Blogging for Profit Begins With a Long Term Plan
Gary Preston - Econsultancy

Many people dream of blogging for profit, and this goal is not far beyond the reach of someone with average intelligence, a willingness to work hard, and a basic grasp of blogging technology. However, very few people manage to reap the profits they want from their blog. Most people who attempt to make money with their blogs do not succeed for two reasons. Often, bloggers have unrealistic expectations of how fast their readership will grow and how much money they will make, and when these expectations are not met the disappointment can crush the desire to continue blogging. The other trap that many bloggers fall into has to do with lack of planning. If you want to turn a profit as a blogger, the key to success is to make a realistic plan and stick
with it.

To succeed at blogging for profit, the main thing tha you will need is a large readership. The higher your traffic, the more advertisers will agree to pay you. However, cultivating the regular visitors that you will need in order to make a profit isnt easy. As more and more blogs appear each day, having a great idea or a wonderful writing style is no longer enough to get attention. You need to be able to market your blog effectively.

Too many bloggers spend all of their time writing posts and almost no time marketing their project. To be certain, updating as often as you can is a great way... Read More»

An attractive personality means different things to different people, as attractiveness is subjective. However, if your goal is to be attractive to the most number of people, you have to love yourself. A healthy love of self creates the attitudes and behavior that other people find irresistible.

1. Love yourself. Easier said than done. Some people live their entire lives hating themselves for several reasons, and one of these may be that they haven't gotten the approval and admiration of other people. Don't be one of those people who have lived their lives at the mercy of other people's opinions. Accept yourself and rejoice in the life and the freedom that you've been given. If you have to work on loving yourself, do so everyday. Discover yourself and appreciate the traits and gifts that you have. If there are things you don't want in yourself, challenge yourself and improve them. Never be dependent on other people for your happiness, or you'll become their slave.

2. Be strong. Don't be afraid to be rejected, belittled or ignored. Take confidence in the fact that you are the designer of your own self-esteem. Always make your thoughts the leader and your emotion the follower. Think strong thoughts and whenever you think about weakening thoughts, focus on your strong thoughts the more. A strong mind overcomes obstacles and builds a strong character. Let inner strength show through your gait, actions, and words. Everyone loves personal strength. Nobody is attracted to weakness, except abusers.

3. Be happy. Find true happiness, and carry it with you at all times. Avoid being too happy with fleeting things, or you'll find that your happiness disappears when they do. Find a lasting happiness that is equivalent with spirituality. If you don't believe in spirituality, believe in yourself. Be happy with yourself, no matter how much you change or how much things change around you. Share your happiness with others by having a positive attitude and a knack for seeing the good in every situation. Emotions are contagious; if you are happy, so will the people around you be, and they'll love your presence. Read More»

Wordpress has just introduced a new feature that lets you update your blog by calling a phone number speaking. Wordpress users can go to the My Blogs tab, enable "Post by Voice" and get a special phone number to call for their blogs.

Calling the number and recording a message will post an audio file to the blog, which can then be published to Facebook, Twitter, etc. with the Publicize feature.

"It's happened to all of us," writes WordPress founding developer Matt Mullenweg, introducing the feature. "The night starts off innocently enough with a little gin and tonic, maybe a mojito, then next thing you know you’re doing tequila shots with the bartender and the girl from Brazil and you find yourself thinking it would be a treMENdous idea to call up your ex and see how they’re doing and perhaps impress them with your newfound wit."

"We've got the cure," he continues. "Now, instead of drunk dialing random friends, lovers, and acquaintances one at a time, what if you could dial your blog and talk to the whole world at once? It’d be like something out of Star Trek."
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