Top Money Earners From Google Adsense

Here are the three top money earners from Google Adsense

1. Markus Frind – PlentyOfFish.com – $300,000 per month

If you haven’t heard of this guy yet you should check out the website plentyoffish.com.  He is the person who created this free online dating website from his appartment all by himself.  His website soon become one of the largest dating websites online.  I have actually tried out his website myself and can see how it can be interesting and attract a lot of visitors.  The graphics and layout of the website is nothing fancy at all but the functionality is all there and its fast to use.

2. Kevin Rose – Digg.com – $250,000 per month

Kevin Rose started Digg.com in December 2004.  It is a social marketing site that is mostly news, video, and pictures that are submitted by users for other users to read about and view.  Basically what happens is you can signup for an account and you can submit a “news story” and other people can view it and if they like it they can “Digg it” and this boosts the rating of the post.  If it gets enough Diggs it will appear on the Frontpage of the site and will get tons of traffic.  Digg has both Google Adsense ads and Federated Media ads.  It is estimated that he earns roughly $250k a month from Adsense alone.

3. Jeremy Schoemaker – $140,000 per month

ShoeMoney is considered to be one of the greatest Internet Marketers out there.  He is very good with search engines and knows how to setup his sites to get optimal traffic to them.  In one of his best months with Google Adsense ShoeMoney earned $132,994.97.  You can imagine it was probably pretty difficult for him to cash a check of that size!

Unlike most of the other Google advertisers ShoeMoney makes his money from hundreds of sites and thousands of domains.

Do you have to be John Grisham to succeed at Blogging?

There are many articles on the net about successful blogging and there is a never ending stream of new recruits entering the blogsophere.

These new adopters eagerly search the how to pages of other bloggers in an effort to become a successful blogger.

The blogging craze and the competitive arena that it has become have bloggers scratching their heads in an effort to make their new venture a success.

For some, success as is defined as the tangible legacy of their cathartic journey.

This group seeks nothing more than to record their life and thoughts. They have no financial or political agenda other than their desire for self fulfillment.

As the internet evolves and socially engineered software becomes more streamlined, diarists have also evolved and for some, blogging has become their ticket to a new vocation and financial independence.
Blogs that have a high amount of visitors are able to monetize their web pages to an extent where the authors are able to generate enough income to derive a part time or full time living from their input.
For those desiring more than to see their diary online, the challenge exists to create content that satisfies their own literary standards but at the same time achieves populous standing.

The race to stand out from the blogging crowd has seen a multitude of online tutorials, e-books, educational courses, marketing plans and get rich easy programs bombard the web.

We no longer take much interest unless the author has something unique to offer us.

I have two friends who have their own web sites and self publish for a living.
One has an article archive of 17,000 posts and the other has an archive of 14000 posts.
One has been blogging for seven years and it took him five years before he was able to derive full time income.
The other was well established in his field before he became a self publisher.
He had a list of high profile contacts that provided exclusive information and this enabled him to establish his web site as a respected source of news in his field.

Their sites and interests are quite different but they both agree on one point.

There is no easy way to be successful. Content is king. If you desire success then you have to compile a body of works that has is both popular and voluminous. Be a John Grisham of your genre. Write all the time and learn to write what people want o read.
Quality, quantity and marketability are the key factors that never change.
I recently printed out all my articles and stuck the pages on the bookshelf behind my desk.
The small file looked so inconsequential next to the volumes of my favorite authors.
Like the rest of you, I have my work cut out for me too.

Is Amazon a godsend for publishers?

Publishers have entertained a rocky relationship with Google Adsense for the last few years.
Google has confused and frustrated us with their confusing rules handed out to advertisers and publishers.

Frustrated web site owners have endured lower click revenues, convoluted service terms and irrelevant advertising content in order to make a success of being a Google Adsense publisher.

In spite of its shortcomings Google has far outflanked the competition for advertising space.

Unlike the most of the competition, Google has won the minds of publishers with its "get paid for clicks" program.
Lately business for Google's Adsense program has reached
a plateau. Site visitors are clicking less. Google advertising revenue is flat.
Publishers are looking around for a new advertising revenue earner.

I recently joined Amazon as an affiliate.
Amazon is different to Adsense because visitors to your site have to buy something from Amazon in order for you to earn money.
Browsing an ad for further information and then closing the page will not earn you any money.
The task at hand may appear daunting but further examination reveals Amazon is a creative advertising tool that puts control of creativity in the hands of the publisher.
A few days ago I posted a niche article on Filipino music.
I was able to use one of Amazon’s ready made widgets to list a few of the CDs recorded by Filipino artists.
This widget brightens up the post and is totally relevant to the topic.
One of the most exciting aspects of Amazon is that you can enter the ad inside your actual post. The ad then appears only for that post which makes it ideal for Blogs. This is quite a different approach to Adsense where the ads appear on the side of all the pages.

Is Blogrush Worth It?

I have recently subscribed to Blogrush. The widget is now displayed on my blog. After watching their very impressive videos I decide to enlist the services of Blogrush in order to boost traffic to my site.

At first I was apprehensive because I have Google adsense ads on my blog and I didn’t want any drama from Google. As it turned out, Google does not expressly forbid the use of Blogrush so I have taken the opportunity to try it out.

The system works like this. You register and place a code on your blog. Blogrush monitors your blog and when it decides that your blog meets their minimum content standards your widget springs to life.

The widget consists of links to other blogger’s sites. When visitors come to your blog and see the widget they can click on a headline which takes them to another blog without leaving your page. This second blog is opened in a new browser. Each time this widget is loaded it will contain 5 clickable headlines that form part of their "Cooperative Syndication Network."

Traffic is stimulated by virtue of the fact that when a reader clicks on a link in the widget, the click is recorded and you earn credits.
You then appear on the widgets of other bloggers and hopefully they will find your headlines interesting and then click on your blog.
Syndication credits are earned based on the following formula: You earn credits on your own traffic using a 1:1 ratio. (One credit for each time the widget is served.) You then earn credits based on your referrals traffic (and their referrals traffic) through 10 generations of referrals based on the following ratios: 1st and 2nd generation (i.e. your direct referrals and their direct referrals) 1:1, 3rd - 6th generation = 1:4 ratio, 7th - 10th generation = 1:8 ratio. After all the math is calculated, there is a surplus of 1 headline space (5 spaces in each widget load) for every 10 that are served. So 10% of all the headline space is reserved for BlogRush itself to sell or use.

Is it working for me?
At the time of writing this post it is too early to say.
I joined Blogrush less than week ago so I will reserve my opinion till a later stage.

Has Google spelled the end of Content is King for publishers?

As they say in the advertising business, Content is king.
If you write quality original content, traffic will flow to your site and your web site will earn you money.

This has been the principle that publishers with Adsense monetized sites have faithfully adhered to, but is there a dark cloud looming on the horizon?

Google Adsense is now a mature medium and some may argue that it has peaked as an advertising power.

Google is a public company that must constantly evolve and rationalize their products in order to maintain number one position.

Through its Adsense program, it has created an empire which, up until now has provided an earnings vehicle for small and large sized business models.
Content publishers have dutifully tapped out their articles and accumulated admirable advertising revenue through their monthly paycheck from Google.

Not many have bothered to question the unwritten Google laws of Search Engine Optimization.

Recently many content publishers have awakened to a rude shock.

Google have changed their algorithms and consequently many genuine publishers have lost their search engine position in Google’s attempt to quell the upsurge in questionable search optimization techniques.
There is not much these publishers can do to re-establish their positioning.
In reality Google has no case to answer.
They provide their main search engine as a free service and consequently have the right to list sites as they see fit.
Google has also been known to inexplicably shuffle results.
Google is reluctant to explain their strategy and their algorithms are not made public.

So what has Google got planned for us?

With the success of Adwords and sponsored sites, Google must have its sights on a switch from free listings to a geographical compilation of paid classified directories.

The possibility exists that these paid directories will eventually include general blog sites as well as commercial business sites.
This will surely spell the demise for the followers of content is king.
Unless the smaller players capture a grater share of the market and create some real competition for Google, this is more of likelihood than a possibility.

Scammed buying online

I can talk from personal experience when I say purchasing goods online can be very tricky.
To be perfectly frank it has made me avoid buying online unless there is no other alternative.
Sellers who rip off their customers not only damage their own business reputation; they ruin the efforts of honest marketing companies that offer a genuine product or service.
Scammers feel comfortable prowling around the internet because they can work anonymously, secure in the fact they can assume and discard identities at the drop of a hat.
Scammers remind me of viruses. They vary in magnitude like viruses in the way that they can be mildly irritating or heartbreakingly unconscionable.
Some just use false or misleading advertising to obtain qualified email addresses so they can compile lists of prospects to send related products to.
There is nothing wrong with that in theory but, as people are obsessed with making easy money, unwitting recipients of misleading email need to be protected from unscrupulous merchants.
Examples of scammers who operate in this way are:
Sham Investment advisers who convince prospects to buy worthless stocks, and Nigerian letter frauds.
Most of us are well acquainted with these obvious attempts to part us from our cash, but then there are the more subtle irritating scams that you and I could fall for.

The shoddy service businesses are doing tremendous damage in the way they operate.

Two instances have recently surfaced where I have been duped. These are mild compared to the big ones, but whenever the act of buying something online causes me to spend more money that I thought I would need to, or causes me to disrupt my schedule unexpectedly, then I classify these as scams.

The first instance was when I downloaded a certain media player and then decided I would pay the extra money and buy the pro version.
I went through the credit card process and received a serial number for the pro media player I downloaded, only to find that I had been given the wrong serial number.
After waiting three days for the help people to answer my email, I placed a long distance phone call to The States from Australia, and after twenty minutes on hold was given a correct number.
Recently I attempted to book a hotel on an island resort in Thailand. I made the booking online through an agent who confirmed my booking, processed my credit card and emailed me to tell me that would receive a confirmation voucher to show to the hotel.
As the time got nearer to my holiday, I had not yet received my confirmation so I emailed my agent asking for it.
I received no reply.
Fortunately, I had a friend in Bangkok who rang the agent on my behalf and found out the reason. What had happened was the agent had admitted that there were no vacancies at the hotel for the period I had booked for.
The agent had planned to inform me of this at the last minute and offer me another lower standard hotel for the amount that had already been debited to my account.
After threatening to take the matter further, I was given a refund.
When these things happen, it really makes you think twice about making purchases on the internet.

The truth about blogging and content

How much content do you need to make your blog pay?

Lots of extra cash for shopping, great lifestyle, and untold wealth.

This is the usual hype that floats around the marketing sites of the web.

If only making money was as easy as the marketing gurus make it out to be.

I am not trying to be a killjoy nor am I pleading the case for negativity. The purpose of my submission is to share knowledge with those who are considering or have recently started a monetized blog.

I was inspired to start my blog after encouragement from two friends who have built separate businesses out of blogging.

Neither of my two friends are millionaires, but they do earn good money out of advertising revenue. When I started my blog I spent some time conferring with my friends and our discussions always came down to content.

During the course of discussions they revealed to me that their websites boasted archives of around fifteen thousand articles. Yes that's right. Fifteen thousand articles in both cases.

It is a real bubble burster I know, but that is the amount of content to figure on if you want a full time income from an advertising enhanced web project.
It is interesting to note that both of them admitted to be chalking up about sixty hours a week online.

Neither of them called their web sites passive income. Sure you can take a bit of time off for vacation every now and again, but spend too much of your time away and you will be eaten up by competition.

Having two friends who have successfully marketed their web pages does not make me an authority I know and that is why I am asking for comments on this post.
If you have managed to make your blog pay by using clever short cuts, please post your comment

Hits4Pay. Moneymaker or Scam?

I joined Hits4Pay about two weeks ago as an experiment.
My purpose was twofold.
I wanted to see if the marketing scheme provided any real potential as a part time online business, and secondly, I was curious to see if it was just another scam.

Hits4Pay is a marketing scheme whereby advertisers send advertising emails to the members via Hits4Pay. The job of the member is to read the emails. It is as simple as that.
Some of the revenue Hits4Pay receives from the advertisers is shared between the members.
Members receive 2 cents for each email they read, and if they want to further enhance their earnings they have the opportunity by making use of the referral scheme.
If they refer the plan to other participants, the initiating referrer receives 1 cent for each email read by their downline. The downline extends to a two tier level.

The concept sounded like a simple revenue sharing scheme, where advertisers promote their products and services to the members in the belief that they generate sales from the ads they distribute. The members are both the readers and the consumers.

In principle the marketing plan is sound and easy to participate in here is the problem.

Where are the ads?

In my first two weeks I have received about 12 ads to read, which gives me total revenue of 24 cents.
My question to Hits4Pay is this? Where are the ads?

How does Hits4Pay expect me to recommend their plan to others when all I can show them is an estimated income of about 50 cents a month?

At this stage I cannot endorse this plan is a genuine opportunity.

Perhaps Hits4Pay does not have the ads to distribute. I do not know why they are sending so few.

I will see if it picks up in the next couple of weeks and then I will write them an email, asking them for a “please explain”.
There will be a further update in the future.

Promoting Your Retail Business Using Internet Marketing.

Marketing your product or service on the internet is fraught with obstacles and disappointments but is it really the best vehicle for your marketing campaign?

There are many product and service providers who would not survive if they relied solely on the web to market their product.
Most of the marketing campaigns you see were hatched on the net, for the net.
Site owners have to contend with buyer resistance and are forced to compete with part time internet marketers, all who are using advertising copy to persuade you to buy.
In the physical world consumers interact with sellers in the market place and the buyer makes his choice based on tactile and visual experiences.

Many products that are marketed experience poor sales because the internet cannot recreate these experiences.

For the established retailer, the internet is often seen as the enemy, a mechanism to drive the consumer from the physical malls to the virtual malls of the internet.

Can the traditional retailer and the internet be friends?
Yes the internet is the retailer’s friend.

There are many retailers who have harnessed the power of internet marketing and are using it as an adjunct to their existing business.

I have colleagues who have small retail businesses and at the point of sale hand they hand out their flyer displaying their web site.
This enables the customer who is now a client of the retailer to conveniently shop online as a repeat purchaser.
The customer no longer feels buyer anxiety, feeling secure in the knowledge that the retailer has a presence in the real world.
Using this kind of marketing logic, many retailers are thriving and at the same time exposing themselves to a larger potential market.