tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37747495305649238592024-03-21T20:16:34.867+00:00Cash In On Blogs!Generate revenue from your blogDomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-17471142839162885712020-10-04T10:00:00.004+01:002020-10-04T10:00:30.521+01:00Ebay - my niche<p> Yes you read the title correctly, sell vintage games. Ebay is setup well for those of us willing to hunt down vintage items and advertise them for sale. Just think about the last time you were after that spare part for your old car, that old game you can’t buy in the shops anymore, or that teacup to match the one you just chipped in your old tea set. Where does your mind immediately wander to..... Ebay!</p><div>I am not a fashionable guy. I can’t spot vintage clothing. But I have found an Ebay niche in board games. In particular MB board games. Connect 4, Mouse Trap, Frustration, old style. I loved those games as a kid, and I want my kids to enjoy them too, in the same way I did. It’s funny but even new versions of the same game don’t cut it. And others seem to think the same too. </div><div><br /></div><div>As to where to find them. Charity shops. Remember you are going to sell with a postage cost of about £3, so you need to buy these games at a low price, say less than £2. Buy anything that is an old MB game. Then sell it auction style on eBay for 4.99 plus postage.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you sell for 4.99 plus 3 pounds postage, your fees are about 80 pence, which combined with a 2 pound purchase price, and less the 3 pound postage, leaves about 2 pounds profit. Not a huge amount, but it is profit! Sell 5 games and get an extra tenner a week. Some things sell for more than others, so this really is your minimum profit. Another game that sells well is the original monopoly, the red one, for which I have made £10 profit once.</div><div><br /></div><div>Doing this trains you to convert ebay from a means for getting rid of your own stuff, to a business opportunity. Over time you’ll try different collectibles and find your own niche, but vintage boards is a great starter!</div>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-59034807654959972502020-10-04T09:58:00.000+01:002020-10-04T09:58:00.637+01:00Ebay - a nice little earner<p> Let's talk about Ebay. By far the easiest way to start supplementing your income, but in my experience one of the harder money making schemes to keep running. So many different things are sold on Ebay, from <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575611496&toolid=10001&campid=5338722567&customid=&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fe%2Fhome-garden%2Fmilwaukee-brand-outlet-123019" target="_blank">drills</a> through to <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575611496&toolid=10001&campid=5338722567&customid=&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fe%2Fartscollectibles%2Fauthentic-coins" target="_blank">collectables</a>, it makes it a real challenge to decide what your niche market could be for making money through the Ebay machine.</p><br />However, let's be realistic. Ebay is drenched with companies trying to make money. Many are well established power sellers buying stock in bulk at good rates and able to completely out price new Ebay sellers such as ourselves in their market of operation. You will struggle to compete. So I am going to let you into a secret - go back to basics.<br /><br />What was Ebay setup for originally? To sell your second hand goods. That pile of stuff in the corner of your living room you never managed to get rid of. The "one mans rubbish is another mans gold" stuff. This is where you need to begin. Rummage around your house and sell everything you don't need. Those old blue-rays you never watch, books you never read, even furniture (recommend you ask for buyer to collect to avoid hefty postage costs off putting off all but the most uninformed buyers). You are not trying to be a professional at this point, just get some stuff on and start selling. You will learn the process through experience. Just get your postage correct - tip number 1 :) you can actually lose money if you underestimate the postage! And remember, Ebay charge 10% of the sold price PLUS postage (so for a £10 sale with £5 postage you will lose £1.50 in Ebay costs not £1 - remember this). Advertise on Ebay using the auction option not 'buy it now'. Auctions attract more Ebayer attention, as the low starting price is at least initially attractive, and bidders get addicted to potential of 'winning' an auction. Selling your unused items at this stage is all about getting some money in the kitty to go and really start your Ebay adventure. You might make tens or even hundreds of pounds at this stage. Don't then go and spend it. Keep that money somewhere safe, as just like in the <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0451205367/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=domclacy-21&creative=6738&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0451205367&linkId=0d6176b6769d59125f37d16da7095ba8" target="_blank">Richest Man in Babylon</a> we will be turning this small sum of money into a larger sum by launching the next phase of Ebaying - buying stock to sell into a niche market well suited to the Ebay platform.<br /><br />Ebay doesn't earn me a huge sum of money, but I do make regularly up to £50 a month selling unused items, which I think is pretty neat, and periodically throughout the year hit £100 a month. I will let you in on my niche Ebay market in my next blog post! Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-33665189727458891282020-10-04T09:57:00.001+01:002020-10-04T09:57:03.410+01:00Read more to learn more<p> "The most important book you will ever read," I read, as I looked at the reviews for George S. Clason's <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0451205367/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=domclacy-21&creative=6738&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0451205367&linkId=32502d8a9e771fd04bfdd00c4c2db2eb" target="_blank">The Richest Man in Babylon</a>. I wasn't sure. How many times can you be told the same thing about saving money, cutting your expenses, getting into the 'frugal' habit. I didn't want to be frugal, I wanted to make money, be wealthy. A book of 144 pages is hardly going to stack up against some of the other monsters in the 'teach yourself wealth' category on Amazon, is it. What on Earth were those other blogs on about, "most important book you will ever read"?</p><br />If it wasn't for the price of £5.95 including delivery, I may have given it a miss. Thank goodness I didn't. This <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0451205367/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=domclacy-21&creative=6738&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0451205367&linkId=32502d8a9e771fd04bfdd00c4c2db2eb" target="_blank">book</a> will be the most important book you will ever read. It will be the most important book you ever re-read. In fact it might be the most important book you ever re-purchase if like me you lend your first copy to your brother and it doesn't find it's way back!<br /><br />The <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0451205367/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=domclacy-21&creative=6738&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0451205367&linkId=32502d8a9e771fd04bfdd00c4c2db2eb" target="_blank">Richest Man in Babylon</a> is a guide to personal wealth. No that is unfair, it is the framework for personal wealth. That sounds more accurate. And it is written simply. George Clason was in no way attempting to produce a novel that would keep you busy for weeks whilst you sit on a sun lounger on a beach somewhere nice. This is a framework, a set of rules, that at 144 pages you will read in an evening. A mantra that at 144 pages is short enough to re-read, repeat to yourself, even digest piecemeal whilst you have a few minutes spare in the water closet.<br /><br />Babylon it seems was a place of great wealth, wealth that had flowed from a desire of individuals to be wealthy, and willingness to learn the trade. I picked up this book with that burning desire, and the same willingness, and what I found was reassurance, that I was not obsessed but merely following some kind of historical journey, much like those in the book who seek the wisdom of Arkad, one of the richest men in Babylon.<br /><br />What I like about this book is how quickly you become engaged with the short stories, but also how quickly and succinctly those short stories deliver you to a stone tablet of knowledge. In fact in the space of a single chapter you will come away with seven "cures" for lean purse, including not least the equivalent of <a href="https://avariciousape.blogspot.com/2020/07/budget-budget-budget.html#more" target="_blank">budgeting as discussed in my previous blog post</a> . In another chapter you learn quickly of the five rules of gold and the simple, realistic, goals that flow from them, allowing you to walk away from the <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0451205367/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=domclacy-21&creative=6738&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0451205367&linkId=f5112f55da60f0b31606876ad2086dce" target="_blank">Richest Man in Babylon</a> and take action.<br /><br />The books lays to waste certain fallacies regarding luck, rapid massive wealth, and the "I can't possible become wealthy" viewpoint. Instead it provides you with direction for how you can make small changes to your finances to steer your family towards a better financial standing. Take, for instance, the logic of "pay yourself first". Savings and investments for me were things to aim for at the end of the month, with the money I had left. Actually, what sense does this make? Why should I pay myself last with leftovers. I earned that money, it is going to me first! Immediately I put the Richest Man in Babylon down and looked at what I was saving at the end of each month. I added 10% and said I would pay into savings the new figure <u>at the start of every month</u>. Do you know what, it wasn't a problem at all, so the next month I added another 10%. Eventually I found a point where I did start to struggle to make it to the end of the month, so backed off the savings a little, but was still saving, at the start of every month, a darn sight more than I was when I was saving at the end of the month. Simple changes make a big difference.<br /><br />This book will not give you detailed step by step approaches to setting up a business, making ebay work for you, how to find a good bank account, how to invest in stocks or property. It is at a higher level than that. If you can go with the story of Babylon, imagine stone tablets engraved with short lessons or rules for wealth, and that is what you get. It really does give you that framework, the feeling that if you follow the rules you can sleep easy your wealth will grow. Take time to establish a baseline before you move onto specific routes for wealth. <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0451205367/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=domclacy-21&creative=6738&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0451205367&linkId=f5112f55da60f0b31606876ad2086dce" target="_blank">The Richest Man in Babylon</a> will certainly give you this.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-33550445593177325652020-10-04T09:55:00.001+01:002020-10-04T09:55:43.069+01:00Make extra cash by having a budget<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Sorting your budget is an important step in taking you and your family forward to financial freedom. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">It isn’t as exciting as other ways of “making money”, but it is by far the easiest way</span></span></p><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">you can do it, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">and I hope is within grasp of all of us.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> Even more important is that b</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">udgeting </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">helps you understand </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">the very nature of</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">money,</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> your money. It helps you understand where </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">your money</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> flows to and </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">crucially</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> where </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">you</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> may be able to make interventions </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">t</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">o help more </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">of your money flow into those useful places where it can work for you – savings and </span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">investments. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">It is here you can put your money to work, to</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> make even more money!</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">Budgeting helps prompt you to evaluate where you are spending too much, and where you </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">are spending too little. The principles you learn through budgeting will stay with your forever. </span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">So start now!</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">The three outcomes we are aiming for from</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> budgeting </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">are as follows</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">:</span>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1) An understanding of your money flow. </span>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">2) </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Identification of</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">interventions </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">that</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> reduce </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">unnecessary expenditure.</span>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">3) </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Redirection of more money to savings and investments.</span>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">We all want to make more money </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">(</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">even those of us that say we don’t want or care about </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">money, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">really do!)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">But when we come across more money, if we do not understand </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">money </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">flow of follow a budget</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">, we will sure as anything haemorrhage that additional money as </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">quick</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">ly</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> as we came across it. Budgeting teaches us to understand two very simple principles: </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">income; and </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">expenditure</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">. These are the very basics of financial knowledge and without </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">knowing them inside out, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">and</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> how they apply to your situation, you will fail on your journey to </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">wealth and financial freedom.</span>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">We all have an income of some sort – the money coming in. All of us have outgoings – the </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">money going out. But can we all say exactly where and how much of </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">each</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> we have? </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">W</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">here </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">is </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">your income</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> going? </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">W</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">hat is the difference between your income and outgoings? Could it </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">be better? If these are questions you cannot answer now, you should be establishing or </span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">reviewing your budget </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">to find out</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">I have been budgeting for years, and yet even in my</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> own </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">annual budget review, I still identify improvements that could be made. Maybe a mortgage </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">has reduced in cost, freeing up additional cash forgotten about through the year. Maybe a </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">new child has come into the family, and the additional cost there has eaten up a chunk of </span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">your income that is perhaps larger than you thought. Maybe you didn’t realise you spen</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">d</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">£200 a week on your food shop, which is </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">£100 more per week than you </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">wished you had </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">spent</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">, or £5200 extra per year! Budgeting helps you identify these trends, these areas for </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">intervention, to give you a very important baseline from day zero on your journey to wealth: </span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">a money flow that </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">goes</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> minimally to costs or liabilities and maximally to assets </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">(savings and </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">investments)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">. More on assets and liabilities later, but for now concentrate of establishing your </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">budget and review it yearly (at least, to ensure you are not falling into bad habits. We all do!).</span>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">I have generated the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uryYWSHXuORCfHnXeQlxWQyIpw-pbc32/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">following tool</a> to help you establish your budget. Essentially it aims to </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">capture your yearly income and outgoings, so you can see your money flow. Try it for yourself,</span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> and </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">please </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">be honest. There is no use in fiddling the numbers at this stage – remember </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">you </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">are starting your journey here </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">with the rest of us.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">T</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">hings will improve no matter how the </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">budget looks right now! When you have completed your budget, grab a cup of tea and look at </span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">the numbers. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Study them.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> What are they telling you? Are you ending the year with a net </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">income, or are you in the red? Either way there will be room for improvement. Remember we </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">are wanting to reduce our outgoings to maximise our ability to save and invest in other money</span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;"> making assets. This is the wonderful cycle of making money – the more you can save, the </span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">more you can invest, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">and </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">the more money you can make </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">which you can then reinvest, etc!</span>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Right so you have studied your budget</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Let’s look at specifics that often come up in budgets.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">How much </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">money</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> goes on clothes, on food, on gyms, on your phone bill? How much goes </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">into savings? This is where your opportunity to make money begins. Do you need to spend </span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">£150 per week on food – what about £125 instead, would that work, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">could you cope</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">? It is £25</span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">a week yes, but that is £1300 per year. Redirecting the flow of that £1300 from costs and </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">towards investments, such as a simple bank account earning 5% interest would earn you an </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">additional £65 a year! If you can skim a further £25 off your weekly food shop, that saves your</span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">£2600 per year and at 5% earns you £130! This is easy money, and even during the recent </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">period of abysmal bank account interest rates a 5% rate was available up to about a month </span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">ago. Keep going with this “red teaming” of your budget – </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">really attack it, dig into the detail,</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> in </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">fact get someone else to look at it, and note those moments where they say “how much?”, as </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">these are the hints as to areas where you likely can improve. Your mortgage, can you switch </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">and save? I recently switched from a 3% fixed deal to a 1.3% fixed deal, saving me £200 per </span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">month, or £2400 per year, or £12000 across the 5 year fixed mortgage period. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">That pays for </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">my new car in 5 years time.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> Do you really need to upgrade your iphone to the latest version </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">and pay £30 or £40 per month on your contract? </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">K</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">eep your older version, and go sim only for</span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">£5 per month! Redirect the flow of that £25 per month, or £300 per year, into savings and </span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">investments, and make your money work for you! </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">You might surprise yourself as to how much </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">you could save.</span>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">When you have worked out where and what you could save, make it happen. Don’t reach for </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">the moon just yet though, implement realistic changes. Don’t set yourself up to fail, but do </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">take action. There are numerous websites that can help you find better deals on your various </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">contracts etc, and numerous websites to help you find good saving accounts for your saved </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">cash. Try and perhaps save 10% of your expenditure and redirect that to savings. You have to</span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">get your house in order before you take on the World of making money!</span>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">One final point. Where you do reduce your expenditure, actively move that saved money </span></span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">monthly into a separate account. Don’t leave it in your main account because you will spend </span></pre><pre class="western"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">it! Then you can watch your pot of savings grow and start thinking about other exciting ways </span></pre><pre class="western"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">to put that money to work for you.</span>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Enjoy the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uryYWSHXuORCfHnXeQlxWQyIpw-pbc32/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">budget planner</a>, and please do leave comments below.</span></span></pre>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-37458219211872991152013-10-24T20:28:00.002+01:002013-10-24T20:31:33.111+01:00Technorati<a href="http://technorati.com/technorati" rel="tag" target="_blank">Technorati</a> is, in its simplest form, an <a href="http://technorati.com/internet" rel="tag" target="_blank">Internet </a> search engine for searching blogs. Technorati looks at the <a href="http://technorati.com/tags" rel="tag" target="_blank">tags</a> authors place on their websites and uses them to categorize search results. So if you were to put lots of 'technology' related tags on your website or blog, it would be listed in the 'technology' section of Technorati.
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So why is Technorati useful to you, as a blogger? Well it is the leading blog search engine and directory, so being listed on Technorati is one step towards a wider audience. The blog index is used by advertisers who 'want-in' on your discussions- so there is the possibility of attracting <a href="http://technorati.com/affiliatemarketing" rel="tag" target="_blank">affiliate marketing</a> contacts who have sought you out from the crowd, rather than vice-versa. Your 'impact' is quantified through <a href="http://technorati.com/technoratiauthority" rel="tag" target="_blank"> 'Technorati Authority'</a>. The more links (and other associated data) made to your blog, within a defined time period, the higher your ranking. Top ranking blogs get more attention from other bloggers and advertisers, and ultimately more hits for you. Technorati is a 'power site' with many links to and from it and a high <a href="http://technorati.com/google" rel="tag" target="_blank">Google</a> ranking. The more links you make to Technorati through 'tags', the more attractive your blog will look to Google, and possibly, just possibly, the higher your search engine ranking on Google!<br />
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Technorati can be accessed by <a href="http://technorati.com/" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. Next time: <span style="color: red;">What is Google Adsense?</span><br />
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If you cannot wait until next time, <a href="http://37edemgstgq0bv2i515yateo3w.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_top">Click Here</a> for more blogging advice.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-52836506899549371512013-10-14T19:50:00.000+01:002013-10-14T19:53:25.181+01:00Click Bank<a href="http://technorati.com/click-bank" rel="tag" target="_blank">Click Bank</a> is an asset to any blogger who has definitive and informative knowledge in any specialist subject area. Using an innovative online platform, Click Bank encourages the entrepreneur in all of us to think long and hard about how we can <a href="http://technorati.com/monetize" rel="tag" target="_blank"> monetize</a> our written word, audio products and videos.
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Click Bank promotes repeat sales to customers over time, not just one off sales, and through use of the internet, this is easier to achieve than most would think. We all blog because it is fun, right? That is what keeps us doing it, week after week, month after month. This level of dedication acquires an <a href="http://technorati.com/establishedaudience" rel="tag" target="_blank">established audience</a>, who you can then point to other products (listed on Click Bank) that they would also enjoy - and <a href="http://technorati.com/earnprofit" rel="tag" target="_blank">earn profit</a> in the process. This scheme is referred to as Click Bank affiliates.
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I am not going to tell you that you can <a href="http://technorati.com/makemillions" rel="tag" target="_blank">make millions</a> of pounds over night. However, an established and loyal audience, plus effective affiliate marketing, can earn you a nice side income. Then what's even better, is you will enjoy it!
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There is a catch-22 here, like all money making schemes, you do not want to irritate your readers. So <a href="http://technorati.com/affiliatemarket" rel="tag" target="_blank">affiliate market</a> carefully - only push the products you believe in, perhaps products you have tried, like the <a href="http://a5e08uftm6e-gv19bf37pw8ofn.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_top">Profitable Blogging Secrets</a> guide I found when I joined. If you can push a good product in front of a readers eyes...and they like it, they will come back for more and more, benefiting Click Bank of course, but you and your blog too!
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So what can you earn from your blog? Click Bank offers up to 75% <a href="http://technorati.com/commission" rel="tag" target="_blank">commission</a>, although it is set by the vendor themselves. So lets assume just a 25% commission, and you promote a $40 product. You get one sale, thats $10 earnt. Now how many visits to your blog do you get? The best blogs might get 1000 visits a day, but lets just go for 10 visits a day. What is that over a year? Well its 3650 visits. Now if you only convert 10% of visits to purchases thats 365 products at $40 sale price. Based on your somewhat under estimated 25% commission you would get $3650 profit. That is profit for doing something you would have done anyway, something which you enjoy.
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How do you sign up? Just head over to <a href="http://www.clickbank.com/signup/"> Click Bank </a> now and sign up as an affiliate. Do you know what is even better, it's free!
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<br />Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-31495502325881645192009-09-24T08:21:00.000+01:002009-09-24T08:21:49.051+01:00Affiliate Marketing<a href="http://technorati.com/affiliate-marketing" rel="tag" target="_blank">Affiliate marketing</a> is an <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/internet" rel="tag" target="_blank">Internet</a> based marketing practice in which a business rewards it's affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate's efforts. It all comes down to driving traffic to a businesses site really. If you are a website owner and can help a <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/business" rel="tag" target="_blank">business</a> in this way, you will be rewarded.<br />
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<div> </div>There are three individuals or groups that are involved in affiliate marketing. The business selling the products, the <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/affiliate" rel="tag" target="_blank">affiliate</a> promoting the products and the customer who visits the affiliate's website. Usually the affiliate earns a commission on sales of a businesses products but it can be possible to find affiliate marketing schemes that generate revenue on an ad-click basis.<br />
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<ul><li>Search affiliates that utilize pay per click search engines to promote the advertisers' offers (i.e., search arbitrage)</li>
<li>Comparison shopping websites and directories</li>
<li>Loyalty websites, typically characterized by providing a reward system for purchases via points back, cash back</li>
<li>CRM sites that offer charitable donations</li>
<li>Coupon and rebate websites that focus on sales promotions</li>
<li>Content and niche market websites, including product review sites</li>
<li>Personal websites (This type of website was the reason for the birth of affiliate marketing; however, such websites are almost reduced to complete irrelevance compared to the other types of affiliate websites.)[citation needed]</li>
<li>Weblogs and website syndication feeds</li>
<li>E-mail list affiliates (i.e., owners of large opt-in -mail lists that typically employ e-mail drip marketing) and newsletter list affiliates, which are typically more content-heavy</li>
<li>Registration path or co-registration affiliates who include offers from other merchants during the registration process on their own website</li>
<li>Shopping directories that list merchants by categories without providing coupons, price comparisons, or other features based on information that changes frequently, thus requiring continual updates</li>
<li>Cost per action networks (i.e., top-tier affiliates) that expose offers from the advertiser with which they are affiliated to their own network of affiliates</li>
<li>Websites using adbars (e.g. Adsense) to display context-sensitive, highly-relevant ads for products on the site</li>
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Great marketing schemes I use myself include <a href=”http://dic105.reseller.hop.clickbank.net” target=”_blank”>Click Bank</a>, <a href="https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/join/landing/main.html" target="_blank">Amazon Associates</a> and and <a href="http://www.google.com/adsense" target="_blank">Google Adsense</a>. I will be reviewing each of these programs in later posts.<br />
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First of all I must talk to you about driving <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/traffic" rel="tag" target="_blank">traffic</a>. Without traffic you have no chance of <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/making-money-online" rel="tag" target="_blank">making money online</a> because you have no-one clicking on your advertisements. So how do we do this? Well actually there is no single 'get traffic quickly' method that will do this for you, no matter what you might read online. You need a combination of methods and some patience. You need to make sure your domain name is a common one so that you can get a modest click-rate right from the word go and so that your site is easy to index by search engines. Then you need to submit your site to lots of search engines and continue to write good, high quality articles regularily. Usually I would stop here when discussing blogging with beginners because I feel it is important to master the basics of blogging before moving on to the more elite stuff. <br />
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However, in this article I am going to reveal a tried and tested blogging technique that could boost your <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blog" rel="tag" target="_blank">blog</a> traffic by an order of magnitude. I use this method for all my blogs and you really can notice the difference. This phenomenon is so simple but so effective and is called back-linking. You need to sign up to sites like <a href="http://www.ezinearticle.com/" target="_blank">Ezine Articles</a> and <a href="http://www.goarticles.com/" targer="_blank">Go Articles</a> which are free online article directories. You can get free content for your blog from these pages but in this instance you are going to give away your high quality articles. But won't that aid the competition? Yes is the short answer but for every article you submit you must submit a source web address, then anyone who ever uses your article must quote the source. This is just online referencing but because the source is your domain name this gives you lots of links pointing back towards your site. Search engines love this process and it really boosts your ranking = more visitors!<br />
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Now I will discuss how advertising on your blog can help supplment your income with simple but continual effort on your behalf. I will assume your visitor counts are reasonable and will outline the different methods you can use to make money online.<br />
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<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/advertising" rel="tag" target="_blank">Advertising</a> and <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/affiliate-marketing" rel="tag" target="_blank">affiliate marketing</a> are the two buzzwords in the 'making money online' sections of most how-to websites. Both are relatively easy to setup on your blog but placing adverts on your page is perhaps more eyecatching and requires less work. This will be our starting point. So what do I mean when I say you place adverts on your page? Well as an example there is a marketing program available from <a href="http://www.google.com/" target="_blank">Google</a> called <a href="http://www.google.com/adwords" target="_blank">Adwords</a> where companies will pay Google to advertise their sites on their search engine and on affiliated sites. Google gets paid every time a web surfer clicks on the link they have advertised. Bloggers and other website owners can also benefit from this program by signing up to the <a href="http://www.google.com/adsense" target="_blank">Adsense</a> program which in a nutshell allows Google to advertise on your site. So when somebody comes to your site and clicks on an advert hosted by Google, Google get paid and you get paid. Simple! The amount you get paid per click is small but with large visitor numbers and a high click-rate you can begin to earn a steady income.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Next Time: Affiliate Marketing</span>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-48526898555757056712009-09-10T12:02:00.000+01:002009-09-10T12:02:19.809+01:00Blogging to the Bank 3.0 - Honest Review<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogging" rel="tag" target="_blank">Blogging</a> is not a new phenomenom. Do not be mistaken, blogging is continually developing but the idea of a <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/weblog" rel="tag" target="_blank">weblog</a> has been around for some time. Most people are using blogs to record their thoughts and their lives, like an <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/online-diary" rel="tag" target="_blank">online diary</a>. However there are a few of us who has mastered the art of blogging and have use it as a route to wealth.<br />
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Somebody who has used blogging for this purpose is Rob Benwell. In 2006, after perfecting the art of blogging for some time (and becoming very rich, after all you would not tell of your exploits until you yourself were rich would you?) he decided to tell of his amazing achievements. Most importantly though, for us struggling bloggers, he revealed the tips and tricks that have earnt him a fortune. Hence <a href="http://ca8971yy3n7o3v35vqiy6l1zeu.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=CIOB" target="_blank">Blogging to the Bank</a>. As you might imagine as time passes old systems become obselete and new methods are required to keep bringing in income and to stay ahead of the market. This is where the subject of this review, <a href="http://ca8971yy3n7o3v35vqiy6l1zeu.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=CIOB" target="_blank">Blogging to the Bank 3.0</a>, comes into focus.<br />
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In 2005 Rob was not making any <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/make-money-online" rel="tag" target="_blank">money online</a>, he was struggling and had recently dropped out of college. Not a good start and the debt was mounting. He was trying so many techniques from so many different Gurus that for effort, you would give him the Nobel Prize! After a while he began to doubt these '<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/get-rich-quick" rel="tag" target="_blank">Get Rich Quick</a>' techniques and began using his own techniques, making money using simple blogs. In 2006 he shared this with the world and many people became rich from his logic. He still kept a few of his own secrets though to stay ahead of the competition gradually revealing more and more at conventions such as Yanik Silver's underground Seminar. The culmination of this period was <a href="http://ca8971yy3n7o3v35vqiy6l1zeu.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=CIOB" target="_blank">Blogging to the Bank 2.0</a> which has been read by 50,000 people world-wide.<br />
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Now knowing the history of Rob Benwell we can assume that even then he kept some secrets which he has gradually drip fed to the blogging community on the following years. These new tips are what we call 'the icing on the cake' and set aside Rob's blogs from other bloggers work. <a href="http://ca8971yy3n7o3v35vqiy6l1zeu.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=CIOB" target="_blank">Blogging to the Bank 3.0</a> is that latest, most up to date, easily digestible helping from Mr Benwell himself. It is full of great techniques that work online right now! Everything is explained in plain English with no buffering or gobble-de-gook. Just cold, hard facts! In all honesty I got the book in the afternoon and by the evening I was creating great, profitable blogs! Here is a great summary of <a href="http://ca8971yy3n7o3v35vqiy6l1zeu.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=CIOB" target="_blank">Blogging to the Bank 3.0</a> I found on <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/youtube" rel="tag" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://ca8971yy3n7o3v35vqiy6l1zeu.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=CIOB" target="_blank">Blogging to the Bank 3.0</a> is a blueprint to Rob's blogging success. He even admits that he follows the exact route laid out in <a href="http://ca8971yy3n7o3v35vqiy6l1zeu.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=CIOB" targer="_blank">Blogging to the Bank 3.0</a> every time he creates a new blog! There is even an advanced section on Search Engine Optimization or SEO which is a new development in the Internet World.<br />
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The only negative I can find is some of his spelling/grammer could be improved but he is not entering a spelling contest, he wants to make you money!<br />
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If you want to make easy money online, with relatively small start-up fees then <a href="http://ca8971yy3n7o3v35vqiy6l1zeu.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=CIOB" target="_blank">Blogging to the Bank 3.0</a> is your blueprint to blogging success.<br />
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To get started online your could try hosting your site on <a href="http://www.xanga.com" target="_blank"> Xanga </a> or <a href="http://www.blogger.com" target="_blank"> Blogger </a> or the very popular <a href="http://www.wordpress.com" target="_blank"> Wordpress </a>. All of these sites offer free blogging that can be set up quick and easily and are worldwide communities offering great <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blog" rel="tag">blog</a> exposure.<br />
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<a href="http://www.myspace.com" target="_blank"> Myspace </a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com" target="_blank"> Facebook </a> are online social networking giants. As such, Google and other search engines love these sites offering great exposure for your blog. Just create your personal page and add links to your blog.<br />
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If you are reading this blog you are probably interested in making money online. Well there are numerous sites that help you do this. The first two I want to tell you about are <a href="http://dic105.reseller.hop.clickbank.net"
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To avoid some of the blogging pitfalls many unfortunately fall into you should try visiting some 'expert' blogger sites. Sites like <a href="http://www.marketingquickiesv2.com/ionut/first20.html" target="_blank">Marketing Quickies</a> and <a href="http://769be8w68-kvcs8yxpqq6veuft.hop.clickbank.net/" targer="_blank">Blogging to the Bank</a> both offer some great advice on blogging techniques.<br />
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You want to get as much <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/traffic" rel="tag">traffic</a> to your blog as is humanly possible. Without the traffic, there is no opportunity for income. I always quote a 1% rule as a lower bound for profits. If you have 1000 people visit your site a month you may have 10 person click on an advertisement. Of those 10 people only 10% may actually make a purchase, so you need 1000 unique visitors for just 1 purchase. This is extremist but a good path to follow as it is much better to underestimate things at this early age. Consider adding your blogs to blog directories like <a href="http://www.blogcatalog.com" target="_blank">Blog Catalog</a> and <a href="http://dir.yahoo.com/news_and_media/blogs/" target="_blank">Yahoo</a>. The same goes for the listings on <a href="http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/On_the_Web/Weblogs/" target="_blank"> Google</a>.<br />
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Another mechanism for gaining essential exposure for your blog is through submitting your own articles to <a href="http://www.ezinearticles.com" target="_blank">Ezine Articles</a>. You offer your article up for free use by other bloggers but you can cunningly add your blog link to the end of the article such that it must be posted on all other sites where it is used. This gives you great and essential <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/back-links" rel="tag">back links</a> which Google loves!<br />
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A final site that is a must is <a href="http://www/problogger.com" target="_blank">Pro Blogger</a>. This is a hub for blogging advice in an easy to digest format.<br />
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That should get you started for now. Good Luck!<br />
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<font color="red">Next Time: An Honest Review - Blogging to the Bank 3.0</font>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-32069060805403117272009-09-02T13:19:00.000+01:002009-09-02T13:19:29.824+01:00Business BloggingThere are great advantages for <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/business" rel="tag">businesses</a> who own a webblog, both large and small. Perhaps the most obvious advantage is that one can maintain excellent communication relationships with employees and customers. Nowadays <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blog" rel="tag">blogs</a> have even become a means of sharing information and expertise at very advanced levels meaning increased profit for the company. You may think that large businesses stand to make the most from <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogging" rel="tag">blogging</a>, you are wrong! A highly specific set of web pages such as a blog, successfully substitutes an extensive online presence. Dynamic blogs also offer feed-back and various issues are tackled quickly.<br />
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Blogs are regarded as informal but they are still a great way to develop business contacts. They are not 'in your face' like many promotive sites offering the reader a more relaxed introduction to the company. As for <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/personal" rel="tag">personal</a> blogging customer feed-back can be negative or positive and a business must prepare for both. Monitoring a <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/weblog" rel="tag">weblog</a> is essential if one does not wish the company to have a bad name.<br />
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A blog can also be used to spread information to employees on a daily basis. Blogs have been shown to significantly contribute to team building and communication between departments of the same company. So perhaps a blog would be better than your current weekly newsletter?<br />
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Blogging is not without its short falls. For instance, maintaining a blog requires hard work and can be time consuming. Additionally e-commerce opportunities are fewer when it comes to using a blog over a regular site. Blogging is a great way to promote a new business online but eventually you may choose to parallel it with a regular promotion site.<br />
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<font color="red"> Next Time: Ten Blogging Sites You Need To Know </font>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-61510854086666823422009-08-28T09:55:00.005+01:002009-08-28T11:16:53.533+01:00Personal BloggingMany of us keep <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/personal" rel="tag">personal</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/diary" rel="tag">diaries</a> of events that have occured over the last few weeks, months, years, even a lifetime. With the emergence of the <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/internet" rel="tag">Internet</a> and the great opportunities for reaching a wide and interested audience, many are now keeping these records online. There are 1,668,870,408 Internet users in the World; your audience. To have but one subscriber wanting to read your online diary on a regular basis gives one great satisfaction and a feeling of purpose. I believe that this is the attraction of personal <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogging" rel="tag">blogging</a>.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/on-line-exhibits/diaries/pics/diary_open_520.jpg" height="344" width="425"><br /><br />The online diary, which we call <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/weblog" rel"tag">weblog</a>, often goes well beyond the boundaries of simple communication. There are gripping articles and lots of interactive features that create an entertaining environment for any Internet user. Many brilliant writers began by keeping weblogs, records of personal thought, comments and ideas. Personal <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogs" rel="tag">blogs</a> allow a limitless space for expression of opinion and a clear record of ones development.<br /><br />Personal blogging comes with caution as certain aspects of ones personal life can be detremental to other goals you may have set yourself, such as business success. Much caution now goes with <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/myspace" rel="tag">MySpace</a> pages and <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/facebook" rel="tag">Facebook</a> pages; what better way for a company to see the 'true' individual they may be hiring? It is sensible from the outset to keep personal and business blogging separate and to follow a few simple rules to ensure your personal <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blog" rel="tag">blog</a> is successful.<br /><br />The first thing you need to put effort into is the topic of the articles you post; they are responsible for the overall image of the blog. There are many poor personal blogs, with uninteresting work and poor grammar and spelling. Please bear in mind that anybody with Internet access can view your blog and so you have a responsibility to self-censoring. This is for your benefit as well as others and unfortunately there have been cases of stalking and even stolen identity. Also remember that blogs are interactive; do not write about aspects of your life to which other peoples comments could hurt your feelings.<br /><br />As long as you monitor your <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/writing" rel="tag">writing</a> and others comments and adhere to your own self-censoring policy the outlook for your blog should be bright. When you write a personal blog you must consider its affect on your family and your friends. Do not fall into the trap of believing a weblog is a private, secretive place where you can store your opinions and thoughts. Your thoughts can have great power when you publish them to the World, but with great power comes great responsibility.<br /><br /><font color="red"> Next Time: Business Blogging </font>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-30102843585217402512009-08-26T10:07:00.006+01:002009-08-26T11:12:07.511+01:00Overview: How do I get started blogging?When you ask how a successful <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/business" rel="tag">business</a> communicates I am in not doubt that the main reply will be '<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/online" rel="tag">online</a>'. Online communications are by far the most successful and effective ones worldwide. Email means no stamps, quick access and direct contact, no questions asked. More advanced techniques such as <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/video" rel="tag">video</a>-conferencing even allow the user to meet face to face with their clients, even though they are half way across the world. Yes online communication saves money, time while also allowing transactions,advertising and administration. Now forming part of this trend is <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogging" rel="tag">blogging</a>. There are a few outline rules you need to follow to get started blogging, but believe me, it can be as easy as putting finger to keyboard. Now a lot of sites and indeed other <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogs" rel="tag">blogs</a> will try to make this process sound more advanced, specialised and technical than it actually is. I aim to make blogging as simple as learning your ABC's or 123's.<br /><br /><img src="http://edutech.csun.edu/aln/files/UserImages/blogging.JPG" width="425" height="344"><br />Image from http://edutech.csun.edu.<br /><br /><strong>Purpose</strong><br /><br />The most important thing for the creation of a <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blog" rel="tag">blog</a> is the purpose, why are you actually writing it and who are you writing it for. Now be honest here, if you are writing a blog to make money then thats fine but realise this. Do not fool yourself into believing you are interested in a subject that clearly you are not; you may lose enthusiasm later on down the line and heres why: <br /><br />Joe wants to <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/make_money_online" rel="tag">make money online</a> so decides to write a <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/weblog" rel="tag">weblog</a>. 'Great!' he thinks, 'This seems easy enough!'. He reads online about how <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/politics" rel="tag">Politics</a> and <a href="http://www.gonecampinguk.com" target="_blank"> Camping </a>are commonly searched for themes on <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a>. He decides to base his blog on Politics while making money from advertisements. Joe has no interest in Politics but realises the potential for making money from this area. Guess what, 4 weeks down the line and no new content is being posted to the blog, Joe has forgotten about it, members have moved on.<br /><br />It <strong>IS</strong> difficult to continuously write about a subject that you have no interest in. There are ways around this by obtaining blog content from elsewhere but initially it is good to base your blog on a subject you are interested in. That way you have more to give and can interact with your readers honestly and effectively. You can make money from any blog on any subject.<br /><br /><strong> Doing the Work</strong><br /><br />Who will create your blog, you? Or will you hire somebody to do it for you? If you are a business owner trying to promote yourself perhaps you do not have the time to write and maintain a blog, but you see the potential in it. This is not such an extravagant idea and quite a few people hire a blogging pro to get thing started and on the right track, then take over themselves.<br /><br /><strong> Plan, Plan, Plan </strong><br /><br />Before even starting the actual blogging project, create a detailed plan. You really need this so that you do not get distracted from your true goal. Read alot, I mean alot. Download popular ebooks that will help you through this process, a favourite of mine is <a href="http://463896p79s9r1y17ypdsbz5p2y.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_blank">Blogging to the Bank</a>. The author is a successful blogger now earning a living from his work. As with anything preparation is key and the '<a href="http://cashinonblogs.blogspot.com">Cash In On Blogs</a>' blog will help you through this important process. You will need objectives, investment and the analysis of cost and profit, targeted audience, blog updates, administration and monitoring tools. You will need to really ask yourself 'Can I do the work?' 'Do people want to read this?' 'Will it make money?'<br /><br /><strong> Attracting Visitors </strong><br /><br />The full potential of a blog is realised when you are attracting visitors. If your visitor numbers grow and consistantly return to check for regular updates, you know your content is sticky and interesting. To get the ball rolling search for special software that helps you choose the best keywords to use in your posts (the kind people search for all the time on search engines). This process is known as Search Engine Optimization or SEO as you might have already discovered. You need to learn as many SEO secrets as you can. Note, you will not find all of these in books and guides. If you had found a way to get high traffic yields to your website, would you share it with the world and potential competition? SEO should be a buzzword for all bloggers.<br /><br /><strong> Sources of Revenue </strong><br /><br />Bear in mind that if you have great content and lots of visitors you still are not making any money. The hard bit however is out of the way. Now you need to monetize your blog by placing advertisements, sponsored links etc in appropriate places on your site. This is known as affiliate <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/marketing" rel="tag">marketing</a> and will be discussed further in a later blog post. A popular marketing scheme I use comes from <a href="http://dic105.reseller.hop.clickbank.net" target="_blank"> ClickBank</a>. The key point here is that great SEO + great advertising = $$$!<br /><br /><strong> Do Not Forget the Basics </strong><br /><br />It is very easy to get caught up in marketing hype and trying to out do the competition and forget about the most important principle, content. Great content fill the best sites and is the reason why people subscribe to your blog and come back time and time again. Search engines love great content including videos and pictures. If you offer free email advice or a weekly newsletter, advertise it and use it as a way of retaining your members.<br /><br />Be dedicated, punctual and responsible. Learn from the ground up and you will go far. You can even start write now, doing your research and learning about blogging. Choose a niche topic and start writing draft posts. If you really want you can even have a play with the free blogging utility <a href="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</a>. I have found a video for you on <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/youtube" rel="tag">YouTube</a> that should help:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BnploFsS_tY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BnploFsS_tY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />As always any comments are more than welcome, I am here to help! This blog will step you through the process piece by piece, goal by goal and within no time you will have a successful Internet blog!<br /><br /><font color="red"> Next Time: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/personal" rel="tag">Personal</a> Blogging </font><em></em><em></em><em></em>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-87633149084520288032009-08-25T09:45:00.005+01:002009-08-25T13:17:26.777+01:00Is Blogging Profitable?I think we are all in agreement that the <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/internet" rel="tag">Internet</a> contains a wealth of opportunities for making some extra <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/money" rel="tag">money</a> and supplementing an income. <a href="http://technorati/com/tag/blogging" rel="tag">Blogging</a> harnesses these revenue prospects but in a low cost way with little effort actually coming from the blogger. Is it really possible to earn money in such a simplistic fashion? If so, then why isn't everybody doing it? I have described blogging initially as an online <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/diary" rel="tag">diary</a> but over time through confidence in personal expression and advancing monetization methods, blogging has evolved. Most desirable by bloggers is to now turn their work into a home-<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/business" rel="tag">business</a>. Who wouldn't want to earn money for doing something which they enjoy? This is a goal for all of us.<br /><br />We will start with the established <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blog" rel="tag">blog</a>. Great quality content, a witty and interesting author and the subject base <a href="http://9dba20p6dxhw0n6b0klkq6h7o8.hop.clickbank.net/"> 'Making Money Online'</a>. This blog has a large number of subscribers and consistantly has 1000 hits from visitors per month. Now anyone running a business that specialises in delivering advice for making money online, runs an online marketplace or produces a product that delivers more traffic to a website etc would see advertising on this blog as a great money spinner. Heres why:<br /><br />The visitors to the blog are clearly interested in making money online, perhaps they have their own businesses and want to make more money through increased sales or they just want to supplement their income using the Internet for this means. A well established businessman would see the marketing potential here and ask to advertise on the homepage of the blog, somewhere near the top of the page with a catchy slogan:<br /><a href="http://31ad67k45pjn5u2xkyq9zi2yep.hop.clickbank.net/"><br /><font color="red"> Fat Loss For Idiots </font><br /></a><br />Now my <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/friends" rel="tag">friends</a> this is bound to draw the eyes of the 1000 visitors away from whatever article they are reading on the blog for at least 1 second, yes? Well so far so good, 1000 glances at this advertisement per month. Now lets be really conservative here, say 10% of the visitors actually click the link attached to the slogan:<br /><a href="http://31ad67k45pjn5u2xkyq9zi2yep.hop.clickbank.net/"><br /><font color="red"> Fat Loss For Idiots </font><br /></a><br />Thats 100 people per month following through to the business' homepage to read about the product, great! Now we are going to be even more conservative and say that just 10% of these people go and actually buy the advertised product. Thats 10 sales extra per month the business has gained. If the product is priced at say $20 then thats $2400 in extra sales per year. Most bloggers will advertise for a small commission, for continuity we will again say 10% (although much higher commissions can be made!). Now the blogger is earning $240 per year, and the business is earning and $2160 per year! Very lucrative!<br /><br />So you can see that through little effort on either part, both are earning money. You can scale this up for yourself for popular <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/webblog" rel="tag">webblogs</a> recieving 100,000 visits per month etc.<br /><br />A key factor mentioned here is visitor numbers, you must be recieving plenty of hits for this process to work.Luckily this is attainable for most by following a few simple procedures that I will discuss in the following weeks. To summarise though you must make web search possible directly from your blog using perhaps one of the <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a> programs available. Then your blog visitors should be able to interact with your blog; make comments, download images, subscribe etc. You must regularily update your blog to make it 'sticky' for the reader and then monitor your site statistics regularily; visitor number, time on site etc.<br /><br />It is not just companies promoting single products that want to advertise on your site, there are also great advertising companies like <a href="http://www.google.com/adsense">Google Adsense</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/adwords">Google Adwords</a>, <a href="http://dic105.reseller.hop.clickbank.net" target=_blank> Clickbank </a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/associates">Amazon Associates</a> that allow you to advertise lots of different products for lots of companies using banners, link groups etc that are created by the marketing company for you.<br /><br />If you have great content, great functionality and good adverts then word will get around and traffic will come to your site and you will make money. However there are a few tips and tricks that will make this a much quicker process, some of which will be discussed next time.<br /><br /><font color="red"> Next Time: How Do I Start Blogging? </font>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-19324281652756820602009-08-24T16:37:00.007+01:002009-08-25T13:21:36.580+01:00Who Blogs Anyway?<div align="left">You may have a certain stereotype in your mind as to who actually '<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogs">blogs</a>' and who reads a blogs content. Surprisingly everybody who has ever surfed the <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/internet" rel="tag">Internet</a> has probably contributed to a blog in some way or form. As stated in my previous post, blogs cover a wide range of topics; even <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/google" rel="tag">Google</a> has <a href="http://blogsearch.google.com/">blogsearch</a>. By browsing a few blogs (which I highly recommend, if only to gain an understanding of how <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogging" rel="tag">blogging</a> works) you will see that everybody blogs; secondary <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/school" rel="tag">school</a> children, 22 year olds such as myself and even the older generation are now blogging as a way of supplementing their pension. Yes blogging is no longer unique to the hardened Internet-ers but is accessible and attainable by both you and me.<br /><br />Individuals tend to blog as a way of expressing their opinion or giving something back to <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/hobbies" rel="tag">hobbies</a> or past-times they have enjoyed for many years. These blogs often feature tips and tricks and reviews from their chosen area and the bloggers make money through advertising on their sites. An example is <a href="http://www.gonecampinguk.com/">Gone Camping UK </a>; the owner enjoys camping and has chosen to blog about his hobby, generating revenue through advertisements. Larger groups/well known individuals and businesses tend to produce blogs to advertise a product and generate revenue directly through increased web traffic to their website resulting in an increase in sales. Examples here are <a href="http://f40564y8fpkncqf1zjpx3z4z1v.hop.clickbank.net/">Blogging to the Bank </a>and <a href="http://e4a04yn07mgn9u2bmcsb1bvb7u.hop.clickbank.net/">MagniWork </a>.<br /><a href="http://f40564y8fpkncqf1zjpx3z4z1v.hop.clickbank.net/"><br /><img src="http://www.bloggingtothebank.com/img/banner4.gif" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://e4a04yn07mgn9u2bmcsb1bvb7u.hop.clickbank.net/"><img src="http://www.magniwork.com/images/cover_07.jpg" width="125" height="125" /></a><br /><br />However not everyone aims to directly make money from blogging. The popular TV show Top Gear has a blog which can be found <a href="http://www.topgear.com/">here</a> and acts as an extension to the TV show, of course raising awareness of the show along the way! </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><br /><br /><font color="red"> Next Time: Is Blogging Profitable? </font>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-79959274511769677912009-08-24T15:00:00.005+01:002009-08-25T13:21:18.090+01:00Blogging....Seriously, whats it all about?By inciting the curiousity of millions of people all over the world, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogging" rel="tag">blogging</a> has announced itself as one of the most popular <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/internet" rel="tag">Internet</a> related phenomena of this decade. Blogging, often quoted as 'the trend of keeping personal <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/diaries" rel="tag">diaries</a> online', has now become far more complex owing to the fact that every <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/weblog" rel="tag">weblog</a> carries the touch of the owners imagination, interest and wit. Blog topics vary immensely: from <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/politics" rel="tag">politics</a> and economics to triathlon and <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/travel" rel="tag">travel</a>. Blog content is by far the most important feature but after this it is usually the interactive format of the pages that tempt users into navigating and taking action on the site.<br /><br />As you might expect the history of blogging includes the very first attempts to run an account of one's personal life, with many blog owners referring to themselves as journalists and diarists. Indeed the term blogger is a new way of describing the emerging journalists of this decade who have tamed the Internet and its many resources, creating effective means of publicising their opinions and ideas. In the early years of blogging, perhaps the mid 90's, blogs offered an online community to which people could belong and feel welcomed. Some of these blogs included the very first combinations of text, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/photography" rel="tag">photography</a> and videography while others began transmitting live images with the help of various portable devices. It was at this age that semi-automated blogging was born.<br /><br />Initially blogs were not independent pages but were usually an add-on feature of most popular websites. With rapid <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/technology" rel="tag">technological</a> improvement, it soon came into everyones power to create and support independent personal thought online. The only condition it seems to maintaining a successful blog is the ability to produce high quality,'sticky' content week upon week. Creativity, innovation and a slight sense of quirkiness are all good attributes of the modern blogger.<br /><br />Presently, you can find an abundance of guides to creating successful blogs since many small <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/business" rel="tag">business</a> owners believe blogging to be an idea opportunity to promote and sell products online. Blogs have now become a key player in Internet marketing and even the most basic of bloggers can now receive a small income from advertising programs. Blogging, thanks to the Internet and marketing, is an activity that promises to continue to grow.<br /><br /><font color="Red"> Next Time: Who Blogs Anyway? </font>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-91263724638990689672009-08-24T14:36:00.007+01:002009-08-25T13:20:49.750+01:00The advantages of having a blog...Some people choose to create <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogs" rel="tag">blogs</a> and others choose to read them, why? The answer comes from the very working principle behind the entire phenomenom. First off, bloggers are like journalists or columnists and the material we find on blogs is often personalised giving it a more associable and interesting theme. We cannot ignore the interactive dimension of blogs which promotes this form of communication advantageously. We have comment boxes for instant feedback, links to a variety of media across the web, the opportunities to make <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogging" rel="tag">blogging</a> a two way affair are endless.<br /><br />Lets face it, blogging is becoming trendy. We all have personal sites on popular social networking applications like <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/facebook" rel="tag">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/myspace" rel="tag"> MySpace </a> which in themselves are autobiographical blogs that are communicated through text, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/photos" rel="tag">photos</a> and <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/videos" rel="tag">videos</a>. You get an idea of what people appreciate in your writing and get the chance to speak up and comment upon events of public interest in an environment free from discouragement and general demeanour. Everything that you post on a <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blog" rel="tag">blog</a> is easily accessible, reliably so, such that whenever you need it you know exactly where to find it. Blogging gives the amateur journalist the opportunity to get his/her ideas into print without the intermediary of another publication.<br /><br />Many <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/weblog" rel="tag">webblogs</a> offer constructive debate on current <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/news" rel="tag">news</a> where many will voice their opinions. The feed-back is not always what you expect but it is important to realise that it is what it is, feedback on a particular issue. Whether negative or positive this is at large what you want from interactive debate; a way of finding out how to improve a product, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/business" rel="tag">business</a> or website. If all feedback were positive we would have nothing to aim for.<br /><br />Many businesses have discovered that blogs are the perfect way to regularily keep in touch with customers and even employees since these 'online journals' are regularily updated. Traditional websites are known for being static in their content and approach but blogs remain to be dynamic, informative and quirky enticing the reader to come back week after week.<br /><br /><font color="red"> Next Time: Blogging, Seriously...whats it all about? </font>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09606715358544840234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774749530564923859.post-36223809980114483182009-08-24T11:59:00.012+01:002009-08-25T18:50:52.072+01:00An introduction to blogging....Many people are attracted by the "<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogging" rel="tag">blogging</a>" phenomenon thanks to the great opportunity of making themselves heard by a specific targeted audience. <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogs" rel="tag">Blogs</a> do not have to be complex web pages, it entirely depends on what the creator or author wishes to convey to the world. When you have great pieces of <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/news" rel="tag">news</a>, funny links or a hobby to talk about, a <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blog" rel="tag">blog</a> may be just the right way to open up an international community. Most often, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/weblog" rel="tag">webblogs</a> attract more attention than large and well designed web pages, but how is it possible for blogging to have reached such a status? I find the video below from <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/youtube" rel="tag"> YouTube </a> offers a good introduction to blogging.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NN2I1pWXjXI&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NN2I1pWXjXI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />First of all, blogs generally tackle with one issue of interest for the user; fresh and rich informational content, extended friendly links to other sites or blogs in the domain. It has become common knowledge by now that blogs often receive more traffic than other web pages. Why is this? The answer begins to emerge when you examine the very essence of a search engine structure: whata search engine likes most is fresh and high quality content. This is the main driving factor in the success of the common blog and the emergence of the blogging craze.<br /><br />If blogging started as the perfect <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/diary" rel="tag">diary</a> online, it has now grown into many new dimensions. One of which, the commerical area, is the most well developed. As an example blogger Dave who has a keen interest in <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/gardening" rel="tag">gardening</a>. His interest is such that he has started his own <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/business" rel="tag">business</a> in gardening, mostly growing and selling plants. A blog on flowers, plants and their peculiarities would meet the requirements of other people who share your hobby, but it would also function as a great promotion tool for the development of your business. 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