Attracting “Money Traffic” To Your Blog

If you’re a new blogger, particularly one who’s looking to make money from your blog you’ll know that generating traffic to your blog is, at least initially, priority number one.

But something that gets talked about much less is generating the right kind of traffic to your blog. When I say the “right kind” of traffic, I mean, the kind of traffic that is going to generate revenue. This is one step above “targeted traffic”, this is “money traffic”.

For many bloggers, the thought of trying hard to bring the kind of visitors to your blog that are going to be the most likely to make you money, is a little too “marketer-like”. But as we’re going to see in this post, it’s easy to attract the kind of visitors that are going to make you money while at the same time providing the high quality and value in your blog posts that you always do.

First, let’s answer the question:

What Are “Money Visitors”?

Regardless of the niche your blog is in, it’s likely that it has certain little sects or groups of people that are more likely to buy things than others. (Note that the reason I say this is that whether you’re monetizing your blog with ads or affiliate offers, it’s the people who buy things that are, at the end of the day, going to make your blog profitable.) Identifying those little sects within your niche and occasionally writing something to suit them can unlock hidden profit potential within your blog.

For example, say you have a photography blog. Let’s say some people found your blog online somewhere as they were searching or browsing for pictures of pretty sunsets. Another group of people found your blog while they were searching for a particular model of camera that they were thinking of buying.

In a monetary sense, while both groups represent traffic to your blog, the latter group is more likely to result in income for you, if you know how to leverage it. Those are “money visitors”.

Finding YOUR “Money Visitors”

More or less every niche has it’s “money visitors”. Your job is to locate the sects in your niche, to which you feel like you could provide quality information. It’s by providing information to those money sects, that your blog will become more profitable.

So how do you find your “Money Visitors”?

It starts with a little brainstorming and it helps if the niche you’re in is something you’re interested in personally. Start by asking questions like:

“What do people in this niche spend money on?”, or…
“What do I, as someone interested in this subject, spend money on?”

It’s easier than it sounds. If your niche is dog lovers, they spend money on dog collars, dog toys, dog food, dog beds, dog insurance… and the list goes on.

If the niche is photography, they spend money on cameras, lenses, holidays on which they take photos, and of course plenty more…

Once you have some ideas, you can get into some good old fashion search analytics (not complicated, don’t worry!)

You can take one of the terms you found above (let’s say it’s dog collars) and type it into the search tool at:

https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

And see what you find. This tells us that people are out there on the Internet looking for information about these dog collars. And in some ways this is representative of the Internet as a whole. I mean if there are 10 000 people searching for “leather dog collar” in Google, we can safely assume that there are at least some people on social networks, dog lover forums, or other blogs that have a similar interest or intent.

So you scan the list of “dog collar” type terms that people are looking for.

If there’s something there that you think you know about or at least, could know about with a little research, you’re in luck. There’s no limit to the number of these little sects that you can find and capitalize on to make your blog more profitable.

Turning Visitors Into Profit

Now that you’ve found these sects of people that are looking to spend money in your niche market, how do you:

1. Bring them to your site; and
2. Provide them value and perhaps make money from them.

First you scan your list of dog collar “sects”.

Is there anything here that you can write about? Is there any existing content you have on your blog where you could include some info on any of these collar terms and provide an affiliate offer? (searching for a relevant affiliate offer is a little outside the scope of this post). If so, you’re in luck again!

Next, you need to go about doing some search optimization around these terms to attract visitors who might be looking for that particular dog collar or some variation of it.

This can be as simple as making a couple of mentions of the keyword in your post, or as full on as writing a new blog post targeted just to that keyword (this might involve having the keyword in the blog post title, using a wordpress plugin like All in One SEO to make sure the keyword is in the description and keyword tags of that post, and so on). You can even make mention of that post in another blog post of yours, linking to the post with the anchor text “leather dog collar” (or whatever the keyword is you’re trying to target) to build internal links to that post with the keyword you’re trying to rank for.

Then it’s just a matter of finding an affiliate program for a shop that sells some leather dog collars, and slot in a text link or a banner to it, and you’ve increased your profit potential significantly.

Scaling It Up

The great thing about this as a blog profit strategy is that it’s very scalable. Once you’ve found some money sects and worked out how to tailor some content to them and have it rank in the engines (like anything good, it’ll take some time and effort) you can do the same thing for new “money sects” as often as you have time.

If you wrote about dog collars one week, you can write about dog food the next week, dog training guides the next week and so on.

You don’t have to be a big salesman on your blog to increase it’s revenue. By throwing a bit of content out every now and then for your “money visitors” you’ll make sizable increases in the profitability of your blog and increase your readers happiness while doing it.

Andrew Hansen is a blogging an affiliate marketing strategist, CEO of Dreamlife Softwares and blogger at AndrewHansen.name. His free report athttp://1000NewVisitors.com shows bloggers how to generate 1000’s of new “money visitors” to their blogs every month without spending a fortune in the process.

Adgitize World Class Advertising on a Blogger’s Budget

Company Profile

Adgitize was founded by Ken Brown to provide an alternative advertising platform for bloggers. A social gathering area in our forum where bloggers can share ideas for blogging, advertising, earning revenues and raise blog traffic growth. Adgitize has a unique point system that translates into real dollars for bloggers with blogs of all sizes big or small.

Adgitize began in the summer of 2008 by the developer of the successful web site You Can Learn Series.

Where Did the Name Adgitize Originate?

This is a combination word coming from Advertising and the word Agitate.

Agitate means to give motion to or to move with irregular or violent action. To arouse public feeling.

Advertise means to make something known publicly. To announce by notice or broadcast. To arouse a desire for action.

Adgitize then is to arouse our customers to action. To get people to take action by writing in their blog, by visiting other blogs and by clicking on ads.

 Statement

Adgitize will help bloggers gain traffic, interact with other blogs, grow their blog into a successful business and gain much needed fellowship with the blogosphere. Our goal is to help bloggers get “World Class Advertising on a Blogger’s Budget.”

Recipe to become a blog expert

Blogs are the best platform that you can get to promote your talent and any online or offline venture. Many people are trying to make money online through blogs. Even moms and grandmas are making money just by sitting in front of the monitor screen and giving golden tips on beauty and child care to people who want it. You come along many people now-a-days who get the most out of their blogs and are content with the amount of money they make.

Do you want to make 1500$ monthly? If you do, than here are nine tips that I can give you for making money online and believe me if you set-up a target of 1500$ you’ll make much more by the end of the month.

1. Observe the trends around you and choose niche for your blog accordingly. Niche is the main topic around which you’ll build your blog; it can be technology or even football.

2. Whatever your topic might be, attach a RSS feed widget to your blog. It’ll lead the search engines to show your posts in their optimization results.

3. Increase traffic by commenting on other blogs and ask them if you can be a guest blogger there. Comment on popular blogs and learn from them.

4. Add plug-ins to your blog, in order to attract more people. Many blog hosting sites provide plug-ins to show weather updates or even to stop spam comments from popping in.

5. Make your blog SEO wise, which will be easily available on search engines i.e. by using key-words in your posts.

6. As the customer is always right, therefore, write by keeping in mind the audience who’ll read it. As Robert Half says, “When the customer comes first, the customer will last”. Therefore, if you want your visitors to become your subscribers than, keep their interest in mind above everything else.

7. Keep your posts original and up-to-date. Write in a style that would become your trademark, your post should be your signature, hence, it should be written in a personal way.

8. Post daily and frequently on any topic that you feel would attract people like magnets, it can even be something on giving gifts.

9. Use your blog to provide reviews on anything new in the market, make it informational and useful for others. The content on your blog should be of quality and it should be in ample amount for search engines to pick up.

With all the nine steps done, you’ll be getting the most out of your blog on daily basis. Always set a goal at the start of every month and try your best to achieve it. Give your blog your extra effort and time. Once you make a fan following through your blog, now what you have to do is to live up to their expectations. There are phases when people tend to stop writing, but you should be strong and determined enough to get out of that phase in life.

“Laziness may appear attractive but work gives satisfaction.”—Ann Frank.

All you have to do is work and struggle, as struggle never goes in vain. All those who struggles became immortal in the annals of history and same will be your case if you persevere.

Five easy steps in posting eBay auctions for the first time

If this is the first time that you will be setting up your auction on eBay to sell your item and start making money online, you may find the whole process easier to comprehend in just five easy steps.

First Step: Create a seller's account on eBay
Let's say that you were able to make old transactions on eBay before, this means that you already have an active account. So all you have to do is to log in to that account and then click on the 'Sell' link located at the top most part of your eBay page on the toolbar, and then click on 'Create a seller's account.' If you haven't had any transactions before, you may click on the 'register' link which is located below the toolbar, click 'Sell' and then click on 'Create a seller's account.' Then after, all you need to do is to follow instructions accordingly.


Second Step: You should determine what item you want to sell
You may look into selling books or CD's for the first time, or maybe other stuff. You can always find something interesting to sell and make profit from it.


Third Step: Submit the item that you want to sell
Have your item listed by clicking on the 'Sell' link. You may start with choosing a category that would best describe the item, or have eBay choose the best category for you. Create a very good title and description for your item, and don't forget to add in keywords which you think people would be typing in on the search box and land into your item.


From here, you can set your own starting price, such as $0.01, which would help in drawing people's attention to your bid. Then you can set up a duration which has a range from three days upwards. The duration will be based on your preference; you may choose whichever is comfortable for you. Take note that this is also the part where you can upload the picture that you have taken, so the customers can get a glimpse of the item you are selling. After this, you are ready to select the payment method that would be best for you.


Fourth Step: be patient enough to wait for your item to sell
Remember that eBay will not leave you behind in getting your item sold. They provide tons of hints and tips to make your item more appealing to the buyer. Even if your item does not sell straight away, you may still end up receiving a lot of questions from potential bidders. If you want to seal a deal, be sure to respond to the questions accordingly.


It is not necessary that once you post an item, that it has to sell immediately. If you are not successful in selling the item, then you can post it again without having to pay a fee.


Fifth Step: Get payment from the winning bid and have it posted
Your buyer will be informed via his or her email, regarding the process on how to pay you for the item. Before you send the item to the customer, make sure that you get the payment first.


After receiving the payment, you can then continue to ship the item to the buyer. Be sure to double check the shipping details available from the confirmation email that you received from eBay, and then you're done.

Make money online usinf social media

If you have a great product and have put up a website in the hopes of being able to make money online, there are some important and useful tools out there that you need to get on board with. Social media is everywhere. Practically everyone that has access to the internet is participating in some form of social media, even grandmas! With everyone using Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and more, there is more opportunity than ever to reach potential clients than ever before. These services are at the forefront ofonline money making today, and represent a whole new way of marketing that is more direct and personalized, not to mention immediate than ever before.

Online merchants like yourself have long puzzled over how to get the word out about their products and their site. They know that the only way to make money online is to get people to visit their site. This competition to get traffic has become fearsome and huge amounts of money are being dumped into things like SEO, ad words campaigns and more. Social media is a great way to get the word out about your business, without having to shell out money. Any business that hopes to succeed in online money making but does not have a Facebook page and a Twitter account is not using all of the tools that they have at their fingertips, and is likely to lose customers to more internet savvy competitors.

Facebook and MySpace are a great place to introduce people to what you have to offer. Setting up a profile in these two communities couldn't be easier. Once you have established your business's identity, it is time to go to work building a network. If your target market is the younger crowd, then MySpace is the way to go to increase your online money making potential. If you are looking to market to adults, then Facebook is a better bet. Both offer groups that you can join or even the ability for you to start a group. Finding the right groups can help you connect with potential customers that are either in your area or who are already looking for and talking about a business or product like yours. Finding groups like these helps make it even easier to make money online, because you are able to market to exactly the people that you are looking for.

Twitter, the micro-blogging uber-giant, is another great way to reach people that might be into whatever you are selling. With Twitter, you can make money online by turning the searching game around. Instead of trying to find ways to help people that might be interested in your products to find you, you can find people that might be interested for yourself. Twitter allows you to search for people that have "tweeted" about topics that are relevant to whatever you are selling. Once you find those people, you can follow them and reply to their tweets, inviting them to your website. This sort of direct, personalized marketing has never been available before and is a key to future online money making.

Make your first 100$! Sign up to Piggy Bankin

While many people think the only way to make money online is to build your own website or blog and start from there, Piggy Bankin is one website in particular that bucks that trend.

Piggy Bankin is based off the concept of IFW's, orIncentivized Freebie Websites. IFW's are sites that provide special rewards, usually money, in exchange for you completing Free Trial Offers. In short, Piggy Bankin refers you to IFW's where you spend a small amount of money (for shipping normally) on Free Trial Offers. Once you complete the necessary requirements on the site you are considered Piggy Bankin's completed referral.

The IFW's will then pay Piggy Bankin for you being their referral, and Piggy Bankin will then pay you a large percentage of that profit directly in to your PayPal account. They have a starter package with 3 IFW's that can make you $100.

Just go to Piggybankin.com, fill out your name and email address; and you will receive full instructions on making your first $100.

There is no marketing knowledge or experience needed whatsoever. All you do is sign up for offers at the IFW’s and get paid!

The best part about Piggy Bankin is what happens AFTER you make your first $100. Once you complete the 3 websites in their initial email (which is sent when you sign up at Piggy Bankin for free) they will send you a HUGE list of IFW links that can profit you over $1000along with various other perks. Piggy Bankin will offer advice on how to set up your own blogs and obtain your own referrals. The thing about IFW's is you need to first complete the requirements on the site before you receive a referral link. So once you finish several sites on Piggy Bankin, you will receive your own referral links that you can make BIG cash off of.

Unfortunately Piggy Bankin is only for United States, Canada, and the UK at the moment.

Does Piggy Bankin really work?
As with all money making ventures online people are often hesitant due to being scammed frequently in the past. I can assure you that you will never run into this problem with Piggy Bankin. People are already using their system and getting PAID. You can have a look at the proof of payment posted at Piggy Bankin.

If you need some extra fast money, Piggy Bankin is a program that you should heavily consider. Piggy Bankin will show you the fast and easy way to earn your first $100 online. And once you earned the $100, I’m sure you'll be interested to earn more. Thankfully, upon completion of the first 3 IFW’s you will receive over 15 more! Also, if you subscribe at Piggy Bankin you will receive frequent emails on even MORE ways to make money online.

Well folks the choice is yours, start making money online now with Piggybankin.com.

How to make sure your product launch will become a sucsess online

If you're looking to start an online business that revolves around a specific product, you need to know that you need to generate awareness and excitement among your target market to become successful. This is not just about letting your potential customers know that your products exist. It is making an impact that is big enough for them to take interest. The best way to go about this is to create huge publicity before your actual product launch. Listed below are steps you can follow to make sure you start selling your products as soon as they are available.

1) Develop Partnerships

Create a network with other entrepreneurs in your niche. Your partners can help you advertise your product as well as give you tips on how to approach your target market. You can offer them commission on sales so that you don't need to shell out some money even before you earn anything.

2) Build Excitement Before the Launch

Be sure you make good use of all sorts of media to publish teasers and create buzz. You can publish videos, post in blogs, and attract attention in forums. Apart from getting your partners to help you promote your product, ask your friends and relatives to help you market it through word of mouth. You can also place a countdown timer on your site to encourage even more excitement for the day of your product launch.

3) Have a Proper Email Marketing Campaign

Allow people to sign up for updates on your website. This will give you an indication of how popular your offering has become even before it has launched. Keep in mind that each individual that subscribes to your list is already a potential customer. Provide them with free and useful information and continue to build up excitement through your emails. On the exact day of your product launch, you can send out another email to let them know that your product is already out for the taking. Try tracking which subscribers actually make a purchase as soon as you launch. After about a week or two, follow up on those who haven't made a purchase.

You can also use your email marketing campaign to encourage your partners before and after your product launch. Since they have something to gain from the success of your online business, they wouldn't mind getting follow ups from you. Just be sure that you treat them as partners and not employees.

It is impossible to have a successful product launch on your own especially if you are just a beginner and you still have no reputation to boast within your industry. If you don't approach product launches correctly, you can easily end up with no sales or even no traffic to your website for weeks or even months after your products have been made available. You should welcome all the help you can get and follow time-tested tips to ensure success as soon as you launch.

Ste by step process to make money online with your blog

Making money online is not too hard in today's economy even if you have passion and will power to work hard. Here is the step by step process one can follow to start making money with a blog:

1. Start a blog - you must have a blog at least if you are aiming at earning some decent amount of money on internet. Create a blog around a topic you are most knowledgeable about and that people are interested in reading. You can use Google Trends service to see what people are actually searching most on internet recently. Once you have decided the topic for your blog, start a free blog on Blogger.com if you are new to blogging.

2. Seo friendly URL and Titles - if you are creating a blog about a particular niche, think of including any of your niche term in your blog URL. But try to limit your URL length to minimum. Because it will be ready difficult for your readers to remember your blog address if it contain lots of characters. Once you have decided a seo friendly URL for your blog, next comes your blog Title. Don't forget to mention the keyword you want to target with this blog in your blog title.

3. Write articles - write some articles on your blog with an aim to target different keywords of your niche. You should first start with less competitive keywords and create articles around them. If possible, you should include videos and images in your articles to make your topic more understandable.

4. Submit your articles on social networks - Once Google cached down your latest articles, you should think of submitting some of your interesting articles on social network websites like Digg, Propeller, Delicious, StumbleUpon and Reddit. With these networks, you should aim at sharing your favorite stories with your followers and friends on Twitter and Facebook.

5. Google Adsense widgets - once you see some traffic coming on your blog from search engines, look for ways to monetize it. And when it comes about monetization, Google Adsense is everyone choice. If you already have an Adsense account, add Adsense widgets in your blog template where you want to show Google Adsense ads. And in case you don't have an Adsense account, apply for one today with your best website or blog that you have.

My Blog is my fortune!

In this world of economic recession who doesn’t want to make money? And making money while sitting home and writing topics which you like the most, is definitely an inviting offer. Why not avail it? In fact the best way to do so is by creating a blog of your own. There are countless web hosting websites which help you do that, some good ones which I can think about are www.wordpress.com or even www.blogger.com . The rest depends on you and what you want to do.

Making money online is certainly not a trivial job. Ask those who make small fortunes online and they’ll tell you that how much they had to do, in order to achieve their goal. There are people who start blogs, are active at first, but ultimately their blogs die down. Why does it happen? Is it that they’re not good enough? No! Some people who start blogs are much more educated and talented than those who are already the “kings of blogging”. The reason is that these people are not consistent and eventually loose heart when they’re blogs stop getting traffic.

“I expect to maintain this contest until successful, or till I die, or am conquered, or my term expires………”---Abraham Lincoln

Hence, keeping in mind the above quote, everything dies or expires when it stops its struggle, just like water becomes stagnant when it stops running. Therefore, even your blog expires when you run short of ideas and stop posting on it due to any reason, it may even be laziness.

To create a successful blog, let me give you some tips:

• The main topic of your blog should be the one in which you’re most interested,
• Set up a goal at the start of your month,
• Use flagship blogs to attract traffic,
• Be short and concise in writing,
• What you write should be clear and easy to understand,
• Know your audience.

Apart from the above points one basic thing that you should keep in mind is that the niche that you choose for your blog should be the topic about which you’re most knowledgeable. It can be anything, from your hobbies to your work or simple writing. Use the above points to start a blog and use keywords in your blog in order to attract more traffic. if there comes a time when your blog receives less traffic or no traffic at all than do not loose heart, be determined and keep on writing, in the end you’ll surely achieve your goal.

Make your blog more informative. Add plug-ins to your blog to make it colorful and versatile. If you have multiple passions than you can always write about them. Rather than launching products, give your honest opinion about them and always “BE ORIGINAL”. Write about anything you can and want to write and keep on writing and there’ll be a day when your blog will be overflowing with money even more than you desired.