This tutorial is for those WordPress users who would like to add a simple image to their sidebar.   Sure, you could just add a text box widget and type in the HTML, but let me show you how I do it.  For this example I will use a 250×250 graphic advertising my CMF Ads March Madness contest.

The first trick is to install the Daiko’s Text Widget Plugin.  You could use the regular text widget, but Daiko’s is so much better for 3 reasons. 

It allows you to execute PHP code in the widget. 
You can choose which pages to show the widget [...] Continue Reading…

Shocking both my wife and my tax accountant, Turnipofpower.com made the “50 ‘Money Making’ Twitter Users you Should be Following!” list on Advertisespace.com.  As the article only contains 25 names, it’s actually a “Top 25 List”.   I’ll be joining them in the hunt for the missing millions once I finish writing this article .

Seriously, I made a few grand last year online, but hardly enough to live on.  Perhaps I was included in the list to add some controversy.  Known for calling a spade a spade and an asshat an asshat, I’m not afraid to tell it like it is.   To quote [...] Continue Reading…

Is it ever too early to start March Madness?   This year Turnipofpower.com will be sponsoring an NCAA college basketball bracket contest open to all CMF Ads Members.  The NCAA tournament doesn’t actually begin until March 19 & 20, but it’s never too early to get things organized.  No knowledge of American college basketball is required.  You simply predict the winners of a ladder tournament all the way to a final game.  For the final game, you pick the score to break any ties.  Here is a complete list of the Yahoo Rules that apply to the contest.  All CMF Ads [...] Continue Reading…

One question that really annoys me as a CMF Ads admin is “Why doesn’t anyone advertise on my blog?”  The same reason people don’t hire you for a job. You still don’t get it, do you?  You showed up for the interview and the company hired another person.  Blogging, like life, isn’t always fair.   Getting your foot into the door and acquiring some advertisers is a lot like hiring a blog for a job.  Let’s look at why your blog is still unemployed.

Does your blog have enough experience?  Just as a resume shows your work history, so do your blog stats represent [...] Continue Reading…