Unlocking the Path to Success: How to Start a Blog and Make Money Online for Free"
Every day I get emails from
individuals asking me how to make money online for free. If you’ve made some money
online you’ll know that it’s not a question that can be answered in one email.
There are more than hundreds of methods to do that and it’s up to the
individual to find the best method that getups them. I wrote this article
for absolute beginners who are just starting to make money online.
On the off chance that you are as yet uncertain what a blog is about and how people bring in cash by blogging,
you are in the perfect spot in this blog entry; I will clarify the nuts and
bolts of blogging; how to begin a blog, and how to bring in cash from it. With
no further ado, we should begin!
What is a Blog?
The blog is a type of site that is
being refreshed consistently in sequential requests. A blog can be kept up by an
individual or a gathering of individuals or an organization.
The person who owns a blog writes
blog posts for it and does activities to promote it to get traffic, is called Blogger.
And, the whole process of managing a blog is known as Blogging.
Why do people
blog?
There can be different replies from
different people. I started blogging just because I loved sharing knowledge
online when I joined a forum (That forum was taken down later
though) by a friend of mine. I liked the idea, and later I came to know about
blogging as well, I loved too as we can write detailed articles on
specific topics on the blog.
I started blogging because of the
love of sharing, but later my passion became my profession as
well. So, I blog because I love blogging and it helps me live my
life the way I want. No 9-5 job!
Different people may have different
reasons for blogging.
This blog post is focused more on
blogging for money as our title says “How to start a blog and Make Money?”
How to Start a Blog?
To be honest, starting a blog is quite an easy task but many of us are not techies and know nothing about this technical stuff. There we need some help from the web or some experts.
With this blog post, I am trying to
help everyone to start their blog on their own so that they don’t need to spend
huge bucks.
Let’s talk about how to start a blog now.
Pre-planning:
When you plan to start a blog, you
need to do pre-planning as to what are your goals, what are your interests, how
much time you will be able to devote to your blog, what monetization techniques
you will be using, etc.
There are a lot of things you need
to think about and plan. Once planted, move to the next step.
Niche Selection:
Once you have a clear plan as to what
you have to do with your blog, the next thing is Niche Selection. It is very
important to choose a niche for your blog. If you are a hobby blogger, you
don’t need such a selection because you can write whatever you want but if you
are thinking of professional blogging to
make money online, you must have to do research and select a profitable niche, and at the same time, you are interested in that.
For selecting the blog’s niche, you
have to do a lot of keyword research. You have to know the search volume
of niche keywords and their competition. If you find some keywords with high
search volumes and low or medium competition, you can go for that.
Even, if searches are a bit low, but the competition is too low, then you can also
go for that. High search volume ensures that people are interested in
that particular topic, and do a search for it every day. And, low competition
assures you that you can rank well on Google if you try the best SEO. Once you
rank well for a high search keyword, you get tons of traffic every day to your
blog. The better your traffic will be the better your earnings will be.
So, niche selection is very
important if you are going to blog on one niche. Moreover, some people just
blog on multiple topics on their blog which is also good. For example,
I blog at techtricksworld.com where I write about technology,
WordPress, SEO, gadgets, Business, Apps, etc. So, if you are one of those
people who want to do blogging on a multi-niche blog, then keyword research
is not much needed to select the blog’s niche, but you may have to research
keywords later when you start writing content for it.
Getting Domain and Hosting:
Once you have selected the niche,
you can go ahead with the domain registration. If you are going for a regular
blog, you should go for a brandable name, and on the other hand, if you are
thinking about niche blogging, you should get the keyword-based domain.
Whatever you plan, you should go
ahead, and book your domain with any domain registrar such as google cloud, Godaddy,
NameCheap, Bigrock, etc.
Once the domain is registered, it’s
time to choose the web hosting where you can host your domain.
If you want to choose WordPress CMS,
you should choose Linux Web Hosting which you can get from some good hosting
companies such as Bluehost, Hostgator, Digital Ocean, etc.
Setting up WordPress on Your Hosting Server:
Now, since you have your domain and
web hosting with you, you can go ahead and set up your blog using WordPress. The
process of installing WP on the hosting isn’t a tough job. Check a blog post
on wpwars.com that explains installing WordPress on your Hosting server using cPanel.
Follow the steps to install WordPress and set up your blog, and in less than 5
minutes, your blog will be ready to use.
Installing Plugins
and Theme
After successfully installing WordPress, it is time to beautify your blog which can be done by choosing a
super clean WordPress theme. You can go check out themes at MyThemeShop, Tesla
Themes, Theme Junkie, Studiopress, etc., and select one for your blog.
To change the theme in WordPress, go
to Appearance => Themes
And upload the theme you have on
your computer. If you want to install a theme from the WordPress repository (Free
one), you can just click on Add New Theme and search.
The Perfect
Combination:
Just like any other field making
money online requires patience, dedication, and perseverance. You won’t be
making thousands of dollars within a few months. And you’re chances of making a
buck increase exponentially if you can hit the perfect combination. So what’s
this perfect combination? It’s a mix of skill, passion, and demand.
The perfect combination of a good online job:
For example, just because your
English writing is good you can’t become a blogger. You need to be passionate
about writing or you will give up as soon as you hit an obstacle. Also, there
is no point of been skilled and passionate about something if there is no
demand for that skill.
How to Find an Online Job with Good Demand:
From all the emails I get, I
think this is where most people struggle. If you’re just starting out it can be
difficult to identify what you can offer in return for money. Whenever someone
asks me this question I always ask them to check out Fiverr.
Fiverr is
an online marketplace where thousands of people sell their services online. The
tasks are called gigs and there range from designing, writing, and SEO to so much
more. After going through this site you should be able to get some good ideas
about what you can offer to make money online.
Whenever you come across
something that you feel confident about doing make sure to bookmark that gig or
save that URL in a document. This way you’ll have 10-15 gigs that you’re
confident about delivering to a customer. Go through the list again and try to
narrow it down to 4-5 gigs that you’re truly passionate about. Once you
identify demanding jobs that you can deliver list them down on Fiverr under
your account and promote them. It is definitely one of the best ways to start
making money online for free.
I’ve chosen Fiverr here because I
personally use it and I feel it’s much more beginner-friendly compared to other
gig sites. But you can do the same thing across other sites that allow
freelancers.
Don’t Get
Distracted Chasing the Next Big Thing:
It’s important to remember that
this is not a get-rich-quick scheme. There are no shortcuts and you need to put
time and effort to make it work.
You will come across blog
articles/websites that promote different ways to make money online. If you
start trying out everything that you come across then you’ll end up doing many
things for almost nothing. This is why it’s important to find that perfect
combination and stick with it.
Other Ways to Make
Money Online:
If you didn’t find a matching gig
on Fiverr there are some other methods that you can use to make money online.
Some of them are free and some require an investment. All of them require hard
work and dedication. I’ve already written about them in detail so I won’t
repeat them here. Check out my article about 10 ways to make money online.
Importance of Starting:
If you spend time thinking about
whether I should do this or not then you’re already wasting your time. If you
go to Fiverr and create an account now then
you’re probably ahead of 90% of people who read this article. Take the time to
browse the site and list down some gigs then you’re probably ahead of 95% of
people who read this article. If you actually pick a suitable job and create
your own gig in Fiverr then my friend you’re one of those rare people who take
action.
