Friday

Pay Per Play Persistence

The Path to Success is Filled With Those With Persistence
 
Are you a persistent person? You should strive for this. It is in most cases, the only way you have a shot at success. Granted, it depends on you define success. For some of us, long term success is not worth it if we labored all the way.
 
So, if you are struggling with Google adsense, hold on. And, those of you who have opted to tack on audio ads to your site and are not getting much pay, hold on! This is still in the very early stages. There is no guarantee that pay per play will hit it big, but imagine if it does? You will be at the forefront... IF you persist!
 
But, persistence requires experimentation. And, we delve into that shortly.
 

Sunday

Adsense

5 Ways To Improve Your Adsense Earnings
 
If webmasters want to monetize their websites, the great way to do it is through Adsense. There are lots of webmasters struggling hard to earn some good money a day through their sites. But then some of the "geniuses" of them are enjoying hundreds of dollars a day from Adsense ads on their websites. What makes these webmasters different from the other kind is that they are different and they think out of the box.
 
The ones who have been there and done it have quite some useful tips to help those who would want to venture into this field. Some of these tips have boosted quite a lot of earnings in the past and is continuously doing so.
 
Here are some 5 proven ways on how best to improve your Adsense earnings.
 
1. Concentrating on one format of Adsense ad. The one format that worked well for the majority is the Large Rectangle (336X280). This same format have the tendency to result in higher CTR, or the click-through rates. Why choose this format out of the many you can use? Basically because the ads will look like normal web links, and people, being used to clicking on them, click these types of links. They may or may not know they are clicking on your Adsense but as long as there are clicks, then it will all be for your advantage.
 
2. Create a custom palette for your ads. Choose a color that will go well with the background of your site. If your site has a white background, try to use white as the color of your ad border and background. The idea to patterning the colors is to make the Adsense look like it is part of the web pages. Again, This will result to more clicks from people visiting your site.
 
3. Remove the Adsense from the bottom pages of your site and put them at the top. Do not try to hide your Adsense. Put them in the place where people can see them quickly. You will be amazed how the difference between Adsense locations can make when you see your earnings.
 
4. Maintain links to relevant websites. If you think some sites are better off than the others, put your ads there and try to maintaining and managing them. If there is already lots of Adsense put into that certain site, put yours on top of all of them. That way visitor will see your ads first upon browsing into that site.
 
5. Try to automate the insertion of your Adsense code into the webpages using SSI (or server side included). Ask your web administrator if your server supports SSI or not. How do you do it? Just save your Adsense code in a text file, save it as "adsense text", and upload it to the root directory of the web server. Then using SSI, call the code on other pages. This tip is a time saver especially for those who are using automatic page generators to generate pages on their website.
 
These are some of the tips that have worked well for some who want to generate hundreds and even thousands on their websites.  It is important to know though that ads are displayed because it fits the interest of the people viewing them. So focusing on a specific topic should be your primary purpose because the displays will be especially targeted on a topic that persons will be viewing already.
 
Note also that there are many other Adsense sharing the same topic as you. It is best to think of making a good ad that will be somewhat different and unique than the ones already done. Every clickthrough that visitors make is a point for you so make every click count by making your Adsense something that people will definitely click on.
 
Tips given by those who have boosted their earnings are just guidelines they want to share with others. If they have somehow worked wonders to some, maybe it can work wonders for you too. Try them out into your ads and see the result it will bring.
 
If others have done it, there is nothing wrong trying it out for yourself.
 

Monday

HOW TO START A ROOMMATE FINDING SERVICE

Over the next few days we will discuss the subject of starting a roommate finding service.
 
The average income for the owners of this kind of business in
California is $65,000 a year. Best of all, here's a business that
you can start with an absolute minimum investment. Practically
anyone who lives in a city anywhere in the country can expect to
do just about as well, and with a bit of imagination, mixed with
some business "moxie," you should be able to do even better!
 
 

Outside buyers drawn to Detroit's foreclosed homes - Yahoo! News

Outside buyers drawn to Detroit's foreclosed homes - Yahoo! News: "DETROIT – Welcome to Landlord Nation, where foreclosure notices are plentiful and for-sale signs offer at least 1,800 homes for under $10,000 that once were worth at least 10 times more."


Granted, this IS Detroit. I have been through that area many times... YIKES! At least the freeway portion that goes by the old Tiger baseball stadium (But, I think they have a new stadium).


But, of 1,800 homes... mightn' one be a gem? Imagine if so!

If Detroit is a tad scary for you, check out Toledo, Ohio (about 70 miles or so south). There are some decent areas, where you don't need to play "Dodge Bullet." I bet you can scoop up some nice bargains under $50,000!


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Real estate topped in 2005 so the downturn is getting old. I am a big believer in cycles and buying way down.

Nothing lasts forever. The longer something lasts, the closer to the end.

We don't need to PICK THE BOTTOM, just get a nice price with little downside risk. Even if there is further price reduction, you are in for the long term.

If you ask 30 people: "Should I buy real estate?" after a big run up, 27 will say "YES! Don't you read the papers?" If you ask those 30 the same question, years into a decline, 27 will say "Hell no!!!! Don't you know how to read? The news is 'all bad' (er, the selectively reported and selectively perceived news).


When will these 27 be interested in buying real estate again? Yep, near the next top. It's so funny how the "beat goes on." And, I find it so strange how they never get a clue and examine their horrific record of timing/predicting. A bit of introspection never hurts! It beats me how people can be so darn delusional.

With regards to the dire news and predictions? I have 2 eyes. I can read 5 word headlines (headlines written at the 3rd grade level is no problem for me!). I can comprehend what I read. I can parrot what I read, but why bother? Any fool can parrot news. Any fool can let news make them emotional and pessimistic. What is the benefit? What is gained from that?

This is NOT burying your head in the sand, it is burying the pessimist and assessing the situation with an open mind. There are problems but fat good it does to get suicidal about it.

This negative news is getting old. What has the person who reads this bird cage lining material gained over the months of doom/gloom? Is he better off having read it? Or, worse off? You don't need to read the papers to prepare! Everything goes in cycles so prepare for the drought when the everyone says "All is well so why prepare? Drought? What drought?" Or, "fire? What fire? There is no fire so forget buying a fire extinguisher!"

Roll up your window before the rain comes, don't wait till it's 7/8 done.

Pessimism is pointless. Realism is better.

This too shall pass.


Profit from herdists. Without them, there would be NO such appetizing opportunities. Don't let the media make you think, "We are going to become a 3rd world country!" That is hogwash hype.


*** These people were MEGA BULLISH at the top of the market! What credibility have they?
Don't trust the predictions of people who show no propensity to predict. They will say, "You can't predict when it will bottom!" Sure, and neither can THEY predict yet they squeal: "It's GOING DOWN A TON MORE!" Why, isn't that a prediction? If no one can predict, don't predict doom and gloom either.

I am not making a prediction. I am merely saying that opportunity is going to be knocking soon... but you still need to look through the peephole, before you open the door. Sometimes the knockin is from the knuckles of a sales person. But, eventually he will throw in the towel, be fired and REAL OPPORTUNITY will come a knockin! But, beware... you might not recognize it if the news program is on too loud.


No one knows the future but with a portion of risk capital and low prices, we go with the odds.


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Saturday

Blogging For Business Owners 
 

If you run a small company, you may find that the world
of blogging for business owners is a world that you
want to be a part of. Blogging is a great way to get the
word out to consumers about your product or service,
and it can even be useful for inspiring employee loyalty
and helping you keep your workers at peak morale. If
you are looking for a way to take your business to the
next level, consider what starting a blog might be able
to do for you.
 
Blogging for business owners has a lot in common with
all other types of blogging, but it has its own unique
pitfalls and strengths. The key to having a successful
blog as a business owner is keeping your goals clear
and concrete at every step of your blogging adventure. It
can be all to easy to get sidetracked, especially if you
are just learning about the exciting possibilities of
blogging technology, but if you want your blog to
succeed you need to stay focused. Write up a plan for
how often you will update, how you will promote your
blog and retain readers, whether you will feature
photographs or video, and other aspects of your blog,
and then stick to it with the same kind of determination
that you used when you built your company.  
 
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Friday

Timing and Appropriateness

Timing and Appropriateness - The Basics of Corporate Awards and Gifts
 
Corporate award and gifts are great for mostly everything, including the marketing of your company. It is also good for maintaining working relationships among people in your businesses while keeping the expenses relatively smaller than acquiring new allies. This does not imply though that your corporate award and gifts must be limited only to people you have established relationship with. As we have already said, it can also be used to promote your company to other customers or to new clients.
 
Selecting personal gifts are difficult enough. And despite of this hurdle, this still not enough to warrant that your gift will be appreciated the way you expected it to be. Thus, it is often hard to brainstorm on what you can give while maximizing the budget you have set for it. Nevertheless, one thought should always be kept in mind- a corporate gift, more specifically an award, is a measure of your appreciation to your valued employees, workers, clients, customers and those people who participate in your company's growth.
 
On the other hand, corporate awards and gifts can also be used as a source of motivation for increasing the sales via giving rewards to your top performers and business teams and units after meeting and exceeding their pre-set goals. This way, it works pretty much like an incentive for a work well done.
 
Whether you choose to give corporate gifts and awards to your employees and workers or to your clients, you still must observe specific gift etiquettes. Central to this is the timing and appropriateness of giving the gifts.
 
The Appropriateness of Recipients
 
To whom will you give the corporate gift? Is it to the boss, to company owner, to a typical workman or an officemate? Each workplace hierarchy should be given varying levels of credit. It's good if everyone is treated equally in a working place regardless of their position. But the truth is, we give much credit to higher standing colleagues than those with lower positions. On the other hand, close friends in the working place are also given much credit than ordinary, day-to-day coworkers.
 
Economically-wise, you must also take into thought how much you are willing to spend for an award or gift through maximizing the budget and giving enough justifications on the relationship you have with the receiver. You would not give a $50 corporate award and gift to a million-dollar investor, would you?
 
All companies have varying policies regarding corporate awards and gifts. It is best to check on this first before attempting to send something out unless it is a personal gift from you to a friend in unit.
 
The Timing
 
Occasions must also be taken into consideration when sending a corporate award or gift. This is much like thinking of what to give for a birthday celebrant or an anniversary party. There are again, various considerations that you must mull over to fit your gift into the occasion.
 
Corporate award and gifts for the commemoration of specific major events- These include major holidays, company anniversary, birthdays of the company figures, or simply a special event in the company's life such as the founding and great achievements of sorts.
 
Corporate award and gifts for company social events- Whatever your company's choice of event is, there certainly are some gifts that would matched the stuff. Say, golf corporate baskets, awarding of tickets and special treats to specific gatherings, get away surprises and others.
 
Celebration of specific events- These include maternity celebration, retirement, long services leave, staff birthdays, team building events, an a lot more others.
 
 
 
 

Thursday

Get Paid When People Visit Your Site Or Blog

Audio Ads - Monetize Your Site Or Blog.