Blogging

Listen.....some niches are hard to monetize and when you do some of them just don't convert.

It's easy to be misled with advice on the web. Many bloggers will tell you to choose a topic you're passionate about and then write about it....."if you build it they will come...". I'm sorry but that is BS.

If you want to make money from a blog then treat it as a business........from day one !

Choose a niche that is likely to convert and that niche is normally one of the big topics e.g. lose weight, live healthy, make money, etc etc

I might be passionate about wall art from Outer Mongolia and write compelling content about it in my blog. My blog may even become the leading authority on Outer Mongolian wall art through the entire web but it doesn't mean I can make enough money from it.

Loving your blog by the way Ilona! xx

dawney101 wrote: »

Loving your blog by the way Ilona! xx

Thank you. Yours has some great content, you cover your niche market very well.

I tried Wordpress when I started, but me being simple minded I found blogger easier. Horses for courses, depends what you want to do with your blog. Mine is a hobby, I don't need to bump up my page views. A blog as a business is a different kettle of fish.

ilona

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I clicked but I just see About, Badges and Signature - Where am I going wrong?

When you click on a user name you should see something like this. Mind you I am still on the old format, not sure it is the same for the newer version.

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I started my blog - I have 3 posts so far 2 on and one scheduled from tomorrow but I am just using it as a diary and also posting reviews of my latest travel plans and a diary of my daughters. Not expecting to make anything - Will just keep posting and writing - I don't want a niche - I want to post about things I want to write about information and advice that might help others, like I just did a review on a trip we had to Italy - I think people might enjoy reading it.
Sounds interesting, you should write whatever you want to write about. Can you put the link to your blog in your profile?


Would a post with more pictures than writing work? Like a clothing from different shops - How to wear guide?
Also with copyright - If I was in a shop and posted a picture of me in a dress say love this dress from HnM perfect for pear shapes like me - Would that be breaching any copyright or advertising or anything? The aim would be confidence and seeing what clothes fit certain shapes....

More pictures or writing? Depends what your subject matter is. You can write posts which are mainly informative and don't need any pictures, or all pictures with few words. Develop your own writing style, don't try too hard to make it word perfect, unless you are writing an article. People like chatty friendly blogs, they like to build up a picture in their mind of how you might be in real life. If you want to monetize you need to build a fan base. If you are only blogging for yourself it doesn't matter how many people read it.

There are sites with free of copyright pictures, but I like to use my own pictures.

If you are photographing inside a shop, best to ask permission. If you are trying clothes on to put on your blog, you are giving the shop free advertising. They might be ok with that, but ultimately you want to be paid for it. But that comes much later when you have built up a large following. To start you need to build content. To speed up the process you need to post every day. Once or twice a week will take years before you make any money.

Treat it as a hobby now until you are ready to move on to the next level. I have been blogging for ten years, and it's still a hobby. Let's have a look at your blog and see how far you have come. Best of luck.

ilona