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I had to finish this article for Gozkybrain , he has been really busy recently. There are some things you need to know to run a successful blog else things goes wrong.
Try reading Guide on a successful blogging career so you can flow well with this tutorial.
Here is my list of things you'll need in order to run a successful blog.
You can even choose to build your audience for a market which an audience does not exist, but first you must build your blog.
To keep your blog traffic and retain your visitors interest, it is a must to update your blog daily with multiple entries. You should try to update your blog everytime with at least 3 or more regular entries. The best way to accomplish this is to set aside 1-2 hours a day for tending to your blog and adding new entries. It may even be wise to schedule a set time which you dedicate to your blog each day. Give yourself work hours and treat your blog as a job, what happens if you don't come to work for days or weeks... You lose money or worse you get fired! Same applies here... if you don't update your blog for days or weeks you'll lose visitors.
You should always use your blog URL address in the signature of your email, forum discussions, message boards, or any other communication media. You should submit your blog URL address to search engines and blog directories. You should submit your RSS/XML URL feed to blog ping services like Technorati, Ping-O-Matic, and Blogdigger. Traffics and good contents are equal to cool money.
Contextual advertising is usually text links which use the content of your blog to publish targeted ads on your blog. The payout is usually based on a pay-per-click model, meaning for every click an ad receives, you are paid a small percentage of the profits. In addition to contextual advertising, it is good to also use graphical advertising such as: BlogAds.com, Amazon.com, MammaMedia, or General Sponsored Advertising.
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I had to finish this article for Gozkybrain , he has been really busy recently. There are some things you need to know to run a successful blog else things goes wrong.
Try reading Guide on a successful blogging career so you can flow well with this tutorial.
Here is my list of things you'll need in order to run a successful blog.
Good Orientation and Start
You should begin your blog with a free blog hosting service such as Journal Home or Blogger. Starting with a free blog hosting service allows you to begin blogging instantly without having any advance knowledge of scripts, hosting, or programming. It allows you to focus on your content and not the internal maintenance of the blog. The best benefit of starting with a free service is, in the case your blog doesn't become successful you do not lose any money or left in debt.Choose your Niche
A niche is a targeted category, the category of posts that can be found on your blog. You should first decide on a product, service, or topic which interest you. Choose an area which you can enthusiastically write about on a regular basis. You can use keyword research services like 'Google Zeitgeist' or 'Yahoo! Buzz Index' to find popular searched topics. It does NOT matter if your topic is even popular, so long as there is an audience for your topic and the topic is precisely focused then your blog should be successful. Anything can be considered a niche as long as it has a target audience no matter how large or how small the audience is. A blog about your cat can be a niche or a blog about the species of the cat family can be a larger niche market, if there are people who are interested in hearing about your cat or the species of the cat family.You can even choose to build your audience for a market which an audience does not exist, but first you must build your blog.
Update Regularly
This step is a must and not a suggestion. Updating your blog regularly not only keeps your blog more interesting to readers, but it also gives your blog fresh content on a regular basis, making it more appealing to search engines. Not updating your blog on an occasional holiday or one day here and there is understandable to most, but missing days at a time or weeks is unacceptable and will most likely result in your blog being unsuccessful.To keep your blog traffic and retain your visitors interest, it is a must to update your blog daily with multiple entries. You should try to update your blog everytime with at least 3 or more regular entries. The best way to accomplish this is to set aside 1-2 hours a day for tending to your blog and adding new entries. It may even be wise to schedule a set time which you dedicate to your blog each day. Give yourself work hours and treat your blog as a job, what happens if you don't come to work for days or weeks... You lose money or worse you get fired! Same applies here... if you don't update your blog for days or weeks you'll lose visitors.
Getting a lot of Traffics
It's no secret. You must have traffic to profit from blogs. There are numerous ways to build traffic. Paid advertising, free advertising, viral marketing, search engine marketing, RSS/XML feeds, and word-of-mouth.You should always use your blog URL address in the signature of your email, forum discussions, message boards, or any other communication media. You should submit your blog URL address to search engines and blog directories. You should submit your RSS/XML URL feed to blog ping services like Technorati, Ping-O-Matic, and Blogdigger. Traffics and good contents are equal to cool money.
Listen to Your Audience
When using the proper page counter, you should begin to see how others are finding your blog and if through search engines then which keywords are being used to find your blog. If constantly your blog is being found by 1 or more keywords then focus your blog around those keywords to make it even more powerful. When writing entry titles and entries use the keywords as often as possible while keeping the blog legible and interesting.Start Making Money
Once your blog has gained some real momentum and your blog traffic is increasing then it is time to start thinking about turning your traffic into profit. You should use contextual advertising, like Google Adsense or Chitika.Contextual advertising is usually text links which use the content of your blog to publish targeted ads on your blog. The payout is usually based on a pay-per-click model, meaning for every click an ad receives, you are paid a small percentage of the profits. In addition to contextual advertising, it is good to also use graphical advertising such as: BlogAds.com, Amazon.com, MammaMedia, or General Sponsored Advertising.
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