Today we go back to basics… Just like Vince Lombardi, Today, I ask, “Do you know what Internet marketing is?”
In its most basic form, internet marketing involves driving traffic to a website and getting an action, such as a person on your email list or getting an action such as a sale. One of the first things you should do is build a blog in WordPress.
What is WordPress?
If you are not very familiar with blogging or managing your own website, you might have heard of WordPress, but aren’t too sure exactly what it is. WordPress is a personal publishing platform that focuses on usability, web standards and aesthetics. WordpPress is a type of software that will allow you to create your own beautiful website or blog, without having to pay a professional service to create it for you. The best part is that you can download this for free.
WordPress started up in 2003 and was used by just a few people in order to enhance their everyday writing, but now it has become so popular that it has been chosen by over 60 million people. It is now probably the most popular blogging platform available at this time. Now, with it’s newest addition, WordPress for Androids, its popularity has sky-rocketed even more. WordPress for Androids is able to support both self-hosted WordPress blogs that are 3.0 or higher or WordPress.com hosted blogs.
Another great reason to download and use the WordPress publishing platform is that while the core software was developed and produced by hundreds of community volunteers, there are several thousands of themes available, as well as plugins, in order to transform your website or blog in amazing ways. The versatility you can gain from using WordPress is phenomenal, you also benefit from the smoother and faster dynamic content system that it provides. The WordPress for Androids allows you to write new posts, view stats, manage your content and edit it, all while receiving the built in notifications that it is so well known for. Not only individuals and small companies use WorPress, but many well-known companies have turned to WordPress to address their website and blogging needs as well.
If you are considering starting a blog or creating your own website, why not turn to WordPress, a free and open source that can address all of your internet needs? By downloading WordPress you will be starting off in the best way possible as well as ensuring that your blog or website will be able to be transformed in the future if you want it to. If you already have your own website or blog, then why not download WordPress and see how well it can meet your internet needs? Over 60 million people and huge corporations can’t all be wrong!
Making Money with Blogging
Many individuals all over the world are constantly looking for new and revolutionary ways to acquire the funding that they need at the end of the month. With the growing popularity of blogging, more individuals are determining that they can participate in an activity that they enjoy, meanwhile being presented with the opportunity to make the money that they require. Making money with blogging is a world wide phenomenon that has proven to be beneficial for individuals of all different ages.
There are three general ways that individuals can make money with blogging:
- Through ads
- Through companies
- Through brand exposure.
As a blogger, you are able to edit the overall style of your webpage and implement ad services such as AdSense. As you place more relevant ads on your website and as your website becomes higher on the SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages) you will be permitted to make money off of the ads that are clicked by individuals who visit your website. Although acquiring money through these means may prove to be difficult for beginner bloggers, as your website becomes more popular, the money from AdSense will grow exponentially.
Another way that bloggers make money with blogging is by being contacted by companies. The majority of the time companies will contact popular bloggers and ask them to write a review about their products. This will allow you to gather free products from the company and sometimes they will even pay you in cash to write a positive review. The majority of bloggers take advantage of these opportunities due to the fact that you can essentially name the price of your post and be paid for it accordingly.
The third and final popular way to make money with blogging is through gathering an abundance of brand exposure. Whether you are selling a product or a service or if you are simply looking to spread awareness about a specific topic, the more that people become aware of what your blog has to offer, the more traffic you will gather. As the traffic to your website increases, you will gather more exposure and inevitably more potential customers.
Learning how to make money with blogging is a simple venture and many individuals are taking advantage of the ample amount of opportunities that it provides to the online community. With the ability to open and operate your very own blog you are able to write about topics that you feel strongly about meanwhile making money doing so simultaneously.
Jeanine Byers says
I think the one I am working on is that third one. I am going to try to increase exposure through traffic. Will you be talking at all about Facebook ads? I’d love to hear your perspective on it.
Paul says
Facebook ads are in the future for discussion – yes, Jeanine.
Roy A Ackerman, PhD, EA says
I, too, use WordPress. It is great for blogs- but there are problems when one needs tables or specifically sized pictures for a blog.
Nevertheless, it’s still a good choice when one needs to develop a blog and turn over it’s maintenance to a less sophisticated programmer.
Paul says
There are lots you can do with WordPress – it is just a matter of how much tweaking needs to be done for the outlining items.