Site: http://www.linux.com/

Linux.com is probably one of the oldest Linux news sites out there (how else did it get the Linux.com domain?). It's actually own by SouceForge, Inc. (who owns SourceForge.net, Freshmeat, Newsforge, IT Manager's Journal, Slashcode, Slashdot, and ThinkGeek). So how did I get started with them? Believe it or not, through a fan of my column. In October 2007, when a reader of my column saw an ad on Craigslist, she forwarded it to me. I did a little research, found out more about them, and started writing for them (my first article, How to make Firefox look and feel like IE, Safari, or Opera, came out in November).

I've also been able to use my knowledge to help others. Because when I joined Linux.com, a friend from Free Software Magazine decided that he wanted to write for them too. So he emailed me and asked for some help on how to write for them.