This is what Web hosting is today. They promise enormous amounts of web space, unlimited bandwidth and a whole bunch of other things that nobody will ever use. How many of us have a site that needs over 1 gig of space or how about 10+ gigs of bandwidth each month. Then they offer us the ability to host all of our sites under one account, unlimited MYSQL databases, unlimited email accounts, scripts, blogs, and a host of other things that most people will never use unless maybe we are all the size of a walmart or something.

In the first part of these series, i mentioned ezinearticles as one of the most important sources of traffic to a webmaster. Yes, you can expect enough targeted traffic to make money online, live comfortably, pay your numerous bills and actually be independent as you command authority in your niche by only writing for ezinearticles.

Blogging has become a central pillar in the online world. Internet technologies come and go with increasing frequency but blogging has staked a claim and is here to stay. A variety of platforms allow people to start a blog in minutes and without a penny changing hands. In addition, countless other service providers have developed widgets that can enhance a blog with additional functionality and style. This article will look at a few of the basics so you can get off to a running start.

Several years ago when I first wanted my own blog I first started with Googles Blogger. I figured that since it would be hosted on Google that it would be noticed faster than using another service. After about 6 months I noticed this was not getting noticed like I had wanted so then I hosted it on my own server and started modifying the theme. Being color blind a lot of visitors would tell me how awful the color scheme I had chosen was and there were not any themes I could install and use.

Talk to any online marketer and they are bound to tell you that having your own website is the key to making an impressive amount of money online.

But in fact that statement should be qualified a little. A website will certainly give you a good chance of earning a decent income, but even if you are selling something that everyone in the world is clamouring to buy, you won’t get many sales if your website isn’t user friendly.