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 Chow’s blog uses a personalized WordPress template, with an emphasis on simplicity. The design is a bit bland for my tastes, but that hasn’t stopped John Chow from rising the ranks on Alexa and Technorati. John Chow writes frequent guides for online marketing, exposing his techniques and earnings from his own websites.

I first came across his blog on Digg a few months back. But it wasn’t until he was banned from Digg that he captured my full attention. Since then, I have been a daily reader of his blog.

Since it’s a personal blog, the posts are not always about web development. However, the life of a dot com success is almost just as fascinating. Reading the his blog has plenty of benefits. John Chow is always running contests and giving away free stuff. Recently, he offered a free linkback for anyone that reviewed his blog.

One of the reasons that people reported JohnChow.com on Digg as spam is because he uses quite a few adverts throughout his posts. He has almost become notorious for this ad-peppering technique. Not that it’s a bad thing, because his techniques work. It works for him, it works for his advertisers, and it doesn’t stop people from coming to his site.

Take it or leave it, John Chow dot Com is a tell-all blog by a dot com mogul.