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Make Money Writing Articles: 37 Blogs That Pay Up To $300 For Your Guest Posts

@maheshoneAugust 27, 2018By

First Published: June 25, 2012; Last Updated: Monday, August 27, 2018

Freelance blogging is a great way to make money writing articles online because there is immense demand for awesome blog posts, always! But that doesn't make it easy! The problem is... finding high-paying freelance writing jobs will take time and loads of efforts, especially if you're a newbie. In fact, if you visit any of those freelance marketplaces or job sites, you can see that it's crowded with hundreds of thousands of writers/bloggers. And if you don't have an author profile or pricing that is not attractive enough then your would be clients can easily find a dozen of other writers. Another problem is, content agencies or clients on freelance sites do not pay much. Even if you meet their criteria you may not earn more than $10-$15 per 500 words (unless you are a native English speaker).

Freelance Writing Jobs: Over 51 Places To Find Freelance Writing Gigs That Pays

@maheshoneAugust 27, 2018By

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I know you are here because you are looking for freelance writing jobs and want to make money by becoming a freelance writer, right? Freelance writing is one of the best ways to make money online from home and you don’t even need a website to get started. That said, if you own a blog (or even a portfolio website) it gives you instant credibility and a lot more exposure because you will be able to showcase your skills and your portfolio. Okay, let's get to the basics. Who is a freelance writer? Well, a freelance writer can be anyone who writes content for another individual or for a company. And the content can be blog posts, web content, press releases, infographics, ebooks, whitepapers, product descriptions, etc.

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11 Blogging Years. 11 Blogging Lessons. 11 Blogging Tips.

@maheshoneAugust 13, 2018By

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11 Blogging Years. 11 Blogging Lessons. 11 Blogging Tips.

Note: This blog post is an updated version of 7 Blogging Years. 7 Blogging Lessons. 7 Blogging Tips. (published 4 years and 100 blog posts ago). Yes, that's right! It's the 11th Blogoversary of Minterest. I started Minterest (maheshone.com) as a personal finance blog in 2006, and later in August 2007, I started blogging about "Money, Internet, Investing" (yes, that was the first tagline of Minterest and now it's --- tech. marketing. mashups.). To be honest it was literally "Just another WordPress site" and I was simply rehashing topics that were of "My interest". But there was one thing... I was learning. And the transition from Blogger.com to WordPress.org is simply amazing.

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I started creating blogs on Blogger.com back in 2004 and was treating it like a simple publishing tool. I guess the reason why it didn't impress or motivate me much was its inability to customize things the way I wanted. When I tried WordPress I liked almost all of its aspects and found out that I liked coding as well. Oh yeah, I'm a software engineer by education but it is not the coding that inspired me --- it's the magic in "technology". Thanks to Microsoft. Coming back... I'm going to feature here 11 blogging lessons and tips that I have... learned, realized, or experienced in one way or the other over the past many, many years.

17 Unexpected SEO Lessons I Learned After Publishing My First Listicle

@maheshoneJune 21, 2018By

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It's been ten years since I started blogging. It began as a fun thing (and it still is!). Also, blogging was just another random stuff that I used to do at that time. But today my blog is much more than a random thing for me, and that's the only difference. I don't know if I'm one of the so-called professional blogger or a hobby blogger or yet another nerd. It's something that I'm trying to figure out. But I just know for sure that it's been a long amazing journey so far. :) And it didn't happen in one day and it didn't happen in a couple of years time. It happened over time and is something that's still happening. I don't know if you have read this blog post of mine:

Over 201 Google Products & Services You Probably Don’t Know

Well, you should. You know why? Because that's my first (original) evergreen blog post and apparently that's my first (real) listicle too. It eventually became one of my first pillar blog post and taught me a lot of things that I never thought of.

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First things first. I didn't write Over 60 Google Products & Services You Probably Don’t Know (the original blog post --- thanks to Wayback Machine) for SEO. And I didn't write it for traffic either. I did it as I was using (or tried) almost all of Google's web products and services. So I just wanted to show my gratitude plus create a useful list as it wasn't there on any other blogs. Moreover, it was also just another random blog post that I did which happened to became the foundation of my blog's SEO. You know why? Because it taught me a lot of things about Google SEO that I couldn't find anywhere else. Oh yes, that post was published way back in 2009 when there was no Google Pandas or Penguins. Also, I didn't know any Neil Patels or Rand Fishkins of the SEO world. Back then I gathered most of my internet marketing knowledge from the Digital Point forum. Coming back... Here are the things that I learned about blogging and SEO from my favorite blog post --- let's call it "Google 101". Okay? So yeah, they are all more or less related to ~~SEO~~ Google SEO. :)

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51 Blogging And Publishing Platforms To Showcase Your Awesomeness

@maheshoneMarch 5, 2018By

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I first started creating web pages on Yahoo GeoCities, Tripod, etc. back in early 2000s. It was fun. Later, I tried blogging platforms like Blogger.com and WordPress.org and also started creating HTML web pages without any coding skills (thanks to Microsoft FrontPage). And that's how I started web development. Now with the advent of web 2.0 people want more. People no longer like static HTML web pages with dull designs. They want rich features with a great user experience. That's how blogging platforms became massively popular. I get a lot of emails (because of this Make Money Writing blog post) from my readers asking for a platform to share their articles or work online. And I used to recommend a blog -- a WordPress blog to be more specific. But then I realized that a blog may not be relevant for everyone as things changes from one person to another. If you're a technology enthusiast then starting a blog makes sense. But if you're a writer and want to contribute articles randomly, then publishing on Medium.com makes better sense -- yeah, you don't have to be a tech-savvy person for that!

Why 365 Blog Posts (Or Even Less) Is All You Need To Become A Successful Blogger

@maheshoneFebruary 13, 2018By

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Ever wondered how many blog posts you need to become a successful blogger? Well, I will show you why 365 blog posts is all you need for traffic, income, and probably fame.

If you’re planning to start a blog then people might have recommended you to write once weekly, twice weekly or maybe one daily. Yes, it’s true if you want to make your blog hyper-active, engaging, and would like to increase the number of subscribers.

But it's also true that you can become a successful blogger and increase your blog traffic without following any publishing schedule.

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30 Things I Absolutely Love About Your Blog

@maheshoneFebruary 11, 2018By

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I have already published 30 Things I Absolutely HATE About Your Blog --- since then I have been thinking to come up with its reverse topic as well. That is, I wanted to publish a list of 30 things that I LOVE about a blog. Once again, it’s just my personal view and hence there’s a good chance that you would disagree with me — with some or all of them. :D And I also tried to cite other blogs and blog posts as examples for "things" wherever it's possible. Also, when I published the previous list, none of the "things" were actually technical in nature but on this list there are so many technical "things" that are not easily fixable (if it's a problem). However, it doesn't really mean that I absolutely hate your blog. It's just a perspective and I could be totally wrong.

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Make Money Writing Articles: 37 Blogs That Pay Up To $300 For Your Guest Posts

Freelance Writing Jobs: Over 51 Places To Find Freelance Writing Gigs That Pays

11 Blogging Years. 11 Blogging Lessons. 11 Blogging Tips.

17 Unexpected SEO Lessons I Learned After Publishing My First Listicle

51 Blogging And Publishing Platforms To Showcase Your Awesomeness

Why 365 Blog Posts (Or Even Less) Is All You Need To Become A Successful Blogger

30 Things I Absolutely Love About Your Blog

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