Here we go with another great question from a fan of IBB!

The Question: Is it true paid WP themes are better for adsense than free ones?

This is a great question that I have never had the privilege of answering before. Its simple to answer though and the answer is “no”. Any theme can make money as long as you take the time and place the adsense ads smartly on the page.

Experiment with different ad types, sizes and colors until you get a good ctr. Once you have done that you will know what will and will not work when it comes to adsense on wp themes!

Well as I said yesterday I was going to be answering some questions from fans and readers of IBB. I hate wasting time on introductions so lets get right into things.

The Question: What are the top 5 plugins you would recommend for those who are using blogging for personal uses?

This is a great and one I have semi answered before but I will bring it back up again since it is slightly different then a commercial blog which is what I talked about before.

When it comes to a personal blog the goal is not really to make money, however I see no harm in listing some ads if you want to make some money off the personal blog. When it comes to plugins for a personal blog here are a couple I would suggest!

Akismet: Lets face it, this plugin protects our blogs commercial and personal from blog comment spam! It does wonders for IBB and I get maybe 1-2 that slip through per week which is not to bad at all!

All in One SEO Pack: While the personal blog may not be for making money seo is still a important factor for any site. Besides if you ever want to sell your personal blog you can highlight the fact that its seo friendly and has been for xx years!

Other Posts From Cat: I really like this plugin for the fact that it improves CTR through your whole site as it shows your visitors other posts that they may be interested in reading!

Contact Form ][: I like people to be able to contact me and I have found using a contact form plugin to be a great way to eliminate spammers from finding my email and still getting the job done right! Just be sure to check the contact form and that its working at least once a month!

Broken Link Checker: And lastly I like this plugin because it shows me what posts have broken links on them so I can correct the problems and eliminate future seo problems because of missing pages!

In the next couple of days I will be answering some questions that you all have been asking! Lets get right into it without any delay!

The Question: I’m new in blogging and I would like to earn by that. But that one is blog? or forum?

While I didn’t fully understand the question I believe the person is asking which is better to make money off of a blog or a forum? Luckily for this person I have experience with both owning a rather large webmaster community as well as my awesome blog here that you all make possible!

I can’t for sure tell you which makes more, I can only tell you that any website you put time into and monetize right can make great money if you find the right ad buyers. So to answer the question “Both” are great money makers!

Well that about sums it up!