When my mind turns to thoughts of that great squid Google wrapping its tentacles around the world, I always forget that the barnacled tendril known as Blogger / Blogspot is still waving and swaying out there on the Internet. Many people I know started blogging with Blogspot but were ultimately lured away by other more dynamic offerings. Nonetheless, Blogger has remained one of the largest, most popular blogging hubs on the Web, despite not having any significant updates since 2006. Google realized that Blogger was getting a little neglected and consequently rolled out a new user interface. The Blogger code has been rewritten from scratch in order to accommodate advances in web publishing technology and unify the service with Google’s larger design aesthetic. Great! What does that mean? Google is pushing hard to integrate all the tendrils of its ever-growing enterprise. This substantial Blogger update is phase one of a rebranding effort that also includes the upgrades to the photo service Picasa and the public release of Google Plus. That means, if you use Google, all your services are becoming tightly integrated. If you blog on Blogspot, you’ll be able to pull that post and publicize it on Google+ instantly. What about loot? A big part of the integration is the addition of Adsense / Adwords into the Blogger universe. Google makes most of its billions of dollars from advertising and millions of bloggers have joined the party. There is lots of money to be had, and the updated Blogger platform makes it easier than ever. The inclusion of AdWords in Blogger will also make the platform prime for remarketing initiatives. Having a blog site that is ready for this marketing innovation gives you a more streamlined experience in tracking revenue generated by display ads since it’s all handled under the Google umbrella. Perhaps the biggest change, and the one that really brings Blogger up to speed, is the fact that it has been recoded in HTML5, making the blogging experience accessible on mobile devices and web browsers. This is something other blog-service providers have been doing for quite some time, but it is done well here on Blogger in spite of its tardiness. Templates, designs and format translate really well to mobile screens. Google seems to have taken some cues from effective iPhone app development , and have translated their killer Google Plus design over to iOS. The Blogger app for iOS is only available in iPhone-size, so iPad users will have to wait. It is nice to be able to blog in a real way on mobile, though. I used to think the idea was strange – how would I ever throw together a post on the fly, never mind with just my thumbs? – but then I tried and it’s remarkably cathartic, especially for someone who broods over a 100-word post. I hear people are satisfied with the iPhone version, and the Android version has caught some flak. I can say with confidence that the Droid X runs well on Blogger, so if you have a mobile device and haven’t yet dipped into the world of mobile blogging, give it a shot, it just might change you. Overall, I’m pretty satisfied with the Blogger upgrades. It’s a super simplified platform that works really well for individuals looking to start their first blog. The super-fast setup time and ease of use make it a no-frills system but professional bloggers will likely furrow their brows at the lack of customization options and premium features offered by other hosting sites. If you already have a neglected Blogspot domain (don’t worry, we all do) I’d fire it up and see if any of the updates appeal to you; it really is a much better environment for writing, publishing and following blogs across the Internet. © Make Money Online
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This make money online article is guest posted by Peter Reynolds Although you can find dozens of ad servers through a simple Internet search, Google’s AdSense is the best in the business. In June of 2003, AdSense took the marketplace by storm and hasn’t relinquished its control yet. Most of the top blogs and websites you’ll find around the web today all have one thing in common – AdSense ads. The process is extremely simple to understand. You sign up for a Google AdSense account, submit your site, and if accepted, you will receive generated codes (html scripts usually) for the types of ads you prefer. With Google ads, you can adorn your site with banners (rectangular ads by the header or footer), skyscrapers (tall, slender ads running down the side), buttons (small, box-shaped ads), and even in-video overlays and other fantastic ad types. AdSense offers pay-per-click advertising, meaning that you will receive money every time a valid click is recorded, and also pay-per-impression, which logs your site’s visitors and pays out in more of a bulk fashion. Overall, AdSense can be extremely lucrative based on your particular site’s traffic, and millions are using it. One big problem, however: Many people are being denied by Google AdSense! If you’re attempting to make some money online and are thinking of employing AdSense to beef up your odds, make sure you read these tips before submitting your site to Google. As a company, Google is becoming extremely selective about whom they’ll let into their coveted ranks. So before you get started, make sure you set the stage to impress the marketing giant. Five Easy AdSense Tips 1. Completion First The first step in this process should be to make sure that your site is completed. Make sure your site is fully operational, meaning that all the graphics, content and other odds and ends work and are finalized. 2. No Copyrighted Content Google may or may not put your site under a microscope. But in case they do, make sure you have zero copyrighted content on your site. This will be an instant rejection. 3. No Outdated Content Google doesn’t waste their time much these days with poorly maintained sites. If you have old, out-of-date content, your site will come across as if no one maintains it. 4. No Profane Material AdSense doesn’t get along well with profane sites. If you have any X-rated material on your site or even anything that can be deemed offensive (bigotry as an example), Google will reject you in a second. 5. No Domain Conflict You need to outright own your domain for at least 90 days before Google will accept your site for AdSense. This isn’t always the case with a blog, as a blog address is a shared address on the particular blog’s servers (think Blogger). But for legitimate websites, you need to wait. Be patient and take this time to create and present a good site. When marketing a website of any kind, whether it’s a personal blog or a legitimate e-store, patience is paramount. Build your site, test it, traffic it a bit, make sure you work out all the bugs, take care of your content, and then submit to Google. Once they see what a great site you have, they’ll gladly approve you. Peter Reynolds is lead writer for http://www.carinsurancelist.com/ and has been writing web content for multiple sites since 2005. © Make Money Online
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This make money online article is guest posted by Alia Haley Now as we move ahead from email marketing, mobile marketing seems to be making a wider space in our lives. And with social networking in a boom, the blend of social media and mobile marketing can work wonder in capitalizing your business. If you check the figures of adoption rate of Smartphones in US alone, it’s incredible, and similar is the story in Europe and other developing nations. You will find more and more users to be comfortable in accessing the internet using high end cell phone devices. Any Tom, Dick and Harry uses popular social networking websites.It’s easy to target the prospective consumer by bringing these two things together. The following are the ways of incorporating the marketing techniques in the mobile interface: Keep it simple You all know how the social content is different from the web content, while considering the mobile content, the distinction goes the double. Make sure you do not make the QR code link confined to your website page or the Facebook account page. When developing a mobile content, make sure it’s easy to access, share and appreciate. If it fails to meet these requirements, you hardly can yield any result from it. Think the Glance and Go factor It is worth to rely on the QR codes since capturing an image of anything is quicker and a natural choice than searching anything on the web pages or searching for any place on any position based social network. You may get a number of technologies in the future which enables the mobile users to communicate with their surroundings. However, as of now, QR codes rule the world by giving you a fast and most popular connection tools. Let the context dictate the content When you develop content for mobile users, ensure that it is useful and addressed to the consumers of the same demography. Don’t offer things which are beyond their reach and too far to get. On the contrary, you should use location as a means to nip content to make it more relevant. So offer them as per their taste and region specific. It’s just a start You cannot afford to give your prospective consumers complex forms to be filled via their mobile web. Remember it’s just a beginning; you need many interactions with them before they convert into your customer. To be perfect on this, you need to cater your users with tasty piece of content and give them opportunities to connect with your brand with other channels in the coming time. Final Word: Earlier, people used to complain a lot about email being used by marketing people to flood their inboxes. We have now evolved to a life which is dominated by social media and mobile marketing. However, with social media and mobile marketing things are seen in a different angle. Now, mobile marketing is not called a kind of interference in the consumer’s life; rather it is seen more as a customer friendly addition. With these ideas in mind, you can try the above listed things. Alia Haley is a blogger who is a tech freak. She has a weak side for gadgets and fashionable stuff like beach bag she loves collecting them. Recently she added a sony ericsson android to her collection, and she is also planning to buy a home theater . © Make Money Online
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This make money online article is guest posted by Alia Haley PayPal happens to be the most widely used online payment processor in the world. They are considered to be the most reliable of money transfer method. Those who hardly knew anything about this, it’s time to know about it and understand the pros and cons of this system. PayPal is generally used for money transfer using the e-commerce tool from one place to other. An estimate says that there are more than 87 million users all across the world who benefit from the services of PayPal. Despite having all the advantages, PayPal also has a number of demerits, let’s discuss some of them: Advantage number one – Trusted name Many people who shop avoid giving their credit card or checking account details to any vendor or online store. Since PayPal’s role is somewhere in between the two, the Web store never gets the bank details of any customer. Hence the customers get a trust and confidence of shopping from anywhere using the PayPal account. Disadvantage number one- Locked Accounts There are lots of security issues and a threat of terrorists using these services, the US government has strict regulations enacted which demands to limit the number of transactions through PayPal. Hence you will find PayPal blocking your account in case if it notices any kind of suspicious situation. The accounts can remain frozen for long till the PayPal investigates it thoroughly and gives a clean chit. This period could last for months thus preventing the business groups to extract money from their accounts. Advantage number Two – Ease in execution part Incorporating the e-commerce system at your website can be expensive business. Hence small time vendors and smaller groups prefer to use the services of PayPal, where they don’t have to invest much and get the money transferred safely to their account. The system of PayPal is easy to use and understand wherein it creates everything right from invoicing to the safe fund transfer. Disadvantage number Two- Corporate Access to your bank account Though PayPal acts as a cushion between people shopping and their bank details, it gives them to have the access to the customer’s bank accounts. Due to this you may find your funds getting deducted even without your authorization or knowledge in case a charge back conditions are met by the consumers. Advantage number Three – Free to execute Though the PayPal charges some small amount for this money transfer by the customers under transaction fee, it permits your small business to use their services for free. The larger groups can avail their option of Website Payments Pro Plan, which gives them the opportunity to receive money straight to these big shot’s website without any via channel. Thus this saves some money. Disadvantage number Three- No outside Arbitration If there is any dispute between the user and the PayPal over the issues of charges of fraud, the account of the user gets frozen. This goes for other administrative issues owing to the limited resources. PayPal’s service terms give the company the power over all funds in their possession, while investigation is put forth without giving any documentation to the user. Final Word You will find millions of users across the world and has embarked with as a trusted name in money transfer over the internet. People benefit in many ways using the PayPal for their online shopping and auctions over the internet. However, the service is not suitable for all types of business. You may lose your valuable money than reaping the benefits promised to you. Alia Haley is a blogger who is a tech freak. She has a weak side for gadgets and fashionable stuff like beach bag she loves collecting them. Recently she added a sony ericsson android to her collection, and she is also planning to buy a home theater .
Posted in Earn Money Tags: Account, Bank, Business, credit-card, Internet, paypal, paypal account, Power, Services, small-business, World Comments OffTop 5 US Based Affiliate Programs
Affiliate programs are something that can benefit many websites and they offer the potential to earn cash – something that certainly appeals to many. If you sign up to an affiliate program, you’ll be asked to display advertising (such as links and banners) on your site. Then, when web users click those ads, you’ll get paid for it. There are lots of affiliate schemes around so it can be hard to know which ones are worth your while; read on to find out about the top 5 US-based affiliate programs. Google Affiliate Network One of the biggest affiliate programs around is the Google Affiliate Network. For companies looking to advertise through the program, you only have to pay based on conversions, so if no one clicks on your ads, you won’t have to pay anything. If you sign up to the program as a publisher and agree to have ads on your site, you’ll earn money based on performance and the cash will be paid into your AdSense account. The Google Affiliate Network has lots of benefits, including the Google Display Network, which is the #1 ad network in the world. The scheme has more than 100,000 affiliates. Commission Junction Another good US based affiliate program is Commission Junction. This was founded in 1998 and has more than 66,000 affiliates as well as around 3000 merchants, making it a fairly sizeable affiliate program. Like the Google scheme, Commission Junction is performance based and it also has an international reach, with access to the UK, Germany and France as well as the US. Some of the most sought after brands use this scheme and it is known for good returns based on advertiser performance. LinkShare You could also check out LinkShare, which has been going since 1996. They run one of the largest affiliate programs available on the internet and they actually pioneered online affiliate marketing back when it all began. Pay is based on performance and there is network access to countries such as the UK, Canada and Japan as well as the US. LinkShare is known for good service and innovative advertising, so it is a good site to consider if you want to get involved with an affiliate program. ShareASale Established in 2000, ShareASale has more than 300,000 affiliates and upwards of 2600 merchants, making it one of the largest affiliate networks around. It works with large and small merchants, and is also one of the cheaper schemes for merchants, who also benefit from the wide range of affiliate sites. ShareASale also has a comprehensive support service for the merchants and advertisers that form their affiliate network. Share Results USA Finally, Share Results USA has network access to the UK and Canada as well as the US. They provide all the software that participants need in order to take part in the scheme and their management services help to support the generation of targeted web traffic. These are just a few of the best US based affiliate programs and they’re definitely worth checking out if you are interested in becoming an affiliate. Related osts: What are the Best UK-Based Affiliate Programs? The top 5 affiliate programs for 2011 The Difference between Cashback and Affiliate Programs
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This article is guest posted by Patrick Meninga There are actually a lot of different ways to build up a passive income stream in your life. For example, you could own real estate and rent out property to people. Or you might have mountains of cash wrapped up in investments that pay you interest and dividends. But most of are not in a position to be able to command that kind of wealth and money just yet, so we have to build systems that can generate passive income for us. Building a system for making money online Unless you have tons of money laying around for investing, then you are going to have to do some work in order to start making money while you sleep. “But wait a minute,” you say. “I thought I was going to earn passive income. As in, not having to work for it.” Well, you can still do some work and build up a passive income stream. Ultimately what you are going to be doing is to build a system that makes money, rather than doing hourly work for a wage. There is a subtle difference there and those who are making big money online understand this perfectly. What you want is to build something that has value that can keep paying you money over and over again. Sure, you put in some work up front. But once the machine is in motion, it will pay you over and over again. The internet is suited for this purpose perfectly. Ultimately, there is a 3 step process for building such a system online: 1) Create a website that has real value for the reader. 2) Promote that website such that it eventually receives a steady stream of free traffic to it. 3) Turn that stream of free traffic into money. Because the internet can serve up your website to hundreds or even thousands of people every day while you are sleeping, you can keep delivering value to people even while you are not awake. Thus the income you earn from that value you provide is really quite passive. Providing value in the online world Many people hear of making money on the internet and they feel that it is beyond them, or that they surely must have missed the boat by now. They believe that they are too late to the party, and that there is no opportunity left to make any income online. Not true. The internet is vast, young, and ripe for fresh content, especially if you have personal insight that can help others. For example, my grandparents (yes, my grandparents!) expressed an interest in “blogging” a little over a year ago. Under my guidance, they know post 3 articles each week on a topic that they absolutely love, and they are earning over $200/month in passive income from it. If they stop posting articles, guess what? The money just keeps rolling in. Folks, if my grandparents can do it, then anyone can do it. Carlocab.com is a successful website because it adds value and provides good information. You can use this site to learn how to build up your own passive income stream, if you are willing to put in the work. Are you ready to earn money while you sleep? Build a system that provides real value, and your dream of passive income can become real.
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This article is guest posted by Riley Kissel. Online privacy and security has become a hot topic in the last couple years as many companies and networks have been accused of misusing the private accounts of many of their users. Facebook is one of the largest networks that have been accused of selling off this information; accusations that haven’t been proved but are still being thrown around. Other professional companies that hold account and financial data have also fallen victim to these hacks. This comes on the heels of a period where an unprecedented number of people have fallen victim to identity theft. As all of these issue continues still today, many are wondering what they can do to improve their online security: Email Protection People have gotten a lot smarter about checking their emails, but if you ever receive an email from someone you don’t know, no matter how legit it looks, don’t download it. Whether you’re working from another computer, your own, or even if you’re using your HTC 4G Phone or another mobile device, you still need to stay away from these types of correspondence. They’re spam or malicious in nature and won’t mean anything good for your system. These bogus emails can gain access, if you click on them, to your personal information and potentially steal your identity or use your information for other malicious purposes. Virtual Sandbox When you use a virtual sandbox, like Sandboxie , you are able to run any program or software while remaining completely isolated. Nothing can get to it and any changes are anatomically discarded when you close the sandbox you’re working in. This way you can do anything you want on your computer and not have to fear opening any attachments or any malware making its way onto your computer. With it you gain enhanced privacy with your browsing history, and when you log off, all temporary files are collected and isolated so you don’t have to worry about anything leaking onto the internet. Giving Your Anti-Virus Software A Helping Hand The vast majority of people incorrectly believe that simply using anti-virus software and anti-spyware programs will keep their computer safe. You should always be as safe as possible and taking steps to augment your anti-virus software with programs that are specifically designed to work along side the existing security programs currently installed on your computer. These programs will monitor your computer for any suspicious behavior and isolate it. It’s a silent program so all you have to do is set it up and you’ll never know it’s there until something happens. There’s many other things you can do to protect your computer from all of the threats floating around on the web, but often the best defense is your common sense. You shouldn’t be going to uncredited sites or downloading unsupported data. Many of these things contain features that have the direct purpose of doing harm to your information or computer. So be careful, and when in doubt, don’t click.
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