Archive for May, 2007

Hard Work Really Does Pay Off, I’m on Page 2!

Just 4 months of blogging with 2 months of SEO, I’m finally near my goal. My blog is sitting under page 2 of Google.com results with the keyword “make money online� just beside 2 net legends! Check out the screenshot:

And when I checked on google.com.ph (My country ) I ranked no. 8 on the first page! Wow, my hardwork really does pay off.

Anyway, if you haven’t noticed, John Chow’s blog ranked down to no. 38 with the same keyword. So is this a new algorithm? Or just John Chow bombing Google?

Errr… Google bomb?

If you still don’t know. Google ranks sites higher if there’s an anchor text used. For example, 30 sites links to you with an anchor text of “Handsome� Chances are, Google will should rank you higher for that keyword.

Of course, if you abuse this, Google will flag you. You know what happens when Google flags a site So it’s…

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Make Money Online - Batch 7

You won’t believe this, I got almost 20 people on the list who entered the $220 competition that I launched on my Birthday! But that makes the review my blog for a linkback a little dead with only 3 reviews. Well anyway, time to post these lucky guys who get to be linked by Technorati’s top 4,808 blog!

Success Online | It’s only an opinion
News Nation | Another Money Making Blog
Dirty Little Secrets | Blog Review

Make Me Happy, Review My Blog!

It’s simple; just give me a short review (at least 30 words) linking to my homepage, having an anchor text of “make money online� Please don’t make crappy reviews and be sure it is worth linking to Here’s a sample review:

I witnessed a 13-year old kid who can make money online! He blogs at carlocab.com and he is inviting you to review his blog for a free linkback and a chance to win a copy…

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LinkLoving - Rewarding Top Commentators Batch 3

I guess this will be the last time for the top commentators to be linklove because like all blogs, the top commentators list will be reset in the beginning of the next month. So, it’s your chances to get to the top! Comment, comment, comment!

• The Name Project: Sarah Pauline - A group project of Sarah about names
• Being A Dumb Blogger, I’m On Top SERP - So being a dumb blogger has SE ranking rewards, eh?
• Monetize Your Blog with Vizu! - Post of Super Mom on how to monetize our blog using Vizu
• The “AGLOCO Link Train” - Another train, but about Agloco
• Numenmail: Was it Worth the Wait? - Post of Matt Jones about the scam Numenmail
• Advertlets - Make Money Online for Malaysians - Make money through Advertlets
• It’s Carl’s Birthday - An entry of Casey on my $220 contest

If you want to be loved (linked ) Just post a comment until you get on the top commentators list.…

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5 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Blogging

Many bloggers think that blogging is easy as a piece of cake and Many bloggers think that they can get rich via blogging in just a matter of months. But are you sure that those are true? Check out these 5 things I’ve compiled when I was doing my morning ritual (Again Hehehehe ). You probably didn’t know about these things:

1. Blogging is not a get rich quick scheme

Most people think that if they blog and post everyday, they’ll get rich quick (Because they see a lot of problogger’s income increasing every month). But the truth is, you won’t. Blogging isn’t a “get rich quick scheme� If you want some proof, dig the archives of those money making blog and you’ll see that they were blogging for years. Yes, years with the “s� not months, not a year, but YEARS.

2. It’s not that easy to blog

I confess, I thought blogging was…

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AskCarl: How to Add AdSense to a WordPress blog? In Various Situations

John e-mailed me a while ago asking me on how did I place AdSense to my WordPress blog. Too bad John didn’t have a site to show me. Anyway I’ll post here my tutorial on how to add Adsense into a WP blog.

Adding AdSense After Post Titles

Let’s go on the basics first. For example: You want to add a 336 x 280 AdSense block below you post title. Open your index.php then look for the part that looks like this:

And if you want to wrap that block, like most blogs do. Add a div into the Adsense code that may look like the one below:

Just adjust the margin that suits your blog design best and of course you could also change the float to “left” or “right”.

Some have situations adding an AdSense unit on their first post but not on the second (I used to do this before ) to…

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I’m Flipping Rich! - Well, Kinda :P

I’m still a rich in the making I got long ways to go! Just wish me luck

Anyway, Thanks for Derrik for making this Tee and of course, thanks to Mr. Chow. he’s the one who raffled the tee and luckily I was picked.

As you can see, the shirt is quite too big for me *LOL* Hope when I win another Tee I get a size medium

Thanks again to Derrik and Mr. Chow!

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I Turned 14 with a $220 Contest to Launch!

Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me! *LOL* Anyway it’s my 14th Birthday today and it’s my first birthday celebrating here at this blog. Cool isn’t it? So to celebrate it, I’m holding my first contest (ever) with $220 worth of prizes! Check it out:The Prizes:
There are currently 4 prizes:

Full Site Review – Worth $60
Sidebar Ad – Worth $30
2 Month Sidebar Link (Sitewide!) – Worth $30

And last but not the least, a blog redesign Worth $100!

Want those prizes above? It’s easy to win! Check out what you can do below to get an entry. The more entries, the more chances of winning.

What to do:

6 TICKETS Put that cake in your blog - It can be in a post, in your sidebar, anywhere! Just remember to link to this article. Just to inform everyone that I’m 14

5 TICKETS Review my blog – The review can be…

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