Alternatively, a VPS hosting is great when it comes to getting a faster server and better performance yet for a very reasonable price. That’s why a lot of businesses have been resorting for a VPS account instead of a dedicated one. You can definitely see a big difference with prices. With a VPS, you get to have your own virtual server and be able to get root access on your hosting account.

You can avail a VPS account from web hosting providers that offer this. But if you’re looking a reliable VPS, then you might want to pick a reliable web hosting provider such as In2net. They have different hosting plans for you to choose from. Their VPS hosting plan is divided into 3 types of packages which are Budget VPS, Power VPS and Extreme VPS. You can have your own VPS account starting from only $9.95 per month with no set up charges. They also guarantee all their customers 99.9% uptime. All their VPS packages include Dual Quad-Core, Vituozzo, Plesk and dedicated IP. And their prices compared to other web hosting are much affordable which is perfect for those who sign up and those who have a tight budget, without having to sacrifice the quality of hosting.

A main clause must contain a subject and a verb as well as express a complete thought. Every sentence must have at least one main clause, without this main clause the sentence would be a fragment.

One problem caused by trying to avoid sentence fragments can be run-on sentences. These are sentences that contain two independent or main clauses. Another problem caused by trying to avoid a run-on sentence can be a comma-splice. A comma-splice is two independent clauses connected by a comma. When we use a comma to connect two independent clauses it must be accompanied by a co-ordinating conjunction such as (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so).

Since I mentioned conjunctions I couldn’t help but look for this video. This should bring up fond memories for anyone around my age who used to watch Saturday morning cartoons.

If you are a blogger or are involved with freelance writing it is easy to find work creating website content and marketing articles for low pay. If we want to bump it up a notch we need to write with a professional style. In order to write professionally it may be necessary to brush up on our grammar. A quick little tool to make sure that your grammar is correct is Grammar Ninja. It is an online game where we identify the nouns, verbs, and other parts of a sentence.

• Grammar Ninja

Brushing up on our grammar can be time consuming because there are so many different rules to know. An easy way to find out what where we are rusty is to take an online quiz. Many online grammar quizzes are designed for students who are trying to learn English, but they also come in handy for those of us who wish to brush up on our skills and identify weaknesses.

Online Grammar Quizzes

• Interactive Quizzes
• Guide To Grammar & Writing
• Self Study Grammar Quizzes
• Grammar-Quizzes
• About.com Grammar quizzes
• Thomson Developmental English Quiz
• Using English Grammar Quizzes
• Soft Schools Grammar
• Grammar Book

Writing is a skill that professionals hone throughout their careers. The best way to improve is to sit down and write. The old adage practice makes perfect still rings true. To bump your writing up to the next level; take a few moments each day to brush up on your grammar skills and then practice your craft.

Using Rollip is easy you just sign up and browse through the different affects you would like to use. They offer 40 different affects, these  include:

• Classics
• Vintage
• Added Character
• Black/White Sepia
• Styled Lenses
• Glow Styles
• Black/White Added Character
• Extreme Stylized
• Bold Tones
• Drawing Styles

Once you have chosen your style you upload the photo that you would like the affect applied to. In just a few seconds you will get a preview of your new stylized photo. You can choose to download the photo at this point, or keep checking out new styles. If you do choose to download the high quality version of your photo you will need to purchase some credits in order to do so.

I was fortunate enough to get access to free credits. So the first 30 people who sign up through this link will get 30 free credits. I did a test run and everything worked flawlessly. I clicked on the sign up link, entered my email and password, and my account was immediately created and credited with 30 free credits. Here is the download link if anyone wants to check out the service and get the 30 free credits. This will be on a first come first serve basis so after 30 people sign up. The free credits will be gone.

Merry Christmas From Rollip And It’s Write Now Sign Up Link

Even if you miss the free offer you can still sign up and test out the service. They only charge for high quality downloads and the prices are reasonable. One warning, playing around with this service can be addicting. It is really interesting to see how the different affects look on your photos.

Here is my test run using Rollip. The first photo is my original Christmas Squirrel photo. The subsequent photos are the same image with different affects applied.

To get a better look at the photo click on it to enlarge. Also even though I uploaded a quality photo from my digital camera and used the high quality choice for my Rollip download, I had to lessen the quality of the web images for faster loading times. So your actual images on your computer will be much more intense.

My Original Christmas Squirrel

Christmas Squirrel Vintage Style

Christmas Squirrel Drawing Style

Christmas Squirrel Glow Style

Web Servers

Most web hosting companies have servers that run 24/7 with backup power and redundancy, which usually just means backup servers and discs, so even if the server that your actual site is hosted on has an issue, the backups will kick in and your site will stay online.

cPanel Hosting

There are a lot of different hosting companies out there so we have a lot of choices when choosing our hosting. Some things to look for in a hosting company, are up time guarantees, support options, reliability, and ease of use. Do they offer standard software installations, such as WordPress and web site builder software? I also prefer web hosts that offer cPanel which is a control panel for working with your hosting backend. It is the industry standard and even though some companies have their own proprietary software, having cPanel is a plus.

Backups and Transfers

Some advantages to having cPanel on your hosting account is ease of use for backups and transfers. There are times when you outgrow the services of your current webhost and you may want to transfer your sites. Having cPanel also makes the transfer of the site easier if you sell your site and need to move it to the new owners host.

Doteasy Web Hosting

For new web publishers probably one of the most compelling arguments for choosing a host is ease of use and price. That is where Doteasy comes in. They have a special service where you can get free hosting for a year if you register a domain with them. The hosting will be free but you will have to pay for the cost of registering the domain, which you would have to pay for anyway.

Free Hosting and 4.95$ Domain Registration

Doteasy charges 25$ a year for domain registrations but if you want to take advantage of the free years hosting they have a coupon where you can register a domain for one year for only 4.95$ which is a bargain price anywhere. The coupon code for 4.95$ domain registration  which includes one year of free hosting from Doteasy is 0910V7N. This coupon is active and works. I gave it a test last night.

Hosting Upgrades

If you don’t want to register your domain with Doteasy, they have other comparable hosting options as well. The ultra plan is only 7.95$ a month and offers, 1000 MB of disk space and 20 GB of monthly data transfer. It also includes what I consider essentials in hosting, if you create WordPress sites like i do. It uses the cPanel control panel, offers Fantastico which makes installing WordPress and other blogging and content management software a cinch.

Fantastico and Software Installation

They even offer openX which is an add server that can be quite daunting to install manually. Plus bulletin board software, site builders, and all of the software you would expect a quality hosting company to offer. Of course you will get access to MySQL databases and phpmyadmin which are essential for running WordPress and many other advance CMS systems.

Unlimited Hosting

If you outgrow the Ultra Hosting you can move up to the Unlimited Ultra Hosting which is 9.95$ a month and offers unlimited disk space and monthly data transfer. They also have options for Windows hosting plans if that is something you are interested in.

Free Web Forms

Another thing I like about Doteasy is they offer a lot of different software and scripts including a web-form application that looks really promising. I attempted to create a web form for ordering custom web sites through Dreamweaver and it was a very difficult task. With the Doteasy Web-form Application you can just drag and drop the fields you are interested in and somehow it works. You don’t have to mess with databases and making everything sync. This service is also free for a basic web-form service but there is a monthly fee for added capacity.

Reliability and Support

Two things I always look for when choosing a web host are reliability and support options. Doteasy has a 99.9% up-time guarantee, which should cover the reliability. They also offer support tickets, email support, and free phone support during business hours. I am usually fine using the support ticket system. But there are times when you need to talk to an actual person and having free phone support is a plus. Some hosting companies don’t have phone support at all or charge for phone support. Sometimes if your site is down you need to talk to a real person.

As with any hosting company you get what you pay for and bandwidth costs money. The nice thing about starting out with an affordable Doteasy plan or testing the waters with their free hosting is that you can always continue to upgrade your account. Usually as your bandwidth needs grow so does your online income so moving up to a more expensive plan is usually part of the process of you making more money.

I have several websites and I try to host them on different servers. Doteasy is on my list of hosting plans to try out next. The website seems intuitive and easy to navigate and they have tutorials and a knowledge base that should be able to get any beginner started. If you are new to web publishing you can test the waters with Doteasy with a minimal investment and as your web business grows Doteasy will grow with you.

But, if you are writing about an unfamiliar topic, or having trouble getting started, or just want to streamline the process, an outline can be the answer to your problems. Outlines are also great for collaborative efforts, such as group projects for work or modern day classes, which encourage group participation.

Some people shy away from outlines because they seem complicated. After all,  how often do we usually use Roman Numerals?  But, the truth of the matter is, using an outline can streamline your writing process, and jump start your writing, with an easy to replicate methodical process.

Outlines usually have four main components.  The first component is parallelism. For instance you will create headings using Roman Numerals, each heading will contain at least two sub headings, which you can mark with capitol letters. It is your goal to preserve each heading and subheading with parallel structure, which means if your first heading is a verb, your second heading should be a verb.

You also want to coordinate between your headings, which means that all of the headings should have the same amount of significance. All of the subheadings should have the same amount of significance as well, but it should be less significant than the headings.

Subordination is where the information in the headings is more general and the information in the sub headings is more specific. Proper division should be used as well, which just means that each heading should be divided into two or more parts.

Creating an outline will help you organize your thoughts and present them in a logical fashion. This can be useful for creating logical papers and speeches. The outline will also help you to define boundaries, and groups, and construct an ordered overview of your work.

When creating an outline it is helpful to determine the purpose of your paper, your audience, and develop your thesis. If you have trouble getting started just break everything down into easy logical steps.

First start your brainstorming. You can do this in your head, on a digital file, on a notebook, or you can use mind mapping software such as freemind. Then group related ideas together to get organized.

Then it is easy to arrange your material in subsections, from general to specific, or abstract to concrete. Once you have all of your information down, you can label it by creating your main headings and sub headings.

When creating an Alphanumeric Outline the following formatting is used in this order:

• Roman Numerals
• Capitalized Letters
• Arabic Numerals
• Lowercase  Letters

To the uninitiated the thought of creating an outline may seem like more work than actually writing the article. But, once you begin to use it as a tool to make your writing easier, you will discover that your research is faster and your writing is easier. You will get more done and procrastinate less when you have an easy to implement process for each writing task.

The most time consuming part of this is the content creation and frankly creating content for niche sites can get pretty boring. So most of us turn to outsourcing for a lot of our content. Unfortunately this is much more difficult than it sounds.

My adventures in outsourcing article, is long overdue and I’ll come out with it soon. But for now, I just need to explain a couple of things that many niche writers just don’t get.

A smart marketer will put a lot of thought into the main keyword of their article and supporting keywords to attract as much search engine traffic as possible.

A skilled and clever writer should be able to incorporate many of these words without repeating themselves over and over and saying nothing.

Keyword Density

You really don’t want to have a keyword density over 3% you just want your main keyword in the title and then used towards the beginning of the article and if the article is long enough it can be used at the end of the article and maybe once in the middle. 

To calculate keyword density just take the number of times your keyword is used in the post and divide it by the number of words in the post. Then multiply that number by 100 and you will have the keyword density expressed as a percent.

If the article isn’t very long then you don’t want to over do it. Then take the supporting keywords and work some of them into the article if possible.

I have dealt with so many outsourcers who just seem to keep repeating the main keyword over and over, even if this is unintentional don’t do it. Your a writer for goodness sake, you should have a vocabulary large enough to not repeat the same term over and over in a 300 word article.

Say Something Unique

The next important step is to not bore the readers to death even though it may be about a boring topic, say something unique, spice it up a bit. I have had people tell me that they have written this and that and are over educated and over experienced. Yet, they write  niche articles telling me what a candle is or what a Teddy bear is.

We all know what these things are, can’t you think of something else to say. After all you are a highly credentialed experienced writer. Heck you even asked for a raise before even creating one article for me.  Nobody wants to read a 400 word essay on what a candle is. Just because that is the keyword doesn’t mean the article can’t take a unique position.

If your keyword is candle use the word in the title and once at the beginning of the article, then sprinkle in some other words as you explain, why you like candles, or how they add ambiance to the room, or how Sting used a million white candles in his music video. It’s OK to have an opinion and write something human for humans. You are not a dictionary robot and no one wants to read your boring drivel.

Easy Research

An easy way to research a niche article is to go to Amazon or some other product site and look over the product and some of the reviews, then in your own words write some unique opinion or idea that the product has inspired.

Please don’t give me a rewritten version of the ezine articles I wrote last week. Or don’t create an ezine article for me that is a rehashed article of the posts on my blog. You may not know my sites or articles, but I sure know when you are giving me a rehashed version of something I have already written.

I’m not saying that you have to waste hours researching the topic or creating breakthrough articles. Just try to get a quick overview of the topic. Then take a moment to form an opinion and write something unique. No one wants a rehashed definition of what a candle is. Plus when we pay someone for an article we don’t want to have to rewrite it. We already created emails and keyword lists and instructions, these things take time and effort, then to get an article back and have to rewrite and pay for it, prompts people to write long angry posts like this one.

Keep It Positive

Another thing to keep in mind is the tone of the article. If it is going on a site or article to promote a certain product, that means we want the reader to get a positive feeling about the product. Please don’t decide that you are a Pulitzer quality writer and you are going to go negative about the product we are trying to promote. Your writing skills are not that good. Leave the Psychology to the real Internet Marketers, and just create an article that is either impartial or positive.

Don’t Suggest Going To The Mall

Another filler paragraph that I find in a lot of the content is something like this; “if you want to buy brown Teddy Bears the first thing you need to do is decide the style of Brown Teddy Bear you want. There are many different places you can buy Brown Teddy Bears such as the Mall or Target or many other specialty stores.”  WTF, I don’t want the reader buying their Teddy Bear at the Mall, they are supposed to buy it from the link on the site! What in the world do you think we do with this stuff we ask you to write?

Keyword And Other Words In Title

The next thing is the title. I have tried to give the writers leeway to create their own titles, that way the title will reflect the direction they choose to take the article. That doesn’t mean I want you to title the article Candle. That’s not a title that is the keyword!

I know there are some really fast and creative niche writers out there. The bottom line is, it doesn’t matter how educated or smart you think you are. All we really want is some decently written unique content, that can incorporate a few keywords, without repeating them excessively, and not sound like you are writing the new unabridged dictionary for Amazon. It’s OK to have an opinion and express it, you don’t have to be an expert to write something about a product that is interesting enough for someone to actually read.

Niche articles are great for creating content for specific targeted sites. They are also good for article marketing purposes to generate traffic and backlinks. Often times when people attempt article marketing they will create content and publish it on directories. This still goes hand in hand with my original premise that these should be interesting articles.

It will also cloak the links and has a full tracking function. It also gives you the option of adding the no follow tag with the click of a button. But the most advanced feature of Instant WordPress Link is the  in-text advertising feature. Which will create a little pop up box when the users mouse hovers over the highlighted word. This is an advanced feature but it is easy to set up. You will need to get a free account from Shrink The Web which will only take a couple of minutes.

With this tool tip feature you can create a title, text, and even add an image. You can also edit the color of the pop up box and the text. I haven’t had any trouble getting this plugin to work. And a creative marketer could find a lot of ways to use a tool like this, without annoying the reader. I like the idea of instant clickbank links, or if you are selling an ebook you can have an image and a popup going to your product.

This is a well thought out easy to use tool. It speaks for itself but if you go to the sales page there are simple explanations and clear no nonsense videos. If you don’t already have a tool like this Instant WordPress Link may be for you.

Than – is used to indicate comparison; My blog post is longer than your blog post.

Then – is used to indicate time; I wrote my blog post then I wrote some more.

I found a nice little web site that is packed full of useful tips for these kinds of issues. So if you want to brush up on your grammar and word usage you can always check out Dr. Grammar.

Make Money Blogging is a nice overview for the beginning blogger. The information is concise and to the point and it’s a quick read. In fact, I must have found it engrossing because I was surprised when I got to the end. In spite of this being a quick overview, it is filled with links that one could spend several hours on. For instance the link on creating a logo from 99designs or the link on understanding Google’s TOS are things one could spend a day on.

A couple of  things, I liked about the eBook, were that he started from the beginning. Instead of trying to push his web hosting link on the newbie blogger he actually suggested starting out with a free blog service like Blogger or WordPress.com.

This is actually what I did when I began blogging. I created a family blog on WordPress.com. This enabled me to become comfortable with writing and web publishing, and to familiarize myself with WordPress, before I moved on, to the more complicated challenges, of purchasing a hosting account and domains, and dns, and ftp, and all of that fun stuff.

He is also honest and says that you might as well start learning HTML and CSS because you will need this knowledge when working on the web. I see so many gurus who say that anyone can make money online with no technical knowledge at all. It’s true that you don’t have to be a coder to setup WordPress and create a simple blog, but sooner or later, you will have to start learning, how to use some coding skills, to modify your theme and create links and ads and many other things as well.

Another thing I like about Daniel is his story. He started blogging in 2005 and quit his job in 2006 to blog full time. Today he owns several successful blogs and a membership site, and makes a 6 figure income. If you are interested in learning how to begin blogging or have some gaps that need to be filled in then Daniel’s free Make Money Blogging eBook is definitely worth taking a look at.