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Headlines Widget updated to include your blog posts posted on 08/16/2008
We've added some additional functionality to our "Headline Widget" so that our bloggers can now promote their blog posts through the widget.  Simply go the "Headline Widget" page, type in your username in the appropriate blank, and copy the HTML to any webpages (i.e. your MySpace profile page or your personal blog) where you want your blog posts to appear.
 
The "Headline Widget" can be customized to display in any color and it comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. 
 
Important: The widget is geared towards displaying headlines and blog posts for a particular sport or team, so if you want the widget to display all of your blog posts no matter what the subject of the blog post is, be sure to choose "All Sports Headli... [read more] (0 comments)

Inbound link contest winner announced! posted on 08/14/2008

A big thanks to everyone who participated in the "Inbound Link Contest".  We have a winner!  A big congratulations go out to Marija.  Thank you for all your hard work on this.  While we had a lot of people participate, Marija was able to win with only 4 links!  So it wouldn't have taken a lot to win this contest!  We'll be having another contest soon so stay tuned.

The whole purpose of this contest was to get our bloggers networking with other webmasters and to start to build up their inbound links which will help their traffic.  Even a few links can help you with the search engines as they will see you as more of an authority on your topic the more inbound links you have.

To learn more about marketing your blog check out this post: http:... [read more] (0 comments)

Inbound link contest - Win $100! posted on 07/17/2008

To try and motivate our bloggers to get inbound links we're going to have a contest to see which blogger can get the most inbound links to their blog. The contest begins now and ends July 31st, 2008. To be entered in to the contest all you have to do is go out and get as many websites to link to your blog as you can and at the end of the month send us an email listing all those links. All links must be active from August 1st through August 7th when we'll be judging the entries - a winner will be announced on August 7th. All entry emails must be received by Midnight on July 31st, 2008. You can email them to sportsfan@nbabasketballonline.com

We're going to impose some restrictions on the types of links you can get so please see below for the full list of links that do NOT count.

To ge... [read more] (0 comments)

How can I increase traffic (and revenue) to my blog? posted on 07/16/2008

Building a loyal following on your blog isn't going to be easy.  It's going to take some time.  And while our network of sports sites does get substantial traffic and you will benefit from that traffic, in order to turn your blog into something that makes $100, $200, $1,000 or even $5,000 per month it is going to take a lot of work on your part.  It's not going to be easy.  But hopefully it'll be fun.

As a blogger the most important thing you can do is write quality content.  This builds readership.  Quality content also gets linked to from other sites.  If a person reads your post and they run a blog, they are quite likely to post a link to your blog because they like your blog and think their readers will like it too.

But afte... [read more] (0 comments)

How else can I make money from my blog? posted on 07/16/2008

In addition to Google Ads, there are quite a few other ways that you can earn revenue from your blog.

Keep in mind that all of the techniques mentioned below will work much better once you've established your blog and have a good sized following.  In the early stages of your blog you are much better off spending time trying to network / market / and write new blog posts then you are trying to optimize your earnings and squeeze every penny out of the traffic you have.

There are several other companies that offer similar banners to blog owners and website publishers.  Two good ones are:

http://www.widgetbucks.com/

http://chitika.com/

There are three banner slots that you control on your blog page all of different sizes: 728 pixels x 90 pixels, 160x600, a... [read more] (0 comments)