tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42825862735266365382024-03-08T01:39:49.776-08:00Just another day...of writing and blogging!Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-80439229710444345752011-11-25T08:01:00.001-08:002011-11-25T08:01:14.015-08:00Website crashed again or still using a blogger account?I am so glad my websites (and i have A LOT of sites) don't ever crashed. Not when I get unlimited bandwidth, excellent support and it's so cheap, you won't believe it! Today is Black Friday and there's this extra special deal that you should grab RIGHT NOW!!! What deal?Look below:It says hosting is for $4.95 only each month but today, the price has been slashed! It is ONLY $2.95!!! Yep, that's Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-20650451777690968662011-02-09T02:34:00.001-08:002011-02-09T02:34:50.908-08:00Why I set up my own hosted websitesHaving a simple blog on blogger.com may be free and all but if you plan on blogging for a long, long time and you want to do more with your blog such as turning it into a website, why not get your own domain and set up a Webhostingaccount?After all, getting a good and dependable web host is rather easy. I am a blogger who earns money online so merely having blogger sites is not enough. That's whyNylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-34186480702257081972008-10-18T11:50:00.000-07:002009-01-29T08:32:37.169-08:00Things for writers to do when stressed outWe all have days when we are extremely overburdened with work and so stressed out thinking of ideas and combining words into sentences for our writing projects, not to mention dealing with difficult clients, that sometimes we really need to get away from it all. And we are not even talking about getting rid of writers block.What I usually do in situations like this is to:1. Surf the internet - Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-76281248356738148652008-09-11T12:01:00.000-07:002009-01-29T08:33:56.842-08:00Where to find your writing museAs a writer or author, we are pretty dependent on our muse to get the writing juices flowing and the ideas tumbling out like an endless waterfall.So, what exactly is a muse? Contrary to what people would like to believe, especially in fantasy fiction, a muse could be anything and need not necessarily be a mysterious invisible being sitting next to you, injecting creativity and flair to your Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-2141860210077565942008-09-06T11:59:00.000-07:002008-09-11T12:01:46.074-07:00Is article marketing worth the trouble?It takes time to write, post & submit your articles to the article directories. Considering everything else that a good Internet Marketer has to do is article marketing worth the trouble?No!Not if you are wanting instant traffic to your website. For instant traffic you really want to spend your resources (including money) on PPC. Of course, you stand to lose a lot of money if you don't do PPCNylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-85621172062562346222008-09-02T11:24:00.000-07:002008-09-11T11:59:27.809-07:00Benefits of being an authorApart from the immense joy of seeing your words come to live and sitting pretty in major bookstores, being an author has the below benefits:1. Authority - Notice how the word "author" is in Authority? That's right, being an author makes you look like an expert in the topic that you are writing about. People will look to you for answers and even quote you for related topics. Develop a name for Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-79966879364662692192008-08-29T23:00:00.000-07:002008-08-29T23:08:09.701-07:00Writing poetryIs no easy taskBut itIs not impossibleAs long as youLet your feelings throughForget aboutRulesStanzasRhymesRhythmConcentrate onHow you feelDescribeExpressInWordsExpressionsAll you needIsA spoonful ofCreativityA bowl ofFeelingsA pinch ofLuckAnd stirWith a penA keyboardAnythingTo get the wordsFlowingSo, if you want toWritePoetryRememberThere are no rulesJust feelingsWarmOr ColdAll put on paperOr Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-85022435980405801932008-08-18T01:28:00.000-07:002008-08-18T02:29:32.270-07:00Your online freelance writing resourcesWhen you are freelancing, it is often quite difficult to find great sites with freelance writing resources, jobs, gigs or merely to connect others in the same situation as you. It is usually very nice to connect with other writers, bloggers or freelancers who are struggling (or successfully) earning a living through the skilled art of writing.I've been going around quite a lot of websites and Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-24318231909233879372008-08-06T11:04:00.000-07:002008-08-06T11:12:36.537-07:00Driving traffic to your blogIs not really easy if you do not join any forums, blogger groups or blogging platform. You seen, to drive traffic to your blog, you need to put in a lot of work.Firstly, you need to write really good, interesting content. By this, I mean content that people want to read and not only meant for search engines. Also make sure your content is posted on a regular basis so that your readers won't feelNylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-51526716180089429182008-08-03T02:37:00.000-07:002008-08-03T02:37:01.088-07:00SEO tipsAny blogger or webmaster worth his salt knows all about SEO and its importance to get his website or blog high up in the search engines. After all, without being highly visible to the public, it is not that easy to get random traffic without the search engines ranking.So, I am sharing with you some of my SEO tips. I may not be an expert but I've learnt quite a bit about it and just providing tipsNylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-21617372191292257962008-08-02T10:37:00.000-07:002008-08-02T10:52:05.087-07:00Make money bloggingMake money blogging is now a common term that every blogger knows and many do strive to earn something through blogging.I, for one, am doing the same thing. No, not making a LOT of money from blogging, just enough to pay for some of my blogs. I know this blog is a free blog so this blog's cost is pretty much zero except for the time I need to put in to promote this and keep it updated.Well, I do Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-13033323300980404542008-07-25T11:48:00.000-07:002009-01-29T08:35:42.233-08:00Where to get inspiration to blogI blog on a daily basis on my various blogs (although not as often as I'd like in this blog) and sometimes, I do go blank and don't know what to blog about. It is not because I am really out of ideas but more like I had 'forgotten' most of what I planned to blog earlier.It happens a lot. This could be due to having to keep track with so many blogs and since I write in different styles in those Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-64554632283563865262008-07-22T23:39:00.000-07:002008-08-02T02:35:53.481-07:00Missing in action for four months..I feel so darn guilty about neglecting this blog for so many months...it is almost as if I had quite forgotten all about it.Of course, it is always in the back of my mind, nagging me, reminding me that this is my first ever consistent blog, that is until I became quite inconsistent in recent months, this year to be exact.The reasons for that is simple. I have started several other new blogs. I Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-6038108794959640722008-03-15T08:38:00.000-07:002008-03-15T09:08:18.108-07:00Broken glassesI just made my third pair of prescription glasses this year. Although very much a contact lens person, I also do wear glasses at night and for the past few months I have been going through each pair speedily.No, it is not because my eyesight was getting worse. It is largely thanks to my son who seemed intent on destroying each pair he came across with much glee.So, where do I shop for my glasses?Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-77924650142269503572008-03-02T09:57:00.000-08:002008-03-04T10:31:02.303-08:00More lies...This is it.I am officially fed up and extremely pissed.The elections is really driving me up the wall.Note to politicians: It is one thing to lie in order to win votes but to publicise it every few hours, every bloody day is enough to make any sane person go nuts!So, I have had it. I am sure my countrymen (who are not politicians) are equally fed up.In case you are curious, I am referring to the Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-23678819873963285152008-03-01T09:19:00.000-08:002008-03-04T09:53:56.856-08:00Politicians and liesI am sick of politicians and politics.Seriously, I am.I mean how many lies can a person actually come up with? Well, after almost two weeks of tailing all sorts of politicians, let me assure you, the one main attribute of a politician is the ability to lie. Let me list out the many 'wonderful' traits of politicians I have come across in recent times (due to the elections).1. Arrogance - Don't Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-2617435481297765832008-02-24T09:17:00.000-08:002009-01-29T08:37:53.061-08:00Time management to solve it allWhen I started this blog, I planned to be very consistent with it by posting as regularly as I possibly could but somehow, it always ended up as a victim of neglect. Given my new resolution to become a consistent blogger (well, at the rate I am going, I doubt that I can even dream of becoming a ProBlogger!), I am thoroughly ashamed of myself for the neglect I subject this blog to!What can I say? Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-13548433595105887842008-02-11T09:38:00.000-08:002008-02-11T10:03:39.055-08:00How to write a press releaseAs a journalist, I come across a lot of press releases to process on a daily basis and I noticed quite a lot of these releases are, well, too full of fluff. I have recently written press releases for a buyer as a freelance writer and with years of experience of choosing press releases to use, I could safely say I know roughly what most newspapers want in a press release.However, instead of Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-64171620408590682312008-02-07T08:23:00.000-08:002008-02-11T09:31:35.879-08:00Writing foreign topicsFor freelance writers, especially newbies, getting writing assignments and winning bids at freelance job boards can be quite a task. In fact, it is an uphill struggle most of the time to get enough to pay the bills, at least in the beginning.So, for me, I usually put in a bid on as many projects as I possibly could. However, some of the topics are not something I am familiar with. So, what do I Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-46974010948549637982008-02-01T16:49:00.000-08:002008-02-03T00:55:23.290-08:00The art of bidding at freelance job boardsIf you are a freelancer and have been burnt many a time at job boards especially when others outbid you, you are definitely not alone. I have my bids turned down and declined so many times that I almost gave up!However, I did win some bids (and am up to my neck in projects now...though I am not exactly earning big bucks for it!) and thanks to a really good buyer who gave me a really great review Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-5522788711470831412008-01-20T05:55:00.000-08:002008-01-28T06:26:47.710-08:00Don't DIE for your employerBecause it would go unnoticed and largely unappreciated. Seriously.I do not know about small companies but when it comes to large corporations, all of its employees are dispensable. Any one of them can drop off from the face of the earth and the company will just rehire a new person as replacement. No tears, no regrets, nothing. Okay, maybe a wreath at your funeral but that is about it.The peopleNylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-3293559831327230692008-01-15T07:43:00.000-08:002008-01-15T08:18:48.751-08:00Creating a websiteNowadays I really have my days brimming with work, work, work and more work. Every single minute of my free time is relegated to work. No, it's not only my day job but also my freelance work and now, my website.I realized that concentrating on only one source of income, albeit freelancing, will not work in the long run as I may not be able to get projects all the time so I need something to Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-24554209380569991062007-12-30T00:32:00.000-08:002009-01-29T08:29:52.922-08:00Getting rid writers' blockI have been sitting on my incomplete manuscripts for quite a while due to several reasons, the main of which, is this huge invisible barrier stopping me from going near the manuscripts.When I say manuscripts I literally meant several books in the making. All of it is fiction and not in the same genre. I have a romance book written midway although the plot lines are complete, a horror/fantasy in Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-8301259275605977662007-12-29T22:38:00.000-08:002007-12-30T00:07:39.819-08:00Paid to blog!It is indeed a wonderful way to end the year. PayPerPost just paid me $20 for by blog post last month.I know, I know, it is not much and I have not been active in my blogging recently but hey, $20 can buy me lunch and even part of my dinner. That's not bad at all!Other than that, I found that I do not qualify for most of the open opportunities there. Sigh...it has something to do with my rating Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282586273526636538.post-57839916155703047232007-12-23T06:25:00.000-08:002007-12-24T06:45:03.204-08:00Tis time to celebrate!Yep, I am so excited and happy that I was awarded two projects after weeks of patiently bidding and visiting job boards. And right before Christmas too! I would definitely see it as a Christmas present as these two projects are definitely one way for me to get some feedback. The extra income is also of course a bonus!The first project I got was a virtual assistant cum writer sorta job which Nylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00442046207505499567noreply@blogger.com0