How to Start a Blog

[grwebform url=”https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=nbtA&webforms_id=768704″ css=”on” center=”off” center_margin=”200″/]blog pixabay geraltAn online presence is important these days for whatever enterprise you engage in. To connect with a wide variety of people there is no bigger forum than the Internet. If you are looking for a way to show off your expertise and also make a little money while doing it, consider starting a blog.

What is a Blog?

A blog is actually an online journal of sorts.  Imagine  the journal that you usually wrote in a diary is now uploaded online where it can be easily accessibly by anyone. With a blog, you can upload daily posts about anything that you want, anytime you want.  Some people create personal blogs as a way to keep in touch with friends, family members and loved ones. Pictures, videos and other information are uploaded so your loved ones are current with what is going on with you.

Today, we are going to talk about business blogs. This is a blog that you begin to attract traffic in, in order to sell products or services. To be interesting to others, your blog will need to:

• Have updated and interesting content for visitors
• Be marketed to draw traffic
• Register with search engines so it can be found in the rankings

How to Start

If you are new to blogging, use a free blogging platform to get your feet wet. Sites like Blogger.com, WordPress.org and Blogspot.com offer free blogs to users. Depending on the site you choose, the themes and plug-ins (added features) will vary. Most will walk you through the process step by step so that you can be up and running in no time.

Before you start posting, decide what will be the theme, or niche of your blog.  A jack-of-all-trades type of blog doesn’t do as well as one that is geared towards a specific niche. If you have a passion for crafts, that can be your niche. You can create posts that talk about how to craft, what to craft, how to make crafting profitable and so on. Be creative.  Once you have decided on a path, it is time to create that great content.

How to Make Money

In order to make money with your blog, you need to have people visiting it. That is where marketing comes in. You need to get the word out about blog and thus create traffic to your blog.  For a start, tell  all of your friends and family members that you are online with your blog and get them to share with their friends and networks.

Any money-making venture will only take place once you have built your readership with interesting posts. Then you can put into play a number of profitable additions:

• Google AdSense
• Selling Advertising
• Affiliate Marketing
• EBook Marketing

One method to pursue is Google AdSense. You are using targeted advertisements to create revenue for your blog. You are paid per clicks on the ads.

There are other options where you can get paid when someone makes a sale on the blog. That is more likely to happen when you join an affiliate program. Join affiliate program that work well with your website niche.

EBooks are short downloadable electronic books that you can create yourself and sell on your website. They can be on a variety of subjects but in order for them to sell, you must be able to offer new and good information to your customers.

Blogs can be used to build revenue. Start with your chosen niche and consistently market your blog to find the traffic you need. Then, utilize these ideas to turn a profit.

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