Adding eBay Blocks to Hubpages to Increase Revenue

March 6th, 2010 by chris No comments »

If you’re like a lot of people and you have started writing at Hubpages and were hoping the money was going to start rolling in from Adsense, you may be disappointed.

When most people start something new online, there is usually some level of disappointment. Things often take longer to get going than we initially think. Writing and marketing content online can be a bit of a struggle.

One way to add to your revenue stream and make more money on Hubpages is by adding eBay affiliate boxes to your hubs. I have found that a lot of the visitors to my hubs are interested in these relevant eBay product listings and often click them.

This is a good thing for me since eBay now pays on a per click basis rather than a percentage of purchase. So, if you’re not doing as well with Adsense on Hubpages as you think you should be, add some eBay boxes to your hubs.

But first you have to join the eBay partner network. Otherwise, you won’t get credit for any of the clicks.

Amazon.com affiliate links are also an interesting option and can really pay off if you have a very “commercial” hub that attracts people looking to buy a given product.

Also, if the related products are expensive, your 4% or 6% cut could be decent.

I’d love to hear other people’s experiences with eBay and Amazon on their Hubs.

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How to Get Tons of Traffic to Your Blog in the First Month

February 24th, 2010 by chris No comments »

Getting a lot of traffic to your blog takes three basic things. First, you have to have something to write about. The “something” you write about needs to be helpful and informative to a group or community of people.

In other words, you need to provide some kind of value to people in order to make it worth their while to come to your blog to read your content and to hopefully come back in the future.

The second thing you need to do is write a lot of content. Write a post every day if you can. If you can’t, write one every other day. The more posts you write, the more chances there will be for people to find your work. Cast a wide net.

The third thing you need is to actively promote your work. Once you are done writing your article, you’re not done. If you want traffic to come to your blog, you need to reach out to others and let them know it’s there. The amazing thing that happens is once you win a few “fans,” it gets easier to get more. Once you start to get links from other bloggers writing about similar topics, you are well on your way.

I read a refreshing and honest article with some real world advice about gaining blog traffic by a blogger named Ryan Schmitz (his blog is Planting Dollars) who pulled in 5,700 hits in his first month of blogging. He writes about the quickest way to build a successful blog.  

He also points out that you shouldn’t smack your visitors across the face with tons of advertisements or really think about making money early on.  That part comes later.

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Marketing your Internet Business with a Cool App

February 13th, 2010 by chris No comments »

Internet marketers, at least some of the smart ones, have always seemed to be able to come up with clever ways to promote their websites.

One way to promote your service or product is to create an online application or website that does something interesting or provides some value or entertainment for visitors.

Everyone likes a clever commercial.

Well, doing something interesting can be your clever commercial and a good way to establish some goodwill with potential clients.

An example of building an app that does something very simple for people while also getting the word out about a company is DownForEveryoneOrJustMe.com.

Every once in a while, you visit a site that won’t load and you try to reload and reload with no success. At downloadforeveryone, you type in the website in question to see if the site is down for everyone or just for you.

Below the search query, there is a link to Site5 Web Hosting, a small company, with a message that reads:

“We Guarantee Our Uptime! Switch to Site5 Web Hosting!”

It’s a very simple thing that can be useful in some instances, and it is a clever and simple thing for a company to do. People using the tool may not necessarily be thinking about hosting a website, but they are interested in checking downtime of sites they’re interested in (ie facebook, twitter, and other social networking sites).

Still, when these same people (who may easily become regular users of the simple tool) decide they want to buy hosting for a website, they may decide to purchase a plan from this company.

This is a good example of a company providing a free tool (content) in order to gain awareness, provide value, and establish goodwill with potential future paying customers.

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Hubpages Income Report for December 2009

January 20th, 2010 by chris No comments »

I have previously reported my Hubpages income reports, so even though it’s late, I figured I would share my December Hubpages earnings with anyone who is interested in making money online with Hubpages.

Many people start out thinking the site is a good place to go for a few backlinks, but in truth you can make some additional income at Hubpages.

In December, I earned $129 from Adsense revenue and another $17 from eBay revenues for a total of $146.  Sure, it’s not a huge amount of money, but it has proven to me that there is some serious income potential at Hubpages, which is what I was looking to see.

Over the past four months, my income has continued to get larger each month over the last.  The new changes to the eBay program are a good thing for most publishers, since you earn money for each click you receive.  

If you’re trying to make money by writing online, read the following articles.

Make Money with Hubpages, part 1

Make Money with Hubpages, part 2

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