Ebay

Im defo going to give this a go. Im going to Nepal next week for nearly a month and so have been having a big sort out of everything and i've realised just how much suff I have! At least some of this can fetch a good price on Ebay I figure.

I don't know too much about this so far as I don't yet have an Ebay account but I look forward to setting one up :-)

SocialGo

I have found this site called SocialGo and I think it's fab! Im sure, long term it will have limitless ways to cash in on the internet but even if it didn't I would still think it is a very funky site. http://www.socialgo.com/

Basically it allows you to set up your own community. There are various options depending on how hi-tech you want to get but one of those options is free. You can pick any subject you like (obviously im sure there may be rules re dodgy topics so if you wanted to set up an adult porn community for example you may want to check these out first) and then get creating! You can add forums, invite people to join, start discussions etc and there are some really funky backgrounds and fonts for you to really personalise the site.

Im in the very beginning stages of setting mine up so I will let you know how I go and of course invite you all to join once my site is a bit more presentable.

Using Forums To Increase Traffic

The most important thing to say here is that this defo works.

I have four blogs and I have been promoting one above the others through forums and it gets way more traffic than the others. I searched google for forums which centered around my blogs topic (in this case weightloss and body improvement) and joined the one at the top of the list, reasoning that if they had reached that spot then they would be one of the more popular forums. I set up a signature which included a link to my blog then set about starting my own thread and commenting on others whereever possible and bingo, increased traffic to that blog.

What I will say though is that you do have to be interested in your topic (which I am as im currently on a health kick) and you have to post relevant remarks. If you just type the odd word here and there not only will people be on to you, but they won't be interested enough in what you have to say to click on your link and find out more.

Adsense Update

Well I thought it was time I gave you an update re my Adsense earnings, which basically is people clicking on the adverts by the side of my four blogs.

£2.99! Thats what I have reached so far. Now don't get me wrong im chuffed to have earn't anything but I think we can agree that is a low figure.

I was initially impressed with the way Adsense works as it targets ad's to your blogs content, however im not at all sure whats going wrong as my page impression figures have gone way up but actually getting clicks on the adverts are not following through.

Since I can't control the adverts on my blogs the only thing really to do is to keep trying to increase traffic. At the moment im mainly doing this through forums, joining specific forums related to each blogs topic and then linking back to my blog through my signature.

Ideas Wanted

Hey All,

As anyone who is interested in this topic will know there are literally thousands of working from home ideas out there and while im going to do my best to work through and evaluate as many as I can, Im also throwing the floor open to anyone from blogger who might like to suggest things for me to try out?

The ideas can be pretty much anything, if there is something that has caught your eye but maybe you haven't had time to look into it yet, then give me a shout and I will test it out for you.

I would also just like to say thanks for everyones comments so far, feedback is great and keeps me on the right track!

xx

Confused Over Content Promote

Hmm well im reporting back on my efforts with Content Promote from my last post but I have to admit im a bit confused. Once signed up I submitted my blogs url's so they could use the content automatically but im not at all sure this is all you need to do.

There seems to be an option to submit data manually as well so I guess that would mean copying and pasting each blog post but that does seem like extra effort if I am also submitting automatically. The trick will be working out if the auto feed is actually working.

The site it's self doesn't give that much information and there is no forum, which I usually find is by far the best way to get your questions answered.

Content Promote

Hey All,

Im sure lots of you here have been in the Coffee Shop looking for advice on promoting your blog so that it reaches more people. I set up a post asking this very question the other day and got a suggestion from a chap called Vin about submitting your blog content to Content Promote http://www.contentpromote.com/

This seemed like too good an oppertunity to miss so I have gone along and signed up. Im currently at the stage where I have confirmed my email add and im now waiting for approval. As soon as there is more news I will report back.