| Blogging has been around for several years now, | | | | adsense or other chosen income streams. But the |
| and is more than a fad. Its not only the realm of | | | | really savvy business owner uses the blog for |
| pimply faced teenagers and internet addicts. If | | | | keyword marketing, and to drive traffic to sales |
| you seriously want to earn money online, you | | | | pages, or squeeze pages (more about that in |
| need to be blogging. Blog is the abbreviated | | | | another article). |
| version of "web log". They were originally used as | | | | The words in the blog give your overall site higher |
| a type of online diary for people who wanted to | | | | visability. You can use blogs as one accountant I |
| record their thoughts for posterity sake, and | | | | know does and keep your customers and clients |
| share information with friends and the world in | | | | informed of accounting strategies, which in turn |
| general. They are still used in that way but many | | | | keeps them reading the blog, and keeps them |
| in the business community see blogs as a way of | | | | linking to his sales page where he also provides |
| developing true "content oriented" websites. | | | | other services like tax prep, bookkeeping, credit |
| These websites not only help the business earn | | | | repair, etc. |
| money online, but also provide true content and | | | | You can use a blog to organize your own |
| value for people reading them. The other major | | | | thoughts in a format that is accessible to you |
| reason blogshave become popular with businesses | | | | anywhere in the world. If your planning to earn |
| of all kinds, is that they are free. | | | | money online, then you need to keep track of |
| Google's "blogger" site is free for anyone with a | | | | your business objectives. A blog is the perfect |
| google account. They provide what amounts to | | | | format for this. You expand your business plan, |
| unlimited storage space for all your thoughts, as | | | | something you need to do anyway, and it is |
| well as a place to advertise without any cost. | | | | accessible so that they can read about your |
| Savvy internet marketers earn money online by | | | | business also. The more information you provide, |
| getting as many hits on their sites as possible. | | | | the more visible your site becomes. Its like |
| Blogger blogs are indexed in search engines very | | | | automatic advertising in a format that search |
| quickly compared to standard page sites. The | | | | engines love. |
| rapid indexing allows you to show up in search | | | | Blogging platforms are generally free. Google's |
| engine results pages (serps) far quicker than the | | | | Blogger is hosted on their servers, so you dont |
| standard method of search engine submission. | | | | even need a hosting account yet. But you may |
| Many blogger blogs are indexed within a few days. | | | | want to get one. If you have your own domain, |
| I have actually seen some indexed with a few | | | | your blogger blog can be hosted on your account |
| hours and the faster your site shows up in the | | | | also. It gives you a little more control. If you want |
| SERPS the faster you can start to earn money | | | | even more control over your blog, try using |
| online. | | | | WordPress. Its a free blogging platform that you |
| Search engines love text. Pretty pictures and | | | | can host on your account, and you get all the |
| graphics are great, but the search engine spiders | | | | code so its completely configurable. Go to google |
| read text, they live for text. To the crawlers | | | | and use a search query like "powered by |
| text is everything, and text is something blogs | | | | wordpress" and you can take a look at hundreds |
| provide in abundance. Pumping up your visability in | | | | of WordPress blogs to see how they can be |
| the search engine rankings gets you more hits, | | | | configured. |
| and blogs have plenty of "just plain words" for | | | | Now you have a brief introduction to blogging. |
| the search engines to read. | | | | This is an extremely powerful communication and |
| You can run a blog alone, or as a supplement to | | | | marketing tool. Use it to your advantage and soon |
| your existing website. many successful | | | | you will start to earn money online like hundreds |
| entrepreneurs earn money online with just a blog | | | | of other blog marketers. |
| that promotes affiliate programs, or Google | | | | |