How to Be a Career Blogger

Being successful as a blogger and blogging for cash is about understanding the bottom line. Usually, bottom lines are found in the income you are making from your blog. This guide will help you begin and succeed in the career of blogging for cash by referencing the experience of a freelance writer who makes more writing for blogs than anywhere else.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Learning your view on the blogging world. For many, blogging can be a real joy. Blogging is about quality---and no it isn't easy---but it can be a thrill to see your work rewarded as you learn your own view on blogging and make yourself stand out. Blogging for cash is a reality; blogging as a career is a possibility. The blogging world always has a place for talented freelance writers and you can come from anywhere, such as the cashiering job at the store or even the ad copy field. All you really need is the right guidance. Learning these steps is just the beginning because you will figure out more on your own if you keep at it.

2. Write what you know. Experience helps with your blog topics, and it can get old when you are writing articles you have no interest in. Develop a blog that has earning potential, yes, because you want a blogging career. But also consider the fact you will be writing many, many posts over the course of the blog's time. Write what you know, trying to incorporate money into the picture. The money will come, one way or another, and writing what you know will allow you to keep it up.

3. Actually making money. It took me months to really get my blogs earning cash. It can take a while to get some readers and you need an old blog to go the conventional route of posting paid ads. However, there are some sites that will let you make money within a month. An example is Pay Per Post, which allows a site only 30 days old and 10 posts to qualify. However, you need readers too, so make sure your marketing strategy is in place.

4. Choosing the right paid blogging service. Actually, use as many as you can. I have used five blogging services over the past several months to make good money. The best two that pay the most are Smorty and Pay Per Post. Those should be the hallmarks of earning an income as a blogger. Start your blog today, because it takes one to three months before these sites will allow you to register. Once you're in, you'll want to post three to five articles a week.

5. Promote, promote, promote. You will need a marketing strategy, and to do that you need to start building a list of sites similar to yours, maybe even before you start the blog. Ask them to exchange links. Do whatever you can---without spamming---to get your blog going. Tell all your friends about it and maybe even start a My Space account to get new readers.

6. Endgame. Choose blogging topics wisely. The first blog you start will be a learning experience, so don't worry if you the blogging cash isn't rolling in. It takes a while and a lot of thinking to get going. Now that you know just about any site can post blogging ads, you are ready to start blogging and earning.

Tips & Warnings

• Be careful of what you post. Avoid doing racy material or posting ads for sites that look like they have a bad business philosophy.
• Paid blogging may mean your Google Page Rank goes down. This ranking allows you to get more readers and is very important for blogging cash. Be careful about about posting too much paid posts early. Google Page Rank is really important, but if you lose it, you can always ask for reconsideration on its rank by contacting Google.