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I got an email from my Kontera rep. He said that I have helped over 1,300 publishers discover Kontera ContentLink, which is good. However, many publishers are not giving it a chance, which is bad.

The problem is they either hate what they see after just 1 hour of using us, or they’re not up to speed on all of the different optimizing techniques and efforts that can happen through just giving us time. A lot of them pull without a lot of thought, and given that the majority of our higher paying advertisers don’t kick in until about a week after a site signs up, I think we’re leaving a lot of money on the table.

In my Kontera optimization guide, I stated that Kontera needs at least a week to adjust itself to a new site. The system can’t work if you remove them after a day. If you’re going to run Kontera - and you should since it’s a good moneymaker - you need to give it at least a week. I recommend trying any new ad network for full month because you can’t judge performance with just a few days of data.

Grace Cheng - The Voice of Money

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I like to welcome Grace Cheng as a new blog sponsor. Grace makes money online by trading money online - a lot of it. Now that’s my kind of girl! Hopefully, she’ll be able to help with my biggest online income killer.

Grace will be sending me several copies of her book, 7 Winning Strategies For Trading Forex, to give away in a blog contest. In addition to writing the book, Grace offer a course of FX trading and her blog is full of interesting ways to make money by trading money.

Ed & Michael Sitting In A Tree, Bloggggging

Michael Kwan and Ed Lau are working together on a new hockey blog. The only problem is, they don’t know what to call it. So they’re asking for your help.

Think of a good name for a hockey website and send your idea to hockeyblogideas@yahoo.com. Please include your domain idea in the subject line and perhaps a short blurb about why you think it’d be a good name in the body. Make sure that the domain is an unregistered dot com. We are not going to settle for a .ca, .net, or any of that garbage. You can check on Go Daddy.

The person who sends in the winning name will win an 8GB iPod nano. There will also be a random draw for a 4GB nano. Full rules are available here.

Reverse Culture Shock

My friend Carl Nelson just came back to Vancouver after spending the last two years in Hong Kong. Carl is doing the “get the hell out of Canada to avoid tax” game. In his latest blog entry, Carl write about the reverse culture shock he suffered upon landing back in Vancouver.

While I was laying in bed trying to get back to sleep half an hour ago, I was thinking back to my first full day in Canada in almost 2 years. There were a few instances of what I can only call ‘reverse culture shock’. Everyday things that have changed in my life since moving to Hong Kong, that are noticable when I come back.

Some of the culturally shocking things includes very expensive food, tipping, mobile phone plans and the fact that Vancouver seems to run in slow motion compared to Hong Kong. Hey! We like to relax here. :cool:

Can a Nobody Be Successful Online?

Kyle sent me an email asking me to start a new blog but not tell anyone I am behind it. He says it would be good motivation and proof that a nobody can be a somebody.

In this experiment you would detail your strategy, hardships and successes at starting this new blog (an experiment) but never mention the actual blog url/name. You can always sell it off at the end, or give it away on johnchow.com as massive super challenge/reward… to gain a ton of publicity for john chow dot com.

Good idea Kyle. I’ll think up something at tomorrow’s Dot Com Pho.

Can a Freelance Writer Really Make Money Online?

Freelance writer Chris Bibey has posted his freelance writing income for July 2007. He pulled down $4,894.78 by writing 43 articles. That’s pretty good! I wonder if he’s doing better than Michael Kwan?

John Cow Goes To The Slaughter House

It looks like the cows are about to come home for John Cow. The growing parody site has been slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit.

Carefully considering our current position, we have decided that it’s time to give in. The money we’ve made so far would not cover any lawsuit. It is with great regret that we are throwing in the towel because we really thought we were well on our way to become dot cow millionaires.

Before anyone ask, it’s not me suing the cow. This is one of those sue them to rack up their legal bills type of lawsuit. The guy is not looking to win. He knows he won’t. However, he also knows the cow doesn’t have the milk to pay for a lawyer. I’m going to work with the cow to see if we can come up with some evil way to get him out of his legal mess.

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    119 Comments

    2007-08-03 20:22:51
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    I am really digging the freelance writing income report. I am trying to make this a larger part of my income, and it is difficult to break into.

    DevDad

    Comment by a video a day
    2007-08-04 01:45:57
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    good luck

    Comment by Debo Hobo
    2007-08-04 10:38:32
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    I have used Kontera ever since reading it in you make money online book. It is another great source of revenue for me.

    I hate that john cow has been sent out to pasture. There is room for all of us, why do the haters have to bogart all the time. :twisted:

     
    Comment by SELaplana
    2007-08-05 02:17:38
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    i forget if it’s you (john chow) who helped me get my own Kontera account. When I first applied to Kontera, I was actually rejected immediately because of traffic issues.

    I just received my first check worth 150 and hopeful to earn much from it.

     
     
    Comment by Glen Allsopp
    2007-08-04 11:32:19
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    Same here, im very surprised at the amount of money he was able to generate

     
    Comment by mason
    2007-08-05 06:50:31
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    haha wow. if only I had the patience to write. $4k is a good amount though. good luck to you guys who are pursuing it.

     
     
    Comment by Terra Andersen
    2007-08-03 20:41:23
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    Grace rocks! It’s great to see some more women out there trading online! I love it!

    And yes… the Cow (maybe in another form though) should be back up online soon, I can’t imagine he won’t think up another great idea in the very near future.

    Comment by a video a day
    2007-08-04 01:46:29
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    just count the monitors!

     
    Comment by Cash Quests
    2007-08-04 07:33:12
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    The Cow redirects to the Chow???

     
    Comment by Grace Cheng
    2007-08-04 09:45:39
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    Thanks Terra. There are really very few women traders out there, and it would be great to see more.

     
     
    Comment by Blog Reviews
    2007-08-03 21:02:19
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    Great post, I love this site

    Comment by a video a day
    2007-08-04 06:04:20
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    one of the best

     
    Comment by Daniel
    2007-08-04 07:22:06
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    yes…this is a good blog…I hate myself for not found this blog erlier… :mad:

    Comment by ForumeR
    2007-08-04 14:12:54
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    Yeaa, but you still lucky to know it now :wink:

     
     
     
    Comment by Shaun Carter
    2007-08-03 21:16:06
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    I have been running Kontera from the beginning and the CTR is ok… it isn’t intrusive so I just let it run, not sure why anyone would stop after a couple days.

    I love the idea about starting a new blog, perhaps under a pseudonym and make it successful. It would really prove to people that you don’t need to come from a well known site (TTZ) to write a successful blog.

    And I’m glad to see you’re helping out The Cow!

    Comment by a video a day
    2007-08-04 06:05:17
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    come on, it smells fishy

     
     
    Comment by bob cobb
    2007-08-03 21:18:01
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    I look forward to that forex book contest, hope I can win that :)

    Comment by a video a day
    2007-08-04 06:05:45
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    same here

    Comment by Blogging Experiment
    2007-08-04 07:33:42
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    hey, another spammer! Just what this site needed :roll:

     
     
     
    Comment by trench
    2007-08-03 21:27:11
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    Grace is one fine looking lady! haha. I’ve been running Kontera for about a week now. Going to leave it up a couple months to see if it will do any good for my little site on the web.

    Comment by a video a day
    2007-08-04 06:06:45
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    she is beautiful, i kinda envy her

     
     
    Comment by B. Durant
    2007-08-03 21:53:17
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    Re: Kontera - I was just about ready to pull the plug on them until I read this post and it pointed me to your optimization guide. I’ll try them for another 2 weeks and see what happens.

    I’m also concerned because I changed my domain name and it was approved under the old one but in spite of 2 (possibly 3) attempts to contact the folks at Kontera to advise of the change I’ve not heard a word back. Hate to find out that they won’t pay me my money based on a technicality like that.

    I suppose at the rate my clicks are going they’ll need to make up their minds within the next 10-12 years. :)

    Re: John Cow - Can’t say I’m surprised this is happening to him though I can’t help but wonder if he’s folding up his “tent” why exactly is his site still active? Oh and by the way helping with the legal issues, very cool. Best of luck at it.

    Comment by a video a day
    2007-08-04 06:19:41
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    well, since you’ve got an account, you should give it a try

    Comment by B. Durant
    2007-08-04 12:55:05
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    Give what a try?

     
     
     
    Comment by Susan
    2007-08-03 21:56:45
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    :grin: John hey great post as always. I am becoming an avid reader and I am considering using Kontera to begin generating more income. I am still working on my traffic generation, after all if you have an affiliate on your site and no traffic it doesn’t do you any good.

    Yes I believe that an anybody can make money with a blog. It just takes persistence.

    Thanks

    Have a great day.

    Susan
    http://www.susanvlz.blogspot.com

     
    Comment by Angel
    2007-08-03 22:14:03
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    Regarding the freelance write, I think there is far more money in magazine work. IF he’s living in the States, writing 43 quality articles, he could be making serious money. To be honest, if he was a serious writer, he should be making that much money writing less articles.

    Comment by a video a day
    2007-08-04 06:20:49
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    true. but why 43

    Comment by Michael Kwan
    2007-08-04 11:15:41
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    Because that’s how many articles Chris wrote last month.

     
     
    Comment by cooliojones
    2007-08-04 14:14:18
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    Ok so how could he (and perhaps the rest of us) be getting paid writing less? Details?

    Comment by Angel
    2007-08-05 00:16:27
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    Find magazines and send your articles in. It’s not as hard as people think if you have the ability to present yourself in a fashionable, prove you are a good writer, and have something to say.

     
     
     
    Comment by Karol Krizka
    2007-08-03 22:14:52
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    Thanks for the link to the Kontera guide. I just started using it yesterday, so it was in perfect timing.

    Who’s suing the cow, and what exactly did he infringe? I though he was only parodying your site. Thumbs up for trying to help him!

    Comment by a video a day
    2007-08-04 06:21:55
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    it’s john’s linkbait tectics

     
     
    Comment by Angel
    2007-08-03 22:16:04
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    And regarding the cow, what exactly is the legal mess all about? I’m really confused by the whole situation. Who have they ripped off?

    Comment by Matt Huggins
    2007-08-04 13:48:10
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    I would like to know too if anyone has the answer.

     
     
    Comment by shaun
    2007-08-03 22:46:13
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    I can’t believe someone is actually doing this. I didn’t think it was john that got the lawyers after them that wouldn’t make any sense.

    Comment by a video a day
    2007-08-04 06:18:42
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    well, don’t

     
     
    Comment by Ed Lau
    2007-08-03 22:47:09
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    Yep, Michael and I need some help folks and we’re giving away a couple iPods as a thank you. Head to either…

    http://www.ededition.com or
    http://btr.michaelkwan.com

    for details on how to enter our hockey blog naming contest.

     
    Comment by dcr
    2007-08-03 22:50:52
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    I’m most interested in seeing Kyle’s suggestion play out. That would be an interesting one, though we won’t be able to see how it plays out live, since JC wouldn’t be able to tell us the URL.

     
    Comment by P.B
    2007-08-03 23:40:21
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    ive just started kontera…
    guess it still needs to adapt itself for the site

    P.B
    http://cashound.blogspot.com

     
    Comment by cooliojones
    2007-08-04 00:11:16
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    Kontera is my lowest paying program. Been running it for about 4 weeks, so I have some good data to back it up. You need thousands upon thousands of impressions just to earn a happy meal.

    Do you all believe the John Cow thing or think it’s just hype? I lean towards the latter.

    Comment by B. Durant
    2007-08-04 01:14:10
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    I’m not sure about John Cow. Seems to me like the site would be down, but it’s still up in full effect.

    Comment by cooliojones
    2007-08-04 08:15:44
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    Wow, not anymore! You type it in and it comes to John Chow dot com now! Maybe he was forreal?

    Comment by B. Durant
    2007-08-04 12:57:12
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    Maybe…

    Or maybe it was all a giant John Chow evil ploy to generate traffic to his own site from the beginning. :shock:

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    Comment by cooliojones
    2007-08-04 14:17:34
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    If that were the case, it would indeed be truly, truly evil!

    Well I KNOW he didn’t do John Buffalo as well! :)

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    Comment by Desi Videos
    2007-08-04 00:16:01
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    I won’t be surprised if this whole John Cow lawsuit thing is another evil linkbait scheme.

     
    Comment by Michael
    2007-08-04 00:31:10
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    I’ve been thinking about using Kontera but I hate how it pops up on you when you hover over it accidentally.

    Comment by Angel
    2007-08-05 00:18:52
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    Yes me too. I don’t think it’s something you can use on a low-traffic blog as it will turn new readers away. On a big blog like this one then there is far more that the blogger can get away with.

     
     
    Comment by Rhys
    2007-08-04 01:39:26
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    I know nothing about ice hockey, but isn’t the thing you hit called a “Puck”?

    How the hell can you not come up with a name from that?!?!?!?

     
    Comment by How To Buy Websites
    2007-08-04 01:47:43
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    Forex trading is a quick way to lose a lot of money.

    Comment by John Chow
    2007-08-04 09:28:52
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    It goes both ways. For every winner, there is a loser.

    Comment by Grace Cheng
    2007-08-04 09:48:05
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    Well said John, and the only way to consistently make money is to know what you are doing. If not you will most definitely lose.

    Comment by How To Buy Websites
    2007-08-04 20:14:52
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    While what you said is somewhat correct, it doesn’t change the fact that Forex is a terrible way to invest money. Its basically like gambling. As you said for every winner there is a loser, but thats not entirely accurate. After fees and taxes, the average player is a loser. Compare that with the stock market where the average player is a winner. Buy and hold investing in the stock market is much more sensible than playing around with foreign currencies. Most Forex systems are simply scams, plain and simple.

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    Comment by NSpeaks
    2007-08-04 02:02:09
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    Howcome JohnCow.com redirecting to here? Maybe that’s how you gonna help him. Seems Chow and Cow have joined hands for a legal battle.