One of the more popular questions I have been asked when helping someone start a blog is where to put ads in order to maximize revenues.  The important thing to remember here is that not every blog is the same, which means that you are going to have to test some different designs and ad [...]

I know there are all kinds of best of lists for WordPress plugins, but I figured I would put together my own. I can vouch for all of these and use them personally on every Wordpress blog that I create. So let’s get down to it:
Advertising
1. Ad Rotator – I like to use [...]

I’m going to try out a new form of advertising with the addition of the Stripe Ad to my sites.  This is the single line of text that is displayed at the top of the site in a nice, clean stripe.
I’ve also thought about using the Stripe Ad as a call to action which will [...]

One of the things I love about having a blog over a traditional website is the feedback that you can receive via comments.  I get comments on my blogs from readers on how helpful they have found an article, if I’ve made a mistake, or about just anything else.  Yes, there are a few bad [...]

A question I am often asked by my friends is “how can I start a blog?”  Most of the time they either hate their jobs or want to earn a little extra money and they have seen from my experiences that making money online by blogging offers a great lifestyle with plenty of personal freedom.  [...]

If you have recently started a blog, or are just now starting to get people to visit your exiting blog, then Twitter can be a great tool for you to use in order to get traffic to your site.  I’ve created this post as a general overview of the platform so even if you currently [...]

If you want to take advantage of using Twitter for marketing then you have to have the right tools.  This list should help you sort through the masses of information and manage your account more effectively.
Automation
I hate people who follow me and then when I reciprocate they quickly unfollow me.  It’s like they think they [...]

People use Twitter in a lot of different ways, from keeping friends and family up-to-date on what they are doing to getting answers to specific questions they might have.  Smart Internet marketers are even using this platform in order to generate traffic to their sites and increase newsletter subscribers, places where they can make money.  [...]

One thing that I really like about using Twitter as a marketing tool over blogging or even newsletters is how easy it is to build a large following.  Of course, it isn’t nearly as easy to make money from these followers so don’t just disregard your traditional marketing tools because you have a lot of [...]