Create 2 Sell

Blogs (which are also known as web logs) have become extremely prevalent on the internet.  A blog is a platform that will allow you to post your thoughts on most any subject that you want to. They can be used for journaling, promoting, writing, and publishing – anything that your heart desires. However, if you are a beginner and new to blogging and/or marketing, there are some very important things that you will want to know.

Blog marketing is pretty easy if you have a marketing mind. You are going to find that many people use blogs as a diary and do not intend to make money from them.  These types of blogs are commonly used simply as a way to put their thoughts out there and possibly find others that are going through the same thing, share the same interests, or have advice to offer.

If you have never had a blog before, it is a good idea to start one and just journal in it for a while. This will allow you to learn just what it takes and what it is all about to keep up a blog. When you are just journaling your thoughts and what is on your mind, you have nothing to lose and nothing to gain. You don’t even have to make your blog public if you don’t want others to read what you have to say. That is a personal preference. However, doing this will let you see how it works. Once you are experienced and comfortable enough with the process, then you can move on to trying to market a product or a service.

Using a blog to market something is much cheaper than using a website. This is because there are so many free ones out there that you can use to get the word out, and they are really just as good as having a website that you pay for. There are of course some advantages to having your own URL, but for a beginner, a free blog will work until you get the hang of it and want to move it all over onto your own server. The free blogs are just not that customizable. If you are not familiar with HTML, you are going to find that your blog will look like everyone else’s.  But, that is ok in the beginning. You can always make changes later on once you become successful!

When you have your own blog, you are in charge of the content that is posted on it. You can decide what is said, and what is not (you’re writing it, right?).  So, the sky is the limit. Whether you want a blog that does website reviews and takes nominations, or you want to sell things that you make out of your home, the choice is yours and it is a great way to market and promote something.

But (there’s always a “but” isn’t there) blog marketing can get complicated if you let it. It is really only as hard as you make it.  Yes, there are some bloggers out there that are making a six figure income with the use of blog marketing and we all know that it can be done. We just want to know how.  Well, for any beginner, start small, and be consistent. The six figure bloggers all did. They started with one, built it up, and then added another blog, built it up. Then, keeping up both blogs and not letting them fall behind, they continued to add more and more. Of course they had help, and they probably outsourced a lot of their work. If you are looking to make a massive income with blogging, you will need some help.

Blog marketing is a great thing to learn. If you can sell things from a blog, you can sell them anywhere. Making money by using a blog is one of the most satisfying things that you will ever learn how to do. Just do not expect to make money overnight.  Know that you have to work at it consistently every single day, and remember to put into it what you want to get out of it.

Until next time,

Write On!

Paige Jackson

http://www.paigejackson.com/business/

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