Well, I usually don't review each and every free hosting company that I see or use on the Internet. Some of you might ask me why not? The answer is simple: there are too many companies that are offering free hosting and it would be way too much time invested in researching, testing or rating such services. And to be honest with you, I don't have the time to do it, no matter how much I'd try it. Plus, this blog isn't about reviewing and rating webhosting companies. So, you can say that this is not my niche.Yeah, it's true that I wrote a review about a cheap hosting company and about GoDaddy.com few months ago and that I currently promoting one free service like those mentioned above ( see the second 125x125 banner located in the "Sponsors" section of this blog, on the sidebar ), but this do...
You probably know that I'm one blogger who likes to talk about driving traffic to a site or blog and promoting it through various methods, especially free ones. You're now asking yourself "Why?". The answer is pretty simple: when I've first started blogging, almost an year ago ( geesh, time flies so fast! ), I had absolutely no advertising budget. Yeah, believe it or not, I'm not one of those guys who had hundreds or even thousands of dollars to splash'em on blog promotion, right from the very beginning ( and I'm talking about guys like Darren, from ProBlogger, for example, who's one of the most successful blog owners I know ). So, because of this, I had to direct my attention to other advertising options ( or platfo...
First off, I'd like to ask you why are you visiting this blog now? Yeah, I'm asking you, the one you're reading this post..Oh, I get it: you've probably seen the title of the article somewhere on the internet ( on a site like PostOnFire or BlogEngage, possibly ) and you're so curious to know more about this "magical" e-book, that you've clicked the link and you ended up here, on My PPC Advertising dot Info.If so, then please let me tell you that I won't be talking about an e-book which you can download it for free or buy it from a certain website, and which will show you how to make tens of thousands of dollars everyday, for the rest of your life. Nope, it won't happen today. In fact, I ain't gonna review/promote ( whatever you wanna call it ) ANY e-book in ...
First of all, I want to say a warm hello to all my readers and visitors. As you can see, I've returned home from the countryside and I'm once again ready to resume my usual daily activity, which also includes blogging. I've mentioned in the last article I wrote before leaving for my Easter holiday ( which, by the way, was awesome ), that I have no intentions in not updating this blog anymore. I mean, why would I want to do so? I believe that you all like what I write here, so it wouldn't be fair to you, if I were to shut it down or not updating it regularly no more. Don't worry: this won't gonna happen ( not now, nor tomorrow, or next month ). I will blog at My PPC Advertising dot Info as long as possible and I hope you'll remain my loyal readers and vis...
Yep, the title says it all: I'm going to take a short break, for the next 3-4 days, starting from tomorrow. I wanted to let you know about this, so not to think that I've dumped this blog for good and that I will never going to updated it again. But why this little break, you ask? The answer is simple: there are only a few days left until Easter ( yes, us, Romanians are celebrating this holiday in April..probably a bit later than the rest of you, who've already celebrated it ), so there are a lot of things to be done until then ( and you know what I mean ).Also, I won't be home during this break I'll take. Tomorrow, I'll leave Pitesti ( the city I currently live in ) and I'll head to the countryside ( 60 km away from the above mentioned city ), with a friend of mine. We, along with our fam...
By now, it's very likely that you might have heard about EntreCard, no matter if you're a blogger or a blog reader. Lots of people talked about this service, there were tons of articles written about it and it generated quite a lot of buzz in the blogosphere since it was born. But just in case you have no clue what EC is, let me tell you in just a few words.Simply put, EntreCard is a free traffic building service. In order to benefit from it, you first have to create an account. You don't have to worry, as no one will charge you for becoming a member of this site ( remember, I've just mentioned above that this is a free service ). Now, once you've successfully created your account, the next step you have to take is to install a traffic widget on your blog ( just like the one you see here, ...
Since I've started blogging on Blogger ( back in August 2007 ), I've always had one regret: and that was the fact that you can't use emoticons in your posts. Some of you might say "So, what's the big deal? This blogging platform has its own limitations. If you want to use smileys and emoticons, why not to switch to WordPress?" Yeah, I agree: there are some limitations when it comes about Google's blogging platform and a switch to WP ( WordPress ) would solve the emoticons problem, but why not to try and find a solution to it ( other than the one already mentioned above ) ?So, this made me wonder: how can one Blogger blogger can finally include emot...
So, you've just heard that all these big gurus out there on the internet are making money with opt-in lists..and I'm talking big money, not just a few measly pennies per month. Now, you're probably saying to yourself: "Oh, this sounds easy. I can do it too. How hard can it be? I've already finished reading and learning all the tricks of the trade, and I can get started right away." Obviously, the next step you'd take would be to build your very own opt-in list, following the steps you've learned earlier and listening to what your "mentors" have to say, while they would "guide" you to become "rich and famous". Only that, after a few months of high hopes and maybe even a few hundreds/thousands dollars spent on maintaining your list, you will see very little to no results.At this point, you'l...
This is a very short post ( unlike most I'm writing usually ) to let you know that the Yahoo! Mailserver is having some technical problems ( I guess ). So it's very likely that you may not be able to check your emails, until the situation returns to normal. And I don't think I'm the only one unable to read his email messages.. If anyone else encountered the same issues like me, please be patient and don't worry. Very soon, the service should work again ( that's what I hope, cause it's actually becoming a bit annoying to receive the "Timed Out" error, every time I try to login in to my email account ). Stay tuned, as I'll write a new ( and lot more interesting ) article, very soon. Cheers!
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It's very possible that most of you guys have already heard about TNX.net. But let's face it: there are still people out there ( either webmasters, bloggers or just simple web surfers ) that may not have had the chance of checking out this service just yet. This is why I thought it would be nice to talk about it in today's post. So, what is TNX, after all? First of all, the term "TNX" it's an abbreviation of "Thanks". Don't you tell me you never-ever used this short form when sending SMS messages or while chatting online with your friends, via your favorite IM ( Instant Messaging ) program, as I won't believe you:)."So, that's it? It's just a simple, stupid and boring abbreviation of an word?!" I'm sorry to disappoint you and making you feel like you're wast...
There is a wide variety of strategies you can adopt, from paid advertising to affiliate marketing. However, most of these techniques require money. Nevertheless, there are ways to promote your website and increase your web traffic without spending anything. Writingarticles is one of the best web site promotion strategies you can use, and they can be very effective. How, you may ask, can writing articles help improve your web traffic? Here are the top seven ways in which it can help explode your business:1. Reach more peopleWhen you write good articles, it would be a shame not to share them with other people. You can post your articles on your website/blog or you can submit them to ot...
When you buy something from an eBay seller, you are giving them your money and hoping that you will get something in return. However many guarantees of safety eBay might make to you, nothing is certain: if you just give your money to scammers all the time without doing any checks then the chances are you won't get all of that money back.That's why you should always check the seller's reputation, or 'feedback rating'. This is a quick and easy-to-read summary of their history as an eBay seller, which gives you some idea of whether or not you should trust them with your money. Buying anything is a calculated risk: you want to minimize that risk.Checking feedback ratingsOn each item's descrip...
An warm hello to all my readers, subscribers and visitors in the new month of April. Nope, this is not a joke: I'm back after a long period of absence. Probably that some of you thought "That's it..This guy is not going to update his blog anymore..He's out of the blogging game." Well, you were wrong! You see, I had some problems that I had to take care of ( nothing serious, so don't worry :) and I'm now glad to tell you that I can finally return to my everyday blogging routine. I know, I've mentioned this in my last post too, but I broke that promise. It was unfair to do this, so I'm very sorry for that. I'm not the kind of person to say one thing and then just not respect his own words, but as I've already told you, I had to deal with some personal problems, plus I was kinda busy at colle...
First, something a bit off-topic: I'm glad to have returned to my normal blogging routine, after 7 days of inactivity. You may wonder why I haven't published any article for almost a week (!). The thing is I was quite busy, both at college and in my daily life. Plus, I also spent some time online reading lots of interesting stuffs and joining some programs and websites which I found to be useful in promoting my blog and some of the affiliate links I have. I would like to apologize to all those who haven't received any news from me lately, to my subscribers ( which weren't able to read new and fresh articles on a daily basis ) and to anyone who either contacted me via email or through comments and didn't got an answer yet. D...
I know, it's everyone's dream to be number 1 in Google's SERPs ( Search Engine Results Pages ). But the fight for this position is very fierce. You're not the only one hoping to get there and you'll have to fight your way to the top. Your competitors want the same thing and they will try to be one step ahead of you, so you must be prepared to outrun them at anytime. This means you'll have to spend some time understanding how a search engine works, do some SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ) for your site/blog, spend some money on advertising ( and especially on pay per click advertising ), write keyword rich articles and quality content. If you're going to do all this properly, then you may have the chance of being the "king of the hill" on Google and other...
Until about 2 days ago, I wasn't aware of the existence of RevResponse.com. If someone would have said to me "I'm making money online with my blog/website by using RevResponse and I'm satisfied with the results ", I guess I simply have said that I have no idea what this is. Fortunately, now I know what RR is. But probably you don't, so I'll have to tell you more about this opportunity.I've discovered the above mentioned website by accident, while visiting various blogs, through EntreCard. At one time, I've stopped by a tech blog, as far as I can remember and read some of the articles listed there. Just before leaving it, I noticed on the left hand sidebar of the respective blog, a kind of widget ( or better-said, a banner with some ads ). And below that banner, there was a text link saying...
Ok, hold on a second..what's with that title? Looks like being wrong, huh? I must be drunk or something..How the heck you can combine Made For Adsense ( MFA ) websites with EntireWeb's contextual ads and see any results ( like earnings )? I know, I know, may sound a bit strange ( or more than just a bit ), but this thing really is possible. Don't believe me? Then let me explain you how I got to this conclusion.When I had a Google Adsense account ( and I say "I had", because I was banned long time ago ), I was looking for some MFA websites, because I was curious to test them myself and see if and how do they work. So, I've stumbled upon a site which was offering free, ready-made Adsense websites ( I believe that the respective website is called FreeAdsenseSi...
The reason why I've written this post is because I would like to hear your opinion about AffiliateJunktion.com. I want to know how many of you are actually involved in this program and if you earn any good money out of it. As you may have guessed, I'm not using this money making opportunity, this is why I can't tell you my own opinions and experiences. But it's always nice to read, see or hear what other people have to say:)So ok, you're already looking strange at me, because you may not know what I'm talking about. Not a problem, I will clear everything up for you in just a second. Because I'm an active internet surfer ( like most of you, I believe ), I'm always visiting lots of websites. Not all are related to topics such as
You're probably curious to find out what this post will be about. It sure has to do with some money making opportunity or some way of building traffic for your site or blog ( the usual topics I write about here ). Want to know the real answer? It's no..exactly..no! Not today. Why? Because I have something else to talk about and show you.If you remember, in some of my latest posts I was apologizing for not posting new articles daily. And I was also mentioning that I'm working at a "secret project" with my friend Peter, from MakingMoneyExperiment.com. I have a good news for all of you: we've finished our website yesterday and it is ready to go live now! "But what's you site about? Won't you tell us?"I was about to do that:) I'm sure that most of you already know what TinyURL.com is and you'r...
Good day to you, all my readers and visitors. As you know, we've just started a whole new month. And you also know that this is the time when I release my blogincome and trafficreports. There's no exception today either..It may be a bit delayed, but a blogger's life is sometimes quite busy: you have to write new articles daily, you have to search for fresh information, to promote your blog and so on. That's why I've posted the article about my reports today, instead of yesterday. If you're curious to see how much cash I've earned last month or how many people visited my blog in February, then please keep reading until the end of the post:)As usual, I wil...
Finally, after a whole day of hard work, tears and blood ( well, it wasn't so hard, but I like how this expression sounds :), I've managed to come up with a new design for my blog. I was starting to get bored by the old template I had, so I've decided it's time for a change. To tell you the truth, I wasn't planning any major redesigning job so soon, but because I found this wonderful theme you see now, I really wanted to do it. But how did all started?Few days ago, I've done a quick search on Google for the following keywords: "free blogger templates". As you may imagine, I found lots of websites and blogs which were offering what I was looking for. Now, the problem was that most of the themes and templates presented on those sites and blogs were pretty mu...
First of all, before starting to talk about today's topic, I would like to apologize for not posting any new articles in the last 2 days. It's not that I don't want to write anything anymore, but I'm currently a bit busy, working on a project with my friend Querblogger, from MakingMoneyExperiment.com blog. If you'd like to know what this project involves..well, I'm afraid I can't disclose this just yet:) Things are almost ready, so when we'll go live with our new website ( yes, it's an website, not an atomic bomb, or something else shady :), we will tell you more about it and we will let you see it and test-drive it. But for now, let's keep it as a surprise.With this said ( and hoping that you now understand why I wasn't posting anything this days ), I should move on and tell you about the...
You were probably used to hear phrases like "A-list bloggers are cool, they make loads of cash, they are the best, so let's do what they do and we'll also be rich." or "John Chow sucks..He knows nothing about blogging, he's just talking about what he ate 1 day ago or who he met at I-don't-know-what conference or reunion..or whatever." And believe me, this are quite usual things you hear or read in the blogosphere. It's nothing new. Almost everywhere you look, there are some people, bloggers, webmasters, marketers, forum owners etc, who don't like John Chow or Jeremy Shoemoney. Even I wrote about Chow few months ago, expressing my opinion on how much he really helped others in making money online ( as he claims on his blog and in his Adwords ads ). For sure, the articles I saw on his blog d...
Yes, the above title does sounds like an invitation ( and I think it is :). You're now gonna ask me "Where exactly should I bring this buddy and who's going to pay me?". Don't be impatient, I will tell you what to do in just a couple of seconds. The other days I was pinging my blog at Ipings.com ( or was it Pingoat.com? Can't say for sure.. ), and one Google Adsense ad caught my attention. And because I was curious to find out more about this site named BringABuddy.net, I've clicked on the respective ad.From the moment I got on the site, one thought came through my mind: this service is similar to Scratchback.com. "So, if it's similar, why are you talking about it? Anyone who'd like to know how BringABuddy.net works should see your post about Scratchback.com. Isn't that easier?", is your n...
Let me ask you once again: Do you want me to digg, stumble or sphinn your blog posts? What's wrong..oh, you're probably thinking that I'm fooling around..Well, hear this: no, I'm not fooling around and I'm not kidding ( not this time ). I'm really serious about this. In fact, I have decided to do a little experiment and see how many of you bloggers will be interested in having your articles digged, stumbled or sphinned by me. If you're asking "What's the catch?", here's the answer: I want to increase my blog's traffic and RSS feed subscribers ( hopefully ) and I thought "How the heck should I do it?" I know, this is quite a no-brainer, as most of you'd say "Why don't you organize a contest? This would be nice and you would inc...
When it comes about driving traffic to my blog, I'm always interested in testing every method that may look promising. Until now, I've tried many traffic building websites and programs, from search engine submission to social networking websites. Whilst most of them worked, there were also others that failed and brought me no results ( I know, nothing it's perfect, not even the internet ).If a program fails, no matter how much you like it and no matter how nice it may be, then it's time to say goodbye. Why am I saying this? I don't want to upset no one, but since you're seeing no results, why would you want to waste your time with that respective traffic generating site or program? It's not worth it and it's about time to move on to another one, which hop...
Since this blog was created, back in August 2007, there have been written many reviews about various websites, blogs, products and services I've considered them to be useful to you, my readers and visitors. But it've been quite a while since I haven't reviewed a blog of one of my fellow bloggers and friends. This is why today I will present you a blog called The Money">Making Money Experiment, which belongs to Peter Leitsch, better known as Querblogger ( a very friendly and like-minded friend of mine from Germany..the country of Michael Ballack ( for those who are soccer fans :) ).Before going in to more details about his online journal, let's see how our ...
So, you've just built your first website and want to let people know that it exists. What to do next? Hmm, I don't really know for sure, but how about starting to spam everybody? If you were thinking this way, then I must tell you it's totally wrong! No one likes to receive an unsolicited email, where the sender promotes his products or services, which are of no interest to him or her. Believe me, I know how annoying it is to deal with more than 20 spam mails a day ( fortunately, this emails are sent to an address which I now rarely use it, so they don't clutter my main email address ). And I'm sure you wouldn't like this to happen to you, too. If so, then DO NOT SPAM!Instead, be more creative and think at some ways to promote your newly created website. Try banner advertising, search engi...
You know the saying "All work and no play". But it really has to be like that? I mean yes, we have to work to earn money and sustain ourselves and our families, but we also have to take some time to relax and forget about the daily madness and about that boss who most of us have. Everyone chooses to spend his free time in his own way: taking trips, going to parties, playing outdoor sports ( like soccer, football etc ) or staying at home and enjoying a video game.Also, there are others who may prefer something else..for example, he or she would like to go to an online casino and play the games listed there: blackjack, slots, roulette, craps and many others. And if you're one of them, then the following website of which I'll ...
Driving traffic to a site or blog is done through various methods, such as search engine submission, search engine marketing, banner advertising, pay per click advertising, directories submission etc.It's up to the webmaster ( or blogger ) to select the right ways which he/she thinks will work for him/her. You have to remember that whilst a promotion method may work for one of your friends or fellow webmaster, may not bring you the same results. You really don't have to copy others. Instead, try to be as original as you can ( this is what you're visitors and readers will appreciate when viewing your site or blog ).Do you know that it is possible to drive traffic to a site/blog if you write articles and publish them on ...
I believe that many of you like to go shopping, right? Well, I like this too. Even though patience isn't really my number one characteristic, some times I just feel the need to visit some stores, to see what new products or services are available ( if there are any ). If you're asking me what types of shops I like to visit, I will answer you that mostly those which are selling electronics ( such as cell phones, laptops, personal computers, computer parts, various accessories etc ). But I wouldn't say no if some of my friends would invite my to go visit a clothes store or a shoes store. This are interesting places to see, too, so it shouldn't be ignored.I also like to go to a store or shop ( be it an online or offline one ) when there are various promotions, as you can buy products or servi...
Traffic..everybody's talking about driving traffic to your blog or website, everyday, wherever you look. Why do you think they're doing that? Let me tell you: because traffic is very important. You know the saying: No traffic, no sales. And it is very true. In fact, it doesn't matter if you're actually selling something from your website or blog..you still need people to come to it, if you want to make money from those Adsense banners you've placed on it, for example. Do you really think that by magic, cash will appear in your Google Adsense account, without having to do nothing? Sorry to disappoint you, but there's no such thing as magic tricks that will make money grow in trees ( waiting for you to pick them up ). You have to work, should you want to see results. That's the rule.One of t...
You know, the question which lays on the banner above it's pretty good: "Does your computer have bugs?" And no, I'm not talking about real, living bugs..like the ones you may happen to squash on the street..What I'm talking about are errors. That's how an error, or a malfunctioning of a computer is called: bug. Also, viruses, spywares and other harmful pieces of software that can find a place on your PC's hard drive, are called bugs, too. And believe me, there's nothing more annoying than experiencing such problems. When frustration ( and even anger ) reaches a high level, you're tempted to simply open the window and throw the computer on to the sidewalk.But why to do that? When you can simply install an application which will clean your hard drive and repair all those nasty errors. This l...
January is already over and here we are, starting a whole new month: February. I was just thinking at how the time flies so fast and before we know it, this year will eventually end too. But not to worry. We still have many months ahead ( 11, to be exact ) and many things will happen, that's for sure. This is why I think we should better think what we'll do tomorrow, rather than thinking about what will do in July, for example.You know that usually, at the beginning of a new month, all bloggers are showing their monthly reports, telling their readers and visitors what they've managed to accomplish in the previous month. And this is exactly what I'll do now: I will compile my monthly report, so you all can see how much cash I've earned ( not a fortune, of course, but enough, considering tha...
Hello to all my dear readers and visitors! Yes, it's me, Tiberius Burciu, the owner of this blog and I'm back:) You may wonder where I've been till now? Just returned from a trip to Las Vegas, where I threw away some cash at a few casinos and wandered on the big boulevards, in a luxurious Hummer limousine...Ok, it wasn't like that, I was just kidding;) I'm not a millionaire so I can't say I can afford such a lifestyle.Now seriously, the reason why you haven't seen any new posts on my blog lately, was that I had to study for some exams ( I've mentioned that I have 4 this session in the last article I wrote, 3 days ago ). 3 are already over and I can say I'm satisfied with the results ( I'm not the kind of person to chase high marks, so any number starting from 7 ( D ) it's ok for me :). One...
We all know how important the traffic is for our sites or blogs. We would do anything we could, just to improve it. Most people are saying that content is the king, which is true. But what about if you don't generate any kind of traffic, so it can be seen? Isn't that great content of yours becoming useless? Who would read it, except of you? On the other hand, if your website/blog is trafficked well, then whatever you're writing or you're offering on it, becomes a source of information for the visitors, who will return the following days, weeks or even months, to check for updates.It's not hard to start receiving visitors to a site or blog, but it isn't easy either. Why I'm saying that? Because if you already have a high advertising budget, then you're abl...
First of all, I'd like to apologize for not posting an article yesterday, but currently I'm quite busy, both online and in real life. And especially in the real life ( you know, the one where interact with real people, eat real food, drink real water, sodas etc :), because I have some exams to pass ( it's the winter session here in Romania, at the university I study ). So, I have to be prepared for all of them. It are just 4, but still can't say I'm too relaxed.Now, let's concentrate to today's article, as I don't want to bore you with my busy schedule:). As you've probably noticed already, I will be talking about affiliatemarketing..again. It shouldn't be a surprise for any of you, because I've discussed many times...
Do you like T shirts? Well, I think everybody loves to wear them, especially in the summer time, when the weather becomes really hot. Nowadays, there are lots of models to choose from and lots of stores to visit, so we don't have to just go and buy the first T shirt we see, even though we may not like it. Shoppings can be done either offline, at your favorite shop, or you can opt for an online store, such as WholesaleDirectUSA, which sells a wide range of products, such as blank t-shirts or wholesale urban wear ( for the guys who like hip hop or rap :).Being a person who really likes to "wander" around on the internet, visiting various types of online stores ( from the ones which sell computers, mobiles, etc to those which sell clothing ), I thought to see ...
I believe that any of you have some photos on your computer, camera, CDs, phone etc. And I think you're also sharing them with your friends and family very often ( at least, this is what I do: every time I take some new "shots", I quickly save them on my hard-drive and then send it to all my friends, so they can view them too ). Now, let me ask you how are you actually sharing them? Here's how I do it: either by attaching them to an email, sending them through an MMS ( via my mobile phone ), burning them on a CD, via Yahoo Messenger ( most preferred method )..or simply uploading them on photo sharing sites.If you haven't heard of photo sharing websites till now, then you've probably lived under a rock ( no hard feelings, it's just an expression :). There a...
Come on..you really thought so?! I haven't done anything THAT bad, in order to get banned from Google's index and no to appear in the SERPS ( Search Engine Results Pages ) anymore. But while I was checking some blogs earlier today, I found an article on EZRichProject, about a website named GoogleBannedMySite.com. The guys that are behind this site claim that they can help you get back up in the search indexes in Google, after being banned by them. Because I really wanted to know more ( as I haven't heard about such a website until now ), I went to see with my own eyes what GBMS ( GoogleBannedMySite ) can do for a webmaster or blogger who not only that he may have been bitch-slapped, but also banned by the big "G" ( Google ).At the first glance, the site lo...
