Possibly selling www (dot) moneyandblog (dot) com

Money and blogs is moving pretty quickly. In this month (about 3 weeks since the start of Money and Blog), this site has gotten about 1500 hits. Not too bad, actually. However, I will be looking to double that in the next month. Those hits may not be going to this web blog though.

I just purchased hosting for a year, as well as a new domain. More on this will come when the account is actually accessible (as they are still checking all my card info and what not). I have a lot of problems with this. When I purchased this domain with GoDaddy, I grabbed a ticket for a question about IP forwarding. They emailed back saying they canceled my account, and refunded my money. Why? Because they thought someone fished my card data. Why? Well, I am in Thailand, but my debit card is from America. That was so upsetting. I got it back though, after providing substantial evidence of who I really am.

Hopefully things go smoothly, though.

Anyways, with the new host, I will be installing wordpress, and attempting to format the blog theme (I have no skills in CSS though so I see this being a problem). However, I have some neat ideas for headers and what not that I will be implementing. The new Blog name will just be... cool. I love it.

As for this domain, I don't really talk about money too much, do I? I find myself writing a lot more about how to write (a blog). The new site will still be a blog about blogs, posts on how to set up a blog, and how to monetize it, but any posts (at least from me) will really focus on how to write.

This domain may sell, it may not. It is a great domain name. www.moneyandblog.com. It tells you what it is about, and what you will be doing on it. Any serious offers, send them to hyperion_xl@yahoo.com in form of email or contact me on MSN with that name.

I will post here until the new domain is set up on my hosting account.

How to Write a Horrible Blog

The worst way you can ever write a blog entry is to force yourself to write. A blog is your own, so you usually aren't forced to write about things you don't want to. The thing that is surprising here, is that bloggers are forcing themselves to write for themselves!

I see way too many people writing their blogs like they didn't really want to write it. You can see it in the way it is written. How can I see it?

• Poorly revised. You've got grammar errors and spelling mistakes that you just didn't care to go back and fix. The writing style is also sloppy and inconsistent
• Lack of emphasizing your points. You might be sharing your opinion on something, but fail to explain why.
• Unoriginal content. I see too many quotes, and not enough personal idea coming from your blog.

Just get it done and get it out the door, right? Bad idea. You have subscribers because they know your content is original and one of a kind. Do you want to fail them by posting something you don't even like? If you don't like it, chances are they won't. Don't rush it.

Tell me why you think forcing yourself to write is good? I can think of one and that is if you are behind schedule (I do this all the time on my school assignments). Other than that, you have no good reason to rush. Your subscribers might want your new content now, but if they know it will be good, they have a reason to wait.

To finish a blog, it might take more than one sitting. This is perfectly fine, in fact, it should be necessary. This gives you time to rethink what you have just wrote. When I write, I write paragraph by paragraph. Sometimes, it is written sentence by sentence. This allows me to evaluate what I just wrote, and then I can further expand. Often times, I will take my computer outside with me to write using inspiration from things other than my vacant apartment wall. I will talk to friends and family just to extract ideas. I become enthusiastic about the topic. When I get to that point, I know I will write something productive without the need to force myself.

Another way to make sure you aren't forcing to write is to plan. You can read my planning strategy a few posts back.

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