Comments on: How to make Money with blogs http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php No nonsense approach to making money on the Internet Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Irene http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php/comment-page-1#comment-19799 Irene Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:19:11 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php#comment-19799 I didn't know about project wonderful until I read your post about it. I am going to check it out some more now, and just wanted to say thanks for the info! I didn’t know about project wonderful until I read your post about it. I am going to check it out some more now, and just wanted to say thanks for the info!

]]> By: Mitch at Money News http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php/comment-page-1#comment-19456 Mitch at Money News Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:15:36 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php#comment-19456 Yup I just put up Project Wonderful today, Guess I'll be writing a post about it too. The page stats look like each ad gets 1 hit so if there are 6 ads, then you get 6 views I think. I'll have to check closely on the ads stats. Anyways I set my minimum bid to 0 so I'll be 'heartbroken too' if you don't advertise on my blog too =) Yup I just put up Project Wonderful today, Guess I’ll be writing a post about it too. The page stats look like each ad gets 1 hit so if there are 6 ads, then you get 6 views I think. I’ll have to check closely on the ads stats.

Anyways I set my minimum bid to 0 so I’ll be ‘heartbroken too’ if you don’t advertise on my blog too =)

]]> By: Paul http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php/comment-page-1#comment-19444 Paul Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:50:19 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php#comment-19444 I have just joined Project Wondeful. I set my starting bid at 0 cents just to get some ads in place. I don't think I'll be making a lot of money through Project Wonderful, but at least I get something. My blog is still relatively small and new, so I don't yet get a lot of traffic. I like the fact that Project Wonderful does include some traffic stats so you can examine a site's traffic before deciding on bidding for an ad on that site. I have signed up with ScratchBack as well, but have yet to use their TopSpots widget. I'm not sure where to place it within my blog yet, but maybe in the future I will include it. I have just joined Project Wondeful. I set my starting bid at 0 cents just to get some ads in place.

I don’t think I’ll be making a lot of money through Project Wonderful, but at least I get something.

My blog is still relatively small and new, so I don’t yet get a lot of traffic. I like the fact that Project Wonderful does include some traffic stats so you can examine a site’s traffic before deciding on bidding for an ad on that site.

I have signed up with ScratchBack as well, but have yet to use their TopSpots widget. I’m not sure where to place it within my blog yet, but maybe in the future I will include it.

]]> By: Marc Goodin http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php/comment-page-1#comment-19443 Marc Goodin Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:38:00 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php#comment-19443 I just launched a new web site and my task isto figure out where and how to advertise. I can tell you that it is all very confusing to me. Unless I am going to spend hours upon hours, I feel I will not know the difeerence between a waste of money and a fair deal. I guess I will use the try & see what happens approach. I just launched a new web site and my task isto figure out where and how to advertise. I can tell you that it is all very confusing to me. Unless I am going to spend hours upon hours, I feel I will not know the difeerence between a waste of money and a fair deal. I guess I will use the try & see what happens approach.

]]> By: Bruce Hopkins http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php/comment-page-1#comment-19441 Bruce Hopkins Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:00:40 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php#comment-19441 There actually seems to be too much space between the different ads. I thought of creating multiple single ad block ads which should allow a little better placement of the various ads. I agree about the traffic and that is actually one thing you can see with the Project Wonderful ads. I'm not totally positive the stats are totally accurate as I noticed Awstats( which is also not accurate) and Google Analytics( which seems closer) are a lot higher than what I'm seeing in the Project Wonderful stats. Regardless of whether they are accurate or not, they do give you information that can help to gauge the potential effectiveness of a campaign. Beth, since currently you have the only live spot on my Project Wonderful spot, let me know whether you think the .50 cent bid is to high? As I said before I'm not really trying to make money off it, I just want to keep the free loaders out. I don't think 50 cents a day is too much to pay for the impressions this blog provides, but since I'm new around Project Wonderful I'm not totally entrenched in the community there yet. There actually seems to be too much space between the different ads. I thought of creating multiple single ad block ads which should allow a little better placement of the various ads.

I agree about the traffic and that is actually one thing you can see with the Project Wonderful ads. I’m not totally positive the stats are totally accurate as I noticed Awstats( which is also not accurate) and Google Analytics( which seems closer) are a lot higher than what I’m seeing in the Project Wonderful stats. Regardless of whether they are accurate or not, they do give you information that can help to gauge the potential effectiveness of a campaign.

Beth, since currently you have the only live spot on my Project Wonderful spot, let me know whether you think the .50 cent bid is to high? As I said before I’m not really trying to make money off it, I just want to keep the free loaders out. I don’t think 50 cents a day is too much to pay for the impressions this blog provides, but since I’m new around Project Wonderful I’m not totally entrenched in the community there yet.

]]> By: Beth http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php/comment-page-1#comment-19440 Beth Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:31:24 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/how-to-make-money-with-blogs.php#comment-19440 I tried the Project Wonderful code on my blog, but it doesn't seem to want to "fit" within the sidebar where the 125x125 ads are now. As for the TopSpots widget, it took some tinkering with prices before I started receiving any "tips." It is a "nofollow" link- not required by me, but by ScratchBack who owns it. I've made a little over $50 in about 2 months. I've made more by creating my own 125x125 ad section. People need to start looking at those of us who have higher traffic blogs, with a lot of good content, (no matter the niche), and reader interaction. These are the blogs who will bring you a better ROI in the long run. I've seen people paying $25+ for the 125x125 ad spots on blogs who weren't even ranked with Alexa- what's the point? I tried the Project Wonderful code on my blog, but it doesn’t seem to want to “fit” within the sidebar where the 125×125 ads are now. As for the TopSpots widget, it took some tinkering with prices before I started receiving any “tips.” It is a “nofollow” link- not required by me, but by ScratchBack who owns it. I’ve made a little over $50 in about 2 months. I’ve made more by creating my own 125×125 ad section. People need to start looking at those of us who have higher traffic blogs, with a lot of good content, (no matter the niche), and reader interaction. These are the blogs who will bring you a better ROI in the long run. I’ve seen people paying $25+ for the 125×125 ad spots on blogs who weren’t even ranked with Alexa- what’s the point?

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