Writing Articles - Making Money

InfoBarrel is a site where freelance writers can put up content.  You don't have to be a professional writer.  There are some people making around $100 or more per month, but it's not necessarily the average.  eHow.com was one of the leading residual income sites, but they closed their Writer's Compensation Program, so many writers are looking for other places to put up content and earn money.  By writing for InfoBarrel you can make money on articles ranging from how to, reviews, videos, and general information.  If you want to make money writing for InfoBarrel you will need some patience because it is not an immediate money maker.  However, if you are willing to invest your time into a project that is going to pay off again and again for as long as the website is live then InfoBarrel is the place to write.

To make money writing for InfoBarrel you will need to write a lot of articles.  InfoBarrel utilizes Adsense, Chitika, and Amazon as methods of monetizing.  Your ads will show with your Adsense ID 75% of the time.  InfoBarrel's Adsense ID will show the rest of the time.  You will have to sign up for Google Adsense if you want to make money writing for InfoBarrel.  It's a simple process.  Make sure you put in accurate contact information so your payments don't get held up.  In order to make money writing articles for InfoBarrel you will need to make your writing stand out somehow.  One way to do this is to avoid grammar and obvious spelling errors.  For exampe, a very common mistake is the word "a lot".  It is never, under any circumstances, spelled "alot" and when you make simple mistakes like this it does diminish your perceived knowledge about the topic. 

The best way to start making money writing for InfoBarrel is to get writing.  If you are new at this then know that you are going to need patience.  I have been writing at InfoBarrel for several months now, but have still not cleared $100 with them.  But, I am seeing an increase in money each month.  Writing for InfoBarrel is advantageous.  You are allowed to place links to other articles (limit of two) within your articles, so if you have a website or blog or other articles you can provide backlinks to them and vice versa.  InfoBarrel is not a scam and the environment is very positive and helpful.  They have a friendly forum and the staff is very responsive to questions, concerns, and inquiries. 

If you have never written online content before then writing online for InfoBarrel might seem intimidating at first.  When I started at eHow, I didn't really know much more than writing is my passion and this was a way of sharing it.  To make money at InfoBarrel you will need to have some knowledge of search engine optimization (SEO).  For a brief overview of writing quality content you can click those underlined words.  It's a little bit about SEO and what to do. 

Make sure to utilize all that InfoBarrel has to offer.  Sign up for all the ways to monetize your articles.  You should also put up some kind of bio with a link to your website or blog if you want.  InfoBarrel lets you put a signature on your articles.  You can have more than one signature.  The best advice to make money writing for InfoBarrel is to go slow and steady.  Learn from the articles that make money and use your Analytics information to write better or more. 

You can sign up for InfoBarrel by following this link:  Sign up for InfoBarrel here. If you sign up to make money writing for InfoBarrel through my referral link then I will be as much help as I can.  You can contact me through the comment section if you have any questions. 

Good luck and happy writing!

What is the Difference Between Google Analytics and Google Adsense?

Google Analytics and Google Adsense are two programs used to make money online and track earnings and other stats.  Google Adsense is a pay per click internet advertising program.  Advertisers pay Adsense to display their ads on websites.  An Adsense publisher can make money displaying the ads on their website or blog.  Adsense is free for publishers.  Google Adsense account numbers are called a Publisher ID and begin with "pub-". 

Google Analytics analyzes website traffic.  Google Analytics provides stats like keywords, time people spend on the site, bounce rate, referring traffic, and a lot of other information.  Google Analytics account numbers start with "UA-".

Why Should I Link Google Adsense to Analytics?

Google Analytics will show you all of the keywords that people used to find your articles or website.  Google Analytics uncovers important statistical information about your articles with the exception of earnings stats.  The only way to discover Google Adsense earnings stats is by linking Google Adsense to your Analytics account. 

Linking Google Adsense to Google Analytics uncovers a gold mine of information that you can use to optimize your articles and increase your overall online earnings.  If you are serious about making money online then linking Google Adsense to Google Analytics is essential.  Adsense only shows Adsense ad impressions, ad clicks, ad click through rate (CTR), cost per click (CPC), and the ad revenue per thousand impression (RPM).  After linking Adsense to Analytics the available stats are much more informative and include Adsense revenue, Adsense ads clicked, Adsense page impressions, highest and lowest earning articles, keywords used to find the articles, keywords that made money, click through rate (CTR), cost per click (CPC), top referrals, cost per million (eCPM), total Adsense earnings, and more.

If I want to know how much money I've made for the day I check Google Adsense, but when I want to know HOW I am made that money I check my Adsense-linked Google Analytics.

How to Link Google Adsense to Google Analytics

Linking Google Adsense to an Analytics account starts with making a new profile in Google Analytics.  Every website you track with GA must have its own profile. 

Google updated the Analytics interface, so some of the steps

• Log in to Google Analytics. 

• Click "add a new profile" from the Google Analytics Overview page. 

• Follow the instructions on the "create new website profile" page.

How to Make a New Website Profile in Google Analytics

From the Google Analytics Overview page:

• Click "edit Adsense linking settings"

• Choose all of the profiles you want linked, click continue.

• Choose InfoBarrel as your primary account*, if you can.

• If another site is the primary account, that's fine, just continue through the steps to link Adsense.

• Linking Adsense to Analytics creates a short script.  InfoBarrel automatically adds the right script, so you don't have to edit any HTML. (If you have your own blog or website, you will need to add the script to your website code or use a plugin).

The new Analytics code tells the site to start tracking Adsense and display it in Analytics. As long as you've made a new profile for the website in Google Analytics and added the correct account number on InfoBarrel then you don't have to worry about changing any actual code.  Once you start your own website then you get to learn how to add Analytics code to HTML.

How to Add the Google Analytics Number to InfoBarrel

InfoBarrel is a revenue share website that splits 75% of Google Adsense ad impressions.  Pre-approved InfoBarrel members can use Google Analytics to track article stats.  To add Analytics to InfoBarrel follow the steps below.

• Log in to InfoBarrel, go to "my account", "advertising profile", and add your Google Analytics account number. 

• Make sure you add the new Analytics number that has a profile number, UA000000-1, not the generic Analytics number.

• Once the accounts are linked and you've added the right number to InfoBarrel, go to the "content" tab to see Adsense stats.  

Troubleshooting - Analytics Wont Show Adsense

The most frequent mistake people make is adding their general Google Analytics account number.  Do not forget to make a new profile first.  Once you make the profile, you have to add or change the account number on InfoBarrel.  If linking Adsense to Analytics didn't work, repeat the process to make sure you didn't miss a step.

Wait at least 24 hours after you link your Adsense and Analytics accounts.  You may start receiving data right away, but sometimes it takes a day or so.  Change the date on the Analytics calendar to today's date.  Once you get a page view then you should know whether the linking worked.

Writers who want to earn money and improve article performance need to dig into their Google Analytics stats.  Google Analytics has a lot of settings.  Dig around in the Analytics data to discover important stats and uncover converting keywords.  Google Analytics is a great place to research keywords.

 I definitely recommend using Analytics, linking Adsense, and taking advantage of the stats.  You can use the information to optimize your articles and make more money.  Leave a comment or look for jpwriter on InfoBarrel if you have questions.

*You should not have to make InfoBarrel, Hubpages, or Seekyt as the primary account because they have the code already set up for users.  Some revenue share sites offer Analytics, but they do not have the script written correctly.

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