Friday, February 28, 2014
How to Block Google Ads Permanently
1. Download Firefox if you do not already have it. Firefox is a free web browser that can be used on both PC and Mac.
2. Open up the Firefox web browser and Go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865.
3. Click on 'Add to Firefox.'
4. Click 'Allow' and then 'Install.' Wait for the program to finish installing and then restart Firefox.
5. Click on 'Tools' and then select 'Adblock Plus Preferences' from the Firefox menu.
6. Click on 'Filter' and then select 'Add Filter' from the drop down menu.
7. Type the following into the box that opens: http://*.googlesyndication.com/*. You have now successfully blocked all Google ads.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
How to Make Money from Advertisers when Selling eBooks Online
1. Trial Pay is a new payment platform that increases your customer's willingness to pay for your product.
2. Here is the concept. You create a special offer or make your item free to the buyer if the buyer completes an offer with an advertiser. An offer is something like a free trial at NetFlix, 25 free music downloads from eMusic, a free audiobook from Audible, or a free membership to Blockbuster.
3. If your customer completes the offer, he gets your item for free or at a discount, and the advertiser pays you anywhere from $10 to $25 or more. So, instead of the customer paying you for the product, the advertiser pays you more than the customer would have.
4. To try this program, sign up for Trial Pay and create an account. (See the resources section below.) Then create an offer such as 'Get this eBook free!' Add the HTML to your product pages on your website.
5. Why does this strategy work? A customer willing to pay the full price for your eBook may be worth more to an advertiser than your retail price. Think of the big picture. Many online advertisers have customers with lifetime values that range in the $100 to $1,000s. For example, let's say your customer signs up for the NetFlix free trial. He decides likes the service, and converts to a paying customer. NetFlix can make $100s or $1,000s of dollars from that one customer over the next several years. NetFlix's investment was only $20 or so they paid you to get that customer through your website.
6. The customer gets a good deal, gets your eBook free, and gets to try a new product or service for free. You get paid a nice referral fee, and the advertiser gets a new customer. Everyone wins.
7. This type of passive income is much more efficient and can pay much more than pay per click advertising on Google Adsense through affiliate programs. You will still want to do those programs, too, but, the advertisers on Trial Pay will pay you much more.
8. Trial Pay is also a great way to acquire new customers that might not want to pay for your product. In essence, you can make more money from the advertisers than you make selling the actual eBook.
9. See the resource links below for more information on Trial Pay, how the program works, and to see an example of it in use on a website.
How to Increase Your Income in 12 Easy Ways
1. Sell Things You No Longer Need.... Are things that you no longer need or use
cluttering up your home? Then, turn them into cash. Sell any items of value
on EBay http://www.ebay.com/, in the newspaper classifieds or at a
consignment store. Then, have a yard sale to sell the rest.
2. Get Paid for Your Time Online....Did you know that there are companies that will pay you to read e-mails, to do web searches and to complete other online activities? It's true. Sign up with several of them, and get paid for the time that you spend online. Check out my blog http://cybercashplus.blogspot.com for a list of companies to consider.
3. Get Paid to Take Surveys.... Turn your opinions into cash by answering online surveys. Just sign up with several survey sites, and wait for the survey invitations to roll in.
http://frugalliving.about.com/od/moneymanagement/p/Online_Surveys.htm
4. Have Your Car Wrapped....Do you spend a lot of time on the road? Then, consider turning your car into a rolling billboard. Many companies-big and small-are willing to pay to have your car 'wrapped' with their advertisements.http://advertising.about.com/od/carrelatednews/a/carwraps.htm
5. Earn Money from Hobbies....Hobbies usually cost money, but that doesn't have to be the case.
Find ways to turn your favorite past time into a source of income, and enjoy playing for profit.http://frugalliving.about.com/od/makingmoney/tp/Earn_Money_from_Hobbies.htm
6. Bank for Profit....Many banks - on and off line - offer cash incentives for opening a new
account (anywhere from $25 to over $100). Take advantage of these offers,
and turn banking into a more lucrative experience.
7. Blog....Have knowledge that you'd like to share with the world?
Then set up a blog, and put in the work to monetize it.Directory of Advertising Opportunities for Bloggers
http://weblogs.about.com/od/monetizingablog/qt/AdvertisingDir.htmEarn Money Through Advertisements on Your Blog
http://weblogs.about.com/od/monetizingablog/p/BlogAdvertising.htmHow to Earn Money from Your Blog (Other Than Using Ads)
http://weblogs.about.com/od/monetizingablog/p/Nonadvertising.htm
8. Get a Paper Route....Paper routes aren't just for kids with bicycles any more. If you have a
reliable vehicle and a need or desire to boost your income by several
hundred dollars a week, a newspaper route could be the answer. Talk to your local newspaper to find out what routes they have available in the area.
9. Tutor....Are you a math whiz? A grammar pro? A chemistry master? Then, become a
tutor, and transform your knowledge into a paycheck. Just advertise where
parents are likely to look - on campuses, at the library, in the newspaper - and you'll soon build a list of clients.
10. Deliver Phone Books....Someone's got to deliver all those phone books, and it may as well be you.Contact your local phone company to find out what you need to do to apply
for the job. Then, hussle those books from door to door for some extra
green.*Note:* Often phone companies will place an insert in with your phone bill to announce their need for deliverers. Keep an eye out for this
advertisement, and act quickly when you see it.
11. Become a Mystery Shopper....
http://frugalliving.about.com/od/bargainshopping/p/Mystery_Shop.htmLike to shop? Yep, you can get paid to do that too. Sign up to become a
mystery shopper, and turn your trips to the mall into a source of income.
12. Recycle....Your trash can or cluttered garage could be yet another source for money.
Aluminum, steel and many other materials can be recycled for profit - now,
that's good news for your bank account and the environment.
How to Create a Turnkey Web Site
1. Choose a market niche for your turnkey site. Websites that focus on niches are popular and can generate a significant revenue have the greatest chance of being sold. Think of industries that have a large advertising network. For example, a website on dog care serves a large audience and also has a wide range of companies who would want to advertise dog care products. In contrast, a site about raising ants will have a much narrower audience and less appeal to advertisers and entrepreneurs.
2. Sign up for budget web hosting. When attempting to create a turnkey website, minimizing your overhead costs will help you realize the greatest profit when selling the site. You also want a host that is able to transfer ownership of the domain and hosting account for free. Examples of budget webhosts that can do this include Fat Cow and Blue Host (see Resources).
3. Build the turnkey site. If building the site from a blank page, use a visual site editor (e.g. Dreamweaver) or a standard text editor if you are comfortable with your level of HTML expertise. Alternatively, purchase a professional website template. Templates are popular among those who create turnkey websites because they minimize the time it takes to get the site up and running. Avoid free website template sites as they often offer low-quality templates that are not always standards-compliant. Dreamtemplate is an example of a professional template provider (see Resources).
4. Propagate your site with keyword-targeted, original content. Include a minimum of five to 10 pages for the site. Think about the keywords that will attract advertisers. Stay focused on your turnkey website's overall theme. For example, a dog care site may have web pages on dog breeds; dog grooming tips; dog grooming product reviews; and dog feeding and nutrition guides. The more pages you include with the turnkey site, the higher your chance of selling the site quickly.
5. Insert advertising and affiliate programs. Popular examples include Google AdSense, Commission Junction and Amazon Associates. You may insert your own code, which the purchaser will then replace with his or her own affiliate codes. Alternatively, simply insert 'Ad Here' or similar text to notify the purchaser of the locations of ad spots. However, successful turnkey websites will come with affiliate codes pre-installed and income reports to show potential buyers of the site's income potential.
6. Upload the website to the web host you chose in Step 2 using your FTP software. Enter your server name and password into the FTP software to connect with the server. If you do not know this information, it may be found in the registration material sent to you by the host when you originally registered. Once connected, upload the templates and pages you've created. Your turnkey site is now online.
7. List the turnkey site you've created for sale. You may wish to post it for free on an online classified ads website such as Craigslist. Alternatively, list the site for sale on an online marketplace specializing in turnkey website sales. One of the most popular and well-known sites that do this is the Sitepoint Marketplace (see Resources).
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
How to Decrease Google CPM
1. Lower the default CPM bid for the campaign. Every campaign has a maximum bid that may be changed at any time. Once inside the campaign editing screen, you can lower your bid to $0.25 CPM, the minimum allowed by Google. Use the 'Calculate Weekly Estimates' button on the same screen to see how many impressions your ad will generate at the new bid price. Increase the bid in stages until you reach an acceptable impression-to-cost ratio for your budget.
2. Regroup the keywords used to trigger your ads. Each keyword you choose is assigned a value. In certain cases, the values between individual keywords may be $20 per click or more. Reorganizing your keywords into groups based on their relative values will often result in a decrease of CPM. Free tools such as the Google Adword Keyword Tool can help establish the average value of each keyword to help you organize the groups properly.
3. Change the CPM bid for 'Automatic Placement' ads. These are the placements Google chooses for you based on your keywords and the bid amount you enter. Lowering the bid here changes the CPM of your campaign and allows you to maximize your return on investment (ROI) by finding a happy medium between your cost and click-through ratio on these types of ads.
4. Decrease the CPM bid on 'Managed Placements.' This is the other option Google offers for the display network. You manually ad specific sites within the network that have a high visitor volume and seem to be the most in line with your ad content. Each individual site has its own CPM bid, which may be raised or lowered according to the results your ad produces on the network. Lower the CPM bid on those sites with poor click-through rates to lower the overall CPM cost of your campaign.
5. Adjust the audience settings to decrease Google CPM. Adwords allows you to choose who sees your ads based on a number of demographic factors including age, sex and geographic location. Expanding or narrowing your targeting will change the overall CPM of your campaign. You must test each factor individually to see which way to adjust your settings for your particular campaign. For example, targeting women usually results in an increase in CPM; targeting men between the ages of 35 and 45 may lower the CPM for the same set of keywords.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
How to Set Up Tracking Between Google Clickbank
1. Log in to your Google Analytics account, click the 'Admin' link and then click the 'New Account' button (link in Resources). This action helps you generate a new tracking system for the website page that contains the ClickBank item you are promoting.
2. Click the 'Web Site' button, then enter the required information, including your website name, industry category and preferred account title. For the URL, type the Web page address that contains the ClickBank product.
3. Click the 'Get Tracking ID' button and then click the 'I Accept' button after you read Google's terms of service agreement. Copy the tracking code that automatically appears on the page.
4. Bring up the website file that has your ClickBank item, then access the page's source code. Paste the Google tracking data before the closing
tag, then save and publish your file to activate the tracking.
Monday, February 24, 2014
How to Make Money Without Investing in the Stock Market
Make Money with Money
1. Ask your primary employer for a raise. If you're a valued employee and do your job well, you can actually boost your income without doing a thing--other than asking your boss for a raise.
2. Earn interest on your savings by purchasing high-yield CDs. It's only 3 to 5 percent interest, but this is guaranteed income, and every little bit helps.
3. Store your cash in a high-yield savings account. It's not ideal, because most savings-account interest rates only meet or slightly beat inflation, but if you do your homework, there are some savings accounts that yield 2 to 6 percent if you know where to find various rewards-card checking accounts. (See Resources.)
4. Loan money via peer-to-peer lending websites (also called P2P lending). You are essentially acting like a bank or credit-card company by lending money to finance consumer debt. These debt holders will repay your loan over time plus interest, where you can make a rate of return ranging from 5 percent to 35 percent depending on the borrower's credit score. Prosper.com and LendingClub.com are two excellent choices.
5. Try your hand as an amateur gambler. If you have the skills to count cards at the blackjack table or think you've got what it takes to win a Texas Hold 'em poker tournament, consider using some of your natural skills. It's risky, but if you start small and find you are good at it, you might have stumbled upon your calling.
6. Invest in the real-estate market. If the stock market seems like smoke and mirrors to you, try investing in something you can see and feel. If you don't own your own home, buy a home you can live in, then purchase other investment properties that suit your goals. You can buy residential or commercial properties where you bring in rental income every month to offset your mortgage payments.
Second Jobs--Monetize your Skills and Education During Downtime
7. Tutor the neighborhood kids in math, science or a foreign language. Use your education as a way to benefit your local community, while earning a few bucks doing it. If you are Internet-savvy, create a few YouTube videos to teach a larger audience; you do the work once and harvest the ad revenues as students find your work.
8. Start a babysitting or daycare service. If you love children and you're a trusted member of the community, childcare services could be a legitimate way to supplement your income without leaving home.
9. Perform the annual maintenance on your neighbors' vehicles or be a part-time mechanic. If you grew up working on cars and know how to change the oil in a vehicle or can replace a few spark plugs, ask around and find those neighbors who are afraid of being scammed by a shady auto garage.
10. Do some landscaping or mow a few lawns. There are many people who hate or can't do their own yard work, so identify those people who are willing to pay $10 to $20 for lawn maintenance.
11. Start a business in a field or concerning subject matter you are passionate about. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit or have a great idea or invention you feel strongly about, spend a few bucks, form your own company and get the ball rolling.
Make Money Online
12. Start your own blog. Blogger.com and Wordpress.com are great places to start a free blog where you can write about a subject you know well. Once you become a known voice in your niche market, you can sell advertising spots on your blog, install Google Adsense technology or create affiliate marketing partnerships with sites like Amazon.com. (This isn't a get-rich-quick idea: It takes substantial time to build an audience.)
13. Become a part-time freelance professional. There are thousands of people who do freelance work full time, and many more who do it on the side, performing work that parallels their career path or makes use of a particular skill set. Whether it's doing graphic design, computer programming or basic accounting, there is a wide range of freelance jobs available. Websites like Guru.com, GetAFreelancer.com or Elance.com are all great places to get started.
14. Become an online virtual assistant. There are many professional-level employers who outsource their work to their administrative assistants, and a growing number of these are moving to online communities. If you have the computer skills to use programs like Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access) or you can transcribe audio recordings, websites like Odesk.com or Virtualassistants.com are worth a look.
15. Sell the stuff you no longer use or need. Sites like Craigslist and eBay exist because the neighborhood garage sale just isn't a large enough market for people to make any substantial money. Simply write up a few paragraphs on the product(s) you wish to sell, and you're good to go.
16. Write a few articles online at established websites like eHow, Hubpages, Associated Content, Helium and BrightHub, and share in the advertising revenue generated from your content. A substantial amount of passive income can start to flow in once you have published several dozen articles.
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