How
to Use Articles to Make Money Blogging
Do
you have a personal blog? If you do, you
may enjoy having the opportunity to share what is happening in your world with
your friends and family. Many long
distance friends and family members use blogs as a way to stay in touch, but
did you also know that blogs can be used to make money?
If
you are interested in turning blogging into more than just a hobby, the first
thing you will need to do is start from scratch. This is important if your blog is a 100 percent
personal blog. If your blog discusses an
important topic and your personal
life at the same time, like your struggles
attending college, this blog may work as a profitable blog. Blogs that are informative, yet have a small
personal touch tend to be the most successful and most profitable.
As
nice as it is to hear which type of blogs typically stand to make the most
money, you may be wondering how the money is made. Unfortunately, many individuals mistakenly believe
that you must have a product to sell online to make money, but that isn’t
true. Blogs that are filled with
interesting content, especially on topics that are in demand, can make money
through advertisements. In fact, with a
few reputable advertisers, you may be able to make more money than you would
selling a homemade product.
As
for how you use articles to make money with blogging, a blog needs to have
fresh content. The more readers you get,
the more money you are likely to make.
At the very least, you should make three blog postings a week. Many professional bloggers, namely the ones
who make the most money, make multiple posts a day! However, if you are just getting started, you
should aim for one post a day.
For
many, a blog post is considered an article, but for others, there is a
difference. Most articles, that are used
for website content or article directories, average around 500 words each. What is nice about a blog posting is that it
can be as long or short as you want. You
just need to make sure that your post is informative, but if you can get your
point across in a hundred words or less, do so.
With
that said, there will be occasions where you will want to add articles to your
blog. These articles should be around
400 words each. Articles that are longer
in size are ideal for increasing the traffic to your blog. With longer articles, your blog stands a
better change of getting picked up by the well-known search engines, like MSN,
Google, and Yahoo.
Speaking
of search engines, one of the most successful ways to make money with articles
and with blog postings is to learn about search engine optimization (SEO). After a close examination, you will learn the
importance of keyword articles. Also
online, you can find numerous keyword research tools. These tools can tell you what internet users
are searching for based on one simple word.
For
example, if you want to write a blog posting or article on ways to save money,
you will see that the phrases “ways to save money,” “how to save money,” and “strategies
to save money,” are popular search terms.
If you incorporate these phrases into your articles, readers should be
able to find your blog through the search engines, with little or no work on
your part.
If
you are interested in making the most money with your blog and articles, you
will want to rely on more than just the search engines. You can also write and submit articles to
article directories. When you do so, you
can provide a link to your website.
Article directories also allow others to display your article on their
websites, provided all links are still attached. This gives you a lot of potential to make
money through advertisements.
Speaking
of advertisements, they are how you make money writing articles. To increase your changes of making money,
start with Google AdSense. Next, move on
to affiliate programs. You will be provided with eye-catching banners. Be sure to choose related advertisements. For example, a blog that focuses on saving
money should have Wal-Mart ads displayed and those for other discount
retailers.