If you have a real talent for creating original and unique content, why not make a profit out of it? There are many blogging platforms on the internet that you can choose from. You can sign up for a free platform like and hosting account through
. Post about anything that interests you, but make sure to make your website about one topic, and start another website if you want to talk about another topic. You can write about your favorite celebrities, latest fashions, movies, hobbies, your job, and other stuff that you can think of. Just make sure to create one blog on each topic that you want to cover so you can focus each site on one thing.
Once you’ve picked the topic that you want to start on and are adding a new post each day, you will start to get some free search traffic. No matter how great your content is, if there’s no traffic, it’s useless. The only way you’re going to make money out of your blog is when you start generating traffic.
One way to draw traffic to your blog by joining social networking sites. Popular sites like Facebook and Twitter are great platforms to find potential visitors. Sign up and start adding friends. The more friends you have, the more potential visitors you can get. Link your blog to your account so whenever you post something new, it automatically becomes your new status on your social networking account. Of course, you have to update your blog regularly to keep your visitors looking for more.
Another way to generate traffic is to build backlinks. You can either exchange links with other websites through blog posts, or get listed in web directories. Link out to other people’s posts in your posts and some of them will link back to you. If you’re actively participating in group forums and discussions, create a signature that will link back to your blog. You can also submit original content to popular article directories. It can draw generous amount of traffic to your blog and increase your rankings.
Once you are successfully driving traffic to your site, begin to monetize. Sign up for a free advertising network that can provide you ads to publish on your blog. You can choose from a variety of these networks like Google Adsense, Nuffnang, and Yahoo! Publisher Network (YPN). Select whatever works for your blog. You can earn through PPC (Pay Per Click) or CPM (Cost Per Thousand Views) ads. In PPC ads, you get paid for every click. CPM ads, on the other hand, pay you for every 1000 impressions.
You can get maximum returns by selling advertising space directly to advertisers. There is no need for ad networks for this method so you can enjoy bigger profits. Although it’s not easy to attract advertisers directly; you have to work hard for it. Get your blog to rank highly on search engines by producing content and building links, increase its popularity, and generate as much as visitors as you can. That way, advertisers will start coming to you directly.
Affiliate Marketing is also a great way to make money on your blog. You can earn by promoting any of the available products in an affiliate marketplace through your blog. You can earn commission when a customer buys product through your affiliate link.
If you have a ready-made blog that you can’t maintain on a regular basis, why not sell it instead? There are bloggers out there who buys existing blogs. You can locate them through sites like Flippa. Create an appealing sales letter and package your blog to grab potential buyers’ attention.
Utilize these methods and earn great profits on your blog. Just learn to be patient and wait for your efforts to pay off. Remember, money doesn’t come easy. And no hard work goes unpaid.