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Blogging For Money – Beginners Guide #1

by DiTesco on November 3, 2009 in  Make Money Online
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Hello everyone and welcome to my blogging for money series. The series will comprise of tips and techniques that will guide you step by step towards building your online business. Please note that this series is about blogging for money and not personal ramblings, inspirational writing or anything of the sorts. Many of the tips I will be giving may not apply to you, if you are just in for the fun. However, if you are serious about building your business online, I vividly recommend you to follow all these steps. The one thing that you will see very often in these series is the phrase “Take Action“. You will learn and build your knowledge, however if you do not take action, everything here will be absolutely useless. So sit back, relax and let the series begin.

Getting Started

To make money online, you need traffic. No traffic, no money. I am sure that in some form, you have already heared about this. Let’s push the rewind button and start from the most important part of your journey to make money online.

Make A Plan:

This part is not complicated and does not have to be. Make it simple and stick to it no matter what. At every stage of the way, review the goals you have set and see how it has performed. Have you accomplished something, do you need to revise your plan, what went wrong, are common questions that you need to be answered.

Some things that you should put on your plan are the following:

Initial Expenses (Cash Flow): As with everything else business, there is always a little investment required. Be it buying a Domain Name or self-hosting your blog, there is always some cost associated with it. Examples: Internet connection, Electricity, Web Hosting, Advertising, etc..

Establish your goals: The milestones of your business are very important, as they represent your achievements in what you are trying to accomplish. Your objectives are also here to keep you focused on what you need to achieve. Here is an example of milestone you can set for yourself: get indexed in 1 month, first sale in 1 1/2 months, Rank in the top 30 for my keyword X in 2 months, etc.. Try to look for small steps that you can achieve evenly spaced in time and be as realistic as possible with your expectation.

Your Financial expectations: Let’s be honest here, we are doing this for money, right? So set up your objective and define your financial goal. What do you expect to make in the next 3, 9, 12 months? What steps you’ll have to take to achieve it. Start low and revise your plan as time goes by. You will be able to have a better picture of it later.

Set your strategy: Once you have achieved your goals, what will you do next? Will you set new goals and expand your business even further, or would you sell it? Would you just get bored and let your site die?

Ok. Hands on. Start and scribble something on a pad and let your ideas flow. You might be saying that I’m a newbie and I do not know what to do. Fair enough, just keep in mind that it is important to have a plan and the sooner you have it done the better.

On our next series, we will focus on choosing our niche, choosing a domain name and web hosting. Until then.

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1 Anil John @
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August 19, 2010 at 11:23 am

I am inspired.Never ever read such convincing arguement.

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2 John | Sytek MN Directory @
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August 5, 2010 at 3:12 pm

Thanks for the amazing guide Francis.. I really appreciate your ideas and expertise. From a beginners view, this is the best tutorial I could get.

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3 DiTesco @
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August 5, 2010 at 3:25 pm

Hi John. You are welcome. I am glad you found the information here useful. Don’t forget to go all the way to the rest of the series. I hope you find them informative and useful just as this one. If there is anything we could help you with, let us know.

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4 V.T.I (1 comments) July 14, 2010 at 8:16 am

I started blogging and I have not much experience making money from blogs,I’m very interesting with your article.Everything are startting with me.Thanks 4 share.
Best Regard

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5 DiTesco @
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July 14, 2010 at 9:51 am

Hi there and welcome to FamousBloggers. Aside from this article there are many useful and informative posts that will guide you to setting up and managind your online endeavors. I wish you good luck and much success.

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6 Mushfique @
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June 24, 2010 at 2:51 am

honestly speaking, i have read many articles on how to make money , but never came across such properly structured article for Beginners. Thank you for this informative article, moving on to article no.2

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7 DiTesco @
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July 14, 2010 at 9:49 am

Hi Mushfique. I am glad that you found this series for beginners useful and informative. I do wish you much success in your endeavors. Good luck and thanks for your comment

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8 CJ @
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June 12, 2010 at 5:22 pm

Such great advice man,
I know that when I first started my blog, I had no strategy whatsoever nor did I have a plan, so I was pretty much just aimlessly making progress… really slowly. Once I developed a strategy for building my website, that made all of the difference.

CJ

CJ’s last blog ..The Death of Summer Jobs and How 17 Year Olds Are Getting Rich

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9 DiTesco @
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June 12, 2010 at 7:07 pm

Thanks for your kind words CJ. And you are right, once you develop a trategy, it makes the whole difference in the blogoworld :)

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10 Bethany @
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March 26, 2010 at 4:05 pm

Thanks for this series. I’m a new blogger and this really helps!
Bethany´s last blog ..Tip #9 – Leave the Extra Weight at Home! My ComLuv Profile

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11 DiTesco @
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March 27, 2010 at 12:29 pm

you are welcome Bethany. Hopefully, the whole series will give you more information towards succeeding in your journey. Good luck and do visit us more often.
DiTesco´s last blog ..How To Discover Your Keywords On Search Engines My ComLuv Profile

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12 wniizzati @
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February 6, 2010 at 12:51 am

yup, it`s true
no traffic, no readers, no clicks which equals to no money.
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13 DiTesco @
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March 27, 2010 at 12:31 pm

You got that right, lol.
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14 Dinesh (2 comments) January 11, 2010 at 10:07 am

Helpful article.
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15 Kidgas @
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December 18, 2009 at 5:57 pm

Great article. I don’t know that I have a plan per se, but I do write down my goals and try to stick with them as much as possible. I really believe that if you don’t write down your goals, you don’t focus and accomplish little.
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16 Aswani @
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November 17, 2009 at 6:58 am

Really useful post for those who are new into this business and are desperate to make their dream come true. Hope it comes true one day with these tips :)
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17 gautam hans @
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November 13, 2009 at 3:24 pm

Great post!
I see a series here. I would love to follow up.
@virtuosoblogger
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18 chandan @
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November 12, 2009 at 3:26 am

Great advice bro. Here I want to say that please do not blogging for money, just blog as your hobby, once your blog gain lots of traffic and rank then money will follow you, you do not have to follow money.
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19 Michael Aulia @
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November 8, 2009 at 6:59 pm

I earn so little..perhaps because I don’t really have a set of goal. Just normally write posts and hope money pouring in by itself :(
Michael Aulia´s last blog ..Having a YouTube Slow Loading problem? My ComLuv Profile

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20 DiTesco @
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November 14, 2009 at 4:58 am

Sometimes all it takes is to stop for a moment and set some short term goals, racking it and then move on. You will be surprised that it works and you are able to tackle specific needs as they show up.
DiTesco´s last blog ..Amazon’s Make Money With Twitter Program My ComLuv Profile

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21 Teen Blogger @
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November 8, 2009 at 6:26 pm

Great easy start.

Am looking forward to the next post.

Although this is for beginners it’s always fun to read these kind of posts anyway.

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22 Tycoon Blogger @
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November 8, 2009 at 11:38 am

Great start to the series! I am looking forward to reading more of your blogging for money tips. You have motivated me to start writing some articles and get things moving here at Famous Bloggers.
Tycoon Blogger´s last blog ..Twitter Follower Management Tool – Tweepi Review My ComLuv Profile

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23 DiTesco @
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November 14, 2009 at 5:01 am

Hi tycoon. I’m glad this has given you the motivation to jump start your participation in the FamousBloggers. Hesham is doing a great job here and while there many alliances out there, I think that this is different due to being very specific. Hope it helps all of us to further “stand out”:)
DiTesco´s last blog ..Amazon’s Make Money With Twitter Program My ComLuv Profile

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24 Dennis Edell @
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November 5, 2009 at 3:15 pm

One very important rue was mentioned a couple times. Although it is very important to have a plan, and stick to it as much as possible, it is equally important to know when the plan may need revision and to do it accordingly.
Dennis Edell´s last blog ..Only 4 Ad Spots Left – Meet The First Advertiser! And The Pot Just Got Sweeter. ;) My ComLuv Profile

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25 DiTesco @
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November 5, 2009 at 4:31 pm

I agree. A plan is a starting point and sticking to it is very important. Nevertheless and as time goes by, this must be reviewed and updated to current situations. Many thing can change and in the sphere, that it is almost constant.
DiTesco´s last blog ..Amazon’s Make Money With Twitter Program My ComLuv Profile

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26 DiTesco @
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November 3, 2009 at 1:20 pm

@Shabnam – Thanks. I hope that these series will be of value and useful to you and everyone else that are serious about making money online. See you in the next posts.

@lawmacs – hopefully it will be brilliant and you have just raised the bar for me to keep it up. Thanks for your comment. Appreciate it and until then…
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27 Blazing Minds @
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November 3, 2009 at 1:17 pm

Wise words indeed, it seems to be a black hole for some bloggers on how to make a little cash on the side from there blogs, looking forward to the next part ;)
Blazing Minds´s last blog ..Joined LinkFromBlog Today! My ComLuv Profile

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28 DiTesco @
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November 5, 2009 at 4:29 pm

Hi Karen. thanks for the compliment. The next part will be coming soon (hopefully). We don’t want the excitement to just vanish, right. thanks for dropping by
DiTesco´s last blog ..Amazon’s Make Money With Twitter Program My ComLuv Profile

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29 lawmacs @
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November 3, 2009 at 12:40 pm

This will be a brilliant series every one wants to make money online and every bit of advice is important we look forward to the next part in the series
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30 DiTesco @
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November 14, 2009 at 4:59 am

Thanks LawMacs. Unfortunately I am running late on the series. I am preparing the next one though and should be out soon..
DiTesco´s last blog ..Amazon’s Make Money With Twitter Program My ComLuv Profile

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31 Shabnam Sultan @
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November 3, 2009 at 12:08 pm

Informative article :) .Very important tips for those who want to earn money through blogging. Looking ahead for more articles………..
Shabnam Sultan´s last blog ..Happy Halloween from Cassini spacecraft team My ComLuv Profile

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32 Hesham @
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November 3, 2009 at 12:22 pm

Very nice start, I am looking forward to see what’s coming up!

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