Blogging ExperimentBlogging ExperimentThe Blogging Experiment will chronicle my quest to take a brand new blog from earning absolutely nothing, to a full time income in just one year's time. The countdown is on and to be honest I have no idea whether or not I'll make it but either way, y Articles
Make Money Online with Kontera
2008-01-15 05:01:00 In a continuing effort to make money online, and to hit my goal for the month of $1,500, I’ve decided to give the contextual advertising service, Kontera. For those of you that read other “make money” blogs, you’re probably familiar with the double underlined text links. Basically, these are ads that visitors and readers will ... More About: Money , Make Money , Make Money Online , Online , Make
Digg has Privacy Problem
2008-01-11 15:00:00 When Digg added the shout function a while back, it was met with mixed reactions. Personally I liked the feature but one thing I didn’t care for was everyone and their brother being able to see any shout or note that my friends sent me. No worries, Digg has an option make your shouts private ... More About: Privacy , Problem
WordPress Plugins: Enhanced WP-Contact Form Added
2008-01-11 02:30:00 One of the most frequent suggestions I’ve received for this site is to have a contact page to make it easier for people to contact me. To be honest, I’m not quite sure how I had missed such a basic element of a website but for whatever reason, I had placed my contact information on ... More About: Wordpress , Wordpress Plugins , Word , Contact , Plugins
Google Adsense: ?We Don?t Need Your Stinking Referrals?
2008-01-10 04:29:00 Google Adsense made a shocking announcement on their blog today. They’ve changed the payment structure back to the old , one threshold, one payment structure. But more importantly was this announcement: “- If you’re outside of North America, Latin America, and Japan, AdSense referrals will be retired. For publishers not located in any of the three regions ... More About: Google , Google Adsense , Stinking
Want to be a Ninja?
2008-01-09 03:46:00 How much would you pay for a course taught by Jeremy Shoemaker of Shoemoney, or Aaron Wall of SEObook, or Neil Patel of Pronet Advertising, or Andy Beal of Marketing Pilgrim? Well how much would you pay for a course where you were taught by ALL of those big names, as well as Jim Boykin ... More About: Internet Marketing , Ninja
M*A*S*H: Lessons on Blogging
2008-01-08 20:37:00 When a TV show lasts nearly 4 times as long as the subject it covers, it’s a pretty good indication that they did something right. When the series finale becomes the most watched episode in American history, with a whopping 50 million viewers and 60% of households tuning in, you realize the show was remarkable. ... More About: Blogging , Lessons
Wordze: Free for One Month!
2008-01-08 00:56:00 Wordze, the popular keyword research tool, is giving away free one month memberships for the next 7 days. The laundry list of what you get is pretty extensive. Our basic membership which is $35 dollars a month includes more than 90 thousand search credits, unlimited projects, competitor keywords, and ranking reports, that you get 100% ... More About: Free , Month , Mont
Welcome ProBlogger Readers!
2008-01-07 14:01:00 I’d like to extend a warm welcome to all of the ProBlogger readers that have decided to participate in the Community Consulting project. Please take a look around, read a few posts, and let me know what you think! I’m a huge fan of the feature and have been amazed at the depth and quality ... More About: Site News , Readers
Feed Footer Installed
2008-01-05 23:21:00 While I was upgrading Blogging Experiment to the latest version of Word Press, I decided to go ahead and take care of some of the plugins I’ve been meaning to install but just hadn’t gotten around to. I’ll be covering these over the next week and first up on the list is the Feed Footer Plugin. As ...
Security Fix in WordPress 2.3.2
2008-01-05 19:54:00 I’m not sure how I missed this for the last week but it looks like Word Press has released a new version and this one includes a security fix. “WordPress 2.3.2 is an urgent security release that fixes a bug that can be used to expose your draft posts. 2.3.2 also suppresses some error messages that ... More About: Wordpress , Security
The Blogging Experiment Half Time Show
2008-01-04 22:30:00 Well I can hardly believe it but Blogging Experiment has been live for 6 months! It’s been a busy and, for the most part, successful 6 months and I can only imagine what the next 6 have in store for me. But, today as a bit of a celebration, I want to highlight some of ... More About: Site News , Time , Show
Learn from My Mistakes: Blog Visibility WordPress Option
2008-01-03 18:17:00 Well it’s time for another installment of Learn from My Mistakes and this one is just a bit embarrassing since I’m an SEO by trade. Not only does it involve losing rankings, traffic, and eventually cached pages in search engines (never a good thing), but it was all caused and fixed by one simple click ... More About: Wordpress , Blogging , Blog , Stakes
December?s Blog Income Report
2008-01-01 19:55:00 Happy New Years once again to everyone. Can you believe that it’s actually 2008? Not only that, but in a few days time there will only be 6 months left in the Blog ging Experiment? Wow… Anyway, even though it’s New Years Day, it is also the first of the month and that means it’s time for ... More About: Site News , Earn Money , Report , Income
Happy New Year!
2008-01-01 07:00:00 It’s officially 2008 here! Don’t worry though, I didn’t spend New Year s Eve on the computer. The wife and I are out with friends. You’ve gotta love the timestamp function! Anyway, Happy New Year and don’t forget to check back later today for the full December Income Report! More About: Site News , Happy New Year
Advertising Available for January
2007-12-31 17:00:00 Two of the 125×125 advertising spots are available for January . The price is $60 per month and will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. In case you were wondering, advertisers in the month of December paid less than $1 cpm! To order, simply click over to the advertise page, and click the “buy ... More About: Site News , Advertising , Blogging
You Scratch My Back?
2007-12-28 00:08:00 One of the steps I’m taking this week to prepare myself (and my blog) for 2008 is to look for new ways to make money blogging. Once again, the observant among you will notice another change to the site. I’ve decided to give Scratch Back (SB) a try and have added the widget to the sidebar ... More About: Earn Money
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
2007-12-25 03:30:00 As I’ve mentioned a few times on this blog, you’ve got to have your priorities straight and nothing is more important to me than my family. So, I’ve decided to take this week off blogging and spend some extra time with my family and do a few things to gear up for the coming year. ... More About: Christmas , Site News , New Year , Blogging , Happy
Under the Microscope: Avot mV
2007-12-21 22:53:00 It’s been a while since I’ve done an Under the Microscope post, but the people from Avot mV purchased this review and asked me to put three sites under the ’scope in a single post. That seemed like a lot of sites to cover in one post but since I’m trying to improve upon last ... More About: Cope
South Park: Lessons on Blogging
2007-12-20 19:36:00 Up next in the Lessons on Blogging series is another of my favorite animated shows, South Park . I usually keep things pretty family friendly on this blog but when you’re covering a show like South Park, it stretches those boundaries a bit. Don’t get me wrong, there are some very important lessons to be learned ...
WidgetBucks? B Tracks and AdSense Images
2007-12-20 06:49:00 For anyone using WidgetBucks, there’s good news. You now have more options for how your ads will look! According to the email I received (as well as their blog post): The new ads are noted with a “B” (for “B Series”) in the pull-down menu of the “Customize Your Widget” page, where publishers can also see ... More About: Adsense , Earn Money , Images , Tracks , Ages
Let?s Try a Mailbag!
2007-12-20 01:09:00 I’ve never tried this before but I figured I’d give it a go. If you’re familiar with Shoemoney’s question and answer posts, you’ll know the drill on this. Basically between now and tomorrow afternoon send in any and all questions you have for me and I’ll compile them into one big mailbag posts. The email, ...
Reader Discussion Session: Long Term Goals
2007-12-18 23:18:00 A couple of weeks ago, I was asked a question regarding the Reader Discussion Sessions by two different people. One person asked why I hadn’t done one in a while and the other asked why I bothered trying to get input from readers. Naturally, I’m hoping to kill answer two questions with one stone post. No ... More About: Blogging , Goals , Long
Sell Adspace with 125box
2007-12-17 22:03:00 The observant among you will have noticed the new 125 x 125 ad block in the right sidebar. The block is called a 125box and is a new advertising option that I think could be quite popular for bloggers that are looking to make money blogging. We’ve all seen the 125 x 125 ad become ... More About: Earn Money , Sell
Maximize Your Guest Posting Efforts
2007-12-15 02:45:00 The following is a guest post by Adam McKerlie of The Computer Zone (thecompzone.com). If you enjoy this post be sure to shoot over and subscribe to his RSS feed. Guest posting is a great way to promote your blog, yourself, and invite a lot of new readers to visit your blog. Before you publish ... More About: Blogging
I Won?t Be PaidPerPlay
2007-12-13 17:00:00 Last weekend I received not one but two pitches for a new service that promised to help site owners make money with their sites. I’ve mentioned in the past that I’m naturally skeptic but I try to remain open minded to any and all offers. You never know when the next big thing will wind ... More About: Earn Money , Blogging
WordPress Themes: A Twelve-Step Program for Easy Installation
2007-12-12 16:00:00 The following is a guest post from James Cook of StudioJMC.com. In the course of developing a custom Word Press theme and testing it with numerous installations, I?ve realized that even well designed themes may contain hidden traps. In order to avoid as many of these as possible, I?ve created a 12-step program to minimize potential problems. Use ... More About: Wordpress , Wordpress Themes , Themes , Program
The Simpsons: Lessons on Blogging
2007-12-11 16:00:00 After all the drama of yesterday I figured it was probably time to lighten things up a bit around here. Thankfully, Adam, from The Comp Zone, selected The Simpsons as the next show to be covered in the Lessons on Blogging series and you don’t get much “lighter” than a healthy dose of Homer and ...
Is Blogging Experiment Breaking the Law?
2007-12-10 16:00:00 Update: The two themes in question can now be easily compared by using the theme selector on the right side of the example theme page. Last night I logged in to Blogging Experiment to set the schedule of posts for this week and noticed a comment awaiting moderation. The comment was from David Peralty, the author ... More About: Breaking , Breakin
The Blogging Experiment Theme - On Sale Now!
2007-12-07 20:26:00 Judging from the emails I’ve received several of you like the custom theme we use here on Blogging Experiment . I’ve been lucky enough to have a high quality web designer at my service. However, most bloggers aren’t quite that lucky and a customized blog theme can be pricey. With that in mind, I’ve convinced StudioJMC, to ... More About: Site News , Sale , Theme
The Winner of the Drawing is?
More articles from this author:2007-12-07 20:21:00 Throughout the month I’ve given away entries into a drawing and the time has finally come to announce the winner… But before we do that, let’s take one last look at the prize package. The Prize The prize package for one lucky person next Friday will consist of the following: A custom cartoon for the winner?s site courtesy ... More About: Site News , Drawing , Winner 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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