You have a lot of spare time or simply you want to invest your leisure time in some creative work and you have good writing and research skill , so why don't you try blogging ?
'Blogging' you might have heard this word if you're not new to this internet world.
You might too have heard people earning by writing contents on internet or getting famous overnight because of their unique article being read the most.
So today I'll explain how all these stuff work and how they earn. And yes absolutely you too can earn by doing blogging.
I have divided this article in multiple questions and answers to make readers clear about what they are reading.
What is blogging ?
>>>> Blogging is just like expressing our thoughts. It just the same as writing a diary, but in blog we have to write something about a specific context. Blog can be used as a website where you can help people by answering their questions. Blogs are especially created to share ideas, suggestions and tutorials. Blogs have a specific topic and the authors are specialist in that niche.( niche meaning = a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment.
"he is now head chef at a leading law firm and feels he has found his niche")
In blogs, contents are presented in a chronological order ( recent posts at top on home page) and it's contents or articles are called 'blog posts'
When and how Blogging started ?
>>>>The first ever blog site is believed to be links.net which was created by then student to publish his writings in 1994. His articles mostly contained his thoughts and Knowledge. His website also contained links of his favorite website and his own works.
Are blogs and websites same ?
>>> Blogs can be taken as a type of website. Blogs are created for many purpose either be personal, business or social. But websites are mostly made for businesses. Website are static in nature since they contain pages full of information which are rarely updated. But it doesn't mean the website that update their content regularly is a blog site. Often business creates a blog inside their website to keep consumers engaged and learn more about products or services. Blogs are dynamic, since the author writes and share articles in a regular basis(mostly on a daily basis). A website can have many blogs but a blog cannot be a website.
How is earned through blogging ?
>>>> You might have heard people earning through Blogging. This can happens only when a Blog site gets a lot of traffic ( visitors) on their website or blog. There are many ways to earn such as affiliate marketing , AdSense and other paid promotion. Actually when audience of a blog/ website grows , one can apply for Google AdSense which will show ads on your blog site and you'll get paid for that. Google AdSense works as a mediator to take ads from business and show it on your blog/website. For this Google takes certain portion from businesses and pays remaining to the blog owner. Blogs also earn from affiliate marketing. When blogs do review on certain product or service and leave the link to purchase that, they get commission for that if visitors click that link and buy it. Similarly there are other ways too, like paid promotions. If a blog put a banner of a business on their site, blog owner gets paid. Other common monetization methods include memberships, selling online courses, or adding an online store to the blog.
What are the other benefits of Blogging ?
- Improved Writing Skils
- Allowsyou to showcase your skills, creativity, and talents.
- Updated about latest things on internet
- Eonomic benefit
- Social Media Recognition
What are the platforms of Blogging ?
>>>>Since it's believed that blogging started from 1994, there has been a tremendous development on Blogging field. It would be a long article if we study the development of Blogging, so I have just mentioned what more important. Today , there are many Blogging platforms available. Some if the most popular are as follows:
1. Google Blogger - easiest to setup with limited features in comparison to WordPress. Great for beginners with no technical knowledge.
2. Medium- It is a platform to become a writer. If you're interested in writing only it's a good choice. It also hires writers directly and pays quite well.
3. WordPress.com- The most popular web hosting company which provides both free and paid hostings. Provides a high quality admin control panel.
4. Tumblr- It's a micro Blogging site which has allows sharing and following each other's blog with it or outside. Tumblr is better if you want to share photos , videos, animations and GIFs.
5. Wix- This gives you hosting with free subdomain. Provides drag and drop tool to design website without any codiing skill as well as it provides a lot of templates.
6. Gator - It is paid service with 45 days money-back guarantee. Provides drag and drop design feature.
I hope you have undertood this article since it's written in very simple language. I will be uploading more articles on Blogging like best Blogging platform to chose, Design your blog site, contents writing, AdSense approval and Search engine optimization (SEO) and many more.
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