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Do you like to write? Would you like to get paid for writing? Well, you could try to write the next best-selling novel and catch the attention of a powerhouse publisher. That’s one way to make money by writing. Another way is to write on a blog.

“How can writing on a blog make you money?” I hear you ask.

The answer is: in various ways actually. If you don’t want your own blog, you can write for other people’s blogs and get paid for it. Triond for example, is a free membership site where you get paid for providing content for other people’s blogs, by earning royalties.

If you have your own blog, however, the options get blown wide open. This article explains all the different ways successful bloggers make money from their blog.

If you don’t know the first thing about starting a blog, then Blogging To The Bank is a nice product which can take you through it step by step.

Expert Found Blogging To The Bank Review.

As I’m writing this, there are just less than two hours left until the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics. The Olympics will officially start in Beijing at 8:08:08 on the 8/8/2008 because the number eight is considered lucky in China. Make sure you don’t miss a thing by getting your Olympics TV schedule ready.

My early tip is don’t miss the beach volleyball which is on tomorrow.

The Olympics are not without their controversies or concerns of course. There’s the uneasy politics, which hangs overhead almost as much as the thick fog/ smog. Regardless, the games still promise to be an exciting affair, and will hopefully provide you with some inspiration to get out and about yourself to increase your fitness!

Look into my eyes… into my eyes… not around my eyes… into my eyes… you’re under.

Aah, the mysterious art of hypnotism. Anyone who has seen Derren Brown strut his stuff is normally either mesmorised or just completely plain cynical. Is it really possible to influence somebody’s actions through the words you slip into the conversation?

According to Conversational Hypnosis it certainly is. And more besides. This exhaustive course reveals some of the darkest and covert techniques in persuasion, including the bewildering method of ‘embedding’ commands into seemingly innocent sentences.

By now, you’ll want to find out more, so check out my review. (Did you see what I did there?!)

A new bill would enable the FDA to require tobacco companies to disclose the content of cigarettes, to ban sales terms such as “light,” “mild” and “low tar,” to require cigarettes to carry larger and more specific warning labels, to ban candy- and fruit-flavored cigarettes and last but not least to eliminate all marketing that seems aimed at children.

A welcome development indeed. So where does this leave the smoker? Ever more out in the cold. Go to Great Britain of course and you are not permitted to smoke anywhere indoors anymore. Time to give up smoking I say! Fortunately, I have reviewed a superb product that you can get minutes from now which can help you give up the dreaded cigarettes for good.

It’s called Quit Smoking Right Now! and is available as a digital download. My friend, Shazza tried it out for me (since I don’t smoke anyway) and the results were amazing! As I’m writing this, she has been smoke-free for three months and is loving it! Read her story on my review page.

Check out my Quit Smoking Right Now review or go straight to their website.

Gary McKinnon hacked into ‘top secret’ US computers in 1999. He says he was looking for information on aliens and stuff. The US were not very happy about this. They say he is the most dangerous military hacker of all time and caused thousands of dollars of damage.

Or did he just cause thousands of red faces?

How easy was it for McKinnon to hack into those computers? Embarrassingly easy. Is this the real reason why they want to make an example of him? Haven’t they got better things to do with their money than bang up a geek for 60 years?

And what is the British government up to?

Gary McKinnon is now going to the European Court of Human Rights on the grounds that the US abused the extradition process and threatened McKinnon, and that the US might try him in a military rather than civilian court.

We at Expert Found have decided that Gary McKinnon is an expert super uber-geek of dangerous proportions, but not an evil comic book-style techno-baddie, as the Americans seem to be labelling him.

Visit the Free Gary McKinnon website to stay up-to-date and lend your support.

Can I share something with you? But don’t tell the other guys ‘cos they’ll get upset. Promise? Okay. You see, I’ve got nothing against “health” or “computers” or “entertainment” or any of that stuff but, are they going to make what I like to call, the “Moolah Rouge”? Not bloody likely they’re not.

That’s why I like to concentrate on the money making experts out there. And I’m pleased to report, from the ones I have road-tested so far, there are a few I can say are worth their weight in gold. Click the links for more details, but depending on what takes your fancy, Blogging To The Bank, Doubling Stocks, and Paid Surveys Etc., are all smashers.

And if you need that little bit of help in the old entrepreneurial motivation stakes, you could do a lot worse than Success With NLP.

So yes, make sure you stay healthy with Emma’s tips, and keep your PC happy with Rich’s advice (yawn!) but for the cold hard cash, my section can’t be beat! Go to go now – the others have come back to the office. Don’t forget… Sshhhh!

I’ve just stumbled across this page of 15 amazing DIY gadgets. You have to check it out! I defy you not to be impressed by the rubik cube-solving robot made out of lego!

I also really want to take a flight in one of those DIY planes. Anyone willing to take me out on one, leave a comment!

I can take corrupt business men; I can take corrupt politicians, but if there’s one thing I cannot stomach, it’s a corrupt registry (Oh purleeease! EF Team.)

I’m serious! Have you ever wanted to throw a computer from the top of your building and watch it smash into a little pieces? If you’ve ever had a registry corrupt warning, you’ll know that feeling. I don’t recommend doing that however. I do recommend Registry Fix however, and you can read my registry fix review here.

Music companies and ISPs are getting forever more hot under the collar about people getting hold of music illegally by sharing it over the Internet and not paying.

This is an infringement of copyright and, to be honest, not an altogether sensible thing to do with your computer unless it is very heavily guarded against viruses and hackers.

While I’m on this note, can someone please explain to the people behind the “Knock Off Nigel” adverts that they simply are not going to work! The idea of these is to make illegal downloaders look ‘uncool’ but the only uncool person is the one who thought that lame idea was ever going to deter the average filesharing nitwit.

Good news is, I’ve found a better way to at least get your music downloads. It’s not free, but it is pretty competitive and doesn’t involve sharing from peer to peer. Mp3 Music is a music download site that allows you to create an account, put some money on it and download on a “pay as you go” basis. It’s got all the latest albums at a price that is most agreeable.

The quality is excellent, although if you download something you really like, they (and I) recommend that you go and buy the CD for the optimum sound quality (and to give the band a bit more money!).

Check it out at Mp3 Music.

The Los Angeles Times website posted this article about a study which shows you need to exercise for an hour a day to lose weight!

That information is enough to make most people break into a sweat, let alone exercise every day for an hour!

But no need to panic, people. Yes, an hour every day will certainly help you lose weight, along with a sensible personalised diet plan. But it doesn’t need to be a chore. In fact, you can easily notch up an hour a day, by doing simple things as you go about your daily routine.

One fantastic little gizmo to help out with this is the exercise watch. It monitors your heart rate and you can set it to beep when you’re getting a little lazy during the day! It’s proving popular with the celebs at the moment, including Britney Spears who’s using it to get back in shape.