I’m one of those guys who has earned an “above average” income in a home based business. I’ve had five figure months and six figure years, and all while working from home. Not everyone gets those results, and plenty of people get better results, but I’m here to tell you that in the next few months, I am going to trump any result I’ve ever had in the past…

…and I’m going to do it with the Blog Beast, Empower Network Version 2!

What is the Blog Beast?

As I mentioned above, I am an affiliate with an opportunity called the Empower Network. Well, over the last twenty months, they’ve paid out over $70,000,000 in commissions to affiliates around the globe.

That’s a lot of commission!

The product is a blogging platform that is helping individuals and business owners around the globe get more exposure online. It’s a blogging platform hosted on a top 100 trafficked domain name. It’s creating results for people who have never, ever experienced results online before.

And in about 15 days, it’s going to get much, much better.

The Blog Beast is a blogging system that will allow you to make more money, gain more exposure and blog with more ease than ever before. You’ll be able to upload videos and post blogs from your cell phone without having to rip your hair out.

I’m telling you….it has already, and will continue to change the way people blog online.

How do you find out more about Blog Beast and capitalize on it’s launch?

The best way to do it is to get started now. It’s only $25. You don’t want to wait until after the launch, believe me when I tell you this.

Why, because there will be HUGE benefits to getting in before the launch. As with any launch, a bunch o’ money is made. And you’ll end up with some of that going into your pocket!

To find out more about Blog Beast, CLICK HERE.

To get in now, and get “grandfathered” in, CLICK HERE.

And the unleash the Beast! Beast Mode: ON!

So, if that’s you, listen up.

I’ve mentioned this before on my blog, but making money as a blogger really isn’t that difficult. There are opportunities to generate revenue through your blog everywhere. You just have to know where to find those opportunities. With that said, I’m going to recommend two different paths for you. Which path you take is completely up to you.

The first path is for those who do not have a blog and really don’t want to have to deal with the hassle of setting up a blog, paying for hosting or domains and messing with customer service. If that sounds like the path you’d like to take, then visit this page HERE, fill in your email address and watch the video. You’ll know what to do from there.

The second path is for those who already have a blog or would like to start their own, self hosted blog. If that’s you, continue reading.

There are companies out there who will pay you for your content. One of those companies is Link Vehicle.

You may already know about this company, and if you do, then congrats. You’re already on your way.

But if you don’t, and you’d like to learn more, I’ll provide some links within this blog post that will point you in the right direction.

What is Link Vehicle?

Link Vehicle is an advertising company that connects companies, who would like to spread the word about their product or service, with bloggers like you and I. These companies are looking for exposure, and Link Vehicle, with the help of content publishers (Bloggers), can help them to accomplish that, and in a few different ways.

1. In Content Text Links: By placing links to their website on your blog, they’ll not only gain from the direct traffic your link refers to them, but will also, over time, gain higher search engine ranking. Which, of course, results in more traffic to their site.
2. Sponsored Reviews: With sponsored reviews, you can set your own pricing for writing a review of the advertisers product, service or website. Heck, sometimes you don’t even have to do that. Just as long as you place the link they provide, you can write about whatever you desire.

Like I said, you set your own price per post or link. I’ve been paid as much as $120 for a single post, and as my blog grows in popularity and authority, that price will rise.

To sign up for Link Vehicle, click on the banner below and get started on earning.

Which is the entire reason for this blog post. I want to tell you how you can build a residual income stream through blogging that will continue to pay you for years to come.

How to build a residual income stream through blogging

As you may already know, I am a blogger on the Empower Network, which is built around a multi-user wordpress platform. Building a residual income stream through blogging is extremely simple to do with the Empower Network, but without it, things can be a bit more complicated.

You see, Empower Network uses a marketing tactic called a “sales funnel.” A sales funnel is simply a series of web pages which are designed to strike interest and sell a product.

So let’s talk a bit more about blogging and how that relates to this sales funnel.

Blogging is writing. It’s sharing everything you are passionate about, interested in or not interested in, online through a blog. With the tools Empower Network has provided, your content will get found through the search engines. So if you are into dogs, and write a blog post about taking care of your pets, someone searching for the same thing will find your content, click on it, and start reading.

I’m sure you have already noticed the ads on the top and sides of this blog. When those readers come to your blog, a blog provided with the Empower Network basic membership, they’ll also notice those ads. And if they’re looking to make some extra money, they’ll probably click on the ads and enter the sales funnel. From that point on, the funnel does its job and sells the product.

Simple. So, by blogging about the things that interest you, you’ll make sales. And these aren’t just one time sales….these are monthly subscriptions, so you’ll get paid month after month, residually.

How much money are we talking about here?

With the Empower Network, people are making as much as six figures per month and as little as $25 per month. So the sky is the limit. The more content you publish to your blog, the more traffic you’ll receive and the more money you’ll make. Not including the traffic you’ll send to your blog through paid marketing and social promotion.

And here’s the best part…..as you refer new members, you’ll also pass a few of those up to your enroller. It’s part of the compensation plan. Which means that those you enroll will also pass up sales to you. So imagine having enrolled twenty or fifty people who are passing up $25 and $100 commissions to you, being deposited into your bank account on a monthly basis.

You’ll make way more money in passive income than you will ever pass up to your enroller.

I’ve only been in EN for a few months now and have already earned thousands of dollars in passive income, passed up to me from those I’ve enrolled.

Building a residual income stream through blogging with the Empower Network is a ton easier than trying to do it the traditional way. Just take my word for it. I’ve been there and done that. It involves hosting, Adsense, sponsored posts, banner advertisements and affiliate marketing. Not to mention learning, on your own, how to promote your content and get it ranked in the search engines.

Like I said, for $25 a month, the Empower Network takes care of all the stuff you don’t want to have to deal with, so that you can just focus on writing content and making money.

So here’s your chance to see exactly how this sales funnel works. Enter your email address below, or above, for a first hand look!

The cool thing about setting a goal, if you don’t complete your goal, instead of considering yourself a failure, just revise the goal and continue on. My goal was a realistic goal. It’s easy for most people to post one new blog post per day, six days out of the week.

But for me, having four kids and a wife who loves getting out of the house on the weekends, it’s not so easy.

So today my new goal is to blog five days out of the week. I realized that finding the time to post on Saturday was stressing me out. On top of that, I was taking valuable time away from my kids.

So the revision of my goal is to post one blog post five days out of the week. Monday through Friday, you’ll see a fresh, unique and useful post from yours truly.

In addition to relieving some of that stress and allowing me to truly enjoy the weekends with my kids, it will also allow me to bring higher value to you in my content. It’s too tempting to simply throw out some content just to fulfill the goal, especially when you are blogging that much. I know some very successful blogs on the internet that post only once a week. Their content is great and they receive a ton of traffic as well.

So, quantity isn’t always the best blogging tactic. If you can maintain the quantity without sacrificing the quality of your content, then you’re good to go.

This post is not going to tell you how to create that level of income by using Google Adsense. This post will be a little more modest.

How to pay for Christmas with Google Adsense

Now depending on your current lifestyle, the amount of money you’ll need to make it a memorable Christmas for your family is up to you. Some people only purchase one gift for each child while others spoil their kids rotten with a plethora of gifts. And by the way, “plethora” is one of my favorite words. Just so you know.

In my family, depending on what we have going on, we can get by with a modest $1500, but would be able to do much better with around $2500. That buys Christmas for all four of our children, my wife, a single gift for our parents and one for our siblings families. And sometimes that is even too much. Our focus isn’t always on getting gifts, but giving them. Giving makes you feel more fuzzy inside anyway. Right?

Here’s a quick screen shot of my last years earnings from Adsense. It’s not breaking the bank, but it’s paying for Christmas for sure.

So, here’s how to pay for Christmas with Google Adsense, or I should say, how I pay for Christmas with Google Adsense.

1. Start a blog or two in whatever niche or topic that interests you the most. This is a topic that you must be passionate about. You’ll need to be able to share a lot of information about this certain topic. IMPORTANT: Do not start a blog on blogger or wordpress.com. Start a self hosted wordpress blog.
2. Blog daily, if possible. Post to your blog as often as you possibly can with quality content that offers value to those who will read it. It can take anywhere between thirty minutes to an hour to write a 300 to 600 word blog post.
3. Place Adsense ads in the “hot spots” of your website. And if you’re like me when I first got started with Adsense, I wasn’t quite sure where the hotspots were. Just think of how we read as English speakers….from left to right, top to bottom. Right? So naturally, place your ads starting on the top left of your site, somewhere on the top/middle right of your content and one right after your content. Those have been the positions that have worked the best for me.
4. Share your content on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Place links to your blog posts in groups, create a Facebook page for your site and promote your content as best you know how. And then encourage discussion. If your content is good, people will share it naturally.

If you do the math, an hour a day, five days a week, fifty two weeks a year equals 260 hours. Divide that by $2500, and your hourly rate is around $10/hour. However, to make $2300, I put in maybe two hours a week. The math on that comes out to around $23/hour. And most of that comes from just one of our blogs, as you see that I don’t have Adsense installed on this blog. If you’re curious why, fill out the form at the top of the site and you’ll understand. If I had put more effort into blogging, that number would have increased drastically.

So if you’re a stay at home Mom, Dad, or would just like to make money with the extra time you have, Adsense is a great way to do that. And as you can see, my “how to pay for Christmas with Google Adsense” tutorial isn’t all that technical. That’s because it really isn’t technical. The most difficult part is being extremely consistent at blogging, and that in itself isn’t really that difficult at all. It’s just a commitment.

Helpful Tips:

If you don’t know how to setup a self hosted wordpress blog, Click Here to have someone design one for you and then teach you how to use it.

If you want to wait until November to receive your Adsense check or payment, be sure to put your payments on hold from within your Adsense dashboard. You’ll find it on the left under “Payments/Payment Settings.” Just click on “configure” to the right of your monthly threshold. You can set an exact date.