Some 20 days after I’ve been reviewed by request at John Chow Dot Com, I think it’s time to release a much awaited verdict. This post will actually kick off our next series, which will talk about blogging reviews: whether you need or should get one, and if you do - how to make the […]

Finding the right niche is often about finding the right audience, the audience you can connect, inspire or just feed with news and information from that topic.
Regardless of how well you’re currently doing with your own audience, expanding your potential reader base can only benefit you, delivering whatever kind of value freely to as many […]

I recently sat with a journalist for an interview about my online businesses, he asked me to bring some paper and statistics that may be worth a mention. One of the things I brought with me to the meeting was my Adsense earnings spreadsheet for 2006 and 2007, including a graph.
When the guy took a […]

First off let me thank all those who wished me fun and success in the conference I attended earlier this week, it was indeed a prosper one as my speeches went smooth and were apparently interesting.
I also want to thank those of you who chose to stay tuned and subscribe to the feed, as […]

I was invited to speak at a yearly conference that’s kicking off tomorrow, I will be out of town for 2-nights and 3 days. The confrence will mainly deal with worldwide issues and politics, but will also circle economic-social discussions, which are my favorite.
I’m not entirely sure which hotel I’m staying in yet, so I […]

I’m sure most bloggers have already heard of the “Top Commentators” plugin as it is now being widely implemented in a lot of blogs. For those who don’t know - this plugin lists the top x commentators on a blog’s homepage.
Another comment related plugin that is now being adapted by many is “The yesfollow Project“, […]

A lot of questions regarding the monetization of AlleNation have been asked lately, why am I not currently monetizing it, what are my monetization plans, and why would I want to promote and invest in a blog that is not currently monetized.
To answer these we have to go back to the aim behind starting and […]

While instant messaging with one of the readers I was asked whether I’d prefer to have few established online earners or many small ones that would add up my income to a good sum each month.
My immediate response was “excellent question! you just gave me something to blog about”, obviously I had other posts waiting […]

I know, the timing is just perfect, my subscriber count just quadrupled and people are still flocking around. Instead of posting and maintaining momentum, I present the very first (and hopefully the last) “why I couldn’t blog today post” on AlleNation, disappointing huh?
Well I’m not going to do that now, it’s close to 3 […]

Hi there! If you came to AlleNation via John Chow’s review, allow me to introduce myself and the purpose of this bog, as well as getting you started with the more notable posts at AlleNation.
Who is Allen Heat? As of now (February 2007), I’m a 4 figure blogger and entrepreneur currently in the process […]