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Blogging For Money

Can you make money blogging? The answer is yes. First you need to decide what the focus of your blog will be and ad your own unique flavor to it. But you need not compete with other bloggers. Don't be afraid to be open and personal or to change your focus.

You can create a blog about your business if you have one. Make sure to have valuable information on there and not to overadvertise. People can tell if your main purpose is to make money.

Beginners may use Livejournal, Wordpress, etc. for their blogs.

Now that your blog is written, how to make money? One way is to use ads. Basically you get paid to post ads on your site. But remember you do need visitors to earn anything. For starters you can use GoogleAdsense or Yahoo Marketing. Text links will take up less space than conventional ads.

Second, you can use affiliate programs. You get a commission on the services or products purchased through your site or other action originating from your site. To find an affiliate program you can go to Commission Junction or LinkShare. Two of the best known affiliate programs are run by Amazon and eBay.

To keep traffic flowing you need to keep your information updated and fresh. Keep in mind who your target audience is and what information they would find useful to keep them coming back. Also make sure that your content is of good quality. Create and maintain a good reputation. Also you can include links to other sites on your blog to increase your traffic. The goal is to increase the traffic to your site because more visitors mean more money. The more people visit, the higher the likelihood that they will click on an ad.