Developing a successful blog that will also serve as a source of income is not a day job. It entails dedication and commitment. The first point to keep in mind by all bloggers is you need to learn the game of blogging before you can be a proud owner of a money making blog. For a blog to be regarded as an income heaven one, the following stages are very important:
1. Establish yourself
The first thing to do is to get yourself grounded by choosing an interesting content and the way your blog is setup. For a sustainable blog launch it is advisable to have between 10 and at least 30 articles before you launch your blog.
Some of the basic blog design include Search Engine Optimization (SEO), plug-in setup and making sure you have a reasonable number of backlinks so as to help in indexing your blog by the search engines.
The truth about this stage is that you are not going to make any reasonable money or you can even make your mind about getting any income. The recommended time for this stage stand about 3-6 months.
2. Increase Traffic
Having passed the first stage you will start getting comments on your blogs or even some regular readers while traffic to your blog will be on the increase from search engine as a result of your content indexing.
The growth in traffic to your blog can be depicted as the stage where one can start thinking about making income. Increase in traffic is a function of constant posting of good content and addition of quality backlinks on your blog.
Trying to establish relationships with other bloggers is also seen as assisting you in increasing backlinks. Backlinks are very essential pulling traffic to your blog by inviting regular visitor as well as promote your search engine status. To start getting an unlimited traffic in your blog it may take months, say between 6 months and 2 years.
3. Stability and Money Making
This is the stage where the blogger need to start making use of the traffic in making good money. Some of the requirement of the blogger include signing advertisement deal, optimizing Ad Sense performance and possibly trying out some affiliate programs.
It is also pertinent to note that maintaining quality content for your blog is still a priority. I am very confident to inform you that this is the stage where you can start reaping the fruit of your labour. To conveniently attain this height it may take about 6 months to a year depending on your drive.
4. Maintenance Culture
It is important also to know that if you don't want your blog to go extinct due to lack of quality and quantity of content. Though the amount of effort required at this stage to maintain a successful blog is far less compared to the one that will be expended to make it successful. And once your blog has adequately fit into this stage it can now be seen as a self sustaining blog with little or no encouragement from you. But content is still required.
I bet you if your blog can attain this stage it may possibly make you leave your job as a result of the incomes from your blog but most blogs never make it to this stage. Your own blog can get there because you have been avail with those things that might impede your getting there.
Conclusion
To be successful in blogging the following highlighted tips will go along way to help:
i. Blog about areas or niche of your interest or your area of professional qualification;
ii. Guard the growth of your blog like a growing business but remember it takes time and require hard-work; and
iii. Be aware that Rome was not built in a day and that your blog growth will take time but be persistent!
Tough time they say never last but tough people do.
To read more quality instruction or articles in having a successful and money spinning blog, please check my Internet community popularly known as "Blogging for Dollars".
Olufemi
Nigeria
1. Establish yourself
The first thing to do is to get yourself grounded by choosing an interesting content and the way your blog is setup. For a sustainable blog launch it is advisable to have between 10 and at least 30 articles before you launch your blog.
Some of the basic blog design include Search Engine Optimization (SEO), plug-in setup and making sure you have a reasonable number of backlinks so as to help in indexing your blog by the search engines.
The truth about this stage is that you are not going to make any reasonable money or you can even make your mind about getting any income. The recommended time for this stage stand about 3-6 months.
2. Increase Traffic
Having passed the first stage you will start getting comments on your blogs or even some regular readers while traffic to your blog will be on the increase from search engine as a result of your content indexing.
The growth in traffic to your blog can be depicted as the stage where one can start thinking about making income. Increase in traffic is a function of constant posting of good content and addition of quality backlinks on your blog.
Trying to establish relationships with other bloggers is also seen as assisting you in increasing backlinks. Backlinks are very essential pulling traffic to your blog by inviting regular visitor as well as promote your search engine status. To start getting an unlimited traffic in your blog it may take months, say between 6 months and 2 years.
3. Stability and Money Making
This is the stage where the blogger need to start making use of the traffic in making good money. Some of the requirement of the blogger include signing advertisement deal, optimizing Ad Sense performance and possibly trying out some affiliate programs.
It is also pertinent to note that maintaining quality content for your blog is still a priority. I am very confident to inform you that this is the stage where you can start reaping the fruit of your labour. To conveniently attain this height it may take about 6 months to a year depending on your drive.
4. Maintenance Culture
It is important also to know that if you don't want your blog to go extinct due to lack of quality and quantity of content. Though the amount of effort required at this stage to maintain a successful blog is far less compared to the one that will be expended to make it successful. And once your blog has adequately fit into this stage it can now be seen as a self sustaining blog with little or no encouragement from you. But content is still required.
I bet you if your blog can attain this stage it may possibly make you leave your job as a result of the incomes from your blog but most blogs never make it to this stage. Your own blog can get there because you have been avail with those things that might impede your getting there.
Conclusion
To be successful in blogging the following highlighted tips will go along way to help:
i. Blog about areas or niche of your interest or your area of professional qualification;
ii. Guard the growth of your blog like a growing business but remember it takes time and require hard-work; and
iii. Be aware that Rome was not built in a day and that your blog growth will take time but be persistent!
Tough time they say never last but tough people do.
To read more quality instruction or articles in having a successful and money spinning blog, please check my Internet community popularly known as "Blogging for Dollars".
Olufemi
Nigeria
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