7 Free Useful eBooks That Every Blogger Should Read I have never been one to read books or PDFs on my computer screen. Give me a paperback book, or a printed page, and I can get through it quickly, but sit me in front of a screen and I just can’t make myself read it. Now with the advent of eReaders like the Kindle, and tablets like the iPad, reading a book off a screen isn’t as hard as it used to be. There is no end to the wealth of free eBooks available online today, from literature to books on social media, to teaching yourself how to use Linux. There is one topic, blogging, with countless eBooks available, both paid and free, and it just takes a little bit of digging to find some of the best ones out there. Deep Secrets of Successful Blogging It may be a few years old, but the wealth of information contained in Chitika’s Deep Secrets of Successful Blogging makes it just as relevant a book today as when it was first posted on their site. Get the free eBook here. 279 Days to Overnight Success The free PDF is available for download here.
10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job Just for fun I recently asked Erin, “Now that the kids are in summer school, don’t you think it’s about time you went out and got yourself a job? I hate seeing you wallow in unemployment for so long.” She smiled and said, “Wow. I have been unemployed a really long time. Neither of us have had jobs since the ’90s (my only job was in 1992), so we’ve been self-employed for quite a while. It’s like the scene in The Three Stooges where Moe tells Curly to get a job, and Curly backs away, saying, “No, please… not that! It’s funny that when people reach a certain age, such as after graduating college, they assume it’s time to go out and get a job. Here are some reasons you should do everything in your power to avoid getting a job: 1. Getting a job and trading your time for money may seem like a good idea. Why is getting a job so dumb? Don’t you think your life would be much easier if you got paid while you were eating, sleeping, and playing with the kids too? Who cares how many hours you work?
How to Market & Sell Your Ebook — Everything you need to know about making money with ePublishing 120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power Here are 120 things you can do starting today to help you think faster, improve memory, comprehend information better and unleash your brain’s full potential. Solve puzzles and brainteasers.Cultivate ambidexterity. Use your non-dominant hand to brush your teeth, comb your hair or use the mouse. Readers’ Contributions Dance! Contribute your own tip! There are many, many ways to keep our brains sharp.
Start your own home based business - Being an Agent - Technical Requirements Home Business Equipment LiveOps does not provide any equipment to set up your home business. Independent contractors who support our clients must maintain their own computer, software, telephone and telephone service. Telephone Service Requirements: A landline telephone SEPARATE from your home phone Long distance service is not necessary Call waiting, voicemail and all other features must be disabled The LiveOps platform supports the following telephone service options: Corded landline service Digital telephone from AT&T Uverse, Verizon FIOS and Comcast Digital Voice The LiveOps platform does NOT support the following: Voice-over IP phone services (e.g. Telephone & Headset Requirement: A corded telephone (no wireless telephones) A corded headset compatible with your corded telephone (no wireless headsets) Computer Requirements: Additional Recommendations Computer System configured in accordance with Microsoft's recommendations as outlined on their “Protect Your PC Web Site.”
How I Left the Rat Race (And You Can Too) I'm a 20 year old college drop-out expected to make around $15,000 this month. There, I said it. I wanted to get all the ego bullsh*t out of the way so we can get onto the real content. This is not a post for me to brag, far from it. What I'm going to share with you today is a guide that my best (real life) friends have used to add hundreds of dollars per month to their income. Photo Credit My Quick, Personal Story I have been looking for ways to make money for as long as I can remember. I sat back and waited to get rich. Over the next 4 years I honed my skills, I got my name out there and I (or should I say, my website) was featured in the book DJ'ing for Dummies. In those 4 years I built so many disastrous websites that it would be nothing short of embarrassing to go back over my list and see what I created. The job that I quit, by the way, was a dream job for me. How Did I Do It? That's it. My actual income, if you haven't guessed already, all comes via the internet. My Guide Is Not
How to Make Money Blogging: 10 Ways to Build & Increase Your Readership (Part 3) Read Part 1 and Part 2 if you missed it. 9. Network with other bloggers. Back when I first starting blogging, if you blogged semi-consistently and were even remotely interesting, you had no problem getting readers. Nowadays, there are so many more blogs and it’s a lot harder to build your readership. I’ve learned everything I know about blogging from more experienced and wiser people. Find bloggers you can connect with (either online or in your local area) to bounce ideas off of, to keep each other accountable and to share new things you’re learning or experimenting. Partner with other bloggers to create series (see Honoring the Man They Call Daddy for an example), team up with other bloggers to raise awareness about issues you care about and guest post on each other’s blogs. 10. Finally, if you want to build your readership, you need to be there for them. Even if you can’t respond to every comment, whatever you do, don’t just show up to respond to commentors. photo credit
Do You Have the Weirdo Syndrome? “Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else” – Judy Garland One of the things that comes up over and over again in my conversations with a lot of the cool, creative people that I meet is what I’m calling the Weirdo Syndrome. The Weirdo Syndrome is the love/hate relationship some people have with their own uniqueness. If you simultaneously want to be a part of the crowd but know you’re at your best when you’re not, you’ve got the Weirdo Syndrome. If you’ve got the Weirdo Syndrome, you may have wondered why everyone around you has such an easy time meeting people and making friends when it’s so hard for you. The saddest thing about the Weirdo Syndrome is how insecure it makes you. And since you’re hiding your true gift, it’s hard to be passionate about anything else. The bad news is that you can’t get other people’s clothes to fit you. Now, I’ve got some good news for you, too: you’re not alone. You can’t be remarkable and fit in at the same time.
Do You Overuse "Of"? Today's topic is nixing the horrid "of." How to Use the Word "Of" Almost everyone has a few bad writing habits. They're often the kind of thing experts or even your friends can point to and say "Yup, I know who wrote that." One of my bad habits is that I tend to overuse the word "of." Bad Uses of "Of" "Of" is a preposition, and although it's not an inherently evil word, overusing it can make your writing sound passive and fussy. BAD SENTENCE: She is the wife of George. That's just horrible. Here's a better way to say the same thing: BETTER SENTENCE: She's George's wife. See? I'm hopeful that none of you would actually write, "She's the wife of George," or any other such strained sentence, but more subtle unnecessary "ofs" can slip into your writing if you aren't careful. There's nothing really wrong with that sentence, except that it leaves you wondering how to attach string to a snail, but you'd probably get to that later in the paragraph. Good Uses of "Of" Administrative Sidetracked
The 99 Best Business Books – The Personal MBA - The Personal MBA “You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for a buck fifty in late charges at the public library.” Will Hunting (played by Matt Damon), Good Will Hunting MBA programs don’t have a monopoly on advanced business knowledge: you can teach yourself everything you need to know to succeed in life and at work. The Personal MBA features the very best business books available, based on over ten years and thousands of hours of research. So skip business school and the $150,000 loan: you can get a world-class business education own your own at very low cost by reading the best business books. This page lists all Personal MBA recommended books and resources for easy printing, bookmarking, and reference. Here are the 99 business books The Personal MBA officially recommends… click on the title of each book to read a detailed description of each book and why it’s important, or the buttons to the right for additional reviews. Read This First For Best Results... Buy the Book: Business Creation Sales