How I make money online
The following is a list of all the ad networks, affiliate programs and revenue streams I am using to make money on SiliconCaribe.com and other blogs. It’s six major things. I use Google Adsense, Affiliate Marketing,Sponsored Reviews,Private Placement Advertising,Featured Site Link Sponsorship and Caribclix-Caribbean Ad network, I co-own with other Caribbean Internet entrepreneurs. They were chosen from an exhaustive list and I selectedrevenue streams that anyone can use, but are particular applicable to site owners that are outside of the United States, are Caribbean or publish Caribbean content as well. These revenue streams I highly recommend as they have proven to provide good service/support and most importantly, on time payments. Some of them pay out at US$50 minimums and others at US$100 and you can accept payment via Paypal.com and then use xoom.com to send the money to yourself or you can request a cheque. 1. Google Adsense I’m sure most of you right now are using this already and have kissed and taken pictures of your first cheque like I did. If you haven’t heard of Adsense, clearly you’ve been on Planet Remulock. Google displays simple text and image ads on your blog that are targeted to what you’re writing about, your content. Since Google has recently bought Doubleclick one of the largest online advertising networks, you can expect to see even a great range of advertising on your blog. 2. Affiliate Marketing Affiliate marketing is simply you adding ads to your site and becoming a sales representative for a particular product, promotion or service and making a commission on it. You become an affiliate. There are a alot of affiliate programmes out there, so be selective and choose ones that are reputable,you’re excited about and is relevant to your blog. Some even give signing bonuses and I tend to like those that do not require you to buy something from them first. I use the following on my blogs. eToro.com- forex trading info, training, platform OK if you live, work or have any interest in Jamaica, the Caribbean, you’d have know that these two words forex trading have grown from being mere buzz words to having a cult following thanks to David Smith, his pioneering company Olint Corp and the millions people have made because of him and a few other forex outfits. Everytime I write articles that had to do with that company, the business of forex trading, site statswouldskyrocket. So If you write such content on your blog, or have a site that has visitors you think would be interesting in that subject then go for it. It pays US$2/lead. Text link Ads Textlink Ads is sweet, when u sign up as a publisher and are approved, you can do two things to make money…be a publisher of textlink ads and make 50% of what they charge advertisers and you can also sign up to their affiliate programme and get other site publishers to sign up and make US$25 for each advertiser or publishers that signs on through your blog, your site. I know, I know, don’t thank me. Clickbooth.com- Because Neil Patel recommended it Clickbooth.com was a recommendation from a fellow blogger and internet marketing consultant I read regularly on pronetadvertising.com and quicksprout.com. So I tool and look and was sold. He said it pays out really well for affiliates. When you sign up for clickbooth as a publisher, you can select from a wide range of advertisers and you can run ads on your site or by using email campaigns. I’m about to launch this now. Try it with me. 3.Sponsored Reviews Sponsored Review I just launched and the response has been positive and swift. Sponsored Reviews allows advertisers to buy sponsored reviews on your blog and you can set your own pricing. On SiliconCaribe.com you can get your site reviewed right now for an introductory rate of US$55. Advertisers have no control over the reviews, but always, the intention is to be fair and balanced. The only requirement is the review must be at least 200 words long. Sponsored reviews receive the top front page post position in addition to sitewide exposure and rss feed subscriber readership. This gives your review maximum exposure to SiliconCaribe.com readers. Order your sponsored review by email: ingrid[at]connectimass.com 4. Private Placement Advertising Your blog can offer banner, button, in article kind of advertising set at rates you determine based on your site’s number of unique visitors/readership, the amount of ad space you want to sell, what the market rate is. Because on this blog I already have mulitple revenue streams, I don’t charge alot. For top of the site banner adthe industry standard size of 486 x 60 pixels, ,I charge US$300/month. For sidebar button ads the size of 125×125 pixels, I charge US$150/month with up to six spots available. If the advertiser wants a bigger ad in the space like a big square of the size 250×250 pixels, then I charge US$250/month. Book your ad by by email: ingrid[at]connectimass.com 5. Featured Site Link Sponsorship Your blog naturally comes with a blogroll, a list of website links you want to feature to your readers. You can monetize those. You see, people always typically visit your blogroll,and they are located site wide on the premium right side bar you can turn this into a Featured Site Links. I have and the cost for is US$50 per month per link. If you’re interested in buying a Featured Site link,send the anchor text and URL to ingrid[at]connectimass.com. 6.Caribclix-Caribbean Ad network This is an ad network that I co-own with other Caribbean Internet entrepreneurs. If you have a quality site that’s Caribbean, target Caribbean people or Caribbean Diaspora or a site that carries Caribbean content, Caribclix provides Caribbean and international advertisers to your site. Our CPM rate is higher than what Google Adsense tend to pay site owners from this side of the world. Check it out. 
Earn Money Online Just By Showing Up
Blogging for Dollars-Want to be a Dot Com Mogul like John Chow? How about showing up every day and being consistent for starters, how far would that get you?
Many bloggers and affiliate marketers may not ever find the answer to that question because they won’t do it. Even though I’d never recommend anyone get involved in an mlm business, my 2 ventures into that dark realm were very valuable lessons. We learned that to be in the top 10% of mlmers all you had to do was show up to meetings and events, and then to be in the top 5% all you had to do was show up on time and be prepared to do business. Those seem like brain dead simple things to do, but it was utterly amazing how many people didn’t do them.
Translate that into blogging and online business and you’ll find the secret to making at least some money on the net is no secret at all. The secret is called work. Being in the top 10% of bloggers and affiliate marketers requires that you just do something besides shop on eBay and read the news all day. If you are going to blog, then quit screwing around with it and do it every day, no excuses. Being in the top 5% probably requires little more effort than adding 10 comments and 2 forum posts a day and 1 article to an article directory per week. For More.
How I Got 2000 Subscribers in 3 Months
This I discovered as a guest post on problogger.net one of the sites I visit regularly. It’s perfect for those of you thinking about becoming a blogger and for others who already are and want to get better at it and make money from it. It’s by Tina Su from ThinkSimpleNow.com. Here Tina share’s how she’s grow her blog from 0 to 2000 subscribers in just 90 days.
Hi, my name is Tina. I started a little blog called Think Simple Now on September 27th, 2007 with zero experience in blogging, internet marketing or writing. By the time Christmas came, 3 months later, I had 2135 subscribers.
I’m new to blogging, in fact, I read very few blogs. I also do not follow any blogs on blogging, with the exception of a couple of articles read from doshdosh and problogger very early on.
I often get asked how I did it, and I decided to compile this article as a record of my experience with hope that others might benefit from what I’ve learned. I want to show you that it is possible to achieve your blogging goals starting from scratch, using my case as a live example. I’ve learned that there are no real secrets to blogging success, all it really takes is a deep desire to do so, along with an urge to action.
I have three important reasons why my blog has been successful:
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Four Reasons Why the Entertainment Niche is Great for Making Money
Just Make Money Online.
Entertainment websites (e.g. music, movies and celebrities) are created to captivate, amuse and gratify. They appeal to emotional interests. You don’t visit a celebrity gossip blog to improve your life, you go there to laugh at something funny, to see something that kindles your desires.
Entertainment sites are inherently easier to monetize and are excellent ways of earning some extra cash. Here are four key reasons why they are low-maintenance and yet high-profit, making them an ideal way to make money.
1. Unilateral Content Structure and One-Way Dialog
2. No Need to Solve Problems, No Need to Provide Specialized Knowledge
3. Non-Savvy Audiences Are Great for Conversions
4. Exceptional Traffic Potential + Ease of Monetization
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