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First free ebook – available now

12 January 2009

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I have just completed my first free ebook and it is available now for download. Details and download links can be found here.

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Making money from CPM advertising

11 December 2008

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I never had much experience trying to make money from CPM until I worked on my site for the Beijing Olympics. Basically you just get paid a certain amount every 1000 times your ad is displayed on a website. Rates are pretty low and vary between industries. A quick search on the internet says the [...]

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America goes to the polls

4 November 2008

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I am Australian, but a lot of my income now comes from the United States. Since I don’t live in Australia and most of my internet traffic comes from the U.S. I pay more attention to what is happening there. My income is always down during U.S. holiday periods. From Thanksgiving to Christmas, my earnings [...]

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How do you define “wealthy”?

19 June 2008

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A comment on my post asking for guest posters got me thinking, someone called “Rich” said to get someone who is actually wealthy. So, how do you actually define “wealthy”? Most people would probably say having a lot money means you are rich or wealthy. I made more money when I was working a 9-5 [...]

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Looking for guest posts

10 May 2008

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To help keep this blog moving while I am working on my site for the Beijing Olympics, I thought I would open up this blog to guest bloggers. I have written some guest posts on other blogs and have found it to be a good way to get new traffic and links to your site. [...]

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Always read the fine print

12 February 2008

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I am back in Bangkok now and I spent my first day locating the Canon service center. I bought a new Digital Canon SLR just before I left and I just now discovered a small problem with it. When I was in the store in Australia, the sales guy confirmed that the warranty was in [...]

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New theme from Revolution

4 February 2008

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I bought and implemented a new theme from Revolution themes today. Magazine type themes for blogs have become popular recently further creating a blur between websites and blogs. Your old content on blogs tends to get lost in the archives and using a theme like the ones from Revolution give you the ability to keep [...]

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Taking advantage of topical news

21 January 2008

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Creating a site that goes viral is not an easy task. One way is to piggy-back off a topical news story. I have seen this happen a few times recently with some success. Some of you may have heard of Corey Delaney. He is a 16 year old Australian kid who held a party at [...]

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Taking time off work for the Beijing Olympics

12 January 2008

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This article in caterersearch.com says that employers should support their employees if they want to take time off for the Olympic games so they can become a volunteer in Beijing. Caterersearch is a UK based website so the view is not surprising with the London games in 2012. “It isn’t just the international chains,” he [...]

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What will 2008 bring

3 January 2008

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Most bloggers have been busy posting their goals for the new year. This is great because making a goal, writing it down and publishing it to the world is a great step to achieving your goals. For 2008 I will be focusing on the Beijing Olympics. I have no idea as to how the site [...]

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