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Archive for May, 2007

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

By Carl On May 31, 2007 No Comments

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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:

Make Money Online - I'm on page 2!

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

Philippines Keyword

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 really handy to vary your anchor text, so Google won’t flag you and hey, you might as well rank high on those “other� anchor texts! More explanations via Wikipedia.

Wish me luck! And maybe a link too

Update: I can’t find my blog now on page 2, I think Google is dancing today. anyway, better luck next time :)


Make Money Online – Batch 7

By Carl On May 29, 2007 1 Comment

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 of his upcoming E-Book!

After you make your review, e-mail me the link of your review and the anchor text that you want me to put linking to your blog’s homepage. Every after 30 reviews, I will pick a raffle winner and he wins my free e-book! Remember, this is also your chance to get a backlink on Technorati’s top 4,808 blog!


LinkLoving – Rewarding Top Commentators Batch 3

By Carl On May 29, 2007 1 Comment

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!

If you want to be loved (linked :P ) Just post a comment until you get on the top commentators list. Every week I’ll post a “linkloving� list with all the articles of the top commentators, though I’ll only link articles that are relevant to this blog’s topic. Nevertheless I’ll just tag the other who’s topic is irrelevant to this site.

Other Top commentators: Culture Shiok, Frank, TechZilo


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

By Carl On May 29, 2007 4 Comments

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 :D ). 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 easy when I first started. I thought that all it takes is to write an article everyday and post it. But after months of blogging, I started receiving mails, comments and questions that need to be answered. It always took me half an hour everyday answering those mails and e-mails. What more if you have been blogging for years?

3. Blogging won’t make you that rich

Yes, you can earn decent amount of income through blogging but it WON’T make you rich. Just imagine how much you earn through AdSense in a blog, about $1 per day for 500 unique visitors? $10 per day for a popular blog? IMO That isn’t enough.

For me, blogging is just a way popularizing your self.

P.S Exemptions on network of blogs :P

4. Admit it, it’s addicting to blog

When you get the hang of it, more likely you’ll get addicted. You check your stats every minute, you change your theme once in a while, you check your admin panel for new comments, new links, etc…

What’s the use of all of those?! When you can just write an article? Or you could build links? What I mean in here is that you should have a schedule. Probloggers do it. Successful bloggers do it and you too should do it!

5. Blogging is a Sport

The longer you play, the better you get. Blogging is just like a sport. You blog more, you get better more.

If you want to be a Problogger, you will need to practice. But remember, it takes longer than you expect just like sports. It takes years to excel in a specific niche.

Conclusion

Blogging is not a “get rich quick scheme� like what most people think, because it takes time to blog. You can get burned out in the middle of your success so it requires guts to blog for years. And most of all, blogging won’t make you filthy rich. You could get rich, but not filthy. All in all, like what most internet marketers think of blogging. It’s just a way of popularizing your self.


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

By Carl On May 28, 2007 10 Comments

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:

Adsense
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:

How to Add AdSense to A WordPress Blog

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 do that, open your index.php then look for something like this:

How to Add AdSense to A WordPress Blog

We’re not done yet! Look for this on your index.php:

How to Add AdSense to A WordPress Blog

Then place this on the part that says “****Your Adsense Code goes here****“

How to Add AdSense to A WordPress Blog

See, piece of cake ;) Special thanks to tamba2 for the code.

Adding AdSense After Every Entry

If you want to place an Adsense block every after your entry ( Like what I have — for now :P ) You will need to open your index.php then look for this part:

How to Add AdSense to A WordPress Blog

And if you want, you can also add a center tag to make it look more decent.

Adding AdSense to Single Posts

If you want AdSense only in your single posts. Open your single.php then look for something like this:

How to Add AdSense to A WordPress Blog

Actually it’s the same as Adding AdSense After Post Titles (Above) :D

Adding AdSense Before your Header

Lastly, if you want to add an AdSense unit before your header (Like b5media blogs, etc.)

Open your header.php and look for a code like the one below:

How to Add AdSense to A WordPress Blog

Easy!

But still if it’s that hard for you to integrate AdSense units to your WordPress blog, there’s always a plugins to the help.

If you have any comments or want to add or suggest something. Don’t be shy to leave me a comment ;)

Have any questions? Don’t want to waste time searching Google? just drop me a mail and I’ll try my best to answer your question!


I’m Flipping Rich! – Well, Kinda :P

By Carl On May 27, 2007 No Comments

I'm Flipping Rich

I’m still a rich in the making :P 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 :P

Thanks again to Derrik and Mr. Chow!