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South African, photographer, copywriter, SEO and web develpment and promotion, graphics, queer.

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Society & Lifestyle > African & Middle Eastern Culture Who is responsible for Africa's problems?: 1 of 11
I'll start with the most obvious, cliched view of Africa. A giraffe saunters serenely across to nibble the top of an acacia tree. What does that spell to you? Safari? Well, the word actually has nothing to do with overcharging German tourists for the canned-Africa experience, complete with champagne at sunset and the Out of A... More..
Jobs & Careers > Online Jobs (Other) Are there any real online jobs out there: 2 of 19
People are always looking for ways to make easy money online and in the current economic climate the idea is even more attractive. If you Google the concept, you'll find plenty of results, but most of them seem to be geared to US citizens. Despite this, some websites accept international workers.Freelance Writing:There are pl... More..
Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging How to generate traffic to your blog: 2 of 12
Creating a busy, popular blog takes serious commitment, but it can be a lot of fun. The best start you could possibly make is to make a blog you're passionate about, because your enthusiasm will drive the concept. It'll also mean you enjoy the whole process. Try to get a clear vision of what you want it will all alter along t... More..
Jobs & Careers > Online Jobs (Other) Experience with Amazon's Mechanical Turk: 1 of 6
Part of Amazon Web Services, Amazon Turk is probably the most comfortable sweatshop in the world, owing to the fact that you can work from your couch. Currently in beta format, what it does is create a virtual workspace. Requesters issue small jobs for low pay in the form of HIT's. HIT stands for Human Intelligence Test and w... More..
Business > Starting an Online Business How to make money on the Internet without selling anything: 1 of 5
People are always looking for ways to make easy money online and in the current economic climate If you Google the concept, you'll find plenty of results, but most of them seem to be geared to US citizens. Despite this, some websites accept international workers. I've tried many methods, so I can let you know what works, what... More..
Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging How to run a successful blog: 2 of 8
Your choice of blog host or whether you self-publish is personal and you can turn your blog into a successful one whichever platform you choose, so I won't explore that topic here.Pre-flight check:Before you get any hits at all, you need to get your blog to a high standard, otherwise none of your visitors will come back and y... More..
Entertainment > Music Reviews (Other) Song reviews: I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry: 1 of 4
I wonder how many people had heard of Katy Perry before that song came out? Came out. Ha! Every now and then, the media picks up on the fact that lesbians are a top fantasy for straight guys and women alike and a song like "I Kissed a Girl" happens. The basis of it all is much like "The L Word" i.e. a glamorous version of the... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Methods What are helicopter parents?: 7 of 23
Wakka-wakka-wakka! That's the sound of the heli-parent's rotor-blades as they zoom in to circle their offspring and generally fuss, fidget worriedly around them. Of course it's a behaviour that's well-intentioned and stems from love, but it's annoying. Well-meaning it may be, but the ultimate effect of it is disempowering.Thi... More..
Business > Web Marketing The basic principles of search engine optimization (SEO): 8 of 23
These days, when people hear the words search and engine together, they generally think of Google , but basically if you want lots of visitors to your website or blog, you need to optimise it so that it can be found by all available search methods. The more hits you get and the more other websites and blogs link and rate and ... More..
Business > Online Business (Other) Are there easy ways to make money online while staying at home?: 16 of 37
It is truly amazing the efforts people go to, to make money online. The longer my experiment in doing the same thing goes on, the more fascinating it becomes. The only restriction I've put on myself is that I won't invest even a few cents in doing it.At the moment I'm involved in the following: content generation, pay per pos... More..