Ahhh…i have to write this post, i can’t take it any more lol…Why do some people over do there advertising on there website or blog? Well i can sort of see the the writing through the the advertising on that blog. When someone said put some advertising on there blog, they sure did go for it…hehehe jokes…

Are you killing your website…some people are…?

How to not kill your webite? -

• Don’t overdo your page with bidvertiser or adsense, less is better…
• Make it so you can see your writing predominantly through the advertising
• Don’t use popups…who out there likes popups??
• Make it so the logo is easy to see over the advertising too
• Make the ads or affiliate banners compatible with the template
• Make your writing easy to look at so when reading its not too bright…grey is good…
• Unless your getting heaps of traffic, don’t use much contextual advertising? Build traffic first…
• Also with affiliate banners keep them to a minimum unless they suit your template and there’s no point overdoing it unless you have the traffic as well…

Well here are some the major influences for your website, the key here is the balance… Like the Goldilocks story, not to hot not to cold, it has to be just right. You have to remember all this advertising is links off your website, so don’t kill your own traffic.

For a website or blog starting out this is an example of what i would recommend in advertising -

• 3 Good Affiliate banners max, that blend well with template..If your getting heaps of traffic like over 500 a day, then maybe up it to 4 then as traffic grows so does the advertising…
• if you use Google adsense or bidvertiser then just one ad spot, maybe at the bottom of your posts or on a website under categories…Blend these ads to your website theme also…
• As time progresses and traffic grows work out how much advertising works for you best, play with options for your website. If a Affiliate banner gets no sales then stop using it..

In conclusion finding the balance is the key to all aspects of business… Remember if you are going to use alot of advertising, then design your website for people as well.

People have probably seen in the the last few days one of the biggest issues in America today is a blogging addiction…People are starting as young as 13 these days by national statistics. You know the major signs when the person can’t look away from the computer.

“Is this blogging addiction the next big killer…”

While precautionary measures are trying to be made most of these issues are just too strong for the local Police. The best thing they can do is continue the random blog test by pulling people over in there cars but it might be too late. First it was drugs now this might be the next epidemic.

“Is your kid addicted to Blogging? Do you know the signs…”

Signs of a Blog Addict

• Looking at blogs first thing in the morning
• Before sleeping looking at blogs
• Uncontrollable shaking when away from the blog world
• Talks about blogs when away from the computer
• Hanging with bloggers and the wrong blogging crowd
• Using blogging as an escape from reality

In the end harsher sentences will have to be enforced to control this epidemic and crack downs on the blog dealers out there. Next thing you know the blog addiction may turn into writing blogs and then it might be too late. (lmao)

Well we have all heard the saying on the Internet “make money online doing nothing“…Is it possible? Well to begin with if we did nothing then nothing would ever get done. There are however ways to make money online once set up, that don’t involve any more work..

This type of making money is called residual earning, once it is setup then the money keeps coming in.

There are alot of Affiliate programs out there that do this online, where you earn a small percentage from your referred sellers.It’s especially common with service billing, like hosting, Internet access, telephone, bills that people pay on a regular basis that we can keep receiving a commission on the profit.

“Make Money Online doing nothing…I would call that residual affiliate earnings…”

Once a system of residual earnings is setup to the earnings you want, then in a sense you are making money online doing nothing afterwards.

“Creating and building a residual income is a smart way of making money online..”

It’s a win win for you, the Affiliate company and the customer… You created the regular customer ,so there happy and your happy because you are getting a regular commission, and the customer is happy because you provided a good service for what they were looking for.

A good example of some Residual Money Making Affiliate programs is the following companies -

• Allposters
• Resellers Panel

Because resellers panel sells hosting as a service that everyone needs online it is a perfect example of a good residual earner. Unfortunately residual earning isn’t available in all online Affiliate programs, so to begin with it does involve some research.

What is alkaline food? Alkaline food is food like vegetables, fruits, legumes and beans. The reason they are called alkaline is because they are turned into alkaline on digestion. They effect the body is in a gentle way and the more alkaline in the diet the better.

I recently had a discussion with a nutritionist and they were saying that for a perfect healthy diet we should be eating 20% Acid food to 80% Alkaline.

“Wow sounds like hard work to me but i will try….”

Even though i haven’t been too strict i have noticed in the 2 weeks of doing the diet i feel really good. The most noticeable aspect is i feel i have a lot more energy. That’s always a bonus. Some examples of alkaline and acid foods are below.

Alkaline Foods (80% diet) -

• Apples
• Oranges
• Lettuce
• Tomatoe
• Broccoli
• Spinach
• Beans
• Lentils
• Legumes
• Potato

Acid Foods (20% diet) -

• Meat
• Pasta
• Rice (mild acid)
• Cheese
• Milk products
• Rye
• Wheat

The above ones are examples of some of the food in each category. I didn’t mention all the acids and alkaline, ( i would be writing for weeks otherwise) only some common foods to give you a general idea.

This is one question i keep getting asked about or debated, what is Alexa Rank? And how will it effect me?

First of all Alexa is one of the largest web ranking Search Engines on the Internet. How they rank websites is by an Alexa score related to hits to your website. However not just hits, hits that get there by people that use there toolbars or widgets.

The reason a lower number is better in Alexa is because it is seen like a race. To see an example of Alexa Rank and traffic details from Alexa click here.

“The main concept of Alexa in a nutshell is as your Alexa Rank lowers, your traffic level goes up…”

What is the importance of Alexa Rank?

The main importance is rank in the Alexa Search Engine, a lower Alexa Score generally equals better position. Another important option is Advertising on your blog or website. Even though you may be receiving a lot of non toolbar customers or readers to your website, a lower Alexa score in general is seen as a higher link worth on your website to any advertiser.

“A lower Alexa Rank score can mean higher visits to your website and therefore higher earnings…”

How do i get started with Alexa?

Well if you go to alexa.com and install there toolbar or if you own a website then you can install a widget on your website. These two options are the biggest influence on Alexa Ranking.

Can one lower there own Alexa Rank?

Yes you can by using a few techniques listed below to lower your Alexa Rank. While Alexa rank should never be seen as essential it is always good to have a all round good score for there own Search Engine Ranking.

Tips to improve Alexa Ranking -

1. Install the Alexa toolbar or Firefox’s SearchStatus extension and set your blog or website as your homepage.
2. Put an Alexa rank widget on your website. According to some, each click counts as a visit even if the toolbar is not used by the visitor.
3. Become part of webmaster forums and put your url in comments. Webmasters usually have the toolbar installed. You’ll get webmasters to visit your website and offer useful feedback. It’s also a good way to give back to the community if you have useful articles to share with others.
4. Write quality content that is related to webmasters.
5. Get Dugg or Stumbled for good posts or pages.
6. Use Pay Per Click Campaigns such as Bidvertiser. Buying PPCs advertisements on search engines such as Yahoo , Bidvertiser or Google will help bring in Traffic.
7. Advertise banners and links for traffic from webmaster forums and websites.
8. Contributing to the Buyers Web Blog and other blogs out there…
   

As you can see from the list above it’s all really techniques for generating more traffic. I have always found it an interesting concept rewarding a website just for there traffic level…There are more techniques to lower Alexa Rank than the ones above but after sifting through millions of options in webmaster forums, etc these ones seemed to be the prominent ways to help your score.

Note: the best way overall way to lower your Alexa score naturally is to build traffic to your website naturally. An Example of this is by creating quality content and good websites for visitors.