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For many, keeping a blog is something they do mostly for fun. They want to write about things they care about and are interested in. They also want to have a place where they can share what they have written with others. But many want to know how to make money blogging. How can they take something they enjoy doing, and use it to generate a little extra income, something anyone would enjoy having?
Luckily, there are many ways to make money blogging. Some of the options are easier than others. And, with some, you will probably only make a little extra pocket change while, with others, you can actually generate a full time income.
Here are two excellent, and pretty easy, ways you can make money blogging.
Promote Affiliate Products
If you already have a blog, and are looking for ways to monetize it, this is a great option for you. With this technique, all you have to do is keep doing what you have already been doing, while making one simple change.
The change you will make is adding links to affiliate products to your site. Now, if one of your visitors clicks on the link and ends up buying the product you are promoting, you will make a commission. Some affiliates make as much as 50% to 75% of the sales price of every product bought through their affiliate links.
Becoming an affiliate is fast and easy. Sign up at a website like ClickBank or Pay.com, find products that are somehow related to the topic of your blog, and start promoting those products (using your affiliate links) on your site.
Get Paid To Post
Wouldn't it be great if you could get paid to write about a product you just used, a movie you just saw, or a new software program you are interested in?
Well, you can.
There are plenty of "Pay per Post" and "Paid to Blog" opportunities out there. All you have to do is sign up at a site like Blogitive or PayPerPost. Once your blog is accepted, you will be paid anywhere from $10 to $20, and sometimes more, to write short posts about their sponsors' goods and services. And, in many cases, these posts only have to be around 100 or 200 words long.
It's a great return for relatively little work.
Keeping a blog can be fun, interesting, and rewarding. And, once you learn how to make money blogging, it can be profitable, too.
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Testimonials are an important part of any sales letter. Testimonials are types of social proof, which may help buyers trust a product more. Although some people have become suspicious of testimonials, they can still be extremely important in convincing other people to buy.
But getting testimonials can be difficult. In general, people are lazy. They don't usually provide feedback unless it's negative, or unless you ask for it.
You shouldn't offer money as an incentive for people to offer testimonials, because then they become "paid testimonials." People tend to distrust testimonials that people are paid for, because some people are perfectly willing to lie about a product if they're paid to do it.
Instead, you should offer some small token of your appreciation, just as a "thank you" to those who take the time to write a testimonial for you. It might be a free report, a link from your site to theirs within the testimonial box, or a coupon for 10% off their next order with you.
As long as you're not offering cash, most people won't feel you're being dishonest to get your testimonials. It's not that they don't really want to offer one if they like the product, it's just that they don't think about it. Those that do think about it will often put it off "until later" and then forget about it.
So make sure you ask your customers for their testimonials. You could ask them on your "thank you" page. You could ask them again on the last page of your product, or at the end of each audio or video file.
You could ask them in a follow-up email. "Hi, I just wanted to find out how you're enjoying XYZ Product. Is it working out for you? If you haven't done so already, I'd really appreciate it if you could send me your thoughts on the product – I may even use it as a testimonial with a link back to your website! It'll only take five minutes of your time, and I'll send you a free bonus report as my thanks for taking the time to do this for me."
Be sure to ask people if you can include their real name in the testimonial, or if you should use their initials. Some people don't want to have their real name anywhere on the Internet, and try to be very secretive about using it.
For some types of products, they may not even want their name associated with it. For example, many men might not want their name used on the sales letter for a "male enhancement" product!
Also, ask for a picture, if appropriate.
Some people have a tendency to trust testimonials more if they include a picture, because it seems more like a real person wrote the testimonial. Although some dishonest marketers might just steal photos to use for testimonials, the average person probably wouldn't think about that.
And the people who would are probably natural skeptics and are less likely to buy your product anyway. Audio and video testimonials are a great enhancement to your sales copy if you can convince your customers to call in an audio testimonial or email you the video file, but this is harder to obtain since many won't be versed in more advanced technology.
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Do you just barely know about blogging? It is so confusing to read all the tips on net about databases, css, scripts and so on, when all you want to know is how to start writing blog in five minutes. Trust me, I know how you are feeling about this one. Today we will learn few basic things about blog and blogging, no technical mumbo-jumbo! I promise you that by the time you reach the end of this article, you will know how to write your first blog and start making money quickly and easily!
1. Use Blogspot.com
Blogspot.com is a free and user friendly service for newbie bloggers. What does it mean? It is easy to do; all you need is just drag your mouse and write your post and voila, you've already published your first blog!
Just visit blogspot.com and see yourself! With a lot of additional features being added every day, blogspot.com has truly become a remarkable service at no cost. Don't underestimate its potential just because it happens to be free. I know a 23-years old dropout from UK who has made 5 figures income solely by using blogspot.com!
2. Just Start Writing
A few days ago, my friend told me that he wanted to create a blog about his flute career, but was too afraid to write because he thought he had poor writing skills. That was indeed a BIG mistake on his part! Remember that when it comes to blogging you don't need to concern yourself too much about perfect grammar or spelling!
Keep in mind that you are writing for common people, not for a doctrinal paper. When you write your blog posts, you should write in a conversational tone – as if you are talking to your best friend!
3. Be the Authority in Your Field of Expertise
Don't try to be the jack of all trades; instead, be the master of ONE subject or niche! With 100 millions blog being published every day, it is easy for your blog to get lost in the crowd, unless your blog provides unique content to your audience.
This is the reason why you will want to focus on one or two things you know best. After writing on your niche for several years, you will become an authority figure on the subject and become famous in your niche! When that happens, people will know where to find you whenever they need your advice on that subject or niche!
4. Write When You Want To
Some people will advise you to write blog every day in order to get the maximum results. As a matter of fact, this is simply not the case! It is your content that makes people read, rather than the frequency of your posting!
5. Content Is King
Don't concern yourself too much with unnecessary details such as your name, URL, or images. Images are useful to explain your post but if your blog post contains too many unrelated images, they will do more harm than good!
6. Find Ideas from Others' Blogs
It might be a good idea to visit several popular blogs on your topic or niche. You can find a list of such blogs from technorati.com. In this way you will be able to know what kind of writing style or posting frequency works best in your niche.
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