Welcome to the first edition of Weekend Reading links. Below, you will find useful and relevant links for topics like blogging, SEO and WordPress:

• Michael Martin at Pro

Everyone and their uncles try to emulate John Chow or Darren Rowse in their hopes of being the next big thing. In fact, some blogs have (jokingly) held polls to determine the best imitator of John Chow and other make-money blogs (guess who won?)

In the process, blogging tips and make-money-online have become perhaps the most saturated niche of all. This makes it

Traditional media have large online presence, with their official websites (referred to as old media websites). Such official websites tend to be an extension of their offline news reporting activities, and often have exclusive content and/or membership access. They are also monetized by blinking, obtrusive ads.

As with most other dedicated online news

Blogging is a passion and fun activity for most. Most bloggers start off with great energy, and write several posts every week initially. However, it has been observed that the passion wanes soon when bloggers realize that blogs do not grow as quickly as they anticipated, and writing for their blogs may even become a chore.

Considering

WordPress provides two ways to export your data (for moving to a new server, for example). The easiest option would be to use the WordPress export functionality (WordPress eXtended RSS or WXR) from within the administration panel (Manage > Export). Another option would be to get your hands dirty (slightly) and export the database and later import it at your