Comments on: The Best Way to Make Money Online http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/ bly.com direct marketing blog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:16:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Andrei http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-674037 Andrei Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:53:23 +0000 http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-674037 I believe the most important thing is to put passion in whatever you do. If you write a blog just to make a few bucks and you don't add passion in the mix, it won't last very long. That's why I try to do the things I like first and then think about the financial part. I believe the most important thing is to put passion in whatever you do. If you write a blog just to make a few bucks and you don’t add passion in the mix, it won’t last very long.
That’s why I try to do the things I like first and then think about the financial part.

]]> By: CharityPrater http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673963 CharityPrater Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:09:45 +0000 http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673963 Elizabeth: One of the links you provided went to a child's birthday site and I read the long, drawn-out explanation of how they got rich off their site. It basically came down to this: "1. Google Ads - We earn money when people click on an ad that appears on our site. 2. Affiliate Marketing - We provide content and make suggestions as to where to buy quality products. If a visitor clicks over from our site to our affiliate (partner merchant) we earn a commission (while the customer doesn't pay even a penny more for the product.) Fair enough." It's obvious right away that they were promoting others and making commissions off of it through their free birthday party ideas. To me, it was a bit lame. A cheat. I rarely frequent sites like that but it's apparent that they do work. My question is: Are you getting commissions from directing us to them? :) Elizabeth: One of the links you provided went to a child’s birthday site and I read the long, drawn-out explanation of how they got rich off their site. It basically came down to this:

“1. Google Ads - We earn money when people click on an ad that appears on our site.

2. Affiliate Marketing - We provide content and make suggestions as to where to buy quality products. If a visitor clicks over from our site to our affiliate (partner merchant) we earn a commission (while the customer doesn’t pay even a penny more for the product.) Fair enough.”

It’s obvious right away that they were promoting others and making commissions off of it through their free birthday party ideas.

To me, it was a bit lame. A cheat. I rarely frequent sites like that but it’s apparent that they do work.

My question is: Are you getting commissions from directing us to them? :)

]]> By: Victoria http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673906 Victoria Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:21:42 +0000 http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673906 Your site is amazing. I just wanted to add in here for everyone how the internet is changing and making it actually possible for people to do their advertising much easier. There is a program called Glyphius that is becoming very popular. The way it works is, you just type a headline into the text field of whatever it is you are writing and click on the score button, it automatically runs and comes back with a score. Its to show you if it needs tweaking , change of words and so fourth. Finally, there is something out there to help everyone get a bigger boost in retrieving people to visit your website and or blogs. Just thought I would try to help everyone out, which I love to do! Thank you and have a great day. Your site is amazing. I just wanted to add in here for everyone how the internet is changing and making it actually possible for people to do their advertising much easier. There is a program called Glyphius that is becoming very popular. The way it works is, you just type a headline into the text field of whatever it is you are writing and click on the score button, it automatically runs and comes back with a score. Its to show you if it needs tweaking , change of words and so fourth.
Finally, there is something out there to help everyone get a bigger boost in retrieving people to visit your website and or blogs.
Just thought I would try to help everyone out, which I love to do!
Thank you and have a great day.

]]> By: James Schramko http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673904 James Schramko Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:51:06 +0000 http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673904 Bob you said: "I cannot measure sales generated by my blog" You can add a code on your blog that will track sales from different entry points. There are scripts like AXROI that will allow you to see how people arrived at your blog and what they buy. So you can track links like your post at IM newswatch or articles or PPC etc.... Or you can just track links from your blog to your products to see what posts sell more stuff. On the subject of blogging - it is a just a tool for a marketer. Some people only need one tool, others include it in the toolbox with other tools. Regards James Bob you said:

“I cannot measure sales generated by my blog”

You can add a code on your blog that will track sales from different entry points.

There are scripts like AXROI that will allow you to see how people arrived at your blog and what they buy. So you can track links like your post at IM newswatch or articles or PPC etc….

Or you can just track links from your blog to your products to see what posts sell more stuff.

On the subject of blogging - it is a just a tool for a marketer. Some people only need one tool, others include it in the toolbox with other tools.

Regards

James

]]> By: Melissa Taylor http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673903 Melissa Taylor Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:49:02 +0000 http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673903 Well Bob, I see that you are blogging with Wordpress -- Are you turning a profit? I would recommend Rosalind Gardner, www.netprofitstoday.com/blog/ or Jeff Johnson and www.undergroundtraininglab.com/index.php Just my two cents, is all. Melissa Well Bob, I see that you are blogging with Wordpress — Are you turning a profit? I would recommend Rosalind Gardner, www.netprofitstoday.com/blog/ or Jeff Johnson and www.undergroundtraininglab.com/index.php
Just my two cents, is all.
Melissa

]]> By: Bob Bly http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673901 Bob Bly Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:26:52 +0000 http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673901 Marc: You've hit the nail on the head. Blogging and acting are the "Lottery Method" of making money -- you might hit it, but it's highly unlikely, and if you don't win, you make bupkus. Internet marketing by comparison is a steady, reliable business that anyone can build and make work with reasonable certainty if they learn it and take action. Marc: You’ve hit the nail on the head. Blogging and acting are the “Lottery Method” of making money — you might hit it, but it’s highly unlikely, and if you don’t win, you make bupkus. Internet marketing by comparison is a steady, reliable business that anyone can build and make work with reasonable certainty if they learn it and take action.

]]> By: ElizabethAdamsDirect http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673899 ElizabethAdamsDirect Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:46:57 +0000 http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673899 Bob, another inspiring case study for your friend ... http://tinyurl.com/4zngon :) Bob, another inspiring case study for your friend …

http://tinyurl.com/4zngon

:)

]]> By: Marc Librescu http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673898 Marc Librescu Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:03:49 +0000 http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673898 It's possible to make money writing a blog in the same way that it's possible to decide to make money by becoming an actor. A very few people manage to do it. The majority of people who try it will fail. Anyone who wants to make money from a blog needs to understand that it could take years before the blog will generate enough traffic for them to be able to begin to make money. Ask your friend if he's willing to commit that kind of time to something that ultimately may not make a dime. It’s possible to make money writing a blog in the same way that it’s possible to decide to make money by becoming an actor. A very few people manage to do it. The majority of people who try it will fail.

Anyone who wants to make money from a blog needs to understand that it could take years before the blog will generate enough traffic for them to be able to begin to make money. Ask your friend if he’s willing to commit that kind of time to something that ultimately may not make a dime.

]]> By: ElizabethAdamsDirect http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673897 ElizabethAdamsDirect Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:08:00 +0000 http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673897 (giggle!) Wise words, Diana! :) (giggle!)

Wise words, Diana!

:)

]]> By: ElizabethAdamsDirect http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673896 ElizabethAdamsDirect Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:06:27 +0000 http://bly.com/blog/general/the-best-way-to-make-money-online/#comment-673896 Bob ... Here's a little tidbit of inspiration for your friend: http://tinyurl.com/63azep Elizabeth ... :) Bob …

Here’s a little tidbit of inspiration for your friend: http://tinyurl.com/63azep

Elizabeth …

:)

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