Just when you thought the Good Book was just about The Good – along comes the Bible Money Matters blog. Not only does this Thesis Theme blog have an awesome changing background customization - it also has amazing free content in a 4 part series: How to Make Money With a Blog.
I wish I read this before I [fill in your dumb blogging mistake]…
When I was thinking about whether or not to try out Text Link Ads, I hadn’t come across a blogger who I thought was credible (aka a fellow Thesis Theme user) warning me off it. I think I got away with a few months of text link revenue before blasting it off my site and avoiding the Google slap. (Read more about my experience with Text Link Ads)
At some point Google declared that sites selling text links without the nofollow tag would be penalized (My site dropped from a PR5 to a PR3 after I sold text links. Working on phasing them out now). People purchase text links to artificially boost their backlinks, and in essence, game the google search engine. Getting links from a ton of sites with a decent page rank means you’ll probably do better in the search rankings. Because the use of text links is essentially trying to “trick” the search engine, Google frowns upon them.
Bible Money Matters
You don’t have to be a Christian to enjoy this blog - just a belief in yourself and a desire to have the opportunity to give back.
Pete runs BibleMoneyMatters.com, a Christian personal finance blog that helps regular people dump the chains of debt and live a financially free life. Did you know that the bible has over 2300 verses on money?
If you want a great example of a friendly effective, personal video (I like it a lot), then this is one such video. Great use of background, casual atmosphere, good lighting, a script probably to read from and nice overlays.
Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog
I highly recommend this series of articles – all free and all full of really great information. Not many blog articles are this in depth (…maybe some of mine :-) )
Part 1: Laying A Solid Foundation – Setting Up Your Site
- How I (Pete) Began Blogging
- What Is A Blog?
- What Blogging Software Should I Use?
- Choosing A Niche, A Name For Your Blog And Buying A Domain Name
- Buy Web Hosting For Your Site
- Setting Up WordPress On Your New Host
- Install A Custom WordPress Theme
- Install Plugins On Your Site to Increase Functionality
- Setting Up Your WordPress Blog: Wrap-Up
Part 2: Creating Content, Optimizing SEO And Promoting Your Site
- Writing Content For Your Site
- Search Engine Optimization For Blogs
- Promoting Your Content
- Getting Links Back To Your Articles
- Creating Content And Promoting Your Blog: Wrap-Up
Part 3: Ideas For Making Money, Optimizing Ads And Helpful Site Tools
- How Long Does it Take To Start Making Money With A Blog?
- Make Sure To Have A Privacy Policy, Disclaimer and Disclosure
- Don’t Let Ads Overwhelm Your Site
- Different Advertising and Monetization Options
- Ad Banner Networks, Affiliate Networks And GPT Websites
- Creating Your Own Product To Sell: Ebooks, Online Classes, Membership Websites
- Optimizing Your Ads For Better Performance
- Websites And Tools To Help You Succeed
Part 4: Successful Bloggers Give Their Advice
Money making tips from the bloggers behind bargaineering.com, freemoneyfinance.com, frugaldad.com, robsutton.com, christianpf.com, wisebread.com, consumerismcommentary.com, erica.biz, moneyning.com, cashmoneylife.com, goodfinancialcents.com, mytwodollars.com, mydollarplan.com and others.
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Great post! Too bad no one else has commented though!
Thanks for linking back to my series, and for your kind comments. I worked pretty hard on the “how to make money with a blog” series, and I’m hoping to turn it into an ebook and audio series soon. Stay tuned!
I found out the hard way how text link ads can harm your page rank, and I’m still trying to get rid of the last of my links. Hopefully i can get my page rank back up there once I’ve gotten rid of them. It’s just hard to turn down the money when they offer so much sometimes! You just have to focus on your long term goals for your site.
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Pete’s course is really spot on! I so wish it were around when I started. I could have saved so much time and experimentation.
This is really good and with a christian viewpoint! Retweeted this. Very nice blueprint too.
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Good content and promoting are a must on success on make money online. ;)
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wow! nice tips! thanks a lot!
Nice clean overview on how to optimize and make money on your blog. Concent is king :)
Really very helpful information.. Thanks..!!
Thanks! This helped a bunch! I’ve read a few
rather confusing sites lately, this cleared up some confusion I had.