A Fortune with Google AdSense - Choosing the right size and colors for your ads

Hello again buck hunters, long time no see.. It's been a while since we last discussed about AdSense and how to use this advertising tool efficiently to generate high income. Today about choosing your ads' sizes and colors - one of the keys to maximizing clicks and revenues.

When you first opened your adsense account and created your fist ad unit you might have thought - ok, which one should I choose? The answer is mainly related to your website look and the space you have available. Ideally, your ads should not occupy the entire page in a way that will annoy your visitors.

Also, you should avoid placing them in a size format that somehow looks too big or too small compared to everything else on your page. "Blending in" your ads by using ad formats similar to your text columns helps your visitor "control" the page visually and makes it more difficult for him to spot the ads within your website content (we assume of course that he would be interested in the ads, but if there were a big sign on each of them signaling to him the fact that he is actually leaving your website to visit an advertiser's site - he might be reluctant to click and make you money).

You should think of placing the ads in such a way that your visitor would not be able to visually "separate" website content from ads, as in this latter case he would tend to scroll down (or right) to get to the content and skip the ad units (I know I do that!). In a word, try to be "SUBTLE" in displaying the ads - this technique also has the advantage of keeping your site clean and elegant instead of ending up having a flashy, kitschy appearance.

With regard to website colors - i'm a fan of blending colors & use warm, appealing colors when I have a choice. If you notice - on this website text adds are dominantly red and yellow, since warm tones are considered more visitor-friendly (this is not a rule, but rather a statistical tendency). If you can, try to use ads that look the same as your links - maybe even structure your website comment to suit the add structure (Title, text, link).

If you don't blend the adds and you want to make them obvious to be the first thing seen by your visitor, make sure you go all the way - use flashy, high-contrast colors so that your visitor will be fooled into reading at least one ad title. If he likes it and the ad is well targeted, you got yourself a click and a few cents. If he doesn't, then most likely he will unconsciously avoid similar ads on the page, since he already wasted a fraction of the second to read the first and was not intrigued enough to click. It's a risky strategy, but I suppose from time to time you can use it just to add salt and pepper to your site image when you're going through a boring period and you want to make a change.

Finally, another piece of advice: people like predictable things, because human mind is working in predictable patterns. Give your visitors visual comfort by having your website content placed predictably, so that people would know their way around and won't have to wander around clicking useless links and ending up in a dead end. On the other hand, don't hesitate to "refresh" your ads appearance from time to time by replacing red with orange and dark blue with dark green, for instance - you know, like a "spice up your life" sort of thing... Your visitors will unconsciously "detect" changes and their eyes will be drawn to those changes even without knowing, and of course that gives you an edge. Once their "curiosity" is satisfied then of course your newly added "spices" will become part of the routine, and it's probably best to keep it like that for a while, until you consider the right time has come to change a thing or two once again.

Next time - still on our adsense-related topic - some guidelines regarding website topic that I find important for generating traffic. Keep well!
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Bet on Obama, the Favorite for the US Presidential Elections & Make a Quick 44%

Hey buck hunters! Today a very simple tip for a quick 44% of your investment capital: Barack Obama will be the next US president. The polls, the results of the democrats' race, the public and private US interests (I'm referring now to the big boys in high places effectively leading America from the shadow) - they are all on his side. I don't like it one bit, in fact I'm not a fan of Obama at all! However, my instinct tells me that I should seize this opportunity to make some decent money, and that's exactly what I just did.

The politicians have always been making huge profits on our expense - maybe it's time we got something back. Whether you are into politics or not, you cannot afford to miss this!In terms of investment risk/reward it doesn't get much safer than this!

So, just choose Barack Obama as your favorite for White House and make some nice money! That's right, it is possible! Click here and make your bet! Are you as sure as I am of the presidential elections result? Then put your money where your mouth is and let's make some cash together! The early bird reward for choosing the "right" president is 44% of your investment, so take advantage of this while it lasts. This is much safer than any sports bet, trust me - there is no way the corporate sharks will allow Obama to lose these elections and see their interests hurt by McCain winning the big race! The risk to reward for this opportunity is so great that I jumped on it right when I saw it and I suggest you do the same. You will congratulate yourself for having the guts to try this now, when the reward is still worth the risk...

Click here to choose Obama for president and celebrate the US elections with a 44% gain in your investment capital!
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Make a Fortune from Trading Online! - Part 3) Why Is This a Free Ride?

Is it really?

I know what you are thinking - "this guy is selling us crap, if it's free then what's in for him? There's no such thing as charity in business!" That's right, this ain't about charity - giving the system to you is part of my investment plan. And yes, there is something for me if you decide to take my offer, but:
1) I am not taking A DIME from any of you guys, but from my broker;
2) my broker is paying my commission from his own profit, not yours and
3) If you are not profitable I don't get any profit at all! We are in together, or not at all!

Let me tell you exactly how this works:

- my broker wants new clients, because the more active clients he has the more money he makes - makes sense, right? He wants your business so much that he is willing to pay me part of his profit just to get you aboard! He makes profit from your trading no matter what, so he is happy to get you no matter if you are good or bad - for him you are just added profit, even after he pays my commission. He will tell you he wants you to make money but quite frankly - that's just horse shit! Trust me, he doesn't want that, or at most he just doesn't care.

- I want more profits from my introducing broker program (I'm going to present that direction to you as well, right here on the blog, there's no secret about it!), so I want as many of you guys signing up with my broker, not other brokers out there. I could even let you choose between several good ones, because no matter how hard you try to avoid it, you WILL STILL HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE BROKER, EVENTUALLY. Personally I hate them - they are NOT on the side of the trader and I know that very well by now - but we need them to make our own cash from the market. They are a necessary evil, that's the real truth... Sooner or later, if you get involved into this business you HAVE TO choose one, and here's where I come in: why not choose a GOOD ONE, instead of trying to guess?

- another important aspect for you to consider is: I will make money from
your trading only AS LONG AS YOU TRADE. If you trade your entire life, I will make money from your trading for as long as we live! If you decide to quit for any reason - no more commissions for me! Now, you can easily imagine that a guy that has just lost money trading FOREX has no intention of ever trading again (at least that's what a normal person would do, right?). On the other hand, if you follow my system (or other, I don't care!) and you MAKE MONEY, I will continue to make money with you for as long as it works for you! Again: if you lose money, I don't make any profit from your loss, while if you make profits, and do it over and over again, that will keep the cash flow in my account!

Make no mistake, it's MY ACCOUNT that I'm primarily interested in, and I will never deny that! However I need you to be a winner to keep getting commissions from my broker for your activity - and my profits do not affect you at all, in any way. I'm giving away to you all I know free of charge to you, but I AM STILL GETTING PAID - BY MY BROKER! This is not a free ride, it's a business. Part of my business is to keep you happy, profitable, and investing more. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT IF YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING IS NOT WORKING FOR YOU?? How could I convince you of staying with me if the whole thing is just not worth our time and attention? I want to show you it is working, and you could build your own fortune while keeping each other happy, for as long as possible!

- also, think about this: why would I choose a bad broker to collect commissions from? There are lots to choose from, and I have no interest to send you to a broker which will cause you problems. If you are not happy and move elsewhere I don't get my commission, remember? My best interest is that you will stay with that broker, and for that purpose I tested the broker myself to make sure you don't get disappointed by their services. For me it makes no difference which broker I am collecting the commissions from - I might as well choose one that I know is good - makes sense, doesn't it?

- legitimate question: it cannot be that everyone is happy - FOREX is a zero-sum game, right? Wrooong! It's even worse than zero-sum, because the broker takes a tiny little piece of the pie too - so your chances are less than 50%/50% to begin with! Here's your honest answer to the question: out of 10 traders, 7 are losers, 2 might struggle to break even, while only one is a constant winner. If someone tells you "everyone is happy" don't buy that crap - for every happy guy investing in this business there are 9 unhappy losers, that's the reality! If you are not strong enough to accept that, then this market is no place for you to begin with.. Usually, nobody is cheating those losers - they are losing money out of their own free will by being stupid, uneducated, uninformed or simply not able to cope with the mental requirements of this business. We are all equal in front of the charts, we all have the buy and sell buttons, and we all watch Bloomberg - however some of us make money from trading and some of us lose - that's the dynamics of the game.

If you like the sound of that - join me in the 10% winners' group and I will turn you into a winner. If not - go for a walk in the park or something, life's too short to be spent
with computers and charts anyway! :) And I mean that...
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Make a Fortune from Trading Online! - Part 2) The Investment Plan

Back on the topic of HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL FOREX TRADER, with maybe the most important part of the whole deal: your INVESTMENT PLAN. That's right, you have to know beforehand what you are getting into, what's the risk involved and the expectations you have from your trading. That's how you keep control over your money and make sure you are not wandering around blindly, like many people in this business do without even knowing it.

So here's how we kick off - I'll let you in on the basics of the market, what you need to know, what you risk when trading and what you should aim for. Then starting next time we can move to the practical details about how to get things rolling.

First - what does FOREX mean and why this market? It's an abbreviation for "foreign exchange", the biggest financial market in the world and one of the most volatile. It's the environment of big investment sharks as well as investment dummies, the former constantly feeding themselves with the latter. Why this market and not the stock exchange? I can give you many reasons. First, its unregulated so you don't risk getting bankrupt just because some company on the other side of the world is facing internal difficulties. Then, you don't really need "inside information" - it's so large that actual manipulation is almost impossible unless there's a big guy with deep pockets working for some major central bank or investment fund doing it. Also, it's the only one allowing you 1) easy/instant access, all internet-based; 2) possibility to start small, and demo trade until you know what you are doing; 3) possibility to aim for large profits compared to your investments due to very high leverage; 4) possibility to trade around the clock, 5 days per week - and the list could continue. There are many highly educated guys making huge cash on FOREX and many stupid losers who just cannot help wasting their time and money. I'm an investor - I don't want a fortune overnight, but i want that fortune to come at some point. And the key to such a success is A GOOD SOUND INVESTMENT PLAN.

In a nutshell, the steps to live trading on FOREX are few and simple. You go to an online broker, open a free demo account and you can start demo trading in just 2 minutes - no obligation, no hassle, 100% free of charge. This demo is EXACTLY the same as a real account, so you can get familiar with all the procedures before putting any money into a real account. You can and should demo for a while, as you need to understand how this works. Then, once you like what you see over a period of time you can apply for a live account, fill in some forms and in just a few days you are ready to go. The broker sends you the bank details for sending your cash, and credits that money to your account upon receipt (be careful who you are sending money to - make sure you double check!!). You can get everything ready very easy and fast, but the really important aspect is when and how you are going to capitalize on your investment. That's why you need an investment plan in the first place.

OK, so here's what you need to know. First, you decide on how much cash you are willing to allocate for this venture. It should be any amount you are comfortable with, not too much - there should be no psychological pressure on you when trading, you must remain focused at all times. Let's assume you decide on investing 1000$, and you are willing to keep this money in your account for 1 year. This means you will be accumulating profits (or suffering losses) without withdrawing any amount for a period of 1 year. The first question is: how much (in % return on investment) will make you happy after 1 year? Will you be happy to accumulate 100$, or you are thinking more like 1000$ extra added to your initial investment?

The first thing you need to know is that an investor thinks in terms of percentages, not cash. Of course at the bottom of all things lies cash, and lots of it - but you cannot realistically expect to make 1.000.000$ starting with 100$ in only 1 year - theoretically it's possible but the probability is NOT on your side.. I'm sure you get my drift...:) Getting back to earth, I'd say a 10% profit expectation (return on investment) after 1 year is way too low if you take into account the huge opportunities offered by this market and the system I'm going to present to you guys. A 50% yearly profit sounds more like it, although you could go all the way up to 100% - trust me, it's a REALISTIC and achievable target! I know it because I made almost 60% profit on my account last year, and I'm planning to make more than 100% this year! If you try tripling your account in 1 year you are cheeky, but still not ridiculous - the risk may be higher but it's still achievable. 500% per year is already cowboy stuff for me, and if you aim for that you risk more than 50% of your initial balance, which for me is kinda rough. All the figures above are for neck breakers or stupid losers, and I don't care for such people. If you are happy with doubling or tripling your capital in one year then I may be just your man, and I can tell you one thing for sure: we could be helping each other a lot!

This might sound like casual chat to some of you guys, but trust me this is serious stuff. Even more serious is how you accept and pursue your objectives and IF YOU MANAGE TO KEEP YOUR PROMISE MADE TO YOURSELF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ROAD. There's a sea of money out there, and people are greedy. I'm greedy, maybe you are greedy too. Greed and fear are the trader's worst enemies! You start indulging into these pathetic emotions and you might be dead for the market! Here's the good news: if you control your greed and respect your plan, then you're half way there. The other half is controlling your fear - and that's why we FOLLOW A SYSTEM. We follow a system because we're humans and humans make mistakes. The system is there to structure our moves, the system does not care about emotions the way we do! The system is not feeling fear or greed or remorse - the system is either good or bad, end of story. I followed some systems over the last 4 years, and some of them were good. The one I'll be presenting to you is very good: it's trend-following, it's proved to give good results, it carries a low risk and - best news for you - im offering it to you for free! Why for free? Just go to the following post and you will find your honest answer ;)

Back to the trading plan - here's our investment plan in a nutshell:

• Initial investment: 10.000$ (just replace that with your initial investment);
• Time: 1 year (ideally, you can get out at any time though);
• Objective: ~100% return on investment, with profit capitalization (no withdrawals for 1 year);
  => 41% target per semester (6 months), on average - ~4.100$ ;
  => 6% monthly target, on average - 10.100$ net profit;
• Initial risk: 20% of capital, decreasing monthly. After 3 months the risk of loss should be reduced to 0 (risking only your accumulated profits);
  
• Broker fees: 0 (included);
• Education fees: 0 (we don't charge you a dime);
  
• Sit on Money commission: 0 (paid by broker);
• Government Taxes: depending on country, please inquire;
• Other fees: No account opening fees, no hidden fees.
  

You might ask now: is THIS a complete investment plan? No, it's just a very basic sketch, applied to our specific direction. A full investment plan needs to take into account other factors, including technical ones, but this is not the place to go into more details. We will talk about it more as we go along.

Ok, I think that's already enough for the day. I'll see you soon with more details, and we'll get down to some more technical stuff. Until then enjoy the EUR2008 games and take it easy!
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