Help me get started with a blog and make money? |

By - Philip Harman

Help me get started with a blog and make money?

Question by Tiffany: Help me get started with a blog and make money?
I’m thinking of making a blog and using Google Adsense to make money for my family.
but I know they pay you by how many clicks you get,
but Can anyone suggest some ideas on what to blog about and get started? and any other ideas I may need?
Thanks,Tiff.

Best answer:

Answer by kee
Typically, you will not make thousands of dollars, but you may be able to make a little spending cash. Making money from ads on the blog is just one way to earn. Also, you can be hired as a blogger (see a list of job boards here: http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/01/03/the-five-best-pro-blogger-job-boards/ ).

See http://problogger.net for a wealth of information on not only starting a blog, but also how to make money while blogging. Here’s a couple articles from that site: http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/02/14/blogging-for-beginners-2/ and http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/12/06/how-bloggers-make-money-from-blogs/ .

Here’s my advice:
1) Try to develop a purpose(s) for your blog. It’s not mandatory, but you’ll likely need a larger motivator to keep a blog going than a little spending cash. Spend a significant amount of time developing your blog identity. Here are some articles to help:

“Developing Your Blogging Identity”:
http://www.dailyblogtips.com/developing-your-blogging-identity/

“20 Types of Blog Posts – Battling Bloggers Block”
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/29/20-types-of-blog-posts-battling-bloggers-block/

“Lack of Ideas? You’ve Got to Be Kidding!”:
http://www.dailyblogtips.com/lack-of-ideas-youve-got-to-be-kidding/

“A Simple Way To Develop Writing Ideas for Your Blog”
http://www.bloggingtips.com/2009/05/01/a-simple-way-to-develop-writing-ideas-for-your-blog/

“How to Choose the Perfect Blogging Topic”
http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/how-to-choose-the-perfect-blogging-topic/

“9 Steps to Better Blog Post Ideas”:
http://www.dailyblogtips.com/9-steps-to-better-blog-post-ideas/

“Use These 10 Tips to Write Your Most Popular Post Ever”:

Use These 10 Tips to Write Your Most Popular Post Ever

“Six Steps to Stress-Free Blogging Habit”:
http://www.dailyblogtips.com/six-steps-to-a-stress-free-blogging-habit/

2) Then, you’ll need to decide what type of blog that you want to create – a stand alone blog or a developer-hosted blog (which will have more restrictions, but will have more automated features). See http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/02/15/choosing-a-blog-platform/ for details.

3) After choosing your blogging platform or service, then consider design elements.

4) Develop a promotional strategy. You can’t expect to publish a blog and see traffic automatically build. See these articles for some help with that aspect:

Why My Blog Gets No Comments:
http://www.dailyblogtips.com/qa-why-my-blog-gets-no-comments/

Daily Blog Tips (Website Traffic Series – 20+ articles, see links at bottom of post)