Create A Blog To Make Money Online Tip #2
In Make Money Online Tip #1 I suggested that anyone wanting to create a blog to make money online should think about blogging about their hobbies rather than taking on internet marketing.
Oh, you didn’t read tip #1… Here is a link to Create a blog to make money online tip #1.
You have a niche, it’s a hobby but don’t go with it just yet. Be sure you do keyword research or you are just hoping it will be a successful money making blog. How to Choose the Right Keywords for Your Website When You Want To Make Money Online.
Now on to tip #2 on creating a blog to make money online.
Don’t Try Getting Money From Your Readers Before You Gain Credibility.
I have seen so many new bloggers concentrate on making money before they pay attention to getting and keeping readers. It’s like having a sale and drawing people to your store before you have any inventory. Lots of advertising and no content so people walk in and turn around and walk out, perhaps never to return.
Instead of plastering ads all over you site give your readers something to read. Give them a reason to stick around and even more important give them a reason to tell others about you. Do you think they will tell others to go see your site if it is only advertising? I somehow don’t think that will happen, so pay attention to content and in no time you will have readers.
When Should I Put Advertising On My Blog?
Alright on this point I don’t have an exact number here. I think that you need enough content on your blog and enough traffic each day so you can check out your stats to see what interests your reader the most. At this point you will have a idea of what they want.
Once you have established a readership of more than 100 unique visitors a day you can add advertising a little at a time. Don’t go wild with advertising over night, it just seems to turn people off and away. Always focus on what will keep your readers coming back.
When I create a new blog I wait until I have enough readers on a regular basis and then I start to ad Bidvertiser Adblock to the top of my page or the top of each post. It’s a gentle form of advertising and gives your readers options if they don’t find exactly what they came for.
Using Bidvertiser ads is a great way to make money online with your blog without making your site look like a billboard of ads. Be sure you set your adblocks to look like part of your site. If your site color scheme is blue and you have adblocks that are green or red they will stick out like a sore thumb and turn your readers off.
On the other hand if you choose colors that match your color scheme your ads look like they belong and are actually a part of your blog. When your readers see the matching ads they don’t turn their eyes away from the ads and have no problem clicking them for more information.
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Great read. 100 unique visitors doesn’t sound too bad of a threshold before you should start monetizing. Unfortunately, I’m more along the lines of 25ish per day. I think it would be difficult to integrate ads into new blogger’s website, as we usually get ours for free from the web. I’ve seen many nice sites get mauled by the addition of ads. Makes me not want to go back anymore. And, don’t be like john chow and place ads all over the place!