Comments (2)By Ahson Rafiq in Blogging on 11th July 2008
It’s pretty obvious when you see a blogger succeed like it was a piece of cake, it’s what like to call passion blogs, people who have a passion for doing things that make alot of money always succeed much easier. In my opinion if you can’t get bored of what you’re doing then you can be successful at it that’s how 70% of the people in real life change jobs because they don’t really love what they are doing, finding what you are passionate about could be a bit hard because at first the thought of making money just by sitting at home could sound really hard to pass out on so you might say yes to just about anything but that anything could be another dead end job to you.
For example, I’m passionate about designing although I can over do it sometime so much that it gets boring but still I always endup going back to designing, thats what keeps me going on and getting better at it, come to think of it, I started in the make money online niche as a web designer, doing alot of design work got me enough money to make blogs that seemed to make money for others but at the end it was all about dedication and the effort they were willing to put into it.
John chow is passionate about food, so he blogs alot about food and makes money off of that, some people might think that if you’re blogging about food then why not recipe sites work, well, it’s not that simple, it depends on what you’re blogging about and in what context, john chow does reviews of restaurants he eats and with pics and videos which gives the readers a closer look into places like those and they like it, I wouldn’t be surprised if i saw a blog coming up on restaurant reviews which is like an official reviewer for a county or maybe a state, all reviews with pics and videos the readers would literally love to read that stuff.
Like I said, it’s all about dedication, be careful while choosing niches 
Comment (1)By Ahson Rafiq in Blogging on 6th July 2008
Every morning I check on technorati as a part of my routine check of the day, it’s like the first thing I do everyday and today I saw 0 reactions for my blog at techno later on I thought this could be a global issue so I checked some other major blogs like mine, their reactions were de-listed too.
Comments (0)By Ahson Rafiq in Blogging, Internet Marketing, Make Money Blogging on 1st July 2008
I’m always looking for more ways to make money, and this oppurtunity came right into my mail box, TinyMassive is founded by Kate Hiscox, Lauren Miller and Marcia Currie. First of all I’d like to point out that I do encourage more female startups, so I might over do this review). Just like shopping.com this site offers comparison shopping tools with a bit of twist.
The best thing that I love about this is the reviews by owners and potential buyers, it helps people know what they are buying and should they buy it or not in the end, different people different reviews, hearing out both sides helps a buyer make a better decision, and their map buyer locater is pretty cool too, it shows when someone is buying something through their site and where (site)
Now on to the money making part, so they offer their publishers a $6 cpm, it seems really good to me so I added their widget to the blog (sitewide), this will definitely help me boost my next month’s blog income report.
TinyMassive has developed patent pending tools and features that build upon and enhance the comparison-shopping experience for shoppers, publishers and the merchant community. Based in Bellingham, WA and Vancouver, BC, TinyMassive is made up of a passionate team of innovators, merchants and world-class developers with expertise in search and social network development. For more information, visit their site.
The world of interactive shopping widgets just got some girl power. Former merchants Kate Hiscox and Lauren Miller, better known as TinyMassive launched the TinyEverywhere shopping widget network today. These sleek and innovative product widgets are rapidly spreading across the web, appearing on blogs, sites and social network applications. Earning up to $6 CPM, these contextual widgets earn revenue for both publishers and merchants.
“TinyMassive can scan the page the widget lives on and serve up relevant products directly.” Says Lauren Miller, cofounder and COO of TinyMassive. “The widget pulls listings from multiple stores and pays out on a CPC model. We offer 10% affiliate referrals for 12 months and signup is a quick and easy 3 step process.”
While selling online, the team were frustrated with the return on investment from leads delivered to their stores via shopping comparison engines and widget networks. “From the moment a shopper enters a comparison shopping site or interacts with a product widget, a wealth of behavioral data is available. That data is either ignored or locked down and drip fed to merchants, limiting innovation that could convert more traffic to sales. Widgets and comparison shopping engines are moving toward CPA deals so its paramount merchants are able to improve conversion and make more sales.” adds Miller.
Following the acquisition of their e-commerce business in 2007, the women created TinyMassive and began collaborating with merchants and publishers across North America. “We listened hard. Everyone had a grocery list when it came to improving conversion for merchants and publishers. The launch of our shopping widget network, exposing products to millions of targeted visitors and handing control of that audience back to merchants is the first step. The response to the widgets so far, has been for want of a better word, massive! We’re thrilled with the feedback and can’t wait to show off our comparison shopping marketplace at TinyMassive later this summer.”
