How To Earn Money Blogging

 An Easy Guide For You To Get A Start

Before getting started :

There are 3 questions that bloggers or those who wanna know about earning money online ask;

1. Can I make money blogging ?
2. Can I make a living blogging ?
3. Can I make easy money blogging ?

        Well, first two questions are valid and my answer is YES!...But if you are looking for easy money then to be honest I would ask you to stop blogging or stop searching for easy money because blog needs your time and hard work.
        
     So there is no easy money, even if you have good writing skills and some tips.The most important part  is that it takes time, afterall you are competing with thousands of other bloggers (many are professional bloggers) and the number is increasing day by day.This is what it makes it tough for the newbies.

You still have a chance :

   There are a number of bloggers who are earning decent amount of money from blogging. They were not professional and  were young, when they started blogging, it means you still have a chance.But those who give up on blogging soon, never followed the right path.

     So,If you have free time, writing skills and patience then start blogging from now.The right start will get you on the right path.Keep on reading and find out how to get a start and follow the right steps;

Find a Topic :

         You are going to write alot about the topic you choose, so choose it carefully.You should take care of the following factors;

• Your interest in that topic.
• How much knowledge do you have about it.
• Topic has broad appeal or not?

A specific niche blog would be better  because you just have to concentrate on a specific top and you will attract audience interested in that topic.

"Topic has a broad appeal " means-Are people searching for that topic or not.If you are going to choose a really taboo topic, that  very few people want to search it in Google, then its really hard to get any traffic.

Blogging Platform :

     Now you have selected a topic and its time to choose a blogging platform.The top 2 blogging platforms are;

• Word press
• Blogger

Both are good options for people who don't want to pay for their own hosting.These are popular blogging platforms but they do have limitations and terms of services, for example;

• NO copyright
• NO pornography 
• NO counterfeit goods
• NO gambling content ...etc

Hosting your own blog will a good idea....for example abc.blogspot.com, after purchasing your domain name, abc.com.You will have greater control on how to monetize your blog.But its okay if you can't purchase it.I will recommend Blogger for newbies.

READ my article on Top 10 Blogging Platforms

Creating Content :

       Content is the soul of your blog.You already have chosen topic carefully and you have some knowledge about it too, so its time to start writing compelling articles.Use your brain and don't copy past someone's else content.

       The templates that Blogger have are very childish as compare to Word press.So for Blogger users, there are lots of other free templates online that you can download and use.But don't use too fancy templates and your blog should look professional. 

   READ my article on How To Make Your Blog Look Professional.

Generate Traffic :

   Now this is the major headache for many new bloggers.Well, the very first reason for it is, that your blog is still new or do not enough content.As i have said that it takes time and you don't have to give up in the very beginning. There are several factors that you have to take care of it;

READ my article on SEO TIPS. Follow those tips and it will help your blog.I will write another article on keywords, which have great importance.

Ways To Earn Money :

You have now content rich blog and decent traffic and want to start earning money from your hard work,so there are a number of ways to earn money;

1. Ads Networks

You can make money from Google Adsense, WordAds, chitika and other contextual ad services.After applying for such ads networks and getting approved then they will give you code of ads that you can put on you blog.You will get money from advertisers when readers click on those ads.More clicks means more money.
Read my article on Things To Do Before Applying For Adsense.

1. Online store

Create a shop through etsy or another service for selling your artwork (If your blog is about arts).But its an option, it doesn't mean you have to it for earning money. 

1. Affiliate programs 

In affiliate programs you provide links to company's products.You will write a compelling article about a product to attract people to buy it and you will give a link of the product. If someone followed your link and purchased that product then that company will pay you a % of that money. Example Clickbank.