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It is not wrong to monetize your blog.You have put effort and spend a lot of time on it so it is fair to be compensated for all that effort.What you have achieve from your blog is through hardwork.It is advisable to maximize the worth of each and every visitors you have to your blog.
But there are certain rules that you have to follow,sadly most bloggers tend to ignore it just because of the money factor.You want to earn money from your blog,but how will you get it without readers?They are the one that will help you earn something form your blog,the one that will determine the success of your blog,with success,money making opportunities will also open up.
DO NOT IGNORE YOUR READERS.HAVE RESPECT TOWARDS YOUR READERS.
- Too much ads - One biggest mistake most bloggers did.You have to scroll down for a while to see the content because there are only ads on the top section of the blogs!Do you think people will want to come again to your blog after seeing this?Have a perfect balance between ads and content.A good content will gain you new readers,more readers.More readers = more people clicking on your ads = more income.Respect your readers.Not too much ads,no pop-ups,no pop-unders
- Ad placement - You must know where to put your ads so it won't get in the way of what your readers want to see on your blog,your content.If you use AdSense,the 300X250 type are normally placed above the fold or on the side bar or in between post and comments section.Always remember about leaving ample space,be symmetrical,have a good balance and be nice to your readers when thinking about your ads placement.
- Mixing - Mix different type of ads,banners,text ads,link units within your blog page,but always remember,too much ads will kill your blog.
- Sponsored post - Most bloggers are into this now.Clearly disclose to your readers if it is a sponsored post.Never write reviews that are dictated,meaning you have to write according to what the advertisers want.It is obvious when you have to choose between credibility and cash,choose credibility.
Don't sacrifice your existing readers,your potential readers just for some marginal income.
Malaysian government have come down hard on those responsible for such a scheme.Through the Multimedia Commission,the Malaysian Government identified 2 individuals to be the mastermind in operating the once famous Swiss Cash scheme,and both are under investigation.
It is some kind of investment scheme,with a simple basic pyramid structure.You invest,get referrals,they invest,get referrals and so on.The one who makes money..the one at the top who started it.The government got a court order to freeze the account of those 2 individuals where all the money are being kept,some of it amounting to about MYR5 million(About USD1.4 million) are in local banks,while the rest with an amount of MYR35 million(About USD10 million) are in banks in Hong Kong.That is certainly a lot of money,if the law didn't get them,I'm sure they must be somewhere in the Bahamas vacationing and spending it.
When the scheme first surface,it get's a lot of attention,and many people joining,most of them are professionals,bank officers,managers,executives,high rank government officials and they invest a lot to get a big return,but in the end,what did they get..nothing!Luckily or them the Government took fast and swift action,and now all the money that have been recovered will be return to all who participate in the program.
It is believe that this program manage to get into several other countries and the Malaysian government through the Multimedia Commission are sharing information with the respective department in those countries so that this program can be stopped.
What can we learn from this?There are no such thing as getting rich the quick and easy way.Invest on something that can really produce a good and realistic Return of Investment.Always be careful,there are a lot of people out there waiting on the opportunity to make you one of their victim.
I read in Dosh Dosh about online collaboration and think it is good to share about it here.We all have limitation and there are certain things that we cannot do on our own.We have limited knowledge and some of us have very limited budget,so how are we going to achieve our dreams,our goals?Ever consider doing collaboration with other webmasters online?
There are 2 very common online collaboration,
- Joint venture - 2 or more webmasters join together to create a new entity online which most IM are doing.They create a giveaway site,or membership site and promote their products,because some IM are more into advertising or building list or generating traffic.By doing this,they contribute towards the equity,share revenue,expenses and control of the entity.
- Strategic alliance - This is a bit different.They join forces to pursue some common goals but remain as a separate entity,maintaining what they have without producing a new site,just helping each other by using their existing site.
How will it benefit you?
Each webmaster have their own reputation depending on how long they have been online,have their own brand and strength.They have even build their own network.Imagine working with other webmasters who also have their own reputation,brand and strength and also their own network.Most of the times what they have is better than yours,bigger traffic,bigger funds,bigger reputation,large network.Joining forces with them will enable you to share all that for your own benefit,and at the same time help them to extend what they already have.So it works for both party's.
Each webmaster have different skills,maybe you are good in marketing,find someone who maybe is good in programming,or have big fund,or are doing well in their niche.By joining them,you can get help in programming and you can lend them your marketing expertise.The key is to find what is best for you,what really suits you according to your needs.
4 things to look into when thinking about collaboration.
- What do you want to achieve.Knowing exactly what you want can help determine which site will be best for you to approach to propose for a JV program.
- What you can offer.It is not just about what you want from them,but also what you can give them.This will be the determining factor whether the other party accept you as their partner or not.If you have nothing to offer,who will want to be your partner where you will be the only one gaining form the partnership.List down things that you can provide for in return to what you expect to get from them.
- When you have those 2 sorted out,you can start looking for potential collaboration partners by doing search based on what kind partners you preferred and then list down all those potential partners.
- Once you get all the information,create an email with your intention,your proposal.Make it short but precise with what you actually want and what you have to offer.Follow-up by making calls or arranging for a meeting if possible.Don't keep on sending emails if there is no response,you are only spamming and will irritate them.Just canceled them from your list and move one with others.It will take time,but finally you will find one if you can genuinely offer something that will be beneficial to them.
Another way to expose and extend your marketing effort.Hope you enjoy this post and probably start to list potential partners,but don't forget to list down what you can offer first.
Every forum that I join,one of the main thing that are being discussed are about traffic.How to get traffic to your site,how to turn those traffic into sales,the best methods or site that can bring big traffic,etc.Most people are concerned about traffic,who doesn't,even people with personal blogs are concern about traffic,because if there are no traffic,who will click on their ads so they can earn money.
There are lots of ways to get traffic to your site,some of it you have to pay for and some of it are free,and you will get the traffic that you always want to,but will it really help,especially if you have a shopping site,an affiliate program you want to promote,a site where you want to get referrals,or a blog where you want this traffic to become your readers by subscribing to your blog.
It will not help you the way you want.You get lots of people coming to your blog,but look at your bounce rate,it is high isn't it,this mean they only click on your site,when it open up,after a few seconds or maybe a minute,they will close it and go to other sites,because they will get paid to view a site.
You have a traffic of 1,000,but only 5 sale,but some site only have 500 visit,but they make 20 sales out of it.Which one do you prefer?That site have less visitors,but they are targeted visitors,meaning people who came to their site are people really looking for things that they have on their site.How do they achieve this?Through search engine.People will do a search for site that offers thing that they want,and by looking at the sites through their search,then they will decide which one have the best offer,that suits their need and budget.
Getting into top search engine results by doing your SEO are the best way to get targeted visitors,potential customers to your site.It will take time and effort but in the end it is all worthwhile.You can still use free traffic sources,but don't depend on it,it will help expose your blog,but the conversion rate will not be as those traffic from search engine.Conversion rate are the rate of your traffic turning into your customers,so you surely want a high conversion rate,don't you?
Learn about SEO and put effort in applying it and be patient,if you can do this,you have a chance of success.
This is actually an ebook title,an ebook about IM,about making money online.The full title is actually 7 days to freedom-how an ordinary person can start making money online in less than a week.Sounds good isn't it?Lets see if it is really good.
It started off with giving 3 ways to accelerate your success rate.
- There are no secrets in IM.It becomes secrets because of either you don't know about it or you haven't applied what you know.Meaning you have to take action.There is no point in having a lot of resources but doing nothing with it.
- It is all about marketing.You must know the basic of marketing to achieve success.There is no point of starting a business if you don't market it properly.Learn and apply the basic of marketing to your business.
- Watch successful people.Don't listen to what they say,but look at how they do things,how they market their product.
A good start.There are truth in all the 3 points.Let see what the 7 days are about.It is actually a 7 step plan that you have to do day by day.
- Day 1 - Target a profitable niche market.
- Day 2 - Set up an affiliate capture page.
- Day 3 - Follow-up your leads.
- Day 4 - Get ready to market your capture page.
- Day 5 - Generate quick traffic to your capture page.
- Day 6 - Back end marketing.
- Day 7 - Take your success forward.
You can start enjoying your profit.I wish it is that simple.To target a profitable niche market and setting up an affiliate capture page won't be that difficult,I think most of you will agree with me.Follow-up on leads,what if you don't even have a lead?How do you get it,how long will it takes to get it?Marketing your capture page I think most of us can do,getting quick traffic to it..hmm..most IM do get lots of traffic to their page,either buying it or using certain programs to get it,but as most of you know,they are just traffic,not prospect,you can get 1,000 people visiting,but you didn't capture anything.
The title is misleading,how can you get it all done in 7 days.I've come across a few webmaster who have been doing it for 6 month and more,but they still only manage to pay the bills and some expenses,some still haven't got any sales yet.The book even guarantee that by following the system,you will start getting your affiliate paycheck in as little as 7 days!
This is what IM is about,hype,it is full of hype that have no truth.You can make money online,it is true,but there are no shortcuts,no 1 easy program that can help you achieve it within a week,a month,if there is such a program,you won't be receiving spam emails about this program,that program everyday.Most people won't be sitting in front of their PC or Laptops slugging it away in finding ways to get their business going,doing their SEO so people will find their site,people won't even bother to do search anymore.We all will be relaxing in a vacation spot somewhere in Hawaii or Maui,or on our yacht or at the pool in the big house you bought with your big paycheck.Who needs to work when there is a program that you can setup in a week and then get non-stop income from it automatically.
Work hard,be smart,be patient.
Is it the same,you may wonder.Monetizing a blog and a business blog,the purpose is to get some monetary rewards,so it must be the same,right?Wrong.
The purpose might seem to be the same,but they way it is done is different,and the purpose are also different actually.
Monetizing a blog.
You can start a blog and start monetizing it immediately,but to really get enough money so you can quit your job will take some time.The easiest thing to do is by putting ads on your blog,AdSense,Adbrite,Bidvertiser and Kontera are among the ads you can place on your blog and earn money when people visiting your blog click those ads.You can also promote affiliate programs on your blog and the chances of people joining it will increase if you know how to convince them through your blog.Most bloggers now are into doing paid reviews,since the introduction of PayPerPost.You will get paid to write about some product which you can choose.Most popular bloggers that have monetize their blog are like Darren Rowse of Problogger and John Chow of JohnChowDotCom.They earn and live through blogging and they use more than one way to earn their income.They earn from the ads on their blog,from company's who want to place their ads on their blog,from company requesting them to do reviews of their products or services and from affiliate and selling books.These are direct ways of earning money from your blog.Traffic will be the determining factor of how you will succeed in monetizing your blog.
Business blog.
Business blog are more about using a blog to promote your business,the income is not directly from your blog,though you can still earn something through ads,but more about promoting the service or product that you are carrying and getting it expose by using a blog.One of the reason more and more business are starting to use blog to promote their business are because blog can get easily index by search engine.Closer human interaction are another reason,you can get immediate feedback through comments from your readers and another reason is blog can be updated easily,you can update your blog with new information,product launch and this will keep your readers and customers well inform.A business blog can help boost your sale if done the correct way,so more people are learning about setting a business blog,and people who are expert in this field can expect brisk business too,one that I can think of are Michael Martine of Remarkablogger who create another blog just about Business Blogging at Gateway Blogging.Traffic will also be a great factor in determining the success of your business blog.
One common thing about getting successful in monetizing your blog or creating your business blog will be getting traffic to it.Without traffic,you will be nowhere,so it is important to learn about SEO because this will get targeted traffic to your blog.
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