15 Tips For Those Who Want to Make Money Online

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 09:38 PM PDT

This is a guest post by Febap Liew. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.

If you are hoping for some kind of 'secret' or 'magic pill', I am sorry but you will not find it within this post. In fact, I can assure you that you will not find it anywhere else on the Internet either.

However, that doesn't spell doom and surely doesn't mean that you will never be able to achieve your goal of making money online. While there are no secrets or magic pills, there are tips and points that can help you in your journey. Below you’ll find 16 of them.

1. Have a concise goal and plan

You need to have a goal and a plan. Don't even think of running aimlessly and blindly. It won’t work. Be realistic in whatever you set out to achieve. Do not expect to make millions within a month or so. Have the courage to take actions and constantly remind yourself to why you ought to set out doing so.

2. Don't even think of doing it alone. You are no genius

You may be good at a certain field, but you’ll inevitably need others to achieve success. Find a great mentor and learn to trust that person. It doesn't have to be someone you personally know, as long as you can learn from him/her and build a relationship that is mutually beneficial.

3. Don't ever think of quitting. Failure is just part of succeeding

Do you want to know the real truth behind most millionaires? There were willing to do what it takes, and they persisted even when things were falling apart. Nothing will ever come easy or cheap. Success comes to those who work hard and don’t quit.

4. You are who you are. Don't even for a second think of faking it

Be genuine about who you are. Don’t try the “fake it till you make it” strategy or you might get burned. People can see right through to what you are, and they will move away if they perceive you are posing.

5. Think outside of the box

Get creative. Create the opportunities instead of waiting for one to come falling onto your lap. Keep your options open. Build networks and drive in ideas. It could be crazy, it would be silly, it can be wacky, but such ideas have eventually make many millions online.

6. The art of multitasking – expand your horizons

I understand the importance of focusing, but to an extent, you must deliberately learn to expand your horizons. Do not constantly put yourself onto a fix, rigid position. Don't tie yourself down. Learn to diverse and see opportunities in a many different things as possible.

7. Trust your gut and your instinct

Your head speaks of what you think is logical, where else your gut and instinct takes you to what may seem impossible. Are you willing to strive into the unknown?

8. Have a vision

You need to be able to visualize how your life will look like when you achieve your goals and consider yourself successful. What kind of business will you have? What kind of customers? How will your day looks like?

9. Turn obstacles into opportunities

We all face obstacles, be it in our personal or professional life. The ones who succeed are those who know how to turn obstacles into opportunities. For example, even if you fail at something, make sure to learn something out of that experience.

10. Take action

So far we talked about goals, vision, not giving up and so on. It is all cool and dandy, but at the end of the day you need to take action if you want to succeed. Roll up your sleeves and start working! And repeat this day after day.

11. Be willing to take risks

Life in itself is a all about taking risks. If you want to succeed and make money online you must be willing to risk. You need to step out of your comfort zone. That is when real things get done.

12. Develop the ability to listen

We have one mouth and two ears, but few of us behave proportionally. Learn to listen. You will see there are many benefits when you talk less and listen more. You get to collect more new ideas and inspiration, earn trust and respect and ultimately, know more. Utilize what you have congregate wisely and see that you benefit from it.

13. Have the power to believe when others don't

Don't let others be the reason and support you need to achieve your goals. Believe in what you can do and decide to stick with it. You don't need others telling you what you can do or can’t. Convinced yourself that you will be able to do it in any way possible. If you fail, that is just part of the process of succeeding. Be strong! Stay Strong! It is ultimately your own responsibility to see to where you are going, not others.

About the author: Febap Liew is the author and owner of Blogxic where she shares her ever igniting passion on everything she ought to know about the best ways to make money online today. You can also grab her RSS feed here.

Original Post: 15 Tips For Those Who Want to Make Money Online

How To Create An “Advertise” Page For Your Website

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 07:49 AM PDT

advertise-page-website If you want to make money online by publishing content and selling advertising on top of it, sooner or later you’ll need to start selling your own ads. Ad networks like Google AdSense or Value Click are fine when you are getting started, and down the road they can also be used to complement your monetization strategy, but direct ad sales will probably be your most profitable income source.

In the past I already explained how you can find advertisers for your website, but there was one element missing in that article: how to craft the “Advertise” page.

In this article I’ll explain why you shouldn’t neglect that page, what elements you should include there, and also give you some examples of good “Advertise” pages from around the web.

Why You Need to Work on The “Advertise” Page

If you think about it, selling ad space is like selling any other product or service. You’ll need to convince your prospects that spending money to advertise on your site will be a wise business decision, that it will have a positive return on investment and so on.

That is why it is important to put some work into your “Advertise” page, because it will do great part of the selling for you. Having a great “Advertise” page can be the different between landing many ad deals and not landing any at all.

Essential Elements

There are three basic elements that you need to include in your “Advertise” page:

1. Statistics About Your Site. At the very minimum you should provide the number of unique visitors and page views that your site gets per month. Other metrics you might include are the pages per visitor ratio, the average time spent on the website, the percentage of organic traffic, geographical breakdown of your traffic and so on. You’ll gain some points if you can back up your data with screenshots from a web analytics program (even better if you use Google Analytics).

2. Information About Your Audience. Advertisers want to know what kind of people visit your see, to determine whether or not your audience is a good match for their products and services. Examples of data to include here age, sex, income, shopping habits, interests and so on. An easy way to gather this type of information is to conduct a survey with your readers, or to run polls once in a while with related questions. If you have a blog about cars, for example, you could run a poll asking your readers how many cars they own, how much they spend on their cars annually and so on.

3. Description Of The Advertising Options. The third essential element is a description of the advertising options you have on your website. Make sure to list the banner sizes and placements, the max number of sponsors for each placement, and other specific requirements you might have (e.g., file size, whether animated GIFs are allowed and so on). If the advertiser might have trouble understanding where each banner will be displayed it could be a good idea to provide a screenshot with the banner spots highlighted. Finally, you could also include an estimated CTR (click-through rate) for each placement if you have that data.

Should I Include The Price?

Including the price of each banner placement on the “Advertise” page has both pros and cons, so you’ll need to decide what is right for your case. The pros are that it will help advertisers make a decision, and if your prices are competitive, it might also convince some of them. The drawback is that the price tag might scare potential advertisers even before you have a chance to talk to them.

I prefer to not show the prices, because once a potential advertiser contacts me via email I’ll be in a better position to negotiate, address his concerns, make counter-offers and so on. I will also keep his contact, which can be used in the future to foster new deals.

Optional Elements

If you want to give more information to your potential advertisers, these are some elements you can include in your “Advertise” page:

1. A list of current and past sponsors. Social proof plays a role in most aspects of our society, and advertising is no exception. Displaying a list of current and past sponsors, especially if you have some good names there, might convince new advertisers to give your site a shot.

2. Testimonials from current and past sponsors. Another way to convince potential sponsors is to give them a testimonial from companies that already advertised on your site and had a positive return on their investments. Even better if you can include numbers (e.g., how long the advertiser stayed, how many clicks he got, how many money he made as a consequence and so on).

3. Awards you won. If you or your website won any awards, you could list them in the “Advertise” page. This will help potential advertisers understand the quality of your content and brand.

4. Mentions from mainstream media. Whether you like it or not, most companies still consider mainstream media as the most credible source of information around. If you have been mentioned on or linked from a mainstream media publication you could leverage that gain credibility with potential advertisers.

Linking to Your “Advertise” Page

Your “Advertise” page will only be effective if potential advertisers actually visit it. That is why you need to link to it from different places on your website.

At the very minimum you want to place a link to that page on the footer of your website. That is where most large websites put the link, and as a consequence most marketers will look there first.

If you want more visibility to your page, however, you should also link to it from the main navigation menu. This will ensure that even people who hadn’t considered to advertise on your site will do so after seeing your link.

Third, you can also use placeholder banners saying “Advertise Here” and then link then to your “Advertise” page.

Examples from Around The Web

If you want to get some inspiration regarding how to create your own “Advertise” page, check these examples from around the web:

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