How can I earn more from my 25 Blogs?
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Does Anybody make cash online?
Posted by pices2004 • 1 month ago • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
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I make 100% of my income online and I have done so since 2007.
I have 32 blogs and 537 web sites, but I’m also online an average of 12 to 16 hours a day in order to manage all of them and keep them all current and up to date. It can be done, but not if you have a day job besides.
How I make money with them? Here are the sites that pay me:
Zazzle (I’m a professional artist, painter and illustrator)(I bring in about $200 per month here)
Squidoo (I write how-to and self help articles)(I bring in $75 to $200 per month here)
Etsy (I’m a doll maker) (I make $30 – $200 per doll sold)
LuLu (I’m a self published author) (I make about $4 per book sold)
Amazon (Marketplace)
Amazon (Associates)
Associated Content
eBay
CafePress
SpoonFlower (I’m a fashion and fabric designer)
Commission Junction
LinkShare
Share A Sale
PepperJam
Helium
Avon (I’ve been a representative for 16 years – sell exclusively online)
I use my blogs, FaceBook, Twitter, and MySpace to promote all of the above. I am also a member of more than 300 different forums and online groups. I also own 12 forums of my own besides.
If you want to make money the same way I do, just Google each of them by name, go to their websites, sign up, and than follow the instructions from each individual site.
I am constantly looking for new ways to make money online and every time a new site shows up I join up for it’s Beta Test run. Some flop and disappear after a few months, but a few (namely LuLu and SpoonFlower) go on to become big hits, and in the long run, it’s usually the Beta testers who end up being the big money makers down the road, so the earlier you join a site, the better your chances of a higher income.
It should also be noted that my blogs are far from new, I’ve been online on chatrooms and forums 6 days a week since 1997, and I’m a professional author who write between 2000 to 13,000 words per day.
My oldest blog was started in 2003, currently has more than 4000 posts on it, most posts averaging no less than 1500 words, is a very tight niched blog catering to self published authors, and since I started tracking it in 2007 has had over 200,000 unique visitors and usually gets over 1000 visits per day.
To make money online:
Be creative. Be unique. Be you.
Always remember that people read blogs because they want useful information, honest opinions, and to find others who think, say, like, and do the same things day do. Their first priority is to get unique original information. They do not come to your blog looking to buy something. If they want to buy something they are going to hop in their car and drive to WalMart, not rush to your blog!
Original content. NEVER EVER under ANY circumstances plagerize someone else’s work. If the writer catches you and reports you, you’ll end up with a $25,000 minimum fine and up to 25 years in prison.
Don’t think about money. Have fun. Talk about EVERYTHING that pops into your head, no matter what it is. Have fun. Interact with your readers. Sign autographs when your readers meet you in person (and believe me, if you become famous enough, they will find you!) Be real. Be you. Share your likes and dislikes. Talk on your posts the EXACT same way you talk face to face in person.
Write about things that make you happy. Forget about money. Don’t even think about making money when you are writing your blog posts. Write now, worry about money later.
Go niche. Know your topic. Love your topic. Live your topic.
Don’t know what to write? Ask yourself what you know and write about it: Do you love dogs? Write about dogs. Do you read Horror novels? Write Horror book reviews. Do you spend your free time watching for UFO’s? Keep track of your UFO findings on a UFO themed blog. Did you survive a drive by shooting? Write self help and support articles for other survivors. Do you like eating out every week? Write weekly reviews about local restaurants. Do you breed exotic fish? Than start a question and answer site where fish owners can ask for your advice.
Never give advice you do not follow.
Never promote a product you do not personally use. If you would never buy a Honda, than don’t tell your readers they should be driving one. If you’ve never been on a cruise, than don’t promote cruise line tickets. If you hate the smell of a certain perfume, don’t tell others to buy it.
Don’t be afraid to give bad reviews. If you had a bad allergic reaction to a new face cream – than warn others by sharing with them what happened to you!
Look around your house and find out what you use every day – toothpaste, soda, bread, shampoo – if you use it regular than you know it and love it and will be able to write a 100% honest review about it. Than Google it and find their affiliate program and start promoting it.
Most of the major name brands – including WalMart, Macy’s and Avon, use LinkShare to manage their affiliate accounts, so make sure you sign up with LinkShare if you haven’t already.
Read books, watch movies, listen to music, than join Amazon Associates and start reviewing (on your blog) everything you read, watch, and listen to.
And well, I’m sorry to have say this, but you kind of already need to have a lot of people seeking you out to begin with before you start blogging, if you want to make money at it. So, it helps to already be a celebrity and have tens of thousands of followers on FaceBook, Twitter, and MySpace as well. It’s kind of the “big secret” to my blogging success – I have crazy fanboys and fangirls who spend their time following me around online (and offline). Like I said – I’m a professional author, so people read my books than go looking for me afterwards, so it might help you out if you took up writing books first and blogs second.
And for those who would ask, (as people always do) what it is my 32 blogs are about. I’ll tell you. Each one is about one of my hobbies, which include: Ufology, CosPlay, Costume Making, Feral Cat Rescue (I currently have 16 cats), How to Survive Being Homeless and Getting Back on Your Feet Again (I was homeless for 3 years after a flood), Faeries and FolkLore, Self Publishing, Writing Advice, NaNoWriMo, Comic Book Collecting, eBay (I’m overly addicted to it), Autism (I have it), and My Religion (I started my own religious denomination more or less).
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