Jan | 24 | 2009

Is Pay Per Post Worth It?

Posted by Jimmy as Monetization Features, Opinion I have written about pay per post in the past and I am not talking only about the platform going by that name – I am referring to the practice in general. My opinion has not really changed, I still think that it is alright to engage in pay per post practices as long as you are clear about it and you let your readers know which posts are sponsored. These days, though, it seems as if the pay per post realm is not doing so well. I have not kept it a secret that I am using some ...

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Oct | 02 | 2008

How To Find Top Blogs In Your Niche

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Blogging Tools, Monetization, Monetization Features, Tips We talked about the importance of identifying the best blogs in the niche you are targeting in the previous post. To recap, it is important to do so because you can learn a lot from the best blogs. You can check out what they are doing right – and wrong – and learn from those things. You can also do a little bit of promotion on the side by leaving comments in these blogs. In this way, you can make your presence felt in the niche that you are targeting. So how do you actually ...

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Sep | 25 | 2008

Niche Blogging: Make Money Blogging?

Posted by Jimmy as Blog Tutorial, Monetization, Monetization Features We’ve been looking at ways to make money off your blog for a while now. We have been focusing on paid post programs, however. There is another option for you if you want to create a blog can make you money. Have you ever heard of a niche blog? Wikipedia describes niche blogging as: Niche blogging is the act of creating a blog with the intent of using it to market to a particular niche market. While it could be argued that all blogs are, in some form, a niche blog, the term as it applies to ...

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Sep | 21 | 2008

Making Money Through Consumer Generated Ads

Posted by Guru as Monetization Features As I mentioned in my previous post today I will be suggesting some ways you can still profit by joining programs such as Pay Per Post and yet ensure that your readers don't get turned off. In my opinion the only way to really do this is by making sure that your blog entries stay the same quality (or improve in quality). This wouldn't be possible if you start spamming your own blog by churning out consumer-generated ads post after post. So the first thing to remember is to post ads in moderation. The truth is that while many bloggers ...

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Mar | 30 | 2008

Introduction to User-Generated Ads

Posted by Guru as Monetization Features One of the surest ways to earn money through your blog is by joining a program that allows you to blog about a products and/or services and be paid for doing so. This kind of blog advertising is called user-generated ads or consumer generated ads. They were popularized by Pay Per Post but now there are lots of other programs out there that you can join. The good thing about consumer generated ads is that is many programs you will be paid simply for writing a review about the product or for merely mentioning the product and linking to the ...

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Dec | 11 | 2007

Why Your Blog’s Theme is Indispensable to Blog Monetization

Posted by Guru as Monetization, Monetization Features, Writing If you are thinking of starting a new blog for monetization purposes finding the perfect theme or topic to blog about is of utmost importance. Undoubtedly you have been reading plenty of advice (or at least plan on reading them) about blogging and monetization. With all the advice found in the internet you would think that making money through your blog is an easy thing. However, if you really think about it you will find that the vast majority of blogs do make money but not enough to really be relied on as a consistent and sole source of income. ...

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Apr | 22 | 2007

Techniques to Learn from the Probloggers

Posted by Professor as Blog Tutorial, Design, Design and Themes, Marketing and Search Optimization, Monetization, Monetization Features, Promotion, Submissions, Templates, Terminology, Tips There are various approaches and techniques towards blogging. It has been preached that anyone can take up this new gift of technology but no one has an idea of what it can give them in return. Blog Student

It can give them a means of honing their grammar, build their confidence level and share to the world the ramblings in the mind of the normal person. However, it remains that people have to discover what blogs are really meant for. They are more than just online diaries. They are potential keys that can help develop a person ...

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