Time for a Review

Ok, it has been about a week, give or take since I started posting.

Even though my time is limited, I am still able to make a post or two per day to give you as much info as possible to get you started.

So, lets stop here and review what has been covered so far.
This will also allow new comers to start at the beginning, and get caught up or review what we have covered so far.

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By now you should realize, the way you are going to make money with no money, is by Blogging, you will have to work in order to make money, and you need to set a schedule to work your business.

You will need a PayPal Account to accept money from the ways we discussed Monetizing your Blog. - for more info, read the "Online Money Processors" post

You will need to find your NICHE BUSINESS
This is where you decide what your blog/business will be about.
Do what you love, and the money will come!

You will need to Name your Niche Business (blog)
Name your business with your NICHE and what people will search for

Your First Blog Post
Introduce yourself and build a relationship with your readers

How to Monetize your Blog
We discuss Google Adsense, where to place those ads, and a bit about Amazon
and affiliate marketing.

Affiliate Programs
We discussed affiliate programs, how they work, and how you get paid.

Monetize with Video
How to make money with video posts in your blog

Monetize with Pictures
How to make money with Pictures as well as Bidvertiser.

It is not any 1 thing that you do in this business, it is everything that you do that makes you money.

The more you work at it, the more ways you monetize, the more you write/post, the more traffic you generate, the more money you will make.

Do not be afraid to take this slow or to ask questions or make comments.
Do not be overwhelmed by what is posted, you are starting out and there is a learning curve.

I started this Blog to help YOU
So let me help you.
If you have questions or unsure about anything, please ask.

Would you be interested in a live Conference Call once a week to go over the information, ask questions and get more details? If yes, let me know and I will set up a conf call.

You can always get a hold of me by using the contact for on my site TomsPC.net
http://www.tomspc.net/contactme.html


Next Up: Blog Content

Online Money Processors

Now that I write this post, I think I should have wrote this one a lot sooner as you will be needing a way to collect your earnings.

With the majority of the sites that you will be making money with, you will need a way to accept payments.

Some places will give you an option, and some won't, on how payments are made to you.

Most of them will require that you have a PayPal Account.
Paypal is an Online Money Processor.

Online Money Processors allow you to send and receive money without the need of a Credit Card Merchant Account.

Online Money Processors are safe and secure.
You create a free account, and with just an email address, places like google, revver, shareapic, bidvertiser (and more) can send you money that you have earned just by sending it to your PayPal Account Email Address.

Once the money has been added to your account, you now have a few options.
1. Leave it there and turn on the free money market account and let it draw you interest.
2. Use that money to make purchases online.
3. Get a free PayPal Debit card and get your money from any ATM machine, or use the debit card to make purchases.
4. Have the money from Paypal sent to your checking or savings account.
5. Have paypal sound you a check.
6. email me your paypal earnings because you love me :)

You will definetly need a PayPal Account, and if you don't already have one, click on the banner below.



Plus! Each time you reffer a new merchant sign up for a PayPal Business or Premier account via the link or banner that you provide, you'll be eligible for a Merchant Referral Bonus. Your referral bonus is tied to the amount the merchant receives via PayPal's Website Payment Tools or Send Money.

You'll immediately start earning 0.5% of the new merchant's revenue — up to $1,000.00 USD — for the first 12 months that the merchant has his PayPal account!!

Another online money processor is Alertpay.
Alertpay works and acts the same as Paypal, except the majority of websites don;t use Alertpay, but it gives you options.


There are other online money processors, MoneyBookers, E-Gold and more, but for the most part, you will be using Paypal about 99% of the time.

PayPal is owned by Ebay and is a trusted name in the online community.

You will definetly need a PayPal Account in this business!

Next Up: Time for a Review

Monetize with Pictures!

Me with the band Shadows Lie

You can make money by adding pictures to your blog, website, social network page and even by sending a link to your friends.

I just created an account wirh ShareAPic.
They pay .22 cents per 1000 views.
Now that may not seem like much money, but it does add up, especially if you have a few dozen (or even hundreds) pictures getting thousands of a views a month.

Now, to enhance your earnings even more, you can tie in your ShareAPic account with BidVertiser and monetize that photo even more with click ads.












In this business, every little bit of income helps, even if it is .22 cents
I have 1 website that does over 15,000 page views a month.
15,000 x .22 = $3.30
Now if I repeat this process 10 times, I earn $33.00
Multiply that by 12 months = $396.00

You may still be saying, that is not that much money, and this is true, but....
You are making money with No money.
You have more money now than when you started.

If I work a full time job at $10 an hour, I gross $400 a week
$396.00 is like a week of work without punching a time clock.
That extra $396 helps me put money away for, vactions, car payments, kids braces, xmas shopping, or whatever I want to use it for.

My dad had a saying......
It is not how much money you make, it is what you do with your money that counts.

If I take that $396 along with the other money I make, Google Adsense, Amazon, Bidvertiser, Clickbank etc.
and put it into an IRA or some other type of investment, and allow that money to make me money, I am compounding my earnings.

I am that much closer to.......
A new car, a new home, my childrens college fund, retirement.

Again, everything I am showing you here is about making money, not about getting rich. Make whatever money you can make, however you can make it, save it, invest it, and you are way ahead of the game.

Next Up:
Online Money Processors

Monetize with Video!

Did you know that you can make money just by passing around a video or posting on your blog or website?

In the video below you will see ads at the lower portion of the video, and also at the end. When clicked, you get paid!



How many times has someone sent you a video or a link to a video?
When a video is funny, people pass it around, and when they get it, they pass it on to others. This is called "Viral" marketing.

If has a value to it, others are compelled to pass along.
This is extremely true of Videos, Pictures and Jokes.
The video above has had over 450,000 views!

On Revver.com there are a lot of videos that you should be able to find something to add to your blog and get paid for the ads.

You can even create your own videos, upload it to Revver abd make money from it.
Others can then place your video on their sites, pass around links to it, and when ads are click, you get paid! (one of my videos below)



Click Here to get a FREE Revver Account and Make Money with Videos!

You can also make Money with videos at Flixya

Point of Interest: I have added Google Adsense, PayDot.com Widget and the video above to this blog. That is 3 different ways to Monetize your blog, and there are more that I will cover in up and coming lessons

Affiliate Programs

Affiliate Programs allow you to post ads, products, links, banners, widgets, code and the like, on your blog or website.

When someone clicks on that specific item and performs an action, you then receive a commission.

The type of programs and products that are available vary. But there is pretty much something out there for just about any niche market.

The "Action" and "Commission" also vary.

What is "Action"
Action is what is needed to be done by the visitor to your site, sometimes by just clicking on an ad, you get paid, as with Google Adsense.

(Be sure to read the TOS on Google Adsense, as well as all the other affiliate programs as you do not want to be kicked out for a violation and lose a revenue stream. )

Action could also mean that the person that clicked on an ad, might have to make a purchase, or offer up their email address.

The "Commission" will vary from each program, some pay just pennies (but these ad up to $$$) and some pay as high as 75% of the sale!

For example, I have a website that has a bunch of Fonts available as free downloads, on this site I have an "Affiliate Link" to a site that sells over 10,000 fonts for $19.95, when someone click on the affiliate link and buys, I make an $8.54 cent commission. That site is called RockBandFonts.com

Affiliate Programs are FREE to join.
You promote the products and when an "Action" is completed, you earn a "Commission"

Here is a list of Affiliate Programs I use.
You can also do searches on Affiliate Programs on any search engine to find more.

Linkshare - I use Linkshare to promote iTunes


PayDot.com - I have added a widget on this blog to the right that also ties in with my clickbank.com account.

Click Here to Sell Your Products or Become a Super Affiliate

ClickBank.com

Amazon.com

CJ.com

OfferWeb.com

There are sites out there that have an affiliate program that are not tied in with the sites above, try doing a search for your specific niche with affiliate program.
Example: Bass Fishing Affiliate Program


Next Up: Monetize with Video

Monetize Your Blog

This is what you have been waiting for!

How to make money, with no money!

As discussed earlier, you add Google Adsense to your blog.
If you haven't done so already, go to www.Google.com/adsense and create an adsense account. Once you have done that, login to your blogger account, and go into Layout.
Once in layout, add a Gadget. Pick Google Adsense.

Place Google Adsense at the TOP LEFT and Bottom of the page, much like on this blog.
Changing colors, sizes and layout is up to you.

Now, you can also Monetize in other ways such as Amazon.com


Becoming an Amazon Associate is free.
It doesn't cost you anything, and you make money from them by selling products on their site.

For Example: If you are doing a blog on cooking, you can link to a specific cookbook, kitchen untensil, or appliance and place the banner on your blog.
When someone clicks on that banner or link, and purchases that item, you receive a commission. This holds true for an affiliate program.

How would you use the banner or link within your blog?

If today I am writing a blog post about Italian Recipes, I might link to an Italian Cook Book on Amazon within that post.

Of if I am writing about a kitchen utensil that works real well, then I would link to that item. Write a review of that item and place the link or banner on that page.

There are other places you can become an affiliate for that you can do the same exact thing as you did with Amazon.

I will include a list of links in a post called Affiliate Programs that you can join that can help you monetize your blog other peoples products.

The whole concept is to write about something, then match up a related affiliate product with it, then post that item. Or write a review about that product.

Your First Blog Post!

Now it is time to make your first Blog post.

Your first post should be about you and why you created your blog.

For me, I created this blog to teach people how to make money with no money.
As you can read about me and this post more in my About Me and This Blog Post for more direction.

Stay away from " I started this blog to make money"
People will run away from your blog and think there is nothing of value.

By sharing your thoughts and ideas of why you are blogging, you allow people to become comfortable with you, to want to read and explore what you have to share.

Maybe you are setting up a blog to share recipes, share your fishing tips, talk about those in your About me post.

Once you have that completed, then you are ready to "Monetize Your Blog"