Gareth Boyd Finance Blog - Techniques, Tips, Guides

I’ve did a rough sketch for were you should put your ads on your blog. I’ve used my blog as an example and put a large rectangle to the left of the content. The large rectangle gets you CTR, try and blend your ads with your links etc.

Since I really didn’t do a good job with placing ads on my theme, I might create a simple template and place a few examples of were the best places are for your ads.

Every blogger is always willing to try new ways to monetize their blog, but no one likes trying something out and turns out it was rubbish. I’ve compiled a list of ways you can make money off your blog, nearly all of these ways are brilliant.

The only thing I dislike about some of these are they use Google Adsense and many people know I don’t like them, love the search engine though. Hopefully some of my suggestions might come in use for the beginners and the experienced bloggers. Continue Reading

I set up Opuix Media a couple of months ago to try and earn some cash on the side for future projects and to pump into my blogs. Turns out it really got popular especially around were I promoted it.

Now this is the question that everyone who was wondering how I managed to do this. Where did you promote and how?? Continue Reading

Only lately I have actually made a CJ account and took the time to read a lot about affiliate marketing. From what I see so far, my sites are perfect for having affiliates on and all is going great so far.

I’ve got affiliate products upon Global Surfing and soon on Shirts and Ties. These two blogs are becoming really popular these days and I’m really psyched to see them grow so fast, just would love to see them make even more money off them. Continue Reading

In this post I’m going to talk to you about how you can improve your blog, so its interesting and will make readers who visit your blog come back and visit it again. This is a very hard task because all readers want to see different things and to maintain this you have to keep all your readers happy.

The major problem people make whenever they start a new blog is they think of all the success they could make, but they forget the major thing and that is actually doing it. In order for you blog to be a success you need to have daily posts, interesting and useful at the sametime. This is quite a hard task to maintain each day for your blog to make any success on the internet. Continue Reading

After the release of the new iPhone 2.0 update which enables you to download and upload applications from iTunes to your iPhone. There are many good applications out there, unfortunately some of the best of them you have to buy, but they are well worth the price tag!

1. Koi Pond - £0.59

This application is all about you imaging that you are gazing at a pond of crystal clear water, you have to really let your mind go when playing this game.

2. Crazy Lighter - Free

Imagine your iPhone was a lighter, well now you virtually can. You can move your phone and the lighter reacts as if it was a real lighter.
3. Break Classic - £0.59

One of the best brick breaking games for the iPhone. They are currently working on an update for this application, so keep a close eye out!
4. Brain Challenge - £5.99

This is the only comprehensive brain training application available for the iPhone. Msn, Google and Yahoo have all been talking about this amazing application.
5. Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D - £5.99

This is a new game and is very good fun whenever traveling to keep yourself entertained. You move your iPhone to the left and right to direct the kart. Continue Reading

Here is what has been rumored the new FaceBook would look like. There has been a lot said that FaceBook would be getting a new design that would support their increasing amount of traffic and making it faster for their members to use the site.

Its only a sneak photo so you won’t see much more likely.

Wether you are starting a new blog or fortifying your current blog. Having all these 30 tips is a major way to get higher rankings and staying there.

1. The beginning and the basics

Whenever you start a new blog, I love doing these things. They make the building of a blog more fun. If its for the new bloggers who haven’t experienced this before, sometimes it can be a bad experience, but its vital for your blogs success on the internet.

2. SEO friendly URL’s

The first and most basic is that you make your URL’s friendly. This means that it isn’t full of PHP code, search engines hates seeing this “http://www.url.com/jokes=?p/page1.php”, plus it looks ugly. Continue Reading

I have recently got some friends into blogging and I am glad they are getting into the whole blogging community because you can update family and friends whilst make decent cash on the mighty internet. Everyone gets lost a stage and the place they get lost is when they make their blog and think how will I generate revenue and get visitors?

Everybody makes it out as if its hard which it really isn’t. Like I stated in the title of this blog post.. “Generating cash on new blogs is hard, or is it?“. I have listed to the right three sites (Bidvertiser, Chitika and Smorty) for you guys, unfortunately Blog Spot are tightening up and don’t allow either Bidvertiser or Chitika. Continue Reading

Whenever I started making websites my brother was into blogging and always told me I should start blogging, but I always thought it was a bit lame. Now I regret it because I could have been making twice as much money off my blogs as I’m making now.

I’ve been generous and gave some reasons why some people should become bloggers. I love blogging and really have became addicted to making a blog post each day. Also I’ve been trying to persuade a friend Josh and several others to get into blogging and this post is directed in their way as well. Continue Reading