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Writing for HowToee.com After writing about How To or HowToee.com the other day, I decided to give it a whirl. I normally do not join new revenue sharing sites these days because my writing schedule is so full already, but after checking it out further and emailing back and forth with HowToee admin, Peter, I jumped in. The site uses WordPress, so it is easy to create a how-to article and publish it. The only "bug" at this point is that you cannot go back in and edit your article, once... Read Full Story

Some musings as to why I love my laptop . . . I remember back in the "good old days" when I sat squirreled away in my upstairs office. It was my cozy get-away, my quiet corner to write . . . until, in August, it got so hot up there that working became unbearable. I basically had to wait it out until the weather cooperated. Even in those early days, I liked the concept of a laptop computer. The thought of NOT being tied to a computer chair for hours on end was so tempting. Now, I'll... Read Full Story

Today, I came across another revenue share site that offers writers the chance to make money by submitting how-to articles. The site is aptly named How to or How Toee. Writers stand to earn 50% revenue on their pages. A website link is allowed at the bottom of each article, which is good for promotional purposes, re: outbound/inbound site links. As indicated at How To, additional monetization methods will be implemented in future. I contacted How To today to see if this opportunity... Read Full Story

If you have an established Blogger blog and are considering having it hosted, Squarespace may be the perfect fit. Why Squarespace? If you've investigated hosting options, you may have found that transferring your Blogger blog to a hosting provider is not possible or it's tricky, at best: you may have been told that you might lose some blog elements/media or you might have been instructed to manually copy/paste all your posts . . . right. Squarespace offers hassle-free transfer of your... Read Full Story

Well, I must say, January slipped by in a wink. The month was spent optimizing and restructuring my sites. So many of us are trying to regroup in the wake of Panda and, with a new year in front of us, assessing what to do to continue to forge ahead online. Moved Bedbug Books Back to Blogger I moved Bedbug Books back to Blogger and am so pleased I did so. The new Blogger templates/features have made Blogger far more competitive in my books and the "new" site has received lots of views... Read Full Story

I have to say, I'm really enjoying this one! The new Suite 101 group at Facebook is so darned convenient. While I'm at Facebook, I pop in and read posts from other Suitees. It just doesn't get any easier. I'm finding of late that I'm using Facebook as a sort of Twitter. I drop in and add short updates to my pages. It's so convenient having it all at Facebook. And now, with this new Suite 101 group, networking and discussing Suite 101 writing stuff is easier than ever. We've all gotten to... Read Full Story

With a host of new features Blogger is becoming a serious contender in the blogosphere. You can monetize and tweak, tweak, tweak! Blogger has seen some exciting changes, of late, which have taken it to a whole new level and made it far more competitive. Because Blogger was and is free, it garnered a bad rap, in some cases. Opinions were varied but the consensus was that because it was a free platform, it was not to be taken seriously. Personally, I love the ease of use with Blogger... Read Full Story

I've added a number of writing and blogging job feeds to the left sidebar. These feeds update continually so you'll see when writing and blogging jobs become available. These feeds provide the latest info. about writing and blogging jobs that have been recently posted across job sites. Now, one thing I've done is to set the visited link color, so if you are scrolling down the column and notice certain links that stand out and you are wondering why they are thusly colored, this feature has... Read Full Story

Our Writer Showcase has sparked a flurry of activity, with new members adding their photos on our Facebook Wall. Image: Any Duchemin If you are a writer and would like to include your photo and showcase your writing accomplishments, please join us at Facebook, where we network, swap insights and tips, post links and discuss anything writing-related. The Write and Earn a Living Facebook Page is a place to drop in to check for up-to-the-minute writing job leads, info about new revenue... Read Full Story

The new Facebook page is drawing comments, views and followers! This is encouraging as it gives us all a chance to help one another, network, forge friendships, swap links, promote our writing and all the other good stuff that an online writing page/community can accomplish. I liked the idea of a Facebook Group because when users are logged into Facebook and part of a group and a discussion is happening, a box pops up, but--and here's the big BUT, Facebook Groups do not have the power of... Read Full Story