Revenue Generation Archive

I've written before about how to double your revenue in 30 minutes, and today Cameron does even better than that by telling you how to "How to Double Your Conversion Rate in the Next 5 Minutes."  It's easy money.  Don't miss it!

Yesterday Pat wrote about a conversation he had with a friend about how to really profit from a blog.  It's absolutely worth a read regardless of where you are on the timeline of making money online. (HT: Wildfire Marketing)

I wrote last week about the easiest way to double your website's revenue, but I didn't go into nearly the detail that Web Usability does in their article on "30+ principles to a better web page design."  Not only is it worth a read, but it's also worth a bookmark for constantly referring back to.

I know that sounds like some get-rich-quick scheme, but hear me out.  I promise you that the vast majority of sites that I have ever worked with were able to double their revenue with 30 minutes of work (or less).  Here's how. In most cases, our efforts to increase revenue center on increasing traffic.  In many cases, in fact, that's the only method we're using to increase revenue.  We get so close to our sites that we ... Keep reading »

I'm frequently asked some form of this question: I want to make a living online, but I'm just starting out.  What's the number one skill I should develop? There are many skills that you can make a living online with -- there's no magic combination -- so I think I've answered most often that you should just try out several different things and see which you like and are the best at. However, I have realized that there is indeed one skill ... Keep reading »

In an interview about his new book in the latest issue of Fortune, 50 Cent hits on exactly what's wrong with 95% of independent online businesses: People...live too much in the now. They go for what makes them comfortable right then instead of the future. His co-author continues: Whenever he has a business decision, he doesn't concern himself with the upfront money; he's thinking three years down the line. Too many ... Keep reading »

So I was accepted into the ScribeFire QuickAds beta program on Monday and finally got around to getting everything set up yesterday.  I'm really impressed with the interface.  Very clean, very easy to use.  There are still a few rough edges (like the color blocks in the ad editor not updating when you enter a valid color), but far fewer than I expected to find.  Definitely doesn't look like beta ... Keep reading »

You'll never get rich blogging. 18 months ago that was the very first thing I wrote on this blog, and I still think it's true. However, that's no reason not to make some money from your blog. Depending on what you're blogging about, even 10,000 to 15,000 monthly visitors could earn you $5,000 or more annually. Not enough to quit a job on, but who couldn't use an extra $416.67 every month? So what I want ... Keep reading »

People will always pay more if they're confident in what they're getting. That's true whether we're talking about advertisers or for the eventual acquirer of your site. Not only that, given the choice of two otherwise identical sites, they'll always choose the one with greater transparency. Because of that, there are two free services that I strongly recommend signing up for. Google Analytics I know some people who I highly respect recommend avoiding Google Analytics, but I just haven't ... Keep reading »

Great post today by the new owner of Blogging Experiment on "What I Look For When Buying A Website." It's an outstanding look at all the elements of value in a site -- many of which most people never think about. If you know what's valuable, you can focus on those things and make your exit as lucrative as possible.