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Amazon Kindle Publishing for Blogs

Published by: yuga under: Problogging , Tech Toys & Gadgets. 9 replies

posted: May 15th, 2009

Amazon has now opened its Kindle platform to bloggers, allowing them to submit/publish their blog to the network for subscription. Now you can make money from Amazon once people subscribe to your blog via the Kindle.

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Where that NTC Circular might affect Bloggers?

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 18 replies

posted: January 29th, 2009

When I first read about that proposed NTC circular about “Guidelines on the Provision of Contents, Information, Applications, and Electronic Games“, I shrugged it off because it was obviously referring to the mobile telecoms industry.

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Best. Blogging. Job. Ever.

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 17 replies

posted: January 14th, 2009

This is by far, the best blogging job ever — travel to Hamilton Island (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland), go island-hopping, take pictures, shoot videos and blog about it on a weekly basis.

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Is problogging in recession?

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 10 replies

posted: October 5th, 2008

Barely 3 months after we saw big blog networks re-balancing their budgets, there’s another one that’s just finished brewing headed by Gawker Media’s head-honcho himself, Nick Denton, with a self-leaked internal memo.

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Are Big Blog Networks slowing down?

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 9 replies

posted: July 28th, 2008

This year alone, the top two global blog networks had a rough time with balancing their budgets. Both Gawker Media and the AOL-bought WeblogsInc. saw numerous pay cuts and retirements of less-performing blogs. Is this a sign that problogging is at a decline?

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Looking for Gadget Blogger

Published by: yuga under: Careers , Problogging. 8 replies

posted: July 19th, 2008

If you’re a tech blogger or a gadget lover, you might be interested with this new problogger job. I’ve been requested to look for a new blogger for a popular tech blog to complement the existing line of writers, with specialty in gadgets & gizmos. Fixed monthly pay. Email me at abeolandres {at} gmail.com if you’re interested with 2 short but original samples of a gadget review.

Updates on Blog Ads, Affiliates and Sales

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 13 replies

posted: July 8th, 2008

Some links and updates on local affiliates for bloggers as well as new tools and services you might want to check out.

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Paid Blogging Gigs

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 4 replies

posted: June 25th, 2008

Anyone wanting to earn some dough on the side might want to check out these paid blogging jobs from fellow Filipino probloggers.

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Technorati Media launches Blog Ad Network

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 3 replies

posted: June 18th, 2008

Blog search engine Technorati has just launched a blog ad network. Technorati Media has been selling ads on its properties but only now did they open the doors to all bloggers.

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Guest Blogging at GMANews.tv

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 15 replies

posted: April 17th, 2008

Starting today, you’ll also be able to read more about my take on ICT in the Philippines over at GMANews.tv blog network. It’s just a weekly article but it will allow me to reach a wider segment of online readership. My first entry is about the state of eCommerce in the Philippines from the perspective of a consumer. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed here.

How to Increase your Effective CPM

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 8 replies

posted: March 19th, 2008

The most common response to my earlier discussion on “How to Compute Effective Page CPM” was how to increase the cost per mil (CPM). Let me clarify that with a simple math.

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How to Compute Effective Page CPM

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 12 replies

posted: March 10th, 2008

One of the most common confusions about online advertising amongst bloggers is how to compute for their ad rates. I’ve previously wrote about how to create an advertising rate card and how to analyze conversions or ROI, but the truth is not all page views are created equal.

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The Problem with Pay Per Play Ads

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 16 replies

posted: February 16th, 2008

I’ve been getting over a dozen email invites now about this new Pay-per-Play ad program that promises $4,800 revenue based on my Alexa rankings. I’m sure a lot of the other bloggers have heard of this too. Let me share with you why I think this thing won’t fly.

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Better ROI with Blog Advertising

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 25 replies

posted: February 15th, 2008

I was doing a PowerPoint presentation yesterday on why advertising on blogs is better than in any other online media when I thought it would be really great if I have the figures to show and back up my claims/theories. Then I realized, I was given some Google Analytics data by a recent advertiser. And here’s what I got…

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Blog Brokering or Affiliate Marketing in the Philippines

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 9 replies

posted: January 21st, 2008

While everyone else is preaching about how to use blogging and SEO to gain and maximize revenue from AdSense, Kontera, TLA, Chitika and other related programs, I met a few newbies who are into the blogging business or what I’d call blog brokering.

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Bidvertiser Feed Ads

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 9 replies

posted: January 4th, 2008

I had this weird hunch that the FeedBurner Ad Network (FAN) was killed after Google bought it last year. Not that it was a lucrative business doing feedvertising.

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Pageviews over RSS Feeds

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 8 replies

posted: January 3rd, 2008

Reports of the new problogging pay scale over at Gawker Media has generated a lot of opinions and criticisms on how blog networks should compensate their bloggers. My thoughts are more about the apparent focus on pageviews over rss feeds.

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Lease out your Blog to CW

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 14 replies

posted: December 27th, 2007

Now, this is a really tempting offer from blog network CW (Creative Weblogging). If you think your blog needs some massive marketing and infrastructure support, check out what CW has to offer when you join their network.

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Matt Cutts tells on Paid Reviews and Disclosure

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 7 replies

posted: December 4th, 2007

Loren Baker says Google is Watching Paid Review Blogs that Pass PageRank and while we know about that already, Google Search Quality Engineer Matt Cutts explains why these paid posts should have a disclosure.

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AdSense Alternatives Revisited

Published by: yuga under: Problogging. 25 replies

posted: December 1st, 2007

Recent developments have forced a lot of webmasters and publishers alike to re-think their online monetization strategies. The PR penalty, the changes in AdSense clickable ads, and an impending SERPs penalty has allowed a lot of us to explore other alternatives besides AdSense and TLA.

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