First of, Happy Halloween to everyone! Yesterday many of us bloggers took notice of the google page rank update.  It seems like it took forever for this newest update and this will probably be the last one for the year. I am still at pr 3 and I am a little upset about it to be honest.  I am wondering what I have to do to get pr 4 or higher.  I have done all of the basic, I update my blog at least 5 times...

I just found an awesome deal and wanted to write a quick post and pass it along.  I have written quite a few posts about my love for domain names as this is another past time of mine along with blogging. When I saw a goddaddy promo code coupon for .com domain name for only $1.99 I had to jump on it. Here is the promo code :  geo199 I just used it and I can tell you it worked for me!! I picked up a new domain...

A couple of days ago I wrote a post about how serious bloggers should buy their own domain and I provided some tips on how to choose your web hosting . If you are going to spend a considerable amount of time and energy building your blog, wouldn’t you want to own it?  I know I want control of my blog, not Google.   After reading the comments it seems like most people agree with me on that point. There...

What is the best way to make money on Twitter ? Well, I am not really sure.  Yet… Earlier today I signed up for the two newest make money with Twitter sites: Ad.ly and Sponsored Tweets Ad.ly is a new service that places in stream ads in your Twitter posts.  They match publishers with advertisers and will send one ad tweet every other day.  As a publisher you get to approve the ad campaign before it...

Another Sunday and another edition of Sunday’s Best, my weekly recap of the best blog posts that I came across this week as well as updates from TycoonBlogger.com and other blogs and sites that I own. Let’s get right into it… Top 10 Blog Posts of the week: EasyComment to assist you in Commenting – Serradino.com (George provides a great tool to use in concert with Firefox to help make...

In my opinion (please leave a comment if you disagree) if you want to become a serious blogger and be taken serious as a blogger you need to have your own hosting.  I think you would be hard pressed to name over 3 well known bloggers that are using a blogspot free hosted platform. When people ask me about tips for starting a blog, I always tell them to invest $8 in a memorable and brandable domain name (a .com...

I know that is a harsh title but very fitting for this post.  Yes, this will be a rant post! The top three blog ad networks out there right know are Entrecard, Adgitize and CMF Ads.  They all are getting worse over time and I am not happy with any of them right now.  Lets start with Entrecard: When Entrecard changed ownership they made an announcement that they were suspending outside ads.  Well it did not...

Is your blog linkedin? I must admit that I have up to now neglected Linkedin as a potential source of traffic.  I am going to spend some time and build up my profile as well as my network.  We all know that networking is important in building your readership.  It is essential to interact and build friendships with other bloggers in your niche.  Why not utilize the #1 site that was built for the sole purpose...

It is time again for another installment of the “Sunday’s Best” series. This is my weekly wrap up of the best blog posts that I read during the week as well as communicating any Tycoon Blogger related news. As many of you know, I am currently hosting the first annual “Rookie Blogger of the Year” Contest. There have been over 100 votes in the first 3 days and I have seen a nice...

I have received a few questions in the comments section and the contact form and wanted to answer them here in a post instead of individually. Question : Why was my blog not selected? Answer : I went through each and every blog that expressed interest and selected all that met the basic criteria.  The criteria was theblog must have been started this year and the topic must be related to tech, blogging, social...