Its Friday! And now I see how the $Money is Made

Well my first business week of blogging is coming to a close and I have learned quite a bit. Yesterday evening I did some research on other blogs trying to see how people really make money doing this. I was referred to this one blogger that started out on blogger just like me but is now bringing in over $20,000 for the first 6 months of the year. How does she do?????

Its all about sales, ads, and traffic. When most people go to the Internet they are trying to look up information. It may be about the latest news story, or celebrity gossip they overheard at the water cooler, or some new diet they heard about on Oprah. Well if you can get the latest news stories on your blog page as headlines its a possibility that google will have your site come up during the search. That will get you traffic.

Then you get the advertisements on your page from various affiliate programs. Many companies are trying to advertise online, so find out if they have a program where you can benefit. There are ways to find out which programs are popular and successful and has the best commission rates.

Thirdly, its about sales. The one blog I researched made great commissions off of book sales via Amazon.com. The key is putting the right products on your page. If you are not sure, you may want to start with what are overall hot sellers for Amazon or find out the "demographics" of your readers. I have uncovered statistical programs that can tell you all about those who have visited your site.

Lastly, you have to make a choice. Do you want to create and work at a blog that is created only to make commissions or do you want to write about things you truly enjoy. I suggest the latter because that is what will keep your readers coming back. The other option is to try both. Nowadays, its not uncommon for "bloggers" to have multiple blogs with different content and purpose.

Give it a shot and let me know how it goes!!!!!!!!