Monday, March 4, 2013
How to Make Money Online in Canada
1. Sell items through Amazon.ca. The site is the Canadian version of Amazon.com, and it has all the features of the American Website. Canadians can sell their books, movies and CDs through the site's merchant program. They can also sign up to have their own product listings and sell larger items through the Website like furniture.
2. Sign up with eBay.ca to sell through Canada's own eBay site. The site works just like the U.S. eBay site, but it's geared toward Canadians, and all transactions are in Canadian dollars. If you don't want to sell through the Canadian site, Canadians are eligible to sell through the U.S. eBay site as well. Selling through the American site gives Canadians access to a larger pool of buyers.
3. Use AdSense to make money. AdSense is a Google pay-per-click ad program that Canadians are eligible to join. After signing up for the program through Google, place the AdSense code generated for you on your blog or Website. You will be paid every time someone clicks on one of the ads that were placed by the code. The minimum payout is $100. Some Websites, like HubPages, are open to Canadians and pay a share of AdSense revenues to anyone who writes items for the site.
4. Write for About or Suite101. Both sites accept Canadian writers, and both sites pay Canadians at the same rate that they pay American writers. About.com pays a minimum monthly salary as well as bonuses for readership growth. Suite101 pays on a revenue-sharing basis.
5. Make money through affiliate programs. Most affiliate programs will accept Canadian sellers who place special affiliate links online and then earn money each time someone buys an item by using that link. Canadians can make money with affiliate links that they place on their blogs, on their own Websites and on articles that they publish through article directories.
6. Work through a company that hires at-home Canadians to work online with the company. Accentus hires medical transcriptionists in Canada to work online. Axion Data hires Canadians to do online data entry from home.
How to Put My AdSense on Websites
1. Apply for AdSense by visiting Google's AdSense website. You can find a link to this site in the resources section.
2. Wait for your acceptance confirmation before setting up the AdSense ads. After you receive this confirmation, you can begin legally using AdSense.
3. Select the AdSense product you wish to use. Google offers several AdSense product types that include search units, links units and content-based units. Once you have selected your unit type, click the submit button to move to the next step.
4. Choose the design and dimensions of the unit you have selected. You can choose colors and sizes that best fit the style of your website. After you have selected your desired combinations, click the submit button to move to the next step.
5. Place the ad unit in a channel so that you can keep track of the number of ads you display and the number of clicks you receive. Typically, you want to name the channel based on the size and location of your ad so you easily know what ads the channel is displaying. Click the submit button to move to the next step.
6. Push the 'Submit and Get Code' button. Google will then generate a javascript based code.
7. Copy the generated javascript code. Click inside the box to highlight the whole code, then choose 'Copy' from the Edit menu on your browser.
8. Open up the .html files you are using for your website, or if you are using an ad display program, locate the section that requests your AdSense code.
9. Paste your code(s) in the spots where you would like your ads to appear. You may need to generate several different ad types with different sizes and shapes to create a combination of ad units that work best for your site. Be sure to paste the code within the
tags of the HTML code of your page.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
How to Earn Advertising Dollars With Your Blog
1. Write a clear description of your blog and identify the audience your blog is intended to serve.
2. Provide your readers with timely, relevant content through regular blog entries with the goal of attracting a substantial, loyal group of readers. Make your content useful, engaging and targeted to the audience you're trying to reach. The more relevant and unique your content, the more likely readers will become loyal and even suggest your blog to friends, family and colleagues. Interact with your readers by responding to their comments and suggestions.
3. Install a Web analytics tool, such as Google Analytics, SiteMeter or StatCounter, to your blog so you can measure how often people visit your site, how they land on your blog, how long they stay and whether or not they come back. Use this tool to also help you determine which pages readers visit the most and the locations of your readers so you can provide that information to advertisers. Keep track of this information so you can include these details in your media kit.
4. Designate a space on your blog for advertising and decide on the types of advertisements you want to include. Choose from text, sponsorship, display, interstitial and pop-up advertisements. Look at your competitors' sites to see what type of advertising options they offer and their pricing. Create a price list for advertisements included on your blog.
5. Compile a media kit, which is a marketing package that can be as simple as a one-sheet flier, that gives information about your blog content, topics it covers, how often you post and your overall message.
6. Survey your readers, once you've built a relationship with them, via a Web survey to collect specific demographic data, including: age, sex, educational background, interests and marital status. Include this information in your media kit.
7. Compile and include the site traffic information gathered in Step 3 in your media kit.
8. Post your media kit to your blog in HTML and print versions. Disclose your advertising policy to your readers, so that they are aware they will begin to see advertising on your site.
How to Publish a Google Feed
Setting Up
1. Point your web browser to the FeedBurner website, and login with your Google account. Press the blue 'Create an Account' button to establish an account if you are new to Google.
2. Enter your blog URL or feed address in the field provided. Select the check box next to 'I am a Podcaster' if you intend to publish a Google feed for your audio blog or Internet radio show. Click 'Next' to continue adding your feed.
3. Enter your feed title and feed address as it will appear on Google FeedBurner. Edit the pre-populated fields with the new title and address URL, if desired, and click 'Next' to continue.
4. Verify the feed by clicking on the URL provided to ensure proper publishing of your blog or podcast to Google FeedBurner. Subscribe to your content using the Web reader buttons provided, or select other readers with the drop-down menu.
Adding Traffic Statistics
5. Click the 'Next' button from the published URL page to customize traffic statistic monitoring on your feed. Return to the FeedBurner URL for your blog or podcast if you already closed the page, and select 'Configure Stats' to edit your traffic statistic settings.
6. Select the check box for each desired statistic group, including 'Click-Throughs,' which records how many people click through to visit your blog or podcast website, 'Item Enclosure Downloads,' which monitors how many copies of your podcast episodes are downloaded, and 'I Want More,' which tracks the individual popularity of feed items and number of people who viewed or clicked through your feed. Click 'Next' to continue.
7. Check out your completed feed by visiting the FeedBurner URL for your blog or podcast. Select the tabs along the page to personalize your feed, optimize your content and track visitors.
How to Clean a Doubleclick Tracking Cookie
Remove Cookies From IE
1. Click on the 'Safety' button in Internet Explorer.
2. Click on 'Delete Browsing History' and then click on the 'Cookies' option.
3. Click 'Delete' and the cookies in IE are removed.
Remove Cookies From Firefox
4. Click on 'Tools' and click on 'Options.'
5. Click on the 'Privacy' tab or section.
6. Click on 'Remove individual cookies' and type 'doubleclick' into the 'Search' bar.
7. Click on the Doubleclick cookie that appears, click 'Remove Cookies,' then click 'Close' and 'OK.'
Saturday, March 2, 2013
How to Put a Banner Ad in Your Header
1. Log into Wordpress and navigate to the 'Thesis' control panel. Click on the 'Custom File Editor' to begin placing your new code.
2. Highlight the 'custom_functions.php' file from the drop down menu and click 'Edit.' Insert the following code into your header area once the file has opened.function thesis_header_ad() {?>
3. Replace where it says 'URL address' with the web address you'd like the ad to direct visitors to. Replace where it says 'image file URL address' with the web address of the image if the ad has one available. These settings will depend on the ad type you've selected through places such as Google. Some are text with images, text only or image only. Check for the appropriate code when building your ad through programs such as Google's Adsense.
4. Click the 'Save' button once you've finished and return to the 'Custom File Editor.' Open the file called 'custom.css' to show 'Thesis' where to place the ad in your header.
5. Copy the following code and paste it at the top of your 'custom.css' file..custom #header #banner_ad {float:right;margin-top:-7.5em;width:450px;padding-left: 1em;}
6. Edit the specifics such as 'float:right;' to 'float:left;' if you'd rather have the ad showing on the left-hand side of your header. Change where it says 'margin-top:-7.5em;' to whatever increment you feel is best. Play around with the numbers until you get the ad placement the way you like. Change the 'width' if the image for your ad is larger or smaller than '450px.'
7. Click on the big 'Save' button once you've finished and check your site for any errors. Go back and make changes to the 'custom_functions.php' and 'custom.css' files should they need them.
How to Delete Someone From My Gmail Contacts
1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Click 'Contacts' on the left side of the page.
3. Click to check the box to the left of the contact you'd like to delete.
4. Press the 'More Actions' button, then select 'Delete Contact.' Gmail erases the contact instantly.
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