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Warning: The following is a summary of important information regarding the use and misuse of photos on the Internet. It is not specific legal advice. Copyright is a specialized field of law, and there are sometimes exceptions to the rules. If you have a specific copyright concern, you should consult a lawyer with expertise in copyright issues concerning the use and misuse of photos on the Internet.

An Excellent rule of thumb: If you do not have specific permission (preferably written!) from the owner of a photo, you cannot legally display it on a website, post it to the Usenet, copy it, send it around by Email or other means, make photos derived from it, sell it, or otherwise exploit it.

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Would you like to get more juice from your blog comments? I'm about to show you how simple that can be!

The greatest thing about blogs is that they're interactive. You write posts, and people can leave comments and carry on a conversation right there on the same page. Blogs are like part web site, part forum. Sometimes the post comments are more interesting than the post itself! The more traffic you get the more comments you receive, and a lot of people ask online, "when will I start getting traffic on my blog?". Well, my rule of thumb is usually most blogs go from obscurity to a steady flow of traffic at about the 6 month / 100 post mark. This is enough time to be through a Google update or two, and with 100 posts indexed in the search engines, you've got 100 shots at getting found in online search. I believe every post you write is like a little deposit in the search engine bank.

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Blogging has become a huge phenomenon; it's a way to stay in touch with distant friends and relatives, a way to communicate with others who share your passions, hobbies, and interests, and a way to express your creativity as a writer, artist or photographer. However, blogging can be even more than that. It can be a lucrative source of income for the many who choose to monetize their online journals with inventive forms of advertising.

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With more and more blog scrapers being used to create splogs (definition), it’s important to take steps to protect original content on your business blog. When your hard work and original articles appear elsewhere, it can do serious damage to you, your reputation, and your search engine ranking.