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by Jeff Casmer

There are two major types of business models that entrepreneurs use to make money blogging. The first and most common way to turn a blog into a profit making machine is to sell advertising to different companies and brands who want to reach that blog’s readers. The second kind of money making blog is one that helps a single brand improve its image by creating positive associations between the blog and the product in the mind of consumers. Both kinds of blogs can make a lot of money, especially if the creator has a keen mind for marketing.

A Long Term Plan for Blogging For Cash

by Jeff Casmer

Many people dream of blogging for profit, and this goal is not far beyond the reach of someone with average intelligence, a willingness to work hard, and a basic grasp of blogging technology. However, very few people manage to reap the profits they want from their blog. Most people who attempt to make money with their blogs do not succeed for two reasons. Often, bloggers have unrealistic expectations of how fast their readership will grow and how much money they will make, and when these expectations are not met the disappointment can crush the desire to continue blogging. The other trap that many bloggers fall into has to do with lack of planning. If you want to turn a profit as a blogger, the key to success is to make a realistic plan and stick with it.

by Trevor Elvin

The methods of communicating with each other, particularly in ‘net marketing activities, are in a state of constant flux. Until recently( a couple of years ago!) we kept in touch with clients, either existing customers or leads, by using the telephone, faxes, email, direct mail marketing and also person-to-person meetings. Now, people expect constant updates, cutting edge techniques, fresh information etc..It has become almost impossible to keep up with this speed of increase and insatiable demand for up-to-date information on a consistent basis. But technology has come to the rescue. Enter… The Blog!

So, what comes next? Short for weblog, a Blog is really a buzz-word for a web page with regular, fresh content. It’s nothing spectacular. There are a few ways to write Blogs, but it is essentially nothing more than a piece of software which allow you to quickly update a web page. Far and away the easiest way to start a Blog is to use the services of a popular Blog website. One example is given later.

by Andrew Nielsen

Making money from a blog requires skill, luck and work. In this article we describe how it can be done.

Let’s first look at the sources of revenue which are available for blog authors.

by clyde

PROBLOGGING: MAKING MONEY FROM BLOGS

A weblog (or simply blog) is a website that ‘publishes’ or features articles (which are called ‘blog posts’, ‘posts’, or ‘entries’), written by an individual or a group that make use of any or a combination of the following:

• Straight texts
• Photographs or images (photoblog)
• Video (videoblog) · Audio files (audioblog)
• Hyperlinks

Usually presented and arranged in reverse chronological order, blogs are essentially used for the following purposes:

• Online journal or a web diary
• Content managament system
• Online publishing platform

A typical blog has the following components:

• Post date -the date and time of the blog entry
• Category - the category that the blog belongs to
• Title - the title of the blog
• Main body - the main content of the blog
• RSS and trackback - links the blog back from other sites