Blogging – Ten sites you need to know

Now that you are part of the blogging phenomenon that has spread all around the world, or you simply aspire to learn something about the online community, there is plenty of assistance you can find online to help you optimize your own blog the best way you want. 

 

For instance, a host giant like www.xanga.com provides a great chance to start a blog on your own; it is a good opportunity for anyone interested in joining a world-wide community that shares pictures, videos, thoughts and points of view. Furthermore, you’ll also get precious information from many domains.

 

Another such great host site is www.myspace.com where you may register your blog under a variety of categories depending on the theme and topic. There is a wide selection of users and definitely good quality traffic if you make the blog worth visiting.

 

For those who want to make some money with their blogs, by advertising, I strongly recommend www.adsense.com, a Google-joint program that enables bloggers to make a really good income. How come? On this site you closely follow all the necessary steps to choose the ads (both images and text) that best match your blog content.

 

Blogging takes time and effort, and you can definitely avoid some mistakes other pros warn against by permanently inquiring on new stratagems to use with Adsense; after all you have to make as much money as you can. Hence, http://www.marketingquickiesv2.com/adsense-adwords-marketing.html is a site that should teach you something.

 

You should also need to subscribe to one of the many sites that provide blog lists so that you may be more easily found by interested users. http://www.blogcatalog.com/ is a good choice to promote your blog and create traffic.

 

In the same listing categories we have to mention the giant https://ecom.yahoo.com/dir/submit/intro/ that is one comprehensive directory where you’ll definitely want to have your blog subscribed. The problem here is it costs $299 per year to register. If this is a business blog it may be well worth the expense. 

 

Need inspiration on what to blog on then look on further than www.google.com/trends. We should also point out to a “blog on blogs” that is definitely worth visiting given the large amount of information on the topic: http://www.problogger.net/. For someone who is just learning the rules of the game, there is much to find out here!

 

You may want to learn more about your the website by having a look at: http://website.grader.com/ . They give F-ree web analysis report to improve your page ranking in the search engines.

 

Last but not least, there are all sorts of professional sites that can help you with the tools you actually need for blogging. Here I refer to http://asymptomatic.net/blogbreakdown.htm and other similar pages that may guide and assist you in the attempt to find the software that best matches your blog.

Good luck!

Tips and Tricks in Pay Per Click Advertising “PPC”.

Pay Per Click Advertising “PPC”.

Lets use the following example of a ppc campaign to promote a hotel in Poland. This is how I suggest you go about it. Set your website up showing all your “BENEFITS” that you offer, (not features such as how many rooms your Hotel has ect), but focus on the night life, fun, excitement, peace or luxury that your hotel/area offers. If you have a pool put a photo of some pretty girls swimming/ having fun around it for instance or some photos of your chefs speciality dishes in a nice setting together with two elegant glasses of wine all candle lit.

Identify What will attract tourists to your area and focus your marketing strategy on that?

Then clearly explain how to make a booking on your site and the reason again why they should book with you. Some Photo’s again to remind them what they will be missing if they fail to act now….

Right… now you want people to visit your website, this is where PPC comes in.

You can choose any one of the following to advertise with. Each has its own advantages depending on your market. Try Google first and see how you fare with them as they have the largest search results and their campaigns are very easily to set up.

Google Adwords,  https://www.adwords.google.co.uk

https://www.marketingsolutions.login.yahoo.com

https://adcenter.microsoft.com/

Open an account and set up your advert following their step by step format.

A Few Tips And Explanations Before You Start.

Go to  http://www.wordtracker.com and download a free trial keyword tool to find “good” keywords which people use when searching the web for your market. This tool is a must. It will give you alternate keyword phrases and show you how many searches are made in Google, Msn, and Yahoo. This gives you an idea how to promote your site and with which advertiser to go with…

Include the best key word phrases suited to your campaign, as well as in your add.

The idea of your ad is to get people to click your link to your web site. The Head line must get your prospects attention and then explain what good feeling they will get by going to click that link.

Key Words and Phrases.

In your campaign you must understand the difference between content match and search match. Search match is the words or phrase that people type into their browser to find what that they are looking for. These people are looking for particular information and are normally the best prospects to target…

In Wordtracker find the best 5 or 6 keyword phrases like “Best Polish Holiday Resort” and use these in your Google keyword match. If you put “…” around your phrase, (example “Best Polish Holiday Resort”) your ad will only show to people using that exact search phrase. This means your ad is more targeted and should give you the best and cheapest results. Remember each click that they make costs you money.

Content match ad on the other hand will show on a web page that has content related to your ad only. These surfers are not your best prospects as they are not targeted and may click out of curiosity. More clicks and cost to you but less effective…. Google will not tell you this as it is revenue for them!!!

YouTube has a lot of videos showing you how to set up a PPC account. This is one I quickly found… Many more, just type “ppc advertise” into their search bar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foSIInqb2ak

Good Luck. Any Questions let me know in the comments.

Regards **Christina Saunders**..

Amateur Blog, How do I start a blog, things to consider?

Presently, we can definitely say that online communications are probably the most successful and effective ones worldwide; they save money, time, while also allowing transactions, commercial advertising and even business administration.
Blogging is part of this general trend of putting everything on the web, regardless of whether we are talking about business, hobbies or personal stuff.
There are some basic guidelines that lie at the foundation of any blogs; therefore, we could say that you need the ABC of blogging before actually starting to enjoy it. The most important thing for the creation of the blog is to define it’s purpose:
What is it created for?

 There are some people who choose to create a blog on their own, whereas others prefer to hire some pro to set things on the right track. First of all, before starting the actual blogging project, you’ll need to create a detailed plan in which to include: objectives, investment with the analysis of cost (time and money), targeted audience, blog updates and administration and monitoring tools.

Blogging is a very accessible thing to do for both business and personal reasons, nevertheless, its real value is obvious when it attracts relevant visitors/traffic.

 There are all sorts of issues you need to take into consideration; search for special software that helps you track the best keywords you should include in the articles posted on the blog!

This means of attracting traffic by identifying the keywords that are the highest in demand goes hand in hand with special devices that help one evaluate the keyword performance over a specific period of time. Thus, all Internet users interested in blogging, particularly business owners who use blogs for promotion campaigns, need to learn as many SEO secrets as they can, since they have to optimize not just the blog content as such but the ads that appear on it as well.

 Another important issue when starting a blog is the content; keep in mind that the best sites of this kind are the ones with highly interesting information. Search engines love great content and visitors linger more on your blog as well if the articles, the videos or the pictures are catchy.

For those bloggers who are also running their business online, a good word of advice here is the combination of informational articles and e-news letters. The users that subscribe to periodical informative bulletins should be offered all sorts of promotions and special contests to keep the interest vivid. More such tricks can be learned if you take the time to learn something on Internet marketing, it could mean a great deal for any new blogger.

The mentor that got me into blogging and helped me get this site up and going (I had no computer or marketing skills at all) was a 27 year old ex knife sales man that explains all this. He has a membership site that teaches (using clear video instruction all the in’s and out’s) that even I could understand. You can access it here if you are serious in getting into internet marketing. Ex knife sales man makes good in internet marketing.

**Christina Saunders**

Newbie Blogging Strategies to grow your on line business. Part 1

 Niche Blogging.

First off. Do not blog on a general topic like dogs, be more specific like “Christina’s Golden Labrador Breeding Program”.

This would be your “Niche title” or Blog title. It will be what you will be writing about in your main blog in which your expertise will be freely shared with people that will be searching for that information. Give good honest content that will be sought after by your visitors, be generous.

There are millions of websites out there with millions (and growing daily) of web searches made on a multitude of topics. The more specific you make your blog title the less competition you will have. Do not however make it so obscure that no one would be looking for it, i.e. no traffic coming to your site.

You also need to find a niche that can prove profitable. Can you solve a problem, help, give advice, facilitate in your niche? Would your visitors would be willing to pay for this service, knowledge or expertise.  People are passionate about their pets and are willing to spend in this area (even in a recession).

Use the media to get ideas on what to blog on. The Obama’s would like a family dog once they have settled in the White House. Now there is much media speculation on what breed of dog they will choose. A lot of website blogs are now coming up with ideas on what it would say about the Obama’s on their choice of a dog breed. Interest has now got every one searching on line for this information “What Your Dog Says About You”. Apparently man’s best friend offers interesting clues into their owner’s psyche. Hot Topic!!!                

See all the hot keywords at Google Trends. to get ideas for hot topics to blog on. My husband has a Sqidoo lens called: Happy Marriage and dealing with marriage problems. Go check it out to get a few ideas on further blogging ideas… http://www.squidoo.com/Marriage-2 

Need to find a balance here and then make your blog site and offering better than your competitors.
Doing this gives you free exposure to the search engines which will bring you free web traffic to your blog.

1. Capitalise on these visitors by offering                                                                                    Affiliate products www.clickbank.com                                                                                                                                   Private Label Products that you have personalized,
Your own Products,
Advertising other peoples products through Google Adsense.

2. Become seen as an expert and an authority in this Niche.
Not every thing you do will be a success.
Try different ideas on your blog titles, sub titles and content.
Key word tool to down load for free: www.goodkeywords.com to get ideas with.
Blog layout, make it clean and fresh with open spaces, easy to read and follow.
Use keywords on picture titles.
Promote your name. Make this unique, stand out so you will be recognised.
I promote ** Christina Saunders** people will become familiar with your tag.

Come back for more blogging strategies,

**Christina Saunders**

Bogging for The Green Stuff….

Outlined below are the key steps that you will need to follow to successfully make some green stuff from your blog.

A. Advertise on Your Blog.

Adding Google Adsense on your blog is one of the easiest ways to make money . All you will need to do is to get a Google Adsense account, and Google will place adverts that relate to your blog topic. If your blog visitors visit any of these adverts on your blog, you earn a small commission. An example —>

B. Create your own products for selling or offer some services.

You can sell your own products or services on your blog. By blogging regularly, your blog will get indexed on search engines, which drives traffic to your blog. The more traffic you have, the more sales you make. It is important that you use keywords that internet surfers use in looking for what they want, in your blogs. By adding keywords and phrases that relate to your niche to your blog posts, you increase your site’s ranking on search engines, which will drive traffic to your blog.

C. Selling affiliate products is one of the best ways to make your blog profitable.

All you need to do is to pick the affiliate products or programs that relate to your niche by searching in sites such as www.clickbank.com . Find a suitable product to promote, register your details with Clickbank, copy the selected link for your product and then add your affiliate link on to your blog to promote. By selling affiliate products on your blog, you can earn commissions from 30%-70% on each sale.

Although blogging is quite easy, you need to follow the tips outlined above so that you can start to make some of the green stuff.

Do You Want To Start Making Money Online? – Start With A Blog!

Many people who want to start making money online face one common challenge – lack of money to get started. Starting an online business requires that you have a website, and it can be quite expensive to get a website set up. This is where a blog comes in!

If you are starting an internet business on a shoe-string budget and have limited experience, then starting with a blog is an excellent way. It will require a lot of your time however writing updates to keep your audience informed and the search engines like Google, MSN or Yahoo happy. This article outlines the key reasons why it is a good idea for you to start with just a blog.

A blog enables you to start earning money online quickly. As soon as you get your blog, you can immediately start to advertise your products or services or promote your affiliate programs. When visitors click on your affiliate links and purchase a product, you are paid a commission on the sale. These advertisements on the right are Google AdSense. When ever one of these links are clicked a small commission is generated to my account that I set up with Google. This is very easy to do. To set up an account go to :

https://www.google.com/adsense/login/en_US/?gsessionid=0nr7BnRgBBU

Starting with a blog is cheaper than having a website built. There are many free blogging services, (www.squidoo.com ,  www.blogger.com )so you don’t need to buy a domain name, pay for hosting or pay someone to design a website.

Blogging is easy, no technical skills are required and anyone can do it. You can do everything yourself. Having a website would require you to have some technical skills or you would need to pay someone to build your website.

You do not have to spend a lot of money in advertising. In comparison to a website, it’s easier and quicker to drive traffic to a blog than to a website. By blogging consistently and using your keywords, your blog will get indexed quickly with the search engines, and you will start to generate organic traffic.

Blogging is a  fun and easy way to start. If you start your online business in a niche that interests you or that you know a lot about, you won’t find it difficult to blog everyday. This will improve your search engine position and drive traffic to your blog resulting in more sales!

Blogging is therefore a good alternative for online home business newbies who want to start making money at home but have little funds to get started. Start your own blog today and start making money online!