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Can You Make Money Blogging – With Search Up 46%, Of Course You Can
With reports that Global Search Grew By 46% In 2009 you know people are looking for something. If you are wanting to make money blogging then the trick of course is to tap into the topics that people are searching for. Easier said than done but there are ways to succeed.
First, making money through a blog requires a commitment. I won’t say it’s hard work, but it does take that daily commitment to develop your blog and to work at ways of delivering traffic. How do you find what people are searching for? If you’re a first time blogger then let me suggest you start by looking at yourself. What do you have a passion for? What do can you write about right at this very minute with very little in the way of research? That should be your starting point.
If you have a passion for clothing, and you are a plus size, then think about what you can write about that area. Clothing covers such a wide range from pants to tops to dresses and that’s just the outer layer. Do you like capris? Can you write a post such as – Plus Size Capris are Hot. More importantly, can you monetize it? You can even if it is through ads such as Adsense or similar.
Adsense is just one method of monetizing a blog. Other sources of income include affiliate earnings and selling your own products. Can you teach others how to do something? Could you teach something like – How to Excel in Medical Transcription? If you can, take the time to create a first class ebook – they are becoming popular again.
There are many different ways to monetize a blog. Start with areas that you have a passion for. Do a search for affiliate programs that match that niche or settle for straight out pay-per-click advertising. the choice is yours. Write to your blog everyday using keywords that you want to target. Use social media to promote your blog together with article marketing to gain inbound links. You can make money blogging - just read through some of the posts on this blog for more in-depth information on each area.
Social Marketing Guide
There is a great social networking guide at Search engine Land that you should bookmark and keep handy if you plan to get busy with social marketing, networking, and bookmarking.
The Social Media Manual: Read Before You Play
I get so many questions from people about Digg, Propeller, Reddit, Stumbleupon, and other social news sites every day that I decided to write this little “manual” as something to read before you jump in head first into any social site, and to keep by your side as you progress through the ranks. It should not only help you succeed with your social media marketing efforts, but also help you avoid some of the mistakes I’ve made.
1. Before you even think about signing up with a socially driven news site, consider this: Have you spent some time browsing the community (reading the content and the comments, learning about popular sources and players)? Do you understand how the site works and the niche it serves? If so, is the site for you?
While all socially driven sites have the same basic elements (reading, submitting, voting, and commenting), not all of them function the same way and they definitely don’t serve the same niche (remember, it is not a zero-sum game, and it is with good reason that so many socially driven sites have managed to not only co-exist but also grow at the same time). If you don’t invest time in determining whether a site is right for you from the start, all your subsequent hard work likely won’t pay off and you will have to switch to a different community at a future date.
That first tip is a very important one. If you jump right in with whatever social networking site you found recommended by someone and start bookmarking your blog posts and such, you may find it not working for you and may find yourself banned from the site.
Read the Terms of Service. Learn the rules. Vote on some stories. Comment on some stories. make some friends. Be part of the community. Then start sharing.
Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Feel that social bookmarking is an important part of your marketing plan? What percentage of your Internet Marketing Budget is allocated for social bookmarking and social networking then?
This study shows you how marketers acknowledge social bookmarking with their words but not with their dollars.
Social media unworthy of budget?
by Helen LeggattSeventy-eight percent of marketing professionals polled in Coremetrics’ annual “Face of the New Marketer” survey saw that social media marketing was a way of getting an edge on their competitors. However, just 7.7 percent of their total online marketing spend was allocated to it compared to 33 percent to online advertising and 28 percent on online promotion design and implementation.
Are you putting enough time and money into your social bookmarking and social networking plan? I think the study is wrong as far as the percentage that is spent on online promotion design and implementation though. I believe if you factor in smaller businesses the percentage that goes into those things is much higher because they have smaller budgets even though design costs stay the same.
Here is more from the actual survey;
58% of respondents have implemented user-generated content or reviews in the past year
31% of respondents have implemented a blog in the past year
25% of respondents have implemented an RSS feed in the past yearFor next year,
50% of respondents plan to implement user-generated content or reviews
22% of respondents plan to implement a blog
20% intend to implement social networks, and another 20% plan to implement an RSS feed
If your company is one of those that is planning to implement more social networking, blogging, rss feeds, etc., and you lack the tools or expertise to implement it wisely, email namecritic@blogcontentprovider.com with your phone number and url. We will help you create a plan that fits your budget.
