If you’re on this page and reading this right now, chances are you spend a fair bit of time online. You may even have a blog or two running in the background. Wouldn’t it be good to be rewarded for the effort you put into your blogs?
I had a free Wordpress account for a couple of months and loved it! The only thing is that it didn’t give me the flexibility I wanted in regards to:
- The theme or template of my blog.
- The ability to generate a bit of income from my blog.
So I did the jump from wordpress.com to wordpress.org. I hosted my blog at BlueHost (banner located below) and created a hosted Wordpress blog. Choosing a theme was fun and rewarding. But the challenge for me is now to monetize my blog.
And that’s where I turn to John Chow. I’m so new to blogging that I still have my wrapping on. The world of monetized blogging and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and all the other buzzwords confuses the daylights out of me. That’s where John Chow steps in and lends a hand.
John Chow dot Com is blog that helps you make money online. John likes to share his knowledge of what he has learned over the years and describes his site as “The Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Dot Com Mogul.”. We’ll his ramblings are pretty spot on for me as they provide heaps of tips on how to monetize your blog and, in my case, improve your hosted Wordpress blog.
A couple of posts I have recently checked out, and plan to act upon, include:
- Wordpress Stats For Self-Hosted Wordpress Blog
- How To Increase RSS Subscriptions
- Using SEO Friendly URLs For Better Search Results
- Five Beginner’s Blogging Tips
And there are hundred’s more just like this. There’s stuff for beginners like me, to advanced users - all laid out for free on John’s site. If you are new to the world of blogging and hungry for information, check out John’s site now.
Furthermore, if you do a review of his blog, he will link to you so his readers can check you out. Mind you, John’s site is a Google Page rank 6 - getting a link back to your site from such a site is pretty cool!
I like your new format, though i had trouble finding the comment area since it isn’t under the blog. I have a domain but what has kept me from moving over is that right now I got tons of Love from the search engines. I would hate to lose that! You have any ideas on that one?? I read pro-blogger and love it. I will check out this one though. I’m not sure I will ever do adv. or not but I would like to have freedom in design and such…. I hope it goes well for you. My husband says their is an affiliate program at musicchristian.com that you can choose a christian cd and post it to your blog (like google) and make money. Since you are a christian blog it may be a good idea for you.
Hi. Nice review. I have written a list on my blog of other sites that offer links for reviews. I thought you might be interested in adding yours. If its of use, maybe you would be kind enough to link to it on your blog. Thanks David
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here.
I saw your review on John Chow’s site today and wanted to know if you would be interested in a review exchange. Please visit my site for for review exchange rules, let me know if you are interested in a review exchange.
–Jason Neuman
wow thats really cool that this john chow guy will link back to you…especially if he’s a PR of 6
Hi
You’ve got a great blog out there
I’m Carl, a 14 year old blogger from Philippines. I blog at http://www.carlocab.com
I saw your blog on John Chow dot com and I must say, your posts were pretty good. Another thing I noticed is that you are promoting your blog through “review blogs for a linkback” I have an offer for you because I recently celebrated my birthday this May 25 and launched a contest with great prizes!
Here:
Full Site Review – Worth $60
Sidebar Ad – Worth $30
2 Month Sidebar Link (Sitewide!) – Worth $30
And last but not the least, a blog redesign Worth $100!!!
Full details here:
http://www.carlocab.com/2007/05/25/i-turned-14th-with-a-220-contest-to-launch/
Carlocab.com currently has a Pagerank of 4 and has a Technorati ranking of 4,730 that grows everyday (REALLY!) not only that.
My blog also has an Alexa ranking of 50K! So it’s up to you to make a decision. It will only take few minutes to do an entry right? But with a whopping reward of a
thousand!
Thanks
Carl Ocab
http://www.carlocab.com