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From time to time, I receive e-mails from my readers asking me for advice. Since I’m a little busy nowadays and I can’t respond to your e-mail as fast as I like, I’ll just post some of the queries here and some of my advice so that other readers will also learn from it.
This e-mail was sent to me by a reader:
hi! i know you’re busy but just the same, i’d like to ask for some tips. i used to have a blogger blog then went to private blogging for personal reasons. however, i’m inspired by how much you were able to earn through blogging.
i’m starting from scratch now, and i made a new website. it’s barely a month old, and i hope you can help me earn from it as well.
my initial plan was to continue blogging until i’m qualified enough to be paid per post, but i sure could benefit from stuff that you know.
Thanks!
Here’s my reply:
Hi!
Thanks for contacting me.
I don’t make money online thru paid posting. Though it’s quite tempting coz medyo malaki yung pay-out, I don’t like the idea that if I don’t make a post, I don’t earn money.
My way of making money online is by hijacking keywords thru SEO. Medyo magulo, but let me explain thru example.
I just research on keywords na malimit isearch sa Google, do some SEO (search engine optimization) stuff on it, wait for the visitors to come and earn thru Google Adsense. An example keyword: friendster skin.
If you search friendster skin on Google, you’ll see one of my blog post on the first page of their search results. Araw-araw, maraming nagsesearch nyan. Kaya araw-araw, kahit wala akong bagong post, may mga bagong visitors ako na naghahanap ng friendster skins. Araw-araw, basta may magclick nung Google Adsense sa post na yun, kumikita ako.
So far, I already have hundreds of keywords hijacked, sending my blog at least 2000 visitors a day. Dyan ako kumikita. I’m not active on paid reviews, kahit wala akong post for a week, tuloy ang kita, coz of the visitors na nagsesearch sa Google where my blog posts ranks on the first page.
Now, siguro, nagtatanong ka. Paano mag-umpisa?
First, you have to make sure that your blog is search engine friendly. This is called onpage optimization. Here’s my post about it.
Second, you need to properly position your Google Adsense ads. Here’s my post about ad placement.
Third, you need to research for keywords to optimize. Here’s my blog post about it.
Fourth, you need to get links to your blog post. The more incoming links, the more your blog post will rank on search engines kasi. Here’s my post about it.
Pagkatapos nyan, just rinse and repeat. Target a keyword every week, continue link building and watch your Adsense earnings grow every day. The result is not that great on the first 3 to 6 months, but once your target keywords started occupying the first pages of the search engines, tuloy tuloy na ang kita. Kahit wala kang bagong post, tuloy tuloy ang dating ng visitors.
Here’s a complete SEO guide which I followed nung nag-uumpisa pa lang ako. Hope this helps.
These are just my advice based on my experience. My experience might be different from yours. If you have something to add, subtract, divide or multiply, comment on!
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August 15th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
great tips
kaya umaapaw ang traffic ng blog na to 
August 15th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Aba, ibinigay ang link ng free SEO ebook. Hindi na kailangang mag-subscribe para “macuha”.
Anyway, ako rin, maraming emails na nakukuha about blogging at kung paano kumita dito. Pasensha na Marhgil kasi isang sentence lang lagi ang sagot ko sa kanila:
“Go to macuha.com and ask Marhgil because he’s the right man to ask about that.”
Hehhe. Great post!
August 16th, 2008 at 1:51 am
Great tips! patience is the key.. thanks for this.
August 16th, 2008 at 2:51 am
Coming from the prince of SEO of the pHilippines… ano pa ang hahanapin mo?
August 16th, 2008 at 4:24 am
Mwahahahaha!
baka maging criminal na ako niyan sa tip na yan. (Hijacker)
August 16th, 2008 at 7:24 am
wahhhhh.. Prinsipe ka na ngayun
nice one here.. heheheh.. dami tips
August 16th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Ang galing..thanks sa info..Still $cents per day pa rin ang earnings ko..hope to earn as you do…
August 16th, 2008 at 9:29 am
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August 16th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
the best talaga ang blog mo bossing ,basta SEO, traffic generation.. and money making tricks
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August 18th, 2008 at 8:19 am
I’ve been optimizing for some keywords right now pero wala pa rin ako sa top ng seach results..e-extend ko nalang pasensya ko dito baka in the end makikita ko end result nitong pagsisikap ko. I’m still averaging 1-2 dollars a day medyo mahina pa rin blogs ko pero its ok kaysa naman wala akong kita.:)
August 18th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Mind if I ask what tool are you using to get find those high rated keywords? Your help is highly appreciated.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
wow..galing.
August 19th, 2008 at 4:57 am
i just subscribed para Macuha..dito lang pala link…eniweiz, i am learning so far..good jab!
August 19th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
That’s really cool advise bro.. (^_^)
August 19th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
KEYWORD HIJACK! hehehe… ive done some of it in some of my posts and it really does work…
but the problem arises if you are into NICHE blogging..
August 19th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Thanks for accommodating the request from a newbie blogger like me.
Kaya umaapaw sa positive karma ang site na to because Marghil is responsive to his readers.
Wishing all the best and more success to Macuha.com!
August 20th, 2008 at 8:58 am
yan ang diskarte pagdating sa seo. keyword hijack, actually pinapraktis ko ngayon siya eh, sana effective sa akin. thanks sa pagsshare sir marhgil
August 22nd, 2008 at 11:00 am
Hi Marghil, I’ve learned a lot from your SEO posts din. heheh. Thanks so much.
Salamat din for promoting my Fave Movie Writing contest.
August 28th, 2008 at 2:49 am
Really when it comes to keyword hijacking macuha is the man, nice post dude
August 28th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
I am following these advice of yours marhgil.. anyway thanks for sharing these.. i know it really help me a lot.. lalo na i am new in blogging….
and my blogs undergo make over based sa advice
Good luck
August 28th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
wow that was cool, thanks.. im new to blogging as well just got started.. lito p nga ako kung ano gagamitin na platform eh.. una blogger, then my hosting account ako inistall ko ung wordpress.. balik ulit sa blogger, then nagplapla n nmn lumipat ng i.ph.. Dead Cockroach p lng ung post n mejo disente n nagawa ko. lito lng
September 30th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
galing naman ng site na ito… thanks sa mga advice.. nagstart pa lang ako magblog and iapply ko mga mababasa ko dito
October 29th, 2008 at 10:18 am
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