Blogging Money

So, you've been thinking of authoring a blog for a while and you're at last ready to jump in. Here is a bit by bit plan that will help you succeed in making a constant income off of it.....

First you have to decide what you wish your blog to be about. What are your concerns? Since you're going to be spending much time working on it, it ought to be something you're passionate about. Anything at all.

There are essentially 2 ways to make income from your blog. The 1st way is to monetize your blog. Both Blogspot and Wordpress provide you the option of doing this. Essentially, from your account you'll accept Google ads onto your blog. You'll get paid for impressions, but generally for click throughs. As far as contriving your blog, both Blogspot and Wordpress have tutorials to guide you in planning your blog. You'll learn a lot simply by trial and error also.

If you are like the Money Weedster then gaining leverage is your power play. Outsource everything except your blog. Blogging is probably the most import feature of your website. Internet “Spiders” crawl the “World Wide Web” (www) searching for new original content. This is how your website will work its way to the top of search engines like Google, assuming you have a good SEO (Search Engine Optimization) service. Hire a professional like Blazonco to design your professional website and get you to the top of major search engines. Blazonco Websites have the following features:

Built-In Features

Content Editing

Quickly and easily edit Page content.

Drag and Drop Content Editing to quickly reorder and move content modules around the page.

WYSIWYG Editor so what you see in our editor is what you will see when you Publish your site.

Add rich media to your site with built-in modules:

Yahoo and Google Maps

Flash Video Player

Media Gallery for photo albums

Flipbook for rotating images

Page Creation

Create an unlimited number of pages

Quickly move and reorder navigation structure

Per-page level metadata for complete SEO control

User Accounts and Permissions

Create administrative User Accounts to your site with an unlimited number

of accounts

Define permissions for each user's access to different sections of the administrative interface

Form Builder

Create & add an unlimited number of forms using our drag and drop form builder.

Use our pre-built form elements to quickly add long form areas like Name, Address, and Date.

Multiple methods of delivery for form captures, e-mail, admin list.

Export form capture lists to Excel, CSV, or XML

Analytics

All our sites utilize our built-in analytics to display a snapshot of your site's activity on the dashboard.

Quickly add Google Analytics to your site to track additional data and monitor AdWords campaigns

Use another provider? We can insert your tracking code at the bottom of each page with our advanced JavaScript footer include add-on

Site Search

Add a search module to any page to allow your users to search your pages, posts and products.

E-Mail / Domains

Starting from scratch? Our sales and support team can work with you to purchase the right domain for your company, and setup e-mail for the domain so all you have to do is login. No more headaches.

E-Mail Newsletters

Market to your site's subscribers with built-in newsletter creation.

Quickly add a newsletter sign-up form anywhere on your site with our

Newsletter sign-up module.

Manage your subscribers, and view your campaign's statistics.

Import subscriber lists from previous campaigns.

Design

Change your Design at any time.

Over 50 unique pre-fab design templates to choose from with unlimited variations & color options.

Semi-Custom colors and styles to our pre-fab designs that will personalize your site.

Totally custom and exclusive designs available.

Professional Stock photography added to each site.

Secure Pages and Files

Create an unlimited number of Users and Groups to define access to your sites pages and files.

Configure open registration to let your users quickly create an account and access secure content.

File and Image Uploading

Upload & organize unlimited images and files.

Add images to pages and content easily.

Upload new images while editing page content and add it to the page right then.

Blogging

Create & schedule unlimited date-based posts

Automatic RSS feed generation with the ability to specify feed location for 3rd party use.

Configure pagination of post pages

Commenting with Gravatar integration for avatars / logos and moderation for publishing, removing, and marking comments as spam.

Instantly add the most popular Social Bookmarks to your posts (Digg, Delicious, Facebook, etc.)

Add Blog Modules to any page on your site:

Feature blog posts on any page with our Blog Headlines module, set category, number of posts. and layout

Feature recent comments on any page

Multiple archive view options, Categories List, Monthly Archives

Pull-in RSS feeds from your other sites or blogs, as well as highlight other sites with the RSS feed module

Products

Unlimited number of Catalogs and Products.

Quickly add and create new Products

Turn on Product Reviews to let your customer's provide feedback on your products and services.

Use our Featured Product module to highlight products on any page.

Integrated with our E-Commerce add-on to quickly add Paypal or Authorize.net.

E-Commerce

Link your site to your PayPal or Authorize.net account to start accepting payments.

Manage orders and notify customers of their Order Status through e-mail in our administrative interface.

Support

Phone and e-mail support (Hours: M-F 9-6pm PST)

Personal video tour of your site and learn how to edit it in the administrative interface.

Help website with videos, text / image guides, faqs.

Context sensitive video tutorials built-in to our administrative interface for quick and painless.

Still having problems? Report a bug anywhere in our interface and our Support team will diagnose the issue and respond quickly.

So, what more could you ask for in a web design service? Or should I say an Internet Marketing service?

The 2nd way to make income on your site would be from referral links. You ought to sign up for Linkshare and Commision Junction. Linkshare and Commission Junction are affiliate centers where you are able to partner with net businesses. When you place your special affiliate link onto your web site and individuals click through and make a buy, you receive a commission. The best way to use affiliate links is to include them in your posts naturally, as individuals will be a lot more likely to check them out with a personal testimonial from you.

Now you're all set up, but you have to have a following. No issue. The 1st thing you ought to do is include your blog link as a signature to your e-mail. Then go to your favorite group web site. Yahoo groups, Google groups, and so forth. And search for individuals interested in your blog subject. As you chose something you're passionate about it will be a delight for you to discuss it anyhow so join many groups. Don't simply advertise though. Truly contribute to the conversations and be helpful. And forever include your blog address in your signature.

When you begin making enough money, you might wish to advertise on Google Ads yourself, or perhaps put an ad on Facebook.

Don't quit. If you work on your goals daily, you'll make some progress. Just like anything else it will take time. It's great to work from home, but its still work. All the best to you in your endeavor!