Well before you jump into that, I guess it’s good to let yourself get acquainted first with the terms and jargon in the blogosphere. Here is a blogging dictionary that beginners like you ought to get familiarized with first.
Post – as a noun it is synonymous to an article that makes the content of your blog. As a verb this means the act of updating or putting something in your blog.
Comments – blogs are meant to be a venue for expression and sharing. Comments are usually reactions of your readers after reading your post.
Comment spam – contrary to comments, comment spam are messages left after your post intended to point a link to a particular website. They commonly appear in few words then a link.
Categories – although a blog must be under a specific niche, categories are meant to help a blogger subdivide content. Categories help readers scan through your blog’s content easily.
Pings – through blogging tracking websites, pings allow readers browse through recently updated blogs. Pings help a lot in bringing traffic to your blog.
These five words are just a first from the terms you should get to know if you plan to make money blogging. With experience and time, you would soon get to know them all.
Many people who’s not really familiar in the blogosphere have always asked me how I make money blogging. Now as this seems to be a really vague question with a really vague answer, I will try to answer this as easy to understand as possible.
1. Create a blog. We’re talking about basic, right? So if you haven’t gotten one, you really have to. The internet offers a wide range of blogging platform that you can choose from according to your purpose of blogging.
2. Pick a topic. There are a lot of things you can talk about select one which you think you are more interested in. If you are serious to make money blogging it is important to have a niche topic. Jumping from one topic to another in your blog will not help you monetize it.
3. Write interesting posts. Readers will come when you’ve got something different to say. There are thousands of blogs out there and hundreds that are of similar topic as yours, make sure you offer something different and unique. Aside from writing interesting posts, it is also important to update them regularly.
4. Promote your blog. Since it is your desire to make money from your blog, do take an effort to promote it and let everybody know about it.
5. Relate with your readers. Even when you think you don’t have much yet, always keep yourself in the shoes of your target readers and think what they would want to get from your blog.
Do this five easy steps and all else would just follow.
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