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Blogging is by far the most popular way to get started making money online now.  There are an estimated 4 million + blogs in existence now and they’re growing at a rate of about 1 new blog each second!

Let this be an encouragement though!  Let me ask you this: Why are so many people blogging now days?  Answer?  It’s EASY!

Gone are the days of web design by pure hard code HTML and manual uploading content.  It’s all web based now and based on some fantastic templates that you can even get for free. (some of the paid ones are better though)

There are blogs you can start at blogger.com  and wordpress.com and they won’t cost you a cent.  But remember, if you’re planning to make money from it you’ll probably want to host your own blog on your own website.  So go and register a domain that’s catchy and uses good keywords for your market.

So here’s how it’s done:

  1. Do some basic keyword research to see if your site’s going to be in a popular field (so you can make money!) – Here’s a Quick Start Keyword Research Guide
  2. Get a website (yep, this is where you either register a domain name [I suggest domaincheap.com / or godaddy.com] or you can start by using one of the free blogs on wordpress.com or blogger.com – Just sign up, it’s easy.
  3. If you’re using your own site, you’ll most likely need these short tutorials too:  How to Register a Domain Name, Getting a Hosting Account, Changing the Nameservers, Installing Wordpress
  4. Once you’ve installed Wordpress, you’ll need to install a Wordpress theme, then upload some Wordpress Addons (This is where it really starts to get cool!)
  5. Once you’ve got the theme and addons configured it’s time to start writing!
  6. Get back links to your site – PROMOTE!

I’ll leave it there for now.  Really, after that there’s not much to it!

Once you’ve set up one wordpress site, you can set up any number of them easily.

So how EXACTLY do you make money from blogging again?

Here’s the low down: You’ve got to get traffic to see your site, and the traffic will need to perform some kind of action that will lead to you getting paid (either directly, or over time)

Here are some of the most effective ways to monetize your blog:

Adsense

Affiliate Networks

CPA

List Building

Use one, or use them all!  I personally use Affiliate marketing and list building for best effect.  But I also have other blogs that have nothing other than Adsense on them and make me more than $5 a day (get a few of these going and you’re on your way to good cash flow!)

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Filed under: Adsense • Affiliate Marketing • Automating Tasks • Blogging • Installing Wordpress • Web Page Setup • Wordpress Addons • Wordpress Themes • Writing Content

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