Being a tad bit greedy isn’t always bad, specially when you are trying to earn a living online from a zero to a hero kinda situation if you are starting from scratch then you need to be focusing on content as well as how you’ll be monetizing that content later on.
Its really important for “make money online” type bloggers to always keep their eyes on the prize (money, duh) and sometimes bloggers get lost in the process of it, here are my 5 ways to think like a money blogger.
Content for potential niche advertisers
Know your advertiser demographic, if you are just posting random content on the fly and hoping to land an advertiser then you won’t.
You need to know where your next cheque/payment is coming from and whom, to do that you need to do the research on what niches pay the most or what niches are making the most money and become a resource for that!
Capacity and Accommodation
You can not sell what you don’t have in the first place the site’s design plays a vital role here, if you have sufficient ad space then you can sell a good number of ads on it, if they perform well your advertisers WILL come back!
Protect your investment
If you have invested money in to your blog then you need to make sure you make it back within 3-5 months otherwise the money would have been wasted, if you are investing in making your site look better or for more content on it then you need to pre plan your next move on how you are going use that investment/addition to your site and monetize the crap out of it.
Quality over quantity
If you want to make some serious money online then always aim for quality rather then quantity, its the amount of work that goes into every single post which is obvious that you are good at what you do and both the readers and your advertisers can see that!
Make sure you love your work, otherwise its just another day job.
Valuing your readers
If your readers don’t feel like they are being noticed while participating on your blog, then theres no point in being a money blogger, its important that you value every opinion and give that opinion a second thought before you go on disregarding it.
Readers (for a blog mostly) are the heartbeat for a blog if people weren’t interested in what you write then why would they come back for more in the first place?
Make sure you make content for readers, not the other way around.
February 9th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I like the part about quality over quantity. More often than not people rush out to put up as many sites as possible in the hope of earning big due to the sheer amount of sites. But they will be just disappointed. I’d rather concentrate on a few quality sites.
February 10th, 2008 at 4:08 am
Great tips. As I get into making a few blogs I will take these all into consideration. I like the part about valuing your readers, thanks for valuing me =).
February 10th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
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February 18th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Yeah . These all are main spots if you want your blog popular .
September 9th, 2008 at 4:19 am
This is a great post. I really needed to read this. I have the hardest time trying to come up with a niche, but when I do, I have some good information to go by.