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When someone reads your blog their first reaction should not be, “Who talks like that!” If you are using the thesaurus every time you write a post and add words that you would never use if you were speaking face-to-face with a friend its time for a little lesson. Blogging is a conversation and I have some tips to help you connect with your readers on a more personal level by learning the art of conversational blogging.
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Performancing Ads is open for business! Performancing Ads makes it easy for bloggers like you to make money from your blog with 125×125 advertising banners.
Many advertising site expect you to jump through hoops, beg for a special invitation, or sell the soul of your first born. Not Performancing Ads. Performancing Ads is open to all bloggers even if you have just started blogging.
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One of the questions I get asked most often is, “How do you make money blogging.” Now I’m not a 6 figure blogger (more like a 4 figure blogger on his way to 5 figure blogging.) but I do make a good supplemental income from my blogging activities. Most money making programs don’t make you squat if you are a new blogger or don’t have 1000s of site visitors each day. The short answer to getting started making money blogging is affiliate advertising. If you are looking for an affiliate program that can put some checks in your mailbox becoming a DIYthemes affiliate might just be a great money maker for you.
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Could you use some new friends?

We could all use some new friends. Making new friends online is much easier than you think. If your blog is a little lonely, I’ll show you how to find friends, find true friends, and make connections that could last a lifetime.
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Simple, write more quality content. Seriously sometimes it takes more than writing quality content to resurrect a dead or dying blog. Take Passionate Blogger as an example. I have not posted on this site for quite a while. Short answer as to why: Family issues. Now that I am in the process of clearing that hurdle the next item on my list is resurrecting my dying blogs.
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You might have said to yourself, what is Alexa Rank and why should I give a crap? Well I’m here to tell you, if you want more people to read your blog and someday make money blogging, then its time to suck it up and learn about Alexa Rank.
If you have been reading the Give And Receive Series you might have noticed a running theme. It is better to give than receive and in the end your giving will be rewarded. This giving idea fits so perfectly with Alex Rank that you will be blown away with how easy it is to give your way to a higher Alexa Rank. Strap on your passionate helmet as we dive head on into the wonderful world of Alexa with 2 easy steps.
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If a teacher was grading your blog what grade would it get? Would you like to get an A+? WebsiteGrader.com will check your blog and give you advice and tips on how to get a great grade for your website. Best of all, it is FREE!
Find out how WebsiteGrader helped me and how it can help your website.
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**Update - we have 10 entries, you can vote here.

Virtual Blog Dissection
Does your blog look a little plain? Is it hard to tell your blog from the thousands of other blogs that look just like yours? Ever wondered what your blog could look like with a few changes to the layout and design? Well wonder no more!
Get A FREE Virtual Blog Dissection?
I am giving away 5 FREE Virtual Blog Dissections. If you would like to get a FREE virtual blog dissection (or want to nominate another blog) leave a comment on this post (make sure to include your name and blog URL.)
Once there are at least 10 entries I’ll run a poll and the readers of Passionate Blogger (that would be you) will get to vote to select the top 5.
Oh I almost forgot, you are probably wondering what a virtual blog dissection is. Well it just happens that I have just finished a blog dissection of Big Mike’s new blog. Check it out…
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