What It Takes: Blogs You Should Visit
Alright! It's time to get into the meat of this whole Making Money Online thingy. This is what i've been doing:
Research:
There is just so much information available on the internet on ways to make money online. And most of this information is absolutely free. From blogs and forums, to websites, newsletters and free ebooks, there is likely more information than you could absorb in a lifetime. In my last post I was fairly critical about paying money for information ebook products about how to make money online, and looking back on it I think maybe I was a little too absolute in my judgement. But before you go and spend too much money on the thousands of available ebooks out there, I think you would be wise to take advantage of all the free information available first. So here are a few places to start your journey off on the right foot:
Blogs:
I have done a lot of searching through other blogs either here on Blogger.com or on some of the other blogging sites like MSN Spaces, TypePad, WordPress, or stand alone blogs (blogs with their own domains). Unfortunately, I've found that most of these blogs are either simple advertising platforms for various affiliate programs with no real valuable information, or simply had very little of substance to convey. I can't tell you how many pages I read and then sat back wondering what, exactly, it was I learned from it.
However, there are a few blogs which do have some extremely valuable and useful information, from finding a good blog topic, to -- yes -- making money from your blog. Here are just a few of the ones I've found:
(If you know of a blog which would be a great resource for anyone trying to make money online, please leave a link to it in the comments below. I'll take a look at it, and if I agree, I'll add it to this post!)
Stay tuned for my next post on the best free resources for making money online!
--e
Research:
There is just so much information available on the internet on ways to make money online. And most of this information is absolutely free. From blogs and forums, to websites, newsletters and free ebooks, there is likely more information than you could absorb in a lifetime. In my last post I was fairly critical about paying money for information ebook products about how to make money online, and looking back on it I think maybe I was a little too absolute in my judgement. But before you go and spend too much money on the thousands of available ebooks out there, I think you would be wise to take advantage of all the free information available first. So here are a few places to start your journey off on the right foot:
Blogs:
I have done a lot of searching through other blogs either here on Blogger.com or on some of the other blogging sites like MSN Spaces, TypePad, WordPress, or stand alone blogs (blogs with their own domains). Unfortunately, I've found that most of these blogs are either simple advertising platforms for various affiliate programs with no real valuable information, or simply had very little of substance to convey. I can't tell you how many pages I read and then sat back wondering what, exactly, it was I learned from it.
However, there are a few blogs which do have some extremely valuable and useful information, from finding a good blog topic, to -- yes -- making money from your blog. Here are just a few of the ones I've found:
- ProBlogger - One of the most impressive independant blogging sites I've come across. Contains tons of information, from picking the right blogging service, to using AdSense on your blogs, to great tips on promoting your blogs. If you want to see an example of someone who has created a blog which is successful commercially, has great content, and a very pleasing interface, definitely check out ProBlogger.
- Blogger-Tricks - This is a great little blog hosted right here on Blogger.com. The author has a lot of posts on helpful topics of all kinds, including template formating, advertising your blog, adjusting settings on Blogger.com and a lot more. Definitely take a look at this great blog!
(If you know of a blog which would be a great resource for anyone trying to make money online, please leave a link to it in the comments below. I'll take a look at it, and if I agree, I'll add it to this post!)
Stay tuned for my next post on the best free resources for making money online!
--e
posted by mywebmistakes at 2:24:00 PM *PERMALINK*
5 Comments:
Well, I got a blog directory (http://blog.announce.googlepages.com) which could help bloggers to gain more exposure and all the listings are 100% free. Also, I got a list of blogging tools (all are free of charge) which could help bloggers do some simple analysis on their blog @ http://blog.announce.googlepages.com/tools. Lastly, I got two articles about blogging tips that you might want to get some inspiration. Great job and which you good luck!
Keith
I'm going down the same path as you........wanting to share with other newbies the things that I have learned about adding Google AdSense code and using affiliates. Well I have accomplished figuring that out and maybe it would be better if you just take a look at what I've done so far. http://adsense-and-affiliates.blogspot.com
I'm really looking for others to put there 2 cents in or ask me a question that I may or may not beable to asnwer. lol
There is so much out there on the web I ask myself what in the world can I offer someone. It is so time consuming but at the same time it's also lots of fun.
Would love brainstorming with you!!!
Keith, thanks so much for dropping by and recommending Blog Announce! I've checked it out and folks, Keith's put together a great site! It's a blog directory - a great reciprocal link network - and a resource site with advice, tools and tips all in one!
I've put a special mention about it in the revised version of my "Promote Your Blog! Promote Your Site! Part I" post which, barring a tornado picking up my house tossing it off the mountain, will be out today.
hope you'll drop in again.
--e
Sherry, thanks for dropping by my blog! I just signed up for adsense and have no idea how to work it, so i will definitely check out your blog. And i would love to share ideas and problems with each other.
come by again and look for Part I in article series "Promote Your Blog! Promote Your Site!" which should be out today.
see ya soon!
--e
Hey, looks like we are all in this together. I have created a blog that I think you guys and gals might find interesting http://google-power.blogspot.com/ The premise of it is very similar to this one and that is early retirement :) You can check it out if you like. Let me know what you think. I have another resource that I use and that is technorati.com. It is basically a site to drive traffic to your site using tags and stuff like that, but it is free and I have received some traffic from them. You can check out my other sites to through my profile if you would like to see the different layouts that I have used for Google Adsense.
Hey good luck to you!
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