check it now itself, and what’s your score?

Microsoft launched its new revamped search engine called Bing ( http://www.bing.com).It’s a solid improvement over the previous search product – live search( code named KUMO ).From July 3rd onwards, Bing would be the official search engine for microsoft.

For the users,Bing is offering more features. Bing will display refined versions of your query down the left side of the page.Bing also pop ups an excerpt of the text on a search result if you hover over it. This saves a lot of time if you’re not quite sure if you want to follow a result. At this point, Bing is not consistently superior to Google and Google has got more relevent and useful links than the Bing results. but who knows what the future Bing brings to us.

Some useful features In Bing’s words…

Booking your flight just went from “Aargh!” to “Aah!”

Find the right hotel the easy way.

Time is money. Get instant flight status.

Who said you can’t get paid to shop?

Superpower your buying decisions.

Smart shopping a click away.

How many calories did you just burn reading this?

Reliable health expertise.

Learn more about your health before your doctor visit.

Which freeway should you take today?

Wondering what’s new in your neighborhood?

Can you stomach it?

Hummer vs. Honda

Picture perfect pictures.

Look before you leap.

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Now start Binging!!!!

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This is yet another orkut fraud to steal the orkut accounts/profiles and passwords. so please don’t click in to that link.

See This is how it appears in orkut profiles. This is a screen shot of one of my friend’s profile, which is updated with this link in the status field.

orkut fraud link

And if you click that link, it will open up the page which LOOKS like Orkut login page. but look in to the address bar. THAT IS NOT ORKUT !!!!

orkut fraud

Please DON’T enter your user name and password to any of the sites which address is not orkut.Once you enter your orkut account by mistake, Your orkut account will get hacked. so please verify the URL in the address bar every time you login to orkut.

This site will take any user name and password . and it will open up another page like below, which will ask your google account details.

I think this is the latest orkut fraud to steal the username and password of orkut and gmail accounts.  so please beware about this and forward this message to all of your friends and dearest ones.

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96.87         31.10    adverse credit remortgage
54.31         29.34    att call conference
60.86         28.51    angeles drug los rehab
101.30       28.23     att go
61.47         28.03    accident car florida lawyer
90.48         27.11    at t wireless
40.18         26.19    anti spam appliance
93.12         26.17    adverse remortgage
53.70         25.98    att conference
101.26        25.84    at and t
141.00        23.29    american singles
102.69        23.03    att prepaid wireless
69.09         22.74    at and t cell phones
53.88         22.24    anti spam lotus notes
39.25         21.80    anti spam exchange server
133.02        21.20    att wireless com
70.76         20.80    angeles criminal defense los
41.31         20.64    action class lawsuit vioxx
47.61         20.28    attorney law lemon
32.22         19.97    auto insurance quotes
61.52         19.68    administration lease software
52.56         19.03    accident lawyer michigan
107.72        18.85    acid reflux disease diet
51.00         18.43    affiliate per click
110.73        18.19    att prepaid
63.95         18.10    angeles criminal defense lawyer los
36.93         17.73    automobile law lemon
56.43         17.20    at and t phones
190.41        17.12    adsense
39.70         17.10    arizona law lemon
54.56         17.06    alicante car rental spain
70.37         17.03    attorney defense federal
37.52         16.78    attorney injury new personal york
89.97         16.77    at and t mobile
80.62         16.61    augmentation breast diego san
53.95         16.51    angeles criminal lawyer los
32.22         16.32    anti spam exchange
103.44         16.30    att go phone
30.84         15.86    angeles attorney los tax
34.93         15.81    auto insurances
49.97         15.77    acid reflux treatment
44.22         15.53    attorney criminal miami
34.45         15.46    auto law lemon
20.86         15.33    angeles attorney dui los
92.95         15.23    att cingular
48.81         14.90    angeles attorney criminal los
30.45         14.88    accident car lawyer new york
44.22         14.47    adult merchant account
25.78         14.47    arizona criminal lawyer
48.22         14.44    at t com
27.71         14.18    american relief tax
53.52         14.09    affordable term life insurance
46.70         14.06    accident attorney michigan
49.61         14.03    att store wireless
31.23         14.00    arizona criminal attorney
34.70         13.82    attorney california tax
42.66         13.79    alicante car in rental
59.11         13.77    attorney irs tax
64.58         13.69    at and t cellular
52.70         13.20    arizona divorce lawyer
29.73         13.17    attack heart vioxx
86.48         12.91    acid reflux syndrome
74.91         12.88    attorney dui florida
49.36         12.87    anti spam lotus
26.55         12.84    antispam exchange
35.06         12.80    anti spam solutions
22.53         12.68    anti spam exchange 5.5
79.48         12.64    at and t cell
22.32         12.62    auto insurance quote
22.78         12.59    arts degree liberal online
25.21         12.21    auto cheap insurance
19.79         12.17    angeles car insurance los
21.12         12.14    anti service spam
35.54         11.88    anti server software spam
37.38         11.83    accident lawyer new york
15.22         11.76    auto buy insurance online
68.55         11.69    at t wireless service
15.00         11.67    aarp car insurance
21.45         11.62    auto california insurance southern
31.96         11.53    auto insurance online
20.73         11.43    aarp insurance
32.09         11.36    accident lawyer miami
22.25         11.19    automobile insurance quote
43.40         11.15    anti spam for outlook
58.81         11.11    at t service
31.04         10.95    anti spam server
20.10         10.94    atlanta hair in laser removal
73.84         10.78    as att go pay
51.11         10.74    asbestos claim
28.92         10.60    arizona insurance medical
38.00         10.46    american express insurance life
31.89         10.29    attorney injury new york
22.86         10.28    atlanta hair laser removal
29.56         10.27    auto california in insurance
42.97         10.21    anti spam programs
21.97         9.96    auto insurance
28.51         9.93    antispam appliance
54.65         9.93    airport alicante car hire
16.29         9.91    accept credit cards
26.75         9.90    aol high speed internet
53.06         9.88    affiliate programme
13.38         9.88    auto california cheap insurance
23.62         9.87    attorney colorado injury
24.10         9.82    auto comparison insurance rate
16.29         9.81    aarp care insurance long term
23.85         9.79    auto insurance quote rate
40.75         9.79    australia hosting in web
13.60         9.76    airline mileage credit card
19.06         9.68    asbestos surveys
28.77         9.64    arizona bankruptcy lawyer
39.22         9.60    anti spam for outlook express
16.03         9.56    airlines credit card
23.12         9.56    account best merchant
76.26         9.52    at t prepaid
27.40         9.50    asbestos poisoning
26.56         9.48    atlanta criminal lawyer
16.47         9.39    account merchant set up
16.29         9.36    atlanta attorney injury personal
28.57         9.34    australian domain name
57.77         9.30    at t phones
45.06         9.27    anti spam program
15.89         9.24    airline miles credit card
56.52         9.23    alicante car hire
33.90         9.20    anti spam solution
27.46         9.19    augmentation breast georgia
20.38         9.17    american home equity
12.86         9.16    auto insurance low rate
50.29         9.15    australia web hosting
19.15         9.02    application capital card credit one
23.73         9.00    arizona hair laser removal
20.73         8.99    auto bad credit refinancing
14.77         8.97    associates degree online
89.98         8.97    adult personals yahoo
22.09         8.91    adult cheap hosting
16.52         8.90    auto instant insurance quote
22.37         8.86    asp hosting server sql web
22.12         8.86    arizona dui lawyer
25.95         8.82    assurance cover life
21.62         8.76    alcohol rehab center
34.09         8.74    asbestos lung cancer
16.73         8.72    augmentation breast houston
12.15         8.72    airline card mileage
33.20         8.71    accident colorado lawyer
46.77         8.71    attorney illinois injury
17.20         8.70    arizona drug rehab
45.45         8.66    american family insurance company
73.86         8.66    american express insurance
37.59         8.65    asbestosis
32.29         8.58    at t phone
21.50         8.57    affordable insurance life
18.60         8.53    auto california insurance quote
43.93         8.48    attorney criminal
44.11         8.46    att store
37.11         8.45    arkansas law lemon
64.41         8.43    argent company mortgage
18.01         8.41    arizona bankruptcy in
18.43         8.40    angeles hair laser los removal
20.85         8.39    asbestos surveying
32.13         8.38    accident lawyer truck
20.20         8.37    att wireless
28.85         8.35    augmentation breast texas
25.36         8.34    antispam software
18.87         8.32    auto bad credit refinance
21.13         8.31    aarp hartford insurance
15.82         8.30    accept business card credit
12.15         8.28    air miles credit card
16.28         8.28    account merchant online
31.00         8.27    attorney criminal new york
18.59         8.26    apr card credit low
14.36         8.26    apr low uk
22.37         8.25    abbey banking e national
17.04         8.24    airport car hire orlando
15.07         8.24    adult dedicated hosting
16.32         8.24    auto home insurance
19.19         8.18    asp hosting server sql
50.90         8.14    arizona equity home loan
18.12         8.14    accept credit
29.26         8.12    australian domain
21.97         8.11    auto comparison insurance
36.34         8.11    arizona mortgage refinance
35.29         8.11    at t dsl
18.40         8.10    auto cheap insurance online
34.68         8.10    attorney injury michigan personal
22.81         8.08    advice debt free
32.72         8.02    advice debt uk
14.47         8.00    asp hosting uk
22.31         8.00    american consolidation debt
12.77         7.98    airline credit cards
31.95         7.97    at t broadband
24.57         7.94    available domain name
35.72         7.92    auto italy rental
14.72         7.91    austin hair laser removal
19.28         7.90    attorney divorce phoenix
19.92         7.88    apply card credit uk
29.46         7.88    aarp care health
52.59         7.85    at t customer service
23.67         7.85    augmentation breast new york
28.54         7.74    audio conferencing service
16.40         7.74    aa degree online
91.48         7.72    att go phone wireless
27.30         7.72    augmentation breast cost
15.17         7.68    asp cheap hosting
69.37         7.67    adverse credit mortgage
14.15         7.65    accredited online degree programs
10.85         7.63    aarp life insurance
21.43         7.62    asbestos survey
13.09         7.57    apr fixed low
12.47         7.55    asbestos surveyors
26.84         7.54    abbey insurance national
13.53         7.44    airline card credit mile
27.87         7.40    advice debt management
46.49         7.38    american family life insurance
15.25         7.37    air charter service
33.06         7.37    arizona lawyer
58.79         7.35    alicante car cheap hire
13.67         7.34    atlanta personal injury lawyer
24.51         7.32    acid reflux food
14.85         7.30    accident diego lawyer san
26.21         7.30    auto insurance online rate
13.19         7.29    atlanta divorce lawyer
18.69         7.29    apply for credit card
22.84         7.29    assurance life policy
80.05         7.29    att cellular
18.80         7.28    attorney dui tampa
13.59         7.27    apply card credit online
22.65         7.27    audio conferencing services
14.10         7.26    aircraft charter jet
16.51         7.26    affordable car insurance
16.01         7.24    airline card
38.88         7.22    arizona attorney divorce
15.35         7.22    asp hosting net web
26.82         7.21    australian domain registration
19.12         7.20    accident denver lawyer
31.84         7.18    anti spam products
16.52         7.18    atlanta attorney divorce
17.07         7.17    asp net hosting
20.67         7.16    att voip
24.13         7.15    abuse drug rehab
26.84         7.13    at t telephone
15.68         7.13    apr credit
18.50         7.13    apply for a credit card
17.95         7.10    american equity mortgage
17.03         7.09    audio and web conferencing
25.63         7.01    airport car hire malaga
30.22         7.01    association management software
33.13         7.01    acid reflux disease
24.13         7.00    accident georgia lawyer
21.75         7.00    aarp hartford
16.60         6.99    auto budget insurance
21.05         6.99    american general insurance
12.21         6.98    apr card credit no
13.00         6.96    apr credit card
14.43         6.95    account internet merchant
13.67         6.90    after bankruptcy home loan
12.01         6.89    account online trading
31.68         6.89    at t internet
13.21         6.88    apr card
20.87         6.87    alcohol drug rehab
14.03         6.86    arizona attorney bankruptcy
17.25         6.85    affordable health insurance
62.50         6.85    austin criminal attorney
25.95         6.82    abbey banking national
20.12         6.81    attorney find
13.80         6.80    affordable health individual insurance
34.95         6.78    acid reflux diet
14.40         6.76    accredited degree experience life
12.18         6.74    account merchant retail
14.39         6.73    atlanta computer rental
10.18         6.72    automobile refinance
18.65         6.72    advice consolidation debt
24.29         6.68    abbey building national society
21.77         6.68    auto insurance rate
17.70         6.68    airline card credit reward
22.00         6.66    accident lawyer maryland
13.22         6.65    airplane charter
14.02         6.65    abbey loan national
17.19         6.63    asbestos lawyers
55.72         6.62    at t stores
15.97         6.59    anti best software spam
17.98         6.59    a+ certification microsoft
18.47         6.59    at t cordless phone
24.73         6.53    affiliate program pay per click
19.87         6.51    augmentation breast chicago
11.18         6.49    attorney diego injury personal san
12.23         6.49    augmentation breast dallas
18.87         6.47    attorney criminal texas
15.40         6.46    aaa car insurance
23.39         6.44    at t wireless plan
73.58         6.42    asbestos litigation
40.06         6.42    alcoholism center treatment
30.50         6.41    accident florida lawyer
26.62         6.41    aol high speed
16.80         6.39    arizona health insurance
19.59         6.39    alcohol rehab
16.62         6.39    accredited degrees
41.27         6.37    attbroadband
17.29         6.37    augmentation breast tampa
13.57         6.36    account card merchant
31.56         6.36    attorney chicago injury
77.83         6.33    att gophone
11.02         6.33    aiu online
14.30         6.31    accept credit card
90.69         6.29    att mobile
13.63         6.29    apr low visa
22.70         6.28    attorney florida injury
15.34         6.28    attorney bankruptcy virginia
15.86         6.27    attorney bankruptcy illinois
19.05         6.25    atlanta augmentation breast
20.07         6.24    application hosting
20.14         6.22    automobile insurance
18.30         6.20    alcohol treatment centers
22.52         6.19    antispam gateway
36.31         6.16    advice financial independent
24.18         6.15    arizona attorney in
19.12         6.14    acid reflux relief
43.54         6.14    american family mutual insurance
17.72         6.12    atlanta drug rehab
14.27         6.10    augmentation breast denver
24.18         6.08    aarp health insurance
18.89         6.08    asbestosis treatment
24.25         6.07    asbestos removal uk
26.92         6.07    attorney phoenix
22.43         6.04    adult hosting
57.58         6.03    att com
19.32         6.03    apr loan
67.62         5.99    asbestos lawsuit
25.36         5.99    anti spam services
14.76         5.98    arizona attorney dui
19.85         5.98    audio conferencing
24.45         5.97    australian web host
10.01         5.92    account e merchant
30.88         5.91    asbestos lung
12.52         5.84    auto direct insurance
15.89         5.84    aarp travel
22.01         5.80    angeles injury lawyer los personal
16.32         5.79    asbestos attorneys
32.99         5.79    accident attorney colorado
18.77         5.78    acid medication reflux
11.00         5.78    accept card credit payment
16.14         5.77    accredited degree online
13.50         5.76    aarp home insurance
17.95         5.76    arizona bankruptcy
32.09         5.76    ameriquest co mortgage
32.86         5.75    attorney chicago injury personal
14.34         5.75    aircraft charter
16.78         5.73    australia car insurance quote
20.61         5.73    auto accident lawyer
19.31         5.71    acid cause reflux
13.06         5.70    access asp hosting web
10.73         5.68    accident attorney diego san
12.05         5.68    aarp auto insurance
24.82         5.67    aarp health
32.68         5.66    adult web hosting
22.04         5.65    american general life insurance
14.25         5.65    att broadband
29.71         5.64    antispam filter
10.88         5.64    angeles divorce lawyer los
14.10         5.64    accredited degree
21.37         5.61    accident lawyer
12.28         5.61    account discount merchant

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2. Freelance Folder This site has a much-loved blog (almost 12,000 subscribers) in addition to its forums. The blog has over 20 contributors and contains useful posts like this one: “Why a Blog Is Important to Your Freelance Business.”
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4. Escape from Corporate America Career coach Pamela Skillings dishes work-at-home advice for freelancers, and even the occasional rant, like this one: “I Miss Sick Days.”
5. Web Worker Daily Blog of wisdom from multiple writers for those who utilize the internet for work from home. A must-read: “Office Space? Mind Space!”
6. Freelancing Blog This blog contains tips on working freelance (from proofreading to web design) from a team of writers. Among the best posts: “The Ethical Freelancer.”
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8. Seth Godin’s Blog This one–with great stuff for freelancers, like this post about your profile picture–seems to make every blog list on the net.  As for who he is? The only thing certain is that he’s the author of a lot of books, like The Purple Cow.
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10. Podcast for Freelancers Despite the name … it’s also an advice-heavy blog, with posts like “Procrastination: You Can Overcome It.”
11. The Berkun Blog This Scott Berkun is a real hot shot hero to the technically inclinced, but check out the archived blog entries–there’s stuff here for nearly every creatives freelancer, especially this lesson from a Dr. Seuss book.
12. Essential Keystrokes Though it’s written by a web designer, there is something on this blog for every freelancer, such as “13 Ways to Move Big Files on the Web.”
13. Anywired Self-employment advice from Skellie (of #10 in our Top Freelance Blogging Blogs) with plenty to offer freelancers–like this entire archived category of posts.
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2. You the Designer With nearly 10,000 readers and plenty of freebies, this blog by Gino Orlandi even has its own forums. Of the best posts: “5 Ways to Optimize Your Portfolio for Local Traffic”
3. Designers Who Blog As the name suggests, multiple designers share guidance and ideas, but also simply review other designers’ blogs in posts. In other words, this blog is a portal to a hundred other useful blogs and some cover more than just design.
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7. All About Freelance This very helpful blog covers tools and tips for freelance graphic designers and web designers, and was written by one of their own.
8. I’mJustCreative In this blog, Graham Smith offers his readers logo inspiration and creation tips, marketing savvy and social media discussion.
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1. Animation Tips & Tricks The senior animator of Industrial Light and Magic, Shawn Kelly, hosts this beautiful blog that  guides animators (even while selling AnimationMentor.com) through topics like how to proceed after you’ve been given the storyboard (by Nick Bruno).
2. Chewing Pencils Freelance cartoonist and illustrator Matt Glover doles out great advice for others, such as “The Isolation of the Freelancer.” He should know, Matt is one of many contract animators who works alone.
3. Coghillustration Cartoon illustrator George Coghill offers advice, not just his work. Freelancers can enjoy this entry which answers the looming question “Can a Solo Freelance Artist Make a Real Living?”
4. Illustration Castle This is a great blog of advice for illustrators from talented Canadian artist Heather Castles. One of many topics is how to use iPhoto to catalog your illustrations.
5. Character Design This artist interview and gallery blog is a must for animators, complete with the Character Design Forum where members can share ideas, critique each others’ work, etc.

TOP FREELANCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT BLOGS:

1. Joel on Software Developer Joel Spolsky has blogged over a 1,000 times on the topic of software management, including “The Absolute Minimum Every Developer … Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets.” This blog has a discussion group and many articles have been translated into other languages.
2. Computer Zen Learn software development news–along with nearly 40,000 other subscribers–and “programming life” from Scott Hanselman. His blog includes 168 entries on bugs, as well as his HanselMinutes podcasts.
3. Code Better Brendan Tompkins and Darrell Norton founded this very popular blog (with nearly 30,000 subscribers), which has multiple contributors. All are in the business of teaching developers how to (what else?) code better and there’s a little freelance advice as well, in Jeff Lynch’s entry “Finding Freelance Work.”
4. Code Monkeyism With 1500 loyal readers, Stephan Schmidt’s regularly writes his programming blog, which is all tech and very little fluff. While he has a hefty focus on Java, he also has a lot of entries on general software development.
5. Warren Seen Australian software developer Warren Seen has been dishing out how-to’s on his blog since 2006. Besides his how-to’s for programming, he has a great post from 2007 for every freelance developer called “Why I’m Assertive With My Clients.”
6. Eric.Weblog On this blog you’ll  find software engineering advice from Eric Sink of SourceGear, who even throws in an entry perfect for freelancers about becoming  your own boss.

TOP FREELANCE WEBSITE DESIGN BLOGS:

1. Smashing Magazine This blog of web designer innovations and issues is based out of Germany–but don’t worry, it’s all in English–and has almost 99,000 subscribers, a forum, and tons of advice posts like “75 (really) Useful JavaScript Techniques.”
2. Noupe News and helpful information for web designers from the best of the best, and they have nearly 22,000 subscribers. A sample of the blog’s advice? “10 Ways to Automatically and Manually Backup MySQL Database.”
3. Vandelay Design Almost 13,000 web designers subscribe to this blog, perfect for freelancers, especially with posts like  “77 Resources to Simplify Your Life as a Web Designer.”
4. Wake Up Later You can’t go two links in the work-at-home web-design blogosphere without someone mentioning Samuel Ryan’s blog, which features free resources and tips for freelance web designers, like where not to use Flash.
5. DevSnippets This blog is a brainchild of Noupe, where members submit web design and development codes as posts, like this one about navigation menu techniques.
6. Six Revisions This blog offers information and helps for web designers and developers, from Jacob Gube and others, and it’s full of archived freebies, like these 20 denim textures.
7. Full Frontal Freelance This unique, short-form blog (tumblelog) gives advice for freelance web designers by pulling links from all over the blogosphere. It’s like a million blogs in one. Intrigued by a post title, like “How Not to Write Like a Designer”? Click on the link and wake up in a whole new freelance or web design blog.
8. CSS-Tricks Blogger Chris Coyier leads this blog, a popular community for web designers, with a forum of 1500 members. It should be no surprise the site gains popularity every day, with great posts like “So Your Client Has a This Idea … and You Think It’s a Bad One.”
9. SitePoint At least ten different bloggers have had their work spun into one here, with topics like web design and development issues for freelancers, like “5 Rarely Used CSS Properties.”
10. I Design Studios Web designer Selene Bowlby blogs her tip for freelance web designers here, like her post on the essential web development tools.
11. StylizedWeb This web design trends and tutorials blog from Ross Johnson gives away a lot of freebies, and discusses the future of blog design in this post.
12. Bokardo Blogger Joshua Porter’s tips for website design and development, along with posts like this: “Who Cares How Pretty Web Sites Are?”
13. Best Practices This freelance advice blog, written for web site designers, features great posts like “Stripping HTML Tags From User Inputs.” It also includes a lot about how to handle your clientel.
14. Woork This new-in-2009 blog offers good advice for web developers, like useful scripts for platting charts and graphs on a site, and is run by Antionio Lupetti.
15. Regular Geek Internet design with a healthy dose of social media tips thrown in by the blogger himself. Thinking of learning a new programming language? Read this first.

TOP FREELANCE BLOGGING BLOGS:

1. Pro Blogger Advice for successful blogging–including freelance bloggers–from Darren Rowse. Subscribed to by over 75,000 readers, it was a clear choice for the top blog, even if it didn’t already have insightful posts like this one on better SEO.
2. CopyBlogger This blog–with almost 55,000 subscribers–teaches copywriting, marketing and social media along with blogging best-practices, and was created by Brian Clark.  (Check out the tricks to writing a post in 20 minutes by contributor Jim Estill.)
3. Daily Blog Tips This blog is written by Daniel Scocco, and won “Best Web Development Blog” category in the 2007 Weblog Awards. Over 17,000 subscribers love it for posts like: “Create a Functional Footer for Your Blog.”
4. Men With Pens These four writers–one does happen to be a woman–offer freelancing tips, including tips specific to blogging, and even have a forum. Freelancers will appreciate this deadline discussion.
5. Blog Design Blog Just like the title says, Vinh Le gives web design advice specifically for blogs, and it’s always excellent–as in his post “37 Ways to Design the Comments Form.”
6. Remarkablogger How-to’s for those who blog, from Michael Martine, including this post on video blogging and five free Wordpress themes.
7. Lorelle on WordPress This blog–daily guidance from Lorelle VanFossen on WordPress blogging–took third place in the “Blogs on Blogging” category in the 2007 Blogger Choice Awards.
8. Blogging Basics 101 Blogger Melanie Nelson gives tips on SEO, making money and blog maintenance, including a whole archive of content writing advice, such as the key to writing a successful post.
9. Inkwell Editorial Though Yuwanda Black won’t blog again until Fall 2009, hundreds of helpful old blog entries will do, like “9 Useful Tips for Bloggers.”
10. Skelliewag A source of blogging advice from one who knows. Skellie has two of them (see #13 Anywired in our Freelancing Blog list above).

TOP FREELANCE WRITING BLOGS:

1. Bizzia As it was once The Golden Pencil, Bizzia has an entire archive for freelancers, as well as how-to’s like this gem: “How to Find Photos for Your Writing.”
2. The Renegade Writer A blog of freelance best-practices from the authors of the book by the same name. The must read post? “The Freelance Writer’s Bill of Rights.”
3. Freelance Zone Editors Joe Wallace and Catherine Tilly share freelance writing advice on this blog, such as “The 5 Freelance Writing Mistakes That Will Make You Look Like a Noob.”
4. The Urban Muse Freelance writing tidbits from Susan Johnston have been on this blog since 2006. One of the latest nuggest is one of the best. It’s about how to be frugal as you freelance. (Writing White Papers named it one of the Top 10 Blogs for Writers last year.)
5. Get Paid to Write Online Freelance writer Sharon Hurley Hall’s blog shares how she built her successful career, with a few necessary rants along the way, like this one.
6. The Writing Journey Freelance internet writing advice from Bob Younce, whose April 6, 2009 post explains why internet writers need to have a specialty.
7. Ink Thinker Writer and editor Kristen King’s blog is a must-read for freelancers like her, but one of the best posts was written by a guest. This post tells all writers how to be nicer to their clients.
8. Bad Language Blog author Matthew Stibbe offers PR, interviewing and freelance advice to writers, such as “How to Make Money Writing for the Web.”
9. The Writer’s Blog Blogger Dana Prince dishes on her freelance writing journey, even her experience using Copyscape.
10. Freelance Writerville Though her home was once Adventures in Freelancing, freelancer Yolander Prinzel’s took her writing savvy to this new blog where contract workers will find wisdom in posts like this one.
11. The Writer’s Manifesto This resource is Monika Mundell’s blog, full of tips for freelance writing, such as “The Dangers of Multitasking” while you write.
12. Fab Freelance Writing Blog Australian blogger Angela Booth teaches freelancers how to make money, and even has a great podcast.
13. Allena’s Freelance Writing Blog This is About.com’s writing blog from Allena Tapia, and she even has a forum. Don’t let the fact that it’s from About.com scare you, it’s a great resource.
14. Chris Blogging Blogger Chris Bibey shares the keys to his freelance writing success and deals with related topics, like deadlines.
15. Freelance Tips A blog with freelance writing wisdom and leads, this post teaches freelancers to write a business plan for themselves.
16. Daily Freelance Writing Tips This blog contains practical advice for freelance writers from Chesley Moldonado–such as how to build up confidence.

TOP FREELANCE COPYWRITING & MARKETING BLOGS:

1. Micro Persuasion This is a blog of marketing talk–with over 50,000 daily readers–from Steve Rubel. Marketers, especially the freelance variety, will appreciate posts like “5 Digital Trends to Watch for 2009.”
2. Writing White Papers If you are a freelance copywriter/marketer, you should know Michael Stelzner’s blog is as popular as his book by the same name. In fact 20,000 get his newsletter and you can tell by the comments that his posts–like this one about dealing with unresponsive clients–are all the buzz.
3. The Copywriter Underground Freelancer Tom Chandler explains the ins and outs of the marketing business and–in this post–freelancing in this economy.
4. Freelance Copywriters Blog Freelance copywriter Sally Ormond’s tips for freelancing, such as these “10 Tips for Dynamite Copy,” are exceptionally helpful for contract writers and marketers alike.

TOP FREELANCE LIFESTYLE BLOGS:

1. Zen Habits Uber-popular blogger Leo Babauta–over 100,000 people follow his blog feed–offers advice freelancers can live by, like the posts “Purpose Your Day” and “How to Accept Criticism.”
2. Experiments in Lifestyle Design Author of the bestselling book The Four Hour Work Week, Tim Ferriss blogs his smart thoughts on what you need in an office chair and how to save your weekends.
3. Dumb Little Man Tips for Life Not geared for freelancers alone, this blog–created by ordinary guy Jay White–contains nuggets of wisdom to increase your productivity, like “13 Effective Time Management Tips for Web Workers.”
4. Rock Your Day Get your life in order and freelance better with Dave Navarro (not that Dave Navarro) as you live purposefully The can’t-miss inspirational post?  “Why You Should Always, Always Keep Planting Seeds.”
5. Freelance Parent Two freelance writers–Tamara Berry and Lorna Doone Brewer–discuss the ins and outs of raising kids while working from home.
6. Just Loving Life This blog has many things, but most importantly, it has an archive of advice for getting the most out of working from home. (The blog is written by friends Wanda and Paula.)

TOP FREELANCE SOCIAL MEDIA BLOGS:

1. Mashable If you have yet to master social media to further your freelancing career, this blog is for you–and their other 205,000 subscribers will tell you the same thing. The contributors to the blog keep readers updated with the latest advances and advice regarding all forms of social media, such as the post “The 7 Ways to Approach Twitter.”
2. Social Media Explorer It’s no Mashable, but over 4,000 subscribers look to blogger Jason Falls for social media best-practices and strategies through his blog. Posts like “Persistence: The Key to Social Media Stretegy” are why he has built a fan-base in less than a year and a half.

TOP SPECIALIZED FREELANCE BLOGS:

Note: These last five blogs are not ranked, merely numbered. Pitting these particular blogs against each other would be like comparing apples to oranges.

1. 1001 Freelance Travel Writer Tips This blog is full of specific advice for travel writers (David of Bizzare Places is only on #92 to date), such as #61, which tells readers to avoid overusing I and me.
2. Anti 9 to 5 Guide Author of the book by the same name, Michelle Goodman, gives freelance advice targeted to women on her blog. (Check out this interview, comparing the differences between the sexes when it comes to freelancing.)
3. Freelancers Union This union resource blog deals with the ethical and labor issues of contract work–including these thoughts on whether or not freelancers should lower their rates just because their clients are struggling.
4. June Walker She’s been advising the self-employed on their taxes since 1979, and answering their questions through her blog since 2006. Of particular interest: “Bloggers, Designers … : Three Ways to Expand Business Deductions.”
5. The Ace Your Interview Blog Certified career development practitioner Fiona MacKay Young gives expert advice for interviews, including dealing with illegal questions even contract workers shouldn’t answer.