What you get here is a nice list with all the blogs which I like and visit frequently in the blogosphere grouped by their category. It’ll be updated from time to time, so stay tuned.

Enjoy the list, and if you like or know other blogs too, e-mail me or include them in the comment field, and I’ll take a look.

Remarkable Blogs I Affiliate Marketing

5 Star Affiliate Programs Blog

Affiliate Marketing Blog by Clarke Duncan

Affiliate Marketing Blog by James Little

Affiliate Marketing Blog by Jason Dale

Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins

Affiliate Marketing Blog from UK Offer Media

Affiliate Programs and Marketing Blog

Affiliate Watcher

Fraser’s Affiliate Marketing Blog

Hello World of Affiliate Marketing – Existem

Internet Affiliate Marketing Blog

Keith’s Affiliate Marketing Blog

Lammo.net: Affiliate Marketing Blog

Moose’s Affiliate Marketing Blog

Social Media | Affiliate Marketing Blog

Remarkable Blogs | Blogging

Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging – ProBlo…

Blog Writing, Marketing, and Reviews | Jason Boom …

Blogging Pro News, Plugins and Themes

Blogging Tips That Make Money Online

Blogging Without A Blog

Daily Blog Tips

Lorelle on WordPress

Niche Marketing – Andy Beard

SmallBizMentor Blog

Weblog Tools Collection

Remarkable Blogs | Copywriting

Copywriting and Marketing Tips By Copywriter Miche…

Copywriting Tips for Business Owners

Copywriting Tips from Copyblogger

Killer Copywriting Blog

Marketing and Copywriting Blog

Marketing Words Copywriting Blog

Rembrandt’s PR and Copywriting Blog

Ryan M. Healy’s Business Growth, Copywriting Blog

SEO Copywriting

Stephen Dean’s Blog

The Copywriter Underground

The Copywriting Blog from Wordfeeder.com

Web Marketing with Ed Rivis

Remarkable Blogs | Email Marketing

eBusiness Straight Up | Email Marketing Guru | Rob…

Effective Internet Marketing Blog

Email Marketing Best Practices Blog

Email Marketing Journal

Email Marketing Tips by AWeber

Emma Email Marketing Blog

Getresponse Email Marketing Blog

Internet Marketing Blog About Affordable Marketing…

Persuasive e-Marketing

Scam Free eMarketing News

Website Marketing Resource

Remarkable Blogs | Make Money Online

Jim Karter’s Blog on How to Make Money Online

Make Money Online Blog – Blogging My Way out of th…

Make Money Online with an Internet Business

Make Money Online with GatherSuccess

Making Money Online | Steven Lohrenz

Marlon’s Marketing Minute Blog

The Extreme Buzz Marketing Guru Blog

Remarkable Blogs | SEO

97th Floor SEO Blog

Big Oak SEO Blog

Brisbane SEO Blog

Joost de Valk’s SEO Blog

Michael Gray – Graywolf SEO Blog

Myseoblog.net Lists of Advertising and SEO Resourc…

Organic SEO Blog

PageTraffic SEO Blog

Phoenix SEO Blog

Search Engine Optimisation & Internet Marketin…

SEO Blog | SEO.com

SEO Company’s SEO Blog

SEOptimise | PPC & SEO Blog

UK SEO Blog from Web Marketing Advisor

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How can I quickly & easily get paid blogging considering I am a newbie and don’t know the ‘techie’ side of business?

My answer might be shocking to some:

Making money online should not be hard. In fact, it has to be easy and fun. And it is, if you know how to do it.

I want to introduce you to the easiest way you could make money online with your blog.

You already write on your blog, so why not get paid for doing what you’re already enjoying, right?

They call this money-making opportunity ‘pay per post’ and it’s not really a new trend. I suspect this to last for as long as the Internet exists. In fact, this sub-niche will evolve into something even bigger than what it is today.

What ‘pay per post’ means is this:

1. you join such a company providing ‘pay per post’ services.

2. you’re accepting to write mini reviews (tips, articles, etc.) on the company’s advertisers’ products and services

3. when you accept an advertiser bid, you just have to write the content and publish it on your blog.

4. you get paid in your PayPal account after your review is LIVE on your blog

Here’s the great news:

Payouts range from $1-$5 per post, and some exceed $50-$200 (but that’s a rare case as you have to have  a high-traffic blog and seek out these advertisers willing to pay that much)

Let’s do a simple math:

if you write just 2 posts per day, 10 posts per week, that’s up to 40 posts per month. If you get paid only $5 per post, you’d get $200.

But what if you manage to make $10/post, that would be $400.

You might even get some bids at $20/post, or even more. That would be $800. Wow!

All it takes is just 2-3 hours of SMART writing per day. That’s a nice extra income, isn’t it?

Compare 2-3 hours with the number of hard work you put in currently.. do you make $800 per month already? Then this might be the best chance for you – work less, earn more, enjoy what you do!

That’s the concept of pay per post in a nutshell. If you want to learn more about it, read further.

UPDATE: I just released a breakthrough report about getting paid by doing “post” blogging. You might want to check it out.

Also, check out these ‘pay per posting’ resources (there are loads of them – it took me a few good hours to find the best of them)

PAY PER POST (PPP), A PLACE WHERE BLOGGER MEET ADVERTISER AND MAKE MONEY ONLINE

Keeping (this) Author Sharp With Pay Per Post!

Getting Started With Pay Per Post Blog-Op: Opportunities, Opinions, Optimize

Got Pay Per Post? Got 0 PR? – Blog Content Provider.com

SponsoredReviews.com Jumps Into the Pay-Per-Post Fray, Introduces New Ethics Quandry

BloggerWave, Yet Another Pay Per Post Program

Why I Won’t Do Pay Per Post

Blog Archive – Pray per post

Blog Archive My New Love – PPP (Pay Per Post), the easiest way to earn while doing what you love!!

Pay Per Post – Approved – Alex Barger aka “Cruzinthegalaxie”

SponsoredReview: Another pay per post blog advertising program

I signed up for PPP

Make Money Online with PayPerPost

How to Make More Money with Pay Per Post Blogging

Get Paid to Blog With Pay Per Post

What I Love About PayPerPost

Blog Archive – A Conversation With Pay Per Post

Pay Per Post (PPP) Direct – Get Paid to Do What You Do

PayPerPost.com – get paid to blog!

At last, I signed up for PPP! : I’m Luving It!

Pay Per Post & Google PageRank by JackiesBizBlog.com

Pay Per Post – the nightmare begins – Part 1 | The Amatureist Financial Journey

Julie’s Journal – Blog Archive – Pay Per Post Blog

Pay Per Post (PPP) – Update | The Amatureist Financial Journey

KuaKurta News Blog – Blog Archive – Pay Per Post – New Advertisement Generation

Mother Earthbeats – Blog Archive – Happy 2008! Let’s talk about Pay Per Post

I Signed up for PPP! | My Own Universe

Pay Per Post | MAYUonline.com

Monetary Web – Blog Archive – Ad Alternative: Pay Per Post

Online Marketing Bloggers – Blog Archive – Pay per post

Pay Per Post ~ How to Get Paid to Write About the Things You Love!

Make Money Blogging with Pay Per Post

IZEA Blogs :: Developer: Performance update to PayPerPost.com launched

IZEA Blogs :: Developer: Blog Improvements

The Best of Pay Per Post

Pay Per Post Reviews Acceptable By Some Search Engines

Search Marketing Standard Blog | Pay-Per-Post the New Directory Submission?

Pay Per Post – Get paid to write articles! | The Steve Reeves Blog

Pay-Per-Post Signup | Site SEO Blog

SponsoredReviews is Launching Soon. | SponsoredReviews Blog

SEOmoz | Search Engines Say OK to Pay-per-Post Services

Make Money Online: SFM – Get paid to blog with pay per post (PPP)

Pay Per Post Acquires Performancing – SEOpittfall

BloggyNetwork: Pay per Post vs Flat-Fee – Tech Soapbox

Affiliate marketing and PayPerPost

Pay Per Post Blog | Amateur Blog and Blog Revenue

Tired of Getting Rejected by PayPerPost – WebDiggin.com: An Adventure to Make Money Online

When it rains, it pours. Finally, some more Pay Per Post opportunities – WebDiggin.com: An Adventure to Make Money Online

Use Entrecard to Improve your Alexa Ranking and Open Up Pay Per Post Opportunities – WebDiggin.com: An Adventure to Make Money Online

webpodge – Blog Archive – Pay Per Post – The Pros, Cons, and what this means for the Blogsphere

Traffic Building Test #1: Using Pay Per Post Forums to Build Traffic

Site review: Helium, Pay Per Post, and 451 Press « My Musings 2.0

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If you think you’re immune, you better think twice. You have to avoid all these five mistakes, or your blog (readers, traffic and profits) will suffer like never before.

Mistake #1 – Using wordpress.com platform instead of wordpress.org (self-hosted)

I almost got caught in this myself but learned the real difference between these two platforms before committing suicide.

Here’s an article talking about wordpress.com vs wordpress.org vs Blogger

Mistake #2 – Managing more blogs ‘at once’

That’s a big suicide. I tend to do this myself because I have several blogs, and when I do it, the main one which you’re reading now suffers in terms of readers, traffic and profits.

The 80-20 rule is of great help in this aspect. It mean this – 20% of your blogs could bring 80% of the profits.

Why focus on managing 5 blogs yourself when you can give your undivided attention to just one blog, while outsourcing the rest?

We have just 24 hours in a day, all of us, do you think we’ll get more results in terms of readers, traffic and profits by having more blogs?

The answer is a shockingly “NO”! You can’t do it this way, on your own. You have to keep your focus, one blog, not more, period!

Mistake #3 – Publishing at random, whenever and whatever

I’m not doing this mistake myself as I have a strict rule to publish on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Plus, I also do it on the remaining days and whenever I feel so to come up with even better content and postings. Sometimes you might see me posting two, three or even 5 posts per days – just because I love delivering top information regarding blogging.

I always make sure the topics are targeted 100% to what Remarkable Blogging dot com focuses on:

getting content ideas, receiving free traffic and blog monetization.

98% of all the bloggers publish content at random, whenever and whatever. What I mean with this is that they don’t have a clear focus on their blog’s main niche or sub-niche, and don’t follow a strict publishing schedule.

Mistake #4 – Not using the latest WP plugins

Ok, I could get punished for this mistake. Not anymore. I created a service where I deliver a new plugin alert by e-mail each and every 7 days. You get to learn about the latest plugins which help you get more traffic, readers and profits.

There’s nothing like it online at this moment. It’s called WordPress Profit Maximizer. And it includes other cool benefits, bonuses and gifts.

When you are armed with the latest plugins, you’re rulling the world. Your competitors are going to be left in plain dust, while you enjoy greaters results and cool rewards (more traffic, readers & profits)

I can’t stress this enough.

Mistake #5 – Not upgrading to the latest WP version

The hosting which I use always include the latest version so I get to update it within a few days after wordpress.org is live with their newest WP release. This way I am far ahead of my fierce competitors and get bullet-proof against hackers and spammers.

Check out these “WP mistakes” related articles:

We All Make Mistakes: Top 11 WordPress Don’ts

Common Newbie WordPress Mistakes

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Does the Gurus laugh at you for making pennies while they launch one product after another pulling-in tens of thousands overnight?

It is hard to survive in a world full of lies.

It is hard to keep your mind right when the Gurus are laughing on their way to the bank.

Why you can’t succeed? Why only the Gurus are making the money you should be making?

Are they better than you?

Are they smarter than you?

Are they “lucky” and you not?

I think the answer is none of these… the answer is deeper, much deeper.

And if you studied psychology you will love today’s blogging for success tip.

I’m going to be brutally honest with you now:

95% of people who are currently bloging will fail… because they haven’t heard about…

The Missing Ingredient for Blogging Success
In a Financial-Collapsing World…

Want to know what is the secret ingredient?

It is called PARTNERSHIP — and it stands for…

Power to associate with others

Ability to communicate online

Ready to invest (time and money)

Tenacity to become a better writer

Never say never!

Enough is NEVER enough…

Ready to sell your blog if required

Saving your blogging database is always smart

Hiring others do what you can’t is not an option

Inspiring other people is fun and profitable

Push the “publish” button if you have something valuable to share with the world

If you want to read the article which inspired me to write this creative post, click here and learn about it: Is Blogging Keeping You Poor?

It uncovers these key topics…

1. How to Make Millions Online (or Anywhere Else)
2. And of course… The Missing Ingredient for Blogging Success
3. Plus… Partnering Strategies for Invisible Bloggers

After you read it, come back here and share your findings with the other commentators on this blog!

And do not forget to check out my Niche Blogging Profits guide, it’s the hottest on the market…

Here’s WHY:

Because it speaks from my experience, no fluff talk, just real blogging practice, trials and errors…

P.S. I wrote this article in less than 20 minutes. This is my secret: EASY Content Writing Tool

While I do not promise you’ll get 614 comments “overnight” like the guy I’m going to talk about in a minute did, at least you’ll get some inspiration and have fun along the way.

Here is what I’m talking about:

Just recently I’ve found about CopyBlogger’s writing contest . This blog is my all-time-favorite when it comes to copy writing and there’s no wonder it attracted 43,000+ RSS subscribers as we speak.

Some bloggers would need 100 years to attract that many readers, how is Brian different and what it does that separates him from the rest of the wannabe pro bloggers out there?

1. It’s the content he (along with his team) delivers

2. It’s the fact that he knows how to write compelling, motivational and emotional copy that moves hordes.

3. And the most important fact is that he knows how to run contests and blog competitions.

If you visit Brian CopyBlogger site you’ll notice there are up to 1,054 comments on that “writing contest” posting alone!

You might tell that a thousand comments is something normal since he has 40+ thousand readers, right?

Nope. Think again. Most bloggers get less than 1 comment for each 100 RSS readers they “own”. Brian should expect to get less than 400 comments if we consider a 1% response rate (which I found to be the standard in the blogosphere).

If you take a look on his recent 10 posts you’d notice he gets less than 100 comments, which is about 0.3% response rate.

Lesson learned here: if you want an instant boost in comments, subscribers and traffic, you need to run a contest on your blog.

If you want to get 100x times more comments than regularly, running a contest is not an option! But not any type of contest.

You’d have to run a desirable contest, where you give away top-notch prizes (products, services, cash, etc.).

Learn from Brian as he’s a master at blog competitions…

The key to running a blog contest is to have a prize that your target audience desperately wants, otherwise it won’t click with them.

Another important part of this is to make sure the contest is easy to get in and state the rules. Keep it simple.

I once tried a contest on Codrut Turcanu dot Com blog and it was a dude.

My plan is to study the topic more in depth and come up with some great contests (and prizes) for 2009 and beyond. I’m currently analyzing the contest machine solution. You might want to check it out too. It’s free at the time of writing this!

Another “blogging contest” I like because it exposes how to create your own (if you study it carefully) is the letssermo post with $300 prizes galore (it got 75 comments already!)

You now have the solution to boosting your blog comments and traffic. The question is:

What are you going to do now?

What about you create your own contest or link to your last one (if it’s not expired already!) and mention it on this post (in the comments section)?

Stay tuned for the next post as I have a hot interview with a top blogger — it arrives tomorrow, and I bet you’ll learn something new about blogging for money…

It will shortcut your learning curve tremendously and help you avoid the costly blogging mistakes all beginners and even some veterans are doing, that’s for sure!

#1 Secret
Picking “Your” Niche
Is NOT Important, Is Crucial

While most “Gurus” claim that selecting your niche is important, I want to confess out loud — picking your niche is crucial! So you have to pick the right one — but how do you know which one is the best?

Whether you believe it or not, picking the wrong niche is suicide for your business and blog success; the sad part is that most newbie bloggers don’t know how to avoid this (big) mistake.

Here’s why:

98% of all the folks out there are listening to bad advice. If this seems familiar to you, stay cool, it’s not your fault, ok?

The so-called experts give wrong information on how to select a niche, and on how to monetize your blog. WHY? Because they’re “speaking” from theory, they’re not doing what they’re saying…

What do they suggest us to do first?

Keyword research… False! If you pick your niche based on key terms alone, you’re doomed to fail from the start. Read that again!

Then they tell you to get a free Blogger account, add the AdSense code and wait for the money to flood your bank accounts!

Ha, ha – this works only in their dreams!

I learned through trial and error that keyword research is just a small part of niche selection. And it’s not as important as these gurus claim it to be.

There’s a better way to do it. Here’s how to pick your niche the SMART way, and how to avoid the mistakes that most beginners commit.

Download your copy of “Niche Blogging Profits” @ LazyBlogging.com and find the 7 shocking secrets I discovered after starting 5 blogs and raking-in $35,000

It’s because you’re not doing the right things.

Here are 17 ways to drive viral traffic at no cost, in no specific order whatsoever.

You probably know a few of them, but do you really use them (frequently) all?

1. Forum Postings

You know the drill. Almost if not all the niche forums out there allow you introduce yourself, ask questions and answer member postings. The SIG file at the end of your postings or your PROFILE containing your blog URL is going to bring you traffic regularly. It works. Smart marketers do it. What are you waiting for?

Further reading:

The Ins and Outs of Forum Marketing

Forum Marketing @ JonathanLegerSuccess.com

Forums Like DigitalPoint Are Great For Blog Promotion

2. Blog Commenting

That’s my favorite. What other place to promote your blog than on other people’s blogs? Keep in mind – only post on niche-targeted BLOGS and do it frequently.

Further reading:

10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog

Do You Have A Blog Commenting Strategy?

A case study on why blog commenting kicks ass

3. Article Publishing

Isn’t article publishing death? Hm.. Pros are still doing it, and mostly have great success, including yours truly.

Further reading:

Get 5 Traffic Sources From Just 1 Article!

Article Marketing and the Duplicate Content Filter

Building Traffic with Article Marketing

4. Solo Mailing Ad Swaps

This is outrageously simple. You team up with someone in your niche who owns an opt-in list and approach him/her with a solo mailing ad swap. That’s a reciprocal mailing, win-win deal at its best. You won’t easily convince someone who did not do this before because they can’t see the benefits of ‘sharing’ their subscribers.

My advice – give it a try!

Further reading:

List Building Tips: Ad Swap Magic = Free Advertising

Ad Swap Magic

5. Thank-You Page Swaps

The concept is similar as ad swapping. You don’t exchange solo ads, you’re promoting your offer on someone else’s thank-you page. When they get new subscribers, your offer (text, ad, banner, etc.) is going to be seen by those leads.

Further reading:

The Dead-End “Thank-You” Page

39% of Viewers Accept Offers on ‘Thank You’ Pages

What does a great thank you page look like?

6. Blog Roll Swaps

Another favorite of mine. You have probably a blog roll already in your blog’s sidebar. What other great place to get new link partners than in that spot. Trade links with top blogs in your niche and add them to your blog roll.

This is probably the most often overlooked traffic-getting tactic.

Further reading:

What is a Blogroll? Why Would I Want One?

7. Blog Review Swaps

The concept is dead simple. You review somebody else’s blog (in 300-500 words), and he/she does the viceversa. The first time I did it it brough a few hundreds visitors and up to 100 leads. Still getting traffic and leads from this first blog review swap.

Small warning – it’s not wise you and your swap partner do it on the same day because it really looks like you traded these blog reviews. Readers might feel bad about this. You could publish the review on Monday, and ask your partner to do it the next week.

You could do it both on the same day if the blog your partner reviews is different than the one where you’re going to reciprocate with the review.

Further reading:

Write Reviews that Add Value and Solve Readers’ Problems

Mutual Blog Review

8. Product Review Swaps

The strategy is similar to the one above. You’re not reviewing blogs, instead you’re writing about products.

Find top niche blogs in your market who have their own products and write about them. Your partner will reciprocate if you have your own product, obviouslly. You could try this with affiliate products too

Further reading:

How to Create a Product Review Blog

10 Ways to Maximize The Value Of A Product Review

9. Digg

I’ve been playing with this for awhile and got some cool results. Nothing spectacular yet. I noticed most visitors stick with my blog for about one minute. That’s good, it means something interests them, and you might hit the jackpot using Digg.

All you have to do is submit links talking about news, or sharing videos/pictures.

The links could be on your own site/blog, or on other people’s sites/blogs.

Further reading:

5 Tips to Use Digg to Drive Blog Traffic

How to Build a ‘Digg Culture’ on your Blog

Ten reasons why ‘Top 10′ lists suck

10. Squidoo

I liked Squidoo idea the first time I saw it, yet I never started to use it. Some folks experienced great results with it, while others are ok. The concept is to create your own lense pages with Squidoo. It’s a good way to get traffic to yourblog and monetize it off Squidoo itself too.

Some tell it’s the next generation of article marketing. What would you think about it?

Further reading:

How can Squidoo bring in more traffics for you?

Loving Squidoo, and Loving our Lensmasters

Squidoo: Seth Godin’s Purple Albatross?

11. 43 Things

The first time I used this I got banned. Wanted to create another account but was too busy updating this blog.

If you want to have fun and get some traffic on autopilot at the same time, then start your ‘goals’ list and uploadthem on 43 things dot com.

Further reading:

Using 43things.com as a Marketing Tool

12. Tell a Friend

This is a great plugin which you could quickly add to your blog. It helps get more traffic by allowing readers referyour blog and postings to friends, and in social media sites.

I am testing it myself and starting to see some referrals. Hey, it’s 100% free, use it yourself!

13. All in One SEO Pack

Another great plugin, for WP users and blog owners.

It helps you do proper SEO for your blog postings, thus getting you more targeted and viral traffic (think in
terms of big Google)

Further reading:

Optimal SEO For WordPress: All In One Seo Pack

Search Engine Optimization for Blogs – SEO

Optimize Your WordPress Blog With All In One SEO Pack

14. Google (XML) Sitemaps Generator for WordPress

This plugin works hand in hand with the one above. It helps build a Google sitemap. Use this to index all your posts in Google, Yahoo and Msn, fast.

Further reading:

Sitemaps, Their Purpose, and Some Helpful Resources to Create Your Own

Is Your Google Sitemap Working?

Google Sitemaps with WordPress

15. MaxBlogPress Ping Optimizer

Another great plugin. This works with WP only and it’s well worth. Still free at the moment.

It helps avoid ping penalty and spamming. A great tool if you want to get indexed in blog/rss directories each and every time you do a new blog post.

Further reading:

What’s new in MaxBlogPress Ping Optimizer 2.2?

MaxBlogPress “Ping Optimizer” Review

17. WP-Polls

If you want more viral traffic, then GET interactive. Add polls. Not just one, multiple polls and surveys.

This brings the ‘community’ aspect to your blog, and makes it viral. If your polls are cool, fun and entertaining it might bring a lot of traffic at no cost.

I’m using the plugin above on this blog as you can see on the sidebar. Each time you refresh the page, you get to see a different poll. There are three so far, and I plan to add more in the near future.

Further reading:

Blog Polls – Add Interactivity to Your Blog

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