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A few years ago, web 2.0 properties were hot. After all, there was something really incredible about writing posts, putting them on there, getting immediate traffic and making sales without having to search engine optimize or drive traffic to them. OK, you had to do a little of this but not a lot. In essence, these sites stood on their own. They had traffic, were well favored within Google and seemed to make everyone money. Then, something happened, Panda hit and these Web 2.0 properties fell from Big G’s good graces.

In essence, all of my favorite Web 2.0 blog properties tanked and so did my income. In one swoop I lost 50% of my income. For instance,  I used to make $xxxxs per month from one site and now I make only xx. per month. So, you may be wondering, if you should even bother with Web 2.0 properties any longer.

My answer is, it depends on you and what you want to accomplish. If you are using them to generate income, you may want to out the same effort into promoting your own site/blog instead. This way you can monetize them any way you like and can make changes if your income tanks. In contrast, if you’re looking to simply build quality links then keep web 2.0ing it all you like as they still provide quality backlinks that can help push your sites up the ranks.

As for me, I’m going to use Web 2.0 properties for backlinking only while I continue to build up my own sites. Only then will I remain completely in control and being in control is what I love.

If you’ve created a great website that is performing well as far as traffic and revenue goes, you might consider selling it for a nice profit. Website flipping is a very popular market today, and many entrepreneurs create or buy websites, make them perform well, and then ‘flip,’ or sell them for profit. However, sometimes, a website is worth holding onto. Below, we’ll discuss the question ‘should you hold or flip your site?’

Revenue

The most important thing to consider is the revenue when you’re determining whether to flip or hold your site. Think about how much you’ve got coming in each month, and then think about what you might expect to receive if you sold it. Steady income that is passive is very valuable, so if you’re making quite a bit of money each month, you might want to hold that website. However, if you are proficient at making websites that perform well, you might want to sell it for the lump payment from whomever purchases the site.

Spend a good bit of time thinking about the revenue and use the information you come up with to determine whether it would be best to flip or hold your site in terms of money.

When You Need Money

If you’re an entrepreneur and you need money, flipping your site might be the best idea. It’s possible to get quite a lot of money if the website receives a lot of traffic and if it’s bringing in a monthly income. The benefit of flipping the website is that you’ll receive a lump payment from the person who purchases it, and this can be helpful if you need the money at the time. In most instances, you will typically receive 10-20 months of income and this can help out tremendously.

Considering Your Schedule

If you just don’t have the time to invest in your website anymore, you might want to flip it. Not only will it free up your time, but the money can be great. Think about the revenue, whether or not you need money now or can benefit from the site’s monthly income, and your schedule before deciding whether flipping or holding your website would be best.

As you probably know, Google updates site page rank (PR) every 4 months or so and the last update occurred on April 2nd. With each passing day, everyone (including me) is anxiously waiting for the PR to increase. Now, before you get all frustrated, you must remember that Google is Google and they are never ever typical. They are like a physician in a busy doctor’s office, they like to keep you waiting. So, instead of getting depressed that your page rank won’t update there are some things you can do about it. Ready?

1. Stop stressing and strike back. For every day that you don’t get a PR update, make it a point to get 5-10 quality backlinks so that you can show Google that you don’t really care about their Pagerank ranking system.

2. Focus on increasing your Alexa ranking instead. After all, with a better Alexa rank, you’l most likely see a PR increase anyway so you can’t go wrong.

3. Google “Why My PR won’t change or Why Google doesn’t like my great site” and then write post after post complaining about how frustrated you are about Google, how you can’t stand them and how you wish they would get their act together. By doing this, you’ll feel better and if you only choose do-follow sites, with higher PR than you have, you could actually increase your backlinks and ummm your ranking too.

4. Bookmark PR checker sites. Visit sites like Google Page Rank Update and check them every 10 minutes to see if your PR has been updated.

5. Stare at the Google PR and will it with your mind to change, change, change. If you can’t bear to see that PR move, you can always go on strike and start using Bing until Google updates your PR.

As for me, I plan on doing 1, 2,3, 4 and 5 (in that order) until I see some Google love or upward movement in my rankings. What about you?

When I first started setting up websites I honestly didn’t even think about the importance of PR. I simply built some quality sites, did a bit of article marketing and hoped for the best. It wasn’t until I got deep into internet marketing that I realized how very important PR is and how it really does matter. Ever so often, I get a few emails from newbies about the importance of PR and whether or not it really matters. Well, this post will attempt to explain this issue a bit more.

Basically Google ranks websites from 1 to 10, with a PR10 being the best. Very few sites are rated a 9 or 10, and one example is Wikipedia. Now, the reason Wikipedia has such a high rating is because they are considered an ‘authority’ site. They have many incoming links from high-quality sites, especially in comparison with the number of links going out. This makes the site more important in the eyes of Google, and with high-quality content and keywords, the PR can really rise.

Many people aren’t sure whether it matters, but when you’re considering offering spots for advertising, it does matter. People will take a good look at your Google PageRank before determining whether they want to place an ad on your site. The higher your page rank is, the more advertisers you’ll have lined up to place an ad on your site. For instance, if you have steady traffic, good PR and a decent Alexa score you can make money from ad sites like backlinks.com, buysellads.com and more.

Sound good? Well, there are many ways to increase your page rank, including:
- Obtaining more links back to your site, especially from high page ranks. It’s even better if there aren’t that many outbound links on your site.

- Using high-quality content that is relevant to your site’s theme. Strategically placed keywords can help as well, but too many keywords are a bad idea and will be classified as keyword stuffing.

- Provide valuable information for viewers, allowing them to be able to link to your site in confidence.

By increasing your Google PageRank, you can gain more advertisers willing to pay for spots on your website, enabling you to make more money and increase your income streams. Check out how to automatically increase your PageRank now.

As you guys know, I’m always trying out new ways to monetize my niche sites. One great way to monetize sites is to sell ads. Keep in mind however, that your PR could drop if you decide to go this route however if you are more concerned with lining your pocketbooks with cold-hard cash, you probably don’t care anyway. Here are the 3 best ad selling sites that marketing writers use to monetize their sites.

www.buysellads.com

This is one of the best marketplaces for selling ads. It’s one of the most established, and there is a huge network of both buyers and sellers that frequent this website. In fact, there are more than 2,000 quality advertisers that use this website to find websites or blogs to publish their ads on. You must get your website or blog approved with this website, but that’s something you’ll have to do with most ad selling sites. They tend to have stringent standards and typically only accept sites with a PR of 3 or more and also seem concerned with Alexa scores too.

www.TextLinkAds.com

This is another of the best ad selling sites. There are already more than 40,000 publishers who are members of this site and for good reason. You can receive 50% of the money that is made when your ads are successful. You’re paid each month on the 1st of the month through PayPal, and you don’t have to pay any fees for the money you get paid. One of the benefits of the ads from this site is that they can increase your search engine ranking because they’re text-based. This site also has stringent standards and seems to approve sites with a PR of 2 or more and lower Alexa scores.

www.adknowledge.com

This site offers publishers the ability to sell different types of ad space, from text link ads to graphics and even banners. More than 50,000 advertisers use this website to sell ads, including companies like Virgin, The New York Times, eHarmony, and more. This site has a lot of flexibility but it is also a site that must approve your blog or website before you can publish ads. I haven’t actually used this one but it does get a lot of hoopla on a lot of forums that I visit and may be worth checking out.

Well, there you have it – the top 3 ad selling sites that you can use to increase your moola. Try them out – you just might like the money they make you!