Why is blogging so fun???

       I am often asked what do you do for a living. And my answer is always the same I manage a bar, I  am an IT administrator and I am an online entrepreneur.  I love to write. So my 3rd job (if you even want to call it that) involves me expressing my online endeavors in written words accompanied by pictures or videos to compliment my thoughts.  I originally started blogging to try and push some of my affiliate programs that I am a member of. Soon after starting my online endeavors I realized that helping others become successful actually had a better outcome in helping myself. It is a way of giving back to the community that I once struggled to become a functioning member of.  There are no limits to blogging you can write about whatever it is that you have on your mind and it becomes available for others to view and intemperate which in turn makes a change. I love the fact that something that I create can help individuals expand their online ventures and become more successful.
       For those of you who are not familiar with Blog Follow Profit, it is a blog geared toward individuals looking to make money online. Weather it be through affiliate marketing, adsense, publishing ebooks(which I am going to be publishing a few in the next year or so), selling goods or services, you name it a blog can do it. Now I would not recommend using a blog as your store front but having a blog linked to your storefront allows potential buyers to get a better feel of who they are buying from.  Think of it this way, if you goto some unknown website and are looking to purchase a product from them you are going to look around the site or other sources on the internet to see if they are legit.  Having a frequently updated blog with user and purchaser comments can be extremely beneficial to your sales if the potential buyer sees positive feedback and current posts from the seller. 

       Start a blog today and I will help you become successful and make some extra income with the power of your writing and a few cool SEO techniques that will help drive traffic to your blog and increase the potential of your affiliate sales or referrals.

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Can I Make A Blog?

Ever wonder how to make your own blog?

It is actually very simple.  Well, it can be very simple. It can also be very complex and extremely elaborate. It all depends on what you are trying to accomplish with the blog you create. One of the easiest ways to start a blog is with the help of Google's Blogger feature.  This is a free blogging tool that allows anyone to create a blog in a matter of five minuets.  The blog you are viewing right now is made using Blogger and it is fairly simple but serves its purpose.  I use this blog to inform fellow bloggers on how to make their blog better and potentially make some extra cash while expressing themselves.

The greatest part of blogging is you can write about whatever you want.  If you like squirrels you can go to blogger.com and make a blog with a URL like thecrazysquirrellover.blogspot.com.  It is a great tool to get used to writing content and posting it. Along with, having an automated analytics built in and comments and rss feeds and even the integration of Google AdSense. 

Well... what are you waiting for go start making your blog!


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How to profit from your blog

Many people are trying to profit from their blogs.  But most don't know how to go about doing it.  I will explain a few ways you can easily see profits from you blog.

Just like any other income stream it will take some work and dedication.  The first key to having a profitable blog is traffic.  If you do not have a steady traffic stream you will not have a steady income stream.  There are many ways to gain traffic (see posts Free Traffic, Backlinks).

Once you have established your traffic streams you will then want to figure out what kind of advertising you want to incorporate into your blog.  If you are using blogger there is a tab called Monetize which is an easy ad on for Google's AdSense.  You have to sign up for AdSense and get approved but after your approval it is a matter of a few clicks and you will start to see income.

Another way to make money with your blog is to sell ad space to specific vendors.  This may take a little more effort on your part finding companies to pay you for ad space but, if you have a high traffic stream (5000) hits per day you can make some substantial amounts of money using this method.

Affiliate programs are yet another stream you can incorporate into your blog.  The main site that is very well known and highly recommended by myself and many other Internet Marketers is ClickBank.  This is a site that allows you to sell other peoples products for a commission.  This can be a great way to generate profits for a more targeted audience due to the fact that it is one specific product.

There are many other ways to use your blog to capture leads for MLM programs and many other programs out there it is just a matter of building close relationships with people and eventually building a team to support you and all the members in it.

The possibilities are endless

How do you profit from your blog?

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