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Some things that may help if you are just starting out.
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Most are specialized and deal with specific subject matter and topics. All are useful in their chosen genre.
Performancing.com Forum… This is good for Bloggers to gain valuable information. A lot of information on the Firefox extention.
Work at Home Forum… Good info on Working at Home, very interactive, mostly for people just starting out.
Webmaster Forum… This is Digital Point, anything from General business to Website design are discussed here.
SearchEngineWatch Forums… This site encompasses almost anything you want to know about SEO’s.
Weblog Empire Blog Link Exchange Forum… The name says it all. It’s for Blogs to set up links with other Blogs to enhance traffic for both.
Statcounter Webtracker and Counter Forum… If you have StatCounter, this is the place to get answers regarding their service.
Work at Home Community Forum… This forum is more for the WAHM. If you want to share your experience working at home and being a mom, this is for you.
Work From Home Forums Index… Fairly new site for home business discussions. Once it builds, I think it will be a valuable asset for information.
Blogging Platforms
Here is a list of various Blogging Services that I have come across. Some are free others are paid services.
Free
Blogger / Blogspot… This is the service that this Blog started out on. It was recommended to me and I didn’t realize at the time there were a lot more options.
i3log.com… Fairly new site. About 1700 users so far. 27 templates to choose from.
Myspace… This is more like a homepage. Has Chat rooms, Forums and more.
MSN Spaces… This seems to be the Older Persons Version of Myspace.
Yahoo 360… This is definately a Yahoo product. Too busy for my tastes, but you may like it.
Wordpress.com… A lot of people I know that work online Blogging for a living use this service.
Premium/Paid
Typepad… A Six Apart company, prices range from $4.95/m to $14.95/m Services vary according to price.
Moveable type… Also Six Apart. Professional Versions. Buy the program for your own Website. Prices up to $1,295.99
Once you have your Blog written and published, you will want to have someone read it. There are quite a few sites to submit your Blog. These are but a few.
Technorati.. This is one place you want to make sure you submit your Blog. They are one of the bigger Blog listing sites.
Blogwise… Another Blog index worth using.
Blog Catalog… They are a major player for listing Blogs.
Blog Top Sites… Indexes Blogs by catagory. Good place to show how popular your site is.
Make sure you at least have an Atom.xml feed (especially if you use Blogger) or another RSS feed. Then you should submit your blog to these sites.
Feedburner… Works well with Atom feeds from Blogger and others.
Ping-O-Matic… You can “ping” multiple sites at the same time.
Syndic8… Good RSS or Atom submission site.
Web Log Directory… For Blogs with any type of RSS feed (including atom).
Paid Surveys
Any truly reputable survey company will never charge you. Many survey sites offer gifts or points for filling out surveys. These are listed by request of readers.
Something you have to realize is that you will NOT make hundreds of dollars a day or even in a month. You can make a little extra cash and get a lot of product trials, and you may even have a little fun. But you will never make a living at it.
A place you can check out other survey companies is:
http://www.bbbonline.org/consumer/
Two more things you must consider, these surveys take a lot of time and you WILL get a lot of Spam in your E-mail.
Page View and Counter Review
All of these services are FREE to start. Links are provided for you to investigate and determine which service is best for you.
Freestats… It is Ok for beginners, they give daily and weekly stats. Unique and combined. They also give Raw data for one day.
StatCounter… You can view time, date, url, viewer stats eg. city, country, IP address, browser. There are stats for unique, new and repeat viewers.
SiteMeter… I have heard good things about the service. They offer all the regular stats, but do not limit you to 100 page views, rather they report on the last 100 unique visitors. They also report page ranking.
Google Analytics… This is a premier counter and analytics service. It will integrate with your AdWords account, if you have one. Unfortunately, it is by invitation only at this time.
Finding Domain Names and Web Hosting:
Some will register your Domain for a fee, others will add your “Domain” to their site. In that case you get not much more than a Forward to your Web site and a Forward for your E-mail.
1. allwhois.com- Free Look-up- links you to MarkMonitor.com for Global registration for a fee.
2. allwhois.net- Free Look-up- $9.95 to register.
3. Domain Bank- Free Look-up- links you to their Shopping Cart to pick which extention you want to buy.
This is a list of some you register through their site for Free.
1. Your Name Free- Free Look-up- Web Page forwarding, E-mail forwarding- Need your own Web Host.
2. Free Domain- Free Look-up- Web Page forwarding- will upgrade service for a fee-Need you own Web Host.
3. Dynu.com- Free Look-up- Web Page forwarding, E-mail forwarding- Need your own Web Host.
Web Hosting is something completely different. Some will help you create your Web page, others you need to create you own.
The list.
1. Net Benefit- Free Look-up- Web Hosting through the U.K.- 79 British Pounds per year.
2. Page Space- Web Hosting- U.S.- $19.95 per month and up- Need Domain Name.
3. Free Spaces- No Look-up- Sign up for availibility- Free Web Hosting- Upload your own Web pages.
Freelance Sites
Some people have special skills that they can Sell on the Internet. Writers, Customer Service Reps, Researchers and Website Designers among others, can find something that fits their needs on the Web.
1. Elance… Mostly for the Tech Type, but you can find a variety of services. (look in Market Place).
2. SoloGig… Just about anything you can do online from Web Design to Sales to Editing.
3. Freelance Work Exchange… Good pay for a variety of services, one drawback, $29.95/m for membership.
4. Guru… Wide assortment of service types. Fee depends on type of membership you want. Bid on projects.
5. West at Home Agent… Free to join, they train for different projects. Requirements for type of internet service and computer capability.
6. ClickNwork… Many different opportunities, Testing for ability, will train if selected. Amount of time with program makes a difference.
7. Working Solutions… Free to join. Requirements for internet access and must have phone for use on most projects.
8. BloggerJobs… Anything that a Blog can be used for, needs to be written about by someone. Payment depends on the company involved.
Unless otherwise specified, the services are free (to the best of my knowledge)
