Monday, April 8, 2013

Blogging 101: How Bloggers Earn Online


Have you ever imagined having a work at home job and earn a living at the comforts of your own home?  Work at home is not impossible nor is it not even a myth.  As a matter of fact, there are lots of successful stories of work-at-home freelancers who earn big bucks online.
Using your computer or laptop plus good internet connection one can already start earning a living at home.  If you are interested to work at home, you can easily get a lot of helpful guides and training online.  The internet is a rich source of valuable information on how you can start working at home.
One of the most popular ways to earn online is through blogging.  A person who writes blogs is referred to as blogger.   The blog is a short term use for web log which means a daily account of what are the happenings on a person’s life.
There are actually two kinds of jobs that a blogger does.  One is to become a professional blogger who writes blogs for a company and then get paid for the articles written. The company may hire them to write for the company's website.  
The second type of blogger is Self-employed Blogger who writes and market for their own blog. They may have one or more blogs that he or she owns.  The blogger can be paid through the advertisements posted in their blogs using affiliate marketing in Amazon, Commission Junction or Google Adsense.  Their income will depend on the revenue generated by the blog.
They can have their very own website by using a free or paid blog hosting site.  They build their own website and sell their own products or services online. 
If you want to start a blog. All you need to do is find out your niche.A niche is the area of expertise  that you would love to blog and share your expertise with your audeince.  Then, you have to build your website where you can post your blogs.  
You may use a free website like Blogspot or Wordpress.com.  But experts suggest having your own domain name and hosting site so you can enjoy and maximize all the sites features.  You also need to promote your website so you can attract more visitors andsoyou can earn revenues through the advertisement posted in your blog.