What route would you go to monetize this site: http://www.mustseedaily.com/ I am still getting things together, so keep that in mind when you look at the site. Thanks!
I think you should optimize your site for better rank and search results and look for joint venture with some news related site or blog.
Yes on the rank and search results. I did update the title and description meta tags. Is there something else I should do? I have the option of using search engine friendly links. Does that make a difference?
Dear Zipp0: I am glad to see you motivated to utilize the Internet as a way to monetize - with a unique idea and resources, you can attract an audience and be able to support yourself. However, at this time your website is currently very short of that. I will try to steer you in the right direction. One of the most important things that you should focus on right now is your design. Since you are using Joomla!, an open-source content management system (CMS), you should be able to find a free, nice looking theme. If you cannot find a free theme, consider search for a paid theme. The money that you invest in the theme will definitely pay off. Currently you do not have a logo. Do not get frightened - you can create a very nice clean-style, simple looking logo in your favorite image editor. Consider adding a slogan that will describe what you site is about - I still am not very clear as to the niche of your site. Your slogan can be very simple (i.e. "Your Daily Dose of Laughter"). In reference to search engine optimization (SEO), you need much work. Do some research on your niche - consider the keywords/phrases that people are searching. DigitalPoint's Keyword Suggestion Tool, which queries the databases of Wordtracker and Overture, will give you a list of the most popular keywords/phrases based upon your input. These keywords/phrases should be included in your title tag and your META content (i.e. META keywords, description). Do not use the same META tags for every page on your site. Although I am not sure, I believe Joomla! has a contribution to assist in these tasks. You mentioned you had the option to turn on search engine friendly URL's. The best type of URL is a text URL, which includes the text of your page. For example, if you created a page about The Simpsons vs. Family Guy, a great optimized URL would be, "the-simpsons-vs-family-guy.php" - will do wonders. Increase your traffic. Write articles. Seek links to your site on sites within your niche. Try to find sites that will allow you to use anchor text. For example, if you do find a site that is willing to link to you, if your website is about funny videos, use the term "Funny Videos" as your link text. After you have done all of this, seek approval as a Google AdSense publisher. This will enable you to monetize with content relevant ads. As you increase your content quality, you should be able to earn some nice money. I wish you the best of luck and hope that this post has helped you have a better insight.
For what it's worth, the site looks a little small on high resolution displays, just a pet peeve of mine.