Ideas To Monetize Blog Websites

Did you know that you can be up and earning money online (from your very own blog) in less time than you may realize. In less than 6 months from now, you can become THE authority within the blogging community.

Instead of taking 2-5 years to increase your earnings, why not shorten your learning curve & sharpen your blogging skills? The best way to do this is to take a shorter path to success by using a system to monetize blog websites that you created or someone else has created for you.

The average person would assume that a blogger is some slacker college student who types on the Internet about random stuff. But what many people don’t know is that you can work from home as a content marketer (aka blogger) or freelance online writer about interesting stuff that lots of people want to know about.

 

Why Monetize Blog Sites In The First Place?

Blogs are updated with fresh content on a frequent basis. The time it takes to create a blog from start to finish and on a regular schedule requires the same effort an energy as any other type of work. Getting paid for your work is one way that you can continue to contribute to the following:

• Paying for training to refine your blogging skills – taking any type of educational course, purchasing training tools and paying for mentoring are all expenses incurred that are essential for growth. Earning fund from blogging helps to pay for these upfront costs of developing your blog into a profitable one.
• Receiving for your giving of service – using your skills and talents to offer service to others in the marketplace is a big reason to monetize your blog. When you are using your earnings to provide for yourself and give to others you are able to attract more success into your life.
• Becoming a professional blogger – getting paid to do something you enjoy places you into the category of professional. While there are some interns or trainees who get paid while they are in the learning process most of them work without financial compensation so that they can develop their skills prior to providing services professionally.

How To Monetize Blog Site Successfully?

Become an affiliate -

• the key here is to affiliate yourself with a product or service that you have experience and success with or are very familiar and trust the integrity of the product/service creator.
• shoot for products and services that offer higher commission percentages earned, strong follow up sales funnel, and high retention and reorder rate

Create your own products

Offer your services (local or global; online or offline)

• set up payment processing online for services you can offer to the marketplace. This can work of those who will be working locally as well as those who will be working outside of the local market

Once you are set up as an affiliate it is now time for you to produce and market content on a regular and consistent basis.

• produce regular quality content
• market your blog consistently and as efficiently as possible

 

The Numbers You Need To Monetize Blog Websites

Be aware of your statistics so you can rest assured you are creating optimal conversion rates for success. This start with installing tracking code on your website and/or using email auto responder software that allow for tracking via tracking links.

Play a numbers and conversions game

• Traffic numbers – how many people visit your blog/landing page/offer? The livelihood of your blog and earning from blogging depend largely upon how well you are able to start your blog, increase blog traffic, build relationships, and develop sharp marketing and sales skills.
• Opt-in conversion numbers – out of all the visitor that come to your website, how many opt-into your webform and into your email subscription list?
• Sales conversion numbers – out of all the people who see your offer, how many make a purchase?

Monetizing a blog can be a wise decision to make considering all the factors discussed above. Blogs are simple to create, allow an outlet for sharing our talents with the world, and have the ability to connect individuals together towards a common vision. When mixing finances into the picture, it’s also important for integrity to remain intact for the benefit of the blog audiences.

Happy blogging!

 

Ashley Porter

Skype: ashleyadrianna

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What Does Cyber Monday Mean To You?

Are you seeing Cyber Monday specials all over your computer? The people who are less than thrilled by the massive shopping chaos that happens yearly on the Friday after Thanksgiving, will be sticking to their computer to order digital and physical products online instead of in the store.  

Benefits Of Cyber Monday Specials

• Save time - The biggest benefit of Cyber Monday is that you If you know exactly what you want or at least have an idea of what you want, you can go directly to the website of your choice to order your product of service - online. The time it takes to do this is significantly less and can be done within a few minutes.
• Avoid long lines and waiting - waiting in long lines sucks and if you head out to shop for holiday gives and check out sales while the masses are out, you could end up spending a lot of time in long lines.
• Avoid travel time - if you live in a rural area or have lots of traffic in your city then traveling to the store to make purchases can take up lots of time you could be doing other things. Save time by cutting out the travel and purchasing online.
• Avoid aggressive salespeople - sometimes you end up purchasing more than what you planned or even something you don't want all because the in-store sales person has a way with words ;)

Drawbacks Cyber Monday Specials

• No physical (tactile) experience - some people like to touch products or play with them a bit by using a demo model. Think of that reclining massager you can try in the store before buying it.
• No taste experience - this could be very important for food items that you have never tried before but would like to try before buying.
• Buying something you don't really need or never intend to use just because it is on sale

Cyber Monday Specials for Bloggers

Channel the flow of online shoppers who are looking to buy. These types of visitors would be prime prospects if they land on your website during their buying process. This is especially true if your website caters to their needs, goals, wants, and desires. Offering discounts on your products or bonuses along with your products makes it more likely that your clients and customers will do business with you over your competitors. As an abundant blogger, you blog sites also functions as a store - in addition to learning hub. This is one of the biggest holiday weekends for retailers (brick & mortar stores as well as online stores). Cyber Monday is the perfect time to help others become aware of your website or blog and how you can assist them in reaching their goals. This is why it's important to leverage the holiday for making your business more visible to the people who are shopping online this holiday season.

Ashley Porter

Skype: ashleyadrianna  

P.S. Ready to release you inner blog creativity? Click to check out this sweet Cyber Monday specials.