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Are you blogging for fun or profit? I think most of us would agree that we love blogging, but we also want to turn a profit. Well, there’s two key steps to this. First of all you need to make sure you have an Adsense account. Second you MUST create a pay pal account too. Many companies offer pay pal perks that you will not receive if you have not created an account.
Once you have these basic steps completed it is time to get down to business.
COMPANIES THAT WORK WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE
There are several companies that work directly w/ Google Adsense. Once your account has been created you can use your same publisher id. Since all of these companies are Google affiliates you can re-post your blogs with all of them.
1. www.associateprograms.com - Add your link for free FREE. This company can actually work with your Adsense account.
2. http://www.Articlewise.com - Similar to bloggerparty.
3. http://www.Blogevolve.com - Also similar to bloggerparty. Newer site with less registered users but it has some excellent bloggers. Many bloggerparty citizens have all ready began posting blogs there.
4.http://www.blogcharm.com - Ok site. Easy to copy articles. Descent amount of authors and readers. Pay is substantially less than bloggerparty.
5. http://www.writingup.com– I am very skeptical of this site. I have had numerous problems with them. Some bloggers like working with Writingup, but there has been numerous rumors of illegal traffic exchanges going on here. I don’t want to risk having my Adsense account banned so I tend to stay away from sites like this.
6.http://bloggeryparty.com - excellent site.
63+ Secrets to Blog PROMOTION
Just posting at one site alone is not enough to promote your blog. Top bloggers have massive readership because they got their name known by promoting. Blog promoting isn’t hard, it just takes time and effort. Here’s 63 places you can easily submit your blog to:
1. Myspace “The Untapped Market” I FINALLY decided to make a myspace page. I was completely against the idea because I have heard so many terrible things about myspace. BUT I used myspace to directly link to my bloggerparty blogs (thanks for the tip myspaceoryours). I think it has been a success and I just created myspace a few days ago. My Adsense has all ready gone up.
This is what I did:
I post half of my daily blog on it. I then create a link to Bloggerparty, forcing the reader to go to this site if they want to "Read the rest of this article & comment".
Thus far, I have had 63 page views. That’s not bad for 3 days and a brand new account!
If you want to check out what I did or create your own account here's my profile:
I think if more bloggers do this we will be able to get tons more traffic and lots more clicks! You have to remember, as I mentioned in a response to one of cashads postings; traffic is traffic. It doesn't matter who is getting it. As long as readers end up on this site WE ALL have a chance of making money!
And if you're worried about the "myspace" dangers, just don't post any info that you're uncomfortable with. It allows you to submit whatever info YOU want. You don't have to put in your city, name, D.O.B, etc. I still am writing under Realitycheck.
If you have a myspace account please reply to this blog with your url. That way other people can link to you if they want.
2. http://tehblogfather.blogspot.com How it works:
A) Find a joke, quote or piece of tech/political news to tell Teh Blog Father.
B) Briefly describe your blog or a single post on your blog.
C.) Submit the above using the blog submission link near the top of this blog.
Here are the benefits:
1. It costs Zero. Nein. Non. Nada. Zilch.
2. It's easier and faster than surfing for credits.
3. You don't need to sign up for anything extra.
4. We all get entertained by jokes, inspired by quotes, educated with facts, and informed with news - all in one place!
3. http://www.picoposter.com/bloggers.php- Blogs containing advertising (e.g. Google Ads, etc) and product reviews, will be accepted as personal blogs. No charge ! Periodically we will publish lists of the most popular blogs that people have found via our site. Yours could be in the top 10!
Want to add PicoPoster to your blog? Get a code then just copy & paste into your “About Me” section of your profile. This will create a roll bar for the company.:
<a href="http://www.picoposter.com/" target="_blank" title="PicoPoster.com - Blog Marketing"><img src="http://www.picoposter.com/getaffiliateimage.php" width="88" height="31" border="0" alt="PicoPoster.com - Blog Marketing"></a>
4. Submit Blog to these sites:
Completely free:
Go ahead, spend a few days promoting your blog. You’re doing everybody a favor! By promoting your blog you are promoting your blogging site. More traffic equals more clicks!
http://dmoz.org
http://www.rukhnet.com
http://www.qango.com
http://www.yeandi.com (temporarily disabled)
http://www.jayde.com
http://www.directoryworld.net
http://www.infowebworld.com
http://www.netzoning.com
http://www.tygo.com
http://www.webxperience.org
http://www.hedir.com
http://www.worldsiteindex.com
http://www.spheri.com
http://www.landoflinks.com
http://www.sezza.com
http://www.profitextremeteamsearch.com
http://stormer.net
http://www.seekon.com
http://www.blogging101.com/blog-search-engines.php
http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/
BLOGWISE – blog has to be approved by a reviewer.
Blog Search Engine – To register you ill be asked to post a blog about your blog.
Blog Universe – you will have to link to them w/ this link: http://weblog.bloguniverse.com.
BlogDump
BlogPulse
BlogStreet
Blogarama – the direct link to add blog is: http://www.blogarama.com/index.php?show=add
Here’s what their roll bar looks like:
<a href="http://www.blogarama.com/"><img src="http://www.blogarama.com/images/button.gif" border="0" alt="Blogarama - The Blog Directory"></a>
Blogdex – instantly add. No sign up.
http://www.blogdigger.com/
Blogging Primer by Business Week: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_18/b3931003_mz001.htm
Blogit: http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/
Blogroots Home
Bloogz http://www.bloogz.com/
Daypop http://www.daypop.com/
Eatonweb Portal
Feedster http://www.feedster.com/
Globe of Blogs http://www.globeofblogs.com/
PubSub http://www.pubsub.com/
Syndic8.com http://www.syndic8.com/
Technorati - use link provided in my profile
Top Blogs http://top-blogs.com/
eurekster search http://www.eurekster.com/
Only free if you link back:
Linking back can be a promising thing. I have found that many top bloggers network with several sites on a regualr basis.
http://www.onebigdirectory.com
http://www.searchsmarter.co.uk
http://www.abizdirectory.com
http://www.4intrepid.com
http://www.direct-o-ry.com
Only links to top level domains
http://www.internet-web-directory.com
http://www.webworldindex.com
You have to register
http://www.zeal.com
http://www.allthewebsites.org
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RSS SEARCH DIRECTORIES[/b]
RSS allows you to broadcast your content to a wider audience than those that reach your home page.
When you update your blog, your blog software updates a simple text file formatted in XML. This is your RSS file. Your blog produces a link to this RSS file and together the make your RSS feed. The RSS file contains your blog content updates. As you update your blog content, your RSS file is updated to reflect those changes. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. To keep things you should realize that RSS is a standard for content subscription and distribution.
Here's a list of places you need to submit to:
Feed-Directory.com http://www.feed-directory.com/
FeedSyndicator.com http://www.feedsyndicator.com/
My RSS Creator http://www.myrsscreator.com/
RSS2WAP.com http://www.rss2wap.com/
Another tip: Figure out what the basis for your blog is: Parenting, Science, Debates, etc. Then do a search on the net for “Parenting Blogs” or “Parenting Blogging Sites”. You will find tons of alternate way to promote to your difined audience.
[b]Get in good with the “PINGS”[/b]
According to http://blogforfunandprofit.blogware.com/blog/HowToBlog101/_archives/2004/12/15/206584.html , you will need to “Ping! Ping! Ping! I believe in pings and I go the extra mile to ping by not just relying solely on blog software pings. Blog software pings other update servers like weblogs.com to announce your content updates. Search engines like Google and RSS/Blog directories like Technorati, BlogDigger and PubSub check these update servers for the latest content updates.
This one big reason why your content gets into Google so quickly using a blog. What? You didn't know that? Oh yes and this is awesome. Blogs are indeed SEO power tools. I've seen it take as little as a day to get content in Google using a blog. But on average, your content will take mere hours to just a few days to get into Google. The RSS and blog search engines like BlogDigger will index your blog content in mere minutes!.
Your blog software will normally and automatically ping http://www.weblogs.com and http://www.blo.gs by default. You may need to turn this on so check with your blog software for instructions. When you turn ping on it works in the background. Every time you publish content it will automatically send ping updates. A companion tool that is a must use is Ping-O-Matic. Ping-O-Matic allows you to enter the title and RSS feed URL of your blog and it will ping a larger group of major ping update servers...all at once. Very nice tool. Sure, it's a manual process but well worth it.
Also, be sure to use Pingoat (http://pingoat.com/ ). This will update your blog in three seconds with all the previous sites. BUT if you have not listed with the sites mentioned it is a lost cause! So take the time to register it!
TRAFFIC EXCHANGE: Myths & truth
Thers’a big difference between traffic exchange and ILLEGAL traffic exchange. Traffic is good. You need to network. This is done by providing links and using other sites as resources. Illegal traffic exchange is done by companies that tell you to click on ads and in return someone else will click your ads. If you do that your account will be banned.
If you want to look at some real ways to get traffic check out this site: http://weblogs.about.com/od/blogtrafficexchange/
Remember, traffic does not mean clicks. LEGAL traffic means that people will VISIT your writings. You may get clicks, you may not. It depends on what you have to offer. DO NOT EVER sign up for any site that promises revenue, this means the site is illegal.
If You DO get banned from Adsense it is permenent. This is a copy of the letter you will get (I found it on the net I HIGHLY SUGGEST READING IT!!!!):
Hello Anthony,
It has come to our attention that invalid clicks have been generated
on the ads on your web pages. We have therefore disabled your Google
AdSense account. Please understand that this step was taken in an
effort to protect the interest of the AdWords advertisers.
A publisher's site may not have invalid clicks on any ad(s), including
but not limited to clicks generated by a publisher on his own web
pages, clicks generated through the use of robots, automated clicking
tools, or any other deceptive software.
Practices such as these are in violation of the Google AdSense Terms
and Conditions and program polices, which can be viewed at:
In furry, I had about 340 Dollars US sitting in my Adsense Account, my first reaction was, W.T.F.
So, I emailed them again,
QUOTE
Hello, I have no knowledge of me generating any clicks on my own,
clicks through robots, automated clicking tools, or any other
deceptive software.I have been using this program with respect and
followed the Google Terms and Conditions.
If I have reached any steps with may have to do with invalid clicks, I
would like to know in detail what I may have done to result to this.
But in the current state of things, I would like you to review my
status and enable the Adsense program again.
Sincerely,
Anthony
And they merely replied:
Hello Anthony,
Thank you for your email.
QUOTE
By disabling your account, we feel that we have taken the necessary
measures to ensure that invalid clicks will not continue to occur on your
site.
We understand that you wish to receive specific information regarding the
invalid clicks we have observed. Due to the proprietary nature of our
monitoring system, we cannot disclose any specific details of these
clicks. We would like to reassure you, however, that we have thoroughly
re-reviewed your account data upon receipt of your response and have
reconfirmed that invalid clicks were generated on the ads on your site.
According to our policy on this matter, we have disabled your account in
order to protect our advertisers.
As outlined in our program Terms and Conditions, Google reserves the right
to terminate any publisher's participation at any time.
Sincerely,
The Google Team
Now, clearly you can learn from this lesson that Google watches your account VERY closely, and if they notice that there's something "fishy" going on with your account, they say "Bye Bye" to your account. I still insist till today that I never did anything against the Google Rules and TOS. So, If you suddenly have a jump in the number of Clicks that you get, you might just get screwed over by Google. That's why you always want a steady stream of visitors, or else, you'll risk having your account suspended, like what happened to me.
MAKE MONEY WITH THE ARTICLES YOU ALL READY WROTE:
1. Wise Orb.mom - A brand new site called Wise Orb is looking for bloggers. The concept is similar to that of bloggerparty.
GREAT NEWS:
Don't wait to make $100! You can request any payment over $5! The downside is that Admin will take a 20% fee for all pay requests under a hundred dollars, but, in my opinion, that's better than having to wait.
So definitely check this link out and sign up! I didn't see anything in the "rules" about having to post exclusive content either.
http://www.wiseorb.com/SignIn.asp
2. Also Check out ASSOCIATED CONTENT: http://www.associatedcontent.com - Associated content has it’s ups and downs. AC is a good site with QUALITY content. You have to go through a semi-lengthy process to submit work, but it does pay big. AC employees take their time responding to your submissions, but it’s worth it. An average article will cash out between $3 - $12, depending on content. If you submit a well researched piece for exclusive rights (meaning you can NOT repost it) you will probably receive the higer pay out. I submit my works for non exclusive rights, meaning I can repost them as I like. I usually write a piece for bloggerparty then submit it to AC if it’s good. I get about $3 - $5 each. Not bad considering I am profiting from BP and my other blogging sources.
3. http://www.blish.com - this site is for buying and selling content. I have not tried it but it has been a reccomendation of several other bloggers
BLOGGING 4 DOLLARS:
Write content that pays B-I-G! Find out Right Now what all your blogs are worth!
With all this talk of buying Keyword Lists and “what pays the highest” I figured now would be a great time to post this info!
There’s a company called BidOverature that has a FREE source that allows you to find out what every keyword is worth. Simply type in your keyword and it will show you the highest bidder!
I have used this numerous times and what I have discovered is that advertisers pay more than “random searches”. For example, if you search for “Beer”, you will discover that it only pays 10 cents. But refine your search to a particular beer, lets say, “Miller Light” and you’ve got yourself a dollar.
I was actually surprised at my findings. Many of the keywords that I thought would be worth a lot were worth 10 cents, while on the other hand, “Diet” is worth $1.50.
Check it out for yourself:
[url]http://uv.bidtool.overture.com/d/USm/search/tools/bidtool/[/url]
ADDITIONAL EARNINGS FROM BLOGGERPARTY
Basically this is what it boils down to; You can have 900 reads for a single blog and make nothing from it. The reason for this is because the reads are coming from members and guests of bloggerparty not from clicks. However we are also getting reads from Reddit and Digg.
Is there any way to improve your number of clicks? Yes. Brenda suggests networking with fellow sites. Sign up for Blogcharm, Writingup and any other site that you can use to promote your writing. You can even find a place like 50megs.com and easily create your own web page to promote your work. This site is incredibly easy to use. You don’t have to pay any hosting fees either.
Another really important thing mentioned was forming relationships with readers. Make sure you do post daily. Comment on other blogs. Link to other works. Most of all have respect for other authors. People that come to bloggerparty to bash other blogs are not well liked. If you are like this you will have no fan base you probably won’t be successful.
One thing I’d like to mention for the new comers is that it truly does take a while to get reads. It also takes a while to begin earning. I think I didn’t make a penny for my first 30 days.
By continuing to post your blogs you are gaining readership. No matter what style of writing you have there is people that will like it and come to check it out. This may seem useless right now but it will pay off in the future.
Lastly,
Brenda did mention that she is working on making other ways to make money here besides through AdSense. There will be new ways to earn from bloggerparty coming soon! So stay hopeful. Anyone who has been with bloggerparty since it started realizes the great changes that have been made. Admin is really working to make this site perfect but this does take time.
ALTERNATIVE BLOGGING
www.refer-it.com - use this link if you wish to check out what they have to offer: http://www.refer-it.com/section.asp?cid=29 . Some of the companies offer legitimate ways to make money blogging or referring. Referals are easy to get. Simply copy and paste code nto your blog or into the “About me “ section of your profile.
http://diffways.50webs.com/ - The Goal: Collect 5 Bloggy to validate your membership. I have not tried this site but I have seen it listed on many other sites as a good source of revenue.
Each post will earn you 2 Bloggy and each comment you get will earn you 3 Bloggy.
1 Bloggy = [50% of our income/total bloggy distributed]
Say our income is 1000 doller in a month.Bloggy distributed in that month = 250.Then 1 Bloggy = 1 doller.If you have 10 Bloggy you get 10 dollars.
How To:
Join Hitsense/I Love Hits/EM Traffic/4profits2utraffic/5000clicks.com /TrafficAtTheRace(atleast join three).Now promote http://ads.profitrally.com/h3wp3/[yourusername] and http://ads.profitrally.com/d4dnu/[yourusername].Try to surf 100 webpages per day(2500 per month) as more you surf more bloggy will you earn.
For every hit you get 0.5 bloggy.
Link Shares is part of Associated Programs - an Adsense competitor. Link Shares is a company that pays you for referals as well as click throughs (clicks). If you are interested in signing up, please use my referal button located to the right of the screen or below this blog.
Users are paid $1.50 for referral and the click pay is by company. Some companies pay 2 cents per click while others pay substantially more. Another option is to get commissions of of sales made through your links. Some companies who use this program offer $20 + for every sale. You will also be able to CHOOSE your ads! This is very beneficial. For example, if you decide to write a blog on GAMBLING you can post ads for gambling companies. This will get you many more clicks than random ads will.
And another perk is that you can list your bloggerparty address for free (promotion!). If you have time try to check it out. There's no cost to sign up and they pay by check or pay pal. You can cash out your earnings PENALTY FREE at ANYTIME!!!!
When you sign up you'll have to fill out a quick W2 Form, just like w/ Adsense. You will then be emailed your own referral code and you'll be granted access to a list of 1,000's of companies you can "work" for. This list also tells you what each company pays and their policies. I signed up for several companies that offer referral, click through and % of sales. That's a damn good deal. You have no obligation to the companies and can remove their ads any time you like.
Once you receive your referral code:
Simply paste your own referral code into your "About Me" section. Or paste it directly into your blog.
BLOGGER JOBS:
Bloggeropoly
Blogger recruiting agency that matches bloggers with clients. Some great info about blogging and different ways to promote your blog. You can also browse a list of blogging jobs.
http://radiantmarketing.typepad.com/bloggeropoly
Weblogs, Inc.
Jobs for bloggers, blogs for readers, blog services for companies. You can fill out an applicatio and submit samples of your work. They will call you if you fit well with the company.
http://www.weblogsinc.com
GREAT BLOGGING TIPS
http://www.bloggerforum.com/blog/ - I HIGHLT suggest reading this in it’s entirety. Completely awesome source!
bloggerforum.com - offers some advice for bloggers, starting a blogging domaine,etc
