Getting Started with Blogging

So you’re interested in making money with AdSense? Well join the club. But before we get to the good stuff, we have to build the foundation. Chances are good that if you’re reading this you know what blogs are and how to create them. Good for you! You’re on the fast track to getting started with AdSense. But patience grasshoppa, we must help those who don’t even know what blogging is.

Creating a Blog Site

Google's AdSense sounds interesting to you. You like the idea of legitimately making money online with advertisements. You even went so far as to read my last post: Getting Started with Blogging! But you have no idea how to get setup - until now.

Google AdSense Account Setup

If you've been following along, you have a good idea what AdSense is. You're also familiar with blogging and have setup your very own at Blogger. It's time to get signed up with Google's Adsense and hopefully start making some money!

Google AdSense Terms and Conditions (abridged version)

In my last article you learned how easy it was to sign up for Google AdSense so we can try and generate some money from our blog. But before we go haphazardly placing our Google AdSense ads, it’s important that we understand their TOS.

Placing AdSense on Your Blog

If you answered no to any of those questions, simply follow the link to my post explaining in more detail before you continue on. Otherwise, it's time to put AdSense on our blog and start making money (with some patience, of course)!

Blog, Blogging, Blogger, and Google AdSense

This is the week in review – a busy one for sure. If you’ve been following along we learned quite a lot. But the nice thing is that it didn’t take long at all. So let’s do a quick walk through, shall we?

What is AdSense?

In the Getting Started series of articles (links on the right side of this page, if you missed them - shame on you), we learned a little bit about AdSense. We learned that Google AdSense could help us earn money from blogging. You probably saw the words money and blogging and feverishly read on to other articles, but hold on cowboy (or cowgirl)! This isn't a get rich quick scheme. We need to educate ourselves and today we're going to do just that.

AdSense Options with Blogger: Part 2

In AdSense Options with Blogger: Part 1, we learned that Blogger gives us AdSense for Content options: ad units (text only) and link units (yep, you guessed it - links). But just as important as the ads themselves are the colors.

AdSense Options with Blogger: Part 1

Blogger offers some simple “out of the box” solutions for placing AdSense on our sites. We'll learn eventually that these aren't the only options, and that's what makes Blogger so incredibly flexibile (dare I say… sexy!). Today though, we're going to look at some of the simple built in options that Blogger provides so we can start making money with AdSense.

Using a Custom Header Image with Blogger

Today we're going to take a break from our money making talk to discuss an important issue I found with Blogger. Yesterday I attempted to use my spiffy new logo (shameless self-promotion coming up) for Earn

Creating a Custom Domain for Your Blogger Blog

There are a lot of factors involved that will help us monetize our blogs. If you registered with the free Blogger service (check this out if you don't know how), creating a custom domain name is a snap. And doing so will help you in the long run with: branding and ease of use. We don't want our readers to type in: 

Microsoft Announces Surface Tablet Running Windows 8

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What Exactly Was “I Am Rich” Application?

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Promoting Your Blog with StumbleUpon

We have learned that monetizing our blogs involves: 1.) Creating a blog with the Blogger service and 2.) Learning how to implement Google AdSense to earn money. However, these are just the first steps in the overall process. Making money to blog takes time, but I'll show you how to speed up the process and start driving traffic to your blog in just a matter of minutes.

Link Your StumbleUpon Profile to Your Blog

In Promoting Your Blog with StumbleUpon we learned how the StumbleUpon service can help drive traffic to our blogs. While the word traffic makes most of us cringe in our every day, offline lives. We know that traffic in the online world is our friend - and ultimately one of the most important keys to making money with our blogs.

Google AdSense for Content (Images only)

In Google AdSense for Options with Blogger: Part 1 and Part 2 we learned that the FREE Blogger service gives us some nice AdSense options out of the box. Readers of Earn Money to Blog like free stuff. That's why most of us will be running to Taco Bell on October 30th between 2pm and 5pm to claim our free taco (Taco Bell did not

Submit Your Blog to Google and Yahoo Search Engines

Like the 2007 Boston Red Sox - Google and Yahoo are champions. Together they help power millions of queries on the Internet every day.

What is WidgetBucks?

WidgetBucks is a FREE ad service that allows us to make money from our blogs - similar to Google AdSense. (Read What is Google AdSense? if you have no idea what I'm talking about.) WidgetBucks is the new kid on the block.

How do I put WidgetBucks on my Blog?

In What is WidgetBucks? We learned that there are more ways than just Google AdSense to make money from blogging. If you know about WidgetBucks and want to sign up go ahead and do that now:

Customize Your Blogger Menu Links

Making money with our blogs includes some bigger topics like: Google AdSense, WidgetBucks, and URL submission to search engine giants: Google and Yahoo. However, there are a lot of little tweaks that we can easily make to our blogs, which will add to the reader's experience. And remember - no readers, no money - so make sure to take care of them!

What are Backlinks?

Readers of my blog are getting up to speed on all the different techniques to start making money by blogging. Of course first, you need a blog (duh), but after that it’s a matter of integrating ad services like Google AdSense and WidgetBucks. (Did I mention that you get $25 just for signing up with WidgetBucks? No really… go check it out for yourself)

Create a PayPal Donation Button

When we think of making money with our blogs, methods like Google AdSense and WidgetBucks comes to mind. However, these free ad services are not the only ways to generate revenue. In fact they're far from the

What is RSS?

Making money to blog requires a vast array of knowledge. Of course you need a blog to get started, and then you’ll integrate some ad services like AdSense and WidgetBucks. These ad services will help us generate money with our blogs, but without the readers there is no money. RSS plays a big role in building our fan base.

Create an RSS Link for your Blog Readers

In What is RSS? We learned how important it is to connect with your readers by exposing an RSS feed. This will ultimately lead to a bigger fan base and in time, more money for your blog. But now that you know what RSS is, how exactly do you provide this feed on your Blogger blog? You'll be happy to know that this is a very

What are Google AdSense Channels?

Google AdSense is a great free ad service that will help you make money online with your blog. But in order to blog for money you have to know all the different options that are available like: AdSense for Search and AdSense images to name just a couple. It’s also important to know where you should place your AdSense ads to maximize your money making potential. But how do you know which ads are making you money and which aren’t? That’s where Google AdSense Channels comes in.

Creating a Google AdSense Channel

In What are Google AdSense Channels? you learned that a channel will help you monitor which ads and which sites are making you money. By tracking your individual ads and their placement, you're able to increase your chances of blogging for money. I'm going to show you how to create an AdSense channel so you can start monitoring your progress today.

Google AdSense for Search on Blogger

Earning money with Blogger is more fun than watching a Britney Spears meltdown (no really it is!). And today is no different as we learn how easy it is to add AdSense for Search on our Blogger blogs.

Where Should I Place My Google AdSense?

In Placing AdSense on Your Blog you learned how easy it was to get your Blogger blog up and running with Google AdSense. Assuming (you know what they say about that) you explored a little, you discovered that moving AdSense sections around your layout is like taking candy from a baby.

Top 10 Signs That You Have Monetized Blogitis

There’s a disease for everything today and apparently bloggers are not immune. According to That’s Fit, Blogitis is very real:

Track Your Site Visitors in Real Time for Free!

We love blogging for money and it's more exciting than Red Sox, Rockies Game one World Series! But when we set out to make money with our blogs we need tools to track our sites progress. Today I'd like to introduce an excellent free tool (there are subscription options as well) that will allow us to track our visitors in real time! That's exciting.

Five Ways to Drive Traffic to your Blog

When you blog for money you need to create your own content (and lots of it!), implement advertisement programs like Google AdSense and WidgetBucks, and last but not least – you need traffic.

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Tweedle Is A Free And Amazing Android Twitter Client

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