DISQUS

AndyBeard · 2 years ago

Blogrush currently has 60-80% surplus inventory which hasn't been earned by anyone. Whilst the percentage of that surplus inventory compared to users will decrease, a lot of that surplus is on the high traffic blogs.
From what I can see that surplus is being shared out to everyone, thus the smaller blogs are gaining a benefit.

A blog in the top tier with 30,000 impressions per day is giving the network 240,000 advertising positions that it is free to disperse however it chooses.
John is perfectly at liberty at some time in the future to decide that blogs that are not providing inventory don't get to spend their credits from downline or give them reduced exposure - I am not sure he will have to - if the top tier remove widgets, there would be a chain reaction.
The top bloggers will get lower CTR because many people have already read their content.

If you have followed anything about Income.com, John has stated that most of it will be free and there are going to be a number of services and community features.

Over 3 days I have generated 70 targeted visitors - I need to improve conversion of that traffic. If I wanted to get that traffic from Adwords, it would have cost me between $7 to maybe $70 depending on niche.

It is true that I could earn $70 from the same space, but probably not $700

There are credits being wasted on blogs that aren't relevant, foreign language etc that slip through, it is very early days.

If you look at my blog you will notice that I have removed a number of widgets. Spicypage has never really brought any traffic, the Technorati links without being able to edit or add to them weren't giving me any control. They will come back in another format later on.
Bumpzee is missing only because of the server problems recently, it will be switched on again today or tomorrow. I don't class Bumpzee as wasted real estate and have a lot of time invested in the community.

There are some interesting things happening in internet marketing, the "closed" landing page is opening out. Blogrush is going to help bridge communities which is good for blogging and for affiliate marketing in general, of all persuasions.

John Reese isn't new to the blogging game, some time ago he purchased Pingoat.com - I am not sure how long he has had the squeeze page at the top, but I am sure he has a large database of bloggers already and already had a huge list anyway.

AndyBeard · 2 years ago

Oh, just to be clear, the $70 or $700 that could possibly be earned is over a 30 day period, the traffic was a 3 day example, it is too soon to tell.

DayJobNuker · 2 years ago

I'm confused how you go from having a "low traffic" blog and giving the ads away to suddenly charging $100 a month. That seems like dreamland to me. Shouldn't it be more like $10.00 a month?

YC · 2 years ago

Brilliant - I'm working on some of these - and it'll be a useful reminder for many! Thanks for writing this, Jim!

cardiogirl · 2 years ago

Wow, that's an awesome idea and I will be implementing it soon. Thanks for the step-by-step clear instructions!

Adam · 2 years ago

Certainly some good material there for us bloggers. Thanks for providing the information plus the clear, meaty instructions. So many times, i've seen good content, but its rarely backed up for the easy to follow 'to do' steps.

Jim Kukral · 2 years ago

@YC, let me know how it goes.

@cardiogirl, as I said above, let me know how it goes. Glad to help.

@Adam, I'm happy to assist. Tried to make it as easy as possible to follow.

Chris · 2 years ago

Any opinions about just how soon you should start this process, if you are starting a brand new blog? I'm guessing you should wait a month or two till you have a good cache of articles and a few regular readers?

Jim Kukral · 2 years ago

@Chris, yes, you should probably have a few months of content built up on your blog first.

Jason Golod · 2 years ago

Simple is usually the best way to go. Good list. And, I agree that blogrush is the next over-hyped thingamajig. Sounds great on paper, but I have not read any of the links in any of those boxes I have seen on people's sites.

Novice SEO · 2 years ago

I am one of those blogs that has low traffic. I have only been around since may. My blog documents what I have learned to increase the ranking on google of one of my websites in a very competitive arena. I was zeroed out on RSS subscribers until last week when my blog was featured on a video by WebProNews.com. Now I have 30 subscribers and about 70 visitors a day. Still very very low but it is a start. I think one thing that is very important at this point is not to get discouraged and quit but press on. I am at a point where many bloggers quit... that six month period with no income and low visitor rate. I have a feeling if I continue to blog daily with constructive content that eventually the blog will pop out. Patience is the key.....

Jim Kukral · 2 years ago

@Jason, yes, simple and high quality content!

@Novice seo, continue to write content that solves problems for people and you'll be on your way to success. Stick with it.

Supernegro.com · 2 years ago

I'm curious...what exactly is considered low level traffic? Less than a 1,000 visitors a day? If so, will companies realistically fork over at least $100/month for such weak numbers?

Jim Kukral · 2 years ago

@Matt, it does work, try it.

@Super, I say low-traffic is like 100 visitors a day, or less. That's 99% of all blogs my friend. If it's in their niche, and you make it easy for them, and you can prove that it's worth a few bucks. Why wouldn't they do it?

custom tailor · 2 years ago

thanks for writing this jim

Howard · 2 years ago

Howard can I add these standard 125x125 ad spaces without using AdSense or another provider?

Mike Pedersen Golf · 2 years ago

I've sent you an email and a contact form inquiring about your services with NO response. You must be too busy for new clients...good for you!

Jim Kukral · 2 years ago

Not true Mike. I did email you back. I said I wasn't doing any of my free consulting anymore which you mentioned you wanted. If that wasn't you, than I never got your email.

vrajesh · 1 year ago

I DON'T WANT TO MAKE MONEY FROM MY BLOG,BUT I LIKE TO PUT SOME ADVERTISEMENT BANNER ON IT.WHAT CAN I DO?

vrajeshs last blog post..THALASSERI CO-OPERATIVE HOSPITAL

elie palima · 2 weeks ago

hi, thanks for these tips, Really helpful and it got me to think more.. anyway, I'll post results here..