Web development, design, and site optimization

When I first got into blogging, like many I stumbled across the blog of the famous John Chow. Famous for being a supposedly wealthy blogger as a result of his blog (s). At the time I did find some use in a number of his post. Some rubbed me the wrong way and left me thinking he must be bogus and just full of himself.

While I don’t question the fact that he has made blogging a main source of his income, I do question just how much he says he makes. But that is not the point of my post today. At the end of the day I do have some respect for the work he has done.

I visited his blog again for the first time in months and came across one of his latest post. This post reminded me of why I stayed away in the first place, he seems to push one “scam” after another. Sprinkled in between these scams he has some good post though, which is unfortunate, because I have and will continue to miss them due to hating to weed through the crap.

In his post he is essentially pushing a $400.00 “Traffic Secrets” course. Obviously he is getting some sort of bounty off this. The whole this looks like a sham.

I posted the following comment to the article.

“Looks like more BS to me. They will not get my hard earned cash. I don’t get how these types of programs actually have an legs or get any traction. The site looks like a scam, it looks like all the other scam sites.

Like with anything else, work hard, be patient and persistent, and you will eventually see results. It won’t be overnight like some will make you believe is possible. But in the long run it will be worth it and you will likely have a better understanding of both yourself and the running of your website.”

I checked today to see how much John Chow fanboy reactions I got. To my suprise I got none, in fact i saw other comments that more or less echoed what I said.

Read the entire post here: http://www.johnchow.com/the-next-level-with-traffic-secrets-20/

This is a great read courtesy of one of my favourite bloggers www.slickmania.com. Enjoy!

“If you are a blogger who attempts to make money online completely through Google AdSense, writing paid reviews, or even by selling advertising blocks, you are probably missing out on a huge amount of income each month.

When I first started placing advertising on my blogs, the logical place to start was with Google AdSense. 6 months later, I’m making between $1.00-$5.00 a day with Google AdSense. Not bad right? At first I thought so, but I had no idea that I wasn’t living up to my potential. Paid reviews? That is a one-time payment and usually requires a lot more work than should be required for the amount you are paid. Sell paid advertising blocks on your site? There is nothing wrong with this, but if your blog isn’t mainstream yet, you probably are having trouble finding advertisers for your website.

So, what is the best way to make money online? I am now 100% confident that the best way to do this is through affiliate marketing.”

For the entire article please visit: http://slickmania.com/make-money-online-with-affiliate-marketing/