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Another web hosting lesson learned

July 17, 2010

My cousin has a music website hosted free on WordPress.org. The blog is still few months old but he’s thinking of advertising options for it. Too bad, it’s not allowed on free WordPress.org blogs. Now he’s asking me about my travel blog and how I started to monetize it with Google Adsense and other ads. I told him my blog is on paid hosting. He realizes now his mistake about not shelling out for paid hosting before. Now he’s got no choice but to move his blog to a reliable webhosting company.

I know there are many others like my cousin who started out blogging on free hosting platforms without considering incorporating their sites with online ventures. Later on they realize they can also earn some passive income in the future with affiliates and advertisers. Oh well. Another lesson learned for a newbie, just like how I also started out in the blogosphere.
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Dry skin problem

My siblings from Europe will be here for a vacation soon and we’re all getting excited about it. This time, they’re visiting us here. Few years ago, we were the ones who went to Europe to spend the summer there. It was an unforgettable vacation, so much like a dream come true. The only problem was my skin adjusting to the weather.
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