Blogging Tips

Contenture – The anti-ad network

If you want to make money from a blog you have a limited number of options.  The most popular approach is to run ads – typically using an ad network like Google’s AdSense.  Many bloggers also join affiliate programs and post links and banners for those programs – but to the visitor it is just more ads.  You can also charge a subscription fee – but you will have to have some …

Written by David Silversmith from InfoMusing
Posted on May 19th, 2009 and filed under Making Money
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Are You Generating A Positive ROI For Your Blog Sponsors?

Most bloggers depend on some form of advertising revenue to survive. Yet few really know how to create value for the advertiser. This post, therefore, will attempt to uncover some ways to attract and retain blog sponsors for long-term gains.

The Numbers Game

Sponsor’s love to look at statistical data. So, create a web page containing your blog’s estimated daily or monthly unique visitors. Don’t guess this. Use web analytics tools such as …

Written by Ryan DSouza from Internet Marketing Strategy
Posted on April 7th, 2009 and filed under Making Money
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5 Practical Things You Can Do with Twitter

Yesterday, Kevin announced the launch of Blogging Tips first WordPress plugin, Twitter User, which lets users integrate their Twitter username with their profile information in WordPress and display a link to their Twitter account in the footer of every post (or elsewhere in the template).

However, many, including those who currently use Twitter, have wondered just how useful the service really is. Though there is a lot being said by Twitter’s millions of users, it’s easy to wonder if any of it has any practical, business value.

So here are five practical things that you can do with Twitter, despite its 140-character limits. I’ve done all of these at one point or another and know well the potential for Twitter to be a boon to anyone’s site or their business.

Written by Jonathan Bailey from Plagiarism Today
Posted on April 2nd, 2009 and filed under Blogging, Making Money, Social Media
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Making Money Online: Unplugging to Get Things Done

I updated my Twitter account for the first time in nine days this morning. I didn’t realize it had been that long. I unplugged last week – as in – minimal email interaction, no social networking and no blogging (except for paid gigs).

I did so to hunker down and finish an ebook me and a co-author have been working on. As I said in my post to my Twitter account this …

Written by Yuwanda Black from Inkwell Editorial
Posted on March 2nd, 2009 and filed under Making Money
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Building a Small Business Website with Blogger – Part 1

In the past few years, we’ve seen a dramatic rise in the number of companies who have a presence online. Almost every major retailer now offers the service to purchase their products online, while consumers are more likely to look up local businesses online rather than reach for a bulky telephone directory.

For small businesses or companies who previously have little experience with …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on February 23rd, 2009 and filed under Blogger, Making Money
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Blog Networks: A Faster Way to Make Money Online, or Not? (Part III)

In Parts I and II of this series, we looked at the pros and cons of joining a blog network.

Whenever I’m stuck trying to make a decision, I always write it down in black and white, asking what I call “root questions” of myself along the way. There’s nothing like seeing it on paper to make it clear. With that being said, following are some questions to ask if …

Written by Yuwanda Black from Inkwell Editorial
Posted on February 18th, 2009 and filed under Making Money
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Blog Networks: A Faster Way to Make Money Online, or Not? (Part II)

In yesterday’s post, we discussed what a blog network is and four advantages of joining one. Today, we’re going to address the flip side, ie, the disadvantages of blog networks.

4 Disadvantages of Joining a Blog Network

Control/Freedom: If you’re a control freak, joining a blog network might not work for you. To explain, most blog networks have guidelines you agree to adhere to when you join, eg, how much to post, when, …

Written by Yuwanda Black from Inkwell Editorial
Posted on February 17th, 2009 and filed under Making Money
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