OK, so there are a million and one different resources out there explaining how to make money online. Many of them are vague and repeat some mantra similar to “Follow your passion.” That’s all well and good, but that’s not very specific. I know the real trick, and I’m willing to share it with you. I’m going to break it down into 10 easy steps. Here they are:

1. Pick a niche that you’re knowledgeable about.  Read more... (1098 words, 10 images, estimated 4:24 mins reading time)

• Hard Truth Week in Review - Uncertain Recovery Edition Chicago's rejection by the U.S. Olympic Committee may be a metaphor for what's happening with our economy: our belief that we were in the early stages of recovery was actually wishful thinking.  The terrible news about unemployment continues unabated by the effects of stimulus spending.  As the Penny Jobs blog......
• 5 Top Secret Steps When Blogging to the Bank There are multiple ways of making money online. One cheap and effective way is to make use of blogs. Even if most people know what a blog is nowadays, the general view is often that they are only used as a fun "diary" to share people's opinions. If someone......

They always say that blogging is already saturated. Saturated especially if you are going to use blogging to target a wide audience and then make money. I’m always observing the blogosphere and while I can’t argue that there are so many blogs out there on a certain topic, I think it’s not enough to call it saturated yet. Not even close if you ask me.  Read more... (1506 words, 10 images, estimated 6:01 mins reading time)

• How To Make An Easy $25 & Other Blog Monetizing Tips AuctionAds is running a promotion. Just sign up to display Auction ads on your site and you'll get $25. Not only that, if you refer anyone, you get 5% of their income for the first 6 months too.It takes less than 5 minutes to sign up and you can modify......
• ScribeFire Firefox Plugin In an effort to simplify my life with keeping this blog up-to-date, I wanted to find a quick and easy way to write new blog posts.  I figured surely there must be a nice Firefox plugin to help me, and I was right.  Look no further than ScribeFire.  ScribeFire allows......

Are you completely new to blogging? I mean so completely new as in you don’t know how to register a domain name or order web hosting. If so, then WordPress Wizard 2.0 maybe just what you’re looking for. WordPress Wizard 2.0 is a video coaching program that answers all those questions that you were too ashamed to ask me because you think I’ll just laugh at you.  Read more... (443 words, 13 images, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

• Videos for Learning Woodworking Techniques If you are seriously interested in the concept of woodworking and are looking for unique places to find information on woodworking techniques, then you should know that one of the best places for you to increase your understanding of woodworking techniques is through the use of videos. If you look......
• Meet The M-Network: An Interview With Plonkee Money. Over the course of the next 8 Wednesdays, I am posting interviews with the other members of the M-Network so you can get to know them a little bit better. If you don't already read these sites, you really should check them out! To be fair I am going......

I’ve been blogging for a few years with moderate success. Much of my success has been because top bloggers like John Chow have been willing to share the lessons they have learned along the way. Now that I am approaching a place where I earn as much from my blogs as I do from my day job, I feel that it is important to share one of my favorite (and most successful) blog adventures.  Read more... (1194 words, 10 images, estimated 4:47 mins reading time)

• Should Authors Own a Blog? I have two thoughts on this subject. The first is of course! The second is heck no! In the end I decided to put together some pros and cons discussing the matter. Feel free to jump in with more ideas! 5 Pros for Authors Owning a Blog: You are......
• Using Blogger is a Mistake Blogger is one of a number of different blogging platforms out there, but it is not the most ideal way to go for most blogging purposes. While there are benefits to using blogger when you are just starting out when it comes to blogging, using blogger is a mistake later......