Monetize Your Site

Monetize Your Site

Everybody is always looking for ways to “Monetize Your Site” and one of the most popular methods today is focusing on ‘niche‘ markets with web sites set up to specifically  target a carefully selected keyword (How to find Long Tailed Keywords).

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Monetize Your Site

Monetize Your Site

Building niche sites is a great marketing ploy and can work very well, but the downside for me is that because I prefer to use blogs to set up these niche sites, I am creating greedy space munching server hogs. Each blog requires a MySql database and uses lots of disc space for the WordPress blog files. Every blog is slow loading because of the nature of the beast, and the large number of files needed to display the first page. Do not despair, there is an alternative to these SERVER HOGS -

  • Brilliant Solution – ‘My Starter Blog’.

Steve McGrath over at McGrath Info Solutions has invented a ‘flat-file’ blog that requires no database, and is very fast to load with very small files.  This resolves my reservations about band-width and server hogs very nicely. The program files on the server disc are 116kb and the Theme files 132kb – a total of 248kb – compared with the multi-mebabytes (4 MB + Plugins + Content) of WordPress files required for every installation.

  • Alternative to WordPress, Joomla, Whatever

Have a read of the authors site here to find out more about this great alternative to WordPress, or read the My Starter Blog post on my other blog or Google for My Starter Blog Review to discover more opinion about this clever little program.

  • Great Method

Start setting up some of these mini-blogs and cashing in on niche markets, and you will be well on the way to Monetize Your Site!

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  1. Steve McGrath posted the following on April 11, 2009 at 8:31 pm.

    Thanks for the mentioned.

    WP takes 4MB depending on the version. That’s not including the plugins or content yet.

    If a do an 3 word auction site, it’s mostly a little around 100-125KB. That’s including the graphics.

    Btw, I like the hog graphic :D

    Steve McGrath´s last blog post..Home Webcam Security

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  2. BurnThat posted the following on April 13, 2009 at 5:43 am.

    Thanks for the tips. Will put this stuff to use!

    BurnThat´s last blog post..Burn Fat: How To Accelerate Fat Burn Easily!

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  3. Danielle posted the following on April 13, 2009 at 8:00 am.

    I started this, but sometimes the management of it all gets a little overwhelming. I wish I had three of me, so I keep all of my mini blogs in check.

    Reply to Danielle
  4. Sanya @ China Travel posted the following on April 15, 2009 at 6:20 pm.

    Hi there,
    Nice tips,Monetizing site is my current goal, but I have not been found a efficient way to make money online and realize the goal, I think your post will help me to get the goal ,I read your article about the “how to find the long tailed keyword” and I learnt more from it.To tell the truth,I love your site because as for a beginner like me it is very informative on making money online and bog writting. I hope to hear from you soon. Thanks for sharing us.

    Sanya @ China Travel´s last blog post..Photo Hangzhou Mountain Putuo

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  5. smashill posted the following on April 16, 2009 at 10:06 pm.

    Nice sites are a good way to earn money, especially when you decide to go for affiliate products instead of adsense.

    Reply to smashill
  6. Make Money posted the following on April 19, 2009 at 6:41 am.

    It is easy setting up several sites/blogs and put ads on them. The main problem is to get a decent amount of visitors. Without decent traffic, you will never make any money.

    Make Money´s last blog post..A Couple Of Basics For Good Advertisements

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  7. Lester posted the following on April 22, 2009 at 4:31 pm.

    Theres never an easy way to make money online, but monetizing the site is also one way to get some traffic done!

    Lester´s last blog post..Masters Seminar In Tampa..

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  8. Tom - Home Business Marketing Tips posted the following on April 23, 2009 at 9:39 pm.

    The “make money online” -niche is too crowded.I started 4 blogs recently on niches that are very small but have a reasonable search volume on Google.I monetize the blogs with adsense and a downloadable ebook.

    I think the biggest problem when people monetize their sites is that they place too many banners and opportunities on it and the visitor/prospect gets confused and just leaves.Why not choose 1 monetizing method and a free newsletter that pushes people to your product slowly over time.No one buys anything at the first visit, but they may click on an adsense ad or sign up for your newsletter.

    Tom – Home Business Marketing Tips´s last blog post..Uncle Sam Wants You To Succeed With Your Home Business

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    1. Rhys posted the following on April 24, 2009 at 10:48 am.

      @Tom -

      I agree the MMO niche is way too competitive. It makes a lot of sense to find something else and “keep it simple” :-D

      Reply to Rhys
  9. gagan@Miami Web Design posted the following on April 28, 2009 at 12:58 pm.

    with too much hosting companies coming in to market the rates now are going too low . the hardest part of MMO niche is to
    increase the conversion rate

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  10. Mikael @ Retire Rich posted the following on May 4, 2009 at 3:05 am.

    I’ve never really realized that WordPress blogs were slow. I know that some sites that are heavy on graphics because of banners etc. can be slow but I’ve never felt it with normal WP sites.

    Mikael @ Retire Rich´s last blog post..These Are the Best Keywords to Target When Making Money with Adsense

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  11. Phone service posted the following on May 6, 2009 at 7:47 am.

    I think all the plugins can make wordpress blogs slower. Some blogs are fast but if you have alot of images and plugins they seem to load very slow. Some plugins have hard time working together so try one than add one if site slows down remove the one you do not like.

    Phone service´s last blog post..Broadband phone voip service.

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  12. Onde Vai estar Ronaldo posted the following on May 19, 2009 at 2:24 am.

    Nice to know. I have just been using blogger, but now i should take a decision on what system i should adopt for the future. I´ll take a look.

    Onde Vai estar Ronaldo´s last blog post..United Campeão, E Agora? Onde Vai Estar o Ronaldo ?

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  13. Diety posted the following on May 21, 2009 at 7:12 pm.

    Keeping blogs/websites way past their “expiration date is foolish”. You just need to find a perfect moment and sell it. You won’t have to worry about hogging up space and you’ll make quite a bit of money.

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  14. Best etf funds list posted the following on May 26, 2009 at 6:56 pm.

    The starter blog files sound like a great idea. Not only will site load faster it saves money because you can use smaller hosting package.

    Best etf funds list´s last blog post..Bond etf.

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  15. Steve McGrath posted the following on May 26, 2009 at 9:48 pm.

    I’m glad most of you see the potential for us Internet Marketers.

    I created a thread on DP about MSB and some don’t seemed to understand the value.

    http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1262239

    Btw, v1.7 is out and used MSB to redo that part of the site.

    Steve McGrath´s last blog post..MyStarterBlog 1.7 is out!

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  16. Kolorowanki posted the following on May 28, 2009 at 9:20 pm.

    Finally! I’ve been searching the web for a simple and small blog solution – a cousin of mine lives in eastern Europe and I felt sad watching him waiting for several minutes for his blog to load … now, hopefully, he won’t have to!
    Thanks again.

    Kolorowanki´s last blog post..Odkrywanka

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  17. Work At Home Blog posted the following on June 3, 2009 at 1:18 am.

    That’s another great tip on here! Create multiple blogs is creating many streams of income. Market them differently and make money from each blog is diversifying and monetizing.

    Work At Home Blog´s last blog post..You Don’t Need A Google Pagerank 10 Blog To Rank #1 On Google Search Engine

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  18. Used Machinery posted the following on June 3, 2009 at 4:20 am.

    I made $4.36 in the first 6 hours then zip (on day 2)…well, I guess it needs time to acquire interest but what else can I do to optimize the site and what level of expectation should I have for adsense?

    Reply to Used Machinery
    1. Mikael @ Retire Rich posted the following on June 3, 2009 at 4:39 am.

      “Used Machinery”, what is your site? If I can have a look at it I might be able to give you some suggestions.

      /Mikael

      Mikael @ Retire Rich´s last blog post..Top URL Shortener – How to Create Shorter Links

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  19. Nieruchomosci Gryfino posted the following on June 10, 2009 at 6:07 pm.

    I recently read somewhere that before you try to sell an old blog you might try promoting it and see if you can still make some profit.

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  20. Charles@Las Vegas Real Estate posted the following on June 12, 2009 at 5:48 am.

    I like the idea of a micro blog site. Makes sense for specialized niches where you won’t have a ton of comment (or posts).

    Charles@Las Vegas Real Estate´s last blog post..Las Vegas Housing Market: Foreclosures Down, Sales Up

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  21. Frisco Real Estate posted the following on June 18, 2009 at 5:26 am.

    Update, my mini blogs are really working well. I have 2 I spend a good deal of time on and the other one I work as needed. thanks for all the advice.

    Reply to Frisco Real Estate
    1. Rhys posted the following on June 18, 2009 at 12:22 pm.

      Thanks for the update Frisco. Glad it’s going well for you.

      Reply to Rhys
  22. Tipsy posted the following on June 24, 2009 at 10:23 pm.

    Hmm, now this is an idea. Nothing like some passive income, eh ?:D Set up a cheap, niche blog and start earning more!
    Only thing that saddens me here is that as usual, 98% of people that could be interested in this, won’t hear about it. Thus, 98% of bloggers will not be using the best tool.
    Marketing sucks ;)

    Tipsy´s last blog post..Pazurki od Eweliny

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  23. Sunshine coast web design posted the following on June 30, 2009 at 8:29 pm.

    Hi,
    Very nice post.commentluv and keyword luv are the great plug-in.
    it is great resource for link building we can get the inbound link with the keyword and comment luv gives an extra link for commentator.
    Thanks for the sharing.

    Sunshine coast web design´s last blog post..Our Favourite Free Vectors Websites

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  24. Noclegi Gory Stolowe posted the following on July 8, 2009 at 8:28 pm.

    I haven’t really given this much thought, but I assume this might become an issue for me eventually. As it is, my blog isn’t all that popular and the bandwidth it eats up easily fits within the limits I have.
    Assuming I do things right and actually start making some money of the blog, the problem might arise. I’ll try your solution then, but as it is the huge worpress theme I’m using is staying ;)

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  25. Rick @ Business VoIP posted the following on July 9, 2009 at 1:41 am.

    Hi there, I am currently doing some “ghost writing” for a couple of blogs with contrasting topics. The big challenge to me is to not only write well but write topically to maintain eyeballs. It’s like being the only writer for a TV sitcom coming up with new story lines.

    Reply to Rick @ Business VoIP
  26. Healthcare Management posted the following on July 17, 2009 at 9:42 pm.

    Your new concept of blog flat file blog surely helpful to resolve the problem of monetize because of no database or files loading so required very less bandwidth for loading.

    Healthcare Management´s last blog post..Recieve 15% off on all first time orders for label printing

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  27. ishu@BANDS posted the following on July 21, 2009 at 4:53 am.

    After seeing this I added DoFollow and Keyword Luv to my blog, thanks for the info.
    Hey I enjoy your blog. I have added your site as well to this list. Thanks keep me informed on any more blogs.

    Reply to ishu@BANDS
  28. Eric @ Motorcycle Paint posted the following on July 22, 2009 at 3:49 am.

    I think that you end up creating more of a vacuum for yourself with multiple blogs in trying to keep up with providing compelling content. It’s very competitive and the returns are small until you can achieve a reasonable search volume on Google. I agree with one of your commentators that “…the biggest problem when people monetize their sites is that they place too many banners and opportunities on it and the visitor/prospect gets confused and just leaves.” It does lend some weight to my argument that content is about text and graphics and you cannot control the aesthetic standards you may want to implement for your sites when others are create very low-rent, poor-quality banners. Thanks for the article.

    Reply to Eric @ Motorcycle Paint
  29. olejek dziegciowy posted the following on July 23, 2009 at 6:13 pm.

    Some nice tips, thanks for that.
    To be honest – I never thought about any alternative to WordPress, it just didn’t crossed my mind.
    I would like to see what You write about on My Starter Blog. hope it’s gonna be interesting ;)

    Reply to olejek dziegciowy
  30. Cathy from Make Money Online posted the following on August 11, 2009 at 8:10 pm.

    Yes, I do agree that one good way to monetize website is to focus on a certain niche. Because search engines love to much about it.

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  31. Martin posted the following on August 20, 2009 at 7:40 pm.

    Monetizing site is not easy. The first thing to do is to make that site a blockbuster. Huge traffic is in my opinion one of the most important things to achieve when it comes to monetize a site. For anyone that starts his work with new website a question of sense of that work is unresponsive. I think that the more work is put in site’s development the higher rate will the site get and more money we will earn.

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  32. Ganhar Dinheiro Online posted the following on August 21, 2009 at 8:19 pm.

    Hi,

    Well, make money online its not easy … but possible!

    I`ve been dedicating the past 2 years of my life trying to find the superformula for that, but i`ve find out that there is no superformula, but instead there is a buntch of “mini formulas” we could use.

    I recommend to trie all afilliate programs – or the high paying ones – in a variety of niches, with a few blogs/sites to see wath is worth and wath is a waste of time …

    After some time, you will make money online!

    Cumps

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  33. Make Money From Blogs posted the following on August 22, 2009 at 1:09 am.

    This is a great point. I use WordPress blogs for my niche sites for a variety of reasons, but didn’t really consider the fact that I was using up so much space with each install.

    Reply to Make Money From Blogs
  34. Best websites posted the following on August 23, 2009 at 11:35 am.

    I never heard of a flat blog. Sounds interesting i know blogs do take alot of hosting and load slower so it sounds like a great idea. I will take a look at the article and see how it works.

    Reply to Best websites
  35. Movie downloads posted the following on August 27, 2009 at 4:00 pm.

    Very interesting idea. I never heard of a blog like the one you talk about. I have to read more about it and see if i can try your ideas and make mutiple niches.

    Reply to Movie downloads
  36. used tires posted the following on September 1, 2009 at 5:15 am.

    I too use wordpress on my website, and I do feel like it can be a bit of a hog compared to regular plain ol html, but it is what it is, and it works for me so I continue to use it!

    Till then,

    Jean

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    1. Kissimmee Self Storage posted the following on May 13, 2010 at 3:56 pm.

      So do i, i also used WP for my blogs. So much plugins that can help my site promote and in WP it is easier to optimize than other flatform.

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  37. Nick@SEO India posted the following on September 2, 2009 at 4:24 am.

    In my point of view, Monetizing site is not so easy. The first thing to do is to make that site a blockbuster. Huge traffic is in my opinion one of the most important things to achieve when it comes to monetize a site.

    Reply to Nick@SEO India
  38. Justin posted the following on September 8, 2009 at 4:15 am.

    I’m not going to lie, just came here originally to get a link my latest post, lol, but after browsing around I see this blog is right up my alley. Google Reader Subscribed, thanks!
    .-= Justin´s last blog ..Mississippi Long Term Workforce Housing Program =-.

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  39. social phobia posted the following on September 16, 2009 at 4:09 am.

    A blog that doesn’t require databases, huh?

    that sounds pretty interesting. I’ll consider it when I try making a new blog.
    .-= social phobia´s last blog ..Social Phobia — 3 Things I did to get over it updated Sun Sep 13 2009 1:46 pm CDT =-.

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  40. Celebrityphotos. posted the following on September 21, 2009 at 12:40 am.

    Very interesting post. Any way you can save on hosting and have more pages is a great idea.
    .-= Celebrityphotos.´s last blog ..shanon elizabeth =-.

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  41. kissing bears baskets posted the following on September 25, 2009 at 2:30 am.

    Every internet hosting company offers online database services to their customers, so anyone who has a web site, or internet connectivity already has this service.
    .-= kissing bears baskets´s last blog ..celebrations with bears baskets =-.

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  42. Steve McGrath posted the following on September 25, 2009 at 2:47 am.

    @kissing bears
    You are missing the point! Every time you use that online database, you hog the server. Don`t forget that you are not alone on it or might create, like me, 100s of site per reseller account. Plus, the database(yes, rare) can become corrupted. It happened to me. :( Plus, I had a SQL insertion hack on another WP blog. The security is another lesser problem since you don`t have a backend thus not need to upgrade a site every few months. ;)
    .-= Steve McGrath´s last blog ..ND is out now!!!! =-.

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  43. Ireland Money Online posted the following on September 25, 2009 at 5:51 am.

    Everybody knows that huge visitors will generate masive amount of income and people always look for visitors on search engine. Problem is so many people looking at the same place and forgot about other options such as social media, viral marketing and many more

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    1. Bars and Night Clubs posted the following on December 27, 2009 at 7:22 pm.

      It makes money if you are able to monetize the traffic… People rely too much on Adsense and other ad networks… the returns for selling your own space is so much higher then via networks…

      Reply to Bars and Night Clubs
      1. Rhys posted the following on December 28, 2009 at 10:56 am.

        @Ben

        the returns for selling your own space is so much higher then via networks…

        Please give a f’rinstance, or explain more on this
        :?: – Rhys

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  44. Drifin posted the following on September 28, 2009 at 7:29 am.

    The trick to make money online is to drive in thounsand of unique visitors and to place and advert on the correct spot in your blog. Without visitors, how good is your article or content will bring nothing to your blog. It is just an opinion anyway…
    .-= Drifin´s last blog ..The important of traffics =-.

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  45. casper posted the following on September 29, 2009 at 5:11 am.

    Targeted traffic and quality content is the way to success. It does take some marketing knowledge too make a decent income though.
    .-= casper´s last blog ..Natural ways to cure of hemorrhoids =-.

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  46. Anne Fox posted the following on October 2, 2009 at 1:58 am.

    This flat-file blog is interesting! I bet, this would be very useful to site owners who own so many blogs! Much easier to handle compared to the normal.
    .-= Anne Fox´s last blog ..How to Treat Angular Cheilitis =-.

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  47. Las Vegas hi rise condos posted the following on October 2, 2009 at 6:58 am.

    I think earning money online is never easy it takes much time hardworking & good research, which results to the income of the owner of the website/Blog. There are great misconceptions in the mind of beginners they really need some guidance, it’s not like get rich quick program. Well i like your tips, I will look forward to implement it on my site.

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  48. Make Quick money posted the following on October 9, 2009 at 12:44 pm.

    As per the concept that has been mentioned in the post I can say that this is a great way to make the things better for my website. I loved the post and will surely keep up with the points that been advised in the post.
    .-= Make Quick money´s last blog ..5 Tips to Becoming a Better Leader =-.

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  49. Cheap Loans posted the following on October 11, 2009 at 7:09 am.

    The MMO online niche is so funny all the people talking about how to and 99% of them dont make anything lol

    The best way is to make real sites going after real keywords and lean SEO like the rest of the people who actually make the cash.

    Also go to the Industry Shows, nothing I hate more than a blog on MMO filed to the brim with ads buy links, buy post etc etc – 10 – $10 month income streams.

    Build real site, business online same rules as offline.

    Pete

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  50. Bratwurst Recipes posted the following on November 5, 2009 at 7:10 pm.

    Yes, I also have to agree with that Cathy; a good way to monetize website is to focus in Find the Best Niche.

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  51. oes tsetnoc posted the following on November 25, 2009 at 2:19 am.

    Nice sites are a good way to earn money, especially when you decide to go for affiliate products instead of adsense.

    Thanks for good article

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  52. Ranking posted the following on November 28, 2009 at 2:43 am.

    Unique content is the key to success. A nice site must have useful information for its users, and it will bring more traffic together with opportuinities to monetize your site.
    .-= Ranking´s last blog ..Said Business School – Oxford MBA =-.

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    1. Bars and Night Clubs posted the following on December 27, 2009 at 7:20 pm.

      i think that unique content is important, however it is just one component of SEO… Things like total number of pages and backlinks are equally as essential…

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  53. Laptop Briefcase posted the following on December 8, 2009 at 9:29 am.

    A bandwidth-light blog theme is a good idea if you find that your blog(s) are unnecessarily eating up a lot of server resources. Personally I think you would need to have a lot of blogs/websites setup to really need something like this. Most servers should have no problem supporting a blog or two.

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  54. kirra apartments posted the following on December 9, 2009 at 5:51 pm.

    Just because you have a lot of visitors on your web site doesn’t necessarily mean that your web site is going to make you a lot of money. And you don’t have to have a lot of visitors in order to make a lot of money from your web site….

    Reply to kirra apartments
  55. Teknoloji haberleri posted the following on December 14, 2009 at 7:13 am.

    I recently read somewhere that before you try to sell an old blog you might try promoting it and see if you can still make some profit.

    Reply to Teknoloji haberleri
  56. Money Compare posted the following on December 16, 2009 at 8:42 am.

    The thing about making money that most webmasters seem to overlook is that there is no quick buck, no easy money. To make money online you have to pick the right niche, at the right time, make the correct decisions and fight hard for it.

    It’s no good just having a website, you need traffic and it has to be targeted. And even when you do get traffic, you need to convert it.

    One thing’s for sure, if you want to make money on the internet, it’s a long and hard slog!

    Reply to Money Compare
    1. Fredrick posted the following on December 25, 2010 at 3:18 pm.

      I agree making money is glamorized and make to look easy by all these programs, but it takes commitment and definitely hard work. Competition is tough
      Fredrick´s last [type] ..Ceramic Hair Dryer

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  57. Vitamins posted the following on December 27, 2009 at 9:41 am.

    we dont need to find long tail words. plugins do it for us.
    .-= Vitamins´s last blog ..Vitamins =-.

    Reply to Vitamins
    1. Rhys posted the following on December 27, 2009 at 10:05 am.

      @Vittamins –
      Please expand on that….

      Reply to Rhys
  58. nowGoogle posted the following on March 3, 2010 at 6:14 am.

    i just still confused from where i just start
    .-= nowGoogle´s last blog ..nowGoogle.com adalah Multiple Search Engine Popular =-.

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  59. Remortgage Deals posted the following on March 13, 2010 at 2:05 pm.

    It is good to see posts that give truly quality information.Each & every tips of your post are awesome.Thanks a bunch for sharing such a great and informative post with us.Keep blogging.

    Reply to Remortgage Deals
  60. Johm@Funny Pinoy Jokes posted the following on March 17, 2010 at 12:16 pm.

    I am so glad I fell upon this post. I too use wordpress and Joomla and I know what you mean about these CMS’ taking up so much space. Instead of being able to stock up on posts which make the blog more useful for monetization purposes, the space goes to a lot of backend functions.

    I’m checking out My Starter Blog and I initially like what I see. The mere fact that the platform is SEO ready for posting is all admirable!

    More Power
    .-= Johm@Funny Pinoy Jokes´s last blog ..LET’S LEARN FRENCH OUII OUI??? =-.

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  61. Catatan Blogger posted the following on April 19, 2010 at 8:30 am.

    i have sama opinion about Start setting up some of these mini-blogs and cashing in on niche markets, and you will be well on the way to Monetize Your Site
    .-= Catatan Blogger´s last blog ..Catatan Blogger Seo Matre Ajib lifesytle =-.

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  62. Self Storage Units in Kissimmee posted the following on April 27, 2010 at 5:29 pm.

    As what other said setting up a blog is easy as 1 2 3 but the problem is how to attract visitors to earn some revenue from the ads etc..

    So search engine optimization plays important rule in monetizing the your blog.

    -Max

    Reply to Self Storage Units in Kissimmee
  63. Kim posted the following on July 2, 2010 at 7:40 am.

    I started out slow and now I think I am the hang of what you said you did. I am making a little headway. I think that I need to learn a little more about how to bring more traffic to my site. I tried just adsense, but it does not pay the bills.

    Reply to Kim
    1. Rhys posted the following on July 2, 2010 at 10:03 am.

      Hi Kim!

      You hit the nail on the head there with your take on Adsense. Adsense only works if you treat it as a side effect of traffic. Get a hundred Adsense ‘impressions’, and you might earn $2.50, (if the keyword is not too competitive). So to “Pay The Bills”, you really need to generate traffic that rolls through your your site as ‘thousands’, not ‘hundreds.
      :cool: – Rhys

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  64. wacom accessories posted the following on July 10, 2010 at 8:04 am.

    that hog clipart reminds me of pumba
    wacom accessories´s last [type] ..Bamboo Fun Pen

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  65. Judy @ all american pressure cooker posted the following on July 12, 2010 at 2:38 am.

    Making money on the internet is the only thing I think about. There are so many different ways. I have decided to take one part and do it all the way. I hope this works for me. Your blog has been a big help to me. I never know what else I am going to learn when I visit.

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  66. beats for sale posted the following on July 21, 2010 at 7:27 am.

    some people can’t see the advantage of making a website and earning an honest living off it. it’s a shame to see people with good talent that can’t think of a way to make money off it. MAKE A WEBSITE!!!!

    Reply to beats for sale
  67. beats for sale posted the following on July 21, 2010 at 7:28 am.

    and before you make a website, try to plan it out 1st, just don’t jump into it thinking it’s gonna work, because there is more to it…
    beats for sale´s last [type] ..This inspiring young rapper is making waves in his hot new single release Good 2 U Baby featuring BO Jones

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  68. celine posted the following on August 19, 2010 at 4:29 pm.

    I really agree that you could do more on blogs…I bet this is a great way to monetize your site…

    Reply to celine
  69. Dr. D N Moharana posted the following on September 4, 2010 at 11:40 am.

    I was very pleased to find this site.I want to thank you for this great read!! I definitely enjoying every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post.

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  70. Don @ Las vegas realty posted the following on September 11, 2010 at 5:00 pm.

    I agree, niche sites are the way to go. Besides, it’s difficult to get visitors if you focus on too many generalized things at once.

    Reply to Don @ Las vegas realty
  71. ultrasound technician schools posted the following on October 20, 2010 at 12:16 pm.

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    1. Rhys posted the following on October 22, 2010 at 9:44 pm.

      Hi UltrasoundTS -

      I presume you are referring to Grizzly Brears’ “Grizz Gambit“, whereby the only way off the page is to hit an Ad, because there are no other visible exit links?

      Works well for him, but it has always seemed a bit cold-blooded to me to lure in surfers and then deliberately force them [bore them?] to leave by hitting your adsense Ads.

      I prefer to make a friend and hope for returning traffic.

      It comes down to whether you want to make friends or money??
      :lol: – Rhys

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  72. Las Vegas Fine Homes posted the following on October 26, 2010 at 3:29 am.

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    This is the simply way to monetize our blog or sales site without making our web site advertising look too cluttered or obvious, is to use an effective exit strategy.

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  75. Caleb "Muscles" Anthony posted the following on November 9, 2010 at 10:15 pm.

    Thanks for the info. If you have a decent enough website gettign some good traffic, you’d be mad not to monetize. Theres a lot of opportunity out there that is waiting to taken!

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  76. Cockapoo Breeders posted the following on February 1, 2011 at 1:59 pm.

    Many people these days are looking for ways to make money on the Internet. But I have not been found a efficient way to make money online. I think your post will help me to get the goal. I have gone through it’s it’s details and got a lot of useful tips. Thanks for sharing us.

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  77. Brandy Orrange posted the following on February 19, 2011 at 1:58 am.

    I believe that ads on a webpage that is primarily a blog style will cramp the style and over all intent of the owner. If you want people to pay attention to what you are saying, ads are not something you want on your page to distract them. Now this will vary with certain blog styles like couponers, etc.

    Organic traffic will propel you to the top of search results, but keyword optimization is a very close second. (This is all in my opinion of course) The key to getting organic traffic is to place well in search results. The key to placing well is keyword optimization. It takes a lot of practice and research to really hone in on this skill. But since it has been mentioned in here about wordpress, (and I see this site is on wordpress) I will give this head’s up– Using the scribe plug in and program will do wonders for your optimization. (I get absolutely NO compensation for mentioning them, this is a pure, true opinion and review) It does cost a monthly fee, but outsourcing things that are able to be outsourced is a key to success.

    It’s only around $17 for the smaller package, and if you aren’t posting all that often, it is totally affordable. The prices go up by about $10-15 each level. But I can honestly say that this has been a HUGE help in my writing.

    I knew I wrote well, I just needed help so that others could see my writing. A well-written piece does not equal search engine success. If you like to spend a lot of time in research and have the time, go for it. But for those of you like me who want to optimize time, get scribe.

    Another way to place well in search engines is to have new content on your site regularly. This is why blog style sites are so popular and successful.

    The above comments related to the niche market are absolutely correct. If you are too broad, you will go un-noticed for the most part. But focusing on a particular, specific niche in a broad, general category, will do wonders.

    I hope I added something to the conversation ;)
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  78. Vacation Rentals in France posted the following on February 27, 2011 at 4:47 am.

    Would be interested to have a testimony of somebody who managed to really earn money with his blog. Which difficulties he encountered, how he managed to make his site visible for search engines.

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    1. Rhys posted the following on March 3, 2011 at 9:48 pm.

      @Frances -

      Check out Grizzly Brears who is generally recognized as the leading exponent of this.
      :D – Rhys

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  79. How to speak Arabic posted the following on March 1, 2011 at 2:34 am.

    I liked the part of this article about alternatives to WordPress sites, keep up the good writing!

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  80. Turkish Gulet Cruises posted the following on March 8, 2011 at 4:20 pm.

    Glad to read this post. Very informative and interesting one. Looking forward to read more. Thanks…

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  81. Cheap B&B Edinburgh posted the following on March 9, 2011 at 4:04 pm.

    Thank you for the information about how to Monetize the site. This what I was looking for. Keep up the good works.

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  82. kangyusuf posted the following on April 1, 2011 at 6:18 pm.

    thanks for your great post. monetize its my current goal. Now I’m going to build the niche sites.
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  83. Don @ Las Vegas Million Dollar Homes posted the following on April 4, 2011 at 10:28 pm.

    Flat file scripts are pretty nice, but I think they are a little less secure.

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  84. Beats master posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 8:49 pm.

    Thanks for the info.
    I believe that ads on a webpage that is primarily a blog style will cramp the style and over all intent of the owner.
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    1. Rhys posted the following on June 2, 2011 at 9:21 am.

      @Beats Master -

      You have to decide the priority, yes?
      ;-) – Rhys

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  85. tvhit posted the following on May 28, 2011 at 2:22 am.

    I can’t belive that with blogs are possible to get money without good content
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  86. john posted the following on June 3, 2011 at 2:17 am.

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  88. Babyliss flat iron posted the following on December 9, 2011 at 9:50 am.

    Using WP is a very great thing for IMers since its pretty much easy to manage. I have also had issues with my bandwidth being exhausted which is a result of my site content i guess.
    I’d love to try out this new one and give feed backs.
    Thanks

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  90. Lucy @ hcg toronto posted the following on December 14, 2011 at 2:21 pm.

    The part that I have learned is to do your keyword research before you actually pick your niche site names. I created 5 sites targeted at different cities in Canada and after I did a bit of research I found my competitors were gaining most of their traffic not through the regional or city wide level but on a nation wide level. I totally missed the boat :( But I am working to get better key words in my content and some article submission.
    Lucy @ hcg toronto´s last [type] ..Comment on Order – November 18, 2011 @ 06:06 PM by JigoShop

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