Make Money Online: Making Your Blog Your Business
Running a successful blog is in many ways like
running a business. You have to put your heart and soul into if you want to
make money. You have to spend every spare moment you have working on it, and
you constantly have to worry about the return on all the investments you make
for your blog. Like a business owner, a blogger's revenue mostly depends on his
or her commitment to blogging. If you're fully committed to blogging, try out
these six steps to help you make money online as a blogger and maybe even earn
a living:
1.
Blog often
The more blog posts you write, the easier it will be
for people to find your content on search engines like Google. Think about it.
Every article you write is another chance for your content to rank in the
SERPs.
2.
Blog thoughtfully
People visit and regularly read blogs that have
thoughtful, well-written content. If you rush to write as many blog posts as
you possibly can, and don't put much thought into what you're writing about,
you can't expect to make much money blogging.
3.
Use SEO techniques
Picking a small number of relevant keywords to use
in each of your articles will help your articles rank better on Google.
Additionally, forming relationships with other bloggers and getting links to
your blog from them will increase your online visibility and search engine
ranking.
4.
Start monetizing when you're attracting enough traffic
Making the effort to monetize your blog usually
isn't worth it until you're attracting over 1,000 visitors a day. If you're
attracting less than 1,000 visitors a day, keep on working on building your
content and working on the SEO of your blog. Once 1,000 or more visitors come
to your blog per day, it's a good time to actively start trying to make money.
5.
Try out ads first
Try out AdSense, Chitika, and other similar sites
that will help you generate revenue when people click on your ads. If you have
a good amount of traffic coming to go your blog, you'll be able to make money
off ads. Just keep in mind that the more traffic you boast, the more money
you'll make. So, keep your content quality high, and keep on attracting more
visitors.
6.
Generate additional income with affiliate marketing
With affiliate marketing, you get a pretty big cut
of whatever a business makes when someone is referred from your blog to their
site and buys something. Try out Amazon Affiliates and other affiliate programs
from companies like Best Buy and Walmart. You can increase the amount of money
you make through affiliate marketing by writing product reviews and linking to
those products with affiliate links.
Making money online as a blogger takes time, effort,
and commitment. Follow the steps above, create great content, and be patient!
Carol Wilson is a successful blogger and freelance
writer who frequently writes for businessinsurance.org
and other top business sites. When she's not writing, Carol enjoys kayaking and
investing in stocks. Please feel free to contact her at wilson.carol24@gmail.com
if you have any questions or comments.
Guest Post by Carol Wilson.
