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There are lots of people who make lots of money on the internet preying on those that don’t know about online marketing and how things work exactly.  Recently I had someone call me who had gotten my number from a friend to see if I could help out with something that she had signed up for called Mobile Mass Money.

The setup of it was complicated and she didn’t understand how to get it working for her.  She sent me the emails she had received and I got the initial part set up for her.  But don’t you know,  Mobile Mass Money would have done it for free if she had only bought the domain name and hosting from someone they were partnered with. “Partnered” meaning they both make money.

As for the mobile phone “advertising” part.  I have been watching the videos that she sent over that helps you to set it up and am still confused by how all of that works and I would consider myself pretty internet savvy.

So, the first part of set up you try to sell the system they sold you… then you get a piece of that but for the most part it’s a cash cow for the person you originally purchased it from since it comes with their affiliate links embedded into it.

I’m all for making money online.  I do it with this blog and several others. But I don’t do it by being sneaky, preying on people’s ignorance is a huge no-no in my book!

Bottom line, you could make money with Mobile Mass Money.  It’s not impossible but in reality, I would NOT recommend this product unless you have a huge mailing list and internet marketing experience.

And as with any work at home opportunity, before you purchase or sign up for anything take some time searching the internet and see what other people are saying about it.  If whatever if being offered has a “time limit” that wouldn’t allow you to take the time to research it or think it over, your answer should be no.

As always if you have questions or suggestions about anything work at home related feel free to use the contact me page.  I will do my best to help you out.

Now that you have picked the subject, the name and where you want to host your blog, that we discussed in How to Blog – Lesson 1.  You’ll need to get your new blog set up.

I feel the easiest way to learn how to set up your blog is to visit YouTube.

I found this video on how to set up a blogger blog:

And this will teach you how to set up your blog when you host your blog at Hostgator and have purchased your domain name at godaddy.

Again if you have any questions of comments about setting up your blog please leave a comment below or contact me. I will be happy to answer your blogging questions.  Our next How to Blog lesson will include setting up Google Adsense and some other ways to make money on with your blog.

Learning how to blog is a pretty simple.  Of course everything is easy once you know how. 

The first thing to get started blogging is to pick a subject to blog about.  This can be anything that you have a passion for, whether it’s cupcakes, hockey or what’s going on in your city.  It’s important that your subject piques your interest so, it will be easy to write blog posts on a regular basis.

Next you’ll want to choose a name for your blog and check it’s availability.   You can do this once you choose where to host your blog which we’ll talk about shortly.  Put some thought into the name of your blog.  Your blog name should also be easy to spell and if possible short and to the point.

After you choose the subject and your the name of your blog, you’ll need a place to set it up.  I would suggest setting up your new blog at Blogger or a self hosted WordPress. This site is a self hosted WordPress website, which I chose because I’m in full control of the site, whereas with blogger you are not always in control and have to follow their guidelines.

If you are just looking for a hobby or to dip your toe in the pool, going with Blogger would be a good option.  There is no out of pocket cost unless you choose to buy a domain name of your own.  If you choose not to buy a name it will look like whateveryourblogname.blogspot.com

Should you feel like you want to be serious about blogging as a business, then a WordPress self hosted site is the way to go.  You can get started for under $20 for the domain name and the hosting.  While there are plenty of places to set up a WordPress website, I personally like HostGator the best.  They have an easy to understand control plan and excellent customer support.  You may also use the coupon code DallasWahm at check out to receive 25% the cost of hosting.

Stay tuned for our next lesson in our How to Blog series and in the meantime, should you have questions about this post, please leave a comment below or contact me and I will do my best to answer them.