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Hey Everyone! I was just spending some time at the Problogger Board again when I found yet another great work at home opportunity! Care2.com is currently looking for passionate writers who would like to make a difference blogging.

Some of the Blogging Categories that Care2 is seeking bloggers for are:

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• Animal Welfare
• Environment & Wildlife
• Civil Rights
• Global Warming
• Health Policy
• Feng Shui
• Healthy Beauty
• Human Rights
• Green Fashion, on a budget, or tech/gadgets
• Organic Gardening
• Pets
• Politics
• Women’s Rights

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Some of the requirements for the job are that you are familiar with Wordpress or similar tools, are knowledgeable and interested in one of the above topics, have great writing skills, can make 1-2 posts per week and up, are on time, original, relevant, and write a minimum of 350 words per post.

Payment for this opportunity is on a per post basis, with potential for bonuses, depending on how experienced you are.

If this seems like an opportunity that you would be interested in, just send a resume along with previous work / a link to your blog to healthy&greencareers@earth.care2.com with “Problogger Post” in the subject line.

Good Luck!

A while back when I was posting about blogging, I mentioned the advertising service Bidvertiser. While I have already gone into detail about some of the other ad programs that can monetize your blog, I never really made a stance on Bidvertiser. So, today I am going to give you my true and honest opinion on them. In my experience: Bidvertiser Sucks. Yes, I know that might seem a bit harsh, so let me back up my opinion. Around the time one of my blogs began to gain in popularity, I decided to look into ways of monetizing it. After a while, I came upon Bidvertiser, and it seemed to be the perfect option. Bidvertiser’s click-rate looked pretty good, the ad fit in well with my site, and best of all, there was only a $10 minimum to cash out. So, after signing up, I placed the code on my site and waited. One week later, I checked my Bidvertiser, and it said that I had gotten 0 clicks so far. That seemed a little strange, so I decided to check my website statistics. Strangely enough, it showed that my blog HAD gotten multiple clicks to Bidvertisers. I was a little suspicious, so I emailed the company. Later I got a response back saying that I should give the ad time. So, I wait another two weeks. Again, “0 clicks” shows up on Bidvertiser, while clicks show up on my website’s stats. By then I was beginning to get frustrated, so I sent another email to the company. Again, I was told to be patient. So, I decided to do a little bit of research on the company. Turns out, I’m not the only one with bad experiences. According to some of the comments on DigitalPoint and Google, Bidvertiser “sucks,” and “is the worst possible choice.” I also saw comments like: “don’t touch it with a 10 foot pole,” and “Bidvertiser is a bad monetization option.” That day, I decided to switch to Adwords. Within a week, my stats start to show clicks and I am being credited for them. So, maybe it’s just me & my blog, but in my opinion Bidvertiser is not the best option out there.

Hi Everybody! I happened to be editing my blog yesterday when I found a great new job opportunity. As you might already know, my blog is currently hosted by a blog company called “Today.” Well, Today has just recently started a new program where current Today bloggers, such as myself, can invite new members to join and become paid bloggers. With Today, you will be able to set up your own blog, and start making posts on whatever you please. (Minus adult content.) Today will actually then pay you $1 per 100+ word post, and $2.00 per thousand impressions, with a maximum of 1 paid post per day. Though this may not seem like a lot, it is a great way to make some extra money. Plus, every month, Today will evaluate your performance, and if you are making quality posts and are receiving traffic, your pay could be increased, depending on their evaluation. In addition to this, by becoming a Paid Today Blogger, you also could be given access to the Content Call section, which is an excellent way to make money. In this section, companies will actually pay you to write articles for them, with the pay usually around $5/article! If you are interested in applying to Today and becoming a Today blogger, I have included a link below. Enjoy!
Application Link

This week I’m going to do a review of the affiliate program known as Clickbank.com. I previously mentioned Clickbank in my Monetizing Your Blog post, but I think that I might have been a little too harsh on the company, and should go more in depth into what I like and don’t like about Clickbank. To start off, Clickbank is a great company which makes it easy to earn money through your blog/website. I have never been cheated by them, and always received my payments on time. The only big problem I have with Clickbank is its clients. If the company could only find more professional clients I would feel a lot easier recommending them. While affiliate networks such as Commission Junction and PepperJam have big name clients with reliable products, including Dell, Lending Tree, Yahoo, Adobe, Expedia, Apple, Monster, Staples, and DKNY, Clickbank on the other hand mainly seems to have shadier companies which specialize in Get Rich Quick and Weight Loss products. Not that those are bad, but just think about it. What products do you think would be easier to promote, Apple’s Ipods or some unknown company’s product which will let you make money while you sleep. If you can get past that and be successful at promoting their products, then Clickbank would be the perfect program for you, but for the average blogger/website owner, in my opinion it would be better to try out other programs first.

You have a blog with great content and lots of visitors. Now how do you start making money off of it?

Well, there are multiple ways that you can do this, and I will try to discuss most of my favorites. The first and easiest way to start making money is by third-party advertising. Some of the popular companies which offer this include Google’s Adsense, Yahoo’s Publisher Network, and Bidvertiser . Out of these, I have had most success with Google Adsense, and the least success with Bidvertiser. These companies are very simple to work with. All you have to do is visit their sites and apply to be a publisher. If they accept you, they will give you some html code which you just have to paste into your blog. And that’s it! Whenever someone clicks on the ads, you usually get paid. A newer form of third-party advertising which recently has appeared is Project Wonderful. This network is more dedicated to small blogs, and it has worked great for me. You basically follow the same steps as the companies above, but other sites will then bid to be in your ad space, and the highest bidder wins the spot.

If you are good at selling products, another great option out there is to become an affiliate. When you are an affiliate, you will be given links to other websites’ products to promote. Each time someone buys the product through your link, you get paid. The advantage with being an affiliate over using third-party ads is that the payout is usually a lot larger, and sometimes is continual. For instance, if you sold someone a subscription to a program, you might get paid each time they renew. Affiliate payments can vary from company to company. Some products will pay less than fifty dollars per sale, but frequently I will see payouts in the hundreds to thousands of dollars per product sold. Some of the companies I recommend for this include: Clickbank, Commission Junction, and Pepper Jam. Between Commission Junction and Pepper Jam, I would have to say that Pepper Jam by far outranks CJ. From other users I have heard that you are more likely to get sales from PJ over CJ. Both of these companies give you very professional products to promote, and include clients such as Ebay. From what I have seen, Clickbank pays well, but the products you are selling seem to be a little shady (eg. Get Rich Overnight Products.)

These tips should help get you started to monetizing your blog. Please subscribe if you enjoyed this post, and if you have any questions please post a comment.  Enjoy!

Unlike most businesses, blogs do not automatically attract visitors. No matter how great your blog’s content is, it isn’t worth anything if nobody is visiting it. Here’s how to drive traffic to your blog:

The first thing to remember is: keywords. Keywords are the words that people will type into search engines to find links to sites. The more quality keywords you have in your articles, the better. For example, if you are writing an article on Poodles, try to include the word poodle in your article at least a few times, along with similar words.

After you have optimized your articles, it is time to start submitting your blog to search engines. Below are the links to submit your blog to.

Google: http://www.google.com/addurl/

Yahoo: http://search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html

If you notice any other search engines, try to submit to them as well.

Another thing to try is posting comments on blogs that are similar to yours. Make sure to include your blog’s address when posting. After you have done all of these things, you might want to try social sites. Post your articles on websites such as digg.com, reddit.com, and stumbleupon.com. Last but not least, you should try out the Social Blog site Entrecard.com. Check out the intro on their homepage to learn more about them. The day after I submitted one of my blogs to it, I noticed a 40% increase in visitors. This site does wonders to your traffic. These are all of the traffic tips I have for now, but more will be coming in the near future, as well as tips on monetizing your blog. If you have any suggestions, please post comments! Enjoy.

The first thing to do when beginning to blog is to determine what your topic will be. It needs to be a topic popular enough that people will visit your blog to hear about it, but at the same time unique enough that there aren’t thousands of other blogs on the exact same topic. After you have decided your topic, you next need to decide what your blogging platform will be. Think of your blog platform as the building blocks and foundation of your blog.  I consider the easiest blog platform by far to be Blogger.com. Blogger is a blog platform owned by google. It allows you to create your blog in a step by step process and makes it simple to manage your blog. Best of all, it’s free! If you get experienced with Blogger and want to update to a more advanced and customizable platform, then the next step up would be Wordpress. I consider Wordpress to be quite advanced if you plan on managing it, but I have heard from others that it is by far the best platform to use. Unlike with Blogger, you have to have your Wordpress blog hosted, to get all of the features. This means that you will have to pay for hosting. Some of the hosting sites which are recommended by Wordpress include: Dreamhost.com, Bluehost.com, Mediatemple.net, AnHosting.com, Hostican.com, and LaughingSquid.net.

We all have seen the huge amount of blogs that have appeared on the web recently.  I myself currently run  three blogs.  But, is it really a money-making opportunity?  In truth, it varies per blog. Some blogs out on the internet are currently making hundreds of thousands of dollars. In average, you are lucky to make five dollars per post when starting out. It all depends on the popularity of your blog topic, as well as how many people are blogging about the same thing as you. If you control a niche section, you actually could do quite well in the blogging atmosphere. Blogging may not be for everyone, but for some it can be an enjoyable and profitable work at home job. In the following days, I will discuss how you can start up a blog, as well as how to make money off of it. Your earnings may not be much at the start, but with hard work and a little luck, your blog could become a success.