Blog Reviews by Bloggeries

You really can never get too much education from other people’s experiences, and Affiliate Confession is a blog that is guaranteed to prove that theory. Meet Alan, the blogger, who has set up Affiliate Confession as a means of telling you about his journey of network marketing, affiliate marketing, and working from home for the past 3.5 years. The blog is a little different than most make money blogs however, and is going to give you a no-holds barred approach to affiliate marketing. You will learn some value and tips from Alan, but he will be honest about how difficult affiliate marketing is, and how the ‘gurus’ are really loading you a bunch of ‘crap’ with their advice. Alan is not holding back about affiliate marketing or anything else. He tells you the whole story, and because he has been at it for a while, he knows how you can make an honest $2500 a month. See how he does it through his most recent bloggeries: Build a Niche Store v3.0 Update, Work is Progressing on New Custom Wordpress Theme, Why I Like The Ebay Affiliate Program, Lessons in Perseverance Part 4, Should I Start a Blog or Build a Website? and Take the 30 Day Blogging Challenge.

Although there is some work in progress on the site’s theme and design change, the site currently offers a clean appearance with well-organized template that makes navigation very easy. Bloggeries are left marginalized and there are two right sided navigation bars. Bloggeries are in black text on white background and links stand out (but not too much so) in a bold red color. In the left sided navigation bar, you will find advertising, Categories Menu, and an Archives Menu. The Categories Menu offers just about everything you would expect in an affiliate marketing blog, and includes information on advertising, affiliate programs, clickbank, commission junction, contests, ebooks, AdSense, AdWords, and so many more. In the far right navigation bar there is subscription information, Entrecard, advertising, and a Top Commenters menu. Most bloggeries are accompanied with some sort of relevant picture or advertising to give meaning to the post.

I will go with a 4.6/5 for this one. Right off the bat, I really liked the concept of the blog, and the honest approach of the blogger. This kind of honest voice lends credibility to the posts and as such, he is likely to see some solid success through the blog. Moving through the posts you get a good feel for how well he does with his home business, and this again lends credibility to the blog. The appearance of the blog is clean and organized which also lends to the navigation scores. I do see a little more white space in the navigation bars than I generally like. Content is well written and user friendly for the reader. It is consistent in activity as well which is also serving its readership well. Overall, if you are interested in an honest no holds barred approach to affiliate marketing, Affiliate Confession looks like it is ready to serve you up just that.

-Chrissie

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If you are looking for a fresh approach on an old concept, making money online, then you will want to check out the latest money making blog that is being reviewed by Bloggeries.  The blog is called Make Money Online with EJ Cooksey, and can be found on its own domain at .  The blogger is EJ Cooksey who is a work at home mom, whose industry is primarily the Internet.  Given that she runs approximately 13 blogs, and is heavy into affiliate marketing, she is probably very good at it, which lends some credibility to her blogging advice.  This blogger has a lot of interests however, and they include reading, family, and ‘making a million dollars online’ among many other interests that she has.  Get an idea for what EJ Cooksey and her blog is all about by looking at any of her recent bloggeries:  A to Z and a Simple 1,2,3; Earn 100% Commission with George Plus’s Dime Sale; Have a Wonderful Easter!; Motivation and  Momentum; Will you Find all the ‘Hidden’ Freebies?; A Little Biz Can Make Big Money Online; FREE Internet Marketing Products and Downloads!; It’s My Blogaversary!;, Inspiring Irish Blessing; Review – Roboform; and 11 Useful Tips for How to Use the Secret!

The blog is neatly laid out into boxes that contain the blog meat, and this makes it easy to navigate.  You will find a top menu bar, as well as a left and right sided navigation system, with bloggeries being centralized.  In the top menu bar, you will find links to Home, Money Makers, Favorite Sites, Freebies, About Me, Contact, Disclosure Policy, and Privacy Policy.  Bloggeries are in black text on the yellow background of the boxes, and the header of the blog is in green, which is to make you think of money and making money while you are there.  In the left sided navigation bar you will find the Blogger Profile; Subscription buttons; Recommended Money Makers; Recommended Products and Programs Menu; Free Reports, Programs and Ebooks Menu; Categories Menu (called Labels); Archives Menu, and a Recent Entrecard Droppers Widget.  The blog is a very informative and comprehensive blog which you can see in its extensive categories menu which will direct you to sections such as 100% Referral Commissions, Affilliate Marketing, Blog Reviews, Contests, Copywriting, Daily 3$ Special, and so much more.  The right sided navigation systems is used strictly for Entrecard purposes as well as some advertising and AdSense.

This blog gets a 3.4/5 at this point with just a few suggestions to offer.  Overall this is a well organized blog with a clean template and thus it scores well on navigation scores.  Content is well written in a strong personal voice that is credible for the reader.  Activity scores are lacking a little as the blog is averaging around 15 or 16 posts a month, and scores would be higher with regular, meaning daily, activity.  The appearance scores of the blog could use some work, as this blog has quite extensive advertising located throughout the entire blog, and this reviewer found it more than a little distracting. I understand the function of the blog is to make money, but throughout the entire read during the review, I kept feeling like someone was trying to ‘sell me’ something.  Otherwise  however, this is a well organized blog, and comprehensive in the amount of information it puts out.  With regular activity, it should be able to maintain and sustain a healthy readership over time.

-Chrissie

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If you are looking for another website that offers you tips and tricks of the trade of making money online, than you may want to have a look at Kiviniar’s blog. The owner of the blog is Kiviniar, a 24 year old who writes from India, and left his full-time job in December 2007 to earn a living online.  Kiviniar is also seeking an MBA in Marketing, and will see that dream come true in about a year and a half.  Kiviniar has spent a lot of time building websites and making money from them, but he is taking it to the next level by blogging about it in his goal to become the New Age Webmaster.  He enjoys building websites, but wants to use his blog to interact with peers and to help some newbies along the way.  At Kiviniar’s blog you will find updates on the best money making opportunities on the web, as well as web technologies or anything else he may find interesting or even controversial.  Find out more about Kiviniar’s blog by reading any of his recent bloggeries:  Voxant Newsroom CPM Rates for March; Bloggers Need Advice, Up Start; Time to Moan Again: Frustration or Ecstasy; Getting Started with Affiliate Marketing, and Free WordPress Themes at Sutra Skins.com.

The blog is well organized and neatly laid out which makes it easy to navigate.  Bloggeries are left marginalized and there are two right navigation systems as well as a top navigation system.  To note, this blog is better viewed in Firefox.  Bloggeries are in black text on white background and links are highlighted in a light turquoise.  In the top navigation system you will find links to the Home page, Glossary, About page, Contact page, Forums, and Free Directory.  The left navigation bar offers you advertising, Webmaster Tools Menu, The List Galore, Tag Cloud, Categories Menu, Archives Menu, and a My blog log visitors widget.  Categories you will find on this blog are things like Affiliate  programs, Announcements, Cash Cow, Contests, CPM Programs, Freebies, Glossary, Java Script, Paid Blogging, PHP Scripts and so many more.  In the far right navigation bar you will find the blog meat – Recent Posts Menu, Recent Comments Menu, Highest Rates Posts, Blogroll, Contact Info, Family and Friends List, and stats menu for how many readers are online at Kiviniar’s blog right now.

This blog gets a 4/5 as it scores very well on just about every count.  The blog is well organized and contains all of the essential blog materials thus making it very easy to navigate.  The blog is simply laid out with a clean design so it scores well for appearance as well.  The only change I would make to the appearance is the ads located within each post.  They may be a little distracting to some readers if they are confronted with ads within every bloggery.  The blog is unique in its own right, so it scores well there as well.  The content scores well as it is well-written and the techniques and tips are given in a user-friendly voice that most bloggers will appreciate.  The activity however could use some work as bloggeries are coming in every few days at most, and the most recent bloggery is about a week old.  The blogger will  need to be a little more active in order to sustain his readership. Otherwise however, this is a well organized blog with user friendly content, and thus, it should sustain a healthy readership over time.

-Chrissie