How to Set Up a Blog

1. Choose a blog hosting site such as Blogger. Most blog sites are free and are very easy to use.

2. Come up with a unique name for your blog. Think of something that sums up what you will be writing about on your blog. The blog website will tell you whether your name is available or not.

3. Think of a theme for your blog. You can write about personal issues, create poetry and short stories, deliver opinions or a combination of all of these topics.

4. Write in your blog frequently. You do not have to update it every hour or even every day, but try to update it at least a few times a week. Blogging is a tool that can relieve stress and may improve creativity.

5. Post the link to your blog on your website. Send it to friends or keep it private if you do not want anyone to read the content. Linking your blog to a potential employer is helpful way to get them to understand your writing style.

How to Start a Search Engine Website With Proxy Sites

Buy Website Hosting

1. Buy website hosting for your search engine. Choose a reputable company so that you can be sure your site won't experience a great deal of downtime. HostGator, BlueHost, and GoDaddy all have hosting services that have good reputations in the industry. Shared hosting is fine to start, though you may want to upgrade later.

2. Select a domain name for your search engine. Purchase it through the domain registrar of your choice. GoDaddy, NameCheap, and 1and1 are some popular registrars that are considered reliable.

3. Obtain the nameservers of your hosting company. Then, return to your domain name registrar and change the existing nameservers on your search engine domain to your host's nameservers.

4. Add your domain name to your hosting account. Now, you can build your search engine on the domain name.

5. Upload your PHP proxy script to the main root folder of your domain on your host.

6. Open up Internet Explorer or Firefox and type in your domain name into the address bar. If the PHP script is working properly, you will see your search engine website on the screen.

7. Test your search engine by performing a search. If everything is working properly, you are up and running and can begin to advertise your search engine however you prefer.

The Easiest Way to Make Money Online

1. Register a free hosted website on a site such as Blogger.com, Yola.com or Weebly.com. Enter your registration details, including your name, email address and other requested information. Choose the domain name for your site. Make the domain name related to what you want your site to be about, ideally a popular topic that will attract visitors.

2. Modify your free website using the tools given by the site provider. Select the template layout, color scheme and page elements. Modify the site header -- the image that gets placed at the top of each of your free Web pages -- by writing a title for your site and uploading an image or logo.

3. Configure the Google AdSense options for your website. Add the AdSense module or page element to your site using the plug-in from Blogger, Yola or Weebly. Verify your AdSense account or select the option to create a new AdSense publisher account. Finish the Google AdSense registration or verification process by entering an email address and other registration details, such as your home address, which is important for receiving payment from Google. Choose the size and color combinations of the text ads for AdSense to display.

4. Start creating and publishing content on your free site. Add blog posts and articles that contain valuable or helpful information for site visitors. Create compelling titles for your written content to attract readers. Upload multimedia content such as videos and images to enhance your site and keep visitors engaged. Add a site description and select the publishing option to make your site available to anyone, including search engines. An increasing number of site visitors gives you more chances to earn money by visitor clicks on AdSense ads.

5. Promote your website to increase traffic and get other people interested. Post your website address in your social networking profiles, such as Facebook and MySpace. Talk about your website in forums related to its topic. Monitor your AdSense earnings through your free website account. Wait for your Google AdSense payment to arrive.

Google Professional Certification

Types of Certification

Companies or individuals can seek AdWords certification. The certification program is for those wanting to show expertise in managing AdWords programs. Successful candidates earn the right to post a Google “Certified Partner” badge on their websites. Google also certifies people as experts in Google analytics, and has an Apps Education Admin certification in the works as of July 2010.

Company Applications

Companies wanting AdWords certification need at least one certified individual on staff. They also need proof that their business has spent at least $10,000 on advertising in the last 90 days. That’s down from $100,000 under the previous GAP certification.

Individual Applications

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Passing scores vary from exam to exam, but are in the range of 75 to 85 percent.

Applicants wanting AdWords certification must pass the mandatory online Google Advertising Fundamentals exam as well as one other advanced exam of their choice - search advertising, reporting and analysis, or display. Each exam features 110 to 120 questions that must be completed within two hours. There’s a single exam for analytics certification, and a series of six exams being developed for the new Apps Education Admin certification.

Costs

All exams cost $50 each with the exception of the six Apps Education exams, which are $15 each as of July 2010.

Updating Certification

The new certification was introduced in April 2010. Those certified under the old program have six months to meet the new criteria if they want to maintain certification. Companies will require at least one individual on staff who also meets updated qualifications.

How to Create a Website Get Sponsors

1. Go to WordPress.com or Weebly.com, and sign up for a website. Start building your website by choosing a template, uploading your content and pictures. Make sure that you have a lot of high-quality content, as articles will eventually attract website visitors through the search engines.

2. Apply to put ads on your website through Google and AdBrite by signing up at Google.com/adsense and AdBrite.com. After your accounts are approved, both ad companies will give you a few lines of code to implement so that ads will appear on your website. Every time a surfer clicks on an ad, you'll get money.

3. Find sponsors for your website. Go to your favorite search engine and type in a keyword phrase that best relates to your web page. Browse each website that appears on the first page of the search engine results. Find each company's phone number, and call them about the advertising spots available on your website. You can start by charging a flat monthly fee for an ad. In addition, you can continue using the Google Adsense and AdBrite code on your website.

How to Change Your Digg Name

1. Check that another Digg user isn't already using your desired new user name. Log out of your Digg account and click the 'Join Digg!' button at the top of the screen. Type your email address, new user name and click on the password field. Do not click the 'Create Account' button. When you click the password field, Digg automatically checks to see if the user name is available. If another user has already registered your desired user name, Digg will post a message on the screen notifying you the user name is not available. Keep trying variations of your user name until you find one no other user has registered.

2. Visit the Digg Contact page found at digg.com/contact. Enter your current user name and email address in the form.

3. Fill out the form requesting a user name change. Select 'Digg Support & Site Help' from the 'Reason for Contacting Us' drop-down menu, and select 'Login/ Registration' in the 'Bug Category' field. Complete the CAPTCHA accurately, and in the 'Comments' field, tell the Digg support team you'd like to change your user name. Include your preferred new user name in your comments.

4. Click the green 'Send Message' button at the bottom of the form.

5. Follow any email instructions you receive from Digg. If prompted, confirm via email before they confirm the change.

How to Set Up a Sheet Music Web Site Business

1. Establish a business plan. Research your competition and come up with a plan to offer something different or better. Decide whether you will be charging for your sheet music or offering it for free, in which case you will need to put your main focus on advertising. You can sell banner space, advertise affiliate programs or pay-per-click (PPC) programs such as Google AdSense.

2. Purchase a domain name and select a hosting service. A domain name is simply your website address. A host is the company that provides you with space for your website. When choosing a host, consider factors such as reliability, access speed, bandwidth, maximum space, technical support and advanced features. If you choose to charge your clients for the sheet music, you will need a host that will provide you with features such as shopping carts and file transfer protocol (FTP) service.

3. Build your website. Add important business information for your visitors such as an FAQ page, an 'About' page and an easy way to contact you. Give your website a professional look using HTML code or a web design software. If you don't have experience designing websites, you can hire a professional to design it for you.

4. Upload your sheet music. If you will be sharing or selling your original sheet music, add a copyright disclaimer on each document in order to protect your work from being sold or used for purposes you do not approve of. You must verify that you have the right to sell any sheet music that is not originally yours. It is highly advised to contact an attorney if you are not sure. If you have contacts with artists or record labels, you can ask them for permission to share or sell their sheet music on your site.

5. Market your website. Advertise your sheet music business on social networks and ask websites with relevant content to exchange links with you; the latter will also give you a higher rank in search engines. To further optimize your website for search engines, include targeted keywords, powerful title tags and meta tags. Title and meta tags are HTML codes inserted into your website to provide search engines with information about your website content.