Learn ways to make money on the internet.
Stop Working for the Man,
Make Money from Your Blog
You might have heard great novelists and poets who died in poverty. If you haven’t, then you might have this disturbing generalization that writers are poor. Maybe it is true, but only if you lived in the age of no computers, internet and you are not a business-minded writer. In this Digital Age, you can sit all day in front of your laptop and still get money in your bank account. You don’t even have to go too far, like publishing a novel (though, it’s a dream worth working for). Your Web log, or more commonly known as blog, can be a great investment. You only have to know the right thing and do it.
Earning an income from simply rumbling words about a lot of stuff on your blog is not going to be fast and easy. Making money from blogging takes sustained effort and a considerable amount of time. Like in any kind of business or career, hard work is always the key to success. Remember this: “Get rich quick” scheme fails every time. You have to suffer a lot of headaches, back pains, stress, and hunger before you turn your blog site into a valuable asset. But don’t be discouraged and give up because at the end of the day, all your efforts will pay off. And sometimes, the reward can be bigger than you have ever imagined.
Do what you love and get rich from it. So you love writing and that’s a given when creating a blog. You write because there are things that cannot be said by any other means but through scribbling them in sentences. However, not because you’re a writer, you can pretty much write about everything. This is why it is important to find a subject you are most passionate to write about. Simply, find your niche and stick to it. Let’s say you love to dress up and mix and match clothes, accessories and footwear. The best blog that goes with your interest is a fashion blog. You can write reviews on your favorite brands of shoes and clothing lines. If you’re a foodie, you can start a food blog and write about the recipe you’ve cooked today. You can also give pointers on how to choose the best restaurant in town. Whatever your hobby is, you can surely make a blog out of it. Your passion will be the catalyst that will push you to get up every morning and give your site some updates.
Is there a ready market for your chosen subject? For you to be able to make money from blogging there should be a market that would “buy” from you. Don’t make your blog too general that talks about anything and everything. Try to be specific and find a demographic niche. This is actually building your name, your brand. So when people hear your name or your blog name, they’d immediately know what it’s all about.
Tell your friends about your blog. Get your blog known by starting with the people you are familiar with. Word of mouth is your first advertising weapon. It’s the easiest and cheapest way to increase your traffic. Traffic (in the simplest sense) is the number of people who visit your blog. The more traffic your blog has, the better. But before we divulge on that topic deeper, you have to first promote your blog. You can share a link that directs to your site on social media network like Facebook and Twitter. Don’t be shy. Tell your friends to put your links on their timeline (for Facebook users) or retweet them (for Twitter users). Your friends will be happy to help and check out your blog rather than spend time on a website created by someone they know nothing about.
Network with your “Competitors” rather than compete with them. Competing blogs are not necessarily your nemesis. True enough, they are your potential competitors when it comes to getting traffic and advertisements and all the good things you can get from blogging. However, you can build partnership with them. This way it is much easier than trying to beat one another neck-to-neck, especially when you are a new entrant. You will find it hard to win over established blogs because they already have their loyal market. Once you are a partner with other blog sites, you can put on their sites guest posts and increase your exposure.
When you are just a beginner, you definitely need help. You can take advantage of different affiliate advertising networks, such as Google AdSense, LinkShare, ClickBank, PayPerPost and Chikita. AdSense is the most well-known advertising network. You don’t need to pay Google for the help. All you need to do is to create an account (http://www.google.com), submit your blog site information, and then wait for Google’s approval. Once approved, set up your account, obtain a code and follow all the instructions AdSense has provided you. You can also search for sponsorship. This method is okay with some bloggers. But that does not always mean it can be good for you as well. Experiment with various monetizing options and find out what works best for you.
You must be willing to make sacrifices. Once you have received enough traffic and enough followers, you are ready to plunge to deeper waters: advertise! Don’t be satisfied with puny little advertisements. They can’t give you even just something to buy a stick of cigar. Big images of different products may look irritating to you, but to some of your readers, they can be of great help.
You should post advertisements that are closely related to you blog content. You must realize the obvious reason: readers tend to click on ads that meet their needs, answer their questions and solve their problems. Besides, they read you because they can relate to what you have to say.
Create an eBook and earn 100% profit. Now that you’re an established blogger, you have all the license to write your own book, but not the kind of book that can be displayed on shelves. Electronic books are way more sellable than printed books. You can reach wider audience in the Internet. You can write about how to make blogging a full-time job or how to be a great writer. Guide eBooks are top of the notch. After all, people turn to search engines to help them solve their problems.
These are just few of the things you need to know to make your blogging a paying job. You may learn a lot more as you move forward. Just keep in mind that the simplest and most obvious way to keep the value of your blog is to not be too personal. Problem-solving articles are always more successful than talking about your own journey.
