People always ask about making a success of blogging – how you get started, how you can earn money, how it fits in with the rest of your career. Over the years, I’ve answered a few of those questions and shared the lessons I’ve learned.
Getting Started
We all had to start somewhere. Here’s my story as well as those of several others.
Blogging And Writing
Writing and blogging go hand in hand for me. Here are some of the thoughts I’ve had about blogging over the years.
- Blog Your Way To Writing Success
- I, Ghost Blogger
- Blogging and Creativity
- When Do You Write?
- In Defense Of Blogging
Promotion Plus
This section is about successful blogging – getting out there and letting people know you’re around.
- Seven Effective Blogging Habits
- How To Promote Yourself Through Guest Blogging
- Welcome To The Carnival
Earnings/Monetization
How do you earn money with your blog and what’s the minimum you should accept? My thoughts are in these posts.
Get Paid To Blog – Program Reviews
There have been some changes since I wrote this series, but some of these programs are still running under different names.
- Bloggerwave Pays You To Blog
- Blogitive: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
- Blogsvertise Wins On Ease Of Use
- Big Payouts With PPP
- Get Paid To Blog With LoudLaunch
- Reviewing ReviewMe
- Bigger, Better Blogging Ads?
- Thumbs Up For Smorty
- Get Paid To Blog With Sponsored Reviews
- Get Paid To Blog With The Linky Love Army
- PayU2Blog Review


I like your sneeze page and the authority with which you introduce the reason for doing it!
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I’m here from Problogger Day 23. This is a helpful site. I agree with Jean, this is good example of a sneeze page. Thanks for the direction. BTW I put you on my Google reader so I can keep on learning.
PS. This is the first time I’ve seen a request for twitter info. Good idea.
Hey, I saw you on Problogger and wanted to check out your site.
You have a great variety of posts and I especially liked this one. I’m a writer so a lot of your topics are of interest to me – so much so that I want to subscribe and learn more from you.
Thanks!
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Thanks, Jean
Nice to meet you, Susan. I plan also to add some of my social profiles to my contact page.