One thing I can say about Blogger that has the advantage over WordPress is the fact that you can easily implement Adsense on your blogger account. I know a lot of you have heard of integrating your Google Adsense with blogger, I showed you that on one of my earliest posts, but this one is a bit different. This one is a bit more on the level of making commissions!!! Yes, you can now host products on your page and if people buy them, you can make some profits right on your page!
The first thing you have to get is a Google Adsense account. These days it might be a bit harder or easier on getting your own account, but you gotta realize there are always different ways you can achieve this feat. Once you are able to get an Adsense account, simply go to the right of your post in a section that says Gadgets. After you click that, you’ll go to a sub section that takes you to “Advertise Products”. From there, you can type in the little search box whatever product you are trying to promote. Like Amazon Affiliates, you’ll be able to pick whether or not you want a link or an image. The great thing about Google Affiliate Ads is that you can change the size of the display! You can easily make your image standout or kind of integrate naturally with your post. The choice is yours.
I’ve only implemented this feature since a day ago, so I haven’t made any commissions yet. However, I will definitely inform you all on my progress once I start seeing some purchases. Thanks again for looking out for this post. It’s a bit on the short side, but I just wanted to make my point briefly. Also, check out the video below, so you can get a visual of how to set up your Google Affiliate Ad account. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
If you run your own business then you likely know how frustrating, confusing and downright frightening tax time can be. Before it comes time to file those dreaded tax returns, keep these tips in mind to help you to save a bit on your taxes.
1.) Get copies of previous returns. If your tax situation has not changed much then you can use your last year’s return to help you know what paperwork you need to collect. If your circumstances have changed, then be sure that you make a note of those changes.
2.) Review calendars, appointment books and to-do lists from the year. There is a good chance that you have missed a business trip, lunch meeting or other tax deductible tidbit. Keep track of those meetings throughout the year. Any classes or conferences that you attend, business associates or clients that you entertain and stock purchases that you make can all be used to lower the tax you owe. If you mark these things down in a calendar or other notable place, you can review them before tax time to ensure that you have not left out a deduction.
3.) Keep your bank statements and credit card statements in an easy to find place. Gather them together and look through the transactions for deductions that you may have missed. Try to keep all of your tax related papers together throughout the year so that you can get your hands on them quickly at tax time. You want to be sure that your accountant has all needed information at once so that you can get your taxes filed and over with quickly. Getting this information to your accountant before he needs it will ensure that you have lower fees overall which is another great way to save money at tax time.
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All right, this isn’t necessarily a Making Money blog post, but the by-product will help you write some great Making Money 2 Blog posts!
It’s one thing to write a quality post every once in a while, but to do one weekly or even in rarer cases a few times a week – it takes great skill! That brings me to write this post to help everyone even myself out when it comes to this topic.
1.) Know your basics
Remember the days of grade school and your English teacher constantly reminded you of organization, grammar skills, and how to persuade your audience. When it comes to things such as writing blog posts and articles, this automatically comes to mind. It’s not a want, it’s a NEED! Typically, if the first 5 seconds do not captivate your audience, it’s pretty much a point and click kind of bye bye system! You need to have correct spelling, and really know what you are talking about. It’s hard to convince your audience when your post is marred with errors. I’m not saying you have to be absolutely perfect, but be coherent in your posts to get your point across.
2.) Research!
I know one of the primary things for my Major (Poli Sci/Business Admin) back in College was doing research. Things are constantly changing especially now in a technological society where new technology is coming out every year or two. You have to find out what things are really popping (popular) these days, and find that healthy balance between what you want to talk about and what they want to know! You have to be two steps ahead of the game or at the least adapt to change! Blog posts these days are not distributed or done the same as they were 2,3, or 5 years ago. You have to be more mobile with your posts in a society that focuses on Smartphone usage. Keep up with technology!
3.) Learn from others
Don’t just reiterate what others do, and simply copy and paste. If there’s an opinion on a strong subject, take a side that’s not mentioned and make a new blog post. When you learn from other people that have a much wider view and have been in the blogging game for some time, you can learn a lot. You can learn about what made them successful, the types of bumps on the road they had to endure. The wisest thing is to learn from their mistakes so you don’t make those same ones. This helps you become a stronger writer, and will get you to where you need to be a bit faster!
4.) Stay Motivated
This is one of the hardest things to do especially when it comes to writing. Inspiration comes from everywhere, but you should really inspire yourself! You don’t have to write a blog post every single day. However, trying to keep to a schedule of writing weekly or even bi-weekly is something that you can work towards to make you sharper! Google loves fresh and unique content. The better you are at producing this content, the better your site will do! Sometimes, it takes a bit longer to really get the results and the type of blog posts you want, but you have to really keep motivated and stay on your grind!
5.) Be yourself
This is pure common sense, but some people STILL don’t get it! When you put yourself in the posts, you become human. You start thinking of looking outside in; the perspective of the reader! It’s easy to take on a character or copy and paste a post such as Brian Clark, Darren Rowse, or a Liza Irby. However, to truly be yourself, and give your own advice from the experiences you’ve been through – it takes a lot more. It’s much more rewarding!
I think in the most raw form, Ice T said it best “Dumb people learn from experience. Smart people learn from other’s experiences.” I think that can be applied to most aspects of life. The content below is a bit vulgar, but there is a raw validity that I think you might be interested to learn! Thanks for reading this post!
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