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
Blogging Experiment Theme On Sale Tomorrow!
2007-12-07 00:09:00 Just a quick reminder, the Blogging Experiment theme goes on sale tomorrow! Also, the auction of the phrase “make money online” will end tomorrow. Remember, everyone who bids in that auction also wins an entry to the drawing to win: A custom cartoon for the winner?s site courtesy of ToonRefugee. The final 125 x 125 ad spot for ... More About: Site News , Sale , Theme
Learn from My Mistakes: Eggs in One Basket
2007-12-06 19:01:00 Last week I introduced a new feature series called Learn from My Mistakes in which I discuss some of the mistakes I’ve made along the way and how to hopefully avoid them. While the series will usually deal with mistakes I’ve made here on Blogging Experiment, this week’s mistake was actually made on a different ... More About: Eggs , Basket , Bask
How to Succeed with Sponsored Reviews
2007-12-05 16:00:00 After my latest income report I’ve received several emails asking what I did to make money from Sponsored Reviews (SR). Granted, the $260 from SR doesn’t seem like a whole lot, but when you consider that I made it from only three posts it becomes a pretty good return on the time investment. Over the ... More About: Earn Money
Sneak Peak Inside Blog Mastermind!
2007-12-05 00:06:00 It’s been a while since I have talked about Blog Mastermind but that’s not because I haven’t been enjoying the course and finding it extremely useful. Unfortunately, Yaro has decided to close the doors of the program to new students on Monday, December 10th. So, if you’ve ever thought about joining, now is the time. I’ve ... More About: Blogging , Blog Marketing , Inside , Peak
November Income Report
2007-12-03 17:05:00 If time flies when you’re having fun, I must be having a blast. It seems like just last week that I was figuring up the income for October but alas, the calendar doesn’t lie. Last month I made $595 and set a goal for this month of $1,000. So, did I make it? Not quite. For the ... More About: Site News , Earn Money , Report , Income , November
All Sorts of Site News
2007-11-30 18:53:00 Hold on to your hats everybody cause I’ve got several items of news and a phrase auction to start and rather than spreading it all out, I’m gonna try to jam it all in to one post! The News I’ve added a link in the navigation at the top of each page to the Free Just for ... More About: Site News , Site
Learn From My Mistakes: Store Evergreen Posts
2007-11-29 16:54:00 Part of any experiment is tracking your results, both good and bad. However, up until this point I haven’t discussed any of the mistakes I’ve made along the way. Now I know what you’re all thinking “But surely you haven’t made any mistakes, this blog is a reflection of you, and you’re perfect!” Now, now, ... More About: Blogging , Store , Learn , Posts , Evergreen
$2,000 in Prizes for MyBlogLog Community
2007-11-28 22:14:00 If you’re a member of MyBlogLog (MBL) chances are you’ve seen the annoying message at the top of your screen letting you know about the Become a Problogger Contest. Basically whichever MBL community gains the largest number of new members, wins. The winner will be announced at Pubcon in Vegas and the rest of the ... More About: Community , Earn Money , Prizes , Unit
House: Lessons on Blogging
2007-11-28 19:42:00 If I had to pick my favorite show on TV, House would be way up on the list, if not sitting at the top. Being a fan of British comedy I was already a big Hugh Laurie fan but this show has sealed his spot as one of my favorite actors of his generation. The ... More About: Blogging , Lessons
Reader Survey
2007-11-27 20:28:00 It’s been a while since I last asked for a lot of reader feedback in terms of this blog’s performance. And, much like going to the doctor or the dentist, it’s rarely a good idea to go too long between checkups. So, I’ve prepared 4 quick questions that I’d love for you all to answer ... More About: Survey , Reader
Friday Phrase Auction: SEO
2007-11-24 06:35:00 With all the holiday action I almost forgot it was time for another Friday Phrase Auction ! This week the phrase seo is up for auction and it’s a phrase which last month was clicked more than 400 times! Once again, each person bidding will receive an entry in the drawing at the end of the ...
As Easy as A-B-C
2007-11-23 20:00:00 A-B-C. A-always, B-be, C-closing. Always be closing! Always be closing!! Chances are if you’ve been anywhere near a sales position you’ve heard this classic line from Glengarry Glen Ross. However, after reading a recent post by Chris Garrett on Problogger, I realized there’s an A-B-C that applies to blogging as well. Always Be Commenting! The post ... More About: Blogging , Easy
Thanks to our Advertisers!
2007-11-23 17:38:00 Since I’m still in a thankful mood, I figured today would be a perfect day to thank all of BloggingExperiment’s advertisers. They’ve helped make this a great month and we still have a week left! InPJs.com If you’d like to learn how to make a living while never leaving your pajamas, this is the site for you. ... More About: Site News , Advertisers , Hank , Vert
What are You Thankful For?
2007-11-22 06:41:00 The holidays are here and tomorrow is Thanksgiving in America. My wife and I decided to host the family dinner this year since it is our first holiday season in our own house. As you can imagine, things have been a bit hectic around here. So, rather than taking a lot of time to write ... More About: Hank
Are You Sabotaging Your Social Stories?
2007-11-20 18:57:00 I’ve been a participant in the social media scene, both as a reader and content producer, for a quite a while now. I’ve had several stories I’ve written become popular and I’ve had even more submissions make it. But no matter how many stories I read or submissions I see, I can’t get over the ... More About: Social , Stories , Blogging , Blog Marketing
The Lasting Digg Effect
2007-11-20 00:17:00 Welcome Digg Users! You may also be interested in our latest post, Are You Sabotaging Your Social Stories? Just about every blogger around knows how powerful hitting the front page of Digg.com can be. We’ve all heard the stories about the massive horde of visitors swarming over a site in just a few short hours. However, ... More About: Blogging , Blog Marketing , Effect , The Last
Blogging Experiment Loses PageRank
2007-11-19 17:32:00 Some of you may have noticed over the weekend that Blogging Experiment .com’s PageRank score dropped from 4 back down to 0. Apparently the consensus in the blogosphere is that this is Google’s latest attack on paid links and centers around blogs doing paid reviews specifically through PayPerPost and ReviewMe. Obviously I’ve done reviews on this blog, ... More About: Site News , Pagerank , Ager
Cartoon Caption Contest!
2007-11-17 04:39:00 Normally on Fridays I do a phrase auction , however, it’s been a really long week and I needed to lighten the mood a bit. Also, it seems that the novelty of the idea has worn off a bit and it might not be something a lot of you are interested in. So for this ... More About: Cartoon , Contest , Blogging , Caption
Prison Break: Lessons on Blogging
2007-11-15 22:00:00 This guest post is written by Christine Kayser, the co-founder and writer for MovieSnobs.net, a movie news and review site. E-mail her at christine[at]moviesnobs.net to talk about new movies, The Wizard of Oz, or how talented Wentworth Miller is. I think she really captured the spirit of this sort of accidental series I’ve created and ... More About: Prison Break , Blogging , Break , Prison , Lessons
Google Screwing Publishers? (yes, again)
2007-11-15 16:51:00 The big news in the blogosphere lately has been the announcement that Google is going to once again screw over their publishers to cater to their advertisers. Naturally that’s not quite how they put it but it’s pretty obvious that’s what they’re doing. Darren over at Problogger broke the news (at least to me) and ... More About: Publishers , Blogging
Under the Microscope: 4rehabilitation
2007-11-15 06:31:00 Well I’ll tell you what, these review requests are getting more and more diverse. So far I’ve covered a dating site, a contest site, and tonight, I’ll be looking at a rehab site. 4rehabilitation.com offers “information on drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation treatment programs.” The site has a TON of information on all sorts of ... More About: Microscope , Cope
Why I (Still) Like SponsoredReviews
2007-11-14 06:27:00 My latest posts mentioning SponsoredReviews.com have generated quite a few questions. And, since I skipped the Reader Question Session yesterday, I figured I’d address all these questions in one single post. I’m just going to run down the questions and comments and I’ll leave some of the more open ended questions to the end. Buckle ...
SponsoredReviews Replies - I was 2/3rds wrong
2007-11-13 07:27:00 Well, SponsoredReviews got back to me fairly quickly and as it turns out, they do mention both of the first two issues in their rules. Just not the rules I was able to easily find. I was given this link, and in this list they do mention that you aren’t allowed to advertise your prices ... More About: Wrong
Review, But Don?t be Negative?
2007-11-13 01:58:00 Wow, so in the midst of preparing my post for today I received an email from SponsoredReview s.com. The review I did yesterday of Laser-Toner.co.uk was apparently not quite up to their standards. Well, rather than give you second hand information, I’ll just post the email. Ben, There are several problems with the following review: http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/un der-the-microscope-laser-tonercouk.php Problem 1 ? ... More About: Negative
Under the Microscope: Laser-Toner.co.uk
2007-11-11 20:38:00 Apparently my Under the Microscope posts from last week got some people’s attention because I’ve been receiving several more requests lately. Remember, if you’d like me to take a look at your blog or website, drop me an email. I won’t get to all of them but it’s worth a shot. Of course if you ... More About: Laser , Toner , Tone , Cope
Friday Phrase Auction: Income
2007-11-10 05:02:00 Wow… so it’s been a really busy week and looks to be an even busier weekend. I’m up for a promotion at work, have a big report due Monday, and oh yeah, I’m in another wedding tomorrow. So, if I’m not as responsive to comments etc. this weekend, you’ll have to forgive me. That being said, ... More About: Auction , Income , Friday
The Office: Lessons on Blogging
2007-11-08 19:30:00 The Office is easily one of my favorite comedies on TV right now, despite getting off on the wrong foot. I was originally introduced to the British version of the show and found the American version to be an obnoxious ripoff of the fantastic original. However, as the show has progressed I’ve grown to embrace ... More About: The Office , Blogging , Lessons
Under the Microscope: Contest Blogger
2007-11-08 03:00:00 Back when I launched the Complete Blogging Package Contest one of the best moves I made was getting it listed on Contest Blogger . So, when Phil asked me to put his site under the microscope I figured it was the least I can do. We’ve both come a long way since then and not only ... More About: Microscope , Cope
Free Ad Block Winner!
2007-11-07 06:37:00 Well, it’s been a long but very fun birthday for me. Unfortunately I had to work (I normally take the day off) but my co-workers all got me a card and some snacks which was nice. The company also has a policy that you get to leave work an hour early on your birthday but ... More About: Site News , Free , Winner , Block
Make Money Blogging & Selling
More articles from this author:2007-11-06 15:45:00 The blogging world seems to run on themes. When one blogger does something, it catches on and soon several people do it. We’ve seen this in every area from ways to monetize a site, things we write about, redesigning your blog, and now we’re seeing it with selling blogs. NorthxEast was the first one I ... More About: Selling , Money , Make Money , Blogging , Make 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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