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blogging in actionLet’s face it, starting and running a blog is tough. That is, if you want to do it the right way, the spam-free way. There’s just SO MUCH to know.

You can’t “just write good content” and expect to be successful. You’ve got to know about search engines, about social media, about traffic, about how to turn your blog into a money making machine, and the list is seemingly endless.

There’s no doubt, it’s probably the most difficult lesson for any aspiring blogger to learn.

However, the biggest problem is that most books on the subject are filled with outdated advice that might have worked at some point in the past, but are practically useless these days (I’m not naming names here). And the new stuff is either so inaccurate or so complicated that it makes your head spin.

That’s why I was really excited when my friend told me about Blogging in Action. I’ve heard of the author before, as his advice has been the secret resource behind a number of successes over the past few years. And let me tell you, this package delivers. It’s got some eye-opening ah-ha’s and is packed with solid, no fluff advice.

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Jul
20

Drop Adsense – Go Affiliate Marketing

Posted by: Max | Comments (0)

This post reports result of my test to evaluate performance of affiliate products versus Adsense. I choose affiliate product in TV market and decided to publish Squidoo review-type lens for this product, since I don’t have my own blog related to TV.

Squidoo lens setup. Short, about 500 words, review of the affiliate product optimized for TV-related keywords.

My lens had one link to the product with call to action, and Squidoo served Adsense ads. I decided from the start NOT to promote or update the lens to keep test clean.

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I am always amazed by continuous push from old-school Adsense marketers to monetize your blog with Adsense. C’mon guys, it’s not 2005 anymore. Even more amazing is a fact that they have thousands of followers religiously stacking Adsense ads all over their sites and blogs.

Fellow bloggers and site owners, don’t you have a better plan for a limited space on your virtual real estate? Are you really satisfied with cents paid to you when visitors click and leave your site?

You worked hard to bring traffic to your site, why do you funnel it into someone else, no doubt, better optimized sale channel? Please take an effort to learn how to monetize your blog, and here are few ideas to keep you going.

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