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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Business networking

More and more business owners are turning to online business networking sites such as Schmoozii and LinkedIn to help them with business networking. Instead of attending crowded business meetings and tip club meetings, people can use online business networking sites to post details about their businesses or professional careers. Online business networking sites are great tools, especially for people who shy away from attending networking events due to nervousness. You can spend time in the comfort of your own home posting information and collecting contact information from other professionals instead of dressing up in a suit and paying money to attend a meeting. Follow these tips for business networking online and you will be able to take advantage of the opportunity.

Keep it Professional

Keep your online business networking profile professional. It is fine to include information about your marital status or the number of children you have, but stay away from posting questionable material, using profanity, and including other information that could hurt your reputation.

Add Contact Information

Make it easy for people to contact you if they have an opportunity that matches your interests. Business networking online should make it easier for you to make contacts, not more difficult. Include your e-mail address if you do not want to give out your phone number or mailing address. This will help you stay safe.

Explain Your Interests

Many business networking sites allow you to indicate your interests. For some, it is meeting potential business partners. For others, it is meeting up with people they used to work with. If you do not want unsolicited business pitches, say so in your profile settings.

Using online business networking can help you take advantage of untapped business opportunities and really grow your career.

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Easier ways to earn money for teens!

If you're even remotely similar to me when I am a teen you want money for anything and everything new, especially during summer holidays. You know how it is, new cell phones come out, the next best gaming console is released, new games, new music, clothes, saving for a car, etc. but you don't just want it - you want it now. Don't feel bad I was the same way; to an extent nothing has changed - I still want that 65" Sharp Aquos LCD HDTV baby. I'm sitting here looking at a wall of 3 LCD monitors - what does that tell you?

Literally anyone can make money doing Internet marketing. As a teen all that is required to receive the money you earn is that you have a bank account.

So the first step is joining an affiliate network - oh yeah I didn't mention that yet, my bad. The most common form of Internet marketing is affiliate marketing; it's also the easiest to get into, that's what you should be looking into first. Affiliate marketing is when you sell other people's products for a commission; all that is required is a website, in some cases you don't even need that. Sounds like a sexy deal right? Hold on to your hat cowboy we're just getting started.

The next thing you need to decide is what product you want to promote/sell - actually the first choice should be what kind of product, physical or digital/informational? Physical products = you know, stuff you can hold. Digital = e-books, videos, software, access to membership sites, etc. I've personally had more success with informational products but some people make a living doing affiliate marketing with physical products. Once you figure that business out THEN you decide what product; I got ahead of myself for a second there.

Affiliate marketing is rather easy work once you get used to it - the first month will be hell I'm sure. You'll go from frustrated to happy to throwing your cat across the room in zero to sixty. As you getting going and everything starts to click you're in business baby, you'll be making a couple hundred a month - then it'll snowball to $500 and continue to grow as long as YOU continue to put in a solid effort. If you're having trouble making sales you may want to consider buying an e-book or two that will explain exactly how to do it - taking a shot in the dark is no fun at all..

Monday, March 31, 2008

Earn by clicking!

No it's not a bluff. It's featured in the local newspaper! What's there anything to say? Just click the banner and join now!



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First, how does this earn you money? By clicking and signing up for emailcashpro, you will receive paid emails occasionally in your e-mail inbox. You earn credits just by reading through the emails they send! Why you should be reading the emails? It's because the emails may contain extra information on how to generate other sources of income. It could also contain tips on how to improve your internet marketing business! Everyone can now sign up for emailcashpro because it is now open to people from anywhere around the globe!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Money from Blogging

You've probably heard about people going: "Hey! I've earned money by blogging!". Doubtful as it may sound, it is actually a fact. Still, there are probably many websites that offer you payout simply by blogging. Which are the ones that are true?

I have indeed earned some quick money by blogging, so here i am demonstrating what I have accomplished. One website which promises it's payout by the posts you made is - www.payperpost.com. Just follow these simple steps and you could be well on your way to earning some extra income!

1) You need to have a blog which is at least 1 month old with 10 existing posts. The posts must not be too many days apart.

2) Sign up for an account at payperpost.com here or sign up directly from the sign-up form in the sidebar.

3) Register your blog with them and wait for an approval.

4) Upon approval, you can start earning cash by blogging!

4 simple steps to earn quick cash. How easy is that! This website not only offers services to bloggers looking to earn money. People who wants to advertise their blogs (aka advertisers) are also able to benefit from this website. By signing up, you can search for existing members to blog advertise your product!

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Generating traffic for free

Putting up a company would of course require a lot of things, to get straight to the point, you need a capital. To make money requires money as well. But of course, with the versatility the internet offers, there are many ways you could find that could help optimize the potential of your site or business by generating traffic.

While there are ways to jumpstart your traffic flow, many sites don’t have the resources that others have to generate more traffic for your site. Well, you don’t have to spend a cent; all you need is the proper mindset and a lot of eagerness. You also must have the drive and perseverance to do hard work and research to generate more traffic for your site.

How sweet it is to have more traffic for your site without spending a single cent. Now it’s a sure thing that many sites have articles that offer tips and guidelines in how to generate traffic using for free. Because it is possible, you don’t need to speed a single cent, it may take time. You get better chances by paying for your advertisements, but at least you get a fighting chance with some of these free methods I’m about to tell you.

1) Firstly, take advantage of online forums and online communities. The great thing about forums and online communities is that you can target a certain group that fits the certain demographic that you are looking for. You can discuss about lots of things about the niche that you represent or offer. Another great advantage is that you know what you are getting into and you will be prepared.

With online communities and forums you can build a reputation for your company. Show them what you are made of and wow them with your range of expertise about the subject, with that you can build a reputation and build trust with the people in your expertise and knowledge.

2) Make use of newsletters. Provide people with a catalog of your products and interesting and entertaining articles. If you make it really interesting and entertaining, more people will sign up for your newsletter and recommend it to other people. The more people who signs up for your newsletter, the more people there will be that will go to your site, thus increasing your traffic.

3) Another great idea is trading links with other sites. You don’t have to spend a cent. All you have to do is reach an agreement with another webmaster. With exchanging links, the efforts both sites do will benefit both sites. Every traffic that goes to the site could potentially click on the link of your site and visit your site as well. This works well especially when both sites feature the same niche. However, do note who you are exchanging links with. There are sites out there which are blacklisted and will drag down your Google Pagerank.

4) Write articles that could pique the attention of people that have interest in your product. Try writing articles that will provide tips and guides to other aficionados. Writing articles that provide good service and knowledge to other people would provide the necessary mileage to your traffic flow needs.

5) Many sites offer free submission and posting of your articles. When people find interest in your articles they have a good chance of following the track by finding out where the article originated. Include a link or a brief description of your company with the article and there’s a great probability that they will go to your site.

6) Write good content for your site. Many search engines track down the keywords and keyword phrases your site uses and how they are used. It is not a requirement that a content should be done by a professional content writer. You could do your on but you have to make content for your site that is entertaining as well as informational. It should provide certain requirements as well as great quality.
Generally, internet users use search engines to find what they are looking for. Search engines in return use keyword searching in aiding their search results. With the right keywords, you could get high rankings in search engine results without the costs.

All of these methods and more will drive more traffic to your site for free. All it takes is a bit of effort. Learn all you can about the methods depicted here and you will soon have a site with a great traffic flow without the usual costs that come with it.

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Thursday, March 6, 2008

Google adsense click fraud

Many web site owners are getting their Google Adsense account terminated when they have done nothing wrong to deserve the punishment. Considering the money that they are earning from Adsense, they would certainly want to get back into it.

Click fraud is the act of clicking on ads for the purpose of costing the advertiser money. It is simply the same as paying out cash for false leads. Many people website owners are aware of this fraud and are sharing the same sentiment that this is the one big problem that Adsense is facing.

How do you prevent being involved in this fraud?

Majority of web hosts are offering access logs. Once this is offered to you, it is necessary that you hand it over to Google as well. This allows them to look for any suspicious activity on your site. Problems like this are very serious and giving it to them is saying that you would want to help them in any way you can in solving the problem.

It can also help if you have a click monitoring software. If you do not have one yet, you should try and get one. There is absolutely no major factor preventing you from having one because most of this software is free.

As usual, all the information you have received should be turned over to Google. This is showing Google that you too are fighting against click frauds and is in no way a part of it.

Study your server logs and watch for any activity that seems suspicious. Report anything that you may find odd, may it big or small thing.

You may want to consider disabling ads for your own IP address and local geographic area. This will certainly prevent accidents and will not make Google mistake another user as you. You can do through a htaccess file. This will avoid Google mistaking as clicking on your own ads and be kicked out because of it.

Keep your Adsense off on pop ups and pop unders. Your ads should not be displayed on content sites that promote illegal activity or tampering of the legal rights of other people or business. Included in this are the content that is considered adult and gambling ones. If you think that you may be breaking this rule, immediately remove your content or Adsense from the web page.

Be truthful and confess up to Google about times when you might have clicked on your own as, whether accidentally or intentionally. Or the times when you have done something that is against the Terms of Service that they are implementing. Be honest about anything that you may have done that is wrong. Confessing is way better than Google learning about it eventually. It would mean eventual termination and no getting back what you have worked so hard for.

Do not tell your family or friends about Adsense on your website. Chances are they may start clicking on them to help you make money without you knowing it. They may be doing more harm to you than help by trying it in the first place.

Most pay per click networks have different measures in hand to protect website owners against click frauds. Other search engines can track more than 50 data points, IP address, browser’s information, user’s session info and pattern recognition. They also have “systems” available that detects fraud. Not to mention the specialized teams monitoring how things are going and helping advertisers stop click frauds.

Google offers suggestion on how to avoid click fraud. Using “negative keywords” can be used to keep your Adsense showing on products and services that are in no way related to yours. Adding tracking URLs to your links so you can track the traffic coming from Google.

Do not be caught in the Google click fraud. Be aware and be wary.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Improving your earnings

Many webmasters make money through their websites using Adsense. There are many who are struggling to earn some good money a day through their sites yet, some of the “geniuses” of them are enjoying hundreds of dollars a day from Adsense ads on their websites! What make these webmasters different from the other kind is that they are different and they think out of the box.

The ones who have been there and done it have quite some useful tips to help those who would want to venture into this field. Some of these tips have boosted quite a lot of earnings in the past and present.

Here are some proven ways on how best to improve your Adsense earnings.

1. Concentrate on one format of Adsense ad. The one format that worked well for the majority is the Large Rectangle (336X280). This format have the tendency to result in higher CTR (click-through rates). Why choose this format out of the many other formats you can use? Basically, the ads will look like normal web links, and people, being used to clicking on them, click these types of links. They may or may not know they are clicking on your Adsense but as long as there are clicks, then it will all be for your advantage.

2. Create a custom palette for your ads. Choose a color that will go well with the background of your site. If your site has a white background, try to use white as the color of your ad border and background. The idea to patterning the colors is to make the Adsense look like it is part of the web pages. Again, This may result in more clicks from people visiting your site.

3. Remove the Adsense from the bottom pages of your site and put them at the top. Do not try to hide your Adsense. Place them in places where people can see them easily. You will be amazed at how the difference between Adsense locations can affect your earnings.

4. Maintain links to relevant websites. If you think some sites are better off than the others, put your ads there and try to maintain and manage them.

These are some of the tips that have worked well for some who want to generate hundreds or even thousands on their websites. It is important to know that ads are displayed because it fits the interest of the people viewing them. So focusing on a specific topic should be your primary purpose because the ad displays will be especially targeted on a topic that your site is about.

Tips given by those who have boosted their earnings are just guidelines they want to share with others. If they have somehow worked wonders to some, maybe it can work wonders for you too. Try them out into your ads and see the result it will bring. If others have done it and succeeded, there is nothing wrong trying it out for yourself.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Creating categories

Take a look on the right side of your window. You can see a section called categories. It took me like a few hours to figure out how i could get it. I searched the Search engines and attempted to follow instructions but i think it's too complicated, perhaps impossible for some. As i was just about to give up, i finally realised a much simpler way to achieve a categorial archive section. Just read on, and you'll find that i'm not lying.


Firstly, the bad news. Only people with blogger accounts will be able to apply this method. And now, the much awaited revelation. In order to create a categorial archive, all YOU have to do is to update your template to the new blogger template, if you have not done so. After you've done so, you will notice a new tab called "Layout". Click on the tab and add a new page element, the one you want (labels). Voila! You've successfully created a categorial archive. After every post you made, all you have to do now is to add a label. Blogger will automatically categorise your labels on your sidebar. Brilliant isn't it. You will also notice that you can add a whole lot more widgets to your sidebar. Have fun fiddling around!

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Some basics about Adsense

Adsense is considered as one of the most powerful tool in a website publisher’s arsenal. It enables a person to monetize their sites easily. If used properly, it can generate a very large and healthy income for them. However if you are not using them the right way and maximising the output, you are actually leaving a lot of money on the table and besides, no one likes leaving money on the table.

To achieve something with Adsense is simple and you will be amazed at the results you will be getting in such a short period of time.

Start by writing some quality content articles which are also keyword incorporated. There are a lot of people given the gift of being good with words. Writing comes easy for them. Why not make it work in such a way that you will be earning some extra cash in the process?

There are actually three steps to put into mind before you begin writing your ads and having an effective Adsense.

1) Keyword search.

-Find some popular subjects, keywords or phrase. Select the ones which you think has more people clicking through. Overture.com is pretty good for assessing your keywords but i've been unable to access their website so this other website, Digital Point suggestion Tool, will have to do. It obtains data from Overture as well. If you have a greater budget, why not check out www.keywordelite.com?

2) Writing articles.

-Start writing original content with keywords from the topics that you have achieved in your search. Take note that search engines are taking pride in the quality of their articles and what you will be writing should keep up with their demands.

3) Quality content site.

-Build a quality content site incorporated with Adsense ads that is targeting the subject and keywords of your articles and websites. This is where all that you’ve done initially will go to and this is also where they will prove their worth to you.

The location of where you place your ads is important. According to research, the one place that surfers look first when they visit a certain site is the top left. The reason behind this is not known. Maybe it is because some of the most useful search engine results are at the top of all other rankings. So visitors tend to look in that same place when browsing through other sites.

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Some of those who are just starting at this business may think they are doing pretty well already and thinking that their clickthrough rates are quite healthy. The most important factor that proves that you are doing well is the number of unique visitors. There are also other ways to generate more clicks to increase your earnings which is worth learning in depth about.

Finally, Adsense has some excellent tracking statistics that allows webmasters and publishers to track their results across a number of sites by "site by site" or even "page by page". You should be aware of this capability and make the most of it because it is one powerful tool that will help you find out the better performing ads. This way, you can fine-tune your Adsense ads and focus more on the ones being visited the most rather than those who are being ignored.

Another thing you should know. Banners and skyscrapers are dead. Ask the experts. So better forget about banners and skyscrapers. Surfers universally ignore these kinds of ad formats. The reason behind this is that they are recognized as an advert and adverts are rarely of any interest that’s why people ignore them. To better demonstrate this, ask yourself, would you click on something knowing that it is an ad?

To really start making money with Adsense, you should have a definite focus on what you want to achieve and how you will go about achieving them. As with any other kind of business ventures, both time and patience are required.

In addition, do not ignore your site and your Adsense once you have finished accomplishing them. Spare some time making adjustments to the Adsense ads on your sites to better trigger your Adsense income.

BannerBuddy

I got a software here called BannerBuddy. It will be useful for people who are new to graphics editing. Basically it helps you to create a banner for any reason you want that banner for. Going off at a low price of 5 dollars!


Adsense for content sites

The concept of Adsense is really simple. Firstly, the webmaster inserts a javascript into their website. Every time the page is accessed, the javascript will pull advertisements from the Adsense program. The ads that are targeted in a way that the ads will be relevant to the content that the javascript is on. If a visitor clicks on an advertisement, the webmaster will earn a portion of the money that the advertiser paid the search engine to advertise.

The search engine handles all the tracking and paying, hence making the task of publishing content and relevant ads much easier for the webmasters. This includes, collecting funds, tracking one's statistics as well as looking for advertisers. In this way, precious time, which is important for people with tight schedule, can be saved. It seems though that there is never a shortage of advertisers in the program from which the search engine pulls the Adsense ads. Also webmasters are less concerned by the lack of information search engines are providing and are more focused in making cash from these search engines.

The first reason why Adsense is essential for content sites is because it already has come a long way in understanding the needs of publishers and webmasters. Together with its continuous progression is the appearance of more advanced system that allows full ad customization. Webmasters are given the freedom to choose from a vareity of types of text ad formats to better fit their website's layout. This may just increase the possibilities of a visitor clicking on an ad.

The second reason is the ability of the Adsense publishers to track not only how their sites are progressing but also the earnings based on the webmaster-defined channels. The recent improvements in the search engines gives webmasters the capability to monitor how their ads are performing using customizable reports that has the capacity to detail page impressions, clicks and click-through rates. Webmasters and publishers can now track specific ad formats, colors and pages within a website. Trends are also easily spotted.

With the real-time reporting at hand, the effectiveness of the changes made will be assessed quickly. There would be time to sort out the contents that people are making the most clicks on. The ever-changing demands would be met while generating cash for the webmasters and publishers. The more flexible tools are also allowing webmasters to group web pages by URL, domain, ad type or category, which will provide them some accurate insight on which pages, ads and domains are performing best.

The thrid reason is that the advertisers have realised the benefits associated by having their ads served on targeted websites as this increases the possibility that a web surfer will have an interest in thier ad while visiting a webpage. As opposed to those who are not using Adsense in their sites, they are given the liberty of having other people do their content for them, giving them the benefit of having successful and money-generating web sites.

Adsense is all about targeted content, the more focused your content is, the more targeted the search engines’ ads will be. There are some web masters and publishers who are more focused on their site content and how best to maintain them rather than the cash that the ads will generate for them. This is the part where the effectiveness of the ads are at its peak.

People were not aware of the money made from advertisements previously. Making money from ads only came into existence when the webmasters and publishers realised how they can make Adsense be that generator. Back then, content was the most important factor for a good website. Now, content is just as important, with the allure of money, of course.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Gaming

Gaming has been around for quite some time. Talking about gaming here does not involve gambling, which amazingly, is a form of gaming. I am talking about video gaming. Personally, i have a console as well as a desktop. However, i spend more time gaming on my desktop as i find the keyboard and mouse more homely to the touch. My In game name (IGN) always varies either to kael or to blueberry. It's just a random name for me, a random player. I do have another name in mind though, if i were to make gaming a career for me, and that's - windsolace.

Internet marketing

Internet marketing is a source of income for many people. Firstly, internet marketing is the selling of goods and services online. I first started on internet marketing a few months back. What is important about internet marketing is that you must be wary when signing up for sites which requests for your credit card information. Unless you are sure that the site is secure, do NOT sign up for them. Also, i think it is essential for internet marketeers to have a paypal account which assists in online transactions.

Late introduction

Apparently, i have not introduced myself yet. Well, for those who do not know me, i'm known as blueberry or kael. They are kind of faux names for myself especially in online games. That's right, one of my interest is in gaming. I started gaming since i was only about 10 years old. Games back then runs on MS DOS. Now, i am 18 and spends time gaming too. Games i play include Warcraft 3, Starcraft and Half-life. Apart from gaming, i spend time online doing some minor internet marketing. Certainly it helps if i earn some extra income for my gaming expenses! I will be running this blog to post about my gaming and internet marketing experiences. And now, it's time for the first post.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Facebook applications

Omg. Facebook has interesting applications. I'm l ike currently playing with fluff friends, which are cute little pets you can adopt and play with. You can also race them with your other friend's fluff friends. XD You can feed your pet to make them run faster too and there's the betting system to help you earn more money to customise your pet. Pretty cool. There're also some other random surveys you can take to say find out about yourself. Sign up for Facebook now and join in the fun!

Monday, February 18, 2008

Simple Plan

SIMPLE PLAN HAS A NEW ALBUM! That's a pretty big gap between the new album and the previous album. With this album, SP's come out with some new songs including the hit "When I'm Gone". Other song titles include "Love is a lie", "Save You" and "No Love". Check out other new songs at Simple Plan's website! Click HERE!


In the meantime, check out "When I'm Gone" music video by SP!:

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Looking for a job?

Time for the first advertising post.


URL: https://jobhuntweb.viacom.com/jobhunt/main/jobhome.asp

Title: Job hunt


This website is runned by MTV networks, which is under a larger company called Viacom. Therefore, most of it's job opportunities are in relation to the media. For example, if you are interested in the media, companies such as Nickelodeon and Harmonix may have what you are looking for. In addition to listing job opportunities and recruiting events, there are internship opportunities listed. Personally, i think that this is a wonderful opportunity for students to gain experience while waiting for entrance to an university. These experiences would be very useful for one's future career. To begin searching for a job or apply for a job, all one has to do is to register for a profile, create a resume and you are all prepped up for a job. Convenient indeed. Do check out the website! Having more queries? There is a comment button where you will be able to submit comments.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

First Post

This is the new blog address in which i'll place comments on stuff that i have used. A link will be placed to link kael89 to this blog. Do visit to look at my review of probably the latest things around, ranging from model kits to softwares. Why i'm doing this? It is to promote awareness of the wide range of products for us consumers and perhaps some convenience from having to SEARCH for the new products. Alright, i will be designing a blogskin for this blog. This is blueberry, signing off.