Archive for November, 2006

Advertising with Adbrite, results

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Earlier this month I’ve started advertising one of my celebrity blog using Adbrite, as part of my testing to promote blogs with online advertising.
Adbrite is sort of an advertising agency that matches advertisers with publishers. What I did is purchased advertising from listed advertisers that I felt are matching the blog interest. The […]

Trial and error for Google Adsense Optimization

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

There are numerous Google Adsense Optimization tips available online, most of them are generally applicable but if you want to fully optimized Google Adsense earnings, you need lots of trial and error for your website.
General optimization tips include blending your ads color with your website design, put in appropriate location, blend ads within contents, use […]

Avoid mediocre, love it or hate it

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

I like the below drawing very much, as it applies to the principle of every business; not just business online, but every business. [Source]

Microsoft AdCenter $200 free coupon

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

Microsoft AdCenter is offering a free $200 credit for US advertisers opening a new account, valid until January 15, 2007.
Not sure if there’s any catch, do read the terms.
[Source]

800×600 screen resolution popularity shrinking

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Stats from OneStats.com, popular web analytic in June 2006; about worldwide and country specific screen resolutions of Internet users.
The most popular screen resolutions on the web in the world are:
1. 1024 x 768 56.15%
2. 1280 x 1024 15.79%
3. 800 x 600 12.04%
4. 1280 x 800 4.09%
5. 1152 x 864 3.90%
The usage of 800×600 continues to […]

Yahoo purchase Bix.com

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Yahoo has purchased Bix.com an online site devoted to allowing users to rate and share photos, video, singing, writing, dance, comedy and beauty. Users compete in contests for prizes ranging from cash to other corporate incentives. [Source]
The purchase price was undisclosed. Wonder if it’s anything near US$100million.

Make your blog worthy for self reference

Friday, November 17th, 2006

Have you ever wonder if your blog is worth reading by visitors? Let me rephrase… do you think your visitors will find your blog useful?
One of the easiest ways to answer the question is whether you yourself refer back to your blog archive occasionally. I believe that an informative blog should not only […]

4 ways to make money with Google Adsense

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Found out from some forums that some newbie are confused with how to make money with Google Adsense.
So here it is, 4 ways to make money with Google Adsense: