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@Teci & Djdroydakkount, thanks.

[quote author=Brand_new]Great write-up...But for me, i blog mostly to share my personal opinion these days and i do it for fun and not for quick bucks. That's why you won't see ads running on my site for now.[/quote]Blogging for fun is cool. And as a matter of fact, many people started blogging for the fun of it (e.g. Linda Ikeji) before they later realized they could turn it into a business.

While there's nothing wrong with starting a blog with profit on your mind, trying too hard to achieve that goal within a very short time is wrong.

I've observed something about Nigerians: whenever an individual tries out a particular business and succeeds at it, everyone quickly jumps on the bandwagon, hoping to make quick money.

The same story runs true for blogging. Since it became well known that the likes of Linda Ikeji are earning huge figures from blogging, there has been a very sharp increase in the number of Nigerian bloggers -- mediocre bloggers who jumpstarted blogging with little or no knowledge of what blogging entails.

But because blogging didn't give them the overnight riches they expected from it, many had abandoned their blogs. Poor guys! They've been told that all they needed to do was set up a simple blog on Blogger.com, publish a few stolen articles, embed ads at strategic points, and sit back to watch their bank accounts soar.

And they've been told that Linda Ikeji achieved success by simply doing it that way. But when they faced the harsh realities of blogging, they hit the roof -- frustrated and disappointed.

In their bid to make quick money from blogging, many of these losing bloggers make several mistakes. And many newbies would still fail woefully because they are also (or will most probably soon start) making the same mistakes.

Whether you're just starting out or you've been into blogging for a while, you must avoid the following mistakes if you really want to succeed as a blogger.

1. Trying to earn profits overnight (desperation)

Because of what they've learned from greedy, desperate folks who only want to sell ebooks or certain services, many newbies go into blogging hoping to start making money within few days to weeks.

A couple of days back, I landed upon a new blog that contained less than 10 articles -- mostly crappy ones. I was amused when I observed that the owner had slapped up Adsense banners everywhere. I needed no other proof that he isn't any passionate about blogging; he only wants to tap from the “cake.” I quickly closed the page because it looked very sickening. (I'll soon tell you what drew my attention to the useless blog in the first place.)

Also, I've seen "advertise here" pages on blogs that were just days to a few weeks old. And I wonder what the owners of such blogs took blogging to mean. Of course, only foolish advertisers would pay to have their offers promoted on a blog that attracts zero or unit visits per day.

Another blunder by Nigerian bloggers, which I've seen times without number, is their adoption of silly (and st*pid) tactics for driving traffic to their blogs. Some would concoct and publish false stories just to catch people's interest. Some would use photo-editing software to design fake pictures and lure people with silly captions. Some would sprinkle links to their blog on online forums, other blogs, and social media pages with massive followership -- derailing from the main topic of discussion most of the time.

What you need to realize

Blogging isn't a get-rich-quick scheme. Growing a blog to the point where it starts to generate a decent income takes time. It takes dedication. It takes hard work. And it takes consistency. Only after you've given all of these (and played by the rules) can you attain success in blogging.

Darren Rowse (Problogger) didn't start making money from his blog until after 3 years. Linda Ikeji blogged consistently for several months before she started earning a living from her blog. So, if you've been told that you can achieve the same goal much faster than these people did without investing time, effort, and even money, then you've been taken for a ride. And you're on a "long thing."

While it's true that your success as a blogger hinges largely on how much traffic you generate, you won't succeed by trying too hard to attract traffic the wrong way. (Who would visit your blog again after discovering that your last blog post was a bloody lie you concocted just to attract attention?)

Building a huge audience of loyal followers requires publishing authentic, unique, and valuable information. And your traffic will increase gradually with time.

If what you're looking for is a business that will start fetching you huge profits within days to weeks, blogging is certainly not what you're looking for. And you'd better not start a blog at all.

I've observed something about Nigerians: whenever an individual tries out a particular business and succeeds at it, everyone quickly jumps on the bandwagon, hoping to make quick money.

The same story runs true for blogging. Since it became well known that the likes of Linda Ikeji are earning huge figures from blogging, there has been a very sharp increase in the number of Nigerian bloggers -- mediocre bloggers who jumpstarted blogging with little or no knowledge of what blogging entails.

But because blogging didn't give them the overnight riches they expected from it, many had abandoned their blogs. Poor guys! They've been told that all they needed to do was set up a simple blog on Blogger.com, publish a few stolen articles, embed ads at strategic points, and sit back to watch their bank accounts soar.

And they've been told that Linda Ikeji achieved success by simply doing it that way. But when they faced the harsh realities of blogging, they hit the roof -- frustrated and disappointed.

In their bid to make quick money from blogging, many of these losing bloggers make several mistakes. And many newbies would still fail woefully because they are also (or will most probably soon start) making the same mistakes.

Whether you're just starting out or you've been into blogging for a while, you must avoid the following mistakes if you really want to succeed as a blogger.

1. Trying to earn profits overnight (desperation)

Because of what they've learned from greedy, desperate folks who only want to sell ebooks or certain services, many newbies go into blogging hoping to start making money within few days to weeks.

A couple of days back, I landed upon a new blog that contained less than 10 articles -- mostly crappy ones. I was amused when I observed that the owner had slapped up Adsense banners everywhere. I needed no other proof that he isn't any passionate about blogging; he only wants to tap from the “cake.” I quickly closed the page because it looked very sickening. (I'll soon tell you what drew my attention to the useless blog in the first place.)

Also, I've seen "advertise here" pages on blogs that were just days to a few weeks old. And I wonder what the owners of such blogs took blogging to mean. Of course, only foolish advertisers would pay to have their offers promoted on a blog that attracts zero or unit visits per day.

Another blunder by Nigerian bloggers, which I've seen times without number, is their adoption of silly (and st*pid) tactics for driving traffic to their blogs. Some would concoct and publish false stories just to catch people's interest. Some would use photo-editing software to design fake pictures and lure people with silly captions. Some would sprinkle links to their blog on online forums, other blogs, and social media pages with massive followership -- derailing from the main topic of discussion most of the time.

What you need to realize

Blogging isn't a get-rich-quick scheme. Growing a blog to the point where it starts to generate a decent income takes time. It takes dedication. It takes hard work. And it takes consistency. Only after you've given all of these (and played by the rules) can you attain success in blogging.

Darren Rowse (Problogger) didn't start making money from his blog until after 3 years. Linda Ikeji blogged consistently for several months before she started earning a living from her blog. So, if you've been told that you can achieve the same goal much faster than these people did without investing time, effort, and even money, then you've been taken for a ride. And you're on a "long thing."

While it's true that your success as a blogger hinges largely on how much traffic you generate, you won't succeed by trying too hard to attract traffic the wrong way. (Who would visit your blog again after discovering that your last blog post was a bloody lie you concocted just to attract attention?)

Building a huge audience of loyal followers requires publishing authentic, unique, and valuable information. And your traffic will increase gradually with time.

If what you're looking for is a business that will start fetching you huge profits within days to weeks, blogging is certainly not what you're looking for. And you'd better not start a blog at all.

Blackberry came, they saw, they conquered, but were conquered eventually.

@OP, I set up a new blog in April 2013, and I adopted some surefire traffic generation techniques. Now, the blog attracts at least 700 visits daily (from Nigeria). But unfortunately, I've been unable to benefit from the traffic because Adsense keeps rejecting my application, and Addynamo is one shitty joke.

So, let's see what you have to offer. Maybe I'll find it useful. Thanks.

You see, my friend, online business is serious business. And there are no shortcuts to attaining success in it. So, if I tell you that your blog can become a money-spinner "very soon", I don't mean tomorrow. I don't mean next week. And I don't mean next month.

Really, what I mean is "within the shortest time possible". This could be as short as 3-6 months or as long as 3-6 years. (I know you hate the "3-6 years" part, but don't go crazy. You'd only have to wait that long if you're not taking your online business seriously.)

Here, I'm giving you one secret (maybe it's not a secret, anyway) that will help you start making money from your online business as soonest as possible.

And that secret is...

CONSISTENCY

That is, you need to be consistent in publishing high quality posts that are well optimized for search engines as well as in promoting your blog through link building and other techniques. That's all!

Consistency usually makes all the difference between a successful blogger and one struggling to get results. And lack of consistency is one major reason why most people fail at blogging and think online business is just another shitty hoax. So, if you want to make money from online business at all, consistency is the key.

Try to publish at least 3 new posts each week. If you can publish more, that's better. But you must stick with a number that you can keep up with. Publishing 6 posts this week and only one next week is just silly. So, publish a fixed number of posts per week -- and on fixed days of the week. (And remember, quality is what matters most. Never publish crap!)

You must be consistent in promoting your blog as well. Each time you publish a new post, spread word of it using the techniques I shared in this post: .

Also, build backlinks consistently. (Your aim here is to rank well for your target keywords and thereby generate traffic steadily from the search engines.) Submit each new post to social bookmarking sites like Reddit, Digg, Stumbleupon, and so on. Leave comments on at least 3 blogs per day. Publish one guest post every 1 or 2 weeks. And publish an article on an article submission site every 2 weeks.

So, to start making money from your blog as soonest as possible, keep up doing the following, AT LEAST:

[center]To read the full post, click on the link in my signature box (Article 13)[/center]

You see, my friend, online business is serious business. And there are no shortcuts to attaining success in it. So, if I tell you that your blog can become a money-spinner "very soon", I don't mean tomorrow. I don't mean next week. And I don't mean next month.

Really, what I mean is "within the shortest time possible". This could be as short as 3-6 months or as long as 3-6 years. (I know you hate the "3-6 years" part, but don't go crazy. You'd only have to wait that long if you're not taking your online business seriously.)

Here, I'm giving you one secret (maybe it's not a secret, anyway) that will help you start making money from your online business as soonest as possible.

And that secret is...

CONSISTENCY

That is, you need to be consistent in publishing high quality posts that are well optimized for search engines as well as in promoting your blog through link building and other techniques. That's all!

Consistency usually makes all the difference between a successful blogger and one struggling to get results. And lack of consistency is one major reason why most people fail at blogging and think online business is just another shitty hoax. So, if you want to make money from online business at all, consistency is the key.

Try to publish at least 3 new posts each week. If you can publish more, that's better. But you must stick with a number that you can keep up with. Publishing 6 posts this week and only one next week is just silly. So, publish a fixed number of posts per week -- and on fixed days of the week. (And remember, quality is what matters most. Never publish crap!)

You must be consistent in promoting your blog as well. Each time you publish a new post, spread word of it using the techniques I shared in this post: .

Also, build backlinks consistently. (Your aim here is to rank well for your target keywords and thereby generate traffic steadily from the search engines.) Submit each new post to social bookmarking sites like Reddit, Digg, Stumbleupon, and so on. Leave comments on at least 3 blogs per day. Publish one guest post every 1 or 2 weeks. And publish an article on an article submission site every 2 weeks.

So, to start making money from your blog as soonest as possible, keep up doing the following, AT LEAST:

[center]To read the full post, click the link in my signature (Article number 13)[/center]

I set up my blog in April 2013. Now, the blog attracts around 500 unique visits per day -- from Nigeria.
Getting traffic is not difficult ONLY if you're ready to take action. Just click on the link in my signature, and you will find all the information you need on how to generate steady traffic. The info is FREE!

Just click on the link in my signature. You'll get all the information you need to help you start a profitable blog.

I guarantee that the posts will blow your mind.

LOL! The reason is exactly as Web Contractor put it. You saw "not provided" because those users were logged in to their gmail accounts when they searched Google with the keywords that led them to your site.

If you're using Hostgator (like me), you can get all the hidden keywords from the stats bar in your cpanel.

Lil chilz: shey na so book hard for u reach ni common enqlish u knw fit read na wa o...assu pls i fink is time for u to call off dis stupid srike....some people ar now qein worse day bi day

So your brain is just so underdeveloped that you couldn't comprehend what my words implied?
Ok, let me help you. What I really meant is "what rubbish is this one spewing?"

nex: As if you all don’t know that these things are paid for. Before you come here to start showing unfounded support, did you buy the original DKM album (Enhanced Deluxe: N4000; Plain Audio: N2500) when it came out?

You waited for the Alaba N100 pirate copy, proving that even you all thought less of that DKM crap!

Now, you're here with virtual support and fanaticism because of an article that was paid for in the New York Times. In the words of D'Banj, please DON’T TELL ME NONSENSE!

What is this one saying?

Is this a fish or an oracle?

basicfreelance(at)gmail(dot)com

empowerdex: @webincome thanks bruv.

You're welcome.

@ Empowerdex, click on the link in my signature and read articles 8,9,10, and 11. You'll get all the secrets you need there.

@ Dual core, you're right on point.

@ Insight2013, I'm quite aware of the infolinks and other Adsense alternatives but none of them is a profitable as Google Adsense. I've tried Infolinks and Chitika in the past, and what I came to discover is that they're not suitable for blogs targeted at a Nigerian audience.

folafola: post more content and pay a good attension to the complain given by google for not approving you and then re apply if not contact me we can struck a deal

Yep, I'm planning to publish more content -- partly because I want the approval and partly because I want to boost my traffic. Thanks.

Simply click on the link in my signature. The post on SEO will be of great help. And it will blow your mind!

[b]Hello Webmasters,

I created a new blog on April 20 2013, with the motive of targeting a purely Nigerian audience. After implementing some very simple surefire SEO tactics (which took me years to learn though), the blog's traffic grew rapidly. Most of the traffic is coming from Google (since almost ALL of the 25+ posts on the blog are ranking on Google's front page for the targeted keywords).

Now, the blog attracts at least 400-500 unique visits (from Nigeria) daily -- through Google of course. In fact, within the past 1 month, it had attracted over 16,000 unique visitors and generated over 25k page views (see attached screenshot).

I have applied for Google Adsense on three different occassions, but the blog hasn't yet been approved. Well I guess this may be due to the fact that there's not much content on the blog.

Now, this is where I need your help. HOW CAN I MONETIZE THIS BLOG? I have ideas of my own regarding this, but Adsense is the only one I can think of regarding this blog, since it's targeted at a Nigerian audience.

I'll greatly appreciate your ideas.

PS. I've attached a screenshot of the Google Analytics report as of last night.
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@OP, good job.

Thanks for offering the information for free, and not extorting others wickedly like many self-proclaimed "online millionaires" are doing.