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 Finally a place that you make money off your hobby! Have you heard of EBAY? Everyone has heard of Ebay. Ebay and Esty are a like, but Esty is a niche market for makers of handmade products and craftsto market and sell their goods to a vast network of buyers who demand unique, genuine products. Esty has attracted over 400,000 sellers who collectively have sold over 30 million items, generating more than $180.6 million in revenue. How to Make Money Using Etsy--written by Tim Adam has successfully been selling his products all over the world through his Etsy shop since 2007. He provides his readers a step-by-step process of tips to selling on ESTY alone. Some of the topics he reviews are - How to establish your Etsy shop, how to effectively photograph your products, how to post your products to optimize visibility and increase sales, how to brand your business and how to use social media like blogs, Twitter, and Facebook to connect with buyers and grow your business (Read more....)
 Today there are literally millions of blogs on the Internet. In fact, according to Technorati there are over 100 million blogs on the Internet. So why in the world would anyone want to read your blog? Is there anything special about your blog that would cause someone to want to spend time there? The truth is that the vast majority of the blogs on the Internet are garbage and are destined to fail horribly. For many of these blogs, it is because the owners are simply too lazy to put in the hard work necessary for them to succeed. For others, the owners may be trying really hard but they simply do not know what it takes to succeed. But it isn't that hard. With a little knowledge and a lot of hard work, you can make money on the Internet by blogging. Unfortunately, most people will never come close to getting there. The following are 8 reasons why most blogs don't get read and are going to fail miserably.... (Read more....)
 Blogging Tips: How To Make Money Blogging About Things You’re Passionate About Author: Jeremy Gislason There are many ways to make money with blogging; and there has been considerable debate over which methods are best. This article will advocate blogging on something that you are passionate about, which does not mean any other methods won't work. Some great bloggers will tell you to set up many blogs, as fast as you can. They will tell you to use PLR products and just slap them up and get them out as fast as you possibly can. This can work too, but if it is not your passion to build blog after blog, you may get totally burnt out, proclaim that it won’t work, and that you couldn’t make money with it. (Read more....)
 Are Blogging Sites Threatened By Social Media? Author: TJ Philpott- It seems that recent past indicates a decrease in the number of blogging sites found on the internet. Many reports infer that the increase in social media use is an indication that people are replacing their blogging efforts and visits with social media use. The questions are raised as to whether in fact the blog platform itself is being pushed aside in favor of social media sites. On the surface it seems these questions may be valid but a closer look reveals that comparisons between blogs and social media sites may not be entirely justifiable or accurate. Current claims are that social media use is 'siphoning' away blog traffic thereby leading to the eventual demise of blogs as we know them. The question here is how can this be true when it appears that blogs and social sites serve fundamentally different purposes? True enough these sites both are social gathering spots however comparisons end at that point. Here are 3 fundamental differences that can be found when comparing the purpose and characteristics of the blog platform to that of online social sites. (Read more....)
 Developing a Confidence to Write Online Content- By DJ Heckes- How do you get people who are afraid to write to find their voice? Blogging is not always the right tool for everyone. It is okay not to Blog. If you are afraid to write, then don't Blog. If you start writing Blogs, set clear boundaries for what you want to accomplish. Twitter is one of my favorite social media sites. Many companies use Twitter for business including Dell. Dell has one of the largest turn around stories for correcting its reputation through using social media. Several years ago, Jeff Jarvis created a web site titled "Buzz Machine." (www.buzzmachine.com) Jeff Jarvis posted blogs regarding Dell Hell and it was widely covered in the media. Dell Hell taught Dell a very important lesson about listening to what people were saying about them online and finding new avenues to connect with their consumers and customers. Dell has a team of about 40 people led by a guy on Twitter whose name is Richard Dell (http://twitter.com/RichardAtDell) and Dell is connecting Richard Dell with their consumers on Twitter. Dell wants to know if consumers and customers are talking about them and they respond by asking how they can help. (Read more....)
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