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The following article from blogging.org shows the importance and indeed, power of using a blog. In fact, the website gives great tips on how to start one, and how to make yours stand out from the ordinary. In many ways blogging is somewhat like posting on social media, in that you need five or so […]
Though not directly related to Online Reputation Management, one very interesting topic that people sometimes ask about is how to make money from blogging. We’ve posted a link to an article you can look at here about how to do just that, but being experts in blogging ourselves, we have some tips for sure. Usually, the first thing people think about is how to “monetize” their blog, or in other words, what revenue generating technique they are going to apply.
The problem with this however is it misses the big picture and main problem with making money off blogging at all, and that is: does anyone want to see your content? And, it’s not quite that simple either; to actually make money off a blog your content has to attract the attention of a VERY large group of people, several hundred thousand people or more in fact. It’s not as easy as just “throwing up some ads” and waiting for the dollars to pile up in your account. Often times, on places like youtube (for example) no one really knows what type of content is going to go “viral” or draw large crowds, although we have learned a lot about that in recent years. Things like “video games,” cat pictures, cute animals, videos with spoilers about very popular movies such as star wars, etc., as well as other things like that often go “viral” very fast. So if gardening is your topic, you want to make sure the type of information you’re putting up with that particular bend will draw in enough traffic (sometimes the answer would be yes, sometimes no, nor should you necessarily be discouraged if you feel your topic won’t draw traffic necessarily, you have to find the right angle).
In general with this sort of thing, you want to make sure you’re on the right path, and in the right direction. But check back here regularly at Online Reputation Tracker to make sure you’re on the path to looking your best online.