Seriously, are you? You know that you can make more money staff blogging than you will through adsense and ad blocks right? Unless of course you’re one of those unbelievably successful bloggers who do make money through adsense, ad blocks and what-not’s. In that case, please go away and give me back my soapbox – unless you’re going to be sharing some of your traffic with lesser known blogs.

No I haven’t lost my marbles. I’ve bought Ali Hale’s Staff Blogging Course. 

What is staff blogging?

Staff blogging is when you write for another blog and get paid for it. Either per month or per post. There’s no limit to the number of blogs you can be a staff blogger for nor is there a limitation to the number of posts you can do. It pays well and offers the opportunity to blog about a diverse range of topics.

It wasn’t until I read Ali’s interview on DailyBlogTips about her new Staff Blogging Course that I realized there was a specific term for blogging/writing for other blogs – and that I was already doing it! 

Now I have a word for something I’ve been thinking of as ‘freelance blogging’. Staff blogging. Has a pretty cool ring to it doesn’t it? Pays better too! You should totally try it if you haven’t already. 

So back to Ali’s interview. I was excited about her staff blogging course. A step by step of something that I stumbled into accidentally. Her table of content on her Staff Blogging Course page has detailed information on what topics she covers in the course. What I like best about it though is that Ali has given links to specific articles that will explain her point even better. There are also examples. She hasn’t confused the reader with extensive links. Just a select few that are packed with all you need to know about writing for another blog.

That sounds awesome but how much will it cost?

The Staff Blogging Course is priced at $19. That’s a great price for the information Ali has packed into her course. She’s even listed job boards where you can find staff blogging jobs and has included work sheets to get you started on the path of staff blogging. If you’re a DailyBlogTips reader, you can use the discount code that Ali’s been kind enough to offer its readers. That’s a $5 discount on a $19 product. That’s real value! 

Grab your copy of Staff Blogging Course today and reap the benefits of Ali’s experience and hard work. She offers a 90 day money back guarantee if you don’t find it helpful.

Ever been paid to blog? If you’d like to get started and earn decent pay blogging, don’t forget to purchase the Staff Blogging Course. 

Disclosure: The Staff Blogging Course links are affiliate links. If you’re going to buy the course, buy them through these links and help me make some money

Technorati Tags: Blogging, Freelancing, Staff Blogging, Writing

Omg! I'm an uplifting blogger!

…B J Keltz for giving me with the “Uplifting Blogger” award. I’d also like to thank -

*takes out a long list*

The bloggers who’ve inspired me ( I can’t think of any names at the moment ), the ones who’ve ignored the ghastly header and still come to read my post every time I publish something, I’d particularly like to thank my handful RSS subscribers for their loyalty and my parents. Mom, Dad – I love you!

Wait, my list isn’t done. I prepared for this moment you know!

*Takes a deep breath*… Gotcha!

Goofiness aside, I am truly flattered by the kind words BJ described me and my blogging with.

Samar is so kind and helpful.  Her post about her Zen seat just cracked me up.  She educates, enlightens, and encourages.

I couldn’t have asked for a better compliment than that. 

There are so many people I’d like to forward this to, but hardly anyone is the meme kinda person. So let me just list them and I’ll leave the decision to pass it on, to them.

Sal (Everyday Thoughts From Life) for always being there and helping me out. You got me my first regular gig and gave me my first guest post. Thank You.

Tony (Life With Tony) for being one of my first readers and letting me know that I wasn’t blogging in vain.

BJ (Enriched By Words) for the wonderful posts on writing and saturday morning posts – that have turned into a weekend post. And of course, for this award

Writer Dad - for his truly inspirational Mother’s Day Poem. I got my mum to read it and according to my sister she cooked some of my favourite foods that day. It’s what she does when she’s missing me. Now if only I could’ve been there to eat them.

James (MenwithPens) for being a sport about my ribbing and for having the most engaging blog posts I’ve come across in a long time.

Melinda (WAHMBizBuilder) for revealing the BS Funnel to me and making me realize how much time I spend in it.

All right, I’ll stop now or I’ll be spending the night awarding people (not that you don’t deserve it!)

Technorati Tags: Blogging

I’ve been using title cases on The Base. I thought that’s how titles should be. They look formal and official to me. After all, newspapers use them too! 

Until I came across a post on Snappy Sentences, I never gave it much conscious thought. While reading “Sentence case v title case” I had my response ready from the second I read the title. I was going to reply with all the reasons title cases are the way to go for a blog after I finished reading the post.

Then I read this: 

Sites that use title case often use it inconsistently. Sometimes You Get This. But Sometimes you Get This. 

The above two sentences blew all my arguments away. How many time have I wasted time trying to decipher which word to capitalize and which to not? There’s been so many times I’ve gotten it wrong too!

There’s nothing wrong in using title cases, they’re just not as reader/writer friendly as sentence case. Goes to show that just because I thought something should be a certain way, doesn’t mean that it has to be. 

Still not convinced? Read the post over at Snappy Sentences, come back and debate away.

P.S: As convinced as I am, I still think title cases are better to look at! Too bad sentence casing makes my life as a blogger easy.

Technorati Tags: Blogging, Writing

I maintained a personal blog for almost 4 years. In those years I had no clue that you could actually make money from it. Without realizing it, I had a skill that now pays me for it. Blogging jobs make up for a substantial part of my work and they’re also the most fun.

The realization that blogs generate great buzz and do well in search engines have led to the formation of companies that offer blogging services.

The good thing about these companies is that blogging pays (relatively) well and is a great way for beginners to get experience.

Hired to Blog is one such company that offers website marketing services through blogging. They hire bloggers who complete given assignments and are paid for it.

If you’re new to paid blogging, companies such as Hired to Blog are an option worth considering.

[This is a paid review]

When starting a blog, the primary fear of a blogger is that they won’t have enough to say to keep updating it regularly. I was no different. This fear was the major part of my decision to only update this blog two to three times a week.

Work related blogs or blogs concentrating on a specific topic or niche, come with more responsibility and pressure. Friends don’t count as traffic. You have to plan, edit and proof read posts before publishing them. Then there’s the whole process of marketing your blog. Leaving comments on different blogs trying to entice readers to your own through it. It’s a lengthy and constant process that takes time, planning and lots of patience. (Yes, I realize it’s becoming my mantra but hey, it is true!)

So how do we successfully plan a blog and avoid running out of steam? Before today I would have given a vague answer of making a blog-plan along the lines a small business plan. Had you asked me to lead by example, I would have floundered.

Not anymore however. Ask me that same question and I’d direct you to Blog Energizer. It’s a complete dose of everything your blog needs. While there’s still two days before it launches (Nov 18th), the cool gifts already on offer are very promising!

• You get a buzz topic report that gives ideas about which topics to write about to create buzz on your blog.
• The 14 months Blogging Calendar is filled with cool observances that can lead to posts, contests and discussions.
• The Blogging Planner is extremely simple and very well thought out.
• You also get a report that talks about thinking outside the box and talks about other ways to gain readers and spread the word.
• There is also a report on different and fun activities to generate more traffic for your blog. After reading them, I found them helpful and will definitely be working towards implementing them.

Head over to Blog Energiser, get your gifts and decide for yourself. Don’t forget to sign up for the blog energiser too! I first read about it on the WAHM blog. My first impression of blog energiser is impressive and I plan to follow its development closely.

Tony, this is especially for you in regards to your comment on my previous post. I hope it helps!