Monday, September 12, 2005
Repackage Content by Restructuring
", you may be able to structure the boring material in a unique way, or spend more time devising graphical aids." ronburk
Write on Topics New to You
"Writing about a different topic could be unpleasant because it's unfamiliar, and it's more enjoyable to stick to an area where you already have considerable expertise. One approach to simply be aware of that problem and structure your work as a learning project. For example, when you are learning a new topic, you are in a unique position that experts in the field have lost -- you understand exactly what things newcomers are likely to find confusing and misleading. You're in a great position to write tutorials and introductions and 'how I learned about X' pieces.
In effect, for any unfamilar topic area, you are already an expert at one aspect of that topic: the problem of learning that topic. This can help reduce the challenge of tackling new subjects to enjoyable levels." ronburk
In effect, for any unfamilar topic area, you are already an expert at one aspect of that topic: the problem of learning that topic. This can help reduce the challenge of tackling new subjects to enjoyable levels." ronburk
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Build Stability
"For me, this is effort done largely instead of things other webmasters are doing, not in addition to. Want to spend time running a link-building campaign? I would rather form relationships with advertisers that result in very relevant one-way inbound links from what Google will likely classify as authority sites for some useful keywords. Want to spend time doing keyword value analysis? I would rather spend time analyzing which advertisers are spending the bucks and pick my keywords up right from them.
Why would I rather spend my time on this approach than the activities most commonly discussed in this forum? Because of my belief that it's exactly what the Smart Pricing system is telling me to do, and will give me more AdSense dollars for the same amount of traffic.
I think Google has been pretty clear about what behavior they're going to reward, so since I'm not smart enough to keep trying to game every new tweak in their algorithms, I would rather just work on giving them what they want. In the case of AdSense dollars, it seems clear to me that they want traffic that converts well for advertisers. In my experience with paper-based publishing, it was awfully hard to figure out what converts well for advertisers without spending some time focussing on, well, advertisers. I see no reason why AdSense should be any different in this regard." ronburk
Why would I rather spend my time on this approach than the activities most commonly discussed in this forum? Because of my belief that it's exactly what the Smart Pricing system is telling me to do, and will give me more AdSense dollars for the same amount of traffic.
I think Google has been pretty clear about what behavior they're going to reward, so since I'm not smart enough to keep trying to game every new tweak in their algorithms, I would rather just work on giving them what they want. In the case of AdSense dollars, it seems clear to me that they want traffic that converts well for advertisers. In my experience with paper-based publishing, it was awfully hard to figure out what converts well for advertisers without spending some time focussing on, well, advertisers. I see no reason why AdSense should be any different in this regard." ronburk
Adsense Alternatives
"If you don't think you can build the software to display text ads or process the transactions yourself then AdBrite does it for 25% of the loot, but I do it all myself and just pay the $20/mo for the payment processing service." incrediBILL
Serve Advertisers
"The game of serving advertisers is what is going to increasingly separate the winners from the losers in AdSense. The losers are going to get the advertisers who aren't smart enough to figure out how to get the best ROI, and who are paying the least amount of money for clicks. The winners are going to become intimate partners with smart, good-paying advertisers (sometimes without their knowledge!), and are going to be in the camp of folks who notice their earnings and earnings per click going up." ronburk
Friday, September 02, 2005
Build More Sites
"I currently run 10 sites, with #11 in the building process and not indexed yet. I've paid a few writers to write quality articles built around relevant keywords to populate the pages for each site, and I have written many more myself. It's a lot of work, but honestly, it's also a learning process. I feel like I've gone to school on many of the site topics. That's what I was getting at before: don't be afraid to get in there and research a topic, then build a site about it. Time consuming? Sure, but it doesn't have to be that big of a deal. Learn as you go. I'll focus all my time on a new site for a couple of weeks, doing basically nothing else. When I have the skeleton of that site set up, it's just a matter of filling in pages, which I do a bit at a time over a couple of months, as I'm working on my other sites as well.
Remember: most of the people looking for what your site is about are not experts either. I can't tell you how often I get emails from different people thanking me for giving them very basic (but to them, important) information on one of my sites. I think too many webmasters get caught up in thinking their site has to be the end-all be-all, the final word on this or that topic. C'mon, it's a big web, right? Don't try to be everything to everyone, unless that's what you want (and there's nothing wrong with that). Just don't think that you have to be some kind of expert on a topic to build a site about it. I think THAT is what scares too many people off and prevents them from expanding their businesses into other topics.
How did experts attain that status? Someone taught them. When you do research on a site topic, you're learning from someone else. Same thing as the experts - only you're not devoting so much time to get to the expert level. You're just packaging what you've learned and (hopefully) imparting it to others who find your site from a search engine. I remember the first site I built about something I didn't know a thing about beforehand. I was afraid it would be too simple - that people finding the site would not gain anything from it. I was wrong. Trust me, even if you do a little bit of research on the topic, what you then impart will be of major help to someone who knows nothing about it. I know because I got lots of comments about that first "know nothing" site, and most of them were 'thank you' emails from someone who took away something useful from my site. That's very gratifying, and from then on I was unafraid to build sites on topics I knew little or nothing about. Just do it!
Finally, I'll say that I think I'm reaching my limits for a one-man operation. I think about 10-12 sites will be my personal limit. At that point, I'll invest more of the profits into hiring writers and maybe a webmaster to handle the time consuming aspects of running it all. Having said that, I'm sure many others can handle twice as many sites, and some probably can't handle half as many. That's another part of the learning process - you learn your limits. Just don't let the fact that you know little or nothing about something stop you. I feel certain that it does stop too many folks who don't give themselves nearly enough credit." Swebbie
Remember: most of the people looking for what your site is about are not experts either. I can't tell you how often I get emails from different people thanking me for giving them very basic (but to them, important) information on one of my sites. I think too many webmasters get caught up in thinking their site has to be the end-all be-all, the final word on this or that topic. C'mon, it's a big web, right? Don't try to be everything to everyone, unless that's what you want (and there's nothing wrong with that). Just don't think that you have to be some kind of expert on a topic to build a site about it. I think THAT is what scares too many people off and prevents them from expanding their businesses into other topics.
How did experts attain that status? Someone taught them. When you do research on a site topic, you're learning from someone else. Same thing as the experts - only you're not devoting so much time to get to the expert level. You're just packaging what you've learned and (hopefully) imparting it to others who find your site from a search engine. I remember the first site I built about something I didn't know a thing about beforehand. I was afraid it would be too simple - that people finding the site would not gain anything from it. I was wrong. Trust me, even if you do a little bit of research on the topic, what you then impart will be of major help to someone who knows nothing about it. I know because I got lots of comments about that first "know nothing" site, and most of them were 'thank you' emails from someone who took away something useful from my site. That's very gratifying, and from then on I was unafraid to build sites on topics I knew little or nothing about. Just do it!
Finally, I'll say that I think I'm reaching my limits for a one-man operation. I think about 10-12 sites will be my personal limit. At that point, I'll invest more of the profits into hiring writers and maybe a webmaster to handle the time consuming aspects of running it all. Having said that, I'm sure many others can handle twice as many sites, and some probably can't handle half as many. That's another part of the learning process - you learn your limits. Just don't let the fact that you know little or nothing about something stop you. I feel certain that it does stop too many folks who don't give themselves nearly enough credit." Swebbie
Grow your Revenue Base
"There's a lot to be said for doing something well and carving out a reputation as an authority in your niche. For one thing, you'll have an opportunity to 'monetize' your content in a variety of ways--not just from AdSense. And if your content is 'evergreen,' your revenue base will grow (thereby increasing your income) month after month, year after year.
In a nutshell: There's a lot more to publishing than the Web equivalent of those weekly throwaway ad supplements that arrive on your doorstep or in your mailbox." europeforvisitors
In a nutshell: There's a lot more to publishing than the Web equivalent of those weekly throwaway ad supplements that arrive on your doorstep or in your mailbox." europeforvisitors
Focus on your Cash Cow
"I have a few sites but I tend to gravitate back to the cash cow as a few updates there tend to generate WAY more revenue then spending a ton of time on the less profitable sites.
I understand the need for diversification but there is also the concept of investing the most where it pays the best, just like in the stock market." incrediBILL
I understand the need for diversification but there is also the concept of investing the most where it pays the best, just like in the stock market." incrediBILL
Manage Many Sites
"You just have to take a big gulp and DO IT. Hire writers if you can't or won't take the time to learn enough to write content that will impart useful information. Once you get that first 'know nothing' site out of the way, you'll discover that you've developed a process that you can then repeat. Think Henry Ford and his assembly line. Simple idea that made him a gazillionaire. His IDEA, other people's SWEAT. No different here." Swebbie
Crappy is Short Lived
"In one of the heated discussions we had before on what defines a scraper site, one proponent of scraper sites proudly boasted that he/she is on the way to 7 figure income. The poster admitted that his/her sites are crap. That was a year or so ago.
A few months (or weeks?) ago, I saw a post from the same person saying that he/she now only earns a few hundred dollars or less. The poster said that his/her site took a hit when G cleaned up crappy sites.
Crappy sites = short term
Good sites = long term
Just figure out what you want a year from now. Others may want to make hay while the sun is up and churn out dozens and dozens of crappy sites. If you're for the long haul, though, you'll stick to quality sites" alika
A few months (or weeks?) ago, I saw a post from the same person saying that he/she now only earns a few hundred dollars or less. The poster said that his/her site took a hit when G cleaned up crappy sites.
Crappy sites = short term
Good sites = long term
Just figure out what you want a year from now. Others may want to make hay while the sun is up and churn out dozens and dozens of crappy sites. If you're for the long haul, though, you'll stick to quality sites" alika
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Ideas for New Pages
"Check your logs to see the keywords that visitors are finding you with. You may be surprised with another idea for a page. Start working on another page and add it. Keep adding more pages." Sweet Cognac
Experiment
"and expiriment. That is really what has helped me; expirimenting with different ad layouts, # of ads, placement, colors, etc." uhwebs
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Many Sites
"My best advice is not to give up.
In the early days I could have given up so many times. I stuck with it and now have over 30 sites.
Most importantly, I love what I do and would have done it all for free.
Don't give up!" bts111
In the early days I could have given up so many times. I stuck with it and now have over 30 sites.
Most importantly, I love what I do and would have done it all for free.
Don't give up!" bts111
Quality First
"I'm with you 100% Freedom, I just launched my second site with that exact philosophy in mind and the traffic is rolling in nicely. I'm also noticing that people are linking to me without me even asking, they just feel that this site is a good resource to offer their visitors." petra
Quality First
"Actually, if you build a great website for the benefit of mankind, the money will follow. It's a good business plan based on the 'better mousetrap' theory. These days, I worry about the quality FIRST, and then the money, because I know if I have quality, the money will work out just fine.
So far, it seems to be working as I am on track to earn $11k this month alone." Freedom
So far, it seems to be working as I am on track to earn $11k this month alone." Freedom
Rare Content
"write on a topic you know about. it will help if there is not much information available on the internet on the topic. you will automatically start getting traffic from SE" caran1
Monday, August 22, 2005
Friday, August 19, 2005
GET Links
"Write 300 words on a topic related to your site's theme. Impart some truly useful information that the other guy's site visitors will like. Put a short author bio at the end, with a link to your site. Offer it to a few webmasters of sites you'd love to have a link from. Give it to them with the condition that they leave your link in place when they post it. Everybody wins. If you get a bite from a webmaster of a site you really really want a link from, offer the content on an exclusive basis. You get one-way links from great sites that are on-topic. And savvy webmasters jump all over that because you're offering something that's truly of value to them." Swebbie
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Ask for Links
"The link requests that I am most likely to grant go something like this.
Hi Ken;
I own (business name) business in (city/state). We sell (some VERY related product), our website is blahblah.blah
Could we get a link from your site.
Thanks
name
business name
business address
business phone
business email address
If they're site is VERY related, I usually list it. If they want to link back, that's up to them, I don't ask." ken_b
Hi Ken;
I own (business name) business in (city/state). We sell (some VERY related product), our website is blahblah.blah
Could we get a link from your site.
Thanks
name
business name
business address
business phone
business email address
If they're site is VERY related, I usually list it. If they want to link back, that's up to them, I don't ask." ken_b
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
To Get Traffic
"Assuming that your site has content of intrinsic value ... you should just ...
Submit your site to the ODP, try to get links from quality sites on your topic, and wait for traffic to build via search-engine results and word of mouth." europeforvisitors
Submit your site to the ODP, try to get links from quality sites on your topic, and wait for traffic to build via search-engine results and word of mouth." europeforvisitors
Link Low to High Paying Pages
"Turn low-paying keywords into higher-paying keywords by replacing ads with copy that routes the user elsewhere. An example:
/widget.html displays ads that are paying about .03/click, because it's a really broad term that advertisers don't want to pay much for. However, /widget-repair.html displays ads that are paying about .75/click, because advertisers have found that people who actually click on an ad for repairing widgets are likely to turn into significant paying jobs.
So, take the AdSense off of /widget.html. Instead, design your own 'advertising' whose goal is to route the visitor to /widget-repair.html. Links like 'Wondering how you would ever get your new widget fixed?' 'Learn how much it might cost if your widget breaks.' etc.
The attractiveness of this technique depends largely on the ratio between low-paying and high-paying clicks. If the ratio is big, you have little to lose by foregoing ads in favor of trying to route the user to a higher-paying page. Of course, as usual, your ability to write copy that serves the advertiser well and other factors can greatly influence the results.
The more general rule here is to be aware of the likely payout for each page of content you create, and look for opportunities to feed traffic from lower-paying pages to higher-paying pages. If you do this from the viewpoint of getting truly qualified prospects to the high-paying advertisers (as opposed to just looking at the payouts of each page), your results will be better and longer lasting." ronburk
/widget.html displays ads that are paying about .03/click, because it's a really broad term that advertisers don't want to pay much for. However, /widget-repair.html displays ads that are paying about .75/click, because advertisers have found that people who actually click on an ad for repairing widgets are likely to turn into significant paying jobs.
So, take the AdSense off of /widget.html. Instead, design your own 'advertising' whose goal is to route the visitor to /widget-repair.html. Links like 'Wondering how you would ever get your new widget fixed?' 'Learn how much it might cost if your widget breaks.' etc.
The attractiveness of this technique depends largely on the ratio between low-paying and high-paying clicks. If the ratio is big, you have little to lose by foregoing ads in favor of trying to route the user to a higher-paying page. Of course, as usual, your ability to write copy that serves the advertiser well and other factors can greatly influence the results.
The more general rule here is to be aware of the likely payout for each page of content you create, and look for opportunities to feed traffic from lower-paying pages to higher-paying pages. If you do this from the viewpoint of getting truly qualified prospects to the high-paying advertisers (as opposed to just looking at the payouts of each page), your results will be better and longer lasting." ronburk
Adsense Placement
"Adsense placement? Horizintal Adlinks at the foot of the page right after the last line of text seem to be doing quite well for me :)" send2paul
Get Traffic First
"Can't let this one pass by. It's all to do with SEO. Get the people to your pages first. Worry about 'heat maps' etc later. I read somwhere that the best thing to so with a website is get it set up - and DON'T put any ads on it to begin with. Let it get 'settled'. Create links. Increase content. Then - place ads - maybe 8 months to a year later." send2paul
Spend your Time on Content
"Don't think too much about AdSense. Don't spend too much time on it. Implement some changes now and then, then relax and forget about it for a while - follow up on changes a few weeks or a month later. Don't spend your time constantly tweaking and changing stuff, that will get you nowhere. If you absolutely need to do something, spend your time adding content or updating your existing content in stead." claus
Monday, August 08, 2005
Needed PageRank Level
"PR4 sites doing really well are rare, PR5 and PR6 is where the action is." seodave
Saturday, August 06, 2005
Content People
"a site can be built by a group of people who know and write about something everyday.
Education, skills, imagination (and) team power make it happen.
Also, a skilled writer can turn the dream s/he saw the other night into a 500 page book. The content may come from no other place than your brain cells alone." Alioc
Education, skills, imagination (and) team power make it happen.
Also, a skilled writer can turn the dream s/he saw the other night into a 500 page book. The content may come from no other place than your brain cells alone." Alioc
Huge Content Source
"Never underestimate the power of data feeds. I am quite certain that a vast majority of those sites with more than 15.000 pages tap the magical powers of merchant-supplied information." uniqus
Friday, August 05, 2005
Strive for Traffic
"And of course you have to strive to continously increase traffic to your site." gfidan
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Article Specs
"Articles are the classic revenue generators: well researched, on topic, 500-1000 words, formal ... etc" emodo
Blog Money
"Blogs are definitely worth your time! Just post a simple comment (3-4 sentences is enough) every day or two. The real key is making sure you ping it to the many blog directories so you get the links.
I have a couple of blogs that rank higher for the main kw than my related content sites. The regular updating energizes SE spiders and may even get you higher rankings. I spend no more than 15 mins per day on my blogs, and the payoff is well worth it." Swebbie
I have a couple of blogs that rank higher for the main kw than my related content sites. The regular updating energizes SE spiders and may even get you higher rankings. I spend no more than 15 mins per day on my blogs, and the payoff is well worth it." Swebbie
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
LOVE your Content
"Before you think about money think about content and LOVE it. That is the secret" blue_eagle
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Buy & Optimize Sites
"Once you've worked out the most effective Adsense/Affiliate mix for your niche, keep your eyes open for other sites in the same niche that clearly haven't gone through the same optimization process - then buy them, fix their ads based on your accumulated know-how and watch the $$$ roll in." Edwin
AdSense for Search
"Don't turn your back on Adsense Search. The results it provides are pretty useful, so your visitors will be happy - and it can add meaningfully to your bottom line." Edwin
Affiliate Valuable Pages
"Use the channels to mine for your most valuable traffic, then go looking for affiliate programs on those topics. One particular page of my site only got a few thousand views a month and I paid it no heed at all - until I found what a click was worth! Now the affiliate ad I've set up on that page is delivering a sustained $200 CPM." Edwin
Pack it with Useful Content
"Serve the user. If your site has intrinsic value, users will come back, and you'll earn far more than you would from a single visit. (You'll also benefit from word of mouth and unsolicited links from other sites.)'
Absolutely. If the content is genuinely useful, it will be found by users. And if a site is packed with useful content, the probability of its failure over the long haul should be meager." ownerrim
Absolutely. If the content is genuinely useful, it will be found by users. And if a site is packed with useful content, the probability of its failure over the long haul should be meager." ownerrim
Add Value, do not Fool
"do try to move away from the 'fool them' type of thinking to the 'add value for them' one, it will profit you in the end." abbeyvet
Value Sites
"... about maximizing profits from a website.
Google says 'Thou shall not create a site for the purpose of displaying AdSense'. I have been following this rule, but not because Google said so. Look at it from this angle - you found a niche, like photography, where hundreds of advertisers will pay you 50 cents to 1.50 a click (we are talking max, not the average). What does it mean? It means that if advertisers are paying you that much, than these visitors are worth the money. So obviously you'd be stupid to create a site for AdSense only. Instead, why not create a resource for photographers and make money on software, e-books (tons of specialty e-books for photographers), drop shippers, paid listings, membership fees and AdSense.
The best way to maximize your AdSense profits is to think beyond AdSense. The real asset is the visitors." DavidDeprice
Google says 'Thou shall not create a site for the purpose of displaying AdSense'. I have been following this rule, but not because Google said so. Look at it from this angle - you found a niche, like photography, where hundreds of advertisers will pay you 50 cents to 1.50 a click (we are talking max, not the average). What does it mean? It means that if advertisers are paying you that much, than these visitors are worth the money. So obviously you'd be stupid to create a site for AdSense only. Instead, why not create a resource for photographers and make money on software, e-books (tons of specialty e-books for photographers), drop shippers, paid listings, membership fees and AdSense.
The best way to maximize your AdSense profits is to think beyond AdSense. The real asset is the visitors." DavidDeprice
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Operate Multiple Niche Sites
"People have been talking about this for years. Only amateurs create sites specially for AdSense and target them for lead paint, asbestos and other crap. Talk to any person who makes good money from AdSenseand you are likely find out two things - they operate multiple websites and their websites are niche. In fact, there is a simple way to find out if a nich you are targeting is good or not. If you picked the niche correctly, AdSense WILL NOT be your only (and likely not to be major) source of revenue. You'll be able to make money through affiliate sales, drop shippers, referrer fees, etc - depends on the industry." DavidDeprice
Find a Good Niche
"but find a niche that would have a number of keywords that pay 50 cents to 1.50 or above.
The fact is that there are hundreds of niches like that - many had great success with photography and DVD. But you have no know what you are doing - for instance - digital cameras are one thing and Photoshop are another. Also different brands of digital cameras pay differently. What you are looking for is to find a niche that would have subniches and would guarantee that there is large enough pool of advertisers so your website will bring in money for years to come.
For instance (real world example) - photography is excellent niche. In it, there are other subniches that pay well - digital cameras, photo equipment,Photoshop (and other software), image recovery, red eye removal (that one isn't very profitable), wedding photography ... There are hundreds of advertisers, so you'll never go broke and are likely to average 20 - 30 cents a click, provided you attract quality audience." DavidDeprice
The fact is that there are hundreds of niches like that - many had great success with photography and DVD. But you have no know what you are doing - for instance - digital cameras are one thing and Photoshop are another. Also different brands of digital cameras pay differently. What you are looking for is to find a niche that would have subniches and would guarantee that there is large enough pool of advertisers so your website will bring in money for years to come.
For instance (real world example) - photography is excellent niche. In it, there are other subniches that pay well - digital cameras, photo equipment,Photoshop (and other software), image recovery, red eye removal (that one isn't very profitable), wedding photography ... There are hundreds of advertisers, so you'll never go broke and are likely to average 20 - 30 cents a click, provided you attract quality audience." DavidDeprice
An Article a Day
"long ago, i also tried something like this. i tried a few pages on a few very high paying keywords that. my average click value was not more than 3 cents ever.
then i prefered to stick to my niche with click valie of 10 to 15 cents ,writing one article a day.
running after high paying keywords doesnt make long term sense.
only if you are highly knowledgable about the 'high value word' feild, make a site focused on that.. write hundreds of articles on that.. you shall see very high value epc. and u may get ur 82 dollars also.
No shortcuts apply here in long run." Sobriquet
then i prefered to stick to my niche with click valie of 10 to 15 cents ,writing one article a day.
running after high paying keywords doesnt make long term sense.
only if you are highly knowledgable about the 'high value word' feild, make a site focused on that.. write hundreds of articles on that.. you shall see very high value epc. and u may get ur 82 dollars also.
No shortcuts apply here in long run." Sobriquet
Pre-Content SEO
"Don't spin your wheels when adding new content. Do some research and find out which keywords that are related to your site topic actually get searched for a fair number of times at the major SE's. The old saying 'I work smarter, not harder' applies in spades here. You'll spend roughly the same amount of time writing each new page of content, so it only makes sense to do so with keywords that have a good chance of bringing your traffic." Swebbie
Buzz Effect
"I personally never cared what keywords get searched for at the major SE's. My advice is: Don't rely on SE's and create a website that people will talk about." John Carpenter
"Thats the ticket!" l3vi
"Thats the ticket!" l3vi
More Fresh Content
"write your stuff EVERY DAY, grow EVERYDAY, and you will make more money than 10k a month" jimilives
SEO Takes Time
"Basic seo is the key, most over look it and look for fast easy tricks. Its a long road, great stuff does not come from over night, and is not easy." l3vi
Pages + SEO = Traffic
"I'm getting over a million page views per month and have never spent a dime on advertizing. I do have 1,400+ pages though. But 'basic seo' is what has driven the page views." ken_b
Pure SEO
"Believe it or not, many webmasters here have managed to get their websites on top of the search engines in various keywords without spending a dime to achieve million or so pageviews.
We don't do PPC ever; we don't buy text links on other websites but we are well placed in not one but hundreds of well-trafficked keywords. Just plain white hat SEO (heck, we don't even have H1 or whatever on our website yet we are doing extremely well on the search engines). Word of mouth, longevity of the site, quality of the site that makes other people link to you without you asking them are some of the factors that can help a website win via pure basic SEO.
It CAN be done. ... And many Adsense publishers are doing just that." alika
We don't do PPC ever; we don't buy text links on other websites but we are well placed in not one but hundreds of well-trafficked keywords. Just plain white hat SEO (heck, we don't even have H1 or whatever on our website yet we are doing extremely well on the search engines). Word of mouth, longevity of the site, quality of the site that makes other people link to you without you asking them are some of the factors that can help a website win via pure basic SEO.
It CAN be done. ... And many Adsense publishers are doing just that." alika
Friday, July 29, 2005
Link Building
"Since you are after highly relevant links I am going to assume you are in the game for the long haul with your website. Best advice I can give you is create content for your site that will naturally attract industry links." Justilien
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Starting is Harder
"The biggest knowledge I can empart is that getting from $1-$20 is much harder than getting from $20-$100" emodo!
Monday, July 25, 2005
Buy Sites
"Yipee, this morning i have just for the first time broken through the 10K barrier! what a kick it gives you. I'll be smiling through each hour of this day. last month was just below 9K.
I have a portfolio of about 10 sites covering many subjects. Traffic for the total is 2 million page views. Nothing tricky, all above board. Just hard sweat and long hours at the keyboard. My traffic became so heavy for my multi-domain hosting account that
I have moved over to my own server which is administrated for a low fee by a superb hosting company. My bandwidth useage is now around 130 Gig per month.
My advice is that as soon as you can afford to, leave your employment and do this for your living. Buy established domains from sedo that are under- optimized, do your SEO on them, keep link building, keep experimenting, and see the Adsense income steadily build up." somerset
I have a portfolio of about 10 sites covering many subjects. Traffic for the total is 2 million page views. Nothing tricky, all above board. Just hard sweat and long hours at the keyboard. My traffic became so heavy for my multi-domain hosting account that
I have moved over to my own server which is administrated for a low fee by a superb hosting company. My bandwidth useage is now around 130 Gig per month.
My advice is that as soon as you can afford to, leave your employment and do this for your living. Buy established domains from sedo that are under- optimized, do your SEO on them, keep link building, keep experimenting, and see the Adsense income steadily build up." somerset
Buy Sites
"The way I see it is that the easiest by far way to generate significant revenue from adsense, is to simply buy established websites that have been around a while and have a history of traffic. Place adsense on them if it is not already there, and away we go.
Scratch building websites or pages is not in my view the way to go.
So in summary my look on this subject is to establish a portfolio of established websites, covering just about any topic, the topic does not matter as long as it is not violating the TOS. By doing this it is perfectly possible to have a composite impression rate of 1 million impressions a day, if not a lot more than that ,and if one gets say 2% clickthrough at say even 5 cents a go, then that is a significant income with very little ongoing overhead." James
Scratch building websites or pages is not in my view the way to go.
So in summary my look on this subject is to establish a portfolio of established websites, covering just about any topic, the topic does not matter as long as it is not violating the TOS. By doing this it is perfectly possible to have a composite impression rate of 1 million impressions a day, if not a lot more than that ,and if one gets say 2% clickthrough at say even 5 cents a go, then that is a significant income with very little ongoing overhead." James
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Good Money
"I do make around $4500 each month from just a SINGLE site that is currently hosted just for $4.95 per month. Homepage not in cache of G at this moment of writing. Incredible, but real." GuluGulu
The Long Road
"I so much agree, back in the day when I was a newbie I counted by days by dollars and hoped that I ended the month with 50 more then I had before. Now of days I count in the 6-10k growth a month, I expect it, I want it, its all I think about while others spend their time mucking around wondering how to get it cheap and easy.
You can do is the sneaky way and try to run faster and faster till you lose, or you can take the long road and make a site like no one else has ever done before!" l3vi
You can do is the sneaky way and try to run faster and faster till you lose, or you can take the long road and make a site like no one else has ever done before!" l3vi
Visualize
"This game starts in the mind. If you can't imagine that kind of growth I guarantee - guarantee! - you won't get it.
Once you start seeing how this is possible, then you start imagining what you need to do to get there... and away you go down the road." Undead Hunter
Once you start seeing how this is possible, then you start imagining what you need to do to get there... and away you go down the road." Undead Hunter
Work & Earn
"A 100 clicks a day? How about a thousand? Three thousand? Easy. be nice and good and honest and hardworking and reading WW and thats all you need.
Not one trick, not one borderline experiment - plain, clean content and basic SEO." wanderingmind
Not one trick, not one borderline experiment - plain, clean content and basic SEO." wanderingmind
$80K/month
"A Good site in a nice market can easly make 80k a month if you know what your doing and are good with SEO." l3vi
Returning Visitors
"Give your users a reason to come back and you should make a lot more money then you would by just adding more content." markus007
Friday, July 22, 2005
Display High CTR Ads First
"More blocks on the page actually works to your advantage. The key is in understanding the way that google serve ads:-
They serve the highest paying ads first.
Understanding that is critical to making good money on the AdSense program.
You want your highest CTR channel ads in your HTML code first.
Having three blocks on each page becomes extremely valuable when you've adapated your page layouts to cater for that.
Look at your page code and see which blocks are being requested first. Redesign your pages to ensure that the highest CTR positions are requesting ads from the server first in the page code." trillianjedi
They serve the highest paying ads first.
Understanding that is critical to making good money on the AdSense program.
You want your highest CTR channel ads in your HTML code first.
Having three blocks on each page becomes extremely valuable when you've adapated your page layouts to cater for that.
Look at your page code and see which blocks are being requested first. Redesign your pages to ensure that the highest CTR positions are requesting ads from the server first in the page code." trillianjedi
Experiment with Low Sites
"Experiment with sites you don't have much other use for. Apply learnings to future sites." Sierra_Dad
Static URLs for Dynamic Pages
"Use good title and description tags, plus Urls that look static even on a dynamic site. Helpful not just for Adsense, but to get search engine traffic as well." Sierra_Dad
Targeted Articles & Ads
"It really helps if your article is targeted and the ads shown are what your visitors are looking for." Atomic
Sequential Content
"Create sequentially related content spanning multiple related pages and encourage visitor flow." justgowithit
Format Content Neatly
"Use proper grammar and spelling so that your articles are professional. Use bullet points and bold headings for sections." Atomic
Traffic Stats, Focused Articles
" Watch your server logs - I have noticed that sometimes I will just mention something in an article for one sentence that brings in a lot of visitors so I go and write an entire article on that subject. The results have been stellar. You've been given a big hint that people are interested in this and if you ignore it you are missing a big opportunity. I have more than a few articles that have been linked to all over the web because they are almost the only decent material on this subject.
Write content that is as specific as possible. Don't write an article that is super long unless it is necessary. If you can break it up if it seems logical to do so." Atomic
Write content that is as specific as possible. Don't write an article that is super long unless it is necessary. If you can break it up if it seems logical to do so." Atomic
Ad Targetting & SEO go Together
"Think of AdSense as somewhat of a window into the soul of the search engine and fixing the targetting on AdSense will have SEO benefits as well. If your AdSense ads are completely off target your SERPs can't be as good as you think either.
<title> </title> Fix your spider food, <h1> </h1><h2> content etc. to highlight the page content properly and reinforce the right keywords and not only will you fix AdSense targetting but you will most likey improve your SERPs." incrediBILL
<title> </title> Fix your spider food, <h1> </h1><h2> content etc. to highlight the page content properly and reinforce the right keywords and not only will you fix AdSense targetting but you will most likey improve your SERPs." incrediBILL
Static Names for Dynamic Pages
"If you have a site generating dynamic pages then you should issue a unique page name for every page displayed if possible." incrediBILL
Write about Searched for Topics
"Write about things people are actively searching for. This should be obvious, but so many sites seem to forget." arrowman
Use Channels
"Use channels to analyze. My best performing pages do 100 times better than the worst. Know where to spend your time." arrowman
Split Long Pages
"split long pages into several smaller pages with one ad block on each page. Optimize for slightly different keywords (within subject) on pages." sailorjwd
Link to High EPC Pages
"remove adsense from low EPC pages. ...
advertise your high EPC pages with link on the low epc pages" sailorjwd
advertise your high EPC pages with link on the low epc pages" sailorjwd
Reinvest your Earnings
"Plough your income back into content. Think of every $ you don't spend on pizza now as $10 next year." vincevincevince
Weed Off Low Performing Ads
"Don't be tempted to splatter each and every page on your site with three adsense banners, one adlinks banner and a google search box! Use channels to track every banner, and if it isn't paying then dump it. The resulting increase in CTR will probably feed through to an increase in earnings." david_uk
Widely Test Content
"Also, experiment with different topics for content. I create 30-40 pages of content on a similar topic for a new section. You will make amazing discoveries about your site's revenue potential." wanderingmind
Expand to Well Paying Sub-Topics
"Broaden your view of your content topic(s). Some very well paying, very relevant, subjects are completely missing on many sites.
Often, it isn't any kind of stretch to include some or all of these sub-topics. It's just that they don't pop up often in general discussions, so some (I'd say many) webmasters don't realize the value of commenting on them on their websites." ken_b
Often, it isn't any kind of stretch to include some or all of these sub-topics. It's just that they don't pop up often in general discussions, so some (I'd say many) webmasters don't realize the value of commenting on them on their websites." ken_b
Track Keyword Performance
"Use channels to track pages which are triggering different keywords than the bulk of your site. See if you're getting a better EPC for those pages. Make more pages like that." universetoday
Exhaust the Subject when Writing Content
"When it comes to content, take the time write the best article you can. Don't write a bunch of rehashed garbage ... Write something fresh and recent with new sources. Also, don't make the article short just because you don't like to write. Write until you've exhausted the subject. This will help you avoid duplicate content penalities, increase the stickyness to your site, and put out more 3,4,5, etc. keyword combinations that you can pick up traffic on." Freedom
Monday, July 18, 2005
Improving on Revenue
"There are several ways to boost revenue like trying different ad sizes, colors, positions, more ads, less ads, adlinks, ... But don't forget to publish new content and try to get more traffic." Zygoot
Add More Pages
"In terms of numbers of pages ...
1 - You can write pages of content yourself, devoting a few hours every workday to it.
2 - You can farm out the writing chores by using one of the many online freelance writer services (will cost you about $5-$7 per 300-word page in most cases if you don't require a lot of rules to be followed)." Swebbie
1 - You can write pages of content yourself, devoting a few hours every workday to it.
2 - You can farm out the writing chores by using one of the many online freelance writer services (will cost you about $5-$7 per 300-word page in most cases if you don't require a lot of rules to be followed)." Swebbie
Build Pages around Good Keywords
"Lastly, you'll want to build each of your pages around one or two useful keyword phrases (different phrases for each page). This is perhaps the most crucial part. Don't pick keywords randomly - you may end up with very little traffic. Use a service that tells you which keywords get a good number of searches." Swebbie
Diversify for Stability
"But I digress. I'll echo the others here by suggesting that you build more sites and vary the topics to spread out both your appeal and your risk" Swebbie
Unique Content
"Content that is not available ANYWHERE is all thats important, and good sharp tageting with accurate careful seo brings a good 11 to 13 percent click thru as well. And I use one block, one tower per page and take notice of googles heat map, but not to the detriment of your visitors.
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Be genuine make sites for visitors with a passion, about things you understand and give valuable information and you will eventually do well, with any add company long after google has gone." Nitrous
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Be genuine make sites for visitors with a passion, about things you understand and give valuable information and you will eventually do well, with any add company long after google has gone." Nitrous
Funny Advertising for More Traffic
"'how can someone attain a higher level of revenue?'
Get a few thousand visitors a day instead of a few hundred would be a good start.
I find good cheap advertising works, like standing at a busy instersection during rush hour wearing a sandwich billboard with my web site name on it while swinging a cat over my head and screaming like a chicken 'CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK!' at passing cars. It's a real good form of viral marketing and they tend to remember the site name when you show up on the 6 o'clock news being straight-jacketed and dragged off for observation." incrediBILL
Get a few thousand visitors a day instead of a few hundred would be a good start.
I find good cheap advertising works, like standing at a busy instersection during rush hour wearing a sandwich billboard with my web site name on it while swinging a cat over my head and screaming like a chicken 'CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK!' at passing cars. It's a real good form of viral marketing and they tend to remember the site name when you show up on the 6 o'clock news being straight-jacketed and dragged off for observation." incrediBILL
Good Content More Traffic
"traffic..
making good content, people will visit and revenue goes up.. there is no other way." webnoob
making good content, people will visit and revenue goes up.. there is no other way." webnoob
Sunday, July 17, 2005
High Stability Sites
"'Fire and forget' sites.....
1. Lots of content. Lots of keywords/phrases - not just the high paying keywords, (with which you will be in loads of competition for), but also the 'lower paying' keywords/phrases where there is less competition - but a chance of making a more regular income.
2. NO LINKS OUT - absolutely vital. Forget about link building, two-traffic, reciprocal linking etc.
The secret is......
Your content, and your SEO should be soooo good that the only links out are the Google Adsense ads generated by the content of your webpage. If someone wants to know more about what you've written about - they'll have to click on a Google Adsense ad to find out - neat, eh?" send2paul
1. Lots of content. Lots of keywords/phrases - not just the high paying keywords, (with which you will be in loads of competition for), but also the 'lower paying' keywords/phrases where there is less competition - but a chance of making a more regular income.
2. NO LINKS OUT - absolutely vital. Forget about link building, two-traffic, reciprocal linking etc.
The secret is......
Your content, and your SEO should be soooo good that the only links out are the Google Adsense ads generated by the content of your webpage. If someone wants to know more about what you've written about - they'll have to click on a Google Adsense ad to find out - neat, eh?" send2paul
Comprehensive Coverage
"I think that my secret is that my primary blog -- which generates probably 3/4 of the income -- is about a real niche hobby. While there are lots of sites touching on various aspects of the hobby, mine is the only one that brings it all together. The blog is a year old now, and I've put up 1,500 posts in that time (mostly a few sentences, in the blog style)." jretzer
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
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