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The original goal of this case study was to create full time income with part time blogging. I think everyone would agree that we are well beyond full time income. However, John Chow dot Com is still a part time venture for me (it’s really a hobby). Here is the income breakdown.
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Happy Canada Day everyone! In honor of Canada Day, I bring you this message from my good friend Joe. My name is John and I am Canadian!
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Kirin is one of the more expensive Dim Sum restaurant but its food quality justify its higher pricing. The service is normally excellent but was off today due to the completely packed house – nearly all Dim Sum restaurants in Richmond are full on a Saturday. Luckily, our table was ready for us at our 12:00 reservation time.
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Congrats goes out to Eastwood Zhao and Stephen Welton for winning our latest contest. Eastwood won a copy of Command & Conquer Tiberium Wars and Stephen won Needs for Speed Carbon, both from Electronic Arts. To claim their prize, all Eastwood and Stephen have to do is reply to the email I sent them. I hope they have very powerful […]
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Today was an exciting day. Not only did I made it into the July issue of BC Business magazine but I got to pick up my new family car. Our old Acura TL was coming up on four years and that’s about the longest I keep a car. We searched high and low for a replacement to the trusted family […]
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There are more than 70 million blogs on the Web, and another 5,000 are added every hours. Only a handful of them are bringing in solid revenues. As local bloggers are discovering, it’s not enough to post witty commentary in your spare time. Truly making a buck in the blog-eat-blog world requires passion, discipline and a head for business.
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Pushing the limits of blog monetization almost means pushing Google to the edge. There are many who will say that playing with Google is like playing with fire – sooner or later, you’re going to get burn.
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All the affiliate offers I deal with cost nothing to the readers. It doesn’t cost anything to sign up for a Google AdSense or Bidvertiser account. Studies have proven that conversions increases when the offer cost zero.
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