As many of you guys already know, this past month I started to design custom banners/ads for people. I first started with the 125 x 125 buttons (primarily for Entrecard) and held a promotion of $1.00 USD for each through this entire month of January, which went very well. So, thank you to all those that decided to buy one, and a VERY special thank you to those that liked my service enough to tip me.

Please check out some examples of banners/ads I have done!

Since this month is about over (last chance to get your orders in for the $1.00 USD promotions!), which means my $1.00 USD promotion is over, the prices will be going to $6.00 USD for each 125 x 125 normal button. Though, this is still very cheap compared to those people who charge $20.00 USD for the same type of quality.

In addition, my normal standard full banner prices are being increased from $20.00 USD to $21.00 USD.

So, why the sudden raise and why those prices?

Well, originally I was going to charge $5.00 USD for each of the 125 x 125 designs, but realized that each transaction through Paypal takes about $0.50 per transaction, depending on how much the payment is, so I look at that like its tax.

Plus, if you ask my customers, they are plenty happy with it. Just read some of the reviews people wrote about my design services:

EZdiyelectricity.com
LinkVillage.blogspot.com
KnupNet.com
TheSavvyTourist.com

Now, here comes the NEW addition to my design services. If you noticed I bolded the word “normal” to emphasize the standard designs. Now I will be implementing animation and flash for those that have been asking for it. So, if you are looking for specific words to flash or pictures to change, I will be adding that as a feature. But keep in mind, this new addition will NOT take place until I work out the minor details, but I will keep you all updated.

And just to add, this animation feature will cost a little extra because it does take some more time to actually do, depending on what you guys are looking for exactly. The price is to be determined; I’m still working out all the potential things I will be making for people to make sure I’m actually capable of doing it upon request(s).

Update on my blogs:

I started to expand out a little bit and I’m testing out a few things. One of the tests that I am trying out is guest blogging/posting which I will be doing (or have done) for various sites such as for Mr. Tyler Cruz, JackBook and Blog About Your Blog. So, thank you to the owners of those sites! I hope you guys look out for those articles as well!

Lastly, I will be hosting a contest VERY soon which will include cash prizes and Entrecard credits. And I might toss in some custom made banners as well. So, please do check back or subscribe to my RSS Feeds so you don’t miss a thing!

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A lot of people tend to stress how important Google Pagerank is, though, they shouldn’t. If you get slapped with a decrease in your Pagerank, will that stop people from coming to your blog? Nope. Will you stop making money online? Nope. And honestly, if you are a great marketer, then Google Pagerank definitely won’t mean a thing to you.

Like I mentioned in one of my previous posts, “Google Pagerank – It’s Just a Number, Who Cares?!” in which I discussed how its Google’s way of telling someone how important a page is. Well, everyone should have their own head on their shoulders so that Pagerank number should be overlooked.

For instance, will people stop going to your blog if you’re a PR0? Nope. What if you were a former PR5 or PR6? And Google didn’t think too much of your site for whatever reason and they kept dropping your Pagerank until you’re back at the beginning – PR0. Will your readers leave? Will you lose money?

A very good example is our friend, Tyler Cruz, who was recently, yet unjustly, slapped by Google. And yes, they slapped him back to PR0!

Okay, maybe “slap” is the wrong word for it. But I had a chance to ask Mr. Cruz a couple quick questions regarding his recent Pagerank drop (he will be discussing it further on his site so look out for that!).

Since Google dropped you to a PR0, has that affected your traffic or your earnings for your blog? If so, how?

“It has not affected traffic or earnings in the slightest, nor had I expected it to. PageRank has never been of any importance other than ranking you better in some ad networks such as ReviewMe and Text-Link-Ads. Other than that, it is meaningless, especially since DMOZ went downhill.”

Additionally, he goes on to add, “I really don’t mind too much that I’m a PR0, since PageRank lost any real meaning over the past few months; great blogs and sites have low PageRank, while scraper sites or brand new blogs have higher ranks. The whole point of PageRank was for Google to show users the ‘quality’ of a site, and now that is useless.”

And would you mind sharing your income since the most recent update?

“My blog earnings for January will definitely be lower than December, and by a fair bit too – around $200 less is my estimate, totaling around $900. But it is important to note that this has nothing to do with PageRank. It is simply because I received less paid reviews from December. I expect February will break a new earnings record.”

I had a chance to ask Tyler Cruz these questions this past weekend, so it’s a little less than a week before the end of the month. And thank you, Tyler!

Tyler’s blog continues to grow and his RSS feed subscribers still went up this past month. Now, he’s well over 1,200. So, that must tell you something!

I know it seems like I’m favoring the side of Google Pagerank not having the same meaning as it once had, but for those who are extremely die hard fans for it, I have also written articles on how to help with your pagerank. Feel free to read it if you are dying to get that Pagerank up. It’s titled “Simple Steps to Increase Google Pagerank.”

Additionally, I will be posting my monthly earnings next week. And yes, I’m yet another blogger with a PR0, but it looks like earnings increased!

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Technorati is the blog search engine and yes, it does in fact bring in traffic. How? Well, that’s simple. All you have to do is add Technorati tags to each of your posts.

This is simpler for Wordpress users because they have an easy-to-install plug-in which automatically detects the main keywords within each post and adds it to the Technorati search engine.

For non-Wordpress users, you will have to add them manually, which is easy to do as well.

Below is the html code:

As you can see, it’s just a simple link code, though, what Technorati reads is the ‘rel=”tag”’ part of it.

These tags will show up in the search engine under “posts.”

Technorati also automatically inserts your “labels” to their “blog” search engine. For instance, if one of your labels is “Blogging Tips,” when you search for those keywords, your blog will show up in the “blog” section of the search engine. (See picture below – I think I did a bad job of explaining that one!)

So, I completely forgot this originally decided to test this out by adding Technorati tags to all my posts within the past week and a half. And although, there are more popular tags than others, I still managed to get 52 unique visitors from it.

I know that’s not a lot, but 52 is better than none. And I got those visitors from doing such a simple thing by adding tags to my posts.

So, if you want to increase your traffic (I mean, who doesn’t?) then I would suggest adding these easy and quick tags to your posts.

Quick note: You have to make sure you have an account with Technorati and make sure you ping them or they will not check your blog.

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So, what’s this "Big Bang" Thang? Well, it’s going to be a World Record. Yes, I said it – a "World Record!" This is going to be the largest meme EVER ! The goal of this is to exceed 1,000 sites. And we can do it! Yes, me, you, US !

So, if you’re looking for links and to participate in a "Big Bang" then join us in breaking a "World Record!" Just follow the instructions and then we’re good…

Good luck to us all… I’m sure we won’t need it, but we DO need YOU !

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