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Free Tips to Make Money Blogging

Posted By Nasir Abbas Jafri / 4th January 2009

Too many on-line advertisements promise you can make money, up to $20 an hour, blogging part time; at least you can make $20 per post. The hype is enough to make you want to start three or four blogs get started making money right away. Before you do, get the facts straight, without a sales pitch, about how to make money blogging.

It isn’t as easy to make money blogging as many advertisers make it sound, but it can be done. There are a few rules and realities of blogging that you must know and acknowledge in order to make money blogging. Otherwise, you will waste hours and hours and end up with no money at all.

Make Money Blogging: Don’t Buy A Program to Teach You

First, don’t pay anyone to teach you how to make money blogging. There are no big secrets. At best, someone is trying to sell you an e-book they have written. It may how to tell you how to make money blogging, but their main objective is to make money selling e-books. At worst, they may try to get you to pay a hundred dollars or more to get involved in a pyramid scheme teaching others to make money while blogging. There is actually no blogging involved and you stand to lose more money than you make.

Make Money Blogging: Find a Niche Market

Before you begin blogging for money you must to decide on a market niche in which you are interested and in which you have valuable and purposeful information to share with readers. Genuine knowledge is crucial in developing a readership that will help you make money.

The best way to develop a following is to find a very specific niche and share information that is helpful. If you want to make money blogging, the objective is not to sell your information, but to draw readers to your site. Monetizing, or making money from your blog, comes a little later.

Making Money Blogging: Keep your Blog Interesting

Keep readers returning to your blog by writing informative articles every day. The articles don’t need to be long, 300 to 400 words is sufficient. Unless you are an eloquent or riveting writer keeping reader’s engaged for lengthy articles is difficult.

Will too many hyphens in your domain name cause the search engines to label your site as spam

Posted By Nasir Abbas Jafri / 23rd December 2008

This is a myth caused by many spam sites using multiple hyphens in their domain name. Many people have wrongly concluded that only spam sites would need to use more then one hyphen. The truth of the matter is that having more then one hyphen in your domain name will not result in your site being penalized.

The more likely scenario is that having multiple hyphens will result in a flag being set at the search engines and a manual review being done to see if the site is spammy or legitimate.

One thing to keep in mind when choosing a domain name with hyphens in it: you users. When using a domain with multiple hyphens you make it more difficult for your human visitors to remember and type in your domain name. Domain names with more then one hyphen should only be used if you are attempting to market your website through the search engines. If you plan on doing offline advertising, including word of mouth, one hyphen or less is recommended.

Managing your reputation with SEO

Posted By Nasir Abbas Jafri / 25th November 2008

The contents of 10 blue search engine links can decide whether your company wins a new contract or you win that promotion. Although you can’t guarantee which web pages will appear in Google search, search engine optimization (SEO) can help tip the scales in your favor.

Navigating the new rules of engagement

Posted By Nasir Abbas Jafri / 15th November 2008

The shift from traditional to social media requires new skills, tools, and an understanding of social media platforms. Customer engagement means trusting, listening and learning from your stakeholder communities, and responding to their comments with quality content in an honest, authentic manner. It also means joining and participating in networks they frequent, and having the courage to be radically transparent.

The art of generating buzz

Posted By Nasir Abbas Jafri / 10th November 2008

In your quest to become radically transparent, you’ll need to impress those who control the media. While mainstream journalists used to hold the power to influence your customers, that power is now shifting to bloggers and citizen journalists. By understanding how public relations have evolved and learning the new approaches to sharing your message you can influence what’s said about you.