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Many of you may of noticed how we changed our niche from “Daily Blog Tips” to “Personal Blog Tips And Blog Advice”. In order to make that mean something, I felt that the best way to do that would be to answer some questions that some of my readers had. It could range from anything Wordpress (Plugins, Permalinks, Category Choices, etc), to Blogging (How to increase comments, Increase R.S.S Subscribers, Better SEO, etc).

If the questions are good enough, we will even post the answer here on Bradblogging.com!

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Ahh, How embarrassing. While our team was tweaking the blog design, our internet service provider decided it would be a perfect time to tweak their services and have a little down time. We edited our blog at 4:30 and then our internet crashed at 4:37, so we would like to formally apologize for anything that you saw that would appear unusual and the problem should be fixed by now.

On a happier note, our Technorati train has had undeniable success in the blogosphere with 17 blogs participating. Not only has everyone’s technorati authority increased a small portion (Let me remind you that we only started that post 4 days ago):

“WOW BRAD, this is awesome my authority has raised 4 thus far!! This was such a great idea. Now for the back links to kick in!! So fellow technorati fans: THIS IS WORKING!!! GET IN ON IT~~~”

We are now ranked 4th on Google.ca for “Daily Blog Tips” (Competing with the infamous dailyblogtips.com ) we are also 8th position on Google.com for the same term.

The most impressive thing is that we used to be on the third page for that term a week ago.. So we suppose that the train that we have going not only increases your Technorati Rank, It increases your S.E.R.P. (Search Engine Rank Position)as well! So if you haven’t checked it out yet, We highly recommend it.. Simply click the button on our sidebar or scroll down to our post.

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After determining a sensible rate that people will want to pay for to advertise on your blog (see previous post), where should you place them so that they sell? This is the hardest part of the entire process and we will attempt at making sense of it all, by showing you three different spots that are equally effective at giving your advertiser the attention that they will want, but not compromising the quality of your blog.

Position One - Sidebar Advertising - Easy and Classic, You Can’t Go Wrong.

This may be the most common form of where you will see blog ads as its simple and effective. It is out of the way of the main content and title, but is usually beside the R.S.S Feeds and most important sidebar features. So once the visitor is done reading the content (or before they get around to it as their eyes were drawn to that flashy square/banner) they will see the ads, perhaps click one. If they do not click one, they will see the R.S.S Subscription options, ultimately gaining you a subscriber.

Position Two - Above & Below - Possible Annoyance, but Fast Rewards.

Typically, this method is only used for banner advertising and I have yet to see a blog that uses squares. This method consists of having the banners around your content at the beginning and end of the posts. Although this method is great for selling banner space, you have to wonder if ultimately it will lower the effectiveness of your posts & blog design. What is meant by that is regular readers will have to scroll over that banner ad for how ever many months you’ve let the advertiser buy it for.

Finally, Position Three - Content & Title - The Cash Train.

The most valued spot you could place the advertisements would be right in the middle of your content (such as John Chow Content Advertising) which would receive the maximum exposure.. because its right where everyone looks when you read a blog. This could be sold for some major cash if your blog had decent statistics. The other spot you could use in conjunction would be a banner around the title area. This is obviously above the fold and would also be a “Premium Spot” to put in an advertisers product or service.

Design Restrictions - Not All Are Your Best Choice

Now keep in mind when first implementing your advertisements into your blogs is that some of these methods will not work with your design. For example, I wouldn’t use a banner on my website because there is no place to put it, without moving everything around. However, Content advertising could be a future possibility

If some bloggers get greedy, you can really tell that when you visit one. Typically the blog will cram their “above the fold” space with ads, then try to get you to click their adsense located at the end of their articles and on their lower sidebars. There is definitely a line that you can cross, so be cautious when choosing what to do.

Coming tommorow, Part Three - Finding the advertisers to buy the spots that you have positioned perfect and have put in a fair price for a month. Join us, via R.S.S Subscription, Email Inbox Deliveries, or on the website!

A good stream of income can be made from selling advertisements in the forms of banners, 125×125 squares, or even links. The golden question though is how to calculate how much per month you should sell them for. If you go too high, you risk not selling all of your space and deterring potential advertisers.. On the contrary, if you go too low.. Why bother selling it for a measly couple bucks a month? (and quite possibly making readers leave your blogs to click that interesting picture?)

A personal method that works for myself is that you should picture yourself as a perfectly new person that has visited your blog and has just noticed the “Advertise Here!” button on your sidebar. Then being the resourceful person you are, will consider the Google Pagerank, Alexa Traffic Ranking, Monthly Uniques and possibly Technorati’s Authority Ranking. You could then say, “I will pay X amount for this space.. No more, No Less.” which will determine your monthly rate.

Another way to evaluate an appropriate advertising price for one month would to be to calculate a C.P.M. (Cost per 1000 webpage impressions). The only problem with this is when you start to say things like: “Only a .50CPM Rate!” or “This space only costs you 50 cents per 1000 impressions!” is that other people probably offer lower rates, and the advertiser has yet to find them .

Then after setting that rate that you have valued your blog at you realize that nobody bothered to purchase one from you, you many consider lowering it to a fraction of what you “evaluated” your blog to be… Doing this to hastily though might make it seem as if you are desperate for sales. Do this sparingly and only if you really want to sell that advertising space which could in turn be used to show your “Top Posts”, “Top Commentators” etc.

Coming Up Next: Where to place your advertisements.

[tags] Advertise, Advertising, 125 ad, Calculate [/tags]

We would like to introduce a new series that is going to be posted about on Bradblogging.com!

The post is going to be all about advertising and how you can achieve a maximum profit from it. Here is a table of contents to explain more.

1. How to Calculate Monthly Advertising Prices (How can you find a suitable rate to sell your ads to prospected advertisers)
2. Where to Place your Advertisement (What spot is the most effective to display those advertisements..While not compromising your quality of your blog design?)
3. Seeking Out New Advertisers (If you have trouble finding some people to buy your spots, seeking them out with these unique strategies will help you sell them, Fast.)
4. Formatting Ads Properly (Don’t get stuck with a blue border around all of your pictures, Did you add your ALT tags to make them happy, No-Follow Links or Follow Links? - Find out more)
5. Follow Up - Conclusion

We are very excited to offer this completely original knowledge, created right out of our amazing blogging minds.

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We thank you for reading this blog and hope you enjoy the series!

Its that time of year again, when every blogger will probably pull jokes on their unsuspecting audience. Although some may be very funny, some of the people that pulled them before the actual date had commenced on April 1st, 2008, (Isn’t that right TechCrunch, John Chow, & JohnCow?) and officially declared themselves fools.

First of all, lets look at the interesting history of April Fools and where this stupid holiday came from…

April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, is one of the most light hearted days of the year. Its origins are uncertain. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons, while others believe it stems from the adoption of a new calendar.

So apart from this useless knowledge and some laughs from other bloggers, what can this post offer you?

• The fact that sometimes even big time bloggers can make mistakes.
• Nobody is perfect.

Concluding this post, I shall give you a video to watch thanks to JohnCow.com’s Generosity. The link is here. Enjoy!