According to a study conducted by PQ Media, ad spending on blogs, podcasts and RSS will reach $50 million this year. The report found that blog, podcast and RSS advertising are the fastest growing segments of the alternative media industry. Spending on user-generated online media expanded at an aggregate 198.4% to $20.4 million in 2005,…
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Images + Adsense = Increased CTR
Placing images next to Adsense ads has successfully increased the Click-through rate on many sites. If you’re using this tactic, though, make sure of one thing: that the image can’t be construed as being part of the ad it’s next to. Let’s say you place an image beside an ad, and the image looks like…
Money-Making Methods for Bloggers
ProBlogger Darren Rowse has made a list of 8 (direct) ways bloggers can earn money. Here’s a summary: 1. Advertising There are many ad options: Contextual Ads, Other CPC Advertising, Impression-based Ads, Blog Ads, Text Ads, RSS Ads, and more. 2. Sponsorship The key if you’re going to take this approach is to target advertisers…
The most popular things to buy online…
Affiliating with various on-line merchants is a good idea. Linking to specific, pre-chosen products is an even better idea. (e.g., If your blog is about dogs, and you’re an Amazon affiliate, link to a dog-grooming book now and then.) And maybe even better than chosing a product yourself is finding out what people most like…