Most people that start a blog would like it to turn profitable at some point, but how does it happen? WebProNews recently spoke with blogging legend Darren Rowse of ProBlogger about what bloggers can do to make money.

First of all, bloggers need to look at their blog long-term.  So often, people think that they can make money instantly, but it could actually take years.

Having a profitable blog also involves finding the right niche.  It needs to be something that you are interested in and have a passion about. In addition, Rowse suggests that you determine how monetizable your niche is. To do this, you could search for your topic in Google and see if it is something advertisers would consider.

To keep visitors coming back to your blog, you must also choose a niche that will keep you writing for a long time. How often should you write? While it depends upon your area of content, Rowse does point out that, “every post you write is a doorway into your site.” For some bloggers, this could mean 365 opportunities if they write a post everyday. However, bloggers should not post for the mere reason of having new content every day. He says the content should always be useful.

On another note, how effective are blogs due to the recent Twitter craze? Although some blogs have shifted to shorter formats, Rowse says there is also a shift that is moving back toward longer content on blogs since people want more than 140 characters.  Emphasizing that blogs and Twitter are valuable tools for each other, he says specifically, “It’s an ideal world for a blogger… people want more and you’re able to give it to them through a viral communication like Twitter.”

espinda.com provides a turn-key blog plan at only $3.5 a month.

New Updates are:

- b2evolution: 3.3.1-stable -> 3.3.3-stable

- Crafty Syntax Live Help: 2.16.3 -> 2.16.8

- Drupal: 6.14 -> 6.15

- LimeSurvey: 1.85+ -> 1.87+

- Moodle: 1.9.6 -> 1.9.7

- Nucleus: 3.50 -> 3.51

- phpBB: 3.0.5 -> 3.0.6

- SMF: 1.1.10 -> 1.1.11

- TikiWiki CMS/Groupware: 3.3 -> 4.1

- WordPress: 2.8.6 -> 2.9.2

If you took advantage of our new offer for migrating to a Washington DC server then you’ll need to re-create email accounts on the new server, therefore your old email accounts will be closed, you can backup your existing mail in these mailboxes using Outlook, here’s a brief tutorial on how to do so:

1. Click ‘Account Settings’ from ‘Tools’ menu.

2. Create a new Account (per mailbox).

3. Select the 1st choice.

4. Check the checkbox at the bottom.

5. Select ‘Internet E-mail’.

6. Fill in the form as above then select ‘More Settings’.

7. Click on ‘Outgoing Server’.

8. Click the first checkbox.

9. POP: 110 and SMTP: 225

Then click OK, NEXT and FINISH, then repeat the above steps for each mailbox, finally click ‘Send/Receive button in Outlook to download all mail stored in your existing mailboxes before they got deleted, when you change your DNS you’ll be able to use your new email accounts with new setup that will be given in your new activation email.

New Updates are:

- Crafty Syntax Live Help: 2.15.0 -> 2.16.3

- Joomla 1.5: 1.5.14 -> 1.5.15

- Moodle: 1.9.4 -> 1.9.6

- Open-Realty: 2.5.7 -> 2.5.8

- TikiWiki: 3.2 -> 3.3

- TYPO3: 4.2.8 -> 4.2.10

- WordPress: 2.8.4 -> 2.8.5

New Updates are:

- 4Images Gallery: 1.7.6 -> 1.7.7

- b2evolution: 2.4.5 -> 3.3.1-stable

- Drupal: 6.13 -> 6.14

- Nucleus: 3.32 -> 3.50

- phpBB: 3.0.4 -> 3.0.5

- phpCOIN: 1.4.4 -> 1.6.4

- phpESP: 1.8.2 -> 2.1.1

- phpWCMS: 1.4.2 r327 -> 1.4.2 r345

- phpWebSite: 0.10.2 -> 1.6.3

- TikiWiki: 3.1 -> 3.2

- Xoops: 2.3.1 -> 2.3.3b

New Updates are:

- Joomla 1.5: 1.5.13 -> 1.5.14

- WordPress: 2.8.2 -> 2.8.4

New Updates are:

- Joomla 1.5: 1.5.12 -> 1.5.13

- Open-Realty: 2.5.6 -> 2.5.7

- SMF: 1.1.9 -> 1.1.10

- TYPO3: 4.2.1 -> 4.2.8

- WordPress: 2.8 -> 2.8.2

New Updates are:

- Coppermine Photo Gallery: 1.4.20 -> 1.4.25

- Drupal: 6.10 -> 6.13

- Joomla 1.5: 1.5.11 -> 1.5.12

- LimeSurvey: 1.82+ -> 1.85+

- OpenX: 2.0.11-pr1 -> 2.8.1

- osTicket: 1.3.1 -> 1.6 RC5

- PHPlist: 2.10.9 -> 2.10.10

- phpWCMS: 1.1-RC4 Rev. A -> 1.4.2 r327

- TikiWiki: 3.0 -> 3.1

- Zen Cart: 1.3.8a -> 1.3.8a

- Zikula: 0.764 -> 1.1.1

Manage E-mail accounts

Not only can user create email accounts but manage them and prevent SPAM with Spam Assassin, access email though several webmail interfaces and several more functions to complete the user’s email experience.

Access Files with web based FTP

Devoted to the security and importance of website files cPanel offer a backup function with a wizard to help safely copy and store files in case they are lost or destroyed. Furthermore user has a direct connection to files with a FTP function allowing the user to manage, upload or download files directly from the web browser.

Limited Stats

With over 8 statistical applications such as Webalizer, Bandwidth monitoring, Latest Visitors and Analog Stats and Error Log the user can monitor all aspects of the website. Statistics graphics are quite simple reporting according to basic values like monthly hits, files and hits they fill the need of the common user. cPanel logs section is thus a bit limited in giving information about the website.

Your website on Your terms

cPanel user has a variety of secure settings to choose between. Offering secure file transfer and remote logins with SSH, IP Blocking, Password Protection, message encryption and decryption using private key with GnuPG Keys.

Control, add and redirect domains

Park, redirect, add or create subdomains with just a few easy steps. Video tutorials are available to all functions enabling user to understand the process completely before attempting to use desired functions.

MySQL and PHPMyAdmin Databases

User can access, add, remove and manage databases in MySQL both directly through cPanel but also by using the Remote MySQL function. phpMyAdmin is also available.

Easy Blog and CMS installation

One of the most valuable functions are found under Software/Services, add-ons offering pre-installed CGI Scripts allowing users to display anything from a counter, clock, countdown timer, formMail to a search engine and banners. Probably the most known service is Fantastico available to help the user install blogs (WordPress, Nucleus, b2evolution), content managagement (Joomla, PHP-Nuke, Drupal etc.), forums, ecommerce, image galleries and much more. PHP configuration is also available.

Video tutorials and Wizards

To make sure that the user find everything and is 100% pleased with the cPanel interface the user have complete access to the control panel preferences and know-how. Video tutorials and wizard to get started and editable style, language and profile settings to give user full control, you can view detailed and step-by-step video tutorials of cPanel provided by espinda here:

for RV skin: http://www.espinda.com/clients/knowledgebase/10/CPanel-RVskin

for X3 skin: http://www.espinda.com/clients/knowledgebase/9/CPanel-X-skin 

Futhermore the user can choose to customize control panel and website further. Personal error pages can be created, image display can be managed and command and scripts can be set to activate and deactivate at specific times.