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Occasionally I post about various tools I use and/or recommend, but I thought it might be nice to start an easy-to-access list. I hope it's helpful!

My Income Streams

My goal is to create multiple income streams and to make them as passive as possible. By "passive" I mean, they don't require a lot of time and energy to keep them going. For example, selling my ebook while I sleep and waking up to money in my PayPal account is an example of passive income. Of course there's a lot of work on the front end, but once it's in motion, it largely works on its own.
Tell Your Time - My ebook which has brought in good, steady income since I launched it in October 2010. If you're interested in writing your own ebook, check out my How to Write an Ebook series.
Swagbucks - This feeds my book addiction mostly. You don't need a blog to earn with Swagbucks. Check out my posts on the subject here, here and here.
AdSense - Google has made setting up their ad program super easy. Just sign up, create your ad(s) and stick the code in your sidebar (or wherever you want it to show up) and you're doneContinued here...

The Total Blogger to Wordpress Transfer Package - Blogelina | Blogelina

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The process of transferring your blog from either Blogger or WordPress.com to a hosted WordPress site can be a daunting one, but experts tend to agree that the move is an important one to make.

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• More options for customizing your blog. With WordPress.org, plugins and theme features, you can make your blog into anything!  The options are limitless when it comes to customizing your blog.

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The Total Blogger to Wordpress Transfer Package - Blogelina | Blogelina

12 Must Have Plugins for WordPress {#Infographic} | Wordpress Jedi

Must have plugins for WordPress by WordPress Jedi

DIY Photo Light Box // Take Better Photos!

DIY Photo Light Box // Take Better Photos! | Ninth and Bird

How To Be a Pinterest Superstar | The Motherload

 This is a good article with some good ides on Photos etc.

How To Be a Pinterest Superstar | The Motherload

Make Money Online Blogging

I've been blogging for  few months now. I have 3 main ones I work regularly. Whenever I start getting discouraged that I'm now making enough money fast enough, I read blog posts like the one linked below. Then I get all exited again. I get new ideas for improvement etc. This one is a must read....

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Top Earning Blogs | Make Money Online Blogging

30 Blog’s That Make A Lot Of Money Online

Rank	Website	Owner	Monthly Earnings	Main Income
1	The Huffington Post	Arianna Huffington	$2,330,000	Pay Per Click
2	Mashable	Pete Cashmore	$560,000	Advertising Banners
3	Perez Hilton	Mario Lavandeira	$450,000	Advertising Banners
4	Techcrunch	Michael Arrington	$400,000	Advertising Banners
5	Smashing Magazine	Vitaly Friedman	$190,000	Advertising Banners
6	Timothy Sykes	Timothy Sykes	$150,000	Affiliate Sales
7	Gothamist	Jake Dobkin	$110,000	Pay Per Click
8	Tuts Plus	Collis Taeed	$110,000	Membership Area
9	Car Advice	Alborz Fallah	$70,000	Advertising Banners
10	Venture Beat	Matt Marshall	$62,000	Pay Per Click
11	Slash Gear	Ewdison Then	$60,000	Pay Per Click
12	Life Hacker	Nick Denton	$60,000	Advertising Banners
13	Dooce	Heather B. Armstrong	$50,000	Pay Per Click
14	Steve Pavlina	Steve Pavlina	$45,000	Pay Per Click
15	Talking Point Memo	Joshua Micah Marshall	$45,000	Advertising Banners
16	Problogger	Darren Rowse	$40,000	Advertising Banners
17	Kotaku	Nick Denton	$32,000	Advertising Banners
18	Shoemoney	Jeremy Schoemaker	$30,000	Private Advertising
19	Coolest Gadgets	Allan Carlton	$30,000	Advertising Banners
20	JohnChow	John Chow	$29,000	Affiliate Sales
21	SmartPassiveIncome	Pat Flynn	$21,500	Affiliate Commissions
22	Joystiq	AOL	$18,000	CPM Advertising
23	PC Mech	David Risley	$16,000	Affiliate Sales
24	Freelance Switch	Collis Ta’eed	$15,000	Membership Area
25	Abduzeedo	Fabio Sasso	$12,000	Advertising Banners
26	Sizlopedia	Saad Hamid	$11,000	Pay Per Click
27	Overhead in New York	Michael Malice	$9,000	Advertising Banners
28	Six Revisions	Jacob Gube	$9,000	Advertising Banners
29	Noupe	Noupe	$8,000	Advertising Banners
30	Retire at 21	Michael Dunlop	$5,000	Affiliate Sales

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Skill Share: Making A Banner

Etsy Labs Archive: Skill Share: Making A Banner

HootSuite - Social Media Dashboard for Teams using Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin

HootSuite - Social Media Dashboard for Teams using Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin