I heard somebody say that 'All blogs are the same'.
Are they?
Do people just write their own personal crap that nobody cares about?
I wouldn't know. I don't read other people's blogs.
The blogs I did read bored me to tears, especially those ones with the big run on forever sentences all in one large paragraph.
It was hard to make sense of those rambling diatribes.
I could see what they were saying, but they weren't too good at saying it themselves.
So, given this, blogs continue to rise in popularity. More and more people write and read blogs. It is an interesting development.
You can read about blogs and blogging on wikipedia. There is some good information there.
Anyhow, the idea as a writer is to find your own voice, and that applies to blogs.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Sunday, June 30, 2013
I have over thirty blogs, that are intended for a General Audience. On those blogs, I refrain from profanity, and naughty images.
Then, I have one adult blog, where you have to verify that you are over 18 before viewing the material.
Blogger is coming up with a new policy about adult material, where they will remove advertising.
Knowing my luck, because I have one adult blog, which isn't really that bad if you look at it, they will probably strip all the advertising off of every blog I have. Then, that ensures that they will never have to pay me.
I have never been paid a cent by Blogger yet.
My adsense account has accumulated $83 so far.
Before I ever get paid, I have to file my tax return with adsense.
No matter what happens, I'm sure Blogger and adsense will figure out a way so that they don't have to pay me, which is the real issue. They don't really care about what people post. But they don't want to offend the advertisers.
Ironically, my adult blog is my most popular one.
I like my adult blog, because it is the only place I can post a picture of two superheroes engaged in copulation. I can't do that on the other blogs because the whole world is controlled by people under 18, Mothers, and Advertisers.
I can join the military, and legally kill people in a war, but I can't post a picture of Pac-Man feeling up Ms. Pac-Man on the web.
It's a messed up world.
Then, I have one adult blog, where you have to verify that you are over 18 before viewing the material.
Blogger is coming up with a new policy about adult material, where they will remove advertising.
Knowing my luck, because I have one adult blog, which isn't really that bad if you look at it, they will probably strip all the advertising off of every blog I have. Then, that ensures that they will never have to pay me.
I have never been paid a cent by Blogger yet.
My adsense account has accumulated $83 so far.
Before I ever get paid, I have to file my tax return with adsense.
No matter what happens, I'm sure Blogger and adsense will figure out a way so that they don't have to pay me, which is the real issue. They don't really care about what people post. But they don't want to offend the advertisers.
Ironically, my adult blog is my most popular one.
I like my adult blog, because it is the only place I can post a picture of two superheroes engaged in copulation. I can't do that on the other blogs because the whole world is controlled by people under 18, Mothers, and Advertisers.
I can join the military, and legally kill people in a war, but I can't post a picture of Pac-Man feeling up Ms. Pac-Man on the web.
It's a messed up world.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Important Update to Adult Content Policy on Blogger
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You are receiving this message because you are the admin of a blog hosted on Blogger which is identified to have Adult content.
Please be advised that on June 30th 2013, we will be updating our Content Policy to strictly prohibit the monetization of Adult content on Blogger. After June 30th 2013,
we will be enforcing this policy and will remove blogs which are adult
in nature and are displaying advertisements to adult websites.
If your adult blog currently has advertisements which are adult in nature, you should remove them as soon as possible as to avoid any potential Terms of Service violation and/or content removals. Sincerely, The Blogger Team |
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Ok, so Blogger sent me this letter. I have one adult blog out of thirty different blogs. All the other ones are clean. I don't have advertising on the adult one. That has already been taken care of. My adult blog isn't even all that bad. I put lots of different things on it. They don't care about content, not really. But when it comes to making money with advertisers, then they care. Okay, no big deal. The advertisers don't like it, so it is their problem. I just don't want anything interfering with my Freedom of Speech. I'm a grown man, and I hate catering to the morals of a twelve year old, like The Walt Disney Company. I can't do it anyway, it doesn't feel right to me.
Ironically, my adult blog is my most popular one. That's what people want to see. They could give a crap about a blog about blogging, haha, for example.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Always review your blog entries when you can.
What made complete sense to you one day, when you look at it a couple of days later, might not be as clear as you thought.
If you have the luxury of having somebody you know and trust who can read and look over your entries, go for it. A second opinion never hurts, and sometimes another person can catch mistakes that you may have over-looked.
No human being is perfect. Even professional writers have somebody check their work for syntax, spelling, grammar, and style.
I know it is cool to misspell words, and to write in the hip hop way or whatever, but to some people when you do that, you look like an idiot.
To counter-balance that, if you want those kinds of people reading your...wait, those people don't read, not to my knowledge.
What made complete sense to you one day, when you look at it a couple of days later, might not be as clear as you thought.
If you have the luxury of having somebody you know and trust who can read and look over your entries, go for it. A second opinion never hurts, and sometimes another person can catch mistakes that you may have over-looked.
No human being is perfect. Even professional writers have somebody check their work for syntax, spelling, grammar, and style.
I know it is cool to misspell words, and to write in the hip hop way or whatever, but to some people when you do that, you look like an idiot.
To counter-balance that, if you want those kinds of people reading your...wait, those people don't read, not to my knowledge.
The Way To Get A Lot Of Hits On A Blog
To be honest, write a lot of blog entries. The more entries you have, the more your blog will get into searches.
However, if you want people to keep coming back to your blogs, you had better have some good content.
Also, vary your content. Give people a lot to choose from. They will be delighted. Or, they won't care as is usual on the web, because nothing is good enough for anybody, as you know. But if you vary your content, you'll have a better chance of getting through people's thick-headed skulls, so that they think of something besides themselves.
Everyone is so entitled on the web. They all want the red carpet rolled out for them, yet most people do not give much themselves. That is just how most humans are. Deal with it.
Never give up is my final advice. You'll have plenty of time to do nothing when you are dead.
However, if you want people to keep coming back to your blogs, you had better have some good content.
Also, vary your content. Give people a lot to choose from. They will be delighted. Or, they won't care as is usual on the web, because nothing is good enough for anybody, as you know. But if you vary your content, you'll have a better chance of getting through people's thick-headed skulls, so that they think of something besides themselves.
Everyone is so entitled on the web. They all want the red carpet rolled out for them, yet most people do not give much themselves. That is just how most humans are. Deal with it.
Never give up is my final advice. You'll have plenty of time to do nothing when you are dead.
On Creating Original Material
Well, it is true. You can copy and paste to your heart's delight, stealing other people's stuff, and organizing it in such a way where it can be your unique way of doing it.
Or, you can create your own content.
Let's face it, there is a lot of stealing on the web, because people want to be liked. They don't want to post things where people will think they are weird. They want acceptance by their peers.
But if you want to be able to make money on the web, you have to invent your own identity.
You have to dig deep into yourself and find out what you really want to do.
You also have to not care what other people think. This can be scary at first.
The road is tough for a long time when you try to do something original.
However, the rewards are great.
Trust me on this one.
Or you can keep stealing other people's content, and be well-liked by everybody, but you won't be able to make money, unless of course you find a situation where you can.
The jury is still out on what you can and can not do on the web.
Also, being original takes a lot longer, which is why most people don't do it.
The way I do it is both. Sometimes I steal photos and things for videos and blogs, and sometimes I come up with content that is 100% my own. That way, I can have the best of both worlds.
Thanks for reading, and good luck. It ain't easy no matter what you do.
Or, you can create your own content.
Let's face it, there is a lot of stealing on the web, because people want to be liked. They don't want to post things where people will think they are weird. They want acceptance by their peers.
But if you want to be able to make money on the web, you have to invent your own identity.
You have to dig deep into yourself and find out what you really want to do.
You also have to not care what other people think. This can be scary at first.
The road is tough for a long time when you try to do something original.
However, the rewards are great.
Trust me on this one.
Or you can keep stealing other people's content, and be well-liked by everybody, but you won't be able to make money, unless of course you find a situation where you can.
The jury is still out on what you can and can not do on the web.
Also, being original takes a lot longer, which is why most people don't do it.
The way I do it is both. Sometimes I steal photos and things for videos and blogs, and sometimes I come up with content that is 100% my own. That way, I can have the best of both worlds.
Thanks for reading, and good luck. It ain't easy no matter what you do.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Using a blog as a teleprompter for a video
I found a new use for blogging.
For a video, I wrote what I wanted to say on a blog.
Then, I turned on my webcam.
Then, I brought up the blog page, and started to read from it, as if it was a teleprompter.
I finished reading, and turned the webcam off.
It worked really well.
I wore sunglasses during the video so nobody could see that I was reading.
Then I was able to link that video on the blogger page of the exact article, so that people can read along with the video if they want.
For a video, I wrote what I wanted to say on a blog.
Then, I turned on my webcam.
Then, I brought up the blog page, and started to read from it, as if it was a teleprompter.
I finished reading, and turned the webcam off.
It worked really well.
I wore sunglasses during the video so nobody could see that I was reading.
Then I was able to link that video on the blogger page of the exact article, so that people can read along with the video if they want.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Wow, five hits on this blog after just one day. Probably four of those hits came from me, but it doesn't matter.
As long as it registers that you got a hit, that is all that counts.
The more hits you have, the more you will get.
I know how people are on the computer. A lot of times they will look at something on the web because it has 100,000 hits over something that has thirty-five.
I learned never to discount your teen-age audience. They are the ones who have plenty of time on their hands with nothing to do. They are the ones who give you a lot of hits. Adults are often closed-off and busy. Kids are open to new ideas and content. They write some pretty stupid comments sometimes, but it is all part of the fun.
One of the things that I would sometimes find in writing is when the author is condescending towards the reader. Never do that. Just be a pal. You will make more friends.
So, I think I have around twenty-six blogs now. I went through a lot of them yesterday, and made sure that they were set up for monetization. Yes, someday I want a paycheck. When I do get some money from blogging, it will be hard-earned. It takes a long time to get anywhere with blogging. I don't get even 10% of the hits on my blogs that I get on youtube. Blogging is its own beast.
I checked to see where my hits were coming from. Most are from traditional desktop computers. I was hoping to tap into portable devices, but that is less than 1% of my hits. That could change, though, because people are on their phones....all....day.....long.
I like blogging. I didn't at first. I thought it was ridiculous. I read several blogs, and I wasn't too impressed with the writing. A lot of people would just 'blah blah blah' about nothing. But I was eventually won over by the possibilities of blogging. You can write and post videos. That was pretty cool.
Videos are visual, but sometimes I need words to express my ideas.
There is nothing wrong with posting somebody's video and writing a critique about it. Sometimes that can work better than a video response.
So what should you do with a blog? Anything you want. You gotta be careful not to swear too much if you want your blogs monetized. Advertisers don't like a lot of swearing, and neither does Blogger. My main blog, the most successful one so far, has 23,000 hits on it. Not bad, but it is set to adult, so I can't have advertising on it. Of course that is the one blog more people read. I know what people want, and that blog is proof. But I'll never get paid for it.
One of the appealing factors of a blog is that you can go in there anytime and edit and modify your material. I really like this aspect. That means I can wake up in a daze from a nap, start blogging my little heart out, and then edit and fix it when my head is more clear. Editing and writing are two different things, and it is good to excel in both.
Man, I am out of it today, but I am not going to worry about it. I can edit later.
Oh yeah, one thing Blogger doesn't like is a lot of spam. They want original writing, and not a lot of repetition to fill up space.
If indeed you did pay attention in your English class once in a while, it will pay off.
People like when things make sense. When you write a bunch of nonsense, people get turned off by it.
One time I found a successful blog, where the guy was writing these incredible articles with solid advice and philosophical musings. He would spend eight hours on just one article to get every word right.
You will know if you are doing a good job on your blogs when other people post your links all on their own.
If people like your blogs, they will share it with others, and you will get rewarded with hits, which of course, eventually translates into real cash.
Basically, I work for Google, with all of my blogs and videos that I make on youtube. Google is my boss. The pay is awful, though. I've earned about $78 on all of my blogs and videos so far. This has taken me more than a few years. But getting hits is accumulative. My hits are accelerating, so eventually my pay rate will go up. This is exciting for me, because I've put the time in to make it happen. I didn't give up. The more you do, the more you can do.
It is hard at first, writing some blogs, and making some videos. No one reads or watches what you do, but you just keep going, and eventually they do. It is a satisfying process, but just keep working hard, and don't give up. Be patient. It takes a long time for things to happen.
These days, having even one video go viral can translate into some big bucks. It's worth it to keep trying. It is like a lottery, and if your number comes up, you'll be rewarded.
Try to do some quality work once in a while, so at least you'll have something that you can be proud of. I have found out that quantity works better than quality. There have been times when I work really hard on a video, and nobody watches it, but the video I make filmed from a video game gets way more hits, and that one I made in two minutes. But it is the quality stuff you do that keeps people coming back.
How to get subscribers? Subscribe to a lot of people. Maybe they will return the favor.
Be a friend on the web. Don't expect people to be a friend to you, because they won't. They are all a bunch of selfish little bastards. Change things by reaching out to people. It works.
Have a good time, because that is all you will get for a long time.
As long as it registers that you got a hit, that is all that counts.
The more hits you have, the more you will get.
I know how people are on the computer. A lot of times they will look at something on the web because it has 100,000 hits over something that has thirty-five.
I learned never to discount your teen-age audience. They are the ones who have plenty of time on their hands with nothing to do. They are the ones who give you a lot of hits. Adults are often closed-off and busy. Kids are open to new ideas and content. They write some pretty stupid comments sometimes, but it is all part of the fun.
One of the things that I would sometimes find in writing is when the author is condescending towards the reader. Never do that. Just be a pal. You will make more friends.
So, I think I have around twenty-six blogs now. I went through a lot of them yesterday, and made sure that they were set up for monetization. Yes, someday I want a paycheck. When I do get some money from blogging, it will be hard-earned. It takes a long time to get anywhere with blogging. I don't get even 10% of the hits on my blogs that I get on youtube. Blogging is its own beast.
I checked to see where my hits were coming from. Most are from traditional desktop computers. I was hoping to tap into portable devices, but that is less than 1% of my hits. That could change, though, because people are on their phones....all....day.....long.
I like blogging. I didn't at first. I thought it was ridiculous. I read several blogs, and I wasn't too impressed with the writing. A lot of people would just 'blah blah blah' about nothing. But I was eventually won over by the possibilities of blogging. You can write and post videos. That was pretty cool.
Videos are visual, but sometimes I need words to express my ideas.
There is nothing wrong with posting somebody's video and writing a critique about it. Sometimes that can work better than a video response.
So what should you do with a blog? Anything you want. You gotta be careful not to swear too much if you want your blogs monetized. Advertisers don't like a lot of swearing, and neither does Blogger. My main blog, the most successful one so far, has 23,000 hits on it. Not bad, but it is set to adult, so I can't have advertising on it. Of course that is the one blog more people read. I know what people want, and that blog is proof. But I'll never get paid for it.
One of the appealing factors of a blog is that you can go in there anytime and edit and modify your material. I really like this aspect. That means I can wake up in a daze from a nap, start blogging my little heart out, and then edit and fix it when my head is more clear. Editing and writing are two different things, and it is good to excel in both.
Man, I am out of it today, but I am not going to worry about it. I can edit later.
Oh yeah, one thing Blogger doesn't like is a lot of spam. They want original writing, and not a lot of repetition to fill up space.
If indeed you did pay attention in your English class once in a while, it will pay off.
People like when things make sense. When you write a bunch of nonsense, people get turned off by it.
One time I found a successful blog, where the guy was writing these incredible articles with solid advice and philosophical musings. He would spend eight hours on just one article to get every word right.
You will know if you are doing a good job on your blogs when other people post your links all on their own.
If people like your blogs, they will share it with others, and you will get rewarded with hits, which of course, eventually translates into real cash.
Basically, I work for Google, with all of my blogs and videos that I make on youtube. Google is my boss. The pay is awful, though. I've earned about $78 on all of my blogs and videos so far. This has taken me more than a few years. But getting hits is accumulative. My hits are accelerating, so eventually my pay rate will go up. This is exciting for me, because I've put the time in to make it happen. I didn't give up. The more you do, the more you can do.
It is hard at first, writing some blogs, and making some videos. No one reads or watches what you do, but you just keep going, and eventually they do. It is a satisfying process, but just keep working hard, and don't give up. Be patient. It takes a long time for things to happen.
These days, having even one video go viral can translate into some big bucks. It's worth it to keep trying. It is like a lottery, and if your number comes up, you'll be rewarded.
Try to do some quality work once in a while, so at least you'll have something that you can be proud of. I have found out that quantity works better than quality. There have been times when I work really hard on a video, and nobody watches it, but the video I make filmed from a video game gets way more hits, and that one I made in two minutes. But it is the quality stuff you do that keeps people coming back.
How to get subscribers? Subscribe to a lot of people. Maybe they will return the favor.
Be a friend on the web. Don't expect people to be a friend to you, because they won't. They are all a bunch of selfish little bastards. Change things by reaching out to people. It works.
Have a good time, because that is all you will get for a long time.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Hello
'Hello' is one of the most friendly words in the English language. I recommend that people use it more. It makes people feel good, especially if delivered with good intent.
My writing got called 'verbal diarrhea' by a man I'm not especially fond of today on facebook. Nice of him, huh?
I see him on an almost daily basis, and I've seen him around for over fifteen years. I never see him writing anything.
Who knows? Maybe he is a famous author, but I know he isn't.
I can handle a critique, or suggestions, but I don't need his particular brand of 'sour grapes meanness'.
I had a mean brother growing up, I don't need another one of those. I've had enough of people like that who just say everything I do is bad, and that I can never do anything good. Screw them.
Anyway, let's see...'About Blogging'. It is my intention to write about blogs.
I don't exactly know what the precise content will be, but I will have fun exploring 'The Blogging World'. Maybe I will make some discoveries.
I have tried other blogs, particularly 'wordpress'. It seemed too serious to me, like all of a sudden I was writing for an English teacher I didn't like.
Blogger seems a lot more enjoyable to me, and easy to use. Plus, it is linked to my adsense account, so it makes sense to concentrate on Blogger.
I'm not against trying other blogs, though,...just not at this time. I have more than enough to keep me busy.
I have noticed at this point, that even just starting a new blog, and writing a couple of entries will earn me some hits. The newness of the blog is the selling point. Maybe some people are curious, maybe it is automated bots, who knows? So, it is worth it for me to keep creating new blogs. I hope to create at least one-hundred, and then go from there.
Whenever I get a good idea for a blog, I'll just start a new one. Easy as pie. Or punch.
So there you go, and I hope you enjoyed reading what I had to say so far about blogging.
( 'Diarrhea' is not an easy word to spell. I had to look it up in a real dictionary, but then I used the search bar to find this commonly misspelled word.
A lot of people misspell this word, because it is hard to spell in the first place, and because most people don't use this word that often, because the subject is so disgusting. )
Anyway, there you go....so stay tuned.
Oh yeah, I just remembered a conversation with a friend who works for Google. He said that most people wait two or three weeks to update a blog. I think that is a mistake, because you don't want people you have hooked into reading your stuff to come back and not find new content. They eventually stop looking at your stuff if you don't have new posts at least once a week. That is my two cents...laters.
Final Note: Read over your blogs once in a while, and edit them. What looked good or made sense at the time of writing might make no sense a week or two later.
Always go for clarity, and your readers will thank you for it.
One more thing: The more work you put into your blogs, the more you'll get out of it.
One more additional thing: Love what you do, or why bother?
My writing got called 'verbal diarrhea' by a man I'm not especially fond of today on facebook. Nice of him, huh?
I see him on an almost daily basis, and I've seen him around for over fifteen years. I never see him writing anything.
Who knows? Maybe he is a famous author, but I know he isn't.
I can handle a critique, or suggestions, but I don't need his particular brand of 'sour grapes meanness'.
I had a mean brother growing up, I don't need another one of those. I've had enough of people like that who just say everything I do is bad, and that I can never do anything good. Screw them.
Anyway, let's see...'About Blogging'. It is my intention to write about blogs.
I don't exactly know what the precise content will be, but I will have fun exploring 'The Blogging World'. Maybe I will make some discoveries.
I have tried other blogs, particularly 'wordpress'. It seemed too serious to me, like all of a sudden I was writing for an English teacher I didn't like.
Blogger seems a lot more enjoyable to me, and easy to use. Plus, it is linked to my adsense account, so it makes sense to concentrate on Blogger.
I'm not against trying other blogs, though,...just not at this time. I have more than enough to keep me busy.
I have noticed at this point, that even just starting a new blog, and writing a couple of entries will earn me some hits. The newness of the blog is the selling point. Maybe some people are curious, maybe it is automated bots, who knows? So, it is worth it for me to keep creating new blogs. I hope to create at least one-hundred, and then go from there.
Whenever I get a good idea for a blog, I'll just start a new one. Easy as pie. Or punch.
So there you go, and I hope you enjoyed reading what I had to say so far about blogging.
( 'Diarrhea' is not an easy word to spell. I had to look it up in a real dictionary, but then I used the search bar to find this commonly misspelled word.
A lot of people misspell this word, because it is hard to spell in the first place, and because most people don't use this word that often, because the subject is so disgusting. )
Anyway, there you go....so stay tuned.
Oh yeah, I just remembered a conversation with a friend who works for Google. He said that most people wait two or three weeks to update a blog. I think that is a mistake, because you don't want people you have hooked into reading your stuff to come back and not find new content. They eventually stop looking at your stuff if you don't have new posts at least once a week. That is my two cents...laters.
Final Note: Read over your blogs once in a while, and edit them. What looked good or made sense at the time of writing might make no sense a week or two later.
Always go for clarity, and your readers will thank you for it.
One more thing: The more work you put into your blogs, the more you'll get out of it.
One more additional thing: Love what you do, or why bother?
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