Web Cash

I recently started working on a new website - the one I mentioned in the article on creating individual 301 redirects for Wordpress.

I got the site up and running, updated some content, and then submitted my sitemap information to the Google Webmaster Tools. As usual, the next step is to wait and see how long it takes Google to start regularly indexing the site.
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Since Digg broke the scene years ago, website operators have looked to social bookmarking sites for help. They can be a great source of traffic, and they can also be a good source of backlinks for search engine optimization.

For now, let’s stick with the traffic component. Can a social bookmarking site direct significant traffic to your site, and is it worth your trouble to use them?
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Update: I no longer feel comfortable recommending TNX as an ad broker. Check my more recent post about how TNX links could damage your Google traffic.

A couple weeks ago, I mentioned that I was looking into using TNX as a text link ad network. This is basically a way to make money off of your sites link popularity and pagerank - regardless of click-through rates and traffic.

After some more research, I think I’ve got a better idea of the potential of TNX - and I’m liking it more. Let’s take a look at potential earnings on the site.
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I’d seen this idea suggested on a forum, and it’s about time I got around to it. I created my first lens at Squidoo.

Why? I was able to work in a few nice backlinks to my site and my articles. I’ll earn some cash if it gets traffic of its own.
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