Archive for October, 2008
Blogging for Beginner Videos
My friend Yaro Starak is getting ready to open the Blog Mastermind course again, and by doing so he just launched a site with several how-to videos for beginners. The cool thing is that he is not requiring registrations or email list signups in exchange for that. You just need to visit the site and start watching the videos (10 of them available right now).
For those of you that are also interested in joining the Blog Mastermind course, it is basically an intensive blog training that will lead you, step by step, from creating and setting up your blog to generating traffic and monetizing it. Yaro makes over $20,000 monthly with his blogs and courses, so he knows what he is talking about.I really recommend watching the free videos, and if you want to be as good as him then sign up for the course.
The course has already opened its doors for new students, and you can already download the free eBook that promotes it: Blog Profit Blueprints.
You can also read more Blogging for Beginner tips here at OwnBlogger
Best Ad Programs for Blogs
What are the best ad programs to use when it comes to blogs? It is not as complicated as you might find it to be. Of course we have talked about adsense and the perks and the reliability it comes with, but what if you are not too keen on using the adsense program, what else can you turn to?
Chitika is another excellent ad program for your new blog. Chitika targets the content of your blog page by displaying relevant advertising to your chosen blog topic. If your blog is about hip-hop music, or politics, Chitika will ensure that your page’s ads will coincide with your blog’s topic. This program is excellent, they send you payment every month, and it can be a great way to earn some money off of your page. But do not shun adsense out just yet; remember it is the leader in advertising and making a profit. Try testing both of them at various times.
Try adsense for exactly one month, and track and see what your profit comes out to at the end of your month. Then when the next month rolls around, try out Chitika, or any other ad program. Try to do what works well for you, remember that it is all about experimentation. Do a split test and figure out which ad program is going to make you a bigger profit. If you are not happy with either one of those, try asking fellow bloggers, and finding out what has worked for them and what has not worked for them. You might find a fellow blogger that is a bit more seasoned to the blogging world, take them up on some of their advice, and build yourself from there.
Remember not to get discouraged if you are not making money right away, pick and choose, use programs on a trial basis and determine from there. There are hundreds of ad programs out there, and the two that were compared are among the leaders in the ad program world, the key is just to find what works for you, and how you utilize it. Figure out the INS and the OUTS to your chosen ad program; know how to work the system.
You have received a ton of information regarding Google adsense and how it can help you, and how you can make some money. Everything you read online may make the process seem quick and painless, but getting out there and getting heard can be the hardest part in the blogging world. If you are working with Google Adsense use this program to your full advantage. Search for any tips that you can get, take the tutorials, ask for advice, and get help.
There are message boards for Google adsense all over the internet, take the time to look and get your answers and your knowledge. Be careful not to get in over head, and just dive into the pool before you know how to swim. We all would love to make money being our own boss and working from home using online advertising for our sites and out blogs.
As long as you do your homework first, take your notes, and pass your tests you should eventually be at where you would like to be in the blogging and advertising world. Do not forget about your Google Adsense blog positions, your page’s color schemes, and weather or not to use either a CPC, or a CPA. Utilize your channels in every way possible to maximize and profit, and make sure you choose the right ad program for your blog. It does not come quick, so remember not to quit your full time job just yet!
So, here is a list of ad programs which you might want to take into consideration:
- Google Adsense
- Adsdaq
- Tribalfusion
- Valueclick
- Bidvertiser
- Yahoo Publisher
- Chitika
- Azoogle
- Zango Cash
- Adbrite
I must say that I had most earnings with Google Adsense. There is no program that can keep up with the large pool of advertisers behind it. A very important factor for the amout onf clicks which you get is the relevancy of the ads. Nobody would click on real estate ads on a website about dogs… Almost all other ad programs do not have real targeted ads, resulting in lesser clicks and lesser money.
If you don’t get a long with CPC programs where you get paid per click then I recommend you to test CPM programs. They pay you per thousand impressions. They are usually used for forums but might as well work relatively good with your blog. My favorite one is adsdaq. They have good support and a very easy to use ad-managing system. Everything for managing is made with ajax (lol, I love web 2.0ish ajax). If you like then you can set me as a referral (hendrik kleinwaechter). You can set the price of the every impression on your website, so you get at least the amount of money that you were looking for. You however won’t be able to fill the adspot completely, no problem, you can set google ads as alternate ads very quickly.
The best support undoubtedly has Tribalfusion. Really, you can call them, email them or IM them and you will get an answer within an hour. The account manager sets everything up for you! They are very helpful and I really appreciated that when I started working with them on one of my forums. They payouts weren’t that good.
I also once tried Adbrite but made really bad experiences with them…. Earning 30$ a day with Adsense I got .50 $ with them. Was really disappointed and moved away from them.
Let me know if you need help with choosing a good advertising program for your blog. Just use the contact me form and I will be there for you :-).
Adsense CPA or CPC?
When it comes to your blog or your website and making money off of your page you want to shoot to maximize your possible profits by choosing an effective strategy. So when it comes to choosing either a CPC or a CPA the choice between the two can either make you or break you. Lets take a look at which one will actually help you in making a profit in the long hull.
Currently Google AdSense is among the most popular and most desired cost per click program on the web. This method gives you more exposure for the keywords that you choose. They allow you to choose keywords that directly affect your page, and the amount of clicks that you receive is directly affected by the popularity of the keyword that you are using. Remember what we discussed about testing various color schemes for your ads? Well, testing various keywords for your site allows you to decide which keywords will work for you and which ones will do absolutely nothing for you. One of the best qualities of online advertising and pay per click campaigns is the fact that you can receive results immediately.
This is what you are aiming for, immediate results so you are able to determine what keywords are working for your page and which ones are just crashing and burning. The sooner you can pin point what is helping with the pay per click system and you keywords, the closer you are to making a profit. That is the goal here, isn’t it, making a quick profit, but ensuring that you quick profit will continue for a long period of time, so the sooner you figure out what works and the what doesn’t the better off you will be.
Now let’s turn our attention to CPA, or cost per action. Cost per action is used to draw people into an ad to make an actual sale of whatever is being offered. Instead of being paid for a simple keyword click, you are actually being paid for the end of a visitor’s action, weather they make a purchase, register or subscribe to a certain service or product. This can be considered to be a larger rick compared to the cost per click method. Your profit will be dependent on your website and the actual ads use of creativity. It may be rather chancy. Basically, what it comes down to is it is all about how much risk you are willing to take in this situation. Cost per action marketing is not as cut and dry as cost per click, so in the long run cost per click tends to be a better way to go. You get more freedom and more flexibility when it comes to the cost per click method. You get the immediate results that you are searching for will instantly help you see what you need to change and what you need to get rid of.
When it comes to cost per action you are basically leaving it up to your visitor, and crossing your fingers that they will click an ad, and actually register or subscribe to the ad’s services. Be smart and think when it comes to all of this, again you want to try and keep your head above water, instead of drowning out. If you feel you are confident and knowledgeable and know what you need to do, and feel that cost per action is a better way to go that’s excellent there is nothing wrong with that, just make sure that you do your homework between the two before you actually put that specific plan into motion.
I made relatively bad results with CPA. I must say that it also really depends on the niche. There are niches that have a higher conversion rates than others. For example if you run a website about a computer game then your audience mostly conists of kids which don’t have a lot of money, however in the dog niche for example, you have adults as visitors and they tend to buy products more often. Make sure you use adsense channels for tracking the changes.
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