Widget bucks works very similar to Google but with some major differences. Widget bucks will currently only work on a blog like wordpress, blogger and typepad. This may change in the near future but for now that’s the way it is. Adsense shows relevant ads in text based format or graphic format depending on what the publisher chooses. With Widget Bucks they only have graphic ads but it’s a little more then that. Think of Widget bucks as a widget that shows current pricing of items as well as pictures and then rotates it through into the next add.

Widget bucks let you choose what type of products to show on your blog. After all no one knows better then you what your readers like. You have many different add layout to choose from and can customize the look to some extent to match your site.

With widget Bucks being new no one has gotten a check yet. I can’t say no one but it just opened up and it takes 45 days from the end of the month till you get paid. So the first checks should start rolling out in mid December.

So will this new adsense competitor be able to hang with the big boys?

Only time will tell. Of all the programs out there competing with adsense, widget bucks has a good chance because it’s more of a niche that was missing in the market. The Widget is not for every blog out there. If your blog is not product based you may be better off with adsense. If however you have a blog about wifi or about electronics I bet Widget Bucks would make an impression on your readers.

Another thing to mention is widget bucks currently offers a 25.00 sign up bonus. While this should not heavily influence your decision it’s a little icing on the cake. You do have to make at least .00 before you can be paid out so that 25.00 get’s you half way on your way. Adsense minimum payout is 100.00 so smaller bloggers may find this to be a better route to go.…

WordPress provides many great plugins that support Adsense Publishers. I already tried dozen of such plugins for last 3 years. So now I am writing to introduce to you the best one for increasing the CTR (click through rate).

This is “Adsense Under Image” Plug in. In the next words, I will show you how to use it and how come from the benefits of using this plugin?

1. Install  and activate the plugin “Adsense Under Image” (Log in to Dashboard, and search this plugin when you are on Add Plugin Page)

2. Insert one image for each blog post. Make sure the width of all image is same, and is either 336 or 468

3. The adsense now will automatically appear under the image on your post.

4. Configure the plugin:

Creat an Adsense Unit with its width same with image’s with (336 or 468). Blend its color with your blog color scheme.

Copy and Paste the code into Plugin Configure Page.

As you see the image with draw the attention of the visistors. The under-image-adsense will easily get noticed. The visitor naturally browse the links (click) on this ads unit. The CTR increases drammatically!

Some notice:

1. The (336×300) unit works the best.

2. Put also ALR tag for the image. It helps for SEO (mean increase traffic) and ads relevancy.

Now is your turn. Try it out and see how your CTR increase. Don’t be suprise if it doubles or tripples your existing earning. Best lucks.

Demo: Civil Engineer Website…

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When is it best to use: DreamWeaver vs. WordPress Templates vs. Drupal or some other program to create websites?

Answer:

You can learn any or all three and put out an effective website.

I would look at what the website will need:

Dreamweaver can be used to design all three types of sites – ie, you could build a Drupal site in Dreamweaver or a WordPress site in Dreamweaver. In fact, I’ve done all three – Drupal, WordPress, and straight HTML in Dreamweaver.

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Drupal is a CMS – so if you’re building a site that needs a lot of management or is going to have people managing the content who don’t know or don’t want to learn HTML, this might be a good choice. Drupal offers lots of plugins and extensions like a blog, calendar, and forum. So if you think the site is going to have all those things eventually this might be a good choice.

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WordPress is first and foremost a blogging tool. Yes, lots of people are starting to use it to manage their entire site, but most of the time you can tell these sites because they look like blogs. They might have 1 or 2 static pages, but typically the blog is the most important part of a WordPress site. If that’s what your site is, then this is a good solution.

Finally, Dreamweaver alone. You can build any type of site you want using just Dreamweaver. You won’t have the built-in tools for blogging or CMS like you do with Drupal and WordPress, but you have the flexibility to build anything you like. And as I said before, you can use Dreamweaver to build and maintain the templates for your Drupal or WordPress sites.

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your articles would get more attention of the SEOs. Don’t forget that blogs have the informative aim. So if you promote some services there, don’t overstuff it, because the visitors will not like it. People will come to your blog to look for the information. Try to offer your visitors as much useful information as possible, so that they would like to visit your blog again and bookmark your page.

Unlike the websites, blogs are more personal place in the Internet. You can personalize your blog by offering some information about yourself, adding a picture of your dog. It will make your visitors be loyal to you and visit your blog more often. Be yourself and share your honest point of view when you write for your blog. You can also write from the first person there, it will make you closer to your readers.

Besides the SEO, the other way for generating more traffic to your blog is the links exchanging. You can exchange links with other blogs and as a result you will receive traffic from the other blogs as well as the other blogs will get visitors from your blog. Don’t be courteous that it may cause all your visitors go to the other blogs. Link exchanging strategy proved its effectiveness. It lets more traffic visit your blog. Even if some of them leave your page, those who are interested in your services will stay with you.

Don’t underestimate the blogging. This easy and not expensive method can play a main role in the promotion of your internet based business and help you make money from hom…