Archive for July, 2008
Getting the most bang for your blogging buck
After I converted this website into a blog, I realized that I wanted more than just a blogging hobby. What I really want is a generous source of revenue from this No Job for Mom blog. To that end, I realized, as an owner of a new blog, how can I get the most bang [...]
oDesk Readiness Test – Is there a short cut?
Sometimes I analyze my blog’s statistics to see how people access the No Job for Mom blog. I was quite interested to see that several web surfers are interested in oDesk and are more than likely preparing to take the oDesk readiness test. oDesk Queries There are many search queries for “oDesk readiness test answers” [...]
Can You Make Money Blogging for Smorty?
I recently applied to Smorty, another blog for money site. I was pleased to see that my blog was approved. Excited to be able to earn a few dollars blogging, I signed into my Smorty account to see how it worked. I was pretty anxious to see the available products and services to blog about. [...]
ChaCha Your Way to Additional Income
Nope, I’m not talking about the dance; I’m talking about ChaCha the information facilitator company. Here’s a brief overview of what they do (in my own words). ChaCha receives text messages from any SMS compliant cell phone. The ChaCha guides, reads the question, researches the information and then sends a text message back with the [...]
oDesk – Another Opportunity to Earn Money Online
In wandering around one of the forums I frequent I came across a website called oDesk. It’s pretty much a bid for hire a site for writers and programmers. I’m sure there are other types of jobs there but since I’m a writer, I’m always looking for new opportunities. Applying for Jobs To apply for [...]
Freelance Writing: First, Second or Third Person
Should freelance writers write in the first, second or third person? The answer to that question is a definitive… It all depends Writing for Others If you are hired as a freelance writer, after squaring away the scope of the project and the price, the next thing you should request is a style guide. Some [...]
What Should I Blog About?
Recently I received a comment from a newbie who is considering starting a blog, but doesn’t know what to blog about. The commenter posed the familiar question “What should I blog about?” I started to compose a post in which I was going to give the same advice that has no doubt been addressed several [...]
Fixed My Feed – I Think
Sometimes I’ve got to place blame where blame is due. Unfortunately, this time blame has to be placed squarely at my feet. I had an earlier post about how Feedburner burnt my subscribers. Well, they did burn them, but then they came back and then they burnt them again. I’ still trying to figure that [...]
Can You Really Work from Home with Kids?
Many parents want to work from home so they can spend quality time with their kids. The thought of sitting in a cubicle while your child is in day care doesn’t sit right with some parents. Parents are caught between a rock and a hard place. They need to make money in order to make [...]
An Important Ingredient for a Successful Blog
Since making the decision to become a successful blogger, I’ve been checking out other successful bloggers. By successful, I mean they blog full time and their blogs provide the financial means for them to do it. A few characteristics of successful bloggers In each of the articles I’ve come across the two things I have [...]

