Things You'll Need:
- A blog host such as Blogger or Wordpress.
- A Topic.
- Resources.
- Adsense account if using blogger. Just another way to make a profit.
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Step 1
Choose a blog host you will be using, such as blogger or wordpress. These two are free and fairly easy to use, so I highly recommend. Also, you have the option to have google ads placed on your blog for free when you sign up for an adsense account. Google will give you a portion of the profits when any of those ads are clicked. Just another way to make a little extra income. Go through the steps of signing up and complete your profile.
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Step 2
Start posting useful information that pertains to your business. When you have information people want, they will come to your site to find it, as well as follow it for any updated posts.
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Step 3
The more you update your posts, the more search engines will bring people to your blog. People will start seeing you as an expert as they read what you have written. The more interesting the content, the more you will become a reliable source for your customers.
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Step 4
Your business will gain recognition once your visitors get to know you through your content. Build trust, be helpful, and be generous with your content. Once someone learns something valuable from you, your business can definitely become elevated.
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Step 5
When you have completed your blog, or completed an update.... you'll want to Ping your blog. My favorite is pingomatic, but there are many other ones to use as well. This is used to update different search engines that your blog has updates. Good luck with your blogging, and I hope my article has been helpful.
Comments
sarahnap said
on 8/24/2009 Glad it helped! Good luck with your blogging!
jenbeth said
on 8/24/2009 Thanks for the tips, the more traffic the better!
pitroadtoad said
on 8/24/2009 Great advice... I'm going to apply Ping to my blogsite
pit-road-toad.blogspot.com/
5 stars... and a big ol' R!