To compliment the new design we have on IBB I have decided to re-try kontera on our blog to see if we can generate any revenue at all. I would even be OK with just $10-$15.00 per month at this point but of course the more the better. You will know its kontera because the ad text is highlighted in blue (see below).

When you see one of these links feel free to hover on it, if it looks like something your interested in just click and bamb (IBB just made money). It really is that simple and hopefully we can get kontera up to where we make hundreds of dollars per month off it.

If your interested in testing out kontera on your own blog then please visit www.kontera.com. Its easy to signup and submit your blog to there system for approval. Once approved they will email your login instructions and then show you some basic install info (copyNpaste) and then your set! Then the money can just start rolling in (Ka-Ching).

Hello everybody, sorry for not posting the last couple of days! We were on vacation and we had no access to our awesome blog to post! However over vacation we kept in contact with our skin designer and our new design is now up as you can see!

The new design should serve to make us more money as the ads are well placed and 2 new spots have been added that we didn’t have before.

In all the wild tales of vacation I completely cleared my mind of this blog and now im at a loss for post ideas. IBB now has over 210 posts on it all about making money online, blogging, seo and other topics. This is a lot of content and I have poured my heart and soul into this blog over the last few months, I really need all of you my awesome readers to send me post ideas / new ideas to test out for making money so I can report them back to you.

On the upside with the new design I will be tracking our sales progress via adverts to see if the $250.00 design was really worth it or not. You can do your part by clicking Advertise Here anywhere on the blog and list your ad for the world to see!

Over vacation our blog also received tons of traffic and our server crashed, its back up and all should be working but please report any problems you find to me directly.

Well that will just about sum it up for right now, please be sure and leave a comment below if you do or do not like the new design / ad spots and what you would or wouldn’t change!

Thank you all!

Blogging is a great way for teens to make money, but for teens looking for a more traditional way of making money, my teenage sister and I created myfirstpaycheck.com – employment help and job listings for teens. Myfirstpaycheck.com is a job-posting site for teenagers that provides advice and resources, including an interactive resume builder, to help young people have a more successful job application process.

We’ve compiled 5 great tips to help teens find summer jobs after Memorial Day, so if you are trying to earn money this summer -

Be brave. Even in this economy, there are plenty of employers looking for the affordable, enthusiastic and energetic help that teenagers provide, but you have to go out and look for it. Scan want ads in local papers, look for help-wanted signs in store or restaurant windows, go door-to-door in your town’s commercial district.

Be polite. You are applying for a job. Dress appropriately — spaghetti straps, bare abdomens, muscle shirts and baggy pants hanging almost to the floor are not good choices. Make eye contact, shake hands and avoid using slang or bad language. First impressions matter — you want to be remembered for your application, not your attitude.

Be prepared. Write a resume. If you don’t have job experience, include activities that have required commitment and consistency, such as volunteer efforts, sports teams or Scouts. Check your spelling and grammar or have your parents help you. Having a resume shows you are mature and responsible. Myfirstpaycheck.com offers a free template for teen resumes.

Be persistent. It would be nice if you were immediately offered every job that you ever applied for, but unfortunately that is not the case for anyone. Persistence pays off: send a thank-you note to interviewers, follow up if you don’t hear about the job within a week and keep applying.

Be creative. Look for work in places other than the mall. The weakening economy means that people will be looking to cut costs on services such as child care and lawn services. Get a few friends together and start a landscaping or baby-sitting business. Working for yourself is a great way to earn money and develop skills that will help you get your next job.

And keep blogging, Celeste and I both blog about our company and the teenage job market.

Thanks,
Austin