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Creating a Website

The First Steps to Building a Website
A quick overview of what you need to create a website.

The Price of Free Web Hosting
It's tempting to look for free hosting or a free website. However, this could cost you dearly in the end.

Stuck on Topic Choice?
Want to make money online like me (affiliate website) but not sure how to choose the right topic? Watch this video.

When Topic Choice Gets Personal
I make a living online because I've learned to master the art of teaching through experience. Sometimes your best topics are right under your nose.

What's The Best Kind of Website to Create?
My opinion on the best kind of money making website to create.

Thinking of Hiring a Web Designer?
Before hiring someone to create your website, you may want to pay close attention to this video.

Getting Started With Dreamweaver (CS3)
A good tutorial for Dreamweaver beginners. Learn how to setup a template and edit the CSS.

ScreenCast Tutorial for Social Networking Sites
This video actually walks you through what you would need to do if you wanted to tackle the task of creating a social networking site.

Blogging

Blog or Website?
Can't decide if you should create a blog or website? Here's my take on the subject.

Blog or Website? - The Sequel
A more detailed visual of the differences between a blog and website. Don't make the common mistake blog owners make with organization!

From Blogger to WordPress - Why?
Why I chose to switch to WordPress from Blogger.

Installing and Editing a WordPress Blog on Your Domain
A more detailed video that explains how to customize your WordPress Blog.

How to Change Your WordPress Header
An easy tutorial that teaches you how to customize your blog's header

How to Style & Display Your Most Commented Posts
A neat way to display your most commented posts on your blog.

Hey Bloggers! I'm in Love With Thesis (WP Theme)
An overview of the ground-breaking Thesis WordPress Theme.

My Review of Thesis 1.8
Find what's new in Thesis 1.8 (released Summer 2010)

How to Customize Your Thesis WordPress Theme Header
Learn how to customize your Thesis blog using the Open Hook Plugin.

Learn How to Customize Your WordPress Blog Using Firebug
Having trouble customizing your blog because you don't know CSS? This is the tutorial for you!

How to Style Your RSS Subscription Box
Discover how to spice up your RSS subscription box!

How to Style Your Feedburner RSS Feed Links
Styling your Feedburner RSS links

How to Install WordPress on Your PC
Want a fully functional WordPress platform on your computer for testing? Watch this video to learn how.

Why Your Blog Makes $0
Most blogs fail because people do not think they need to apply basic business and marketing principles to a blog.

Creating a Custom Landing Page for Google Custom Search
Don't let your visitors leave your site while using Google Custom Search. Create a landing page that matches your design.

Styling Your Feedburner RSS Links
A creative way to display and style your latest blog posts via Feedburner.

Why Some Bloggers Struggle With Affiliate Marketing
My take on why some bloggers have problems converting with affiliate marketing

My Favorite WordPress Plugins
A listing of my favorite WordPress plugins.

Building Traffic / Promotion

One Reason For Your Traffic Troubles
Why many struggle to bring in traffic.

Stop The SEO Madness!
Dispelling the myths of SEO (search engine optimization).

Are Directory Submissions Worth It?
My take on submitting to directories to improve your PageRank and traffic.

Are Link Exchanges Useful?
How valuable are link exchanges for traffic/SEO?

Is Twitter a Waste of Time?
Before you write off Twitter, you may want to see how it's helped me.

Stop The Alexa and PageRank Obsession
This video is for all of you who put too much stock in tools such as Alexa and PageRank.

Lisa's Website Traffic Secret
A message to those who try to compare their promotional techniques to methods I used for my established websites.

Using Forums to Drive Traffic to Your Site
It's an old technique, but it still works. Forums can be a great way to network and drive traffic to your site.

Making Money With a Website

What is Affiliate Marketing?
You can make a ton of money just referring other people's "stuff" from your site. Here's an overview of how affiliate marketing works.

Desperate to Make Money?
Most people who fail to make money online do so because their desire to make money is much greater than their desire to learn and work hard. Nothing comes easy out here!

Don't Create a Site on How to Make Money if You Aren't Making Money
It's a common mistake made by newbies. They see other people making money teaching others how so they create a site that does the same. Problem is, their information is not unique or inspiring because they aren't walking the walk.

How to Make Money With Affiliate Programs
You don't need a product to sell to make money online. You can create an information site like this and earn commissions when your site refers products.

The Future of Affiliate Marketing (Gov't. Regulations)
How to keep your state from imposing taxes that could ruin/end your affiliate marketing business.

Is Affiliate Marketing Oversaturated?
As more and more people go online to make money, people worry that affiliate marketing is dying. Here's my take.

MLM vs. Affiliate Marketing
This video explains the difference between MLM and Affiliate Marketing.

Which Affiliate Programs Should You Join?
If you choose to make money as an affiliate, it's important you understand that it's not about what programs you choose. It's about finding products that fit the theme of your site and audience.

Why Many Affiliates Fail
Tips that will keep you from making common affiliate mistakes.

How to Make Money With ClickBank
Tips on cashing in with ClickBank's affiliate program.

See My ClickBank Earnings
A video that shows my earnings and how I promote Clickbank products.

Help! I Got Scammed on YouTube!
Tips and advice to keep you from getting scammed online.

Make Money With Your YouTube Videos
An overview of the YouTube Partner program.

Are You Cashing in With Chitika?
Looking for an alternative or supplement to your AdSense income? Chitika may be it.

How to Sell Ad Space on Your Site
Tips on selling ad space on your site and an overview of OIO Publisher.

How to Set Ad Prices on Your Site
Tips and suggestions for setting prices for your sponsor ads on your site.

How I Earned an $1800 Bonus
Want to earn more money with affiliate programs? Sometimes it's just an ask away.

Photoshop Tutorials

Create Rounded Corners on Images in Photoshop
Round the corners of an image in a few easy steps!

How to Create and Add a Background for Your Site
Use Photoshop to create a tiled background and learn how to add it to your site.

Creating a Basic Header in Photoshop
Learn to create a rectangular header for your site.

How to Create a Faded/Portrait Header
Personalize your site with a portrait header.

Creating a YouTube Channel Banner (Partners Only)
Wow your YouTube subscribers by creating an awesome channel banner!

Create a Badge For Your Most Commented Posts
Show off your most commented posts by creating a graphical background.

How to Edit & Style a Basic Image
A very simple tutorial for editing a basic graphic for your site.

HTML, CSS & Programming

My Starter HTML/CSS Web Templates
Learn how to build and customize your static website using my starter web templates.

Artisteer - A Cool Web Design Tool
This is an amazing design tool for both blogs and static websites.

How to Add Meta Tags to a Web Page
Learn how to insert meta tags into a web page to help the search engines read your content.

How to Setup Server Side Includes
Set up includes so you can update common sections of your site (header, footer, nav, etc.) by updating one file.

CSS Tutorial Part 1 - Basic Layout
How to setup a simple 3 column layout using CSS.

CSS Tutorial Part 2 - Styling Links
How to style your links using CSS.

CSS Tutorial Part 3 - Creating a Horizontal Nav
How to create a horizontal nav with rollover.

CSS Tutorial Part 4 - Creating Boxes
A quick tutorial on creating boxes with CSS.

Editing My Free, 3 Column Template in Dreamweaver
A tutorial that teaches you how to edit my free CSS template that I provide to help you build a website.

How to Create a Twitter Badge With CSS
Display your most recent tweets using a cool, Twitter badge.

How to Shorten Your Affiliate Links
How to create a short, easy-to-remember redirect for your affiliate links

Google AdSense

How to Make Money With Google AdSense (Google Ads)
You can earn money with your site or blog by advertising Google text and banner ads on your web pages.

My Google AdSense Record Earnings
Learn about my record month with AdSense and tips to improve your earnings.

Is Google AdSense a Scam?
My response to people who call Google AdSense a scam.

Is Google AdSense Dead?
My response to the people who think it's not still possible to make much money with Google AdSense.

Should AdSense Have Traffic Requirements?
Here's why I believe AdSense should have a traffic requirement.

AdSense Tips for Low Earners
Need help with AdSense? Here are some tips to help you earn more.

AdSense vs. AdWords
The difference between the AdWords and AdSense programs.

Too Many AdSense Failures
My reasons for why many people fail with AdSense.

Worried About AdSense Click Fraud?
My response to those worried about getting click bombed and banned from AdSense.

Web Tools & Utilities

FileZilla/FTP Tutorial
Learn how to upload your web page files and images to the web using the FileZilla FTP program.

Test and Learn CSS with Firebug
Install this free, Firefox browser add-on and learn/test CSS right from your web browser.

How to Create a PDF With Adobe Acrobat
Learn to create and upload a PDF file. Great for eBook creation.

Creating a Custom Landing Page for Google Custom Search
Don't let your visitors leave your site while using Google Custom Search. Create a landing page that matches your design.

Case Studies (Success Stories)

LovingFromADistance.com
A successful affiliate site based on long distance relationships.

RobsWebTips.com
The story of a 15-year-old who grew his web business to 4 figures per month in a short time.

PlantingDollars.com
How Ryan Schmitz obtained over 5700 visits in his first month.

WeBlogBetter.com
An inspiring story of how Kiesha quadrupled the traffic of a blog she acquired after only four months.

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