Make Money Blogging.
Author: Brian Pratt

A free blog is an excellent way of beginning your online
empire. Costs are low and potential returns are high.

Getting started is easy. Just head over to www.blogger.com and
setup your blog. Alternatively if you want a more feature rich
platform, consider getting your own domain and web hosting so
you can take advantage of freeware like Wordpress. Many people
start with Blogger then move to Wordpress once they grow in
confidence,

Pick a topic you are really interested in and which has good
keyword traffic (these are the words people use to search for
things in search engines). DigitalPoint has a free keyword tool
that is very easy to use. You can also check your keyword (or
tag) out at Technorati to see how popular it is. In general,
the most popular keywords are the most profitable.

Now, all you need to do, is ensure you post something every
day, then when the post is done tell the world that you have
updated your blog. You do this by issuing a 'ping'. Platforms
like Wordpress do this automatically. If you use Blogger then
you must use a service like Pingomatic to do it for you.

As the number of your posts increase, search engines will
regularly stop by to pick up new content. Your visitors will
begin to grow. Your objective is to get as many visitors as
possible to visit your blog. The more people who visit your
blog the more money you will make.

Make no mistake, the opportunity is there. The top blogs make
in excess of $10,000 per month. But be warned, there are no
shortcuts. Lots of hard work, unique fresh content and a dash
of inspiration and you too can achieve these returns.

By now you will have put in the hard work to develop your
weblog. It's become a labor of love. Now its time for all that
hard work to pay off. Here are some suggestions for making
money with your blog:

(1) One of the most popular methods of making money with blogs
is to host ads. Google Adsense is a good example. You let
Google put their ads on your site and get paid when people
click on the ads. Other advertising works in a similar way.
Blogads, Adbrite, Chikita and Double click are other examples
of paid advertising.

(2) For a fee you can allow people to place links to their blog
or website on your blog. These advertising positions can be sold
on Ebay, via somewhere like TextLink Brokers or directly from
your site.

(3) Affiliate programs work on blogs as well as they work on
websites. Affiliate with companies that sell products related
to your site. When people click on the link in your blog and
purchase a product, you profit. This is another way of making
money online with blogs that doesn't cost you anything. If you
are passionate about a product and write about it, this can
work very well.

(4) If you have a website, blog about some aspect of it and
provide a link. Your weblog can effectively sell the product,
and all the customer has to do is click to your site and order
it.

There are many ways to make money with your blog. I hope this
simple guide helps you on the way to earning a good return.

As a parting piece of advice, don't believe the hype you read.
There are no short cuts. You are unlikely to make instant,
riches, but with some hard work and great content, you can
generate a good additional income from your blog.


About The Author: Brian is a 48 year old New Zealander with
over 10 years internet experience. If you are looking for a
home business opportunity be sure to view his website at
http://www.bestrealincome.com