Basics of Blogging
Blog is the short form of 'WebLog'. It is a website in which entries are listed in reverse chronological order. The real idea behind a blog is that, it is just a online journal or a diary. To start a blog, it is not essential to know a programming language or we don't want to be a 'techie'. Its all about just typing and clicking 'submit'. With that one click, your views will be transported to the world of internet. Because of that, most of the new bloggers are not well educated in programming field or they are not 'techies'.
It is easy to start a Blog,
It is so easy to start a blog as there are a lot of resources which will help you in needed situations. Currently there are over 20 million blogs existing in the internet.
Expense for starting a Blog:
There are platforms that allow free hosting of your blog. You only need to sign up with them for getting free hosting. I will tell you about the best free hosters in the coming paragraphs. It is also possible to have a self-hosting for your blog. It is so cheap as it only costs few dollars per month. And if you want to register a domain, you can do it with just $10 or above.
Start a Blog with in 10 Minutes (Using 3 Steps)
1. Choose a Domain name:
Go to GoDaddy and search whether the domain you need is available. If it is available then just register it.
2. Select a type of hosting(Self or Using Platforms):
It is your wish to choose a platform as every platforms have their own features. I will suggest some best among them in the coming paragraphs.
3. Log in to your Hosting Platform !!:
And that's how the starting ends. By logging in to the hoster's site you maybe able to start blogging.
Good Blogging Platforms:
As i told you, there are good platforms which provide free hosting of your blog. Here, I am going to explain about such three platforms. Then I will suggest you a platform that help you in self-hosting.
Tumblr.com- It is the simplest platform that help you in blogging. But if you want to develop a good income generating blog, it will not help you in the right sense.
Blogger.com- It is a product of Google. You can have a good blog using this platform as it renewed some of its features in the recent years. Many of the bloggers are using Blogger.com as their Hosting Platform.
Wordpress.com- It is one of the finest hoster in the world. It provides a lot of features that are unavailable in other platforms.
Now I am suggesting a Self-Host for your blog. It is Wordpress.org. You may think that Wordpress.org is same as that of Wordpress.com. But it is not. While Wordpress.com provides free hosting, Wordpress.org provide self hosting with low cost.
How to get Quality Traffic
To earn money from a blog, we must have a decent Traffic. Traffic on your blog depends on the content of your blog, the SEO tips you used, the status of ad providers etc. As the Traffic is the main and first factor, we must be able to create good traffic. Here, I will tell some tips for increasing your traffic.
You can have Quality traffic from :
1. Guest Posting: It is the most helpful way to get high traffic. Many of the sites are now providing a chance to write Guest posts. If you write an unpublished and best of your creativity, you may be able to have a traffic of over 20,000 visitors !!!
2. Join with Blog Community Sites: It is another way to have quality traffic. You only need to Sign up for those and find bloggers who belongs to your niche.It will give you some visitors.
3. Combine with Directories: You may not get a lot of traffic from it but you will be able to have some sort of page views.
4. Commenting on Blogs: By commenting your blogs link on famous Blogs, you will be able to channelize some amount of traffic.
5. Commenting on Forums: It will provide you few visitors as the link you give with the forums are not that much active in making traffic.
6. By creating pages of Squidoo: You can create it from here.
7. Submitting Articles: By submitting great articles on submission sites, you may be able to score good amount of visitors. Here are some submission site:
How Can We Earn Money From Our Blog
Once you attain good traffic and all, its the time to gain our goal. Making money from a blog that having good and quality traffic is very easy. Now, I will explain about the ways through which you can make money from your blog.
1. Use CPC Ad Networks:
It is a major source of blogging income for the top bloggers. As we provide some space in our blog for pasting others ad, those who are interested in visiting that site may click on that ad and you will be paid for that. The king in these type if a network is google's AdSense. There are many other networks who provide the same service. BuySellAds and Chitika are some examples.
2. Use CPM Ad Networks:
While CPC are paying for per clicks, CPM are providing cash for Impressions. Adify.com and Casalemedia.com are some examples.
3. Use of Affiliate Programs:
Its all about receiving commission for sales. If you have good traffic and joined in any of such programs, you only need to put their link or ad or picture on your blog. If any one of your visitor buy those product through your site's link, you will paid as commission. Some of the trusted and famous Programs are :
4. By Sales of Ads Directly:
In this type of an earning system, you may provide an ad space on your blog directly.
So, that's all about Making Money with your Blog. You just need to work hard for getting a better income from it. Hope you all will have bright future in the field of blogging. So please comment your opinions and doubts on this subject. I hope you will share it in Facebook, twitter etc which will help your friends to know about the wast world of blogging. Have a good day, and don't forget to subscribe our NewsLetter...........
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