Blog Commenting Contest – Win $10 from Dennis Edell
Posted by Alan Mater on Mar 8, 2010
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Okay, here’s a quick and easy way to earn $10. My good friend Dennis Edell is giving away $10 to ten people. One of those people can be you.
Simply head over to his blog at DennisEdell.com and leave intelligent, thought provoking comments on any of his blog posts. If you’re in his top ten commentator list at the end of March, you’ll win $10.
Easy enough, right?
Well… better head to this post to read the rules first.
I’ll warn you now that the competition will be a bit fierce. I’ll also mention that I’ll be participating as well. 
Comment if you dare!
Seriously, making money online doesn’t get much easier than this right here.
What Are You Thankful For This Year?
Posted by Alan Mater on Nov 26, 2009
I’m also very thankful for having a very loving and caring family. I’m so blessed to have them in my life. I’m also blessed to have a wonderful fiance that I love very much.Are You Losing Blog Readers?
Posted by Alan Mater on Nov 21, 2009
This is a problem that all bloggers have to face, including myself. There’s a million different reasons why someone doesn’t like your blog or doesn’t like what you write. And, these reasons could even be causing some loyal readers to unsubscribe from your blog’s RSS Feed.
However, this post isn’t going to cover any of that stuff. Yes, that happens a lot, but there’s another reason why you may be losing blog readers. In fact, this problem could be hindering people from even reading your blog in the first place. And, I know for a fact that you want as many people to read your blog. Afterall, I feel the same way. 
So, what could this problem be?
You may be l0sing blog readers because your blog simply takes too long to load. In this day and age, people are more impatient than ever. I happen to be one of those people, so if a page takes forever to load, I’ll just move on to something else. Well, good chances are there’s more people out there that do the same.
If your blog takes more than five seconds to load, you may want to look into speeding it up a bit.
This idea hadn’t even dawned on me until I read Sid Savara’s guest blog post on ProBlogger’s blog about 5 Plugins To Make Your WordPress Blog Blazing Fast.
The post covers 5 amazing Wordpress plugins you can use to speed up the load time of your blog. I highly recommend you check out the post, especially if you’re having problems with your blog loading slow.
This could be due to images and other factors, including the popularity of your blog and how much traffic it receives on a daily basis.
One plugin that is recommend is WP Super Cache, which I’ve installed on this blog. It’s only been a day so far, so I haven’t noticed a huge difference yet. But then, my blog doesn’t get 1,000’s of visitors a day.
This is something that all bloggers need to be aware of and take into consideration. You don’t want to be losing blog readers before they even have a chance to read your blog.
October Income Report
Posted by Alan Mater on Nov 14, 2009
Another month gone by. I didn’t do as well as September, but still not a bad run. Let’s take a look at where things stand as far as how much income my site brought in.
- Google Adsense – $17.97
- Yarie.com – $30.40
- SFI – $6.17
- Clickbank – $139.36
- Responsive Data – $9
- Free Traffic System – $10.00
- Angela’s Backlink Building Service – $3.75
Total income for October is: $216.65
Where income lacked in some places, it made up for in others. Clickbank did very well thanks to the new addition of Adam Berry’s Flip Switch Profits course, which I highly recommend.
This income doesn’t include my proofreading, re-writing and blogging services.
3 Tips To Create Blog Content That Gets Noticed
Posted by Alan Mater on Nov 12, 2009
If you run a blog I’m sure one of your many goals is to create content that brings in a large readership. Afterall, your content is what matters the most when it comes to getting to gaining readers and having them continue to come back for more. A problem you may face is coming up with ideas on what to write about that’s going to attract a readership.
I’ve put together 3 tips that you can put into action right now to create blog content that gets noticed.
So, without further delay, let’s get right into it…
Tip 1: Find content to write about with YouTube videos
Videos are the new medium on the internet, and there is a TON of information in the form of videos, not just on YouTube, but on every other video site. Videos are great for spreading content in a more personal way. However, there’s no actual content, or text, about what is being talked about.
This is where you can benefit. Find a video that relates to your blog content, and create an article based on what the video is about. It’s just like transcribing an audio file into print form, but with a video instead.
This will be completely unique content, and you can do it for any niche or subject. There’s really no limit as there are a massive amount of videos on literally any subject you can think of.
Tip 2: Use Twitter and other Social Networks to find hot subjects to write about
This strategy will take a little more work, but it can be very effective. With this technique you’ll be blogging about current, hot topics that everyone is buzzing about. This should no doubt get your blog some exposure.
If you’re on Twitter I’m sure you’ve seen a particular subject that everyone is talking about. This could be true for any number of social sites. Start blogging about that subject, if it’s suitable for your blog, of course.
On Twitter, an easy way to find the most talked about subject is to go to the home page, and on the right-hand side, you’ll see Trending Topics. These are the topics that are most talked about, and this will save you a lot time to find them.
Tip 3: Read other blogs to get ideas for your own blog
Most bloggers are subscribed to RRS feeds of other blogs that they find interesting and are related to their own blogs. Sometimes a blogger you follow might write about something that really perks your interest.
One particular blog I follow is Peter Lee’s Work From Home Blog.
When this happens, what you can do is expand on what they talked about or even create a spin on the subject. You can even get a little controversial if you have a different point of view. This is another way to get exposure and a lot of comments.
When going this route, just be sure you don’t copy the post, as this is stealing. It’s okay if you want to quote a portion so that people reading your post can understand what you’re talking about. A link back to the other post wouldn’t hurt either.
What do you do to create blog content that gets noticed? Share your tips in the comments below…
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