I can do it – so can you. The Cats Who Blog came up with 10 tips to finally make money with Google Adsense.

When thinking about website monetization, Google Adsense is probably the first thing that came to the mind of many people. Created in 2004, Adsense is the easiest way to make money online. Making real money with Google Adsense is not as easy as it seems, but if Adsense wasn’t an efficient way to make money online, people would stop using it. In this article, I’m going to show you 10 efficient tips to really make money with Adsense.

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If you’re having trouble getting traffic to your blog, you might be better off to write for someone else! Guest posting is a great way to gain readers, increase your name recognition and drive traffic to your blog.

Readers need to see you and hear your voice before they’ll know who you are – that’s pretty simple. Guest posting will give you a chance to show your work to readers on blogs that see far more traffic than you do. Plus – the more you guest post, the more people will remember your name. If they remember your name, they will remember your blog. Finally, most blogs give guest posters a link at the end of their article. Post on a blog that has several thousand views per day and you’ll see an instant spike in traffic.

If you’re looking for somewhere to guest post, this is a great list to get you started.

Just ten – of what could be a list hundreds of pages long.

The process of launching a website can be a daunting endeavor. There are many things you want to do, but not enough time and resources to do them. However, even though it might seem like a herculean task, as long as you keep some fundamental things in mind, you can ensure a hassle-free website launch.

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Boom.

The mirage of blogging keeps on attracting more and more people each day and with it, bloggers and online publishers hurry to launch debates on tips and best practices.

There is no secret that some of these blogging tips available on many blogs out there are written out of the desire to catch a profitable train or only to align with a publishing trend.

Some of these blogs only offer tips based on myths, without a reference or statistic background. What are these myths and my arguments against them?

Click the link to see some of the biggest blogging myths busted. Busting myths is a great way to get some easy traffic to your blog. People love conventional wisdom, but they love it even more when someone discredits the conventional wisdom. Think about it like this – It was pretty cool when Einstein figured out relativity. It explained a lot of things. Now, how cool would it be if someone came along and said Einstein was all wrong – that would raise some eyebrows.

If you’re in need of a boost, bust some myths.

I had not even done most of the things on this list!

WordPress is the most used blogging system and, thanks to the great community that works to enhance its features, nowadays it is used as full content management system. WordPress rocks, dude!
For these reasons it is (maybe) one of the most hacked CMS. In some cases a website proudly powered by WP could be slow without a correct configuration and administration.

There are some tricks that allow us to boost our WordPress installation in a few minutes. Below there is a list of useful tips to secure and speed up your blog system. Take your time for reading, they are very simple and they could be helpful to save your time in the future.

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I came across this post at Blogussion yesterday and was immediately turned off. It’s wrong, just wrong.

To get us started, Rob Stretch says the old adage ‘if you build it, they will come’ just isn’t true.

The Field of Dreams myth is alive in many bloggers just starting out. Many new bloggers get an idea for a niche they want to infiltrate, build and host a blog, and wait for traffic. And wait some more. And the traffic never comes.

The e-marketing myth is that the internet has so many users that if you take the time to build a website it will generate its own traffic. More simply put, “If you build it, they will come.” This is not an accurate assumption.

Before I go on, let me say this – Rob isn’t wrong, but he isn’t right either. If you build it, they might not come. In that case, he’s right. But — and here’s the important part — if you build it right, they will come.

If you do what it takes to build a good blog, they will come. If you offer great content, a unique opinion, do it frequently and have a readable design – then you’ll get traffic. You’ll have to do some promotion along the way, but it will happen.

Blogging isn’t a big secret, hard thing to do. It’s pretty simple. It’s not easy – but it’s simple.

As part of our continuing series, Write Right Wednesdays, The Omni Blogger presents this weeks tip from EnglishPlus.

Accept means “to receive.”

Except is usually a preposition meaning “but” or “leaving out.” However, except can also be a verb meaning “to leave out.”

As verbs, accept and except are nearly antonyms, so the difference is important!
Examples: He accepted the gift. (He received it.)He excepted the twins. (He did not include them.)

Everyone except Bill. (All but Bill.)

I came across the question of ‘outsourced blogging’ at Problogger this morning. As blogging becomes more profitable for people, I think it will become more common to see parts of the blogging process outsourced.

Now, I wouldn’t be surprised if a blogger outsourced technical parts of running a blog – coding, SEO, design etc. But are you really a blogger if you’re not writing? Sure – blogger to me is more synonymous with businessperson than it is with writer.

With that said, here are some tips to remember when it comes to outsourcing.

Deal With Legitimate People

When you start looking for people to outsource to, don’t just take the first person that comes along. You should deal with legitimate people only. There are a lot of people out there who are trying to make money by scamming you. You have to protect yourself. Get to know the person you’re dealing with, make sure they have a portfolio and ask for references. Doing this isn’t being difficult, it’s being safe.

Use A Third Party Arbitrator

Use a job board or freelance site like ODesk or Elance to make sure you get what you pay for. You can find great people on these sites and they have a lot of services to offer. ODesk and Elance both offer workrooms and other collaboration tools as well as timekeeping and invoicing tools. With these sites, you don’t have to pay until the work is done and if there are any questions, you’ll have someone to turn to in order to resolve the dispute.

You Get What You Pay For

If you buy a BMW, you’re getting a BMW. If you buy a Chevrolet, you’re getting a Chevrolet. If you buy a Pinto, well, you get the point. The same goes with outsourcing. Your budget will dictate the quality of work you should expect. If you’re a startup, this doesn’t mean you have to spend a lot of money; you will have to look harder to find someone who is willing to produce good work at a low price.

Stay in the States

This is some of the best advice I can give you – stay in the United States. Workers in other parts of the world may be cheaper and may offer a good solution for your business, but the headaches aren’t worth the reward. First, there is often a language barrier. Even if your potential parter speaks English, they probably don’t speak it well. Second, there is a time-zone difference. Remember, it’s day time in India when it’s night time here in the U.S. Thirdly – they probably have a different perspective than your audience.

Conclusion

In the end, you have to make the decision. Ask yourself if outsourcing is the right way to go. If it is, use these guidelines to make sure you don’t get burned.

For those who are trying to make money blogging, the first reaction can be to ’sell something.’ That’s how we’re taught to make money our entire lives.

In the blogosphere, you’re in a unique position that makes that impossible. In most cases, readers get to try and use everything – they even get to take it home before they buy. In fact, they might take it and use it and not buy at all. Buying, in this case, of course being subscribing to your blog or clicking on an advertisement.

If you’re having trouble selling – it’s probably because you’re trying to sell something. Try teaching instead.

People who read blogs are looking for real information. They want quality, reliable content and they want it fast. That means you have to deliever useful information that will actually benefit people and you have to present it in a way that’s easy to read and comprehend.

Teach, dont’ sell.

If you’re just getting started as a blogger, you’re probably not seeing thousands of visitors per day and making lots of money. That’s OK – you’re blog still has a role.

Brandon Cox at Fuel Your Blogging has some tips for people who ‘fill out’ the blogosphere.

Some blogs lead, some don’t. That’s okay. Some blogs aren’t designed for leadership and that’s okay too. Some blogs inspire, some educate, and some just share silly pictures and funny videos. But… some blogs lead.

One of the perceptions of leadership in the blogosphere is that the “big blogs” are the leaders. These are the blogs listed in the Technorati Top 100. They are multi-author, celebrity driven, and corporately sponsored. I would contend, however, that a blog doesn’t have to be big to lead, but first let me define leadership. Leadership is influence, plain and simple. If you’re not influencing anyone, you’re not leading, you’re simply going for a walk!

Any blog can lead, and any blogger can influence others. We can shape thought and culture, motivate people to action, rally people to a cause, and provoke creativity.

If you’re blog isn’t ‘leading the way,’ it could be doing something worthwhile. It sounds a bit brash to say ‘know your role,’ but that’s about the best way to put it. Find where you fit in and make the best of that situation. You’ll have a chance to expand and grow in due time.