The focus of this blog is ‘Making Money on the Net, Legally’. Recently Satish Talim of BlogMeCash.com spoke to prolific and successful bloggers Amanda Jones of ‘Build A Blog’ and Caroline Middlebrook of ‘Livin’ Online’ and asked them: “Amongst the various legal ways of Making Money Online, which is the one you recommend; use and why?”

Amanda Jones>> I would have to say for me it’s affiliate programs, because it’s the most flexible way. You can pick whatever you like to promote, depending on the commission you would like, the product itself and what you think of it. It’s a versatile way to make money with blogs because you can write reviews or have text links, banners or add it to your newsletter. You are in control of how you promote it and which one you use. I like to promote products or services which I use and know and that will benefit my readers. I also list the ones I use in my resource page. Of course it all depends on whether your readers need the product, you have to pick wisely. It’s also a numbers game so the more targeted traffic you receive the more chance you have of earning money!

Caroline Middlebrook>> I am still very much at the experimental stages of making money online. In a recent post on my blog I examined 10 strategies that have proved to work for many other people and I picked one to start working on myself. I chose bum marketing, also called article marketing. The reason I opted for this method is that it is really just a method of driving traffic and the site you drive it to can be anything which gives you the freedom to experiment with different monetization methods. For my project I am building a small niche website that will initially be monetized with AdSense which I have not used before. Another reason I like the sound of bum marketing is that it is fairly easy to get into if you have some basic writing skills. It’s not for everybody as the bulk of the work involves writing lots and lots of articles related to the site you wish to promote. But if you can do that, hopefully you can drive lots of free traffic from those article directories. I haven’t started submitted the articles yet so I can’t report on the results but I post weekly updates to my blog.

Hopefully in the days to come, more bloggers would join in and express their opinion on issues related to ‘Making Money Online’.

Welcome to the Ninth edition of the Blog Me Cash Blog Carnival. If your entry is not here, it may appear in the next edition, unless it is either not relevant to the Carnival theme, promotes your services, or promotes specific affiliate products.

If you did make it in to this edition, please support this carnival by giving a link back to this edition as soon as you can. If you submit regularly, and get in but don’t link back, then your own readers don’t benefit with the opportunity of being introduced to other blogs - which is part of the reason for a blog carnival: networking. Enjoy.

Featured Posts

Here are this week’s featured posts (my choice).

1. Mommas Making Money posted by Amanda Harris.
2. 5 Overlooked Benefits of UNTARGETED Traffic posted by Caroline Middlebrook.

Other Entries

Here are the remaining entries for this edition.

1. Make Money Blogging posted by Craig Andrews.
2. How to Create Effective Affiliate Tactics and Increase your Conversion Sales posted by Etienne Teo,
3. Shylock Adsense: The ultimate Google Adsense WP Plugin | Free Cash Quest posted by Free Cash Quest.
4. Best Press Release Writing - 3 Beginner Tips to Press Release Writing posted by Jason Whitmen.
5. Matt’s Creative Advertising Blog » Blog Archive » The Science of Process Mapping posted by Matt Hanson.
6. What Will A Business Plan Do For You? posted by Stacey Derbinshire.
7. What Are The Best Features Of Wordpress? posted by Mandy.
8. Making EASY Money with TreasureTrooper | VR6Tech.com posted by Craig Layne.
9. Sell Links on Digital Point Forums posted by Sandra.
10. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Parody Websites | MarketingDeviant.com posted by David Kam.
11. Business Networking is Like an Orange Tree posted by Robert Michel.
12. The Job Burnout Cure posted by Randy Nichols.
13. Joint Ventures posted by Mark Abrahams.
14. 6 ways to write a list posted by Luke Houghton.
15. What all do I have to do to make a buck? posted by Sean Epperson.
16. The Power of Personal Space posted by Chris Russell.
17. 7 step plan to avoid debt for life posted by Ken Nubo.
18. Free Help Desk Software Solution Is An Attractive Option? posted by Jason Rakowski.
19. Small Business Finance Recently Uncovered - Determining Your Direct and Indirect Costs posted by Mike Harmon.

That’s it for this edition. If you have an article that you think fits in, please use the Blog Carnival submission form. A couple of notes to consider before entering:

1. If you submitted your article on or after Oct. 21st, it may appear in the next carnival.
2. Please do not resubmit the same article to the same carnival.
3. One entry per person per week (Monday through Saturday), please. I am now deleting the entries of anyone who submits more than one per week. It’s up to you to choose one good entry, not me.

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Thanks again to all who have submitted their work, and I hope that you learn from what they have written!

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Welcome to the Eight edition of the Blog Me Cash Blog Carnival. If your entry is not here, it may appear in the next edition, unless it is either not relevant to the Carnival theme, promotes your services, or promotes specific affiliate products.

If you did make it in to this edition, please support this carnival by giving a link back to this edition as soon as you can. If you submit regularly, and get in but don’t link back, then your own readers don’t benefit with the opportunity of being introduced to other blogs - which is part of the reason for a blog carnival: networking. Enjoy.

Featured Posts

Here are this week’s featured posts (my choice).

1. Finding Good Keywords for Your Niche posted by Caroline Middlebrook.
2. How to Install Wordpress Themes and Plugins posted by Mandy.

Other Entries

Here are the remaining entries for this edition.

1. Getting Even More Free Traffic To Your Website posted by Alex Marlin.
2. 3 Free Advertising Options For Your Business posted by Matt Hanson.
3. Wealth and Freedom - Get Clear on What they Really Mean! posted by Wanda Grindstaff.
4. Focus, Focus, Focus posted by Sandra46.
5. How To Build a Profitable Customer Base posted by Gley Yahya.
6. Make Ends Meet, and Then Some. posted by Shawn Edwards.
7. Fall TSM Travel Writing Contest: Win $125! posted by Michael@TSM.
8. The Easy Way To Earn Six Figures Online, Guaranteed! posted by Silicon Valley Blogger.
9. How to find the Top Franchise Opportunities posted by Tom Stanley.
10. Wills Vs Living Trusts posted by Eric Hudin.
11. A Generous Leader, A Great Figure posted by David Kam.
12. Link and Traffic Exchange Programs posted by Sutocu.
13. How to Write a Business Proposal posted by Sue Massey.

That’s it for this edition. If you have an article that you think fits in, please use the Blog Carnival submission form. A couple of notes to consider before entering:

1. If you submitted your article on or after Oct. 14th, it may appear in the next carnival.
2. Please do not resubmit the same article to the same carnival.
3. One entry per person per week (Monday through Saturday), please. I am now deleting the entries of anyone who submits more than one per week. It’s up to you to choose one good entry, not me.

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Thanks again to all who have submitted their work, and I hope that you learn from what they have written!

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Blog Me Cash caught up with Caroline Middlebrook, a prolific and successful blogger. Caroline talks to us about her blogging experiences in this brief interview.

Hello Caroline, and welcome to BlogMeCash.com. Caroline, could you tell us a bit about yourself?

I have quite a varied background. I got hooked onto computers 25 years ago when I got a Commodore 64 (I still have one!) and I never looked back. For all my adult life I have flipped back and forth between being employed and self-employed. Just a couple of weeks ago I made the move back to self employment for the final time as I realise now that I simply was not born to work for somebody else.

What made you take up blogging?

When I quit my day job, I didn’t really know what I was going to do. I just knew that I wanted to make a living using online methods. I had no savings and no established secondary income stream, so from that perspective I was in a similar position to many other people out there that are wanting to make money online. I figured that some people might be interested in seeing how I get on. Therefore I started the blog in order to tell the story. If I am successful, I hope I can inspire others to escape the chains of a job that holds them back. Though hopefully with less risk than I did!

You have been blogging about “Livin’ Online” for some time now. What has been your experience?

It’s only been 6 weeks actually but it’s been fantastic. Other blogs I’ve had in the past still only had 3 subscribers after 6 months but this one has been growing nicely, I am thrilled to see all the comments left on the posts and I am starting to ‘meet’ lots of other bloggers in my niche. I really feel like I am becoming a small part of that community.

Some words of advise for people looking at making money online?

1. It CAN be done
2. You DON’T ‘t need to spend money to do it
3. All the information you need is out there for FREE
4. Don’t Google for your info - read BLOGS
5. It takes LOTS of work
6. There is enough opportunity for EVERYONE

Anything else you would like to say to our readers?

Don’t be put off when you see the ‘big boys’ raking in thousands of dollars a month seemingly so easily. Everybody started at the beginning. The great thing is that it is available to anybody with a computer, you don’t need to spend any money to get started so you can start with nothing but a little of your free time.

Thanks Caroline for sharing your views with the BlogMeCash.com members.

Welcome to the Seventh edition of the Blog Me Cash Blog Carnival. If your entry is not here, it may appear in the next edition, unless it is either not relevant to the Carnival theme, promotes your services, or promotes specific affiliate products.

If you did make it in to this edition, please support this carnival by giving a link back to this edition as soon as you can. If you submit regularly, and get in but don’t link back, then your own readers don’t benefit with the opportunity of being introduced to other blogs - which is part of the reason for a blog carnival: networking. Enjoy.

Featured Posts

Here are this week’s featured posts (my choice).

1. 11 Pointless Blog Posts that Waste my Time posted by Caroline Middlebrook.
2. Make Money Online with WidgetBucks - A New Revolutionary Advertising Option posted by Etienne Teo.
3. The 7 Habits of Highly Defective Bloggers posted by Erich.

Other Entries

Here are the remaining entries for this edition.

1. Bloggerwave Is Accepting Bloggers posted by Doris Chua.
2. Blogging Platforms - Which One To Choose? posted by Mandy.
3. mug shot posted by Patricia O’Rourke.
4. 6 Ways to get Rich posted by Andy.
5. Paid Blog Posts - Top Paying Sites in September posted by Flora Earl.
6. How to Become an Expert in Internet Marketing posted by Tomaz Mencinger.
7. My first $136.72 check from Click Bank posted by Ken Nubo.
8. Alexa ranking : is it Important ? How to improve it ? posted by Cassanova.
9. AdSense Psychology posted by Robinson Go.
10. FREE MONEY SECRETS: Introduction posted by Leong.

That’s it for this edition. If you have an article that you think fits in, please use the Blog Carnival submission form. A couple of notes to consider before entering:

1. If you submitted your article on or after Oct. 7th, it may appear in the next carnival.
2. Please do not resubmit the same article to the same carnival.
3. One entry per person per week (Monday through Saturday), please. I am now deleting the entries of anyone who submits more than one per week. It’s up to you to choose one good entry, not me.

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Thanks again to all who have submitted their work, and I hope that you learn from what they have written!

Commenters Note: I use the “DoFollow” plug-in.