Firstly, there is a lot of garbage written by some so called experts. They tell you, for instance, that it's necessary to have a proper domain name, a well designed website and that you have to spend money to succeed. They also spout lots of other rules about SEO, keywords and so on.
Okay some of these extras may be able to help you along the way but the reality is that you don't need all this - unless you particularly want to go down that route.
Like all 'experts' they like to mystify the subject they write about. It makes them sound all the more important when they use special abbreviations and dress up what they say in fancy words.
The truth about making money with blogging is in fact quite simple.
First it's about what you write. It doesn't have to be extra well written, it's just got to be either useful or entertaining. If you are lucky enough to be able to do both so much the better.
I was reading about Alice Cooper recently and, no, I'm not a fan! I am interested though in anyone who has been successful in any field. Anyway, Alice said that when he started out he was up against the likes of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Motown and so on. So he rehearsed. Nine-tenths of his time was devoted to songs and only one-tenth to his image.In Cooper's words, "If you don't have good songs you're no more than a puppet show."
If you are talking about blogs you can substitute the word 'songs' for 'content'.
The right content solves nearly all of the problems that experts tell us that we'll have to overcome to make money with blogs. It really is that simple.
The other simple truth is: the more traffic you have the more money you'll make.
Yes, blogging is generally a numbers game. There are exceptions but I'll cover this another time.
When I was involved with network marketing I remember that when I joined Herbalife they told me: Talk to some people and you'll make some money, talk to lots of people and you'll make lots of money. I chose to make lots of money!
Dress things up however you want but making money is in relationship to the number of people you communicate with. With blogging these people are your traffic or hits.
The first two truths about making money blogging are therefore.
(1) You need useful or entertaining content and
(2) You need as much traffic as you can get.
Sorry if that sounds all too basic or simple but life is simple, we tend to over complicate everything.
I'll cover some other aspects of making money with free blogs over the next week - as I see it.
Good luck,
Mike.
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