Money Making Blog

The 4 Cornerstones of

a Money Making Blog

A money making blog involves many aspects that need

to 'come together' in order for you to get paid to blog.

Obviously one of the most important factors is the

amount of blog traffic you are able to generate but it is

really more a matter of how you do this and then what

you do with it that counts. When creating a blog there

are actually 4 areas that need to be considered if you are

blogging to make money that will factor greatly into your

success.

If you intend to get paid to blog there are four cornerstones

you will need to establish.

Content

Every successful blogging site starts with a foundation

of solid, useful and relevant content. Without content

that is of interest or useful to visitors there is little chance

developing a steady stream of blog traffic. Without traffic

there is little reason to even post to the site since nobody

will be reading it therefore it all begins with what your site

contains in terms of content.

Industry Knowledge

Blogging to make money will require either a very good

knowledge of the industry and/or niche you are in or a

passion to learn about it. Previously we spoke of the

importance of content but it is your passion and willingness

to continue your education in the field that will help you

sustain the flow of this content. As you increase your

own knowledge you then pass it along through your

posting on the site.

Community Relationships

Networking out into your community or niche is a great

way to stay connected to any new trends you may have

missed otherwise. The contacts you make within your

niche will also likely lead to improvements on your own

site along with fresh content ideas and additional traffic

through referrals.

The more you network out the greater your exposure

and also the more inbound links you will also gain

as a result.

Develop a Responsive List

No matter what type of platform you are using whether

it is a website or a blogging site, building a list is a very

important component for any online business. The key

here is that you want this list to be responsive otherwise

you are simply wasting both time and effort.

Upon capturing any contact information you should

immediately begin to build a relationship with the new

list members BEFORE you begin promoting to them.

It is the trust you build during this time that will make

your list members more responsive to your promotional

efforts.

Building a money making blog involves more than simply

generating a healthy amount of blog traffic to your site.

It is in the way the traffic is generated and what you do

with it that will decide your degree of success. The 4

cornerstones you will want to concern yourself with when

creating a blog are reviewed above and will factor

significantly into you're your ability to earn an income.

Blogging to make money does of course call for plenty

of traffic but it will ultimately be the way you sustain

the traffic and what you do with it that will make the

biggest difference.