Wednesday, May 21, 2014

How to Make Money Creating Teaser Blogs



1. Find blogs that allow you to use previously posted items. There are some blog sites, such as Hub Pages that only allow original work. Blog sites that do not allow previously posted content can delete a specific entry or your entire blog, depending on their specific rules. Other blog sites, such as Wordpress and Blogspot, allow you to post content from your other sites.

2. Create a blog. Many blog sites have easy to use instructions on how to create your own blog. Following these instructions can be as easy as pointing and clicking your mouse. Choosing the specific lay-out for your blog is not always so easy. It is best to go with something simple. You will want your visitors reading your work, not getting caught up in the graphics and wild designs available.

3. Choose your best or most marketable work to post on your teaser sites. Consider this to be your online mini-portfolio. If you are a freelancer that specializes in a certain field or want to specialize in a certain field, pick your best work in that area. If you are a generalist, choose your work to let your readers know that you are an eclectic writer. Decide which snippets of your work to add to your new blog. Usually, this would be the first paragraph of a specific piece. Of course, it could be longer. Do not make it too long, though. You want to tease your reader into reading more.

4. Post snippets of your selected work on your newly designed blogs. Add 'To read more, please visit...' and then add the URL to money making site where your work is located. This way the reader simply has to click on the URL and the, presto, she is on your other site. You can do this all on one page or put them on separate pages. If you are an eclectic writer, you can give your work categories. Make a page for each of these categories. Be sure to use your name or business name often on your blog. This will help improve your chances of having you or your company picked up by search engines.

5. Know how you make money with each of your sites. If you participate in pay-per-click sites, you want the majority of your snippets to be from those places. If you are working with AdSense, add snippets that would take your readers to the site with the best or most interesting ads.

6. Keep adding snippets and links to the sites that make money. If necessary, add more pages. In fact, you can devote an entire page to those URLs which will make you money. You don't have to add snippets of your work there. Again, categorize these URLs so your visitors will know what they will be reading.

How to Report Click Fraud on Google AdWords



1. Launch your Internet browser and go to the Google AdWords 'Contact Us' site (see Resources).

2. Type in all the information asked for in the form including your Google account information if you have a Google account.

3. Click 'Submit.' This will send your report to the Google AdWords click fraud investigation team. You will receive an email from Google with any updates on the investigation. If you have lost money through click fraud and the ruling comes back supporting your defense, the money lost will be reinstated to you.

How to Add Bidvertiser Ads to Your WordPress Blog



1. Sign up for a publisher account at Bidvertiser. Submit basic contact information and confirm your email address to get started.

2. Log into your account and add your websites. Once they have been approved, click the radio button next to the site you want to work with and then click the 'Choose Template' button.

3. Decide which size ads you want to use. This will depend largely on what part of your blog you will place them on. Vertical banners are usually best for sidebars, and full or half banners work well for ads within posts or in the header or footer. When you have decided, click the corresponding radio button.

4. Customize the colors for your ads. You can use one of their color palettes or create your own. When you're done, click the 'Get Ad Code' button and copy your code.

5. Log into your blog's admin panel, and click 'Presentation' and then 'Theme Editor' to add ads to the header, footer or single post. Click the link for the section you will be adding them to, find the area where you want your ads, and paste the code in.

6. Click 'Sidebar Widgets' instead of 'Theme Editor' if you're inserting the ads into your sidebar. Add a text widget if you don't have any available by selecting a larger number from the text widgets menu and clicking 'Save.' Then drag the text widget from the Available Widgets area to the place where you want it on the sidebar. Click the configuration icon, paste the code in, close the dialog box and click 'Save Changes.'

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Adding a Site Meter to My Blogspot



Register a Site Meter Account

1. Visit the Site Meter website.

2. Click the 'Sign Up' link. The Sign Up link is on the left navigational bar.

3. Scroll down and click the green 'Sign Up!' button.

4. Enter the requested information. Enter your blog's URL and name. Select a codename of your choice and click the box indicating you agree to the terms and conditions. Click 'Next.'

5. Complete the form. Enter your email address, title, ZIP code, country and gender. Click 'Next.'

6. Review the displayed information to confirm it is correct. Click 'Next.' After you click next, a sign-up confirmation screen displays.

7. Log in to your Site Meter account. Visit the Site Meter website and enter your codename and password into the indicated fields, located near the top of the page. Click 'Login.'

8. Click the 'Manager' link and select 'HTML Code.'

9. Copy the text from the box below the 'Site Meter JavaScript HTML' header. This is the code you paste into your Blogspot account.

Adding the Code

10. Visit the Blogger website and sign in to your account. Enter your email and password, then click 'Sign in.'

11. Click the 'Design' link next to the blog you wish to add the Site Meter code to.

12. Click the 'Add a Gadget' link in the location you wish to paste the code. Press the '+' icon next to the 'HTML/JavaScript' option. A pop-up window appears with 'Title' and 'Content' fields. Paste the Site Meter code into the 'Content' box. Type a title of your choice into the 'Title' box.

13. Click 'Save.' This closes the pop-up window.

14. Click the 'Save' button to the right of the 'Add and Arrange Page Elements' text to save the changes. The Site Meter will display on your Blogspot website.

How to Improve Your Google Adsense Earnings 4 Ways



1. Increase your website's traffic. Regardless of what you do to optimize your website for AdSense, only a small percentage of visitors will click advertisements. Increasing traffic will generate more ad clicks. You can add new, relevant and valuable content regularly. You can also promote your website through social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

2. Change the location of the AdSense units on your website's pages. Google recommends placing an AdSense unit immediately above the primary content of a page, above each post, below it or on the left side. Because websites place advertisements on the right side of the page, users often ignore this area. Place your AdSense units near the content.

3. Alter the size of the AdSense units that you use. Google recommends the Leaderboard (728 x 90), Wide Skyscraper (160 x 600) and Large Rectangle (336 x 280) units. Each of these units can display several advertisements simultaneously, increasing the likelihood that visitors will find interesting ads. Experiment with each size and record the results until you find the size that brings the highest revenue for your site.

4. Blend the colors of the AdSense unit with the content of your website. Match the text and link colors with the colors that you use in your website's design. Visitors will ignore an AdSense unit that uses different colors because it stands out as an advertisement.

How to Make a Google



1. Plan your website. Before making your Google-friendly website, you need to plan it out. Just like a business needs a business plan, a website needs a website plan. What will you make your website about? What website host will you use and how much time and money will you invest in your website? You need to make sure that you write your website plan and details down. Research as much as possible before starting your Google-friendly website.

2. Find a website niche. This is a very important part of making a Google-friendly website. Finding a website niche means that you need a website topic that will help drive traffic to your website. Find a topic that isn't too competitive and that people online are searching for. Your website will need to have a lot of new original content, though, to fit into a niche.

3. Find your website host. After your website niche is decided and you have plenty of website development knowledge, you can find your website host. Many online web hosting companies offer free websites and hosting. Research website host details and ask questions. How much space will you have on your website? Do they provide website templates? What are the hosting fees and guidelines?

4. Buy your custom domain name. A custom domain name is the name of your website that doesn't include your hosting name in it. Custom domain names are recommended for a Google-friendly website. Google indexes and ranks custom domain names faster and better than regular free domain names.

5. Write a lot of website content. Websites that have a lot of useful content are usually Google-friendly websites because Google search engine searches informational websites. Include as much information as possible in your website and build many pages to it. The more web pages that are built, the more pages there will be in Google search results, which means more website visitors will be directed to your site.

6. Learn search engine optimization, or SEO, and apply it to your website. SEO is very important if you want Google to index -- list and rank your website -- in the search engine results. Pick good keywords, meta tags and page descriptions if your website host allows you to.

7. Make sure your website has good navigation. Your visitors should be able to get around your website without having to search around to find the available web pages. A website navigation bar is recommended for a Google-friendly website. Google likes websites that provide easy navigation to their website visitors.

WordPress Feed Vs. FeedBurner



Feed Creation

Generally, WordPress is superior to FeedBurner for feed creation because WordPress creates all of the feeds that you could possibly need for your website automatically. By simply creating a link, you can give your readers a way to subscribe to feeds for all of your content, or selected tags, categories and authors. However, FeedBurner is not particularly complicated to use: you create a FeedBurner feed by navigating to FeedBurner.com and entering the address of your website's RSS feed in the field on the bottom of the page.

Advertising

If you have a Google AdSense account, you can add advertisements to a FeedBurner feed much more easily than you could with a WordPress RSS feed, simply by clicking 'My Ads' and 'Feeds' on your AdSense account page. AdSense automatically detects the FeedBurner feeds that you have not added advertisements to yet, and offers to add them. Adding AdSense to your feed gives you an opportunity to earn revenue from the feed even when readers do not click through to your website.

Familiarity

All FeedBurner feeds use the same interface, and Google has its own feed reader that subscribers can use to read updates. Although Google's feed reader is also compatible with the feeds that WordPress generates automatically, a reader who has only ever used FeedBurner and Google's feed reader may not know that. Readers who are already familiar with Google's products might be more likely to subscribe to a FeedBurner feed than to a WordPress feed.

Statistics

WordPress does not give you the ability to track the usage of your feeds, so you have no way of knowing how many people are reading your feeds or whether readers act on them. FeedBurner has an extensive array of analytics available that allow you to see at any time how many subscribers you have, how often subscribers click through to your website and where your subscribers come from. These statistics allow you to see how successful your feed is in attracting and keeping readers.