WordPress is one of the most popular blogging platforms available.
Actually, that statement doesn’t quite do WordPress justice. How about this?
From Wikipedia.org:
“WordPress was first released in May 2003 by Matt Mullenweg. As of September 2009, it was being used by 202 million websites worldwide.”
Now that’s growth.
So, what makes WordPress so popular?
- It is free. (Go to WordPress.org to learn more.)
- It offers significant functionality right out of the box.
- It’s easy to manage yourself.
- There are online tutorials and communities where you can learn more about WordPress without having to figure it out on your own.
- It’s also easy to find service providers who are experienced with WordPress when you need additional customization or personalization of your blog.
- Another very compelling reason to use WordPress is that search engines like Google.com and Bing.com love WordPress and rapidly index posts and pages on a WordPress site.
- The wide availability of plug-ins can make WordPress do more than you or I could ever imagine.
As a result, WordPress is an extremely popular choice for small business owners and entrepreneurs and it’s my personal recommendation to anyone considering putting up their own website or blog. [click to continue…]
Today, one of the easiest and most popular ways to make money on a blog is by using Google Adsense. However, as with any business decision, it is important to consider how this popular advertising tool is going to affect your blog. Before you start using AdSense, let’s go over both the pros and cons of using this popular ad tool.
Much like a traditional carnival with its variety of shows and performances, a blog carnival puts together a variety of voices and opinions to create something more impressive than the sum of its parts. 
Since the beginning of time, humans have been social creatures that love interacting with others, even if this interaction has been through reading or watching television. With the emergence of the internet, however, people have been able to broaden their horizons, allowing them to interact with fellow humans online.
So I was thinking. You can sell inexpensive things, or you can sell expensive things. Why not sell expensive things and make more money? I had just purchased a 65″ 3D-ready television, and was eagerly awaiting the day when 3D TV in the home was going to become a reality. So, I thought to myself, I will sell TVs! Not actually carry an inventory of TVs, but sell them as an affiliate.
It is only natural that people are fascinated with ongoing stories, as proven by their love of TV shows like House, Castle, and NCIS. This love of the suspense has been a human tendency for centuries, making it only natural for you to take advantage of your reader’s curiosity by creating your own written series within your blog or website’s niche. 
In the online world, this same theory holds true, allowing you to bring new traffic to your site and reward your loyal readers just by holding contests on your blog or website. 
If you’ve been trying to get more visitors to your blog – and therefore, more sales – but the old-school ways of traffic generation aren’t working for you, read on. The next few posts will cover some little-used traffic generation methods that will soon have your blog humming and your virtual cash register ringing.
