Does your blog pay you? Mine does. It is really easy to do with the right tools and a little knowledge. A blog is a lot of work from design to content, it is a work in progress.
How do you make money blogging? There are several ways to add streams of income to a website or a blog.
One great way to monetize any blog is to add affiliate links to your posts. Almost every product you can think of has an affiliate program, or referral program. Choose products that fit with the theme and content of your blog.
There are companies out there that will pay you to post content on your blog. This is an easy way to get a stream of income or two for a blog.
Blog Distributor is one very reputable, profitable pay per post (ppp) opportunity. Simply sign up, submit your blog, or even blogs, wait for approval. Once you are accepted, you will start getting offers to post. Check your email often. Once a post is offered, accept it and you have 2 days to create your post.
How much can you make with Blog Distributor? The potential is there to make hundreds, even thousands per month. The more quality posts that you produce, the more offers you will receive.
Be sure you read the terms and conditions of any PPP opportunity. Some may require a disclosure statement stating that you are making an income from some of the posts.
No matter what your passion, there is opportunity for making an income from blogging.
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Monday, November 26, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Black Hat, White Hat, Laws That Effect You
This is really important information for anyone involved in any type
of internet marketing for any business. As business professionals, it is
vital to our lively-hood to keep up to date on current and future laws
and regulations regarding Internet Marketing and the ever changing
methods that are used to market online.
I say it all the time, technology is wonderful, when it works right. There are marketers that use what we call "black hat" marketing methods. Now, not all of these marketing methods are illegal, but there are those who abuse tools, and cross the line when it comes to using available tech tools. As with many things in life, when abuse and deception occur, authorities step in and set rules.
As Internet Marketers, we need to keep up to date on current laws and government regulations. Even government trade laws come into effect with marketing online.
Let's look at a few questions you may have:
Here is a list straight from the US Department of Treasury:
I say it all the time, technology is wonderful, when it works right. There are marketers that use what we call "black hat" marketing methods. Now, not all of these marketing methods are illegal, but there are those who abuse tools, and cross the line when it comes to using available tech tools. As with many things in life, when abuse and deception occur, authorities step in and set rules.
As Internet Marketers, we need to keep up to date on current laws and government regulations. Even government trade laws come into effect with marketing online.
Let's look at a few questions you may have:
Did you know there are countries that U.S. and International businesses are not legally allowed to sell products or services to?
Here is a list straight from the US Department of Treasury:
Sanctions Programs and Country Information
OFAC
administers a number of different sanctions programs. The sanctions can
be either comprehensive or selective, using the blocking of assets and
trade restrictions to accomplish foreign policy and national security
goals
It is a good idea to book mark this Treasury.gov site for future reference. The punishment for trading with sanctioned countries can be up to 30 years in prison.
OFAC Sanctions Programs:
| Program Last Updated: |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Yemen-Related Sanctions | 05/16/2012 |
Do you know that you can be fined or even jailed for breaking some CAN-Spam rules?
Beginning in 2013, Canada will be imposing new email marketing laws. Violation of these laws could net a 10 million dollar fine. Bill C-28, Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (or "CASL", formerly known as the Electronic Commerce Protection Act and the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act) was finalized on December 15, 2010 and is expected to become law by early 2013. Read more here and adjust your email marketing to comply.Did you know that fines or worse can happen for committing plagiarism? (using other's work or photos without permission, or citing your source)
This is a really simple rule that a lot of internet marketers, black hat and white hat, break all the time. Just as with writing a paper or an article, it is vital that you cite your source. Give credit where credit is due. Do not claim that another persons photo, graphic, or post is yours when you share. The rules that govern the world wide web use the same rules that apply offline. Like in the sanction section above, I did copy that information, but I did not alter any links or text and I gave a link back to the original post. If you use another business photo or graphic, a credit must be given, and a link back is just the right thing to do.Thursday, January 27, 2011
Guest Blog Posting
If you blog, you are always looking for tips and tricks to keep it filled with fresh content. What do you do when you experience what I fondly refer to as, blogger block. Blogger block is much like writers block. You know you need to keep up fresh content, and the more the better, but some days, you are just not that into updating your blog, again.
One way to ease the pain of blogger block is to read a few other blogs in your blog niche. Maybe an internet pal is working the same blog subject as you are. Go read that blog, leave a comment, and then, contact him or her and ask if they would like to guest post. What an honor! To guest post on a colleagues blog.
There are a couple ways to guest post. In Blogger, an invitation can be sent to the guest. Simply go to the settings tab and choose the permissions tab. There you will see instructions for inviting a guest poster. Once your guest has accepted, you can then choose how much access to grant them. This section would also be the place to delete the guest, if you choose to limit the time to grant access. Or, very simply ask for the post to be sent to you and you post. If you choose to do this method, always be sure to let your readers know who your guest is.
As I am not completely sure how to do this with WordPress, I cannot advise how to invite a guest to post. But, I will be learning that trick as well! The email method also eliminates the need to learn one more thing.
A huge bonus with guest posting, backlinks! Lots of relevant backlinks! Kills two birds with one stone! Save time and effort!
One way to ease the pain of blogger block is to read a few other blogs in your blog niche. Maybe an internet pal is working the same blog subject as you are. Go read that blog, leave a comment, and then, contact him or her and ask if they would like to guest post. What an honor! To guest post on a colleagues blog.
There are a couple ways to guest post. In Blogger, an invitation can be sent to the guest. Simply go to the settings tab and choose the permissions tab. There you will see instructions for inviting a guest poster. Once your guest has accepted, you can then choose how much access to grant them. This section would also be the place to delete the guest, if you choose to limit the time to grant access. Or, very simply ask for the post to be sent to you and you post. If you choose to do this method, always be sure to let your readers know who your guest is.
As I am not completely sure how to do this with WordPress, I cannot advise how to invite a guest to post. But, I will be learning that trick as well! The email method also eliminates the need to learn one more thing.
A huge bonus with guest posting, backlinks! Lots of relevant backlinks! Kills two birds with one stone! Save time and effort!
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