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Today I just wanted to throw a small update your way about IBB! First off I want to thank all of you as we are now past the 225 rss subscribers mark per day! We have been at 225 for 3 days now and I am so excited about it! My goal is 500 by the end of this year so keep subscribing to make that possible!

As I announced early last week IBB is being redesigned, I thought it was about time to show you all this new design and get your opinions on it. Here is a small screenshot of the design thus far, please tell me what you like, don’t like and how you would do it differently.

As you can see the design is very professional looking, my only concern is that you all won’t like it?

I wanted the ads to be higher up on the right sidebar which as you can see was done! I am hoping this will increase revenue from the site and help you all see the great adverts we have here on IBB!

On the design the only section I am not to fond of right now is the comments section. Its a really just a few simple tweaks I will end up doing myself.

I also added a few new ad slots as well so stay tuned for more info on those and of course pricing. Well that will about do it for this update post and I hope you all enjoyed it!

One last thing, has anyone here had any experience with better ad sales from auto plug ins like OIO like IBB is now using? I will be making some posts about it but was wondering if anyone has had experiences they would like to share!

What if I was the largest blogger in the world? What if I made millions of blogging? What if I made squat? Would any what ifs change the way you blog? More then likely a couple would but why?

Today I want to know why you blog, is it because you make money? Perhaps because you like to connect to others and blogging is one venue for you to do that in? Whatever your reasoning for blogging is I want to hear about it!

I will take the 5 best responses from this post and give credit to them in a future post!

Also, do you have any ideas for our team to write about? We would love to answer some of your questions!

When you’re working on any project and it seems to fail, how do you motivate yourself to continue on and look at the brighter side of things?

Well let me tell you it is tough to pick yourself up off the ground after you have been beat up. Its necessary for success though and if you can keep that mindset through the rough times the easy times will be easy.

To answer the question though I find it very useful to take a small break from the project until I can get a new mindset and motivation for it. For instance if I am stale for post ideas on IBB I take a day or two off. During those days I keep busy on other smaller projects I do. By doing that I keep my mind open to ideas for IBB and I always make sure to write those ideas down for future reference when I am back on my blog posting.

It really just comes down to training yourself to think outside the box. Some people including myself at times discover how to keep themselves fresh and motivated to press on!

Some healthy exercise doesn’t hurt either, the more you can keep moving the more your brain will send those happy thoughts to your body. Keep a constant flow of happiness and your projects will always be great!

I received this question via my Ask Shannon thread on DP and loved the question so much I wanted to answer it on my blog! Its not very often people ask such awesome questions and I wanted to thank MeetHere on dp for the awesome question!

So, is PPC (Pay Per Click) needed to be a successful affiliate marketer. Well the short answer is no but that is simply not enough!

Please let me explain…

When it comes to affiliate marketing its all about driving the right traffic to the affiliate site and converting those visitors into customers by providing a product they need! Sure you may get a couple hit and miss orders on things people WANT but to be successful I have found you really need to offer things they NEED.

Discovering what people need is not really that hard, just look at any WalMart store. What do you think they sell the most of? More then likely you have seen that clothes is pretty much the whole store with extra ad ons such as kids toys, cards, auto stuff, electronics and of course food.

So lets stick with clothes for now, to be successful you simply need to ensure people get what the need not what they want.

I am not condoning PPC in any way, in fact if you have some extra money to spare I encourage you to use PPC because it drives PERFECT relevant traffic to what you are offering. I have heard tales of people who have made countless dollars off one $1.00 click through a ppc program.

Again though its all about offering the right products that people need. If you can do that you cannot help but be successful in Affiliate Marketing. Hands down, fulfill the need and you make money!

Are there some things in your daily grind that bug you to death? As a blogger I get bothered by a lot of things and today I felt like sharing a few of my top ones with all of you! Make sure and tell me below what bugs you as well so we can be bugged together!

People Talking The Talk But Not Walking The Walk.

Lets face it, we live in a lying world. So many people lie in the world today its not even funny. Whats even worse is the people who lie about silly things and make false claims but can’t back them up with some proof. I have fallen into this trap myself before as everyone has at some point I guess but learning from my mistakes I have made great strides to become better and now that old nature just plain bugs me! What about you, do these kind of people bug you as well? I have found that a lot of younger people have this problem and I think it somewhat resolves itself with maturing over time.

Bloggers Who Fake There Stats To Make Money Falsely!

I have always wanted to be a honest businessman, I believe honesty is the best policy even if it hurts. With that said I see a lot of bloggers who fake there stats such as traffic and subscriber counts just to make themselves look good to advertisers and make money.

As a rule of thumb I believe if you hold off and grow your site the right way over time advertisers will begin coming automatically. I have been fortunate enough to see this happen on my own blogs and sites and can tell you first hand its the best way to go!

Sure you may not make the quick buck but in the long run it will pay off as advertisers will see commitment and determination to continue growing!

People Who Put Themselves Down For No Reason.

I am by no means condoning that you should ever put yourself down but in certain cases you do need it in order to make yourself become better and rise to the challenge set before you. Some people put themselves down about every little thing to the point where they feel bad inside and out. Its always a mistake to put yourself down to harshly because we are humans and bound to make some mistakes along the way of our lives.

With that said are you the type of person who is hard on yourself? I believe anyone who is successful is to a certain point but some do take it to far as I mentioned above, are you one of these people?