50 blogs

Fifty blogs by one person? Did I get this right?

A friend's blog gave me this info that he is coming up with 50 blogs. OMG! That would be like not getting any sleep anymore from all the updating and promoting work you have to do. Right now I am trying to make 4 blogs updated and honestly, it isn't like a breeze. Even the minds of geniuses could sometimes go blank or experience some drought moments that no matter how hard you try, nothing drips. Or is it a matter of practice? Which leads me to the next question and which I hope my friend Dale will come across to answer.

Does the quantity of your blogs spell additonal revenues? Let's say you got your 50 blogs to update and in each of these you have set up ads by Google the income of which all goes to your single account. Does this actually lead to increase your earnings? I would like to hear from those who have the opened many blogs. Are you getting enough revenues from them collectively?

where do you get your referrals?

A number of users at Mylot had expressed their desire to have referrals but have no idea how. Here are suggestions or real places where you could get your referals:

1. immediate members of the family provided they are of majority age---I was able to get my son (inactive) and my sister who is now actively participating here (lucky me)

2. neighbors---those with internet is a must

3. friends--close, casual, online or offline

4. officemates

5.other forums

6. classmates (if you are a student)

7. your students (if you're a teacher)---I was able to get many here but they are no longer active

8. others

Even strangers or new acquaintances can become your referrals. When you meet friends, simply ask for their names and e-mail addresses and tell them that you are inviting them to join a discussion group. Remember to always give support to your referrals.

do you click the ads on other people's sites or blogs?

This is an interesting question. Do you?

My answer would be an honest "yes" if there is something in the ad that interests me. Otherwise, no, why should I? Although we know that owners only get paid for real clicks they get from visitors, Google however is very strict in seeing to it that these clicks are valid and not ones that you yourself had generated. This is a big NO-NO to Google. Going against this rule is cheating and leads to the total banning of your site.

Even if you find an ad to be very interesting and you feel like clicking to it because you want to find out more about it, just hold your reigns and do the valid thing---don't click. Take note of the site, make an exit from your site, then open another window to search for it using Google. That way you don't risk your site being banned.

do more Google ads on a page bring in more earnings?

It is sad to say that more Google ads on your page do not mean more income for you. The less there are on your page, the more chances of it being clicked and getting the earning whole and intact. Whereas cluttering your page with so many ads will only lessen your chances for a bigger income because your earnings will be divided by the number of ads you have on your page.

Another important thing is, Google allows you to only display 3 ads on every page. Three would be the right number to maximize your earnings.

been tagged---5 reasons why I blog

Hmmmm...5 reasons. I can only come up with two but I will try.

I was visiting my blogs when I saw this tag from a friend asking me to write 5 reasons why I blog after which I am supposed to tag 5 other bloggers asking them the same question. You know, I could easily junk this and not heed to the request but no, I have 3 reasons why I feel that I have to do this tag:

1. I'm game. I do not lose anything if I do this.

2. This is one good way of developing links with other bloggers.

3. I can use this as topic for this blog.

I have chosen to write this in my moneymaking blog because I would like to emphasize the fact that there is money in blogging.

As this is supposedly a site that aims to motivate people to make money offline or online, I am listing it as my first reason for blogging. Here's my list of 5 reasons why I blog:

1. to make money from ads and other sources

2. to be of help to others by reaching out to them through my blogs which target readers' specific needs

3. to fulfil a long-time dream of having an outlet for the crazy things I think

4. to make more friends :)

5. so my family can still get connected with me through my blogs when I am long gone (heh--do you think I will still be writing here when that happens? fit topic for Offbeatmom.LOL)

Please take note of my first reason. Blogging may not turn up thousands, but it's still money.

people sell their ideas

I am sure you have heard about a number of successful website owners who are now enjoying the fruits of their success in terms of thousands of dollars in revenues per week. This is true and in fact they are putting everything, all their "secrets", in a book which they are sharing but not for free.

Several times I had followed such links to finally get the answer or the formula to online success in money-making. Yes, they want to help. I can read that between the lines, this eagerness to share their finds. But not really. For you need to shelve out a few dollars to get a copy of the e-book.

After being truly motivated and you could not wait to get hold of the whole "secret", comes the real business: MARKETING BOOKS and IDEAS at super low prices. They are everywhere. If you are willing to buy one, you may do so by sending payment through Paypal or credit card.

People are no longer sharing their ideas for free. See? You can actually sell "an idea" by packaging it into an e-book and selling it. So long as there are people who want to know what you have to say about certain issues, there will be orders and money will start pouring in.

It is time to think about it. What is it that you know very well and which people do not know yet and would like to know? If you think this knowledge is marketable, I strongly suggest that you better start writing your e-book

is it all worth it?

In a forum where I am actively participating and earning as a member, www.Mylot.com/?ref=funny52f one member was inviting anyone interested to sign up to a site that pays monthly to display banners of their site. Payment is per number of banners you display and you also get paid for the clicks people make on these banners.

My question is, is it all worth it? I mean taking chances on some of these new sites that do not have any track record yet? Of course, I know that sites need to start somewhere but I believe that going for legitimate sites that are already recognized and known for their good practices is more advisable. If certain ads will go against or will be in conflict with the ads that you already have in your site, then it is best to make a choice between this or that. I cannot imagine putting all other ads from different paying sites on your page. It will be like a riot. There is going to be chaos when there is too much clutter.

My final word is, keep the most legitimate one. That is where real money is.

all roads lead to Google

There is no doubt about it. Website owners and publishers looking to earn money online are taking the path leading to the most incredibly powerful advertising machinery that ever existed in the history of advertising. And I mean no less than Google. Everybody's into google. Whether as an ordinary grade school surfer or a professional web master, we all google. Advertisers have found the best place for them to place their ads on targetted audiences. More and more people are logging online for all their daily needs---news coverage, movies, disucssions, everything. It's all here. Let's face it. All our efforts are geared towards getting recognized in the Google search engine because this spells the difference between making real money or not. That is why everybody's getting into the groove now of making their own sites and placing Google ads on them for the purpose of generating income. And we know of many success stories of people who are now earning thousands of dollars per month from ads alone. Their secret is traffic, getting more and more people to visit their site. How does one drive traffic to your site anyway? This is one problem that is not easy to solve. Let us try to talk about this in my next blog, okey? Duty calls.

Adsense: ultimate goal of all money-making sites

Come to think of it, majority of these money-making sites inviting people to sign up to get paid to click, read e-mails, take surveys, post for pay actually have their eyes on Google adsense. These sites derive their incomes from Adsense and you only get a portion of it if you accomplish the clicking, posting, reading, and whatever tasks that are assigned to you. So why not get it directly from the source?

Google adsense offers unlimited income opportunities to those who have websites or weblogs where adsense ads can be displayed. You don't do anything except do regular updates to your site so people will come to visit it everyday.

Ads need not be loud and screaming and you don't need to put them everywhere because they might clutter your page and lose your site content in the process. With Adsense for Content only ads relevant to your content will be displayed and this happens automatically with daily refresh making your pages more appealing to your visitors and thus gaining more chances of being noticed and clicked.

Another great way to generate reveue from Adsense is by displaying Adsense for Search tool on your website and providing your visitors convenience in their surfing.

Setting up your own website and displaying Adsense on it will be one big leap towards earning passive income. Google also has some advice and tips on how you can drive more traffic to your site.

blogging for money

There are many blogsites that make beautiful promises of big income but which disappear without a trace when payday comes. Don't get trapped by these scam sites. The best place to go to find out about the legitimacy of certain sites is to go to a forum where members freely discuss issues such as scamming. An example of such site is http://mylot.com/?ref=funny52f The trick is to throw in a question and you get the answers to your doubts.

But to be sure, if you are looking for a site to host your blog, www.blogger.com is the answer. to make money out of it, you may add in some Adsense ads, find ways to increase traffic on your site, and when you succeed in bringing in many people to visit and read your blog, chances of bigger earnings would likewise go up. The secret to high income is traffic. Actually, this is a problem that newbies face because getting people, much more many people to go to your site is not a walk in the park. You need to do everything to bring in or create real hits in your site in order for Google to notice you.