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Friday, 30 April 2010
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Lessons Learned From My First $1000 Month - DailyBlogTips
Lessons Learned From My First $1000 Month - DailyBlogTips |
| Lessons Learned From My First $1000 Month Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:14 AM PDT  This is a guest post from Kevin Sanders. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. January, 2010, was a breakthrough month for Strongandfit.net. It was my first time earning over one thousand dollars in a month. The month was a "perfect storm"—a culmination of a few factors:
There are probably other factors (let's not forget dumb luck). But you get the idea. I thought I'd share three lessons I've learned. What I'm about to tell you isn't new. Instead, I'll be reminding you of some things you've probably read here or elsewhere, but maybe is forgetting to apply. 1. Don't blog for moneyThis may seem counterintuitive for an article about earning money. But it's true. Yes, I've enjoyed financial success that month. But before it there was a whole year of tirelessly producing content with relatively little financial gain (especially during the first six months). And there's no guarantee I'll make a dime next month. I'll keep blogging about fitness, regardless of the financial benefits (or lack thereof). Why? I LOVE the topic! If I blogged for money I would have given up a long time ago. I'd never recommend anyone blog for the sake of money. Just blog because there's something you love to write about. 2. Integrity mattersThe fitness niche is tough for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, it is extremely crowded. Secondly, it is plagued by scams—even "legitimate" fitness sites sell products that have no scientific research behind them. I've kept a simple rule for promoting products: if I would recommend this to a friend or family member, I'll promote it on my blog. Otherwise I'll honestly tell my readers why I wouldn't waste my money on it. I guess this decision has come with a price. I could probably make more money in the short-term promoting "anabolic acai ape juice" or the "two-minute a day ab machine miracle." But I'm in this for the long haul, and I'm not willing to sacrifice my reputation or a clear conscience for a buck. I've even received hate mail a few times, but my critics never produce any scientific facts to back up their arguments. Then occasionally I'll get an email like this:
This reader didn't buy anything (as far as I know). But she told me she'd be referring her clients to my website. You can't buy that kind of advertising (literally)! Blog with integrity and you'll win in the long term. 3. ExperimentI remember two steps that significantly boosted my blog's earnings. I read an article several months ago about changing the size and positioning of adsense widgets. I tried it, and it worked—my earnings went up. Then I decided to scrap AdSense all together and go strictly with affiliate marketing. This dramatically increased my earnings and gave me complete control over what would be promoted on my blog. Blogging gurus always talk about the importance of experimentation. I've taken it to heart, and I'm glad I did. In each of the above examples I let go of something that was working and found something that worked better. One word of caution here: if you make a change to your blog, give it time to work before deciding whether or not the experiment has failed. The time needed, of course, will depend on how much traffic you are getting. Final Thoughts: I still have a lot to learn. But blogging with passion and integrity, combined with trial and error, have made it an enjoyable (and profitable) process. About the Author: Kevin Sanders is the owner of StrongAndFit.net. Make sure to visit his blog to get weight-lifting and fitness tips. Original Post: Lessons Learned From My First $1000 Month  |
| Always See The Long URL With This Firefox Extension Posted: 29 Apr 2010 08:18 AM PDT  Sometime ago I wrote that we should be careful with shortened links, because you never know where they are pointing to, and sometimes merely visiting a malicious site could compromise your browser, passwords and the like. In that post I had also suggested a website you can use to reveal the real destination behind any shortened link, but I realize that going to a website and copying and pasting the thing every time you see a shortened link these days is impractical. It turns out there is a better solution: a Firefox extension that will do the un-shortening on the fly for you. It is called Long URL Please. Here is a screenshot from their website:
I think it is a good idea, given the spread of both shortened links and malicious sites on the web these days. What do you think? Original Post: Always See The Long URL With This Firefox Extension |
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