I recently did a site design and build for a client who had a special request: He wanted to put ads in in the middle of his page content. Generally my clients ask for ad blocks to be inserted, but they've always wanted them either at the top or at the bottom of a post or page. Placing an ad block at the top or bottom of a page is easy, placing an ad block in the middle, automatically, is a bit more challenging and requires some special coding. How to put ads in the middle of Continue Reading
Monetize your blog with Adsense
If you've been following my Start a money making blog series, together we have: set-up your blog, consistently published content, and worked to increase your traffic. If you're averaging more than 100 visits per day, it's time to consider placing some advertising on your blog so you can begin earning that side income we've been talking about! A great way to start monetizing your blog is with Google Adsense. Adsense is an advertising network run by Google and allows publishers (that's you) Continue Reading
Register your blog with Google
At this point in our Start a Money Making Blog series, you should have your blog up and running, looking great and have at least 10 high quality articles published. A common mistake many bloggers make is to think that their blog will just suddenly get picked up by Google and a rush of traffic will arrive. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Unless your blog is linked from another credible blog or website, Google won't find you right away, if at all. In lieu of getting a link from a credible Continue Reading
Free images for blogs
One of the things I've found to be important for a successful blog is the use of images for posts. Images make your blog look better, add visual interest to posts, and provide SEO value. Think of it this way, when browsing your favoriate magazine, what draws you to particular articles and pages? I'm sure many of you said the images. Just imagine a magazine without pictures. A blog without pictures is no different, they look text heavy and frankly a little overwhelming. Pictures add Continue Reading
Feedburner set-up
One of the set-up options many new bloggers miss as they aren't aware of it is Feedburner. Feedburner augments your RSS feed and allows you to track the number of subscribers to your RSS feed along with email services and numerous other features. Before we jump into setting up Feedburner, let me explain what RSS is, as this is a confusion point for most new bloggers. If you're familiar with RSS, just skip to the next section: What is Feedburner? What is RSS? RSS stands for “Really Simple Continue Reading