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Archive for January, 2008

We like WidgetBucks! Why this up-and-coming ad network deserves a close look.

Thursday, January 17th, 2008 Posted in Advertising Networks, blogging | 6 Comments »

We're always on the lookout for new ways to monetize a website. We've covered multiple ad-networks in the past, but Widgetbucks is an up-and-comer that really deserves a close ... Read more..

Google Reduces AdSense Referral Payout: What’s going on behind the scenes?

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 Posted in AdSense, Google | 4 Comments »

Website publishers who use Google's AdSense advertising network received an email this week with some unpopular news: The kickback for referring other publishers to the AdSense platform is being ... Read more..

A look at some AdSense alternatives. (Could you be making more money?)

Monday, January 14th, 2008 Posted in Advertising Networks, tips | 3 Comments »

AdSense often represents a small part (or no part) of the total revenues earned by a website. In a previous article we published an exhaustive list of the dozens of ... Read more..

Linkbaiting 101: How to get sites to link to you.

Monday, January 14th, 2008 Posted in tips, website traffic | 3 Comments »

Welcome young grasshopper, to the dojo of webmaster psychology. Here we will hone your skills until you are a blackbelt at acquiring links all over the web. Everyone knows that ... Read more..

How to earn more than $10,000 per month from your blog

Friday, January 11th, 2008 Posted in AdSense, advertising, blogging, website traffic | 4 Comments »

My friend Michael makes an average of $370 per day on his blog. That's an annualized income of $133,200 from blogging. I'll leave out his last name ... Read more..

How to get on Digg’s Front Page - Secrets of the Power Diggers

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 Posted in digg, tips, website traffic | 2 Comments »

Love it or hate it, Digg.com is a massive force in driving web-traffic. The well-known "Digg Effect" has put websites permanently on the map by bringing thousands of new ... Read more..

Free content for your website? Don’t go there.

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 Posted in Google, repeat visits, tips | 2 Comments »

One of the many pitfalls that webmasters can fall into is the lure of so-called "free content". There are dozens of sites which list thousands of articles that can ... Read more..

How Much is Your Website Worth?

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 Posted in mathematical models, website stats | 1 Comment »

Recently, there has been a proliferation of automated "website value" estimators. These sites claim to be able to compute the cash value of your website given only its ... Read more..

Why Alexa is Broken (and basically useless)

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 Posted in mathematical models, quantcast, website stats | 2 Comments »

I can't tell you the number of conversations I've had with fellow web publishers who cite their Alexa ranking with pride. I usually make a bet with them that ... Read more..

“Related Posts” - A fast and easy plugin to increase pageviews

Monday, January 7th, 2008 Posted in WordPress, repeat visits, website traffic | Comments Off

If you're a WordPress user, this is something you can do in the next 3 minutes that can radically improve your average pageviews per visit. Click on any article ... Read more..

The AdSense Rockstars - Who are the Biggest AdSense Earners?

Monday, January 7th, 2008 Posted in AdSense, advertising, website traffic | 2 Comments »

Every first-time web publisher wonders "How much will I make with AdSense". While the somewhat discouraging answer may be, "Beer Money" (or less, depending on your taste for ... Read more..

Google Analytics vs. AWstats - Why are the numbers different?

Saturday, January 5th, 2008 Posted in mathematical models, website stats | 1 Comment »

Google Analytics and AWstats were both reporting data on the same website. The numbers should have looked the same, but they couldn't have been more different. Not too long ago ... Read more..

Alternatives to AdSense - An Overview

Saturday, January 5th, 2008 Posted in AdSense, Advertising Networks, advertising | 2 Comments »

Most independently owned websites start out using AdSense ads. Why? For starters, no one wants to sell their own ads. It's time consuming and likely to be fruitless ... Read more..

Stripe Ads: A new WordPress advertising plugin

Saturday, January 5th, 2008 Posted in ad formats, advertising | 2 Comments »

Ad units are like water: they'll eventually flow into every nook and cranny of your screen real estate. We've all witnessed the generations of efforts -- some successful, ... Read more..

How long does it take to build web traffic?

Saturday, January 5th, 2008 Posted in mathematical models, quantcast, repeat visits, tips, website stats, website traffic | 1 Comment »

How fast does web traffic grow? (And how to grow your monthly visitors quickly!) Most bloggers, developers and webmasters will look at the stats of competing sites and say "I ... Read more..

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