I've recently flown back into Sydney, Australia after a stint of near 6 months in New Zealand. Certainly a shock to the system, the time in New Zealand fairly relaxed - a population which is tiny compared to Australia.
In fact, the population of NSW (New South Wales) is greater than the whole of New Zealand.
Anyway, while the traffic snarls are back and things are quite busy in Sydney - it certainly provides much more opporunity to those living in the place.
Today I head back into fulltime work with my previous Sydney employer - so it's back to the future and into the daily grind.
Back into fulltime work
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The Money Links
I've been keeping my eye on Mark over at 45n5.com who this year has set about recording a video on his blog almost every day. An interesting concept and certainly a big commitment, I don't know if the idea is a success - there are times when you notice that the content or topic isn't extremely solid, probably due to the fact that Mark has to raise a new point each day.
However, his video recently about Blog Competitions and prizes was quite a good one. I couldn't agree more - it seems like every 2nd blog is running a competition to draw in readers. And they make you jump through so many hoops, you may as well employ a sidekick for $2 an hour to help you qualify. Things like having to do a 'post about the comp', make 10 comments here, add 12 of my secret RSS feed letters and multiply it by 2000 then take away 2.
All too much. Total waste of time. Spend the time creating content or maybe promoting your blog on social networking or similar sites.
Another thing I have been enjoying over at Marks blog is the moneylinks. 45n5.com/moneylinks/
A great way to keep across the blogging world and see the latest posts.
Good Deals on Perfume
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Buying is simple and the great range make perfect gifts for friends and family. Perfume will make any girl happy!
So if you want access to all these brands at on-going wholesale prices, then check out DealsDirect and keep your eyes on the bargains arising daily!
Video: Made for Adsense
Here's a video I recorded today, explaining a little more about my Made for Adsense site targeting, current projects and a few things I couldn't really explain in text format.
Does Adsense Work?
Which are the biggest paying Adsense keywords?
International Calling Cards
Even in the arena of expanding competition, the use of phone cards is still widely regarded as the most cost effective and best method to undertake calling with the best clarity and quality. When it comes to international calling, there really is only one choice and thats using international calling cards.
As the world becomes a busier place, it's the best way to keep in contact with your family, friends and loved ones - with an estimated range of over 800 different phone cards you can be sure to get the best value and quality from the services offered.
Purchasing the right phone card is simple and the pre-paid type cards are also available to those browsing the site. Once you decide on the best one for you, the card is delivered online immediately to the purchaser.
So stop fooling around with the computer and reduce the problems, call effectively and reduce costs and at the same time achieve a clarity thats unmatched - international calling cards are the answer.
Some Made for Adsense Sites
I've been whipping up a few 'Made for Adsense' sites, I thought I would share them and throw some numbers up as to how long it took to create them.
The first one, targeting one of the major payout keywords for Adsense is a UK Home Owner Loans Mortgage Based site that I am hoping to get some success from the long tail keyword.
It probably only took me around 15 minutes to create this site, in addition I pumped it through feedburner and syndicated the feed a bit to setup for the extra inbound links as I create content for it. I used an existing blogger template of mine, allowing my to paste the AdSense Leaderboard across the very top. (Not many templates allow you to do this)
The other site I whipped up was based around Google Adsense itself. I have probably in excess of 40 different sites trying to retrieve revenue from AdSense, but one of the biggest paying keywords is the 'Google Adsense' term it self.
By creating this site: What is Google Adsense - It allows me to not only work with the keyword itself, but its a topic I can speak on confidently - and I can generate endless content. By syndicating it through feedburner I have the option to pump the html redesigned feed to other minor blog sources to increase the backlinks eventually.
My AdSense revenue has seen a nice increase in the past 3 months, recently I am creeping up on the $35 dollar a day mark which is not bad for a hobby type setup and added up, I'm looking at around $1000 a month. :)
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Fancy Dress and Costume Hire
I've done some SEO and HTML work for a family member of mine and just wanted to pop a quick post in about their 'Fancy Dress Hire and Costume' site.
Based in Campbelltown, Sydney - Macarthur Fancy Dress have a huge range and feature no only good pricing but have nice customer service to match. If you have a work party, group event or social get together - consider doing a dress-up theme as the costumes, from no matter niche or era are always good fun.
Even if you're not based in Australia, costumes can be made to order and delivered within days. Speciailizing in customized designs and quick turn arounds, anything from Sci-Fi (Star Wars Costumes) to Medieval and Western Themed (Cowboy Costumes etc) and many, many more. Most movies are covered and if they don't have stock of an outfit you require - it can be quickly made up or re-sized to suit your needs.
The other big thing that is said about the Fancy Dress Hire industry, is the fact that many of the returned outfits and props aren't properly cleaned by the hiring outlet. This is something Macarthur Fancy Dress take real pride in - ensuring everything is hygienic and heavily cleaned after every single hire.
Hypertropin what is it?
Hypertropin replicates a natural human Growth Hormone (HGH)and has several uses, including anti-aging, body building assistance but also many other useful purposes. Other uses include: Body Shaping, Weight Loss and also will help repair severe burns and bodily injuries.
It's always wise to check with your doctor to understand its full benefits and the correct dosage.
Hypertropin is specifically able to help make the growth hormone process even easier.
Taken by injection, Hypertropin is inserted into the fatty layer of the body and is absorbed just under the skin. Before undertaking self injection, a doctor or medical assistant should show you the best way to administer Hypertropin.
Is Hypertropin a good idea?
Well lets look at the results, on average when used for weight loss - results have shown 12% body fat lost and 9% lean muscled gained.
When used for skin health, after 6 months of use the body on average sees 20 years of aging repaired. Which is an amazing stat.
If used for bone strength improvement, expect to see results of 12% bone structure and depth improvement.
In summary, Hypertropin means - more energy, less fat and more muscle, improved cholesterol ratios, improved immune functioning, better sleep and stronger bones and all this with little if any side-effects.
Consistent income daily?
It's amazing how quickly it can add up. Earning a small amount of money consistently each and every day - you will be pleasantly surprised.
Lots of people are "using the the likes of AdSense to make money online." or even the new combined marketing option RubiconProject to earn money from your blog or website. For most people the earnings are realistically only a couple of dollars a day, but even at earnings of around $2 a day you could be pulling in just under $1000 US dollars a year.
I've been enjoying the benefits of AdSense for nearly 2 years now and i've been lucky enough to get the earnings anywhere between $10 and $20 a day. I can generally count on anywhere between $6000 a year and $7000 a year which is very handy. I am about to add Kontera to the mix to hopefully get some more earnings, but now with PayPerPost I am pushing myself to do $30 a day in paid adverts to boost earnings.
In the current PayPerPost market with a PageRank 4 blog, you can sometimes do that in 2 posts a day. So if I can stick to this rule thats another $11,000 US per year. Pretty exciting right?
What other programs are you running to boost your daily online earnings?
Smarter Horse Betting action with Betfair
Horse racing has had somewhat of a revival in the past decade or so. The sport of kings has come back into fashion - the younger generation embracing the horses and turning it into a highly fashionable and enjoyable entertainment source.
If the excitement of the racing alone doesn't get you going, then wagering on the action makes it even more exciting. There are plenty of folks that simply follow the action for the money, making a solid living out of following the form and picking regular winners.
Betfair gives you the ultimate control and options to get in on the horse racing action. You get excellent choices, good value for money and the decision over what you wish to bet on.
You can choose to bet on each outcome, a back or lay choice.
You go with the odds you want to play it at.
You can even place a bet while the sport is in progress.
Plenty of products and smart play to get involved with, Betfair do it all
Time to get in on the dynamic horse betting action with Betfair today and start having a stack of fun and pocketing some nice change at the same time!
Backgammon Masters Applies for Guinness Gamer World Record in Farthest Backgammon Dice Toss
Backgammon is set to be taken to new heights, by the backgammon Masters online. A major internet operator for Backgammon enthusiasts has recently sought approval from the Guinness Book of World Records to ratify a 2 dice backgammon tos from a helicopter at over 200 ft up in the air! In addition, the group have arranged a 1 acre long backgammon board in a field below - truly a larger than life setup.
The stunt is in conjuction with the the Backgammon Masters backgammon Freeroll Competitions that run each and every Tuesday and Friday for keen players.
In the actual tournament, two popular backgammon champions with face off in a complete match on the purpose built acre-long field using the helicopter and staff to move the checkers - the whole time communicating with only two-way radios.
The large checkers and unique, larger than life setup is sure to draw interest from around the world as keen onlookers and backgammon enthusiasts alike get together to see the result of the experiment. To ensure the backgammon dice remain in-tact after the high scale drop, custom inflatable material has been added to protect the dice on impact.
The whole event will also provide a nice booty for charity. The special Guinness World Record attempt will be available to ticket holders only and all takings from the unique attempt will go to charity.
The operators BackgammonMasters also offer Poker and Blackjack / 21 style gaming at their online internet site.
Guitar Hero on XBOX 360 nearly killed me
Just had a group of mates over and they brought round their Xbox 360 consoles and Guitar Hero Guitars to get into some gaming action. Hooked up to my Panasonic 52" plasma screen the High Definition action was pretty cool.
I only have an original Xbox, it's chipped and modified for a large hard disk but I mostly use it for movie streaming and media centre applications. So the Xbox 360 action was a nice change.
Just one problem - Maaaan, how hard is guitar hero?
Even on the basic level, playing a song I know its so hard to get the hand co-ordination going on the neck fo the guitar. Seriously tricky. Some of the guys were pretty good at it and blew my mind how they can keep up on expert mode. Check out the world record holder on youtube for Guitar Hero play.
The Power of Pragma Systems
If you haven't already heard of them, Pragma Systems offer speedy and bulletproof offerings in the telnet and SSH space.
Providing the ultimate connectivity solutions for customers that need maximum uptime, these guys have been in the marketplace for 16 years and know how to do it right. With a total focus on SSH and telent, the technical backing from the team at Pragma is well above the industry standard and will impress even the fussiest customer in the market.
Their software solutions aren't only well backed, they are tailored to your needs and totally scalable to grow with you.
Just look at some of the customers on their books, many Fortune 500 listed companies rely on Pragma - such as: Tivoli, IBM and Tandem - but names that only deal with companies that know what they are doing. Other companies such as Sony, Coke and Dell all use Pragma in their businesses.
So if you need telnet or SSH Server soltuions - there really isn no one else you should deal with. Do it right and feel the total solution support from Pragma Systems
FileHippo Latest File Feed
As I mentioned the other day, FileHippo.com is not only a handy place to find the latest freeware and shareware apps - but you can subscribe to the RSS feed which is very handy to keep up to date with files and newly released applications to make the day to day navigation and usage of the PC much easier.
Using some Feedburner re-burning - I am going to put the FileHippo feed through this post so files can be quickly accessed and updated here on the 30 Day Man blog. (see Below)
I spend too much time on the toilet
I may have mentioned it here on the blog before, but I really to spend too much time on the toilet. Sound a bit personal? Well, give me a second and you will see where I am going with this topic.
I always get really constipated and as a result of spending ages on the toilet, I would generally have to have a stack of reading material or a good book in there.
As technology advanced I took things to another level and using the power of wireless networking, I would take my laptop to the toilet with me and subsequently check emails, write blog posts and do general web stuff that needed doing. Why waste 20 minutes on the loo when you can be productive right?
Well, the answer to my prayers is here. I found this colon cleaning powder 'Colon Cleanse' online that might be able to reduce my toilet time!
The Oxy-Powder solution is a natural oxygen colon cleanser which helps with occasional constipation that might arise due to a toxic colon. So now, I shouldn't have to spend long periods on the toilet and can retire from the wireless work in the bathroom!
(Oh and if you think thats a bad habit, I also love wireless computing while soaking in a nice hot bath too!)
:)
Using Filehippo.com with an RSS feed to get the latest files
Totally by accident today, I found filehippo.com - I was actually browsing the web trying to find a download site for Lavasoft's AdAware. I usually grab this from download.com - but for some reason the file being linked was screwed up.
So anyway, I stumbled on filehippo.com - initially it looked like any old 'shareware' style file provision site. However I noticed their RSS subscriber badge said 30,000+ RSS subscribers and realised that these guys publish latest software releases almost daily to stacks of people through their RSS feed.
How cool!? They have so many free applications being released regularly in the following categories - Anti-Spyware, Audio/Video, File Sharing, Anti-Virus, Developer Tools, CD/DVD, Cleaning and Tweaking - the range is simply huge.
In RSS format this is a seriously powerful tool! So check it out and never have to scour around for that handy software application again.
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Get the Low Down on Web Hosting
Web Hosting is of great important these days and not only for small to large online businesses. As the growth of Web 2.0 continues, smaller organizations and even personal blogs to some extent are branching out and with their growth requires the investigation into web hosting.
You might think finding a webhost is easy. Well, it's fairly easy - it's pretty much a given that you would see 10+ advertisements a day in your inbox or on the web as you browse sites. However, selecting the 'best' and most 'effective' webhost can be difficult. When you're spoilt for choice it can make things so much harder.
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On top of this, through the newsletter you get access to web hosting tips, bonuses through their coupon deals and exclusive interviews and reviews from the major players.
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Backlinks fresh and regular help SEO
I wanted to quickly mention something that I have found helped me achieve the highest search engine rankings for my NRL site.
On the google.com.au engine, I am up against quite heavy competition for the keyword NRL. After regular article posting and some white hat backlinks generated I eventually climbed up to second position for the keyterm. The leading position would be hard to crack, given that it's the official National Rugby League site. (Similar to say the NFL in the USA)
However, I noticed when I stopped getting as many fresh daily backlinks to my articles - I was quickly pipped for second place and pushed back to third place.
Frustrating sure. But if you are running the SEO tool for FireFox and you see the amount of backlinks my competitors have over me - it's amazing I am actually in the top 10, let alone 2nd or 3rd place. So it seems Google does place a strong emphasis on the amount of daily, fresh backlinks to your content and of course the anchor text being critical in this aspect as well.
New Rap and Hip Hop Site!
Like your rap and hip-hop music but just can't get enough? Well, I may have found the solution. With the title Rap Artist it's easy to remember and the fact that this site features all the major leading artists with forums and the ability to purchase tracks - what more could you want?
After having a browse around the forums, I liked the build of the site - navigation is certainly very comfortable. I also liked the fact that the rap artist tracks have lyrics and more information built into the deep pages - very cool.
You also get a sneak peak of upcoming title sound tracks from rap artists, so you can keep your finger on the pulse. Registration is totally free and you'll get access to the Top 10 artist listings as well as biographies and the artists homepage.
Surely this site will become the number one rap resource on the internet and getting onboard while access is free and not too crowded could be a smart move. As this hot marketplace grows, access may become a little harder to come by.
Overall a nice site that will have rap and hip-hop fans coming back for more. Slick design and all the information fans could want. Remember the name; RapArtists.com
AdSense and Gambling Sites. Not Allowed
I ran into a bit of a speed bump earlier this week. I have recently created a few gambling sites, of which I mentioned here on this blog;
A Roulette Strategy Video Site
A Blackjack Strategy Video Site
A Poker Style Blog Video Site
All sites looked pretty cool and quickly climbed up the Google rankings and had decent SERPs. After throwing some AdSense onto the sites, I was seeing some good payouts based on the crowded gambling 'AdWords' bidding.
However, I loaded up the pages earlier this week and saw all the advertising from AdSense had stopped loading. I saw a considerable drop in AdSense revenue which explained the drop out. I received no email from Google, but after reading a few website and checking the TOS again - it seems AdSense isn't allowed 'with direct gambling (poker, blackjack etc) sites'. Now if you mention gambling terms as I am doing here in this post - it seems like you're ok. But flat out advertising on a gambling related site aint allowed.
A shame, but I have had to turn my video site focus to other areas - some of which are high paying keywords, but I will just need to boost the search engine rankings again for these newer pages.
Get leading weight loss and diet help
Its widely reported that much of the western world struggles with health eating habits and combined with busy lifestyles of the modern era - the majority of us are overweight or seriously obese.
While there are many options available to us out there to assist, current lifestyle and work habits make it hard to commit to such events or functions. However, with the availability of the internet and online assistance now - services like healthy weight loss with Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem or Medifast are available online along with detailed articles and information to help you regain control of your health and start leading a healthy lifestyle.
With detailed publications on general weight loss, the truth about diet's, binge eating and how to cut back on calories in the easiest manner - there is certainly something for everyone there.
As the range of diet options and programs increases, the website in question goes into detail and reviews the best major diet systems such as MediFast, NutriSystem and Weight Watchers. Being able to fully understand these programs and their benefits and drawbacks allows you to make the best informed choice about the direction you wish to take.
So start changing your outlook, think long term about your weight loss and goals and with the help of the Weight Loss Diet Help Team - you'll achieve your dreams sooner than you think.
Yahoo Pipes allows you multi RSS feed streaming
Wow, this is the 200th post for the 30 Day Man! Amazing statistic really, never did I think this blog would grow to see so many posts. After starting way back in early August 2007 as a base for the 30 Day Challenge - this little blog has been running ever since!
Thirty Day Challenge boss Ed Dale has put me onto another great little secret, that is Yahoo Pipes - the free RSS feed aggregating service that allows you to generate new, unique content feeds from multiple sources. A powerful tool to get yourself some great content without having to be typing for hours on end. Check out http://pipes.yahoo.com - it's fairly self explanatory; however below I have embedded a tutorial video to give you more of an idea of how it works. I have also employed a mashed feed for my NRL site - providing NRL and Rugby League information from over 15-20 news and footy sources.
Here's the overview video for Yahoo Pipes:
So make sure you check out the pipes and go crazy with your RSS sources!
Thank you to the readers that have kept The 30 Day Man going. Don't forget to subscribe to the RSS feed on this website, simply click the feedburner icon on the address bar or the feedburner chicklet on the upper right hand side.
The current mortgage market
Does having a large mortgage, or even worse multiple mortgages worry you? I certainly get a bit jittery at times. As interest rates fluctuate, I tend to get a little nervous and start checking my mortgage balance quite regularly!
It's a silly, nervous habit really. I have two mortgages, both of them investment based mortgages and of those, one is a Fixed Rate Mortgage. The other home loan thats currently at a variable rate only has a small balance owing and the rental returns are quite healthy - certainly positively geared.
So why do I worry?
I probably can't answer that simply. As new reports come in from around the globe and the pressure continues on mortgage rates - I suppose it's only natural to worry. I tend to get anxious after the evening news discusses defaults on mortgages and predicts doom and gloom. Even though there is no benefit, I simply continue to check the balance and bite my nails as I look at whats owning in total.
Having a mortgage thats fixed does take a lot of the worry away from your investment. Sure, if rates go down quite quickly you might find yourself paying slightly more - but for the benefit of piece of mind and the ability to budget so precisely; having a fixed product makes so much sense.
So while I have my moments of worry, I know I have a solid product and overall, my investment returns are quite healthy specifically in the mid to long term.
Benefits of Justin.TV
My old mate Ed Dale has now started broadcasting on Justin.TV and I had the pleasure of tuning in today to see what all the fuss was about.
I had heard bits and pieces about Justin.TV but had never really taken the time to check it out or utilize it as a marketing or promotional tool.
After sitting through Ed's - 30 Day Challenge presentation (live streaming) today, I was quite impressed. The Justin.TV interface is solid, allowing users to feedback constantly on the stream and the buffering and delivery was fine, considering there were several thousand views on at once.
Certainly a great medium and one that should 'take the next step, on from YouTube'. At present we all know video is huge. YouTube has taken video to the masses, but Justin.TV can literally turn any home into a 'live' video broadcasting studio. Ultimately a home tv studio.
I'll be looking into it further as a tool for my major sports website over at NRL Results and the potential to sportscast the NRL and Rugby League over there will be a massive opportunity.
Thanks for getting our feet wet Ed, content started a little flakey, but came good at the end. Hopefully you can go into more detail about the blogs that are more suited to SEO purposes and how to successfully insert backlinks for SERP promotion.
Small Business Loan?
As my projects online tend to get bigger and bigger, I regularly need to look for smart financing options. The online arena has opened up the finance market substantially, with many players able to offer finance unsecured to clients around the world. It's fiercely competitive and it ensures that as clients; we all get the best service and access to the best loans in a much simpler fashion than previously possible.
One such outlet I like to deal with is EzUnsecured.Com - these guys really make getting a Small Business Loan online quick, simply and totally painfree. After using them initially and finding the service to be excellent - I had no hesitation in using them for my next venture. My latest website required quick a large start-up investment and without having access to fast unsecured finance, it would have taken me much longer to build the online business and delay the time it took to start generating profit.
So if you're short on time and don't have too much collateral to work with; these are the guys that can help. They also do credit cards and lines of credit, so every angle is covered. Take the leap today and with their help, you can send your small business into orbit with a strong financial partner in EzUnsecured.Com
How to do Online Video easily
As the popularity of online video continues to grow, many leading and even basic personal websites and blogs are trying to get a piece of the video action. All the statistics show that video growth is happening almost daily and the time that internet users spend on video, already far outweights that of traditional text and still image viewing.
As the monetization opportunities grow with video, it's smart to start building your video content now. Several companies are already building 'video and image' based search engine technology so the worlds database of video can be catalogued without the need for description.
Getting started is easy and I found this 'how to do online video easy' tutorial by one of my favourite marketers Joel Comm a perfect explanation for getting video into your site. The important point being here, try and have a camera with you at all times - you never know when good content might pop up right in front of you.
Yahoo and GoDaddy Domains lead the list
I mentioned a few posts back, that I have managed to get a list of the highest paying keywords that on average generate higher returns in their niches. While there are a few unusual ones, the chart topping titles of 'Domain Yahoo', 'Domains Yahoo' and 'Yahoo Web Hosting' are all not surprising in the heated market of domain registration and the cut through web hosting business.
Also high on the list are the advertising keywords from the law and order niches. Illinois Law, Law Wisconsin and Law Ohio all remain high on the list of the highest paying keywords and coming soon after these law keywords are the finance and mortgage industry.
The mortgage and finance keywords didn't surprise me, as you see a stack of affiliate sites all built around mortgage and money lending. I have seen quite a few Smorty and PayPerPost requests from this niche in particular. Examples: 100 Home Equity Loan, UK Homeowner Loans, Adverse Credit Remortgage.
The other high rating area was that of Google Adsense and Google Affiliate, both returning handsome sums to their owners.
The final two areas on the list revolved around hair removal, laser hair removal and other medical specialist terms. And the last few keyterms were around the cellular industry, ATT, AT&T and AT&T Wireless.
Did you pick any of these?
If you have any other high paying keywords you'd like to add, feel free to comment to this post.
The Rubicon Project Reviewed
As many of you guys know, I started running the Rubicon Project here on the 30 Day Man to maximize the advertising networks available to me and basically make things easier rather than having to manage multiple networks, heaps of html code and rotating banners.
The Rubicon Project simply makes sense. No wonder it has won awards and looks to be the next big thing. Taking heaps of Ad Networks and doing the ground work for publishers is very smart.
However after a month or more of usage, I haven't seen the major results I was hoping for. Initially I was only running Rubicon here on the 30 Day Man - but after finding the interface easy to use and seeing the potential I rolled it out to my major sports and football blog at NRL Results and sadly the Rubicon Project failed to deliver.
Heres the scenario, prior to installing the Rubicon code - I was running vanilla AdSense on the website. Impressions were between 5000-6000 per day and my earnings were at least $20 USD or more each day.
After switching the AdSense for Rubicon, I saw a similar amount of impressions net me around $1-$2 a day. In a haste I quickly pulled the pin on the Rubicon code and went back to AdSense.
My first thoughts were; "Maybe the ad networks being used don't have the right content match for my sports site, which is Australian based and maybe suffering from USA only syndrome."
However, after a closer look - the Rubicon stats were broken down as follows: 4,350 impressions of Google AdSense for clicks totalling; 5 (CTR of 0.12) and earnings of $1.18. So how can the drop be so huge if they are using AdSense anyway? Pretty scary if you ask me.
1584 impressions went to Active Response Group for a total of 5 clicks also, and finally 851 went to CPX interactive for clicks of 1.
Pretty miserable stats. So the idea of Rubicon is great and I do hope more players come on board to advertise with them. I have been keen to speak to someone at Rubicon to get this all explained and hopefully that can happen. However, for now - I will keep Rubicon running here at the 30 Day Man as the content matching seems better and while the results haven't been awesome - they haven't been worse than previous testing with AdSense and other networks such as John Chows and the like.
Looking for a rapist
I heard a pretty scary story the other day and from what I am told it's true. A good friend of mine said he knew of a girl of around 27 years old that was finding it hard to meet a partner and remained a virgin.
He said that the girl was placing so much pressure on herself 'to have sex' that she was getting into dangerous territory. Her mind and thoughts, always focused on meeting 'any' guy and scoring. Frequenting night spots and putting herself out there in scary ways, she rarely if ever was able to meet a guy and felt her average looks and large frame would prevent her from every getting up close and personal with a guy.
Anyway, this next part gets real scary. Apparently in her home town, there was a period when a rapist was on the loose and authorities were on the lookout for the suspect - who was known to lurk outside clubs and public transport spots in the small hours of the morning.
It turns out, that once the girl heard of the rapist at large - she went 'looking' for this so-called rapist in the hope she could be 'victimised' and finally lose her virginity. I was dumbfounded when I heard this story and it still amazes me that a girl in such a position was somehow feeling so inadequate that she went in search of a monster like this. Standing at bus shelters and waiting on the streets until the early hours in the hope she could be abducted!
Fortunately friends told family and authorities of the girls attempts and she was quickly picked-up safely and held for medical examination.
Man you think things are tough in your own life until you hear stories like this that blow you away. I am still struggling to believe such a situation could arise!
Highest Paying Keywords
In the next couple of days I will be doing a post on the highest paying keywords that you can sink your monetizing teeth into with your blog or website.
I've had a good friend hand me a list of keywords that are pulling in serious figures for the blogs attacking these niches. Now the majority of these are in very competitive markets, so it's no cake walk - but its certainly nice to know which words are bringing in the big dollars so you can at least have a chance to attack it or you may possibly get lucky are score a ranking somewhere in the top 20.
Either way it's nice to know.
Anyway, I am lying in bed right now on the laptop and after having a few wines, I can't really get motivated to dig the list out and start typing those keywords in
Stay tuned, in the next day or so - all will be told.
(In the meantime, my AdSense revenue still remains strong. I am closing in on $25 USD per day which is great and 1/4 of the way to my target of $100 USD per day)
I have continued to use RubiCon Project for combined advertising here on this blog, however when I tried it on my other sites - the clickthroughs and earnings went WAY down from AdSense. So the content matching from other networks is no where near as good as the AdSense engine at this stage, or at least my niche didn't have relevant ads for those networks at this stage.
Ok, bedtime for me - talk soon
Sabathil Harpsicord and Clavichords
I was lucky to meet the lovely Barb Sabathil earlier last week, a friendly visitor that stopped by to help me out with Technorati Promotion. Barb is the daughter of Sigurd Sabathil a 3rd generation harpsichord maker. Her father has been building clavichords and harpsichords for over 50 years, and he also lovingly restores antique pianos. You can reach them on sabathil.and.son@gmail.com for information
on pricing and availability of our instruments.
Bard found me through Facebook, so never underestimate the power of Facebook mmmmmK?
No really thanks again Bard, the response to the mini-comp was great and I did achieve some high Technorati stats. Climbing the mountain that is the big Technorati is long and hard - but results are worth the effort.
Now on to Barb, you can check out her Squidoo lens here which relates to the musical business I was explaining above. A nice well put together len too mind you.
http://www.squidoo.com/sabathil_and_son_clavichords/
Also what surprised me is the fact that Barb didn't know about EntreCard credits. Ok, so not everyone is going to know about EVERY blog promotion tool, but I thought EC had gone so mainstream that it was common knowledge. Not true, there is still scope for EC growth so getting in now at www.entrecard.com makes good sense.
And finally apologies for the delay in posts, I have really been slack in March and this is probably due to my flagship NRL site coming out of hibernation as we enter winter in the Southern Hemisphere and Rugby League / NRL Results are starting to come in.
Home Hacker; Life Hacking Tips
Home Hacker is a perfectly concise blog and one that gives you the information you need and want without stuffing your face full of ad's and other unwanted stuff.
When Andrew who runs Home Hacker stopped by recently and checkout my Technorati Competition, I was pleasantly surprised to find such a nice blog at his end. Content wise, the blog covers off a lot of life hacking and general IT tips that will make your day to day PC existence much easier.
For example; "I just killed my computer, how do I fix it?" perfect for the home novice or the budding computer repair guy who trundles out to do a few cash repair and fix it jobs in his local area.
The other area I found pretty cool, was Andrews coverage of the general Windows errors and what to do when important files shit themselves or go MIA. Stuff like the ol' HAL.DLL or anything else in your Windows System 32 directory.. Man, scary just thinking about it. I am sure things will get even more stressful under Windows Vista. (We'll leave that for another day!)
Anyway, this is truly a handy blog and one I hope stays around for a long time to come. It seems like Andrew is also a keen EntreCard fan. The popularity of EC continues to grow and users are lining up thick and fast. I look forward to flicking you a stack of EC credits mate, so drop a comment on this thread with your email address for EC or simply email me at asutcliffe@gmail.com
Peace out and thanks for getting in touch.
What is Technorati? Get a free review and ECs
Technorati has been a bit of an enigma to me. I've half heartedly tried to push my blog up the rankings a few times, but I am probably guilty of not fully 'understanding Technorati' which is where I should start.
Personally, I don't use Technorati in any other form than just a social bookmarking or promotional tool to push my various websites up the link love rankings.
When I logged in today, I noticed my Technorati Authority has climbed a little - not bad considering I haven't really worked on.
So I thought heck, I am going to do two things. I am going to visit Technorati daily and try and get a greater overall understanding of the service. Forcing myself to visit, will give me a better picture of how it all works and hopefully this will rub off on promoting my sites.
Secondly (as much as I hate competitions) I thought by offering some incentives, I could get some fellow bloggers to add me to their Technorati favourites and boost my standings a little bit.
I want to keep it simple, so here we go:
Add this blog to your Technorati favourites; leave a comment on this post letting me know and possibly send me an email to: asutcliffe@gmail.com - the first 5 people to do so will get 200 EntreCard Credits Each, a return fav in technorati of their blog and also a personal review post of their site.... Sound ok?
Anyone after the first 5 still gets a Technorati fav back and a review / link - just can't provide the EC's ... ;)
Start here by clicking this link to Fav this Blog in Technorati:
http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://www.aimsgraz.org
Lets do this!
AdSense Growth and SEO Rank
I've been harping on this for a while now, but I am consistently seeing AdSense Revenue Growth and it's got me very excited.
I have started plotting my daily AdSense earnings on a spreadsheet now, so in a months time I will publish it here for all to see. So far in the past few days I have been recording things I am seeing at least a few cents growth every single day.
The good thing about the continued revenue and advertising earnings growth is that it motivates you to continue building your portfolio of online websites and blogs.
I have slowed down on the content creation for most of my sites now and am working hard on SEO Ranking them for the next few weeks.
As I see the sites / blogs move up in the Google SERP's I will then move back to more content creation and vice versa.
At the moment I have a big mix of Owned Domains, Blogspot and Wordpress.com addresses all mixed in. The SEO benefits of the blogspot.com domain are not to be discarded. While so worry they are building PageRank (PR) for a domain they don't own - the flipside is that the Google owned blogspot.com domain is seen in a good light by the Google search engine at least. They rank and get spidered VERY quickly.
For sites where regular content is being displayed, for neatness and repeat visits - you can't go past Wordpress. Harder for newbies to grasp and it does have some little quirks that can take you while - but in the end it's worth it.
I've been doing some charts on my structure of meshed link building, and it really looks scary! I divide it into three sections.
Section 1. A handful of 'base level' or throw away sites. These sites once they are ranking in the search engine are purely used to link and build 'link juice' for the middle range of promotional sites. These 3 to 4 sites only link to around 5-6 mid level promotional sites.
Section 2. Here I have around 5-6 mid level sites, from various domains. Some from blogspot.com, some from orble.com and a few owned domains of mine. With these sites (they have various PR, from 0 to 3) I purely write content and link to my network of 30+ adsense sites. These sites have slightly better quality than the level 1 sites and obviously all hold better link juice and work well from all domains.
Section 3. The Front Line. Here I have 30+ sites all pulling in AdSense revenue. Some of the newer video sites I released in the past month have quickly had 50+ pages spidered by Google which is exciting.
(Now I simply find the strongest and least busiest keywords in each niche and hit them big time with backlinks and cross referencing for best results)
I'd like to hear your thoughts or tips on how you build your network and achieve good results.
BlogRoll Size
What's the most websites anyone can have in their blogroll? Obviously as the amount of sites you maintain grows, trying to keep up with the content can be tough.
You have probably noticed here at 30 Day Man, my posts have dropped right back from a daily occurrence to sporadic at best. This is a direct result of my push to drive my earnings from my AdSense network. I just did some numbers and my list of sites probably exceeds 50 now.
Of this 50, probably only 3 of my websites require daily updating, quality content and maintenance. The rest are fairly static and the maintenance required is more around link building and improving their rankings in the search engines.
My policy recently has been to increase the amount of average websites I have to multiply earnings. 1000 x blogs earning $1 each seems easier than a single blog earning $1000 .. ? Right? Well I am not so sure and I think various people would answer differently.
Do you have a massive portfolio of MFA (Made for AdSense) type websites? Are they earning a good return each day? How fresh is the content? Is it hard to maintain? How do you keep you Google SERPS strong?
I would love to hear from you!
Feel free to drop your comments at the bottom of this post.
Google Indexing Results
I recently spoke about a software package I bought; Niche Video Sites. A server based software program that allows you (with your own hosting) to launch quick, yet large video sites on particular topics.
A few weeks have passed now since I went live; a few of the sites I created were:
a. Blackjack Strategy
b. Poker Blog
c. Roulette Strategy
Firstly, take a look at these sites by clicking the links above. Then go to google and do a search for (be sure and click - 'repeat the search with omitted results' when Google lists the results - so you get the full listings of the indexed pages)
a. blackjackstrategy.hotonlinecasinos.info
b. pokerblog.hotonlinecasinos.info
c. roulettestrategy.hotonlinecasinos.info
a. You should see 14 indexed pages. Not bad for a thrown up site, it seems after a tiny bit of link building this site has been spidered a little deeper and more pages are being added daily.
b. 27 pages indexed! Amazing. (Remember to click 'omitted results')
c. Close to 60 index pages or at least links or references from other sites including YouTube. (This is a stunning result)
It's certainly been an interesting test and I would recommend the niche video site creation software to others. Having a server based creation client to all the work is great, the only hard part is performing some minor SEO work to boost your content up the rankings.
My AdSense has seen some nice growth, I now average over 3000 hits daily and am managing earnings of $15 a day - which is getting ever closer to my target of $100 US per day.
The Wiggles
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