Do you use Google AdSense as an income stream? Me either. But I did use it for something else…until recently.

That was a bit of a cryptic statement, so I’ll explain what I mean.

I like to play around online sometimes in markets I know nothing about. Sometimes a market catches my attention, but I don’t have time to develop it fully, like I do with my marketing business.

So here’s what I use to do:

1. Set up a theme website for a niche market
2. Add 10 targeted articles to the website
3. Add Google AdSense to the articles and as menu bars
4. Send traffic to the website

If the AdSense revenue ranged from $50- $100 a month, I’d swap the AdSense ads for affiliate program links. If the site generated $100-$200 a month, I’d have my own information product created and then sell the website. It’s a great little business in a box for someone who doesn’t want to go through the research and development phase and it bagged me a few thousand dollars for my work.

So my use of Google AdSense was basically just for testing.

Then I started looking around at other options to Google AdSense and I found things like AdBrite, Azoogle, Kontera, and Miva. By using these services alone and in combination with each other, I ended up making more money than I was making with Google AdSense.

So I thought maybe I’d uncovered something other people might like to know about too. But I have so much on my plate right now, I just simply can’t fit another project in sideways.

Then something cool happened. I was chatting with my buddy, Ben Shaffer, and he mentioned a book he’d just completed, called AdSense Alternatives. I got a little chill down my spine. That’s kind of what I’d been thinking of just a couple weeks ago.

When he sent me a copy, I was even more shocked. Not only did he have the AdSense Alternatives I’d been playing with in there, but he’s detailed how to use 28 alternatives to pull in more money than if you use AdSense.

And I’m not alone in my quest to rid myself of the Google penny trap. Some of my other colleagues like Harris Fellman, Martin Salter, and Alex Goad have been up to the same thing. It feels nice to know I’m in good company. LOL

If you’d like to catch a glimpse of Ben’s Google AdSense alternatives book, drop by GooglePennyTrap.com

Talk again soon.

Enjoy your day!

Terry

Looks like TechSmith is giving away the farm this month. Now you can get the SnagIt Screen capture software free too. Seems to be the same campaign. They give you the older version and try to upsell you to the newer one.

Here’s how you get this one:

1. Download SnagIt here
2. Enter your name, country and email here and Techsmith will email you the software key to unlock this software too.

Another big thanks to Jacqui and to Randy for this one too.

Talk again soon.

Enjoy your day!

Terry

Pick this up while you can. I paid $300 for Camtasia 5 and now they’re giving away Camtasia 3 for free. I don’t know how long this will last, so scoop it up while it’s still available.

At first, I thought this was one of those messages like Microsoft wants to pay you $100 for every email you send, but this one is the real deal.

The campaign TechSmith seems to be running is, you download Camtasia 3 and then they try to upsell you to Camtasia 5, but there’s no other catch.

You won’t have the latest version of Camtasia, but honestly, who cares Camtasia 3 works just fine.

Here’s how you get it:

1. Download Camtasia 3 here

2. Enter your name, country and email here and Techsmith will email you the software key to unlock the software

You can thank Jacqui Carrel  for this. She’s the one that tipped me off to it.

Talk again soon.

Enjoy your day!

Terry

Did you notice? I changed my blog.

It actually goes deeper than that. I’m reorganizing Bridgeport Communications and blogging is going to be a stronger focus.

So I thought I’d take this opportunity to open my new blog with a tribute to the people who have changed my life, my joint venture partners…my friends.

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