Yves Arsenault

I just finished upgrading this blog to the latest Wordpress release (2.9.1).

I usually do a little research just to see if anyone has any problems with their upgrades and while I certainly appreciate the automatic upgrade options for the Wordpress core and plugins I tend to be a little too paranoid to click the upgrade button.

I have before for very small plugins but I generally like being a bit more cautious because I have read about the odd person’s tale of woe… loosing a database or getting an internal server error message….etc.

My approach is usually what is reckomended.
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While it’s been a while since I’ve posted here it’s not because I haven’t been writing or following other blogs. I’ve had a few things happen in my personal life which took alot of my time away from this blog as well as others I currently have.

But I have managed to keep writing on a couple of them.

I thought I’d write a little piece on here about some more helpful ressources I’ve always found useful and enjoy.
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Very recently I had been considering 2 different ad networks to see exactly what it was all about. One of those ad networks is Google Adwords and although I’ve read many articles about Adwords I’d never used any myself. So I thought it was a good time to jump in and try it out.

First off I’ve created one campaign for one blog. I used Google’s Keyword tool to help me with choosing a bunch of relevant keywords that were directly related to the blog’s topic.
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I’ve wondered this same thing.

Does the size of my website affect it Google rank? If I have 10000 pages vs 100 pages, will I rank higher?

Here’s a clip by Google Webmaster Central to give us an answer.

And of course, I would have to add that if you have 10000 pages and your blog has a regular readership then of course your chances of ranking higher are greater. Simply having a ton of content really means nothing in Google’s eyes. And thank God it is that way. Just imagine find a bunch of websites that are made simply to echo keywords. It would render search engines such as Google literally useless.

Seems like there’s always lots going on for me both in my personal life, work life and blogging life.

Been learning alot about the “ins and outs” of blogging, internet marketing, writing and also time management which is another challenge at times.

There are 3 areas I’ve been putting alot of effort into recently.
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Yesterday I read this great article by Yaro Starak’s blog “Entrepreneurs-Journey”.

I’ve been following Yaro’s blog for a couple of months now… really since I decided I wanted to learn about generating income online and how to develop websites/blogs.

There’s always a wealth of information on his website.
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Since I started this blog which is about my experience in learning to be a better blogger and also learn to generate income online, I think I’ve come to a couple of conclusions.

1. I believe more then ever that creating a successful blog where you build a readership takes serious time and effort.

2. Starting with 1 may be a good idea
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There’s a ton of web hosts out there. Some have huge data centers and some are the mom and pop type. I personally lease a server for various projects but when I was thinking about webhosting for the blogs I wanted to start in my trek to learn how to develop blogs and income online… I decided to go with another hosting solution. And found a great deal.
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Ever want to build a new business? Ever have ideas on how you would do things a bit differently and get excited about it? Ever day dream about what “the results” would be? I have!
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While trying to learn new things and taking steps towards developing a new business or writing for that new blog… it’s important to stay inspired and rekindle the love for the ideas.

Found a gem of an article I found VERY inspiring…
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