Geez, we are gonna get flak for this. But what the heck! There's so much fluff and rehash in guest blogging maybe it's time to put things in a better perspective. Guest blogging can only get you so far, and then it's a downhill ride for most of those who are proponents of this practice. Don't you think it's high time to st

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Well, well, what do you know? The Cow is selling the farm. Yes, people, Australia beckons. If the sale of JohnCow.com goes through -- and most likely it will -- Mr Moo will be out of circulation for a few months until he has put his new house (farm?) in order Down Udder (correction: it's Down Under). No doubt, Mr Moo will fi

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Like it or not, most of us will reach a point in our blogging experience when writer's block will rear its ugly head. It's like our mental faculty has gone into deep freeze. Well, some of you may be fortunate enough to have willing guest writers to stand in for you guys. But for others there must be a way to beat this mental

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While almost every blogger is taking the high road to blogging fame or notoriety, I have decided to take the low road as a laid-back blogger. The blogosphere is evolving, constantly changing. Two years of blogging has got me thinking about change. Ease up, fellow, change gear, and you might get a better blogging perspective. Ri

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How gullible are you to "special offers" on the Internet in your blogging experience? And how much do you lend an ear to some of those so-called "street smart" bloggers who seem to know all the "tricks and treats" under the blogging sun? Can you see through that most of the stuff they write are regurgitated articles prese

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It's not often we see another person or a blogger going through a difficult patch that may have a profound impact on his life and his family. If we can help by any means and even in our own small ways, I believe it will go a long, long way. Fellow blogger RT Cunningham, a retired former US Marine living with his family in the Philippines, is

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Many bloggers are suffering from delusory pleasure. For this lot, their problem they are continuously denying themselves and having delusions of competence. Have you ever wondered which category do you belong? Understandably, we all can't be the same type of blogger - in our thinking, outlook and vision. Don't show yourself up when you're

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Consider this pertinent question: Is it no longer cool to blog? Well, at some point in your blogging experience, have you ever wondered whether to call it a day or slow down your blogging pace? After writing post after post in almost two years of blogging, I guess blogging is no longer something cool. I can't be scampering around the blogsph

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There are noobs and there are noobs in blogging. They appear to look smart but actually they are not that smart. Last year saw a spate of noob bloggers coming on to the scene and making a lot of noise about how to make money online. They were all over the sites of so-called A-listers like John Chow, Problogger and some other A-list wannabes.

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There are three major trends to watch out for this year "if you want to make some serious money in 2008 and beyond". Well, you may agree or thumb your nose at these predictions but let me state here in no uncertain manner that these predictions may well be right on the ball. Do you know there are more and more newbies entering the Internet

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"All of a sudden things are revealed that were previously hidden..." Blogger Unleashed has called out some of the A-listers for not truly disclosing the "truth" to the unknowing blogger. Now he's telling those who care to listen that "niches are where the action is." In fact, in my opinion, Vic is actually applying the Long Tail theo

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A quick flashback on some of the goings-on in the blogosphere. Although it's a bit trite to talk about the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, you have to admit it has been that kind of year. Not to mention the winners, losers and whiners as the Big G cracked down on PageRanks.rnrnFrom John Chow's big-time blogging to John Cow's successful pa

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How's your widget doing, buddy? Many of you have given BlogRush the boot, but what about your other widgets that are still sitting in a cosy corner of your blog? Are they sitting there for show or are they generating some money for your starving blog? Have you ever wondered that most of these widgets are long on promises and short on deliver

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If there's any one blogger who's making some waves right now, it has to be our good BZ buddy, Vic. Since launching his Blogger Unleashed site, the outspoken Vic has been getting an increasing number of visitors/readers. Vic does not pull his punches when criticising some silly bloggers who are trying to make like they are know the whole stu

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It has been an impactful year, no doubt, for 2007 as it reaches the tailend. Depending on where you come from - and where you got slapped...in the butt or in the pocket - it has been a season of mixed fortunes for most bloggers. Some will take pride in their work and be thankful with their blogging harvest. Others will look back in anger or

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