It all started when we were looking for additional income.  I was working as a middle manager before but we were looking for something new.   My wife has has been interested in blogging from the get go but we did not know that we can earn money through blogging.

We tried data encoding, captcha decoding, pay per  click and other oddball online ways to earn money.   What really helped us though was when my wife got a work at home Transcriber job.   In between all these, my wife and I have been maintaining our blogs and have been getting more information about earning money through blogging.

And now, my wife has long since resigned from the Transcription job, and has focused full time on blogging.  She is earning much more than her income at the Transcription job while at the same time spends less time and effort.   Her income even  surpassed mine a number of times, which brought the two of us to decide to focus on blogging and other internet opportunities.

I have also resigned now and started working at home as a Web Content Producer.  It’s a nice change of pace and my family has gotten stronger and closer because we spend more time at home.  I still spend my spare time making money by blogging and plan to do so until I have too much money to spare.

Now our goal is to help other bloggers to see this opportunity as well.  You can make money blogging.  You can do so in a variety of ways: by getting advertisers, partners, sell products, get links and many more.  So if you are interested in making money via blogging, you can leave a comment or question with your e-mail address  on this post and I’ll get back to you with helpful replies.  I’ll be setting up a newsletter soon so do keep checking my site for updates.

Here is a glimpse at our current gear, I use these to play, socialize, make music and best of all earn money.  

This blog post is an example of making money through blogging.  I am participating in a blogger campaign by Bucks2Blog and was compensated.  I shared our short story to help and at the same time gained benefits.  Isn’t that nice?

Whatever the package, the ad media also plays a great role in determining the success of the product or service awareness.

What may be its advantages over other proven medium like the best-selling TV ads?

Advantages

1. Low Cost

Eventhough the Internet ad might be viewed as “classy” or far-reaching, as compared to other medium, this is far cheaper than most.  Internet Ad Packages are offered for as low as $29.99 for a one-month run-time period.

2. Capture market

Should your product / service aim to cater to the younger generation or the corporate-oriented ones, Internet ad would be best since they would always be “hooked-up” into the net surfing sites that might have a link to your very own. Result, a great number of “hits” on your site!

2. Hassle free

All you would ever really need is a PC (and some knowledge and bright ideas in forming your site) wherein you could open your site, search for the best Internet Ad package, and check / update the status of your ad.  You may actually never have to leave your home to advertise!

3. Updated ads

Unlike the TV ads that need to be updated on a regular basis, Internet ads may run for quite some time without the need for change.  If so, change in the site is very minimal and may be done easily at home.

Disadvantages

1. Scope
Limited market may be captured if one would solely use the Internet Ad for advertising.  Although most people now are into the use of technology, i.e. surfing the Internet, still, majority of the average consumers still relies on the old form of advertising as a means of gathering information about certain products / service.

2. Additional cost

If one would enlist the help of another professional or establishment to produce the site for their product or service, this would entail additional costs on the part of the entrepreneur.

Given the stated list of advantages and disadvantages about low-coast Internet Ad, an entrepreneur may now weigh in its applicability to his / her product or service.

The aim of Internet ad is to offer the widest range or “Maximum Exposure” of the brand at the least possible cost. Now, does that not sound good or what?

One the main differences between a blog and a static website is the way people are able to interact with your content. With a static website, you can only read the words on a page but with a blog you can even comment and share your thoughts.   This is one of the reasons why blogs are so popular.  So if you want to have a popular blog and create a loyal following you want this type of interactive spirit going.

It takes a lot of work but after publishing your post your job doesn’t end there.  You need to write back to your audience and answer their comments. People don’t want a website where they can only read, they want one where they can give their “two cents” too so leave your comments section open and listen to them and take your time to answer each and every comment.  This way your readers will know you are listening to them as well.

The WordPress platform is incredibly useful.  What makes it easy for bloggers are the WordPress plugins.  There are thousands of wordpress plugins you can use that can make your blogging life easier and the good news is almost all of them are free.  I only use a few of them and I admit there are so many things I need to learn with regards to these plugins.  However, I will be giving you a few plugins that I believe is a must have for every blogger.

1.  Akismet Plugin – if you find your blog swamped with spam comments then you have to install this plugin.  All you need to do is install the plugin and then add the API key then you can say goodbye to these spam comments.  The API key you can get when you register a .wordpress.com blog for the first time.  It will be emailed to you by wordpress after you sign up.

2.  All-In-One SEO Pack – Optimizing your site for search engines is one of the best ways you can make money with your blog. The higher you rank, the more traffic you get. The more traffic you get, the more money you make! Good thing the All-In-One SEO Pack is here to make  your life easier you just need to specify that the title, make a description (which shows up in the search engines), and add the keywords and your blog is set.

There are a lot of other incredible plugins that are ready for you to use .  Just do your research, install these, and you’ll be well prepared for the great blogger you want to be.

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1.  Resize, resize, resize.  You really don’t need to add that large picture.  Go to Paint or Photoshop and resize it first before uploading.

2.  If you have three or more pictures then why don’t you arrange it in a slide show instead of posting all the pictures one-by-one so your reader doesn’t have to scroll down to see all your pictures.

3. It’s better if you save your picture in your Flicker or Photobucket account rather than uploading it to your server.

4. Label your pictures in your Flicker or Photobucket account so you can find it easier later on.