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In this day and age, knowing how to produce additional revenue streams can come in very handy.  At the This Blog Will Pay My Mortgage Blog, you will learn just that. This is a blog that has been created by the author to do just that – pay his mortgage with the income he makes from the blog. Not only will he pay his mortgage with it, but he’ll show you how you can do it too!  While at first glance it’s clear what this blog is about it’s also clear the blog is just what a helpful and informative blog should be: nicely laid out, easy to read, and full of great information that the reader can actually use! You can see this for yourself through any of the most recent bloggeries which include: Top 3 Youtube Tips, Seven Deadly Sins of Twitter Marketers, Make Money Online – Become a RAT!

The blog is very well organized and this makes for ease of navigation.  Bloggeries are left marginalized and appear in black font on beige background with a right sided navigation bar. In the navigation bar you will find subscription information, Twitter Updates, Latest Entries, AdSense, Archives Menu, Blogroll titled ‘Get Organized and Inspired’, Most Popular posts menu, Great Bloggers Menu, and Recent Comments Menu.  Although the blog may seem to lack uniqueness in a world that is full of money-making blogs, it’s so easy to use and navigate that any other additions may just impede on the site’s biggest strength which is its top notch content.

This blog gets a 3.6/5. The subscriber count seems to be on the low side, and this could be improved with daily content being fed to the blog (and ultimately, the search engines).  Navigation wise, the blog has all of the features a blog should have, which is important for all blogs but especially for blogs that are focused on making money.  The only suggestion I would have for easier navigation would be to make the header a clickable link, as many readers such as myself like to use that for a handy anchor when navigating a blog.  For appearance, the blog is good.  Though it is not the prettiest blog per se, you will overlook this fact when you get into its top quality content that is easy to read, easy to apply, and informative if you are serious about making money online. This blog could definitely use some kind of personalization as the theme is rather generic right now. I also like the random spattering of images, as this does not distract from the blog and the blog clearly does not rely on heavy images or other frivolous wastes of space but leaves the content to speak for itself in a nicely organized way. With just a few tweaks, this good blog could become a great blog and see some definite growth in subscribers and readership over time.

-Chrissie

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If you are looking for another way to make money online, you may want to stop and check out Online Earning Opportunities. Simply put, this is another marketing blog and offers you user-friendly advice and tips on how to make money with your blog, as well as other opportunities to make money online.  You can see this for yourself through any of its recent bloggeries:  Entrecard vs. Alexa, ClickBooth – A Review of CPA Site, Kiiji Local Classifieds, BuyBlogReviews.com – Paid to Blog Site, and Earn Money Writing for Encylocentra.

The blog is well organized in a very simple blog theme which makes it easy to navigate.  The structure is such that bloggeries are left marginalized and there is a double-wide navigation system to the right.  Bloggeries are black text on white background and the theme and border around the bloggeries is a tan khaki color.  There is a simple top navigation system for basic pages such as Home, Blogroll, and Contact Me.  In the right navigation system you will find on the left side a Categories Menu and a My Blog Log Widget.  In the right side, there is a Archives Menu, Recent Posts Menu, Recent Comments Menu, Entrecard, and Advertising.  The Categories menu is comprehensive and includes categories such as Affilliate Marketing Sites, Blog/Website Development, Classifieds, Cost Per Action, Link Building, Marketplace, and many more.

Overall I give this blog a 2.6/5 with just a few suggestions.  The blog is well organized and the blog contains all necessary blog meat and thus does well for navigation.  The only thing I would change there is to combine both navigation bars into one, as currently both bars are only about half full and this leaves a lot of white space on the page.  I would also add an About page to one of the menu systems so that the blogger connects a little more personally with their readers and thus increasing their readership.  The appearance of the blog does need some work, and primarily this is in the advertising area and header. Nothing says professional like a custom header that is a form of branding. Having blank text takes away from the credibility.  Regarding advertising the blog has an ad embedded in the footer of the blog which is very distracting and makes the blog slow to load.  The blog also has so much advertising that in some areas it is difficult to understand what is blog content and what is advertising.  The word ‘Archives’ in the navigation system is also spelled incorrectly which may seem unprofessional to some readers and it does affect the appearance of the blog.  The content however is well-written in an excellent user-friendly tone that readers will be able to identify with and learn from, but if the blogger wants regular traffic, more updates in the form of daily content are recommended.

-Chrissie

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If you are looking for more ways to make money online, and have not yet found a comprehensive website to do so, then you need to take a look at Empire Dot Com, a blog dedicated to revealing the insider secrets of making money online.  This emphasizes with fervence that the dot com industry is one that is only getting stronger. The blogger offers you a personalized about page including signature right on the home page where he discusses how he wants to teach his readers something that will take you and your Internet efforts to the next level.  He promises that this blog will give you powerful marketing knowledge that will help you move your business to the next level.  You can see this for yourself in any of his recent bloggeries:  How to Crank Out Quality Content for Your Readers to Come Back for More, Top Extremely Important and Powerful Tools You Should Have In Your Bag Pack, How to Write Killer Lead that Get your Prospect to Read your Ad, Extremely Powerful and Solid Information Articles to Remember, and The Four Marketing R’s That will Make You a Sniper Rifle.

The blog offers several navigation systems making it very easy to navigate.  The top system provides links to Home, Article Resource, Membership, Archives, and Contact Me. A sub top menu offers you Recent Posts Menu, Clickbank Ads, and how to subscribe to the RSS Feed.  In the right navigation system you will find Advertising, Entrecard, Recent Comments, Archives Menu, Blog Awards, and a comprehensive categories menu offering you categories such as Affilliate Marketing, Affilliate Tools, Atomic Blogging, Blogging, Copywriting, and Marketing Development among many more.  The blog’s appearance is bold and colorful, with large headlines in red and advertising that complements the blog content rather than distract from it. Though there are not many pictures associated with the bloggeries, the blog’s design and template compensates for that.

This blog will get a 4.4/5 from me, as it is an excellent resource and quite accomplished given its youth.  The blog is only a few months old, and offers content and navigation that is above par.  The bloggers conviction is strong and this is relayed in its content, appearance, navigation and organization of the blog.  Bloggeries are coming in daily for the most part with only one or two exceptions, and the content is in a strong, user-friendly personal voice that many marketers can relate to.  I do also like the personal touch of the about page with attached signature on the home page, as this makes the blogger readily accessible to his readers. Overall, this blog is an excellent example of how a business blog / internet marketing blog should look like, and I am sure that in the coming months this blogger will see much success and growth with his blog.

-Chrissie

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