I read a lot of blogs, a lot. One of the blogs I used to consider a daily read was recently sold… for $20,000! That’s a lot of money for a blog that has not been around for very long. The blog in question is careerramblings.com. According to the Whois database the site was first…
Tag: Blogging
Everything is all right now
The last of my new server problems has been fixed. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that the last problem involved a port being closed. I made the fatal mistake of assuming that this particular port would be open by default. So yes, everything is now alright in the world with me. The first site…
How I got into blogging
Eric asked me in the comments of The face behind the blog how I got into blogging. He is interested in blogging himself and is a bit of a writer. One of the great things about blogging is that it is super easy to get started. There are so many free blogging platforms out there…
The face behind the blog
Derek Wong of Going The Wong Way tagged me with the Face Behind The Blog tag began by David Airey. Yeah, I copied that first line from my associate blogger Ms. Q but she didn’t give me a choice. She summed it up so well I knew I could not write a better opening. A…
Are you dedicated?
All websites reach a point where the owners have to make a choice. Stay with shared hosting or go with a dedicated server. HMTK.com is about to hit that choice. I started HMTK.com about six years ago, it was June 22, 2002 to be precise when I first purchased this domain. In the early days…
How positive thinking and quantum physics can work for you
Have you ever seen the books at the bookstore about the power of positive thinking? Are you familiar with quantum physics? Believe it or not, these two things work together to make your life better. Let me warn you right now that this post is going to be a little bit “out there” so don’t…
“Be all you can be” — HOOAH!
This post was guest blogged by Roy Wood aka esofthub of My SysAd Blog and FreeAdLists. HMTK asked me to guest blog and share some of my military experiences with you. Let me preface this post by saying that I always thought I had the potential to make great strides in my life, but I…
Embed videos to make money?
Believe it or not you can make money with a blog. Very few bloggers make enough money to quit their day job but a lot of us do make enough to afford a few video games and other bits of tech to make out lives better. Does the work to reward ratio work in our…
About sponsored postings
In a recent blog post HMTK.com reader Jez asked me where I found the information that I blogged about. I replied that it was a sponsored post. What does a sponsored post mean and why should you care? A sponsored post means that someone gave me money to blog about something. It does not mean…
Mom Has A Need….For Speed
The phone rings. I pick it up. The person on the other end states, without preamble: “I don’t like the donut.” “Hi, Mom…what’s up?” As usual, I was stumped. Mom speaks with the assumption that everyone knows what she’s thinking and is able to follow her down the rabbit hole with occasional side trips through…