How to Monetize Your Blog & Make Money
November 5, 2008 by Gaman · 51 Comments
I planned to write a series of articles based on a formula that in my humble opinion sums up the “secret” of success for any blog. The formula is
Blog Success = Truckloads of Traffic + Good Monetization Technique + Good User Experience
Now when it comes to blogging, I must say that I am not a full time blogger and admittedly, there are other full timers who might have put the formula into practice, whether intentionally or not, and make tons of money out of it.
How I Make Over USD500 Monthly from MaxBounty
August 20, 2008 by Gaman · 50 Comments
This is a follow up to my previous post regarding the PayPal funds withdrawals with Public Bank Visa Card.
My intention for writing that post was of course to try to discuss if there’s a way to remove the daily withdrawal limit imposed to Malaysian PayPal users. A reply from PayPal clearly states that the limit cannot be lifted for the time being.
But there’s one question that was asked repeatedly in the comments as people are curious how I made that money. I don’t blame them for asking, in fact, I think it’s a good post to share with my readers.
Third Ad Slot Sold!
August 15, 2008 by Gaman · 6 Comments
I’d just like to thank Benny of BennyLiew.com for purchasing the third ad slot at Sabahan.com sidebar.
The price of an ad purchase includes a mention in my post to give my advertisers extra visibility and exposure to their website or service. This applies to any ad purchase including slots on the sidebar, top banner or inline.
So here I am recommending the good Benny’s Blog 
While Benny write about many things in his blog, around 60 percent of those are dedicated to photography. So if you are into photography (or perhaps looking for a photographer to capture moments of an event) it’s worth checking out Benny’s blog.
Second Banner Ad Slot Sold!
August 9, 2008 by Gaman · 9 Comments
Barely a day after the first ad slot was approved; another slot was snatched up by Ben of WorldRec.Info. Thanks Ben!
In his blog, Ben writes about the unconventional world records with a twist. Records that according to him are probably not available in the Guinness Book of World Records or Ripley’s Believe It or Not.
For a dose of unconventional stories to beat the office or work boredom I suggest you check out this blog.
So far I’ve made around USD50 – minus the PayPal payment fee of US1.15 for each banner purchase – from direct ad deals.
Sabahan.com Is Now Accepting Direct Advertising
August 8, 2008 by Gaman · 16 Comments
The new design for Sabahan.com has been completely rolled out and Sabahan.com is now able to accept direct advertising from interested parties.
With this I am able to determine my own rates, cut the middle man and have more control regarding how and which ads to display… finally!
One ad spot as you may notice has been taken by nyst.wysrt of Xerrascope as the first direct advertiser at Sabahan.com. As a token of appreciation, I wish to thank him for the purchase and I would like to recommend my readers to check out his blog: Xerrascope
Miscellaneous Ramblings of My Pay per Click Marketing Effort
April 4, 2008 by Gaman · 16 Comments
For the past weeks, I barely had time to check my RSS feeds, a daily routine that keeps me up-to-date with the latest trends and happenings around the Internet.
Instead, most of my time was spent reading, listening and learning new things about pay-per-click (PPC) marketing and actually doing it. Some of you may recall that I’ve been working on my PPC campaigns and the goal is to create one new campaign for every two weeks.
How I Get My PageRank Back While Still Serving Text Link Ads
March 17, 2008 by Gaman · 19 Comments
OK, I think a more descriptive and appropriate title would probably be something along the line “Google shouldn’t have given my PageRank back when I’m still selling Text Link Ads!” LOL.
While some claim that the long awaited update took place on March 2nd 2008, it didn’t seem to have any affect on my blog until recently. I first noticed my PageRank value was no longer zero last Friday after I made some changes to my blog.
More Ads, More Money?
January 29, 2008 by Gaman · 23 Comments
In November last year I’ve decided to place more ads at Sabahan.com as an experiment to see if I could make more money from this blog.
The experiment was conducted in response to a post by Sha of Shamoneymaker.com where he calculated how much a space is dedicated to advertising in a blog.
In the article, Sha asks if ads percentage has some correlation with the amount of profit generated by a blog. I know it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that in general more advertising units usually mean more revenue streams if things are done correctly that is.
Why Google Hates Paid Reviews
December 2, 2007 by Gaman · 14 Comments
I haven’t been able to post anything for over a week because something came up and I needed to take care of it right away. Anyway, since I’ll be away from the computer again tomorrow I guess it’s best to spend sometime writing to let you guys know that I am still alive and kicking
While browsing my RSS feed on a lazy Sunday afternoon looking for something to write about, I saw a post by Matt Cutts which I thought you should know especially if you are doing paid reviews.
New Advertising Units at Sabahan.com
November 16, 2007 by Gaman · 23 Comments
As you may have noticed, I’ve started adding a couple of new advertising units on Sabahan.com. Obviously one that’s making a come back is Kontera.
I tried signing up with Nuffnang but stopped short of completing the form when I was asked for my IC number. May be I am used to giving out only basic personal information during any online sign up and when more is required, I’ll feel a little hesitant to proceed.
