Advantages of Running Ads on Blogs from the Start

There are many reasons about why running ads on your blog from the start has many advantages, such as:

• Reader expectations
When you start a blog without ads, some readers would expect your blog to be ad-free. Adding ads later could risk some loyal readers to be disillusioned and become upset, which could cause problems. So, you might want to run ads from the start and avoid any problems later.

Tools to Help You to Choose a Niche

There are many tools have been developed to help bloggers select a niche for their blog. These tools are very useful for those who are just starting their blog:

• AdWords Keyword Tool
To use Google AdWords service, you just have to sign up as an advertiser without the need to advertise anything. After you sign up, you can access many useful tools. One of the most useful is Keyword Tool. which allows you to search a keyword, and it will show how many people searched the keyword in the past months. It also shows you how many advertisers competing for that keyword in AdWords. This indicates the popularity and potential income of that particular niche.

Why Niche is Important for A Successful Blog

Blogging on a wide array of topics can be successful. But, the majority of blogs that make significant amount of profit and top blogs target a defined niche. Here are the reasons why choosing a niche is important for building a successful blog:

Earning More Income with Freelance Blogging

You can make income by writing for other people. It is enjoyable, profitable, and it is useful for promoting your blog and yourself. Obviously it is a good deal for the blogger, but what about the person hiring the blogger? People hire a freelance blogger for several reasons:

3 Blogger's Biggest Problems

Money Obsession

One of the saddest example is of a blogger who had been running a really successful blog, with growing and loyal following. Seeing this growth, he got bitten by the “money from blogging” bug so badly that it ended up ruining his blog. He deleted from his archive any content that had no income earning potential and added so many ads that it was hard to find the actual content. Eventually he ended up writing only on topics that he thought would be earners. In the end, he lost most of his readers and ended up with an uninteresting blog.

Earning Income Methods with Blogging

There are  two categories to make money from blogging which most bloggers use. Bloggers usually use one of these methods. But you can also experiment with both of these methods:

Direct Monetization
Using this method, bloggers are able to earn income directly from their blog. The examples are:

• Advertising
• Sponsorships
• Affiliate commissions
• Paid reviews

Indirect Monetization
With this method, bloggers earn income because of their blog. This could be taking your blog-derived authority, credibility, and expertise and using it for any of the following:

• Freelance contracts
• Books and ebooks
• Speaking engagements
• Consultancy opportunities
• Service contracts
• Running courses, classes, and workshops
• Membership sites and paid communities