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Addynamo Blogging Workshop
1. Ad:Dynamo Blogging Workshop
Looking at how you could, potentially, earn
money off your blog.
by Justin Hartman, CEO, Afrigator Internet
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3. Africa’s first Blog Ad Network
Features more than 350 of SA’s top bloggers
Bloggers earn 50% revenue share for displaying ads
Blogs are categorised by:
• Business, Lifestyle, Entertainment & Tech verticals
• Sub-vertical targeting for even more flexibility
afrigator.com | adgator.co.za
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5. Popular Sites (Global)
1 google.com Search / Email
2 yahoo.com Search / Email
3 youtube.com Social Media
4 live.com Search
5 facebook.com Social Networking
6 msn.com Search / Email
7 wikipedia.org Social Media
8 blogger.com Social Media
9 myspace.com Social Networking
10 baidu.com Search
All data supplied by Alexa.com - March 2009
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6. Popular Sites (South Africa)
1 google.co.za Search / Email
2 facebook.com Social Networking
3 yahoo.com Search / Email
4 youtube.com Social Media
5 wikipedia.org Social Media
6 blogger.com Social Media
7 live.com Search
8 news24.com News
9 msn.com Search / Email
10 gumtree.co.za Social Media
All data supplied by Alexa.com - March 2009
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7. Registered Blogs by Country
11.5%
1.3%
3.4%
South Africa
5.9% Nigeria
Africa General
Kenya
Egypt
Tanzania
8.1%
Rest of Africa
58.9%
10.9%
All data supplied by Afrigator.com - March 2009
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8. Tools you can use to earn cash
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9. What works in SA? Who’s using what?
CPM (now also CPC)
CPC
CPC & CPM
Affiliate
Affiliate
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15. Is this the recipe for success?
The Short Answer:
• NO!
Long Answer:
• Nobody making big money started off big
• Build up an audience first
• Provide value - engage readers
• Implement ads discreetly
• Less is more
• Don’t quit your day job
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16. Who are the high-rollers?
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18. Key Adgator Observations
67% of all inventory originates from the top 12 blogs
The top 12 blogs make up 40% of the total earners
10% of bloggers earn between R500 & R1,000 month
35% of bloggers earn between R150 & R500 month
15% of bloggers earn R150 or less each month
Top 12 blogs have terrible CTR while smaller blogs
are much higher
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20. Ad:Dynamo Integration
In addition to CPM ads Adgator now delivers CPC
Monetising all of the bloggers inventory
We command a higher CPC because we’re a
Premium Publisher with Ad:Dynamo
Small blogs with less traffic will earn more money
due to higher CTR
Top 12 blogs could earn more if they fixed their
placement
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21. What have we
learnt class?
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22. The final word...
Blogging in SA is booming!
Options to monetise your blog include CPC, CPM and
Affiliate networks.
If you want to earn big bucks you’ll need a big
audience and use all the options available.
If you’re small now it’s probably best to focus on
your readers and implement ads discreetly.
If you’re blogging for money you’re doing it for the
wrong reasons!
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23. Happy Blogging!
More Info: http://afrigator.biz
Blog: http://justinhartman.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/justinhartman
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