This is a post about nothing really in particular, but just in case you weren’t sure if I were a nerd or not, I now have proof. (link to videos)

Proof I am a nerd and will travel

In the above video, my car is decorated with an @TheRealJosh Twitter decal from custom-vinyl-lettering.net. I spent some time finding a company that could do the custom car decals, and they seemed the easiest to use and priced very well.

And now for some jets

The Blue Angels are in Fargo, ND, for the Airsho and were buzzing over my house all morning making all kinds of amazing, awesome ruckus that I just had to film and share with you all.

I recommend hooking up the sound system and cranking the bass, just like my mom did with the movie Top Gun in the opening 2 mins of the movie with the Kenny Loggins rockin your face off Danger Zone. Here nor there, the jets made me feel like a little kid running out in the field with my camera trying to capture their pure awesomeness as they maneuvered about. Enjoy.

Random awesome links

Also, if you haven’t seen Allyn Hane from bloggerillustrated.net impressions of Darren Rowse Problogger (spoof) or Gary Vaynerchuk (spoof) you must check them out. So funny!

This is a guest post by Dalirin is a blogger that likes blogging about how to make money online. He has also written about his number 1 way to make money online.

If you are interesting is submitting a guest post, please visit my guest poster page to find out more info. Now on to the the good stuff.

If you are in the make money niche, your aim is to make as much money as you can. A make money blogger can make money on his blog by selling a product, being a consultant, doing paid review, affiliate marketing or putting ads on the blog. Apart from putting ads on a blog, the other means of making money is not easy for a new blog. Only if the owner is an experienced SEO blogger, he would find it hard to rank his blog for his keywords.

I said that the other means of making money from a blog is difficult for a new blog is because almost all new blogs has little or no traffic. With the little amount of traffic it gets, I doubt if it would sell any product or make money from affiliate sells. If there is a sale, it is pure luck (luck also exist in blogging). But with ads on the site, the blog owner is able to generate some income.

When is Ads Recommended on a New Blog?

I would recommend it as soon as your first post is live. This is good so that your readers gets accustomed to the ads. Then it is there choice if they want to become ads-blinded or not. Having ads early would tell your reader why you are blogging. I have seen websites that changed their design to include more ads and their readers were complaining. But before the site became popular, no one complained about the ads.

Will You Lose Readers?

I would say No. This is because the reader is reading your blog for your content. He wants to get more information about something. He is not reading your blog to increase your monthly views.  You would lose readers when the ads interfere with their readings such as forcing them to take an affiliate survey before they can access your content. This is your fault. There are other bloggers they can read or get the information from.

What type of Ad should be Used?

Use CPC (cost per click) or CPM (cost per impression) such as adsense on the new blog. You can also use affiliate banners as an Ad. This would enable you to make some few money. Trust me, it is small, but when you receive your first click, you would be motivated to work harder. With affiliate banners, you may be lucky that a reader was looking for a service or a product. Then the person decide to buy from your affiliate link.

I don’t recommend paid text link because you would not be able to see an advertiser. No advertiser would want to advertise on a blog that has little traffic. The advertiser might feel that them advertising on the site is the same as the advertiser going to get a new site and linking to their site.

Today is my 25th birthday. I would love to thank my mom who had to bear the summer heat in Las Vegas so that I could grace the world with my presence.

So if you’d like to come and celebrate with me, either reply to @therealjosh or give me a call 218.329.9468.