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As a blogger, you can make money by promoting affiliate products on your website, by growing a list that you can promote your own products and services to, and you can even make money by joining blog project databases, where you are paid for writing about new launches, providing feedback on company products, or in offering paid reviews for other new bloggers who are interested in gaining traffic from you.

Of course, how much money you can make will ultimately depend on how much traffic you are able to generate to your website.

The more traffic, the more lucrative your blog will be to potential paid sponsors, and of course, with consistent traffic you can make money through commissions from affiliate products that are purchased through your referral.

As someone who has been blogging for over five years, I always recommend to new bloggers that they focus on growing traffic before ever trying to monetize their blogs.

You need to build a reputation within your market, generate as many back links as possible, and push your website out in front of as many potential prospects as possible before you focus on making money from your blog. You need a captive audience, a loyal following, and return visitors who find your website informative, useful, interesting and worth returning to time and time again.

Once you have solidified yourself within the blogging community, you can then take it a step further by implementing money-making strategies into all areas of your blog, but you need to lay the groundwork first and focus on generating a steady stream of traffic to your website.

That being said, even from the birth of your website there are a few things that you should do that can be monetized in the future. One of these things involves building a list.

While you may have an RSS subscription option on your website, you need to take it a step further by implementing an autoresponder opt-in form on your site that captures your visitors information and lets you stay in touch with your subscribers.

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They are a new company that got up and running this year and already has 25,000+ providers signed up. They run on a system very similar to Elance. You list your services and you can wait for people to find you or you can bid on projects. They seem to lean more towards buyers seeking out service providers and if they can't find any then they can open a project and wait for bids to come in.

When a client adds a project they select how many bids they wish to receive usually 5 although can vary. Writers are charges a small fee to contact the client and enter negotiations with them, usually between 1 and £2. This fee increases each time someone bids so it's an advantage to be quick and be the first to bid.

This is the only fee you pay however there is no guarantee that the client will choose you or even any of the writers who bid.

There may also be a charge if fees are escrowed and the project is completed through the site, though once you have paid to contact the client the payments can be done offsite to avoid this fee though you will not be able to rate each other or have the security of escrowing funds.

You can see the ratings of the client (if they have been previously rated) and profiles and ratings of competitors who bid on the same project as you but not the details of there own negotiations with the client.

Go for projects with the fewest number of competitors, get in early to get the lowest fee and make sure the client has a rating as they are most likely to follow through and actually employ someone. Avoid projects which ask for quotes or provide limited or sketchy information. This will give you the best possible chance of making a success of this site.

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You've probably heard the phrase, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." It was popularized by the Godfather movies, and originally taken from Sun Tzu's infamous book, "The Art of War."

The meaning of the above phrase is... by keeping your enemies closer, and pretending to be their friend, they will lower their defenses, trust you, and you will in turn gather up all the intelligence you need on them, keep a close watch on them at all times... and when the time comes, you'll be able to defeat them easily.

While the above phrase, and strategy, has its place in particular situations, my philosophy is... why create enemies in the first place?!

Most marketers see Google and other search engines as an "enemy" that they have to defeat by the use of trickery or treachery. (They may never admit to it or even believe that they view them as an enemy, but their actions clearly prove otherwise.)

That to me is pure insanity!

Why the heck would you want to make Google, or other search engines, your enemy? Especially if you need them more than they need you!

Wouldn't it make more sense to try to befriend them, to partner with them, and to work with them so that together you can both prosper?

How about working on striking a "joint venture" with Google...to form a mutually-beneficial relationship with them?

Doesn't that make a heck of a lot more sense than trying to "trick" or "sneak into" their listings using some blackhat technique or the latest and greatest automating software?

I really hope I'm driving the point home. I realize I'm being repetitive with this theme, and it's for a good reason.

The moment you "get" this (on a deeper than surface level,) everything will change for you.

Getting listed favorably in search engines will become so much easier, more long-term - and a lot more fun - instead of being a continuous, dangerous "cat and mouse" game where you're always trying to stay ahead of them till you eventually get stomped, and then starting all over again (only to get stomped again.)

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The key to most of these traffic methods is proper keyword research. If you don't take the time to research your keywords carefully, you aren't going to have a very good chance to get a level of traffic that will help your site make good money.

Fortunately, keyword research is a relatively simple process. If you know what you're doing, you can research plenty of good keywords for your niche in just a few minutes.

When it comes to keywords, there are head keywords and what are referred to as “long tail keyword phrases”.

Head keyword terms are typically shorter phrases such as “weight loss”, while tail keywords consist of multiple keywords that describe a market or niche, such as “weight loss strategies for seniors”.

For the most part, head keywords are always targeted by a greater number of competition as they are a short-form description of a market, and long tail keyword phrases will generate less traffic, but are much easier to dominate within the search engines.

Savvy marketers focus on long tail keywords and gauge their exposure by a COLLECTIVE count of all traffic generated from multiple long-tail keyword based campaigns.

You will find it much easier to position yourself in the top search engine results if you primarily focus on injecting long tail keywords into your traffic generation strategies.

Consider the fact that it could take you months (and serious cash) to rank for the term “weight loss”, however if you set up a dozen different campaigns targeting relevant, long tail keywords including “weight loss after pregnancy”, “how to lose weight quickly”, or “safe and easy methods of losing weight”, you would generate steady traffic from all campaigns (although lower than a single main keyword), collectively giving you MORE exposure than a competitive keyword that you are consistently struggling to rank for much less maintain your position.

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When you approach a woman, look her directly in the eyes. She’ll be paying attention to your body language and when it comes to confidence, your movements, your connection, and even your posture is the giveaway.

Don’t falter or backtrack. If you say something stupid, laugh it off. Women love a sense of humor almost as much as they love confidence, so don’t sweat the small stuff – just approach her directly, and give it your best shot.

When striking up conversation, focus on her. Women want to see that you’re genuinely interested in them (and don’t fake it, they’ll detect it faster than you say ‘hello’).

Remember, practice makes perfect so give yourself permission to fail a few times, because ultimately, the more you try the faster you’ll learn what works – and get it right.

If you find it difficult to talk to a woman and no matter what you do she simply seems uninterested, walk away. It’s her loss, and eventually when she’s hooked up with the loser in the corner who ends up ditching her for her younger friend, she’ll realize it.

So don’t take it personally, and don’t waste your time – there are better quality women who will be more than happy to talk to you.

When striking up a conversation, you want to avoid religion, age, education and ex’s. Everything else is a go. Be genuine and sincere when you ask her questions about herself, and pay attention to what she has to say. It’s likely she’ll quiz you later on and if you fail that test, you’re out.

Don’t lay it on too thick. If you’re at a club, the last thing a woman wants to do is discuss politics. Be light and fun.

You want to keep the conversation flowing, and to be the guy that’s going to show her a great time, not the guy she hides from all night long because after a few more drinks, she’s just not all that interested in the latest Sci?Fi movie you’ve seen.

Conversations need to be relevant to the location! If you’re at a library, it’s great to talk about the book club you’re in, otherwise, keep it light.

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The term “bleaching” can only be used in the United States if the teeth can be whitened beyond their natural color. The teeth have a particular level of whiteness that occurs naturally in healthy teeth, and the only way to get teeth that are whiter is to use chemicals or other commercial methods.

Bleaching refers to using a chemical such as hydrogen peroxide or carbamine peroxide to whiten the teeth. Most types of tooth whitening use some form of peroxide for whitening, but the concentration must be very high in order to be considered bleaching, because only very high concentrations can whiten teeth beyond their natural shade.

Hydrogen peroxide works much faster than carbamide, and concentrations are usually 9% to 40%. This is usually done only in dentist’s offices, because of the danger of using such high concentrations.

Home kits usually use carbamide. It works slower, with concentrations around 15%. A 15% concentration of hydrogen peroxide is equivalent to a 5% concentration of hydrogen peroxide. While carbamide peroxide is slower, it is also much safer to use. This is why it is usually used in home whitening kits instead of hydrogen peroxide.

Can you whiten teeth with regular hydrogen peroxide?

A lot of people want to know if they can just purchase hydrogen peroxide in the store and use it to whiten their teeth. Yes, it is possible to do this. You can whiten teeth slightly using regular hydrogen peroxide. But you must consider the fact that the peroxide you can buy in a bottle is a very low concentration, thus it won’t be as effective as products made specifically for the purpose.

Also, you will have to keep the peroxide in your mouth for quite a while in order for it to be effective. This could become very frustrating, and may also irritate your gums, tongue, and other parts of your mouth.

It’s a better idea to buy products that are specifically designed to whiten teeth. This is safer, and will generally be much more effective and will work much faster.

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In order to develop a successful strategy that helps you save money every month, you need to begin by defining your priorities.

Begin by writing down the most important aspects of your life, as well as what you want for your family. Priorities are similar to goals except rather than defining milestones, you simply create an overview of what you are hoping to achieve.

Once you have listed your family priorities, you then determine your goals. With goals, you are defining a specific amount of money that you'd like to save within a certain time frame.

Setting goals is incredibly important, because it keeps you on track while giving you the opportunity to see your progress every step of the way.

Make sure your goals are reasonable ones! You want to set yourself up for success, not failure and so it's important to truly evaluate your income and come up with a reasonable amount you can save each month.

Your goals could also include making future purchases or payments. For example, your goal could be to save 10% of your monthly income for a child's college fund.

Limit your goals to 2-3 per priority. You want to maintain focus and be able to stay on track without feeling overwhelmed.

Once you have determined your priorities and goals, it's time to work towards reaching them!

Your entire family will need to get involved in this, so it's time to have a family meeting where you discuss the benefits of setting goals and budgeting as a family, highlighting the rewards so that your family is focused on the same goals that you are.

Track your progress, communicate with your family every step of the way, and maintain a system that allows you to quickly monitor your progress (and success!)

Make it easy for your family to save more money by always being on the lookout for ways of reducing your spending without sacrificing the most important things in your life.

Consider the frequency in which your family eats out, examine your commute for more efficient driving, pay larger bills in portions throughout the month, rather than all at once, and shop based on weekly specials.