To encourage comments, many WordPress blogs use a Plugin call Show Top Commentators. This Plugin encourages feedback and discussion by rewarding readers for making comments. My Top Commentators are displayed on the right sidebar (under Recent Posts) along with the number of comments made in the past five days. The commentator names links back to their sites. Unlike links in […]
Read MoreGoogle started their PageRank update yesterday and it looks like this blog is jumping two spots – from PR4 to PR6! A check of 72 Google data centers shows John Chow dot Com at PR6 with 19 of them. Updates to the remaining data centers should be complete in the next few days. The higher PageRank just made this blog […]
Read MoreAs a parent of a newborn, I’m always on the look out for good parenting and baby information sites. Last week I noticed a Baby Videos link showed up under the Featured Sites section. The link went to a site call BabyTV.com. My first thought was, “Wow! This site is not a mom and pop operation.” Indeed, it is not. […]
Read MoreI wrote about hiding affiliate link for better SEO last month. However, the method I wrote about is just one of many ways to hide an affiliate link. I asked Justin from MyPCRig to share a few other ways to hide an affiliate link. This is what he came up with. As John has mentioned more than a few times […]
Read MoreYou have to hand it to those guys at BMW Designworks. They come up some of the coolest toys in the world. A separate entity from the car side of BMW, Designworks has had their hands in the design of tons of cool toys for boys; from cellphones to John Deere tractors (everyone needs one of those). For their latest […]
Read MoreBack before this blog became famous, I published a list of 130 advertising networks other than Google AdSense. The list was the work of a fellow tech site owner. The list was to be part of a new webmaster resource site that would feature discussions and ratings on the listed advertising companies. However, the site never came about because my […]
Read MoreThose with a sharp eye may noticed a new page link at the top of the blog call Make Money. This is a new page I added with my recommended money makers. The page shows all the ad networks I use on this blog to help it make over $8,500 last month. I created this page for three reasons. People […]
Read MoreSelling text links is one of this blog’s biggest money makers. Right now, all my link spots are completely sold out – you can’t buy a spot even if you’re willing to pay more than the $200 per month price. Here are some tips to increase your text link sales. Put Your Links In A Highly Visible Place It is […]
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