Why Direct Advertising Works Better Than AdSense – And How to Get Advertisers

Written by Derek Pankaew · Print This Article

If you have your own website and you’ve experimented with putting AdSense on your site, then you won’t be surprised to hear that AdSense is generally quite a poor way to make money from your sites.

Most people who earn money with AdSense on their sites are used to seeing checks in the tens or hundreds of dollars.

It’s very, very rare for people to be able to make a full time income from AdSense.

The reality is, most webmasters choose to AdSense because it’s easy. It’s a default option.

However, if you want to make more money from your blog or website, direct advertising is very often a better option. Read more…

How to Fund a Startup Website

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Let’s say you have a brilliant idea for a new website. It’s something that’s never been done before, or a new slant on a successful industry.

The numbers work out, but you just need a bit of cash to get off the ground.

Where do you go to get this cash? Here are a few places to look. Read more…

Your Content Publishing Machine

Written by Alice Seba · Print This Article

If you’ve ever struggled to keep publishing content and making it work for you on a regular basis, this post is for you. This is a topic we promised to share with our All Custom Content subscribers and I’m republishing the information for you here.

Dictionary.com defines the word “machine” as:

“An apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work…”

Well, to keep publishing content regularly to grow your traffic, expand your influence and boost your sales, you have to treat the process like a machine.

If you’ve ever just tried to wing it when it came to your content publishing, you may have found you had very inconsistent output and results. Unless you’re very disciplined (and you may very well be), it’s difficult to stay motivated and on track.

So let’s look at this machine idea and think about the people who help us as the “interrelated parts with separate functions”. Ok, that may sound a bit morbid, but we know they are still flesh and blood humans and we’re just going for analogy here. … Read more…

Progress Report:
Balancing Services and “Internet Marketing”

Written by Alice Seba · Print This Article

Here’s another update from a Profit Priorities participant. We just completed her 1 month follow up and hope to come back in a couple more months to see how things are going.

By the way, if you missed last week’s update with Debbie McNeely, you can see it here. The post includes helpful advice on balancing a full time job and building an online business.

This week’s update is all about balancing a service business with other Internet marketing endeavors…

Freelance Sites vs. Hiring All Custom Content

Written by Alice Seba · Print This Article

Hope your week is shaping up to be a good one. It’s been a busy week working with our clients and gearing up for our upcoming money and sanity-saving monthly transcription service.

Last week, we asked for a little input on that service. If you already had a chance to submit yours, THANK YOU! If you haven’t had a chance, we’re leaving it open for a few more days and would love to hear from you. Click here for the quick survey…it only takes a moment and helps us ensure we provide the best service possible.

In the survey, we asked if you had any questions about transcription or our services. Here’s one we got (and we will be answering the others soon as well)… Read more…