John Jonas started a blogging community web site called Writing Up. It's an easy way to start blogging and making money.

I recommend Writing Up for beginners for these reasons:

- You can easily see how many people read each blog entry.

On WordPress you can only see the past two days most popular blog entries. WritingUp keeps a running tally. I like to see which entries are most popular and turn them into full-blown articles.

- WritingUp is optimized for keywords so you can make money off Google Adsense. Half of the time your ads show (you make money when someone clicks on an ad) and half the time Writing Up ads show.

- John is an expert internet marketer. The site is search engine optimized to maximize your writing for profit (getting paid is a great fringe benefit).

- At any given time there are at least 2,000 people on the site, much more traffic than most individual bloggers get.

- He gives great tips for beginners on keyword optimization and other internet marketing subjects.

- WritingUp allows affiliate links. Obviously this is a big selling point to me.

Blogging helps you keep your writing skills sharp. It's also a simple way to practice internet marketing techniques you want to try. I've made friends, gotten job leads, made money, gotten press passes, and even dates as a result of my blog. Jonas has been on TV because of his.

It's rewarding to watch your audience grow and to start a dialogue with them.

It was addicting to write for newspapers and seeing what I cared about in print. I liked the perks like getting a press pass or free concert tickets. I never did it full-time because the stress (constant tight deadlines to meet) and low pay. When I blog I get to write about what I want to write about when I want to write it.

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