<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421</id><updated>2012-02-16T00:27:02.160-08:00</updated><category term='Adsense'/><category term='Affiliate Marketing'/><category term='Tips'/><category term='eBay'/><category term='SEO'/><title type='text'>Residual Income</title><subtitle type='html'>Free Tips on how to earn money online using adsense and affiliate marketing.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>22</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-7779416118818268856</id><published>2006-12-09T23:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T23:46:12.001-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Adsense'/><title type='text'>How To Achieve Higher CTR on Adwords/Adsense</title><content type='html'>If you hear about people achieving high payments per click with AdSense, remember that's only part of the story. You also need lots of page views and a high click-through rate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some ideas on how to achieve those three things:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* If you're starting afresh designing a site specifically for AdSense revenue, you'll want a simple design that makes it easy to paste Google's code into a horizontal or vertical space on the site. For experienced webmasters, that's easy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* To increase your click-throughs, design a simple, uncluttered page with the AdSense ads displayed prominently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Use white space, so that the AdSense panel catches the eye.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Stick to only one topic per page – that should make it easier for Google to serve up highly relevant ads on your pages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Plain, bland pages with few competing hyperlinks should result in higher click-through rates on the AdSense ads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* If you want to target certain high-priced keywords, use them in the file name, in the heading on the page, and in the first paragraph – in other words, use search engine optimization techniques.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* If you change those keywords, Google will change the ads that appear on your page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Watch out for cases where Google has guessed wrong, and is displaying ads that won't interest your visitors. Figure out which words are involved, and rewrite those words. Help Google by sticking closely to the topic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Don't worry about losing traffic via those clicks. If you can earn maybe 30 or 50 cents or more per click, you WANT to lose visitors!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* You'll also want keyword-rich pages, optimized to rank highly in search engines, so you can serve lots of pages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Where possible, use skyscraper ads, high on the page. They catch visitors' attention more than horizontal banner ads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* One of the beautiful things about AdSense is that you can now generate revenue from informational sites even if there are no obvious related affiliate programs. With 100,000 advertisers, there's a good chance that Google will find ads that match your pages, better than the big ad networks can.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Don't be tempted into trying to create thousands of spammy computer-generated articles. Human beings review sites for AdSense. Build useful, interesting sites. Google likes them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even More Tips&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Have a look at the top 100 keywords on 7search. This will give you a quick idea of keywords that people are willing to pay big money for. You can also type phrases into the 7Search Keyword Suggestion Tool. This is just step one of your keyword research. You'll want to dig deeper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. At FindWhat pay-per-click search engine you can do a search for any phrase and quickly see how much advertisers are paying per click.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. If you have a Google AdWords account, you can experiment. Pretend you are planning to advertise using different keywords, and see how much you'd have to pay. That will give you a good indication of the popularity of the keywords.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. You can also experiment typing words into Overture's View Bids Tool. Let's say you type in "asbestos cancer . The top three advertisers often pay about $12 per click. So that would be an good choice for a topic – provided you're a specialist on mesothelioma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For "debt consolidation", the top two advertisers often pay more than $9 per click.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. The Overture Keyword Bid Amounts Lookup Tool speeds up your research at Overture. Type in a keyword and learn how much advertisers are paying per click at Overture and also find out how many searches were done on that keyword last month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For "debt consolidation", the top two advertisers often pay more than $9 per click.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. KeywordSleuth is a wonderful tool for very fast keyword research. You can find hundreds or even thousands of keywords – or key phrases – with just one click. It's fabulous to use if all you want is to find an enormous number of related key phrases with one click – much better than messing around with Overture. Try the free trial.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. You can use Wordtracker to look for the 1,000 most popular keywords. You can also use it to compile a useful list of keywords relating to one topic. If you buy it for a day or a week, you can do a lot of research in that time. There's a free trial, too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. The brainstorming and research tools in Site Build It! are my favorite way to do research for keywords that are in high demand and low supply.. SBI is a superb tool – actually, a suite of tools. It's an all-in-one web hosting, site-building and web marketing tool. Type in a keyword and SBI Manager will present you with dozens of profitable keywords – ones with high demand and low supply. It can present them in order of profitability. Drill down, and you'll get dozens more profitable keywords.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It also has an "Analyze it" tool that helps you build keyword-rich pages that rank highly in search engines. It's simply superb. I use it and love it. Site Build It! is an excellent choice for quickly building large, simple sites designed to rank highly in search engines – which makes it perfect for generating lots of AdSense revenue. Check it out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My Site is Rejected From Adsense&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, if your site is rejected, it doesn't mean it is poorly developed. There may be other reasons. See below:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Is your site an "About Me" page? Google does not accept these kinds of personal sites because most of them do not have a specific topic. They are usually just random facts about the web site owner. It would be difficult for Google's technology to display targeted ads on these kinds of pages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They are looking for sites that contain a generous amount of information on a certain topic. It could be anything from golfing tips to hair care techniques. Just make sure there is an obvious theme with original content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Is your site organized? Be sure your site has a neat and clean navigation that's easy to follow. Also ensure all the links work and that there are no typos. Keep the colors to a minimum and make sure each page has a consistent layout.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. How many pages are on your site? Even though Google doesn't specify a page number requirement, they are obviously looking for web sites with a decent amount of content. Again, it's not likely a two-page site will get accepted. Try to strive for at least 20 pages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Is your content solid? Don't just submit a web site with a bunch of links to other sites. Be sure you have enough original content of your own to make your site unique.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Be sure to read the program policy and procedures carefully and make sure your site hasn't violated any of the terms.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-7779416118818268856?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/7779416118818268856/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=7779416118818268856' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/7779416118818268856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/7779416118818268856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/how-to-achieve-higher-ctr-on.html' title='How To Achieve Higher CTR on Adwords/Adsense'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-1688266069326436317</id><published>2006-12-09T23:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T23:43:00.322-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Affiliate Marketing'/><title type='text'>Why So Many People Fail In Affiliate Marketing</title><content type='html'>More and More people are lured into affiliate marketing and you might be one of them. Indeed, affiliate marketing is one of the most effective means of generating a full-time income through the Internet. It’s a fair deal between the merchandiser and his affiliates as both benefit from each sale materialized. Like in other kinds of business, a great deal of the profits in affiliate marketing depends on the affiliate’s advertising, promoting and selling strategies. Everyday, as affiliate marketing industry expands, competition heightens as well so an affiliate marketer must be creative enough to employ unique and effective ways to convince potential buyers to purchase or avail of the products and services offered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Compared to traditional advertising practices, affiliate programs are more effective, risk-free and cost-efficient. But why do many people still fail in affiliate marketing? There are a lot of reasons and a lot of areas in the program to look into. The most critical aspect in the affiliate program is advertising. Many affiliate marketers fail in this aspect because they lack hard work, which is the most important thing in affiliate marketing and in all other kinds of business as well. Although it pays to be lucky, you cannot merely rely on it. Affiliate marketing isn’t as simple as directing customers to the business site. If you want to earn big, of course, you have to invest time and great amount of hard work in promoting the products. As earlier mentioned, the competition is very high and customers nowadays are very wise, too. After all, who doesn’t want to get the best purchase—that is, to pay less and get more in terms of quantity and quality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lack of preparation is also a reason why one fails in affiliate marketing, whether he is a merchandiser or an affiliate. Part of the preparation is researching. On the part of the merchant, he has to be highly selective in choosing the right affiliate websites for his affiliate program. In order to be sure he has the best choices, he must have exhausted his means in looking for highly interested affiliates whose sites are sure fit to his products and services. The affiliate site’s visitors must match his targeted customers. On the other hand, the affiliate marketer must likewise research on the good-paying merchandisers before he signs up for an affiliate program. He must ensure that the merchants’ products and services match his interests so he can give his full attention and dedication to the program. He can get valuable information by joining affiliate forums, comparing different affiliate programs and reading articles on affiliate marketing where he can get tips from experienced affiliate marketers on how to choose the best merchants and products with high conversion rate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The website is a very important tool in the whole affiliate program. As an affiliate marketer, you should plan how your site is going to be, from domain name to the design, the lay-out, the content, and ads. Some users are particular about what they see at first glance and thus when they find your site ugly, they won’t read through the content even if your site has many things to say and offer. On the other hand, there those who want information more than anything else. Affiliate marketers with “rich-content” web sites are usually the ones who prosper in this business because the content improves traffic to the site. Websites with high quality contents—with relevant keywords and more importantly, right information about the product and not empty hyped-up advertisements—allow you to earn big in affiliate marketing even when you’re asleep. If you won’t be able to sustain the interest of your site visitor, you won’t be able to lead him to the merchants’ site. No click-through means no sale and thus, no income on your part.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Selecting a top-level domain name is also crucial to the success of the affiliate program. Lots of affiliate sites don’t appear in the search engine results because they are deemed by affiliate managers as personal sites. Major search engines and directories would think of your site as transient ones and thus, they won’t list it in the directory. Before you decide on the domain name, know first what you are going to promote. Many fail because their sites are not appropriately named, so even when they feature the exact products the customer is looking for, the customer might think the site is not relevant and thus, won’t enter the site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Above all, an affiliate marketer must be willing to learn more. Certainly, there are still a lot of things to learn and so an affiliate marketer must continue to educate himself so he can improve his marketing strategies. Many fail because they don’t grow in the business and they are merely concerned about earning big quickly. If you want long-term and highly satisfactory results, take time to learn the ins and outs of the business. Continue to improve your knowledge especially with the basics in affiliate marketing ranging from advertising to programming, web page development, and search engine optimization techniques. Likewise, study the needs and wants of your site users and how different merchandisers compete with each other.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep on trying; don’t get disappointed if your first attempts did not pay off. Thousands are attracted by the possibility of generating skyrocketing incomes through affiliate marketing and so they sign up in any affiliate program without carefully understanding every aspect of the business. When they don’t get instant results, they quit and sign up for another program and repeat the process of just copying links and referring them to others. When you sign up for an affiliate program, don’t expect to get rich in an instant. Work on your advertising strategies and be patient. You’ll never know how much you can get if you don’t persevere.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-1688266069326436317?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/1688266069326436317/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=1688266069326436317' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/1688266069326436317'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/1688266069326436317'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/why-so-many-people-fail-in-affiliate.html' title='Why So Many People Fail In Affiliate Marketing'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-2623479562635680169</id><published>2006-12-09T23:33:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T23:33:52.607-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Affiliate Marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SEO'/><title type='text'>Search Engine Optimization for Affiliate Marketers</title><content type='html'>Search engine optimization (SEO) is a compartment of search engine marketing, and deals with humanizing the number and/otherwise excellence of visitors to a web site from "natural" (aka "organic" otherwise "algorithmic" search engine) listings. To all intents and purposes, SEO is marketing by attractive to machine algorithms to enhance search engine relevance as well as eventually web traffic. This is equivalent to foot traffic in retail advertising. The name SEO can as well refer to "search engine optimizers", an industry of advisors who perform optimization projects on behalf of clients.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Search engines display different kinds of listings on a search engine results page (SERP), including paid advertising in the form of pay per click advertisements and paid inclusion listings, as well as unpaid organic search results as well as keywords specific listings, such as news stories, map locations, definitions, and images. SEO is worried with improving the number as well as positioning of a site's listings in the organic search results.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is no wonder and now it is so transparent that how to rank high with the major search engines because we have a huge search engine optimizations. What is search engine optimization? Before learning about search engine optimization we have to be clear how search engines works.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now the users are provided most relevant and up-to-date information’s for their key words by the search engines. They are refined pieces of technology which permit users to quickly discover relevant websites by searching for a word or a phrase. Search engine results are ineffective to users if the information doesn't relate to the search term by the search engines, otherwise if the results are old. People be expecting the most up-to-date and new information that is useful to them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep on updating your website everyday as well as adding some materials will assist you gets become aware of by the search engines. So, if you are about to sell any type of product otherwise service online, you have to optimize your website intended for the search engines, in order to boost traffic as well as sales. It is because over 90% of your business will likely come straightforwardly from search engine results. And for that reason, it is completely important to optimize your site intended for search engines for you to have the maximum deals in the entire world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Search engine optimization (SEO) is the course of action by which webmasters otherwise online business owners make use of strategic copy to enlarge their website's status. It is certain that the internet has enhanced so fast over the years as well as the competition for the best search engine location has created a huge market. For that reason, better understanding the fundamental elements of Search Engine Optimization is very important for an online business' success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Making use of successful search engine optimization techniques will get better the page rank of your website. There are several tricks that can be used to boost page rank; the most successful method is to provide high class content consistently. This seems like a simple conception but there are many websites that fails to supply content that visitors find interesting. Sites which offers content that are out of the ordinary, well-written and regularly updated create highly occupied visitors who are more to be expected to return to the website in the upcoming days. So, if you can set your website separately from those boring, dead sites then do it. You'll certainly have a step closer to accomplish high page rank all the way through search engine optimization.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next important factor for a successful search engine optimization is to include keywords as well as phrases within your content. To make certain that you are properly targeting your market, you have to make certain that the keywords as well as phrases you have on your site are the keywords as well as phrases that your site is in fact optimized for. The more keywords you use in your content, the more likely it is that online visitors will find your site when they do some do research with those words. If you are unfailing with these techniques, then your on the whole search engine optimization will enhance, boosting your page rank.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You should also have to extend a linking strategy as an element of your search engine optimization. Not only does this endow with free advertising for your site, other than it makes the feeling that your site is very important because of its affiliated links. For each link that you have pointing back to you, that is an additional chance for your potential customer to find you. The more inbound links that you have spot to your site, the higher you will be ranked in the search engines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One more is to develop a content stratagem. People who acquire to search from the internet are seemed for information. The more information you supply for them and the more helpful it is, the more probable you will make the sale. Scripting articles are the most effective way to build up content for your site. When scripting articles to post on your site, make certain that you develop a clear means of position their content. You can do this by simply adding up a new page to your site. This will consent to room for extra articles to be added as you write them, and will allow you to build up an archive of articles which will maintain to draw online visitors. Make certain also that you have integrated your archived articles in a directory that is next to the source web of your site so that the search engines will register your online articles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Always bear in mind that search engine optimization techniques are important in developing your site's status. With that thing in mind, make certain that you write high-quality, keyword wealthy content as well as link your site to and from a premeditated family of other sites. These things will help get better your site's popularity and coerce increased business all the way through your online business.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-2623479562635680169?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/2623479562635680169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=2623479562635680169' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/2623479562635680169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/2623479562635680169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/search-engine-optimization-for_09.html' title='Search Engine Optimization for Affiliate Marketers'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-3226236190851035779</id><published>2006-12-09T23:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T23:33:02.663-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Affiliate Marketing'/><title type='text'>Affiliate Marketing: Making Money Finding Clients!</title><content type='html'>As a business owner, Bill had a good thing happening. He was able to run his store and run it well. He had customers that would even come from quite a ways away because they liked the products and the services that he provided. But, since he was only one person, he didn't want to really expand with other stores. He liked being able to go home to his family and not worry about a lot of other employees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet, it would be nice to be able to get his product to others, wouldn't it? Bill knew he would have more customers if he could get his business online and then promote it. But, he knew nothing of how to do that. The last thing that he wanted to do was spend money advertising his company only to not make anything off of it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bill wanted to be able to retire one day and give his children the ability to have a business that was already stable so he decided to try his hand at developing a website. With a little help from his son, he learned that there were people out there that would work for him to promote his website. All he had to do was to hire them and only pay them when people came to the site to buy a product.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These affiliate marketers did all of the work for him. They brought people to his website where his products did all of the talking. And, he paid them for bringing the customers. Soon, they came back on their own and his business grew well beyond his hopes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fred was one of the affiliate marketers that worked with Bill. He created a website that was geared at promoting Bill's and made a good amount of income off of just this one site. He brought the customers and Bill paid him to do so.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate marketing is one of the most sought after types of internet marketing. For those that are looking to get in, the process is simple. Advertise for a company and bring clients to them. If it is just that simple, though, more people would be after this highly profitable game. In affiliate marketing of any type, there is some work that needs to be done to make it successful. For that reason, understanding just what affiliate marketing is and how it works is how you'll know if this is the right place for you to be in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What Is Affiliate Marketing?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The job of an individual in this business is to promote web businesses like Bill's. The affiliate marketer is then rewarded for every visitor that is brought to the site because of what he did to promote it. You may be promoting for subscribers for services. You may be promoting for customers who will make purchases. Or, you may be compensated just for having the individuals make it to the right web page. In any case, affiliate marketing is set up to be that of a finder's fee situation because you are bringing new businesses to the client.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some terms to know:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate: An affiliate is an individual that is affiliated with a company to help promote the company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marketing: Is the act of promoting a website or product.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate marketing: Promoting of a website, product or service through affiliates as opposed to paying for and placing the advertising yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate marketer: An individual that does the marketing for the company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Compensation for affiliate marketing ranges in how it is provided. There are three main types of payment structures available.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a. Pay Per Lead: In this scenario, the affiliate marketer is paid based on the individuals that they get to register or subscribe to the site's product or service.&lt;br /&gt;b. Pay Per Click: In this method of compensation, the company will determine a set rate to pay based on each time that a new client visits the website.&lt;br /&gt;c. Pay Per Sale: In this case, the affiliate marketer will be paid based on the amount of sales made from the purchase of a client that is attracted to the website. This is a commission based program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Benefits&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the aspect of being the affiliate marketer, you can make money virtually anytime of the day and night when your sales medium works. Whatever you do to make sure that the clients click through to the buyer's website, you'll be able to be compensated for that. Another benefit is the fact that there are many affiliate programs out there being run. Bill's small business is nothing compared to the larger companies out there. One of the largest that runs its own affiliate program is that of Amazon.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the other hand, businesses like to use these set ups and are willing to provide the opportunity because nothing is paid for until it is realized. They pay only when you give them the results of clients to the site. Bill liked this, of course, because he knew he wasn't wasting his advertising dollars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Cons Of Affiliate Marketing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like any other money making opportunity, it is important for you to understand that you may need to invest. Often, the affiliate marketer will need to invest in a website to attract visitors to and in advertising and marketing. For some individuals, the plan is to develop one website that is a launching pad for several affiliate marketing campaigns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For example, if the affiliate marketer wishes to tap into the world of credit card affiliate programs, he or she will design a website that provides key information about credit cards. They will be able to link the website to the official websites of the credit card companies. By luring customers in with quality information on credit cards, the potential customer will click on the banner ads or links provided to take them to the official site to sign up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, affiliate marketing is not that simple. You will need to invest in providing good quality information. You will need to furnish your content yourself or hire a professional. Then, you'll need to get customers to your site. To do this, some affiliate marketers use search engine optimization and article directories while others pay to have their website listed as an advertiser on search pages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is There Money Out There?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It may seem that you are putting quite a bit of money into this business, but in fact, affiliate marketing can be a good way to make decent money. The amount can range from just a few dollars to quite a bit. It all comes from the knowledge that you have or obtain and the work and dedication you put into the task. Affiliate marketing has the potential to make a decent income. You help Bill and he pays you to do so. Both win in the game of affiliate marketing.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-3226236190851035779?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/3226236190851035779/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=3226236190851035779' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/3226236190851035779'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/3226236190851035779'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/affiliate-marketing-making-money.html' title='Affiliate Marketing: Making Money Finding Clients!'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-6216263894170751179</id><published>2006-12-09T23:27:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T23:27:49.376-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eBay'/><title type='text'>Buying And Selling On Ebay: Tips</title><content type='html'>Auctions have always been popular ways to buy and sell merchandise, from small community fundraising sales to gala events hosted by famous auction houses like Christie's and Sotheby's. Traditional auctions bring to mind images of fast-talking auctioneers banging mallets to close a deal, or lavish rooms filled with wealthy buyers, ready to bid on rare antiquities and works of art.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But these days, the word "auction" conjures up an entirely different picture: buyers impatiently refreshing the online auction pages on their computer screens, as the minutes tick down to the final bid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Internet has changed the way people do practically everything, including the way we buy and sell. Internet auctions have gained incredible worldwide popularity, with the eBay as the undisputed leader. Today, anyone with Internet access can buy or sell online. Bidders don't even need to be in the same time zone, let alone in the same room. Virtually everything is bought and sold on eBay auctions, from expensive antiques and works by master artists, to everyday household items and personal creations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's easy to get acquainted with buying and selling on eBay:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* All participants need to sign on to establish an eBay before buying or selling. Every participant receives his or her own unique user-designated screen name like, for instance, Catgirl99. If the user consistently violates eBay rules, the website can discontinue the account as sanctions against the user.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Anything can be put up for bid on eBay, with the exception of pornography, drugs and illegal items. The seller sets a reserve price, which will act as the minimum bid and starting point for online offers. For example, Catgirl99 is selling a kitty collar with bells on it. She won't take less than five dollars, so she sets the reserve at a five-dollar minimum bid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* The seller places the item on his or her eBay page, along with a product description, photograph and a sales pitch. Catgirl99 writes, "Never lose your cat again!" The seller sets a bidding period for the term of the auction, usually around two weeks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Buyers search the eBay site for items they are interested in. When the item is found, potential buyers will place bids. The initial bid must be higher than the reserve, and higher than any previous bids.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* As more bidders begin to take action, the price of the item up for bid continually rises.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* After the predetermined period has passed, the bidding will close. At this point, the auction is ended and the product is considered sold to the highest bidder. The sale is confirmed with both parties, and the buyer contacts the seller to arrange payment and delivery terms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buying and selling on eBay really is a very simple process. With items offered for sale from literally every part of the world, it's easy to see why this method of buying and selling has become so hugely popular. ebay auctions make it simple for buyers to locate hard-to-find and collectible items, and sellers can easily find interested buyers to purchase their items. With strict rules in place, eBay also helps to protect both parties by promoting fair deals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, that is not to say that online auctions are free of fraudulent cases. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), over the past three years Internet auction fraud has ranked consistently as one of the most filed consumer fraud complaints. Both buyers and sellers have filed cases where deceitful parties have scammed them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The key to security when buying and selling on eBay, is to understand what the scams are, and recognize the setup before it's too late.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bid Siphoning&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You've located the item you've been searching for, and the seller emails you directly to tell you that there is an alternate auction site where you can buy his or her product at less than the eBay price. Don't follow up on this offer. Legitimate auction sites like eBay offer buyer protection in the form of insurance. If a seller fails to deliver an item you've paid for, eBay may be able to replace the money you've lost. In turn, they will pursue the seller and charge him or her accordingly. However, if your purchase was made outside of eBay, that protection may not be available to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bid Shielding&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a scam perpetrated by buyers. An item is shielded from fair bidding when a buyer places a high starting bid. Other bidders don't want to compete with the high price, so they leave the auction. Just before the bid closes, the scammer withdraws his or her bid and begins bidding under another name. Since the auction is about to end, the second lowball bid becomes the final selling price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shill Bidding&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A shill is a swindler's accomplice. Shills drive up the online bids, forcing legitimate bidders to raise their offers. You'll be able to spot a shill if the item doesn't seem to carry the value of the price it commands. Shills place high bids to lure others to raise their own bids. In the end, the highest bidder has paid much more than they normally would have, often for an item of compromised value. Stolen items, counterfeit or knock-off products and refurbished pieces can be sold this way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are the most common cases of Internet auction fraud. Being aware of these situations, and being cautious in general, can help you avoid the unpleasant experience of being scammed of your goods or money. Nevertheless, buying and selling on eBay still proves to be a fair and reliable way of marketing merchandise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Internet auctions like eBay have created a true global market--connecting buyers with sellers and helping the world to connect through fair and responsible trade.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-6216263894170751179?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/6216263894170751179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=6216263894170751179' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/6216263894170751179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/6216263894170751179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/buying-and-selling-on-ebay-tips.html' title='Buying And Selling On Ebay: Tips'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-1445727714742585592</id><published>2006-12-09T23:26:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T23:26:44.324-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eBay'/><title type='text'>eBay: Can You Really Make Money Here?</title><content type='html'>As a mother of two, Sarah was always busy. But, this did not stop her from finding her niche in the world. She had been designing beautiful jewelry for her friends for years. She gave them as gifts. She presented them to others who wished to buy them to give to their friends. She made each piece by hand and loved every minute of it. She knew, though, if she wanted to make any real money on this little business that she got going that she needed to find individuals that would pay for them. Her circle of friends was wearing them, of course, but she knew if they loved them so much that others would too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sarah took her search online and found eBay. This online auction house allowed her to easily place pictures of her products on their site and soon enough people were bidding on them. She was selling her own products. Later, she would open an eBay store that would promote more than just one product for her. She soon found herself spending more time at the post office than ever delivering her jewelry to her newfound audience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;eBay is by far one of the most sought after internet businesses to dip your hands into. But, if you don't have a lot of 'junk' lying around your home, you may find it hard to understand how you'll make any money in this business. Don't want to spend your days at garage sales and picking up other people's trash so that you have something to sell? Here are some numbers that will make you think twice about these things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a. eBay has more than 1.2 million registered users. That is your customer based presented to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;b. Of those, about 25,000 of them are making five figure incomes from their eBay businesses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;c. Not looking for full time? Consider part time eBayers can supplement their income by several thousand dollars a year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you aren't like Sarah and can't make a product to sell, as many of us wish we could, you'll find hundreds of other options too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How Does eBay Work?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;eBay is an online auction website. The website is designed to connect those that wish to sell products and those that want to find a great deal on products. The company is built on the fact that people want to get a better deal and love finding one. Just think about how you feel when you do go to that garage sale and find something that you want and can use in good shape for much less than what the retail stores sell it for. You know the shy smile that you get when you realize you are getting something for much less than what others have paid? You can think of eBay as a way to get those deals all the time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From The Salesmanship Side&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, how do you sell and make an income on eBay? Most individuals start by cleaning house literally. They start by getting rid of things throughout their home that they simply do not need. When you can take stuff you don't use and make a few dollars off of it, you'll want to do it more. Cleaning just got profitable!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, besides just selling things from around the home, those that are true eBay sellers realize that they need more to sell. Some will have their own products or services to offer. For example, some will sell crafts and such. Others will purchase products for next to nothing and sell them at a slight markup. This is where most eBayers make their money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wholesale Options Too&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To find products to sell for low costs, many eBay sellers tap into the world of wholesale. Don't worry, there are plenty of companies offering services online for wholesale prices if you by in quantity. Let's say that you find out that XYZ Retailer has 10 refurbished MP3 players that you can purchase for $50 each. The new cost would be well over $100. Now, you can list them on eBay and make a solid profit on these, right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't Make Less Than It's Worth&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One problem that many mistakenly run into is not getting their money's worth out of the products. But, eBay has protection here too. If you don't want to lose any money on your MP3 purchases, you simply use a reserve on your auction. This term means simply that until the reserve is met, the product will not be sold. So, if Jane Doe is the only bidder and only bids a mere penny, she won't win the bid unless she raises her bid to meet your reserve or beyond.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keys To Being A Successful Auctioneer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;eBay is not the only company that you can auction with but with over 2.6 million users each day, it is definitely the one to go to in order to make that five figure income. Here are some tips to be successful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a. Provide excellent, crisp and clear pictures. Make them as professional as possible by making them large enough to see detail. Offer several views. Along with the picture, provide an easy to read description. It needs to be detailed and can often be borrowed from the manufacturer's website. List the quality of the product and be clear about the condition it is in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;b. Drive feedback up. One of the risks of eBay is that people are leery about providing their information to you. Will you deliver? The way to know if a seller is worth the risk is through their feedback rating. Keep yours high. Do this by delivering fast, answering questions quickly and clearly and being courteous. Also, make sure that you make your deliveries as safely as possible. Provide a guarantee of the product's quality and deliverables.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, can you make Sarah's story your story? Do you have a hidden ability to make a product? Or, perhaps you are able to help friends get rid of their products too. In fact some individuals actually pay people for things that they know will sell well on eBay and make a killing on it! It could be a good thing to start a business just by selling what's lying on your desk right now. Hmmm, what could you sell?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;eBay may be the place for you to make a solid income. Consider taking a course to make sure you get all the tips and tricks out there.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-1445727714742585592?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/1445727714742585592/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=1445727714742585592' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/1445727714742585592'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/1445727714742585592'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/ebay-can-you-really-make-money-here.html' title='eBay: Can You Really Make Money Here?'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-3001145548812210335</id><published>2006-12-09T23:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T23:26:09.080-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Affiliate Marketing'/><title type='text'>As A Beginner, Is Affiliate Marketing For You?</title><content type='html'>Affiliate marketing is a cottage industry that has grown very quickly in the last couple years, without many people knowing much about it. It is a true home business opportunity, and today, affiliate marketing is the single fastest growth industry on the Internet and accounts for a large portion of the Internet Market.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate networks and affiliate programs are increasingly used by merchants for affiliate marketing and product / website promotion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are two ways of looking at affiliate marketing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. You have a product and want to sell it through your own affiliate program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. You do not have a product and you want to promote someone else’s product.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since the basic fundamentals of Affiliate Marketing are the same in both cases, in the following sections of this article just consider your self as the Merchant for Item 1 and the Affiliate for Item 2.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Affiliate programs, also called referral or reseller programs, are a type of marketing strategy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is the act of promoting your product or service through independent sales people, referred to as partners or affiliates. They will get a percentage of the sales value of the product when a sale is made. It also works in reverse by having you, as an Affiliate, do the marketing for the Merchant. The commission percentages vary from 25% to 75%, depending on the product and the Merchant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learning how to work the Affiliate Marketing system is extremely easy. It is the simplest business model to make money, and in fact, research shows that it is the most cost-effective way to generate online sales.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is often said that Affiliate Marketing is a great field because the costs involved are so low.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate Marketing is a brilliant way to begin earning on the Internet for those of us who haven't as yet got our own products. The draw of affiliate marketing is that it is on a "pay per performance" basis. It is a very competitive business, but it is also one of the easiest ways to make money online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a beginner, joining other Merchants’ affiliate programs is the easiest way to start a business on the Internet, and it is usually free. If there is a fee to join a program, be careful and do a lot more research on the program itself, as you may find it is something totally different from what you are expecting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you decide that affiliate marketing is your game, or you intend it to be, you must make email marketing your main promotional method. This requires the use of autoresponders for maximum return on minimal effort. To be wholly successful in Affiliate Marketing, it is necessary to have a healthy, responsive opt-in list which goes with the autoresponder. For the beginner this is the headache. Generating a responsive opt-in list does take time, but it is well worth the effort of cultivating the list so that when you recommend, they will buy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember that affiliate marketing is a partnership, so make sure your partner is able to support you as you help him promote his products and services, or vice versa. Normally the Merchant will provide a wide range of promotional tools for you to use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can earn money from your website promoting the affiliate programs of many manufacturers and on-line suppliers. Making money by this method isn't hard work, but it's not point and click easy either.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate programs give everybody a chance to make a profit through the internet – what is termed a WIN – WIN situation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Change is constant in online advertising and affiliate marketing is no exception. Email advertising is probably the most often used affiliate marketing tool. There is also search engine optimization, paid search engine advertising, classified ads, offline advertising, and many other methods.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Direct promotion via email has boomed over recent years, but has brought with it mountains of spam. This is an element that you will need to avoid as your email being read by the intended recipient is the basis of your getting sales.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is reported that the most common Internet-based advertising is now “Pay per Click” (PPC). It has always been thought of as an expensive method of advertising, but if you follow strict controls on your advertising campaigns, they can provide large rewards. Start small and keep a strict watch on it if you go this way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unlike traditional advertising, everything can be tracked back as all is transparent right down to the last penny, and it is very simple to keep track on costs and your return on investment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are looking for a way to promote your home business, affiliate marketing can help. Creating multiple streams of income is an important factor when considering any type of business, and Affiliate Marketing could well be one of those streams. In fact, research shows that affiliate marketing is the most cost-effective way to generate online sales.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the inside, affiliate marketing is in its boom phase, so if you own a web site and have basic web page design skills, are a Beginner or an Old Hand, getting started in affiliate marketing is a fairly simple process. If you are a Beginner, then this is one method of quickly getting started. Just remember that affiliate marketing is just the start – the sky’s the limit.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-3001145548812210335?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/3001145548812210335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=3001145548812210335' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/3001145548812210335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/3001145548812210335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/as-beginner-is-affiliate-marketing-for.html' title='As A Beginner, Is Affiliate Marketing For You?'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-2109836714632575682</id><published>2006-12-09T23:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T23:18:30.921-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Adsense'/><title type='text'>When AdSense Makes No Sense</title><content type='html'>You'd think it was a match made in Heaven. You supply the content, Google's software analyses it, and then displays targeted ads on your site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The more targeted the ads, the more likely it is you'll get a click. And every click is money in the bank.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what do you do when AdSense gets it wrong?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Google's strange fixation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I was creating Online Success Magazine (&lt;a href="http://onlinesuccessmagazine.com/" class="hft-urls"&gt;http://onlinesuccessmagazine.com&lt;/a&gt;), I worked on the layout until I was happy with it. Then I added the AdSense code.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For some reason, Google's software fixated on the word 'magazine.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was not the dominant word on the page, appearing only once. Despite this, every single time I viewed the page, AdSense would show ads for printed magazines. It was as if Google's software had become fixated on print magazines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://onlinesuccessmagazine.com/" class="hft-urls"&gt;http://onlinesuccessmagazine.com&lt;/a&gt; is an Internet ezine, and publishes articles that explain how to succeed in business on the web. It covers advertising, marketing, sales and personal effectiveness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wanted Google to display ads relating to money-making opportunities, because that's who I'm targeting. I want ads for online opportunities, because they're more likely to maximize my revenue from AdSense.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eventually, I managed to persuade AdSense to make sense. Here's what I had to do...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remove the word magazine from the page&lt;br /&gt;Have the article's title appear above the AdSense box&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I replaced the word 'magazine' with a graphic. A visitor to the site wouldn't know any different, but Google's software sure did. I didn't really want the article's title to appear above the AdSense box, but that was the only way I could get AdSense to cooperate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A trap for young players&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had another run-in with AdSense a few days later, when I ran an article called 'The free ad trap.' For some reason, AdSense decided the article was about plumbing, and displayed ads for bathroom fixtures and emergency call-out services!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eventually, it dawned on me that Google was fixating on the word 'trap.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I didn't want to ditch the word 'trap,' and this time around I wasn't able to use a graphic. After much trial and error (and a little cursing), I managed to solve the problem by rewriting my opening sentence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was able to get AdSense to forget about bathrooms and plumbing by making sure I mentioned advertising (and related words) several times in the opening paragraph.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'd prefer not to have to rewrite my articles for Google's sake, but I figure more revenue is better than less revenue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fortunately, it is possible to make Google see sense. All it takes is a little perseverance, and some practise. I've found the words closest to the ad have the biggest impact on the category Google chooses. But so can your domain name, and anything in header tags (e.g. &lt;h1&gt;).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With a little attention, you can get Google to display well-targeted ads on your site, and extract the maximum possible income as a result.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-2109836714632575682?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/2109836714632575682/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=2109836714632575682' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/2109836714632575682'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/2109836714632575682'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/when-adsense-makes-no-sense.html' title='When AdSense Makes No Sense'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-3999995885869301389</id><published>2006-12-09T23:15:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T23:16:58.765-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Affiliate Marketing'/><title type='text'>Affiliate Marketing - A Business Without Hassle?</title><content type='html'>Do you look for a small business idea, which allow you to make money without the hassle of selling products, packing and shipping? Take a look at affiliate marketing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate marketing can be a very good opportunity for you. Instead of sales pages you load your web site with information. In that change, you make your site more attractive for the search engines, your site will draw more traffic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;here are some basics of how to get going as an affiliate marketer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It all start with your web site. People search the Net for information. There are different ways to provide information.It can be Articles, product reviews, videos or chat rooms. You have to choose a theme for your site, and stick to that theme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your main task as an affiliate marketer is to get visitors to your web site. You don't have to worry about the sales pitch.Concentrate at get high traffic to your site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once people start to find your web site, and your interesting content. It's time to choose a good affiliate program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How to choose the right affiliate program?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, of course it has to be in the same theme as your web site content. If your site is about computers, your visitors are more likely to click at a link regarding computers, than a link regarding how to breed birds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Second, you have to be sure that your merchant deliver as promised. Whether it's a product or a service, you must promote high quality stuff. If you wouldn't by from your merchant, so wont your visitors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Third, choose one program, learn how it works, concentrate on this until you're satisfied with the outcome. Only then you choose the next one. You must master one program at the time, if you try to master 100 programs at one time, you'll not master any of them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They way to succeed a an affiliate marketer is to implement one program at the time. Keep it to a handful of affiliate marketing programs. Affiliate marketing is an ongoing learning process. To be able to keep up with this process, you must restrict yourself to a few top notch programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;weave in your affiliate links in your content. One or two links per page is enough. If you have to many links your visitors will feel that you only want to sell something to them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a cornerstone for your success, your job is to provide useful information. You don't sell anything. After you have provided information, you make a recommendation, your visitor click at the link and your MERCHANT do the actual selling.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-3999995885869301389?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/3999995885869301389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=3999995885869301389' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/3999995885869301389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/3999995885869301389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/affiliate-marketing-business-without.html' title='Affiliate Marketing - A Business Without Hassle?'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-7967798389463126457</id><published>2006-12-09T23:14:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T23:14:57.154-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tips'/><title type='text'>Are You Struggling To Make Money Online? Here’s Help</title><content type='html'>Do you wish there was an easier way to make money online? Of course we all do. But while there are dozens of ways to make money online, still 95% of those starting up internet businesses fail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the easiest ways to make money online is selling digital products. Digital products could be an ebook, an MP3, video or software. Selling these products is fast, easy and commands big profit margins. No inventories to watch, delivery trucks are non-existent and most of all it works 24 hrs a day 7 days a week. Really an entrepreneur’s dream come true.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What are the exact steps involved to make money online with selling digital products? The following steps have been proven to be effective:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Choose the right product. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first thing that you need to do is get a product that you can sell. Be certain that you choose the right product to sell. In choosing a product, you can either create your own or sell other people’s product. However, you must ensure that the product you will sell is in demand and that it is something that many people want or need.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may check clickbank.com to see and get a feel of what products are in high demand. If you’ve been in the internet for three to four months and have been subscribing for those newsletters from sites you visited, then you may now have an idea of what topics attract large crowds. Subjects on golf, search engine traffic, weight loss, marketing, adsense, dog training, personal improvement and make money online have proven well overtime. There are some niche subjects which also have been drawing huge following.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember, the number of people looking for that particular topic, product or subject is extremely important. You can’t make money online if only a handful is interested with that product you are trying to sell. The number of competitors also plays an important role. As much as possible, choose an area with lesser competition. If you’re just starting out, it is hard to compete with guys who are the McDonalds of the industry. If you’re a bit sophisticated, there are tools available to figure this out. You can try the keyword tools and look for topics that have been searched by volumes and volumes. These tools also provide you with the number of competing websites. There is wordtracker.com, inventory.overture.com that you can start with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you don’t want to create your own product, you can easily find hundreds of products with master resale rights. What are master resale rights (MRR)? If you own a product with MRR, you have the right to sell it to others and keep all the profit for yourself! With master resale rights, the person who buys from you can also get the resale rights to the product.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are also products with private label rights. Private label rights give you freedom to alter the product or change the content and put your name on it as the author or originator. You may try warriorforum.com and look at the warrior’s special offer (WSO) for great deals on resale rights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Build your website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now don’t scratch you head yet. You will not be building a full blown website but a very simple three page site. The pages are: Sales letter Page, Thank You Page and the Download Page. Trial and completely free web building softwares are available for download. There’s the 123WYSIWYG and NVU which are both easy to use. If you’re not that tech driven then you can hire some college kids in your neighborhood who might be good at building websites. Or you can try elance.com and rentacoder.com to find somebody to do this. Just focus on your goal to make money online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To accept payment, just use Paypal. It’s easy to get. Using the standard Paypal button is okay. Paypal will ask you for the redirect page, in this case, use your Thank You Page. Don't put the download link there. Put an opt-in in box instead. Say that you will send the download link in the email. The opt-in box is extremely important if you want to build a business. You will have the chance to capture customer information here. You can make money online over and over again once you have a large list of customers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the email that goes out after a person subscribes to your opt-in, you will tell them where to download the product. Your download page should contain a link to your product with a few directions on how to download and how to use it. If you are selling an ebook in PDF format, tell them that Adobe Reader is required and point them where they can download it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Generate traffic. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you have chosen your product and created your website, you must attract visitors. You cannot make money online if your site doesn’t have visitors. You can get traffic to your website in many different ways. However, you want to be certain that you bring in the right kind of traffic. What is the right kind of traffic? Targeted! You want visitors to come to your site because they want to, not because they are forced to. You want visitors that are interested in your product.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the ways to attract traffic is search engine marketing (SEM). SEM is a set of marketing methods to increase the visibility of a website in search engine results pages. Yahoo and Google are the top two sites where most of the web searches come from. Experts estimate that Google account for 45% of the searches while Yahoo gets 30%. In order to make money online, your website must be listed in the top 30 results of the search engines. Do you think anyone would bother to look on page 97 of the results? or page 110?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your site’s ranking on the search engines will depend on how optimized it is with the keywords you choose and the number of competition it has. The lesser the competition for the specific keyword, the higher the chance of your site to get to the top of the search engines and the chance to make money online is significantly increased.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another way to get visitors to your site, and this is the quickest one, is by pay per click advertising (PPC). You can try the Google adwords program, Miva and Goclick. Be very careful, however, as PPC advertising may burn your pockets and your plan to make money online would be affected. Make sure to set your daily budget when doing PPC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These three simple steps to make money online when followed would get you the results you want. There are dozens of ways to make money online. What separates the successful online entrepreneur from a failure is focus and consistency of efforts. Most of the people starting to make money online get sidetracked with every new program that comes to them. If you want to make money online, choose one specific way, and then follow that way until you succeed. Don’t jump from program to program. Author is giving FREE ebooks at &lt;a href="http://www.homebusinesstoday.name/" class="hft-urls"&gt;http://www.homebusinesstoday.name&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-7967798389463126457?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/7967798389463126457/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=7967798389463126457' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/7967798389463126457'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/7967798389463126457'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/are-you-struggling-to-make-money-online.html' title='Are You Struggling To Make Money Online? Here’s Help'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-6617362096294487591</id><published>2006-12-09T22:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T23:03:38.993-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Affiliate Marketing'/><title type='text'>The Different Types Of Affiliate Marketing</title><content type='html'>There are different types or classes of affiliate marketing, and the number of types will depend on how one classify them. However, the most basic affiliate marketing programs, falls under pay-per-performance (PPP).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Pay Per Performance (PPP)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PPP affiliate marketing is the most popular among merchant and is also the most lucrative type for the affiliates. In this type of affiliate program, the merchant only pays the affiliate whenever his referral translates into an action - that is whenever the visitor he has referred actually purchase something from the merchant's site or when the visitor becomes a lead. This means a lot of savings for the merchant as compared to paid advertising. On the other hand, it becomes the most lucrative type for the dedicated affiliate, for the commissions offered by the merchant in PPP affiliate marketing usually comes in the range of 20% to 75% of the actual product sales.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay-per-performance affiliate marketing can be further classified into two popular types: pay-per-sales (PPS) and pay-per-lead (PPL).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;o Pay Per Sale (PPS)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a pay-per-sale type of affiliate marketing, the merchants pay the affiliate a certain fee whenever the visitor he has referred to the merchant's site actually buys something from the merchant's site. Affiliates are often paid on commission basis, although other merchants would opt to pay a fixed fee. But no matter what the basis of the fee is, it is almost always a higher percentage commission and a higher fixed fee that would motivate and attract more affiliate to work harder for the merchant. This is a win-win situation, the affiliate earns more while the merchant gets more sales for doing nothing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;o Pay Per Lead (PPL)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The PPL type of affiliate marketing is a slight variation of the PPS type and is often used by companies who rely on leads for their company to grow. In this type of affiliate marketing, the affiliate is paid whenever the visitor he referred to the merchant's site fills up an application form or any similar form related to the business of the company. Compensation for this type of affiliate marketing is based on a fixed fee whose rates approximate that of the fixed fee in the PPS type.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aside from these two main types of affiliate marketing, a lot of other affiliate marketing types exist. If the classification is based on the depth of the affiliate network, it can be classified as single-tier, two-tier, and multi-tier affiliate marketing. There is residual income affiliate marketing that pays the affiliate each time the same customer he has referred purchases the same product again or some other product from the merchant's site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Single-Tier, Two-Tier, and Multi-Tier Affiliate Marketing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These types of affiliate marketing are based on the different levels or tiers in the affiliate network by which payments are made. These structures offer more incentive and further motivate the affiliates to work harder and very quickly build a fleet of affliates under the merchant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a single-tier affiliate marketing program, the affiliates are only paid based on the direct sales or traffic he has referred to the merchant. PPS and PPL affiliate marketing types) fall under the single-tier classification.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In two-tier affiliate marketing programs, the affiliate is not only paid for the direct lead or sales that he refers to the merchant's site, but also on every lead or sales referred by various other affiliates who joined the affiliate program through his recommendation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Multi-tier affiliate marketing works the same way, that the affiliate gets additional commission for a wider number of affiliates in different tiers in the affiliate network.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Residual Income Affiliate Marketing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In residual income affiliate marketing, the affiliate gets paid not only once for the customer he has referred to the merchant's site. Rather, the affiliate is also paid whenever the customer he has referred returns to the site and purchase the same product or another product. Compensation for such type of affiliate marketing is based on either sales percentage commission or fixed fee basis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The different affiliate marketing types would virtually work differently for merchants and affiliates alike, and each would generally have their own list of benefits. Which type of affiliate marketing will work best for a merchant? Rather, it is to choose which type of affiliate marketing program will suit the merchant's needs and characteristics best.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-6617362096294487591?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/6617362096294487591/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=6617362096294487591' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/6617362096294487591'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/6617362096294487591'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/different-types-of-affiliate-marketing.html' title='The Different Types Of Affiliate Marketing'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-7964149156888272054</id><published>2006-12-09T22:48:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T22:50:34.992-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tips'/><title type='text'>Website Success = Content! Content! Content!</title><content type='html'>We have all heard the real estate slogan: “Location! Location! Location!”. Well, if that is the slogan of the real estate industry then “Content! Content! Content!” is certainly the slogan for all webmasters. Maybe I should rather say it SHOULD BE the slogan for all webmasters…Unfortunately many webmasters are only focusing on how they can make more money instead of providing visitors to their website with good content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I recently heard that more than 40% of all people with an internet business have only been online for no longer than 6 months. I am not sure about the exact percentage but I can believe that 40%+ is not far away from the truth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One thing is for sure: Many people start an internet business believing they are going to make a fortune online within a very short period of time. The reality is that very few people actually achieve any sort of online success, especially in the first six months. The result is a constant stream of new webmasters and a constant outflow of disillusioned webmasters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most newcomers are totally disillusioned with the internet after only a couple of weeks or months. They often fall prey to unscrupulous dealers that sell them expensive programs “guaranteed” to make them succeed on the internet. Most of these programs do not work and they leave with the bitter taste in their mouths of being conned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do the statistics prove that one should not attempt to make money online or that the internet is a big hoax? No, they prove that people give us too soon. They prove that people have unrealistic expectations. They prove that people do not acquire enough knowledge before embarking on an online business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What are the most common mistakes?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. No clear strategy. Newcomers often have no clear idea of what they want to achieve and how they should go about achieving it. They try to go of in all directions at once or use the shotgun approach of firing away at everything that moves hoping they will eventually hit something.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Unrealistic expectations. People often spend $25,000+ pa. on college fees for three years just to earn $40,000 pa. when they graduate. However, when it comes to making money online they refuse to invest the time to learn how to succeed and expect to make $10,000 from the very first month working only a couple of hours per day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. People are often chasing money without taking the time to put the necessary structures in place that will enable them to earn money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Assume you want to open your own restaurant. Do you try to make money without a location or any food to offer your customers? No! You start by drawing up a business plan - What are you planning on doing, how &amp; when are you going to start, who are your competitors, how long will it take before you start making money, how much money do you need to invest, what does your cash flow look like, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many people still think they can build a quick one page website or get a free affiliate website and that they will have a constant stream of visitors eager to snap up anything they have to offer. Nothing can be further away from the truth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think about it logically. Put yourself in the shoes of a visitor. Most people search the internet looking for information (content). The search engines know this and reward unique content websites by indexing them more favorably than poorly constructed websites, websites with very little content or duplicate websites. There are millions of websites on the net. I am sorry, but if a visitor runs a search for a keyword such as “business opportunity” and your site is number 99,000,000 of 100,000,000 then you are never going to get any visitors. Accept it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What can you do? The first and most important step you can take is to ensure that your website has good content. Write about something you know and are passionate about. If you struggle to write one page about a certain topic then rather forget about it. You should be able to write many pages of relevant content that other people would like to read. Try to remain original and focus on unique content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many things you can do to improve your website in the future by making it more attractive to your visitors as well as the search engines. However, there is really nothing you can do to improve a website with poor content until you do something to improve the content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whatever website you want to establish, remember the golden rule: Content! Content! Content!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To your success!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-7964149156888272054?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/7964149156888272054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=7964149156888272054' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/7964149156888272054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/7964149156888272054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/website-success-content-content-content_09.html' title='Website Success = Content! Content! Content!'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-235883127852838182</id><published>2006-12-09T22:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T22:40:34.825-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Adsense'/><title type='text'>Do You Make These Mistakes With Adsense?</title><content type='html'>Don't you think it is fascinating that with so many Adsense publishers, all setting up hundreds of sites, they have absolutely no idea who their clients are? The first rule of setting up and maintaining a successful business is thorough knowledge of your client.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's flip the coin and look at it from another angle. Google does not pay you for clicks on your site; the Adwords advertiser is forking out the money for your checks. The reason why he advertises is to sell a product or service or to drive people to his site for a subscription or whatever reason. He is doing it to gain a business advantage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The question here is: Are you giving him an advantage or are you just costing him money?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have heard "˜Adsense is dead' or "˜there is not so much money to be made from Adsense as in the past'. Most Adsense publishers think they have to set up a few more sites which will make up for the lost income. Dead wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The reason for the downward spiral in Adsense income originates from untargeted ads on web pages. Most people would love to place the blame at the doorstep of Google, but this is not the case. The problem lies with the publishing of thousands of websites solely intended to get clicks, thus optimized for the search engine and not giving a second thought to the advertiser from Adwords.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The result from the misuse of Adsense is obvious. In most of the current Adwords information products one of the first warnings you are given when placing adwords ads is to remove the link to advertise on the content network. The reason is simple; the ads appear on untargeted pages leading to untargeted customers. This is a waste of the advertiser's money and a direct loss of income for the Adsense publisher. All the serious Adwords advertisers are not advertising on the content network, which in turn leads to less competition. The cost per click on a content page is far less that the cost on a generic page search.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adwords and Adsense will never die and is and will remain one of the top income earners for many internet marketers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what now? The answer lies in improved sites with quality content. Play with the search engine not against it. If you want to compete with a search engine start your own. Not impossible, Google did it and succeeded.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what exactly is improved content?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The keywords you are optimizing for should relate to your web content and add value for the visitor. This does not mean you have to write one thousand word pages all on your own. One to two hundred words per page will be fine as long as it answers the question or part of the question that the visitor was searching for with the search term. From there on the page can lead to Adsense ads and a click on the link will be a targeted visitor for the advertiser.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You also do not need to write each page yourself, you can still use PLR content and articles for your sites just make sure that the main question that the visitor would have when searching for that term is answered and lead them further to more specific information through Adsense ads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you imagine the joy on your face when receiving a five figure check from Adsense, and think of the joy you would place on the face of the Adwords advertiser also receiving a five figure payday?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you have your site set up correctly there are a few elements that you need to give attention to. The truth about Adsense placement is that there is a trick to it. For high CTR your ad placement must be highly optimized.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have seen this myself in testing different Adsense placement methods. One placement for all does not work. On certain pages it would be higher up and on others it would be lower down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is all dependent on the content of the page and the question you should ask yourself is at which point in the content is the visitor the most likely to want more specific information. If you write your content yourself you should write it in such a way that you give information and then raise curiosity, and it is at that point where your ad should appear for the first time. By utilizing this method and keeping your content targeted you will receive many clicks and your Adwords advertiser will receive the targeted visitors he wants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you beginning to see how important it is to get the content and your ads right Now, let me ask you this: Are you one of the Adsense publishers who are costing advertiser's money or are you one that actually help make advertisers money?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-235883127852838182?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/235883127852838182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=235883127852838182' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/235883127852838182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/235883127852838182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/do-you-make-these-mistakes-with-adsense.html' title='Do You Make These Mistakes With Adsense?'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-6247139937409170259</id><published>2006-12-09T01:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T01:09:10.585-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Adsense'/><title type='text'>How To Increase Your Google AdSense CTR: Tips, Tricks &amp; Guidelines</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Who else wants to increase they AdSense &lt;acronym title="Click-Thru Rate"&gt;CTR&lt;/acronym&gt; numbers? Everyone should be raising their hand. I'm going to tell you some of the secrets I have learned about AdSense throughout the years, and more specifically what you can do to increase your CTR percentage.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you follow these steps, you should have no problem increasing your CTR by at least two percent, and you could possibly see a 100 to 1,000% or more increase if you follow these steps well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Put Ad Units On Pages With Lots Of Text&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;p&gt;This one is kind of a no brainer, but it makes perfect sense. For the most part, AdSense ads are displayed as text, and you can force AdSense to only display text ads too, which will work to your advantage. The more keywords you have, and the more content on your page, the easier it is for your ads to blend in with your site.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h4&gt;Do Not Tell Your Visitors That These Are Ads!&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;p&gt;I have never understood why people blatantly point out to their visitors that what they are seeing is an advertisement, either by using "Sponsored Links” or "Adverisements,” since those are the only acceptable methods for labeling your ads. Google already tells the user that these are Google ads!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h4&gt;Place Your Ad Units Above The Fold&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;p&gt;You only have a couple of seconds to capture your visitor's attention, so why would you waste your time by putting ads where they can't see them?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h4&gt;Use Ad Unit Sizes That Are Proven To Work&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;p&gt;Google, and many others, have said that the wider the ad, the better. Use this information to your advantage. &lt;a title="Top Three Google AdSense Ad Unit Sizes" href="http://divspace.com/adsense/top-three-google-adsense-ad-unit-sizes/"&gt;Read more about the top three ad unit sizes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h4&gt;Blend The Color Of Your Ads With The Colors Of Your Site&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;p&gt;Another no brainer. You do not want your ads to stand out, you want them to naturally blend in with the rest of your site. Keep the same theme throughout.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h4&gt;Blend Ads With Your Site&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;p&gt;This one goes along with the blending of colors, but the emphasis here is that your ads shouldn't have borders or even look like ads at all. Place it next to your text, making sure the text either wraps around the ad, or flows above and below it in a natural fashion.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h4&gt;Use Your Layout To Your Advantage&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: 0pt 10px 0pt 0pt; padding: 10px; float: left;" src="http://divspace.com/images/blog/adsense-layout.gif" /&gt;If your site has a sidebar, make sure the sidebar is the same width as your ad unit. A Wide Skyscraper (160x600) or Skyscraper (120x600) would be perfect for a navigation sidebar. Another sidebar size would be either the Medium Rectangle (300x250) or Square (250x250). Here's an example of a good way to layout your ads relative to your content:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h4&gt;Place Your Ads On The Top Left Side Of Your Website&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="F-Shaped Patter For Reading Web Content" href="http://www.useit.com/alertbox/reading_pattern.html" target="_blank"&gt;Eyetracking studies&lt;/a&gt; show that people read in an F- or E-shaped pattern. This is information you can use to your advantage.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h4&gt;Track Your Ads With AdSense Channels&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;p&gt;You should always have a way to know which of your ad units are performing the best. Utilize the built-in channels to label your ads. It is also a great way to experiment. Maybe you don't want to blend your ads, and instead want them to stand out. Label that ad as so, and run both variations for a week each.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I hope these tips will help you increase your AdSense CTR numbers. Depending on what your CTR rate is now, you can easily expect a 100 to 1,000% increase. Good luck!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-6247139937409170259?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/6247139937409170259/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=6247139937409170259' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/6247139937409170259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/6247139937409170259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/how-to-increase-your-google-adsense-ctr.html' title='How To Increase Your Google AdSense CTR: Tips, Tricks &amp; Guidelines'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-6098461533316403846</id><published>2006-12-09T01:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T01:06:13.338-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SEO'/><title type='text'>17 Tips for SEO, PR, Traffic, and Link Building!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;If you got your own SEO tricks tell us &lt;img src="http://silentbits.com/silentbits/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are some good tips to success:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1. Put your site in Web Directories, those are just like phonebooks but with use to your website. Find ones that have good PR( Pagerank from 0-10) like PR 3+ and if your site is indexed your PR will increase.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2. Get lots of backlinks, this is a nice way to go. Basically if you post a lot on a forum and put a link on your signature you should get some backlinks depending on how many posts you get.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;3. Try to buy links on high PR sites.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;4. Submit to multiple search engines such as Google, MSN, Yahoo, and Altavista.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;5. Use the Google Webmaster My Site program, and add your site to it. Then create a sitemap and they will Index your site on Google Search engine.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;6. Learn how to use Link exchanges. This will get you some traffic.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;7. Send messages to friends or people you know, this will get lots of traffic. Most of your friends will love to join your site.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;8. You need to do lots of advertising. To do this get a text link or make a small banner. Then pay people to put it up on there site, or even trade posts for advertising.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;9. A good way to get a link without any money on someone’s site is to maybe post 50 on there forum, then ask for a link on there footer. In a month or so, you will see this paid off, because youre site may have an extra quality direct link and will be indexed in search engines.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;10. Find something interesting, and put it on your site. For my site www.fantasy-pc.com I have news updates on the homepage on interesting topics such as snake venom to top money makers. This draws attention.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;11. Get loads of fresh content. Google loves this. What I mean by this is to just update your site, make changes and improve a lot!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;12. Have a nice theme, people don’t like regular plain themes, but colorful ones such as the subsilver theme for phpBB is dull but the subblack theme is better.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;13. Keep to your site, and don’t just throw it off. This will site that you don’t care for it and neither will the users.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;14. Find a way to keep your users entertained. On my site I have about 150+ arcade games to play along with chat rooms, tv stations, award shop, and a lottery!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;15. Get something that makes some members feel special. Like for my website I have the Elite Members Club by paying $2-$25 or making 300+ posts you can be one. Elite members get special forums, names, title colors, access and much more!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;16. Get something that will get users posting. I have FP Gold on my site that you can sell for services instead of money. These can be earned by posting more, and can be used for graphic designs, services, forum posting, script creation, website help, contests, link sales, signature sales, advertising, and way more!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;17. Patience, this is the most revered thing in Web Devoloping, it requires a lot of patience and time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-6098461533316403846?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/6098461533316403846/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=6098461533316403846' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/6098461533316403846'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/6098461533316403846'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/17-tips-for-seo-pr-traffic-and-link.html' title='17 Tips for SEO, PR, Traffic, and Link Building!'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-2649900806701829310</id><published>2006-12-09T00:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T00:58:11.107-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Adsense'/><title type='text'>Optimizing Scott Hanselman's Blog for Improving Adsense Revenue</title><content type='html'>We are kicking off a new &lt;b&gt;Adsense Optimization series to help you increase revenue (or make more money) from Google Adsense program&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every week or so, we'll pick a website (or blog) and suggest &lt;b&gt;various optimization tips including new banner ad formats or ad unit placements that will help these sites maximize their Adsense earnings&lt;/b&gt;. You can apply these techniques and learning to your own site if it has a similar layout.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our  first Adsense case study covers &lt;a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/default.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Computer Zen&lt;/a&gt;, an excellent blog by Scott Hanselman on Microsoft Technologies. Scott is an MVP, author of &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/002-3661883-6169633?ie=UTF8&amp;index=books&amp;amp;field-author-exact=Hanselman%2C%20Scott" target="_blank"&gt;several books&lt;/a&gt; and also runs an interesting podcast show - &lt;a href="http://www.hanselminutes.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Hansel minutes&lt;/a&gt;. His blog is subscribed by &lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScottHanselman" target="_blank"&gt;~8k readers&lt;/a&gt; according to Feedburner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's take a quick look at a recent &lt;b&gt;screenshot of Scott's website&lt;/b&gt; - [&lt;i&gt;The Google ad units and search box have been numbered for easier identification&lt;/i&gt;].&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3709/485/1600/361382/before.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you probably noticed from the above screenshot, &lt;b&gt;this site has two Adsense Ad units and one Google Site Search Box&lt;/b&gt;. There's also a feedburner ad which we'll skip for the moment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;» There are two 120x240 Ads in the left sidebar. [No 1, 2]&lt;br /&gt;» The Google Search Box is placed in the top right corner [No 3]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Possible Issues with the Current Ad Formats and Layout:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. The 120x240 ads do not blend with the background since they are enclosed inside a white border.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. The ads are located below the page fold and will therefore be rarely visible to the site visitors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. The ads are located in the sidebar - an area that generally doesn't perform so well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Vertical banners like 120x240 are limited to text only ads. Advertisers cannot show image based CPM ads on this site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. The Search Box is placed at a perfect location but it takes the visitor off the main page to Google search box.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;What can be done to improve Adsense Performance ?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new sample screenshot reflects some very simple Adsense related tweaks that may help Scott improve the ad earnings from Computer Zen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3709/485/1600/656917/after.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each of the tweaks or changes in the above screenshot have been numbered which are explained in the detail below:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No 1: &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Link Units can be a very good source of Adsense revenue if placed somewhere near the site navigation links&lt;/span&gt;. In Scott's case, that area is the left sidebar just below his profile and picture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No 2: The 120x240 Ads units have been removed from the left sidebar since they may not be the best performing units due to their placement as well as dimensions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No 3: The Google Search Box position need not be changed but Scott may connect the search code with Adsense for Search to increase revenue. Additionally, &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;the search results page should use the new Adsense code that allows visitors to search without leaving the site&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No 4: This is probably the biggest change that will bring him the maximum Adsense revenue - a 250x250 wide format ad unit mixed with the blog content [implemented using div float tag]. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;The unit should accept both image and text ads&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;The border and background color should exactly match the page background color.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No 5: This external leaderboard ad from a Job site was based at the top initially. We have moved it at the bottom since &lt;b&gt;it is probably a non contextual ad system and the results may therefore not be superior to Google Adsense&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other than the above changes, we also suggest &lt;a href="http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/08/display-relevant-ads-in-blogs-just.html"&gt;using Section targeting&lt;/a&gt; to improve the relevancy of ads which definitely helps in &lt;a href="http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/09/z-adsense-tips-for-increasing-revenue.html"&gt;improving the CTR&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-2649900806701829310?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/2649900806701829310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=2649900806701829310' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/2649900806701829310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/2649900806701829310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/optimizing-scott-hanselmans-blog-for.html' title='Optimizing Scott Hanselman&apos;s Blog for Improving Adsense Revenue'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-8640166011935156869</id><published>2006-12-09T00:56:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T00:56:46.822-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Adsense'/><title type='text'>Precautions before testing Google AdSense on your website</title><content type='html'>If you are testing your new website layout, you might be reloading your website pages again-n-again. And if these pages contain Google Ads, each time your reload your page, you make a request to Google Ads Server for a new set of ads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Certainly Google is unaware that you are testing your website and it might even penalize your account for "click-fraud" since the IP requesting ads remains same. And if in the worst-case scenario, you might accidently click on your own ads. And these extra "ad impressions" will also chance your CTR data.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.google.com/adsense/images/google_sm.gif" class="alignimageright" /&gt;One simple way to avoid this serious problem is to remove the Adsense code altogether from your page before testing. But this may not be the best solution as your Google Ads are an important part of your layout. So here are a few simple but effective workarounds:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Instead of using Adsense code, add a static graphic (jpg image) with the same dimesions as your adsense code. (Google itself provides static images of various &lt;a href="https://www.google.com/adsense/adformats" target="_blank"&gt;ad formats&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Modify the value of google_ad_client to something like "pub-googleIamTesting"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Add another line to Google Adsense code &lt;strong&gt;google_adtest = "on";&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Don't forget the semicolon&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Though there is no official comment, it is safer to remove the google_ad_channel variable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or &lt;a href="https://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/request.py?ctx=adsense_fe"&gt;contact Google Adsense&lt;/a&gt; Team with your query. Google folks are very quick to respond.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Google AdSense policies require that websites displaying Google ads be active and not under construction. When your site is complete and active, you may add the AdSense&lt;br /&gt;ad code.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-8640166011935156869?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/8640166011935156869/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=8640166011935156869' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/8640166011935156869'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/8640166011935156869'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/precautions-before-testing-google.html' title='Precautions before testing Google AdSense on your website'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-2537248368885564211</id><published>2006-12-09T00:55:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T00:55:42.695-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Adsense'/><title type='text'>Adsense Tips, Layout Optimization Tricks for Higher CTR</title><content type='html'>Google Adsense is perhaps the easiest way to attract advertisers from across the globe to your blog. Just submit your blog to Google for approval. If Google likes what it sees, it will place contextual ads linking to products likely to appeal to the readers. Each time a reader clicks a link, the advertiser pays Google a small fee, and Google splits that with you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next interesting question - &lt;b&gt;How to Make Money with Google Adsense ?&lt;/b&gt; Here are &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;The best Google Adsense Tips and Tricks for making more money (profit) from Google adsense program.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a. Strictly follow the rules mentioned in Adsense policies. You will always earn more revenue from Adsense by playing it clean.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;b.    Never modify the Google Adsense HTML code.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;c. Don't ask your friends or visitors to click on your Google ads. Do not include incentives of any kind for users to click on ads. Don't label the Google ads with text other than "&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;sponsored links&lt;/span&gt;" or "&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;advertisements.&lt;/span&gt;".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;d.    Don't click on your own ads - &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Google is much smarter&lt;/span&gt; than you think. You should not reload your pages excessively. If you are testing your website layout with Google adsense, &lt;a href="http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/09/precautions-before-testing-google.html"&gt;follow some precautions&lt;/a&gt;. Or you can use the unofficial &lt;a href="http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/12/yahoo-ypn-chitika-adsense-preview-tool.html"&gt;Google Adsense Sandbox Tool&lt;/a&gt; that is accessible from Firefox, IE and other browsers to see what kind of Google ads will be served based on content (website address URL) or keywords.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;e.    Don't place ads in pop-up windows, error pages or even empty pages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;f. Don't start a "adsense asbestos" or "home equity loan rates" website merely to make money from accidental clicks (accidence). You will never make money out these "made-for-adsense-only" websites. Instead, write on topics what you are passionate about. Don't waste your money on high-paying &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;adsense keywords lists&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;g.    For &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;short articles&lt;/span&gt;, CTR is best when &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;ads are placed just above the content&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;h.    For &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;long articles&lt;/span&gt;, CTR improves if ads are placed &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;somewhere in middle of the content&lt;/span&gt; - visitors read the long content and then they are looking for more resources.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i. Use Text Ads instead of Image Ads as users get more options. If you still want to display image ads, consider ad formats that support image ads - Choose either the 300x250 medium rectangle or the 160x600 wide skyscraper - or both, if you display multiple ad units on a page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;j. Google Ads without background color and borders always perform better. Make the border color and background color same as your page background color.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;k.    Always put ads above the main fold. Make sure that the ad unit with the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;highest&lt;/span&gt; clickthrough rate is the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;first &lt;/span&gt;instance of the ad code that appears in the HTML. Since the first ad unit is always filled before the rest, you want to make sure that ad unit is located in the best placement on your page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;l.    Try setting the ad link URL color to a lighter shade. If your text is black, you may make the adlink as light gray.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;m.    Go Wide - &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;The large rectangle is the best paying adsense format&lt;/span&gt; (336x280) - The Google Adsense Publisher team also feels that the best formats are the wider ones - the ad formats that contain the widest individual ads. Try using the 336x280 large rectangle, 300x250 medium rectangle, or 160x600 wide skyscraper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;n. Placing images next to ads or above ads does help in attracting user attention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;o. Blend AdLinks with other navigation links or place horizontal adlinks at the top of your webpage. AdSense publishers are permitted to click on link unit topics on their web pages, provided that they do not click on any Google ads on the resulting page.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;p. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Organize an Adsense Party for your friends and colleagues&lt;/span&gt; - Request them to navigate your website, watch their activity - it will provide vital clues about which regions on your website draw more user attention. Try putting ads near those areas. (Thanks &lt;a href="http://problogger.net/" target="_blank"&gt;Darren&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;q. You can put upto 3 adsense units on a page. Try putting a large skyscraper on the right navigation sidebar of your website. That area is close to the browser scrollbar. You can also add 2 AdSense for search boxes, 1 adlink unit and 1 referral button per product (i.e., 1 AdSense referral button and 1 Firefox plus Google Toolbar referral button).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;r. The first few lines of your content are an important factor for determining what Ads are served on your webpage. That's the right place to put keywords in bold (strong or &amp;ltb&gt; tags) or header tags (h1, h2, etc).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;s. Always select the setting to open Google Adsense search box results in a new browser window, so you won't lose your visitors. Click the Open search results in a new browser window checkbox and this add target="google_window" to your form tag.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;t.    Maximum people think the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;search box is on the top right corner&lt;/span&gt;. So you know where to put it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;u.    &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Don't syndicate full content.&lt;/span&gt; If people can read everything from the newsreader window itself, why would they visit your website where your ads are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;v. Use URL channels to determine performance of individual pages. I track my most popular pages with Google Analytics, Statcounter and create a channel for each of the URL. You can even &lt;a href="http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/11/tracking-adsense-clicks-with-google.html"&gt;track Adsense Clicks with Analytics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;w.    For &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;low CTR&lt;/span&gt; pages, try &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;changing titles&lt;/span&gt; or adding more content to get better focused ads&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;x. Block low paying advertisers with Filters. Why to loose a visitor for 0.01 cents. Use Overture or Google Adwords Keywords tool to discover keywords that are less popular with advertisers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;y. The AdSense for search Top Queries report shows you what your users are looking for, by listing the 25 most common searches conducted through your AdSense for search boxes. Use this report to identify additional topics to add to your site, or to keep track of your most sought-after information. Focus and improve that content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;z.    Not everyone has a RSS reader. &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Use RSS to Email services like FeedBlitz, Bloglet or Rmail to let users subscribe to your blog by email.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember, you are the best judge when it comes to choosing ad formats. Even Google doesn't offer the best advise always. For instance, in the &lt;a href="http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/05/guide-for-google-adsense-publishers.html"&gt;visual heat map&lt;/a&gt;, Google suggests that webmasters are best served by positioning ads on the upper left-hand side of a Web page. But on the Google homepage, you will find ads on the far right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Related Links&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/08/display-relevant-ads-in-blogs-just.html"&gt;Display only relevant Google Ads in Blogs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/07/google-adsense-layout-tips-for-maximum.html"&gt;Google Adsense Layout Tips for Maximum Clicks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/05/guide-for-google-adsense-publishers.html"&gt;Guide for Google AdSense Publishers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AdSense is one of the best tools you can use to draw dollars to your site. Remember that there is no easy way to make money on Adsense... it takes a lot of work. Adsense publishers on blogspot.com can integrate Adsense directly from Blogger Interface.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://static.flickr.com/36/75889359_ce19b55f3b_m.jpg" class="alignimageright" /&gt;Yahoo Publisher Network YPN and Chitika eMiniMalls offer interesting Adsense alternatives. You can use this &lt;a href="http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/12/yahoo-ypn-chitika-adsense-preview-tool.html"&gt;free online Sandbox tool&lt;/a&gt; to compare Google Adsense, Chitika eMiniMalls and Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN) Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enter any keywords or a website address (URL), choose a geographic location (for Google), customize ad colors or choose from an existing color set and click "Udate Ads Display". You can try the Adsense, YPN or Chitika Services without signing up for any of these services.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-2537248368885564211?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/2537248368885564211/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=2537248368885564211' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/2537248368885564211'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/2537248368885564211'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/adsense-tips-layout-optimization-tricks.html' title='Adsense Tips, Layout Optimization Tricks for Higher CTR'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-5605055295214651271</id><published>2006-12-09T00:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T00:54:12.350-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SEO'/><title type='text'>Search Engine Optimization for Affiliate Marketers</title><content type='html'>Search engine optimization (SEO) is a compartment of search engine marketing, and deals with humanizing the number and/otherwise excellence of visitors to a web site from "natural" (aka "organic" otherwise "algorithmic" search engine) listings. To all intents and purposes, SEO is marketing by attractive to machine algorithms to enhance search engine relevance as well as eventually web traffic. This is equivalent to foot traffic in retail advertising. The name SEO can as well refer to "search engine optimizers", an industry of advisors who perform optimization projects on behalf of clients.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Search engines display different kinds of listings on a search engine results page (SERP), including paid advertising in the form of pay per click advertisements and paid inclusion listings, as well as unpaid organic search results as well as keywords specific listings, such as news stories, map locations, definitions, and images. SEO is worried with improving the number as well as positioning of a site's listings in the organic search results.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is no wonder and now it is so transparent that how to rank high with the major search engines because we have a huge search engine optimizations. What is search engine optimization? Before learning about search engine optimization we have to be clear how search engines works.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now the users are provided most relevant and up-to-date information’s for their key words by the search engines. They are refined pieces of technology which permit users to quickly discover relevant websites by searching for a word or a phrase. Search engine results are ineffective to users if the information doesn't relate to the search term by the search engines, otherwise if the results are old. People be expecting the most up-to-date and new information that is useful to them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep on updating your website everyday as well as adding some materials will assist you gets become aware of by the search engines. So, if you are about to sell any type of product otherwise service online, you have to optimize your website intended for the search engines, in order to boost traffic as well as sales. It is because over 90% of your business will likely come straightforwardly from search engine results. And for that reason, it is completely important to optimize your site intended for search engines for you to have the maximum deals in the entire world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Search engine optimization (SEO) is the course of action by which webmasters otherwise online business owners make use of strategic copy to enlarge their website's status. It is certain that the internet has enhanced so fast over the years as well as the competition for the best search engine location has created a huge market. For that reason, better understanding the fundamental elements of Search Engine Optimization is very important for an online business' success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Making use of successful search engine optimization techniques will get better the page rank of your website. There are several tricks that can be used to boost page rank; the most successful method is to provide high class content consistently. This seems like a simple conception but there are many websites that fails to supply content that visitors find interesting. Sites which offers content that are out of the ordinary, well-written and regularly updated create highly occupied visitors who are more to be expected to return to the website in the upcoming days. So, if you can set your website separately from those boring, dead sites then do it. You'll certainly have a step closer to accomplish high page rank all the way through search engine optimization.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next important factor for a successful search engine optimization is to include keywords as well as phrases within your content. To make certain that you are properly targeting your market, you have to make certain that the keywords as well as phrases you have on your site are the keywords as well as phrases that your site is in fact optimized for. The more keywords you use in your content, the more likely it is that online visitors will find your site when they do some do research with those words. If you are unfailing with these techniques, then your on the whole search engine optimization will enhance, boosting your page rank.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You should also have to extend a linking strategy as an element of your search engine optimization. Not only does this endow with free advertising for your site, other than it makes the feeling that your site is very important because of its affiliated links. For each link that you have pointing back to you, that is an additional chance for your potential customer to find you. The more inbound links that you have spot to your site, the higher you will be ranked in the search engines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One more is to develop a content stratagem. People who acquire to search from the internet are seemed for information. The more information you supply for them and the more helpful it is, the more probable you will make the sale. Scripting articles are the most effective way to build up content for your site. When scripting articles to post on your site, make certain that you develop a clear means of position their content. You can do this by simply adding up a new page to your site. This will consent to room for extra articles to be added as you write them, and will allow you to build up an archive of articles which will maintain to draw online visitors. Make certain also that you have integrated your archived articles in a directory that is next to the source web of your site so that the search engines will register your online articles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Always bear in mind that search engine optimization techniques are important in developing your site's status. With that thing in mind, make certain that you write high-quality, keyword wealthy content as well as link your site to and from a premeditated family of other sites. These things will help get better your site's popularity and coerce increased business all the way through your online business.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-5605055295214651271?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/5605055295214651271/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=5605055295214651271' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/5605055295214651271'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/5605055295214651271'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/search-engine-optimization-for.html' title='Search Engine Optimization for Affiliate Marketers'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-8001127608237180391</id><published>2006-12-09T00:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T00:53:24.434-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SEO'/><title type='text'>10 SEO Tips</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;It is not hard to be barking up the wrong tree when it comes to getting search engine traffic because there is so much out of date information being circulated. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;Not only is there out of date or invalid SEO advice getting around, there is also information which if acted upon, can result in your pages being banned. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;The SEO tips below should assist the reader in forming a basic understanding of how to create human friendly web pages which are easily understood by the most popular search engines. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;Know this. There are thousands of search engines but only two of them will bring you most of the traffic. They are google and yahoo. Another search engine that brings me a little traffic is msn but I do not focus too much on tactics for that engine. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;Focus your attention on the engines that will bring you the most visitors first and work your way down.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Basic SEO&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1.&lt;/b&gt; Insert keywords within the title tag so that search engine robots will know what your page is about. The title tag is located right at the top of your document within the &lt;i&gt;head&lt;/i&gt; tags. Inserting a keyword or key phrase will greatly improve your chances of bringing targeted traffic to your site. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;Make sure that the title tag contains text which a human can relate to. The text within the title tag is what shows up in a search result. Treat it like a headline. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2.&lt;/b&gt; Use the same keywords as anchor text to link to the page from different pages on your site. This is especially useful if your site contains many pages. The more keywords that link to a specific page the better. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3.&lt;/b&gt; Make sure that the text within the title tag is also within the body of the page. It is unwise to have keywords in the title tag which are not contained within the body of the page. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;Adding the exact same text for your h1 tag will tell the reader who clicks on your page from a search engine result that they have clicked on the correct link and have arrived at the page where they intended to visit. Robots like this too because now there is a relation between the title of your page and the headline. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;Also, sprinkle your keywords throughout your article. The most important keywords can be bolded or colored in red. A good place to do this is once or twice in the body at the top of your article and in the sub-headings. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4.&lt;/b&gt; Do not use the exact same title tag on every page on your website. Search engine robots might determine that all your pages are the same if all your title tags are the same. If this happens, your pages might not get indexed. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;I always use the headline of my pages as the title tag to help the robots know exactly what my page is about. A good place to insert the headline is within the h1 tag. So the headline is the same as the title tag text. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5.&lt;/b&gt; Do not spam the description or keyword meta tag by stuffing meaningless keywords or even spend too much time on this tag. SEO pros all agree that these tags are not as important today as they once were. I just place my headline once within the keywords and description tags. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6.&lt;/b&gt; Do not link to link-farms or other search engine unfriendly neighborhoods. A good rule of thumb is if your pages do not contain any words that reflect the content of the site you are linking to, do not link to it. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7.&lt;/b&gt; Do not use doorway pages. Doorway pages are designed for robots only, not humans. Search engines like to index human friendly pages which contain content which is relevant to the search. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8.&lt;/b&gt; Title tags for text links. Insert the title tag within the HTML of your text link to add weight to the link and the page where the link resides. This is like the alt tag for images. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;My site contains navigation menus on the left and right of the page. The menu consists of links not images. The links are keywords. When you hover over the link with your mouse, the title of the link appears. View the source of this page to see how to add this tag to your links. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9.&lt;/b&gt; Describe your images with the use of the alt tag. This will help search engines that index images to find your pages and will also help readers who use text only web browsers. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10.&lt;/b&gt; Submit to the search engines yourself. Do not use a submission service or submission software. Doing so could get your site penalized or even banned. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;Here is the submission page for google: &lt;a href="http://www.google.com/addurl.html" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.google.com/addurl.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;Submit only once. There is no need to submit every two weeks. There is no need to submit more that one page. Robots follow links. If your site has a nice link trail, your entire site will get indexed. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;My site has a nice human friendly link trail which robots  follow easily. All my pages get indexed without ever submitting more than the main index page once. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;More SEO Tips&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;Get the facts here: &lt;a href="http://www.google.com/webmasters/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.google.com/webmasters/&lt;/a&gt;. This page will explain most of what you should focus on along with what you should forget about. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;If you have been thinking about handing over the task of SEO to someone outside of yourself, you should read some warnings before you part with any money. &lt;a href="http://www.google.com/webmasters/seo.html" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.google.com/webmasters/seo.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;Most SEO Professionals will not tell you about the goose that laid the golden egg. The following link will take you to a jealously guarded FREE SEO discussion. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.google.com/groups?q=google.public.support.general" target="_blank"&gt;http://groups.google.com/groups?q=google.public.support.general&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;You can search the forum for specific questions you may have. I like to just lurk around and read the messages. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;The author, Ed Zivkovic owns his own website which contains articles with all sorts of tips for work at home webmasters. Here is the site: &lt;a href="http://www.ezau.com/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.ezau.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span class="arttext"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-8001127608237180391?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/8001127608237180391/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=8001127608237180391' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/8001127608237180391'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/8001127608237180391'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/10-seo-tips.html' title='10 SEO Tips'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-462267520290021295</id><published>2006-12-09T00:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T00:51:03.187-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Adsense'/><title type='text'>The 5 Most Important Things You Must Know About AdSense</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;The 5 Most Important Things You Must Know About       AdSense&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     By Joel Comm&lt;br /&gt;     Whether you're just starting out with AdSense or whether       you've been using it for years, the success of your ads will       depend on knowing five absolutely essential pieces of       information about AdSense:&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;     1. AdSense Can Make You A Huge Heap Of Cash Lots of people       make the mistake of believing that AdSense is only good for       bringing a site a few extra pennies a month. Wrong! AdSense       can fund your lifestyle - if you get it right.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;     2. Junk Sites Get Junk Income But just because it's possible       for a site to make a lot of money with AdSense, it doesn't       mean that any site can make a lot of money with AdSense.       Your site must have good content that can attract users on       its own merit. There are a lot of different strategies       available for producing good content for your site. You'll       need to use them if you want to create the sort of site that       makes real money.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;     3. Your Choice Of Ads Matter One of the first things that       you'll have to do when you join AdSense is to pick the types       of ads you want to display. Success relies on following       certain principles that encourage users to click and       persuades them that they've got a reason to do so. You'll       need to know those principles.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;     4. You Can Influence The Ads You Receive! Here's a little       known AdSense secret: you do have some control over the ads       that get served on your site. That control isn't unlimited -       but it is worth exercising. It's also a little complicated       but it's got a lot do with keyword hotspots located in each       Web page. (I explain it all in my book, Google AdSense       Secrets.) That's definitely something you need to know!&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;     5. Your Stats Are Your Best Friend The stats you get with       your AdSense account might look complicated and well, a bit       dull... but they're packed with useful information that can       have a massive effect on your revenues. To make real money       with AdSense, you need to know what your stats are telling,       what they're not telling you and where you can find out       more.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;     There's a lot you need to know to make serious money with       AdSense. If you're missing that information, you're just       throwing money away.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-462267520290021295?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/462267520290021295/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=462267520290021295' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/462267520290021295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/462267520290021295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/5-most-important-things-you-must-know.html' title='The 5 Most Important Things You Must Know About AdSense'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611154349689046421.post-2414565048556104489</id><published>2006-12-09T00:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-09T00:49:21.740-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tips'/><title type='text'>Make Money Online - Helpful Advice On How To Start</title><content type='html'>Many people are looking at the internet as a way of earning an additional part-time or even full-time income. It can be a good idea but with millions of available options, and websites proclaiming to have the answers to questions you have not even thought of, where do you start ? This article will offer you advice that will at least get you started in the right direction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You are probably reading this article for only a couple of reasons: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. You do not currently make enough money and need to make more money on a part-time basis without compromising your full-time job. You do not have a lot of time available to make more money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. You are not happy in your job or do not like working for a boss. You are looking for an alternative way of earning money, preferably full-time but with something that you can start on a part-time basis. 3. You are already trying to make more money and have tried many different business opportunities but with no or very little success. You realize you need help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you can associate with one or more of the above-mentioned reasons for reading this article then please continue reading. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are millions of people all over the world that do not like what they are doing for a living. Maybe it is the job itself, a rude boss, or not earning enough money to have a decent standard of living. Whatever the reason(s), most people find it very difficult to make a new start.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are all creatures of habit that dislike change and value safety and security. Starting a business often takes us outside our comfort-zone. We need to build our confidence, not only in ourselves but also in any new opportunity that we are considering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This can be achieved by: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Learning as much as possible about any new opportunity. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Having the possibility of doing it on a part-time basis as a trial to see whether it is any good. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Spending as little money as possible on any new business opportunity. You don't want to add more stress to your life by spending lots of money (that you can't afford to spend) on things that may not work at all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many people consider the Internet as the ideal way of making more money. I agree with them. Problem is that most people actually lose more money on the Internet than make money. There are millions and millions of ecommerce websites on the Internet and it is estimated that at least 95% of these websites are losing money every month!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why do I like to do business on the Internet? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a. It allows me to have an international business, potentially reaching many millions of people all over the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;b. Like most people I do not enjoy face-to-face selling. With the Internet there is no need for face-to-face selling. No fear of being rejected by customers or insulted by people having a bad-hair-day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;c. I can make money 24 hours a day. Even while sleeping someone can be buying a product or service on my website. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;d. I can run my business from anywhere in the world, as long as I have a computer and access to the Internet. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;e. Once my business is setup it basically runs on autopilot. That does not mean I do not need to work on it. It means I do not have to spend eight hours every day working on it. One or two hours should be sufficient.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;f. It allows me to have my own business with unlimited earning potential. Whatever I put in I can get out. The sky is the limit and I am not working to make my boss or company rich.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fact of the matter is that it is becoming more and more difficult to ignore the massive ecommerce potential of the Internet. Whether you are selling products or services online or have any other type of business, you need the Internet to promote your business as more and more consumers are doing online searches to find what they are looking for. Does not matter if you are a plumber or an electrician, you will need the Internet more and more in the future to promote your business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O.K. We have established that the Internet offers us a huge potential to make more money, part-time or full-time. We have also established that most people are not actually making any money from the Internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where do we start? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We start by learning as much as possible at our own pace without forcing anything. Remember that knowledge is power! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I recommend that before you do anything on the Internet that you join a suitable company as an affiliate or join a network marketing company. The point is not whether you want to pursue a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;long-term career as an affiliate. The important point is that you can join most affiliate programs for free and receive very valuable information and training for free. In addition, you can actually make a lot of money while learning! This, in my opinion, is the best, safest and easiest way to start.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many companies that offer affiliate programs do their best to offer their affiliates as much training and support as possible. Why? It is in their best interest. The better advice, training and support they give you the more money you will make for them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember that as an affiliate you do not need to buy or sell anything. You only need to get people to promote the company you are an affiliate of. All sales resulting in your referral will earn you a very nice commission, normally anything between 20% and 50% of the sales price. That is not bad at all! Many companies will even give you a free affiliate website that you can promote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is the catch? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The catch is that it is not always easy to promote a certain product or service. People do not automatically visit your affiliate website. This is where the training comes in. If you can succeed as an affiliate for a company you can succeed with your own Internet business in the future. There will be no need to pay expensive school fees.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611154349689046421-2414565048556104489?l=onlineincomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/feeds/2414565048556104489/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2611154349689046421&amp;postID=2414565048556104489' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/2414565048556104489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2611154349689046421/posts/default/2414565048556104489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://onlineincomes.blogspot.com/2006/12/make-money-online-helpful-advice-on-how.html' title='Make Money Online - Helpful Advice On How To Start'/><author><name>mr. simplicity</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
