I can't get rich online and neither can you. Topics include why you won't get rich with your blog, ideas you wish you had thought of, and other Internet phenomena.
You want to get rich with your blog? Maybe you think Adsense will let you retire? Sorry, it's not going to happen.
I mentioned the other day that I got a big burst of unexpected traffic from Stumbleupon. I was very pleased with the sudden spike in traffic, especially because this site was less than a week old. Here’s what I woke up to today:
The highlighted dot was my big spike earlier this week. Look what happened yesterday.
Always a good feeling.
My $100 Apple gift certificate contest is still going! Go enter!
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See that little ad over there on the right? That’s my Entrecard ad. I just learned about it via the Moo Man, and I couldn’t resist signing up. It seems like a great way to advertise my new site.
What it is
An Entrecard ad isn’t a traditional ad. I’m not making any money off of it. On the other hand, if it works out well, I might get something even more valuable: traffic.
The way Entrecard works is simple: After signing up, you add the widget to your sidebar. From there, you ‘drop your card’ at other sites that use Entrecard, and that earns you credits. You also earn credits when people drop their cards at your site. Once you accumulate enough credits, you can ‘purchase’ advertising space on other blogs. Right now, it costs 2 credits to advertise on this site (because I haven’t done anything yet). It costs 50 to advertise on Shoemoney. The price for a site goes up when people drop their cards at your site.
You can upload your own image or just fill in the blanks like mine. There are a variety of categories, so you should be able to find the right place to advertise regardless of the content of your site. I’m jumping on board with this idea for the same reason I signed up with Blogrush: I can’t get rich online, so free advertising is awesome.
My $100 Apple gift certificate contest is still going! Go enter!
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Stumbleupon is a wonderful thing.
Am I the only one that gets new-blog butterflies? I love waking up every morning (or afternoon, depending on the day) and checking my Google analytics page. Makes me all tingly inside.
My $100 Apple gift certificate contest is still going! Go enter!
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I created this site to tell the world that you can’t get rich online, because all of the good ideas are taken. After only 4 days, this site has surpassed my personal blog in hits per day, and that’s been live since July.
You know what though? I’m not satisfied. So many of you out there still foolishly believe that you can get rich online. I need to get the word out. So, like so many other bloggers out there, I’m going to have a contest. The rules for the contest are simple:
-You must write about this contest in your blog. Entry must be greater than three sentences. You must also write about what you’re going to do with the prize.
-Link to the main site (http://www.cantgetrich.com) using the anchor text ‘Can’t get rich‘.
-Link to this specific post using whatever anchor text you choose.
-Leave a comment with a link to your entry.
The deadline for entry is 11:59 on December 1st. I’ll choose a winner sometime the next day.
Oh yeah, the prize. Whoever wins gets a $100 gift certificate to the Apple store, generously donated by my friend Jake. He was one of those diehard fanboys who went out and got an iPhone before Apple dropped the price, and he has no use for the gift certificate.
Also, there must be a minimum of 20 entries. Less than 20 entries = no prize. Good luck.
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