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Geting started with WordPress

by admin

So, you want to get started making websites or run your own blog? Or you’re just interested in learning more about WordPress. As with most things, the best way to learn is to roll up your sleeves and get to work. Fortunately, there are several free hosting options that will allow you to get started without shelling out one thin dime of your own.

The most prominent company offering“ free WordPress hosting right now is DreamHost.“ They are a established, well known hosting company.“ You can sign up for their free app hosting at: https://panel.dreamhostapps.com/signup/ .

Confessions of an affiliate failure

by T.J.

Hello, my name is T.J. and I’m an affiliate program failure. If you look at my latest earning reports, you can see that I’ve been making slow but steady progress at increasing my websites’ revenue through Google Adsense and eBook… Read More »Confessions of an affiliate failure

November ’07 earnings report

by T.J.

Well it’s that time again, so here are my November 2007 income results. This month the sites pulled in $120.95, a nice increase over last month. Here is the breakdown by income stream: Adsense: $39.64 eBook Sales: $19.94 Amazon Affiliate:… Read More »November ’07 earnings report

Stupidity Shield – how to keep from clicking on your own AdSense ads

by T.J.

Like most aspiring dot-com moguls, I am fairly dependent on staying in Google’s good graces.“ I’ve got $122.72 in my AdSense account right now, waiting for the next payout.“ If I manage to get my AdSense account suspended or banned,… Read More »Stupidity Shield – how to keep from clicking on your own AdSense ads

Selling Books for fun and profit

by T.J.

So, you have some books laying around? Think selling them online could make you come cash and clear out some space? It’s definitely a possibility, but where should you sell them? There are five major options for the amateur bookseller: Half.com, Amazon, eBay, ABE and Alibris. All five have their strengths and weaknesses, but my biggest concern when looking at selling my extra books was the cost. Seller’s fees, shipping, etc. can take a toll on the bottom line. So I set out to see who has the most seller-friendly pricing structure. This what I came up with:

Selling	Profit at:
Price	Half.com	Amazon	Ebay	Alibris*	ABE**
$5.00	$4.21	$2.79	$0.74	-$0.16	$0.23
$25.00	$21.21	$19.79	$19.99	$15.84	$17.53
$55.00	$48.36	$45.29	$49.02	$39.84	$43.48
$125.00	$112.46	$104.79	$116.69	$95.84	$104.03
$300.00	$277.46	$253.54	$286.00	$235.84	$255.40
$1,000.00	$949.96	$848.54	$963.25	$795.84	$860.90

* $19 annual fee divided into a hypothetical 300 books a year, with a $1/book charge for ‘basic’ plan
** $25 monthy fee divided into a hypothetical 25 books

Help! Someone’s stealing my content!

by T.J.

So you figure out that some lowlife is grabbing your RSS feed and using it to populate his MFA splog. Maybe you used copyscape (www.copyscape.com) to find him, maybe you were alerted by a loyal reader. No matter how you find out, you need to take action to avoid Google’s duplicate content penalties, a loss of trust from your readership, or unfair advertising competition from your own content. So what can you do? The quickest and easiest thing you can do is send a DMCA letter (really!). Here’s how to do so in 3 easy steps:Read More »Help! Someone’s stealing my content!