If I’m in a social situation where people ask me what I do for a living, I try to avoid the whole *SEO* explanation.

First you isolate people who have a phobia of anagrams. Then, if people do stick out the conversation, by the time you get to “META Tags” their eyes have glazed over and they’re desperately looking for someone, anyone, to provide them with an escape route.

Of course, this can work to your advantage if you want to get rid of someone. In that scenario, I’ve got my fav SEO definition at the ready. “SEO? What’s that?” they ask. And I say: “Bionic, fibulous conglomeration of random search algorithms resulting in superior ascensionic ranking and visitation abilities.” Poof! They’re gone. Sometimes being a geek is fun. And of course Geek is Sexy, as my fav t-shirt states.

But if I’m not in geek mode, I usually respond to the “What do you do?” question with “I’m a blogger”.  It’s amazing how many people get excited when they hear this. They’ve either got their own blogs, like to read particular blogs, or are are simply fascinated with the idea that people can earn a living from blogging. Darren Rowse’s infamous post The House that Blogging Built back in 2005 changed Australian attitudes towards blogging almost overnight.

Another question I get asked a LOT is “How do you make money from a blog?”. So here’s my answer. And now for a practical example:

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