Still with me? Wow. We are getting there. I know it is a lot of information but if you read this a few times it will start to become clear.
Okay, we know how we should write to help us get high in the search engines. Of course, that means nothing if what you write about will not make you any money, just like this site. As said you can’t make money writing about how to get stuff for free.
EDIT: Now obviously that link for Goo is next to useless for her to win for any keywords. The link should of course be Now when you do get links that are not going to help you get higher in the search engines don’t be afraid to ask the webmaster to change it. You may feel a little cheeky, but if you are polite then normally they will be happy to oblige.
Now, how to set up a blog.
There are two options open to you. Free blogs and running a blog that you have to pay to purchase the domain name and then pay to have it hosted. We do both.
We have quite a number of sites, some are free and some aren’t.
What do I recommend. Well, it depends. If you are serious about this and willing to put in lots of hard work then I would ensure that I have my own domain names for some sites.
The reason for this is two-fold. If the site becomes successful you have the option of selling it. Many people make a good living purely by flipping domains. This is the term used for buying a domain name and then selling it on.
Secondly there is no risk of the site disappearing. If you have a free blog and that company decides to no longer supply the service all your hard work will disappear.
The advantages of free domains are that they are very easy to set up. They are perfect for those who have no technical experience and want to make their life as easy as possible. As they are free you can experiment. You can set up as many as you like and see which ones are successful.
Either way, I would have a mixture of both. And yes, you will need more than than one site if you want to make money writing blogs. You will limit yourself if you only try to make money on the Internet with one blog.
My recommendations.
For free blogs then you can’t beat www.blogger.com
It is extremely easy to use and totally free.
For hosting that you can control then sign up with money.
They allow you to host as many websites as you want for a small fee. It is about $80 a year but this means you can have as many sites as you want with them. You buy a domain name and then they host the site you run. If you are to write a blog then you will then need to install wordpress.org on it.
This is free and it is what all blogs use to run on. You can then choose how the site looks and have total control over it.
By the way, that bluehost link is an affiliate link. Are you getting the picture now? If you buy hosting via that link then I get a commission. Please use it if you like this article. This is the heart of Internet marketing. Give people useful information but in such a way that they will be inclined to use your links to buy things or take an interest in the adsense adverts that are being served, whether they realise they are affiliate links or not. If you use my affiliate link then I will offer extra help if you run in to any problems.
Now there are two main considerations that MUST be always kept in mind if you are to be successful. Apart from committing your time to your endeavors of course.
These are selecting the right keywords and getting backlinks to your blog. If you don’t get backlinks to your site then you will get nowhere. You can write the best content in the world but if you have no links you will never get high in the search engines, which means no traffic and no money, and no early retirement.
What is a backlink?
A backlink is when another blog or site makes a link to your site or your article. This link is a backlink. Because I am typing this in wordpress I write the words then click on an icon and type in the website address of the site I want to link to. I am now telling the search engines in no uncertain terms that this site is about self sufficient.
If I get enough of them from other blogs then I will eventually be number one in google if someone types in self sufficient. As of now we are partly down page one for that term and number 2 and 3 for
much good that it does us! This is without trying. It is in our URL (the website address) and is the title of the blog. When people add us to a blogroll they use those words and give us a boost in the search engines.
Is it starting to make sense now?
When people like what we write or add us to a blogroll they use the link a self sufficient life. Not as perfect as just using self sufficient but at least the main words are contained within it. If we have enough of these links from other people then we will eventually be number one.
If you can get to number one in a search engine for your keywords you will probably get about half of the people that are searching come to your site.
Now, if my terms were something like “I want to buy a purple widget” and your site was called I want to buy a purple widget then you are well on your way to making money. As long as there are programs that offer affiliate programs for that subject.
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