In their efforts to remove any monetary whatsoever from Google PageRank, Andy Beard reports that there is yet another update underway and that some sites which were previously downgraded are now having their rankings return.
Why are the rankings returning? Because the webmasters explained to Google that they didn’t sell paid links or that they have [...]

Watching some of these big sites get slapped by Google and have their PageRank reduced is quite hilarious from my point of view.
Many of these sites have often written again and again about how they’re not about the money and all about building a community and engaging with others….but watch the mad scramble and backlash [...]

It always shocks me that whenever I mention that you should treat a website as a business rather than a community that people accuse me of being too selfish and not caring about “loyal readers”.
What absolute crap.
Don’t you realize how lucky and valuable you are to be online these days?
Here’s what 99% of people online [...]

Grab a strait-jacket, the co-founder of wikiHow, Jack Herrick, has implemented an ad strategy that could bring an end to the internet as we know it. He’s giving his users the ability to hide ads. I know, it’s crazy, but what’s even weirder is that Herrick stands by his marketing decision, and he says he’s [...]

Joe the Plumber, after he went ‘toe-to-toe’ with Obama, then got his video plastered on YouTube, I could almost see the dollar signs light up. The dollar signs got even bigger after Joe The Plumber was mentioned 15 times during the presidential debate last night. Political rhetoric and opinion aside, let’s look at the aftermath [...]

So the big news that’s circulating is the collapse of the major banks. The last time that this occurred, something by the name of “The Great Depression” took place. I think we all know how that all turned out, and hopefully we’ll pull out of it like we did.
The interesting question and difference about the [...]

When you talk about posting ads on your site, you generally have to spend money to make it. You have to find a place to host your ads, which helps to keep up with stats, and helps to appease and obtain clients.
Of course with companies like OpenX, you could just do it for free. Here’s [...]

One of the biggest hurdles for making money online be it from a website or services is getting people to notice you. Usually this problem is solved by some form of advertising; with most people buying ad space from a particular website. While this can often times provide results there is another solution that is [...]

This is certainly not a long-term way to make money online, but hey, we’ll take it where we can get it right? Have you ever heard of Blingo? It’s a search engine that actually uses Google to find its results. It’s sponsored by Publisher’s Clearing House, and gives away prizes every day at random just [...]

A post on CashQuests recently received this comment about bloggers making money online that was so beautiful it brought a tear to my eye:
I just can’t seem to wrap my head around the fact that a certain segment of the blogger population is crying in their beer about other bloggers making some “coin”.
If I am [...]