If literary theory has told us anything, it’s that the number of really original fictional characters out there is fairly small. Jack Sparrow is essentially Han Solo, who was essentially Robin Hood, who was essentially, I don’t know, Promethius or someone. And just like most fictional characters can be boiled down to a few basi

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Using forums can help a blogger in many ways - traffic generation, creating exposure, getting help on certain topics, learning more - AND ideas for new posts and articles.

 By reading forums in your niche and the questions people are asking, you can figure out what kind of things people need to know and want to le

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For bloggers who are hoping to grow a thriving and successful blog, networking is essential. Every successful blogger is surrounded by a strong network. However, for some people networking can be very intimidating at first. Many of us are hesitant to approach other bloggers in attempt to get to know them and find ways to help each other. Whil

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Because I live in San Francisco, I have used Craigslist for almost everything in my life. Searching through the classified ads on the site – or posting ads of my own – was how I got my apartment, my furniture and many of my friends. As a freelancer, Craigslist used to be one of the primary places I found my jobs. And Craigslist was also a too

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Are you trying to figure out how to gain backlinks for your make money online endeavors? This article has some great insights on how to gain backlinks to your own websites, blogs and articles. Grizz from Make Money for Beginners is sharing his secrets for how to make money online. This article is a continuation of these lessons. Click the

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HubPages is a free publishing platform, very much like Squidoo. You can create any number of free hubs (like lenses) that are single pages about a topic of your choice. All the hubs are interlinked through tags and groups, so search engine crawlers can usually find a new hub quite quickly.

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I’ve read some great articles over the past few weeks about social networking and building up your contacts to help your blog grow in 2008. My favorite article was one I read today titled Social Media and the Power of Giving. This post pretty much summed up blogging - you must give before you can receive. Simple as that. You can do this by ne

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A list and explantion of many of the myths common to freelancers and what they do. From the article:

From friends who think I make easy money to my mother who (lovingly) admonishes me to get a real job, everybody seems to have their own idea of what freelancing is all about. Many of these ideas come from misconceptions of the freelancing l

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With the help of the internet, it’s now easier than ever to make money online. But these under-30-years-old internet users are millionaires.

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Without a doubt, one of the most controversial startups of 2007 was Zivity. The site basically acts as a social networking venue for aspiring adult models by allowing the models to upload photos and build a following. It’s also one of the first adult sites to receive financial backing from Silicon Valley. Cyan Banister, a co-founder, reported

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The blogosphere is growing at a speed so fast that many are having a tough time catching up and surviving. Due the the simplicity of starting a new blog when anyone can have a blog running within five minutes, it has become so competitive that only the fittest will survive decently.
Many have been fed with suggestions that it is easy to make

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I would like to thank all the amazing bloggers who have commented on my last post How I Quadrupled My Blog’s Traffic In 3 Months. Frankly speaking i did not expect this post to bring me nearly 1000 unique visitors in 2 days! So my full year assumption, and growth rates are outdated as of today. Now i expect to finish December at 5000 visits.

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I’ve seen it all too often - people who have amazing websites, blogs, designs, articles, etc., but they just aren’t getting the recognition they deserve. Some of this may not be their fault - after all they can’t make people link to them or submit their posts to social media sites. However, a large part of a bloggers failure to be noticed onl

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In the Internet marketing niche of the blogosphere, we're increasingly seeing guest bloggers and co-authors taking advantage of the reader-base that the original author has established. But how do you manage guest blogging on your own blog? This post by Jamie Harrop tries find out.

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Twitter – the messaging application – is taking the world by storm. So, what’s the big deal, you say? Instant Messaging is nothing new. It’s a way of connecting to friends, co-workers, family, or meeting new people. Popular applications include AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo, MSN, and others. Now, Twitter.com has come out to play and the world

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