Having trouble making money with your website? Or perhaps you just want to see what kind of wheels a dot com success has? Look no further.
John Chow dot Com gives web development advice from a dot com mogul that’s seen it all. He knows the ropes, and he has a 2003 Acura RSX to show for it.
John […]

I love WordPress, and think it’s the best blogging platform by all means. However, I always find it annoying that it doesn’t support YouTube or Google Videos by default.
The easiest way to fix this is just turn the visual rich editor off. To do this, go to your account page from the admin panel and […]

How do you make monetize a web forum? That’s a question I’ve been trying to solve for ages now. I may have the answer for you.
Forums can be a particularly difficult interface to make a profit from. The key is that a forum needs to be analyzed as a web application instead of an article […]

Your most profitable AdSense formatting and color scheme is going to be the one that blends well with your site, while not being camouflaged. The two biggest mistakes I see with AdSense formatting are:

The ad block is too well disguised with the website’s design
The ad block is so distinguished that it screams “advertisement”

The problem with […]

Many factors will determine how successful your blog is. I have always said content is key. However, the truth is that there is one simple thing your blog needs to be successful.
Inbound links. No matter what your site is about, how search-engine-optimized it is, or how great your posts are, your blog will fail if […]

A couple months ago, a new web-game site was released. But with a twist. You play against other people. If you win, you double you money. If you lose, you lose half your biddings. Real money. For free.

When you join Moola you automatically get 2 cents in your account. Each time you get more money, you […]

AdSense publishers are always looking for new way to maximize profits. Different keywords will generate different ads, some of which have a huge payout. However, the highest paying keywords don’t always offer the most profit.
For example, the phrase “selling structured settlements” is the highest paying AdSense keyword. However, the topic gets almost zero traffic, making any kind of profit […]

A new advertising trend is catching on: inline contextual sponsored links. IntelliTXT is the primary provider of this hot new service. If you want to make money on the web, this is definetely an article to read.
I’m sure you’ve encountered these advertisements before — a double underlined link that brings up an light box when […]

So you see the potential in social content promotion, and want to make your own digg-like website? You can do it in 5 minutes. Here’s how.

Download the latest version of Pligg, the open-source CMS
Create a mysql database. Example “pligg.”
Note - Have your database name, username, password, and
host handy before installing
Rename config2.php.default to config2.php. Do the […]

As a long-time web developer, I have always used AdSense for monetizing because it was the easiest and most efficient way. However, it is definitely not the most profitable route. Let’s examine and compare AdSense to Text-Link-Ads.

AdSense
Google’s marketing service is debatebly the largest ad network. You can get targeted ads on a site of nearly […]