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Hubpages Adsense Earnings for August

August 31st, 2009

Since I’ve written several posts about how to make money with Hubpages, I figured I would give you a look at my Hubpages earnings just to let you know that it really is possible to make money writing good content at the site.  

Read my post on how to make money with Hubpages.

First of all, Hubpages is a site where you can sign up for an account, write content, and earn money from Adsense ads that are displayed when you publish your work.  You get to keep 60 percent of the revenue while Hubpages, quite fairly, gets to keep 40 percent.  The exposure and traffic you will get just by publishing on the site is well-worth the site’s cut of profits.  

My Hubpages Earnings for August were $76.30.  

I have about 30 Hubs that get most of my traffic and, admittedly, some of them are based on low paying keywords.  I know these earnings could have been higher if I had a stronger focus on higher cost per click terms. But some of the lower paying niche I write about are fun and I like them, so I’m not going to stop. There are some simple ways to earn more money with your Hubs, which I write about in a few of my articles here.

These earnings required no outside promotion or any link-building other than linking from similar Hubs, which is something you want to do when you can.  See the above link for more details about back-links.  

What I want you to take out of this earnings statement is that you can earn money on Hubpages too.  The great part is I have already written these hubs and, in terms of search, they will only do better.  Older content earns more traffic over time.  These hubs are like pieces of online real estate that will earn money every single month.

So, as I add more hubs, my income will only increase.  And if I pay attention to higher earning keywords and niches, I will earn more money as well. One lesson I’ve learned is that it can be a little disheartening when you see how low some hubs pay because it’s all related to products and advertisers in your given niche. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to stop writing about these subjects because, frankly, it’s not all about money–at least, not all the time.

The second thing I want you to get out of this Hubpages income report is that your hubs will be indexed more quickly by Google and other search engines, you will gain higher pagerank faster, and will earn more traffic in a shorter amount of time than you would starting a brand new blog.

I’m not trying to discourage you from starting your own money-making blog, I just want to relate that you can harness the power and authority of a well-respected site to make money online while also promoting yourself and your own website. I will post one of these income reports every month, so stay tuned.

If you haven’t yet, subscribe to my RSS feed so you can get these posts delivered to you and don’t have to worry about bookmarking them. If you’re interested in making money on Hubpages (even though making money isn’t what it’s all about), definitely keep an eye on this site, because I’m interested in it as well and will provide tips from my own experience.

If you write internet content, Hubpages is a great place to write some articles.  Sign up here.

Quick Hubpages Tips:

Do some keyword research and write a good, descriptive title.  This will help you gain more traffic.

When you can, link from one related Hub to another related Hub.  This not only helps your reader find the information they’re looking for, it also helps you create more traffic, and thus, more opportunity to make money from Hubpages.

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Building Online Businesses Takes Patience

August 29th, 2009

There is nothing in the world more frustrating than writing a great blog post or making an insanely helpful video–that no one sees.  Well, besides your mom and your significant other.  One of the main things that nips online businesses in the bud and frustrates internet entrepreneurs is the fact that it can take a long time to get any traction with search engines and readers. 

When you create a great piece of content that you want to share with everyone you meet, you’re only a half way there.  Next, you need to get out there and expose it to people.  Nothing’s going to happen if you just let it sit there.  Online search is getting more crowded every day and search engines aren’t going to give you a ton of love if your site doesn’t have much authority.  

That being said, your work can take off like a rocket if you know how to get it out there and are willing to work.  Read a few tips on how to build traffic to your blog.

The single most important “skill” in online business is having patience.  You are going to have to get used to waiting for a while–at least in the very beginning.  If you have a new blog, it’s not unusual to go six months with limited traffic–a year even.  But again, it’s really a function of how hard you work and how focused you are.

Being patient will give you the strength to get through the lonely dry spells when you’re doing everything you can to create a successful online business, be it a niche blog or an online store, and no one seems to care.  But you will care.  And that’s why you’ll succeed…eventually.

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Four Ways to Promote Your Blog and Gain a Following

August 25th, 2009

Writing a great piece of content is really only the beginning. It’s a given that you need to write really good content, but the part that many people forget about is the promotion aspect. Once you have a great post written on your blog, you need to get it out to the people who it will help most. In other words, you need to target your target audience.

Here are four ways to promote your blog posts. These would be referred to as white hat tactics, which means they are accomplished above board and with the good intention to really help out your possible readers.

1) Article directories like ezinearticles.com are a great place to start. Since a human reads each and every article that is submitted, articles have to be of a certain quality to actually get published. If your work gets published, then it meets the standards. You are allowed to include your url in the signature at the foot of your articles. Some of the people who read your article will click through to your website creating traffic for you.

2) Hubpages. Hubpages is a site where you can write content related to your niche, interest, or focus. Like ezinearticles and other article directories, Hubpages is respected by search engines as a high quality, well-moderated, user-generated content site. For this reason, content you write at this site will gain exposure for you, your work, and your website.

Read my post about how to make money with Hubpages, while promoting yourself and your content.

3) Write guest posts. This is something I have done very little of, but I see why it is such a strong way to promote your blog or website. When you offer to write a guest post for a website and your offer is accepted, it can only benefit you to take the time to make it as good as anything you’ve ever written before. When your piece if published on someone’s blog, that is like being introduced to a brand new audience as someone to pay attention to. A guest post at an established blog can do wonders for your credibility and can literally feed new referral visitors to your site very day.

4) Be available. If people leave comments on your site, write a reply. If they email you, send a response. Business (and blogging) is about reaching out to people and building relationships. Today it is easier to find and reach your audience than it ever has been before. Don’t waste the opportunity.

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Want to Start a Blog? Why Not Buy One?

August 15th, 2009

If you are interested in starting a blog, but don’t want to go through the beginning hassle of trying to get your site indexed by search engines, finding new readers, creating content, and building traffic to your site, then maybe there’s another option for you.

Flippa.com is a website where you can buy and sell websites and blogs. It is owned by sitepoint.com, a well-respected website and forum. Flippa is a newly created site where webmasters have already sold upwards of $25 million worth of websites.

If you have a couple hundred dollars in the bank and want to get started in the internet marketing business or just want to buy an already established blog, this is a good site to check out. It is a legit site. But you do want to look out for people selling websites that look more established than they really are.

If a blog has a nice looking theme, some decent looking content, and a decently designed logo, that’s really not worth as much as you might think. What’s more important are the points below.

  • How many pages are indexed in Google and Yahoo.
  • PageRank of the site.
  • How many backlinks are found on Google and Yahoo.
  • How much unique traffic the site receives daily and how many page views occur.
  • How much money is earned daily.
  • How visitors get to the site. Look for organic traffic coming from search engines. This is a good indication of how healthy and established a site is.
  • Domain age. Older domains tend to be more valuable and easier to build a business on.

Look for proof and screenshots of earnings and traffic reports to verify site owners claims before you buy.

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