Affiliate advertising is a great way to make money online and so is adsense but the question is what makes people click on ads? How do you make money from adsense or affiliate ads? First and most obvious is your site or blog has to be seen and get traffic or no one has a chance to view your ads. To find out more about traffic, view my archived blog articles and let's investigate the motivations for people to click the ads once they are at your site or blog.First your audience must be interest... Read Full Story

Is Maverick Money Maker's a scam? Does Maverick Money Maker's really work? Well of course if you type in those exact phrases looking for reviews of the system, you are going to find pages of promotional articles from the members of this system. They are going to tell you how great it really truly is and how to join. This is what bugs me about new money systems online. One of the best ways to promote a money system is to give it a great review and act like you are not doing it for the money. I... Read Full Story

The methods to increase your traffic are everywhere. Many of them cost you money and the others cost only your time. The question is, which methods are worth your time or money? Should you spend a great deal of money on directory listings? Should you bother to pay for backlinks? Should you pay to optimize your website?Directory listings:I have found that having your site link on a directory is worth the usually small amount you pay. If you are going to do this, make sure that you are paying f... Read Full Story

I am always on the lookout for great tools and sites for bloggers. I have tried many sites that claim to boost your traffic but rarely have they consistantly brought in traffic. The exception to this is blog catalog and several high traffic article sites.Blog catalog is a great way to announce your blog to other supportive bloggers. For a small donation your blog is featured and you have some extra bonuses. Your new posts are updated. You get a nice thumbnail of your site. The best part is fi... Read Full Story

Here is an example of a new phishing email I received recently. This is a fraudulent email that is pretending to be Paypal and when you click the link (which I deleted), you are taken to a fake site to login with the information they need to rob your account. I have copied it exactly so you can see how convincing they can appear. Never click links in this type of email or respond to them. If you get an email like the one below, forward it to spoof@paypal.com immediately. Hopefully the people ... Read Full Story

There are many different ways to make money online, but today I want to talk about affiliate marketing. Some methods of making money are very consistant but pay out in smaller amounts over time. I would place Adsense and Survey taking in this category. Unless you have a very high traffic site, it will take you time to make with Adsense as only a certain percentage of your visitors will view your Google ads and actually look further into them. Surveys build up over time and although they may p... Read Full Story

Not all Internet scams are business opportunity related. There are endless schemes and methods that con you out of money. Some of the more recent ones involve apartment rentals and international friendships and dating. The apartment scheme is where you have listed an apartment or house for rent on the Internet. Someone from an international local responds saying they are looking for a place as they are, or their daughter/son is a student. After finding out the price of rent, they generously s... Read Full Story

One of my all time favorite traffic generators has been article writing for Ezine Articles. If you are a blogger and want to get more traffic, this site will get you Google search results and many, many views to your blog. So this post is to help you write articles that will get views.First, write articles that are significant to your blog. Write what may be new or of interest to your audience. If you are writing about something that has been written about extensively, find a new slant on the... Read Full Story

Today, I want to let all the writers out there to know about a wonderful site called Hub Pages. If you are tired of writing articles at sites where your articles are rarely even seen, it's time for a change. Hub Pages is a place that offers writers more than views. This site has a lot to offer anyone who has something to write about. Here is a place you can write about advice, interests, opinions and let your voice be heard. You can add pictures, video and text. You benefit in several way... Read Full Story

The hope of creating your own income from working online is not an unrealistic dream. There are definite and many ways to tap into the realm of income sources online. Before you jump into making money, get rid of any "instant riches" notions you may have. These will cost you money. Most money schemes on the Internet use your need to make money as a way to get your money.Run from any business that promises you instant deposits, huge income and any type of income system or generator. ... Read Full Story