Hot tips for students on how to blog, from leading blogger Toni Bowers.

1. Headlines: Learn to write great headlines that translate to clicks. Your blog could be brilliant but unless it has a descriptive and compelling headline, people won’t see it.  Stay familiar with search engines and find out what the most popular search terms are and try to include them when you can. Make it clear to readers within the first paragraph what you’re going to talk about. That  give s  readers a hook and  a  reason to continue reading. Most important, know the subject backwards  because you can’t fool the readers.

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Calling all writers and journalism majors - there’s a hot new career in town you’ve got to meet, Blogging! It’s all the rage with an estimated 70+ million blogs launched http://www.blogherald.com/2005/07/19/blog-count-for-july-70-million-blogs/Clearly we needed to spill the inside scoop on this career path. My first interview is with top blogger Toni Bowers, Head Newsletter and Blogs Editor, TechRepublic and CNET Networks who has over 20 years of writing experience. Read on to learn how much it $$ pays, how to get a break, and what it takes to make it big!

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I’m always impressed to meet young entrepreneurs who are so much wiser than I was at their age! I recently interviewed a rising star CEO Forrest Kolb, the co-founder, CEO of BizzFlip which has been dubbed the “Craigslist for Entrepreneurs”. If you’re looking for inspiration and tips on following your dream of being an entrepreneur, this is a must read!!

1. Why and when did you decide to pursue your current career path?

I have chosen my current path because I decided to express ultimate creativity in life and I believe the ultimate experience is one that comes with a burning passion for something coupled with the risk necessary to chase after it. Just over a year ago, while driving through

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Graduating from college and feeling lost is all the rage, it appears. Sean Aiken, a graduate of Capilano College, School of Business decided he would actually do something about it. He created www.oneweekjob.com to try as many careers as possible in 1 year. I interviewed him in his 48th week when he had already experienced a range of experiences including being an astronomer and hollywood producer. Check out all his gigs. Watch his interview with CareerHero below to get his perspectives on picking a career, hot careers, what stinks, what’s beautiful and what is critical for picking a career.

The Worst Job: working in a swamp picking cat tails, it was really hot, tons of bugs, smelled bad, and really long days. All in all not too pleasant.

The “Most Beautiful People” Job: Hollywood Producer

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