I had many choices to start my blog with. Even thought eponym was a new service with few users, I thought it would be a good place to start at because of the cool features that even a newbie like me would be able to use.  In addition, I could have a custom web url that would be redirected to this blog.  You get all that for a low price of $4.95 / month.....or so I thought.

Anyways, since I paid for the service about 2 months ago, I have had 0 success trying to contact the support group. Well maybe not 0, they DID respond to my first email inquiring about activating certain features. However, since then, I have heard nothing from them. I think I've sent them one follow up email per week for the past 2 months... no one has responded. I've tried calling their customer support......no one picks up.  Are you guys still in business?  Greg Billingsley? Can you respond to my emails? If not, could you leave a comment so that I know that Eponym is still in business?

I wouldn't know about this, but I hear that blogging can be very profitable.  Some companies are actually hiring people to blog for them. Check them out if you want to start a blog but don't know where to start!

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Option 1: http://www.vault.com/
Blog on Vault and Get Paid!

Dear Vault Member,

Vault is looking for talented, semi-obsessive, bloggers to write and collect news stories and information in the following areas:

• Investment Banking/Finance
• Management Consulting
• Law
• MBA Admissions
• Law School Admissions

Blogger duties are as follows:

• Scour the Internet for interesting and relevant news articles on a daily basis, commenting/captioning as necessary
• Write 2-3 original articles/observations about your subject on a weekly basis.
• Break news as available (merger rumors, applications posted, etc.)

If you have your own blog or web site, that's a big plus. This is a paid position; we expect it to take approximately 10-15 hours a week. You will be communicating with Vault editors on a regular basis.

To apply, please send a CV, a cover letter, a writing sample, and a link to your blog and/or web site (if applicable) to blogs@vault.com. We regret that we cannot respond to all applicants.

Apply to be a Vault Blogger
Go to Vault's Message Boards, the Original Workplace Community

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Option 2: TJ's Weblog: Tech, VC, Entrepreneurship, etc
"Creative Weblogging is hiring quite a number of bloggers right now and you will find a great learning experience working with us.

If you want to give it a try - here are some rules:

(1) We engage experienced bloggers only. If you do not currently have a blog, we recommend you set up a free blog account at Blogger.com or Wordpress.com. After you have been blogging for 60 days, please contact us again at that time.

(2) You must be able to blog on a regular schedule - ideally 10-15 posts a week. If you post less we can also arrange for a different agreement.

(3) We look for your passion for a entrepreneurship and the VC industry. Show us how much you LOVE a particular topic.

(4) We also look to see how enthusiastic you are about blogging and the blogosphere - we want to see that you blog regularly and often. We also want to see that you participate in the blogosphere through commenting and other actions. Blogging is a participation sport!"

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