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I felt it wasn’t right by not mentioning this – Picking the right keywords for your domain name is crucial! – Especially when you want to target your blog in certain category and also to capture the right traffic from Google.
 Keywords play a huge role whenever someone performs a search on Google. For example, Google will rank your site based on a few basic criteria:
1. Your domain name
2. Title of your site/articles
3. Your site’s description/content
4. Anchor text used by other sites linking back to you
5. Your Page Rank and Page Rank of sites linking back to you
6. Meta tags and description
7. Title sizes – H1, H2, H3
8. etc…
Choosing the right domain name to target search engine traffic is really important. A good example is Just Make Money Online, linking to JustMakeMoneyOnline.com – It wasn’t by chance that Google list that site to appear as number 1 in the search result.
Try these keywords:
1. Wealthy Affiliate – WealthyAffiliate.com
2. Affiliate Guide – AffiliateGuide.com
3. Affiliate Programs – AffiliatePrograms.com
4. Social Media – SocialMedia.com, SocialMedia.biz
5. Car Buying Tips – CarBuyingTips.com
If you are having difficulty in selecting the right keyword for your domain name, try using these services which can provide you info on search trends and traffic associated with specific keywords:
1. WordZe
2. Keyword Discovery
3. SEO Digger
4. Overture Keyword Selector
5. SEO Book Keyword Tool
6. Wordtracker
7. Digital Point Keyword Suggestion Tool
8. KeywordSpy
9. SpyFu
10. NicheBOT
11. Hitwise Search Intelligence
12. Google Suggest Scraper
13. comScore qSearch
14. AdGooRoo SEM Insight
15. Google Keyword Tool
16. iWebTool Keyword Lookup
On the other hand, use these keyword suggestion tools to help you pick the domain name that you like:
1. Who.is
2. Yahoo Small Business Domain Name Search
3. GoDaddy Domain Name Search
4. iWebTool Domain Name Suggestion
(PS – If you are thinking of registering a domain name, I would definitely appreciate it if you could refer me by using my affiliate links found here. Thanks and cheers to you!)
Now be careful using other sites to search for your domain name – I had a bad experience in the past where I wanted to register Online-Secret.com. I tried several web hosting companies’ domain name search function and to my disbelief – one of the web hosts registered the domain name under their company! They practically stole my domain name!
I will focus on how to choose the right web host and blogging platform suitable for you in the next article. Stay tune!
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 I received several emails from readers asking me how can they start a blog and actually make money online. Part of the answer lies within my
i. Free Make Money Online Guide &
ii. Free Sex Monetization Guide
– and other part depends on what kind of money do you want to make online.
I received this email from Samuel:
hello sir i would love to learn how to make or write blogs to be able to earn money online.pls i would be glad if you can give some hints to put me thru.i will appreciate your kind response
Trend changes pretty quickly and you have to act fast whenever there is a lucrative opportunity waiting for you to exploit. Past 2 years, paid blogging has been lucrative enough that I have seen people making five figure income by just selling reviews and paid posts. With Google’s new move to penalize these sites, trend in the blogosphere has totally changed. Any blog which participates in link sales or writing paid posts would have their PR stripped off their blog.
Nevertheless, there are several ways to make money online and this can be categorized into make money online with or without a blog (Yes you can make money online even though you don’t have a blog)
But I would like to focus your attention into making money online by creating a successful blog or website which would eventually turn into a cash cow and generate a stable online income even when you don’t frequently update it anymore.
Here are several steps which will provide you with a brief guideline to help you start building a blog:
Tips Number 1: Get a domain name – This is very important as it projects your personality to your readers. If you are serious in making money online, don’t ever use free domain names from Blogspot, WordPress or any other free blogging services. Not only you get lower offers from advertisers, your domain name is harder to remember and it doesn’t have a resale value – or at least a low resale value.
Two things that you should seriously consider when getting your domain name:
i.Get a domain name which is your name – I noticed a domain name which is your name generally attracts more buzz. An excellent example is JohnChow.com – he created a brand out of his own name and if you check Alexa, his site has tremendous traffic! It is easy to remember and it projects your personality to your readers. Generally, your blog attracts people who are like-minded and they will most definitely remember your name.
Disadvantage: No resale value – nobody would want to purchase a domain name which is your name. John Woo wouldn’t want a domain name which spells MichaelWoo.net right?
ii. Get a domain name which is not your name – By all means pick either a two word or at most a three word domain name. Avoid using ‘The’ or ‘My’ in front of your domain name. Also, pick one which ends with either .com or .net for search engine optimization purposes. Your domain name does influence search results from search engines. For example, imagine having a site which has a domain name such as below:
Domain name: MakeMoneyOnline.com, Title: Make Money Online
Domain name: Online-Stopwatch.com, Title: Online Stopwatch
Domain name: Adsense-Secrets.com, Title: Google Adsense Secrets
If you develop these sites carefully, high chances you can capture high amount of search engine traffic from Google. Porn.com was sold for a record $10 million dollars and Sit.com comes with a hefty price tag of $500,000 dollars.
Disadvantage: It’s pretty rare to get one, two or three word domains as majority of these domains are registered.
You can register your domain names at a year basis. Here are several recommended web hosting sites to purchase your domain names:
(Click on the links to view the Web Hosting Sites)
1. GoDaddy – $9.99, $1.99 if you purchase a web hosting package
2. 1and1 – $6.99, FREE if you purchase a web hosting package
3. BlueHost – $10, FREE if you subscribe to one year web hosting
4. Dot5 hosting – $7.95, FREE if you subscribe to one year web hosting
5. iPower – $6.50, FREE if you subscribe to one year web hosting
6. LunarPages – FREE FOR LIFE if you subscribe to their web hosting
(Click on the links to view the Web Hosting Sites)
I would definitely recommend you to purchase your domain names at GoDaddy because they have great services such as
1. You get a free web hosting account
2. You can point your domain name to Blogspot by using the DNS services
3. You can sell your domain name easily by using Domain Aftermarket services
4. If you purchase in bulk – you get bulk purchase prices
5. If you decide to get your own web hosting services, GoDaddy has discounts if you pay 1 year in advance (get up to 30% discount for 2 years of web hosting services)
On the other hand, you can also purchase registered domain names using
1. GoDaddy’s Aftermarket services at TDNAM.com.
2. Site Point Marketplace at SitePoint.com/marketplace
3. Digital Point Forum at Forums.DigitalPoint.com
I will talk about Tools to Help You Choose the Right Keywords for Your Domain Name in the next article.
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Apart from being busy designing the new home, I have completed more reviews on SponsoredReviews compared to PayPerPost, Smorty and ReviewMe combined all together. I believe many felt a huge pinch from Google – after their move to penalize sites selling Text Link Ads and PayPerPost. SponsoredReviews served as a great alternative as everyone gets a fair chance in bidding for paid jobs.
You can sign up for SponsoredReviews here.
Here are some tips on how to get your bids accepted by advertisers:
 1. PR3/4 and above would get better offers – if you bid in the region of $15-$40. I get bids easily accepted even when I bid $30 for the paid post on my PR4 blog.
2. If your blog has PR0 – don’t worry! You still can bid $5-$10 per assignment and you still have high chances of approval (You split 65-35 with SponsoredReviews)
3. Some advertisers are pretty particular and would visit your blog to see what it is all about – Tips: – write a post similar to your advertiser’s blog category needs, so when they visit, they’ll be happy to see what you have to offer
4. Write an appropriate title and description for your blog – if it focuses on IT, write something like ‘Games Review, IT Gadget Reviews, PC Technology, etc…’ Advertisers look at your blog’s title to see whether it suits their needs. For example, if they want an IT blog but your blog title states ‘Hoola hoop girls’ – it would be shot down instantly
5. Set a competitive public price – I have advertisers who purchase reviews straight off my blog through SponsoredReviews. If you have a blog with PR3/4 and you set your public price in the region of $20-$30, high chances the advertiser would purchase a review from you
6. If you look closely at the list of advertisers, some are repeat advertisers – If you write good reviews for them, they would gladly accept your future bids. Tips: – Try putting some screenshots and pictures
7. Recently there is an advertiser who keeps flooding the marketplace with requests for gambling sites. If I’m not mistaken, there are more than 30-40 requests – so if you have a site which reviews gambling site, now is the chance for you to make lots of money! The opportunity pays $10-$20 for a 200 words article
8. Earn from Referrals:
Last but not least, I find it easier to earn referral fees from SponsoredReviews compared to PayPerPost and Text Link Ads. Last month, I have over 10 signups for SponsoredReviews, compared to 1 for Text Link Ads and 3 for PayPerPost.
Earning referral fees is quite lucrative:
You earn $5 per blogger and up to $175 per advertiser.
If this sounds interesting - sign up for SponsoredReviews using this link!
Hope that you make good money from blogging so that you will have a splendid Christmas! Cheers! |
Past few days, I have been busy planning how to remodel my new home that me and my brother bought for a whopping RM525,000 ($158,000USD). I think we bought the house at a bargained price as normally a 4,400 square feet home around KL would cost more than half a million – in the region of 600k-800k ish. A bungalow lot on the other hand reaches millions.
I used to play The Sims many years back and I believe it is a good software/game to give you a rough idea on how you should remodel your home. I came up with this design –
What I like the most in this design is the front entrance – there would be two solid doors with oval glass in the middle while another two 7-8 feet glass panels would be located at both sides of the door. The glass panels would have nice wrought iron with flower designs and it will look simply stunning at night! Remodeling the house would cost another $280,000 on top of the money that we have paid for the house.
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I finally received my Adsense payment through Western Union. Normally I would go through Maybank and let them charge me high rates for depositing a foreign check – not to mention I had to wait more than 1 month for the check to clear. Maybank would charge me $10USD to process the check and another 10% as agent fees (whoever the agent was, they sure made a lot of money from me).
This time, I changed my payment options to Western Union Quick Cash. To change your payment options go to My Account > Account Settings > Edit Payment Details. To check whether they have issued your payment, go to My Account > Payment History and browse to the month that you are supposed to receive your payment. Click on the Payment Details and you’ll get info on your payment such as
1. Payment Type
2. Payment Date
3. Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN)
4. Payment Amount
Your payment is ready for collection one day after the payment date. For those who live in Malaysia, you have to remember that US time is roughly 12 hours back – so to be safe, give it 2 days from the payment date before withdrawing your money.
When going to the bank or post office or any Western Union agent, note down:
1. Amount of your payment
2. MTCN
3. Bring your IC
4. Sender’s info/address, such as below
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
USA
I withdrew my money at CIMB bank in Subang Jaya. Remember to search for the Western Union form located together with other application forms such as bank-in slip, loan, etc… The Western Union form has a bright yellow header.
Simply fill in your details, contact number, address and Google’s info as well as the amount of payment. Please note in the Western Union form at the name section, you will need to fill in your First Name (Nama Depan) and Last Name (Nama Belakang). According to the clerk, the first name should be your surname – like mine, Woo (Google put it that way). Get a number from the machine – there would be an option for Western Union.
You can enlarge the screenshot below for your reference.
CIMB bank gave me cold hard cash and I don’t even have to pay any fees. The conversion rate that I got was 3.321.
I got my money and I’m damn happy!!!
Cheers and have a great day ahead of you!
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