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Top 5 iPad Fitness Apps to Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals

People seem to either be great at eating healthy or being fit. If you're having trouble with staying fit there are things you can do to make it easier to meet your goals. For example, you might watch videos, learn new exercises or <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Applications">download an app</a>. Believe it or not, apps can be a wonderful way to combine all the best information into one location. Here are just five awesome iPad apps to help you meet your fitness goals. 
<h2>Top 5 iPad Fitness Apps to Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals</h2> 
<h3>Diet and Food Tracker by SparkPeople - Free</h3> 
<img alt="Diet and Food Tracker by SparkPeople" src="http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/069/Purple/23/47/0e/mzl.hzbqvvew.320x480-75.jpg" /> 
The Diet and Food Tracker by SparkPeople makes it easy to track fitness and calories burned. With the app you can easily look up cardio and strength exercises and track them as you do them at the gym or around house. Either way, this is an easy app for those that want something simple to use. 
<h3>iFit - Free</h3>If you have a piece of iFit exercise equipment, you need this app. Not only is the iFit app free to download, but you can also setup a profile that will allow you track diet, exercises and weight information. You will need to be a registered iFit user to use the app. 
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<h3>DailyBurn Tracker - Free</h3><img alt="DailyBurn Tracker " src="http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/096/Purple/e1/de/5f/mzl.xwrjsqjg.320x480-75.jpg" /> 
 
Another free app to consider is the DailyBurn Tracker app. In fact, it may be the only app you need to control your eating, exercise and weight loss plans. The app offers training plans based on your goals, allows you to build customized workout routines, track exercises outside of your plan and even teaches you how to perform exercises. 
<h3>Fitness - $1.99</h3>If you want access to videos, this may be the app you're looking for. The Fitness app offers over 700 videos, including yoga exercises. The app also offer 40 free training plans along with four modes of workout selection. 
<h3>Pocket Yoga HD - $3.99</h3> 
<img alt="Pocket Yoga HD " src="http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/109/Purple/7f/4a/19/mzl.lvevjegj.480x480-75.jpg" /> 
We all know the benefits of yoga, but you may be lost when it comes to the different poses. This app offers 145 illustrated poses along with detailed voice and visual instruction. There is even a dictionary of the different yoga poses and the importance of each pose.Getting fit isn't as difficult as you might think. With all the free, and inexpensive, apps available you can try a few different apps until you find one that works for you. Just remember to start out slow if you're just beginning your exercise program. You may even want to speak with your doctor if you are overweight or have medical conditions. 
About the Author: Leigh Calixte currently works at EKGTechnicianTraining.net and hopes to stay in the healthcare field for years to come. She is currently studying nutrition and aspires to become a nutritionist for cardiac patients in the future.

Top 5 iPad Fitness Apps to Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals

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HOW TO : Create Movie of your Facebook Timeline profile

<a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2012/01/how-to-remove-facebook-timeline-profile.html">Facebook Timeline</a> is something many people do not like. And that is why, <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Facebook">Facebook</a> is trying hard to make people happy with the Timeline profile. Few days back, Facebook released 60 Timeline apps specially for the Facebook Timeline profile. And now a new <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Applications">app</a> is out using which you can create the movie of your Facebook Timeline. <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/"><img alt="HOW TO : Create Movie of your Facebook Timeline profile" border="0" id="HOW TO : Create Movie of your Facebook Timeline profile" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kThemPzyfO8/TyerGAhtbLI/AAAAAAAAE_A/UI1d4-G8lpo/s1600/How%2BTo%2BCreate%2BMovie%2BOf%2BFacebook%2BTimeline%2BProfile.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; " /></a> Timeline Movie Maker is a <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2011/01/block-facebook-applications-on-your.html">Facebook app </a>which let you create movie of Facebook Timeline profile following your activities, images etc. All you have to do is to give Timeline Movie Maker the permission to access your Facebook Timeline data and it will start creating your Timeline Movie. It may take some time in making Timeline movie of your profile depending on the content. One restriction of Timeline Movie Maker is that it needs at least 75 images which you have shared from your profile. So if you got less than 75 pics then, post few more and start making your Timeline profile movie. You can also share the Timeline movie of your profile with your friends. They will also have to give permission to the app to watch your Facebook Timeline movie. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.blogger.com/www.timelinemoviemaker.com/" rel="nofollow"> Click here to create your Facebook Timeline Movie</a>

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HOW TO : Dual-boot Nook Color with Android using MicroSD Card

Nook Color is a nice <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2011/11/e-reader-which-is-your-favourite.html">E-book reader </a>which also supports games on it. But what if you want to add more functionalities to your Nook Color like an Android tablet? Yes, you can install Android on your Nook Color tablet. You can convert your Nook Color into an Android tablet by that way and can enjoy all the features of the Android tablet on your Nook Color. <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/"><img alt="HOW TO : Dual-Boot Nook Color with Android using the MicroSD Card" border="0" id="HOW TO : Dual-Boot Nook Color with Android using the MicroSD Card" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1gq4d2cVas/TybfWHIXpQI/AAAAAAAAE-w/ZSWi6wNTso4/s1600/HOW%2BTO%2B%2BDual%2BBoot%2BNOOK%2BCOLOR%2Bwith%2BAndroid.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.n2acards.com/" rel="nofollow">Nook2Android</a> provides the MicroSD memory cards which you can use to boot your Nook Color with Android. All you have to do is to insert the Nook2Android memory card in your Nook Color and switch it on. It will start with the<a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Android"> Android Gingerbread OS</a> and you can use Nook Color as Android Tablet then. Nook2Android also provides the pre-installed apps on their memory cards like Gmail, <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Facebook">Facebook</a>, Pandora etc. You can even browse the internet by using the built-in WiFi of your Nook Color. You can download Android apps on Nook Color as well from the Android Market. The best thing is that you do not even have to remove the memory card to switch between the Android and Nook Color OS. When you switch on your Nook Color with the Nook2Android memory card in it, you will get the option to select the operating system you want to use. So, you get the dual boot function in your Nook Color These memory cards available in three sizes - 8GB, 16 GB and 32GB. The cheapest one costs $35 and it is worth of it if you do not avoid bricking your Nook Color while installing Android by yourself.

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Software Engineers Develop "Focus on the User," Criticize Relevancy of Google's "Search Plus Your World"

As many tech geeks now know, <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Google">Google </a>has made changes to its search algorithm to place Google+ results above results from other <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Social%20Networking">social networks</a>, even if the results from other networks might be more relevant to search engine consumers. Now, a team of engineers sourced from MySpace, Twitter and Facebook have collaborated on a site called "Focus on the User," a play off the Google+ "Search Plus Your World" campaign which stated that its new "social search" would do more to focus on the user. <img src="http://www.eyeonsocialmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/google-plus-new-look-social-media1.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="614"> <h3>Search Plus Your World: Not Effective at Social Search</h3> The aim of "Focus on the User" is to show search consumers how Google, despite its claims to offer relevant search results in an increasingly social world, is more focused on peddling its own product than on offering the data that users might want to find. For instance, when users look for information on a particular movie, <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/SEO">Google's new Search Plus Your World</a> might offer links to actors' Google+ pages and movie websites, even though actors' Twitter accounts and movies' Facebook pages might be more popular and desirable for anyone looking for social information. <h3> Google's Foray Into Social Media</h3> <img height="236" src="http://socialmediab2b.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/b2b-google-plus-logo.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="218"> Google has been criticized by existing social media organizations like Facebook and <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Twitter">Twitter</a> for its foray into the social media world, which claim that the search giant should stick to what it's good at. However, by the same token it is clear that the web is becoming more and more social, with many younger users eschewing the search engine model in favor of the Facebook model, which offers them greater opportunities to connect with friends. Some tech analysts argue that Google sees this trend and is simply trying to get out ahead of it. <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Google%20Plus">Google+</a> has been a big hit among some consumers, though its popularity nowhere near matches that of<a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Facebook"> Facebook </a>for social communication. The company has been aggressive in reaching out to new members through Gmail, its free email service, and through its iconic search portal. <h3>Other Social Media Companies Fight Back</h3> "Focus on the User" shows the discontent of existing social media companies. Designed to appeal to tech-savvy Internet users who want to optimize their browsing experience, the website's mission states that, "When Google's engineers...focus purely on relevancy; [they] get it right." Engineers call Focus a "bookmarklet," which can be accessed like a bookmark from any Google+ search result. When accessed, engineers argue, Focus provides a more equitable social search result based on relevancy rather than Google brand loyalty. Engineers from the big three social media companies believe that Google+ is not as relevant a social application as Facebook, Myspace or Twitter and should therefore not receive as much attention from Google's search tools, which became popular in large part due to their ability to list the most relevant results from search queries within the first few pages. They argue that Google is doing its brand a disservice with Google+ search by sacrificing objective relevancy in an attempt to grow its fledgling social network. <h3>Why Do We Care</h3> Of course, most of this doesn't seem all that relevant to people who aren't that passionate about online marketing. We use Google for searching and we use Facebook for keeping in touch with friends. We use Twitter for tweeting, whatever that is, and we use MySpace for listening to Indie bands and looking at pictures of ourselves from five years ago. However, engineers are using "Focus on the User" to argue that if Google loses sight of its core mission, to provide relevant search results to consumers, then we will stop trusting Google with our search results. This could prove fatal to the company at the forefront of Internet technology. However, if Google+ grows as the company expects, then its results will be more relevant in the future. Only time will tell which way the scales tip for the tech giant and how the Internet will evolve as a result. This guest post was written by Harrison L., who is a social media marketing enthusiast who loves to network with people interested in growing <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.bonsaitreegardener.net/all-about-beginner-bonsai-starter-trees">bonsai starter trees</a> and indoor plants. He hopes to grow a strong community for his <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.bonsaitreegardener.net/">bonsai tree blog</a> in the bonsai tree community through various online channels.<blockquote><a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/">Geeky Stuffs</a> allow Guest Blogging. You can get free exposure and backlinks by writing for us. Check out our <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/p/write-for-us.html">Guest Blogging Instructions</a> page for more info.</blockquote>

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35+ Geeky Gadget Cake Designs

We all love <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Gadgets">gadgets </a>and we all cakes as well. But what if you get the awesome combination of both together? Here is a collection of the geeky cake designs complied by our friends at the <a href="http://www.mindjunker.com/art/36-awesome-geeky-gadget-cakes.html/">MindJunker</a>. Few of these gadget cake designs are really beautiful and few of them are not that good. But still, if you love gadget or cake or both, you will love them. Have a look and share with us that which one you liked most. My personal favorites out of these gadget cake designs are Nikon D700 and the pink iPod as these two are the best in appearance. 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src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1-gadget-cakes2.jpg" title="1 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4055" height="340" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2-gadget-cakes2.jpg" title="2 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4056" height="404" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/3-gadget-cakes2.jpg" title="3 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4057" height="348" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/4-gadget-cakes2.jpg" title="4 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4058" height="525" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/5-gadget-cakes2.jpg" title="5 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4059" height="338" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/6-gadget-cakes1.jpg" title="6 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4060" height="328" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/7-gadget-ckaes2.jpg" title="7 gadget ckaes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4061" height="375" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/8-gadget-cakes1.jpg" title="8 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4062" height="376" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/9-gadget-cakes1.jpg" title="9 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4063" height="375" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/10-gadget-cakes1.jpg" title="10 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4064" height="685" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/11-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="11 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4065" height="241" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/12-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="12 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4066" height="375" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/13-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="13 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4089" height="580" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/14-gadget-cakes1.jpg" title="14 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4068" height="521" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/15-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="15 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4069" height="407" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/16-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="16 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4070" height="375" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/17-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="17 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <blockquote> Also Check : <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2011/08/top-25-unusual-pc-mouse-designs.html">Top 25 Unusual PC Mouse Designs </a> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2011/02/most-creative-stylish-speaker-designs.html">Most Creative & Stylish Speaker Designs Ever</a> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2010/12/most-creative-usb-flash-drive-designs.html">Most Creative USB Flash Drive Designs </a> <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2011/06/top-11-most-unique-headphones.html">Top 11 Most Unique Headphones </a></blockquote> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4071" height="333" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/18-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="18 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4072" height="608" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/19-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="19 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4073" height="375" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/20-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="20 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4074" height="272" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/21-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="21 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4075" height="374" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/22-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="22 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4076" height="503" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/23-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="23 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4077" height="333" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/24-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="24 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4078" height="333" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="25 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4079" height="330" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/26-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="26 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4080" height="248" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/27-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="27 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4081" height="567" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/28-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="28 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4082" height="375" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/29-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="29 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4083" height="375" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/30-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="30 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4084" height="525" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/31-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="31 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4085" height="413" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/32-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="32 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4086" height="444" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/33-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="33 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4087" height="375" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/34-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="34 gadget cakes" width="500" /> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4088" height="321" src="http://www.mindjunker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/35-gadget-cakes.jpg" title="35 gadget cakes" width="500" />

35+ Geeky Gadget Cake Designs

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How to Choose a Design for Your Business Website?

When you look at <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/search/label/Twitter">Twitter</a>, CNN.com or any other popular site, what do you see in common? 
 
The fact is that there is hardly anything in common other than popularity. They are all unique. They are visually identifiable as separate websites. They have a very unique branded design. Say you meet two people Jim and Larry online. They are excellent chefs as per their description. Both of them give you their personal website to refer to for cooking tips. 
 
You head over to both the sites and find that Jim’s site is attractive with nice design, illustrations etc. At the same time, Larry’s website provides valuable tips. But the problem is his website isn’t visually appealing. I bet 7/10 people will remember Jim’s website more than Larry’s even though Larry might have better content. 
 
<a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/"><img alt="Website Designing Tips" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QESfbx7Zw6I/UUBEK63SqmI/AAAAAAAAI5E/D-NMmR6nM3Q/s1600/WEBSITE+DESIGN.jpg" title="Website Designing Tips" /></a> 
 
Web design is one factor that most companies over look. Your site design is your brand. It is what tells people what you are. Unlike the normal brick and mortar business, you can’t spend millions to establish a brand. Why not spend the minimum to get a nice design which is your brand? 
 
Each business will have different requirements. If you are a web designer, it’s expected that your website will be colorful and have a nice design. If you are a consultant selling services to other businesses, you are expected to have a professional design with not-so-fancy colors or illustrations. 
 
 
<h3>Tips for Choosing a Web Design for Your Business</h3> 
<li>Make sure the design is simple yet unique</li> 
 
<li>Choose a color scheme that suits your business. If you have a health related website, green would be a good choice to include in your color scheme</li> 
 
<li>Ensure that the site is easy to navigate. There is no point in making the site highly attractive, if customers can’t find their way through it</li> 
 
<li>Choose a design and stick with it as long as possible</li> 
 
<li>Don’t go for flash websites. Adopt web 2.0 style websites</li> 
 
<li>Choose website based on your business. If you are a consultant, a blog would be beneficial for you. If you have a company website then normal HTML websites would be sufficient</li> 
 
<li>Take care to see that you explain what your site is all about. Having an about me page helps a lot</li> 
 
<li>Enable a contact form on your website. It makes it simple for people to communicate with you</li> 
 
<li>If you need a content management system, put in research work to find which one is best for you. For blogs, WordPress is the best. For community websites, Joomla is the best and so on</li> 
 
Also Check : 
 
<a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2011/12/four-basics-of-effective-web-design.html">Four Basics of Effective Web Design </a> 
 
<a href="http://www.shaanhaider.com/2011/11/5-website-building-myths-debunked.html">5 Website Building Myths Debunked </a> 
 
<h3>Website Design Pricing</h3> 
One reason why people shy away from getting a unique design is because they don’t want to spend money for a unique design. 
 
Web design pricing can go from 100 $-15000 $ or more depending on website complexity, coders experience and so on. 
 
It’s normally seen that freelancer’s charge far less when compared to established web designers and design companies. You can pick out great designers from oDesk for fraction of the cost you would have to pay an established designer. 
 
It is an investment that you must make for your business. 
 
 
<h3>Final Thoughts on Web Design</h3> 
Your web design must strike a good balance between aesthetics and usability. Invest in a good web design for your business. You don’t want your website to look like 10000 other websites out there. 
 
Tip: You can browse sites like ThemeForest to get some good designs for very low price. If you spend some time to customize them or pay someone else to customize them, you can get a unique design for under 100 $. 
 
<li>Theme from ThemeForest- 30 $</li> 
 
<li>Price for unique logo or header- 30 $ (You can find good and cheap designers over at Digital Point forums contest section)</li> 
 
<li>Price for Customization- 40 $ (Up to 10 hours of customization work if you hire a cheap coder from oDesk</li> 
 
I really don’t recommend DIY (Do It Yourself) approach for web design if you have no knowledge about it. The time you spend for learning design, coding and so on can be better used for building your online business. Besides, you get professional service and that too really fast.

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<h2>What to Do When Your Blogging Income Doesn’t Pay Your Bills</h2> 
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<h3>Getting Paid Freelancing Work</h3>There are a ton of blogger jobs available on these sites. If you love writing, you’ll find that it’s easy to obtain content writing jobs. Depending on the topic, the length required and the employer, you can get paid anywhere from $5 to $20 a blog post. You more than likely won’t get a byline, since you’re writing entries for someone else’s blog, but the opportunity to enhance your expertise or write about topics that you don’t cover on your own blog is there for the taking. 
 
If you have specific skills to offer, such as web design, programming and graphic design, you’ll have more choice in freelancing work. Since those skills are specific and desirable, you’re most likely to get paid more for these than for writing jobs. You can look for jobs on oDesk and Elance, the two most well known freelancing sites, but if you are in Europe, PeoplePerHour is a good one for you. 
 
 
<h3>Affiliate Marketing Income for Bloggers</h3> 
Skimlinks and Linkshare offer great services to make affiliate marketing simple for you. They know that finding affiliate marketing opportunities from different for each individual blogger. Therefore, they do all of the hard work for you, and in return they charge you a small commission on your affiliate marketing income. 
 
Skimlinks requires a specific snippet of code that must be added to the HTML coding on your blog. If you write about and link to a shopping site, for example, Macy’s, and one of your readers follows your link and makes a purchase, you receive a certain percentage of the sales. With Linkshare, you sign up for particular advertisers and place their banners or box-sized ads on your blog. When one of your readers clicks on the ad, follows through and purchases something from the site, you receive a pre-determined percentage of the sale, the amount of which varies with each advertiser. 
 
 
<h3>Sell Products On Your Blog </h3>Do a quick web search for “advertising for blogs” or “pay per post services,” and you’ll find a ton of opportunities. Blogsvertise is a good website for this, but there are others out there. You’ll have to swallow your pride, but these services can help you out immensely by connecting you with advertisers who want their products to be featured on your blog. Sometimes it will be through an entire blog post about their online store, a well-placed keyword link in the body of an entry, or via an ad placed in the sidebar of your blog. 
 
Either way, they pay fairly well, depending on your particular niche and how popular your blog is, and you can use the cash. Just keep in mind not to over-do this. You want to create the authority in your niche first, before you go too commercial. Placing too many paid posts on your blog will cause you to lose your credibility, and people might see your blog a “product promotion” website. 
 
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<h3>Sell Your Knowledge and Expertise On Your Blog</h3> 
Minutebox allows you to show off your expertise by giving advice to others via video conference and making money at the same time. Once you sign up for the service and place their widget on your blog, you then are ready to sell your expertise to your readers. When someone wants to consult with you for his or her problem, they click the “Talk to me” button on your widget, and MinuteBox will connects the two of you directly for a live consultation session. 
 
Minutebox acts as a go-between, processing the payments for you, so all that you have to do is answer your readers’ questions. It is a subtle way to leverage your niche authority, and make money by offering useful information or knowledge. 
 
There are many ways to make money off of a blog; the few listed above only skim the surface, so if a particular one doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, then you can move on to another. However, if you truly want to make a living from your blog, you’ll use a combination of them all.

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