It has been close to year know since I began this attempt to start making money online without any startup funds. Well I can honestly say it has been a success. I am not making a full time income but I think it is a start. I have proven that you don’t really need any money to start making money online. The thing that you will need is hard work. This doesn’t happen magically it will take lots of reading and more importantly writing. I have written lots and lots of content over the past year. I have learned a great deal from others. Just do a “make money online” search on Google and you will get everything you need from the first page of results. Actually, some of those results are the free blogger blogs that I have used. I have probably learned more by just getting ideas and trying them out. That is what you will have to do, get some ideas, start writing and getting backlinks, and try things out. Then you will find what formula works well for you and you can then expand on those results.
So how did I get started?
The first thing I did is start some blogger blogs. I wrote about things that interested me and I knew a lot about without having to do tons of research. I then did research on what keywords I should use in order to get my blogs noticed and earn income. I signed up for ad sense and then joined Commission Junction (not aff link) affiliate programs. It worked out nicely.
Second, I joined a few paid to click programs. The three most successful ones for me were:
Neobux
Clixsense
Bux.gs
I did pretty well those and I am continuing to use them. I used the money I made with those programs to help purchase a couple things. I will talk more on that later. Another thing that I found over the past several months is that renting referrals for PTC programs didn’t really work well for me. I was just spinning my wheels having to constantly renew referrals and not making any money. I am sure there are good strategies to help people make good money by renting referrals but I didn’t. you will have to promote this programs to get referrals, this doesn’t happen magically. Start a blog, mention it to friends, do whatever you have to do to get direct referrals.
The thing I did do was focus on getting those direct referrals as mentioned above. I ending up getting some good ones and I didn’t have to worry about renewing them so I was always making extra money as long as I logged in a clicked every day, which only took a few minutes.
Third, I joined Peoplestring. I was skeptical of this when I joined, but it was free so I gave it a shot. Peoplestring pays you to use their site basically. They also have a program that gives you money for reading mail and visiting websites. You get money from referrals as well. There are tons of things you can do with Peoplestring to make money, I just did a few of them. I read the mails that were sent and visited websites. I also got a few referrals. I should also mention that you get revenue sharing money as well. The more you use the site, the more revenue sharing money you get. Its not a lot but it adds up. You will have to promote this program just like you did the paid to click programs for direct referrals.
Fourth, I made squidoo lenses, hubpages, infobarrels , and article directories like GoArticles.com to promote my blogger blogs and get backlinks. I didn’t start doing really well until I did this. This really helped with my G rankings and sent me quite a bit of traffic.
I also joined Free Traffic System for backlinks and I like it very much. It has helped me quite a bit in getting traffic…….and its free too.
Here’s the Cliffs Notes version of what I did:
Created Blogger Blogs of things I enjoyed or knew a lot about.
Wrote lots of content on those blogs
Used adsense and commission junction affiliate programs for income
Used paid to click programs for income
Used Peoplestring for income
Wrote on Squidoo, Hubpages, Infobarrel, Free Traffic System, and article directories for backlinks and traffic
This sounds like a lot of work, and it is. You have to do it, though, if you want to make money online. It is not easy, if it was, everyone would be doing it.
What have I done with the profits I have made using the above sites?
First thing I did was buy a product called Micro Niche Finder. I love this thing. It is a tremendous help and it saves a lot of time when you are searching for keywords for you sites. This costs around a $100 but it is definitely worth it.
I also bought some domains and some web hosting from Hostgator. It cost about $40 for the domains (with coupon) and it will cost about $10 a month for the hosting.
So, slowly but surely I am starting to make some pretty good money….all from scratch. In time will use more of the profits from my owned domains to buy more names and create more sites…..gotta diversify! I will stain maintain some of my Blogger blogs. I transferred some of them to my owned domain. I feel better about having my own domain. I feel I have more control that way. I am not under Google’s control as much if I had nothing but the Blogger blogs. Plus the site is totally mine and I can sell it if I want to.
So that’s it. That is what I did to create some money on the web. Again, it is not easy but it can be done. It will just take some patience and hard work to get there.
***Note: most of the links provided above are affiliate links. If you don't want to join under those links just google the program names and you can get to those sites in that manner.
Thursday
Do You Need Adsense?
First of all, what is adsense and how does it work?
The publisher or the webmaster inserts a java script into a certain website. Each time the page is accessed, the java script will pull advertisements from the Adsense program. The ads that are targeted should therefore be related to the content that is contained on the web page serving the ad. If a visitor clicks on an advertisement, the webmaster serving the ad earns a portion of the money that the advertiser is paying the search engine for the click.
The search engine is the one handling all the tracking and payments, providing an easy way for webmasters to display content-sensitive and targeted ads without having the hassle to solicit advertisers, collect funds, monitor the clicks and statistics which could be a time-consuming task in itself. It seems that there is never a shortage of advertisers in the program from which the search engine pulls the Adsense ads. Also webmasters are less concerned by the lack of information search engines are providing and are more focused in making cash from these search engines.
The first reason why Adsense is essential for content sites is because it already has come a long way in understanding the needs of publishers and webmasters. Together with its continuous progression is the appearance of more advanced system that allows full ad customization. Webmasters are given the chance to choose from many different types of text ad formats to better complement their website and fit their webpage layout.
The different formatting enables the site owners the possibility of more click through from visitors who may or may not be aware of what they are clicking on. It can also appeal to the people visiting thus make them take that next step of looking up what it is all about. This way the people behind the Adsense will get their content read and making profit in the process.
The second reason is the ability of the Adsense publishers to track not only how their sites are progressing but also the earnings based on the webmaster-defined channels. The recent improvements in the search engines gives webmasters the capability to monitor how their ads are performing using customizable reports that has the capacity to detail page impressions, clicks and click-through rates. Webmasters and publishers can now track specific ad formats, colors and pages within a website. Trends are also easily spotted.
With the real-time reporting at hand, the effectiveness of the changes made will be assessed quickly. There would be time to sort out the contents that people are making the most clicks on. The ever-changing demands would be met while generating cash for the webmasters and publishers. The more flexible tools are also allowing webmasters to group web pages by URL, domain, ad type or category, which will provide them some accurate insight on which pages, ads and domains are performing best.
The last and final reason is that the advertisers have realized the benefits associated having their ads served on targeted websites. Thus increasing the possibility that a prospective web surfer will have an interest in their product and services. All because of the content and its constant maintenance. As opposed to those who are no using Adsense in their sites, they are given the option of having other people do their content for them, giving them the benefit of having successful and money-generating web sites.
Increasing income with Adsense is all about targeted content, the more targeted your content is, the more target the search engines’ ads will be. There are some web masters and publishers who are focused more on their site contents and how best to maintain them rather than the cash that the ads will generate for them. This is the part where the effectiveness is working its best. You best chances of making money is with laser targeted content. You only want visitors that are interested in what you are talking about.
The cash generated only came into existence when the webmasters and publishers realized how they can make Adsense be that generator. In those days, the content were the most important factors that is taken quite seriously. It still is. With the allure of money, of course.
The publisher or the webmaster inserts a java script into a certain website. Each time the page is accessed, the java script will pull advertisements from the Adsense program. The ads that are targeted should therefore be related to the content that is contained on the web page serving the ad. If a visitor clicks on an advertisement, the webmaster serving the ad earns a portion of the money that the advertiser is paying the search engine for the click.
The search engine is the one handling all the tracking and payments, providing an easy way for webmasters to display content-sensitive and targeted ads without having the hassle to solicit advertisers, collect funds, monitor the clicks and statistics which could be a time-consuming task in itself. It seems that there is never a shortage of advertisers in the program from which the search engine pulls the Adsense ads. Also webmasters are less concerned by the lack of information search engines are providing and are more focused in making cash from these search engines.
The first reason why Adsense is essential for content sites is because it already has come a long way in understanding the needs of publishers and webmasters. Together with its continuous progression is the appearance of more advanced system that allows full ad customization. Webmasters are given the chance to choose from many different types of text ad formats to better complement their website and fit their webpage layout.
The different formatting enables the site owners the possibility of more click through from visitors who may or may not be aware of what they are clicking on. It can also appeal to the people visiting thus make them take that next step of looking up what it is all about. This way the people behind the Adsense will get their content read and making profit in the process.
The second reason is the ability of the Adsense publishers to track not only how their sites are progressing but also the earnings based on the webmaster-defined channels. The recent improvements in the search engines gives webmasters the capability to monitor how their ads are performing using customizable reports that has the capacity to detail page impressions, clicks and click-through rates. Webmasters and publishers can now track specific ad formats, colors and pages within a website. Trends are also easily spotted.
With the real-time reporting at hand, the effectiveness of the changes made will be assessed quickly. There would be time to sort out the contents that people are making the most clicks on. The ever-changing demands would be met while generating cash for the webmasters and publishers. The more flexible tools are also allowing webmasters to group web pages by URL, domain, ad type or category, which will provide them some accurate insight on which pages, ads and domains are performing best.
The last and final reason is that the advertisers have realized the benefits associated having their ads served on targeted websites. Thus increasing the possibility that a prospective web surfer will have an interest in their product and services. All because of the content and its constant maintenance. As opposed to those who are no using Adsense in their sites, they are given the option of having other people do their content for them, giving them the benefit of having successful and money-generating web sites.
Increasing income with Adsense is all about targeted content, the more targeted your content is, the more target the search engines’ ads will be. There are some web masters and publishers who are focused more on their site contents and how best to maintain them rather than the cash that the ads will generate for them. This is the part where the effectiveness is working its best. You best chances of making money is with laser targeted content. You only want visitors that are interested in what you are talking about.
The cash generated only came into existence when the webmasters and publishers realized how they can make Adsense be that generator. In those days, the content were the most important factors that is taken quite seriously. It still is. With the allure of money, of course.
Wednesday
Don't Click on Your Own Adsense Ads
Many web site owners are getting their Google Adsense account terminated when they have done nothing wrong to deserve the punishment. Considering the money that they are getting from Adsense, they would certainly want to get back into it.
Considering the money to be made with Adsense, it is no wonder that they would want to get back into it. It is that same consideration why the Google Adsense click fraud is thought of and why many people are getting into it.
Click fraud is clicking on ads for the purpose of costing the advertiser money. It is simply the same as paying out cash for false leads. Many people website owners are aware of this fraud and are sharing the same sentiment that this is the one big problem that Adsense is facing. A newbie would think it is easy to make money with adsense, just click on the ads in their website. That is a big no no and will get you banned completely.
How do you prevent being involved in this fraud?
Majority of web hosts are offering access logs. Once this is offered to you, it is necessary that you hand it over to Google as well. This allows them to look for any suspicious activity on your site. Problems like this are very serious and giving it to them is saying that you would want to help them in any way you can in solving the problem.
It can also help if you have a click monitoring software. If you do not have one yet, you should try and get one. There is absolutely no major factor preventing you from having one because most of this software is free.
As usual, all the information you have received should be turned over to Google. This is showing Google that you too are fighting against click frauds and is in no way a part of it.
Study your server logs and watch for any activity that seems suspicious. Report anything that you may find odd, may it big or small thing.
You may want to consider disabling ads for your own IP address and local geographic area. This will certainly prevent accidents and will not make Google mistake another user as you. You can do through a htaccess file. This will avoid Google mistaking as clicking on your own ads and be kicked out because of it.
Keep your Adsense off on pop ups and pop unders. Your ads should not be displayed on content sites that promote illegal activity or tampering of the legal rights of other people or business. Included in this are the content that is considered adult and gambling ones. If you think that you may be breaking this rule, immediately remove your content or Adsense from the web page.
Be truthful and confess up to Google about times when you might have clicked on your own as, whether accidentally or intentionally. Or the times when you have done something that is against the Terms of Service that they are implementing. Be honest about anything that you may have done that is wrong. Confessing is way better than Google learning about it eventually. It would mean eventual termination and no getting back what you have worked so hard for.
Do not tell your family or friends about Adsense on your website. Chances are they may start clicking on them to help you make money without you knowing it. They may be doing more harm to you than help by trying it in the first place.
If ever someone you know chanced upon your Adsense, make sure they understand that they cannot click on your ads under any circumstances. It would be wise to brief them on important things about Adsense and what not to do with them.
Most pay per click networks have different measures in hand to protect website owners against click frauds. Other search engines can track more than 50 data points, IP address, browser’s information, user’s session info and pattern recognition. They also have “systems” available that detects fraud. Not to mention the specialized teams monitoring how things are going and helping advertisers stop click frauds.
Google offers suggestion on how to avoid click fraud. Using “negative keywords” can be used to keep your Adsense showing on products and services that are in no way related to yours. Adding tracking URLs to your links so you can track the traffic coming from Google.
Considering the money to be made with Adsense, it is no wonder that they would want to get back into it. It is that same consideration why the Google Adsense click fraud is thought of and why many people are getting into it.
Click fraud is clicking on ads for the purpose of costing the advertiser money. It is simply the same as paying out cash for false leads. Many people website owners are aware of this fraud and are sharing the same sentiment that this is the one big problem that Adsense is facing. A newbie would think it is easy to make money with adsense, just click on the ads in their website. That is a big no no and will get you banned completely.
How do you prevent being involved in this fraud?
Majority of web hosts are offering access logs. Once this is offered to you, it is necessary that you hand it over to Google as well. This allows them to look for any suspicious activity on your site. Problems like this are very serious and giving it to them is saying that you would want to help them in any way you can in solving the problem.
It can also help if you have a click monitoring software. If you do not have one yet, you should try and get one. There is absolutely no major factor preventing you from having one because most of this software is free.
As usual, all the information you have received should be turned over to Google. This is showing Google that you too are fighting against click frauds and is in no way a part of it.
Study your server logs and watch for any activity that seems suspicious. Report anything that you may find odd, may it big or small thing.
You may want to consider disabling ads for your own IP address and local geographic area. This will certainly prevent accidents and will not make Google mistake another user as you. You can do through a htaccess file. This will avoid Google mistaking as clicking on your own ads and be kicked out because of it.
Keep your Adsense off on pop ups and pop unders. Your ads should not be displayed on content sites that promote illegal activity or tampering of the legal rights of other people or business. Included in this are the content that is considered adult and gambling ones. If you think that you may be breaking this rule, immediately remove your content or Adsense from the web page.
Be truthful and confess up to Google about times when you might have clicked on your own as, whether accidentally or intentionally. Or the times when you have done something that is against the Terms of Service that they are implementing. Be honest about anything that you may have done that is wrong. Confessing is way better than Google learning about it eventually. It would mean eventual termination and no getting back what you have worked so hard for.
Do not tell your family or friends about Adsense on your website. Chances are they may start clicking on them to help you make money without you knowing it. They may be doing more harm to you than help by trying it in the first place.
If ever someone you know chanced upon your Adsense, make sure they understand that they cannot click on your ads under any circumstances. It would be wise to brief them on important things about Adsense and what not to do with them.
Most pay per click networks have different measures in hand to protect website owners against click frauds. Other search engines can track more than 50 data points, IP address, browser’s information, user’s session info and pattern recognition. They also have “systems” available that detects fraud. Not to mention the specialized teams monitoring how things are going and helping advertisers stop click frauds.
Google offers suggestion on how to avoid click fraud. Using “negative keywords” can be used to keep your Adsense showing on products and services that are in no way related to yours. Adding tracking URLs to your links so you can track the traffic coming from Google.
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