[thisnthat]

Well both. I understand it takes time so money is not the first priority, but I would like money to happen eventually. The specific blog I am speaking of is my make extra cash online blog. I am trying to post more frequent to it and changed some of the layout but I think I have a way to go with it. In those post on the blog I do express my thoughts about sites and stuff though.

I've been to your blog. I like your reviews. You come across as very personable and open and honest. I say, keep up the good work.

[WorkAtHomeGal]

@germainbull....would that not require money? Because I think that's what she's saying, at the moment she can't get webhosting and a domain. It'd be interesting to see if anyone would do it for free LOL I think I'd personally be worried about the other person botching it up royally for me.

You are right, getting someone to do the work involves money and it's not a good idea to let someone else manage your blog because your blog is your signature or identity in the blogging world.

The money part isn't what bothers me it more is letting someone access something that is mine. I am the only one who can access my blog and I intend on keeping it that way. And you are so right I agree that it is indeed a signature of my identity!

Well both. I understand it takes time so money is not the first priority, but I would like money to happen eventually. The specific blog I am speaking of is my make extra cash online blog. I am trying to post more frequent to it and changed some of the layout but I think I have a way to go with it. In those post on the blog I do express my thoughts about sites and stuff though.

I've been to your blog. I like your reviews. You come across as very personable and open and honest. I say, keep up the good work.

Oh thank you so much. Comments like this make me happy and want to keep going with it. Thanks

[thisnthat]

Oh thank you so much. Comments like this make me happy and want to keep going with it. Thanks

You are most welcome. You've earned it. When I read your posts, I feel that you are genuinely interested in helping others earn/avoid scams/etc.

[rage35]

Wordpress has nicer themes. I have used Wordpress for old blogs in the past. I keep thinking I read something though saying that I cannot use Adsense on Wordpress unless I pay something or other. Last time I was there I am pretty sure I read something like that which made me turned off from using Wordpress. Maybe someone can explain that better, I should go see if they are still doing that.

If you are going to create a blog using wordpress.com website, as far as I know, you are not allowed to post ads like adsense unless you upgrade. If you really want full customization of a Wordpress blog and adding your own advertisements for revenue purposes, there are a lot of free web hosting that offers wordpress one click install so you will not have problems on its technical. It's very easy.

[skysnap]

Wordpress on self hosting would allow you to use ads. But if you are on wordpress.com then they wont let you use ads or affiliate links.

[WorkAtHomeGal]

Oh thank you so much. Comments like this make me happy and want to keep going with it. Thanks

You are most welcome. You've earned it. When I read your posts, I feel that you are genuinely interested in helping others earn/avoid scams/etc.

Thanks very much . Yes I try to write based on my experiences on my blog on the sites I try and so on. It is very important to me to be honest and let people know about good sites.

Wordpress has nicer themes. I have used Wordpress for old blogs in the past. I keep thinking I read something though saying that I cannot use Adsense on Wordpress unless I pay something or other. Last time I was there I am pretty sure I read something like that which made me turned off from using Wordpress. Maybe someone can explain that better, I should go see if they are still doing that.

If you are going to create a blog using wordpress.com website, as far as I know, you are not allowed to post ads like adsense unless you upgrade. If you really want full customization of a Wordpress blog and adding your own advertisements for revenue purposes, there are a lot of free web hosting that offers wordpress one click install so you will not have problems on its technical. It's very easy.

If I understand it right and sorry if I am wrong with this. But if I am understanding right would having a domain name be enough, and then using a free website builder I wonder.... I am not sure though. Upgrading is not an option for me right now though.

Wordpress on self hosting would allow you to use ads. But if you are on wordpress.com then they wont let you use ads or affiliate links.

Yeah that is what I figured and what I read about when I was using it before and tried to use Adsense. I shall see what future months bring. In time I do want my own website but right now it is not possible for me.

[thisnthat]

If I understand it right and sorry if I am wrong with this. But if I am understanding right would having a domain name be enough, and then using a free website builder I wonder.... I am not sure though. Upgrading is not an option for me right now though.

I wouldn't go with blogger/blogspot or the free Wordpress. They will shut you down when you start making money, from what I've heard. I've been doing some research on this stuff lately, and I have found that there are several other sources of free hosting, which you can monetize. Most of them will place one of their ads on your site though, so if you don't mind that it could work. From what I've read, it's fairly simple to upgrade some of those later, once you've made some money. I'd look them over carefully though. They all have their different quirks. You might want to give Weebly a look.

If you want paid hosting there are some that offer monthly payments instead of having to pay a full year up front (of course, the monthly rate is usually discounted if you pay in advance). There some that have super cheap starting rates. Of course, it will go back to the regular price when you need to renew but hopefully you will be making money by then. Just make sure they tell you what the renewal price will be, so there are no surprises.

[WorkAtHomeGal]

I wouldn't go with blogger/blogspot or the free Wordpress. They will shut you down when you start making money, from what I've heard. I've been doing some research on this stuff lately, and I have found that there are several other sources of free hosting, which you can monetize. Most of them will place one of their ads on your site though, so if you don't mind that it could work. From what I've read, it's fairly simple to upgrade some of those later, once you've made some money. I'd look them over carefully though. They all have their different quirks. You might want to give Weebly a look.

If you want paid hosting there are some that offer monthly payments instead of having to pay a full year up front (of course, the monthly rate is usually discounted if you pay in advance). There some that have super cheap starting rates. Of course, it will go back to the regular price when you need to renew but hopefully you will be making money by then. Just make sure they tell you what the renewal price will be, so there are no surprises.

I have used Weebly once before. I actually a couple years ago bought a domain which I then put on weebly to use their website builder because it is nice, clean and so easy to use. There are times in the past where I paid the whole amount for the year but never got everything where I wanted. This is why I have been very back and forth with it. I am to the point now where I want to let friends see what I am doing on Facebook but I would like to design a website my own way but I know that takes time and money. As much as I like blogspot I am tired of the ".blogspot" as part of the domain to find me.

And thanks for sharing that with me I did not know the possibility of them shutting people down, that is sad... I suppose a monthly fee would be better and easier right now. April is a bad month for me because I have to renew my car insurance and pay for registration renewal on my car, so the money I am trying to make is going towards that plus my regular bills. I hope in time though to get enough together and enough ideas down to go to my own website.

[Gina145]

As much as I like blogspot I am tired of the ".blogspot" as part of the domain to find me.

As far as I know you can pay for your own domain on a Blogspot blog so that doesn't have to be an issue.

And thanks for sharing that with me I did not know the possibility of them shutting people down, that is sad...

This is the first I've heard about that. I wonder whether it's accurate or whether there have been bigger reasons for shutting people down. If it's true, it's a worry to me as well, but I'm certainly not planning to move my blog unless I'm forced to.

[thisnthat]

I have used Weebly once before. I actually a couple years ago bought a domain which I then put on weebly to use their website builder because it is nice, clean and so easy to use. There are times in the past where I paid the whole amount for the year but never got everything where I wanted. This is why I have been very back and forth with it. I am to the point now where I want to let friends see what I am doing on Facebook but I would like to design a website my own way but I know that takes time and money. As much as I like blogspot I am tired of the ".blogspot" as part of the domain to find me.

And thanks for sharing that with me I did not know the possibility of them shutting people down, that is sad... I suppose a monthly fee would be better and easier right now. April is a bad month for me because I have to renew my car insurance and pay for registration renewal on my car, so the money I am trying to make is going towards that plus my regular bills. I hope in time though to get enough together and enough ideas down to go to my own website.

What was your experience with Weebly? If you liked it, maybe you could start a free one there and upgrade it to paid hosting after a while. The monthly thing might be the way to go, if you are unsure. I've considered it as well.

I am just repeating something that I read about some the free sites. I've seen several people say that when they started to get lots of traffic or to make money they got shut down. You can check out Warrior Forums, since that's the first place I saw it.

I have to wonder if some of them didn't break rules (I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to use affiliate links). Either way, they do have the ability to shut you down for any reason they deem appropriate. I don't like the risk of that after putting in a lot of time and effort.

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This is the first I've heard about that. I wonder whether it's accurate or whether there have been bigger reasons for shutting people down. If it's true, it's a worry to me as well, but I'm certainly not planning to move my blog unless I'm forced to.

Possible, but of course, people don't tend to mention if they did something wrong.

[Angie10]

I wouldn't go with blogger/blogspot or the free Wordpress. They will shut you down when you start making money, from what I've heard. I've been doing some research on this stuff lately, and I have found that there are several other sources of free hosting, which you can monetize.

This is the first I've heard about that. I wonder whether it's accurate or whether there have been bigger reasons for shutting people down. If it's true, it's a worry to me as well, but I'm certainly not planning to move my blog unless I'm forced to.

I heard the same thing about free blogs, thisnthat! From the moment I started planning my blog, I've also been doing a lot of research, and from what I understand, it does happen a lot. I didn't hear it from people moaning about having been shut down. I read it from blogs belonging to people considered to be reputable expert bloggers. Apparently, these free sites are not at all secure because people get shut down for no apparent reason, plus none is ever disclosed. You could go to bed the proud owner of a blog, only to find it gone the next day.

What's even worse is that you aren't able to recover your content, there's just no warning whatsoever. I actually wrote about it here when I was trying to decide whether to get a free site or just go ahead and pay up. In the end, I chose the latter. Most experts also maintain a free site doesn't look very professional and could lose you credibility. In fact, they say companies are wary of and shun sites with free hosting. Just thought I'd share my findings

[WorkAtHomeGal]

@Gina145 - Yes I know you can do that with Blogspot too. But one of the reasons I wanted to move away from blogspot was not liking the theme's as much but at the same time for something which is free to use it works very well and gets the job done.

@thisnthat - Ah yes Warrior Forum I have not been there in ages. I will have to check this out. I am wondering though if some of these people who got shut down, maybe they were using traffic exchanges to get traffic? I mean that is a big no no for Adsense. I liked Weebly but I felt like it didn't have everything I wanted I guess. But still not bad at all. I think part of my way problem is that I took computer science in High School and forget a lot of what I learned with HTML and so on. We made our own websites and I remember getting 100% on mine. I have ideas in my head but not enough know how on building the site. I guess I should consider free courses for stuff like this or find videos on Youtube.

@Angie10 - Yes I have heard about people looking down on others using a free website. That is one reason why I want to pay up and make something more professional looking. The last thing I want is for people to keep bouncing my page because it is displeasing to look at or they see the ".blogspot" and think no way. Thanks for sharing your findings though! Good info to know.

[skysnap]

Warrior forum is changed a lot these days. Now you don't have much sleazy people there who cheat for making money. Now you'll find that most of the people over there are not happy that they can't make living. And most of the threads reflect that part.

[WorkAtHomeGal]

Warrior forum is changed a lot these days. Now you don't have much sleazy people there who cheat for making money. Now you'll find that most of the people over there are not happy that they can't make living. And most of the threads reflect that part.

Thanks for sharing this. I am going to have to go back over there sometime and check them out. I have known of that forum for a long time but just kind of stopped reading it, not sure why either. Even though that is sad to hear people are not happy it is also good to know the truth and what people feel and maybe even find some ideas from them too.

[thisnthat]

Anyplace you see people talking about making money online, you will also find some shady characters. That certainly doesn't mean that all of them are. There are some good people with helpful advice and info as well.

[cmoneyspinner]

Yeah... As the title reads I am tired of my blog. I use blogger and maybe that is why. ...
But is my motivation there? That is the question. ...

I have been blogging for over 10 years and I have been using Blogger (or Blogspot), so that's not why. First of all it's free. Second, it's owned by Google and they often approve Blogger blogs for Ad Sense.

One thing I KNOW about blogging? If you're not motivated DON'T EVEN START!

The other thing to though is that I want to cover more then 1 niche on my blog.

I know a blogger who has a blog and her tagline is "500 words a day on whatever I want". That person gets so much traffic and comments I'M JEALOUS!!

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I'm really sorry that WorkAtHomeGal became discouraged. I used to read her content and I liked it!

[Mika]

When I started my website, I never thought about pleasing other people. I wanted to publish on the topic that I was fascinated about. I am not making a lot of money, but I am not yet tired.

[Alive20]

Make your content more interesting and alluring.

[cmoneyspinner]

When I started my website, I never thought about pleasing other people. I wanted to publish on the topic that I was fascinated about. I am not making a lot of money, but I am not yet tired.

Blogging requires a lot of determination and persistence. Most people expect instant or immediate results. When they don't get it they quit! On the other hand, I have found some blogs where the blogger stopped posting several years ago. But because their content is "evergreen", i.e. is not time-sensitive and can be read 10 or 20 years later, they left the blog online and it's on auto-pilot. You can still do a general search and their blog pops up on the first page of the search results, even though they have not posted in years. Now that's something to aim for. You want your blog to keep making money while you sleep, go on vacation, or work on another project.

[Mika]

content is "evergreen"

I think those who want to earn from blogging, should publish only on ever green topics. You may not get traffic instantly, however, over the years traffic will increase. If your blog starts generating search traffic, there are a lot of ways to make money.