April 18, 2007
The next step in my quest of trying different ad networks was signing up for an in-text ad network. Originally I wanted to use Intellitxt, but they have a stiff pageview requirement that none of my sites currently meet. Luckily, I was able to get in on a special partnership with Kontera that accepts blogs […]
March 25, 2007
A particularly easy way to make money online is by syndicating other news sources. This was once a tactic used only by spammers, but it has developed into a popular and legitimate way of making money online.
The idea is pretty basic: using a blog (a free Blogger account will do just fine), you can scrape […]
March 17, 2007
Link building is the most important part of developing traffic for your website. Every site starts with a little code and a bit of content. Rising to the top of the internet ladder requires networking and getting lots of incoming links.
One of the biggest mistakes I see people make is that they forget the little […]
March 14, 2007
I honestly don’t know what it is. Maybe all of the good web designers are atheists? Either way, it’s clear that a lot of churches could use some help with their website.
Here is some of the best of the worst church websites I’ve came across. From animated gifs, to decorated backgrounds and polyphonic midis, these […]
March 12, 2007
One of the steps on my quest to explore new ad networks this month was to become a ReviewMe blogger. ReviewMe is a service that connects bloggers to advertisers, and allows people to purchase website reviews from other blogs.
How it works: All of the publisher blogs are listed by category, Technorati rank, Alexa traffic, and […]
March 8, 2007
What’s a name worth? Apparently, fourteen million dollars. During the dot-com bubble, domain names were being sold at enormously inflated prices. However, this trend continues today, especially in the past couple years. So what domain names have been bought for the most money? Presenting - the 10 most expensive domain names ever sold.
1. Sex.com […]
March 4, 2007
Normally, I do not submit my own websites to digg. However, I was really enthused about the best Firefox ad ever. Instead of submitting my post about the ad, I decided to just submit the image itself.
It worked. 80 diggs later, the link hits the front page of digg and the story starts to receive […]
February 23, 2007
Unfortunately, Ontora.com is not a big money maker. I didn’t even begin to monetize the blog until last month. However, I don’t mind if Ontora doesn’t make money. It’s just a place for me to write what’s on my mind. If Ontora happens to make money along the way, then all the better a testimonial […]
January 22, 2007
Wikipedia has always been a gold mine for web developers. Wikipedia serves up massive traffic, and articles usually have a high Google PageRank. So getting linked from a Wikipedia article has been one of the best ways to beef up your site.
However, Wikipedia will no longer be a very effective tool. As of now, all […]
A new start-up company, booBox, will allow bloggers to sell merchandise from Amazon on there blog. But wait, can’t you already do that with the Amazon Affiliate Program? Yes, but after reading this you’ll be sure to switch.
Brazil-based booBox is still in the beta phase, but will soon release a set of tools for webmasters […]
