety of reasons. Like a journal, people can write their daily adventures, dreams, goals and whatever else they want to share with the world.

If you are thinking of starting a blog, whether it is personal or business, you might want to read the three tips below to start off on the write foot:

1. Consider your audience – Who will you be writing for. Who will be reading your blog. Even if you have a personal blog, thing about what is going to interest your readers.

2. A picture speaks a thousand words – Include images in your blog posts. People love reading blogs that include photos.

3. Make Your Blog Interactive – Be sure to allow for comments on your blog. When you get comments, be sure to respond to your readers.

Remember, a blog is what you want it to be about. There are no guidelines or rules. You set the rules. Just be sure to post to your blog frequently. Many times when you don’t update your blog on a regular basis, you will slowly loose your readers. Happy blogging.

© 2008 Stefani Partin is a work at home mom of four from CA. Stefani is an author, webmaster, blogger, affiliate marketer and more. Stefani dedicates her time to helping moms find ways to make money at home. Visit Stefani's work at home help center at http://www.MommyEnterprises.com – Want to Learn More On Making Money With Squidoo? Visit her lens at: http://www.squidoo.com/squidoo-resources-to-make-money

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Make Money With Squidoo

A Mom’s Dream Come True

Parents, especially moms are constantly trying to think of ways to make money at home. As a natural instinct, mothers want to be the one to raise their newborn children, not put them in daycare. I have been there myself. I worked the full time job while my grandmother watched my daughter. It took me some time, but I was able to quit my job and work strictly from home. I am now helping other moms find ways to make money at home too!

There is a very popular website that not many moms are aware of. This site I am referring to is Squidoo. This is a social website that allows it’s users to create one page websites called lens. Squidoo was created by an internet marketing guru who wanted to create an easy way for everyone to make some extra money. How you make money with Squidoo is by creating quality lens that other visitor’s are going to want to view and buy from. There are a few ways that you can make money by creating lens on Squidoo, not just one.

When creating a lens on Squidoo, you are given the option to add different modules. These are modules such as text boxes, polls, guestbooks, etc. Included in these modules are ones from Amazon and Ebay. When you add these modules, you can let Amazon or Ebay pick was is going to be displayed on your lens, or you can choose select items of your choice. When a visitor views your lens and clicks the Amazon or Ebay item and makes a purchase, you are going to make a commission. You have to share this commission though with Squidoo. If you don’t want to share, you can signup for an Amazon Associate account and place Amazon products one your page this way. The benefit of using the Amazon or Ebay module is saving time.

A second way you can earn money through your lens is by promoting your own product or service. If you have no product or service, you can signup for affiliate programs. You then would write about the product and include your affiliate link on your lens. When the visitor views your lens and makes a purchase, you make commission through the affiliate program. Some of the popular affiliate programs being used with this are Clickbank and Commission Junction.

The third way you can make money with your lens is by Google. When you create a lens, Google ads are automatically placed on your lens. When visitors come to your site and click the Google Ads, money is being made. The money from the Google ads on your lens is placed in a pool. The pooled revenue is used to first pay overhead and then the remaining is allocated to the lens. The allocation of this revenue is based on the LensRank and traffic to the lenses. It will be important to gain lots of traffic to your lens to receive this type of revenue.

The last way to make money with Squidoo that I am aware of is by referring others. When a visitor comes to your site and signs up for a FREE account with Squidoo, they become your referral. If they accumulate $15.00 in revenue from their lens, you will earn $5.00. You can view your referrals at any time by visiting the Dashboard in Squidoo and going to “My Stats”.

Now you can see where this is a moms dream come true. Moms and dads can create lenses on stuff they are interested in and earn money doing so. It actually can become a hobby to that is rewarding. One thing to remember is you won’t make money overnight with this. It might take a few months if not longer for your lens to start generating income. You will want to promote your lens as much as possible for the best results.

© 2008 Stefani Partin is a work at home mom of four from CA. Stefani is an author, webmaster, blogger, affiliate marketer and more. Stefani dedicates her time to helping moms find ways to make money at home. Visit Stefani's work at home help center at http://www.MommyEnterprises.com – Want to Learn More On Making Money With Squidoo? Visit her lens at: http://www.squidoo.com/squidoo-resources-to-make-money