A Good Time is Blog Time

Smart phones and tablets have radically changed the way that people get online and access information. More and more people are using these devices to read their favorite blogs, pay their bills, and even shop for clothing and gifts. As technology advances, the use of phones, tablets, and other mobile devices for accessing the Internet will only increase.

Not all websites display the same way on a computer and a mobile device. Smart phones and tablets have much smaller screens, so the content does not appear the same. Users have to scroll a lot to find content and they can’t navigate on a smart phone the way they can on a computer.

Developing a mobile-friendly version of your site is imperative to connecting with all your readers wherever they may access your site. Creating a mobile version of your site need not be complicated or time consuming. Here are a few things you need to keep in mind:

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Affiliate marketing is one of the most popular ways to make money online, either through a Web site or a blog. The concept is simple: You sign up with an affiliate program, decide which products you want to feature, and place a specialized code on your blog. If your readers click on the ad and purchase any of the products, you receive a commission. Some programs will pay a commission based on an actual sale, but others will pay a set amount based on the number of clicks the ad receives or the number of customers who provide their personal information after clicking on the ad. Income potential from affiliate marketing varies widely, based on a number of factors including the popularity of your blog and the affiliate programs you choose. Some bloggers only make a few extra dollars a month, but others claim to make thousands. If you are interested in trying out affiliate marketing for yourself, here are a few ways that you can maximize your efforts to make the programs profitable:

Choose Quality Programs

The easiest way to get your readers to check out your ads and to buy the products is to choose quality programs that offer products they will want. Ask yourself whether you would want to buy the products that you are featuring. If you wouldn’t, why should they? Also consider the reputation of the company or its products. Amazon is a well-known affiliate program with a solid online reputation amongst its customers and quality products. Its affiliate program would be an ideal choice for your blog. Programs that have a poor reputation (or none) or poor products should be avoided.

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Has anyone else been checking their PR on their websites blogs and articles. I had a pretty good coo when I went from PR0 across the board to PR4 for the home page on my European Travel Website with many of the other pages getting awarded PR3  or below. All done without smoke and mirrors and no black hat techniques. Fingers crossed that the pages will retain their new found status. I checked some of my keyword targets and I am getting page one of Google for many of the terms I identified when the site was set up. Can’t be bad then can it, I guess time will tell.

So I think it is fair to say that the latest algorithm changes and PR criteria must be suiting the way I do business. This blog crept up another PR number to 3, which considering how competitive the subject is, should be considered no mean feat. Especially as I actually do operate as a one man band and I write my own unique articles i.e. no automated spinning software allowed or at least not deliberately. I do accept guest articles but try and make sure they are good quality, properly written and provide useful information. One or two substandard ones have crept in on occasion on some of my blogs, but they don’t stay long once spotted.

So what is the secret to getting a pat on the back from Google? Well if the results I have seen are anything to go by there isn’t really a secret, because Google have been telling us and I have been telling you about it in my Search Engine Results Experiment. Hopefully you have been following that dialogue and taking on board what I have been saying, it certainly is starting to look like that is the way to go. In summary then, it is as originally stated : Read the rest of this entry »

To make money from blogs you have to go about things in the right way. It is possible to supplement your income, or even create a very large income as a blogger. In this article we will talk about two ways Internet marketers make money on the Internet today from their blogs.

1. Build a theme blog. With this approach you concentrate on developing a very large blog around a targeted theme. It could be a specific niche or it could be a broad based theme.

For example you could start a blog on golfing and develop it into all kinds of different articles about golf. You could also start a niche blog and focus on one aspect of golfing such as putting.

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