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Google Adsense: 7 Tips For Creating Sites That Make Money (article)
March 22, 2006, 10:37 pm
Filed under: Miscellaneous
 
Google AdSense: 7 Tips For Creating Sites That Make Money

by: Neil Bartlett

Having a Google AdSense site is a great way to make money. And to create an AdSense site, all you have to do is have a Google AdSense account (which is free), a website or a blog (which is free), and some articles (which are free if you write them yourself). Once you get your site up and running, the AdSense ads will be targeted to your content.

Therefore, those looking for your content will come by, read your articles, and have a high probability of being interested in the targeted ads. Every time someone clicks an ad, you get paid! That is, as long as you have designed your site to maximize AdSense clickthroughs!

Let’s look at seven tips for creating AdSense sites that create money.

#1: Keyword Density

Before you place ads on your site, be sure your keyword density is good. You will want to be sure that the right kinds of ads are placed on your site. A free way to determine what the ads will look like on your site is to go to http://www.resultsgenerator.com/adsense/ and type in your keywords. You will then be able to see exactly what ads would show on your site.

If you don’t like what you see, then you know that you need to make changes to your keywords! You can get keyword suggestions from Results Generator from Overture or from the free trial version of Word Tracker.

#2: Focused

Not only will the ads be based on your keywords, but they will also be based on your content. You definitely want your keywords and your content to match as closely as possible.

#3: Write Often

The more information you have the better. Why? Because the more content you have, the more visitors you get. Many people suggest that you write a new article every day since no one wants to come back to your site to find the same old messages!

#4: Choose The Right Format

AdSense allows you to choose many different ad formats. Research has shown that wider ads are more successful. The top three formats are:

” 336×280 large rectangle
” 300×250 medium rectangle
” 160×600 wide skyscraper

Additionally, the 468×15 horizontal ad link under the navigation bar is also a good bet.

#5: Color Counts

You have the option to create a Google AdSense ad in any color of your choice. The best thing to do is to make your ad blend well with your site color scheme. You should make the border color and the background color the same color as your web site. You will want your text color to either be black or the color of your main content.

When creating your Google AdSense ads it is recommended to use the color scheme and style of your website so that the ads blend in well. Ads without background color and borders perfom better than ads within borders with background color.

#6: Position Counts, Too

It is well known that visitors to a website scan the site to determine if it is worth reading. You definitely want them to see and scan your AdSense ads. Therefore, the best place to put them is in the top left part of your page or directly under your headlines.

#7: Increase The Number

AdSense allows you to use up to three AdSense units on a page, two AdSense search boxes, and one unit of ad links. Using all that you can increases the chances of earning money.

Keep these seven tips in mind when creating your AdSense site and you will find that your clickthrough rates increase, thus increasing your money making potential.

About the author:
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LinkBrander Viral Marketing Software Program
March 22, 2006, 9:06 am
Filed under: Miscellaneous
 
I just got a copy of Russell Brunson’s new Link Brander software, started using it for all my marketing links, and am loving it.
It’s a $147 viral marketing software program, but you can download it free today (don’t miss out!) at:
 
Meanwhile, Registerfly sent me an email detailing their latest domain registration promotions. You can get complete information at www.theflypaper.com . For the next 24 hours, you can transfer any domain to Registerfly for only $4.00! They also extend your registration for a year.. how can you beat that?
 
Here’s how to transfer your domain:
 
  1. Go to http://www.registerfly.com/transfer/index.php
  2. Select Transfer my domains
  3. Enter your domains to transfer
  4. Enter the Transfer promotion code below

    FLY6PROMO

 


How To Make Money Online Without A Website
March 21, 2006, 12:26 am
Filed under: Miscellaneous

You don’t need to have a website to make money on the Internet. Here is a proven strategy to make money online without a website:

Step 1: Find Affiliate Product

Find a product to promote where you make good commission on each sale. Generally, you will get the biggest commissions on digital products. Digital products are defined as something that is downloaded directly to a customer’s computer after purchasing, like electronic books or software.

Since there is no extra cost per unit, no inventory and no shipping, the commissions are much greater than on regular “physical” goods. The most common commission on digital products is 50%. The best place to find such products is Clickbank.com.

Sign up as a reseller (also called affiliate) for a product that looks the most appealing to you. After you sign up, you will get a unique affiliate link where you need to send people to purchase the product.

Your affiliate link will have a special code that will tell the product owner that it’s you who referred the customer. The affiliate link code will allow your commissions to be tracked correctly and assigned to you.

Step 2: Get Domain Name

Get a domain name to redirect to your affiliate link. A domain name is a .COM name (like yourproduct.com). You can get it for under $9 at GoDaddy.com. GoDaddy.com will allow you to redirect your domain name to your affiliate link at no extra cost.

So when someone types in your .COM domain in their browser, it will go to your affiliate link. The visitor will see the website with the product you promote, and the commissions will be tracked correctly.

The reason why you need a domain name is that it’s memorable and it makes you look more trustworthy. Affiliate links tend to be too long and arouse suspicion. For example, most people would rather click on the link bestwidgets.com as opposed to abcwidgets.com?reseller=john

A domain name will make your affiliate link look like it’s your own website. So basically, you will have a product to promote and a website to send people to and get commissions – without really having your own website.

Step 3: Drive Traffic

In order to make sales, you need to get visitors to your domain name (which will forward them to the website of the product that you resell). You can pay for advertising and hope that your profit will be greater than advertising cost, or you can use free ways to generate traffic.

The most effective way to get free targeted visitors to your domain name is by writing and submitting articles. You can write short articles on the topic related to the product that you promote. At the end of the article, you include your author bio and your domain name link.

You will then submit your articles to various websites, and allow them to publish your articles as long as your link is included. Your articles will get published in many places on the Internet, and will be advertising your affiliate link at no cost to you whatsoever. People will read your articles, like what you have to say and click on your domain name link ready to buy.

Once you start getting regular sales from your articles, you can go back to step 1 and find another product to promote using this strategy. After a while, you will build up a nice source of Internet income – without even having a website.



Radio NamePros Debuts, Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
March 17, 2006, 4:28 pm
Filed under: In The News, Shameless Plugs

Allow me to pass on the Good News for those of us who’ve been patiently waiting: Radio NamePros makes it’s debut today (St. Patrick’s Day) with four outstanding MP3 format downloadable podcast broadcasts:

Lineup for March 17, 2006

Show 1 :: Afternic Intelligence with Bill Kerr Show length 12:51

The debut broadcast of Radio NamePros! Bill Kerr of Afternic (NP member ‘billinchina’) hosts the Afternic Intelligence show. On this episode, Bill discusses developments in the Chinese domain name market.

Listen To Radio NamePros Part One

Show 2 :: South Asian Show with Iravan Show length 17:07

News and opinions from South Asia, hosted by NamePros member Iravan. Learn more about what’s going on in India in news, politics and movies.

00:52 Introductions
01:54 Main News, Recent bombings in India
02:41 Bird flu update
04:30 In other news
07:44 India festival information
09:07 Politics
09:50 .CO.IN / .IN domain update
10:49 Ringtone competition
12:20 Bollywood movie reviews
14:42 Other Bollywood news
16:10 Conclusion

Listen To Radio NamePros Part Two

Show 3 :: NamePros Break Room, with NPQueen Show length 14:46

NPQ talks about recent happenings around the NamePros community. Don’t miss this one!

00:00 Introduction to “the Break Room”
01:00 Interview with ~Cyberian~, February Member of the Month
10:33 The latest fad around NamePros?
11:30 Chat room update
12:10 Live domain auction report
13:34 Conclusion

Listen To Radio NamePros Part Three

Show 4 :: Developer Central, with Steve Castle (stscac) & NPQueen Show length 20:45

Great information for web site developers. Learn about Web 2.0 and more!

00:00 Introductions
01:30 Web 2.0 Discussion
06:28 Interview with BlazeDomains, creator of Pixel Script
16:47 Website of the Week
17:41 Tip for creating content

Listen To Radio NamePros Part Four

The download server for all shows is located here:

http://radionamepros.libsyn.com

Subscribe To The Radio NamePros Podcast Feed (RSS)

 


Look What Dave Found Updated regularly
March 16, 2006, 9:38 pm
Filed under: Miscellaneous
If you’re interested in marketing on the Web and maybe a little more besides, I encourage you to check out my www.lookwhatdavefound.info for the latest and greatest on the Web. I update it regularly.. at least every couple days and you’ll find downloads and lots of interesting tips as well. Give it a look, then head on over to www.apply-online-credit-card.us to check out the latest articles related to credit, credit cards, credit repair, and debt relief.
 
 


I’m Baaaack!
March 13, 2006, 2:18 am
Filed under: Miscellaneous

Not to compete with my www.lookwhatdavefound.info, but I think I may also post here on occasion again and make some judicious use of the Page Rank I’ve accumulated here.

I spent the last couple days uploading article sites to subdomains on my www.articlesites.info, over 150 article sites to be exact! Alot of work but I think I now have approximately 16,000 pages of articles on that domain.

Today, I spent a good portion of the late afternoon setting up a credit card application site at www.apply-online-credit-card.us. There are articles for credit, credit cards, credit repair and debt relief on the backend and a blog to link thru. Check it out!

 



Look What Dave Found: Moving Day!
January 14, 2006, 9:22 pm
Filed under: Commentary, Miscellaneous, Shameless Plugs
Look What Dave Found has moved! You can now. find the blog at www.lookwhatdavefound.info
 
See you there!
 
 
 


Look What Dave Found: Is Slashdot Passe?
January 12, 2006, 8:41 pm
Filed under: Commentary, Miscellaneous
I’m wondering aloud if Slashdot hasn’t slowly begun sinking below the horizon with the advent of rivals Digg and Newsvine? I know that lately Slashdot is the last check on my news run .. I wonder how many others feel the same.
 
It’s not that they don’t do what they do well.. it’s that Slashdot, to me, lacks freshness. In that I mean, they need to redo their presentation. It’s looked the same forever and, frankly, it’s boring and pales beside Newsvine’s in particular. Digg has that “I’m accessible” appeal to me.. it’s just as newsy but speaks to me directly.
 
Be interesting to see who survives the present shakeout.. for my money, I’m betting on Newsvine when it comes out of Beta. You heard it here first!
 
 
 
 
 


Look What Dave Found: Email any size file to anyone FREE with Pando
January 10, 2006, 6:18 pm
Filed under: Commentary, Freebies, Miscellaneous, Shameless Plugs
http://www.pando.com

From The Site:

pando: is a tiny app that lets you email any size file or folder to anyone, free.

we: are currently conducting a closed beta testing program. To request an invite, enter your email address below.

I just received my Beta tester invite, tried the program and it works extremely well.

If you’d like an invite to download and use Pando, send me your email. I’ll send you a small test file which includes an invitation to download Pando.

 
Meanwhile, check out the links posted in the Sidebar here and visit my friends.. thanks!
 
 
 
 


Look What Dave Found: 1gb Ilo MP3 Player from Walmart!
January 8, 2006, 5:33 am
Filed under: Commentary, Miscellaneous, Shameless Plugs
 
I think I mentioned earlier that I’d purchased (on impulse) a 1gb Ilo Mp3 Player from Walmart a few days back. It’s ORANGE <blech> but how well does it work? Did I get what I paid for?
 
First, the storage capacity (the package says it will hold up to 460 songs) at 1gb was more than sufficient for my needs. I wasn’t ready to shell out more than the $100 it cost me for a more expensive unit with larger capacity and 128 – 512mb seemed a bit small.
 
 
Second, I liked that it included a FM radio tuner. That was one thing I “wanted” in a potential buy. I’m big on “Talk Radio” and hoped I could get my daily dose of Rush (yes, Limbaugh) if I so desired.
 
Well, it plays well enough.. the sound, to my ears, is just peachy..
 
My main complaint? The case and buttons have that “don’t push too hard or too often or we’ll break in a heartbeat” feel.. hopefully that won’t be the case.
 
Only time will tell, eh?