Problogging: Making Money From Blogs Part 2

Blogging For Dollars

Today, more than 3 million blogs can be found in the Internet. This figure is continuously growing, as the availability of various blog software, tools, and other applications make it easier for just about anyone to update or maintain the blog (even those with little or no technical background). Because of this trend, bloggers can now be categorized into 4 main types:

Personal bloggers - people who focus on a diary or on any topic that an individual feels strongly about.

Business bloggers - people who focus on promoting products and services.

Organizational bloggers - people who focus on internal or external communication in an organization or a community.

Professional bloggers - people who are hired or paid to do blogging.

Problogging (professional blogging) refers to blogging for a profit. Probloggers (professional bloggers) are people who make money from blogging (as an individual blog publisher or a hired blogger).

Below are just some of the many money-making opportunities for probloggers:

*Advertising programs
*RSS advertising
*Sponsorship
*Affiliate Programs
*Digital assets
*Blog network writing gigs
*Business blog writing gigs
*Non blogging writing gigs
*Donations
*Flipping blogs
*Merchandising
*Consulting and speaking

The following are a few things that you need to consider if you want to be successful in problogging:

Be patient. Problogging requires a lot of time and effort, not to mention a long-term vision.

Know your audience. Targeting a specific audience or group is a key to building a readership.
Be an 'expert'. Focus on a specific niche topic and strive to be the "go-to" blogger on that topic.

Diversify. Experiment with various add and affiliate programs that enable you to make money online (aside from blogging).

Do not bore your readers. Focus on the layout. White spaces, line spacings, and bigger fonts make a blog welcoming to read.

Certainly, it is possible to earn money from blogs. One just needs to take risks, the passion, and the right attitude in order to be a successful problogger.

Gabriella Roth
www.PlusPointWealth.com
P.O.Box 11781, Lexington, Kentucky 40578, USA

John V
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John C. Vincent/CEO/The Opt-In Magic System
http://LawOfAttractionSite.blogspot.com
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