How To Make Money Blogging

Posted on 13 August, 2010 under Make Money & What's Up with Post a Comment

More and more people are realising that blogging is one of the best ways to start your own online business. It requires next to nothing to start up and with dedication you can build an impressive and loyal readership over time and if you learn how to monetize your blogs just right you will be making more money that your day job pays in no time.

Blogging is one of the easiest jobs you could ever find that brings in a decent income that will keep on coming even on the days when you don’t update your blog and the trick is to build loyal readership. There are several way you can get started by setting up a blog online, there are free services such as WordPress, Blogger and LiveJournal or you could set up your blog using a domain name of your choice.

However, if you want to make some serious money from blogging, you must have full control your blog and that is why I recommend setting up your own blog under your own domain name because that will never happen with a free blogging account from any of the services listed above. Being bound to their terms and conditions you will not be able to actively promote anything thus you loosing out on alot of money making opportunities, sometimes your blog is removed as soon as you violate one of their terms.

To start your blog under a domain is pretty simply, first you need a domain name which cost a mere $10-$15 per year and a mere $60 per year to host your blog. Do the math thats just $75 per year and you are in total freedom. If you are dedicated to your blog, within a year you could be making 20 times your start up cost.

Once you have got hosting and a good domain name, you are on your way. Now all you have to do is choose a good theme and layout for it. You might find one that relates to your choice of subject (more on that in a moment) or else there might be one you just like the look of. There are thousand of templates available (FREE) simply do a search on Google.

The most difficult part of blogging is deciding what you are going to blog about. Some people blog about their occupation; blog about their hobbies; some will blog about weight loss, Real Estate and some even blog about the world of Celebrities. Whatever you choose it must be something you are passionate about or else you will loose interest and your blog will die (literally). Remember you will be writing about this topic several times a week, and if you don’t have the enthusiasm for it, that will show in your posts and people won’t have the enthusiasm to read them.

Now that you have gotten your blog up, it is time to start write post and remember the more often you blog the faster you will see your blog grow. If it is possible to write five post per day, do it. Some people only write a paragraph or two each time, but you’ll get better results if you go for something a little longer than a paragraph or two. A post with 450 words is considered a good post, but remember to spell check and avoid making grammatical errors.

One you have gotten a few posts up, then you will need to let readers know about your blog and one of the most popular ways to do this is by submitting your articles to as many social bookmarking sites as possible. You can also join social networking sites and build a profile which contains a link to your blog. There are other ways you can generate traffic to your blog, but I will tell you in an upcoming post.

Now you got your blog you can start monetizing it yourself. Google Adsense is one of the most popular method to start off with, there are other sites such as Chitika, Clicksor and a lot more to choose from.

So thats about it, I have just gave you all you need to know to start your blog, What else you need assistance with? Leave a comment below if you have any.

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