Web Publishing Guide

What Are Some Good Ideas For Making Money With Google Adsense?

Web Publishing Guy — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:42:04 +0000

I am looking for some good ideas for a the subject matter of a blog that will make substantial money from Google AdSense? What are the topics of the most successful blogs using Google AdSense? AdsenseP answered: Blogging about one's own interest would be much easier than choosing an odd topic. But given the target of making [...]

Should I Give FTP Access to My Web Designer?

Web Publishing Guy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:47:58 +0000

I am buying a template for my web designer to edit and complete for me but she asked me if I will give her access to my FTP server. I thought she could just do it and publish it. What else do I need and is it safe for her to have access? pawdres2 answered: When you [...]

Buying an Existing Web Site

Web Publishing Guy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:52:50 +0000

The old cliche that nothing is free in this world pretty much holds true when it comes to making money from web sites. As such, you can assume that any web site that is successful got that way because of a lot of hard work. However, some people think that they can skip a lot of the initial work by buying a pre-existing web site. And there are plenty of people will to sell such sites. This tactic is fraught with danger.

Making Money from Your Online Content

Web Publishing Guy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:34:28 +0000

Ah yes, here we are at the topic that most people are interested in. The question of how to make money on the web has been on the lips of many, many people for the last few years. Fortunately, Google has made it quite easy for web publishers to tap in to a large network of online advertisers.

Promoting Your Online Content

Web Publishing Guy — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:01:42 +0000

Long gone are the days where the phrase if you build it they will come applied to web sites. There are simply too many web site owners competing for the same viewers. This means you now need to actively promote your web site if you hope to attract a profitable amount of traffic.

Launching Your Web Site

Web Publishing Guy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:47:11 +0000

Technically, your web site is going to be publicly accessible as soon as you activate the WordPress software. However, that doesn't mean that you've actually "launched" it. In fact, even after creating your first web page, you're probably at least several days away from being ready for a true launch.

Maintaining Your Web Content

Web Publishing Guy — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:36:51 +0000

You may have heard of companies that spend millions of dollars maintaining their web sites. Fortunately, for the goal of monetizing web content, such expensive maintenance is unnecessary.

Selecting a Web Site Host

Web Publishing Guy — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:26:51 +0000

At this stage in the web publishing game, you should have a topic and a domain name selected for your web site. The next step is to open an account with a web site hosting company. A web server is where your web site will "live" and a web host is a company that sells you space on a web server. Some web site owners act as their own web hosts, but it'll be easier and more cost-effective to simply sign up with a hosting company.

Setting Up Your Web Publishing Site

Web Publishing Guy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:21:19 +0000

By this point you have selected a topic; picked and registered a domain; and have created an account with a web hosting company. The next step is to set up your web site. I'm a big fan of WordPress which free software that is used primarily for blogging, but can be modified to meet the needs of other types of web sites. WordPress is written in PHP, a fairly popular programming language for web sites. To store data, WordPress requires a MySQL database. Fortunately, MySQL is also free.

AdSense Isn't for Everyone

Web Publishing Guy — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:58:12 +0000

There's a short article in eWeek about an AdSense customer suing Google. It's articles like this that inspire things like the Darwin Awards (although no one actually died this time).

Web Publishing Infrastructure

Web Publishing Guy — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:20:27 +0000

Web sites are constructed in numerous ways. Some are very simple using just a smattering of HTML while others are so elaborately designed that they require the skills of multiple people. You need to find the right balance between the amount of effort you put in to a site and the return on investment you hope to receive.

AdSense is Better

Web Publishing Guy — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:19:27 +0000

ClickZ is reporting that a new study from the Nielsen/Normal Group has found that people are "suffering" from banner blindness i.e. "Internet users focus on the content on a page and ignore the advertisements. This is especially true for bright, flashing ads, and other units that are not relevant to what the user is interested in reading."

Picking a URL

Web Publishing Guy — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:31:50 +0000

After selecting a topic for your web site, you'll need to select and then register a domain. A domain is what people will type in to access your web site. For example, the domain of this web site is webpublishingguide.com. People will typically also include the www in front of the domain more out of habit rather than because it is actually necessary.

How to Make Big $$$ with Your Computer

Web Publishing Guy — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:14:04 +0000

Finally! A guaranteed way to make $$$ with your computer- no strings attached! That's right! You can makes lots of $$$$$ using the simple method described below. There is no secret to this method, it has been around for hundreds of years – before computers even existed! Read all about it below. People have been making $$ [...]

Selecting a Topic to Publish

Web Publishing Guy — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:34:14 +0000

It might sound obvious, but it does bear repeating. Before you create a web site you need to pick a topic. You should put some thought in to this because you'll need to be able to write at least 50-100 pages on your chosen topic. A smaller number of pages will likely result in the site never gaining traction with the search engines.

Better Website ROI

Web Publishing Guy — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:06:34 +0000

The best way to get better website ROI is to develop an understanding of who is likely to be interested in your site and then to make sure you give them what they want (for a price, of course). But the best way isn't necessarily the easiest way. Regardless of your site's audience or your business model, you should look at the various context-sensitive advertising programs available as part of your efforts for better website ROI.

AdSense Optimization

Web Publishing Guy — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:45:38 +0000

In the first 4 posts in this series on making money with AdSense, I covered the creation of an ad-enabled web site. Now that your site has been running for a while, you'll want to monitor the AdSense reports and watch for traffic. As I've mentioned previously, search engine traffic will take a while to build. But rest assured, if you continue to add content and follow the SEO best practices, you will get traffic. Once you do, you should start paying attention to how your ads perform.

How to Check the Status of Your Web Sites

Web Publishing Guy — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:15:26 +0000

When you own and run just one or two web sites, checking in on them regularly is not a problem. But when your portfolio expands to 10 or 20 web sites, it can be a real time waster to constantly check to see if they're all running. Instead, I highly recommend you download a free web site checker that will do all of the grunt work for you.

Google AdSense Arbitrage

Web Publishing Guy — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:16:43 +0000

In a previous post, I discussed the technique of using Google AdWords to send traffic to a site for a relatively small cost per click. At the end of that article, I briefly mentioned the concept of AdSense arbitrage. Which brings us to today's topic.

Super Affiliate Handbook Review

Web Publishing Guy — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:33:57 +0000

I'm late to the affiliate marketing game. For some reason I never took the plunge despite having created several sites that attract enough organic traffic to generate a nice income just from Google AdSense. For me, Google AdSense is the easy (or lazy by Rae Hoffman's reckoning) and admittedly passive way to monetize a site. Affiliate marketing actually takes work and only recently have I decided to commit to putting in the effort required.

The AdSense Code Book Review

Web Publishing Guy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:48:43 +0000

Joel Comm describes himself as an internet entrepreneur. That's a pretty generic title, but it's probably as good a phrase as any given that he creates and monetizes web sites, writes books, and participates in the conference circuit.

Domain Prefixes and Suffixes

Web Publishing Guy — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:11:04 +0000

If you've done any sort of domain name search you've probably realized that all of the good (i.e. short and meaningful) names are taken. Chances are also good that you're not interested in paying the sky-high prices that most domain squatters are asking for. The trick for getting a decent domain in the face of such obstacles is to explore a list of names and combine them with prefixes and suffixes.

What Is The Best Alternative To Adsense?

Web Publishing Guy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:02:16 +0000

I want to know what is earning more money on websites than AdSense ads and get some proof of earnings. imisidro answered: It depends on the website. In my case, AdSense is by far the BEST. The main authority website in my niche uses (Entrepreneur.com) Intellxt though, and Intellxt uses them as their main lure to [...]

Make Easy Money with Google Book Review

Web Publishing Guy — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:21:48 +0000

It's Christmas-time again. For me that means many hours in airports, planes, and cars. The good thing is this year I prepared for all that sitting around by packing my WordPress blog on to a USB drive along with a long list of other portable applications. And because of this I'm now writing, for the first time ever, a blog entry while sitting in car.