Techniques of writing have evolved over the years from a quill feather and ink to typing in a word document and now to blogs. A blog is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. This type of writing allows you update your site with the most current information pertaining to a certain topic, sending it out all across the internet at once.

A company can benefit so much from this concept of blogging for their own website. They can make money, drive traffic, and supply dynamic information to their site daily on top of the product of service they are already making a profit off of.

1. Blogs can be a great way of sharing knowledge within the organization.
2. Blogs can be a positive way of getting feedback, and keeping your finger on the pulse, as readers react to certain pieces, suggest story ideas, etc.
3. Blogs can build the profile of the writer, showcasing the organization as having talent and expertise.

All of these things can helpful tips for internet businesses. I never knew such a simple concept could be so helpful for businesses online. Until the things I have learned in this class the concepts of blogging were foreign to me. Now that I know I feel like I can improve any website I may start with setting up a blog.

In our countries current economic situation many people are left without the “traditional job”, where you go to the office from 8 – 5. However, this doesn’t mean you still can’t make money from the comfort of your home. There are multiple ways to make money online such as,

1. Set up a blog or website for profit
2. Start an online business
3. Find a virtual job
4. Online retail trade
5. Create your own product and sell it
6. Affiliate Marketing

I think that the best way to make money online is to blog effectively. b5media Inc. is a global new media network featuring a wide variety of topics ranging from entertainment and lifestyles to sports and technology. One of the largest blog networks in the world, b5media reaches nearly 10 million unique visitors and receives 30 million page views per month. So how do you make money using this site? You receive a flat rate of $25 dollars a month to start. Then, depending on traffic received you start earning a percentage on the number of visits. There are also bonuses you can receive if your blog gets certain amount of attention for example,

1. Major social media sites front page (Mixx/Digg/Lipstick/StumbleUpon/etc) or coverage by leading industry blog: up to $50
2. Exclusive interviews: up to $50
3. Press coverage: up to $50
4. % increase in comments: up to $50
5. % increase in traffic: up to $50

Here is a chart that shows the possibility of earning money while blogging.

So if your passion or talent is blogging and you want to make a few extra dollars a month, why not try out making money online.

A website that allows you to accumulate knowledge, deem yourself to be an expert, and obtain wealth all within minimal effort appears to be a very entrepreneurial site both for the users and originators of Squidoo. Squidoo has developed a way to have people create content and derive traffic to their site only costing them a small sum. But knowing how intelligent Squidoo is, how about the outlining the opportunity to make money by simply talking about a topic you know about.

This guide will focus on a basic way to see your first dollar from your efforts on Squidoo and how to create and promote lenses.

1. You want to come up with a topic you know a lot about and are interested in. The more narrow the topic the better.
2. Make sure you topic is not already being covered.
3. Create the lens and add content.
4. Like any good blog post you want to revise and edit if necessary, then publish it.
5. Lastly you must promote your lens. Submit it to StumbleUpon; write about it on Facebook and MySpace and any other place to get traffic to your post.

Once you have done that, depending on the amount of traffic you derive will be how much Squidcash you receive. Many “lens masters” earn more than $1,000 a year from Squidoo. Some make $10,000. Others are happy with $40 or $4. It’s free to sign up and easy to make money, sounds like a winner to me.

Kiva, it’s a non-profit organization that allows people to lend money to low-income entrepreneurs in developing countries. Lenders can choose specific entrepreneurs based on Kiva’s listings. The problems for most people who want to make an investment are insufficient funds, generally because most people are looking for large sums of money when seeking investors.

Kiva just requires a minimum of $25 to make a difference across the world. Many entrepreneurs in under privileged countries don’t need a lot of money to get their business running. Most people invest money on Kiva view it as an investment, but not as a monetary one. People view it as an investment in a sense as helping make the world a better place and can do more good helping people through this than most other things.

Though Kiva doesn’t guarantee pay back, this has not stopped people from investing. Sense launching in 2005, the number of loans has reached $62,696,435, with 457,405 active lenders. Kiva has also successfully impacted 89,748 individuals who otherwise may not have been able to run their company resulting in the families not received the proper nutrition and care.  Though there is no agreement for pay back it is clear that people still want to make a difference, even if it is in a small way.

Social Media sites have been sweeping the face of the internet for the past few years, bringing people young and old together with a common goal. That objective has been school, business, church, general meetings and so on. Now sports cans be added to that list. I Love to Play have come up with a unique concept allowing people to look for athletic events in your city. This site serves as a meeting place where sports participants and organizations can find each other and communicate.

They solve the problem of:

• Find the right workout partner
• Find the right team to play with
• Find casual or competitive games, tournaments, and leagues
• Find replacement players in the event of injuries or vacations
• Find facilities to play in
• Broadcast your sports needs or promote your sports activities
• Discover what others are looking for in your sport

It’s free and easy to set up a profile as it is for many other social media sites. The list of athletic events is endless from basketball and soccer to badminton and yoga classes. It’s great because no matter what sport or leisurely activity you enjoy can be found on ilovesports.