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How I Created My Profit Streams and Became a Full-Time Blogger

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I started blogging in late 2002. They were costing me money, and not just from me buying domain names and hosting. But from day one I started earning money from them – not enough to buy a coffee (it was only a few cents a day), but it was still better than nothing. Starting from scratch. And in my first year I earned… nothing.

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How to Make Money Blogging – What We Wish We Knew

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I dabbled in making websites about 25 years ago (5 years before I started my first blog in 2002) and blogged for a full year on a personal blog before even considering that I could make money from blogging or starting blogs on any focused topic. That first 12-18 months of blogging on a personal blog was very formative.

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9 Ways to Grow Your Blog Faster

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As you may well know, I started blogging back in 2002. It pretty much destroyed the community I’d created. But I think community is just as important as content, particularly if you’re trying to monetize your blog. Build community. The post 9 Ways to Grow Your Blog Faster appeared first on ProBlogger. Find readers.

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PB153: How I Diversified My Blogging Income and Became a Full Time Blogger

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November 2002 – I get an email from a friend that says, check out this blog. A membership site on ProBlogger – a closed community with webinars etc. Let’s walk back in time to 2002. It’s 2002, November, I’m sitting at a desk of one of the part time jobs that I had. I just did it because I enjoyed it.

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PB153: How I Diversified My Blogging Income and Became a Full Time Blogger

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November 2002 – I get an email from a friend that says, check out this blog. A membership site on ProBlogger – a closed community with webinars etc. Let’s walk back in time to 2002. It’s 2002, November, I’m sitting at a desk of one of the part time jobs that I had. I just did it because I enjoyed it.

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Do You Make These 6 Domain Name Mistakes?

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The year was 2002 and a couple of hours after reading my first blog, I was ready to start my own. At the time legally entitled to use the.org domain as I was involved with a church and a leader of that community. The lesson I learned was that if I am serious about a brand, back myself and buy the domain early. Using the.org.au

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How To Create A Know-It-All Company - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

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buy a link » SUBSCRIBE TO CIO. Before creating an online community of practice (COP), Michael Behounek, KM director for $1.25 Behounek once created a community to devise performance enhancements for a particular 2,000-horsepower pump used in the companys oil refineries. Pathways Leadership Development Seminar, June 25.

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