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Ways to find Direct Advertisers for your Blog

Feb20
2009 1 Comment Written by Archy Olaybar

Here are ways that you can find direct ad deals with sponsors in your blogs

1. Research your blog topic into Search Engines (Google and Yahoo are the best Engine)

Look for the sponsor links, these products or service probably looking for exposure and could be open to a direct relationship.

2. Visit other blogs, forums and websites related in your Niche

Know who’s advertising on them, advertisers might also willing to test new sites that have relevance to their industry.

3. Look for affiliate programs related in your niche

Some affiliates will also be interested in an advertising relationship with your blog.

4. Integrate into Classifieds

Look for possible advertisers in classified ads section of magazines, news papers and directories.

5. Online Stores and New Sites related to your blog

Search for the new sites who were still getting established were also sometimes more willing to buy advertising.

Note: You’ll need and should be willing to price your ads relatively cheaply until your traffic increase – but securing these types of ad deals is better than no income for your blog and means that you already have relationships with advertisers to grow as your traffic grows.

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Back to blog world again

Feb05
2009 Leave a Comment Written by Archy Olaybar

After a tragic hacking attacked from a tough hacker last December 2008. I’m glad that I’m back to my blogging hobby again, thanks to a friend.

I’ve learned alot from this indecent. And maybe this may also serve as a wake-up call to those aspiring blogger to secure their site.

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Revenue Streams From Blogging

Jan15
2009 Leave a Comment Written by Archy Olaybar
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People today are more interested on topics like business blogging, how to make money with a blog or revenue streams for blogging. It is very essential to have a good knowledge of various revenue streams for blogging. A good thing is that there are many new and attractive approaches to raise the number and size of your potential revenue stream that can be produced via a blog site.

You should also have some basic knowledge of these revenue streams. Remember that just adding an Adsense ad strip in all the pages of your blog will not help you generate any major revenue stream in or by itself.  But if you are really serious about creating a super-powerful online revenue stream, you will have to spend enough time to study it with deep interest, edit, revise and thoroughly improve the positioning of the ads. Whatever you do, do it with full interest and dedication.

Many blogs that are producing revenue have based their business models on something that is similar to other forms of publishing. Usually they generate revenue by offering advertising. Luckily, for the bloggers there are numerous different ways through which advertising can be used on their blogs. For many blogs, this means joining a company that will either sell the advertisements for the blog in exchange of some amount of the sales made or the blogger can simply allocate a definite space on the blog where the advertisements will be mechanically placed without the bloggers help. These kinds of services are really very important and helpful for the bloggers.

If a single person is involved in changing the ads regularly, it will be quite time consuming. There are some bloggers who create a database of the potential advertisers or just ask them to advertise on their blog. There are many advertising options that will allow the bloggers to pay more attention on the bulk of their time and energy on creating content, rather than dealing with ads.

Google Adsense

Google Adsense is a program that puts text ads on blogs or websites. Here the publisher of the blog gets some amount on every click by a visitor on that advertisement.

These are very simple text ads, the blogger will just need to sign up and in a few days the ads will be online via the site. The biggest advantage of Google ads is that they are targeted to the specific audiences.

BlogAds

The next is BlogAds, which is a company with its own advertising system. Like the Google Adsense, here the blogger does not have to regularly update the blog.

AdBrite

AdBrite is quite similar to Google Adsense in the sense that it is also text based advertising. But in AdBrite advertisers have to pay a fixed rate for the link, despite the fact that it is clicked on or not by the viewer. Also the advertisement does not have to be pertinent to the information that is given on the Blog.

You just need to do some research and you can easily come to know about various others streams that can effectively help you in generating revenue.



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Start Blog Optimization for Profit – Part 6

Jan15
2009 Leave a Comment Written by Archy Olaybar
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Kumar Sumit asked:


It takes some research and creativity to find the right money-generating tools for your blog. It’s all a matter of your personal tastes. There are many to choose from.

In previous parts of this series, I showed how using Google Adsense and other affiliate programs will generate profits from your blog. However, there are even more options to monetize your blog. Here are a few to consider.

The first option to consider is Chitika. What is Chitika you ask? Chitika is a very innovative contextual advertising program because it can serve very detailed advertisements to your blog that fit perfectly with your blog theme.

For example, on your technological gadget blog, Chitika will show advertisements for tech gadgets such as iPods. They show them in different tabs: one for another for another for and or on www.atoz-about-rss.com. This way, it is more of an informational section for your visitor rather than a blatant advertisement, and naturally the click-through will be higher. You can apply at chitika.com

If your blog/website has been around for a while and has a decent amount of traffic, you can also be an affiliate for Amazon.com. Amazon offers a wide range of products but its predominant niche is in physical books. And, like Adsense, you can select Ad blocks that display products that fit your blog perfectly. Whatever your niche is about, you can probably find a book about it on Amazon.com.

Keep in mind though; they do NOT pay big bucks. You can refer visitors to them and earn up to 10% commission. Its not a lot of money but, if you can manage to refer big volumes of visitors, Amazon is for you. You need to read their Terms of Service.

This program really shines when it comes to the ways you can refer visitors:

You can use their predefined templates to pull up recent items that match a certain criteria you set.

You can target your ad to show a specific item on sale.

You can just simply weave your referral links into your blog posts.

Every dime helps so join their Associate program if you are into selling hard and soft cover books.

Last, but definitely not least, you can sell advertising space on your blog if your blog is truly popular. Just take a look at blogs like: xiaxue.blogspot.com. That blog receives over 10,000 page views every day and naturally merchants make deals with the blog owner to post their advertisements there. If you manage to pull in huge amounts of traffic like that blog, you can definitely get people to buy ad space on your blog for prices from $150/month upwards, depending on your blog popularity.

To gauge how many page views and visitors you get everyday, just use the free tool I use. Get it at statcounter.com. Their setup guide is very detailed so I cannot go into it here.

If your blog has not acquired a large amount of visitors yet, you can still sell ad space on your blog on a per click or per impression basis. Visit adbrite.com and for a complete list of these sites, visit performancing.com.

This is just one in a 6 part series that should help you drive readers to your blog and maximize earnings and profits from your blog! Yes, it is possible to quit your day job through blogging or you can visit www.blog-and-ping.com. All that stands between you and freedom is working smarter, and sometimes harder, towards your goal. It is a balance. Eventually, after you have worked harder, you will be able to work smarter.

I edit 15 blogs. It took 6 months of learning and working harder before I was able to work smarter and begin making extra income.

I did not jump on every offer and I rejected those marketers who claimed I could make overnight riches with no work on my part. In fact, I have spent less than $100.00 so far!



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How to Make Money on the Internet, Learn Adsense, Learn Ebay

Jan15
2009 Leave a Comment Written by Archy Olaybar
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Noor Mohamed asked:


Internet is not just a medium of internet. Not any more. Internet is bread and butter for millions. Proliferation of money making opportunities are bringing more and more people online with an aim to make money. This is the main reason for scams which are thriving on people who love to become rich overnight.

There are many genuine, legitimate money making ideas online. You have to learn and use it properly to maximize the revenue. The proliferation of scams means we have to be careful in selecting our options. We cannot afford to lose our hard earned money. This explains the reason as to why we must select only free to join offers. These are offers of high quality. Offers like google adsense and ebay are defined the way  as to how to make money.

Google adsense is the leader in the pay per click advertising. There are many competitors to adsense. Most important of them are Yahoo Publisher Network, Adbrite, Bidvertiser and Miva etc. Adsense is the leader becasue of many advantages it enjoys over these networks. You must have a website or a blog to begin with to make money with adsense. You can create a website or a blog for free now. My advise is to look out for a hosting plan and a domain name which belongs to you. It conveys you are serious about what you do. Now You can create some useful content. Adsense requires quality and quantity. After that try to increase the traffic to your site as adsense now a days look for some traffic before accepting a publisher as a member. Now you can join Adsense as a member. You must make sure you learn all the important details about how to create a website and increase the traffic before you join this program.

Ebay is another program that is worth explaining. Ebay has made more millionaires than any other program. It is the biggest online market. Every day it receives millions of visitors who are ready to spend money. If you can find a good product you can join ebay as a seller and start making money. You can learn the secrets of making money with ebay very easily as there are many websites offering these informations for free.

There are many more offers that are worth mentioning like creating ebooks, affiliate marketing etc. Learn the art of making money yourself. Remember there is no short cut to riches. You must work hard to make money.



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Top Money Making Blog Sites

Jan15
2009 Leave a Comment Written by Archy Olaybar
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Antonio Seegars asked:


Blogging is a wonderful hobby to have, not only can you express your views with blogs, but you can also make a healthy amount of money with blogs.

A lot of people believe that the only way they can make money from blogs is to promote or sell products. While that is easily the most profitable way to use blogs, for people that don’t want to sell anything you can make money “selling” ad space.

By placing advertistments on your blog you can make money without having to sell anything to anybody.  All you need to do is find a company that pays advertisers and become an affiliate.

With all of the blogs that there are on the internet, added in with the thousands of blogs that are created daily if you want to make any real money selling ad space you need to separate yourself from the “pack”.  You can do this by becoming a part of advertising networks.

Here is a list of advertising networks :

1. Adbrite: Offers a variety of advertising options to bloggers like text ads, banner ads, video ads, full page ads and also inline ads. You can decide on what type of ad is best suited for you blog. 

2. Expoactive: This ad network offers you with a lot of freedom right from choosing specific ads you want to display on your site, to the visual appearance of the ads. You are paid per click.

3. crispads: With this ad network you can negotiate different prices for your ad space. So as your blog traffic increases you can demand more money in return.

4. Chitika: They also offer several advertising options to choose from. Some of their ad formats are – shoplincs, eminimalls, owna, linx etc.

If you don’t want to promote affiliate products or sell your own products online you can try out some of the ad networks listed above to make you blog profitable.

To learn how to make money using a blog visit – http://www.seegarsproducts.com/bloggingonsteroids



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Start Blog Optimization for Profit – Part 6

Jan15
2009 Leave a Comment Written by Archy Olaybar
adbrite
Kumar Sumit asked:


It takes some research and creativity to find the right money-generating tools for your blog. It’s all a matter of your personal tastes. There are many to choose from.

In previous parts of this series, I showed how using Google Adsense and other affiliate programs will generate profits from your blog. However, there are even more options to monetize your blog. Here are a few to consider.

The first option to consider is Chitika. What is Chitika you ask? Chitika is a very innovative contextual advertising program because it can serve very detailed advertisements to your blog that fit perfectly with your blog theme.

For example, on your technological gadget blog, Chitika will show advertisements for tech gadgets such as iPods. They show them in different tabs: one for another for another for and or on www.atoz-about-rss.com. This way, it is more of an informational section for your visitor rather than a blatant advertisement, and naturally the click-through will be higher. You can apply at chitika.com

If your blog/website has been around for a while and has a decent amount of traffic, you can also be an affiliate for Amazon.com. Amazon offers a wide range of products but its predominant niche is in physical books. And, like Adsense, you can select Ad blocks that display products that fit your blog perfectly. Whatever your niche is about, you can probably find a book about it on Amazon.com.

Keep in mind though; they do NOT pay big bucks. You can refer visitors to them and earn up to 10% commission. Its not a lot of money but, if you can manage to refer big volumes of visitors, Amazon is for you. You need to read their Terms of Service.

This program really shines when it comes to the ways you can refer visitors:

You can use their predefined templates to pull up recent items that match a certain criteria you set.

You can target your ad to show a specific item on sale.

You can just simply weave your referral links into your blog posts.

Every dime helps so join their Associate program if you are into selling hard and soft cover books.

Last, but definitely not least, you can sell advertising space on your blog if your blog is truly popular. Just take a look at blogs like: xiaxue.blogspot.com. That blog receives over 10,000 page views every day and naturally merchants make deals with the blog owner to post their advertisements there. If you manage to pull in huge amounts of traffic like that blog, you can definitely get people to buy ad space on your blog for prices from $150/month upwards, depending on your blog popularity.

To gauge how many page views and visitors you get everyday, just use the free tool I use. Get it at statcounter.com. Their setup guide is very detailed so I cannot go into it here.

If your blog has not acquired a large amount of visitors yet, you can still sell ad space on your blog on a per click or per impression basis. Visit adbrite.com and for a complete list of these sites, visit performancing.com.

This is just one in a 6 part series that should help you drive readers to your blog and maximize earnings and profits from your blog! Yes, it is possible to quit your day job through blogging or you can visit www.blog-and-ping.com. All that stands between you and freedom is working smarter, and sometimes harder, towards your goal. It is a balance. Eventually, after you have worked harder, you will be able to work smarter.

I edit 15 blogs. It took 6 months of learning and working harder before I was able to work smarter and begin making extra income.

I did not jump on every offer and I rejected those marketers who claimed I could make overnight riches with no work on my part. In fact, I have spent less than $100.00 so far!



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How to Make Money on the Internet, Learn Adsense, Learn Ebay

Jan15
2009 Leave a Comment Written by Archy Olaybar
adbrite
Noor Mohamed asked:


Internet is not just a medium of internet. Not any more. Internet is bread and butter for millions. Proliferation of money making opportunities are bringing more and more people online with an aim to make money. This is the main reason for scams which are thriving on people who love to become rich overnight.

There are many genuine, legitimate money making ideas online. You have to learn and use it properly to maximize the revenue. The proliferation of scams means we have to be careful in selecting our options. We cannot afford to lose our hard earned money. This explains the reason as to why we must select only free to join offers. These are offers of high quality. Offers like google adsense and ebay are defined the way  as to how to make money.

Google adsense is the leader in the pay per click advertising. There are many competitors to adsense. Most important of them are Yahoo Publisher Network, Adbrite, Bidvertiser and Miva etc. Adsense is the leader becasue of many advantages it enjoys over these networks. You must have a website or a blog to begin with to make money with adsense. You can create a website or a blog for free now. My advise is to look out for a hosting plan and a domain name which belongs to you. It conveys you are serious about what you do. Now You can create some useful content. Adsense requires quality and quantity. After that try to increase the traffic to your site as adsense now a days look for some traffic before accepting a publisher as a member. Now you can join Adsense as a member. You must make sure you learn all the important details about how to create a website and increase the traffic before you join this program.

Ebay is another program that is worth explaining. Ebay has made more millionaires than any other program. It is the biggest online market. Every day it receives millions of visitors who are ready to spend money. If you can find a good product you can join ebay as a seller and start making money. You can learn the secrets of making money with ebay very easily as there are many websites offering these informations for free.

There are many more offers that are worth mentioning like creating ebooks, affiliate marketing etc. Learn the art of making money yourself. Remember there is no short cut to riches. You must work hard to make money.



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Top Money Making Blog Sites

Jan15
2009 Leave a Comment Written by Archy Olaybar
adbrite
Antonio Seegars asked:


Blogging is a wonderful hobby to have, not only can you express your views with blogs, but you can also make a healthy amount of money with blogs.

A lot of people believe that the only way they can make money from blogs is to promote or sell products. While that is easily the most profitable way to use blogs, for people that don’t want to sell anything you can make money “selling” ad space.

By placing advertistments on your blog you can make money without having to sell anything to anybody.  All you need to do is find a company that pays advertisers and become an affiliate.

With all of the blogs that there are on the internet, added in with the thousands of blogs that are created daily if you want to make any real money selling ad space you need to separate yourself from the “pack”.  You can do this by becoming a part of advertising networks.

Here is a list of advertising networks :

1. Adbrite: Offers a variety of advertising options to bloggers like text ads, banner ads, video ads, full page ads and also inline ads. You can decide on what type of ad is best suited for you blog. 

2. Expoactive: This ad network offers you with a lot of freedom right from choosing specific ads you want to display on your site, to the visual appearance of the ads. You are paid per click.

3. crispads: With this ad network you can negotiate different prices for your ad space. So as your blog traffic increases you can demand more money in return.

4. Chitika: They also offer several advertising options to choose from. Some of their ad formats are – shoplincs, eminimalls, owna, linx etc.

If you don’t want to promote affiliate products or sell your own products online you can try out some of the ad networks listed above to make you blog profitable.

To learn how to make money using a blog visit – http://www.seegarsproducts.com/bloggingonsteroids



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