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Blogging tips I share weekly and sometimes daily. I'm a blogger who blogs for personal diary purposes as well as income. I hope my tips will help you in your journey.
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Take a Hard Look at “Automatic Payments”
There are so many services out there vying for my attention every day. Most of them are free because that’s just how I roll. Alternately, I subscribe to a web hosting package and 3 domain registrars along with identity theft protection. All t...
My Christmas Gift to You – A Free eBook
I summarized most of my eBook on “How to Start a Money Making Blog” and I’m offering it free of charge to my readers ($10 value). It’s a great guide when you are starting out looking to create a blog that makes money. You can...
The Powerful Sitemap and Google Webmaster Tools
When you want to sell something, it makes sense to put it in the want ads like Craig’s List or even eBay. When you blog for money, you are selling your words, be they stories or other content, to advertisers. Because of this, you should be wor...
RSS Buttons
As a blogger, you get readers from several sources. One of the largest I think is via “feed.” Now there are a few sorts of feeds: RSS, ATOM, and I think a few more. The most common I run across is RSS. The way these work is they deliver ...
Intro to Web and Blog Analytics
Analytics are described by Search Engine City as: “Technology that helps analyze the performance of a website or online marketing campaign.” In my opinion, analytics is not just: “How many people visited my blog?” The way you...
New Direction for this URL
Hi friends. You may have noticed the name and description here has changed. More later. It’s the result of many weeks of thinking and planning. I see the purpose of this blog as a “project” providing information about the art and s...
I Walked by the Mirror and Saw a Homeowner
Okay, so I know I’ve been a homeowner almost two years but it’s still hard for me to accept. Since I was nearly 40 when I finally crossed the threshold all I have mostly known in my life is rental stuff. Now that I own this place I am co...
Annoyed that So Many People are Still Inviting me to NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo is a way to promote NaNoWriMo’s influence while you force yourself to “write” and meanwhile make no money or influence for yourself. © damien for Damien at the Speed of Life, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del....
Vegas Trip 11/09
Vegas was a mixture of movies, family fun and very small amount of lucrative gambling. We stayed at the Gold Coast which is a really nice smaller casino. They regularly send us “comp’d” rooms and sometimes we are able to use them. ...
Banana walnut pancakes
Banana walnut pancakes Originally uploaded by Meagan Fisher Browsing a Flickr friend’s album I ran across this scrumptious delight :) © damien for Damien at the Speed of Life, 2009. | Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post...
Blog Earnings Third Quarter 2009
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Cutting Mobile Costs
My LG VU phone is a lot of fun and it’s a big help to my professional world as well. Honestly, I only recently “got it” how cell phones are revolutionizing our culture. As of this past year I am texting and using mobile email with ...
Orthodontics Unappreciated
I have my son in braces and he compains a lot how the appliance hurts his mouth. I remember my braces at age 12. They hurt of course because they were separating back my jaw to the most healthy and attractive position. Kids lack the knowledge of ...
Teaching Our Son to Respect Women and Girls
Is there something wrong with old fashioned politeness to women? My son, 11, shared with me a story of an event that happened to him today. In the situation, he had the chance to get out of the way and offer his space to a female student at his scho...
Seinfeld Forever
Whether the wacky show was about the humor of mattresses one week or coffee table books about coffee tables the next, I always greatly enjoyed Seinfeld when it was running. Now, many years after its syndication, I get the same happy feeling from wat...
If You See Me on Facebook, Don’t Get All Excited
To my Facebook friends: I don’t play Farmtown, I don’t post pictures there, I don’t do Apps, I market links and post statuses. For that reason, Facebook is not really suited for me. “But wait! We see you posting on Facebook s...
Blog Stats October 2009
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Since I Took a Break from Facebook
My face is much happier. So far. © damien for Damien at the Speed of Life, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: ...
12 U2 360° and the Gift of Music
Last night I was overcome by the coolness of the new U2 360° visual monster You can see it in action in the Youtube stream of U2 live at the Rose Bowl. (You have gotta see this even if you don’t love U2.) Mega thanks to Stephen Laughlin for p...
Maximizing Your Feeds Value through Excerpts
Once in a while I stop tweaking my blog and writing posts and I settle down to read other people’s writing. Tonight I did that and got to about 10 on my list of 34 blogs I read. The 4th one awakened me to the idea of optimizing the earning pot...
How Age Changes My Perspective of Things
“The best things in life are not things.” As I continue in this first year of my 40’s I am amazed literally almost every hour by how my perspective on things has changed and continues to. I remember being in high school and viewing...
What I Think of Dave Lettermans Affairs
Ok, so everybody’s talking about Dave Letterman’s infidelity. If you type his name in a search you get literally hundreds of serious news stories on the topic. Dave Letterman has been a hero of mine for about two decades. He’s up t...
Amazing Sconce and Other Garage Sale Legends
I think for many years I've been really cheap, insisting that we get all our home furnishings at garage sales and the like. Now, I have learned that saving a few bucks that way isn't worth living in tacky decor....
On Aging, Wellness, and Three Day Weekends
Since I hit 40 in June I have really been paying more attention to what my body is telling me. You can never turn back the clock on aging but you can preserve and lengthen the assets you have. Before 30, your body just regenerates itself automatica...
Father Son Adventures at Church Camp
My son and I attended a father/son camp-out last weekend and had some new adventures in faith....
Toxic People at Work
Have you ever dealt with some who thought they walked on water? These people feel they are higher than anyone around them. Maybe you're thinking of someone. Basically, these people think they are better than you and deserve more from the world than y...
Pumped up about the Pool
Well, we finally did it: replaced the pool pump. It was a dramatic journey getting denied by the home warranty people and shopping around for the best prices etc. We were fortunate to find a guy who did it for a reasonable price so we won’t...
Westgate Resorts :: Trusted Name for Vacations
What’s in a name? What’s in a brand? I’ve learned the answer to that question is “a lot.” When traveling in our great land it helps to stay at a trusted brand name resort. Westgate Resorts have locations in Orlando, Br...
Parenting, Aging and 40
I've been learning that 40 is actually quite cool. I'm getting used to the graying beard but all the other benefits are clear as day! The best of all by far is I get to be the dad, the husband, the teacher, the Summer School principal ... I'll be in...
Dreaming of Florida Beaches
A poem about Summer dreams away from Summer school....
