Are you thinking about starting a blog? If so, you should know one very important thing. You need to start a blog that is going to be interesting to you. In other words, do not choose a topic that is not going to hold your attention for a long time. If you do, you will find out soon enough that your blog is going downhill in a hurry. With that being said, there are some topics that are sure to pick up a lot of steam as the months go by. If you can bring yourself to get involved with one of these topics, you will surely have a hand up when it comes to making money through blogging.
Here are the three topics that you may want to consider.
1. In today’s day and age, no topic is more common than health and fitness. Everybody wants to look good, feel good, and live a long time. For this reason, a quality health and fitness blog will go a long way. And since this industry is multi-faceted and continuing to grow, you can be rest assured that your blog will follow in that direction as well.
2. Believe it or not, blogs about making money online are not as played out as some people think. Sure, there are many of these around, but this is the case for a reason. When it comes down to it, there are millions of people who want to make money online. If you can give them useful information, your blog will surely gain traffic and earn money.
3. Through my experience, I have found that sports related blog have a lot to offer. After all, who doesn’t like sports? Even the most obscure sports have hundreds of thousands of fans. The key to success within this niche is to carve out a small piece of the pie. Instead of tackling a general sports topic, you should look into a smaller part such as a particular player or detail.
These are only three of the thousands of topics that you can choose to blog about. Although they may have the most potential, you need to choose a topic that you are interested in. This will allow you to have fun with your blog, and make regular posts without having to think twice.
Time and time again I have talked about reading others blogs. Not only will this teach you a lot, but you can also get some great ideas of your own by doing this. With that being said, I wanted to write a short post about three blogs that I frequent on a regular basis.
1. Johnchow.com – No matter what, I never miss a post by John Chow. I may make some money through my blogs, but not nearly as much as he does. If you are interested in making money online, John Chow is your guy!
2. Problogger.net – If you want to learn about blogging, this is the place to be. Darren Rowse is the master when it comes to making money with blogs, teaching others to succeed, and much more. The posts on this blog will keep you busy for months on end.
3. Janemayblogs.com – Although this blog is not as popular as the two listed above, it may very well be my favorite. This blog is written in a down to earth style, and the posts are easy to associate with your own ventures.
If you are not reading these three blogs, bookmark them today!
As I have mentioned before, Chrisblogging is my newest blog. At this time I have made about 30 posts, and traffic is building nicely. This blog is far from what I want it to be, but for now, progress is steady.
After a bit of contemplating, I have decided to sign up with PayPerPost. If you are unfamiliar with this service, it is not hard to understand. Generally speaking, PayPerPost pays bloggers to make posts that advertisers have ordered. While many think that this is unethical, I don’t believe that there is anything wrong with it. The way that I see things, PayPerPost is offering something beneficial for both parties. Bloggers have the chance to monetize their site, and advertisers can pay to get the word out about their company, etc. To me, it looks beneficial to everybody involved; even PayPerPost, which takes a portion of the profits.
PayPerPost outlines the sign up process in four simple steps. And after completing these, I agree that they are quite simple.
1. Sign up as a blogger
2. Submit your blog so that PayPerPost can approve it based on their requirements
3. Find and complete opportunities to the advertiser’s specifications
4. Receive your payment via PayPal. I have yet to experience this!
The sign up process is quite simple. PayPerPost asked for my first and last name, birthday, and email address. I also had to create a user name and password.
After following the confirm link that was sent to my email address, I was ready to go. This brought me to my “dashboard†of sorts. The last step that I took was to register Chrisblogging; I am still waiting on approval.
After I get the go ahead, I will let everyone know how I am going to proceed!
