One of the hardest parts for anyone that is new to blogging, or misinformed about how to make money online blogging is what you really need to do. There are many different experts out there hyping crappy ebooks, quick fix scripts and programs and basically misleading people on what you need to do in order to make money with your blog.
While different methods do work differently for some people, it will all take some time and effort on your part to make it successful. There are many different ways to go about making money online. None of which are instant or quick. Yep, I said it and it is the truth. Just like with any business, you will reap what you sow. You get out of it what you put into it.
The big difference is that you can gain an advantage on the other “bloggers” that are having problems making it work because they don’t know how it really works, or they attempt to copy the so called “know it alls” and “experts” when it comes to making money online. Sure, if you are a big “A list blogger” out there with hundreds of thousands of RSS feed readers, you can make money pitching the latest and greatest products and ebooks that come along. Yep, that’s how they make their money online.
But who are the real experts that will guide you and lead you to making money online with your blog? Is John Chow a good example? Nope because he has to pay for his traffic to his sites and he blogs about what he eats and pawns crappy products and ebooks on his readers. That’s how he makes his money. What about Darren Rouse of Problogger? He’s a good guy, honestly he is and I respect him for what he has done with his site. He does have some good info, but, he makes most of his money with other sites than Problogger and his book.
So if you are tired of struggling to make it online, or want to learn more about search engine optimization techniques that will help increase your income, keep reading. If you want to learn how to dupe other unsuspecting “newbs” into buying your promised product that will make them rich in one month with one blog, you need to click out and go elsewhere.
Here is a list of the 3 biggest ways to having a success site that will earn you income.
Keyword Research
The first step is to find keywords that are high paying with Adsense, have enough search engine traffic that is searching for them, little competition in the search engine results and you can get a domain name with the keyword in the URL.
Sounds tough? Not really. You just need to find a niche, or keyword, that is searched often enough to make your efforts worth the time of creating a site that provides quality information about the product or service. This niche needs to have Adsense or other monetization methods that will give your search engine visitors a way to solve their issue by clicking the ad. They get the solution they need and you get paid.
Create Quality Content
Yeah, people say that you have to have quality content in order for people to read it. This is true. Plus if you use Adsense, you want to make sure that your site will pass a visual inspection without being flagged as a spam site. Quality content, when written appropriately, will use the keywords that you are targeting along with related keywords that will increase your search engine rankings automatically.
People that will find your site from the search engines are looking for solutions to questions that they have. When they come to your site and read your article, they will find great information about the topic they are searching for, and guess what. They will also find some ads on your site from companies or other places that will provide a tangible solution to their problems.
Get links
It used to be that in order to have a popular site you could bookmark they hell out of your posts and sites with places like StumbleUpon, Digg, MySpace and countless other social bookmarking sites. Yes, that would make your site popular for about a day or two, drive tons of traffic to your site and it might even generate a click or two on your ad. But your ad is showing so much that your CTR (click through rate) on your ads will kill your income in the long run. Plus it isn’t targeted traffic of people that are searching for your keywords or interested in reading your article.
The best and most efficient way to increase your search engine rankings is to get links to your site. Not only to your site, but your posts as well. This increase in links to your site will show the “popularity” of it to the search engines. When people like things online, they generally will either bookmark the site or write a post about it on their site and provide a link. By getting more backlinks than your competition (for the keyword you are targeting), you can beat them in the search engine rankings. This will drive quality traffic to your site which leads to better payouts on your Adsense clicks.
So, you might be saying “So how does all of this work? What is the best way to learn more about this?”
If you are truly serious about wanting to learn how to make this work and how simple it really is, there are a few sites that I recommend that you take a look at. These guys are the experts (notice no quotes, they are the real deal) and I have followed lots of the A-listers in the past. Take a look at Grizz’s blog where he writes a lot about how to make money with Adsense quite often. His site is one of the leading sites online because he practices what he preaches. Now, there are about 3 years worth of information on his site, so that can be quite a bit of info to weed through, however there is a new book that is out that condenses all of his methods and teaching down to readable portions. Plus, it has his recommendation and “stamp of approval”. Learn more about the Nomad’s Guide to Making Money Online. Trust me, I have read it and it follows exactly what Griz preaches, teaches and walks.
Another great option for you if you are more visual is to try out The Keyword Academy. This site is owned by Court and Mark, two great guys that have put together a system that really works. I have increased my Adsense income 7 times over what it used to be in 3 months by following their system. They teach, with videos, forums and more, how to do keyword research, find the best paying keywords that are worth your time to pursue, how to check out the competition, set up wordpress sites and more. You can join The Keyword Academy for a $1 trial for 30 days and have access to the videos and more. It is worth it just for the first couple of videos, it will open your eyes to show you a unique formula that will help you find the best paying keywords so you aren’t wasting your time.
Whew, this has been a long post! Please, if you have questions, ask. Let me know what you think!
