Are you still looking to make money from your blog? A great spot to start is with a little site called Text Link Ads. They’ve been in the game for many years now and are a solid company to deal with.

Since 2007 I’ve been utilizing (TLA) on my hiking trail website, Virginia Hiker. All I’ve had to do is put up a small widget code on my site’s sidebar and let it run. Every so often I get an email from TLA saying that they’ve sold a link on my site and that’s it – I don’t have to do anything else. The links are automatically added through the widget and there is no maintenance on your end.  Then the following month the check just shows up!

Now, the amount that I’m making each month from Virginia Hiker (which is currently my only site that has sold links through TLA) is not anything to go crazy about and call my self an expert on. However, every amount helps at the end of the month and puts you on your way to growing your business!

Here are a few answers to common questions you probably have about TLA.

How long does it take TLA to review a submitted site?
It can take 24 hours to be approved. Then you need to add the code on the exact same page that was approved, then 1-3 days to get packaged on and placed on the site depending on number of submissions. Another great feature is that you can keep adding multiple sites if you have them and manage all your sites under one account. This can really grow your earning potential!

Can I control what links appear on my site?
Yes, you can choose to be emailed every time a new ad is sold so you can approve it or deny it from being published. This is great because it also helps you keep track of how many links have sold on your site by notifying you that a link has sold.

Can I run Text Link Ads along with other ad systems I am currently running?
If you’re link me, you are trying to expand your money making avenues and running multiple different ad programs on your site, or selling links and banners privately. Well, it’s great to know that Text Link Ads can be run along any contextually served product. They do ask that TLA be the sole provider of static HTML advertisements, as this will protect the value of the advertisements as well as give you the highest payout.

I hope this quick post has given you some ideas about different revenue streams out there. There is so much talk about making money on Facebook, Twitter, and all the other social media sites, that sometimes people forget to monetize their own website!

Give Text Link Ads a try and let me know what you think! Like I said, I’ve been with them since 2007 and have only had great experiences. Their support has been great when needed too, so if you have issues with getting your widget to work on your site, just contact them and they will be quick to help!

Good luck!

Now, I’m definitely not one to buy a lot of information products or courses, however, I do believe there is a need to invest in your education and your business. The problem when you decide you want to do this is that many of the courses, seminars, conferences, events, and products cost hundreds or thousands of dollars to get, go to, or attend.

This is your chance to get a great product at an even better price. 3DayMoney is a site created by David Risley of DavidRisley.com and PCMech.com. He’s a ProBlogger bringing in thousands and thousands of dollars a month from the internet and his websites. Over the last 11 years he’s spent every day perfecting his approach to making money from the internet. Now, he’s packed it into 2.5 hours of video content for you to go through and learn from.

The course is designed to be done over three days (hence the name) but you can obviously work it at any pace you’d like. Now, like I said, I don’t like to spend a ton of money on these kinds of courses. Yet, David’s course is normally priced at $97 which is totally worth the investment.

HOWEVER! He’s out of town until Tuesday and decided to run a special until he returns at 9 AM Eastern Time. From now until Tuesday April 28th at 9 AM, you can get the 3DayMoney course for ONLY $47.

I couldn’t pass it up. I signed up and have started the videos. David has some great tips and information about finding untapped markets that you can promote affiliate offers for, how to create your own products, and building lists that you can market to. Plus there is a ton of extra bonus content and downloads for you to check out to help you grow your business.

If you’ve been looking for some help with growing your business and finding ways to make money from the internet, then this is a course I’d highly recommend you take a look out. Remember – the half price deal only lasts a couple more days, so get at it now.

3DayMoney is a course I’ll be promoting for a while even after the price goes back up, but now is your chance to get it at a great rate. If you hesitate to spend $47 to invest in your business and future, you might as well stop trying to grow your business and go work for someone else. This is worth it.

Last year I set a goal to launch a bunch of celebrity focused websites. I started it off with TheRavenSymone.com which has now been active for over a year, gets decent search engine traffic, and fairly good clicks on AdSense ads. Now, I’ve been slowly getting content added to a new site, one a little more dynamic. Enter – Miley Cyrus Videos Online.

I “launched” the site back in November but didn’t really start getting any content onto it until around the start of the new year.  Currently the site features about 50 posts, mostly all videos of Miley Cyrus either at events, music videos, or her MileyWorld series from YouTube. In addition to the videos, the site features an extensive biography and pictures.

I’ve started advertising the site on Google using Google AdWords and the traffic has slowly picked up. The site is based off of Wordpress using the Celebrity Theme and a couple plugins.

I’d love to hear some feedback on the site – layout, content, etc. I’m sure the majority of you all are not Miley Cyrus fans, but I’d like to hear more about the usability of the site and that aspect of things. Feel free to leave some comments, email me or tweet at me.

Twitter. You know what it is right? You’re familiar with tweeting? I hope so…..if you’re not then you must be an advanced 4 year old who can navigate the internet but not type. If you are not on Twitter, you need to go and sign up for an account now.

Anyway, now that that is out of the way, you need to realize how powerful of a tool Twitter really is. With the chance to micro-blog, Twitter gives you the ability to quickly connect with your customers, interact with them, and seek out advice or comments. Not to mention all the networking that can come from it, the business relationships that you can build, and the fun you can have.

Twitter Is Instant Market Research

No matter what your product or service is, you can find someone out of 4+ million plus registered users on Twitter that would use it or have an opinion on it. Inviting people to try out your website and provide feedback is a great way to get first hand knowledge about your site. Sending free samples of your products to people you meet on Twitter is a great way to build buzz about your business as well as develop future customers. Ask a question on Twitter and you’ll get an answer. Find people with similar interests and use them as a research base. Whether you’re looking for someone to give feedback on your website, try a product, or just take a poll, Twitter is the perfect atmosphere to do it in and get the instant responses you need. This one alone could save you and your business hundreds, thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Twitter Knows No Boundaries

One of the best things about Twitter is that it is on all the time, all day long everyday. So, no matter what you are doing or what time it is, Twitter is available and so are your friends/followers. There are so many applications that let you tweet from your phone, that you can always just be a couple clicks away from getting a response. In many cases, I have asked questions on Twitter via my Blackberry or before going to sleep and by the time I get to chance my responses a few hours later or the next morning, there are answers to what I was asking about. The chance to get such a variety of opinions and responses is something that every business person and entrepreneur needs to be utilizing.

Twitter Offers Business Opportunities

Twitteriffic, Splitweet, TwitAds, TwitterBerry, TweetDeck, TwitTip, the list continues. All these sites and services were developed off of Twitter. The opportunities that Twitter has opened up for entrepreneurs is incredibly vast and what is already out there is just the tip of the iceberg.

Social Media is the New Jesus

As students and entrepreneurs, I am sure that you are all on Facebook. By the way, connect with me via the Dorm Room Biz fan page. Anyway, you are also familiar with using social media sites besides Facebook like MySpace, YouTube, Digg, and more. So why are you not utilizing Twitter in the same manner? Whether you are using social media websites to connect with old friends, find clients, grow your business, or just have some fun, you need to add Twitter to the mix.

The Big Guys Are Using It

If for no other reason, you should be on Twitter because many of the major corporations in the world are using the service. Your location and industry does not matter. Everyone from Fox News, CNN, The New York Times, Zappos, Amazon, Northrop Grumman, Comcast, and so many more. Plus, it does not stop at just companies, many of the largest celebrities in the world are on Twitter including Barak Obama, Shaq, MC Hammer, Brittney Spears, and many more. Following some of these people and reading their tweets are interesting and fun.

Now, explain to me why you’re not on Twitter? If you ARE on Twitter, leave a link to your profile within the comments so everyone can follow each other.

You can follow me at @ChrisPund. If you’re interested in outdoor news, gear reviews, and my other website, TheGearHouse, then you can also follow me there @TheGearHouse.

You probably recognize the name “Unique Blog Designs” as the guys who designed the blog themes for Jeremy “Shoemoney” Schoemaker, John Chow, and many other “high profile” bloggers. Well, Nate and the other guys have just released a great product that you should probably be aware of and check out.

Affiliate Theme is an innovative new WordPress theme, but with a twist. Affiliate Theme was built exclusively for affiliate marketers and make money online bloggers who build landing pages and review sites for niche products and offers. Some of the top bloggers and Internet marketers are already using it. I  hear those guys are using Affiliate Theme to pull in hundreds of thousands of dollars per month.

Basically, the theme gives you the chance to quickly set up landing pages and niche sites based around different affiliate offers from Market Leverage or any other affiliate marketing company you belong to.

Here are some of the customization offers:

• With a single click you can change the entire layout from 1-column, 2-column, 3-column, 4-column, left-column sidebar or right-column sidebar. That effectively means you can test six different website layouts without needing multiple themes.
• You can control the background colors or images, font typography, homepage title and header graphics.
• You can easily insert tracking code without needing to hack your theme.
• Your blog’s navigation system can easily be changed, as well as the footer elements.
• There are settings for a featured offer on your homepage (like a highlight box) and also individual page offers.
• and a WHOLE lot more…

With the theme comes with 6 different templates and a few different customized headers that you can use. Of course you can customize any portion of it to fit your needs. Check the Affiliate Theme website for full details.

As with any other wordpress theme site, you can sign up for a single use package, a multi-use package, or an unlimited use package.

If you want to start making money through affiliate offers and niche wordpress sites based on different CPA offers, then Affiliate Theme is the way to go. Sign up and give it a shot!

If you are not following Michael Dunlop, then you flat out need to be! Michael is a great young entrepreneur from the U.K who is making big moves. His site RetireAt21.com is an amazing resource for young entrepreneurs and student entrepreneurs, as well as older entrepreneurs alike!

I had the chance to meet Michael while he was in Washington D.C. for Yanik Silver’s Underground 5 conference a couple weeks back. I’ve been following Michael’s journey for the last couple years so when the opportunity to meet up arose, I was happy to make the 45 minute drive!

Michael is a very dedicated and focused young entrepreneur who is really looking to help others be successful and then allowing success to come to him.

During our two hours of hanging out in the lobby, we conversed about blogging, making money online, traffic generation, new projects coming down the pipe, and much more. I also wanted to catch Michael on video, so here is a quick bio of himself as well as what his top suggestion for young entrepreneurs is! Check it out and let me know your thoughts!

Also, follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/retireat21!

Here’s a quick video I got of Michael sharing his tip for starting an interent business.

Over the weekend there was a bunch of sites posting about selling advertising space on your website or blog. A lot of it was great information, so I recommend you check it out. In case you missed some of it, I’ve linked up a few of the articles that I enjoyed below that have great suggestions about attracting and retaining advertisers on your blog.

5 Ways To Make An Empty Ad Slot on Your Blog Work for You on ProBlogger.net

7 Reasons Not to Have Empty Ad Spots On Your Blog on ProBlogger.net

Sold My Advertising, Now What? on Retire@21

Finding Your First Advertisers For Your Blog on Retire@21

5 Ways to find Direct Advertisers for your Blog on ProBlogger.net

If you are looking for an affordable and easy way to manage ads on your blog or website, I suggest checking out OIO Publisher. OIO Publisher is a plugin that I have used on some other sites of mine and will be implementing on the new release of Dorm Room Biz.

First off, if you do not know about WooThemes, then you should read this post I wrote when they first launched their premium Wordpress theme club. If you don’t want to read that quick post, then all you need to know is that WooThemes is a fast growing premium Wordpress theme club.

That means that they sell premium Wordpress themes, and also offer membership into their themes club. Membership offers you the chance to have access to all of their themes over a 3 or 6 month period, whichever you prefer, rather than purchasing each theme separately. This is a great advantage to the designer/developer because you can sign up and download any current and future themes that come out during your membership period.

I’ve been looking for an effective way to redesign 3-5 Wordpress sites of mine and WooThemes has come up to be the answer. Their current inventory features over 17 different themses that range the categories of business, personal, CMS, lifestream, news, and portfolio. With so many choices, this gives you the easy opportunity to try out a lot of different options – and I like options.

So, I signed up. Yupp, I did it. I joined the club. Adii, I hope you’re happy and are enjoying my money. So far I am enjoying the site, so lets keep it that way.

Here is what their subscription options look like:

The thing that I really liked was being able to easily have a wide range of themes to choose from and further customize to meet my needs. If you are an internet entrepreneur and have a lot of Wordpress based websites or are looking to launch many, then you definitely need to check out WooThemes and consider signing up.

The sites I’ll be using themes on from the guys at WooThemes include the new ChrisPund.com, ProfessionalGFX, Dorm Room Biz, and more possibly. So, keep a look out for lots of changes coming about soon!

As I get closer to being finished with customizing some of the sites, I will start posting about it and giving some screenshots.

New coupons for OIO Publisher were released just yesterday. The coupons are only good through the end of January so if you are looking for your chance to get OIO Publisher for ONLY $25.00 rather than the normal price of $47, then you need to act fast. OIO Publisher is one of the top plugins for Wordpress to simplify the ability to offer private advertising on your blog and effectively manage all your advertisers.

I’ve written about OIO Publisher before here so take a read if you need more info about it.

The best part is that they have recently released a version of the script that will allow you to run it on a regular website and not have to be based on the Wordpress platform. So, if you are looking for a web to easily manage advertisers, sponsors, or partners on your informational or business website, then you should consider getting OIO Publisher even more now!

All you have to do is go to the OIOPublisher.com website and order. When you checkout, use the coupon code Jan90-25.

It’s that simple! Hurry because it expires on Saturday!

Affiliates, Take Home An Unheard Of 90% Commission In January

You heard right, OIOpublisher, the premiere blog monetization system is giving away a whopping 90% commission to any affiliates during January. This is the perfect opportunity to help your visitors get the best private ad sales platform on the web and make a nice commission off it too. It is so good many of the big name bloggers use it to maintain their ad sales and keep things on auto-pilot!

OIOpublisher converts extremely well, the average conversion rate of signups to sales is constantly 35% plus. This makes getting sales easy, just point the traffic to the product and see what happens. We provide you with banners as well making putting OIOpublisher on your website easy and quick.

Anyone who has used OIOpublisher can confirm that it is truly the best website monetization system out there for private ad sales.

This wont last long, this unheard of 90% affiliate offer is only valid through January 2009. Get your piece of the OIOpublisher pie, sign up as an affiliate today.