Money Making Ideas

Passionate Blogging Works

October 14, 2008 By Sherry Tingley

Have you ever wondered why some blogs become wildly successful while other blogs become ghost towns that no one visits?

In a recent interview on Breakfast Television, expert blogger John Chow was asked what is the biggest mistake that new bloggers make when they start blogging. His response was that it is a big mistake to start blogging just for the money. He recommends doing a blog just for fun.

When people start blogging just for the money, they neglect the passionate side of themselves. People like to read good content from others who are passionate about their topic. Choosing something to write about that you feel a lot of passion for basically makes the job, well, not a job. John said, If you are passionate about it, it’s not really work, is it?

Entrepreneur Profit Maker

September 29, 2008 By Sherry Tingley

Salt Lake City, Utah was the host to a large Gem and Jewelry show where hundreds of entrepreneurs gathered to sell their jewelry and gems to eager crowds.

I interviewed one entrepreneur profit maker, Pradeep Pradhan and asked him what he liked about selling his jewelry at the Salt Lake Gem and Jewelry show. In the amatuerish video (I will get better at this), Pradeep tells us about his best money maker.
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PHP helps Ebay Affiliates Earn Big Bucks

September 5, 2008 By Sherry Tingley

PHP has been used to write thousands of programs. It is a computer language that is stirring things up on the internet. PHP has been used to write a very powerful program that helps EBAY affiliates to become super star money makers with their websites.

It has never been easier to make money with the EBay Affiliate program. No matter what your web site is offering to people on the internet, you can offer your viewers specific ebay listings that are related to your particular web site. You can do that by using PHP affiliate script that interfaces with the EBay affiliate program.

Ebay, according to www.alexa.com, is the 18th most visited web site in the world. With all of that traffic and all of those ebay power sellers, why not show some of their products and start making money on your web site?

How to use PHPBay to become an Ebay Affilate Super star

If you aren’t a member of ebay or have never used their site, sign up here.
You will need to sign up to be an ebay affiliateat their web site.
Download PHPBay to your WordPress or regular web site.
Upload a few files to your domain.
Add your affiliate information.
Each time you want to display ebay products, use one line of coding to do so.

In the WordPress version of PHPbay, you work with one line of code.

You basically just add the name of the type of item you want to display. The only tricky part is to tell the computer what not to display. With a little practice, this gets easier and easier.

You will find an example of some ebay products that are shown with the words Sony Bravia 46.

Don’t let another day go by without adding this feature to your website. Use this coupon code to get a discount on your purchase: 856DC48875

Become an Ebay Affiliate power player now!

Blogging Expert John Chow to Speak At BlogWorld Expo 2008

August 25, 2008 By Sherry Tingley

One person I’d like to meet at the next BlogWorld Exp (Sept. 19-21, 2008) in Las Vegas is John Chow. Well known for his crazy videos, explosive income growth and personality, he has one of the most successful blogs on the internet and he shares his secrets to success. He actually keeps a log of his monthly income growth and what programs he used to generate that income.

John is best known for showing the power of blogging when he used his blog as an income case study. He took thejohnchow.com from $350 per month to a over $27,000 per month in just one year.

This is what is posted on his blog:

Total Blog Income for May 2008: 227,705.80 RMB

Despite the difficulties of doing business in China, the blog posted a record high income of 227,705.80 RMB, or 228 times greater than the average monthly income of a Chinese factory worker. The income converts to $32,529.40 USD. Here is the breakdown.

Private Ad Sales: $16,380.00
Affiliate Commissions: $9,757.04
ReviewMe: $3,000.00
Text Link Ads: $2,036.22
Kontera: $1,000.00
TTZ Media: $329.50
Subscription: $20.00
FeedBurner: $6.64
Grand Total: $32,529.40

Don’t forget to take your video camera and take videos.

Nine Million People in the United States are Millionaires

July 27, 2008 By Sherry Tingley

According to www.cnbc.com, some of the nine million people feel poor. They are the “middle class” millionaires. Laurel Touby, a successful internet entrepreneur, who recently sold her website www.mediabistro.com for $23 million could be one of them. She tells CNBC that she is not that rich.

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She wanted to build a website to include a community for the media where there were job listings, bulletin boards, classes, and a freelance marketplace. She raised money for her website by hosting parties where she invited editors, writers, and other content creators. Her parties went on and on and her contacts grew to thousands. Now, her website is worth $23 million, with an Alexa page ranking of 5,275 , which means that the number of visitors she gets is within the top 100,000 most popular sites in the world. There are 2,745 websites linking to mediabistro.com.

She sold her website in July of 2007 to Jupiter Media. She called her rich friends to see what they recommended she buy with her newly acquired wealth. When she was told to invest in a jet, she laughed and thought that if she did that, her money could be gone in an instant.

See how the really rich live

According to CNBC.com, a financial news site, “In 1985, there were 13 billionaires in the United States and today there are over 1,000 billionaires.” CNBC has a special page devoted to videos and information about the investment bankers, hedge fund managers and private equity partners who make up the .001% of our population. What toys do they play with? Perhaps a Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, or Dusenberg would pacify them? Find out how many cars Tim Durham, a 45 year old financier from Indiana has in his garage.