Hello everyone, TGIF. How's your weekend plans going? Quickly, just
because not every blog/site that went on break on Friday will live to
see the next Monday morning, here are BlogOxygen's 5 things you need to
STOP telling yourself as a blogger/site owner.
1. Sophistication is equal to monetization: This is totally false. Your site can have a very simple design, yet garner enough traffic and sales to drown some more sophisticated sites. It doesn't actually follow. Do you know danielcrib is one of the simplest looking sites and one of the richest in Nigeria?
2. I don't need to invest: Then go ahead and make the money. There's no biz that doesn't require investments. Time and Energy expecially, over money. You'll write articles (probably pay writers), you'll pay for SEO, proofread your posts, etc. Investments are inevitable if you're a serious blogger/site owner.
3. I'll remain on free hosting: Don't let Linda Ikeji hear you say this one. Cyber Squatters are Real! Don't let the #2,500 or #3,000 you'll pay to get your domain name registered, put you in a situation like our dear Linda in future, where you are stuck with your .whatever.com or pay cyber squatters a hefty chunk to redeem your domain name.
4. I'll write all my posts myself: Without trying to "cheap-advertise" here, pls try to be realistic. You would have to pay writers at one point or the other, if you're a serious "looking-to-make-money" blogger. Else, the "after-publishing" tasks of sharing the link on social media, IM publicity, newsletter (for those who send), etc. would definitely wear you out and drain your passion. Except you're a weekly or monthly(period) blogger. Top bloggers know this and so should you.
5. It's been three months. I should've started making the money: Come take a hug. You must have probably read one of those "Make $1,000 in three weeks" ebook and started blogging - sorry about that. You see, there's more to blogging than the Info Marketer explained. But he needs to make his own money too. Doesn't he?... You can even spend six months without making a dime but don't let those months go to waste. Use it to build trust between you and your prospects. Use it to network your blog with other top ones in your niche. It's a matter of once the money starts coming in, it'll be worth the wait. Alright?
God bless every blogger/site owner reading this.
Cheers to your blogging success, be safe and have a great weekend.
source :NAIRALAND
1. Sophistication is equal to monetization: This is totally false. Your site can have a very simple design, yet garner enough traffic and sales to drown some more sophisticated sites. It doesn't actually follow. Do you know danielcrib is one of the simplest looking sites and one of the richest in Nigeria?
2. I don't need to invest: Then go ahead and make the money. There's no biz that doesn't require investments. Time and Energy expecially, over money. You'll write articles (probably pay writers), you'll pay for SEO, proofread your posts, etc. Investments are inevitable if you're a serious blogger/site owner.
3. I'll remain on free hosting: Don't let Linda Ikeji hear you say this one. Cyber Squatters are Real! Don't let the #2,500 or #3,000 you'll pay to get your domain name registered, put you in a situation like our dear Linda in future, where you are stuck with your .whatever.com or pay cyber squatters a hefty chunk to redeem your domain name.
4. I'll write all my posts myself: Without trying to "cheap-advertise" here, pls try to be realistic. You would have to pay writers at one point or the other, if you're a serious "looking-to-make-money" blogger. Else, the "after-publishing" tasks of sharing the link on social media, IM publicity, newsletter (for those who send), etc. would definitely wear you out and drain your passion. Except you're a weekly or monthly(period) blogger. Top bloggers know this and so should you.
5. It's been three months. I should've started making the money: Come take a hug. You must have probably read one of those "Make $1,000 in three weeks" ebook and started blogging - sorry about that. You see, there's more to blogging than the Info Marketer explained. But he needs to make his own money too. Doesn't he?... You can even spend six months without making a dime but don't let those months go to waste. Use it to build trust between you and your prospects. Use it to network your blog with other top ones in your niche. It's a matter of once the money starts coming in, it'll be worth the wait. Alright?
God bless every blogger/site owner reading this.
Cheers to your blogging success, be safe and have a great weekend.
source :NAIRALAND