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Well finally I seem  to have become a fan of something  or someone online.

If you know me well you must be quite aware of my love for all things Wordpress and this one is just about that. [90% of my sites are built on Wordpress, I even have a WP based arcade and will have a video site very soon]

Fath at Pelangi Petang Production is one of my fav Wordpress designer and she has just released a beautiful free wordpress theme.

This one is titled Rock my World.

This theme has a grunge feeling to it and perfect for all niche, if you want to create an alternate feel you can just work with the header image. For people who like dark colors, this one is definitely going to appeal to their senses.

A clean 3 column theme that you can use on your blog. No fancies but very pretty.

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(3 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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Finally I was approved. This was the third time in the last two years and I guess the third time was lucky for me.

It’s pretty amusing that one will not find many reviews for this particular Ad network, one that is definitely worth a mention. Possibly because until not it was exclusive for bigger publisher and very difficult to get approved or maybe because they don’t have a webmaster referral program.

CPM star caught my eye a few years back as many of the entertainment site that I visited at that time were publishing their ads. Also while looking for affiliate programs for gaming sites, I noticed many of the top gaming sites work exclusively with them for affiliate management.

If you have a site in the entertainment niche [Adsense won’t bring you much], games, music, movie, videos, humour, CPMStar is guaranteed to bring huge revenue in comparison to other ad networks.

CPMStar is a CPA ad network which pays publishers for generating sign-ups for the most popular FREE multiplayer games online. The free factor ensures high conversions and till now I am yet to meet a publisher who is not doing well in the network [ provided they have decent traffic ].

I am getting around 25% conversion on the clicks and around 65% conversion from my gaming site.

As a website publisher you will be paid for generating sign-ups for CPMStar advertisers.

Off lately CPMStar has become more proactive towards reviewing publisher applications [ I noticed a considerable number of new sites working with the network]  and this time around you can sure to get a response from the staff. Sign-up has been made more responsive, wherein, a publisher account is immediately created once you are done with the signup form[ Previously an account was created only once you site was approved for the network].

Once you have created your account, you would need to submit your website details for approval before the ad code is provided to you. Personally, I would recommend that you put your best site forward [in terms of traffic]  and a site in the entertainment niche would have more chances of approval.

As a publisher you will have various banner ad options; leader board, half banner, sky scrapper, 300*250 and a 125*125.

I did read that they have a pop-under option as well, but for the moment that has not been made available to all publishers.

On my account I am generating an average of 45-55 cents per sign-up

And the best news is that they pay via Paypal, subject to a $50.00 USD minimum balance.

I would like to conclude that this is by far the BEST thing to happen to web publisher in the Entertainment niche as personally Adsense and other networks were very depressing  in terms of payment rates offered.

I would definitely recommend this program to webmasters and I personally know a few that have completely abandoned other ad networks and made space for CPMStar.

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My Rating: 5/5

(6 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)

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Lets keep it simple

Every once in a while you must have come across the term “301 redirects” at webmaster boards, SEO discussions and while talking about website development. Like most of you all I too was totally confused and gave up on understanding it, thinking that it was nothing more than a technical jargon.

301 redirects or permanent redirects are a topic that we all need to understand as it does have an implication in relation to SEO and the SERPs and can also be of use when we move the pages or the website around.

So now that I know what these things are, I though best to share.

In this post I hope to explain the concept of these redirects and the implication they have on site development.

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You would be kidding me if you said that you were visiting my blog and were not in for the money. OK, maybe not. But being a blogger you would have your own definition of a successful blogger that you are pursuing for yourself.

So I guess you would like to understand the elements that would make you achieve your goal.

The one thing that you would encounter as a blogger is CHOICE, which can be an advantage as well as a disadvantage if you don’t choose right.

This is the review of the one of the better resources that would bend your mind towards creative blogging and understanding the elements around you to help you make that CHOICE.

Upstart Blogger

They quote “Successful Blogging Made Simple”, but do they really deliver?

My first impression of the website was that they like minimalistic, and thats not a bad think.

But are they minimalistic with the information that they provide at the blog?

This blog is managed by Ashley Morgan who is a freelance musician, and like myself understood the power of blogging in creating wealth.

At Upstart Blogger Ashley educate the blogger with blogging basics and from there on to becoming a pro. One of the articles that caught my eye was 25 Steps to Launching Your Blog and Making $100+ A Month in 30 Days

You might consider the tips within this article as basics information, but remember that a well written guide that you can bookmark is always helpful. I have been blogging for a while now and I myself learnt something out of it. (I never knew that I could save my server from meltdown with the Digg Defender WP plugin)

I too cater to a webmaster audience that is looking to start out and I am often asked on how one can make money via blogging. Personally I make more out of my other projects but plan to change that eventually as I improve my blogging skills and also innovate on my content creation.

Thats point number two to becoming a successful blogger:

So does Upstart blogger manage to help you with that?

Looking at some of the recent posts, you might be interested to read What I learned about blogging from 1970’s science fiction

Now that would be a great way to put forth an idea as simple as to regularly update ones blogs for sustaining and generating reader interest. The simple fact to note here would be that by delivering content creatively to the audience, Upstart Blogger manages to induce creative thinking in the minds of the readers. And trust me, that is what helps you innovate on your content creation.

I would recommend this site for the content as you will definitely find something that you would enjoy and learn with, no matter in what stage of blogging you are.

Some of my interesting read at Up Start blogger are:

Lies damned lies and earning statistics

Size matters

Social networking for bloggers

So I will close this review with a few recommendations and highlights.

* Design (7/10) : One the design side, there is surely more scope of improvement as I was pretty confused with the navigation and was not even able to find the link to view the previous post in posting chronology. On the bright side, the minimalistic design ensures that the content is easy to ready and there are no distracting elements on the template.

* Content (8/10) t: No complaints on this front but the blog will go better with some kind of intensive list that bloggers could use. I guess I have a “list fetish”.

* Extras (9/10): Ashley has been holding some great contests with greater prizes and it sure helps build the community feeling where an incentive helps to motivate an “Upstart Blogger”. They also have some good looking WP themes and Pligg templates that you can use for free.

Conclusion: If you are an upstart blogger, this is the site I would recommend. I will be following the site myself for helping me improve as a blogger.

Closing with the Upstart Blogger Promise:

Upstart Blogger is your quickstart guide to creating, launching, maintaining, promoting, and profiting from a successful blog.

(5 votes, average: 4.8 out of 5)

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To begin with, let me confess that I s**k when it come to affiliate marketing.

My affiliate earnings are pretty low (excluding the webmaster program referrals) and I am working hard on changing that.

If you are new to affiliate marketing, then to sum it all up, Affiliate marketing is one, wherein, you are paid a fixed/percentage commission on the income you are able to generate for an advertiser via your marketing efforts.

You link, your site visitor clicks on the link, they sign up or buy something on the clicked site and you get paid a fixed amount or a percentage of the income generated for the advertiser.

Now this post is all about building your own affiliate store in just a matter of minutes and making money out of it.

I would suggest that you initially add an affiliate store to your existing site to get the feel of it.

So we will now learn to create an Amazon affiliate store with a free script.

Amazon has an affiliate program, wherein, you can sell their products and earn a percentage in commission.

The reason why I choose them first, is because they have the largest portfolio of consumer good and so we can work with choice.

You will have to join their affiliate program to begin with. (Join Amazon Associates)

They do not have any restrictions for joining their affiliate program and all you have to do is fill up a brief application form with some details.

You can check their commission rates here: Associates Compensation

Now that we an affiliate account, we will need to use a script for setting up our affiliate store. The good thing is that we have a very beautiful script for just that, and it’s free.

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(5 votes, average: 4.8 out of 5)

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