
“Should I flame jerks who send me hostile email?” – Dave’s Response
Dave Taylor has a post where he answers the question (as he does) – “Should I flame jerks who send me hostile email?”. He writes: ‘Years ago, I’d just go on the attack and give as good as I got, which of course just spiraled into this terrible scene where ...more
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Daylight Savings and the International Blogger
Well Daylight Savings has finally finished here in Australia and while I do enjoy it from the perspective of enjoying our summer evenings, I don’t enjoy it in terms of my blogging because it puts me on a wacky time schedule when connecting with my North American blogging friends. Negotiating ...more
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News Flash – Blogging Won’t be a Job by 2016!
Fast Company has posted on Six Jobs That Won’t Exist In 2016 and included on the list is ‘Bloggers’. While it’s not really one of FC’s hardest hitting pieces a few scattered thoughts sprung to mind on seeing it (via Blog Herald): I always chuckle a little when I see ...more
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How To Lose Blog Readers
Chris Garrett posts a worthwhile post titled 10 Ways To Lose RSS Subscribers, each of which I’d say apply to losing any type of blog reader at all. Here’s his first one: ‘Hardly post and when you do it is to apologise for not posting – I don’t mind an ...more
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AdSense CPM ad Facts
There’s a useful post over at the official AdSense blog titled CPM ads: Knowing the facts can pay off which busts some of the myths circulating out there about CPM ads (ie ads that you get paid for per impression rather than per click). The main points in the post: ...more
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Squidoo Starts Paying Users
I just got an email from Squidoo (aff) saying that they’re moving into their next phase of actually paying their ‘lens-masters’. They also announced three new money making modules: They’ve added a new eBay module which allows people to promote eBay auctions and earn a commission on items sold (if ...more
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AdSense add ‘Add New Channel’ Popup
One of the more annoying little things that I’ve always found with AdSense is that in the setting up of a new ad unit you do all the design aspects of it and then get to the point of adding a channel. IF you want to make a new channel ...more
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Diversify Your Blogging Income with Secondary Money Earners
One of the lessons that I learned after a a year of blogging for an income was the danger of relying upon a single income source for your blog. To that point I’d heavily focussed upon AdSense as a revenue stream on my blogs and was making what I thought ...more
Adsense

Online Feed Readers Compared
Frank Gruber has written a great review over at TechCrunch Comparing 9 Online Feed Readers. He concludes – ‘If you are looking purely for performance, Google Reader and FeedLounge are the fastest in our tests. Bloglines and Rojo are the best choice if you are looking for a feature rich ...more
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