STRATEGIES TO EARN MORE MONEY

Having read the blogs of many successful bloggers I have tried to analyze what are the strategies they follow to take their blog to the top of the blogosphere. What makes the A-list bloggers tick? What are the characteristics which make the successful blog stand out?

I have classified the strategies followed by highly effective bloggers under four main types..............


CREATE A BLOG


The first step is to create a blog as obviously you cannot have a successful blog without going through the agony and ecstasy of creation.

1. Choosing a subject : If you want to blog successfully you have to choose a subject close to your heart. A subject which you should be passionate about. This has two advantages. One you will never get bored and stop posting to your blog. Secondly since you are passionate about the subject you will probably already have a large amount of information on the subject and - as the heart rules the head - are actively involved in finding more about it. It will also help a lot if you are blogging about your career and area of expertise. It will help even more if you choose to provide solutions to common problems in your blog. This is better than having an opinion blog full of rants and raves unless you are already a top-notch journalist with an existing audience.


2. Choosing a Blogging Platform : If you are a beginner go for the free options like Blogger.com or Wordpress until you get in a rhythm. If you are undecided consult the Ultimate Blogger-Wordpress Comparison Guide before making your decision.


3. Choosing a Domain Name and Hosting : Until you become set try out your skills on a Blogger or Wordpress domain. After reaching perfection you can transfer to a well thought out and keyword researched domain name. Blogger offers Custom Domains where you can have www.MYBLOG.com rather than http://MYBLOG.blogspot.com. Blogger gives free hosting to go along with that so you only have to shell out a small sum for the domain name. You do not have to worry about bandwidth or space. Researching keywords is important before choosing your domain name.


4. Choosing a Design : This is very important as having an attractive template increases traffic to your blog. Also your blog should load fast even over slow dial-up connections.


5. Optimizing your Blog : This forms an important part after creating your blog as you want your blog to appear on the first page of the search results returned by the search engines. This is also known as Search Engine Optimization.


6. Monitor blog and blog traffic : Keep a hand on your blog pulse. Install a counter to see how many hits you are getting. For full and detailed stats install Google Analytics. Keep track of your backlinks by claiming your blog at Technorati.