Get private, direct blog advertisers that pay more for ads than Google Adsense

One cool thing about having a bunch of Google Alerts sent to my email inbox on terms like "my online income" and "my earnings" and "blog income" such is that I find a whole lot of other bloggers blogging about their income than I normally would otherwise.

That's how I found this blog about passive income, and from there I was able once again to uncover a little network of writers that use Crystal from Budgeting in the Fun Stuff to negotiate their direct ad deals.

I contacted Crystal and got the low-down on how to get started -- so stayed tuned to my upcoming income reports to learn how much my ad income increases on my niche websites after I add direct ads to some of my websites, like the movie fan site about African-American women, and the one about transitioning to natural hair care and such.