Making Money Writing Blogs and Articles

Thanks everyone for your comments. I've tried many of the ways that folks suggest to make money, such as using Google AdSense, Adwords, writing articles, etc. but I still have not made much money yet - in fact just a few dollars. However, I have spent hundreds of dollars now with Google AdWords, and still nothing. I've signed up and have plenty of affiliate links, but I haven't made a dime from any of those either.

Currently I have also been using ClickBank, LinkShare, Commission Junction, and Google Affiliate links, none of these have made a dime. I check every day and I'm still at 0 commissions.

Another thing I've been working on is bidding on jobs through Guru.com and Elance.com. I have juet to pick up any business at all. I felt I bid pretty low, but still nothing.

If anyone out there has a FREE way of bringing in traffic or can let me know what I'm doing wrong, I'm open to any suggestions. I'm not looking for some new way to make money with something to buy, but rather someone out there who has MADE money blogging, writing articles, or writing just about anything else online that has made money.

I'd love to get going with making money online and it's taking too long.

The following are the websites/blogs that we are developing along with this one, maybe someone has a suggestion of what to do to get traffic and get some money coming in. I know people are making money online, I just need to find out how, then this blog could turn around and I could share successes rather than failures.

http://mycarnewsonline.homestead.com

http://mycarnewsonline.blogspot.com

http://mybikenews.com

http://mybikenewsonline.blogspot.com

http://mycarnews.homestead.com

Figuring out how to monetize

I've been working on websites for the last little while and haven't been blogging as I should but figured I'd let all my readers know that I haven't given up on becoming a successful entrepreneur. While I am working full time, I still NEED to become a successful entrepreneur so I've been feverishly completing websites and figuring out search engine optimization and getting traffic. I've been using Adwords for the past month (unsuccessfully at this time I might add), I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas of how to get traffic (for free.) If anyone is interested, websites we've done are:

http://mycarnewsonline.homestead.com
http://mycarnews.homestead.com
http://www.mybikenews.com
http://emergencylivingonline.com

Not to mention, I'm still actively getting my Melaleuca business going, it's just taking more time than I thought, and I've decided it makes more sense for me to try to get it going online. I figure if I get the seo stuff figured out, I'll stand more of a chance.

I found this really cool information on how to increase website traffic as I've been trying to figure out how to bring traffic to sites. Check it out.

How to Increase Website Traffic for Free

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

Many people spend a lot of money getting a website designed and created, but then find they have a limited budget with which to successfully launch their site with strong advertising campaigns. This needn't be a setback, however, because there are numerous ways in which to utilise free traffic generating methods, to get almost immediate traffic to your site, which are discussed in this article. Here's how to get tons of visitors to your website without spending any money.

Steps

1. Optimize your website to be search-engine friendly. Submit it to various search engines and directories. In addition to major search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN, it's worth submitting to lesser known web directories. If your website is listed in as many places as possible, it can boost your rankings in major search engines as well.
   
2. Spread the word about your affiliate program by submitting it to affiliate program directories and contacting the owners of related websites.
   
3. Create a links page that will contain the links to other non-competing websites in the same industry. Contact the owners of other websites with your proposal to exchange links. You will add their link to your links page, and they will link to your website in return.
   
4. Post in forums. Visit the online discussion forums where people in your target market like to gather. Post useful responses to people's questions, and include a link to your website at the end of your post next to your name. Although you ultimately want to get your sig file with the link to your site seen as often as possible, don't overdo it with your posts, otherwise other forumites won't respect you, and therefore won't visit your site.
   
5. Comment on blogs. Visit other people's blogs on the topic related to your website. Most blogs allow you to add comments about the issues being discussed. Add insightful comments about the blog topics, and leave your website link. Your comment and your link will permanently remain on the blog website.
   
6. Create an e-mail "signature" - your name, your website address and a short tagline describing the main benefit of your site. Set your e-mail program to automatically add your signature to every e-mail that you send.
   
7. Look into traffic exchanges. There are many types of traffic exchanges but the idea is the same - you team up with other webmasters, and they send you traffic in exchange for you sending them traffic. Search the web for "traffic exchange" to find those services.
   
8. Create something of value that people will pass around. It can be a report with useful information that you allow people to give away. It can also be some kind of cool and unusual webpage that people will want to e-mail to all their friends. Of course, the pass-around item will include your advertisement and your link, spreading the word about your website. This is a "viral" strategy.
   
9. Write articles on the topic related to your website, and include a link to your site in your author bio. Submit your articles to article directories, and allow people to publish your article in their newsletters and websites. Your articles will spread around the web like wildfire. People will read them and visit your website. The best part is that people who read your articles will regard you as an expert, and they will be much more likely to buy from you when they go to your website. How's that for a free publicity?
   
10. Start an e-zine for your web site. When people read each issue they'll be reminded to revisit your web site. Submit it to all the free e-zine directories on the internet.A news letter!
    
11. Start your own online discussion community. It could be an online message board, e-mail discussion list or chat room. When people get involved in your community, they will regularly return to communicate with others.
    
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14. Advertise your site at free classified ad sites. There are many of these on the net. Some of the more popular ones are craigslist, inetgiant, freeadvertisingforum, and gumtree.
    
15. Join free safelists. These are lists of subscribers who have opted-in to send and receive emails to each other. You can instantly reach potentially thousands of people by sending out emails, and you don't have to worry about receiving spam complaints either because everyone on the list has opted-in to receive emails.
    
16. Getting a myspace page could also increase your site traffic because hundreds of people will see it.
    
17. Constantly update content on your webpage, so having a news section is a great deal for search engines especially.
    

Tips

• Use word of mouth. Tell everyone you know about your website.
  
• Whatever types of free advertising you decide to pursue, make sure that you use ad tracking software. This will allow you to track where your visitors are coming from, and what types of advertising are the most effective.
  
• Start right here on wikiHow. Read up on how to publicize your website on wikiHow without breaking the rules. If you can provide quality content, you can create a win-win relationship where you share knowledge and get publicity in return.
  
• Create Business Cards that have something like "This card is worth $400,000. Let me show you how" then have your url at the bottom of the card. There are websites out there that allow you to create and receive business cards for free.
  
• For more in depth looks on ways to generate tons of free traffic go to http://www.MaverickMoneyMakerSquad.com and get the best online coaching available.
  

Warnings

• Steer clear of any advertising tactics that could be construed as spam.
  
• Don't try to use meta data with the keywords that has nothing to do with your content because Google will bring your rank down
  

Related wikiHows

• How to Increase Website Traffic
  
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• How to Write Articles
  
• How to Get Leads for Your Website (without Being Accused of Spamming)
  
• How to Create a Free Website
  

Sources and Citations

• Original source of this article is GoForYourDreams.com. Shared with permission.
  

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Melaleuca product review

Hi everyone

Just to let everyone know who is following my blog what I'm up to, I've been working hard on getting my Melaleuca business up and running. I'm really excited about the products and the approach. Switch brands and save money. No trips to the store where you go in for laundry soap, come out with laundry soap, Oreos, and a bunch of other munchies. Order it online, and it's shipped directly to your door in a few days. No need to hop in the car and run to the grocery store, so therefore it's saving gas as well. Products are good for the environment too. A lot of products you're buying mostly water, especially with generic brands. Melaleuca products are highly concentrated so you use less, so they last a lot longer and they're simply a better quality product. For some products, you add your own water. A little container of Tub & Tile cleaner for example makes 4-24 oz bottles so you're definitely paying less than the average grocery store brand.

As far as using the products, I'm working on switching every product that I normally use that Melaleuca sells. I've been using laundry soap, Tub & Tile, Solumel, PreSpot stain remover, liquid soap, regular soap, body wash, shampoo and conditioner, makeup, cleanser and I'm sure I'm leaving out some products - and honestly - I haven't found one of those I haven't liked yet. A while back I had purchased the Soluguard, which kills 99.9% of household germs. That was the one product I wasn't fond of simply because of the smell. Now I'm told it smells a lot better, so I do have it already lined up as an order for next month. If you want more information regarding Melaleuca, go to www.melaleuca.com, then make a comment, let me know what you think, and if needed I can get you more information about it.

Melaleuca - Why I'm going to be successful

Alright. As you may have noticed, I've had several blogs promoting different things on my way to becoming a successful entrepreneur. So far, I haven't found any of them to be scams. I'm actually using the MOIS system (My Online Income System) that I talk about in a few of my blogs to promote things I really think are very good.

On to Melaleuca. A few weeks ago a friend of mine talked me into going to a meeting. We had no intention of signing up, we wanted to listen and see if we could use part of the presentation for promoting what we were going to start promoting heavily. At the time it was Nexagen (although I believe the patch really does work, I decided it wasn't the money making opportunity that I wanted to promote.) We both had a change of heart. We listened to the presentation intently, then signed up the next day because we thought the opportunity was that good. We also knew that the people who were presenting would help us become successful, so I really liked the idea of not doing it on my own, but rather as a team of people who have nothing to lose if they help me to fulfill my dream of becoming successful.

The greatest thing about the team I'm working with is we have one of the #1 persons in the entire country with Melaleuca on the team, and there's already several making a lot of money. I'm seeing for myself that it does work, no scam here. I also love the Melaleuca products. I had been using them for a long while, I had been a customer a few years ago, but I had never heard the business side of it or I may be with it today and already be successful. I don't have to ask people to buy something they're not already using.

Simply switch brands of popular products like toothpaste and laundry soap, and they're delivered to your door month after month. Preferred customers get 30-40% off full price, so you're truly helping people save money on their grocery bills and building a business while doing it.

I'm sure as time goes on I'll be including more Melaleuca blogs as I'm not quitting any time soon, I'm determined to be successful with this, and to use it to become the successful entrepreneur that I know I can be. This week our team is hosting 4 Melaleuca parties (that I know of as I'm writing this.) 2 of these are ones that I set up myself, I'm that excited about it, and people close to me want to find out more about it themselves so offered their homes for parties. Tomorrow I'm excited that we're meeting with a member of our team that is very successful with it, and he's going to be the presenter at some of the parties, so we're really excited.

Nexagen Follow Up Blog

When I started my blog, I had decided it was going to be a place where I could tell people about my successes as well as my failures. So, this is my first post where I'm not promoting a product.

I'm still using the Nexagen weight loss patch, and it's still helping with my mood. I'm also continuing to use the product myself for 90 days as suggested to see exactly what it does for me. However, I have decided against promoting it as a money making opportunity. Note this is my own personal opinion based on what I've decided personally, one of you out there might have more success with it than I did.

What I found when talking to people is that no one seems to have the money to spend on it on a monthly basis (including myself), while everyone wants to try it, everyone has a problem with paying for it. As my approach was giving the product away, usually a week's worth for people to try out, people always love the idea, but their bills they already have were always more important. I don't like to keep trying things and changing midstream, so now I've found something that I really like a lot, and am determined to make it work. Over the next several weeks you will be hearing more about this opportunity.

What's happening in my world

I have been busy working in my new 'old' job. I've decided a job is a job is a job. At least it's a paycheck. I'm still using the weight loss patch and am very impressed so far. For now though, while I'm still using it, I've put it on the back burner as far as making a business out of it. I've decided it's too costly to hand out patches to friends and family members to try out for free.

Some of my friends and I decided to start working together to make some money. We do have a motto - 'failure is not an option.' We went to a few meetings and ran into a lady that is making lots and lots of money. Funny thing about this one is I had signed up once before (and I don't sign up for very many things), but I had never heard the business opportunity. I signed up because I liked the products. Now there is a group of us working together and we believe we are going to be successful. With this company, we do not try to sell a customer something that they're not already using. This company manufactures toothpaste, laundry soap, health products, pharmaceutecals, beauty products, over 300 products. That's a reason I like it, it's not just a few products like some of the others I'm looking at, but rather over 300 products... products that people use every single day...and they're a better value because they're highly concentrated so you use less.

You can also get discounts while shopping online at stores such as Target and Overstock.com. For the price of a Costco or Sam's Club membership, you can get products shipped directly to your door on a monthly basis. No need to get in the car and drive to the store, so not only are you saving money on products you use every day, but you're saving gas as well. You're also saving the environment because many products are highly concentrated, you add your own water, so you don't have as much bulky plastic packaging, so shipping costs less. Not to mention products are good for the environment. To find out more about these products, go to
Melaleuca.com