HOW TO BOOT UP A BLOGSITE: THREE(3) TIPS ON MONETIZING A BLOG

IN THIS SHORT COURSE I WILL  REVEAL  THREE TOPICS TO CONSIDER WHEN STARTING A BLOG FOR MONETIZING

 I CANNOT SAY WHAT BLOGGING IS FOR YOU AND I WILL TRY NOT TO ANSWER THAT.  THIS WILL BE A PERSONAL ANSWER YOU WILL NEED TO ADDRESS AS YOU BEGAN YOUR BLOG. TRY TO BE HONEST WITH WHAT YOU ARE OFFERING IN A BLOG OR NEWSLETTER. YOUR READERS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOU AND YOUR INTERESTS.   WE MAY DIFFER ON THE WHYS YOU ARE BLOGGING. I AM  MOSTLY BLOGGING ABOUT  MY PASSIONS AND WHAT VALUE I WILL BRING TO MY READERS. IN THAT SENSE IT IS NOT SO MUCH WORK BUT HOW CAN I ADD VALUE TO SOMEONE'S LIFE THROUGH THIS MEDIUM.  I REMEMBER FILLING COUNTLESS PAGES OF NOTES, EXPRESSIONS, AND GENERAL IDEAS AS A CHILD.  FIRST IT WAS DOODLING THEN SCRIBBLESCRABBLE. THE MEANS TO BLOG IS A POWERFUL ONE. I OFFER YOU MY BEST WISHES ON YOUR BLOG’S SUCCESS. 

NOW FOR THE SKINNY. WE WILL LOOK AT  HOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR BLOG A SOURCE OF INCOME? I AM NOT THE EXPERT SO HERE ARE FEW TIPS I HAVE COME UPON RECENTLY. CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT MOST BLOGS ARE WRITTEN FOR A PURPOSE LET US CONCLUDE THAT INCOME STREAMS ARE WHAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY *DATA BOX* THAT SHOWED 68% OF MARKETERS FIND BLOGGING EFFECTIVE AND MORE SO TODAY.

THREE STREAMS OF INCOME 

• 1 ADVERTISING: 

THIS LETS YOU HOST ADS ON YOUR BLOG FROM DIFFERENT COMPANIES THAT ARE SELLING A PRODUCT. IN ESSENCE YOU ARE PROMOTING SOMEONE ELSE'S PRODUCT. THE IMPORTANT THING HERE IS THAT YOU YOURSELF BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PRODUCT YOU CAN SEE AS VIABLE. THIS WAY YOU CAN ADD VALUE TO THE PROMOTION OF IT'S COMPANY PRODUCT.

• 2.AFFILIATE MARKETING:

COMPANIES SUCH AS AMAZON AND OTHERS WILL ALLOW YOU TO POST THEIR PRODUCTS TO YOUR WEBSITE.  FOR EVERY PRODUCT THAT IS SOLD FROM YOUR WEBSITE YOU RECEIVE A COMMISSION. THE THINGS IS TO BE TRANSPARENT IN DISCLOSURE. YOU SHOULD LET YOUR AUDIENCE KNOW THAT YOU DO GET A SMALL FEE FOR EVERY ITEM THAT IS ORDERED BY THESE COMPANIES PRODUCTS.  THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY IN INSURING TRUST. THERE IS NO SHAME IN GETTING PAID FOR YOUR WORK. I MIGHT ALSO ADD FEEL FREE TO ASK FOR DONATIONS ON YOUR WEBSITE. DID YOU KNOW THAT WIKIPEDIA IS ENTIRELY FUNDED BY DONATIONS! THIS IS SOMETHING YOU MAY WELL CONSIDER WHEN STARTING OUT.

• 3.DIGITAL PRODUCTS:

THESE ARE PRODUCTS THAT YOU CAN PRODUCE SUCH AS AN E-BOOK THAT YOU ARE PROMOTING YOURSELF; A EXTERNAL COMPANY'S DIGITAL PRODUCT SUCH AS AMAZON KINDLE PRODUCTS; AND OTHER DIGITAL PRODUCTS LIKE COURSE ONLINE AND GUIDES FOR VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO MAKE INCOME FOR YOUR BLOG WHICH IS SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING. THESE ARE FACEBOOK, TWITTER, MEDIUM, TUMBLR, INSTAGRAM, AND PINTEREST. THESE  SITES WILL GET YOU MORE TRAFFIC BY SHEAR ASSOCIATION ALONE. THESE ARE PEOLPE WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT KNOW YOU PERSONALLY.  BY HAVING A TWITTER ACCOUNT YOU CAN LINK YOUR BLOG TO IT AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS AS WELL. HERE IS WHERE YOU HAVE FOLLOWERS  THAT YOU HAVE CULTIVATED THROUGH YOUR  FACEBOOK PAGE AND SO ON. A SORT OF BUILTED- IN TRAFFIC  SOURCE  THIS WILL WORK WELL WHEN YOUR ASK YOUR FOLLOWERS TO SUBSCRIBE AND BECOME A PART OF AN EMAIL LIST THAT WILL HELP DRIVE MORE TRAFFIC TO YOUR BLOG.

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO DRIVE MORE TRAFIC TO YOUR BLOG ONE YOUTUBE VIDEO CAN HELP YOUR WEBSITE AS WELL . IF YOU HAVE A YOUTUBE CHANNEL YOU CAN MAKE VIDEOS TO BRING IN MORE SUBSCRIBERS. YOU CAN DO GIVEAWAYS TO YOUR SUBSCRIBERS BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS FREE STUFF!  YOUR PUBLISHED E-BOOKS IS ONE EXAMPLE OR SELF-HELP GUDIES.

THE USE OF KEYWORDS WILL BE IMPORTANT TO YOU AS A BLOGGER. THIS WILL DEFINE YOUR NICHE AND WHAT READERS WILL EXPECT WHEN GOING TO YOUR BLOG. YOU CAN GO TO GOOGLE AND FIND KEYWORDS THAT WILL HELP YOU MAKE YOUR CONTENT AND TITLES MORE ASSESSABLE TO YOUR AUDIENCE. 

THIS IS A STEADFAST PROCESS. IT WILL TAKE TIME AND EFFORT SO DON'T BE IN A HURRY. GOOGLE ADSENSE CAN HELP SEE THAT YOUR SITE IS READY FOR ADS AND WILL USE ANALYTICS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH DATA FOR MAKING CORRECTIONS TO YOUR BLOG ON HOW TO INCREASE TRAFFIC.  DRIVING TRAFFIC TO YOUR BLOG WILL ENABLE YOU TO GET MORE VISIBILITY AND HELP WITH ANY AD CAMPAIGNS YOU MAY RUN IN THE FUTURE. REMEMBER TO BE PATIENT, IT IS A MARATHON NOT A SPRINT.

THE KEY TO BLOGGING IS CONSISTENCY.  YOU WILL HAVE TO FORM A HABIT OR ROUTINE FOR SCHEDULING YOUR BLOG POST. MAYBE TWO BLOGS A WEEK TO GET YOU COMFORTABLE AND GRADUALLY INCREASE TO A LEVEL THAT FEELS RIGHT FOR YOU. JOHN CLEAR, THE AUTHOR OF "ATOMIC HABITS", STATED THAT WE ALL HAVE HABITS THAT ARE INNATE TO WHAT WE ARE AT THE CORE. HE ALSO STATES THAT HABITS ARE A DAY TO DAY GESTURE OF THINGS WE DO. THIS IS HOW A MUSICIAN MAY GRADUALLY BREAK DOWN A PIECE OF MUSIC REPEATEDLY GOING OVER ITS FINE NUANCES UNTIL THE PARTS BECOME A WHOLE. I LIKENED THIS PART OF BLOGGING TO TWEAKING BITS AND PIECES OF YOUR INFORMATION UNTIL YOU FIND YOUR SWEET SPOT. WE CAN MAKE DAILY CHANGES TO OUR BLOG THREAD AND BEGAN TO COME UP WITH AN ORIGINAL STYLE OF OUR OWN. 

TO CONCLUDE, BE STEADFAST TO YOUR READERS AND SHOW THEM THAT YOU ARE IN THIS FOR THE LONG HAUL. PROVIDE THEM WITH VALUE AND IN TURN YOU MAYBE REWARDED IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. TRUST IS WHAT WILL BUILD FOLLOWERS AND TRUSTING  YOUR INSTINCT WILL MOVE YOUR BLOG FORWARD.

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