Based on Alexa.com, Blogger.com ranks 6th, Multiply ranks 10th, and Wordpress ranks 11th among the top sites that Filipinos visit. This must only mean one thing - that the number of bloggers and those interested in blogs already make up a significant part of the Philippine population who surf the internet. With the persistent financial and economical crisis in the Philippines, I guess a great percentage of those bloggers are like me... like me who wants to make my hobby a bit profitable. That is why I find this project interesting.
Okay, well maybe my last MMM post was really a bit boring because it was all technical money-making stuff, but I wish you can bear with me because those things had to be discussed so I can show you what I had to do and let other bloggers learn from my blog. Anyway, I've decided that before I start with the techie blahs today, I would share some pics first...
These are my Ysha and Yza and yes, they are my twins. They will be three months old this 12th of May and they can already crawl. They don't have a fixed sleep sched yet.
Now this one is my eldest, Yana, who is only a year and 3 months old. She's bubbly, naughty but pretty smart. She's very talkative but no one understands the language she uses. She likes to run around our house and tumble on things. She loves climbing on desks, tables, and chairs. She likes to pull the wires of the TV and the PC and she wants to hide inside the refrigerator. She usually stays awake until four in the morning and then, she sleeps until two o'clock in the afternoon.
These three make this project of mine more challenging than ever. Why? Because I can only work in front of the computer when they're all asleep and I'm done sleeping and housekeeping. I'm actually lucky now that my Yana has already slept even when it's only 3:30 am.
With everyone sleeping now, I'm starting to feel a bit drowsy too but before I doze off with the sandman, I'd like to share my accomplishments over the past few days.
No. 1. Though I am a frustrated artist, I am definitely not a whiz at graphic designing. That is why I am happy to report to you that I have successfully created a more appealing header for Mommy's Infodose. I did not dwell much on the font type but I did find it hard to choose which color fits the blog. Check out what I had to choose from ...
No. 2. I have also claimed Mommy's Infodose at Technorati. Technorati is much like Google but more inclusive. It's an internet search engine for blogs. Experts say that if you want your blog to have authority, then you should make it known by expanding your network and enlisting it in directories and search engines. Technorati has millions of blogs and bloggers under its wing so I joined in.
No. 3. On top of that, I have also signed up with some blog monetization systems like Amazon Affiliates, Buy Blog Reviews, and Infolinks. Amazon Affiliates is a referral system. Basically, you get to earn referral fees if your blog visitor follows the widget links from your site and then makes the purchase to Amazon.com or Endless.com. Take note - only if he makes the purchase. The referral rate of 4% is quite fair. My only concern is that Amazon cannot send money directly to bank accounts here in the Philippines so their payments would come in the form of Amazon Gift Cards.
BuyBlogReviews, on the other hand is a site where you can bid on advertising/review projects. Advertisers post projects and then you bid on them. The usual tasks are to write 200 word articles on a certain product or website. The pay is usually $3, minimum bid. Infolinks on the other hand is an in-text pay-per-click ad. These two pay bloggers using Paypal.
No. 4. For more networking purposes, I have also signed up for Entrecard and Facebook's Networked Blogs. Entrecard allows you to advertise your blog in other blogs and sites with their widget - for free, through the use of Entrecard credits. You can get Entrecard credits by visiting and dropping your card on other blogs and by letting other bloggers advertise on your widget too. So far, I've successfully placed my badge advertisement in 10 other blogs using Entrecard. I also have a few followers in FB Networked Blogs.
No. 5: Another good news is that Mommy's Infodose is already up in Alexa.com (and BloggityBoop's Traffic Rank has gone up too)
I think I'm almost done with this First Phase of Project MMM. All I have to do now is to update my new blog regularly or at least thrice every week and share every published content in social networking sites like FB, twitter, stumbleupon, and digg. One of the topics that I personally want to write about are iPad alternatives so you may want to check that out in Mommy's Infodose soon. I will also have to check review opportunities in the review sites and bid every now and then.
Next week, I'll probably start with the NEXT PHASE of Making Money Online: Make an Online Store for our Motor Shop Business... but before that, here's a glimpse of my new blog...
Okay, well maybe my last MMM post was really a bit boring because it was all technical money-making stuff, but I wish you can bear with me because those things had to be discussed so I can show you what I had to do and let other bloggers learn from my blog. Anyway, I've decided that before I start with the techie blahs today, I would share some pics first...
These three make this project of mine more challenging than ever. Why? Because I can only work in front of the computer when they're all asleep and I'm done sleeping and housekeeping. I'm actually lucky now that my Yana has already slept even when it's only 3:30 am.
With everyone sleeping now, I'm starting to feel a bit drowsy too but before I doze off with the sandman, I'd like to share my accomplishments over the past few days.
No. 1. Though I am a frustrated artist, I am definitely not a whiz at graphic designing. That is why I am happy to report to you that I have successfully created a more appealing header for Mommy's Infodose. I did not dwell much on the font type but I did find it hard to choose which color fits the blog. Check out what I had to choose from ...
No. 2. I have also claimed Mommy's Infodose at Technorati. Technorati is much like Google but more inclusive. It's an internet search engine for blogs. Experts say that if you want your blog to have authority, then you should make it known by expanding your network and enlisting it in directories and search engines. Technorati has millions of blogs and bloggers under its wing so I joined in.
No. 3. On top of that, I have also signed up with some blog monetization systems like Amazon Affiliates, Buy Blog Reviews, and Infolinks. Amazon Affiliates is a referral system. Basically, you get to earn referral fees if your blog visitor follows the widget links from your site and then makes the purchase to Amazon.com or Endless.com. Take note - only if he makes the purchase. The referral rate of 4% is quite fair. My only concern is that Amazon cannot send money directly to bank accounts here in the Philippines so their payments would come in the form of Amazon Gift Cards.
BuyBlogReviews, on the other hand is a site where you can bid on advertising/review projects. Advertisers post projects and then you bid on them. The usual tasks are to write 200 word articles on a certain product or website. The pay is usually $3, minimum bid. Infolinks on the other hand is an in-text pay-per-click ad. These two pay bloggers using Paypal.
No. 4. For more networking purposes, I have also signed up for Entrecard and Facebook's Networked Blogs. Entrecard allows you to advertise your blog in other blogs and sites with their widget - for free, through the use of Entrecard credits. You can get Entrecard credits by visiting and dropping your card on other blogs and by letting other bloggers advertise on your widget too. So far, I've successfully placed my badge advertisement in 10 other blogs using Entrecard. I also have a few followers in FB Networked Blogs.No. 5: Another good news is that Mommy's Infodose is already up in Alexa.com (and BloggityBoop's Traffic Rank has gone up too)
I think I'm almost done with this First Phase of Project MMM. All I have to do now is to update my new blog regularly or at least thrice every week and share every published content in social networking sites like FB, twitter, stumbleupon, and digg. One of the topics that I personally want to write about are iPad alternatives so you may want to check that out in Mommy's Infodose soon. I will also have to check review opportunities in the review sites and bid every now and then.
Next week, I'll probably start with the NEXT PHASE of Making Money Online: Make an Online Store for our Motor Shop Business... but before that, here's a glimpse of my new blog...
This is the 3rd in my series of posts for the Windows 7 ako - I'm an Explorer contest
I am an Explorer and I use IE8
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