Comment posted on My Crazy Ways of Blogging and Monetizing A Famous Blog by Jarret@blog network
Hesham, great article! I’ve learned a lot about blogging from you. My Hive Health Media site is a health version of Famous Bloggers-I hope you take that as a compliment.
Recently, I’ve played around with CPM Ad Networks. I’ve tried so many and the results have been disappointing. Value Click Media, Burst Media, Adagency 1, Banner Connect, and recently Adtegrity.
I’ve been disappointed with the CPM rates on ad locations for all of these networks. Selling direct ad space has far more potential, but finding advertisers is the challenge. I’ll check out your article on selling direct ads.
While I’m here, if anyone has suggestions on the best paying CPM Ad Network, let me know! I can’t qualify for Tribal Fusion yet ;( though
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Thanks for sharing your Blog with others. You really share valuable information and tips. thanks a lot
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The pleasure is mine Jim. I love sharing quality content with my readers.
Have a nice day,
Ana
You are right. Thanks for the additional input.
I’m glad you stopped by,
Ana
I really enjoyed the honesty of your post. A lot of times when earnings are posted, i get depressed because I am no where near those levels. I started my blog almost 2 years ago and only recently have been focusing whole heartedly on optimizing and learning the best monetization strategies. I still feel like I am going in circles and not getting very far. Posts like this give me hope that I can figure this all out. Thank You!
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Hi Lisa, if the best monetization strategies doesn’t work for us, we will have to create our own!
Keep trying, you will make it one day!
Hesham Zebida´s last blog ..What to Look for When Auditing your Website
my blog is not that famous
happyblogger´s last blog ..101 Ways to Monetize Your Blog
With only one post, I doubt it!
Hesham Zebida´s last blog ..The Bloggers Creed
Blogging is an ongoing effort - it takes time, dedication and passion.
Keep grinding those posts and make sure they’re quality stuff.
Dan @ Keyword Research Service´s last blog ..Google Previews – Exciting New Developments
Very true Dan! and of course all this need time! I hope to give quality!
Many thanks for stropping by!
Another really good article Hesham, I see that affiliate sales are being kind to you as of late. Still trying to find my mark here, I don’t like 90% of the programs on Clickbank, CJ…etc so figuring my affiliate sales will likely come from computer software/tech stuff rather than ebook/blogging related when I do invest more time in reviewing and promoting affiliate products that I have actually tried.
As one of those bloggers who shares my site income month my only purpose in doing this is showing others a real number that can be reached with what I have put into it, I don’t brag and I don’t make much at less than $250 per month average you can’t survive on what I make from my sites, but it is also more than many people make with their sites so they read and see what I use/try and hopefully can find some success themselves.
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Hey Justin, you really have a great market, of course it needs a lot of work from your side but I am sure results with you could be greater than any “blogging niche” blog like ours!
yeah! I also don’t think your favorite place will be ClickBank, maybe you should find some other products related to technology and electronics stuff somewhere else, those kind of higher priced items and expensive stuff could work for you if you can get your reviews on the first page, I think a blog post can easily act like a mini site, I mean why not?!
I know you do it, and many of my friends shares their earnings report, I enjoy reading it and learning from it by the way, and I hope it makes you and your readers more benefit than it could hurt!
Thanks you so much for giving your thoughts!
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Hesham, great article! I’ve learned a lot about blogging from you. My Hive Health Media site is a health version of Famous Bloggers-I hope you take that as a compliment.
Recently, I’ve played around with CPM Ad Networks. I’ve tried so many and the results have been disappointing. Value Click Media, Burst Media, Adagency 1, Banner Connect, and recently Adtegrity.
I’ve been disappointed with the CPM rates on ad locations for all of these networks. Selling direct ad space has far more potential, but finding advertisers is the challenge. I’ll check out your article on selling direct ads.
While I’m here, if anyone has suggestions on the best paying CPM Ad Network, let me know! I can’t qualify for Tribal Fusion yet ;( though
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Hey Jarret, I really like what you do over your site, it’s honor
Yes finding advertisers is a challenge, but it’s like any other thing.. once you try to connect and offer ads spaces to particular expected advertisers in your niche.. You will have the key!
I wish you good luck my friend, and many thanks for stopping by my post today!
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Hey Hesham,
and hello to you my dear Ana,
Hesham, I just love the honesty of this post. Besides being brilliant and informative, it’s genuine. And anyone who has had the pleasure of meeting you - whether virtually or in person, or working with you - knows that that’s just what you are.
All this talk about monetizing makes me think even more that it’s time I give it a go. I think I’m only interested in affiliate links for now though and I know exactly which ones. It’s something I’ll be looking into more seriously once my new blog redesign is up and running.
One thing I should also do which you talked about, is build an email list. I haven’t done that at all yet.
Anyways enough about what I should do. All I stopped by to say is keep rocking! This is a very inspiring post with tons of useful information. You’re doing a fantastic job, both monetizing and running Famous Bloggers. Wishing you continued success.
Cheers
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Hey Ingrid ,
The most active blogger in our community is here?! Awesome!
I hope you will redesign your blog soon and enjoying Headway!
Heading to check what ebooks you have for us today
Hesham Zebida´s last blog ..What to Look for When Auditing your Website
Great article Hisham, you are always an inspiration and good example to new and old bloggers.
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Hey mate, looking forward to share my crazy tips over comluv.com soon
Hesham Zebida´s last blog ..What to Look for When Auditing your Website
I couldn’t agree more.
I’ve learned more from reading 3 of Hisham’s posts than in a month of working under supervision.
Dan @ Keyword Research Service´s last blog ..Google Previews – Exciting New Developments
These are indeed great ways to monetize a blog. But they also take a lot of work. I have been watching Hesham, and he is one of the hardest working bloggers out there.
David, Thank you for stopping by and adding a comment, one of the best connections I ever had!
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Hesham,
Thank you for this valuable and inspiring post! I really appreciate the tips that you have shared and the links too. As a result I joined an affiliate program for a product I’ve been meaning to promote and I’ve updated and re-organized my Recommended Tools page. I can’t wait to look into the other tips that you have brought up.
I’ve joined your site too! It looks like a great resource. I can’t wait to dig deeper!
Stacy
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Hey Stacy,
I wish you good luck, just be sure to try products you are promoting, this will help a lot when trying to sell them!
Thank you for joining our blog, FB has tons of useful tips because the awesome bloggers who shares their best stuff! So.. welcome
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I feel for this guy in the photo, spent a lot of money on adwords, got clicks but no conversions. I wonder how his sales pages look and the keywords he targeted, may be a problem in there.
Well, at least we know he is stucked at his Mom’s house for a along time a head haha
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I don’t know it’s a British thing, but I find posting your monthly cashflow details very vulgar. I can’t see it being a motivator, it’s more just bragging.
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Hey Andy, I can’t say it’s bragging as some readers ask for it, so some times it’s what readers are asking for!
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Hi Hesham,
Glad to see you here man.
Super awesome post man. Affiliate marketing is one of the best way to make money blogging.
Thanks for sharing this amazing Post
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Hey Dev, I agree with you man, affiliate marketing should be our main focus, we just need to have a good plan, do some researches and choose good products!
Thank you for stopping by
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Never heard of the MaxBlogPress Subscribers Magnet, seems very expensive for what it does, though.
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Hey Jason, I haven’t got a chance to use “MaxBlogPress Subscribers Magnet” myself, but most of my friends who are using it gives it good credits as a good plugin! I am not sure about it’s price! although I don’t remember I mentioned it in my post, but glad you did!
Hesham Zebida´s last blog ..5 Ways to Streamline Your Online Business
Oh! alright.. I just realized that Ana added a note referring to “MaxBlogPress Subscribers Magnet” plugin, cool then!
Hesham Zebida´s last blog ..What to Look for When Auditing your Website
Hashem,
One thing I’m learning is that those who put in the effort get the rewards. You certainly did a lot to get yourself to the position you’re in now. If I just look at all the guest posts you’ve had on Famousbloggers.net, it’s clear people are noticing.
Thanks for sharing what’s working for you.
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Hey Vernon, maybe you will not believe this, but probably this is my second or third guest post ever! being surrounded by guest bloggers, they eat my time and my brain haha, so.. Thanks to Ana for the opportunity!
And thank you so much for stopping by! keep the good work up!
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Yes, I wasn’t meaning that your effort was in doing guest blogging, but facilitating it on famousbloggers
Vernon´s last blog ..Doing It Passionately
Yes, I understood, and this is true.. it takes a lot of time and effort to manage the process, plus editing, publishing and promoting a guest post, really!
Cool man!
Hesham Zebida´s last blog ..What to Look for When Auditing your Website
Hesham you just gained another reader. I like what I’m reading here. I’m having trouble gaining list subscribers right now but I’m going to take a look at the pop-up domination and see if I can adopt it in the least annoying way possible.
Thanks for the article!
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Hey John,
Give popup domination a try, it’s magic!
P.S. nice blog you have there, I have some interests in design, keep it up!
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This is a awesome post Ana with A lot of value Like Always girl. I love the way you look A things Ana, Thanks A Million for sharing.
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Want to correct you Kareem. It’s a post by Hesham & not by our beautiful Ana
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Hey man, thank you, maybe it’s Coffee time
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Hey Kareem, I was on your blog yesterday by the way, really awesome videos and stuff going there!
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