Monetize blogging efficiently - clone your favourite template.

If you haven't noticed, many top bloggers have paraller blogs and the niches on these blogs may just slightly differ of each others. Usually blogs are using same cloned template.

So why to use cloned template? Why not to make unique design for each blog? If you blogs niches are quite similar, stantard design makes whole thing look more professional and it is also easier to maintain, since you can copy/paste code between blogs.

If you use your own php/sql-based service, you probably can control whole blog package from one admin panel. It also makes easier to maintain advertising, widgets etc. stuff related to your blogs.

So, what I suggest to do. Start blogging with one blog, tune it into top notch condition, then clone it into small army of blogs. Recruit writers or use guest columnists, if you don't have time to create content for all your blogs. You can keep your original blog as the mothership blog, where you drive your sustained traffic to your other blogs.

Comments? Critics?

Are you struggling with iFrames and new banners?

I just added www.125exchange.com banner (size 125x125) to this blog. Without any additional code, banner was causing me grey hairs, because it was destroying left column layout. I think problem was with iFrames, which quite many banner exchane programs etc. are using.

My simple solution - without spending extra time for google searches etc. - was to use good old table structure. With tables it is quite easy to get your banners in decent order and look nice on your layout, no matter if they use iFrames code or not. Check example on www.w3schools.com.

Any other clever solutions for banners with iFrames code? Probably there are 3-column blogger templates with built-in slots for 125x125 banners?


This blog will get major face-lift with gfx and stuff, hopefully before New Year, meanwhile you can enjoy of current modest basic Blogger template. ;)