Transforming A Blog Into A Business Or A Second Income

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Tired of those long commutes to the office in the morning? Perhaps you have fallen out of love with your career, and you want a change, maybe a way that you can work from home and avoid office stress. If this sounds familiar, you may want to give making money through blogging a go. Or better yet, keep your current job and use blogging as a second income to improve the quality of your life. Long days in the office are a lot more bearable when you have a luxury holiday to look forward to at the end of the month. If you’re interested, keep reading because we are going to show you exactly how to get started blogging online.

Step 1: Choose what type of blog you are going to build

A blog can be about anything, literally anything at all. But, if you want it to make money the best place to start is with a topic that you know or have a passion for. As an example, you may want to start a blog based on advice to do with your last job. Or, you may want to write about your daily home life raising your children and the hardships of marriage. These are just two examples that people have made a fortune on writing about online. Remember, if you start off with writing about something you know you can always expand into uncharted territory with a second blog later. Try to find a niche territory where you can add a fresh voice.

Step 2: Choose A Blogging Platform

There are plenty of different platforms you can use for blogging. So, you need to find what the best blogging site for your needs will be. If you want your blog to be professional and business orientated, you might want to try Blogger. But, this isn’t for everyone and a lot of bloggers believe that WordPress gives you the most freedom. The only problem with WordPress is that it is perhaps the most popular choice, so there is a lot of competition and a struggle to get your work seen.

Step 3: Fill It With Content

When writing content for your blog, there is one abbreviation you need to be completely comfortable with and that is SEO. Search engine optimization is one of the only ways that you can make sure your blog is found online. If you are using WordPress, your blog articles will be read by other users as long as you tag articles. The more tags you use, the more views you will likely to receive but try not to go overboard. However, if you want your blog found by the average internet user SEO is your best option. Simplified, SEO is the use of keywords on an internet site that people search for when looking for what you are writing about. For instance a DIY blog would have the keywords: DIY, do it yourself, home repair, home improvement, etc. If you do this, your search engine ranking will increase, and more users will find your site.

Once you have got that sorted, you should update your blog regularly. If your articles are interesting, you will attract advertisers who will pay you to put ads on your blog. Once that occurs, you will be making money from your writing. You can then think about starting a second blog and following the same process. Goodluck with your new career blogging.