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I’ve got a free blog with wordpress. Am I allowed to put ads on my Wordpress blog, and if so how do I do it?
Answer: Yes, if you are using the free blog software from Wordpress.org, you can put anything you want on your blog, including ads. If you’re using Wordpress.com, which is the hosted version, you are limited to what you can put on your blog.
To put ads on your wordpress blog, you need to be able to edit your themes. A theme is the design of your blog, and they are located in the “wp-content” folder, then inside “themes”. Locate the theme you are using and login to your blog via FTP (file transfer protocol).
You will need to locate the files in your theme that you want to edit and change permissions on them to 755, which means they are now editable. To do this, right click on them (on a PC) and choose “permissions”, make change and hit ok.
Now, you can edit your theme files directly through your Wordpress login in your browser. Login, go to “presentation”, choose “theme editor” and you’ll see a list of the files your blog uses. You can now edit those files.
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Now comes the tricky part. Where do I place the ads?
This can be a tad scary for people who aren’t Internet geeks. If you’re placing an ad in your sidebar, you locate the theme file probably called “sidebar”, then place the ad code (for example Google Adsense) in that file, wherever you wish it to appear. You may have to place it and save the page and then view it to see how it looks, then come back and move it around till you get it where you want it to appear.
It’s gets even more tricky when you want to put ads in or around your blog content. AskTheBlogger suggests looking into the Wordpress support community for answers. Here is a link to get you started.
I’m tired of working for horrible bosses in jobs that I hate. How can I finally get the financial freedom that I always wanted? Is there a guide that can help me learn how to quit my day job?
As a matter of fact, there is. And there’s an ebook too and it’s called Quit Your Day Job, written by super-affiliate Jeremy Palmer. I know Jeremy, and I can attest to his success.
Can This Ebook Really Help Me?
Jeremy has made over $1 Million dollars in one year using the techniques he gives away in his ebook. This isn’t a bogus claim either. The ONLY reason I recommend Jeremy’s ebook is because I know he is the real thing, and his ideas work.
As he states from his website…
High Performance Affiliate Marketing is a recipe book that will show you everything you need to know to generate massive profits as an affiliate. Fast track your learning and take advantage of an experienced, credible, and well-known Super Affiliate.
It Comes With a Money-Back Guarantee!
If for any reason you are unsatisfied with the e-book, just let Jeremy know within 60 days and he’ll refund 100% of the purchase.
I am trying to learn how to increase my website traffic through search engine marketing. Is there a book or guide that you recommend that can help me understand how to do that?
Probably the best book out there on how to get more website traffic through search engine optimization is called SEOBook and is written by search expert Aaron Wall.
Why Is This Book So Good?
#1 - Because it cuts through the b.s. and tell your right up front that “search engine marketing is not hard, it can be done by anyone with the right approach and information.”
#2 - Because the book is constantly evolving and every person who buys it gets ongoing updates.
#3 - Because instead of theory and other useless information about search engine marketing, this book gives you actual steps to apply to actually make it work for you.
In other words, you’ll be able to avoid paying thousands of dollars in fees from a search engine consultant, and instead learn yourself the right way to increase traffic and make your website search engine friendly.
Bonus!!! No-Hassle 100% Money-Back Guarantee
If you’re unhappy with SEO Book for any reason at all, simply email Aaron within 90 days for a full and courteous refund. That’s all there is to it, and it’s that easy.
I have a website that I work very hard on, yet I’m finding that I could use more web traffic in order to have better search engine rankings and in turn generate more business. Can I tweak my website content to better suit the search engines? Is there a guide that can help me?
MarketingSherpa has an amazing how-to kit called ‘How-to Kit: Tweaking Your Site’s Copy to Get More Search Engine Traffic’. Learn how to tweak your Web site’s current text-copy so that search engines send you more traffic. Includes tips on picking the right keywords to optimize for (most marketers make mistakes at this.)
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Why Is This Guide Worth The Money? ($99)
Simply put, you’re going to get way more out of this than you think. $99 is nothing in terms of the actual return on investment you’ll acheive if you follow the guide. It comes in 3 parts.
Report #1: The Nitty-Gritty Guide of Writing for Search Engines
First, learn the basics from this 27-page high-impact guide. There’s no fluff — just step-by-step instructions plus 12 inspirational before-and-after examples. Read more…
Report #2: How to Increase Keyword Saturation Without Destroying the Flow of Your Copy
It’s very hard to mix the art of great copywriting and great search engine writing. That’s why so many “optimized” sites sound stiff and forced (or you see lists of keywords that have no purpose for the human visitor). Read more…
Report #3 + Audio CDs:Copywriting Tweaks to Maximize Your Search Engine Traffic, Transcript: 19 Sites Critiqued
More than 100 marketing directors paid $149 each to get their toughest questions answered at MarketingSherpa’s Copywriting Tweaks teleseminar in December 2003. Now you can learn everything they learned, for a fraction of the cost. Read more…
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This is probably the #1 question I get these days. How do I make money blogging, or how do I become a professional blogger, can it be done, really? It’s true, there are many professional bloggers earn lots of money from blogging. In fact, I’ve seen people build entire new lives around blogging success and income. Anyone can do it, and that’s no bull.
I can help if you’ll listen! Here’s a short video of me talking about Six Figure Blogging!
You Can Become A Professional Blogger Too!
There’s a lot of lame information out there about ‘how to be a professional blogger’. The key is figuring out who’s got the real information and who’s trying to b.s. you.
It’s called Six Figure Blogging. (That is my personal affiliate link, if you sign up I will get a commission)
What Is Six Figure Blogging?
It’s a 6 part course with Andy Wibbels and Darren Rowse from Problogger.net and the b5media Network. Included is about six 1-hour audio recordings + extensive, annotated transcripts in PDF format.
How Exactly Will This Course Help Me Become A Professional Blogger?
It’ll teach you how blogs make money - sometimes thousands of dollars. It’ll teach you how to drive and convert blog traffic. It will show you how to blog as an occupation (not just a marketing activity).
That’s how this works! You’re making a lifestyle change for your own good!
Hi there, welcome to my latest project called Ask the Blogger! Yeah, that’s me, Jim Kukral, the “blogger”. I’ll be using this blog to showcase stuff I like and giving out recommendations/reviews about those things in blog form, and hopefully with video as well. Enjoy!
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