Last month I participated in an affiliate review deal. The rules were simple: review John Chow dot Com in at least 200 words and get a free link back. The benefits of such a deal were seen from both sides. John Chow gets several contextual links to his blog from a PR4 website, which raises […]

I haven’t been using a cell phone for very long. For a long time I just didn’t need one. My home phone served its purpose and I wasn’t interested in signing a 2-year contract with anyone. However, it was pretty much inevidable as my life became more demanding. So about a year and a half […]

At the beginning of the month I compared Google AdSense to Text-Link-Ads, and the different prospects for each. Well, I have been running both services side-by-side on this blog for a month now. Which one do you think made me the most money?
Text-Link-Ads is a marketplace for publishers to sell ad space (and marketers to […]

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.
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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 […]

Digg released major updates to their site last week. The primary changes are to the design. Digg has been reverted to the traditional left-side content with the navigation on the right.

The changes are welcome, and it’s a nice little change for the holidays. There is no question that Digg is a full-fledged web 2.0 application […]

It’s drop-dead sexy. Big, black font will declare your domain and set you apart. Like a long black dress, it will wrap your website with a stylish — and slimming — new look.

It can’t be missed. Like a confident lady in the middle of a singles bar, you will be getting all the stares. It […]

Several times a year the American Design Awards open their competition to graphic and web designers looking to get noticed. The group is geared towards students and amateurs in the field. While they are currently judging the August 2006 entrees, I thought I would make a special recap of last season’s winners for logo design. […]

It was about time Yahoo! got a fresh design. The new look drops the fruity colors and offers an attractive and efficient homepage.
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I am not a Yahoo person myself. Their goal seems to be to own every possible type of web content and tool under the Yahoo brand. When I want to buy a car, […]

In the techie-croud, it was expected that the mini iPods would eventually move to a flash-based drive. Most people knew they would add color and video support as well. Apple, however, pulled a quick one on us with the release of the ultra-slim iPod nano. Besides being the coolest looking gadget on the market, it […]