Why Can’t I Just Blog For A Living?

Dec

Why Can’t I Just Blog For A Living?

Nobody says you can’t just blog for living. There are bloggers who make a fortune with their blogs. The thing to remember is those who are making the fortune have been established for quite some time and they really understand their customers as well as the ways of the Internet. Most of them have been established for 4 to 5 years minimum.

It’s just not as simple as getting a domain name, a blogging platform and writing a post everyday. You have to monetize your blog. You have to treat it like a business. You must work hard and stay focused. You need to be constantly working on ways to get new visitors. After some time your business will begin to show profit and steadily increase but don’t expect to get rich overnight. As with any other business it’s going to take a little love and a lot of dedication to make it successful.

Obviously, earning a living could mean different things to different people. Some folks may only need to make $1,500.00 a month where others may need to make $20,000.00 a month. It’s all relevant.

If your blog is relatively new you can expect things to be quite slow for the first year or maybe even a little more. I’m not saying a new blogger couldn’t possibly get a huge long term spike in traffic from a guest blog post or something of that nature because it’s entirely possible. This can certainly happen if you put a new spin on an old favorite subject and a well known high traffic blogger picks it up and decides to publish the article on his blog.

Whether it be your hard work, your creativity, your unwillingness to quit or a combination of all three, sooner or later your traffic will rise steadily. You could also pay for some of your traffic. Spend some money and get a few press releases and watch your traffic spike tremendously.

With a steady high flow of traffic you can do pretty well just by displaying Google AdSense ads and maybe some in content text ads like Kontera.

Just try to always keep the future in mind and know that the real money will be in marketing products whether it be your own product or somebody else’s. This is why it’s so important to have your own opt in form and email provider set up. Your list will ultimately be where your money is made.

If you plan on using your blog for a business you simply have to treat it as such. Sooner or later it could become your living!

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