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| flickr.com Chantal Pare |
I Googled “how to monetize a
blog,” and picked three links that looked good on the first page. The first two looked a lot like sales pitches
for e-books products or courses. The third one had a splash page that led me to
a site that had a GREAT look. They too were selling, but in a way that was more
pleasant and in a way that gave me something for nothing (I found a bunch of
links and instructions for posting pics without violating rights.)
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| flickr.com Eric Weinke |
The third site has inspired me
to write even before finishing the reading that attracted me to it. A light came on as I was reading what 26
Expert Bloggers like to do to monetize their sites. I kept reading about how the best thing to
do, the most profitable and controllable thing, is to create your own
product. Until now I couldn’t fathom how
I could be an Online Advocate or create a “product” out of what I love to do.
Then I realized, “How many times have you googled for information?!” I can
create products that will be useful to others the same way they have been
useful to me.
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| flickr.com Angie Torres |
Another thought occurred to
me: “clear and measurable goals.”
This phrase occurs any time I want to create a plan or analyze a changing situation.
I can do that with my blog because I know how many subscribers I have, and I
have analytics built into my blog. There
are some basic things I need to do, even though I already have a blog; I need
to blog from my own domain, I need to have a clean site, I need to find my
niche and where others in my niche hang out, I need to build and maintain
connections.
Are you a blogger? Do you make money with your blog? How do you form connections with your blog?
