Friday, January 11, 2008

Search Engine Optimization

S.E.O. is one of the most talked about topics on the internet. It ranks right up there with list building and traffic. Well, I guess seo is a traffic pulling technique. It is also one of the most difficult things to understand, but with a little guidance and a whole of patience and hard work you can get it. There are many ways to get your site optimized to rank high in the search engines. One of the best inexpensive means for learning about search engine optimization is from a membership site called NicheRockets.com. I signed up for the 7 day $1 trial and started earning profits within 2 weeks. I didn't really work the plan outlined in the instructions until after the trial ended but I did make more money from my AdSense websites than eve before. I can't really go into too much detail about all of the tips that the website gives you because there is so much info there and I don't fully understand it all. I used just one of the techniques and almost immediately started to see results.

It involves article marketing. I signed up to recieve free PLR (private label rights) articles from PLRarticlesPro.com which gives you articles every day that you can use as ideas for niche websites. Another great source for niche ideas is NicheADay.com. They send you a list of keywords that also displays the number of monthly searches for each keyword on the list along with the AdSense average earnings for the niche.

You can set up these niches on a blog for the cheapest way to get started. Then you can use article submitters to get some traffic rolling in and then the clicks start coming. Until the next time, see-ya!

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Build Up Your Blogs and Watch Your Adsense Cash Grow

The best thing about blogging is that there are no rules. You can write about anything you want. A self-publisher’s dream! There are some things you can do though to maximize your Google AdSense profits. Narrow your subject. Don’t just write about shopping. Write about shopping for antique dresser drawer pulls. Write every day. Have a blog at more than one site. If you develop a readership, you’re more likely to increase your profits.

Write about something you know or want to know or at the very least care about. If you try to write a great blog based on a “hot keyword” yet it’s something you could care less about, you’ll likely not stay with it long. Experiment and see what works for you. You can write based on your own opinion or something factual. You can review a product or service or a movie. Read other people’s blogs and notice how many reads they’re getting. Above all, have fun. After all, it’s free and if you’re persistent you’ll see your Google AdSense dollars adding up.

Choosing The Right Free Blogging Tools

There are many free blogging tools on the market, but loading up your blog with all of the free accessories that you can find isn't necessarily a good idea. While it may be tempting to add a visitor counter, a flashy background, an exciting new font, and a cluster of quirky animated gifs to your blog, this kind of plan can easily backfire. The key to getting the most from free blog tools is being selective.
It is a great idea to learn about all of the kinds of free blogging tools that are available so that you can make an informed decision about what to add to your blog, but try to remember that just because you can have something doesn't mean that you need it. Practice restraint and only choose the options that you think will really be useful. If you can find out how many visitors are reading your blog by checking your traffic statistics, a visitor counter is likely to add unnecessary clutter to your page. If your blog is text-based, a flashy background can be more of a distraction than an benefit. Be realistic about assessing what kinds of blog accessories will help you realize your vision and improve your site. Remember that even a blog tool that doesn't cost you any cash may not be an asset in the long run.

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Thursday, November 1, 2007

Simplified Blogging for money

First thing you want to do is have a blog. That's obvious. Next, you need to pick out a specific topic for your blog. Write about that topic and post it on your blog. Set up an adsense account from Google. Put the ad codes onto your blog. Get visitors to read your blog. If you did all of that stuff the right way you should start seeing profits shortly. If that info was a little too vague and you want a little more info then visit http://www.globalinternetfortunes.com/BlogSense and sign up for my free 5-day ecourse that gives a bit more info on the process described above.

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Blogging For Easy Money

I am going to go over the two most common business models that entrepreneurs use to make money with a blog. The most common way to use a blog as a profit making machine is to sell advertising to many different companies who would like to have their specific product or service reach that blog's readers. The other way to use a blog for profit is to help a specific brand improve its image by creating positive associations between the blog and the product in the mind of consumers. Both blogging methods can make tons and tons of money, especially if the blogger has a good sense of marketing know how.

If you are going to blog with the intent of selling advertising space, here are two basic ideas that you can use for recruiting sponsors who want to put ads on your site. You can outsource all of the legwork, or you can do it all yourself so that you get to keep all of the revenue. With the first idea, lots of people make money with their blog by selling space through Google's AdSense program. The are numerous advantages available when using this program . It doesn't require very much effort on the part of the blogger or webmaster to begin profiting. However, most people discover that they don't make as much money through this method that they had hoped their blog would earn. By selling advertising directly to companies who want to put banner ads or sponsored links on your blog takes quite a bit more time and effort than AdSense, but it is often more lucrative.

If you have contacts in the industries related to the topic of your blog, it may be a good idea to try to go this route. While people who have strong sales backgrounds and are experienced in pitching proposals have the ability to make quite a bit of money through renting blog space to interested companies, the most serious problem with this model is that you often need a sizable readership before you can attract advertisers, which can mean that you have to do several months of work before you start to make money blogging. As blogging becomes a more and more lucrative business, a lot of established companies are considering how they can get into the action. One way that companies are capitalizing on the blog movement is by having blogs that provide a kind of friendly face for their corporation. Often, a company will employ an established blogger to create a weblog designed specifically to appeal to that company's customers and to create positive associations with the brand in consumers' minds.

More than one writer who never even dreamed that he or she could make money blogging has been approached by a company and was offered quite a pretty penny for this kind of gig. If you run a small company, you may find that the world of blogging for business owners is a world that you want to be a part of. Blogging is a great way to get the word out to consumers about your product or service, and it can even be useful for inspiring employee loyalty and helping you keep your workers at peak morale. If you are looking for a way to take your business to the next level, consider what starting a blog might be able to do for you. Blogging for business owners has a lot in common with all other types of blogging, but it has its own unique pitfalls and strengths. The key to having a successful blog as a business owner is keeping your goals clear and concrete at every step of your blogging adventure. It can be all to easy to get sidetracked, especially if you are just learning about the exciting possibilities of blogging technology, but if you want your blog to succeed you need to stay focused.

Write up a plan for how often you will update, how you will promote your blog and retain readers, whether you will feature photographs or video, and other aspects of your blog, and then stick to it with the same kind of determination that you used when you built your company.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Blogging For Profit Begins Here

Many people dream of blogging for profit, and this goal is not far beyond the reach of those who are willing to work hard, and have a basic grasp of blogging technology. However, very few people manage to profit the way they want from their blog. Most people who try to make money with their blogs do not succeed for a couple of reasons. All too often, bloggers unrealistically expect that their readership will grow overnight and the money will just magically come pouring in, and when these expectations are not met the desire to continue blogging leaves them hopeless of ever making money with a blog. Lack of planning is another one of the major pitfalls encountered by beginners to profitable blogging. In order to turn a profit by blogging you must make time for planning.

To succeed at blogging for profit, you must have a large readership. The more traffic you get to your blog, the more advertisers are willing to pay you. However, retaining the visitors that you get is a necessity in order to make a profit, and it isn't easy. Each day more and more blogs appear, so just having a great idea or a wonderful writing style is no longer enough to get attention. Marketing your blog effectively is a necessity. Many bloggers spend too much time on their posts and not enough time on marketing. Certainly, updating often is a great way to keep your blog high on blogrolls and high in blog search engines like technorati. Updating often will bring return readers on a regular basis. If no one is reading your site then it doesn't matter how often you post, so make sure to spend ample time on drawing visitors to your site.

To make your dreams of blogging for profit a reality, try spending less time on your posts and using some of that time to draw new visitors by setting up link exchanges with other bloggers, making contacts in the blog community, and following other established modes of winning traffic. Of course, even if you are a marketing genius or have a really great idea for a blog, success is not going to happen overnight. Building the kind of readership that blogging for profit requires takes time, and in all likelihood it will be at least several months before you are able to turn much of a profit. Stay committed to your blogging project during this initial rough period. To stay motivated, set goals for how often you will update and how many readers you want to attract, and then reward yourself for sticking with your plan.

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