Given the Blogging and Adsense Giveaway that has started, I thought it was appropriate to write about Blogging today.
Blogs which are also known as web logs are still relatively new on the internet. They are pretty much a platform that you can use that will allow you to post your thoughts on most any subject that you want to. They can be used for journaling, promoting, writing, and publishing, anything that your heart desires.
For people who are new to blogging as well as marketing, there are some very important things that you will want to know.
Blog marketing can be pretty easy, particularly if you have a marketing mind. You are going to find that many people use blogs as a diary, and many times these blogs that are used for this purpose are not intended to make them money, but simply a way to put their thoughts out there and find others that are going through the same thing.
If you have never had a blog before, why not start one and just journal in it for a while. This will allow you to learn just what it takes and what it is all about to keep up a blog. When you are just journaling your thoughts and what is on your mind, you have nothing to lose and nothing to gain. You don’t even have to make your blog public if you don’t want others to read what you have to say. That is a personal preference. However, doing this will let you see how it works. Then you can move on to trying to market a product or a service.
Personally, I find journalling a pain and found it much easier to choose a subject that I enjoyed and write about it. I enjoy Movies and designing websites, so I write about those.
Using a blog to market something is generally less expensive than using a website. This is because there are so many free ones out there that you can use to get the word out, and they are really just as good as having a website that you pay for. There are of course some advantages to having your own URL, but for a beginner, a free Blog will work until you get the hang of it and want to move it all over onto your own server.
One of the drawbacks of the free blogs is that it is just not that customizable. If you are not familiar with HTML, you are going to find that your blog will look like everyone else’s. But, that is ok in the beginning. You can always make changes later on once you are becoming successful.
When you have your own blog, you are in charge of the content that is posted on it. You can decide what is said, and what is not. You are after all writing it all, right? So, the sky is the limit. Whether you want a blog that does website reviews and takes nominations, or you want to sell things that you make out of your home, the choice is yours. Using a blog to get the word out about whatever you want too is a great way to market and promote something.
Blog marketing can get complicated if you let it but it is really only as hard as you make it. While there are some bloggers out there that are making a six figure income with the use of blog marketing, we all know that it can be done. We just want to know how. Well, for any beginner, start small, and be consistent. The six figure bloggers all did. They started with one, built it up, and then added another blog, built it up. Then, keeping up both blogs and not letting them fall behind, they continued to add more and more. Of course they had help, and they outsourced a lot of their work. If you are looking to make a massive income with blogging, you will need some help.
Blog marketing is a great thing to learn. If you can sell things from a blog, you can sell them anywhere. Making money by using a blog is one of the most satisfying things that you will ever learn how to do. Just do not expect to make money over night, know that you have to work at it consistently everyday, and remember to put into it what you want to get out of it.
Search Engine Rankings
Blogging is also a great way to improve the Search Engine Rankings for your website. By updating your Blog regularly, with related information , the Search Engine spiders will love you and, as long as you use links to your website, your website will be indexed right along with your Blog….
Great Tools
If you want to improve your blogging skills, check out the Blogging and Adsense Giveaway – there’s heaps of items there for FREE. Click Here.
Other Resources
Always keep an eye out for Giveaway events – these are a great way to develop your knowledge base. I keep Giveaway events updated on my JV page.
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