Showing posts with label Advertising. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advertising. Show all posts

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Five Topics That Will Guarantee You Readers

We all have times where we need to generate some quick and easy views in order to keep our blog, website or articles earning cash. Now, we can promote our old media to try and squeeze a few more cents out of them, or we can create a new media piece that will earn you almost immediate readers and cash.

Now, there are literally thousands of ideas and ways to create views, but they all generate them at a different rate, and all earn different amounts based on the related ads. However, I have put together a list of the top five earning topics that can be used to make money online with through media.

5) Money

There are hundreds of articles, videos and audio recordings on this subject online, and almost every single one makes a huge amount of views for its creator. Whether its on a certain program, technique or just a personal account on how you made money online, readers will flock to your content. However, since there is such a high quantity of these types of articles online, it is not a simple task to get thousands of readers. It is a gradual process, that requires a lot of promotion, linking and continual production to gain massive amounts of readers. However, a few pieces on this topic are a good way to earn a couple of hundred views in a few weeks, if you promote enough. They won’t give you top dollar for advertising, but will have a pretty solid rate for clicks and impressions.

4) Relationships and love

Advice or personal accounts of love are always popular. Teenagers and young adults will look for guidance on how to deal with their problems and how to prevent them in the future. This can be gleaned from personal accounts, but a guide or a list of a few tips will also do fairly well. Older adults may look for steamy stories of lust, as a source of entertainment. Writing romantic fiction isn’t as hard as it seems, as short chapters of a longer story do very well, and in general don’t always have to be well writing, though quality is something all online publishers strive for. Remember to lay out a quick piece on romance to gain views. While these generally don’t generate tons of income (with the exception of porn, but I won’t talk about that), they make up for it from the amount of views you can make from promoting successfully and keeping your media high quality. This is also a great way to generate a following of readers.3) Recipes and Food

The internet is a massive recipe sharing platform that many parents and cooks use to find new and exciting dishes. An old family recipe, or a simple one that you made up yourself, is something that people will want to see. If the recipe is a good one, and your media is popular online, you can expect to see some pretty heavy traffic rolling in fairly quickly. Ifrecipes are not something that you can share, or if you don’t want to share them, reviews on other people’s recipes, restaurants and food in general also does very well. Content that is food related generates medium revenue compared to other topics, and a fair amount of traffic as well. This type of content is popular because it doesn’t always require a lot of effort to publish a recipe or review online.

2) Health and Fitness

The health craze is in full swing, and many online publishers are taking advantage of this by creating and sharing their own tips, opinions and diets over the internet. Testing weight losstechniques, making your own, talking about health crazes and diets and even the old staple,exercise, are still popular subjects that generate a lot of high paying traffic fast. While there is some research or knowledge required to publish articles like this online, it is well worth the time and effort. Note that nutrition and health related food advice is different then recipes and food, as the traffic and income generated are different. One is health related, while the other is more hobby centered.

1) Gaming

The top paying and most viewed article topic that I have ever encountered while publishingonline is gaming. Games, whether they be massively popular games like Farmville to classics like Halo, they are certain to make a huge splash in your readers online. This type of content is mainly focused on teenagers and young adults, so be warned against spam comments. This is easy to create media that gives a high return rate, as not a lot of knowledge is needed to make a piece on a game. Instead, a google search and a few article reads can give you the information you need to make a quality piece. Now, that is not to say that you shouldn’t put a lot of effort into this type of content, as a large, informative and well written piece will give you exponentially more viewers then a quick, five minute, slapped together piece.

Now, these five topics have worked well for me, but I never confined myself to a niche. Instead, I created all kinds of content, from audio to written articles, and I was sure to keep trying new subjects to see which ones worked the best for me. Also, traffic that you generate from your media should not just be organic. Be sure to also use social bookmarking sites like Digg and Reddit, and to spread your content’s link around the internet for people to see. Keep an eye out in forums and related media for more tips, and be sure to constantly create more media. The more time spent creating and promoting, the greater the rewards.

I wrote this article assuming that you have had some experience publishing online, through a site like Triond or independently. Parts of this article may not make sense, or be slightly confusing, if you have not had any experience of this kind.

To close, I hope that my advice helped. All of these topics I have written about personally, and can vouch for their quality.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

The Best Social Bookmarking Sites and How to Get Them to Work for You

In order to become successful in the world of online publishing, you must be able to promote your content.

You can do this in many ways, but the most common and best way to do it is through social bookmarking sites.

A social bookmarking site is where members submit links to content that they like, or find interesting. Other people view this content, and if they like it will “digg” it or “stumble” it. The more of these likes your content gets, the more people will see it as it’s ranking goes up.

Now, the best sites to use for promotion are stumbleupon, digg, and reddit, as they have the largest user bases. That said, you can’t submit all your links and expect thousands of views to suddenly pour in. Instead, the process of promoting your content is a constant one. In order to maximize your views, you have to be a constant member in the forums, comment on other people’s links, and add friends. Also, it would be a good idea to use two or more sites, so that you have more than one stream of traffic.

Now, you might be tempted to submit every piece of content you’ve ever written right away. I would advise against this, and instead suggest to submit your best content first in order to establish a reader base first. After you have a few friends and subscribers, then begin to submit your other work as well. If you do this, you’ll allow people to still see everything, but your best work first.

With a little luck and some hard work, you’ll begin to see traffic being generated from these sites in no time.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Make Money Off of Your Blog Through Ppc Advertising

Looking for a way to monetize your blog? Look no further. PPC advertising is the mainstream way to make money off of your blog, and is very easy and profitable. They work by simple copying and pasting a snippet of coding into your blog, and the java ads will show up to everyone who loads your site. You get paid (on average) half of the money that is generated from valid clicks on these ads. As a general rule of thumb, about ten percent of all your visitors will click your ads. Some advertisers pay the impression (CPT-Cost Per Thousand) instead. This is where you get payments based on every thousand people view the ads instead of how many people click them. Both ways have their own pros and cons, and you should decide which one is best for you. I would recommend either Google Adsense, Yahoo Publisher, Adbrite and Bidvertiser. Remember to use a mix of programs to maximize earnings, and good luck!

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Google Adsense Revenue Sharing Sites

Google Adsense the most common type of pay per click advertising, because its so easy to use. I personally find it one of the best advertisers out there, and recommend it highly. You get paid either through check or wire transfer once you make $100 USD of off clicks on your ads. Each click is valued differently, as certain ads pay more than others. Ads will match your site content, but your site must comply with the Adsense Terms Of Service.

Some sites offer to share revenue generate by Adsense ads that they attach to your content. Now, what makes this a good deal for you? Because, after all, they have to take some of the revenue, don't they? Well, most of these sites have a lot of traffic and a good search engine rank, so that you get more views, which equals more money. But is it really worth doing this?

After using these sites for quite some time, and then trying to post my content on my own blog and promoting it, I found that I made just a little bit more (three and a half dollars) using my blog. Really, in the whole scheme of things, that isn't much, but considering that I got very little traffic using either methods speaks for itself. If I had gotten a lot of views, my earnings could have stretched out into a lot more than a three dollar fifty cent difference.

My advice on Adsense revenue sharing? Stick with your own blog.