Nice to see your blog again! :) Wow, where are all the widgets? Is this a temporary look or shall we get used to it?
AndyBeard
· 8 months ago
Actually I wasn't planning on relaunching in such a raw state.
I was using the login lockdown over the last few days with a custom landing page, but for some reason the feature that allows you to exclude pages from being "locked down", allowing you to read them, for some reason wasn't working for me. At least not fully
It would allow people to access RSS, and Feedburner to pick up a feed, but not get to a landing page.
I found this out about 30 mins after the doors opened for PLF (I was already running late)
Thus I debated a full site redirect to the PLF page, or opening up the blog.
As it is, I still need to get a contact form reinstated
Vlad Zablotskyy
· 8 months ago
I agree with others, this theme is really nice. What are you using for cascading comments? Lockdown or not I missed some action on this blog, as probably do many others :). Nice to see it in action again.
AndyBeard
· 8 months ago
This is just default thematic, and I keep breaking things as I am hacking the live site with lots of custom stuff in functions.php
Vlad Zablotskyy
· 8 months ago
I have to tell you I love this theme already!
Vlad Zablotskyy
· 8 months ago
It's the WP 2.7 threaded comments, correct? I like the way this theme is handling it.
underworld
· 8 months ago
Andy I have to say your all white wp theme is nice - Havent visited since its been like this - is it new?
Dennis Edell
· 8 months ago
Welcome back! I need to resubscribed via email, and the option seems to be currently missing. Got a link?
Veneretio
· 8 months ago
...and here I thought you were gone for good. I had to do a double take when I saw this post light up in my reader with the previous one saying over 9 months ago. Looking forward to the "special content" that's coming!
dropped by to say hi
· 8 months ago
While I was reading this I could't help but think that it was going to be a cheap rip off of "million dollar napkin" turns out it's actually unique and descent material. Nicely done mate. CPM was well explained btw
AndyBeard
· 8 months ago
I am a fan of Ryan's stuff, extremely well presented.
At the same time by his own admission he is not a "technical geek"
I no longer class myself as a programmer, I dabble (maybe know enough to be dangerous), I am a "marketing geek" and whilst I much prefer to use other people's solutions when they work, sometimes the existing solutions just don't work, and most programmers haven't got enough "marketing nonce" to create a workable solution for the people who aren't propeller heads.
Interview Questions
· 8 months ago
Hi Andy, just found your blog :) Been reading for the last 30 minutes, there are some really great content here. I read the PLF it was a great read, I especially liked how u tried to address the flaws too. Anyway thanks
Lord Matt
· 8 months ago
It's nice to see you back Andy. Hopefully I'll get to find out what you've been planning all this time.
AndyBeard
· 8 months ago
I haven't encouraged anyone to look at this second page yet but it partially demonstrates the power of what I am doing
I´m a fan of this theme too, it´s "clean", no stuff for distractions, just your juicy posts.
Desirablelife
· 8 months ago
Good to see you back Mr. Beard. When I found your blog it was about 4 months ago , since then I've always been curious if you will be updating it or not. One of the greatest source of ultimate seo techniques has been restarting again. Thanks
Diana DeAngelo
· 8 months ago
Ever since I found this blog I've been checking back in religiously, nice to see you posting again.
ny web design
· 8 months ago
Hey, welcome back Andy. I like the old look of your blog than this all white background. Well anyway, the content of your blogs have been very helpful! Continue on sharing your knowledge, I've been learning a lot.
AndyBeard
· 8 months ago
The old site had a lot of white, but some elements will make their way back soon - events and timing meant I had to open the door even though there are no fittings, paint on the walls etc.
Truby
· 8 months ago
Good to see you back Andy..I will be back
Edelholz
· 8 months ago
I think, that he get's the first visitor an this visitor get's the first click on advertising. In effect it's luck. In case it would be nice tho have 12.000$ / CPM but it isn't.
Dr Benson Yeung
· 8 months ago
great concept. I shall be waiting eagerly to see the further development of this.
Diet Blog
· 8 months ago
Good to see this blog back in action. It's been a while! I've been reading the older posts and have learned a lot. Thanks for coming back to give me new content to read/learn from. Love it!
Computernoob
· 8 months ago
Aah $12 per visitor sounds really almost to good. But i will wait for more posts about this subject to come. looking forward.
almir
· 8 months ago
its been awhile since i last checked out your website and the look of the website looks really eerie as if something has changed dramatically and i'm not sure what it is that gives me this feeling.
baseball drills
· 8 months ago
Yes, I'd have to agree with the others Andy, good to see you back, always have great content on here.
Nate
Mike Ball
· 8 months ago
Hey andy,
good to see you back.
The blog looks a bit bare now though:)
Webomatica
· 8 months ago
Been a while since I visited - please post more often :)
Andreas Schwaack
· 8 months ago
When I found your blog it was about 4 months ago , since then I’ve always been curious if you will be updating it or not. One of the greatest source of ultimate seo techniques has been restarting again.
Mike Patton
· 8 months ago
$12 per visitor is great, but I've been wondering, is $12 per your affiliate site's visitor or per visitor, you've sent to product page (eg. clicks or uv's from clicks).
I also offer kinda bonuses (except that they are online casino bonuses) and I still dream for earning that much per visitor. Yes, and I use A/B and MVT testing too :)
AndyBeard
· 8 months ago
I think they are measuring unique visitors rather tan clicks - I must admit some of those visits I wasn't measuring effectively on my end to determine between clicks and uniques.
Theoretically there are tons of industries where they can afford to pay Google more than $12 per click from search, so it isn't such an extreme statement, but at the same time many bloggers who publish unique information for free struggle on low paying CPM.
Whilst I didn't publish raw traffic and conversion numbers, I wouldn't be surprised if those numbers were close to the average per visitor value.
If you are promoting something long term, you should gain more benefit from split testing various parts of a campaign. With launches they are over too quickly, and often there is not enough data to work with.
You have raised some interesting points in this blog. You are now in my bookmarks :)
Ive been trying to monitize blogs for what seems like ages. You have given me new strength of direction to tackle the problem again.
many thanks
Amit
· 7 months ago
I realy learned something new today. Thanks for the info.
Green Marketing
· 7 months ago
Awesome article, definitely some new-age cool stuff. I can't wait to see where this heads. I think monetizing blogs will surely be the wave of the future.
12mim
· 7 months ago
There really is great content here and I love the theme!
Great content, but the all white is killing my eyes. What's in the hopper?
zack kim's fans
· 7 months ago
Hi welcome back, by the way what happen to your blog, it is look in whitening.. :)) , kidding bro..where is all the blog stuffs..??
Scentsy
· 7 months ago
Andy. Please keep the new white layout. I love the clean look!
Peter Andrew
· 7 months ago
Hey Andy your white WP theme is nice, an awesome article, thanks for sharing Andy.
Julian Woods
· 7 months ago
That sounds as a lot. Is that 12 dollar a lifetime value, or the money left by wile the visitor are still on the page (or following your link)?
Digital Photography
· 7 months ago
To be honest, I'm not a big fan of the all white you've got going on here, it's a little hard on the eyes. I would recommend some dark blue or something somewhere to break up all the blankness and give they eyes a break.
The Agra Indian
· 7 months ago
Hi Andy, This is the first time I came to you blog. I just love the white background even Google is using this plain background. This makes the web page easy to load as well as looks nice.
Webhost Answers
· 7 months ago
Wow, I would have said that this is undoable, but I see the screen shots! amazing.
My goal used to be $20-$50 ecpm. $12000 pretty much eclipses that.
All Comments
I was using the login lockdown over the last few days with a custom landing page, but for some reason the feature that allows you to exclude pages from being "locked down", allowing you to read them, for some reason wasn't working for me.
At least not fully
It would allow people to access RSS, and Feedburner to pick up a feed, but not get to a landing page.
I found this out about 30 mins after the doors opened for PLF (I was already running late)
Thus I debated a full site redirect to the PLF page, or opening up the blog.
As it is, I still need to get a contact form reinstated
At the same time by his own admission he is not a "technical geek"
I no longer class myself as a programmer, I dabble (maybe know enough to be dangerous), I am a "marketing geek" and whilst I much prefer to use other people's solutions when they work, sometimes the existing solutions just don't work, and most programmers haven't got enough "marketing nonce" to create a workable solution for the people who aren't propeller heads.
Anyway thanks
http://andybeard.eu/landing-page-test
One of the greatest source of ultimate seo techniques has been restarting again.
Thanks
Well anyway, the content of your blogs have been very helpful! Continue on sharing your knowledge, I've been learning a lot.
Nate
good to see you back.
The blog looks a bit bare now though:)
I also offer kinda bonuses (except that they are online casino bonuses) and I still dream for earning that much per visitor. Yes, and I use A/B and MVT testing too :)
Theoretically there are tons of industries where they can afford to pay Google more than $12 per click from search, so it isn't such an extreme statement, but at the same time many bloggers who publish unique information for free struggle on low paying CPM.
Whilst I didn't publish raw traffic and conversion numbers, I wouldn't be surprised if those numbers were close to the average per visitor value.
If you are promoting something long term, you should gain more benefit from split testing various parts of a campaign. With launches they are over too quickly, and often there is not enough data to work with.
Ive been trying to monitize blogs for what seems like ages. You have given me new strength of direction to tackle the problem again.
many thanks
12 Month Internet Millionaire
Great content, but the all white is killing my eyes. What's in the hopper?
This is the first time I came to you blog. I just love the white background even Google is using this plain background. This makes the web page easy to load as well as looks nice.
My goal used to be $20-$50 ecpm. $12000 pretty much eclipses that.