Web Money : Entrecard Credit Give Away

I will give anyone who links to my blog in a post or in their links section 100 EC credits. I would rather the post have some information about this blogs topic and the linked word be of that nature if at all possible. Topics include blogging, money, traffic generation, and so on. The link must be a good quality link (can't be nofollow etc). You can link the the main page www.illiteratepoet.com or any post other then this one. I will send you the 100 credits after verifying the link. If you keep the link to me after receiving the credits I will link back to you within a months time and will keep your link active as long as you are still linking to this blog. I am offering this to the first 20 people to comment on this post letting me know they have linked to Web Money. I may offer this to more then 20 people in the future, depending on how it goes. Thanks for stopping by Web Money!!

To be included in my Entrecard Give Away leave a comment with the following information:

1. Your Name or Site/blog name
2. URL Linked to Web Money
3. Entrecard email address to send Credits

4. This is not required but if you leave your opinion on how I should or could improve this blog I will appreciate it!!

5 Money Making Tips for Bloggers

There are five important things you must do to earn money from your blog. I have learned a lot since I started blogging and wish I had followed these steps myself from the start. It is difficult to just jump into blogging with no plan and be successful. If you expect to see money piling up from the start you will probably be disappointed, but stick with it! I will follow up on each point listed below with an in depth post in the next few days. I hope this helps you understand the basics of what is involved in making money online.

1. Choosing your Topic or Niche - Think long and hard about this. Will you be able to write about your chosen topic six months from now? Will you lose interest in your topic? Does your topic have a large audience? All of these questions and more are things you should think about before making your decision.


2. Picking your Blog Platform , Design , or Host - This includes everything from the domain name you want to deciding between Google's Blogger or something else like WordPress. You also want to find the right template design, or have one made if you can't.


3. Have a Plan, an Outline for Presenting your Content - This is different then choosing your niche because the way you present what you have to say to your readers is very important. Is your blog or site easy to follow? Can readers easily find information on you blog?


4. Getting Traffic and Links - Nothing you do will matter if you don't have readers and traffic to your pages. There are many ways to drive traffic to your blog, but if you do the things listed above they will come on there own, eventually. To get started you can comment on other blogs, participate in blog carnivals, use Entrecard ........ More in future post.


5. Choosing the actual way to Earn Money - There are many companies out there just waiting to advertise on your pages, you have to decide which is best for you. A few examples for now are Google's Adsense, affilliate advertising for a number of different services, and selling private advertising.

Traffic equals Clicks "Clicks = Money"

Traffic to your page or blog is a must to get clicks on your PPC (pay per click) ads, but is all traffic created equally? In my experience it is not! Someone visiting your site for a few seconds because it benefits them in some way does not do you any good; other then bloating your statistics with Alexa or a similar ranking sites. If you are just starting your web page or blog any traffic is better then no traffic, but at what point do you stop wasting your time with "traffic pyramids?" I would really like to hear any opinions on different traffic generating services from fellow bloggers, and site builders. I have used a bunch of traffic generating services and here is my opinion on some:

1. Blog Explosion- this is a site where you earn credit by surfing blogs and staying on each one for twenty seconds. Well you don't have to actually stay on the page so this doesn't do you any good in my opinion. The blog rocket which is a game you can play at blog explosion may be the best service they offer. This service has been my second biggest traffic source thus far too my blogs.

2. EntreCard- This site gives you a type of business card to put on your site which members of the service can drop their card on. You earn credits by dropping cards and getting cards dropped on your card. You use your credits to advertise on other people's sites for a day at a time. Some members even go as far as to sell credits on eBay. This traffic quality seems to be better then Blog Explosion, but it is still not the type of traffic I want. I would rank this a close third in where my traffic comes from. This is what the card looks like:

3. A couple other services like this are Blog Rush, BlogUpp, and I am sure there are many more. These are not the same as the other two I listed above, but I have not seen much of a difference between them. If I come across something worth sharing I will let you know.

My point being don't waste your time on traffic numbers that don't help contribute to the quality of your content or depths of your pockets. My parked domains have way less page impressions then my blog, but about the same click through rate on ads, which tells me the traffic I am getting is not the kind I need.