Domain Name Search

When I learned blogging through my best friend I also taught my sister the basic of blogging since I know she also wants to write. We both got our love for writing from our father who was the speech writer of our town’s municipal mayor in his time. He’s really good at it and until now I kept some of his writings to inspire myself. When my friends in school learned about my current work now they would always say that it has always been what I want to do in life and they’re happy for me. My sister and I both longed to have our own site and to have our own domain name because we wanted it to look as professional as the real sites we came to visit.

At first we didn’t know how to go about having our own domain because it was new to us and we search for reviews on where to get our desired domain. The online world has a lot to offer when you search for something but you have to be aware also that not all providers are good so careful searching and reading reviews are recommended to ensure you pick the right company for your requirements. My friend suggested her own provider and I started having domain name search. Both my sister and I opted for our own name to be our first domains and we’re happy that names were still available.

Searching for domain availability is actually easy especially if you use PCNames.com site where you will be able to check .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .us and other domains instantly. With them domain search is made easier using some of their domain tools like domain generator, bulk lookup, mobile app and widgets. Now I maintained several domain names already and it always feels good to see your desired name still available on the site.

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Finding the Best Webhost for Your Sites

I’ve started blogging more than three years back with all the life inspirations and experiences shared through my sites. I’ve always wanted to write my heart out, share inspirational thoughts and document my kids’ memorable experiences and journey in life. It’s the best hobby I’ve ever done in my life leading me back to my first love of writing which I didn’t pursue in college. I’ve taken a computer degree course to help me land a better paying job. Now both my computer education and my dream of writing became so useful when I gave blogging a stint. I’m so grateful to my friend who introduced me to it and helps me along the way to learn some more tips and guides in maintaining my sites.

I remembered using free-hosted blogs without domain name. Then I learned buying my own domain name which led me to earning income from my multiple blogs. Keeping up web sites during those years seems simpler than now. It’s easier to qualify and passed applications to companies even if you’re not hosted. This year I wanted to enjoy the many features and benefits of webhosting and started to ask recommendations from my online friends.

I’m also reading several sites providing web host reviews like webhostingfan and I learned tips on how to choose the best web host for my sites. They have the latest trends in web development on their site together with industry news on web hosting, ratings and reviews of the best and top ten web hosting providers, web security and many others. It’s such a great help especially to someone like me who don’t know anything about web hosting. If you are thinking of getting one you should consider important factors like reliability, uptime features, technical and customer service support, disk space, number of domains allowed and affordability.

Web hosting is a varied industry and you should know your needs, requirements and budget before you actually get one. You can choose from different types like shared, VPS and dedicated hosting. Shared hosting which is the most affordable is just what I need for my personal websites and happy to get the best package from a chosen web host. One other host that you’ll probably want to think about getting is the ipage web host which provides unlimited disk space, bandwidth, hosted domains, unlimited email accounts and MySQL databases. It has all the benefits and features you’ll want for your sites at the rate you can afford with extra free credits from Goodgle Adwords, Yahoo and Facebook. They also embraced the use of renewable energy so you’ll help the environment when you choose them.

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Opportunity Blessings!

Wow I just received more blessings tonight and so are my online friends. We’re all excited about it and tweets were just as excited as we are. For bloggers like us who are doing some online job the blessings are in the form of opportunities and assignments. Some says that when it rains it pours and it’s exactly what I felt now because I also have some opportunity blessings early in the morning. It’s such a blessed day!

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Should Have Break Time Also

I’m too engrossed in what I’m doing that I can’t feel the pang of hunger in my stomach. It’s just when my Mom reminded me that I still haven’t eaten my lunch that I was brought back to real life. I was always like that when I’m writing lengthy article. I feel as if I was in the article too lol! Since my little boy and Mom had eaten the brownies that I bought in the morning they opt to wait for me as they still full and satisfied with what they’ve eaten.

When I learned that they’ll wait for me I left my work and had my lunch. I’m still thinking of my article and was planning to go back as soon as I’m finished with my lunch when my Auntie arrived. Oh well that finished my state of reverie and brought me back to reality that I should also stop and have my break time from writing.

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Some Appreciation From Fledging Blogger

I was kinda glad over what June Zach mentioned in his blog. I must admit I really want to top the advertisers in his blog because I can't compete with the EC top droppers. I feel very glad when he hits the Number 1 spot because of my successive advert request I really did it on purpose and I really want my blog widget to appear on his site.

It was a bonus to read his appreciation and recognition because it's really nice to visit his site even without the links and nice words (that's why I called it bonus) Thanks June! It's such a pleasure visiting you! You're really a very appreciative person!

Here's a caption of his nice thanks!

"I would like to give special mention to the following people who have encouraged me a lot with my blogging life. They are Sandy (Traveling Suitcase), Ann (anns snap edit scrap), Hitesh (The Way It Is), Atty. Eli (Business Sphere), Race (WAHM's Cozy Corner), Yoon See (Greener Pastures), Mikes (Your Daily Word) and Kraye (KhryeDotCom).

Last February 1, I made it again on the Number 1 spot for the Most Expensive blogs in Entrecard for All Categories. I owe it all to Race, author of My Crossroads, Moments of My Life, Beyond Horizons and WAHM’s Cozy Corner. Thanks a lot as well to those who purchased adverts on my blog during the time. You did a great job of building up my price"

It was nice seeing all my blogs mentioned in his site!

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The Right Web Host For My Blogs

As a working Mom I am fully aware of the effect of the rising prices of commodities for the last two years and to help my husband to cope up with daily expenses and utilities I decided to monetize my blog as I know it will augment our financial expenses. I’ve worked for several years as an officer in a telecommunications company but decided to leave my office employment and just work at home and concentrate on working full time on my sites. It’s a great blessing from God that I can work at home and still help my husband in our family expenses.

I love writing and through my blogs I can share my experiences in life and some inspirational thoughts too. Writing is my first love and finally I came back to it but with the blessing of earning through writing. To further enhance the full potential of blogging I decided to buy my own domain and to help me decide on the right company to host my website I started on reading reviews like GoDaddy Review. Actually my friend referred the company to me and I just searched for reviews on GoDaddy and decided to buy my domain when I learned from reviews that its high quality service can be relied upon.

It’s almost a year now since I purchased a domain with them and I can say I’m a satisfied customer with its features, capabilities, reliability, dependable technical support, good customer service and many other things that spells good service. I didn’t have any problem with redirecting my site as they have user-friendly tools to help you setup your blog. Their yearly fee for hosting my blog is worth it. Just visit their site for plans and packages that will suit your specific needs.

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Online Tasks to Finish

Looks like I’m going on an overnight blogging again. I don’t want to rush tomorrow and on weekends so I decided to do all my due tasks one or two days ahead of time for a better writeup also. Most of the times when you’re rushing your assignments it affects the way you write and your post suffer from it. Even though I’m doing some paid posts doesn’t mean I would sacrifice quality but sometimes it happens because of very tight schedule and deadlines. I have plenty of offline tasks in the morning and I can’t seem to fit it all in my planner so if I have several posts to do I do it at nighttime when my kids are asleep. It’s just the headache and dizziness that I don’t want when I don’t sleep.

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Neno's Award

I got this award from a dear friend Liz of The Modern Mom. Thank you, Liz! Appreciate the award and the sweet thoughts!

The Neno’s Award Rules and Regulations:

1. As a dedication for those who love blogging and love to encourage friendships through blogging.

2. To seek the reasons why we all love blogging.

3. Put the award in one post as soon as you receive it.

4. Don’t forget to mention the person who gives you the award.

5. Answer the award’s question by writing the reason why you love blogging.

6. Tag and distribute the award to as many people as you like.

7. Don’t forget to notify the award receivers and put their links in your post.

There are so many reasons why I love blogging. First it's a means of expressing my thoughts and writing it on a journal-like diary which I can come back anytime if I want to read it again. I can share inspirational thoughts about God's role in our lives. With my site I can document my kids' school activities and their funny and memorable experiences. For myself I get to meet friends online, some are just plain friends but some leave a mark on me and chose to be closer to them. It enhances my knowledge on reading some other write ups. It helps me continue searching and learning many things that I didn't know previously, it was an overwhelming experience to me. I feel like a student again exploring new things. And I get to earn bucks while I enjoy blogging, great isn't it!

I'm tagging my blogger friends Cecile, Vicy, Redge, Emzkie, Tetcha, JennyL, Nita, Jia and Tere.

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Things to Consider in Having your Own Site

When I started having my first blog my friend JennyL thought me all the basics of blogging. During those days I only have freehosted blogs at bravejournal and I didn’t know much about hosting and domain. When I opened my first blog in blogspot my friend encouraged me to buy a domain for myself and we redirected my blogspot blog to my domain using her tutorial. I was very excited then to have my very first own domain name and was contented to get my first name as my domain.

Having my own domain opened a way for me to also earn income through my site. It opened many opportunities that a regular freehosted blog can’t get in. I still manage to maintain my first two blogs with bravejournal even if it has restrictions on some things. I love them because those are the blogs that I started with. My two blogs covers writings of my life, work, family and faith. It is where I write inspirational thoughts, share my life’s journey and my family’s activities. It was also a way for me to express my feelings and thoughts which I haven’t shared in many people.

Writing is different from talking, it expands your horizons more than you’ve ever imagined. And I never imagined also that I will go this far, as far as having five blogs now with another one in the making. Well I wouldn’t be enjoying my blogs if it weren’t for the good web hosting companies that I found. They were recommended to me by my friend and when I checked it at a website which offers reviews and lists of top ten web hosts I learned that my two web hosts are included in the top ten. Choosing the best web hosting company is of utmost importance if you have your own site. If you’re still thinking about getting your own web host I suggest you search sites like web hosting choice who provides free guide and helpful information on choosing the best web hosting plan. You’ll definitely know the site’s features, reliability, uptime and tech support and all capabilities of the top ten web hosting hosts.

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Results of Always Working at Midnight

Lately I’ve been blogging at night up to at least 2 in the morning because I can have my own time with no disturbances. It’s hard to write when there’s so much chores to do or errands to go so I chose late nights up to midnight or early dawn to finish all my tasks and do blog hopping. I really miss visiting my favorite sites and I want to return the drops of my ec visitors. I had a hard time updating my schedule especially visiting other blogs when power became inconsistent due to storm in the last week of September and power plant fire on the early days of this month. I was lucky to finish and submit all my due tasks on time. Actually I just had my blogging next town to us and schedule my time according to power interruption schedule so by the time I got there I will be assured that there’s power!

But midnight blogging is not really healthy if done for continuous days so maybe I’ll stop today as power has returned to normal conditions since Monday. Many friends I knew who are staying on their PCs until early dawn have stopped suddenly because they incurred skin abnormalities in their face like pimples, acne and skin tightness. They were asking me of the best acne treatment and vitamins for the skin because it’s embarrassing to go to office with acne or pimples. And at a matured age it’s not normal as we all know teenagers were the ones susceptible to acne.

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Overnight Blogging!

Still dizzy from overnight blogging as I still can’t go to sleep without securing that all my due tasks were finished. I don’t want to be banned from advertisers and companies that I write for even if it’s not my fault that I failed to so some of my tasks. My friend JennyL tried to help me three days ago for me to come over her shop and do my work. She has even offered to do the typing and posting for me if I want to manually do the writing in our house. She’s a real bestfriend isn’t she? Well anyway now that everything is coming back to normal situation I’m doing a blog marathon! I’m good at it!

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Best Blog Award

Bes JennyL seldom put Memes or Tags in her blog that's why when she tagged me with this I checked out if it was really her lol! Anyway I love receiving awards and this one is very much appreciated as it came from my bestfriend in real life and my blogging mentor. She was the one who introduced me to blogging two years ago. I'll be forever thankful to her as it gave way to my work retirement. Thanks Bes for this!

Anyway, here are the rules:
1. Post Award on your Blog together with the name and the URL of the person who granted it.
2. Pass the Award to 15 other Blogs that you have just discovered as great ones.
3. Contact the Bloggers to let them know that they have been chosen to receive the Award.

I'm giving this award to Lainy, Redge, Liza, Mira, Tetcha and Cecile.

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2nd Blogsversary

I’ve celebrated my second year anniversary with blogging last April 28. It started out one afternoon two years ago when my bestfriend JennyL coaxed me into opening a journal of my own. I was in their internet café then and it seems so nice venturing into a seemingly exciting online hobby. Had I known that it would lead me into a new perspective in life I would have started it earlier. Somehow having a site of my own help my dream of writing materialized.

Having a blog leads the way for me to share my thoughts, my dreams and my life with Jesus. I started in my very first blog my Race Corner which paved the way for a life outside my office. It’s a respite for me, a breathing space between my household responsibilities and office work, a place where I can share everything I want to. After 2 months I opened another site which I dedicate for my spiritual thoughts and everything that proves that life is indeed A Beautiful Life.

I didn’t stop there as I wanted my own domain and that leads me to opening my first domain ever discussing my life’s journey and sharing all Moments of My Life. This is the blog that became my main site and that blog has helped me augment my family’s financial status. I know God has helped through all this giving me wisdom on writing. When I decided to resign from my 16-year job to have more quality time with my family I opened My Crossroads with the inspiration of dealing with the major decisions that I made with my life.

With all these blogs that I’ve shared with my friends I’m happy to be a part of my visitor’s life. Hope I’ve imparted some inspirations on their lives and be a channel of blessing.

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