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Weblogs Inc. Hits $2,000 Per Day in AdSense

Weblogs Inc. has broken the $2,000 per day barrier in AdSense revenue, reports Jason Calacanis. These guys definitely deserve a hat tip. It was just April 7th when they broke the $1,000 per day barrier. Now, just a few short months later, they’ve doubled that. Calacanis reports: It took us just over seven months (from…

Chris Pirillo Goes Full-Text

I’ve been reading Chris Pirillo’s blog for a while now. More recently, I finally grokked RSS and have been using Bloglines in a major way. FeedDemon is great, but I browse the web on at least three computers. (Home Desktop, Laptop, & My Work PC) Bloglines makes it easy to read your feeds from anywhere…

AdSense Heat Map

Just came across this AdSense Heat Map. Neat.

Hat Tip to Calacanis & Co.

Just came across this post on Work Boxers. It seems Weblogs Inc has reached the $1400/day plateau in AdSense revenue. Last week I had taken Jason to task for revealing his CTRs and CPMs. I had also said that I wasn’t impressed by his AdSense numbers. Clearly, I was right. With just a few minor…

Finding Profitable Affiliate Niches

Interesting post on webmaster world on finding good affiliate niches. Some highlights: Finding niches with good profit. Commission Junction EPCs – view the full advertiser list and sort by EPC, search from the top down and don’t be afraid to sort different ways and dig around. Use your head when looking at this data. (Hint,…

How-to Create Pretty AdSense Earnings Graphs & Charts

Via webmaster world: To create your own pretty charts, simply follow these quick instructions: 1) Download your CSV file from Google (its above every report you can make) I recommend taking the “All Time” report because if gives a larger sample size. 2) Open Microsoft Excel or a similar spreadsheet application. These instructions are really…

Weblogs Inc vs Gawker vs. Niner Niner Models

Work Boxers has a great piece on the Weblogs Inc. vs Gawker models: Here we have two successful blog network, with two different methods of building their network. Which one is best for anyone else looking to go this route? Let’s discuss. On the Gawker Model: Gawker doesn’t release a million sites like Weblogs Inc.,…

Darren Rowse Is One ProBlogger to Watch

If you want to learn how to make some serious money via blogging, why not ask someone who’s actually doing it? Enter Darren Rowse – a blogger who just possibly makes a six-figure income from his blogging efforts. For now, there are way too many juicy links and details to post about Rowse’s success. If…

Google AdSense’s New Ad Links Format

This was cross-posted to SEO Updates here. I realized this post actually relates more to making money via blogging, etc. than SEO. Just came across this great thread on Webmaster World. If you are running AdSense on your website, and haven’t yet experimented with the new Ad Links unit, you should definitely give the entire…

Calacanis Makes $1,000 per day from AdSense, reveals CTR & CPM, violates AdSense ToS

It’s pretty obvious that Jason Calacanis was unaware of the AdSense ToS when he posted this entry, originally detailing his CTR and CPM. Of course, once it’s out there, it’s out there. A few feedster searches later revealed this article. I’m not sure what the terms of service says about revealing other people’s CTRs and…