This is a guest post written by Jennifer Mattern.
How Bloggers can Monetize a Blog Without Selling Out?
Do you run your own blog? Would you like to make money through your blog, but you worry that you’ll be perceived as a sell out? Well stop worrying! Making money doesn’t have to mean selling your soul to advertisers. You can make money blogging, be compensated well for the hard work you put into your blog, and still keep your ethical standards. The trick? Put yourself in your readers’ shoes.
Before we jump into …

From time to time I update my readers about behind the scene work on lemonicks.com.
It is time again to do that.
In addition, I have some goodies for you at the end of this post.

A small ship in Deira Creek, Dubai.
Not much has changed on the site as such.
My travel schedule is quite extensive for the next few months and if there are any gaps in between, the unplanned ones fill them up in no time. No regrets, I am more than happy about it. My only grudge is …

Wishing all the readers of “Le Monde – A Poetic Travail” , A very happy, safe & prosperous Deepawali.

I travel more than what I write about. I am on the move since last one week and will be away for some more days. But I don’t let you know when I am away. Last post was scheduled and so is this one.
Ok, let’s talk business now.
It is time again to update my readers on what was going on behind the scenes of Lemonicks.com.
The site has evolved further and there are a few changes incorporated in it in recent past, some of which you might have already …

So, I went on another solo backpacking trip. This time it was interiors of Tamil Nadu where language was as big a barrier as was the place for me. Backpacking to remote places has its own charm & toll. V was apprehensive of this trip but I assured him.
I love challenges and almost had my way until the last phase when some small bloody creatures on this earth defeated me. My ever sharp German knife or any other defense tactics couldn’t defend me from them.
Yeah, I was attacked …

Of all the chaotic schedule I have, last week there were some more activities at my end.
1. I introduced Captcha on comment form to scare away the spams.
2. Only 2 days later I realized I was not able to reply to comments on my site though I could comment elsewhere. I have done a workaround but that’s not a solution.
3. My personal gmail account to which my other accounts are attached was hacked. I am yet to assess the total damage. If you get any communications from me, I have …

The site wears a new look now. It has more content in a more appealing way.
Some visible changes which you are going to enjoy are.. ..

A set of featured posts that have been added.
A section for featured video. This will have videos from me shot during my trips.
Eight major themes which when clicked will take you to sub-themes for easy navigation. You can hover your mouse to see what all they contain. I am sure you will enjoy this section.
Footer will also give some more information.
Now there are more ways …