It’s hard to believe I’ve only had this blog for a week…it sure feels like a month has gone by! Since this is a Learning Blog, I am going to reveal some mistakes and problems I have encountered, just to give you an idea of how it’s been going for me…I am hoping it will be helpful for those of you who are THINKING of starting a blog, but feel intimidated by the whole process, just as I did before I started.
The mistakes I have made, mostly pertain to the posts, so you all got to see them! Lucky me! Like the first post that was all in bold ( I did that on purpose by the way! Not, and I obviously didn’t proof it very well.)When I woke up the next day I opened my laptop to look at my site and said “who wrote that?” (and I swear I wasn’t drinking!) When I saw the “read more” line at the end, I clutched my heart and said….”Oh no! There’s more?”( I still couldn’t believe it was ME!) but I took a deep breath and bravely read on. It was pretty painful to see all of those glaring misspellings, typos, redundant words, bad grammar, and rambling on and on. I remember one of my sisters telling me on the phone to write my post in a document draft, print it out and read it, make corrections and read it again and repeat. She worked in publishing for 21 years, but I didn’t listen to her cuz I know how to write and proofing is easy! Right? Why I can do that with my eyes shut..( and it sure does look like my eyes were shut.) (more…)
For those of you who are good at giving instructions, e-How is having a contest. e-How is a free social community site where “the people”, both professionals and non-professions, provide the content with “How-to” articles on everything you can imagine and always shows up in one of the top spots on a Google search. If you join the e-how Writer Compensation Program, it pays on a per article basis and on the amount of times the article gets viewed and rated. (But it’s a slow process.. so realize that without this contest, for most people, money will not be rolling in with e-How!) There is no limit to how many articles each author can submit to e-How and remember, with “How-to’s” the sky’s the limit on subject matter! If you can think it, chances are someone else needs to know how to do it… so get thinking!
The Contest–Started April 30, 2008 and continues until June 30, 2008. Write an article (or several if you got it in you, cuz “the more the merrier” and the better your chances!) During this period, each time e-How selects an article that you have written, you will receive $10, so it’s not going to break the bank, but it can be a fun way to get published online and the more articles you write the more money you can make. You can also spice it up by adding photos or video to your article which, of course, always makes a “How-to” easier to understand and follow if there are step-by-step instructions with photos.
This contest has potential to bring in a little extra cash, but more importantly, I think it’s a great way for anyone to get their feet wet with web publishing and may even inspire some to really find their niche. After all, the quickest path to success is to know what you are good at and then share that information and knowledge with others, so this can be good practice. Good luck, and have fun if you try this! Please drop a comment if you are aware of any other on-line contests or promotions that MCB should know about. Thanks! JJ
I am so sorry to keep everyone waiting. I have read some of the comments and thanks for all them, I will try to answer some of them. Thanks neeshy.com for your comment “jj is a new blogger and things are probably a little hecitc for her.” New, hectic Hell I’m shaking in my boots. I only hope I can get through these next few days. Kyrsti has been training me and I do mean training I need everything she has inside that pretty little head of hers. She is one smart and savvy woman, but she had faith that I could do this so I have made my mind up that I will do it and hopefully do it well. I know I will have a few stumbles along the way but can only hope that you will all stick with me and help me out. I do want this MOMSCASHBLOG to be an interactive vehicle where we will help each other in our quest to make money blogging online. Earlier today I had a post all written and looked it over several times and thought it was good and ready to go out into the WorldWideWeb (that’s a scary thought) I hit the button Publish and it is not anywhere to be found. So much for the WWW, tonight when I get my tutoring from Krysti I hope she doesn’t give me a bad grade. I take notes but somewhere along the line I messed up, when I find out what I did wrong I will share with all of you. Hopefully you will also share your “first times” on blogging, publishing, or any of your other first. I had plans for my first post to tell you how I first began back in
December looking for a way to make money online. I had put in several searches and came up with many different ways to make money at home online by filling out surveys. I started to sign up for the surveys and would sit at the computer minutes upon minutes checking off the apporiate boxes. Then it would turn into hours and when one page had been checked off you hit next and then another page, there seemed to be no end. It was like a black hole-next-next well when I finally finished a couple of those surveys, I will tell you I have never received any money from any of the survey companies. I am sure a lot of you have gone down that survey road with little or no results. Let us all know about your experiences with surveys or any other money making scams on-line. You will see to the right that MCB has an ad for SURVEY SAVVY now this is one that I will be filling out and working on. I feel anything that Krysti has endorsed is worth all of us signing up for it. Even if it is only $20. here and there that will help all of us out one way or another. With the economy the way it is, gas prices and the rise in certain food product then we can all use any money that we can make. I just have issues with making $2.00 or .50 cents on filing out surveys for hours at a time. But let me explain that I never made any money from any of the surveys that I did fill out. As Krysti explained in her webcam I am new to the blogging world and I have so far made a grand total of 11cents. That’s it, honestly why would one kid about something so important as their income. lol I promise to tell you all the very interesting stories of how I made that 11cents on-line. I want to make mcb an interactive vehicle where we can all share our flips
or flops from online experiences. I just filled out the SURVEY SAVVY form tonight and it was very easy. I also saw that Krysti had made about $300.00 from filling out surveys and that was for a month! So I guess we had all better get right onto that and fill out the form for SURVEY SAVVY. As I had said I trust anything that Krysti endorses and this is definitly one of those endorsements. I also wanted to bring to your or anyones attention that if you click on the free tutorial above you will find an informative and an easy to follow guide on how to set up your own blog online. Blogging is a new way to make money online, I guess it’s not all that new but to some of us especially myself it is something I came upon in the last few months. If you click on the above tutorial on how to set up a blog then click onto Mr. Lincoln the shiny new penny and use your credit card or your debit card to pay your one cent you will get a host for only a penny after you enter the info.,codes ect. You are now on your way to starting your own blog and hopefully make money online. So please feel free to drop by and leave your comments or any suggestions that you would like to see on the new mcb. I am hoping that we will make this a community of bloggers who will help each other with the money, technical, content, and artistic ways of putting a great blog out to the world. Don’t forget to tune in again to hear about my very interesting story of how I made “now hang on don’t get too excited” a whopping big 11cents!!!!!! Yes you heard me right…don’t hate me for making money.
On Friday I broke the news that I would be selling Moms Cash Blog – I gave 72 hours for people to email me offers and I received over 100 responses which was flattering. However, I had to choose just the right person…
I successfully sold the blog…and the bidding is now closed. Thank you to everyone who inquired and placed a bid. I am sorry I did not get around to emailing everyone back on their offers, due to the short time and high response. I feel I have chosen a great candidate to take over the blog and re-invent it for themselves.
Stay tuned…later today I will post my farewell video (final blog post) and I will introduce you to the new owner and her plans for the blog!
~Krysti~
P.S – In a few hours you will no longer be able to contact me via email as I will be changing the email address for the new blog owner. Please email me if you need anything prior to me making that switch. Thank you all…Best Wishes!
Yes…you read it correctly – I am selling my blog here – www.MomsCashBlog.com
As you all know – I am a mother of a 2 year old, a wife, a major entrepreneur and I currently have my hand dipped into many online ventures right now. Moms Cash Blog started out as a hobby and has evolved into a huge money making blog that earns me a great online income daily and monthly. However, I have earned enough money, to finally take a little break and be a mommy to my daughter at this important stage in her life. This blog would be a wonderful opportunity for any mother, mom, woman, man or business to start off with a MAJOR bang. It is well established, has a Google page rank of 4 and an Alexa Rank of 152,000 – remember the blog is only about 6 months old. The potential is enormous and so are the future profits. The blog generates a generous income through affiliate links, PPC, Google Adsense, Videos, Tutorials and more. I will break a huge secret as to how I am earning $100 for a simple task that my readers perform daily…making me a wealthy woman. So…I bet you’re asking, why give this up if you make this much this easily. Well the answer is quite simple? My family comes first, I have many other online ventures that are unknown to others (I like to keep them secret, sorry) and I don’t have the time to post a video like I have been daily. So instead of neglecting my readers, I am passing on the wealth to one lucky buyer. Here’s the coolest part. I will be accepting offers for the next 72 hours. The highest bid will take over the blog completely. I will transfer the domain and ownership along with 1 year of paid hosting, all of my affiliate connections and secret money makers. You get it all, I promise. I will be able to discuss with the new owner, all of the possibilities as to how you can earn even more with the blog that I never had a chance to get around to. I am only taking SERIOUS OFFERS and I am not expecting a fortune…just a fair amount. So don’t be afraid to tell me what you think it’s worth…just submit your offer at:
krysti@momscashblog.com – within the next 72 hours only!!!
and I will sell to the highest bidder. If they fail to pay within 24 hours of purchase…I will move onto the next highest bidder until the blog sells. Who knows, you could score BIG! Questions, just email me and I will get back to you ASAP : )
Want to speak direct with me? You could just AIM me…
talktokrysti
That is my AIM screen name ; )
What more can I say…you all know Moms Cash Blog is cool, up and coming and rapidly growing. Oh…did I forget to mention I made 45n5.com’s top 100 money making blog list just recently. Buy in and save money, time and just start making money the next day after purchase. It really is just that easy. GOOD LUCK!
~Krysti~
I will miss you all – I thank you for making this blog such a hit this fast… couldn’t have done it without you all. Plus, many of you are now bloggers making money after using my tutorial, tips and videos – so hats off to you and best wishes. You can go far…just never give up!
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I know, I am always telling you guys to be “unique” and to try something new with your blogs…but I am serious. I can’t even count the how many people email me everyday asking me for advice on making their blog more successful. They will usually send me a link to go check out their blog and once I get there, I just shake my head because they usually end up having the most plain Jane – boring blogs I have ever seen! I will now yell this from the rooftops, so pay attention…
MAKE YOUR BLOG UNIQUE – BE DIFFERENT – STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD – ADD BLOG FLAIR…
Okay, so I have come up with the term “blog flair” because that is really what it is – flair for your blog. Here are a few ways to add some flair quickly and easily:
Add images, animations or clip art to your blog posts – see an example of one of my old posts here…
Start video blogging, people love it and it keeps them entertained – they will come back for more ; )
Add videos to your blog posts, go to Youtube and hunt out cool videos to share in your posts!
Share photos of yourself or your life somehow – capture their attention and invite them to get to know you as a blogger…people want to feel connected to their “favorite blogs” so this is a good way.
Try adding audio clips or podcasts – audio is good!
Add a quiz or a contest – This will allow your blog readers to interact with you and invite them to participate in something you have set up.
Ask your readers in your blog posts for their feedback in the comments section regarding the subject you covered, this gets you a ton of blog comments – they want to share their opinions, just ask!
Try using different fonts, colors and sizes for your blog titles, this will capture their attention and eventually your blog will look very colorful and fun – just don’t over do this or you could scare them away. Color is good, but too much brings a bad vibe.
Try using these different methods of blog flair and notice the difference…your readers will notice the change, respond well and you can thank me later, LOL ; )
Want to see something interesting…just a sample of what you could share!
