Website Managers

Your Future of Building Profitable Websites Should Include WordPress Blogs

In addition to being a good communication tool, blogging is also a great way to make money. If you are new to blogging and want to get started quickly, there are several business models from which you can choose for maximum results in a short time. This article discusses the three most popular methods.

The first method is getting paid to write on your blog. Using this method, you create your blog and add a few good articles to it. Then you sign up with paid blogging networks like Pay Per Post or Review Me and see what opportunities are available. These networks are filled with advertisers looking for bloggers who they can pay to help them spread the word. Accept the opportunity, write about it on your blog and you get paid. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are trying to monetize your blog using Google AdSense, or some other program that uses JavaScript for their links, keep in mind that some WordPress themes do not allow JavaScript in their sidebars. The Website Managers blog is one of those sites. I went looking for a plugin to handle that for me. What I did not realize was that one was already installed, waiting for me to use it.

The plugin I use for the banner ads is Max Banner Ads by MaxBlogPress. Looking around in there, I saw a rasio button that previously evaded me. By clicking that radio button, a JavaScript box opened up to add the Google AdSense. You can add not only that, but any JavaScript and many other codes too.

For instance, if you use the ClickBank ad manager, CBClicks, you can add that code too. Now I know there are other WordPress plugins that handle things such as rotating ads from various vendors. Those can be found by searching the WordPress plugin repository for things like, "sidebar widget" or "rotate ads".

For monetizing the site with Google AdSense or CBClicks though, Max Banner Ads by MaxBlogPress works just fine. You can add banner links, JavaScript, Flash and other custom code, right in the box. You can install it free. To activate, you need to register with your email address. When your ads show up, you will see a message from MaxBlogPress.

To remove that message, you need to purchase Max Banner Ads Pro. If you leave the message there, which does not look good on all sites, look inside the settings page, down towards the bottom where you will see a place to put a ClickBank affiliate code. When one is entered, the promotional message will be linked to that ClickBank ID. It is a good way to give away free software and get paid for upgrades.

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