How do you start blogging if you want to make money? Is it straightforward? Is it stacks of cash straight away, or an impossible dream? Share my experiences of being paid to website!
First, forget the idea that you can setup your own site and be making a load of money straight away. It rarely happens. But, if you are willing to take some time then it is potential. A couple of months of a few hours per week should see you well and truly established if you follow my plan
1. Register your own URL - forget free urls, such as provided by Blogger, using these will reduce the amount you might earn. Advertisers want to see commitment and that starts by buying a name.
2. Install WordPress - once you have your own URL, sort some hosting. If you are capable of using FTP, then almost any host will do and you only need to install the latest version from WordPress.org. If not, merely look for a host that allows quick WordPress installation.
3. Customise your website - do not use a default theme, these are boring and unattractive. Search for a free theme that suits your subject and install that.
4. Start writing posts - aim for at least 3 brand new, original content, posts per week to build up lots of content so that readers might read what you have to say and search engines have masses to record.
5. Share your writing - you want visitors arriving onto your website and links starting to point to your blog. You do this by writing articles and guest posting on other sites. Both might get you traffic, who might share your posts in Twitter, Stumble Upon and other services, and the links to your website are what will attract advertisers to pay you in the future.
6. Visit other sites - it sounds daft, but you should start to read, and follow, other similar sites. There are two reasons for this. First, you might see what other bloggers are buzzing about and maybe get some hot new topics and ideas to talk around, which is extraordinary search engine bait. Second, you can add meaningful comments to the posts and engage in conversation with these other bloggers. The bloggers might visit your web site and as long as your comments are approved, they will be listed with a link back to your website. Choose your targets well and this link may even be search engine friendly and earn you links!
7. Start to sign up to money making schemes - finally, we are there! Schemes for example Adsense and affiliate schemes are amazing if you have real people visiting the site. There are also some paid blogging schemes that will accept new sites, even if heaps do seem to prefer to wait, or at least give most of the work, to the site has a Google Page Rank of at least 3. Certain schemes will have criteria for instance at least 90 days old and more than 20 posts of 200 words. Look around and you will find something suitable for you, there are enough out there!
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Written by Keith Lunt of http://www.myhomeworking.com . If you want to read more home working ideas , call into the blog.
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