Lazy guy who wants to become rich

Yesterday I’m so happy because all the bloggers that are included on my friendly tag have visited on my blog and leave some comment. But as I looked at the upper part of my internet explorer I noticed that the pagerank in google toolbar is now purely white and the alt says no pagerank information available. What the heck!

I know that this situation is not new to you, since many blogger already experienced this. And somehow loosing PR1 is not a dramatic story compared to the other blogger who have PR5 or PR4 then became PR0 after the pagerank update.

Still, I’m not feeling well about it. because, I’m the kind of person who, for example, I have a hundred sheeps and one of them disappears, I will try to find where that sheep is, no matter what.

But in this case hmmmn, I know where my PR is, it’s gone…
And there’s nothing I can do with that. Wish me luck next time.

While reading some magazines that I borrowed from our neighbor, I found an article on Girlfriend Magazine June 2007 edition located on Page 55 entitled How to write like a pro by Gina Abuyuan. This is somehow related to blogging that you may find helpful especially for a new blogger like me. I just summarized the description so it start like this.

Having impeccable grammar and a great “concept” isn’t enough; there are irrevocable rules in writing one must follow if you’re considering making a career of it. Here are the 16.

1.Cut the clutter.
Simplify. Can any thought be expressed with more economy? Are you hanging onto something because you think it’s beautiful? Some writers like to hold onto certain words or sentences because it sounds “so original” or they’ve fallen in love with their own work. Be objective. Learn to edit yourself

2.Be yourself when you write.
Strip down work before building up again, this way you can develop your own style. Do not attempt to consciously garnish your prose. Don’t say things in writing that you wouldn’t comfortably say in conversation.

3.Care for words.
Learn to arrange words so that they sound melodious and rhythmical. Readers not only read with their eyes, they hear the words in their inner ear.

4.Know correct usage.
know the difference between reference and allusion, connive and conspire, compare with and compare to. Be careful when using faddish words.

5.Write About what you know.
It’s easiest to write about something you’re an expert on. If you’re not, gather as much material on it as you can. And whether or not you’re writing about something you know or something you’re researching about, remember it comes in to steps: you perceive (use your senses and give details), and inquire(research, interview, self-inquire).

6.Use picture words.
Don’t say “We lived a long way off from town.” Rather, say: “We had to ride two jeepneys, walk past a school and a church for 20 minutes, and crossed a small stream before reaching the town.” Always try to put an image in the mind of your reader.

7.Watch the load of your sentence more than the length.
Don’t overwhelm the reader with too much info. Don’t make the reader feel like he or she is drowning in imagery or thought. Use short sentences to deliver impact

8.Avoid new words and expressions
Unless your audience calls for it. Example, “jologs,” “chillin.” be clear with your writing and what you want to say.

9.Avoid Idioms.
Especially you’re not native to them, like “woke up on the wrong side of the bed,” “dead from the neck up.” They sound clumsy and unreal.

10.Be careful with comparisons and analogies.
Some writers like to sound really intellectual and interesting. They use metaphors that only they can understand. They think they’re impressive, it only serve to alienate the reader. Use familiar ones but not clichés.

11.Punctuate simply.
If you yourself are confused by what you’re trying to say, then there’s something wrong with it. Read it again and edit.

12.Don’t leave room for misconception.
Write what you mean to say. Have a well-articulated purpose for your writing. What do you want your reader to know?

13.Avoid having to translate; don’t “double quote”.
For example, “He was livid with rage. ‘I’m burning with anger,’ he said.”

14.Good writing has musicality
Does it sound right to your inner ear? It has a rhythm and cadence. This comes automatically to more sophisticated writers.

15.Have fun with the creative process.
If you’re not having fun, maybe you should find a different game. And don’t worry if you think your process isn’t “right.”

16.Always remember the three characteristics of good writing:
It must be clear, visual and uses language logically
–Gina Abuyuan

I already changed my theme but still unfinished, I need to make a customize banner in order to remove the default one. I like this theme because it has three columns, four different styles and it loads faster than my first theme.

It’s already 1:30 Am here but I’m still hyper so I decided to make some post hoping that it will make me feel sleepy.

I want to Thank Ate Michelle for adding me to her links and sharing this cutie tag. I really like this tag because the two on the picture is my ex-girlfriend’s favorite cartoon character. So here it is.

I want to pass this to Ada, Euri , Ate Haze and Ate JoanJoyce. I dont have any idea about tagging but if its allowed to send it back to the sender well i want to pass this also to Ate michelle. Peace!

I’m already one month old blogger Yehey! hehe. Since you already have an idea what is blog, let me bring you to the next step, How to start a blog.

It was very difficult for me when I started this blog, off course I don’t have any problem regarding installation since my host has a wordpress auto install. But there are more important factors on heaven and earth other than installing a blog software.

Lately, I realized that it’s easy to start a new blog if you just follow a step by step procedure like this.

1.Determine a theme - First, Take time to think and decide what your blog is all about? What do you want to blog about? Make some plan about it. Don’t just blog about anything. Pick a topic you are passionate about. Something that you have lots of experience with.

2.Select a Blog Software – There are many Blog Software in the net today, but I selected Wordpress and Blogger to be included here because, I haven’t tried any other than the two. Besides they are used by many respected blogger out there.

3.Free service or Cheap webhost – Do you wonder if blog is free or not? Well it depends on what kind of host you will choose. If you will use a free blogging service that is hosted for you then you can blog without spending even a single penny but, as I learned from our professor that in economics, There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Body Jones explained that,

When you start a blog with a free blogging service, you don’t get your own domain. You get something like mygreatblog.blogspot.com (where there are a million other blogs at blogspot.com) and you don’t actually own the blog. If you ever do decide to move to your own domain, you have no way to take your readers with you, because you have no control over the site.

So he suggested hosting your own blog using Wordpress free Blog software because it offers much more flexibility and freedom to do what you want. Ok then, if you don’t have any idea where to buy a cheap but reliable web host that specialized in customer satisfaction, I suggest my webhost right now. For just $6.95 per month you can have 1,500 Gigabytes of Hosting Space, host UNLIMITED Domains!! 15,000 Gigs of Transfer and free 1 domain forever. So what are you waiting for?
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If you don’t need the flexibility of a full web host take time to watch this video on how to start a blog with a free blogging service from Wordpress.com and Blogger.

Wordpress

Blogger

4. Download and Install – If you are already hosted at Hostmonster you can skip on this step because they have a WordPress auto-install and upgrade. So just login to your cpanel and then go to software and services section then click new installation then thats it. If you are not hosted by hostmonster then just watch this video.

5.How you want your blog to look - Find the best theme for your blog, WordPress themes are basically website designs that you can just download and enable for your WordPress blog. If you want to make your blog look more attractive Go to the official Wordpress theme browser and pick a theme. They are all free. After you download the theme, unzip it then
Look for the themes folder. It’s in the wordpress => wp-content => themes. then Just drop your new wordpress theme on themes folder. after that, login to your wp-admin panel to activate your new theme.

6.Write your first post - They say that blogging is about courage to say something. yet, for me this is the most difficult part. When I wrote my first blog post I have absolutely no idea what I am going to write about. I always ran out of words and my head got blank. luckily after the sun goes down, I finished my first blog entry entitled “The first step“.

“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.”
- E. L. Doctorow

As I woke up today, I thought we’re already in the month of March but as I checked the Messages in my Inbox I noticed that it still February, February 29 a leap year. It happens only every four years so I think we need to celebrate this. Wish you all a very happy and successful Leap Year!!!

While reading my Chinese horoscope today, my chat mate asked me what I am doing right now, I said I just reading some horoscope and writing on my blog. Then she asked again, what is blog? I can’t help myself but to ask the same question. I realized now that I keep posting and telling people to visit my blog even though I still don’t know what blog really is.

Here are a few definitions of blog from other much wiser people.

‘From “Web log.” A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is “blogging” and someone who keeps a blog is a “blogger.”‘ - Source

‘A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is “blogging” and someone who keeps a blog is a “blogger.” Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog. Postings on a blog are almost always arranged in cronological order with the most recent additions featured most prominantly.’ - Source

‘A blog is a website in which items are posted on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order. The term blog is a shortened form of weblog or web log. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called “blogging”. Individual articles on a blog are called “blog posts,” “posts” or “entries”. A person who posts these entries is called a “blogger”. A blog comprises text, hypertext, images, and links (to other web pages and to video, audio and other files). Blogs use a conversational style of documentation. Often blogs focus on a particular “area of interest”, such as Washington, D.C.’s political goings-on. Some blogs discuss personal experiences. “Blog” can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.’ - Source.

This Video has a very cool presentation, I like his style of explaining I’m sure you can get it easily

Hi there people! I’m so busy these past few days doing link building and promotions to bring some traffic to my blog, so I’m sorry if I haven’t posted anything real lately, so here goes…

Has anyone ever encountered a situation in which you have a good traffic and your pay-per-click (or CPC, cost per click) ads is in pretty nice layout and color combination, and yet still getting less than on what you expected? I encountered that too, it’s like my visitors got an allergy in ads so even how hard I tried to optimize they were still lazy to click on it. Of course we shouldn’t tell them to click the ads or we will get banned. But still we can earn more money by putting CPM ads to our blog or website.

What are CPM ads?

cpm stands for “cost per 1000 impressions.” With cpm ads, you’ll be paid each time an ad is displayed on your page.

It means that even though there is no one clicks on ads, we still get an income as long as we have traffic on our blog,

The Example of CPM ad is Pay-Ads.com which you can earn $3 - $3.5 Cost Per 1000 impression if the traffic source are came from Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States using Internet Explorer and Fire Fox. They were also accepting traffic from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland but for only $0.5 / $0.8 using Internet Explorer and Fire Fox.

Without minimum, payouts will be made monthly on 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th and 30th through Paypal. So if you are interested making money with pay-ads, please register using this link.

If you are using other CPM ads that offer higher income than Pay-ads please share it to me. thanks!

Before I begin, let me introduce first what is Adsense for those people who have been living under a rock.

Google AdSense commonly just AdSense, is an ad serving program run by Google. Website owners can enroll in this program to enable text, image and, more recently, video advertisements on their sites. These ads are administered by Google and generate revenue on either a per-click or per-thousand-impressions basis. For me it is probably one of the most popular revenue generators in the Web.

I was very lucky when i started using Adsense, maybe because, google loves me!

The Story began 3 years ago when I saw an Adsense referral link from my friend’s website. I thought their ad is a good design on my Crappy copy paste website hosted by geocities so I tried to sign up. After 2 days of waiting I finally received a broke-up letter from Adsense, I hate to be rejected so I signed up again six times but they rejected me seven times so I stopped.

After a year, Ate Abby gave me a domain which is Makulit.net. I decided to make it a music website because I always listened on streaming music. After I built some Visitor’s traffic, I signed up again on Adsense and this time they accepted me so I’m very happy.

It took 3 months for me to earned $100 but before I received my payment. They sent first my PIN code for confirmation purposes. take a look

 

I Requested another PIN code because I though I would’nt received the first one . They Processed my first Adsense Cheque after I confirmed the PIN code.

My Visitors traffic is directly proportional to my earnings so while my traffic is increasing every month, my earnings are increasing too! I don’t have any pictures of my cheque to present, I already deposited to my bank account so just the details of them.

May and June 2007

July and August 2007

 

September, October and November 2007

 

My 31,800php on November 2007 is my highest earning so far, I expected before, that I would earned 40,000php on the following month but it never happened because I made some mistakes regarding the terms and condition, that’s why they suspended my site (makulit.net) last December 2007. This January I only Earned 9,177 php in adsense from my new site Himig.net

 

Even though one of my website has been suspended I’m still happy because my account in adsense was not banned so you guys! always check the Terms and Conditions and Google AdSense Program Policies because they always update it without prior notice.

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