Filed Under (Traipsey-Turvey) by Z on 11-07-2008
I’ve learned a lot of things during the few months that I have returned to blogging. One of which is monetizing my blog. But how do you monetize your blog? Well, I’m sure most of you have come across a lot of
get paid to blog and
get paid to advertise sites so I think it would be too much information if I would blog about them (but maybe I’ll include a separate post for the legit sites).
I would like to share to you a few tips on how to go about monetizing your blog.
- First of, you should have your very own blog. Don’t have one? There are a lot of blog hosting sites that would host your blogs for free. I am currently using Blogger.com.
- Next, think about your over-all blog theme or the look of your blog. There are also a lot of pre-made themes and blog designs available to you if you don’t know how to make them from scratch (like me). Just search for it using any search engine like Google.com. Adding a unique look or an interesting theme will increase appeal to your blog, thereby driving in new readers.
- Now that you have made your blog to your liking, it is now time to start posting. This would depend on what you would want to write about. Free your mind and let your creative juices flow. Be creative. Always remember that content is KING.
- I would also advice you to buy your own domain. Blogger.com offers cheap domain hosting so if you signed up for a Blogger.com blog, then purchase a domain there. This is optional however, there are some websites that do not accept subdomains. You would know that your blog is a subdomain when your blog URL looks like this http://yoursite.blogspot.com (I am using Blogger.com as an example). You can still monetize your blog even if you are still subdomained but you will get less opportunities than others who have their own domain like http://www.yoursite.com.
- Next, you need to build a network of blogging friends. This can be achieved by visiting other blogs and requesting for exchange links. Although I love exchanging links, I would advise you to exchange links with blogs that you really visit. Doing this can build up your readership and add traffic to your blogs. Joining social sites, link surfing sites, and webrings are also a good way to drive traffic to your blog.
- During this time, blog hopping and exchanging links can be done while letting your blog mature. When I say mature, I simply mean that you need your blog to be online for one month or so (you will know why later). During which time, you also need to publish 3-4 unique blog posts in a week. Unique blog posts mean that they are your original writing and not something that you just ctrl + c and ctrl + v (copied) from some site or blog.
- I emphasized that you need your blog to be online for about a month because most websites that will enable you to monetize your blog require you to have your blog online for at least 30 days; some sites even require more time. I also stressed that you need to publish 3-4 unique blog posts in a week because that is also one of their requirements.
- Now that you have done all of these, it’s time to sign up for websites that will allow you to monetize your blog. There are a lot of sites out there that offer this service so searching them would not be a problem. However, some of these sites are out to scam you, so watch out!
Well, that’s it for now. I am going to add a few tips that I learned (some of them I’ve learned the hard way) while blogging. I am not a pro-blogger and I am not a techie literate blogger; just a newbie sharing her experiences in the world of blogging.
Don’t fret when you think that monetizing your blog seems hard and impossible. It will come; you will earn.
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Have you ever tried Vietnamese food? I certainly haven’t, well, until this afternoon and it was an experience that I will never forget! I was a bit hesitant when my mom told me that we were going to have a late lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant in Chinatown. I wasn’t too happy about it. In my mind, I was thinking that the food would be really weird and not to my taste. I was WRONG!
It was the best Vietnamese food that I ever tasted! I was hesitant however, to taste the soup (they call it Pho) so I picked something in the menu that really sounded okay. Their menu had Vietnamese names with English translation below it. I ordered #66 Pork Chops with Beef Strips and Rice. My mom and her friend both ordered #5 Pho (soup something or other…I forgot). We also ordered Imperial Rolls (they are like
lumpia and taste similar to
lumpia, too).
They were all
uber yummy! I also tried the Pho and it was not at all what I expected. The soup was yummy with a minty taste which really surprised me a lot. When I tried their Imperial Rolls, I wrapped them with green lettuce and dipped in their special dipping sauce with carrots. Ummmm yummy! I never thought I would love veggies this much! We should try eating
lumpia wrapped in lettuce sometime!
I am all for tasting foods from different cultures. I admit, Vietnamese food really had an Asian flair to it and is quite different from Chinese food which we are all familiar with. I still can’t wait to try other yummy foods from different cultures.
Pho 87 Restaurant
1019 N Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012-1405
Phone: (323) 227-0758
Open Daily 8am-9pm
When I found out that there was going to be a remake? of the movie A Journey to the Center of the Earth with a modern twist, I thought that it would be an okay movie to watch. I mean, I absolutely love books written by Jules Verne and A Journey… is one of my faves. When I found out that it would also be shown in Real D 3D, I was ecstatic! I haven’t seen a movie in 3D before (ignorant, much)! So there I was, waiting for the movie to be released on the big screen until it finally came out last Friday.
