Sorry Guys I'm writing again about AdSense, Because I love It!
Google AdSense allows webmasters to dynamically serve content relevant advertisements on web pages. If the visitor clicks one of the AdSense ads served to the website, the website owner is credited for the referral. Google's AdSense program essentially allows approved websites to dynamically serve Google's pay-per-click AdWord results.
Website maintenance related to AdSense is very easy and requires very little effort. Webmasters need only to insert a Google generated java script into the web page or website template. Google's spider parses the AdServing website and serves ads that relate to the website's content. Google uses a combination of keyword matching and context analysis to determine what ads should be served. The java script calls the ad from Google and will ensure that ads are served each time a visitor goes to the web page.
Early on Google implemented a filtering system that allowed webmasters to prevent a specific domain's ads from being served on any websites in their account. Ad blocking meant that webmasters could prevent their competitor's ads from being dynamically served on their websites.
Google provides a wide variety of ad formats to match the most suitable option with a website. Webmasters can select from a handful of preformatted towers, inline rectangles, banners and buttons. The ad boxes can be modified by webmasters to resemble the website's color scheme.
Finally, If you have a website or blog, got lots of traffic, want to make money, then hurry up and sign up for Google AdSense Right away.
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Friday, July 13, 2007
How To Market Your Blog?
Once you have pillar content in place and you have plans to release a continuous stream of such content, the next step is to attract people and show them how amazing your content is. This is when marketing is crucial, and blog marketing is all about building communication channels.
A communication channel is a way of flagging the attention of a person and causing them to take action, usually clicking a link and visiting your blog. There are literally limitless tactics you can implement to build communication channels, from the quick-and-easy to the complex and time-consuming.
Have you ever heard the phrase you get what you pay for?
This phrase applies very well to blog marketing. Things that are easy to do are not powerful. Things that take more time and effort, generally, are better rewarded with more traffic.
Here’s a brief example:
Tactic: Leaving comments on other blogs.
It’s well known that leaving comments on other blogs is a method of attracting people to your blog. Each comment you leave has a link back to your blog. All you need to do is spend a few seconds, write a sentence or two, and ta-da, you have your first communication channel leading people back to your blog.
That’s an easy tactic and consequently a lot of people do it. Comments are everywhere and while they are certainly an integral part of the blogging phenomenon, the effectiveness of commenting as a marketing tool is poor. They send a trickle of traffic at best.
There are more powerful ways to use comments as a communication channel. For example, spend more time on each comment you make so that you add significant value to the conversation, focus a lot of comments on a certain few key blogs and use comments to form a relationship with high profile bloggers.
These techniques can expand the communication channel from a trickle to a stream, yet it is very unlikely that commenting alone is enough to build a popular blog.
Tactic: Write a 30-page free report and release it on your blog, then email other bloggers to let them know about it.
A powerful technique is to spend a week writing a comprehensive report, release it on your blog, email several popular bloggers and ask them to check it out. The results can vary, but if all goes well a lot of other blogs will link to your blog to recommend the report, driving a surge of new readers. If you have content pillars in place, you will convert many of the first-time visitors into regulars and bam, instant audience.I consider this a communication channel with significant breadth and scope. It’s like a large river rather than a small stream - a more powerful blog marketing technique that will continue to drive traffic for many months, even years to come.
A communication channel is a way of flagging the attention of a person and causing them to take action, usually clicking a link and visiting your blog. There are literally limitless tactics you can implement to build communication channels, from the quick-and-easy to the complex and time-consuming.
Have you ever heard the phrase you get what you pay for?
This phrase applies very well to blog marketing. Things that are easy to do are not powerful. Things that take more time and effort, generally, are better rewarded with more traffic.
Here’s a brief example:
Tactic: Leaving comments on other blogs.
It’s well known that leaving comments on other blogs is a method of attracting people to your blog. Each comment you leave has a link back to your blog. All you need to do is spend a few seconds, write a sentence or two, and ta-da, you have your first communication channel leading people back to your blog.
That’s an easy tactic and consequently a lot of people do it. Comments are everywhere and while they are certainly an integral part of the blogging phenomenon, the effectiveness of commenting as a marketing tool is poor. They send a trickle of traffic at best.
There are more powerful ways to use comments as a communication channel. For example, spend more time on each comment you make so that you add significant value to the conversation, focus a lot of comments on a certain few key blogs and use comments to form a relationship with high profile bloggers.
These techniques can expand the communication channel from a trickle to a stream, yet it is very unlikely that commenting alone is enough to build a popular blog.
Tactic: Write a 30-page free report and release it on your blog, then email other bloggers to let them know about it.
A powerful technique is to spend a week writing a comprehensive report, release it on your blog, email several popular bloggers and ask them to check it out. The results can vary, but if all goes well a lot of other blogs will link to your blog to recommend the report, driving a surge of new readers. If you have content pillars in place, you will convert many of the first-time visitors into regulars and bam, instant audience.I consider this a communication channel with significant breadth and scope. It’s like a large river rather than a small stream - a more powerful blog marketing technique that will continue to drive traffic for many months, even years to come.
How Do You Create A Pillar?
There is no exact formula for producing an article that will become a pillar, however there are definitely some key characteristics you can work on. You maybe surprised when articles you write become pillars when you didn’t expect it, or the reverse where you pour your heart into a great article and it doesn’t do much for your traffic at all.
Here are typical pillar article concepts that you can post to your blog:
1. The “How-To” Article:
This is a staple pillar article concept. Think about your industry and write an article that teaches how to do something in it. Be certain to only write how-to articles on topics you genuinely understand how to do and have experience with.
Some possible examples:
• If you are a marketing consultant, write some advice on how to market a business using no money.
• If you blog about dogs, write how to choose an appropriate dog name.
• If you blog about how to write a book, produce a how-to guide on
approaching publishers.
• If you blog about food, write recipe guides on how to prepare popular
dishes.
• If you blog about your life, write how-to guides on self development from the life lessons you have learnt (e.g. How you got a job, how you dealt with breaking up with your boyfriend, etc.).
It should be reasonably obvious which how-to topics are popular and relevant to your audience and which you feel capable of explaining well. Remember to tell a story if you can!
2. The Definition Article:
Many industries have key concepts which new readers won’t know. If a concept is complicated, produce a pillar article that defines the concept, clearly explaining what it means and how it can be implemented.
It may seem simple and obvious to you, but remember you are an expert in your field, so explain it to the newbies in simple terms and, of course, try and tell a story as an example.
A glossary definition page is a good pillar article. If there are a handful of key concepts in your industry, write an article that lists the concepts and provides a one-paragraph definition for each. A resource page is as good as a reference piece and often referred back to by other bloggers and websites.
You may say why bother doing this if most terms are already defined elsewhere on the web at sites like Wikipedia?
It’s okay to link to other websites for definitions, especially in the short term when you are just getting things set up, but it’s a lot better if you write your own definitions. It keeps readers on your blog, increases your pageviews (the total number of pages of your blog readers view) and visitor length (how long readers stay at your blog).
You can describe a concept in your own words, using your own unique story and voice. This helps to build credibility and trust.
It’s always smarter to include your own version of a definition if you are capable of explaining a term or concept, rather than link to other sites and drive traffic away from your blog.
Here are typical pillar article concepts that you can post to your blog:
1. The “How-To” Article:
This is a staple pillar article concept. Think about your industry and write an article that teaches how to do something in it. Be certain to only write how-to articles on topics you genuinely understand how to do and have experience with.
Some possible examples:
• If you are a marketing consultant, write some advice on how to market a business using no money.
• If you blog about dogs, write how to choose an appropriate dog name.
• If you blog about how to write a book, produce a how-to guide on
approaching publishers.
• If you blog about food, write recipe guides on how to prepare popular
dishes.
• If you blog about your life, write how-to guides on self development from the life lessons you have learnt (e.g. How you got a job, how you dealt with breaking up with your boyfriend, etc.).
It should be reasonably obvious which how-to topics are popular and relevant to your audience and which you feel capable of explaining well. Remember to tell a story if you can!
2. The Definition Article:
Many industries have key concepts which new readers won’t know. If a concept is complicated, produce a pillar article that defines the concept, clearly explaining what it means and how it can be implemented.
It may seem simple and obvious to you, but remember you are an expert in your field, so explain it to the newbies in simple terms and, of course, try and tell a story as an example.
A glossary definition page is a good pillar article. If there are a handful of key concepts in your industry, write an article that lists the concepts and provides a one-paragraph definition for each. A resource page is as good as a reference piece and often referred back to by other bloggers and websites.
You may say why bother doing this if most terms are already defined elsewhere on the web at sites like Wikipedia?
It’s okay to link to other websites for definitions, especially in the short term when you are just getting things set up, but it’s a lot better if you write your own definitions. It keeps readers on your blog, increases your pageviews (the total number of pages of your blog readers view) and visitor length (how long readers stay at your blog).
You can describe a concept in your own words, using your own unique story and voice. This helps to build credibility and trust.
It’s always smarter to include your own version of a definition if you are capable of explaining a term or concept, rather than link to other sites and drive traffic away from your blog.
What Is A Pillar?
A pillar is blog content, usually an article, which does some very important things:
• It will bring in a rush of new readers and backlinks (other sites linking to your blog).
It will continue to bring in more readers over time as you and other peoplerefer to it, even though it may be buried in the archives of your blog.
• Eventually it will bring in traffic from search engines (this is largely
because so many other web pages link to it).
You can list it in a separate area with all your other pillars so your best content can easily be accessed and your value clearly demonstrated.
• It is not time dependent, so in twelve months’ time it will still be relevant and popular.
• It will bring in a rush of new readers and backlinks (other sites linking to your blog).
It will continue to bring in more readers over time as you and other peoplerefer to it, even though it may be buried in the archives of your blog.
• Eventually it will bring in traffic from search engines (this is largely
because so many other web pages link to it).
You can list it in a separate area with all your other pillars so your best content can easily be accessed and your value clearly demonstrated.
• It is not time dependent, so in twelve months’ time it will still be relevant and popular.
Can Blogging Help Your Website Traffic?
Blogging has become the self-expression outlet that has taken the internet by storm in recent years - it almost seems like everyone is doing it nowadays.Whether you are keeping a private diary blog, sharing your creative writing with the public, or just want a place to store your thoughts, the blog has become very popular.
An interesting question is, can a person create a blog that will actually help to improve their website's visibility and traffic rating? Sure, a blog is great for sharing your views on things you are interested in, but can it really benefit your business as well?
The answer to this question is a resounding - YES! Blogging can do your website worlds of good, depending on how you use it. There is a method that has worked well for other website owners that can be applied to any blog.All it takes is a little bit of time and some creativity to pull it all together.
Most blog sites on the internet have a real community feel. Yes, the blog you create is your own, but it is connected to other blogs on the main site. This automatically ensures that someone at some point will end up on your blog and be able to read what you have to say. In other words, you are receiving free advertising with blog communities. Surely you can see how this could be used to your advantage when it comes to driving interested visitors to your website.
The thing to remember, however, is that you do not want to simply make
blog entries that plug your business. That really is not what the blog is for. Incase you have not noticed, the internet is already innundated with
advertisements for countless products and services. Give your readers a reason to keep coming back to your blog and simply link to your website.
No, what you will want to do is provide your readers with expertise, knowledge, and insight into your line of work. That is, whatever you are trying to sell on your website, talk about it. For example, if you built a website to sell tools, you could write reviews on the tools you sell. This way, you are giving your potential customers insight into the products you are trying to sell, thus providing them with confidence in those products.
The other benefit to using a blog in this manner is that it makes you, the seller, accessible. Most blog sites give bloggers the option to allow readers to leave comments on each entry. So let's say that you have just written a review on the new Dremel drill. If someone comes along and has a question about it, they can leave a comment on the review that you can then answer.
Once you have done this, you are no longer just the person behind the very unpersonal website you built. You have the ability to connect with other internet-goers on a much more personal level. Additionally, the readers of your blog will be able to subscribe to the blog in order to receive notifications either to their email address or directly to their desktops, thus letting them know each time you make a new public entry. In no time, you will have many interested visitors waiting for your next installment, and will also have many interested visitors to your website.
Good Luck! :)
An interesting question is, can a person create a blog that will actually help to improve their website's visibility and traffic rating? Sure, a blog is great for sharing your views on things you are interested in, but can it really benefit your business as well?
The answer to this question is a resounding - YES! Blogging can do your website worlds of good, depending on how you use it. There is a method that has worked well for other website owners that can be applied to any blog.All it takes is a little bit of time and some creativity to pull it all together.
Most blog sites on the internet have a real community feel. Yes, the blog you create is your own, but it is connected to other blogs on the main site. This automatically ensures that someone at some point will end up on your blog and be able to read what you have to say. In other words, you are receiving free advertising with blog communities. Surely you can see how this could be used to your advantage when it comes to driving interested visitors to your website.
The thing to remember, however, is that you do not want to simply make
blog entries that plug your business. That really is not what the blog is for. Incase you have not noticed, the internet is already innundated with
advertisements for countless products and services. Give your readers a reason to keep coming back to your blog and simply link to your website.
No, what you will want to do is provide your readers with expertise, knowledge, and insight into your line of work. That is, whatever you are trying to sell on your website, talk about it. For example, if you built a website to sell tools, you could write reviews on the tools you sell. This way, you are giving your potential customers insight into the products you are trying to sell, thus providing them with confidence in those products.
The other benefit to using a blog in this manner is that it makes you, the seller, accessible. Most blog sites give bloggers the option to allow readers to leave comments on each entry. So let's say that you have just written a review on the new Dremel drill. If someone comes along and has a question about it, they can leave a comment on the review that you can then answer.
Once you have done this, you are no longer just the person behind the very unpersonal website you built. You have the ability to connect with other internet-goers on a much more personal level. Additionally, the readers of your blog will be able to subscribe to the blog in order to receive notifications either to their email address or directly to their desktops, thus letting them know each time you make a new public entry. In no time, you will have many interested visitors waiting for your next installment, and will also have many interested visitors to your website.
Good Luck! :)
How to Increase Blog Traffic?
Today Internet blogs are becoming a popular way of getting the word out about services and products or whatever you want to say. You can increase blog exposure by following these several steps.
The first step to increase blog traffic is to make sure you have enough
keywords in your posts so that people can see them when searching for
something. You will increase blog exposure if your posts are all about
something in a consistent pattern and are frequently referenced.
Tagging is a similar method you can use to increase blog exposure in that it involves creating keywords that your articles will be read under. By using these websites like Technorati that search blogs will help to increase blog exposure for you.
Next, you should submit your blog to RSS readers. This helps to increase blog exposure because when you send your RSS to a website like Google or Yahoo, your blog will be indexed by that site and will be notified when it is updated. Also, you can send your blog to individual search engines like AltaVista. Ping sites help to increase blog exposure. Whenever you add a post to your blog you should ping it so that a ping site like Ping-O-Matic will be able to recognize it as updated.
There are ways how you can make it easier to send your blog to RSS readers in order to increase blog traffic. For example, a general directory can help you to increase blog exposure. A directory like DMOZ can help you make your blog more relevant in searches on Google and other online search engines. However, the best way to increase blog exposure in terms of your RSS feed is to send that feed to as many RSS search engines as you possibly can. You can use software programs like RSS Submit to help you in the process.
Link trading is a good way to increase blog traffic. By using a program like Zeus, you can increase traffic by creating a link directory for your blog. If you trade links with other users you will be more likely to increase blog exposure as a result. This makes link trading a good option. Also, if you reference another blog in your post use a track back so that the blog you referred to can be accessed from your post. This helps to increase blog exposure because the blog you link to will recognize you and promote your blog as a result.
You can also communicate with other blogs so that you can increase blog exposure for yourself. By leaving good, well-dictated responses to other blog posts, visitors will feel that you may be an interesting blogger, and this will help to get them to your site and increase blog traffic as a result.
Advertising can be a good way to increase blog traffic. For example, if
your emails can allow for signatures, remember to put a link to your blog on the signature of your emails. You can also sign up for newspaper ads or promotional materials that can be sent to people on the street to promote your blog. Using forums to help post responses to topics or even creating your own topics can help, as you can advertise your blog on your signature. A group on a server like Usenet can be used for you to increase blog traffic when you talk with others.
The first step to increase blog traffic is to make sure you have enough
keywords in your posts so that people can see them when searching for
something. You will increase blog exposure if your posts are all about
something in a consistent pattern and are frequently referenced.
Tagging is a similar method you can use to increase blog exposure in that it involves creating keywords that your articles will be read under. By using these websites like Technorati that search blogs will help to increase blog exposure for you.
Next, you should submit your blog to RSS readers. This helps to increase blog exposure because when you send your RSS to a website like Google or Yahoo, your blog will be indexed by that site and will be notified when it is updated. Also, you can send your blog to individual search engines like AltaVista. Ping sites help to increase blog exposure. Whenever you add a post to your blog you should ping it so that a ping site like Ping-O-Matic will be able to recognize it as updated.
There are ways how you can make it easier to send your blog to RSS readers in order to increase blog traffic. For example, a general directory can help you to increase blog exposure. A directory like DMOZ can help you make your blog more relevant in searches on Google and other online search engines. However, the best way to increase blog exposure in terms of your RSS feed is to send that feed to as many RSS search engines as you possibly can. You can use software programs like RSS Submit to help you in the process.
Link trading is a good way to increase blog traffic. By using a program like Zeus, you can increase traffic by creating a link directory for your blog. If you trade links with other users you will be more likely to increase blog exposure as a result. This makes link trading a good option. Also, if you reference another blog in your post use a track back so that the blog you referred to can be accessed from your post. This helps to increase blog exposure because the blog you link to will recognize you and promote your blog as a result.
You can also communicate with other blogs so that you can increase blog exposure for yourself. By leaving good, well-dictated responses to other blog posts, visitors will feel that you may be an interesting blogger, and this will help to get them to your site and increase blog traffic as a result.
Advertising can be a good way to increase blog traffic. For example, if
your emails can allow for signatures, remember to put a link to your blog on the signature of your emails. You can also sign up for newspaper ads or promotional materials that can be sent to people on the street to promote your blog. Using forums to help post responses to topics or even creating your own topics can help, as you can advertise your blog on your signature. A group on a server like Usenet can be used for you to increase blog traffic when you talk with others.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Invitation for everyone!
Hi everyone!
Ibrahim here...
I am sure you have heard of Clickbank.com (R). They are a great marketplace but limited to many restrictions to sell products or earn affiliate commissions...
Well, there is a new FREE marketplace to sell any product you want. Yours or become an affiliate for any item in the marketplace.
It is called PayDotCom.com!
Did I mention it is 100% FREE to Join!
This site is going to KILL all other marketplaces and I bet in the next 3 months EVERY SINGLE online marketer will have an account with PayDotCom.com!
So get yours now and see how much they offer...
What are you waiting for... it ROCKS!
Get your FREE account now...
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Thanks,
Ibrahim.
P.S. - The "other" marketplaces are already getting scared. PayDotCom.com has everyone making the switch!
Ibrahim here...
I am sure you have heard of Clickbank.com (R). They are a great marketplace but limited to many restrictions to sell products or earn affiliate commissions...
Well, there is a new FREE marketplace to sell any product you want. Yours or become an affiliate for any item in the marketplace.
It is called PayDotCom.com!
Did I mention it is 100% FREE to Join!
This site is going to KILL all other marketplaces and I bet in the next 3 months EVERY SINGLE online marketer will have an account with PayDotCom.com!
So get yours now and see how much they offer...
What are you waiting for... it ROCKS!
Get your FREE account now...
http://paydotcom.net/?affiliate=146262
Thanks,
Ibrahim.
P.S. - The "other" marketplaces are already getting scared. PayDotCom.com has everyone making the switch!
Monday, July 2, 2007
Building Content-Rich Sites.
First off all, why would you want to build content-rich websites? The short answer is: Because it keeps people on your site for awhile, it makes them come back, and they tell their friends about that site..
But why? Well, for one thing, people will stay on a content-rich site because it takes awhile to read an article or two. Thus, while they're reading the material, their peripheral vision (off to the sides) notices little ads that happen to surround that articles.
And if people start to realize that a certain site has good content that they like, and in particular, different content that constantly changes and is updated, then they'll check back to see what's new.
The worst thing in the world to have, is a stagnant website that never changes. People will visit it exactly twice.The first time to check it out, and the second one to see what's changed. When they find out it hasn't changed, they most likely won't come back. Ever.
What are Content-Rich Sites and Why Have One?
A content-rich site is one that has lots of informative articles up at it, usually centered around a theme. Most sites can't quite pull off being WIKIPEDIA , so they specialize. For instance, you could do a site for dog owners. Possible articles on that site would cover:
• How to figure out what kind of dog you want ?
• Where to get a dog?
• How to deal with a puppy?
• Life stages of a dog?
• House-training puppies?
• Dog training.
• What to feed dogs?
• Whether to get more than one dog.
• How to socialize dogs with other dogs and with cats?
• Exercise needs of dogs.
• Training dogs to do tricks.
• Treating fleas.
• Common dog ailments and when to go to the vet.
• Dog nutrition.
• Taking your dog on a trip.
• Getting a pet sitter or boarding your dog if you don't take him on a trip.
The articles you'll want to have on your site should be short enough so that someone can read them in about 5 minutes. This means you want to stick to articles of 250 to 750 words, with 300 to 600 words optimal. To give you an idea, a single page in a published novel has about 300 words.
Of course, your real purpose in putting up all these nice little short articles and changing them out frequently is not to just put information out into the world. It is to have a site that people will come back to so that they will see the Google AdSense ads, and click on them, and then you will get checks in the mail.
That's a key point, so I'm going to repeat it:
The purpose of having a content-rich website is to attract people to it, again and again, so that they will see the ads and click on them.
You might think it's lots of cool graphics and colors that make a site attractive to a visitor, but it's really the content. In order to make money from Google AdSense, you need to grasp that concept. Believe me, you could run a wonderful advertising campaign and develop all sorts of viral marketing tools and attractive affiliate programs.
But unless your Website is content-rich, the traffic spikes that you get for your efforts will only be temporary.
The very best way to attract and retain an online audience is to provide content that's useful, valuable, informative, educational or just downright funny as hell or entertaining in some way.
How Do I Build One?
I know the notion of creating your very own content-rich website might be a little intimidating, but you can do it. It.s not hard. You don't have to be a good writer to have good content on your site. In fact, you don't have to be a writer at all. There are plenty of successful people who make a lot of money from Google AdSense and they don't write a word of that content.But you can hire writers, or have guest writers, it's not hard.
Anyone can create a content-rich Website by following a few key points:
• Have some discipline in maintaining your site.
• Update the site often. Having a schedule is best.
• Be able to beg, borrow, or commission content
Discipline is The key :
To create a content-rich Website, you need to be focusing and have self-discipline. I don't have to tell you how incredibly easy it is to waste hours, even days, just surfing around the web from one site to another. You can't let yourself get distracted like that or you won't accomplish anything. Start with setting a limit to surfing for fun so that you limit your searches to sites and resources that are related very directly to your site’s subject.
Discipline also applies to creating creation. Successful writers can't afford to wait for inspiration to strike before starting work. Instead, they develop a writing schedule for themselves and they stick with it like it was their job, since it is. As one famous writer said: I write when I feel like it, And every morning at 9am, I make sure I feel like it.. Schedule a time for yourself to sit down at your desk and write.
And you'll need to develop another schedule for when to add content to your Website, and follow that schedule religiously. Make a commitment to yourself and follow through with it.
And remember,if you just simply can't write, or you find yourself making too many excuses not to write content, just hire someone.
Go to Elance.com and post a project to write 20 articles of 300-600
words each for $5 to $10 each. You'll find someone.
Regular updates are critical to your site.
Nothing is deader than a website that looks like somebody's forgotten about it. Regularly updating or modifying your site content gives you a big advantage over the competition. Web surfers will keep on coming back to your site if they notice that there.s always something new to see, learn, or enjoy each time.
But why? Well, for one thing, people will stay on a content-rich site because it takes awhile to read an article or two. Thus, while they're reading the material, their peripheral vision (off to the sides) notices little ads that happen to surround that articles.
And if people start to realize that a certain site has good content that they like, and in particular, different content that constantly changes and is updated, then they'll check back to see what's new.
The worst thing in the world to have, is a stagnant website that never changes. People will visit it exactly twice.The first time to check it out, and the second one to see what's changed. When they find out it hasn't changed, they most likely won't come back. Ever.
What are Content-Rich Sites and Why Have One?
A content-rich site is one that has lots of informative articles up at it, usually centered around a theme. Most sites can't quite pull off being WIKIPEDIA , so they specialize. For instance, you could do a site for dog owners. Possible articles on that site would cover:
• How to figure out what kind of dog you want ?
• Where to get a dog?
• How to deal with a puppy?
• Life stages of a dog?
• House-training puppies?
• Dog training.
• What to feed dogs?
• Whether to get more than one dog.
• How to socialize dogs with other dogs and with cats?
• Exercise needs of dogs.
• Training dogs to do tricks.
• Treating fleas.
• Common dog ailments and when to go to the vet.
• Dog nutrition.
• Taking your dog on a trip.
• Getting a pet sitter or boarding your dog if you don't take him on a trip.
The articles you'll want to have on your site should be short enough so that someone can read them in about 5 minutes. This means you want to stick to articles of 250 to 750 words, with 300 to 600 words optimal. To give you an idea, a single page in a published novel has about 300 words.
Of course, your real purpose in putting up all these nice little short articles and changing them out frequently is not to just put information out into the world. It is to have a site that people will come back to so that they will see the Google AdSense ads, and click on them, and then you will get checks in the mail.
That's a key point, so I'm going to repeat it:
The purpose of having a content-rich website is to attract people to it, again and again, so that they will see the ads and click on them.
You might think it's lots of cool graphics and colors that make a site attractive to a visitor, but it's really the content. In order to make money from Google AdSense, you need to grasp that concept. Believe me, you could run a wonderful advertising campaign and develop all sorts of viral marketing tools and attractive affiliate programs.
But unless your Website is content-rich, the traffic spikes that you get for your efforts will only be temporary.
The very best way to attract and retain an online audience is to provide content that's useful, valuable, informative, educational or just downright funny as hell or entertaining in some way.
How Do I Build One?
I know the notion of creating your very own content-rich website might be a little intimidating, but you can do it. It.s not hard. You don't have to be a good writer to have good content on your site. In fact, you don't have to be a writer at all. There are plenty of successful people who make a lot of money from Google AdSense and they don't write a word of that content.But you can hire writers, or have guest writers, it's not hard.
Anyone can create a content-rich Website by following a few key points:
• Have some discipline in maintaining your site.
• Update the site often. Having a schedule is best.
• Be able to beg, borrow, or commission content
Discipline is The key :
To create a content-rich Website, you need to be focusing and have self-discipline. I don't have to tell you how incredibly easy it is to waste hours, even days, just surfing around the web from one site to another. You can't let yourself get distracted like that or you won't accomplish anything. Start with setting a limit to surfing for fun so that you limit your searches to sites and resources that are related very directly to your site’s subject.
Discipline also applies to creating creation. Successful writers can't afford to wait for inspiration to strike before starting work. Instead, they develop a writing schedule for themselves and they stick with it like it was their job, since it is. As one famous writer said: I write when I feel like it, And every morning at 9am, I make sure I feel like it.. Schedule a time for yourself to sit down at your desk and write.
And you'll need to develop another schedule for when to add content to your Website, and follow that schedule religiously. Make a commitment to yourself and follow through with it.
And remember,if you just simply can't write, or you find yourself making too many excuses not to write content, just hire someone.
Go to Elance.com and post a project to write 20 articles of 300-600
words each for $5 to $10 each. You'll find someone.
Regular updates are critical to your site.
Nothing is deader than a website that looks like somebody's forgotten about it. Regularly updating or modifying your site content gives you a big advantage over the competition. Web surfers will keep on coming back to your site if they notice that there.s always something new to see, learn, or enjoy each time.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Recommended ad Networks
Kontera ContentLink:
Kontera ContentLink allows you to make money from advertising without giving up any current advertising spots. Their technology reads your post and turns certain words into an ad. The highlighted words are double underline and an ad pops up when you hover over it. Normally Kontera requires a site having 500,000 page views per month before being accepted into the program. So, sign up for Kontera ContentLink, Now.
Bidvertiser:
Bidvertiser is a CPC ad network that competes with Google Adsense. Its main advantage over AdSense is it low $10 payout. You only need to make $10 in order to be paid. Big publishers wouldn't care about this but for many little blogs that are still waiting to hit that magic $100 Google payout level, getting paid at a lower level is quite attractive.
So, sign up for Bidvertiser, Now.
Note: I also recommend: AuctionAds, ReviewMe, TTZ Media, FeedBurner, AGLOCO,
Kontera ContentLink allows you to make money from advertising without giving up any current advertising spots. Their technology reads your post and turns certain words into an ad. The highlighted words are double underline and an ad pops up when you hover over it. Normally Kontera requires a site having 500,000 page views per month before being accepted into the program. So, sign up for Kontera ContentLink, Now.
Bidvertiser:
Bidvertiser is a CPC ad network that competes with Google Adsense. Its main advantage over AdSense is it low $10 payout. You only need to make $10 in order to be paid. Big publishers wouldn't care about this but for many little blogs that are still waiting to hit that magic $100 Google payout level, getting paid at a lower level is quite attractive.
So, sign up for Bidvertiser, Now.
Note: I also recommend: AuctionAds, ReviewMe, TTZ Media, FeedBurner, AGLOCO,
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