How to make money online and quit your 9to5 job

The first thing that comes to any pro mind running his/her business online or offline is "Back Up". In case of blog you need to take backup frequently as content is added regularly. Imagine losing your blog when it has 1000 posts, that would be disaster right. Backup is very important for blogger yet majority ignore it completely. But anyways you should never forget to backup your blog regularly. Taking backup of your posts and comments is very simple in case of blogger.













Just click settings after you log into blogger. Then under basic tab, look at the "blog tools". Its has two three option, import blog, export blog and delete blog. Their functions are quite obvious. Just click on "export blog" and you are done. So simple right, but most of the bloggers take blogger service for guaranteed. Google is a big company, if one day they take down your blog, they may not even reply to your email. They haven't spared even big websites like "squidoo".

There are two names pops in anyone mind when somebody says “Blogging”.

Blogger and Wordpress

Actually it’s quite wrong to say one is better than other. Both have their fan base, you will hear both screams "blogger sucks" ,"wordpress sucks" in blogosphere. But the truth is both are excellent tools for blogging . Now without any further ado I will point the main advantages of these blogging tools:

Blogger :

Blogger is more targeted towards newbie’s with very little exposure of blogging or internet. You just sign up, add couple of posts, add gadgets and you are done. Its interference is quite simple. There is no headache of installing gadgets , scripts ,templates etc. Everything is done with one click.

Wordpress :

Wordpress is mainly targeted towards people with some or complete understanding of blogging. You have to install scripts to your server and then you can start blogging. You have to install scripts, templates etc. It can be difficult for a person who just started blogging or is going for his/her first post. But nowadays most of the hosting services has "Fantastico" which makes installation of wordpress a “kid task” . Even then you are new to the world of blogging I would recommend you to go for Blogger.

So do you have local blog ? By that I mean targeted at particular region covering news or events in your cities for which you want local traffic. You have to go through different approach in case of the local blogs. Here are some methods to promote your local blog effectively.

• Facebook ,myspace : Many social networking websites nowadays provide inbuilt blogging tools to blog so you didn't need to sign up for services like blogger etc. Social networking websites are great because you know you can keep in touch with people 24/7 and alert them whenever you post about local event.

• Local Newspaper or magazine can also work great for getting local traffic.

• Paid per click advertising works great for getting highly targeted traffic. For local blog it is extremely effective but you have to extra careful with keywords because any visitor out of local region may be completely useless for you.

• Classified ads : many classified ads have option to target the particular region .Also look out for directories too.
  

Sometimes when busy in blogging , seo optimization and other stuff we forget to do the most basic and most important thing backup , the most basic thing which should be at high priority when doing anything on this plastic box(PC). So pro bloggers must be already doing it (If not then please don’t call yourself pro blogger ) . So here I come up with the basic tutorial to backup your posts ,comments etc. 

OK now the tutorial ----

First go to “setting tab”and then to “basic sub tab” . Now in “Blog Tools” you have choice to export blog or import or permanently delete it (You may want to delete it if you are blogging too much and broke up with your girlfriend or boyfriend because of it , Damm #@%@// blogging)

Just press export blog to take backup and relax .

If you are planning to start a new blog then chances are you are struggling with the niche you should go for . Here I tried to present the top 10 hot niche in blogging world .

1. Making money online : This remains a hot topic and niche in blogging world .The reason is quite obvious . Making money online is one of the hottest buzz online .Everybody want to make money online for different reasons some want to get rid of their boss, some for financial freedom etc

2. Blogging tips : A few years back the main reason people go online is chat with their online boyfriend /girlfriend and visit to some websites . But now with popularity of blogging everybody wants to share his/her views with whole world . Blogging has become big power online . Bloggers now can create a virtual storm online .

3. Celebrity news : Who’s Britney new boyfriend , what Brad Pitt like to eat . This may looks stupid to some people but the truth is people do care about these things and celebrity stupidity always remained hot topic among bloggers .


4. Search engine optimization : Search engine optimization always remain a favorite topic among webmasters . Just think about if your website scored high for a term which has 3000 search daily ,how much targeted traffic you will get .

5. Traffic generation : Whether you have blog or website the top priority after setting up blog or website is to get quality traffic . Seo is not the only way to get quality traffic .


6. Weight loss : Obesity has become a serious problem worldwide .Ask anyone in your society most of them have a similar goal in their life “losing extra pound”

7. Technology news : Today almost everyone is tech oriented , what’s new gadget in the market ,what are its new features , what phone should I buy etc .Tech news also remain hot topic among bloggers.


8. Pets : Pet care also remain a topic . Also pet care industry is becoming big day by day.

9. Finance : Loans schemes , insurance policy etc are also quite popular niche in blogging world .

10. Gaming blog : A few years back your mom may be yelling at you “ do your home work ,these games aren’t going to give you any money, concentrate on your career” .But today the things have changed . Many people have quit their 9 to 5 job and start working virtually in second life . There have been competitions around the world involving millions dollars. Don’t get surprised if the budget of new game surpasses budget of Hollywood movies .


I know there may be millions of other topics which are hot online . The best tip I can give you is find the niche for which you are passionate about and go for it .

1.Finding your niche

Some of you may be crying out loud that why I emphasize on it . Ok just do a little search on google and buy book for blog traffic you will be surprised most of them revolve around this one thing . Just think about what it would be like if four friends share different topics each one has no interest in other person topic, now compare it with situation four friends with interest in rap music soon there will be rap discussions followed by rap battles ,everyone will enjoy their time . So stick to one topic if you like sports then stick to sports you will get more quality visitors . Also if you go more specifically like football blog ,things will heat up more .

2. Comments

Comments are also one of the most important thing to drive traffic and growth . They basically work well with controversial blogs . But be ready to receive some negative comments , usually negative comments ignite discussion which may prove good for your blog . But if things get too ugly you can easily remove offensive comments . Most of the blogging services provide you the tools to manage comments .This thing also differentiate blog from website . Most of the time you cannot discuss things on website although things are changing quite faster

3. Posting frequency

Now what the heck is this posting frequency . This basically means time span after you will post . Some bloggers post daily , some do it weekly . No matter what’s your frequency is , what matters is sticking to it or else your blog may soon die and you will loose your regular visitors . .

4.Title of post

Title of your post really matters a lot .The users online have quite a large choice of articles to go through ,so they basically skim through them and what title catches their eye they give it a shot . Also choosing the right article makes the promotion of your blog easier as many website ask for your blogger post address.

5.Visitors

This may look like “of course visitors, I know this everybody know”. But what I am taking about is quality visitors , what a blogger need is quality visitors .Most often blog is online diary people with similar interest come they discuss topic, argue on it and soon blog grows with regular visitors . So don’t go for no of visitors on your blog go for quality of visitors

So what you are waiting for start blogging

So many people start blogging talking everything in their blog from their pets to their girlfriend/boyfriend ,xbox . I admit you may be too extrovert to share everything in your life . While discussing things offline it may make sense first talking about dating and suddenly taking the topic to Xbox 360 . This approach may work offline but I seriously doubt it will work online .

So first thing you should do while even starting blog is what you want to talk about “Is it Britney Spears or Paris Hilton ?” .Is it about dating or gaming . The reason is very simple if you start talking about everything in your blog you make yourself confuse and others too. So first thing is to find your niche . You may put the different things related to them , for example in my blog “ make money online opportunities” and “blogging” are related to each other so I put posts relating to blogging too . Just find link to talk about something related and don’t get too far . For example if I suddenly start discussing about Paris Hilton in this post you guys will be start thinking “this guy is insane ,he doesn’t know what he is talking about” .

So if your interest is in gardening start a blog about gardening .Your social circle with like minded people will grow .

Also another positive thing about sticking to your niche is promoting your website . If your blog is about gardening you know how to promote , for example certain directories will ask you what your blog is about you can pickup hobbies . but if you are talking about everything in your life you may be confused what is my blog about ..
Also don’t get confused if you are talking about the things you do during the day ,what you like and what you don’t that blog may be categorized as personal blog .
Remember sticking to your niche bring you quality visitors and like minded people .

So heard a lot about blog and wanna have your own .I may have written info about blogging in an essay format but I guess blogging is not so typical that it will need long lessons . Also to give basic overview of blogging I thought it will be much easier to understand it in question-answer format .

What is blogging ?
So do you have have diary offline where you write “What you like about that person ? Why you hate your boss so much ? and some private questions which I can’t put in here . There are something in your diary that you want to share with the whole world and there are something’s that you would like to keep private When I said the whole world , Is it possible to share it with whole world changing airplanes everyday ,visiting ever country? . It may seems impossible but internet make it possible . So blogging is your online diary where you share your experiences .So in simple words its an “ online diary”.

Is sharing your thoughts ideas is the only thing that is possible in blog ?
Although initially blog is basically used to share ideas .Even today many are using them for sharing ideas . But many are using it for marketing , business etc . So you can use it for any purpose like a website .

Is website and blog same thing ?
They may seem similar and for a newbie it will will be hard and difficult to convince that they are different .Both are different in many aspects .The major difference between blog and website is blog is extremely easy to manage as compared to website . But that doesn’t mean that blog will replace the websites entirely from this galaxy . Although blog may look enough for a simple purposes but for professional purposes its not at all fill the purposes . But today even the professional websites have blog to share ideas with their customers .

How communication happens in blog ?
If you are completely new to the blogging you may wonder how communication happens in blog .Although there are many widgets available to you , the communication mainly happens through the comments . You can also reply to the visitors comments . ready to get some negative comments too .

Now what the hell are widgets ?
You can compare widgets to accessories in real life . They are basically used to enhance the blog . For example you may have widget which will show comic strip daily . They also prevent the hassle of coding and provide you with advances features

What is this “monetizing your website ?
This basically means that getting money from your blog Now there are literally so many way to monetize your website .Some work and some doesn’t


So how can I start blogging start ?
Basically there are many websites around web which provides free blogging service you can sign up with them and can open your online diary . The major services are blogger and wordpress . So you just have to sign up and start blogging .


Although this questions may not be enough for a newbie to start if you completely new to blogging . But look out for my tutorials on blogging in future . I will try to present them in the most easiest format and of course for free .So remember to subscribe So that you won’t miss a thing .