Blogging for Money

In this time and age, computer and technology have a greatly affected industries – communication, education, science, and more importantly, business. Almost all of the business establishments rely on technologies such as email and websites, in order to facilitate communication and efficiently deliver their products and services to their consumers. But some people have gone as far as turning the Internet as a source of income. And most of them do so through blogging.

People used to blog to record their daily activities a la journal or online diary or just to express their opinions and thoughts about basically anything. But now, more people are using their blogs not just to have a medium of communication but more importantly, to gain revenue.

If you want to venture into blogging, consider how to create your blog and how to earn money with your blog site.

Creating Your Blog

One can easily start blogging with a very minimal investment. There are many websites that allow you to create your own blog for free, such as Wordpress and Blogger. There are also those that, for a certain fee, allow you more customization and features.

After creating your blog site, consider what to write. Remember that your topics are one of the main factors on the number of people who will visit your blog. You should consider blogging about things that would attract a lot of reader. You may also increase your traffic by submitting your blog to search engine operators and by advertising it through various portals and through your social networking sites like Facebook.

How to Make Money from Your Blog

There are five basic ways to gain revenue from your blog. They are as follows:

1. Advertising. When you have gained popularity on the blogging world, it is possible to sell ad space on your site. You can also put third party ads or be a content network partner of search engines like Google (read on Google’s Adsense program).
2. Selling products. You can use your blog to sell your own or others’ merchandise.
3. Soliciting donations. Earn through your blog by relying on your readers’ kindness.
4. Writing reviews. By writing your perspective on particular issues, your writing abilities could draw the attention of possible clients who will pay for every review you write.
5. Writing and selling ebooks. Electronic version of books (ebooks) can serve as additional or exclusive source of information for your readers. Why not sell them for extra money?

Many opportunities await bloggers. If you want to try this job, start blogging and make yourself known.

Reposted from smartschools.ph

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