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10 Steps To Build Your Own Money Making Blog

Posted July 1, 2012 By Debarshi

A blog is a Money Making Machine.  It is a little wonder that gets you hundreds to thousands of dollar if used in an appropriate manner. Blogging is a very good option for those who are looking out to do something of their interest.  These days many people make more money than their regular day job by blogging. You can build your own money making blog with no much difficulty.

Follow this perfect guide to money making.  So you can do what you want at your convenience and earn some extra money at the same time. Given below are few vital steps that a person should follow to build their own money making blog. Following them one by one can help you to create a wonderful blog for yourself.

Please take your time to read through it, than just skimming, because this will pay you for sure.

How To Build Your Own Money Making Blog

  • Find a domain name for your blog. This is the primitive step that you will have to take while building your blog.  Search a domain name for your blog and choose the most appropriate one.  It is best to choose a domain name which has some related keywords of your blog.  You can also look for a package of domain name and web hosting.  Register your domain and choose the number of years. It is very compulsory to register your domain name as this is the assurance that the name you have registered is yours.
  • Once the registration process is over and you have opened a blog account, you have to install WordPress or any other blogging platform. We prefer WordPress. This you can do it yourself either looking at a demo or get some help from your web hosting company.  Make sure that you get the login details from your host company.
  • There is lot of excitement when you first create a blog.  So you can login now, make the required changes and experiment with the various types of plug-ins provided in your wordpress and above all publish your first post in your blog. There are several blogging platforms of which few are paid and few are for free.  There are plenty of sources that are available online that you can refer if you are stuck somewhere in the process of creating your own blog and choosing a blogging platform. It is better to get a customizable theme at the initial point itself as this would allow managing your blog ads and blog post.
  • Now comes the real point of money making from your blog. CPC and CPM ad programs on your blog allow you to earn good income.  They place ads next to the article that are relevant to the article. In CPC ad network you are paid according to the click ratio whereas in CPM you are paid based on the impression.
  • Affiliate selling is definitely a good option, which you can add to your money making blog. Many people are earning good amount of dollars through affiliate selling. There are hundreds of options that are available online. There are immense tools and resources which can help you to simplify your task and help you in getting paid from your money making blog.
  • You can provide some space for placing ads of several companies. Thus your website acts like billboards to place these ads. In this way too there are several people making few dollars through their blog. it is the most simple and easy way to earn some money.

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  • The real secret in terms of building your own money making blog is right here. What is it? Just by creating a blog one does not get income. There is a lot more hard work involved in it. Now, at this stage you have to start writing articles on some topic that would interest the readers and post it in your blog.  Besides this, Guest Posting also simplifies your task to a greater extent. You can also use your articles for guest posting in some other blogs. This is a great way of driving traffic to your website.
  • There are blog community sites where you can sign up and attract some visitors in this way too. Networking always work wonders. Then, you can submit some of the good articles that you have written to blog carnivals. If the title and the topic of the articles are interesting then you would undeniably get immense traffic.
  • Submit the blog link to several directories. They contribute to a larger extent in bringing untapped traffic. Article submission should be done in which you submit articles along with your blog link in several article submission sites. You can also link to other blogs directly.  Search engines send good traffic, so make certain that you create a search engine friendly blog.
  • There are several steps of search engine optimization which has to be essentially focused while building your blog.  See to that your blog is search engine friendly.  They include Blog commenting, Forum posting, and many more.  Social bookmarking and social networking is also a great way to drive traffic. Social networking is just not about connecting to people but, it can be used for connecting them to your business and work.

Though it all seems to be simple, you need lot of hard work which has to be done with dedication and devote lot of time while building your blog.  Whether you create a new discussion thread or comment on other blog post it is important to be honest in whatever you do. Work every day on your blog for a stipulated time frame. Learn how to go about and most importantly learn where to stop.  Don’t waste your time doing lot of things.  Do what is required. Learn about the various tools and uses of each tool.  Select appropriate tools that would be useful to you.  Initially the growth may seem to be very less but down the line when the traffic to your blog increases then you can see good results for yourself.  Therefore build a great blog with all these check points and make your work simpler while earning more and growing more each day!

About the Author: Debarshi Ghosh Dastidar is an entrepreneur and a part time blogger. He is also a daily visitor of thedailyblender.net- a blog that is delicious and trippy at the same time. To know more about him follow him on Twitter @DebarshiGD

Hope the article helped you to build your own money making blog. If you have any doubt, let us know through the comments and we’ll help you out. If you are interested in guest posting at Axleration, you can now. Happy Blogging !

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Pinterest is one of the latest trends in the blogosphere. It is similar to a social bookmarking site. It can also be considered as a pin board styled photo sharing website where people can share or “Pin” photos which they find interesting.

Pinterest was launched in the summer of 2010 by Ben Silbermann, with few other tech geeks from California. In the summer of 2011 Times Magazine listed Pinterest in the list of their 50 best websites the developers came out of their small apartment in California and started operating the website from a different professional location. Ten million visits per week made Pinterest one of the top ten social networking websites. Now the company is valued at a massive $200 million USD.

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Besides its cool design and photo sharing ability make it work as a way to promote small businesses. Whenever you add your business in social networks it makes you think how it will gain the much needed attention.  By connecting people with similar social interest throughout the world, social medias have surpasses the geographical boundaries and made it easier for small business owners to advertise their product to different people from different countries with similar interest. Make Pinterest your advertising partner as it is viewed by millions of people across the world. But before accepting Pinterest as your advertising partner you should develop a plan and ask yourself why will you launch your business in Pinterest platform? The successful businessmen who are connected with Pinterest have some common features like, their business is genuine. They are smart and they know how to get most from the website. Also, before getting your brand on Pinterest, you might like to take a look at this infographic, giving you an idea whether your brand should be on Pinterest or not. But, no matter what the infographic says, I continue with the title’s speech.

Never forget the old saying “Look before you leap”. So before promoting your business at Pinterest plan your strategy. Plan how you will approach customers, how you’re going to inspire them to use your product. Strategic planning and inspiring is what Pinterest is all about. There is no profit in Pinning up items which are not relevant to your product and which do not engage people. Always remember Pinterest is not a website to sell your product i.e. customers cannot directly buy your product or service; here you can only motivate and inspire them to use your product. Understand the principals and interests of your business for stepping ahead of your counterparts. Suppose you are selling some sorts of biodegradable cleaning product then it is recommended not to Pin up in Pin board. Inspiring and motivating ideas like wildlife photography, afforestation, social service etc. are recommended for pinning up in pin board. Your Pinterest profile can include news, images, buzz or bizarre and videos. It can also include visually intriguing products from other companies. People will try to know about you and the services and products you offer if you can inspire them by sharing your interests. On Pinterest you may not directly promote your business but you can share your interest and let others share your interest and values. This will be lot more beneficial for your business.  Your activity on Pinterest will make you visible which in turn will popularize your interest or your service.

Always keep updated about the interests of other business personnel. Learn from their successes and strategies. Also keep in mind the TOS of Pinterest. There are some guidelines which you will have to follow to succeed on Pinterest. If you can handle the rules and regulations well then you will find Pinterest as one of the best ways to promote business online.

Author Bio: This article is written by Debarshi Ghosh Dastidar. He is a part time blogger and he likes to promote Flash templates with the integrated flash CMS.

 

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If Historical Events had Facebook Statuses

Posted August 17, 2010 By Debarshi

What if Famous Historical events had facebook updates. This is a nice concept which takes a look at historical events with a perspective of a modern Facebook guy. All the events are discussed as statuses and comments. This would’ve been the situation if Facebook has been created a long time ago.

See the below image to know it for yourself. Its Damn funny. Don’t forget to share it with your friends, It is totally hilarious !

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If you liked this, take a look at the second part of this series. You can find the link to that at the end of this post.

Check Out Part Two of this awesome post – If Historical Events Had Facebook Statuses – Part II

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