Sunday, July 20, 2014

How to Transfer an Amazon Associates Account



1. Go to the Amazon Associates website and log into your account.

2. Navigate to the 'Account Settings' page. Select 'Manage account users and select your primary e-mail address.'

3. Enter the email address of the person you would like to transfer primary responsibility for managing the account in the 'Enter E-mail Address' box provided in the 'Add a New User' section. Click the 'Send Invitation' button. Amazon will send an invitation to the email address, inviting the email recipient to become an Associates Central user with the Amazon Associates account.

4. Direct the email recipient to check their email for the Amazon Associates invitation. Once the email is received (it can take up to 24 hours), the recipient must follow the instructions outlined in the email to register the new account. You cannot move onto the next step until this registration is complete.

5. Log back into your Amazon Associates account using the same credentials entered in Step 1. Navigate to the 'Account Settings' page. Select 'Manage account users and select your primary e-mail address.'

6. Go to the 'Review Invitations' section of the Web page. Select 'Confirm' next to the email address you invited to join the account in Step 3. Click the 'Save Changes' button.

7. Scroll down to the 'Current Users' section of the Web page. Open the 'Change Primary' drop-down menu. Select the new email address. Click the 'Save Changes' button. The primary contact for the Amazon Associates account is now transferred to the newly registered account.

8. Sign out of the Amazon Associates account.

Saturday, July 19, 2014

How to Have a Website on a Budget



1. I've written several eHow articles about sites that help you to create a website absolutely free. Some even host your pages on their servers free as well. Look for links to these articles in Resources below.

2. If you want regular websites with pages that don't change everyday, check out the services I've written about. Some of them include Edicy, Synthasite, SiteKreator and Tank.

3. Depending on the choice you make from the free website creators, you will be able to have a home page, inner pages, sometimes ordering forms or links to PayPal, forums, blogs, email and other assorted services. Decide what features you need and match that up with the available free creation and hosting sites.

4. If you want a blog, choose one that provides free hosting such as wordpress.com or blogger.com. Wordpress has the advantage of being able to create pages, just like a regular website, instead of being used as a blog. On Blogger you can make money with Google adSense ads.

5. Create an account with wordpress.com or blogger.com and start posting. Making the choice to use a blog means that you will post frequent updates.

6. Look for a site creation tool or blog that allows you to add widgets. Widgets can add things like Flickr photos, maps, RSS feeds and other useful elements to your pages.

How to increase your click through rate (CTR) with google adsense



1. Move your ads as close to your main content as much as your a comfortable with. Ads that are placed closer to the main content of the page tend to have a higher click through rate (on average).

2. Experiment with the color scheme and layout of the adsense ads. Ad formats which more closely match the overall look and feel of your website tend to do better on average. This may seem counterintuitive at first, as you might think that ads which stand out more are more likely to be clicked on. You can customize the text color, link color, background color, and border color of displayed adsense ads.

3. Focus your content on each page as much as possible. In other words, the more coherent the content on the page, the more likely that the ads which are displayed will be relevant to a visitor. The more relevant the ad, the more likely the user may click on the ad link to find other information.

4. If you are using Adsense on a blog, there are a number of extensions which can help increase earnings. For example, there are many free Wordpress plugins which further help manage your Google Adsense ads on your blog. You can customize your blog by showing more ads to the visitor when the visitor arrives via a search engine and/or visits a post that is older than a certain number of days. Visitors who visit a page from a search engine may be more likely than other types of users to click on an ad as they surf around. So consider using a plugin which offers even more possibilities for customization beyond simply changing the look and feel of the ads themselves.

5. Experiment by switching between text ads and image ads. You may find that you get a higher CTR on one or the other. This also helps you further find the right mix of text and graphics on your site, which may vary based on your content.

Friday, July 18, 2014

How to Add Ads to Tumblr



1. Decide how you're going to deliver ads on your Tumblr blog. You can sell ad space yourself by approaching businesses and other website owners directly, or by using an automated service that delivers ads for you. Services like Google AdSense at Google.com/AdSense and Project Wonderful at ProjectWonderful.com allow you to create ads on your page without interacting with businesses. Both services require you to apply and be approved before setting up ads.

2. Generate your ad code, if necessary. In Google AdSense you can create a new ad unit under 'AdSense Setup' > 'AdSense for Content.' Once you're approved as a publisher with Project Wonderful, you'll receive an email with instructions on how to set up your ad box.

3. Open your Tumblr's customization page by opening your Tumblelog -- clicking your username at the top of your dashboard -- and clicking the 'Customize Appearance' button. You can also visit the page directly at Tumblr.com/customize; if you have multiple blogs on Tumblr, append that URL with your username, e.g., Tumblr.com/customize/username.

4. Consider choosing a theme with a sidebar, over one that displays your description and HTML area at the top of the page. Sidebar layouts are more common with blog layouts and set the ads beside your content. You can choose from dozens of free themes under the 'Theme' button on the top navigation bar.

5. Click the 'Info' button and paste your ad code into the 'Description (or HTML and widgets)' box where you want the ad to appear. If you're using images hosted on the Web, either by yourself or the advertiser, you can create a basic image ad with a link and the image using:

6. Save your page when you're done.

How to Make a Blog Post



How to Make a Blogger Blog Post

1. Log in to the blog at Blogger.com with the login and password you chose when you signed up for the account. Upon log in, the Dashboard page appears, and the blog will be listed under the “Manage Your Blogs” title.

2. Click on the “Posting” tab for the area to write blog posts. Put in an interesting title, then write your blog post in the text box below. The first blog post usually introduces the blog’s theme and mission. Use the formatting buttons on the toolbar above the text box to format the text if you wish. Type in keywords separated by commas in the 'Labels' text box under your blog post. To publish the blog post, click on the orange button that reads “Publish Post.” To create new posts or edit existing posts, click on the “Posting” tab, and then click on the “Create” or “Edit Post” links.

3. To save the post for later publication, click on the “Save” button instead of the “Publish Post” button in Step 2. You can format the blog post by adding links, images, video, bullets, bold or italicized text. It helps to learn some basic HTML to format blog posts or articles online.

How to Make a WordPress Blog Post

4. Create a free WordPress blog account online at WordPress.com. Login to the Dashboard—the web location is your blog address followed by a “/wp-admin.” For example, if your blog was called Myblog.com, you would go online to “Myblog.com/wp-admin” to login to your blog Dashboard.

5. Click on the “Write” link in the top left under your blog name within the Dashboard to write a Wordpress blog post. Alternatively, click on the button that reads “Write a New Post” located in the middle right of the page. Enter the title and post text.

6. Write related keywords in the “Tags” section and click on the “Add” button. Check off any related categories and click on the “Add New Category” link to create new ones. Click on the “Publish” button on the right of the page.

How to Make Money From Home with Hub Pages



1. Research your topic ideas on the Internet and at the public library. Select a topic that is high in demand. Choose a Hub pages subject you can research or already know about.

2. How do you find a topic that is in high demand? Search the Internet for hot topics by looking at Google Trends, Yahoo Buzz, and by searching blogs for popular topics.

3. In order to start making money at Hub pages you must first sign up for an account at Hub pages by clicking the red Sign Up Now button on the home page and following the steps provided.

4. Sign up for a Google Adsense account to place on your Hub pages. Wait for account approval. Verify your account. If you wish to make money from other sources you may also sign up to be an eBay affiliate, an Amazon affiliate, and a Kontera publisher.

5. Find solid keywords to include in your post to Hub pages. A good resource to use for this is Google Adwords Keyword Tool.

6. Participate in the Hub Pages community forums and become more aware of the opportunities you have to make money through Hub Pages.

Niche Marketing Tools



Websites

A website is the key to any successful online niche marketing project. Create the site with a specific product in mind, such as auto insurance, so you can reach a target audience. Build the website and add informational articles to it on a frequent basis to include targeted keywords. These help to drive traffic to the website through search engine results. To generate sales, the webmaster often becomes an affiliate salesperson to major companies and offers their products through his website. Every time a sale is made through the website, the webmaster earns a commission.

Mailing List

Mailing lists are a common tool for Internet marketing specialists and are utilized a means of specifically targeting individuals who regularly display 'buying signs' in an online capacity. Many online marketers will build a series of similar websites that offer products or services that are related. For example, a marketer who has previously sold tennis balls might start a niche selling golf balls. If a consumer has purchased tennis balls in the past, he will be placed on a mailing list and contacted with the opportunity to buy golf balls and any other related items that may arise in the future. Mailing lists can also exchange hands for high rates between individual marketers.

Google Adsense Account

Google Adsense is a powerful tool that allows Internet marketers to generate additional revenue from pay-per-click advertising. When you create an account Google supplies a free program that automatically displays target-related advertisements to niche markets. When a site visitor clicks on an individual advertisement, the webmaster receives a small payment. All clicks are accumulated on a periodic basis and the webmaster ultimately earns from an additional revenue stream. The more websites you own, the more revenue your Google Adsense account is likely to generate.

E Books

E books are an integral part of niche marketing, and you can use them in several capacities. Predominantly, an E book is sold as a resource containing key information that will be attractive to a specific niche market. However, many E books are sold with resale rights so other Internet marketers can sell the product themselves once it has been purchased. Some webmasters actually create their own E Books as a means of having a starting product to sell when they first venture into niche marketing.