Blogspot to Website for FREE

I have been contemplating on getting my own website. Blogspot is fine for "A Cowboy's Wife" but for my B Money Savvy, it's not.(Which is need of a HUGE overhaul!)

One of the main issues that has kept me from switching is, of course, the cost. I was lucky enough to come across a featured article about How to Make Your Own Website for Free. Yep, you heard it right...for FREE! Obviously, a free website may have certain limitations that a paid website might not have but it would be a great start. Not to mention, a website has more respect than blogspot.

Jay over at Online Opportunity explains in a 4-part series how to get started and even provides images for us morons;) I think, after reading the article, I'm ready for this change and feel confident that I can set it up myself. I really want my "money" blog to succeed and having a website will be an enormous improvement.

If you have any advice, tips, or just want to put your 2 cents in...then please feel free to leave a comment.

Don't Slave Away...Win Jay

Wouldn't it be nice to have a slave for just a few hours? OH YEAH! I'm all over that!

You can enter Jay's Win Me as a Slave Contest just by participating in a few unpainful tasks. Including but not limited to, blogging about his contest/blog on your site, "Fame" him and his website, favorite Online Opportunity with Technorati, and whatever else the hec you can think of.

If I could have Jay as my slave for a few hours, I would crack the whip and make him

clean my house. BUT, since that ain't gonna happen, I guess I would settle for a Wordpress setup with my own domain with my own host for my new website:) Whew...was that even a real sentence? YOU can choose what you would like Jay to do for you which is awesome...not to mention original!

Jay is good, Jay is wise
Check out his website, for some great advice!

By the way Jay...consider yourself dugg, stumbled, reddited?, delicious, and submitted to contest blogger.com!

4 Ways I Monetize My Blog/Website

* Affiliate Marketing~~This is my top money making source. You don't have to deal with customers, returns, chargebacks, etc. All you really have to do is find quality products that pertain to your blog/website, post a text link or banner, and possibly write some content on the product. LinkShare, ClickBank, and Traffic Payouts are at the top of my list.

* Adsense~~Obviously, Google Adsense is the most popular out there, however, I personally prefer Bidvertiser. They have a lower threshold so you get paid quicker. It's not as user friendly as google but it's not that difficult to figure out either.
I recommend putting adsense as a leaderboard, to the left top side of your page and in your posts. Statistics show that these are more effective than other places.

* AuctionAds~~This is one of my favorites. You get to put in the keywords that you want(pick keywords relevant to your site), pick the kind of ad you want, preview, copy and paste in your site, and walah the ads displayed are ads that are geared towards your site. They have a new feature for ebay sellers. If you are a seller, you can point the ads directly to your items for sale. I find this very handy for my other site A Cowboy's Wife. You can see to the left that I have AuctionAds but they are all items I'm selling right now on ebay.

* Submit your Feed ~~This is great for loyal readers and for people on the fly by. What I mean is, you get a reader that found one of your posts very interesting. He wants to save your site...he has a couple of options. He can bookmark it or he can subscribe to your feed. Even if he bookmarks it, he may find your posts intersting enough to subscribe later on.

There are soooo many ways to monetize your site but these are just a few of my favorites. I hope this helps you in your journey to monetize your blog/website.

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Web Design

I'm on vacation and haven't posted in awhile..I'm sorry. I am in the middle of redesigning my site and content. Please bare with me until I get it all done. Meanwhile, there is a contest where if I get enough votes, my site could get a completely new web design! Soooooooo...if you think my site is ugly then please vote for me!!! Thanks!