Today's lesson will focus on optimizing your adsense earnings using simple yet effective methods that Ive learned through my recent information sponging. (Sorry, I just had to use that term)

If youre not familiar about Google Adsense and you want to make money online, then youre missing close to half of your blogging life. I mean that. If you ask internet marketers and bloggers especially the greedy ones (lol!), they ALL have been into this program and they have a tip or two to share. Now, its my turn to give a thing or two. (I wont give everything all at once so, subscribe to my blog and watch out for more coming!)

Now, the first thing you have to make sure in having google adsense on your blog is its Integration. It has to look like its a part of your blog layout and content. With this issue, lots of people have different ways to guide their visitors in clicking ads but im sticking with what I learned by experience. You have to use the existing colors of your blog layout to the colors youre using in displaying adsense ads.

One very helpful tool that ive been using is ColorZilla. Its a firefox extension that gets the color code of anything on your current browser and all you have to do is to input the code to your adsense ads customization on your account menu.

Second lesson, ads should not look like ads. Ive seen websites and blogs that seem to display ads like their the main content. It seemed like they have a banner around their neck saying "Hey, visitor! Im an ad, stay away from me!". Well, perhaps theyre making money if they have tons of traffic, but for starting bloggers, i recommend going back to the roots and giving visitors original content, make them happy by giving tips just like what im doing right now and well, give them something to look forward to.

That's it for today's lesson lads! I hope you learned something from being on my blog. Surely, Teens Make Money Online Easily with Kirby! (and thats, me!)

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It’s pretty sad that most teenagers are not taught how to manage their money or finances while they are still in high school. One economics class isn’t sufficient to really give your teen a good idea of the myriad of ways debt can put a damper on their life goals. There are a number of different topics that you should discuss with your teen before they go off on their own to college. They include:

Earnings and taxes – If your teen has a part-time job, this can be the easiest way to start to educate them on the value of a dollar and exactly how much Uncle Sam wants of them. This can help motivate them to do better in school so they can earn a bit more than minimum wage.

Bank accounts – You should go over the basics of most financial banking today. It may be the only time anyone takes time to help him or her learn about the importance of starting a savings account for an emergency fund and separating those funds from the regular checking account.

Student loans – Be involved in any student loans that are set up for your kid. Explain to them as best as you can which are best and which to avoid. Help them pick their college experience and don’t forget to include the discussion on the different price tags associated each school.

Credit cards – Many college graduates get into trouble with credit cards due to the availability of easy credit once you graduate and get your first job. So, be sure to discuss credit cards before they are on their own.

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Ive been frequenting alot of blogs lately and they are mostly about money and affiliate category but I just found out that one blog is different from the rest. . .

SilkenHut's Blog!

Yes lads, this blog has been a "revisit" for me since I was a frequent visitor to this blog since I started 6 months ago but it came to a hibernation because of time constraints (yeah yeah, I know, I know, Greed too!) lol

Before this post turns into a confession note, im going to promote and join a contest at the same time. This contest is courtesy of one of my blogger buddies, Allen, who is into blogging about pinoy blogging experiences. Just recently, he launched a website catering to free lyrics and streaming so you might want to visit his website for your sound trip needs. Perhaps, this is another Greedy guy? hmmm. . . You have to answer my visitors for this one Allen! lol

You can also join this contest if you want to. Whats up for grabs? Well, its a Php 2,000 Nokia Gift Cheque! Now, isnt that tempting enough?

He also asked if what would I do If ever I would win this gift cheque. Im gonna use it of course! lol Im planning to use it to purchase an accessory for phone to bling it a little bit. How would you use this GC if you win the contest? Blog about this one and win!

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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, it is with great pleasure that I announce to you, I started a new blog!

Majority of novice bloggers look forward to having a hosted blog and personal domain of their own and when this happens, it makes an impression that you are actually going somewhere nearer to the pinnacle of success in this field. Though the method and manner of getting there would very much vary to each blogger, one thing would really be for certain, the feeling of being proud and that's exactly what im experiencing right now.

Check it out at Pinoy Money Blogger.

Now, this actually brings me to alot of opportunity to teach you guys how to blog. Why? Because im going to apply everything I learned from 6 months blogging and apply this to my new blog. Look forward for some contests, gimiks and tutorials. I suggest you subscribe to my new blog as you did to this one. Im pretty sure you will get your subscription well worth it. Now, if you're new to blogging, all the more you need to subscribe because im in the process of finishing my posts about how to start a blog that is optimized to make money online so watch out for this one and alot more!

To clarify things up, I have no intention or plans to seize blogging on this one. No! Im just going to give more priority to my new blog this coming days since it needs more attention that this one though im still going to give out useful informations on here.

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Its time again for another personal money management tip for everyone and the focus for today's post will be on making the most out of your money you earned from your internet money making or even from your offline gigs for that matter.

Do you remember instances in your life wherein no matter how much money you have, it never seemed to be enough? We'll ive been in this scene numerous times in the past and I can tell you, even if im still in my prime teen age, im no stranger to this phenomena. Take for instance, my weekly allowance is Php 700 and everything is included; gasoline for my car, my everyday lunch, minor school expenses (e.g. photocopies, handouts) and well, you have to take into consideration, my dates. All this in just Php 700 in one week. Impossible? Well, I used to think about it that way but not for long.

For this one, im going back to the basic-est (my invented word for the day.lol) of things. Now, there are two ways to deal with this one: increase your income or cut costs. The first solution will not work for everyone considering time and effort constraints but the second, cutting costs, is a whole new different story! Everyone can do it, you just have to use practicality, rationality and even creativity. Going back to my experience, I managed my problem by going for both. I increased my income by making more paid posts and private transactions and at the same time, I cut my costs by making a daily expense allowance. I gave more priorities to those that I really need like setting aside for gas and my lunch money. I also lowered down extra expenses; i do not frequent malls anymore because in this case, I save money on gas and there is less temptation to buy something. Another action that I took was to have dinner dates on either my house or my girlfriend's house because this way, we both save money and in connection, her parents are really impressed because they see my intentions are clear for their daughter. You see, ladies and gentlemen, you can really hit two birds with one stone (just make sure its a boulder youre throwing.lol)

Kidding aside, this really worked for me for the past month and im going to explore more ways to manage my personal finance in the coming months and ill be sure to let you guys know more about it.

If everything fails, you can always avail of goods in transit insurance, courier insurance and Quote Me Today.

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Some weeks back, a dear friend of mine who's a self-made, successful blogger asked me to help her get exposure for the Laptops shes been selling and as charming as she is, saying no would be the last thing on my mind so I agreed. Never did I expect it would be as great as this.

She is actually selling Macbooks at prices you cant compare! She actually gets it as direct import so less tax and less burden to consumers like you. She offers a wide array of Macbooks of different specifications that would suit your needs, lifestyle and preferences.

Heres one example of the great ones shes offering:

model : MA699CH/A

All these for just Php 47,500

Its an Apple White Macbook 13" screen, Intel Core Duo 2 Processor, with processor speed of 1.83GHz, 60GB hard drive space for all the things you need and 512MB memory of RAM plus, you can upgrade with Php 1,200 more. Did i mention everything on here is on one year warranty?. If youre not convinced, try comparing prices to competitors online at laptopking and cgena.com

This one is really handy and perfect for people on the go. If youre a student, this is perfect for your best-friend gadget at school and if youre working in the corporate world, make dynamic presentations using multi-media creations with this lappy. So, check out more Cut-down priced Macbooks available HERE.

Update: If you want to place an order, you can either contact me directly or send an email to my friend at lightspeedsolutions.lorie@gmail.com

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