Set up a blog

Let’s say, for the sake of this discussion, that you are a huge jazz fan. You have a big record collection, you have a large list of sites bookmarked on jazz, And you know the names of all the best bands and their history. With knowledge like this, you could set up a blog that is focused on this topic and write posts on a regular basis.

Now, I know what you’re thinking, your mind starts to spin at the thought of web hosting, getting a good domain, not to mention all the technical stuff that goes along with it. On the contrary, a blog costs absolutely nothing to set up. In fact, this whole process won’t cost you a cent, just a few hours to set up, and then 10 minutes a day to add a new post and keep your blog running smoothly.

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Passionate subjects

You can basically work from home make money discussing subjects that you are already passionate about. Let’s face it, the last time someone brought up the subject that you are passionate about, did you not start blabbering excitedly about it? We all do it, and now’s the chance for you to get all that passionate out in the open and let people read all about it.

How exactly can you make money from home?

So here’s how we start to work from home online. For starters, you want to use the Google Ad Words Keyword Tool to determine how many other people share your interest and find out what words they are using to search for it.

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Know about Jazz

Using our example of jazz, I put that into the tool as a query and it gives me a list of related searches that are made on this subject. The number in the column “Global Monthly Search Volume” shows you how many people have searched for that word each month.

According to this tool, the word jazz is searched for over 11 million times a month. That’s a lot of searches, but I can guarantee you that there are a lot of websites that have spent a lot of time building their site around that term, and competing with them is going to be near impossible.

Achieve your goal

Your main goal here is to get people to come to your site. To do this, you need to

A) have decent content on your blog.

B) show up in Google when people look for you.

How is this going to help you to make money from home? Well, there are many ways to monetize a blog, but the most common (and simplest) way is to put Adsense ads on your website.

The advertisements that will be shown will be related to the subject that you are writing about, and you will receive a commission for every click that is generated.

So, getting back to our list of keywords, you may not want to target the single word Jazz, because there is a LOT of competition for this word. To determine how much competition there is, go and do the search yourself and have a look at the sites that show up on the front page.

How to find with jazz

You need a phrase that is still searched for a lot, but not as common. This is called a “niche”. If we drill into our list, we may look at a phrase like “jazz cd” (which still has over 90,000 people searching for it) and build our blog around that phrase.

Some people take a phrase like this and use it to earn cash uploading music files or even whole albums. You need to be very careful that you don’t break any copyright laws if you are going to go this route, though.

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If you are a blogger and want to make money online, then you have to do myriads of things. Creating great blog posts, SEO, social media, etc.

If you want to get traffic, then you have to learn many things each day.

Even experienced blogger find it difficult to make money with their blogs sometimes. You can imagine how difficult it would be for a newcomer.

So as a new blogger what can you do in order to succeed in blogging?

The first thing you can do is connecting yourself with other bloggers. You need to know all your competitors as well as friends in the blogosphere.

In the long run, it will help you get more traffic hence more money.

So what are various ways to connect with fellow bloggers?

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Start with Guest Posting

If you are new to blogosphere, then the best way to connect with your fellow bloggers are through Guest Posting.

I remember I wrote my first guest post on a website called Shout Me Loud. Then in the next few days, I wrote few more guest posts there and then moved to writing for other popular blogs.

It gave me real exposure, and I got to know many new bloggers in my niche.

You also get to know who all your competitors are.

Later on, you get to work with your competitors as well as compete with them for the same spot that they are also competing for.

Guest posting should be easy for you because many established bloggers look for someone else who can write content for them.

So start with guest posting and connect with other bloggers.

Return the Favour

Now you must reciprocate.

You should allow other bloggers to write on your blog without expecting anything from them.

In fact, it will be a privilege for you if someone is willing to write for your new blog.

In return, you give them a backlink to their website.

You can also write about them on your blog. You can write a review on their website favoring them.

This will allow them to share your link on their website.

That’s how you build a network.

You can also send them an email requesting them to read your blog post.

If you work on this method, then you will be able to connect with as many as bloggers in the blogosphere.

However, this would not be easy because you have to be present all the time. So be persistent.

Social Media – Twitter and Facebook

You cannot afford to ignore social media.

In fact, social media would be the most important platform to connect with fellow bloggers.

Twitter is the best way to start.

You could start following all other bloggers in your niche. Then you can retweet their blog post with a link to the post.

Here I would like to tell you a trick you can play with Twitter.

You can engage a popular blogger on twitter. You can start a conversation with them by replying to their tweet.

It happens that he or she also responds and eventually a thread is created.

That thread is going to engage many other followers in the conversation. Then people you engage might start following you.

Therefore, you build a following and get to know other bloggers online.

Same thing you can do with Facebook also. But Twitter is the best way to start.

Google Blog Search

This is the best way to start with. You type keywords related to your blog’s niche in the Google search.

The search engine will present you with results that contain blogs of other bloggers.

You need to read each blog and connect with the blogger. That is how you get to know other fellow bloggers.

You can tweak with the keywords to get different results, so you get to know more new bloggers.

Medium, Tribes, Guest Crew, etc

Medium, Tribes, Guest Crew, etc. actually means blogging community.

You need to join many other blogging community websites just like these three.

Here you join and find new bloggers very easily. You don’t have to go and search for new bloggers online because you get them at one place.

Find more such blogging community websites. And connect with your fellow bloggers.

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Few more tricks

• Commenting – Commenting is the best way to know other bloggers. You can write a short comment on a blog post with your link.
• Send Email – Send them (bloggers) an email and build a personal relationship.

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Leverage the Power of Mainstream Media and Influential Bloggers/writers

You can leverage the power of mainstream media and influential bloggers/writers.

If you get a chance to write for a mainstream newspaper online, then it would be really great for your new blog.

You will be exposed to everybody online and get to know new bloggers in the blogosphere.

You also need to engage with influential bloggers and other writers online.

No one is going to promote your blog for free. So first you have to help them promote their content, and they may return you the favor.

You can’t ignore the power of mainstream media as well as influential bloggers in order to enhance your cause.

Meet Up Fellow Bloggers in Your City

Finally, this is the easiest way to know bloggers in your city and the niche.

Every month or year there might be a blogger’s meet up in your city. It is like a seminar where bloggers from different niche meet each other.

They share ideas and discuss changes that are going into the blogging industry.

You meet bloggers with the diverse background. It is one of the great ways meetings and engaging with new bloggers.

You feel like a community.

There is nothing like meeting them in person than chatting or sending an email online.

So always keep an eye if there is a new blogger’s meet-up in your city.

These were few best ways to connect with fellow bloggers. And if you think that there are some more ways to connects with fellow bloggers then do let us know in the comments.

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