Category: Blog Improvement

Claim your StumbleUpon blog via Technorati for some POSSIBLE extra “juice”

Photo by: taken_spcSo I stumbled across a post on BillHartzer.com where he chatted about claiming your StumbleUpon blog through Technorati. The general consensus of his readers said that it was worth a try for an increase in traffic to the blog.It doesn’t affect any internal piece to my blog that may lead to the dreaded [...]

I just DOUBLED my Google AdSense daily revenue by spending 2 minutes cleaning (ad) house

I just DOUBLED my Google AdSense daily revenue by spending 2 minutes cleaning (ad) house

So I came across adsblacklist.com in my Stumbles last week, but had wanted to test it out before actually posting anything to my readers about it. But as it advertises, it works like a charm, and I have seen my Adsense revenues double this past week. Cleaning out the MFA (Made for Adsense) ads really [...]

Has anyone been contacted by the Forbes.com Business and Financial Network?

Has anyone been contacted by the Forbes.com Business and Financial Network?

I got an email back in December asking me to join the Forbes.com Business and Financial Network and add 2 banners (like the one above) to the right sidebar and bottom footer image. I got an email from my contact form saying: > Hello Hank! I’m assisting [secret lady's name] at Forbes.com with an exciting [...]

Is PayPerPost worth your time to build another income stream? Or is it like selling out to “The Man”?

Photo by: goetterI know, I know, you’re asking, “Hank, how does this type of post fit in your blogging niche of personal finance?” Well, quite frankly, I’ve stumbled across and had a few of these ideas myself to improve parts of my blog, but I haven’t posted (except this one) about them. I want to [...]

The “Magic Quadrant” of the Personal Finance blogs…

The “Magic Quadrant” of the Personal Finance blogs…

Photo by: CubbieNVegas I’ve been somewhat intrigued over the past few years I’ve been lurking in the Personal Finance Blog realm as to who were the top spots in the space. I’ve got my own preferences that you can certainly see if you’re a daily reader; but I wanted to give it an overall picture [...]