Turning your blog into a profit center. It sound like a dream, right?
We’ll continue to talk more about these things here on SocialMouths, hopefully you can benefit from them.
In this post we’ll take a closer look at what I call a perfect setup for your online income powerhouse, in other words, the tools you need to run your blog as a business.
Notice that I don’t include advertising or affiliate programs as ways of blog revenue, it’s because I talk about blogging as part of a marketing strategy for business rather than becoming a full-time blogger.
One thing I will mention before diving into the list is that while none of these applications are free, they are very affordable. And since we’re already in the subject, I will also say that I do love the whole “Free” concept BUT (uuuh… the big “but”!), when we’re talking about our business, and I will assume we want to be successful at it, we should be open to invest.
So I’ll include the cost of each service and at the end of the post we’ll add it to see how much we need to spend in order to turn your blog into a true profit center.
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Writing content is not easy, no doubt about it.
Then we usually go and start worrying about how to make that content easy to share, how to provide valuable information, how to engage readers and so on to make it even harder.
How do you write your content? There are just too many things to consider…
In the last couple of weeks I was asked a few times on what are the things I consider when writing a post, so I thought of putting a list or items together which then turned into this post. I hope it can of help to you.
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One of the toughest parts of starting a new blog is getting some visibility.
The problem with doing your initial promotion post-launch is that at that point you have already develop a new series of activities such as content management or front-end interaction. These tasks will considerably reduce your time and resources.
What if you could instead create buzz around your blog even before its launch and before you drop a line of content in it? In this post I’ll share with you a few ways you can build hype about your launch and go live with traffic already coming in your door.
When it comes to planning, this is no different than doing so for your actual blogging in which we’ll assume you have a strategy for content generation, scheduling and stuff like that. In this case, you should also write a little pre-launch strategy.
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Last week I posted the Poll “What Is Your Biggest Struggle In Blogging?” and with your participation, this week we’re doing a come back with quick advice for each one of those points.
I like doing polls as a way of starting discussions on topics that are important to you, that way it’s not just my point of view. So first, thank you all for being part of it and second, feel free to use the comments section to express your thoughts. Maybe you have something to add or you simply disagree, it’s all good baby!
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One of the most complex aspects of running a site or blog is the keyword game. A little hard to understand and very tough to compete if you are not a SEO expert.
Since I’m very far from being one and the content of this blog is really intended for the business person and entrepreneur that is focused mostly on his/her business but wants to understand this game a little better, we’ll use a tool that is not only accessible to anyone but also very simple and user-friendly. In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, is KeyRow.com
You are going to discover a few things with KeyRow, starting with the keywords where your site is performing best, looking at the contenders in the category or even see who is dominating one specific keyword.
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It’s no secret that building backlinks is one of the most important aspects of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and one of the things you can do yourself to improve your rankings.
Now, are you aware of who is currently linking back to your site? In this post we’ll go over how to find out, setup alerts through a simple tool you already know, Google and see other options.
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Giving stuff away is a great way to raise brand awareness. Get yourself in the map.
Running a contest on social platforms can also give you great opportunities to start interacting with people and showcase your product or service.
While running a contest on Twitter offers some juicy advantages like very low cost, the opportunity to interact with the user on real-time or the possibility to go viral, you should also consider taking the time to have a strategy in place. After all, getting no response at all is no fun and, it can even make you look bad.
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If you are not a SEO (Search Engine Optimization) expert chances are you know very little about it but, is there anything you can do to better your performance on your own?
SEO is very complex and expensive but there are things you can do and tools you can use to work on the basics of your site’s performance.
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How To Promote Your Blog Before Its Launch
The problem with doing your initial promotion post-launch is that at that point you have already develop a new series of activities such as content management or front-end interaction. These tasks will considerably reduce your time and resources.
What if you could instead create buzz around your blog even before its launch and before you drop a line of content in it? In this post I’ll share with you a few ways you can build hype about your launch and go live with traffic already coming in your door.
When it comes to planning, this is no different than doing so for your actual blogging in which we’ll assume you have a strategy for content generation, scheduling and stuff like that. In this case, you should also write a little pre-launch strategy.
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