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How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by trendymart(m): 4:50pm On Dec 28, 2016
So blogging has become popularly trending nowadays. There are so many things that we would like to share, interesting places and food to discover, ideas to express and fashion statement to influence. Though we could share all these amazing things on social media, starting a blog is much better as you can express your opinions as freely as you want without being under a limit of word count.

Most bloggers decide to start a blog to express their opinions or share a portion of their life to their followers. Though blogging is a great medium to pour out those emotions that you have wanted to express, it is also a great way where you can start earning money. Yes, you have heard it right. Blogging can not only bring you more followers and acquaintances, it could also bring more cash on your savings account. Read on the tips below on how to start earning money through your blog.

BUT remember making money is not the driving force here but passion to make a difference or help someone with pleasure for free.
Once your content is compelling,original and valuable ,money will naturally flow to where there is value,however it takes patience.
Here is a list of some niche sectors making waves in other clime.


These are some of the common profitable niches in blogging:

Fashion and Beauty Blogs – Everyone is crazy over fashion and the latest trend in beauty products. Even that most introvert girl in the counter secretly dreams of being an IT girl, or at least have a built-in closet full of the latest clothes, shoes, and jewelry.

Having an impressive fashion and beauty blogs would ensure steady followers, especially if you are up to date with the latest fashion buzz and beauty tips. Be fun, quirky and exciting and make sure that your blog contents are relatable to every type of readers out there. Once you have established

Once you have built a readership, they would also use the products that you are promoting.

Travel Blogs
– We all want to travel and explore the world but we do not have the luxury of time and resources. Having a travel blog would take your reader out of there ordinary lives into a different world filled with interesting people, cuisine, and culture.

Visit an exotic island and share this experience with your reader, let them see the beauty of nature by the captivating photos that you have taken and have them experience the culture and tradition of the place as if they are there. Also give interesting historical trivia of that said place as well as tips on how to save on your travel but still get the most out of your experience.

There were some successful bloggers who quit their regular office job and went travel for a living. This is made possible since they were able to get sponsors and advertisers once they have already established a reputable number of readers/visitors.

Foodie Blogs – We used to grace our meals with prayers before we eat but this practice has been replaced by taking a picture of that mouth-watering food and post it on social media before taking a bite.

Food business has always been successful before the advent of technology since all types of people have their hearts on their stomachs. People are always interested in food so making a foodie blogs would be a smart idea.

Feature restaurants that serve delicious but pocket-friendly menu and always provide easy but interesting recipes to your readers.

Tech Blogs – Technology has been a part of man’s life and manufacturers are competing on releasing their own latest version of smart phones, laptop, digital camera and the like.

Most of the consumers would check out the reviews on the internet first before they would decide to purchase that product. Starting a blog on technology or reviews would always get the eye of those tech-savvy out there.

Health Blogs – Not only do we live in a world where people are crazy about fashion, but our world is also filled with health-conscious people. A lot of people have started practicing awareness in the type of food that they eat and spend a lot of hours at the gym to make sure that they get a healthy and fit body.

A health blog would potentially give you profit as this is one of the most profitable niches. You can have a wide range of health-related topics such as weight control, nutrition, and health analysis and research.

Money and Business Blogs – This type of blog targets young entrepreneurs who are only starting on their entrepreneurial journey. They turn to blogs to widen their knowledge of the how’s and what’s of the business world. Choose topics that provide tips on how to have a successful business.

Blogging Tips Niche –
There are hundreds of bloggers who blogs on blogging tips, seo, make money online and also share product reviews like hosting reviews, wordpress themes review, and plugins. This niche is also a great way to build readership as well as generating revenue. You can make enough money by promoting blogging products such wordpress hosting, seo services and tools.

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Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by trendymart(m): 5:22pm On Dec 28, 2016
How to Start a Blog and Make Money Endlessly in 2017 (2)


Writing timeless content that gets a lot of traffic

To generate a potential income, you have to make sure that you get a lot of traffic on your website. The more popular you are as a blogger, the wider your market is. Aside from having a unique and fascinating blog, you have to make sure that your blog contents are timeless, those that do not just come and go just like the latest trend or fad. To get more traffic, write contents that are search-engine friendly.

Also, create blog contents that are timely and relevant, like current events or trends, and make it relatable to the human experience. Use social media to your advantage. Tweet links to your post and share your content on Facebook and have your friends share it too. This way, you are expanding your audience.

Try guest posting on other blogs. Not only will this build relationships to your fellow bloggers, most bloggers will include a link to your blog which will eventually raise the value of your blogs to the search engines like Google, Bing, and others. More importantly, create a strong headline to attract visitors to your website.

Most readers check on the headline first, and if it’s interesting enough, they will proceed on visiting your site. To create an attention-grabbing headline, use numbers in your headline as this catches people’s attention more. You can also use interesting adjectives and unique rationale words such as facts, principles, ideas, tricks and more.

To come up a great title or headline ideas, you can use services like SEOPressor Title Generator, BlogAbout, and Headline Analyzer by CoShedule.

Convert visitors into email subscribers


For you to be able to earn on your blog, you need to have massive subscribers. Getting the loyalty of the readers is one of the challenges that bloggers face. To make sure that the number of your subscribers increases, start by giving first time visitors the kind of special treatment that they deserve. Most of the marketing strategy practiced in the business field is offering special promotions or freebies to new customers.

To turn your visitors into email subscribers, offer first time visitors a special discount on their first purchase or refer them to a page where they can get a free stuff download. Besides, know your prospective market. They would be more likely to subscribe to your blog if the contents are something that they are interested in. Providing relevant content and relatable articles to your visitors increase the likelihood of them becoming an email subscriber.

In addition, encourage your current subscribers to forward your emails. Offer some value to your current subscribers that they will get if they forward your emails to a list of friends. This strategy works in increasing the number of your subscribers as most new subscribers would more likely to sign up since they got the recommendation from someone they trust. You can also place opt-in forms all over your website strategically to convert traffic into email subscribers. The best part where you can put your opt-in forms in your website would be at the end of each of your blog post.

A random website visitor would be more likely to become an email subscriber if they liked what you share in your post. Also, stand out from the rest of your blog competitor by offering “free giveaways” to increase the number of your email subscribers. With so many online businesses and blogs out there, it is hard to get your customer’s attention without offering any substantial.

Build up your audience

Though the content of your blog is outstanding, great blog contents would not bring more readers unless you have a steady group of audience that reads and engages them. When you have a large number of readers, you will get more ads that could result in a substantial income.

To build up your audience, promote your post as much as possible. Do not just limit sharing your post to one social media. Use the entire available social media platform to gain more popularity on your blog. Also, not only you would need to post quality content on your blog, but you also have to make sure that you publish on a consistent schedule.

You could also engage your current subscribers and include them in the process of creating your next content. Visitors would more likely to come back to your post if you let them know that you want to create contents just for them. Try to post a survey feature to your blog for your visitors to answer what they want to read about, it will not only help you learn more about your market, you would also not run out of blog ideas.

Also allow visitor’s comments on your blogs and answer their queries or reactions. This would encourage visitors to become your loyal readers since it would feel them valued if the author is interacting with them.

You can also contribute a guest post to top blog’s in your niche to grow your audience. Identify top blogs that have active followers and engaged audiences. Guest blogging to top blogs would create more awareness about you and your blog which increases your followers in return.

Readership and Improving your blog


With the number of bloggers increasing, you need to be unique and interesting to gain more readership. Show personality on your blog by connecting with your audience, talking to them directly, answer their questions or share some personal information about yourself. Readers would love to follow a blog where contents are experiences that they can relate to.

Engage with your followers by allowing them to place a comment on your blog and take time to read and respond to those comments. This would build a stable relationship with your followers. Also get in touch with other blog influencers and create a relationship with them.

This practice will help you to gain more insights from the successful bloggers and at the same time create a network in which your brand could be promoted. By checking out on the top blogger’s site, you would get an idea on how to have unique content.

Also, make sure that your website is attractive by applying the unique theme as more readers would check out your blog if the appearance captivates their attention. There are a lot of beautiful templates providers such as Thrive Themes, MyThemeShop, and Genesis that you can buy/download and apply the theme to your blog. Make sure that you proofread and edit your blog contents. You can read out the contents loud or use screen-reading software to review the tone of your blog.

Lastly, your blog should be mobile friendly as the majority of the people use their smartphones to check everything. Your blog should be an accessible source of information where readers can check out anywhere at their most convenient time. Social media have gone mobile now so your blog should go mobile too. You will lose a lot of potential traffic if your blog is not mobile friendly.

Increasing subscribers to your blog and generating a steady income through blogging are as easy as 123 when you apply these tips strategically and in a right way. So start creating your blog now and have it pave its way to the increase of your savings account.

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Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by Elkay3: 5:57pm On Dec 28, 2016
Thank you for the tips!
Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by Naijaedutek: 7:48pm On Dec 28, 2016
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Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by mariam13: 7:45am On Dec 29, 2016
I will like to start my own blog on health, can you please guide me? Thanks
Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by trendymart(m): 8:41pm On Dec 29, 2016
mariam13:
I will like to start my own blog on health, can you please guide me? Thanks

Good to know you want to start a blog on health.
Be rest assured,your purpose will be tested by how much time,resources and efforts you put into your blog project.

1. The number one thing you have to understand is that as a blogger, you are going to be sharing 65%-75% of original (Fresh)knowledge gathered through research on your chosen subject e.g health.And the remaining 35%-25% of syndicated knowledge (second hand) information from other blogs.So,it takes a lot of reading and information gathering.

2. The Health sector is very wide to get the attention of the general public you must chose a particular field that gives concern to general public
e.g stretch marks.

3.The source of original knowledge can be opinions from friends.

So, you start by researching on the problem and then sample opinions from family and friends and then looking for information on remedies.

Go ahead do some research, focus on one topic under health that affect a wide audience,then find information that serve a solution then publish it. Before publishing get one or two friends to preview edit your write-up.


This is few tips i have time to write.
Wish you great favour.
Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by dauddy97(m): 9:01pm On Dec 29, 2016
how can I start up a blog as a novice.
I don't know how to blog. pls help
Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by mariam13: 9:28pm On Dec 29, 2016
trendymart:


Good to know you want to start a blog on health.
Be rest assured,your purpose will be tested by how much time,resources and efforts you put into your blog project.

1. The number one thing you have to understand is that as a blogger, you are going to be sharing 65%-75% of original (Fresh)knowledge gathered through research on your chosen subject e.g health.And the remaining 35%-25% of syndicated knowledge (second hand) information from other blogs.So,it takes a lot of reading and information gathering.

2. The Health sector is very wide to get the attention of the general public you must chose a particular field that gives concern to general public
e.g stretch marks.

3.The source of original knowledge can be opinions from friends.

So, you start by researching on the problem and then sample opinions from family and friends and then looking for information on remedies.

Go ahead do some research, focus on one topic under health that affect a wide audience,then find information that serve a solution then publish it. Before publishing get one or two friends to preview edit your write-up.


This is few tips i have time to write.
Wish you great favour.
Thanks much. I know the health niche is huge and has so many sub-niches but can I choose to blog on all the sub-niches or just few?
2. Does my url has to be health related?
3. How to choose blog name?
4. Am new to blogging, do you advise I stick to one niche or mix it up with entertainment, fashion and all that or probably health and food?
5. What are the untapped niches in Nigeria?
Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by trendymart(m): 10:15am On Dec 30, 2016
Thanks much. I know the health niche is huge and has so many sub-niches but can I choose to blog on all the sub-niches or just few?

Ans:Start with a few but have quality content or info.Choose 2 or 3 to start with.Gain followers,nurish them then add a new topic gradually step by step.

2. Does my url has to be health related?....

Ans:Yes! e.g healthwise.com,healthtips.com,healthchoices.com etc.

3. How to choose blog name?
Ans: Gave you samples already in Q2.

4. Am new to blogging, do you advise I stick to one niche or mix it up with entertainment,fashion and all that or probably health and food?
Ans:Health is too big to exhaust.Pls be focus and consistent.You cant even do justice on health completely how much more fashion.

5. What are the untapped niches in Nigeria? Do research,any info i have given you must not be all you want to follow,go out there on google it out,its there.
Then you will appreciate it more.
Why?Sometimes, a journalsit may find your content valuable and may want to interview you,like i was called to train Youths on Digital marketing by a popular telecom
firm,had 45mins interview on the phone before i was engaged physically.In a matter of hours my account was funded and i proceeded to the training the next day without any preparation.

Why was it a success?All i teach is in my fingertips,how? i took out time to read, wrote certification exams online and did more research and found myself amazingly good.
The end product is the contract was extended.
So,be focus and consistent.(If your eye be single,your body will be full of light) Practice makes perfect,Its a rule,whatever you give yourself wholly to,will ultimately submit to you

Go do inbound marketing training its free,Do google adwords certification its free,all on internet...You must learn the tips and tricks to position yourself appropriately at the top
They will enrich you on how to sell your products/service without spending a dime on ads.

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Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by mariam13: 9:06pm On Dec 30, 2016
trendymart:



Thanks much. I know the health niche is huge and has so many sub-niches but can I choose to blog on all the sub-niches or just few?

Ans:Start with a few but have quality content or info.Choose 2 or 3 to start with.Gain followers,nurish them then add a new topic gradually step by step.

2. Does my url has to be health related?....

Ans:Yes! e.g healthwise.com,healthtips.com,healthchoices.com etc.

3. How to choose blog name?
Ans: Gave you samples already in Q2.

4. Am new to blogging, do you advise I stick to one niche or mix it up with entertainment,fashion and all that or probably health and food?
Ans:Health is too big to exhaust.Pls be focus and consistent.You cant even do justice on health completely how much more fashion.

5. What are the untapped niches in Nigeria? Do research,any info i have given you must not be all you want to follow,go out there on google it out,its there.
Then you will appreciate it more.
Why?Sometimes, a journalsit may find your content valuable and may want to interview you,like i was called to train Youths on Digital marketing by a popular telecom
firm,had 45mins interview on the phone before i was engaged physically.In a matter of hours my account was funded and i proceeded to the training the next day without any preparation.

Why was it a success?All i teach is in my fingertips,how? i took out time to read, wrote certification exams online and did more research and found myself amazingly good.
The end product is the contract was extended.
So,be focus and consistent.(If your eye be single,your body will be full of light) Practice makes perfect,Its a rule,whatever you give yourself wholly to,will ultimately submit to you

Go do inbound marketing training its free,Do google adwords certification its free,all on internet...You must learn the tips and tricks to position yourself appropriately at the top
They will enrich you on how to sell your products/service without spending a dime on ads.




Thanks again. Can I use books as my reference to blog on health?
Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by trendymart(m): 3:32am On Dec 31, 2016
mariam13:


Thanks again. Can I use books as my reference to blog on health?

Good question,Not a bad idea.

Also see;

"[b][/b]How to Cite Sources & Not Steal People's Content on the Internet"
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Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by trendymart(m): 3:37am On Dec 31, 2016
Drop your email so i can send links to you direct.
Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by mariam13: 7:20am On Dec 31, 2016
trendymart:
Drop your email so i can send links to you direct.

tosintomi329@gmail.com
Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by mariam13: 2:34pm On Dec 31, 2016
mariam13:


tosintomi329@gmail.com

I sent you a mail sir
Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by IvyyyN: 10:16am On Dec 13, 2017
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Re: How To Start A Blog And Make Money Endlessly In 2017 (1) by UDOKABESTLUV(m): 6:47pm On Jul 23, 2018
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