Blogger Gold Rush - Is It A False Hope?
There are certainly a LOT of blogs out there. Many of those bloggers want to make money with their sites. Some actually start the blog with the express purpose of making money with it (usually a mistake). But, do they deserve it?
Louis Gray, a new Silicon Valley blogger that pretty much came from nowhere and [...]
Reality TV Meets The Internet
Love it or hate it, reality TV is a new media phenomenon. It is obviously huge business for the television industry. It was only a matter of time before reality TV came online. And it has.
The Next Internet Millionaire is a new web-based reality television show. As far as I know, the show is only [...]
AuctionAds a Waste of Time
I recently decided to give AuctionAds.com a try and, so far, have found it to be a huge waste of my time. Here’s the deal: AuctionAds is a new ad service which allows you to run banners which contain live Ebay auctions. Essentially, its a banner network like Adsense, but the content of the ads [...]
Blog Monetization, PayPerPost and Ebook Affiliate Saturation
Here is my introductory diatribe from this week’s WebbyOnline newsletter. To get this in your inbox each week, just subscribe in the form at the top of this site.
Oh, busy times. Busy times. As I said last week, I am putting Miraserver development into hyperdrive. And I’m feeling it now since I stayed up last [...]
Why a Drop in Adsense Revenue?
I recently made some adjustments to the layout over at PCMech. Nothing I thought was very drastic. I was simply re-organizing some elements and fixing some long-time problems (like creeping CSS layers in IE). Well, after I went live with the new layout, I began keeping a close eye on the various revenue sources. One [...]
Is Your Site STOPPING Customers From Buying?
Shortly before my wedding, when I was still working, I attended a web conference put on by Marketing Experiments. They put on these conferences every few weeks and they are always pretty insightful. The subject of that particular conference was how technology can affect your online conversions. In other words, is your website getting [...]
Wordpress Plug-ins for Earning Money
Every blogger likes to make money doing what they do. There are some good sites dedicated to this art, including ShoeMoney, ProBlogger and CopyBlogger. For Wordpress users, Lorelle has a good list of plug-ins to help you monetize your blog.
BTW, got a kick out of Jeremy’s post about Jenna Jameson. Looks like this lady is [...]
7 Actions for Success
I recently found an article in Entreprenuer magazine entitled 7 Secrets to Success. The article talks about the seven C’s, however it has a 7-point small action plan that I like even better and thought I would pass along to you. For each, I am going to include my own comments on it, because I [...]
Increase Online Sales by Reducing Customer Anxiety - The Scientific Approach
This afternoon I attended the web seminar mentioned in the previous blog post. The seminar was put on by Marketing Experiments Journal, a very professional outfit that takes the science of online marketing to levels you would normally expect from a college course. The subject of the seminar was how to decrease customer anxiety levels [...]
The Business of Forums
Many sites today use web forums and many others are looking into starting one. Forums can make a great addition to a website. By providing that sense of community, your site gets a new level of stickiness. Once you get the forums off the ground, they will be a source of continual repeat traffic. But, [...]
