“Want to learn the quickest way to make
money blogging?” Regardless of whether you are a blogger, entrepreneur, or
using a blog to market and grow a business online, the process for driving traffic
and generating an income from blogging is the same.
To make money blogging you need to be able
to create great content on a particular topic. That’s pretty much it. So why do
so many businesses and entrepreneurs struggle?
The problem is that blogging takes skill
and practice, with a good understanding of the target audience and SEO (Search
Engine Optimization). In other words, a blogger needs to be a good writer, a
good marketer, and a good SEO.
This article will provide you with all the
resources you need to learn how to blog effectively, select a niche topic that
you are passionate about and that will bring in money, and give a step-by-step
guide to making decent money in the shortest possible time.
Are you up to the challenge?
Important
blogging skills
Before you can start making decent money
from blogging, you will need to learn a few things. By learning, practicing and
honing your skills now, you will save plenty of time and effort going forward.
Blogging is a competitive industry and
no-one can afford to waste precious man-hours creating content that isn’t
highly relevant, highly engaging, and primed to dominate Google search.
After reading this article you should be
able to structure a blog post perfectly to maximize your chances of ranking
highly in search. You should know how to craft content to boost organic search
traffic – SEO. You should know a couple of neat blog marketing techniques, and
understand how social media can help to drive traffic.
How
to start a blog
Starting
a blog can be divided into two separate categories:
Choosing a niche
Getting online
Choosing
a niche
There’s as much science to starting a blog
as there is creativity. Never choose a blog topic because you feel will make
more money, if it is not a subject you are personally interested in.
Blogging is time consuming, and you simply
won’t stick to it for long enough, if the subject matter is of no interest to
you.
With that said, not all blog topics are
equal, and some have greater potential to make money. Read the following
articles that talk about how to choose the perfect money making niche for you
or your business:
Which blog topics make the most money?
How to come up with ideas for a home based business startup
“Google insights for Search” as the best free SEO tool for small
business SEO
Getting
a blog online
In order to get your blog up and running
you will need:
A
domain name
Blog software or platform
Hosting
There are plenty of great options available
to you, and the following articles will help you make the right choice:
How to build a website
How to start a blog with WordPress
Top 10 things you need to start a blog and make money
Top 10 priorities for starting a blog or small business website
How
to make money blogging
In the online world, it is far more
important to dominate a single niche (even if it is a small one) than it is to
be “pretty good” over a broader niches, or a range of niches.
The reason is because focusing on a
specific niche makes your content very relevant to people searching for that information.
The more relevant, engaging and useful your content is, the more likely you are
to build trust, authority, reach and social influence.
Once you have captured one niche, it is
then easier to go for the next one. In this way, you can build up your traffic
one niche at a time.
The benefit of capturing one niche at a
time is that you will be able to make money as you go. If you don’t dominate
any niche, traffic will be less relevant and less likely to convert.
Step
by step guide to making money blogging
If all goes to plan, you should find that
you start earning a bit of money within a few months. This revenue should grow
in proportion to the amount of traffic your blog generates.
As time goes by, more content and social
influence will lead to more and more traffic and at some point, you will be
able to earn a full-time living from your blog.
Here’s how:
1.
Pick a focused niche (use
Google AdWords Keyword Tool to help choose the perfect niche phrases)
2.
Choose a good blog platform –
one that has excellent SEO features and proven reliability
3.
Follow other successful
bloggers via social media and learn from them
4.
Become skilled at SEO
5.
Promote and market yourself and
your blog via social networks and guest posts
6.
Contribute to other
discussions, groups and forums in your niche
7.
Network and make meaningful
connections
8.
4Write at least four to five
high quality articles per week
9.
Learn how to use Google AdSense
and other advertising networks to make money (learn about affiliate marketing)
10. Explore affiliate advertising (learn about affiliate marketing)
11. Sell direct advertising once you have sufficient traffic
12. Learn how to use Google analytics to help refine and improve your
SEO, marketing and blogging (learn about analytics)
13. Be consistent
14. Be persistent
It might sound like a lot, but remember
that you have plenty of time to master the skills you need. So long as you are
always prepared to learn and adapt, you will be able to make money blogging.
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