Blogger and Wordpress.com for Affiliate Marketing

Hello RunningFree,

In my personal experience I would not put an income producing site on a free service because THEY have complete control of your site. Your site can get up and making money and then be deleted. That is the main drawl back.

I made this mistake early on and had a page ranking very well for a great keyword. It was producing very well then it...was deleted.

If you plan to use a unique domain already it is very inexpensive to get a hosting account.

Then just go to Youtube and watch videos on how to install Wordpress.

Yep, there are limitations -- no affiliate marketing or AdSense on WordPress.com.

how long does it usually take for your sale press pro activation key to come through after purchase? been waiting for 3 days now:confused:

Wordpress.com would not work for affiliate marketing. Blogger.com would work but you have to be careful to follow the rules.

If done correctly a blogger blog can be very successful- you should put it on your own domain though an make regular backups.

Get not one but loads of you own domains. Blogger can rank high if you treat it with kid gloves.

Seems that in this day of ever more competitively priced domains and hosting packages, people are shunning free Blogger blogs.
Truth is it's a Google platform, so PROVIDED you follow the terms of service to the letter, Google likes these blogs.
Sure, wise advice to back the content up regularly, but I've never been unfortunate enough to have one deleted.
And as a learning device blogger is unbeatable. Easy to follow along, all the training you need, and no cost. If nothing else play around with one just to get the hang of things, if you do decide to go with your own site eventually.

Thanks everyone for your advice. I've seen quite a few Blogger websites ranking well for some competitive keywords and it stands to reason that there is an advantage to using that platform, and not only in terms of rankings but also in terms of convenience in getting a website set up.
One obvious advantage is that you are publishing content on a trusted and authoritative domain. However, I was just wondering if you use a custom domain do you still get those same benefits??

I use Blogger blogs for affiliate marketing, but they're not my main money blog. I would never build up something on a platform I don't control.

I'm not sure if either of them allow it, but IMO hosting and your own domain are a must if you are serious about making money online.

Use a self hosted word press blog not a free one. If you put a lot of effort into building your blog you do not what to wake up one morning and its gone. The blogger blog should just be used to point to your wordpress.org site.

Running,

Buy a self-hosted WP site. Own your real estate. Free platforms can be yanked from you in a split second.

Build a sustainable, prospering home business through affiliate marketing or any niche by hosting your real estate. Brand yourself effectively. Impress potential buyers. Enjoy the customizing process, because you can do a world of neat things through WP plug ins.

Create problem solving content. Meet a ton of fun folks on Warrior, and through other blogs.

But do stay away from any free blogging platforms like blogger or WP.com because if you want to hold onto your work and impress customers, buying hosting and going the WP route is the way to go.

Hope this helps.

I was thinking more along the lines of putting up a site to quickly test a market. If it proves profitable you could always invest more time and money in it with a self hosted website.

I recommend you not to do that because you have not all the control of your sites

If your serious about affiliate marketing then you really need to have your own domain and hosting.

If you do it right it'll pay for itself relatively quickly anyway.

I've got a few sites you can have a look at if interested, I'm not making the big bucks just yet but they're doing ok. PM me if interested.

Cheers

Why do so many people's blogger blogs get removed? too many affiliate links? porn?

Wordpress, HostGator, Godaddy, Amazon/Adsense/CB/CJ

This combination works for > 90% of affiliate marketers today.

I've had a Blogger blog banned before.... posted twice a week, was doing good... then Gaygle shut it down. Funny tho.... they are still my main default search engine lol.

If you really wanna build a solid affiliate business then those free blog network shouldn't be your choice. Get your own domain and hosting.

As someone that's been blogging for about a year (semi-newb), I do have some experience in the subject.

Let me tell you that... I personally find ANY limitations to your blogging to be a massive hindrance.

What do I mean by that? - The more "limitations" or "rules" that you have when you blog... Can be a HUGE detriment because you're constantly "tip-toeing" through your own content.

The problem with most free platforms is their draconian ruleset.

Meaning, if you piss them off or violate their ambiguous "Terms of Service" they can terminate your blog and your content goes "Bye Bye".

Do you think an arbitrary set of "Terms" LIMITS your creativity? Or helps it? Do you think limitations make it EASIER to create quality content, or HARDER to create quality content?

That's not the way a healthy blogger should conduct business.

What I'm eluding to here... Is that you should have your OWN hosted content.

That way... You never have to "tip-toe" through anything. Because you make your own rules. (Within reason of course).