Making Money Online by Blogging For Newbies ;

Big Question: Can you make money online ? YES, you can probably make a living out of blogging. There are two types of blogging i believe - blogging for fun/hobby & the other being blogging for money which might be a hobby as well but is more serious.

In order to earn money from blog, Ad space is utilized. Some of the top blog earners . To succeed in blogging you need traffic, traffic and more traffic! as it generates the income through ads. Blogging for money is not easy though, it requires serious dedicated effort and quality posting to develop a exceptional visitor base.

Blogging requires no monetary investment if its done through free blogging sites like Blogger or Wordpress but serious effort as I said above. So if you are ready to put in some effort, here are some tips:

Step 1: Find a Niche

Before you start blogging you should choose a niche, a niche is line that you are good at, you are passionate about. For example, you might be passionate & knowledgeable about golf or photography or say any other thing that you like. Its basically your specialization. Once you have found a niche your task becomes relatively simplified as doing something that you're good at on a regular basis increases your chances to succeed.

Step 2: SEO for traffic

Once done with step 1, you will need traffic to your website people who read your articles. Now we all know the best way to get traffic is through search engines like google, yahoo, etc. In order to get your site ranked high in search engines you need to optimize your website through SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

Step 3: Placing Ads

In order to earn money from blog you need to place ads on your blog. Google adsense is most widely used by bloggers. Sign up with one or few alternatives given below and start advertising on your blog.

- Google Adsense
- Text-link Ads
- Adbrite
- Bidvertiser
- Widgetbucks
- Yahoo Publisher Network
- Amazon Affiliates

Step 4: Patience

After doing the above steps, you need to understand that until your website generates decent enough traffic you wont earn that much. Be patient and work on building traffic.

Some of the top bloggers earnings are given below:

Techcrunch - 200,000$/month

Mashable - 180,000$/month

Perez Hilton - 140,000$/month

Gothamist - 80,000$/month

Timothy Sykes - 80,000$/month

Venture Beat - 62,000$/month

Life Hacker - 60,000$/month