Blog for Bucks

Want to practice blogging and earn money? No HTML required, Squidoo was my intro to blogging. This popular site lets "lensmakers" keep the bucks or write for a charity. Online Teaching Jobs was my first blog, created as a learning tool during the 30 Day Challenge several years ago. To my surprise, this lens developed a following while I made money simply for sharing my love of online teaching.

While my online presence has grown to Facebook, Twitter and this delightful Blogspot format, I find that my first and second Squidoo lens continue to draw traffic.

Squidoo is free and simple to use for an internet novice. Start your lens today and send me your lens name. I'll make sure to send you some "squid love" (that means favorite).

Pet Words

What are your "pet words"?  You know, let's think outside the box since it's not rocket science. Whatever, I could care less; like you know, my bad.  Get the point?

Pet words may be over-used in the current culture or long over-due from term paper days such as; nonetheless, extremely, totally, very much more, etc. Problematic is a frequent flyer as is awesome, interesting and really.Give your work to another reader who will find the pet words easier than you do (after all, they are your pets). Another way is to word search the document. When a bevy of the same words jump out in yellow highlight, those are your pet words.

The cure for pet words is a thesaurus. I prefer the old school paper book to scan around and cross reference. Even an online version is better than nothing. Take this opportunity to find new names for your pet words. Your writing will sparkle and as a side benefit, your vocabulary increases.