The Master Niche Site Checklist

If you are planning a niche site to make money online, than here is a checklist of key things to consider. Where appropriate I’ve linked to resources and products that I use myself and have no issue recommending.  Some of these are affiliate links and if you choose to use the resources via these links, [...]

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Sold Usage Rights: How to Make More Money on an Article

If you have sold or given away the rights to use an article but retained copyright consider these ways to use an article again to profit directly and indirectly from your content. 1. Post the article on any blog or website you own yourself. You control the content policy so you might as well use [...]

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What Are the Benefits to Commenting on Revenue Share Sites?

Many revenue sharing sites offer members the opportunity to comment on each other’s articles.  At eHow this got way out of hand as Read Rate and Comment rings went crazy on the (likely) false understanding that somehow comments and ratings factored into the super secret earnings formula. On a completely transparent revenue share site like [...]

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Site Review: Rent Calgary

This blog occasionally does case studies on websites to see what can be learned about doing effective business online. This post looks at RentCalgary.com an online marketplace for Calgary Alberta based residential property rentals. Positive features of the Rent Calgary site include: Good map of Calgary on the homepage that allows renters to select the area [...]

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Payday Loans Site Analysis

Occasionally we take e-commerce sites and do little case studies on them.  Looking at other websites critically can help us become better marketers. What can we learn from reviewing this e-commerce site? When you look at the http://www.paydayloansarlingtontx.net/ you will find it is a simple but effective site run by a business called 100 Day Loans and [...]

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Identifying Failures and Culling the Site

Internet marketing is an ever evolving field. It is important to examine what is working and what is not working. Usually we post about what is working to make money online, but in this post I’ll share what is not working at all for me. So, time for a blog cleanup and refresh to maximize [...]

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Benefits of Infobarrel

Infobarrel is an up and coming revenue sharing site where you can write articles and earn money for your work. There are a few reasons why Infobarrel is a good choice: 1. High share of Google Adsense – 75%-90% of the revenue is shared with the writers. 2. Chitika and Amazon Affiliates are additional ways to earn on Infobarrel. 3. You can use affiliate links [...]

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Reviewing Sites to Get Design Ideas-Revisiting Bluesky

I’ve previously blogged about http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/ an e-commerce site that allows medical personal to buy hospital scrubs and other medical clothing.  Since my previous review the bluesky site has had a bit of a makeover and there are a few more things worth noting as good design ideas. Currently bluesky has an amazing high quality photo on the home page that [...]

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e-commerce Site Case Study

There are many ways to make money online, but you can’t really go to get a traditional degree from a school to learn how be successful online.  Yes there are short courses you can take (like the one I took last week on web marketing) but even in these courses they use a lot of [...]

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Align Your Resume to What Potential Employers Want

How to write a resume to fulfill the requirements of a recruiter The first and the most important thing to remember is that your resume is not a biography and is not supposed to be from your viewpoint, but instead must be written from the perspective of your potential employer. What you include must be [...]

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Pay Per Click Advertising Services Evaluated

If you need to market your online business, you will likely be interested in Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising.  PPC is results based because you only pay for the visitors that actually click on your ads and visit your site. In addition to clicks, you will get many no cost impressions on the ad.  These [...]

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Buying And Selling Unique Article Content

By Author: Gene Bateman I need original articles for my website or blog but don’t have the time to write it, where can i get it? Can someone else do this for me? How much will it cost? These questions are often thought about when starting a new website and you want to be able [...]

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How To Make Money With Amazon Mechanical Turk?

As part of a continuing series on making money with Mturk, we present another prospective on how to use Mturk to make money online. This article was written by satrap and posted on Burkisa. It is reposted here in its entirety under the Creative Commons License with Attribution. How To Make Money With Amazon Mechanical [...]

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Guide to The Amazon Mechanical Turk

This article was written by Lexus and posted on Burkisa. It is reposted here in its entirety under the Creative Commons License with Attribution. Guide to The Amazon Mechanical Turk What you should know about Amazon Mechanical Turk Online marketplaces come in many forms, designed to achieve various objectives, and one of them is the Amazon [...]

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10 Superb SEO Tips

Having your website be the first result on Google’s search page is an honor so great it’s been called the Holy Grail of SEO.  (If you’re wondering who called it that, it was me, just now.) Many new bloggers sit in wonder about how to even approach that coveted spot, and most never do. As [...]

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Travel Hacking Tips

Many people interested in making money online do it so they can be free to travel more (not tied to a desk!)  Here are some useful resources that help reduce travel costs or increase the enjoyment of travel. AirBnB – A Multi-Barreled Opportunity Stay for Less:  This site offers a platform for homeowners to rent [...]

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Can You Make a Full Time Living Online?

Many people ask if they can make a full time income online.  The answer is that many people can actually make a decent living, maybe even get rich online just as in the offline world.  If you are considering your transition to the digital economy, consider these three methods of making a living online. Become a Freelance Writer for [...]

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Can You Make a Living Online? 10 Steps

Many people ask “Can I make a living online?” The answer is… it depends. I know, not what you want to hear, but read on. Making a living online requires a few keys: 1. Making a living online is some combination of running your own business and freelancing. You need to understand some basic business [...]

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How to open a US bank account as a Canadian

Benefit from the ability to write US checks on US accounts. Canadians can easily open US dollar accounts in selected US banks. Instructions Things You’ll Need Canadian Passport Canadian Drivers License or ID Card US$ to put in the account Assemble your documents. You will need to prove your identity, citizenship and residency. Your passport [...]

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Marketing Credit Card & Financial Products: The Pros & Cons

Mike, who wrote this guest post, is the creator of CreditCardForum.com. A patriarch of a famous political family, Joseph Kennedy once said “If you want to make money, go where the money is.” Well, if you’re a blogger looking to make money I will tell you where it is… in the banking industry!  If you’re [...]

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