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Make Money With Your Opinon Online

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:11:00 +0000

You can make a little extra cash from home by joining my panel "Make Money Online" on Cint. They pay you for answering different surveys, and they pay via PayPal. I've used them for well over a year now, and I make a few $ on it. Not bad up till Christmas, eh? ;)

Try it, and see if you like it. You can leave the panel again, if you feel it's not for you, at any time. it's not binding.

You can join me HERE

*Please note that they don't accept all countries

Making Money With Affiliate Marketing

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:08:00 +0000

If you don't feel like you make enough money from Adsense, you could try out Affiliate Marketing.

Affiliate Marketing is a way to offer your readers a relevant product, they can buy. If a reader buys a product, you will earn comission. It is really very simple, but it can be hard to actually sell something from your site. To make a sell, it is important that you find products in the niche of your website. Eg if you write about fashion, you should find ads to show for clothing, accessories and so on.

If you find this interesting, you can check out 2 of the more famous affiliate marketing sites here;

ClickBank
Commision Junkie

PPC Programs For Adult Websites

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:08:00 +0000

When owning and running an adult website, you are automatically banned from using Google Adsense on them. I have collected a couple of the best sites for you to use on an adult related site. I have tested both of them, and they are not scams. They pay, although not as much as Google Adsense would ever do!
Please let me know, if you have good experiences with other networks, that I should add to this list.

AdultFriendFinder
BlackLabelAds (partner site of AdBrite)

Vikiworks Infinity Template for Blogger

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:34:00 +0000

Fantastic template by Vikiworks. I love the whole design and the way it is easy to modify. I modified this slightly, and you can download my version here (See above picture)

Free Funny RSS/Feedburner Icons

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:34:00 +0000

I found these really cool and adorable "Feed Me" RSS Icons on Smashing Magazine, and they are 100% free to use and download. You can download them directly her: Download (both Mac and PC)
Use them and customize your RSS feed!

How to Add Retweet and Facebook Buttons to your Blog

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:27:00 +0000

When re-designing my blog, I stumbled across a great tutorial on how to add Facebook and Twitter buttons to your blog, by Blogger Plugins. The articles explains very well, how you can easily install buttons, so I thought I would share it with you. I hope you get as much out of it as I did!

How to add Retweet Button on Blogger

Facebook Share Count Buttons for Blogger

Download Windows 7 Beta

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:27:00 +0000

Microsoft released a beta version of Windows 7 for us all to try out! You can download it here

Remember to back up all your files and settings before you install!

Use Google Trends to Attract Readers to Your Site

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:18:00 +0000

Google Trends is a GREAT way for you to follow the latest trends online, and use it to attract readers to your blog.

Google Trends is a tool that allows you to check out what people are searching for on the Google Search Engine. It even gives you the top 50-100 most searched for words/phrases online.
This allows you to be up front on your articles! You will now know what's popular here and now, and you can blog about it to attract readers. Write a good article, submit it to Digg, Reddit, Propeller etc. and if you have the right topic, you can attract thousands of readers to your site. Might be good for your AdSense account as well!

Good luck.

Alternatives When Banned From Google Adsense

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:51:00 +0000

Did you get banned from Google Adsense or did they remove their ads from one of your sites? Well, they did the same thing to me! Reason being I had adult content on my page (Bull****), and we all know there is absolutely no point in discussing anything with Google. You’ll never win!

Sadly Adsense is the best PPC program out there at the moment, so it’s a real bummer to lose money on that account.

When I got the message from Google Adsense, I was REALLY angry, but since there was no point in complaining, I tried tracking down other alternatives, and I’m going to share my earnings and general e experience with these companies, to see which one is the best option.

I will use these PPC programs for 7 days, and return with a full summary!

I will test out these 3 programs:

BlackLabel Ads (suitable for adult related sites)

Adbrite

Bidvertiser

You can return in about 8 days for a report and maybe even a recommendation for one of the companies!

Happy New Year, and take good care out there

Best regards

Mia

Controversial SECRET To Online SUCCESS - 90% Of Readers WILL NOT Do It!

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:36:00 +0000

I found this great and inspiring article on DP Forums, and I think you should all read it in detail if you want to build a successful online business. I learned a lot from it, and hopefully more people will!

FULL ARTICLE HERE: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=911311

Regards

Mia

©2007 Maurice Evans. All rights reserved. You may reproduce this article only so long as this full copyright and author information is included. Maurice Evans is an author, dynamic speaker and Guerrilla Marketing-Style Business Coach for http://www.aBusinessCoach.com. Since 1992 he has assisted entrepreneurs in boosting profits while spending little or no money. For coaching sessions or speaking engagements call Toll Free: 1-800-691-2WIN

7 FAQ (and Answers) on Basic Blogging

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:27:00 +0000

Q: Why does it take so long for my blog to load?

A: If your blog is full of gadgets in your sidebar it will slow your sites load time down. Try and keep the sidebars as simple as possible, and stay away from too many different javascript gadgets.

Another reason your blog will be slow is if you have a lot of pictures/images in your posts. If that’s the case, you can go to your Dashboard and change the amount of posts on the front page. A good number is 3-4 posts per page.

Q: When is the best time to publish a new post?

A: According to Jake Luciani, who did a lot of research on this specific topic, the best time to post an entry is

Tuesday to Friday between 10am and 2pm Pacific Standard Time (PST)

And the worst time:

Saturday or Sunday between 3 and 5pm PST

To get more specific details, you can read his post here: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_study_shows_best_and_worst.php

Q: How do I add an extra page to my Blogger blog?

A: I have written a comprehensive tutorial on how to add an extra page to your Blogspot blog, you can read the full article here

Q: How do I get backlinks?

A: Submit your new blog to all the free directories you can find (Googlesearch : blog directories). Another good idea is to join blogging communities like Technorati, MyBlogLog, Entrecard and Blogcatalog. Also forums where you can add your link to your signature. You get backlinks from commenting on other blogs as well (don’t spam, that’ll get your comments deleted, and you have wasted all your time!). Contact bloggers in your niche and ask for a link exchange. All this will give you a lot of backlinks, as long as you put some effort into it!

Q: What is SEO and why is it important?

A: SEO is short for Search Engine Optimization. SEO is important because a lot of your traffic comes from SEO (ex. People googling for keywords that you blog about). The better SEO you have on your page, the higher you will rank in Google’s search engine (who wouldn’t love to be in the top spot?!)

Q: Then how do I make my SEO better?

A: Make sure you have your keywords in your title (not too many though!). When you write a post, you can highlight the IMPORTANT words (again, don’t overdo it, or your readers will find it confusing)or change the color of the words. I advise you to use some of the many SEO tools that are out there, like http://www.selfseo.com/, http://www.google.com/webmasters/ and http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/search-engine-optimisation-tools.shtml

Q: How do I get people to read my blog?

A: The main reason people will read your blog is quality content (well written posts). Copy-Pasting other people's material is not popular, and it will be noticed sooner or later. Try to focus on one subject in your blog and blog about this in details. A good start is to add your posts to social bookmarking sites like Digg, Reddit, Delicious and Propeller. These places are VERY good for bringing attention to your posts and blog. Another way to promote your blog is joining a forum in your niche. A lot of forums have special sub-forums for promoting your websites, so it might be worth a shot!

Just remember it usually takes a lot of time to get returning readers, it might even take months, but don't give up! Anyone can write a great blog, as long as you write about the things and subjects that interest you. Have faith in your project, and work hard to achieve your goals. Work even harder if you want to make money from it!

If there is a question you would like to have answered regarding basic blogging, please let me know, and I'll add it to this list!

Happy blogging!

10 Beautiful Blogger Templates For You

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:06:00 +0000

I've been around the internet, looking for nice Blogspot templates, and I found a few ones I really like, so I decided to share them all with you.
I hope you like them. Just click the links to download and read more about the various templates!

Mia

1. Langit

Features:
* 3-coloumn template
* Adsense optimized
* Built in Search and RSS
* Cool "Recent Articles" feature at the top

2. GossipCity

Features:
* 3-coloumn template
* Ideal for gossip and celebrity blogs
* Built in Search and navigation bar

3. Aspire

Features:

* 3-coloumn template
* unique and rustic look
* Calender function
* Built in Search function

4. Dreamwork Redux

Features :
* Built in "Recent Posts" widget
* Built in RSS and Search
* Built in "Recent Comments" widget
Live demo here

5. Art Imagination

Features:
* 3-coloumn template
* Beautiful yet simple design
* Easy to costumize

6. "Communist" Template

Features:
* 2-coloumn red template
* Beautiful design
* Built in RSS

7. PassionDuo Blue

Features:
* 3-coloumn template
* Built in search box
* Built in RSS
* Easy to configure navigation bar
* Room for ads

8. Vibrant

Features:

3 columns
3 tabbed ajax menu
Stylish navigation menu
Supports widgets on Blogger
XML template
Adsense Ready
XHTML & CSS compliance
Re-edited for newbies

9. Firebug

Featured included :

Two/Three/Four columns based on your customization
Built-in Search box
Built-in RSS posts feed and RSS comments feed
Space for 125×125 banner ads
Built-in social bookmarks

10. Maggo Mag Theme

Features included :

Three columns with left and right sidebar
Good design with nice color scheme
Built-in RSS feed and Email Subscription links
Built-in Search box
Nice navigation tab
Nice comment box
Ad boxes ready (125×125)
Google Adsense ready (468×60 banner, 120×600 sidebar, 250×250 sidebar)

Search For Your Templates

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:03:00 +0000

A template search machine has now been made! Makes it a lot easier to find new templates for your Blogger blog. Try it out!

For now, it is still BETA, but more and more templates will be added

How to Add a Contact Form to Your Blog

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:21:00 +0000

There is a varity of free contact forms for blogs and websites out there, and the easy thing is to just Google the word "contact form".
I picked out the best (in my opinion) free contact form service online for you!

Kontactr:

Kontactr contact forms are very easy to create. Anyone can do it! They also provide you (in addition to the form itself) a fancy little "contact me" button that does not show your email, simply to prevent spamming your email account. In addition to that, the contact form has an image verification system.
To add the form to your site, they offer you two types of widgets : HTML widget and AJAXified widget, whatever suites your site the best. The contact form is very simple and clean cut:

Template : Freedom Wall

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:07:00 +0000

Freedom Wall is a lovely template made by GosuBlogger
It's a 2 coloum Blogger template, a converted Wordpress template.
You can download it HERE

How to add an extra page to your Blogger blog

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:01:00 +0000

The thing with Blogger that annoyed me the most, was the fact that you couldn't add an extra page. So I read through a bunch of tutotials and was happy to discover that it is actually possible via making posts as pages. So I'm gonna go through it with you.

1. First up: open a new post and call it "Affiliates" for instance (you can call it anything that you want to link to, but I'm going to call it Affiliates as an example)

2. In the post, look above the "Submit Post" button and find this:

3. Locate the date and time, and simply change the date to your first post!

4. Save and you will now have called your first post "Affiliates".

5. All you have to do now is go through your posts and find the post called "Affiliates". Push the "show post" button, and save the link to whereever you want to add it. Eg. a navigation bar on your blog.

I hope this was helpful to you. Any questions, feel free to ask!

Mia

Request to my Dear Readers!

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:26:00 +0000

I am opening for affiliate links, and I would like to exchange links with similar blogs. Please leave a comment or contact me via mail if you are interested!

Exchanging links with other blogs will increase your pagerank and Alexa rank. Furthermore it helps your Google rank and search engine rank on Google as well.

Fresh Blogger Template - Blue Sea!

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:52:00 +0000

I made this to celebrate that summer is coming (hopefully very soon!). I used a very lovely beach as a header and an ocean-like background. Of course you can modify it if you prefer something else.

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Free Blogger template - Spring

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:15:00 +0000

New template for you. It is called spring, and works really well! Nice colors and layout. Enjoy!
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Free Blogger Template - Black N Blue

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:18:00 +0000

Once again a modified version from K2Modify. I hope you like it.
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Free Blogger Template - Big City Girl

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:16:00 +0000

I made this template by modifying an original template from K2Modify, and I hope you like it!
Please leave the credits in the template, since it takes a lot of time to make a template like this. Enjoy, and feel free to leave a comment.
Download

*update* My templates will be updated, since these are my first attemps on making Blogger templates!

Widgets For Your Blog

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:36:00 +0000

You can easily optimize your blog using widgets. I've found a few good places to get them!

Widgipedia
Widgetbox
Mashable
Blogger Templates (they have a nice widget section as well)
Madtomatoe
Springwidgets

Free Web 2.0 Web-Badges For You

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:33:00 +0000

I made some badges for your website og blog in Photoshop. Feel free to use them, but please credit me with a link (would be nice!) They can be modified in Photoshop if you want to add some text, or change the colours. Enjoy!
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Experimenting With CrispAds

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:24:00 +0000

I've decided to test out more ad programs on my different blogs. I started with AdBrite, and I'm going to report back my results after a month approx. Today I signed up with CrispAds, to test out how much I can earn there and comparing it AdSense. I put a banner on my most populare blog CelebritySkank, and I hope it'll pay out! CrispAds is more or less like Google Adsense. You sign up (you have to be approved by CrispAds though), create your banner/skyscraper, paste in the generated code, and you are ready to go. The good thing with CrispAds is that they pay via Paypal. As always I will get back to you when I have some sort of result to show.

Tomorrow I'll post about Pheedo, advertising for your RSS feed.

A Few Pointers on How to Write Unique and Quality Content

noreply@blogger.com (MKF) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:46:00 +0000

Let's face it, quality traffic only comes from quality content! Maybe you are wondering how you actually write this unique content that people want to read, and that's why I've prepared a little post with a few pointers for you.

When you've found your niche, it's always a good idea to research a bit on on your target group. What will interest them?, and what can you do to make them read your blog with interest?
Start out by creating a fictitious reader profile, to be able to point yourself into what this person in the target group will read about. Use your friends as much as possible if they are in your target group. Ask them to review a few posts, and ask for their honest opinions. Chances are, that your friends have very different perspectives, that you might not have seen or even thought about. If you aren't the sociable type, you need to find readers in your target group, who are willing to help you out.

Another great way to create a profile and/or research on your target group is forums! Forums are very popular, and I can guarantee you, that you'll find a forum that your target group use on a regular basis. Sign up in that specific forum (preferably more forums), and create a survey. Ask them about relevant things like: "What topics interest you?", "Would you read an article about...?", "What would make you come back to a site/blog", etc. etc.
You need to target your posts very precisely.

It's important to be yourself when writing, more people are interested in your own opinion, than you might think. Look at PerezHilton, he gets a million hits every day, just by being himself and posting his honest opinion about celebrities. No matter if you like him or not, he earns quite a bit on his blog!

Look at other blogs in your niche. What kind of topics are they writing about?, how do they do it?, do they use humor?, or are the topics more serious?. Get inspired!

Never steal other people's posts, it will soon be revealed and you will lose your readers. Write your own, and do it good!

Last, but not least: Think outside the box!! It will get you far.