| When I tell people that I have more traffic at my | | | | blog. Their content, since they don't have to |
| personal blog than I do at all of my niche blogs | | | | concentrate on keywords and SEO, is entertaining |
| combined their response is always - "So what? What | | | | and informative and it gives their visitors some kind |
| good is a personal blog? You can't monetize it?" And | | | | of an idea about who they're actually reading. It's not |
| that's where I think a lot of niche bloggers make | | | | just regurgitated streams of information. It's a |
| their biggest mistake. I not only have more traffic at | | | | glimpse into the personal style and life of each |
| my personal blog, it's how I make my living. My | | | | blogger. Their content forms a connection with each |
| personal blog pays my bills. | | | | of their readers and the readers return post after |
| I agree that a niche blog can make you some pretty | | | | post. |
| decent money. But only if you bring in the traffic. | | | | Look at the way you yourself surf the net. Do you |
| And it has to be targeted traffic, too. If you're niche | | | | have a niche blog that you visit on a regular basis |
| blogging about Yoga you can have thousands of | | | | because it's so fun and interesting to read? Chances |
| people a day visit your blog and not one of them will | | | | are - you DON'T. That's because most niche blogs |
| be interested in buying that $97 eBook you're trying | | | | are nothing but post after post of regurgitated |
| to push about Niche Blogging For Profit because all | | | | information presented in a robotic tone with maybe a |
| they want is Yoga information. | | | | little sugar on top but most times not. So if YOU |
| The thing about niche blogging is that you have to | | | | wouldn't visit your blog every day, how can you |
| spend so much of your energy concentrating on | | | | expect someone else to? |
| keywords and SEO and finding the right product that | | | | So how DO you make money with a personal blog? |
| you often forget to concentrate on the actual | | | | How do you even get someone to visit a personal |
| content of your blog posts. Especially if you're new | | | | blog? I promote my personal blog the same way I |
| to niche blogging. And if writing is difficult for you | | | | do my niche blogs. I belong to a couple of forums, I |
| anyway, it's even tougher when you're trying to | | | | do article marketing, I have an opt-in form and I do |
| concentrate on getting all of your keywords into all | | | | giveaways all the time and then I promote to my list, |
| the right places. By the time you're done your blog | | | | I do bookmarking, etc. |
| post sounds like it was written by a five year old or | | | | But I don't worry about keywords or on-page SEO |
| a robot and that's not going to keep your traffic on | | | | and I write about the topics that I want to write |
| the page. | | | | about. I use lots of music videos and polls to keep |
| We've heard it said a million times that Content Is | | | | my visitors interested and keep my blog light and fun. |
| King. But Content does NOT equal Keywords. | | | | And I've monetized my blog by using it to promote |
| Content is your message - it just happens to include | | | | my writing. I'm a freelance writer and I do eBooks |
| keywords when you're niche blogging. And keywords, | | | | and articles for people. So when someone asks me |
| when repeated often enough, can get to be a little | | | | how my blog is monetized, I just point to the page. |
| bit monotonous. Like a robot! | | | | But I didn't even think about using it as a promotional |
| Think about the blogs that you like to visit. Most of | | | | tool until I realized how much traffic I was getting. |
| the blogs that I go to on a regular basis are personal | | | | The biggest mistake most niche bloggers make is to |
| blogs. They may be based around a central topic like | | | | worry about monetizing their blog. It doesn't matter |
| fashion or cupcakes or school, but they don't have | | | | what product you're promoting or how much effort |
| any particular keywords or SEO structure to them. | | | | you put into promoting it if you don't have the traffic |
| They're just fun, interesting blogs. That I visit three | | | | to buy it. And it's estimated that your traffic will have |
| or four times a week. | | | | to see your offer at least 7 times before they |
| Yet these personal blogs I visit are all monetized in | | | | actually pony up and buy it. Are each of your visitors |
| one way or another and they all get tons of traffic. | | | | coming back to your blog at least 7 times? If not, |
| They don't have AdSense ads, they don't have a | | | | then you need to take a look at your content - not |
| bunch of flashing banner ads but they all make | | | | your product, not your keywords and not your SEO. |
| money - and some of them make a lot. And it's | | | | Look at your message and make sure it sounds like |
| because they have tons of traffic. | | | | something YOU would like to hear. When you treat |
| Now these are personal blogs and most of them | | | | your niche blog more like a personal blog your visitors |
| didn't start out with the idea of making money with | | | | will start coming back for more! |
| their blogs, they just started out to have fun with a | | | | |