Let’s face facts it takes time to make money blogging. It
will take a minimum of eight months before you start seeing good returns for
your effort. Blogging is not a get rich quick venture however with time becomes
a steady source of income.
Blogging is the number one way entrepreneurs make lots of
cash. The platform is easy to build and it earns regular income for the
webmaster.
To run a blog you need a Self-host plan, free host or
paid host plans. There are other ways to blog including Article Content
contribution and guest blogging.
Blogging can be recreation or a business venture depending
on your interest. Bloggers share information concerning evergreen topics,
health issues, relationship advice, news and current affairs.
A blog is serious business and a veritable income generating platform for
individuals, small business owners, groups and associations. There are
basically three ways to blog.
They are free
host, self hosting and revenue sharing websites. You earn from various
sources like pay-per click, pay per impression, contextual ads, donations,
referral income and many more.
You can sell affiliate products and use other high paying
advert networks.
Blogging is very fast and the site owner is usually allocated a sub domain when
they opt for free hosting.
Free Blog Hosting
Free blog hosting websites
Blogging platforms
A popular blogging website is blogger.com powered by Google.
You get a free host plan and a sub domain name or integrated a domain name on
another host website
Wordpress is another favorite hosting website
like blogger use to post content.
Free blog websites:
there are many free blog websites you can choose to start a blog.
A blogger has the choice of using Wordpress, Blogger, TypePad,
Drupal, Textpattern and Squarespace. Others in this category are
Friendsters.com, multiply.com, webs.com, freewebs.com.
Almost all the free hosting website also accommodates paid
hosting including domain name registration.
Revenue sharing blog sites: listed are some revenue sharing websites where you can
earn income. Many of them monetize through Google Adsense and affiliate
earnings. The blogger earns revenue from the advertisements placed on the blog
page and affiliate product.
The blogger monetizes the page by adding links to affiliate
partners and advertisement via clicks and impressions. Some revenue
sharing websites you can blog and get paid are Hubpages, Knoji,
wikinut, shvoong, Triond, Blogger Party, and Blog Burner.
Content
Quality
content is key
How to write High quality content
Blog content
Choose a niche you are passionate about and write quality
posts. Talk to professionals, conduct interviews or seek expert opinions.
Follow leads effectively and include diagrams, facts and
figures to present a robust article.
If your aim is to promote certain goods then write honest
reviews on products and services you have tried and include useful suggestion.
News and current affairs blogs do very well but the blogger has to be
consistent and post new stories daily.
The content of a blog depends on the blogger so choose your
niche carefully and if possible focus on a certain demography to get a Google
front page.
Affiliate networks
The four ways blog owners can monetize there websites
include advertisements, affiliate programs, commissions and donations. Blog
owners have an endless list of affiliate networks to monetize their content and
earn income.
Some networks provide contextual advertisements, banners and
text links. Others sell products or services, click per pay, click per
impression and even donations.
Most networks pay per click usually on the bases of
commissions per traffic or product sales. Top Affiliate networks are eBay
Partner Network, Avangate, oneNetwork.com direct, linkConnector.com, Clickbank
and Rakuten Linkshare.com.
Other are Cj,
ShareAsale.com, Amazon associate, FlexOffer.com and WebGain.com.
Using affiliate marketing
The blogger signs up with a website that provides affiliate
marketing opportunities place items by the affiliate partner with a link to the
product. Anytime someone click on the link and buys something the affiliate
marketer gets a commission.
The products offered by affiliate networks vary from
household items, shoes, cloths, cosmetics, eBooks, even company products.
Joining affiliate networks is easy especially if your blog or website generates
lots of traffic.
Affiliate networks usually have payment threshold and remit
money earned to affiliate partners through method such as PayPal, checks,
electronic transfer, and western union money transfer.
Affiliate marketing can also be done without a blog or
website by joining an article directory and placing relevant products on your
article pages.
Advertisement
Making money through advertisement is one of the major ways
bloggers generate income. They build their blogs then introduce advertisements
to earn income. Advertisements come in various sizes, shapes and colors depending
on the bloggers preference.
Some are banner advertisement, side advertisements, search
based advertisement and is usually click per pay or traffic impression
estimates. Adverts may be sourced through third parties like Google Adsense or
directly placement.
Before relevant advertisement is placed on a blog adequate
traffic will guarantee better earnings through advertisements. New blogs
because of their low traffic might have to post regularly and for about
eight months before earning income.
To use advertisements on your blog you need to determine the
type of advertisement, size and color scheme. Then priority should be given to
placement and kind of advertisement shown so they are relevant to the content.
Bloggers can sign up with websites that provide third party
advertisement and earn money via clicks, impressions calculated by the
providers.
Donations
Sell your own products
Bloggers can make money by selling their own products and
services because of the ready market online which makes sales easier. Wholesale
and retail outfits have doubled their sale by going online and building a blog
to highlight their products.
Donations
Some website owners provide solutions and valuable content
then ask for donations in return for their services. Surprisingly some earn a
decent income through donations by visitors to their blogs.
How
to Start a Blog
The first question you need to address is why you are
interested in blogging. There are many reasons why you should consider starting
a blog.
Reasons
to start a Blog
1
Blogging is a popular way to get your message
across
2
You have Lots of Self expression and freedom
3
Builds your writing skill
4
An outlet for emotions and expression
5
You can make lots of money
STEP
BY STEP GUIDE TO CREATING A BLOG
There are many blog platforms to choose so you need to
cover a few basics.
1
Choose a good platform for you Blog
2
Select a top Host provider
3
Work on the design and template
4
Add other plug- ins or useful devices
Step One
Select either a Wordpress Blog or a Blogger Blog. The
more popular Blog type is the Wordpress Blog because of the amazing gadgets and
plug-ins. Wordpress is the biggest platform with millions of Blogs numbering
over 89 million blogs.
Step Two
1 You need
to choose between self-host or free host platforms. Free host blog offers
sub-domain extensions while paid self-hosting plans come with a dedicated
domain name.
The dot com extensions of domain names are a more
powerful extension than dot blogspot or dot Wordpress.
2 Only Dot
blogspot allow monetization via advertisement, other free hosts will show there
own advertisements on your blog. Free Wordpress blogs have a default template
while paid host have thousands of free and paid templates for your blog.
3 The most
annoying aspect of free blog hosting is that you don’t own your blog because the
service provider can pull the plug anytime. While self-host on you domain name
gives you total control of your blog. You can select a Bluehost
Plan
for as low as $3.98
Step
Three
Start a blog on your own domain name by using a self-host
website. Choose a competitive domain name with an extension like .com or .net
Then select a host partner like blogger or Bluehost this
is where you build your blog. A domain name can cost $12 to $15 a year but you
get a free domain name at Bluehost.
Once you sign up with a host you will be taken to a
dashboard where you select post, add title, post content and publish.
Wordpress blogs need to be installed to create your website.
If you are using Wordpress you can install a free Wordpress theme. Choose a
theme that complements your content and use lots of images and videos.
How
to Start Making Money from a New Website in One Month
We know you are in a hurry to start making money so
waiting six months to get adsense approval is a drag. However, there are lots
of ways to start earning money within a week or month.
Google adsense is not the only advertisement network
online. Read the article on this website about other advertisement networks to
find high paying alternative.
Another way is to sign up for Amazon Associate and get
approval. You then have a choice of advertisements and several thousands of
products to place in your website.
Yet another way is to write reviews and place affiliate
links to the source. You can also sign up for ClickBank choose trending digital
products and promote on your website.
Another way is to create a product and sell directly from
your website.
Conclusion
Starting a blog or website is essential if you want to make
money online and sell your products and services. You can use free blogging
platforms, article directories or affiliate programs.
The commission earned start small however over time
increases and out perform off line earnings. However, to be successful you need
a niche, quality content a platform and targeted traffic to succeed.
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