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One of the best ways to maximize your Google Adsense click’s and your income is to wrap your website text around the links as you see I’ve done to the right. By doing so it will help draw viewers attention to the ads and increase your click-thru rate. On this website, I honestly didn’t like the way a square box of Adsense ads looked compared to a 468×60 text box that shows two text link ads. When I changed it up a bit and introduced the square ads my click thru rate increased by about 25%. That was one week ago, and I will keep you updated but my own experience is not unique. Google themselves recommend square ad blocks saying that the large 300×250 sized Adsense ads have a 300% higher click-thru rate. The reason being is that not only are the square ads large and therefore call attention to themselves but most webmasters will wrap their text around such ad blocks. If you’re blogging to make money or have a website you’d like to monetize it’s a wise way to increase your income. Here’s how you can wrap your website text around your Adsense code. Square or not. (This requires a bit of HTML knowledge but not much.)

All you need to do is add the following HTML to your blog/website. Typically it’s placed at the beginning of your post or of the page you’d like to have it display on. As I said, this will display your Adsense code and wrap your text around the ad as you see above.

<div style=””display:block;float:right;”>Place your Adsense Code Here</div>Place your website/blog text here and continue on with your post.

You can change to location of the Adsense box to the left side by changing “right” to “left”. Pretty straight forward.

That’s really it. Let me know how it effects your online money making profits. The key to keep in mind is experimentation!

First and absolutely foremost, please keep in mind that these are my humble insights and thoughts on my experiences on learning to blog and nothing more.

Blogging is a strange and beautiful thing. It’s nothing new nowadays but at the same time it is to many people. There are a million blogs out there but there’s room for billions more. That’s where you come in! What you need to do is ask yourself, “What do I have to say?” And taking that question one step further, “What do I have to say that people will want to hear?” If you can’t answer that question you either need to think harder or come to the conclusion that perhaps blogging isn’t for you. I personally believe that EVERYONE has something to say so I will be VERY encouraging to you all to get into blogging if it’s something you feel inclined towards. I think if you, or anyone, digs deep enough you can come up with something that you’re good at that others will want to read about and benefit from. I think just about anyone can start a blog, but making money from it requires some smarts which we’ll get into later. It is imperative that whatever you blog about is something that you’re passionate about. An example, and an accurate one at that, is this: Imagine trying to write a book about a topic you care little for and therefore know little about. How long do you think you’ll spend researching and working on this book before you tire and give up? I think that most bloggers, myself included, are doing so not only to share ideas with and help others but also make money! However, if you’re looking to start a blog JUST to make money (there’s nothing wrong with it!) make sure it’s on a topic you are passionate about!
I will say this, if you’re reading this there’s a good chance you are interested in becoming a blogger and you have something to say. If not, then go enjoy a great post of mine showing A Massive Great White Shark Stalking a Couple Scuba Diving and move on. It’s OK. Blogging isn’t for everyone and I’m going to lay it out pretty straight-up here so don’t discouraged. By the way, and if you weren’t already aware of this, blogging can not only be a great way to share your thoughts, ideas, experiences and more but it can also make you a good deal of money! (I’ll cover blogging to make money AND help others in the next few posts. And I’ll tell you of my own monetary profits explicitly. Up-front and honestly. Rest assured I’ll include links to help you find it all.)
The only reason I start with the post “… Should I?” is because it’s a serious question you should ask yourself. I asked myself before I got started, “Why do I want to start a blog?”. “What do I have to offer?”. “Who will care?”. “Maybe nobody!?”. “What is my end goal?”. You need to think of answers to these questions. If you don’t have answers it still doesn’t mean that blogging isn’t for you! Honestly it’s not a great start but much like anything, if you’re determined to do something make it happen! I’ll do my best to share with you the pitfalls to avoid, the shortcuts to take, and eventually, if you desire, how to make the money!

If we’re all honest with each other, and I’m going to be with you, I think that one of the driving reasons people want to start a blog is to not only share information, but also to make money while doing so! (and why not?) Starting with the next post I’ll teach you on a step by step basis how I went about starting a blog and how to monetize it as well!

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I once was one of those people that threw away my money every time I wanted to rent a movie at blockbuster. At roughly $5 bucks a pop that’s exactly what you’re doing, throwing your money away. If you love watching movies like I do and are renting around four or more movies a month then read on.

I’m sure, like me, that most of you have heard of blockbuster online by now. And I’m sure much like me you’ve procrastinated looking into it or signing up. Just a few of the great things about blockbuster online are:

• Unlimited monthly rentals.
• A low monthly price. About $20 bucks as of April 2008.
• In-store exchange. (more below)
• Never having to go out to get your movies.
• No more late fees. Ever!

There are several differently priced programs you can enter but the program I use and recommend is to receive three movies at a time in the mail. Once you receive a movie you can watch it at your leisure and when you want to return it you can either put it in the prepaid envelop the movie comes in and mail it back to blockbuster or take it directly into a blockbuster store when you can return the movie in exchange for any movie that is in the store. Second only to getting a free in-store rental is that they immediately ship out your next movie.

So if you love movies, stop procrastinating, start saving your money, and get ready to spend some quality time with your couch.

Placing relevant advertisements such as adsense or text-link-ads on your website is nothing new to webmasters. For you webmasters that have an audience that enjoys watching movies or are in a movie related field here’s a surprisingly little known program that can have significant payouts. ($38.00 at the time this article was written.) Blockbuster online has their own affiliate program that will actually pay you every time someone signs up for their “movies by mail” program. Instead of relying on adsense or a similar relevant ad program that will pay you perhaps fifty cents for a click-thru you can make much more per signup. You can go directly to Blockbuster.com for more information. The signup process is simple. I have found blockbusters affiliate program very useful.
If you would like to read more about Blockbuster Online’s service and get 50% off your first month, click here.
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