I spend just about all day in front of the computer. I work from the Internet (writing all sorts of ads and assignments, stuff like posts about Outer Banks rentals or reviews on the latest vacuum cleaner, etc), but I also do a lot of searching and researching about technology and fixing computers and electronics. Sometimes finding the right resource is like trying to find a needle in a haystack, ykwim? But there are days when I feel like I hit the jackpot. Like the other day. Ahhhh. I was looking for a good tutorial on how to restore an Asus Linux machine to factory settings. My own experiments were not working, and I needed some help. After spending what seemed an eternity, I found this: Restoring and updating the ASUS Eee Linux PC. Wonderful!

And having a blog is a wonderful thing. Because I can blog about what I have found and make a record of it here. In the future, when I may need to find that article again, I can simply search here for it, and go back to it. Smart, huh?

Affiliate marketing. Sends shivers down my spine! I’m a professional blogger, and I have earned a very good income.. but affiliate marketing completely eludes me. I’ve made very little from it (except for a few very loyal and generous friends who have clicked my affiliate links and made orders! ), and I really don’t know how to go about it. Some people are very, very successful at it. Take John Chow, for example. He makes a, what, six-figure income from blogging and affiliate marketing?! That’s amazing!

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