Earn Money Blogging

By Greg Vintar

Earning money with blog is simple and easy. But first, what is a blog? A blog is kind of a website, a journal that is available on the web. It's already hosted and set with all kinds of different tools. So if you decide to create or set up a blog you just have to choose the company that offers one, choose the domain and you are almost ready.

By almost I mean , you have to ask your self first what are your goals with one. You have to decide whether you intend to make some money from it or simply to have one from pure fun.

Monetizing your blog takes a lot of knowledge and time in order to do it proper. You can monetize you blog many ways and here are some:

• Display advertizing, include within your page elements as much ads as you like, but include only the relevant one.


• Targeted advertising is also great way of monetizing. This way you include other companies ads, some are paying good to promote their ads within your site.


• Affiliate links: are far most popular and they provide great deal of income trough your blog.


• Selling your content: You can sell almost anything over your site (ebooks, DVDs,...)

These are only some of monetizing metods you can use to earn money blogging. As you can see there are countless ways of how to use your blog in order to make money.

Here is my free tip on how you can earn money blogging.

When you set up a blog exclude all of the page elements and simply use a blog as a preseller page for your affiliate link. This way your blog is for warming up the visitor or subscriber. If set correctly you'll convert better.

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How To Create A Boating Blog - Great Way To Express Your Passion

By Abhishek Agarwal

If you love boating and have a passion about it, you can let other people know about it through a boating blog. A blog is a great way to interact with the world. You can write anything you want in your blog. You can give boating tips, pictures from trips that you have made or just talk about all of your boating expeditions.

The first thing you need is a blog host. There are many available websites out there for bloggers. The two most popular places you can find blogs are on Wordpress (wordpress.org) and Blogger (blogger.com). Both blog sites are free. If you want a built-in network, you can create a MySpace account and use the blog feature on the social network site.

If you want something more than a blog, create a website. Hosting a site isn't difficult. You can find some websites that are free, but they have many advertisers on their site. You can also get a website for cheap on the Internet. This is easy to do, but blogs are the easier of the two options.

Once you get the blog started, think of a title you want for the blog. Try to think of something creative because 'My Boating Blog' isn't going to cut it. Once you have the title down, you have to introduce yourself. You don't need to give your full name because there should be some information that is left confidential. Talk about why you love boating so this way people will be able to get a connection with you and understand your passion about boating.

Pictures are a great way to add to your blog. Take pictures of your boat and add pictures of your boating trips. You can give a bio for your boat. Talk about its features and the name of your boat. Describe how you got the boat and if you named the boat, how you got the name of the boat.

The point of your blog is to talk about boating. So put down anything you want. This is your blog and there isn't anything that you can?t talk about. You are in charge of what is put on the blog. If you want to talk about safety issues, then do it. If you want to talk about your fishing tales, you can do that too. There is no stopping you when it comes to talking about boats on your blog.

If you want people to contact you, include an email link. However, if you don't want anyone getting in touch with you, don't include any contact information on your blog. The way people can interact with you is through comments on the posts of the blogs.

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Why Web 2.0 is Like SEO on Steroids

By Terry Philpott

To claim web 2.0 can be considered SEO on steroids would first require an exclamation as to what exactly is web 2.0. Over the recent past there's been a silent revolution taking place regarding the fundamental design and functionality of many popular web sites.

Formally the general structures of most online sites allow the visitor little or no ability to actually interact with the site itself much beyond leaving a name, email address, or some such other form of id. They were limited to the role of mere spectators with little or no say regarding site content, layout, or format.

The internet identified the need to expand communication channels between users and sites inducing a more interactive feel into the fabric of the web itself. This evolution was initiated by sites such as Amazon, which allowed its users to post product reviews allowing others to read.

Blogs are another example of Web 2.0. The ability for visitors and site owners to interact thru user comments and site owner responses have enhance the experience for both. Users have gained more influence over the site content.

Now we have video sites such as YouTube allowing users to upload their own videos for the entire internet to see and even rate. From there the list grows with other 'user oriented' sites such as Technorati, Digg, or Flikr. The emergence of social networking sites like MySpace, FaceBook, or Tweeter, to name a few, have helped accelerate the growth and popularity of interactive online sites.

Now how does all this relate to search engine optimization or for that matter how could it enhance SEO efforts for online marketers?

First you must consider how web 2.0 can be used to generate traffic for any online business.

Traditionally article submissions have been considered a great way to gain back links to your website benefiting your search engine rankings while also generating traffic for you. This process typically takes weeks or longer. On the other hand if you were to post this article on a web 2.0 site such as Digg and it was popular enough to appear on the main page you could conceivably receive tens or hundreds of thousands of visitors within the day. Additionally you would also have such a highly ranked site like Digg now linked to your site giving your search engine rankings a boost.

Other sites such as FaceBook, Squidoo, YouTube, or even blogs can give you the same lightning quick results utilizing their varying characteristics to get quickly indexed, recognized, and generate hordes of traffic for you.

Like the organic traffic you get from the more traditional means of search engine optimization, traffic from web 2.0 sites is also FREE.

All things considered, the traffic and the improved search engine rankings you get from web 2.0 type sites can be considered to be more like SEO on steroids. Are you ready to put your online business into overdrive while getting a little more interactive with other participants of the internet community?

T.J Philpott is an author and Internet entrepreneur based out of North Carolina. For more information on succeeding in blog marketing and to receive a free guide that demonstrates how to find both profitable markets and products visit: http://blogbrawn.com

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Building a Blog Network

By Shannon Herod

Blogging is a great way to earn a massive income. But, unfortunately it is hard to earn a great income with one single blog. There is an answer for that though. Building a blog network is a great way to earn a living online. A blog network is simply multiple blogs within multiple niches with one common purpose... To earn you money.

A blog network is relatively easy to set up. Use WordPress as the platform to make sure that you get the best experience possible. Plus, it is easier to set up with WordPress in my opinion. Not to mention, WordPress is highly recommended by most successful bloggers.

I would start out with one blog and move your way up. Once you have the one blog up and running with traffic coming in that is when I would start to focus on the second. Once a second blog is up and running with traffic coming in start working on the third. Then keep on going until you are earning the type of money that you would like to learn.

There are three critical components when it comes to managing your blog network. Those three components are content, traffic and conversions. Without content, traffic or conversion your blog network will not be successful. Obviously you need content for the visitor to read, traffic so the content is read and conversions to start to make money. Without one of these three critical components firing on all cylinders your blog network will suffer. You need to make sure all three of these components are working together at all times.

Unfortunately, there are a few downfalls when it comes to owning a blog network. Managing multiple blogs can become a nightmare. Logging in and out of different sites and moving from blog to blog can become mundane and boring. Fortunately, there is an answer. There is a service that makes managing a multiple blog network relatively easy. That service called Firepow. Firepow allows you to produce content, manage your blog and promote it with ease.

Are you ready to start building your own profitable blog network? Are you ready to start living the life of your dreams? Well, the next step is to go check out our in-depth Firepow review and discover the secrets to starting your own blog empire. Do not waste your time trying to build your blog network without the proper tools. You'll just get frustrated and end up quitting. Don't do that. You can be successful if you use the right tools. Fortunately, Firepow was built by a marketer who knows what he's doing. He's actually still marketing in niche markets today, using the exact tool that you will be using. Go check out our Firepow review now and grab Firepow so you can be on your way to blogging success.

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Write, Then Write Again, and Finally Write More

By Robin Rushlo

How do you get the word out about your product or service? Is it Coffee, Vitamins, Energy Drinks or your Radio Show? How do you let everyone know this great idea you have? Do you have the next big network Marketing Item? Are you the only Network Marketing company with Coffee? How do you discuss an event in your life? The launch of something new, updated blogs, or articles? The New House or new position in a company? By writing! There are lots of places on the internet to write that will give you access to hundreds or thousands of people.

One thing you can do is write articles like this one. There are literally hundreds of places that will post original articles and many of them will post them for free. These virtual magazines offer content on virtually any subject. For a small fee you can pay a service to post the articles for you with hundreds of these virtual magazines. This gives you a big bang for you buck since each of these posting have the potential of reaching different people. A word of caution: many of these sites have strict rules about posting. Often there are restrictions as far as what you can put in an article. Also many of them put articles through a review process which can take several days.

Blogging is another great way to communicate in the virtual world. Blogs can be about almost anything. Blogging sites are usually less restrictive than virtual magazines sites. Generally blogs can be shorter and have more personal information than is sometimes allowed with a virtual magazine. If you do a web search for "starting a blog" you will get lot of articles about how to blog as well as places where you can start a blog.

The bottom is that you shouldn't let this opportunity to communicate with potential customers, collaborators, or even just friends pass you by. You have to start somewhere. For those who nervous about writing, starting with blogging is probably the best. It is easy to set up and does not have to be structured in any way. From there you can start writing longer, more structured pieces. Write about something that interests you. Write about something that happened in your life that made a profound difference in the path you took. Write about something you would like to do. Basically it doesn't matter what you write about as long as you enjoy the process!

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"Dr. Robin Rushlo", is a well known MLM Radio personality and is nationally recognized as an expert in the network marketing business.He is the current host of the radio show, "Networking with the Blindguy"live daily from SEAD RADIO Network,providing Success and Retention Training for the network marketing industry brought to you at the Successful People Builders Network http://drinkcoffeegetpaid.com and http://www.blindguy55.com.

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The Basics to Successful Blogging

By Raymond Tsai

Are you someone who is struggling to get traffic to your blog? Well you are not alone, as driving traffic to your blog is the number one thing that people want to accomplish - Not to mention that even some veterans find their readership diminish as time flies by.

Well how do you drive easy traffic?

The concept is simple- get your readers to advertise it for you! When a blogger writes something that his or her readers find to be useful and worth sharing, it's not uncommon for some of those readers to link to the post on their own blogs, or send it to friends whom they feel could benefit from reading it too!

Become attached with your audience.

Get to know your readers, and allow them to get to know you as well. Because we all know that readers' thoughts, opinions, and stories not only define who we are, but it represents us as a whole. Therefore building a firm connection with your audience is very important, as when a blogger develops a bond with his or her readers, they are much more inclined to recommend your blog to others.

Provide great content on a regular basis.

I believe one of the best strategies for writing a great post is to first establish a problem and then provide solutions, as this will develop into a little Q&A blog that provides information on what people are looking for. Your readers will then come to recognize your ability to help them with some of the problems they may have, and if your solutions produce great results, they'll often return, or perhaps recommend your articles to others who may be facing those same problems you helped solve.

Keep in mind, you need to have a loyal audience in order for the word to spread from person to person, and this typically does not happen with a new blog. Other methods of promotion are usually required to get the ball rolling, and must be adapted for several months before your blog can go viral. This is not always the case, but is a very common trend amongst successful blogs. Like a business, you must develop a strong brand and good reputation, and play an active role in your niche community.

Rays is starting a new blog at http://rays-blogs.blogspot.com/ You can learn more by visiting my blog~!

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How to Monetize Your Online Blog Or Website

By Paul Guzman

Much has been written about making money online. I get hundreds of visitors asking me what is the easiest and most profitable way to make money using my computer.

This is what I tell them use your own knowledge to profit. Yes... it really is that simple. Most folks are looking for the super easy quick fast buck. If you are lucky you might find a program that might make you money fast but I guarantee you will not get rich overnight. However if you are looking for the easiest way to monetize your online blog or website you might want try Google's AdSense program.

Now days you have a plethora of blogs, websites, forums, Social Websites and programs that can help you make money with AdSense. This is especially true if you are a complete beginner. You can use bloggerdotcom to make a blog about whatever your heart desires. Add your AdSense code to your blog and you will make money. It does not cost one red cent to start a blog.

You will have to bring some visitors to your blog and the best way to do this is by familiarizing yourself with SEO which is search engine optimization. It basically means adding your keywords in the blog name the title and several time throughout your blog. Here is an example: You want to start a blog about video games. Try naming you blog "my-video-game-blog". The title of your first post should be about... you guessed it "My Video Game blog". You will be surprised with the results.

Another way to get traffic to your blog is to write articles about video games. If you are just remotely familiar with your niche subject it should be easy to write articles and then submit them to the article directories. Once you start getting a little traffic from the search engines specifically Google visitors they will visit your blog and you will start generating an income.

Here is another good tip about Google's AdSense program. Make your AdSense code the same theme as your blog.

If you need help with Google's AdSense program be sure to visit: Monetize Your Website. Paul Guzman is the author of this article: You can join his newsletter with more great marketing advice - visit his good content website at: http://www.goodcontentwebsites.com

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Robotic Marketing - How to Repurpose Teleseminars Into Blog Posts

By Pat Shanks

A typical blog post may be 500-1,000 words. Therefore, you can have many blog posts from a teleseminar -- at least a dozen or sometimes even 24 blog posts from one teleseminar.

How do you do it?

Always record your teleseminars. That's the first place to start for repurposing your content.

You can turn that into an e-book, a mini e-course, a CD, a podcast, or a blog post. A recording from a teleseminar can be the hub of a wheel, with lots of spokes coming off from there.

Have that recording transcribed. Have the transcription chopped up and you or your editor decide how many blog posts will be posted.

Post With Your Mouth

You can post with your mouth, not with your hands. Post with your mouth, because you've already spoken the words. Isn't the 'Gettysburg Address' a transcription? Lincoln isn't alive any longer. He's not giving that speech. That was the original from the spoken word. There were no teleseminars then.

It was transcribed into the written word whether on a scroll, a sheet of paper, a PDF, a website -- there are all different types of into tactics or versions of repurposing, but it started with the audio or spoken word by Abraham Lincoln.

So repurpose many blog posts from one teleseminar. Why create blog posts when you can re-create and repurpose them through the spoken word from one teleseminar?

Every time you have a teleseminar, celebrate and think of how many spokes you have. You have one hub of content, but how many spokes are connected? There are a ton. So remember to begin with the end in mind.

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Writing Product Reviews For Your Blog

By Marian Krajcovic

If one of the big reasons you have a blog is to make money, then consider writing and posting product reviews. Product reviews are just what they sound like; a thorough review of a product - physical or digital. Your blog can go one of two ways - consist of only product reviews, or product reviews can be listed on a separate page or under their own topic heading on your blog.

The reason you should be interested in doing product reviews lies in the blue, underlined line of writing inside and at the bottom of your review. That link is your meal ticket because it's your affiliate link to the product. If a person clicks through it and buys the product, you get the affiliate commission.

If your blog is all product reviews, then you are aiming to be an authority site on the products in your niche. For example, if your niche is dog training, you can post in-depth and thorough reviews of each dog training program that is currently being sold in the marketplace.

This is a good way to go if you remember to use keywords in your reviews and in the titles of the reviews. People who are looking to buy will want to read some reviews first and if they like what you have to say, they may end up buying through you. These product reviews should sound as unbiased as possible; pointing out the pros, as well as a few cons, of the product.

A product review should be longer than an average post, but make sure you keep the paragraphs short with plenty of white spaces for easy viewing/skimming. Use bullet points and subtitles in bold for a nice look. If you do a lot of product reviews, it would be helpful for you and your readers to set up a template for you to follow with each review.

It might look like:

· Heading

· Description

· Pictures(s) of the product

· Specifications (computer requirements or tools needed to put together, etc.)

· Pros

· Cons

· Feedback or testimonials

· Comparisons with other similar products

· Rating

If your product reviews are only a part of your blog, I recommend that you don't do them too often. Perhaps have a product review after every 5th- 7th post, depending on how often you post. These reviews don't have to follow the above template, they can actually be more personal. The best review is the one where you have tried the product yourself and can report your results. Again, you do need to report any problems with the product to retain your credibility.

Posting product reviews on your blog is an excellent way to earn affiliate income. Take time to create and perfect a review template if you do a lot of reviews, and always remember to make your reviews look attractive and sound sincere.

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What? You Have to Be a Psychologist to Blog?

By Maggie Lancy

Did you know that there are over 70 million blogs on the internet. Most people start a blog for two reasons, they want to voice their opinion and they want to use the blog to make money. There is no doubt that blogging is an exceptional way for you to create your presence on the internet and become a force to be reckoned with, if you go about it correctly.

Believe it or not, there is a correct way to blog, see there is a psychology to it, so to speak. You have to be able to roll with what the internet world is going to throw at you, in other words, be prepared for the ups and downs. Your success is dependent upon your longevity. I want to make sure you succeed, so to help you I am going to give you priceless advice that will help your blog and create the presence you are after.

First and foremost, you have to be patient. Understand that the ranking systems such as Google and Alexa are not going to rank your blog on day one, and they aren't going to index you each and everyday from the get go. That is unless you have the bank roll to back up the blog so that you can advertise like crazy. Guess what? , most of us do not have the cash to do that! So you are in the same boat as 90% of the other bloggers out there.

The second tip is to let go of the need to be perfect. Perfectionism is the number one killer of blogs. You are going to look back at your first posts a year from now and roll your eyes! You may think now that they are very insightful and witty, great! publish them. Once you reread them a year from now, you can edit if you want. Understand that the key to fliiping the switch on the computer so that your blog makes money has less to do with being perfect and more to do with being seen! Few people out there can identify with being perfect.

Next you are going to want to embrace your failures. This is important, the only way to learn from your mistakes and imporve is to make mistakes. You are going to mess up, we all do!, the difference is that you have to seize that opportunity as a tool and use it to imporve what you are doing.

The fifth tip that I am going to offer you is to get a thick skin, and the sooner you do that the better. Face the fact right now that you are not going to make every person out there happy with what you have to say. Not everyone going to agree with you, and not everyone is going to be nice about it. Also understand that the more successful you get the more you are going to have people try and knock you down. Think of yourself as Mt Everest, no matter what anyone does to Mt Everest it does not fall. When people are trying to knock you down they are doing so because you are there. It isn't really personal against you it is more envy on their part.

Finally stay focused. Don't forget why you started your blog. While your goals may change, your opinion may change, why you went into blogging will not. It was to create online presence, brand your name, make money, help and educate people. Follow these simple steps and you and your blog will be successful!

Hello, I am Maggie Lancy. I have twenty years of networking and marketing experience! I am a coach, trainer, and mentor. I invite you to visit me at http://www.maggielancy.com/blog

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I Am Blogging About the Hobbies That Make Me More Money Online

By James Mann

It's amazing how hard we will work to make money online, well if we don't know an easier way that is. Personally I worked my butt off 7 days a week and even then I wasn't making a full time living on the internet but once I realized I could make money online blogging about things I love, my hobbies, my entire online focus changed. It was like I was in heaven.

I tried blogging previously but it didn't seem to work for me but later I realized it wasn't the blogging that wasn't working it was the topics I had been choosing. I even forgot about blogging for a couple of years and continued doing the same thing I had been doing since early 2001.

I eventually decided to start a blog to share what I have learned over the years about fishing, fly fishing specifically. That is when the lights started to come on and they got brighter and brighter as the months of sharing when by.

I didn't do any advertising on this blog as it was jut an outlet for me to share my love of fly fishing.

I Was Finally Making Money Online

After about 3 months of sharing I noticed my traffic was up over 100 unique visitors a day and I was getting all kinds of keywords showing up in my cPanel stats. That's when I added a little bit of advertising.

I started out slow as I didn't want to turn off my new readers but over the following months I added more advertising. I added 3 adblocks that were 125x125 banners. I got them from Commission Junction and they were links to fishing supplies.

Next I added inline ads from Kontera. I will admit that Kontera doesn't make me a lot of money on one blog but when you add up all my blogs it's nothing to sneeze at. It also has to do with the growth of my blogs. Most of them are still less than a year old.

Well my fishing blog was working so well that I decided to start another blog but this time I went for gardening as my wife and I had just bought a new home with a second lot so we could start gardening. I figured I may as well share what I was learning and in that way others could help us learn by sharing through comments.

A few months after my first gardening blog started it was earning money for us as well.

Now I have 3 gardening blogs and 4 fishing blogs.

We are baby boomers ready for retirement and we love to travel. Well I decided to start a travel site where we would share our travel experiences. I didn't expect it to do much until we retired and started traveling more but it just took off and now it's the blog I make the most from.

The funny part about our travel blog is that I haven't shared any of our experiences yet. I have only put up private label rights articles that I purchased online. People just started requesting ad space on our travel blog and it just keeps getting better. I now have 4 travel blogs making money for us.

So in my humble opinion blogging is a most awesome way to make a living on the internet these days. The posts can be short so there is never a problem adding content and they seem to get indexed really fast as the search engines love blogs.

James Mann is a retired computer instructor who actually quit his day job to take up residence online with the goal to make money online and live the good life. James now makes his living blogging about the things he loves and has been talking about for free his entire life, his hobbies. http://www.ebooks-with-reseller-rights.com/category/blogging-for-profit/

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Should I Pay For My Blog?

By Ed Grierson

When starting your blog it is important to first determine what the purpose of the blog is. If your blog is for nothing more than personal joy, or perhaps a place to share thoughts with a select number of individuals, then a free blog is perfectly acceptable. On the other hand, if your blog has aims at making money or perhaps feeding information to a larger number of people perhaps it's time to consider investing a little money to maximize your blog's effective reach.

If your blog fits into the second category, and you want to increase both its reach and its ability to better serve your users then you can't afford not to make the small investments necessary. Doing so costs very little and only takes two small steps:

Step 1: The first inexpensive, but extremely valuable purchase would be a personal domain name. Nothing separates your blog from the thousands of others like it's own home on the internet. No longer will it be perceived as simply a common blog, but now it's an official home for the information you are sharing. This relationship change occurs on both a conscious and subconscious level to your users. Instead of being bobsblog.blogx.com you can have something personal like makemillionstoday.com - all for just a few dollars a year.

There are a number of options for purchasing your own domain name and they start as cheap as a couple of dollars and peak out around $20 dollars. While the cheapest option may sometimes seem the best that isn't always the case. There are also options with many hosting companies to purchase a domain name, or even get one for free when you purchase a hosting plan. Be sure to research a bit about the registrar you are going to use and make sure you will actually own the domain name. Some registrars will trick you into "buying" a domain name but then maintain the rights to it and will be able to prevent you from taking that domain name with you if you wish to leave their service.

Step 2: The next big question is do you need a hosting plan? Having a paid host offers a lot of benefits to your blog. While the free host or blog site definitely is economical it often has a limited amount of features and your ability to expand your blog into a more fully developed site will definitely be limited. Whereas if you choose to go with a paid hosting plan, which can come as cheap as a few dollars a month, you open up an entirely new book of options.

Many good web hosts offer both one click blog installations as well as email lists, web forums, shopping carts, and dozens of other useful features which can make your blog a better and more productive experience for your users. Have you ever wanted to sell customized t-shirts or coffee mugs on your blog? With the proper hosting plan this could be a simple process! Having a hosting plan will also allow you to install many of the widgets, or plugins, that are available to most of the major blogging systems.

Conclusion

When we get down to the nitty-gritty the real question is can you afford not to upgrade your blog? If you're serious about your blog it is becoming paramount to invest in it by getting a personalized domain and increasing your ability to offer your users what they want and need. Doing so will increase your reach and give you a the potential to turn your blog into the career you've always wanted.

Ed Grier is an author for http://www.bestofthewebhosts.com - a web hosting news site with news, reviews, and tools for the webmaster.

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How to Increase Blog Traffic

By Ed Grierson

These days everyone has a blog but most of them float unread out on the internet cloud. So the big question I keep hearing is how do I get more traffic to my blog? The answer is simple, and if you are willing to put in a little time you can do it for free as well.

Blogs are more or less just like any other website out there. Sure they are designed to make it easy for bloggers to post news, images, and video without much computer savvy but in reality they are just user friendly mini-websites. So now that you have one you want to get more traffic to it so here's a few of the free and basic first steps to increasing your blogs traffic.

#1 Blog About Something People Care About

Seriously - if nobody cares about your blog because it's just random talk about what you ate that morning you aren't going to pick up a lot of traffic. However, regardless of how weird your interests may be someone out there also cares about them. So this one is an easy - just blog about something that someone else can relate to.

#2 Submit Your Blog to Directories

This one is also easy but takes a bit of time. There are a lot of free services out there where you can submit your blog to. They are basically like giant phonebooks for blogs and once you add your blog to their service more people will be able to find your blog. You'll be able to categorize your blog and many of them let you use your own "tags" which are basically key words. Just jump on your favorite search engine and type in something like "free blog submission" and you'll find lots of sites which can help you out.

#3 Have a Blogroll

Blogs often have a list of links somewhere that lists the other blogs or websites that are related or that the blogger enjoys visiting. If you want to help increase traffic find some sites that will trade you a link on their blog for one on yours. Don't get too carried away with this though as you can actually lose traffic if you abuse this. This is where you start to get into the internet's deeper and more inner workings so for brevity we'll just leave it with this: you don't want more than about 100 links on your front page or you might actually decrease your chance for big traffic.

#4 Submit Your Blog to Feedreaders

Most blog services have the ability to create a "feed". You might hear people talking about RSS, syndication, or feedreaders. Basically what this means is each blog creates a list of what posts have been added to it much like headlines for a newspaper. You can find sites out there like the Blog Directories which you can submit your blog feed or RSS to. If you do this they'll pick up your headlines and people can then dig through them for interesting blogs. The best part about these feed systems is that most continue to check your blog for updates so once you've submitted it you can just reap the benefits!

#5 Blog Often and When Appropriate

One mistake some people make with blogging is blogging when they have nothing useful to say just to get another "post" on their blog. If you are doing this then you are going to have a hard time making fans who are interested in saving your page in their favorites or bookmarks. However, you want to often update your blog. If you don't post regularly then you'll bore your fans. Blog often, but make sure you're blogging something of interest.

#6 Make Sure Your Blog Has a Theme

If you're blog is all over the place you'll have a hard time putting together a fan base. You may get a few hits here and there by random people but you want to build a community. To do that you'll probably want to pick a few categories you're going to post about and stick with them. If you are the type who likes to make random posts sometimes you could just make a category called Random Thoughts or something along those lines but again be careful.

#7 Pingbacks and Trackbacks

If you want people to visit your blog then visit other blogs that are related to yours and get involved. You'll find that people often leave comments with links back to their own blog or another related blog in the comments. These are part of the pingback/trackback system which can be a lot of fun and also get you a lot of additional traffic. Avoid spamming though as you'll just irritate potential friends and you'll likely have your comments removed and lose your comment ability.

#8 Appearance Matters

Every blog service offers templates which can make your blog look unique or have a style you feel fits. Often you can also customize your blog with custom graphics and tinker with the layout. While this can really help your blog be careful that you aren't making it irritating to potential readers. Not many people want to come to a blog that hurts their eyes to look at or which has loud music they don't like.

There you go, 8 simple tips on how to increase your blog traffic. The last thing to remember is that building up your blog traffic is going to take time. Depending on the potential number of people interested in your topics and your other blogging related skills it could take weeks and even more likely months to really get things going. If you blog it, they will come!

Ed Grier is an author for http://www.bestofthewebhosts.com - a web hosting news site with news, reviews, and tools for the webmaster.

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How to Write a Better About Page For Your Business Blog

By Denise Wakeman

The "About" Page, also known as your bio page, is one of the most visited pages on a blog. Readers want to know the author of a blog: their story and why they are blogging. Yet most business bloggers are missing this opportunity to connect with readers. Many blog authors write about their education and job history in a dry manner.

Your 'About' page should be written appropriately for your blog - not copied from a professional bio or CV where you talk about yourself in the third person.

Remember a blog is a conversation, more like writing an email to your favorite client. The more you can connect with readers by using the "I" and "you" pronouns, the more it will feel and read like a conversation.

More importantly, rather than delivering your past experiences and education, your about page is an opportunity to connect with readers on an emotionally profound level.

• What's your story?
• Why did you decide to start a blog?
• Why are you passionate about your niche?
• What were the pivotal moments in your life and work that led you to where you are now?

People want authentic stories. They want to know who the person is talking to them through the blog. Why should they care what you have to say? What makes you the expert? Why should they believe anything you say?

Tell readers about the challenges you've faced and how you've overcome them. Be real with readers. When you are transparent, you become someone readers can relate to; readers will begin to connect and see more than words written on a web page.

Your business blog is more than a brochure or a marketing tool. It's an opportunity to establish intimacy with readers who are searching for inspiration and solutions to their problems. People do business with people, not companies. It's up to you to breath life into your blog and the "About" page is the place to start.

For more leading edge business blogging tips get a free report on Better Business Blogging at http://www.betterbizblogging.com To learn about using more social media tools like blogs, go to http://www.buildabetterblog.com Business blogging expert Denise Wakeman is co-founder of The Blog Squad.

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How to Have a Poorly Branded Blog... And How to Fix It

By Denise Wakeman

In a tour around the blogosphere looking for excellent business blogs, it's not uncommon to observe a variety of conditions that reflect poorly on the state of business blogging.

• Many business blogs are languishing


• Some haven't been posted on in weeks or months


• Some are all over the map with their content

And it gets worse! One of the most common mistakes being committed is little attention to branding for the business.

What does that mean?

When visitors land on your blog, in a blink of the eye, they should know:

• Who the blog is for


• What the blog is about


• Why they should stick around and read your content


• Why they should subscribe


• Who you are and why they should believe what you have to say

Without following best practices that address these points, a blog is confusing and ineffective. It will not reflect well on you professionally; it will not work to build your list of prospects and most likely will not convert readers to clients.

These common mistakes are on blogs written by intelligent professionals who are very good at what they do, in their fields. They just haven't understood and mastered business blogging yet. Perhaps you might be experiencing a few of these problems on your own blog as well. If that's the case, you aren't alone. These are actually quite common challenges.

Your blog must pass the "blink" test: It must be immediately recognizable and memorable.

Branding goes beyond finding a clever name, though that is critical as well. Along with a clearly defined core message, there are a few elements must be in place for you to create a well-branded blog that attracts massive visibility:

A descriptive name - if you're starting your blog, are you branding YOU, your business, your book? Know the purpose of your blog so you can name it appropriately.

Tagline - who is the blog for? What are the benefits for your readers? Who you are, your name and your expertise

A customized banner - ties in with your brand, your website, logo, brand colors; it extends the look and feel that represents you and your values

Your photo and bio page - These two items should be a good representation of you as a professional.

Once you have established the name and brand for your blog, then it's easier to stay focused and build visibility with a consistent image of your business throughout the blogosphere.

For more leading edge business blogging tips get a free report on Better Business Blogging at http://www.betterbizblogging.com . To learn about using more social media tools like blogs, go to http://www.buildabetterblog.com . Business blogging expert Denise Wakeman is co-founder of The Blog Squad.

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How to Make Money From Your Blog - 10 Easy Ways to Make Profits Online

By Damodar Kakule

To know how to make money from your blog, it is important to understand first, what is blogging? Blogging can be defined as a frequent, chronological publication of thoughts published in the form of articles. It can be used as a free marketing method of promotion by providing important information about your products and services to the people all over the world.

As the blog movement has increased in popularity, blogging has become one of the latest craze to hit the internet. The best way to grow your internet home based business without much of your investment is to learn how to make money from your blog and provide quality content on regular basis to the people searching for knowledge based information on the internet.

If you succeed in building high-traffic, you can influence thousands of people. So your main focus should be on mastering the blogging tactics that will help you to maintain constant flow of traffic to your website, as it is the primary necessity of online income generation. More visitors means more ad clicks, more product sales and obviously more affiliate sales.

10 things that you should know to make money from your blog:

1. Give easily rememberable name to your blog to make it easy for the visitors to spread the word.

2. Create mind catching titles with fresh ideas presented in the content of your articles.

3. Update your blog by writing minimum two articles per week and insert a site link in the article resource box to give exposure to your products and services.

4. Make it a point to write the content that will give enjoyable experience to the readers.

5. The people are visiting the blogs with intention to find the information that they haven't seen before. So make it a point to write content that will meet the reader's expectation.

6. Do some research to find out the SEO friendly keywords that are being searched by people, so that your blog is seen by large number of people, while using those keyword phrases.

7. Communicate concepts and express ideas in a way people will find them more interesting.

8. Conduct a survey once a month for your readers that will help you to know their advertising preferences and convert them into buyers in the course of time.

9. Encourage people to comment on your blog posts and remember to respond to their comments. By this way, you can keep the conversation going by bringing the visitors back to your site and maintain the flow of traffic to your site.

10. Engage your readers by adding the content which will make them feel special, recognized and appreciated.

Blogging can be highly used as a marketing medium by being in touch with your visitors. But make it a point to retain only the required quality content on your website by eliminating the unnecessary words to cut the boring parts, as the readers are more likely to commit to something that they will like to read and finish.

After learning all the aspects of how to make money from your blog, if blogging is done properly by inserting the right keywords in your article content to get higher search engine rankings and continuous flow of traffic, it can turn out to be a great source of making money online by increasing your sales on daily basis.

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Can Any Online Business Have a Blog?

By Alex Cleanthous

Online businesses are very creative at finding new ways to connect with their customers. They should be too, because it's a highly competitive market and the money and the orders go to the businesses that make the best impression overall.

Connecting with their customers is an important way of building a relationship that will hopefully last into the long term and generate a lot of profits in the process. Many companies use blogging to help them build that relationship, although some people question whether it is a suitable medium for all businesses to use.

So what is the answer? Are there certain business sectors that wouldn't benefit from having a blog to enhance their internet marketing efforts?

In truth it's hard to think of a business sector that falls into this category; the question is more a case of what type of blog they are going to have than whether they should have one or not. The benefits of a business blog are too many and numerous to ignore.

So it's clearly the style and tone here that matters. A fun innovative company that sells toys and gadgets for all ages wouldn't choose to set up a blog that was serious and official in nature, because it wouldn't suit them. Instead they would create plans to build a blog that represented their business to the best of their ability. This would help to reinforce the purpose of the website and mark them out as a company that was fun and innovative in every way.

In contrast there are many more companies that are more serious in their outlook. These will often use a blog which reinforces that stance and shows their customers how they approach their business.

Of course the content of any blog is also very important. Depending on the approach a business uses, you will notice the types of blog entry will vary greatly. The fun gadget company may invite a lot of participation from their customers to get them involved; they may also ask for ideas for future products or perhaps even ask customers for their stories and reactions to products they have already bought. Some businesses have used this to great effect.

A business blog that has a more serious tone may be approached very differently though. It will often have a more stand offish viewpoint that simply tells the customers and clients what is going on, rather than inviting them to take an active part in the blog.

Not every online business has a blog, but more and more of them are recognizing the benefits of creating one and using it for online marketing among other things. Business blogging may be very different from personal blogs - and indeed you can hold up two business blogs next to each other and not see too many similarities between them - but they all have the same intention in the end, and that is to get the attention that their customers will notice and that will drive their business forward.

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