HOW TO START A BLOG TO MAKE MONEY-AND KEEP MAKING IT.

Barry Amato

I would rather work 24 hours a day for myself than 1 hour for somebody else.

Aug 6, 2016

Revealed: 4 Things Needed To Achieve Maximum Success When Starting A New Blog Website.

BLOGGING FOR MONEY

You’re thinking of starting a blog.

Maybe your dream of becoming a blogger has already begun.

Soon, you are hoping, you can sack your boss.

Or perhaps you are already a blogger and have been doing it for some time. But now you’re thinking of starting a new blog in a different niche. More money.

Wherever you are with your blog you should read every word of this post. It will save you time and headaches in the long run.

DON’T START ON THE WRONG FOOT (AGAIN).

Is your current blog making money? Is there anything you regret about how you started? If you are just starting learn from our mistakes.

A wise man learns from his mistakes. A wiser man learns from other people’s mistakes.

MAXIMIZE YOUR CHANCE TO SUCCEED

If you are like most you made some mistakes when you started. We ignored, or didn’t know, some of the most important factors when starting and now they have come back to haunt us.

Just like when starting a brick and mortar business, there are several things that need to be considered. Like the location, what is selling, security, and some other factors.

KNOWLEDGE TO POWER TO PROFITS. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT.

There are many things to consider when starting online. Yet we jump online, throw up a site then wonder why we fail.

These four steps below give you the best chance at success with your blog. Just starting or doing it again. Ignore them at your own risk.

HOW TO START A BLOG TO MAKE MONEY: MINUS THE MISTAKES.

Successful or not the work you have to do is the same so you may as well do it right and succeed.

Don’t you think so?

⇓4 EYE-OPENING STEPS: THE AUDACITY TO SUCCEED⇓

1.) CHOOSING YOUR NICHE

One major mistake bloggers make when starting is that they choose a niche they know little about. All because they heard there was money in it.

No research involved just heard from somebody. When you think about it, it’s ridicules.

You heard it makes money, rush to get a domain, throw up a site, add content and wait for the money to roll in. No research involved.

DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE DECIDING

When the money doesn’t come you are stumped, not a clue as to why. Here you can get a clue.

It’s uninformed to rush into a business you know little about and then expect it to be successful. So you get frustrated and give up.

Funny thing is, it may be a profitable niche. But you didn’t bother to find out why, or how to make money with it. No plan at all.

Each niche has a best way to monetize. If you don’t have that best strategy it will not make you any money.

CONSIDER THESE 5 POINTS TO START.

DO YOUR RESEARCH

1.) Adsense Is Not For All Blog Websites

2.) Only Certain Types Of Traffic Will Use Amazon.

3.) Feasibility Study-Is There A Market?

4.) Check Competition-Who Are They?

5.) Type Of Competition

Don’t you think it would be a good idea to know these things before getting started or when starting again?

FIND THESE THINGS OUT. HERE’S HOW.

Which type of sites are you competing against? Are they E-Commerce, Blogs, Forums, Educational Sites?

Which type of sites are ranking on page one of Google? You need to do the research to find out. Use Similar Web and Open Site Explorer for a wealth of information on the topic.

With these tools you can discover your competitions back links, traffic, where the traffic comes from and keywords they are ranking for.

If the stats are not favorable to move forward go to another niche. Similar Web and Site Explorer will help you decide to proceed or not.

Let’s Say Your Niche Is BOWLING SHOES.

ALL E-COMMERCE SITES

Page one of Google is dominated by E-Commerce Sites. Everybody is selling bowling shoes. People using this keyword are ready to buy the shoes.

So if you create a niche blog writing about bowling shoes. You will never make it to page one of Google. Unless your site is E-Commerce and you sell bowling shoes.

Even then there is some stiff competition.

People may get to your site but they will not stay. The keyword bowling shoes is used by buyers of the shoes.

NICE TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GET STARTED

So if your blog covers anything else but the sale of the shoes people will click away quickly. Are you beginning to see the importance of niche research for direction.

To read more about how to perform niche research, check the articles below:

USE THESE EXPERTS FOR ANSWERS

1.) The Ultimate Guide to Finding A Profitable Niche

2.) Find Your Niche With My Secret To Finding Profitable Niches:

3.) How to Choose a Profitable Niche

2.) CHOOSING YOUR DOMAIN NAME

A domain name is extremely important. It’s how people will find you. Remember you or not. It’s like the address on your house.

This is going to be your business why not take time and pick a good name for it? To do that, again, do the research.

So what makes up a good domain? Glad you asked:

1.) A good domain name should be brief and to the point. Chose a 2–3 word domain name.

2.) Take my own domain for example: Top Blogging Coach. Very easy to remember.

3.) A good domain should be brandable. It represents your business.

4.) A good domain should be catchy. A nice ring it it.

Stick with the guideline above and continue to explore the options and Use this tool to do a little brain storming for a domain name.

TO READ MORE ON THE TOPIC CHECK THESE ARTICLES OUT.

1.) 5 Tips for Choosing the Best Domain Name

2.) 8 Rules for How to Choose a Domain Name

3.) How To Find A Good Domain Name For Your New Website

3.) CHOOSING YOUR HOST

If you choose a bad host for your blog, it will die an untimely death. My it rest in peace.

R.I.P

One of the major mistakes I made when I started blogging 4 years ago was going after one of those cheap host and domains.

The host should protect your domain from being hacked and destroyed.

My first blog was hacked 4 consecutive times after I launched it and the experience really frustrated the hell out of me.

DON’T SAVE PENNIES AND LOSE DOLLARS

I got rid of that host for a better one and my domain name because I felt that it has been compromised.

This is an experience I wouldn’t want any of you to encounter. It’s enough to make you want to give up blogging.

So be careful when choosing a host. Cheaper does not mean better. Perform a simple Google search with the keyword best hosting providers and you will be presented with a host of them.

Nice pun right?

THESE WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR.

1.) Things to Consider Before Buying Web Hosting:

2.) 10 Things to Look for in a Web Hosting Service

3.) Webhosting: 11 Ways to Decide Between Domestic or Foreign

4.) Map Out Your Content Marketing Strategy

You have to have a solid content marketing strategy. What direction are you headed?

What is the plan Stan. You have to have a plan. You need to know what to write and when to write. Learn how to write content that is readable and scanable.

SCHEDULE YOUR CONTENT

According to Content Marketing Institute 76% of B2B marketers say they will produce more content in 2016.

More content. Actually the more you add content the better. Content is important. Very important.

You see, content marketing is now a very integral part of every online business, no business on the internet today can perform well without it.

PLAN AND SCHEDULE YOUR CONTENT POSTING

Your readers need to know when to expect something from you. How many time will you be updating your blog?

On which days will you be publishing? What type of content does your target audience prefer reading?

QUALITY CONTENT

All this will further enhance the trust and loyalty of your readers. This is not hit and miss. You need a plan. A strategy.

Everything you publish on your site must be informative and compelling.

You want your readers nodding in agreement as they read. Nodding and learning, being helped.

The days of no value content are over. The true goal of content is to help your readers achieve what they set out to.