Melody Rhodes
aka Athlyn Green is interested in alternative health, the paranormal, and avian behaviorism.
She's working on 7 books and has completed 2 children's stories. She freelances articles and writes web content.
Blogs by this Author
How Much Money Can You Make With Bukisa?
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 05/3/2009
By now, most people have heard about Bukisa. You may be wondering how much money you can make with Bukisa.First of all, if you haven't yet joined, it's helpful to gain an understanding of why Bukisa s...
Article Writing on Speed--Fast Article Creation
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/31/2009
In this second blog in this series, I'm going to discuss the 5-paragraph article.Many people groan at the thought of writing an article but if you break it down into easy steps, it is not that difficu...
Article Writing on Steroids: Fast Article Writing Tricks
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/22/2009
I've just done a series of articles discussing techniques for producing online articles quickly and painlessly. Now, while in some cases longer articles may be more suitable, what I'll be discussing i...
Self Empowerment: Taking Ownership of Your Life
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/10/2009
A couple of sayings that really strike a chord with me: "Change your thoughts, change your circumstances" and "Life doesn't happen to us, it happens from us."Now, while these saying may be viewed as "...
Blogging for Today.com: Good Opportunity or Time-Waster?
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/10/2009
Today, I'm asking for feedback about Today.com blogging. I'm wondering if bloggers have had good experiences or bad. I've read that some bloggers who write for Today.com make hundreds per month. Is th...
Why You Should Write for Triond: Monthly Earnings & Longterm Article Revenue
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/4/2009
By now most people are familiar with Triond. Some feel it is a good opportunity; others feel it's a waste of time. This article outlines why you should write for Triond.If you are a writer seeking to ...
How to Set Up A Free Blog and Monetize it.
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/2/2009
Many people want to create a blog but do not want to assume the related blogging costs of a domain name and monthly hosting costs. What's the solution?Free Blogging With BloggerYou can actually create...
A Look at Article Earnings: Calculating Monthly Averages to Set Income Goals
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/1/2009
Freelance writers create articles online and get paid for them. This post takes a look at monthly article earnings and how these earnings can be evaluated to help writers to set income goals.Most writ...
Free Hit Counters for Your Website or Blog
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/1/2009
Hit counters are a neat way of showing that your site is visited. Where can you get free hit counters? What hit counter styles are available?If you've set up a website or a blog, at some point, you'll...
Plagiarism and Content Theft: Has Your Content Been Copied? How to Find Out.
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 02/28/2009
Worried about content theft? Copyscape offers peace of mind to hard-working writers.Plagiarism is alive and well in cyberspace and for writers, this is a growing concern. You may be wondering who's st...
MyFreeCopyright.com: Protect Your Work From Plagiarism
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 02/28/2009
Are you protected from article theft? What can you do to guard against plagiarism?MyFreeCopyright.com helps you to protect your original creations from plagiarism--theft of your ideas and words, meani...
Where You Can Get the Twitter Bird Button
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 02/27/2009
Where oh where is the Twitter bird--oh where, oh where, can it be?The Twitter bird is appearing all over the place--and the cute looking bird is a great way to gain followers! You may have seen the Tw...
Are You Ready for Christmas?
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 12/5/2008
T'is the season to be jolly. There's so much to see and do! If you like all things Christmas, read on for great holiday ideas.Are You Ready for Christmas?Today's post is a comprehensive listing of Chr...
Tasty Turkey Recipes
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 11/26/2008
Do you love turkey? I know I do. Last year, I sampled some delicious turkey and from now on plan on making my turkey recipes with the addition of two extra ingredients.What are the two ingredients?1) ...
Ideas for the Holidays: Christmas Traditions, Christmas Crafts, Christmas Recipes
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 11/26/2008
Christmas is just around the corner. Many of us are thinking about what to buy, what to bake, and how we'll decorate.In today's post, I'm including links that will help you to get your holiday off to ...
Absolutely Awesome Recipes
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 11/21/2008
With Christmas around the corner, many people are thinking about baking goodies. It helps to have awesome recipes at your disposal.In today's post, I'll include links to recipes that are my favorites....
Update on my Get Paid to Blog with Today.com Experience
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 10/3/2008
In my last post, I discussed a newer opportunity by Today.com.In a nutshell, if you have an established blog you can, for free, submit it to the Today.com directory.You can set up a new blog with Toda...
You Blog Anyway, Why Not Earn Blogging Income by Getting Paid for Your Posts?
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 10/2/2008
Most writers these days have a blog--or two or three. We've become old hands at whipping off blog posts. These have, in fact, become a normal part of our working day.Blogging IncomeAnd we earn income ...
Aah . . . Luxurious Lavender--A Plant that has Made a Big Comeback
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 10/1/2008
Lavender is luxurious! Hands down, this plant beats all for its versatility. Lavender, in fact, has made a big comeback. People are discovering lavender's many uses and are using lavender to decorate ...
Prince Edward Island Dream Vacations
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 09/28/2008
With its miles of sandy beaches, rugged red sandstone cliffs, and lush meadows and brooks, Prince Edward Island, in Eastern Canada, has it all. This is the "Land of Anne" the landscape that so inspire...
Triond's Online Editor Submission Tool
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 08/20/2008
Triond has a new Online Editor submission tool that makes the process of submitting articles much easier. Instead of having to create a file and saving it first, then having to find it before uploadin...
Online Writing Opportunities
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 08/20/2008
If you are trying to generate a writing income by writing online, it helps to know there are a number of online writing opportunities where you can earn for your efforts.In fact, in recent years, oppo...
HubPages Releases New Article Widget
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 08/16/2008
Exciting changes are taking place over at HubPages. The recently launched Kontera text link ads component is sure to increase earnings for HubPage authors (especially for Hubbers who have already crea...
Fall and Winter Craft Ideas
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 08/16/2008
For many people, thoughts of fall are a reminder to stock up on craft materials so that the coming cold months can be spent relaxing and producing unique handmade items to decorate the home or to sell...
Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 07/5/2008
A Sunflower Seed Pasta Sauce That is Hard to BeatAre you looking for a good recipe for vegetarian spaghetti sauce? Healthful eating doesn't mean you have to compromise on taste.I came across a sunflow...
Have you Tried Homemade Noodles?
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 06/24/2008
Have you tried homemade noodles? If not, you are in for a treat. Now, you may be thinking, why the heck would I eat homemade noodles when my local grocery is stocked with pasta? That's what I thought....
Hydrogen Peroxide
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 04/28/2008
Hydrogen peroxide is a versatile product that has many uses. It is a powerful oxidizer that, when used in the right concentration, is safe and effective.Peroxide is superior to other products in that ...
Pine Needle Baskets
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 04/28/2008
My First Basket! My mother made lovely pine needle baskets and last night, I started my first one. My boyfriend and I went for a walk in Victoria Pa...
Triond Has a New Facelift
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 04/26/2008
Triond has a new facelift, which makes writing for them an even better undertaking. With the new features in place at Triond, writers can now see how much they've earned for their submissions by acces...
7 Ways That Blogging Really Pays!
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/17/2008
Does blogging pay? Creating your own blogs has the potential to reward you over and over again. Blogs are a great tool, if you are willing to work at them and are hooked on the idea of multiple income...
Triond: 36 bookmarking sites, a bookmarking button, and monthly earnings!
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/16/2008
If you are used to creating articles and are trying to make money online, you definitely should check out all that Triond offers. Triond delivers distinct advantages to writers: the convenience of hav...
Using StumbleUpon Exchange to Drive Traffic to Your Sites
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/16/2008
You can use StumbleUpon Exchange to gain points so that you get stumbled. Doing so can increase traffic to your blogs and your other sites.StumbleUpon actually allows you to build stumbles for your s...
Using StumbleUpon to Generate Article Ideas
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/13/2008
Did you know that you can use the StumbleUpon button to generate article ideas? The whole process is simple and using the button is one of the best methods I know of when I'm looking for article ideas...
How You Can Bookmark Your Articles at 45 of the Best Sites
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 03/6/2008
Do you find bookmarking tedious? While it's a good way to drive traffic to your articles, bookmarking is time consuming and yawn producing.There's an easier way. You can use the free service at Social...
New HubPages Contest
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 02/18/2008
HubPages is sponsoring a HubLove contest. If you have a blog and want to boost exposure, you have the chance to tell readers about a great new contest that may net them $5000.00 worth of electronic ge...
Daily AdSense Earnings!
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 01/24/2008
A couple of months ago, I set a goal to turn my trickle of AdSense income into a stream, flowing into my account regularly. I wanted to see daily clicks and money accrued in my AdSense earnings report...
I'm Becoming an AdSense Addict!
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 01/19/2008
I hate to admit it, but I'm becoming an AdSense addict. With 8 blogs, articles at PNP, with my HubPages, etc. I now have a number of writing ventures that are bringing in AdSense income. And I find my...
PrintNPost Author Feedback--AdSense Earnings!
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 01/19/2008
True to its promises, PrintNPost is generating AdSense earnings for me. If you are considering joining or have done so already, fire up those fingers. You will earn for your efforts.I'm busy with a nu...
Toasters--They are Possessed!
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 12/14/2007
Have you ever wondered if appliances harbor animosity? Why toasters may not be for everyone.I think most toasters are possessed. I don’t say this lightly. My earliest memories include a toaster ...
Write It!--Turn Your Writing Skills Into Cash
- By Melody Rhodes
- Published 12/12/2007
You love to write. Now what? How do you turn your writing skills into . . . er . . . cold . . . hard . . . cash? Building a home-based writing business takes time but the rewards make it worth the ...


