The internet is an amazing thing. It’s easy to get lost in a huge amount of information, articles, software & products. Then, before you know it you have your hand in your pocket reaching for that cold bit of plastic ready to purchase a shiny new ebook on how to “Supercharge your Traffic” or “Quadtriple your Adsense Earnings Overnight!”

So, put your card away for now, lets have a look at how to not lose your money or your personal details online: Read More…

About 2 months ago Earners Blog was sitting pretty in Technorati with no problems. Then almost overnight the site vanished (I know wierd :p).

I tried to reclaim the blog but I was greeted with this lovely message:

There was a problem claiming your blog. Please try again in a few minutes. You can also go to Technorati Help for help claiming your blog. Read More…

Lately with a number of my blogs I’ve been trying to increase the amount of pages that a user will typically read each visit. It seems that bloggers have a severe case of ADD, or my writing just sucks :p The average user reads only 2 pages before leaving the site.

Generally bloggers aren’t too worried about Pageviews, since most of them monetize with Adsense; they would much rather have the clicks & the cash than the load on the server. However, increased pageviews can also lead to more subscribers to your blog rather than people leaving via an advertisement. Increased readership can increase your linkcount, trackbacks & also your online presence via word of mouth.

I’ve put together a small collection of tips to help you keep your readers longer: Read More…

If you take a keen interest in Google & it’s products you can now get Paid to help do Google Research. If selected you can earn $75 for every hour you spend with a Google Researcher. That could be on the phone, in person or even filling in Online Forms.

You’d be helping us to improve Google products, both existing ones and those that are still in development. For example, we might ask you to try out a prototype and give us feedback on it, or we might interview you to help us plan a new product.

There are a few different types of field work that you can apply for, this will also be dependant on where you live. Most studies seem to be Carried out at the Mountain View Office however they can also be carried out at some of the other offices also. Read More…

Google Adwords & MSN Adcenter are giving away $50 ad vouchers in the lead up to the big eComXpo. Read More…

Firefox 2.0 was released yesterday by accident then withdrawn just as quickly. This was maybe due to the SURGE of traffic that Slashdot gave the server.

The main new features are the improved interface & layout and also a complete overhaul of the Options Menu. There’s also a nice inline Spell Checker tool that works in realtime which is & heaps more.

So What’s new in Firefox 2.0: Read More…

This is where it starts to get fun! Different topics monetize differently, i.e. it’s easier to monetize a site about Mobile Phones than a site about Saving the Rainforest. It’s easier to rank on Google with a website about Seattle Graffiti Artists than Home Insurance Loans (as that is a HIGHLY competitive industry). This is where we need to do some research into various topics. Generally if you can get a website up quickly about a new product or idea, if that product makes it big then your site should get a lot of traffic.

Researching can be fun, you can come across topics you never thought were so popular, write them down for future projects.
Research is based around Keywords. Keywords are the most important part of creating a website. They are the words that identify your site & also that people will search to find your site. I use Digital Point’s Keyword Suggestion Tool for all my keyword research, as well as a few other programs that I’ll talk about later in the series.

Use the tool to research the niche or area that you want to create your website on. Research is vital.

You can use it to see how competitive the market is, how often terms are searched for & also it can help give you some insight into keywords you might not have thought about using. Read More…

2 Weeks ago I wrote about Scam Ebooks & how you should try & avoid the temptation of buying them at all costs. I checked out one of the websites for the main culprit, Affiliate Cash Vault.

A while ago the site was being maintained by Patrick Lanoux, now all of a sudden the name has changed to Michael Lanoue. Witness Protection Program?

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