3 Basics Every Blogger Should Know When Blogging for Money

November 24, 2009 by lawmacs

Why do we blog?! Is it for fun or profit? Blogs are a very important media tool for relaying information or for the promotion of products and services, sometimes just used for social interaction or a place to rant one’s personal feelings. Well my interest here is about earning from your blog. If you have a website it is very easy to either convert your website to a blog or simply add a blog to it, the latter the easier so you have read this far that means you are interesting in earning some form of income from your blog.

There are a few basics I believe every blogger should know

and I guess you will all agree with me!

Basic HTML

Basic HTML to me is the basic prerequisite for any blogger who is interesting in making money online, this gives the basic understanding of how to include scripts in your website and most importantly correct minor errors this will save you time, and money after all is money you are trying to make.

Content Creation

Creating Content is a very important factor which can determine the success of any blog any blogger will tell you Content is King this is what your readers want this is what helps you to rank well in search engines like Google and the others I mentioned Google here you may wonder why but Google has about 80% percent of all online searches whether you like it or not Google is king of search engines.

Getting Traffic

Every Blog needs Traffic without this your website is useless and none existing no one will know you won’t earn nothing one way of getting traffic is through back links, I recommend you read Backlinks How to get Them a brilliant article with some great tips.

Those are just some basic tips now down to the nitty gritty of why we are here in the first place making money, this can be a very long and winding process, so if you are not the person with patience plz think twice, beware of the high yield investment schemes, there are lot of money making advice on the internet, so be careful before you choose. The most recommended one is Google AdSense, this is use by most bloggers trying to make money online however if you are good at writing you can creating your own blog and write some brilliant content well optimized, and market your blog properly, and the results can be phenomenal for some great money making tips.

I would recommend reading this Post written By a trusted friend of mine and an author at Famous Bloggers Ditesco titled Making Money Online Guide this is a series so be sure to follow it or may be subscribe to his RSS feed.

{ 22 Responses }

Vernon says:

Hi Lawmacs, These certainly are the basics. I do agree with you about HTML. I'm not sure that I agree with you about Adsense - for a blogger, unless you have massive traffic, I can't see Adsense being the best way to make money. Perhaps it depends on your niche. I'd add a fourth thing - grit and determination. You're not going to make money in a hurry, it takes time and a great deal of hard work. You have to learn to write better and learn which monetization methods work for your particular niche.
- Vernon says:
  
  Sorry, Lawmacs, the link to your site **
  - Hesham says:
    
    Hey Vernon, many thanks for the head up, I've fixed the link in the post now :) This happen due moving to another server and changing blogging platform Lawmacs was using one year back! P.S. I removed the links from your comment as one of them was broken anyways! Thank you again
    - Vernon says:
      
      No problem
karthi says:

We blog to internet our thoughts .-= karthi´s last blog ..NOTHING WILL COME OVERNIGHT =-.
Lena Khalid says:

Hi there - Nice article and 3 awesome tips! I still consider myself newbie at blogging and earning online. And being from a background of non-tech, I am new to html and css :-) But, for all other newbie, that's not hard to learn. If I can do it, so can others. I think the 3 basic items go hand-in-hand. Without good content, there will be no traffic. Without basic html and css, your blog will not stand out and thus... less traffic. Without traffic ... your blog and site is as good as a shop without visitors! :-) .-= Lena Khalid´s last blog ..Multiply Your Profits - Don't Multiply Your Work =-.
Uttoran Sen says:

Yep, i agree that the basic html or even css knowledge is very important for the bloggers as without it, it really becomes very hard to play along with the theme, add stuffs to the blog... good content has no alternative, it just is the most important part. .-= Uttoran Sen´s last blog ..How to setup Facebook fan page for your Blog =-.
Rose says:

I believe content is essential. Most of my traffic comes from Google. Some of my top posts are the simple things that I would have never thought would bring traffic. .-= Rose´s last blog ..How to add a retweet button to your blogger blog-Tweetmeme =-.
Tinh says:

I am really interested in the last one. Thanks .-= Tinh´s last blog ..Black Friday Offer: HostGator 75% Off Sale Today Only =-.
Hesham says:

Being a web designer and helped me blogging a lot, because I was having so many ideas to talk about, and my general knowledge was HTML and CSS was a key of success! .-= Hesham´s last blog ..55 Famous Bloggers Interviews in one Place Between your Hands =-.
Gordon says:

Nice post! What I would like to point as well is basic CSS knowledge, if you want your blog to stand out from the gazillion others on the Internet (and you should) even if you just want to customize some stuff on the template your purchased. Another very important thing is SEO ... I guess you can put that among all of the other traffic generating techniques but it is the most important one in my opinion. Quality and unique content and good SEO. Direct promotion with Twitter and other social media is a must because if you wait for Google to pick you up you might as well retire because it will take quite a bit with all the "competition". .-= Gordon´s last blog ..How I Got 300 Twitter Followers Without Mass Following Others =-.
Liane YoungBlogger says:

That's true. I really think I wouldn't survive in blogging if I didn't learn my basic html right away. learning css can be a really good saver too. it's great knowing you can tweak around your own theme. ;) .-= Liane YoungBlogger´s last blog ..Why We Owe Blogging To The… Scientists?!? Reflections to What Blogging Has Become =-.
madz says:

Google Adsense has turned its back on me, he he. So I am now earning through sponsored posts :D
Walter says:

I have blogging for five months and I am still bewildered. I don't know if I'm doing the right thing. :-) .-= Walter´s last blog ..Nobody wants to listen =-.
chandan says:

Good article for new blogger, I say that developing good contant is very much important for new blogger. .-= chandan´s last blog ..New from google work at home affiliate network-November 25, 2009 =-.
Jena Isle says:

Hi Lawmacs, These are useful pointers. Thanks for sharing them. I still have to be friend you in FB, or did I already? Good to be interacting with you through power50, all the best. .-= Jena Isle´s last blog ..Serendipity and Writing to Exhale =-.
- Hesham says:
  
  it's nice to meet you here Jena :) Lawmacs has amazing posts here! .-= Hesham´s last blog ..55 Famous Bloggers Interviews in one Place Between your Hands =-.
DiTesco says:

Three basic, simple but very effective tips to improve your blogging experience indeed. This is almost saying the same as being the power of three, lol. when I started to blog, I had one problem and that is having very little understanding about HTML. I soon came to realize that if wanted to pursue and achieve success, this is one of those "must know" or die. Thumbs up Lawmacs. .-= DiTesco´s last blog ..Make Money With Google - Increase Your Earning Potential With Ad Planner =-.
- lawmacs says:
  
  Thanks Ditesco i remember making this comment some time back and another blogger totally disagree with me and that is the reason why i stick with the blogging platform i used i understand the code behind it and it makes it easier to twek and correct errors that makes your blogging life much easier .-= lawmacs´s last blog ..Organic Search Optimization =-.

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