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Want To Be A Pro Blogger? 5 Best Blogging Centric Blogs You Should Read

I get asked these questions frequently. How do I get started in blogging? How do I make money with blogging? How do I become a pro blogger from my home?

It’s a new year! The time to start a blog is now.

I started blogging way before blogging was considered cool back in 2003. Yes, almost 8 years ago. Luckily, within two years, blogging turned into a full time business for me. During that time I’ve started and stopped several blogs, I’ve made mistakes, and I’ve learned a lot. In fact, I’m still learning every day!

By now most people are familiar with the term blog and have a general idea of what a blog is. Hello, it is 2011 already.   However, what you may not know is how to get started with your own blog and how to turn it into a business. Back several years ago I did write a very simple post on How To Start A blog that you may want to read. But first before anything else you need to ask yourself, “Am I passionate enough about 1 subject to talk about it over and over on a blog? Am I extremely knowledgeable in 1 subject and if not, am I willing to devote time to become an expert in that subject?”
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BlogRush Review: Get More Visitors!

If you have a blog and you are blogging as part of your home business then I suggest you sign up for BlogRush. BlogRush is the latest blogging tool from John Reese that could potentially EXPLODE your blog’s traffic and get you connected with more content like your own.

So, what are you waiting for? Get your FREE BlogRush account today to get more targeted visitors to your blog.

Blogging Conferences

This weekend over 750+ moms and women (myself NOT included again this year) are gathered at the Blogher ‘07 conference in Chicago to learn more about blogging. According to the blogher website, blogher’s mission is to create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education, community and economic empowerment.

If you missed this year’s blogher or didn’t think this was the “right” conference for you don’t fret. There are several more upcoming blog/blogging conferences to attend. And, there’s always Blogher in 2008!

UPCOMING BLOG-BLOGGING CONFERENCES still to come in 2007:

PubCon Blog Conference
This conference will be held is Las Vegas, Nevada on December 4-7, 2007

PostiCon Blog Conference by Payperpost.com
The Posticon conference will be held in Las Vegas as well on November 9th-10th, 2007

Blog Business Summitt
This conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois on September 17-19th, 2007.

Blog World Expo
This conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 8-9, 2007.

If there are any conferences that I have left out please let me know about them in the comments or email me. I’ll add them here.

Blogger Home Jobs For Moms

Blogging can become a great way to make some extra money from home. Some bloggers can even make a full time income with blogging. Some of the latest work at home blogging jobs I’ve found online are…

Los Angeles Entertainment Blogger

Music Bloggers with 451 Press

City Bloggers with 451 Press

Wedding Blogger

Healthy Eating Bloggers

Physical Activity Bloggers

Stress Bloggers

Cancer Treatment/Survivor Blogger

Female Dating Blogger

How To Start A Blog

Many of you are coming here looking for at home jobs and this is the place to be. However, there are also other things you can do to make money from home while you are going through your job search and all the waiting. One thing you can do to start making some extra money is to blog.

So, what is a blog you ask?

A blog is an online diary of sorts or simply put, another website platform that is updated very often. Blogging is free and very easy to do. Here are six super simple steps to get you started with blogging and you can be on your way to making extra money very soon.

1. Go to blogger.com or wordpress.com and create a free blog account. If you are really serious, I suggest you skip the free account and buy a domain name then install wordpress on your website.

2. Decide on a topic you want to blog about. It can be anything from your personal life to a topic that you are passionate about such as fish aquariums, horses, or fitness. The more passionate and knowledgeable you are on your topic the more likely you are to gain a bigger readership as well as make more money. The idea is to stick to a narrow topic rather than blogging about everything.

3. Go to your blog right now and write an entry then publish it. Your free blog account can show you how. It’s very easy.

4. Join some blog directories, blog exchanges, plus go and leave comments on other people’s blogs that you are interested in. This will get some traffic coming to your site instantly. And, traffic (readers) is one big thing that you need to make extra money from blogging. (This post was written before Twitter and other social media really got going so now I also suggest you join Twitter, create a facebook page, join tumblr, and other social media sites).

5. Post often and try to post  once every other day. Many professional bloggers post atleast once per day or sometimes more.

6.) Monetize your blog with Google Adsense ( you can sign up with Adsense over in the left sidebar. I highly recommend Google Adsense), affiliate programs, Blogads, Chitika, Amazon associates, Payperpost, or your very own advertising space where you set the price. The possibilities are endless.

If you have any questions feel free to email me anytime or leave a comment here.
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