My first paycheck from Google! - A look into making money with your blog.

Yay! My first paycheck from Google! Enough money for.... something I guess.

Yes. It is possible to make money with your blog. I have always dreamed of working for Google. Even though that probably will never happen, I now can at least pretend it is happening, because Google sent me a paycheck! Just under $120. Woot!


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Tip of The Day - Subscribing to RSS Feeds

If you use the Internet for more than 1 minute a year, then chances are, you have seen an icon that says "RSS" or "Feed." These pretty icons are intended to make our lives easier. Most of us have websites or news that we like to read every day. We may go to many many different websites every day to stay updated on what is going on. Wouldn't it be easier if we could do that with a single page? There is! That is what the pretty RSS button is for. If you have never used it, you should. I will show you how.

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How to make money from your blog

I think there are a few types of bloggers.

1. Those who blog because there are passionate about something, or want to share something with others.
2. Those who blog just to make money.
3. A combination of the previous two bloggers.

If you are reading this, you are probably the third type of blogger. You probably already have a blog and have begun wondering if you can make money on your blog or not. This post will talk about why you should or shouldn't try to make money on your blog and what you can expect in your attempt.

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Pimp your blog - Make your blog look less bloggy and more like an actual website

Before and After

This tutorial is to show you how to change your blog from something ordinary or boring, to something that looks less like a blog and more like an actual website (or to just become a better looking blog).

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How to change your Blogger Favicon - Pimp your blog Part IV

If you look at the left corner of this open tab, or the left side of the URL box, you will see a small icon. This icon is called the favicon. If you have a blogspot blog, then your favicon will look like an orange B. In this tutorial I will show you how to change that icon using Inkscape and Gimp.

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How to make a simple text logo for your website or blog - Pimp your blog Part III

Now that I have thought of the name "Tutorial Geek" for my blog, I am going to make a simple text logo rather than just having simple text. I will show you how to do this in Inkscape. This is similar to my post on Textures. Feel free to refer to that for additional ideas.

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How to change your Blogger domain URL - Pimp your blog Part II

This is going to be about how I changed my blog name and URL from mckayhead.blogspot.com to tutorialgeek.blogspot.com and kept all my stats and links in tact.

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How to make a blog background - Pimp your blog Part I

Paper texture for a blog.

http://mckayhead.blogspot.com/2010/11/creating-business-card-using-inkscape.htmlNow that I am getting somewhat serious about blogging, I figure I might as well have a blog that looks somewhat decent. The background sets the tone for your entire blog, so this is my first step.

The look I am trying to go for is kind of a geeky designer look. I have kind of been liking the grunge look recently and think I want to go for something similar to what I did with the business card tutorial.

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