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What is blogging?
How to make money with blogging?
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  • Profile picture of the author TheRealRazzy
    Blogging = Make a blog and post on it.

    A lot of people make money blogging. You can put affiliate links or ad code on every post and if you get decent traffic that is targeted you can make sales. Just be sure to post links that are similar to what you'r readers are there for.

    Like if you're blogging about weight loss, don't post affiliate links to seo sites. If you're talking about weight loss then post links to supplements, weight lifting, weight loss pills, etc.
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    • Profile picture of the author suffolkman
      Yes, blogging in it's simple sense is you write a post on a blog.

      If you want to make money blogging that is another ball game.

      You need to do the regular things, such as:

      1) select a niche that has a hungry crowd
      2) Keyword research so you can write content that people are searching for.
      3) Get traffic to your blog, whether that is via SEO, or content syndication, or paid traffic, etc.
      4) Have offers on your blog that convert. Whether they are affiliate products or your own.
      5) Have an optin form on your blog with a Freebie so people will sign up to your email list.
      6) Build a relationship with your visitors through your list, by providing value.
      7) Keep blogging to attract more visitors.

      This is how you blog and make money.

      Kind regards

      Peter
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  • Profile picture of the author ronorr
    I do blogging and affiliate stuff with it.
    Think of it kind of like an online business diary
    some of it's personal some of it's personal
    if you set it up right with ads you can set it up as a sales funnel that converts well and the articles that you write get the traffic from the search engines like google.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
      OP is banned.

      I think if you take a look at his visitor message (that he wrote for himself) you'll see he probably knows what blogging is.
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      • Profile picture of the author ronorr
        getting backlinks to your blog is also a great idea with anchor text and then also commenting on other blogs in your niche to build up the rank on the search engines. Blogs are known to get decent ranks on the google and other search engines through SEO because of the frequency of the posts.
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      • Profile picture of the author salegurus
        Originally Posted by Jill Carpenter View Post

        OP is banned.

        I think if you take a look at his visitor message (that he wrote for himself) you'll see he probably knows what blogging is.


        Just thought i would Quote Jill as some of you seem to have poor eyesight...
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  • Profile picture of the author Sue McDonald
    Blog is short for web log. It is like keeping a diary online. You can blog about anything you want to in what ever niche you want. There are the normal rules that apply across the net.
    There are free platforms or there are paid platforms where you can blog but I guess if you want to make money from blogging like John Chow you are better to have your blog on a secured paid platform like Wordpress.
    1. Choose an appropriate domain name
    2. Get it hosted
    3. Create a Wordpress site
    4. Get an autoresponder
    5. Put an opt-in form in the side bar and give away a free gift to build your list.
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  • Profile picture of the author Niko A Berezkin
    That was quick
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  • Profile picture of the author TheWPHowToBlog
    Hi funtler,

    I think you have gotten a lot of replies on what is blogging and I hope you have understood what blogging is actually. So, let me tell you now how you can make money with blogging?

    If you want to start your own blog, using wordpress.com,wodpress.org, blogger.com ,typed,tumblr.com etc. then you can make money by following ways:

    CPC Ad Networks - Google’s Adsense program.

    CPM Ad Networks - ContextWeb, AdClickMedia, Adbrite, Adify, BuzzLogic, and Casale Media

    Affiliate Product Sales- Amazon’s Affiliate program, FlexOffers, Commission Junction, Shareasale, E-Junkie and LinkShare

    Direct Ad Sales

    How to get traffic to your blog

    Guest posting

    Sign up for blog community sites

    Submit to Blogcarnivals

    Join Directories - Yahoo Directory, BOTW.org, DMOZ.org, Blogged.com, JoeAnt.com, Greenstalk.com, Familyfriendlysites.com

    Blog Commenting

    Forum Commenting

    Linking to other blogs

    Create Squidoo pages

    Article submissions - ezinearticles.com, goarticles.com, articledashboard.com, buzzle.com, articlecity.com
    Google Analytics – which is a wonderful (and free) statistics tool that will help you keep track of your visitors and analyze a lot of data about them. As I mentioned before it now integrates with Adsense to give even more valuable data.

    Semiologic WP Theme – This is the theme I used to use for most of my WordPress sites. It costs about $300 for the full version, but I started with the free version, which I think is far more customizable than the vast majority of WP themes out there already. So if you are just starting out your probably don’t need the full version yet, but eventually it is probably worth considering. For what it has allowed me to do I know that it has paid for itself many times over.

    Google webmaster tools – This will help you see how Google views your blog. They will also let you know if there are any problems with it that you may not be aware of. For me I had some issues that were really hurting my search rankings, but I found out about them and fixed them and voila! All better.

    Aweber Email Marketing Service – I haven’t been using this too long, but if you read anything about internet marketing, you will certainly hear about the incredible value in having an email list. I have been happy with Aweber thus far.
    Google’s Keyword Tool – This is a great tool to get ideas about popular keywords as well.

    SEObook Keyword Tool – I use this to get a ballpark estimate of how many people are searching for particular key phrases.
    SocialPoster – This tool allows you to submit articles to multiple social sites. I used to use it to submit to about the top 5-10 social sites.

    Hittail.com – This one provides ideas for articles based on what you have previously written about and could probably rank for. I just noticed that the free version is gone. If you have a blog that is established it might be worth paying $10 a month for it – I suggest doing the free-trial and see how much it helps you.

    Stock.xchng – The best free stock photography site I have found.

    BigStock - The best cheap stock photography site I have found. They have lots of images that you can get for just about a buck.

    Feedburner – If you have a blog, you will want to burn a feed. Feedburner makes this fun, organized, and easy…
    A few more tools that may be worth checking out…

    Scribe SEO Tool for WordPress – I wrote a more thorough review of this tool that the blogging tips subscribers received (you can sign up for free below if interested). But basically, I tried it out and decided not to continue to use it because I thought it was priced a little to high for what I got from it. It can make the SEO process a bit easier, but I just wasn’t sure about spending $27 on it. If they lower the price, I might recommend it a bit more.

    How To Build A Successful Blog Business – I haven’t read this ebook yet, but some of the biggest names in the business have some great things to say about the book.

    Frugal Theme for WordPress – This is another premium theme like Thesis and I haven’t tried it out yet, but it seems to be gaining popularity.

    Yaro Starak’s (and Leslie’s) Become a Blogger Training Course – I haven’t tried this, but have heard good things about it. Yaro is an extremely successful internet marketer and I have learned a whole lot from him. If I were starting out today and could afford the program, I would do it.

    Ok Next……!

    If you want to earn money using blogging websites then I will suggest you to use following websites:

    1. Sponsored Reviews
    2. Link Post
    3. Review Me
    4. Shvoong
    5. Smorty
    6. PayPerPost
    7. 451 Press
    8. Be A Guide (About.Com)
    9. BlogBurner
    10. Blog Feast (Service Discontinued)
    11. Bloggerwave
    12. Blogitive
    13. Blogsvertise
    14. Blog To Profit
    15. BOTW Media
    16. Creative Weblogging
    17. DayTipper
    18. Digital Journal
    19. Helium
    20. In Blog Ads
    21. LoudLaunch
    22. Squidoo
    23. Weblogs Inc
    24. Wise Bread
    25. B5media

    Few helpful sources to make money with blogging:

    1. Blogging for Money - 7 Blogging for Money Ideas
    2. Make Money Blogging : @ProBlogger
    3. How to Make Money Blogging - Sugarrae
    4. A free blog vs a self hosted blog - Which is better? | The WordPress How To Blog
    5. Make Money Blogging - 4 Simple Ways to Blog Your Way to Bank | The WordPress How To Blog
    6. How Many Blogs Should You Have - Benefits of Owning Multiple Blogs | The WordPress How To Blog
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  • Profile picture of the author showravhauqe
    A blog is a discussion or informational published site. Blogging = when you publishing your article on it.
    Make money = Do SEO get lots of traffic, apply for adsense or anything else, involve with affliate program, write review for the product in your blog.
    For more help like make a awsome blog youtube is a open source for practical learning I thought.
    it looks simple but you have to do hard work.
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  • Profile picture of the author napoleonfirst
    Blogging is the use of a software platform that allows you to easily update the content of a website. search engines love blogs becausemost they are updated more frequently than the normal websites.

    To make money blogging you need to know SEO, ppc, how to deal with Wordpress and some other facts. You should read as much as you can here the WF everyday if you want to get resuls.
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  • Profile picture of the author clik2000
    Check the website in my signature :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author thedanbrown
    Wow, what a question...

    Blogging is so many different things.

    In short, content on a website is a blog...

    Are you interested in starting a blog?
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