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One key concern about having advertisement on my blog is the fear of alienating my readers; especially regular readers who come to the blog daily and leave comments. Unfortunately, some of the best monetization opportunities call for disruptive ad placement. For example, one of the best performing AdSense ad is the large rectangular [...]

Whoa, is there such a thing as the wrong WordPress theme? Sadly, the answer is yes. There are literally thousands of themes out there. There are some really good ones, and inevitably, there are some bad ones too.

Where to find WordPress themes
Before I show you what make a theme bad, I would like to share [...]

Aside from the standard accounts for your blog — i.e., domain name, web hosting, and WordPress — there are several companion accounts that I think are very useful. Below are 12 essential companion accounts, plus two that are worth mentioning.
For Money and Monetization

PayPal - This is an online payment web site that allows you [...]

Finding a good web site name is not as easy as it used to be. Actually, it hasn’t been easy for a long time now because a lot of good domain names have been taken. However, it is still possible to find the perfect domain name for your blog. In this post, I will share [...]

If you are planning to start a blog to make money on the web, you need to read this. I am not referring to people that have some tangible products or services to sell and want to start a web site as the digital storefront. I am talking about entrepreneurial people who [...]

Writing the first post for a blog is never easy — it is an art in itself. For me, this is an opportunity to say how it came to be, what the blog is all about, and why you should read it.
So why did we start this blog?
My friends at the M-network and [...]