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There is a lot of advice online. Most of it is bad.

I, for instance, was reading an article today and one article writer suggested that bloggers should “hide” their AdSense ads. Not a good idea. This is against Google’s guidelines. You don’t want to hide your AdSense ads. You can play around with sizes and colors to see which ones work best for you. But don’t get too crazy with hiding them and camouflaging them. Tricking people to click is not good. You’ll lose your credibility.

That’s just one example. Here’s a point of fact: Most bloggers are not making money. If they were they wouldn’t be looking for work. I received an application just the other day from someone who has a website on which they sell one of those “Let me tell you how to get rich online” books. Why would she be looking for a job as a blogger if she knew enough about online marketing to sell how-to books on the subject? I didn’t hire her.

When it comes to blogging and online marketing, don’t believe everything you read. Not all advice is good.