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How to Read this Blog

If you’re not a regular reader of JTPratt’s Blogging Mistakes (or even if you are) I’m going to break down the three easiest ways to get what you need from this site…

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FAQ and Most Popular Subjects

Through comment discussions, our forum, and our contact form - lots of questions are asked. I have a pretty good idea what most people are looking for when they come to this site. This section will help most of you with where to find the answers to the most frequently asked questions and the most popular subjects.

Making Money Online

Most people visit this blog because they are trying to make money online. I have blogged about many aspects of making money by blogging with Wordpress and also by using “Build a Niche Store” software. These are the posts and questions that seem to come up most often…

How do I monetize my Blog? There are so many ways to do this, be sure to visit the How to Monetize Your Blog Series in addition to the following posts…

How can I Make Money with Adsense? Making money with google Adsense is not a mystery, but you do need to now the basics. Visit 10 Ways to 10X Adsense earnings, and Adsense Success on Any Blog.

How can I Make Money with eBay? There are two ways I show you how to make money by promoting eBay as an affiliate. The first is with BayRSS - an eBay affiliate plugin for Wordpress. The other is by using “Build a Niche Store” software to build a web site. Read my series Watch me Build a BANS Niche Site from Scratch.

How do I make money with Amazon? Yes, you can still make money as an Amazon affiliate. Read Amazon Still Makes Me Money.

Building Blogs or Web Sites

How did you started blogging? I get asked a lot how I started blogging, and I wrote a 4 part series that describes it all.

How do I become a successful blogger? This one I get a lot. There is no definitive answer, but I have written quite a few posts including I am the Most Successful Blogger in the World. I would also recommend 10 Minutes Blogging Worth an Ounce of Gold, 7 Habits of Highly Successful Bloggers, and My Blog is a Failure.

How do I work with large MySQL databases? How to import and export large MySQL databases was one of the first popular posts on this blog, and it continues to get lots of visitors each day.

Why is my Blog Slow? Try reading 5 Tips for your slow or sluggish blog.

How do I build links and traffic? There are so many ways to do this, I have a lot of posts in this area. Some basics are in Secret Link Juice Keyword Techniques. Also read Working the Wiki’s for Backlinks, How to Build Better Backlinks in Forums, Building BANS backlinks, and JTPratt’s Guide to Article Directory Promotion.

How do I get people to comment and participate in my blog? Be sure to read Flypaper Resource Pages, and Rockstar Comments in Wordpress.

How can I customize my Wordpress blog and theme? How to show category images is by far the most visited post in this area, but I encourage you to visit both 30 Wordpress Hacks in 30 Days, and Managing Wordpress More Effectively series.

What’s a “Sitemap” and why do I need one? Read Tracking Sitemap Changes, and Increase Traffic with Google, MSN, and Yahoo!.