There are actually countless advertising and affiliate networks that you can utilize in order for your web site to earn some cash.

There’s this adage that rings true when it comes to making money online, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”. Meaning, don’t focus on just one advertising or affiliate network. Try to experiment and see what works for you.

However, remember that you have to generate traffic to your site first before you can make money. How can you if no one is clicking on those ads right? The best way still is to do some SEO (search engine optimization) work. Check out my top 100 keywords.

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In monetizing one’s web site, knowing SEO (search engine optimization) is a great factor whether you can make money or not. In SEO, keywords are its lifeblood.

You should optimize your site in such a way that you appear in the SERPs (search engine results page) for certain keywords. Appearing in the search engine is not even enough. You should RANK HIGH. Getting that coveted top spot is the ultimate goal but appearing in the first page is not bad either.

When that happens, visitors will start to flock to your site and that stream of traffic will be the one who will bring you the money.

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For my making-money-online venture, I don’t rely just on Google Adsense alone.

Yes, Adsense is my bread and butter but in order for me to maximize my income, I utilize other advertising networks as well. There are also times when Adsense ads won’t show up due to some “stop words” that can trigger the commercial ads to be replaced by public service ads. Like this post I made about Marge Simpson’s Playboy spread which contains some nudity (NSFW).

So even though Adsense ads won’t appear, I have other alternative ads. I already mentioned Chitika from which I received my first payout after 4 months. The second income generator for me is Infolinks.

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Since today is Halloween, Google is celebrating the holiday with a special doodle with their logo changed to one with a candy which looks like a jack-o-lantern.

Instead of the traditional “trick or treat”, Google has devised its own “click or treat” as upon clicking the logo, more candies appear.

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Aside from Google Adsense, another money-earner for this site is Chitika.

Chitika is one of the largest search-targeted advertising networks. Their ads only appear to visitors coming from the search engines especially those from US and UK. To see what a Chitika ad looks like in this site, check this out.

Unlike Adsense which requires a minimum payment threshold of $100 before they pay you, Chitika only requires $10. You can also have an option for payment by check or by PayPal. I chose the latter.

I applied for a Chitika publisher account last May and integrated their ads to this site. Four months later, I have earned $47.40 from them. Yes, already eligible for a payout.

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I first tasted how sweet Google juice is last month with $159.58. I was able to come up with that in 5 months of blogging; from February to July.

However in August, I managed to reach the minimum payment threshold of $100 in only 8 days and by the end of the month, I was bound to receive $278.56 as my 2nd payout from Google Adsense. That amount was buoyed by the $172.19 I made in only 1 day.

So when Google sent me the control number  last Thursday (pictured below), I immediately went to the nearest Western Union branch and get my money. In peso, I got P12, 961.32 (exchange rate is $1=P46.6).

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My first ever post at this site was titled “The Ark Is Now Ready To Sail!” I pictured out myself as an ark carrying worry-free thoughts and now ready to sail into a new world… a world of making money online.

At first, I was a bit skeptical asking “How can a web site particularly one focusing on blogs attract at least 2,000 visitors and make at least $20 per day?” I have read various success stories but could not help myself wondering if I can also do it. I realized that in order for me to find out, I should try it. From those stories, I found out that search engine optimization (SEO) is the key. I should optimize my blog posts in such a way that I rank high in the search engine results pages (SERPs) for specific keywords.

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